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Nixon, Janel Nicole. "A Systematic Process for Adaptive Concept Exploration." Diss., Georgia Institute of Technology, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/13952.

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This thesis presents a method for streamlining the process of obtaining and interpreting quantitative data for the purpose of creating a low-fidelity modeling and simulation environment. By providing a more efficient means for obtaining such information, quantitative analyses become much more practical for decision-making in the very early stages of design, where traditionally, quants are viewed as too expensive and cumbersome for concept evaluation. The method developed to address this need uses a Systematic Process for Adaptive Concept Exploration (SPACE). In the SPACE method, design space exploration occurs in a sequential fashion; as data is acquired, the sampling scheme adapts to the specific problem at hand. Previously gathered data is used to make inferences about the nature of the problem so that future samples can be taken from the more interesting portions of the design space. Furthermore, the SPACE method identifies those analyses that have significant impacts on the relationships being modeled, so that effort can be focused on acquiring only the most pertinent information. The results show that the combination of a tailored data set, and an informed model structure work together to provide a meaningful quantitative representation of the system while relying on only a small amount of resources to generate that information. In comparison to more traditional modeling and simulation approaches, the SPACE method provides a more accurate representation of the system using fewer resources to generate that representation. For this reason, the SPACE method acts as an enabler for decision making in the very early design stages, where the desire is to base design decisions on quantitative information while not wasting valuable resources obtaining unnecessary high fidelity information about all the candidate solutions. Thus, the approach enables concept selection to be based on parametric, quantitative data so that informed, unbiased decisions can be made.
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Oudeh, Nabil Omar. "The concept of Jihad in the Quran a systematic study /." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1991. http://www.tren.com.

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Malla, Prakash, and Bhupendra Gurung. "Adaptation of Software Testability Concept for Test Suite Generation : A systematic review." Thesis, Blekinge Tekniska Högskola, Sektionen för datavetenskap och kommunikation, 2012. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:bth-4322.

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Context: Software testability, which is the degree to which a software artifact facilitates process of testing, is not only the indication of the test process effectiveness but also gives the new perspective on code development. Since more than fifty percent of total software development costs is related to testing process activities, Software testability has always been the improving area in software domain so that we can make the software development process effective with respect to test cases writing and fault detection process. Objectives: The research though this thesis will have the objective of proposing a conceptual framework considering the testability issues for the simpler test suite generation and facilitating the concerned persons with better effectiveness of testing. We investigate the testability factors and testability metrics basically with the help of the systematic literature review and the proposed framework’s feasibility is evaluated with case study. Methods: Initially, we conduct the literature review to get broad knowledge on this domain as well for the key documents. Then study starts with the systematic literature review process guided by the review protocol to collect the testability factors and measurements. The framework is validated with the case study. The research documents are included from highly trusted e-database including Compendex, Inspec, IEEE Xplore, ACM Digital Library, Springer Link and Scopus. Altogether 36 primary documents are included for the study and results are extracted. Results: From the results of systematic literature review, Software testability factors and associated measurements are found and the construction of framework for simple test generation as guidelines evaluate with case study. To make the test suite generation simpler, we propped a framework based on the FTA concepts and breakdown of high level testability factors to its simpler form of measureable level. Conclusions: Numbers of different software testability factors are presented in different researches in different perspectives. We collect important testability factors and associated measurement methods and we concluded the effect of testability in simpler test suite generation with the help of framework evaluated by case study.
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Strauss, D. F. M. "The normative sense of the concept of law part ii - systematic considerations." Journal for New Generation Sciences, Vol 11, Issue 2: Central University of Technology, Free State, Bloemfontein, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/11462/640.

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Modern philosophy left us with an unbridgeable divide between factual reality and the domain of values (normativity). This article first of all analyze modal norms, such as the principle of avoiding what is legally excessive. There are distinct but mutually cohering kinds of laws. The distinction between modal laws / norms and type laws / norms required an example from the domain of human society - John Locke and Adam Smith, whose ideas in practice gave birth to trade unionism and labour parties. The idea of an "invisible hand" (manifest in the "free market") operates with exact (natural) laws, such as supply and demand. When modal norms are distinguished from type norms it becomes clear that states and a business enterprises can act uneconomically by wasting their money although they ought to function in a way that is guided by economic considerations of frugality. As an example the well-known natural law of energy-conservation is explained as the embodiment of an analogical link between the physical aspect and the kinematic aspect which should rather be designated as the law of energy-constancy. Finally the problem of normativity is related to the coherence between the logical-analytical aspect and its coherence with the aspects of number and space - focused on the principle of the excluded middle and its implications for diverging schools of thought within twentieth century mathematics. The last subsection concludes with reference to the norms guiding technological developments and with an assessment of the meaning of technology.
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Hastings, Jennifer Lynn. "Systematic and Ecological Studies of the Viola subsinuata Species Complex." Ohio University / OhioLINK, 2018. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou153185551690636.

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Gustafsson, Daniel. "The Systematic Development Process Applied on a Cab Rotation Unit : Pre-study, concept generation, embodiment design, material selection and optimization." Thesis, Karlstads universitet, Fakulteten för hälsa, natur- och teknikvetenskap (from 2013), 2018. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kau:diva-68651.

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This master thesis studies and applies the systematic development process. The process is initially described in general, creating a template for the process, and later on applied on a real case scenario to show the performance. Finally eventual advantages, drawbacks and suggestions for future improvements are given. The systematic development approach has been performed at Laxå Special Vehicles, who produce truck cabs and special truck chassis for Scania CV AB. The project has focused on the cabs, i.e. the Crew Cabs and the Low Entry. Crew Cabs are extended normal truck cabs, containing four doors to make additional passengers possible, suitable for fire trucks etc. Low Entry is a lowered normal truck cab, lowering the approaching height, making this cab type suitable for city applicable usage where the driver or passengers enter and leave the cab frequently. The task given was to develop the current cab rotation unit to be able to handle both cabs, which from the beginning only could handle the Crew Cabs, called CC28 and CC31. The major goal of this project has been to enable rotation of the Low Entry too. Five phases – pre-study, concept generation, embodiment design, material selection and optimization – were carried out. The pre-study generated a fundamental base of knowledge, according to both the systematic development process and information about the tilt. The concept generation contained a problem degradation, generation of possible solutions and finally an evaluation of these. During the embodiment design the best suited concept was described and developed in detail to allow a suitable material to be selected during the material selection phase. The optimization process consisted of investigating properties according to mechanical strength and stiffness. Two construction solutions to accommodate the mounting points height and length difference between the Crew Cab and the Low Entry were developed. These were a covering plate, called K4, and a mounting plate, called K100, handling the problems occurring for length and height respective. The development process is thus considered to be well operating. It generated a useful result, although possibilities for further improvements exists.
Denna masteruppsats studerar och förklarar den systematiska utvecklingsprocessen. Processens olika steg beskrivs inledningsvis generellt, för att sedan appliceras på ett reellt fall för att demonstrera genomförandet. Avslutningsvis ges fördelar, nackdelar och eventuella förbättringsförslag på metoden. Projektet genomfördes på Laxå Special Vehicles som producerar hytter och chassin för fordonstillverkaren Scania. Projektet fokuserade på hytterna som kallas Crew Cab och Low Entry, där den först nämnda är en förlängd hytt med fyra dörrar istället för två. Detta ger mer hyttutrymme, plats för fler passagerare och är därför vanlig i tillämpningar som till exempel brandbilar. Low Entry är en tvådörrarshytt vars insteg är lägre än för vanliga tvådörrarshytter, vilket gör den användbara i stadsnära miljöer där passagerare eller förare ofta lämnar och går in i hytten. Uppgiften som skulle lösas, och därmed målet, var att anpassa en rotationsenehet, även kallad tilt, för även kunna rotera LE. Ursprungligen var den endast anpassad för de två hyttvarianterna av Crew Cab, som kallas CC28 och CC31. Arbetet behandlade fem faser – förstudie, konceptgenerering, designspecificering, materialval och optimering – vilka skulle genomföras för att nå ett användbart resultat. Förstudien fokuserade på att erhålla kunskap om den systematiska utvecklingsprocessen, hur denna skulle genomföras, samt information om hur rotationsenheten fungerade. Konceptgenerering innehöll en problemnedbrytning, konceptskapande och utvärdering av de genererade koncepten. Under designspecificeringen gavs det bästa konceptet/koncepten dimensioner och specificerade funktioner för att under materialvalsprocessen erhålla passande material. Under optimeringsfasen genomfördes analysering och optimering, med avseende på styrka och styvhet. Två konstruktionslösningar utvecklades vilka löste var sitt delproblem som var höjd- och längdskillnad för den bakre monteringspunkten mellan Crew Cab och Low Entry. En omgjord monteringsplatta visade sig lösa höjdskillnaden bäst, kallad K100. Längdskillnaden togs om hand genom att applicera en längre glidskena som skulle täckas av luckor, kallade K4. Eftersom ett väl fungerande resultat erhållits visade den systematiska utvecklingsprocessen sig fungera som efterfrågat men med förbättringspotential.
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Brault, Nicolas. "Le concept de biais en épidémiologie." Thesis, Sorbonne Paris Cité, 2017. http://www.theses.fr/2017USPCC229/document.

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Cette thèse, qui s'inscrit dans la tradition méthodologique de l'épistémologie historique, porte sur l'histoire et la formation du concept de biais dans l'épidémiologie moderne. Elle montre que la fonction opératoire du concept de biais est essentiellement critique, au sens où ce concept, que les épidémiologistes opposent au cours de l'histoire aux concepts d'objectivité, de preuve et de causalité, joue un rôle décisif dans la constitution de l'épidémiologie comme science, mais aussi dans l'avènement d'une médecine scientifique. Un éclairage historique et critique est apporté à la définition actuelle du biais, conçu comme une erreur ou un écart systématique par rapport à la vérité, ainsi qu'aux différentes taxinomies des biais qui jalonnent l'histoire de ce concept, dont l'origine se situe chez les fondateurs de la statistique mathématique. Le biais apparait ainsi comme une menace aussi bien à la validité du plan d'expérience d'une étude épidémiologique qu'à la validité de l'inférence statistique et du raisonnement médical. En d'autres termes, ce sont les conséquences que la révolution probabiliste a eues sur l'épidémiologie et sur la médecine qui sont ici étudiées, et qui ont conduit les épidémiologistes et les médecins à une forme de scepticisme et même de criticisme envers leurs propres inférences, ce qui donnera naissance au mouvement de la médecine fondée sur des preuves
This PhD thesis, belonging to the tradition of historical epistemology, deals with the history and the formation of the concept of bias in epidemiology. It shows that the operational function of the concept of bias is essentially critical, in the sense that this concept, used by epidemiologists throughout history as an antonym to both objectivity, causality and evidence, is central to both the construction of epidemiology as a scientific discipline and the advent of scientific medicine. An historical and critical account is given of the actual definition of bias, conceived as a systematic error or deviation from the truth, and to the various taxonomies of bias which marked the history of this concept, whose origin goes back to the founders of mathematical statistics. Bias thus appears as a threat to the validity of the design of an epidemiological study, and to the validity of statistical inference and medical reasoning. In other words, what is studied here is the consequences of the probabilistic revolution on both epidemiology and medicine, which led epidemiologists and physicians to a kind of scepticism or even criticism about their own inferences, which would ultimately give birth to the evidence-based medicine's movement
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Malik, Muhammad Hamza. "Information extraction and mapping for KG construction with learned concepts from scientic documents : Experimentation with relations data for development of concept learner." Thesis, KTH, Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS), 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-285572.

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Systematic review of research manuscripts is a common procedure in which research studies pertaining a particular field or domain are classified and structured in a methodological way. This process involves, between other steps, an extensive review and consolidation of scientific metrics and attributes of the manuscripts, such as citations, type or venue of publication. The extraction and mapping of relevant publication data, evidently, is a very laborious task if performed manually. Automation of such systematic mapping steps intend to reduce the human effort required and therefore can potentially reduce the time required for this process.The objective of this thesis is to automate the data extraction and mapping steps when systematically reviewing studies. The manual process is replaced by novel graph modelling techniques for effective knowledge representation, as well as novel machine learning techniques that aim to learn these representations. This eventually automates this process by characterising the publications on the basis of certain sub-properties and qualities that give the reviewer a quick high-level overview of each research study. The final model is a concept learner that predicts these sub-properties which in addition addresses the inherent concept-drift of novel manuscripts over time. Different models were developed and explored in this research study for the development of concept learner.Results show that: (1) Graph reasoning techniques which leverage the expressive power in modern graph databases are very effective in capturing the extracted knowledge in a so-called knowledge graph, which allows us to form concepts that can be learned using standard machine learning techniques like logistic regression, decision trees and neural networks etc. (2) Neural network models and ensemble models outperformed other standard machine learning techniques like logistic regression and decision trees based on the evaluation metrics. (3) The concept learner is able to detect and avoid concept drift by retraining the model.
Systematisk granskning av forskningsmanuskript är en vanlig procedur där forskningsstudier inom ett visst område klassificeras och struktureras på ett metodologiskt sätt. Denna process innefattar en omfattande granskning och sammanförande av vetenskapliga mätvärden och attribut för manuskriptet, såsom citat, typ av manuskript eller publiceringsplats. Framställning och kartläggning av relevant publikationsdata är uppenbarligen en mycket mödosam uppgift om den utförs manuellt. Avsikten med automatiseringen av processen för denna typ av systematisk kartläggning är att minska den mänskliga ansträngningen, och den tid som krävs kan på så sätt minskas. Syftet med denna avhandling är att automatisera datautvinning och stegen för kartläggning vid systematisk granskning av studier. Den manuella processen ersätts av avancerade grafmodelleringstekniker för effektiv kunskapsrepresentation, liksom avancerade maskininlärningstekniker som syftar till att lära maskinen dessa representationer. Detta automatiserar så småningom denna process genom att karakterisera publikationerna beserat på vissa subjektiva egenskaper och kvaliter som ger granskaren en snabb god översikt över varje forskningsstudie. Den slutliga modellen är ett inlärningskoncept som förutsäger dessa subjektiva egenskaper och dessutom behandlar den inneboende konceptuella driften i manuskriptet över tiden. Olika modeller utvecklades och undersöktes i denna forskningsstudie för utvecklingen av inlärningskonceptet. Resultaten visar att: (1) Diagrammatiskt resonerande som uttnytjar moderna grafdatabaser är mycket effektiva för att fånga den framställda kunskapen i en så kallad kunskapsgraf, och gör det möjligt att vidareutveckla koncept som kan läras med hjälp av standard tekniker för maskininlärning. (2) Neurala nätverksmodeller och ensemblemodeller överträffade andra standard maskininlärningstekniker baserat på utvärderingsvärdena. (3) Inlärningskonceptet kan detektera och undvika konceptuell drift baserat på F1-poäng och omlärning av algoritmen.
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Santos, Juliana Paula Ferraz dos 1979. "Explorando o conceito de near miss em saúde perinatal = near miss neonatal = Exploring the concept of near in perinatal health: near miss neonatal." [s.n.], 2015. http://repositorio.unicamp.br/jspui/handle/REPOSIP/312756.

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Orientador: José Guilherme Cecatti
Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Ciências Médicas
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Resumo: Antecedentes: O conceito de near miss neonatal tem sido proposto como ferramenta para avaliação da qualidade da atenção aos recém-nascidos que sofreram alguma condição ameaçadora à vida. No entanto, não existem conceitos nem critérios internacionalmente aceitos que definam ou identifiquem esses casos de near miss. O objetivo do estudo é fazer uma revisão dos marcadores que possam identificar casos de near miss neonatal, bem como predizer a mortalidade neonatal. Métodos: Foram realizadas buscas eletrônicas nas bases de dados Pubmed, Embase e Scielo, sem restrição de período ou língua. Para isso foi utilizado o termo "neonatal near miss" isolado ou em associação com termos relativos à morbidade e mortalidade neonatais e aos escores de gravidade neonatal. A primeira etapa da seleção foi baseada no título, a segunda no resumo e a terceira no artigo completo. A seleção dos estudos e a extração de seus dados foram realizadas de forma independente por dois pesquisadores. O tipo dos dados não permitiu a realização de metanálise. Resultados: Pelos critérios de inclusão e exclusão definidos, apenas 4 artigos foram selecionados. Prematuridade e asfixia perinatal foram utilizados como marcadores de near miss em todos os estudos. Observou-se que a razão de near miss neonatal foi entre 2.6 a 8 vezes maior que a de mortalidade neonatal. Conclusões: O desenvolvimento do conceito e critérios para o near miss neonatal parece ser uma ferramenta importante na avaliação dos cuidados prestados ao recém-nascido e o primeiro passo para se criar estratégias de manejo que contribuam na redução de mortalidade e de sequelas na vida futura dessas crianças
Abstract: Background: The concept of neonatal near miss has been proposed as a tool to assess the quality of care to neonates suffering any life-threatening condition. However, there are still no internationally accepted concepts or criteria to define or identify these cases of neonatal near miss. The purpose of this study is to perform a systematic review on markers that are able to identify cases of neonatal near miss and to predict neonatal mortality. Methods: Electronic searches were performed in the databases of Pubmed, Embase and Scielo, with no restriction of time period or language. For that, the term "neonatal near miss" was used alone or in association with terms related to neonatal morbidity and mortality and to the scores of neonatal severity. The first step of selection was based on the titles of articles, the second on their abstracts and the third on the full article. Two researchers independently performed the study selection and data extraction. The characteristics of data did not allow for proceeding with a metanalysis. Results: Using the predefined inclusion and exclusion criteria, only four articles were selected. Preterm and perinatal asphyxia were used as markers of near miss in all of them. It was observed that the neonatal near miss ratio was between 2.6 to 8 times higher than the neonatal mortality. Conclusions: The development of concept and criteria for neonatal near miss neonatal seems to be an important tool for the assessment of health care provided to neonates and the first step to build management strategies to contribute for decreasing mortality and sequelae in the future life of these children
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Saúde Materna e Perinatal
Mestra em Ciências da Saúde
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Messer, Matthias. "A systematic approach for integrated product, materials, and design-process design." Diss., Atlanta, Ga. : Georgia Institute of Technology, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/22608.

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Thesis (Ph. D.)--Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2008.
Committee Chair: Allen, Janet K.; Committee Member: Aidun, Cyrus K.; Committee Member: Klein, Benjamin; Committee Member: McDowell, David L.; Committee Member: Mistree, Farrokh; Committee Member: Yoder, Douglas P.
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Clarke, Aoife. "A systematic review of the concept of self-disgust, and an empirical examination of its role in post-traumatic stress difficulties." Thesis, Lancaster University, 2017. http://eprints.lancs.ac.uk/87579/.

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This thesis is comprised of a systematic literature review, a research paper, and a critical appraisal. The literature review assesses the clinical utility of self-disgust in understanding mental health difficulties. Specifically, the review examined whether there is a shared conceptual definition of self-disgust, the construct and face validity of quantitative measures of self-disgust, and the predictive validity of self-disgust in understanding mental distress. Thirty-one studies (three qualitative, twenty-seven quantitative, one mixed) were included in the review. Findings suggested that, although qualitative research indicates that self-disgust is a meaningful phenomenon experienced in a consistent way, measurement of self-disgust across studies has varied and particular measures (e.g. visual analogue scales) may only capture an aspect of the concept. Quantitative research indicates strong relationships between self-disgust and a range of mental health conditions, including depression, eating disorders, trauma-related difficulties, and self-harm. Experimental, longitudinal and retrospective designs very tentatively suggest that self-disgust precedes the development of these difficulties, thereby lending the concept a degree of predictive validity. However, the cross-sectional nature of the majority of the studies limit conclusions. The empirical paper examined whether there was a relationship between self-disgust and post-traumatic stress difficulties following trauma-exposure, and if so whether this relationship was mediated by attachment anxiety or attachment avoidance. Eighty-five participants completed a battery of on-line questionnaires measuring the above concepts. Self-disgust significantly positively correlated with all post-traumatic stress symptoms. Self-disgust also fully mediated the relationship between the experience of sexual trauma and post-traumatic stress severity. The relationship between self-disgust and dissociation was partially mediated by attachment anxiety. However, attachment avoidance did not relate to any of the symptom clusters. The implications of the results for research and practice are discussed. Finally, the critical appraisal bounds the clinical implications of the findings within the strengths and weakness of the research paper.
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Lenczuk, Hannah. "From Corporate Greenwashing to Ecopreneurship: Sustainability as a Business Model." Thesis, KTH, Skolan för datavetenskap och kommunikation (CSC), 2017. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-218280.

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Being green has never been as omnipresent as nowadays. Finite resources, growing population, natural resources degradation, and biodiversity loss to name some examples are reasons why major changes towards greener strategies in the economy are needed (Volery, 2015). Although research in the field of sustainable entrepreneurship has increased in the past two decades, no clear definition of ecopreneurship is existing yet. Many different terms are used to describe a similar concept (Gast, Gundolf, and Cesinger, 2017). It is self-explanatory that ecological sustainable entrepreneurship is a subfield of entrepreneurship, but the relation to social entrepreneurship gets blurry. With the help of a systematic literature review and interviews with experts, the question of how ecological sustainable entrepreneurship, which in the following is named ecopreneurship, can be defined as a subfield of entrepreneurship, is answered. The results of the literature review are analyzed with the focus on similarities and differences in definitions and put into context in a concept map to create a new and clearer definition of ecopreneurship. Furthermore interviews with experts in research and the industry are used to verify the newly formed definition and compare the findings in the literature with how researchers and practitioners see the field. Throughout the analysis, the question of how ecopreneurship differentiates from social entrepreneurship, is present. A detailed analysis of the relations between sustainability-related subforms of entrepreneurship brings better insights on how ecopreneurship is linked to social entrepreneurship. In summary defining ecopreneurship is di cult, because some characteristics can be interpreted in many dfferent ways depending on the perspective it is looked at. Findings in the literature are very much in line with how researchers and practitioners see and define the field. Nevertheless, different approaches towards ecopreneurship result in slightly different characteristics of ecopreneurship. This work provides future researchers with a clear defini- tion of what ecopreneurship is and how it is related to concepts like social entrepreneurship, sustainability entrepreneurship and traditional entrepreneurship.
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Hayes, Tavis. "Development of a Framework to Describe the Association Between Hypothetical and Real-World Decisions: A Systematic Concept Review and Cognitive Interviews with Decision Aid Developers." Thesis, Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10393/35626.

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Despite recommendations, health services interventions often lack mechanistic evidence. One way of acquiring such evidence is through the use of hypothetical settings. However, there are knowledge gaps about the factors that affect whether hypothetical decisions will correlate to real-world ones. This thesis involves a systematic concept review to identify the factors important to the hypothetical-real-world decision relationship and a case study of the relevance of these factors to the decision aid development context. The 42 identified factors were grouped into 5 categories: Personal Characteristics, Presentation Characteristics, Cognitive Factors, Motivation, and Participant Characteristics. Through cognitive interviews with decision aid developers we found that the interviewees had generally not considered many of the factors thought to affect the external validity of hypothetical data. This thesis contributes a framework that highlights factors for investigators to consider when designing studies in hypothetical settings and that can serve as a foundation for future research.
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Fendl, Monika, and Heinzpeter Schmieg. "Case Study. Systematic strategy to develop a concept for the extension of a hospital and to design an integrated private medical practice for radiology and radiotherapy." Saechsische Landesbibliothek- Staats- und Universitaetsbibliothek Dresden, 2001. http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:swb:14-998986084500-74883.

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Like other branches, the health sector is also searching for new organisational forms in view of competitiveness. More and more, hospitals see themselves as integrated health care and service centres. This new view calls for structural and organisational consequences. This paper is to demonstrate how an architect can find systematic answers to these new requirements through his planning work. This paper presents a systematic strategy for the development of a concept for a hospital extension and also of the design of an integrated private practice for radiology and radiotherapy carrying out a fictitious conceptual study using the example of St. Elizabeth Hospital in Lörrach, Germany.
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Fallatah, Basem Abdullrahman. "Systems Approach: Concept Proposal to Develop Saudi Arabia Low-Complexity-Defense-Spare-Parts Manufacturing Industries, Utilizing Technology Transfer and Business Incubator." University of Dayton / OhioLINK, 2018. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=dayton1544620225738681.

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Uzoh, Alexander Chukwujindum [Verfasser]. "J.L. Austin’s Concept of «Performative Word» : A Systematic Theological Analysis in Sacramental Theology and in Igbo Traditional Religion Its Impact on the Use of Igbo Language for Effective Evangelization in Igboland / Alexander Chukwujindum Uzoh." Frankfurt : Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften, 2012. http://d-nb.info/1042460663/34.

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Blennow, Emil, and John Österberg. "Systematisk optimering av transportskydd för anslutningsstudsar på plattvärmeväxlare." Thesis, Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för maskinteknik (MT), 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-95479.

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Ett sätt för företag att öka lönsamhet och behålla marknadsandelar och konkurrenskraft är att ständigt förbättra sina produkter genom systematisk produktutveckling. Alfa Laval AB i Ronneby tillverkar lödda plattvärmeväxlare som förses med skyddslock och/eller skyddspluggar i flera storlekar och varianter under transport. Syftet med studien är därför att optimera skyddet med avseende på arbetsmiljö, miljö, lagerkapacitet och till en likvärdig eller lägre kostnad. Målet är att generera förbättringsförslag som ersätter de nuvarande transportskydden med ett fåtal standardskydd. Studien genomfördes som en fallstudie och följde den ingenjörsvetenskapliga Systems Engineering-metoden Design For Six Sigma (DFSS). DFSS-processen är uppdelad i fyra steg för att på ett systematiskt sätt uppnå önskat resultat och generera förbättringsförslag till fallföretaget. Studien resulterade i ett förbättringsförslag i form av en krympfilm som ersättande transportskydd. Förbättringsförslaget genererade även en reducering av antal storlekar och varianter med 80 %, vilket i sin tur reducerade lagernivåer.
One way for companies to increase profitability and maintain market shares and competitiveness is to constantly improve their products through systematic product development. Alfa Laval AB in Ronneby manufactures soldered plate heat exchangers which are provided with protective covers and/or protective plugs in several sizes and variants during transport. The purpose of this study is, therefore, to optimize the protection with regard to the work environment, environment, storage capacity and at an equivalent or lower cost. The goal is to generate improvement proposals that replace the current transport protections with a few standard protections. The study was conducted as a case study and followed the Engineering Scientific Systems Engineering method Design For Six Sigma (DFSS). The DFSS process is divided into four steps in order to systematically achieve desired results and generate improvement proposals for the case company. The study resulted in an improvement proposal in the form of a shrink film as a replacement for the transport protection. The improvement proposal also generated a reduction of 80 % in the number of sizes and variants, which in turn reduced stock levels.
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Anders, Peter, and Simon Ströbel. "User-oriented systematic of control concepts for fluidmechatronic servo drives." Technische Universität Dresden, 2020. https://tud.qucosa.de/id/qucosa%3A71188.

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This paper aims to show that controlled hydraulic drives, when properly considered and approached, are a technology that allows for a systematic and safe system design with regard to performance and energy efficiency. Controlled hydraulic drives are predestinated to be an indispensable alternative to electromechanical drives for many fields of application, especially against the background of Industry 4.0. But hydraulic drives will only be able to play this role if they see themselves as a part of mechatronics, speak the language of mechatronics and recognize the increasing importance of electric drives as part of the hydraulic toolbox as a chance.
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Peixinho, Rúben. "How do analysts deal with bad news? Going-concern opinions and analyst behaviour - A systematic review." Master's thesis, Cranfield University, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/4490.

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Dissertação mest., Research in Management Research, Cranfield University School of Management, 2005
This study systematically reviews the literature that can constitute the foundations for the connection of two areas that have hitherto been developed separately: analyst behaviour and going-concern opinions. Financial literature claims that analyst judgement is biased given their tendency to systematically underreact in the presence of bad news and their tendency to systematically overreact in the presence of good news. Considering that going-concern modifications constitute an unambiguous and acute case of bad news, this event presents a unique opportunity to explore analysts’ anticipation of and reaction to the presence of bad news. This analysis can provide further evidence on analysts’ optimism and their role in the apparent delayed impact of bad news to investors. A systematic review of the literature is developed in order to guarantee methodological rigour in the review process. The systematic search for studies in the refined scope finds 40 papers that are analysed and synthesised. These papers are discussed in order to justify the potential gap in the literature and the research opportunities available for a doctoral study. The results suggest that the connection between these areas can sustain a doctoral study and contribute for the development of the accounting and finance framework.
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Ahmed, Mohammad Sharfuddin Aerospace Civil &amp Mechanical Engineering Australian Defence Force Academy UNSW. "Effects of systematic increase in pozzolanic materials on the mechanical, durability, and microstructural characteristics of concrete." Awarded by:University of New South Wales - Australian Defence Force Academy. School of Aerospace, Civil and Mechanical Engineering, 2007. http://handle.unsw.edu.au/1959.4/38645.

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The use of high performance concrete in construction has been enhanced by the use of pozzolanic materials. However, the use of these materials has not been optimized. Such optimization may be achieved by a systematic increase in the amount and combination of pozzolanic material additions, with accompanying studies of their effects on the mechanical, durability and microstructural characteristics of blended concrete. This work evaluated various concrete durability issues by studying systematic increases of pozzolanic materials such as fly ash and blast furnace slag (BFS) in the range of 25, 50 and 70%, and silica fume at 10% of total cementitious materials, forming various binary and ternary concrete blends. The concrete specimens were cured for a period of seven days after demoulding in line with widely practiced commercial curing procedures. The research explored the role and effectiveness of various binary and ternary blends of pozzolanic materials on the mechanical, durability and microstructural characteristics of concrete. Durability was evaluated by two independent rapid chloride permeability tests measured as charge passed and chloride conductivity from the RCPT and UCT tests respectively. These two rapid tests were coupled with long-term ponding tests to evaluate chloride ingress and the extent of corrosion for a period of two years. Further durability tests such as carbonation, drying shrinkage and porosity of these blends were also undertaken. This study also utilized micro-analytical techniques such as X-ray diffraction and Scanning Electron Microscopy to follow the hydration mechanism in various binary and ternary blends. Statistical significance testing was used to analyse and confirm all experimental results and conclusions. It is well known that a level of caution is exercised in the construction industry in the use of ternary blends. This study aims to evaluate the durability aspects of ternary concrete blends, in addition to binary blends, for resistance to chloride, corrosion, carbonation attacks and provide recommendations relating to the limits of blending level, as well as exposure conditions for blended concretes, based on the results of this study. It is expected that this will fill a major knowledge gap observed in the concrete industry. A comparison of two rapid chloride permeability tests such as UCT and RCPT indicates that the UCT test is easy and practicable, and does not contradict results obtained in the standard RCPT. However, the statistical significance of results obtained for some blends was only able to be established by using the RCPT. This effect can be attributed to the larger size specimens compared to UCT. The recommended blend to acquire both early-age and long-term strength development in fly ash is the ternary blends comprising 10% silica fume and 25% fly ash cast using lower w/b ratio. In addition, the same blend exhibited lower carbonation depth, lower charge passed from RCPT, lower chloride ingress and higher corrosion resistance characteristics from long-term ponding test compared to other blends of fly ash. In BFS blends, an increase in compressive strength was observed only in the specimens of 25% BFS compared to other higher percentage blends, while the higher addition of 50 and 70% replacement showed no significant difference in compressive strength between them and their corresponding ternary blends with addition of silica fume. The results of this study indicate that control (OPC) specimens cast with increased w/b ratio of 0.48 showed higher chloride ingress compared to both binary blends of 70% fly ash and 70% BFS specimens. This indicates that (OPC) cast using higher w/b ratio is to be avoided in chloride environments. On the other hand, though, the ternary blends of 10% silica fume and up to 50% fly ash exhibited lower chloride ingress compared to their respective binary blends of fly ash. However, these ternary blends exhibited lower compressive strength, more negative corrosion potential and higher corrosion rate, compared to the respective binary blends of 25% fly ash and its ternary blends. Therefore, the recommended blend observed in the long-term ponding test is the ternary blend of 25% fly ash and 10% silica fume. The recommended level of corrosion resistance in slag specimens is achieved by the use of ternary blends comprising silica fume at 10% added to the blend that contains up to 70% slag. However, the recommended level of slag for a lower carbonation effect is the use of a ternary blend comprising 50% slag and 10% silica fume (3B5S1) which showed a carbonation depth of 10.8 mm and a compressive strength of 53.2 MPa after 365 days of exposure. The drying shrinkage of concrete increased with the increase in fly ash and the same trend was observed in BFS specimens. However, the results were not significantly different between their respective blends. The extent of carbonation in fly ash specimens was higher compared to BFS blends specimens. This can be attributed to the formation of dusty and weak surfaces on the outer surface in addition to the excessive leaching of sodium chloride solution from the long-term ponding test in the former specimens compared to later. The high volume pozzolanic materials, irrespective of fly ash or BFS and addition of silica fume (70% fly ash and 10% silica fume, and 70% BFS and 10% silica fume), showed higher cumulative pore volume indicating that these blends with seven days of curing were not beneficial. These high volume ternary blends required prolonged curing to release portlandite from the hydration of cement to continue the pozzolanic reaction. This study has shown that 7-days curing of the pozzolanic concrete is inadequate if pozzolanic activity is to be invoked. This is particularly the case when it is expected that the concrete is likely to be subjected to a harsher than usual environment characterised by a dry atmosphere.
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Worlton, James Timbrel. "Systematic Composition and Intuition in a Concerto for Organ and Orchestra." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2003. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc4278/.

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Historically, composers have used methods in addition to inspiration in writing music. Regardless of the source materials they used, composers ultimately rely on their musical sensitivity to inform the compositional decision-making. Discuses the rotational aspects of decimals that are created from certain prime-number denominators, and focuses on the prime number 17. Shows how these decimals can be transformed by converting them to different number bases. Looks at the Golden Proportion and its use in creating formal structures. Examines compositional and aesthetic issues arising from using number series to generate the pitches, rhythms, and sections in the Concerto for Organ and Orchestra. This process of composition reveals musical gestures that may not have been discovered using more intuitively based approaches to composition. Shows how musical sensitivity was necessary in shaping the numerically derived material in order to create aesthetically satisfying music.
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Labooy, Guus H. "Freedom and dispositions : two main concepts in theology and biological psychiatry, a systematic analysis /." Frankfurt am Main : P. Lang, 2002. http://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb39088558w.

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Ödkvist, Magnus. "Konceptstudie av kombinerad nödgenerator-trädgårdsredskap : Concept Study of a Combined Emergency Generator-Garden tool." Thesis, Linköping University, Department of Mechanical Engineering, 2005. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-3510.

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The present study concerns a concept development of a product idea that Bengt Magnuson, associate professor, had when a heavy storm caused a widespread power failure of long duration. With a basic power-producing unit one should be able to get through a power loss. The product could also be useful for other tasks if different modules are connected, e g grass mower or snow-blower.

According to the product idea the basic unit will be able to produce electric power enough for a fridge, freezer, TV, and a few electric lamps. Normally the basic unit can be used e g as a mower, when such a module is attached. An increased number of tasks would make the contraption useful and tempting for those who do not own an electrical power set in reserve. The study was limited, not involving the construction and characteristics of the power set, as such systems already exist. Power sets will be discussed according to size, weight, and effect to estimate there suitability in the base unit. Also was a consumers investigation not Per-formed, as the study is supposed to produce a basis for such an enquiry.

During the concept development, five ideas were compared in order to reach the best solution. This solution was compared to the alternative solutions which were brought forward at the critical scrutinisation of the product idea.

The result that was reached implied that the product would deflect buyers due to the considerable weight. Even if the weight would be reduced by making the generator unit lighter, two alternative solutions were considered better. One of them would use an alternator and put it on a modified mower with an extra shaft-coupling. The other one would be to add an alternator generator to a system already on the market, where the same motor could be moved between different products.

In conclusion: One should not continue further development of the original product idea but instead use one of the alternative solutions and perform a consumer’s investigation on that one. It is important as a need for an electricity supply in reserve seems to exist for many people outside the central urban areas.


Tyngdpunkten i arbetet ligger på konceptutveckling av en produktidé som docent Bengt Magnuson fick under våren 2005 i samband med stormen Gudrun. Med en strömförsörjande basenhet kan man dels klara sig genom ett strömavbrott och dels kan produkten få andra användningsområden genom att moduler med olika egenskaper, som t.ex. gräsklippare eller snöslunga, kan fästas på basenheten.

Enligt produktidén skall basenheten vid allmänt strömavbrott kunna producera tillräcklig effekt för kyl, frys, TV och några glödlampor. I dagligt bruk skall basenheten kunna användas som t.ex. en gräsklippare genom att en modul med denna funktion är påmonterad. Med fler användningsområden skall idén förhoppningsvis locka dem, som inte har ett reservaggregat, att köpa denna produkt.

Arbetet avgränsades såtillvida att generatoraggregatets konstruktion inte tas upp, då sådana system finns. Befintliga el-generatorer får stå som mall för basenhetens egenskaper angående mått, vikt och effekt. Någon kundundersökning ingår inte heller, eftersom föreliggande arbete får ses som framtagning av ett underlag för en sådan.

Under utvecklingen togs det fram fem konceptidéer som jämfördes med varandra för att man slutligen skulle komma fram till en lösning. Denna lösning jämfördes med alternativa lös-ningar, vilka togs fram under den kritiska granskningen av produktidén.

Det resultat som framkom var att produkten inte skulle få gensvar hos kunder med tanke på att den antagna vikten skulle anses alltför hög. Även om vikten kunde reduceras genom att generatorenheten görs lättare, var två alternativa lösningar bättre. Den ena innebär att en el-generator placeras på en modifierad gräsklippare med en extra utgående axel. Den andra inne-bär att sortimentet i ett befintligt system utökas med en generator, där samma motor kan flyttas mellan olika produkter.

Slutsatsen är att man inte skall fortsätta att utveckla produktidén utan inrikta sig på en av de alternativa lösningarna och genomföra en kundundersökning av denna. Behovet av en extra elförsörjningsmöjlighet finns trott allt hos många människor utanför storstäderna.

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Metzler, Torsten [Verfasser]. "Models and Methods for the Systematic Integration of Cognitive Functions into Product Concepts / Torsten Metzler." München : Verlag Dr. Hut, 2016. http://d-nb.info/1094117277/34.

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Méar, Loren. "Recherche de biomarqueurs de l’endométriose par des approches de protéomique et de génomique intégrative Endometriosis screening in patients attending an IVF clinic: a proof-of-concept retrospective cohort study. Polymorphisms and endometriosis: a systematic review and meta-analyses The eutopic endometrium proteome in endometriosis reveals candidate markers and molecular mechanisms of physiopathology Biomarqueurs de l’endométriose : où en sommes-nous ?" Thesis, Université Paris-Saclay (ComUE), 2019. http://www.theses.fr/2019SACLV099.

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L'endométriose est une pathologie gynécologique oestrogèno-dépendante et inflammatoire caractérisée par le développement d’endomètre fonctionnel hors de la cavité utérine. Cette maladie est fréquente puisqu’il est estimé que 10% des femmes en activité génitale en seraient atteintes.Bien qu’il existe des formes asymptomatiques de l’endométriose, cette pathologie peut également entrainer des symptômes douloureux ainsi qu’une infertilité ; impactant fortement la qualité de vie des femmes atteintes d’endométriose.À ce jour, l’absence de test de dépistage non invasif fiable explique en partie que plusieurs années sont nécessaires pour diagnostiquer une endométriose. L’identification de potentiels biomarqueurs de l’endométriose représente donc un enjeu majeur pour améliorer la prise en charge.L’objectif de cette thèse est d’identifier de potentiels biomarqueurs de l’endométriose en utilisant différentes approches, parmi lesquelles la protéomique et la génomique intégrative. Les technologies « Omiques » ayant démontré leur pertinence pour la recherche et la caractérisation de marqueurs biologiques en santé humaine.Ainsi, quatre axes de recherche distincts ont été menés au cours de ce projet. Le premier correspond à une étude preuve de concept pour un test biologique afin d’identifier les femmes à risques parmi les patientes en protocole de fécondation in vitro (FIV). Le second, basé sur des méta-analyses, a permis l’identification de marqueurs génétiques (polymorphismes) prédisposant potentiellement à l’endométriose. Pour les deux derniers, nous avons essayé d’identifier des biomarqueurs de l’endométriose au niveau de l’endomètre eutopique par intégration rétrospective de données transcriptomiques et par une approche de protéomique différentielle.Ce travail collaboratif interdisciplinaire, nous a permis d’identifier des signatures moléculaires de l’endométriose aux niveaux génétique et protéique.Bien que nécessitant des analyses complémentaires, nos résultats sont prometteurs et pourraient à l’avenir permettre d’améliorer la prise en charge des patientes
Endometriosis is a common gynecological estrogen dependent disorder, affecting 10% of women in reproductive age. The disease is characterized by the presence of functional endometrial tissue outside of uterine cavity. Although asymptomatic forms of endometriosis, this disease results in chronic pelvic pain and infertility. This strongly and negatively impacts the quality of life of women with endometriosis.To date, the diagnosis of endometriosis takes many years because of the lack of non-invasive diagnostic tools. The identification of biomarkers seems to be a priority in the field of endometriosis research.Interestingly, “Omics” technologies demonstrated their relevance for the search, identification and characterization of potential disease biomarkers with significant achievements in many areas of human health.The present project aims at discovering potential biomarkers of endometriosis using a panel of approaches, among which proteomics and integrative genomics.Four axes of research have been followed for this project: i) development of a biological test to identify high risk population for women undergoing IVF procedure; ii) multiple meta-analyses to identify potential genetic markers associated with endometriosis risk; and finally identify potential biomarkers of endometriosis using iii) integrative genomics for a retrospective transcriptomics-based study and iv) differential proteomics of eutopic endometrium.These combined approaches, based on strong interdisciplinarity, allowed us to improve our knowledge of endometriosis and to identify potential biomarkers especially polymorphisms predisposing to endometriosis and a molecular signature of the disease at protein level.Upon confirmation, our results could lead to the development of a non-invasive and early diagnosis of this debilitating disease. In the future, our research should thus contribute to improve the care of patients
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Pavlovič, Ondřej. "Systematika plánování ve společnosti Bosch Diesel, s.r.o." Master's thesis, Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze, 2011. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-136228.

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The thesis deals with a systematics of planning in a company dealing with the production of components for diesel engines. Theoretical part is focused on the description of production logistics and logistics concepts. In the beginning of the practical part is analyzed the PULL system in the company, described KANBAN system and leveling. There are compared approaches to the production planning and packaging on the specific manufacturing division. In conclusion there are mentioned recommendations for the company.
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McCarthy, Ian Paul. "The development of a manufacturing classification using concepts from organisational systematics and biological taxonomy." Thesis, University of Sheffield, 1995. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.394438.

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Özkayalar, Güven Feryal. "Elevers svårigheter gällande begreppet ”derivata” - en systematisk litteraturstudie." Thesis, Karlstads universitet, 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kau:diva-79154.

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Den här studien är en systematisk litteraturstudie som går ut på att presentera och analysera vad forskning visar beträffande svårigheter som elever möter inom området ”derivata” samt hur undervisningen kan utformas för att stötta eleverna i sitt lärande inom ”derivata”. Via systematiska sökningar som skedde både i databaser och manuellt valdes artiklar som passade in på urvalskriterier. Artiklarna analyserades utifrån frågeställningarna. Elevens svårigheter i sin förståelse för begreppet ”derivata” delades upp i tre huvudsakliga kategorier: tangentens ekvation och dess lutning i förhållande till ”derivata”, gränsvärde i förhållande till ”derivata” och förändringshastighet i förhållande till ”derivata”. Studien fann att eleverna uppvisade svårigheter när de gäller tangenten, tangentens lutning, förändringshastighet och gränsvärde. Att eleverna hade svårt med att förstå begreppet ”derivata” gjorde att de fick även svårare att se sambandet mellan alla andra begrepp. Gällande undervisningens utformning fann studien att användandet av olika representationer och digitala verktyg förebygger elevens svårigheter för begreppet ”derivata”.
This study is a systematic literature study aiming at presenting and analyzing what research shows regarding difficulties students encounter in the field of derivatives and how teaching can be designed to support students in their learning in derivatives. Through systematic searches which were done both in databases and manually, articles that matched given criteria were selected. The articles were analyzed based on the research questions. The students' difficulties in understanding the concept of derivatives were divided into three main categories: the tangent equation and its slope in relation to derivatives, the limit value in relation to derivatives and the rate of change in relation to derivatives. The study found that students experienced difficulties in the concept of the derivative, such as the tangent, the slope of the tangent, the rate of change and the limit. The fact that the students had difficulty with the concepts made them even more difficult to understand the connection between these concepts. Regarding the teaching, the study found that different representations and the using of digital tools prevent the students' difficulties in the concept of derivatives.
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Alström, Per. "Species Limits and Systematics in Some Passerine Birds." Doctoral thesis, Uppsala University, Department of Systematic Zoology, 2002. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-2032.

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I use morphological, vocal, molecular, behavioural, ecological and distributional data to re-evaluate the systematics of three passerine bird groups, the Mirafraassamica complex (bush-larks), the genus Seicercus ("spectacled-warblers"; with emphasis on the the S. burkii complex) and the genus Motacilla (wagtails). Two new species are described: Seicercus soror and Motacilla samveasnae. I propose that the polytypic species M. assamica should be treated as four separate species: M. assamica, M. affinis, M. microptera and M. marionae (it is also remarked that the proper name of the latter is M. erythrocephala). That is primarily supported by vocalisations and mitochondrial DNA. The latter data set also suggests that M. assamica sensu lato is paraphyletic, since M. erythroptera, which is always treated as a separate species, is nested within the M. assamica complex. I propose that the polytypic species S. burkii comprises six sibling species. Some of these are found to breed sympatrically, although mainly or entirely segregated altitudinally. Mitochondrial DNA suggests that the S. burkii complex is non-monophyletic, and also that the divergence of the different taxa is much older than indicated by morphological and vocal data. According to the molecular phylogeny, both the genera Seicercus and its assumed sister genus Phylloscopus are paraphyletic. That is corroborated by independent data. The phylogenetic study of the genus Motacilla reveals incongruence between mitochondrial DNA, nuclear DNA and non-molecular data. I conclude that the nuclear gene tree reflects the organismal phylogeny more faithfully than the mitochondrial gene tree. The latter is likely to have been affected by introgressive hybridisation, possibly also stochastic lineage sorting. The most remarkable result that is strongly supported by both mitochondrial and nuclear DNA is that M. flava is non-monophyletic.

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Susanna, Andersson, and Hanne Pettersson. "Systematiskt kvalitetsarbete - Ett verktyg för en likvärdig förskola? : En kvalitativ studie om hur systematiskt kvalitetsarbete kan användas som verktyg i sträva mot en likvärdig förskola, ur förskollärare och rektorers perspektiv." Thesis, Södertörns högskola, Lärarutbildningen, 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:sh:diva-46084.

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This study sheds light on preschool teacher’s and principal’s view and practice of how systematic quality work affects the equality in preschools. In January 2020, the convention on the rights of a child became part of Swedish law, which strengthened children’s rights in the Swedish society and childcare. The preschool’s current curriculum states that all children have the right to equivalent preschool education. In order to advance towards fulfilling this objective, the application of SKA is utilized as a means to monitor quality and ensure development. Our purpose with this study is to examine preschool teachers and assistant principal’s perception of systematic quality work in relation to equivalent preschool education along with the work of equal treatment - which is practiced within preschools. We will also define how they experience their opportunities within this matter. We mean to further examine how the convention on the right of a child’s integration in Swedish law affects the work of preschool staff. The desired outcome of this research study is for it to contribute to a more profound development of practices in preschool education. This qualitative study was supported by arranging interviews, involving four preschool teachers along with two assistant principals. When we compiled our data, we were able to draw a connection between the participant’s interpretation of the concept of equality and quality within preschools.  In summary, we see a connection in children being deprived of their right to equality within the preschool and surrounding factors, which explains this finding. In our compiled data, there is seemingly a diversity in how concepts are perceived among the principles within the preschool organisation. Apparently, various structural frame factors also had a significant impact on the preschool’s equality. In our findings it appeared so that teachers' approach towards children’s different needs and prerequisites was vital to work supportively for children’s right to equality in preschools, which in turn also affects the quality of the preschool itself.
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Feysal, Hoodo, and Madelaine Persson. "Om läsförståelse i undervisningen : En systematisk litteraturstudie." Thesis, Örebro universitet, Institutionen för humaniora, utbildnings- och samhällsvetenskap, 2017. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:oru:diva-60756.

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Syftet med denna litteraturstudie är att undersöka vilka strategier och metoder forskningen förespråkar för undervisningen i läsförståelse för att främja elevers utveckling. Vilka undervisningsmodeller förespråkar forskningen i undervisningen av läsförståelse? Resultatet i denna litteraturstudie visar att lä rares kunskap ä r en viktig faktor i undervisnigen fö r att eleverna ska nå framgång i sin läsförståelse. Resultatet visar också att det finns flera olika metoder och strategier som lärare kan använda sig av i sin undervisning för att skapa en utvecklande miljö som ger positiva effekter på elevernas läsförståelse. Forskare förespråkar den dialogiska undervisningen där läsförståelsestrategier och interaktion står i centrum.
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Netzell, Elisabeth. "Using models and representations in learning and teaching about the atom : A systematic literature review." Thesis, Linköpings universitet, Institutionen för fysik, kemi och biologi, 2015. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-117163.

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This study is a systematic literature review on the role of models and representations in the teaching, learning and understanding of the atom and atomic concepts. The aim of the study is to investigate the role of different visual representations, what models and representations are used in the science classroom, how learners interpret different external representations of the atom, what mental models students construct, and how the representations can be used and designed for meaningful learning and teaching of the atom and atomic concepts.   In this systematic literature review, a combination of different databases was used to search for literature, namely ERIC, Scopus and Google Scholar. Some limiters were used to narrow down the returned results: the articles should be peer-reviewed and be published 1990-01-01 or later. Ten of the returned articles were included for individual analysis in the study.   The results of the study show that students often find concepts of atomic structure difficult and confusing. The abstract microscopic world of atoms cannot be seen with the naked eye, and models are therefore necessary and crucial educational tools for teaching atomic concepts in school. However, when using a model, it is important for the teacher to explain the rules of the model, and the advantages and limitations of the representation must be discussed. Analysis of the included articles revealed three types of representations used to represent atomic phenomena: two-dimensional static diagrams or pictures (e.g. a picture of the atom), three-dimensional videos or simulations (e.g. virtual reality simulations), and visual analogies (e.g. the Bohr planetary model of the atom). The use of simulations and interactive learning environments seem to have a positive effect on students’ learning. One of the studies, described in the articles included for analysis, showed that students appreciated the use of virtual reality simulations, since it made abstract concepts easier to understand when they could be visualized.
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Becker, Felix, Julian Bongartz, and Susanne Robra-Bissantz. "Ein systematisch gestalteter Softwareprototyp zur Erhöhung der Partizipationsbereitschaft." TUDpress, 2020. https://tud.qucosa.de/id/qucosa%3A73575.

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Internetbasierte Informationssysteme ermöglichen es mittlerweile allen BürgerInnen, einfacher an Diskursen über öffentliche Güter teilzuhaben. Nachhaltigkeit ist dabei nur eins von vielen Beispielen. Jedoch haben diese Angebote keinerlei Mehrwert, solange BürgerInnen nicht motiviert sind, auch wirklich zu partizipieren. Dieser Beitrag befasst sich mit der Frage, ob die bewusste Gestaltung des Informationssystems die Partizipationsbereitschaft beeinflussen kann. Mit einem nach den Konzepten des digitalen Nudgings (Thaler & Sunstein, 2008) gestalteten Softwareprototyp, einem Laborexperiment, sowie einem angeschlossenen Fragebogen soll herausgefunden werden, ob durch die zielgerichtete Bereitstellung spezifischer Informationen NutzerInnen in Richtung einer Teilhabe geleitet werden können.
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Yonekura, Tatiana. "A operacionalização do conceito de classe social na epidemiologia: uma revisão sistemática." Universidade de São Paulo, 2011. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/7/7141/tde-17082011-102618/.

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Os objetivos deste estudo foram: descrever e analisar as produções científicas internacionais e nacionais que tratam da operacionalização do conceito de classe social na epidemiologia e da relação entre classe social e processo saúde-doença. Partiu-se dos fundamentos da Saúde Coletiva, como referencial teórico, que toma como sujeito a categoria classe social, entendendo que a utilização deste conceito na epidemiologia é importante e relevante para o estudo das desigualdades sociais. O estudo é uma revisão sistemática teórica e quantitativa, sendo que os procedimentos metodológicos seguem as recomendações do Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI). A revisão teórica foi utilizada para encontrar os modelos de classe social e a revisão quantitativa para evidenciar a relação classe social e processo saúde-doença. Foram selecionadas 16 bases de dados na área de ciências sociais, saúde e multidisciplinar para a busca bibliográfica, além de descritores e palavras para a seleção dos estudos. Era necessária a descrição de um modelo operacional de classe social para a inclusão do estudo teórico. Já na parte quantitativa, o critério era realização de estudo epidemiológica do tipo coorte ou caso-controle com a utilização de um modelo de classe. Após a elaboração de estratégias de busca, 22.314 estudos foram encontrados e 5.994 estudos foram pré-selecionados e armazenados em um gerenciador de bibliografia. Após a exclusão de 2.377 estudos duplicados e 49 não disponíveis online, 1890 estudos foram lidos na íntegra. Em relação à parte teórica, 28 trabalhos foram incluídos, sendo que nove latino-americanos, quatro americanos e 15 europeus. Mais da metade dos estudos foram publicados nas décadas de 70 e 80. É possível identificar dois critérios que diferenciaram as classes e subsidiaram a elaboração dos modelos latino-americanos: a inclusão de variáveis relacionadas ao poder de consumo e outras relacionadas à inserção no processo de produção. Já os modelos teóricos americanos e europeus utilizaram predominantemente variáveis relacionadas à inserção no processo de produção. Em relação aos resultados quantitativos, 123 estudos foram incluídos, sendo 108 estudos de coorte (87,8%) e 15 do tipo caso-controle (12,2%). A maioria dos estudos epidemiológicos mostrou associações positivas entre classe social e saúde, além de problemas de saúde mais prevalentes entre as classes classificadas como aquelas com menor acesso à riqueza social. Considerando as dificuldades na identificação das desigualdades sociais na contemporaneidade, os modelos de classe social devem contemplar as características socioeconômicas nacionais e regionais de cada país, além das mudanças no mundo do trabalho e suas especificidades. Os estudos epidemiológicos devem considerar a utilização da categoria classe social para identificação das desigualdades sociais e assim dar respostas adequadas às necessidades de saúde, compreendidas, a partir das considerações teóricas da Saúde Coletiva, como necessidades sociais mais amplas.
The objectives of this study were to describe and analyze the international scientific production dealing with the measurement of social class in epidemiology and the relationship between social class and health disease process. This essay had as theoretical framework the concepts underlying the field of Collective Health that takes social class as one essential analytical category. The study is a theoretical and quantitative systematic review, which follows the methodological recommendations of the Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI). Theoretical search was used to find models of social class and quantitative search was used to evidence the relation between social class and health disease process. Inclusion criteria were: description of a model of social class used in epidemiological studies and case-control and cohort studies that used a model of social class. We selected 16 databases in social sciences, health care and multidisciplinary for literature search, and multiple combinations of key words for the selection of studies. After the development of search strategies for each database, 22.314 studies were found and 5.994 studies were pre-selected and stored in a bibliography manager. After exclusion of 2.377 duplicate and 49 unavailable studies, 1.890 papers were read in full. In relation to theoretical results, 28 papers were included, of which nine were Latin American, four American and 15 European. More than half of the studies were published in the 70\'s and 80\'s. It is possible to identify the main criteria that differentiate the classes and that support the development of the models: the inclusion of variables related to insertion in the production process. In relation to quantitative results, 123 studies were included, of which 108 were cohort studies (87,8%) and 15 case-controls (12,2%). Most studies showed positive associations between social class and health, as well as higher prevalence of health problems among the lower classes. There is a need to measure the concept of classes, considering changes in the contemporary world of work, overcoming the difficulties of this theoretical and methodological reference. Epidemiological studies should consider the use of social class category to identify health inequalities and thus provide answers that actually respond to health needs of the different social classes.
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Wilhelms, Sören. "Constraint-based conceptual design using principle solution elements : an information model and interactive tool for synthesis, analysis and reuse of concepts in systematic design /." Linköping : Univ, 2005. http://www.bibl.liu.se/liupubl/disp/disp2005/tek930s.pdf.

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Nordliden, Petter, and Sjöbladh Linda Didrik. "Måste det alltid bråkas med bråk? : En systematisk litteraturstudie om stambråkets betydelse i matematikundervisningen." Thesis, Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för matematik (MA), 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-91687.

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Denna systematiska litteraturstudie syftar till att med hjälp av forskning identifiera avgörande faktorer för framgångsrika undervisningsstrategier av stambråk i grundskolans matematikundervisning. Studien baseras på elva vetenskapliga artiklar som bearbetats systematiskt med hjälp av innehållsanalys för att besvara forsknings-frågorna om vilka avgörande faktorer som forskningen visar för undervisningen av stambråk samt vilka framgångsrika undervisningsstrategier som finns. Forskningen visar att areamodellen som representationsform dominerar undervisningen av bråk vilket innebär att stambråk får lite plats i undervisningen. Stambråket är en viktig del för att kunna tillägna sig avgörande faktorer av bråk. Resultatet visar att en undervisning med linear measurement (linjära representationsformer) betonar stambråkets roll som tolkningsverktyg för att kunna jämföra andra bråk samt det omvända förhållandet där en större nämnare utgör en mindre andel. Resultatet visar också att undervisningen av stambråk etablerar grundläggande principer för rationella tal och mer avancerade matematiska områden som proportionalitet och algebra. Därmed är lärares val av undervisningsstrategier och representationsformer samt deras kunskaper inom dessa områden vitala för vad eleverna kan tillägna sig i samband med bråkundervisningen.
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Kvist, Johanna, and Demirbag Kasirga Zelal. "Förståelser av likhetstecknet och hur de framställs i digitala spel för låg- och mellanstadiet : En systematisk litteraturstudie och en innehållsanalys om förståelser av likhetstecknet." Thesis, Karlstads universitet, Institutionen för matematik och datavetenskap (from 2013), 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kau:diva-84954.

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Syftet med den här studien är att belysa faktorer som möjliggör eller hindrar förståelsen av likhetstecknet hos elever och dess övergång mellan aritmetik och algebra. Med en systematisk litteraturstudie som metod söktes vetenskapliga artiklar som sammanställdes i fem olika kategorier. Svårigheter i tidig algebra, matematikens språk, relationell/instrumentell förståelse samt relationella tolkningar och till sist lärarperspektivet. Resultatet från den systematiska litteraturstudien bekräftade att elever inte har en relationell förståelse av likhetstecknet. Artiklarna visade framför allt att traditionell aritmetikundervisning hindrar elevers utveckling i algebraiskt tänkande. Uppgifter med operationer skrivna i vänsterled visade sig stärka elevers instrumentella förståelse av likhetstecknet. Ett instrumentellt och relationellt språk (både skriftligt och verbalt) framträdde också som en avgörande faktor för elevers förståelse. Utifrån artiklarnas resultat undersöktes vilka faktorer av likhetstecknet som elever får möjlighet att öva i digitala spel med hjälp av en innehållsanalys. Det visade sig att de digitala spelen i den här studien inte är utformade för att stödja elevers relationella förståelse av likhetstecknets betydelse utan fortsätter att stärka den instrumentella förståelsen hos elever.
The purpose of this study is to illustrate factors concerning the concept of the equal sign and its impact on the transition from arithmetic to algebra. Using a systematic literature study as a method, scientific articles were compiled into five different categories. Difficulties linked to early algebra, The language of Mathematics, Relational/instrumental understanding as well as relational interpretations and finally the Teacher perspective. Our systematic literature review confirmed that students do not have a relational understanding of the equal sign. Indeed, it highlighted that traditional arithmetic teaching methods tended to hinder student development in algebraic thinking through tasks, such as operations being on the left side of the equal sign and the answer as an outcome on the right side of the equal sign. This has been shown to strengthen students' instrumental understanding of the sign rather than dismantling it. Further, instrumental, and relational language (both written and verbal) proved to be decisive factors in students’ learning. Based on the results of our scientific articles, we undertook a content analysis of digital resources and examined whether the equal sign strengthens students instrumental or relational understanding of the equal sign. It turned out that the digital games analysed in this study are not designed to support students’ relational understanding of the equal sign but continues to strengthen their instrumental understanding.
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Kvist, Johanna, and Kasirga Zelal Demirbag. "Förståelser av likhetstecknet och hur de framställs i digitala spel för låg- och mellanstadiet : En systematisk litteraturstudie och en innehållsanalys om förståelser av likhetstecknet." Thesis, Karlstads universitet, Institutionen för matematik och datavetenskap (from 2013), 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kau:diva-84954.

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Syftet med den här studien är att belysa faktorer som möjliggör eller hindrar förståelsen av likhetstecknet hos elever och dess övergång mellan aritmetik och algebra. Med en systematisk litteraturstudie som metod söktes vetenskapliga artiklar som sammanställdes i fem olika kategorier. Svårigheter i tidig algebra, matematikens språk, relationell/instrumentell förståelse samt relationella tolkningar och till sist lärarperspektivet. Resultatet från den systematiska litteraturstudien bekräftade att elever inte har en relationell förståelse av likhetstecknet. Artiklarna visade framför allt att traditionell aritmetikundervisning hindrar elevers utveckling i algebraiskt tänkande. Uppgifter med operationer skrivna i vänsterled visade sig stärka elevers instrumentella förståelse av likhetstecknet. Ett instrumentellt och relationellt språk (både skriftligt och verbalt) framträdde också som en avgörande faktor för elevers förståelse. Utifrån artiklarnas resultat undersöktes vilka faktorer av likhetstecknet som elever får möjlighet att öva i digitala spel med hjälp av en innehållsanalys. Det visade sig att de digitala spelen i den här studien inte är utformade för att stödja elevers relationella förståelse av likhetstecknets betydelse utan fortsätter att stärka den instrumentella förståelsen hos elever.
The purpose of this study is to illustrate factors concerning the concept of the equal sign and its impact on the transition from arithmetic to algebra. Using a systematic literature study as a method, scientific articles were compiled into five different categories. Difficulties linked to early algebra, The language of Mathematics, Relational/instrumental understanding as well as relational interpretations and finally the Teacher perspective. Our systematic literature review confirmed that students do not have a relational understanding of the equal sign. Indeed, it highlighted that traditional arithmetic teaching methods tended to hinder student development in algebraic thinking through tasks, such as operations being on the left side of the equal sign and the answer as an outcome on the right side of the equal sign. This has been shown to strengthen students' instrumental understanding of the sign rather than dismantling it. Further, instrumental, and relational language (both written and verbal) proved to be decisive factors in students’ learning. Based on the results of our scientific articles, we undertook a content analysis of digital resources and examined whether the equal sign strengthens students instrumental or relational understanding of the equal sign. It turned out that the digital games analysed in this study are not designed to support students’ relational understanding of the equal sign but continues to strengthen their instrumental understanding.
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Hederstedt, Axel. "Relationellt arbete lärare-elev : En systematisk litteraturstudie om betydelsen av en god lärare-elev relation." Thesis, Karlstads universitet, Fakulteten för humaniora och samhällsvetenskap (from 2013), 2016. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kau:diva-45423.

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Vad gör att vissa lärare lyckas bättre än andra? Lärare ser ofta skiljt på rollen de innefattar och ansvaret de har. Syftet med denna studie är att visa på modern forskning inom hur en lärare-elev relation inom skolan för vuxna och gymnasieelever påverkar och förändrar lärande och lärmiljön. Denna studie har genomförts som en systematisk litteraturstudie. Resultat är uppdelat i fyra underkategorier: relation, motivation, känslor och beteende. Diskussionen utgår ifrån huvudresultatet att lärare-elev relationen är till stor vikt i elevernas utveckling, kognitivt, behavioristiskt samt för akademiska resultat.
What makes some teachers succeed in their role better than others? Teachers often view the role they are in and the responsibility they have differently, this study hopes to show a facet of modern research in the field of student-teacher relationships and their effect on factors like motivation and results. This study has been modeled as a systematic literature review. Results are divided into four categories: relationship, motivation, emotion and behavior. The discussion is based on the main results that teacher-student relationship is of great importance in students' development of cognitive and behavioral faculties as well as academic achievement.
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Alou, Ramis Damià. "El concepto de marcador estructural: su aplicación en el discurso poético de Phipil Larkin." Doctoral thesis, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10803/7588.

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La presente tesis consta de dos partes principales. En la primera se pretende definir y delimitar el concepto de marcador estructural como herramienta de análisis textual aplicada a la traducción poética. Tras una aproximación a la especificidad del texto poético, y tras repasar las principales aportaciones teóricas a la traducción poética, identificamos los marcadores estructurales con los rasgos estilísticos que marcan el armazón semántico del texto.

Posteriormente, se aplica el análisis basado en los marcadores estructurales a 21 poemas de Philip Larkin, seleccionados por temas. El producto práctico de este análisis es la traducción al castellano de cada poema, acompañada de un mapa donde figuran los rasgos que forman la estructura; y el producto teórico una caracterización estilística de la poesía de Larkin, representada en un mapa donde figuran sus principales rasgos estilístico.

También se aporta un esbozo de crítica de la traducción basado en dicha herramienta.
This dissertation consists of two parts. The first one is an attempt to define and delimit the concept of structural marker as a tool of text analysis applied to poetic translation. After dealing with the specificity of the poetic text and re-examining the main theories about poetic translation, structural markers are identified with the stylistic features that mark the semantic frame of the text.

Afterwards, we apply the analysis based on the structural markers to 21 poems by Philip Larkin, put into groups by themes. The practical outcome of this analysis the translation to Spanish of this poems, accompanied with a map where the main structural features can be seen; and the theoretical outcome is a stylistic characterisation of Larkin's poetry, which we represent in a stylistic map.

We also find an outline of translation criticism based in this tool called structural marker.
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Delbridge, Nadine. "The viola concerto, Opus posthumous by Bela Bartok : the conerto's history and a systematic comparison of the solo viola part, as interpreted from the original manuscript, by Tibor Serly & William Primrose; Peter Bartok & Nelson Dellamaggiore and Csaba Erdelyi /." [St. Lucia, Qld.], 2003. http://www.library.uq.edu.au/pdfserve.php?image=thesisabs/absthe17616.pdf.

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Fenollosa, Artés Felip. "Contribució a l'estudi de la impressió 3D per a la fabricació de models per facilitar l'assaig d'operacions quirúrgiques de tumors." Doctoral thesis, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/10803/667421.

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La present tesi doctoral s’ha centrat en el repte d’aconseguir, mitjançant Fabricació Additiva (FA), models per a assaig quirúrgic, sota la premissa que els equips per fer-los haurien de ser accessibles a l’àmbit hospitalari. L’objectiu és facilitar l’extensió de l’ús dels prototips com a eina de preparació d’operacions quirúrgiques, transformant la pràctica mèdica actual de la mateixa manera que en el seu moment ho van fer tecnologies com les que van facilitar l’ús de radiografies. El motiu d’utilitzar FA, en lloc de tecnologies més tradicionals, és la seva capacitat de materialitzar de forma directa les dades digitals obtingudes de l’anatomia del pacient mitjançant sistemes d’escanejat tridimensional, fent possible l’obtenció de models personalitzats. Els resultats es centren en la generació de nou coneixement sobre com aconseguir equipaments d’impressió 3D multimaterials accessibles que permetin l’obtenció de models mimètics respecte als teixits vius. Per facilitar aquesta buscada extensió de la tecnologia, s’ha focalitzat en les tecnologies de codi obert com la Fabricació per Filament Fos (FFF) i similars basades en líquids catalitzables. La recerca s’alinea dins l’activitat de desenvolupament de la FA al CIM UPC, i en aquest àmbit concret amb la col·laboració amb l’Hospital Sant Joan de Déu de Barcelona (HSJD). El primer bloc de la tesi inclou la descripció de l’estat de l’art, detallant les tecnologies existents i la seva aplicació a l’entorn mèdic. S’han establert per primer cop unes bases de caracterització dels teixits vius -sobretot tous- per donar suport a la selecció de materials que els puguin mimetitzar en un procés de FA, a efectes de millorar l’experiència d’assaig dels cirurgians. El caràcter rígid dels materials majoritàriament usats en impressió 3D els fa poc útils per simular tumors i altres referències anatòmiques. De forma successiva, es tracten paràmetres com la densitat, la viscoelasticitat, la caracterització dels materials tous a la indústria, l’estudi del mòdul elàstic de teixits tous i vasos, la duresa d’aquests, i requeriments com l’esterilització dels models. El segon bloc comença explorant la impressió 3D mitjançant FFF. Es classifiquen les variants del procés des del punt de vista de la multimaterialitat, essencial per fer models d’assaig quirúrgic, diferenciant entre solucions multibroquet i de barreja al capçal. S’ha inclòs l’estudi de materials (filaments i líquids) que serien més útils per mimetitzar teixits tous. Es constata com en els líquids, en comparació amb els filaments, la complexitat del treball en processos de FA és més elevada, i es determinen formes d’imprimir materials molt tous. Per acabar, s’exposen sis casos reals de col·laboració amb l’HJSD, una selecció d’aquells en els que el doctorand ha intervingut en els darrers anys. L’origen es troba en la dificultat de l’abordatge d’operacions de resecció de tumors infantils com el neuroblastoma, i a la iniciativa del Dr. Lucas Krauel. Finalment, el Bloc 3 té per objecte explorar nombrosos conceptes (fins a 8), activitat completada al llarg dels darrers cinc anys amb el suport dels mitjans del CIM UPC i de l’activitat associada a treballs finals d’estudis d’estudiants de la UPC, arribant-se a materialitzar equipaments experimentals per validar-los. La recerca ampla i sistemàtica al respecte fa que s’estigui més a prop de disposar d’una solució d’impressió 3D multimaterial de sobretaula. Es determina que la millor via de progrés és la de disposar d’una pluralitat de capçals independents a fi de capacitar la impressora 3D per integrar diversos conceptes estudiats, materialitzant-se una possible solució. Cloent la tesi, es planteja com seria un equipament d’impressió 3D per a models d’assaig quirúrgic, a fi de servir de base per a futurs desenvolupaments.
La presente tesis doctoral se ha centrado en el reto de conseguir, mediante Fabricación Aditiva (FA), modelos para ensayo quirúrgico, bajo la premisa que los equipos para obtenerlos tendrían que ser accesibles al ámbito hospitalario. El objetivo es facilitar la extensión del uso de modelos como herramienta de preparación de operaciones quirúrgicas, transformando la práctica médica actual de la misma manera que, en su momento, lo hicieron tecnologías como las que facilitaron el uso de radiografías. El motivo de utilizar FA, en lugar de tecnologías más tradicionales, es su capacidad de materializar de forma directa los datos digitales obtenidos de la anatomía del paciente mediante sistemas de escaneado tridimensional, haciendo posible la obtención de modelos personalizados. Los resultados se centran en la generación de nuevo conocimiento para conseguir equipamientos de impresión 3D multimateriales accesibles que permitan la obtención de modelos miméticos respecto a los tejidos vivos. Para facilitar la buscada extensión de la tecnología, se ha focalizado en las tecnologías de código abierto como la Fabricación por Hilo Fundido (FFF) y similares basadas en líquidos catalizables. Esta investigación se alinea dentro de la actividad de desarrollo de la FA en el CIM UPC, y en este ámbito concreto con la colaboración con el Hospital Sant Joan de Déu de Barcelona (HSJD). El primer bloque de la tesis incluye la descripción del estado del arte, detallando las tecnologías existentes y su aplicación al entorno médico. Se han establecido por primera vez unas bases de caracterización de los tejidos vivos – principalmente blandos – para dar apoyo a la selección de materiales que los puedan mimetizar en un proceso de FA, a efectos de mejorar la experiencia de ensayo de los cirujanos. El carácter rígido de los materiales mayoritariamente usados en impresión 3D los hace poco útiles para simular tumores y otras referencias anatómicas. De forma sucesiva, se tratan parámetros como la densidad, la viscoelasticidad, la caracterización de materiales blandos en la industria, el estudio del módulo elástico de tejidos blandos y vasos, la dureza de los mismos, y requerimientos como la esterilización de los modelos. El segundo bloque empieza explorando la impresión 3D mediante FFF. Se clasifican las variantes del proceso desde el punto de vista de la multimaterialidad, esencial para hacer modelos de ensayo quirúrgico, diferenciando entre soluciones multiboquilla y de mezcla en el cabezal. Se ha incluido el estudio de materiales (filamentos y líquidos) que serían más útiles para mimetizar tejidos blandos. Se constata como en los líquidos, en comparación con los filamentos, la complejidad del trabajo en procesos de FA es más elevada, y se determinan formas de imprimir materiales muy blandos. Para acabar, se exponen seis casos reales de colaboración con el HJSD, una selección de aquellos en los que el doctorando ha intervenido en los últimos años. El origen se encuentra en la dificultad del abordaje de operaciones de resección de tumores infantiles como el neuroblastoma, y en la iniciativa del Dr. Lucas Krauel. Finalmente, el Bloque 3 desarrolla numerosos conceptos (hasta 8), actividad completada a lo largo de los últimos cinco años con el apoyo de los medios del CIM UPC y de la actividad asociada a trabajos finales de estudios de estudiantes de la UPC, llegándose a materializar equipamientos experimentales para validarlos. La investigación amplia y sistemática al respecto hace que se esté más cerca de disponer de una solución de impresión 3D multimaterial de sobremesa. Se determina que la mejor vía de progreso es la de disponer de una pluralidad de cabezales independientes, a fin de capacitar la impresora 3D para integrar diversos conceptos estudiados, materializándose una posible solución. Para cerrar la tesis, se plantea cómo sería un equipamiento de impresión 3D para modelos de ensayo quirúrgico, a fin de servir de base para futuros desarrollos.
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Liu, Hung-Tung, and 劉虹彤. "The Study of the Systematic Evaluation Framework for Coastal Tourism Resources under Sustainable Concept." Thesis, 2005. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/23844253104545785160.

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Coastal zone used for tourism destinations often has the characteristics with friability and sensibility, and therefore it is easy to cause the environment to be influenced by tourists. So, the most important subject of coastal tourism is to confirm the most appropriate activities and to promote the coastal tourism resources in order to gain the best benefits from the concept of sustainable way.   In the past, there are few researches considering the sustainable tourism and the coastal tourism at the same time. They also have not considered the relations between resource features and tourism activities. Therefore, the main purpose of this research is to develop a framework of tourism resources evaluation. The systematic evaluation framework considers environment conservation, tourism industry development and harmonious society-culture at the same time. It is also based on sustainable development, and has the concept of activities development, and focuses on the development of the coastal tourism. The systematic evaluation framework is to provide local authorities and stakeholders for the reference material when drawing up strategies. We hope that it can develop activities, satisfy the tourists and make the coastal zone sustainable at the same time.   The systematic evaluation framework could be divided into three parts: (1) The relevant literatures are considered in establishing the indicator system. In this study, we suggest three dimensions, including the environmental, economic, and socio-cultural dimensions. Each dimension employs a number of indicators, amounting to 23. (2) We use the matrix which increases the concept of activities planning into our evaluation framework for considering the relations between activity types and indicators. (3) According to the dimensions which indicator system established, we develop four scenarios, including sustainable scenarios, environmental scenarios, economic development scenarios, and society-culture harmonious scenarios. In order to emphasize the possible developments when the stakeholders or the backgrounds changes.   The Haumeiliao wetland in Budai Township, Chiayi County is analyzed and investigated by using the evaluation framework.The results show that the activity type one is the most appropriate activity in the Haumeiliao wetland, and those from this research would be presented to the government authorities and incorporated into the planning process.
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Matoušová, Pavlína. "Systematické a ekologické pojetí výuky přírodopisu." Master's thesis, 2021. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-446536.

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The diploma thesis deals with the comparison of two selected concepts of science teaching at primary school. The theoretical part of the thesis summarizes the classification of science as an educational field, explains the possible concepts of its teaching and compares the advantages and disadvantages of two selected variants with reference to the fulfilment of educational goals and respect for didactic principles of science teaching. The available materials suitable for teaching, the degree of their use and the comparison of teaching methods depending on the success in scientific testing are also outlined. The practical part of the work brings a comparison of the results of a questionnaire survey between individual groups of ecologically and science-taught pupils. Individual tasks and questions were created on the basis of established hypotheses. The results of the research bring a comparison of the knowledge and skills area, but also the area of students' attitude towards the subject. The established hypothesis was confirmed partially, the attitude section brings in results to the research questions. Students taught ecologically were indeed more successful in the task that led to the connection of knowledge and derivation from the relationships between organisms, but the differetence were not...
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Cunha, Inês Maria Sérvulo Correia Ribeiro da. "Revisiting electronic word-of-mouth (e-WOM) : a systematic review." Master's thesis, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/35380.

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Electronic word-of-mouth (e-WOM) is a concept originating from traditional communication of marketing messages from person-to-person word-of-mouth. Research over time, points out to a digital shift in forms of communication. In the modern age consumers are connected 24/7 to the internet, putting products and services under their stringent vigil. Thereby, e-WOM arises with the emergence of online communication amongst consumers relatable to their products and services experience. The topic of e-WOM has been receiving great attention worldwide due to its power in affecting consumer’ purchase behaviour and business performance. Nonetheless as an evolving phenomenon in the market, literature has grown very rapidly and in multiple ways, becoming fragmented. Recognising the importance of e-WOM as a research topic, this systematic review was developed with the purpose of mapping the key themes of e-WOM pertaining to literature for the past ten years. By doing Given this, we used Leximancer qualitative software to extract input from a pool of 64 articles from 2010 to 2020 with the keyword: e-WOM. The results endorse e-WOM relation with other four other themes such as “media”, “influence”, “hotel” and “relationship”. The content analysis of the themes not only contributed to theory by offering directions for future researchers but combining an overall reflection on the state-of-the-art of e-WOM phenomenon.
O electronic word-of-mouth (e-WOM) é um conceito baseado na comunicação e no marketing tradicional de pessoa para pessoa. A investigação de formas de comunicação ao longo do tempo aponta para uma mudança resultante da evolução digital. Na era moderna, os consumidores estão ligados 24 horas por dia à internet, escrutinando em permanência produtos e serviços. Neste contexto, o e-WOM resulta da comunicação online entre consumidores que partilham experiências, produtos ou serviços. O tema do e-WOM tem vindo a receber uma atenção particular graças à sua capacidade de afetar o comportamento de compra dos consumidores e o desempenho das organizações. No entanto, como fenómeno em evolução no mercado, a literatura cresceu muito rapidamente e de forma variada. Reconhecendo a importância do e- WOM como tema de investigação, esta revisão sistemática foi desenvolvida com o objetivo de mapear os principais temas do e-WOM relativos à literatura temática nos últimos dez anos. Neste sentido, foi utilizado o software qualitativo Leximancer com o objetivo de extrair significado de um conjunto de 64 artigos, de 2010 a 2020, com a palavra-chave: e-WOM. Os resultados sustentam a relação do e-WOM com outros quatro temas, tais como, "media", "influência", "hotel" e "relacionamento". A análise de conteúdo dos temas não só contribuiu para a teoria, apontando direções a futuros trabalhos de investigação, mas também uma reflexão geral sobre o estado da arte do fenómeno e-WOM.
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Jhang, Cing-Kai, and 張清凱. "The Analysis and the Systematic Construction of the Road Transportation Management Regime–Proposing a Concept named “Traffic Administrative Adjudications”." Thesis, 2013. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/04700713469776616240.

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November 23, 2011, both the Administrative Litigation Act and the Act Governing the Punishment of Violation of Road Traffic Regulations were amended. The Amendments brought changes to the judicial relief of Traffic Adjudication. The Traffic Adjudication is essentially Administrative dispute while, under the old legal system, people who object to the traffic penalties had to appeal to the district criminal court. The Amendments now correct this inconsistency by switching the applying procedure to the Administrative procedure. The new change also gives rise to several controversial issues, such as: what are the impacts of the Amendment? What are the contents of the procedures for the Remedy of Traffic Adjudication? What are the meaning and the function of the concept of “Traffic Administrative Adjudication?” Based on the above background, the thesis focuses on the analysis of the Act Governing the Punishment of Violation of Road Traffic Regulations, clarifying the content and the regulatory framework, and categorizing all kinds of the traffic administrative activities. This thesis points out that there exist two flaws in the current traffic laws and regulations. First, they focus on penalty. Second, the traffic administrative penalty system still follows the process of criminal punishment. In order to rectify the flaws, on the basis of the interpretation of law, this thesis proposes the concept of ” Traffic Administrative Adjudication” as the basis of the systematic construction and will interpret the transportation control laws and regulations accordingly. The purpose is to let the law enforcement entities better understand the whole legal system so that the system would function smoothly. The right of the people will also be protected via minimizing the ambiguity of the law.
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GODFREY, Christina Maria. "SELF-CARE: A CLARIFICATION OF MEANING AND EXAMINATION OF SUPPORTIVE STRATEGIES." Thesis, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/1974/6084.

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Background Considering ~9 million Canadians have one or more chronic health conditions, and >3.3 million report some level of disability, the burden of care is substantive for individuals and health system. With such conditions, self-care is essential but may pose challenges to both individuals and providers of care. As a concept, self-care is poorly understood. Further, evidence for effective self-care support is diffuse and typically studied relative to specific conditions. Objectives To investigate the concept of self-care three objectives were undertaken: 1) explore and describe the construct of self-care as understood by individuals/families, health care professionals, researchers, policy-makers; and industry; 2) produce new knowledge for health care professionals about interventions for self-care across a range of population groups; 3) develop a provisional framework to inform practice and research. Method A multi-phase enquiry was undertaken. Phase 1 Concept clarification including: 1) synthesis of qualitative evidence on the experience of self-care reported by individuals/families; 2) content analysis and definitional study of the meaning of self-care; 3) concept analysis of self-care; 4) creation of a conceptual schema encompassing these perspectives. Phase 2 Self-care Interventions: Integrative study of systematic reviews, synthesizing evidence for self-care interventions from multiple disease/impairment groupings. Results Three modes of self-care were revealed : ‘Care of self’ self-care performed on one’s own behalf; ‘care by other’ acknowledging individuals with disabilities who guide and direct care provided by another person; and ‘care of other’- care of families and others at a community level. Analysis of 30 self-care interventions across 16 conditions demonstrated that educational sessions and self-care management plans are emerging as effective strategies to support and guide self-care. Conclusion Self-care is a complex care concept that is becoming an expected element in today’s health care environment. A full understanding of how it is viewed, including the individual’s perspective, is vital for enactment and beneficial support. This comprehensive understanding of the concept along with evidence for effective interventions drawn from multiple groups will assist health care professionals to improve their assessments and provide them with strategies to support self-care needs –ultimately, contributing to enabling individuals to maintain their highest level of functioning.
Thesis (Ph.D, Rehabilitation Science) -- Queen's University, 2010-09-24 09:33:03.17
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Lee, Yu-ya, and 李郁雅. "Exploring the concept of context and information behavior in dissertation research process: an example of plant systematics." Thesis, 2000. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/63814063260445516943.

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OSORNIO, PLATA EDGAR. "A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW OF EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES OF YOHIMBINE EFFECTS OVER PHARMACOKINETIC , PHARMACODYNAMIC AND BEHAVIORAL PARAMETERS IN HORSES SEDATED WITH DETOMIDINE." Tesis de Licenciatura, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11799/66347.

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A concise and factual abstract is required. The abstract should state briefly the purpose of the research, the principal results and major conclusions. An abstract is often presented separately from the article, so it must be able to stand alone. For this reason, References should be avoided, but if essential, then cite the author(s) and year(s). Also, non-standard or uncommon abbreviations should be avoided, but if essential they must be defined at their first mention in the abstract itself.
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