Thèses : « Process Integrity »

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Lhee, Kyung-suk. « Integrity checking for process hardening ». Related electronic resource : Current Research at SU : database of SU dissertations, recent titles available full text, 2005. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/syr/main.

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Petkov, Petko. « Laser milling : surface integrity, removal strategies and process accuracy ». Thesis, Cardiff University, 2011. http://orca.cf.ac.uk/13705/.

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Laser milling is capable of processing a large range of materials which are not machinable with conventional manufacturing processes. Engineering materials such as glass, metals and ceramics can be machined without requiring expensive special tools and without any limitations on the 3D complexity of the component. Laser milling is still in its infancy. Laser material interactions are not yet fully understood. Much effort in research and development of the available laser sources is still needed. Ultrafast lasers are beginning to be applied. They can offer more precise machining without the thermal damage that accompanies long-pulse laser manufacturing. Laser pulse duration and its effect on resulting surface integrity has been studied as well as material removal strategy and process accuracy. In order to characterise the resulting surface after laser ablation, the heat affected zone is usually specified. In most cases, visual inspection would be performed without further analysis, resulting in variance of the findings attributed to the operator. A new methodology was required to accurately and impartially assess the heat penetration and quantify the findings. Based on material grain refinement, a comprehensive new methodology was created. By monitoring the changes in grain sizes, a chart of the heat penetration could be created accurately with automated routines. Surface integrity is a critical factor for many applications and a methodology based on analysis of grain refinement in the vicinity of the processed area would create a full map of - iii - the changes happening after laser ablation. Furthermore, the impact of the laser pulse duration is studied utilising the above mentioned development. Further to the surface roughness and heat affected zone, an in-depth analysis was completed on the micro hardness of the material in order to create a comprehensive chart of the changes induced by the laser milling process. Material removal is based on the overlapping of single craters, and the way the craters overlap is referred to as material removal strategy. Generally there are many strategies formulated for material removal but none of them takes into account the specifics of laser milling. Based on surface orientation, dimensions and feature importance, an assessment of material removal strategies is presented. Although ‘laser milling’ is a term used for a number of material removal processes, there are significant differences between them. New strategies for material removal are formulated and reported based on surface topography and orientation. Advanced programming is realised using a commercially available generic CAM package but taking into account the specifics of the laser milling process. The accuracy of the laser milling process depends on the laser-material interaction, and also on the machine hardware, control system and software. Most of the factors affecting accuracy cannot be changed once the machine is built, but there are some that can be optimised to improve process accuracy. The laser source with its characteristics is as important as the material being processed. The relationship between pulse duration, pulse shape and accuracy of the process was demonstrated through a series of experiments designed to expose the correlation between, and impact of, these parameters.

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Horodinca, Antonia. « Territorial Integrity of Turkey and the PKK Peace Process ». Thesis, Malmö högskola, Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS), 2014. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mau:diva-22824.

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The thesis examines the undergoing peace process in Turkey between the Turkish state and the PKK organisation and seeks to assess how this development is affected by one of the principles of the Turkish national state: territorial integrity. Examining the preservation of territorial integrity as a factor shaping the pacification is crucial to understanding the dynamics of the current peace process and how distant the prospect of achieving a long lasting peace is. I investigate the PKK peace process using the works of scholars developing on conflict resolution and the specificities of Turkish politics and I address the relevance of their theories to the case of the PKK.

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Stapelberg, Rudolph Frederick. « Methodology for Determining the Integrity of Process Engineering Design ». Thesis, Griffith University, 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/10072/365560.

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In the past decade, Australian industry, and particularly the mining industry, has witnessed the development of several large “super-projects”, most in excess of a billion dollars. These large super-projects include the exploitation of Australia’s mineral wealth in alumina, copper, iron, nickel, uranium, and zinc, through the construction of huge complex industrial process plant ranging in cost from one to two billion dollars. Although these super-projects create many thousands of jobs resulting in significant decreases in unemployment especially during construction, as well as projected increases in the wealth and growth of the Australian economy, they bear a high risk in achieving their forecast profitability through maintaining budgeted costs. Most of the super-projects have either exceeded their budgeted establishment costs, or have experienced operational costs far in excess of what was originally estimated in their feasibility prospectus scope. Some of the more significant contributors to the cost “blow-outs” experienced by these super-projects can be attributed to the complexity of their engineering design, both in technology and in the complex integration of systems, as well as a lack of meticulous project management.
Thesis (PhD Doctorate)
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
School of Engineering
Science, Environment, Engineering and Technology
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Tinley, Yvette Marie. « Identification parades : upholding the integrity of the criminal justice process ? » Thesis, University of Birmingham, 2001. http://etheses.bham.ac.uk//id/eprint/5355/.

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Evidence from eyewitnesses is often the starting point for police investigations and it is estimated that it plays an important role in one quarter of all contested Crown Court cases. However, the memory is a fragile and malleable instrument which can produce unreliable yet convincing evidence. Because mistaken witnesses can be both honest and compelling, the risk of wrongful conviction in eyewitness identification cases is high, as is illustrated in a number of famous miscarriages of justice. This thesis assesses the sufficiency of the protections offered to defendants in cases involving eyewitness identification by examining psychological research on memory, police procedures for the collection of evidence from eyewitnesses, and judicial discretion to exclude unreliable evidence found in \(R\) \(v\) \(Turnbull\) and section 78 of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act. In interview, startling levels of guessing were reported by witnesses attending identification procedures; and suspects were largely unaware of their rights. Current identification procedures are time-consuming and inefficient; and psychological research offers some guidance but few answers, precluding the usefulness of expert evidence. The thesis concludes that an increase in specialised identification officers, reform of procedures to allow for greater use of video identification, guidelines on the exercise of discretion under s.78, and judicial education regarding the importance of using a comprehensive \(Turnbull\) direction are required before an adequate level of procedural and evidential protection against erroneous identification can be offered to suspects.

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Kady, Charbel. « Managing Business Process Continuity and Integrity Using Pattern-Based Corrections ». Electronic Thesis or Diss., IMT Mines Alès, 2024. http://www.theses.fr/2024EMAL0014.

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Cette thèse présente une approche pour la gestion des déviations dans les flux de travail utilisant le Business Process Model and Notation (BPMN). La recherche répond au besoin de gestion efficace des déviations en intégrant un cadre complet comprenant la correction des déviations basée sur des modèles et un mécanisme enrichi de State Token. L’approche est testée par une étude de cas dans le domaine de l’apiculture, démontrant l’applicabilité pratique et l’efficacité de la méthode proposée. Les contributions clés incluent le développement d’une bibliothèque de modèles, la caractérisation des éléments BPMN et un mécanisme pour aider à la prise de décision dans la gestion des déviations. Les résultats montrent que l’approche peut corriger efficacement les déviations, assurant la continuité et l’intégrité du flux de travail
This thesis presents an approach to managing deviations in Business Process Model and Notation (BPMN) workflows. The research addresses the critical need for effective deviation management by integrating a comprehensive framework that includes pattern-based deviation correction and an enriched State Token mechanism. The approach is tested through a case study in the apiculture domain, demonstrating the practical applicability and effectiveness of the proposed method. Key contributions include the development of a library of patterns, the characterization of BPMN elements, and a mechanism to help decision-making in addressing deviations. The results show that the approach can efficiently correct deviations, ensuring workflow continuity and integrity

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Haas, Andreas. « Production integrity for hydroforming and preceding forming process using FEA techniques ». Thesis, University of Wolverhampton, 2001. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.369651.

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Kaynak, Yusuf. « PROCESS-INDUCED SURFACE INTEGRITY IN MACHINING OF NITI SHAPE MEMORY ALLOYS ». UKnowledge, 2013. https://uknowledge.uky.edu/me_etds/25.

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NiTi alloys have been the focus of Shape Memory Alloys (SMA) research and applications due their excellent ductility and shape memory properties, and these alloys have been extensively used in automotive, aerospace, and in biomedical applications. The effects of machining on the surface integrity and the corresponding material and mechanical properties of alloys can be best studied by utilizing NiTi alloys as workpiece material since their physical and mechanical properties are highly microstructure dependent. However, due to very poor machining performance of NiTi shape memory alloys, no comprehensive or systematic investigation on this topic has been conducted by researchers as yet. The current study makes a substantial and unique contribution to this area by making the first and significant contribution to studies on machining performance of NiTi shape memory alloys, and by achieving improved surface integrity and machining performance using cryogenic applications, which give significant reductions of tool-wear, cutting forces, and surface roughness. The influence of machining process conditions, including dry, MQL, preheated, cryogenic machining, and the effects of prefroze cryo machining on surface integrity characteristics such as microhardness, phase transformation, phase transformation temperature, depth of plastically deformed layer have been examined extensively, and unique findings have been obtained. The effects of machining process conditions, in particular preheated and cryogenic machining conditions, on thermo-mechanical and shape memory characteristics were identified through thermal cycling and stress-strain tests. For the first time, orthogonal cutting of NiTi shape memory alloys has been carried out in this study to investigate surface integrity comprehensively. Surface integrity and machining performance are compared for dry and prefroze cryogenic cooling conditions under a wide range of cutting speeds. Stress-induced martensitic phase transformation and deformation twinning were found in prefroze cryogenic and dry cutting conditions respectively. The existing microstructure-based constitutive models were used and modified to predict machining-induced phase transformation and resulting volume fraction. The modified model was implemented in commercial FEM software (DEFORM-2D) as a customized user subroutine. The obtained results from simulation and orthogonal cutting tests were compared considering martensitic volume fraction during cutting with various cutting speeds. The model captured the experimental trend of volume fraction induced by various cutting speeds and process variables. Overall, FEM simulation of cutting process of NiTi was successfully presented.

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Nelson, Stacy A. « The role of sand erosion in the integrity of process pipe-work ». Thesis, University of Aberdeen, 2004. http://digitool.abdn.ac.uk/R?func=search-advanced-go&find_code1=WSN&request1=AAIU203463.

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Sand erosion in process pipe-work is one of the key contributors to hydrocarbon leaks in the offshore industry. The parameters influencing the erosion process are numerous and a review of investigations presented in the literature has classified these in terms of particle, fluid and material properties. A review of the mechanistic and empirical erosion models currently available to predict the amount of erosion is also presented. This review highlighted the need for a quantitative investigation into the effect of surface roughness on the erosion process, as this has not been investigated or included in any of the models presented in the literature. The experimental investigations were twofold. The first set of experiments, referred to as the Surface Morphology experiments, utilised optical and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) to investigate the mechanisms of material removal of ductile target materials, when subjected to erosion by sand particles entrained in a liquid medium. Particle impingement was at impact angles oblique (30°) and normal (90°) to the material surface. The second set of experiments, referred to as the Surface Profile experiments, utilised surface profilometry to monitor the changes in the surface profile of mild steel plate specimens, when subjected to erosion at an oblique (30°) impact angle. Fast Fourier Transforms were used to convert the surface profile scans into wave-number spectra, to facilitate better monitoring of the changes in the material surface over the erosion exposure period. Five specimens with initial average surface roughness Ra in the range of 0.7 microm to 1.14 microm were used. The investigation showed that the surface roughness parameter plays a significant role in the erosion process, particularly in the initial stages. The operating conditions of the impinging jet were associated with an equilibrium condition, both for the surface roughness and the eroded depth. As a result, specimens having an initial surface roughness value greater than the equilibrium Rae value showed a decrease in surface roughness, whereas those having an initial value less than the equilibrium value showed an increase in surface roughness. This trend was confirmed by the changes in the amplitudes of the wave-number spectra for each plate, over the erosion period. The eroded depth was greatest for the plate having the smallest absolute difference between the initial Ra value and the equilibrium Rae value. This subsequently decreased as the absolute difference between the initial and equilibrium surface roughness value increased.

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Fišerová, Zuzana. « Analýza vlivu technologických procesů na vlastnosti funkčních ploch ložisek ». Doctoral thesis, Vysoké učení technické v Brně. Fakulta strojního inženýrství, 2019. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-400252.

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The dissertation is focused on the bearing production technology issues. The aim of the thesis is to investigate and evaluate the influence of the technological processes on properties of the functional surfaces of an outer bearing ring. The development, rolling, grinding and turning have been selected as basic technological processes. The subject of the surface integrity research on test samples is the measurement and analysis of the quality of the machined surfaces and residual stresses in the surface layers of the bearing rings. The comparison is made in relation to the previous operations - rolling, turning and grinding.

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McMaster, John. « Yumi pedagogy : pedagogy with cultural integrity in the Torres Strait ». University of Southern Queensland, Faculty of Education, 2006. http://eprints.usq.edu.au/archive/00006230/.

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[The Mariner's Chart]I've chosen to use the metaphor of the mariners chart to highlight the characteristics that are the essential elements of this study. This metaphor also sits comfortably with the Torres Strait Islander people, both historically and contemporaneously. The document '(IN) THE BEGINNING: The mariner’s chart to the folio’, represents the chart which enables readers ofthis study to 'navigate' their individual progress through the study in ways that reflect the reader's motivation/s. As with most maritime voyages, destinations can be reached via a number of different routes. These routes will be partially determined by motivations including tides, winds, directness, the skill of the navigator and the whim of the skipper. These motivations also apply to any reading of this study. The essential starting point will bedetermined initially by reference to the chart. Being made aware of the elements of the folio (logs of the various voyages) will influence where the reader goes from there; in other words, what folio elements (logs of the voyages) the reader will go to first and the order they chooseto follow, subsequent to that. There is no necessary order in which the logs of the various voyages should be read, following the initial reference to the 'chart'.The mariner's chart identifies low water marks, channel markers, reefs, sandbanks, and unseen obstacles. These represent only a handful of the dangers the reader (mariner) will face on the voyage. Likewise the study has its share of 'dangers', both seen and unseen. Thewhole nature of the study is in a sense, dangerous. I anticipate that any reading of the study will necessarily reflect the idiosyncrasies of the reader, so that the conclusions that I have reached, represent only one view of the data. The identification of the data itself reflects a level of interpretation that is also very personal, highlighting the reality that others(readers/mariners) may see greater significance in aspects of the recorded data that the author has not. The log of the voyage, My Journey An Autobiographical Narrative, clearly identifies a very personal journey or series of journeys, all of which reflect a range of reefs and sandbars that the author has sometimes been stranded on, between tides, giving time for reflection on actions that have either proven unsuccessful or are cause for quietcontemplation. Each of the folio elements reflects this metaphoric mix of danger and clear passage, in many different ways and at many different levels, inviting the individual and equally legitimate reactions of each reader.Whilst Torres Strait Islanders historically navigated by the stars and the seasons today, electronic navigation charts have tended to replace these important and culturally significant practices. Torres Strait people have metaphorically experienced being stranded on reefs andshoals and being wrecked, especially in terms of the education processes they have been exposed to, by virtue of this cultural shift. The process, educationally, of replacing the reliable historic (navigation) practices of Torres Strait Islanders with contemporary, western(navigation charts) practices has frequently resulted in confusion, frustration and a failure to produce successful educational outcomes for Torres Strait Islanders - clear passage to the future. The reasons for this situation are explored in greater depth in this study.With these explanations in mind then, the reader is invited to engage on their own voyage through this study.

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Fishwick, Nancy Jean. « Health care encounters of women in abusive relationships : A process of protecting personal integrity ». Case Western Reserve University School of Graduate Studies / OhioLINK, 1993. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1057080397.

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Pavey-Scherer, Deborah L. « The effects of online coaching on instructional consultation skill development and treatment process integrity ». College Park, Md. : University of Maryland, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/1903/8765.

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Thesis (Ph. D.) -- University of Maryland, College Park, 2008.
Thesis research directed by: Dept. of Counseling and Personnel Services. Title from t.p. of PDF. Includes bibliographical references. Published by UMI Dissertation Services, Ann Arbor, Mich. Also available in paper.

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Bergli, Alicia. « En kommunikativ process ? : Arkiv och integritet i processen bakom dataskyddslagen ». Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Institutionen för ABM, 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-388774.

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The aim of this thesis is to examine what kind of archival issues have been discussed in the legislation process that lead to the Swedish national Data Protection Act and the associated regulation with additional terms, if achange in focus occurred during this process and examine how these results show about how legislative actorsview personal privacy. To answer that aim a critical discourse analysis of the legislative documents from theGeneral Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) leading up to the complete legislative acts was used in combinationwith Pekka Henttonens theory about how the nature of privacy issues has changed in a more digitalized environment. A result of the analysis is that the themes of the archival issues that is being discussed in the legislative processis mostly related to general rules, sensitive information, safe guards, further processing, archival materialthat has been submitted to an archive authority, and certain exceptions from some of the rights of the data subject.These themes are being discussed both in relation to those kinds of archives that is governed by archivallegislation and those kinds of archives that are not governed by archival legislation. Another result of the study isthat even though several attempts to affect the legislative process is made by respondents very few changes isactually made after the inquiry report is completed. The last result of the study is that the legislative actors havenot fully changed their view on privacy, even though some aspects of it has changed.This is a two years master’s thesis in Archival Science.

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Gimenes, Itana Maria de Sousa. « Towards a process-centred software engineering environment to support the development of high integrity software ». Thesis, University of York, 1992. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.316176.

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Amerman, Peter. « Nehemiah---Leading with integrity| The Nehemiah process of faith integration and fulfillment of one's calling ». Thesis, Nyack College, Alliance Theological Seminary, 2016. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10161696.

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The purpose of this doctoral research project was to determine if the impartation of the step-by-step "business plan" of Nehemiah in a nine-week class would assist participants in learning and applying this process to determine their unique calling from God, and integrating their faith in whatever realm they are called upon to lead: home, church, community, or workplace.

In Chapter One, "Introduction," the research author stated the ministry problems being addressed (lack of "integration" or "dis-integration" of faith and life; need for clarity regarding one's calling), and the contribution that this Nehemiah: Leading with Integrity class could make to the re-integration of faith and life and clarity of one's calling.

In Chapter Two, "Literature Review," the research author reviewed books on integration of faith and life (particularly books and articles on the Puritans); commentaries, books, articles, and papers on the content of the book of Nehemiah; books and articles on leadership (particularly integrity in leadership); books, articles, and papers on a theology of work and divine calling; and other research projects related to Nehemiah.

In Chapter Three, "Procedure and Research Methodology," the research author described hypotheses ("Nehemiah Project"); the intervention (the Nehemiah course); summary (weekly topics; the development of the Nehemiah manual and the integrated leader evaluation); the evaluation process; and assessment toward goals.

In Chapter Four, "Results," the research author reviewed the data collected from this study in two sections: (1) "Quantitative Analysis," analyzing the data collected from the Integrated Leader Evaluation (ILE) to determine if, in fact, there was a perceptible increase in a sense of integration in the nine areas of life listed above, as well as an increase in clarity regarding one" calling; and (2) "Qualitative Analysis," analyzing the journaling, classroom discussion, and "discovery papers" that outlined the individual steps that led to an increased sense of integration and calling that was expressed by the participants in this study.

In Chapter Five, "Conclusions," the research author summarized conclusions from this study. Included in this chapter were the restatement of the purpose of the study, interpretation of results (quantitative and qualitative results), conclusions based on the evaluation of data, overall recommendations, and recommendations to improve the project and conduct further research.

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Chiluvuri, Nayana Teja. « A Trusted Autonomic Architecture to Safeguard Cyber-Physical Control Leaf Nodes and Protect Process Integrity ». Thesis, Virginia Tech, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/56572.

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Cyber-physical systems are networked through IT infrastructure and susceptible to malware. Threats targeting process control are much more safety-critical than traditional computing systems since they jeopardize the integrity of physical infrastructure. Existing defence mechanisms address security at the network nodes but do not protect the physical infrastructure if network integrity is compromised. An interface guardian architecture is implemented on cyber-physical control leaf nodes to maintain process integrity by enforcing high-level safety and stability policies. Preemptive detection schemes are implemented to monitor process behavior and anticipate malicious activity before process safety and stability are compromised. Autonomic properties are employed to automatically protect process integrity by initiating switch-over to a verified backup controller. Subsystems adhere to strict trust requirements safeguarding them from adversarial intrusion. The preemptive detection schemes, switch-over logic, backup controller, and process communication are all trusted components that are separated from the untrusted production controller. The proposed architecture is applied to a rotary inverted pendulum experiment and implemented on a Xilinx Zynq-7000 configurable SoC. The leaf node implementation is integrated into a cyber-physical control topology. Simulated attack scenarios show strengthened resilience to both network integrity and reconfiguration attacks. Threats attempting to disrupt process behavior are successfully thwarted by having a backup controller maintain process stability. The system ensures both safety and liveness properties even under adversarial conditions.
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Nandakumar, Varun. « Process and Tool Design for the High Integrity Die Casting of Aluminum and Magnesium Alloys ». The Ohio State University, 2014. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1409032627.

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Xu, Miaowen, et Xinlei Guo. « Trust Building for Online Private Sellers : Case of Taobao in China ». Thesis, Högskolan i Gävle, Avdelningen för ekonomi, 2016. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hig:diva-21259.

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Aim:The aim of our study is to analyzeelements of online trust building process from sellers’ standpoint based on case study of Chinese website: Taobao. Method:This study was conducted in qualitative method with 12 interviewees as online sellers from Taobao website. Data presentation involves tables and figures to help readers to understand trust building process and apply it in business. Result & Conclusions: Online trust building is dynamic and interactive. Three main elements of trust building are product, communication and 3rd party. Trust building process goes through three stages: knowledge-based trust, experience-based trust, and relationship-based trust. Suggestions for future research: Limitation of generality suggests further study in quantitative method. Since it is a single case study specific in China, comparison cross-culture or between websites is also suggested as future possibilitiesto test generalizability of this theoretic framework. Contribution & implication: This study provided atheoretic framework for online trust building process in real-world context. Management implication was suggested to focus on development of product, communication and 3rdparty service for sellers and website holder

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IHLO, TANYA BETH. « EXAMINING THE USE OF A SYSTEMATIC PROBLEM-SOLVING PROCESS FOR INCREASING TEACHER ADHERENCE TO INTERVENTION PLANS ». University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2004. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1093014570.

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Saleem, Shahzad. « Protecting the Integrity of Digital Evidence and Basic Human Rights During the Process of Digital Forensics ». Doctoral thesis, Stockholms universitet, Institutionen för data- och systemvetenskap, 2015. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:su:diva-116581.

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Scientific development and progress in the fields of computer science, information technology and their related disciplines, have transformed our world into a “digital world”. Omnipresent digital devices and e-services running on numerous versions of pervasive e-infrastructures generate a wealth of electronically stored information (ESI) from which we can extract a great deal of potential digital evidence. Digital evidence is sometimes even more revealing than its traditional counterpart, but at the same time it is very fragile and volatile in nature. Preserving the integrity of digital evidence is therefore of major concern, especially when it comes from purportedly illegal, illicit and malicious activities. The acquisition and analysis of digital evidence are also crucial to the functioning of the digital world, regardless of the positive or negative implications of the actions and activities that generated the evidence. All stakeholders should have the right to be assured of the accuracy of the digital forensics process and the people involved in it. Currently they surrender these rights and have to trust the process and the individuals carrying it out. They do not have any guarantee that intentional or unintentional conduct or modification will not affect the outcome of the forensic process, which might compromise their other human rights as a consequence, such as their right to liberty and even their right to life. Protecting basic human rights by ensuring the correctness of the entire forensics process, and its output in the form of digital evidence, is thus a point of concern. The “right to a fair trial” given in Article 6 of the European Convention as an umbrella principle that affects the forensics process, is one example of the protection of basic human rights. In digital forensics there are principles and models on the top (theoretical basis), acting as a platform on abstract and generic level, in the middle, there are policies and practices and at the bottom, there are technical procedures and techniques. During this research we worked to solve the above mentioned problems, concentrating on all three layers, by extending the abstract models, defining best practice, and by providing new technical procedures employing latest technology. Our work also helps to implement organisational policies. The research was undertaken in two cycles, starting with an exploration of the theoretical basis and continuing to procedures and techniques. The methods used to preserve the integrity of digital evidence were explored and evaluated in the first cycle. A new technical model called PIDESC[1] was thus proposed. This can preserve the integrity of digital evidence by orchestrating both software- and hardware-based security solutions. The model was evaluated in terms of time and cost. The results suggest that the gains outweigh the additional cost and time. The increase in time is a constant negligible factor of only half a millisecond on average. In the next cycle we built on our knowledge and extended the theoretical basis on an abstract and generic level to preserve the integrity of digital evidence and to protect basic human rights as overarching umbrella principles (2PasU[2]). We then developed specific solutions, including a formal method to select the best mobile device forensics tool, and developed a guide for best practices to fulfil the requirements of preservation and protection. Finally, we mapped the solutions to the proposed extended model with 2PasU, putting all the research into its context in order to pave the way for future work in this domain. [1] Protecting Digital Evidence Integrity by Using Smart Cards [2] Preservation and Protection as Umbrella Principles

At the time of the doctoral defense, the following paper was unpublished and had a status as follows: Paper 6: Submitted.

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Whitmore, Corrie Baird. « Development of trust in leadership : Exploring a cognitive process model ». Thesis, Virginia Tech, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/32513.

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This thesis explored the cognitive, character-inference process that Dirks & Skarlicki (2004) assert contributes to trust development. Self-reported transformational leadership, leader integrity, organizational justice, and leader prototypicality correlated positively with cognitive trust in this sample of 81 student employees (63% female, mean age 20.5) of a large southeastern university. Leader prototypicality, a cognitive evaluation process, partially mediated the relationship between leader integrity and trust. This studyâ s prime contribution was the longitudinal, empirical test of a model of trust development in interdependent leader-follower dyads. Future research may explore other antecedents of trust, assess how the cognitive process of trust development occurs, or investigate the relationship-based social exchange mechanism Dirks and Skarlicki (2004) suggest contributes to the development of affective trust.
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Carol, Mónica. « Role of T lymphocytes cytokines in the intestinal mucosa integrity and desequilibrum in a inflammatory process (coeliac disease) and in a infection process (HIV infection) ». Doctoral thesis, Universite Libre de Bruxelles, 1998. http://hdl.handle.net/2013/ULB-DIPOT:oai:dipot.ulb.ac.be:2013/211978.

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Jacobsen, Cindy Schnasa. « A question of integrity, a theological exercise in relating process thought with object relations psychology in pastoral counselling ». Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1998. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk2/tape15/PQDD_0004/MQ40337.pdf.

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Rancic, Mickael. « Etude des mécanismes de déformation et de transformations métallurgiques en sous-couche et sur la surface usinée lors du tournage du Ti-6Al-4V avec un outil en carbure cémenté WC-Co non revêtu. Corrélation de l’intégrité matière par la surveillance de l’opération et la compréhension des mécanismes d’endommagement de l’outil ». Thesis, Paris, ENSAM, 2012. http://www.theses.fr/2012ENAM0058/document.

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Ces travaux de thèse s'inscrivent dans le cadre du projet européen ACCENT qui fait suite au projet européen ManHIRP (2001-2005). Ces travaux ont pour objectifs principaux de développer une méthodologie expérimentale permettant d'établir une fenêtre de conditions de coupe garantissant une intégrité matière acceptable de la pièce en Ti-6Al-4V usinée, en s'appuyant sur la mesure des signaux des moyens de surveillance en cours d'usinage.Une attention particulière s'est portée sur l'identification et la classification des anomalies géométriques et de celles produites sur la surface usinée en fonction de la vitesse de coupe et de l'avance. Parallèlement aux investigations sur les anomalies géométriques et de surface, une étude du mode d'endommagement de l'outil en carbure cémenté WC-Co non revêtu et de celle de l'évolution des signaux de surveillance ont conduit à une bien meilleure compréhension des phénomènes liés à la coupe.Les anomalies générées en sous-couche de la surface usinée, telles que les couches à grains déformés et les « couches blanches » ont été étudiées par l'intermédiaire d'analyses métallurgiques fines comme la microsonde de Castaing et par des observations et des analyses au microscope électronique à transmission (MET). Des mesures de microdureté et de contraintes résiduelles ont complété ces analyses chimiques et microstructurales. Aussi, la connaissance de l'état métallurgique et mécanique de ces anomalies a permis de déduire leur genèse et les mécanismes de déformation et de transformations métallurgiques (phases et taille de grains) qui ont opéré en sous-couche du Ti-6Al-4V. Le suivi par la technique de l'analyse d'images des paramètres microstructuraux attachés aux grains globulaires alpha a conduit à mieux comprendre l'écoulement de la matière selon les directions de coupe et d'avance ainsi que les mécanismes de dissolution de ces phases globulaires alpha lorsque l'effet thermique prend le pas sur l'effet mécanique pendant l'usinage. A l'issue de ces caractérisations métallurgiques, des corrélations ont été entreprises entre les anomalies générées et les signaux des moyens de surveillance. Celles-ci s'appuient principalement sur les efforts radiaux dont l'évolution singulière au cours du temps indique l'apparition de défauts. L'amplitude de cet effort radial se corrèle avec la profondeur de la couche de Ti-6Al-4V affectée thermomécaniquement
The scientific works presented in this thesis is taken place within the framework of an European project ACCENT which is the continuity of the ManHIRP European project (2001-2005). The main aim of these studies is the development of an experimental approach allowing of the determination of an acceptable surface integrity within the validity domain according to the cutting parameters by using the recorded monitoring signals during turning operation. The identification and the classification of the geometrical anomalies generated on the machined surface versus the cutting speed and feed rate were especially investigated. At the same time, damage on uncoated cemented carbide and evolution on process monitoring signals have conducted to a better understanding of cutting phenomena. The anomalies generated within the machined sub-surface such as the highly worked layers and “white layers” were studied with fine metallurgical analysis like the use of Castaing microprobe and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). In addition, micro-hardness and residual stresses measurements have completed the previous analysis. The knowledge of the metallurgical and mechanical states within the sub-layer have enabled to deduce the causes of their formation and to define the deformation mechanisms and the metallurgical transformations (phases and grains size) which have occurred during the machining operation. The tracking of the microstructural features related to globular alpha grains by the investigations of the images analysis have led to a better understanding of material flow according to the cutting and feed directions. Also, the dissolution phenomena of globular alpha grains occurring when the thermal loading becomes preponderant before the mechanical one has been highlighted. After these metallurgical analyses, correlations between the surface integrity and the process monitoring signals have been found. The singular evolution of the radial force signal indicates the anomalies appearance. Its amplitude is linked with the depth of the thermo-mechanically affected sub-layer of the machined surface

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Pires, Vilara Maria Mesquita Mendes. « Integralidade do cuidado no processo de trabalho das equipes de sa?de da fam?lia : desafios na constru??o de uma pr?tica de rela??es ». UNIVERSIDADE ESTADUAL DE FEIRA DE SANTANA, 2007. http://localhost:8080/tede/handle/tede/37.

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This study has as investigation object of the integrity of the care in the process of work of the Teams of Health of Family (ESF) in the Jequi? city. It has the objectives to understand the senses and meanings of the integrity of the care in health in the process of work of the respective teams; to analyze the devices that guide the integral care to health (bond, reception,responsibility and resolution) and to identify the implications of the integrity of the care to the health in the process of the workers' of health work. It is a qualitative research, in an approximate perspective of the dialectic; method; it was used as technique s collection the semi-structured interview, the systematic observation and the analysis of official documents.The method of analysis approached to the hermeneutics-dialectics. The people of the study were twenty workers of health and seven users of the teams of health of the family. The results showed that the practices of health developed in some teams of health of the family seem contradictory to the integral service, still sustained in the doctor-centered model, mainly oriented for the hard technologies light-hard. However it is possible to notice some sensibility of guiding the work process for a perspective to the light technologies (relational practices),trying to develop their practices starting from an enlarged vision of the individual as bearer of foreseen needs and unexpected. The public litics of municipal health are a limit to be overcome in the sense of reaching the profile change in the ganization structure of the attention to the health. Was ended, therefore that for materialization of the integrity of the care in the Municipal district of Jequi?, the development of competences is demanded in the work process in health as well as a politics of articulate formation to the practice for construction of collective projects ntegrated to the care in health, in that workers and managers of health and users are co-responsible for the production of a knowledge - to do, aiming at to give positive answers to the needs and the user's demands - family in a humanized way.
Este Estudo tem como objeto de investiga??o a Integralidade do cuidado no processo de trabalho das Equipes de Sa?de da fam?lia no munic?pio de Jequi?-BA, tendo como objetivos compreender os sentidos e significados da Integralidade do cuidado em sa?de no processo de trabalho das respectivas equipes; analisar os dispositivos que orientam o cuidado integral a sa?de (v?nculo, acolhimento, responsabiliza??o e resolubilidade) e identificar as implica??es da integralidade do cuidado ? sa?de no decorres do processo de trabalho dos trabalhadores de sa?de. Trata-se de uma pesquisa qualitativa, em uma perspectiva aproximada do m?todo dial?tico, onde foi utilizado como t?cnica de coleta de dados ? entrevista semi-estruturada, a observa??o sistem?tica e an?lise de documentos oficiais. O m?todo de an?lise dos dados foi ? hermen?utica-dial?tica. Os sujeitos do estudo foram vinte trabalhadores de sa?de e sete usu?rios das equipes de sa?de da fam?lia. Os resultados mostraram que as pr?ticas de sa?de desenvolvidas em algumas equipes de sa?de da fam?lia se apresentam contradit?rias ao que se prop?e o atendimento integral, encontrando-se ainda sustentada no modelo m?dico, principalmente orientado pelas tecnologias duras e leve-duras. Todavia ? poss?vel perceber alguma sensibiliza??o no sentido de orientar o processo de trabalho para uma perspectiva voltada para as tecnologias leves (pr?ticas relacionais) procurando desenvolver as suas pr?ticas a partir de uma vis?o ampliada do individuo como portador de necessidades previstas e imprevis?veis. As Pol?ticas p?blicas de sa?de municipal ? um limite a ser uperado no sentido de alcan?ar a mudan?a de perfil na estrutura de organiza??o da aten??o a sa?de. Conclui-se, portanto que para concretiza??o da integralidade do cuidado no Munic?pio de Jequi?, exige-se o desenvolvimento de compet?ncias no processo de trabalho em sa?de assim como uma pol?tica de forma??o articulada ? pr?tica para constru??o de projetos coletivos integrados ao cuidado em sa?de, em que trabalhadores e gestores de sa?de e usu?rios sejam co-respons?veis pela produ??o de um saber fazer objetivando dar respostas positivas ?s necessidades e demandas do usu?rio fam?lia de forma humanizada.

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Edwards, Craig Alan. « Business process integrity and enterprise resource planning systems : an analysis of workaround practices in a large public sector organisation ». Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/79845.

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Thesis (MPhil)--Stellenbosch University, 2013.
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Information Technology (IT) artefacts, such as Enterprise Resource Planning systems (ERPs), promise much with regard to meeting the requirements of organisations. In the knowledge economy, organisations require real time data, information flow and integration of business processes to remain financially viable and competitive. However, organisations often fail to harness ERP systems effectively. This thesis attempts to unpack a section of the complex nature of ERPs with emphasis on the post-adoption phase of the systems’ development life cycle. This study explores the complex interface between rigid IT artefacts like ERPs and the, often unpredictable, reality of organisational work processes. Focus falls, in particular, on the workaround practices that end users of the system perform and the effects these have on the integrity of the business process. Based on an extensive literature review, an integrated framework for business process integrity is developed and formulated. This model is applied to the analysis of a qualitative data set compiled during an empirical investigation of a large Local Government Organisation utilising a proprietary ERP product. The data set includes semi-structured interviews with members of the ERP user community relating to their handling of impositions or deficiencies experienced when using the artefact. To define the relationship between business process integrity and workaround practices, each workaround identified is individually analysed to determine the reasons and outcomes that are associated with its enactment. Results indicate that workaround practices have diverse impacts on the various dimensions of business process integrity. While, in certain scenarios, they pose serious threats to organisational performance, they also play a particularly important role in enhancing the organisation’s ability to handle non-standard business cases. Despite their informal and often covert nature, workaround practices are at the heart of the balance between control and flexibility in organisations and their existence suggests that, contrary to common beliefs, ERPs only have limited agency in determining organisational workflow.
AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Inligtingstegnologie (IT) artefakte, soos ondernemingshulpbronbeplanningstelses (OHBs), beloof baie ten einde aan organisasies se vereistes te voldoen. In die kennis-ekonomie vereis organisasies regstreekse data, inligtingsvloei en integrasie van besigheidprosesse om finansieel lewensvatbaar en kompeterend te bly. Dikwels faal organisasies egter om OHB stelsels effektief te benut. Hierdie tesis poog om ŉ deel van die ingewikkelde aard van OHBs te ontleed, met klem op die postaanvaardingsfase in die stelsels se lewensiklus. Hierdie studie ondersoek die ingewikkelde koppelvlak tussen rigiede IT artefakte soos OHBs en die dikwels onvoorspelbare realiteit van organisatoriese werk prosesse. Die klem val in besonder op die alternatiewe praktyke wat eindgebruikers van die stelsel gebruik, en die uitwerking wat hierdie praktyke op die integriteit van die besigheidsproses het. Gegrond op ŉ uitgebreide literatuurstudie, is ŉ geïntegreerde raamwerk vir besigheidsprosesintegriteit ontwikkel en geformuleer. Hierdie model is toegepas op die ontleding van ŉ kwalitatiewe datastel wat saamgestel is tydens ŉ empiriese ondersoek van ŉ Plaaslike Regeringsorganisasie wat ŉ privaat patent OHB-produk gebruik. Die datastel sluit semigestruktureerde onderhoude in wat met lede van die OHB gebruikersgemeenskap gevoer is met betrekking tot hul hantering van opleggings of tekortkominge wat tydens die gebruik van die artefakte ondervind word. Om die verhouding tussen besigheidsprosesintegriteit en die toepassing van omweë te definieer, is elke geïdentifiseerde alternatief individueel ontleed om sodoende die redes en uitkomste wat met die uitvoer daarvan geassosieer word, te bepaal. Resultate dui aan dat alternatiewe gebruike diverse uitwerkings op die verskillende dimensies van besigheidsprosesintegriteit het. Terwyl, in sommige gevalle, dit ernstige bedreigings vir organisatoriese prestasie inhou, speel dit ook ŉ besonder belangrike rol in die verbetering van die organisasie se nie-standaard bedryfsake. Ten spyte van hul informele en dikwels verborge aard, is alternatiewe gebruike die hart van die balans tussen beheer en buigsaamheid in organisasies, en hul bestaan dui daarop dat, in teendeel met algemene oortuigings, OHBs net beperkte werking het met betrekking tot die bepaling van organisatoriese werksvloei.

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Singh, Sanjay. « Digital Forensics applications towards digitized collections in Cloud : a process approach to gathering evidences for authenticity, integrity and accessibility ». Thesis, Luleå tekniska universitet, Datavetenskap, 2017. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:ltu:diva-63701.

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The growth of data/information on social media and in large organizations is huge in terms of velocity, volume and variety which is also something being tackled by the large IT companies providing Big Data solutions. The other challenges which are linked to managing the huge pile of data are about ensuring preservation and access of crucial data which has implications in every sector ranging from pharmaceuticals to aerospace and cultural institutions (museums, archives and governmental records). The challenges for data management are further complicated by the changing infrastructure landscape and the new business models to host data in virtualized cloud-based storage termed as Cloud solutions (PaaS, SaaS, and IaaS). Several large companies and public institutions are migrating their data/applications to cloud due to the apparent benefits of scalability, reliability, cost, easy of operability and security. The digitization and maintenance of e-records / digital archives in Cloud provides many potential benefits but it is also prone to several risks to ensure long-term retention of data as well as to ensure integrity, authenticity and accessibility of data. For several organizations such as memory institutions, heavy industries (Aerospace & Defence), banks and pharmaceutical companies, it is business critical to securely store data for long-term with integrity, authenticity and accessibility ensured. Hence, along with preservation of data, it is crucial to keep integrity and authenticity of data intact. The digital forensics methods and tools offer several solutions to ensure preservation of data and detect risks at pre-ingest stage of digital archiving to take appropriate measures towards ensuring authenticity, integrity and accessibility. The specific forensics methods and tools also offers possibilities to detect malicious activities or tampering in the digital archives and prepare report for presentation in the court. This thesis work is focussed on the applications of digital forensics towards ensuring the preservation of data in cloud-based storage. It discusses the applications of processes, methods and tools to improve the acquisition, management and accessibility of collections hosted on cloud-based storage (Google Drive, Sky Drive). The pilot platform (i.e. Google Drive) would be tested with forensics methods/tools to draw conclusions for the memory institutions about hosting their data on cloud storage.

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Qu, Jun. « Development of Cylindrical Wire Electrical Discharge Machining Process and Investigation of Surface Integrity and Mechanical Property of EDM Surface Layers ». NCSU, 2002. http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/theses/available/etd-20020325-173441.

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The cylindrical wire Electrical Discharge Machining (EDM) process was developed to generate precise cylindrical forms on hard, difficult-to-machine materials. A precise, flexible, and corrosion-resistant underwater rotary spindle was designed and added to a conventional two-axis wire EDM machine to enable the generation of free-form cylindrical geometries. A detailed spindle error analysis identified the major source of error at different frequencies. The mathematical models for material removal rate and surface finish were derived. Experimental results indicated that higher maximum material removal rate might be achieved in the cylindrical wire EDM than the 2D wire EDM. Effects of some key process parameters, wire feed rate, pulse on-time and part rotational speed, on the surface finish and roundness are explored. For WC-Co parts, an arithmetic average surface roughness and roundness as low as 0.68 and 1.7 mm, respectively, can be achieved. Surfaces of the cylindrical EDM parts were examined using Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) to identify the macro-ridges and craters on the surface. Cross-sections of the EDM parts are examined using the SEM to quantify the recast layer and heat-affected zone under various process parameters. This study also used nanoindentation to investigate the influence of cylindrical wire EDM process on the mechanical properties of WC-Co composite. Multiple indents were conducted on the cross-section of the recast layer, heat-affected zone, and bulk material. The SEM micrographs were used to correlate the individual nano-indent to the measured hardness and modulus of elasticity. The experimental results showed that the heat-affected zone had more compact microstructure less indentation cracking. The recast layer had lower hardness and modulus of elasticity than the original material and heat-affected zone. EDS X-ray and X-ray diffraction were used to analyze the material compositions of the heat-affected zone and recast layer and to understand the effects of wire EDM process on the machined WC-Co surface. The micro-blasting process has been applied to improve the surface integrity of the part machined by wire EDM. The surface roughness of WC-Co parts could be reduced significantly using micro-size SiC abrasives. The surface finish improvement was also shown by the SEM micrographs of the blasted surfaces and their cross-sections. The undesired recast layer, which has poor mechanical properties and irregular features, was eventually removed by micro-blasting. Compressive residual stress introduced by micro-blasting could increase the surface wear resistance. Experiments with different process parameters were conduced to study the efficiency and effectiveness of micro-blasting for surface property control.

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Zhu, Wenbo. « Soldering interconnects through self-propagating reaction process ». Thesis, Loughborough University, 2016. https://dspace.lboro.ac.uk/2134/23259.

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This thesis presents a research into the solder interconnects made through the reactive bonding process based on the self-propagating reaction. A numerical study of soldering conditions in the heat affected zone (HAZ) during bonding was initially carried out in order to understand the self-propagating reactive bonding and the related influencing factors. This was subsequently followed by an extensive experimental work to evaluate the feasibility and reliability of the reactive bonding process to enable the optimisation of processing parameters, which had provided a detailed understanding in terms of interfacial characteristics and bonding strengths. In addition, by focusing on the microstructure of the bonds resulted from the self-propagating reactions, the interfacial reactions and microstructural evolution of the bonded structures and effects of high-temperature aging were studied in details and discussed accordingly. To study the soldering conditions, a 3D time-dependent model is established to describe the temperature and stress field induced during self-propagating reactions. The transient temperature and stress distribution at the critical locations are identified. This thus allows the prediction of the melting status of solder alloys and the stress concentration points (weak points) in the bond under certain soldering conditions, e.g. ambient temperature, pressure, dimension and type of solder materials. Experimentally, the characterisation of interconnects bonded using various materials under different technical conditions is carried out. This ultimately assists the understanding of the feasibility, reliability and failure modes of reactive bonding technique, as well as the criteria and optimisation to form robust joints. The formation of phases such as intermetallic compounds (IMCs) and mechanism of interfacial reactions during reactive bonding and subsequent aging are elaborated. The composition, dimension, distribution of phases have been examined through cross-sectional observations. The underlying temperature and stress profile determining the diffusion, crystallization and growth of phases are defined by numerical predictions. XXI Through the comparative analysis of the experimental and numerical results, the unique phases developed in the self-propagating joints are attributed to the solid-liquid-convective diffusion, directional solidification and non-equilibrium crystallization. The recrystallization and growth of phases during aging are revealed to be resulted from the solid-state diffusion and equilibration induced by the high-temperature heating. In conclusion, the interfacial reactions and microstructural evolution of interconnect developed through self-propagating reactive bonding are studied and correlated with the related influencing factors that has been obtained from these predictions and experiments. The results and findings enable the extensive uses of self-propagating reactive bonding technology for new design and assembly capable of various applications in electronic packaging. It also greatly contributes to the fundamentals of the crystallization and soldering mechanism of materials under the non-equilibrium conditions.

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Brown, Stephen. « The transformation of disaffection into dissent : the Conciliar Process for justice, peace and integrity for creation in the German Democratic Republic ». Thesis, University of Reading, 2007. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.501359.

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The focus of this thesis is the church-sponsored 'Conciliar Process for Justice, Peace and the Integrity of Creation', which culminated in the GDR in 1988-9 with the Ökumenische Versammlung der Christen und Kirchen in der DDR fur Gerechtigkeit, Frieden und Bewahrung der Schopfling'. This met in three sessions between February 1988 and April 1989, and articulated demands for the reform of the GDR, including the separation of the state and the party, secret ballots for elections, freedom for art and culture, and the right to form independent associations. The Conciliar Process was launched by the World Council of Churches in 1983 to encourage churches to respond to the issues of global injustice, peace and threats to the environment. This thesis identifies the motor for the Conciliar Process in the GDR as the 'Basisgruppen' that grew up in the GDR in the 1980s, and the intellectual underpinnings as being provided by the GDR theologian Heino Falcke, who came to prominence in the 1972 with a call for 'verbesserlicher Soziahsmus', as an alternative to the existing socialism in the GDR.

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Hanna, Carl Robert. « Engineering Residual Stress into the Workpiece through the Design of Machining Process Parameters ». Diss., Georgia Institute of Technology, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/19813.

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The surface integrity of a machined component that meets the demands of a specific application requirement is defined by several characteristics. The residual stress profile into the component is often considered as the critical characteristics as it carries a direct effect on the fatigue life of a machined component. A significant amount of effort has been dedicated by researchers to predict post process stress in a workpiece using analytical, experimental, and numerical modeling methods. Nonetheless, no methodology is available that can express the cutting process parameters and tool geometry parameters as functions of machined residual stress profile to allow process planning in achieving desired residual stress profile. This research seeks to fill that void by developing a novel approach to enable the extraction of cutting process and tool geometry parameters from a desired or required residual stress profile. More specifically, the model consists in determining the depth of cut, the tool edge radius and the cutting forces needed to obtain a prescribed residual stress profile for an orthogonal machining operation. The model is based on the inverse solution of a physics-based modeling approach of the orthogonal machining operation and the inverse solution of the residual stress prediction from Hertzian stresses. Experimental and modeling data are used to validate the developed model. The work constitutes a novel approach in engineering residual stress in a machined component.

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Cohen, Rachel Mara. « Implementing school-wide positive behavior support : exploring the influence of socio-cultural, academic, behavioral, and implementation process variables ». [Tampa, Fla] : University of South Florida, 2006. http://purl.fcla.edu/usf/dc/et/SFE0001607.

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De, Benedittis Pierre [Verfasser]. « The Impact of Bank Integrity and Reputation on Company Costs and Performance in the Process of Certification : an Empirical Analysis / Pierre De Benedittis ». Wuppertal : Universitätsbibliothek Wuppertal, 2016. http://d-nb.info/1093600934/34.

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Edwards, Charles Kumar. « A Framework for the Governance of Information Security ». NSUWorks, 2013. http://nsuworks.nova.edu/gscis_etd/143.

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Information security is a complex issue, which is very critical for success of modern businesses. It can be implemented with the help of well-tested global standards and best practices. However, it has been studied that the human aspects of information security compliance pose significant challenge to its practitioners. There has been significant interest in the recent past on how human compliance to information security policy can be achieved in an organization. Various models have been proposed by these researchers. However, there are very few models that have tried to link human commitment attributes with information security governance of an organization. The research problem of this study was to identify the security controls and mechanisms to govern information security effectively. The proposed model was based on agency theory and comprises a relationship between human commitment variables (ethics, integrity and trust) with security governance variables (structural, relational and process) referred as systemic variables in the research. The resulting correlation is further related with governance objectives (goal congruence and reducing information asymmetry) to hypothesize an effective information security in an organization. The research model proposed was tested employing confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) and structural equation modeling (SEM). There were four models tested in this research. The first model (initial measurement model) comprised human variables linked with relational and the systemic variables linked with goal congruence and information asymmetry. This model could not get through the CFA tests. A modified model comprising human and systemic attributes related with goal congruence and information asymmetry, separately, was taken forward to SEM. This model returned low model fitment scores and hence two alternate models were tested. In the first alternative, the human attributes were related with goal congruence and systemic attributes were linked with information asymmetry. In the second alternative, the relationships of the first alternatives were retained and two alternate relationships were introduced - integrity was linked with information asymmetry and structural was linked with goal congruence. Both models are very close to good model fitment scores. However, the second alternative returned better results and hence, was chosen as the final outcome of the research. The model reflects that human attributes and systemic attributes are fairly independent in an effective information security framework, and drive goal congruence and information asymmetry, respectively. However, integrity is an important human commitment for ensuring information asymmetry and the right organizational structure and roles are important for ensuring goal congruence.

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Freeman, Carrie Packwood. « Struggling for Ideological Integrity in the Social Movement Framing Process : How U.S. Animal Rights Organizations Frame Values and Ethical Ideology in Food Advocacy Communication ». Thesis, Connect to title online (Scholars' Bank) Connect to title online (ProQuest), 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/1794/8281.

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Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Oregon, 2008.
Typescript. Includes vita and abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 384-398). Also available online in Scholars' Bank; and in ProQuest, free to University of Oregon users.

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Amegnran, Kokouvi Momo. « Assessing Electoral Process Challenges Through Poll Workers' Performance in Sub-Saharan Africa-Togo ». Thesis, Walden University, 2017. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10636426.

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Contenders disputing electoral results in Sub-Saharan African countries often attribute defects in presidential electoral processes to the implementation of rules and procedures. Yet despite the considerable decision-making authority poll workers are entrusted with and the significance of the tasks performed by therm, scholars have not closely investigated poll workers’contributions to elections’ management in Sub-Saharan Africa. Using principal-agent theory as the foundation, the purpose of this case study was to examine the challenges encountered in the organization of the presidential election in Togo, held on April 25, 2015, with a particular emphasis on poll workers’ job performance. Research questions focused on whether poll workers in Togo have the ability and the resources necessary to carry out quality elections and the perceived effects of poll workers’ performance on the integrity of the presidential electoral process. Data were obtained from interviews with 11 purposely selected poll workers and review of social media audio and video records of the election. These data were inductively coded and subjected to thematic analysis. A key finding was that deficiencies in poll workers’ performance reflect a complex interplay of ill-conceived legal framework, lack of infrastructure, poor training, personal ineptitude, underfunding, partisanship, and tribalism. Further findings indicated that poll workers performing poorly resulted in long lines of voters, voter suppression, inaccuracies in vote counts, and delay in results announcement. Implications for positive social change include election practitionners’ increased awareness that improving the quality of service delivery to voters on election day may foster confidence in and legitimacy of election results, seen as prerequisite to peaceful presidential elections in this part of the world.

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Njuguna, Patricia Muthoni. « The Challenges Faced By Truth Commissions as a Result of the Selection and Appointment of Truth Commissioners ». University of the Western Cape, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/11394/6368.

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Magister Legum - LLM (Criminal Justice and Procedure)
As states continue to rapidly transition from conflict or autocracy to democracy, there has been need to address past gross human rights violations. To address these past egregious violations, transitioning countries often relied on immunities and prosecutions. However, prosecutions and amnesties presented several challenges that necessitated a recourse to truth and reconciliation commissions (hereafter TRCs). Since then, TRCs have evolved to be an essential accountability mechanism in transitional justice. Given the important role that TRCs play in transitioning countries, the composition of TRCs should be of credible character in the eye of the public. The selected and appointed truth commissioners (hereafter commissioners) play a key role in the truth-finding process and the importance of having a constraint-free and reliable work plan of selecting these commissioners cannot be overestimated. However, in practice the selection and appointment of the commissioners has proven to be a challenging exercise.

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Dömény, Tibor. « Analýza vlivu parametrů procesu broušení na integritu obrobené plochy se zaměřením na zbytková napětí ». Master's thesis, Vysoké učení technické v Brně. Fakulta strojního inženýrství, 2009. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-228822.

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Since grinding is often the last process of a manufactured part, caution has to be taken in order to ensure the integrity of the surface. The role of grinding induced residual stresses can be important in fatigue or wear resistance. In most cases we cannot evaluate accurately and easily their distribution. On this purpose, many scientists are working on the modeling of grinding and its effects on a many points. The main aim of this work is to analyse of residual stresses influenced by grinding parameters.

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Stone, Harry James. « THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF ECOLOGICAL RESEARCH : ANALYZING THE “TOTAL MAXIMUM DAILY LOAD” PROCESS IN THE UPPER MILL CREEK (CINCINNATI) ». Oxford, Ohio : Miami University, 2004. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc%5Fnum=miami1082567599.

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Bracco, Bruno Amabile. « Direito penal e processo de individuação : um estudo junguiano sobre o impacto das leis penais na sociedade ». Universidade de São Paulo, 2012. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/2/2136/tde-06122012-142947/.

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A presente pesquisa tem como objetivo central investigar o impacto das leis penais no processo de individuação, tal como concebido por Carl Gustav Jung. Para tanto, após esclarecidas questões relativas aos pressupostos teóricos da pesquisa junguiana, explorar-se-ão os passos principais do processo de individuação, procurando-se proporcionar uma introdução geral ao pensamento de Jung. Num segundo momento, procurar-se-á investigar o papel do Direito Penal na projeção da sombra humana e, por consequência, no processo de individuação. Sugerir-se-á, então, um caminho para que o Direito Penal possa verdadeiramente se inclinar ao fomento da integridade almejada pelo processo de individuação. Ao final, procurar-se-á argumentar que toda a busca, ainda que aparentemente assustadora, justifica-se em virtude daquilo que parece reservado a quem logra individuar-se.
This research intends to investigate the impact of criminal laws in the process of individuation, as conceived by Carl Gustav Jung. In order to do so, basic issues related to Junguian theoretical research will be explained, as well as the main steps of the process of individuation, seeking to provide a general introduction to Jungs thought. The role played by criminal laws in the projection of the human shadow, and, consequently, in the process of individuation itself will also be examined. Subsequently, this paper will suggest a path that Criminal Law could follow in order to truly promote human integrity, which is the main goal of the process of individuation. Finally, it will be argued that such a journey, although apparently frightening, is justified because of what seems to be reserved for those who manage to accomplish the process of individuation.

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Dutilh, Vincent. « Maîtrise de l'intégrité de surface par la surveillance d'usinage sur les pièces critiques en superalliage de turbomoteurs aéronautiques ». Phd thesis, Toulouse, INPT, 2011. http://oatao.univ-toulouse.fr/15642/1/Dutilh.pdf.

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Les travaux présentés dans cette thèse s'inscrivent dans le cadre du projet européen ACCENT sur la maîtrise de l'intégrité de surface par la surveillance lors de l'usinage des pièces critiques aéronautiques. Des études antérieures ont montrées que des anomalies générées lors de l'usinage peuvent induire un abattement sur la tenue en fatigue des pièces. Dans ce contexte, l'objectif de ces travaux est de modéliser la relation entre l'intégrité de surface et les signaux enregistrés lors du perçage de l'Udimet®720. A partir d'une démarche expérimentale basée sur le Couple-Outil-Matière et les plans d'expériences, une caractérisation de l'usure de l'outil, de l'intégrité de surface et des signaux enregistrés a été effectuées en fonction des conditions d‘usinage et du contexte de l'opération (lubrifiant, dureté matière). Cette caractérisation à permis d'établir des corrélations entre les caractéristiques de l'intégrité de surface et celles des signaux. Ces corrélations ont été modélisées par des méthodes directes et statistiques, afin de mettre en avant la pertinence des capteurs de puissance, d'efforts et d'accélération par rapport aux anomalies d'usinage. Ainsi les capteurs permettent la prédiction de la couche de matière affectée par l'opération quelque soit le contexte d'usinage.

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Jermolajev, Štěpán. « Kontinuální odvalovací broušení čelního ozubení ». Master's thesis, Vysoké učení technické v Brně. Fakulta strojního inženýrství, 2013. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-230504.

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The diploma thesis deals with the technology of continuous generating gear grinding. With reference to this technology, used grinding wheels and grinding machines are described. A detailed analysis is devoted to the technological parameters of the grinding process and their influence on the resultant tooth flank surface integrity. In order to verify described rules, the diploma thesis contains results of practical experiments as well.

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Cardillo, Antonio Gaetano <1981&gt. « Processi integrati per l’intensificazione di processo : reazione di fotocatalisi accoppiata alla pervaporazione, la dialisi e all’ozonizzazione ». Doctoral thesis, Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna, 2015. http://amsdottorato.unibo.it/7031/1/Cardillo_AntonioGaetano__Tesi.pdf.

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L’accoppiamento di diverse operazioni unitarie può in certi casi portare ad una cosiddetta “intensificazione di processo”, cioè ad un aumento sostanziale delle rese, dell’efficienza e della sostenibilità. Nel presente lavoro sono state pertanto analizzate le potenzialità di accoppiamento della fotocatalisi, il più studiato tra i “processi di ossidazione avanzata”, sia con alcuni processi a membrana per la sintesi verde di aromi sia con l’ozonizzazione per la depurazione di acque. È stato dimostrato che in entrambi i casi l’ottenimento di una significativa intensificazione di processo dipende in gran parte dai parametri operativi, in particolare dal rapporto, delta, tra la velocità caratteristica di fotocatalisi e quella del processo accoppiato. Nel caso della sintesi di aromi, in cui la fotocatalisi viene accoppiata con la pervaporazione o con la dialisi ricircolando al reattore il retentato dalla cella con la membrana. Il parametro delta dipende dalla velocità di reazione, dalle proprietà di trasporto delle membrane e naturalmente dal volume del rettore e dall’area della membrana. La reazione fotocatalitica produce l’aroma, ad esempio vanillina da acido ferulico, per ossidazione parziale e grazie al recupero del prodotto se ne evita l’ulteriore ossidazione aumentandone pertanto la resa. L’operare in apparati separati offre diversi vantaggi come la possibilità di variare senza vincoli il rapporto tra area della membrana e volume del reattore, ma impone di considerare anche il grado effettivo di accoppiamento dei processi. In questo caso, come evidenziato dal modello matematico, un sufficientemente elevato rapporto di ricircolo consente comunque di integrare efficacemente i processi. Nell’ozonizzazione fotocatalitica si hanno due importanti vantaggi: l’aumento della velocità di degradazione grazie alla sinergia tra i processi e la capacità di controllare la formazione di prodotti pericolosi. La sinergia viene massimizzata ad un valore ottimale di delta, mentre la formazione dei prodotti indesiderati viene controllata operando secondo le procedure che sono state individuate.
The coupling of different unit operations can generate the so called “process intensification”, giving a substantial increase of yield, efficiency and sustainability. Photocatalytic oxidation is one of the best known Advanced Oxidation Processes and in the present work it is shown which are the possibilities arising by the coupling of photocatalysis both with two membrane separation processes for the green synthesis of aromas and with ozonation for water purification. It has been demonstrated that process intensification depends mainly on the operating condition, one of which is the ratio delta, between the characteristic rate of the photocatalytic reaction and the characteristic rate of the second process. In the synthesis of aromas, photocatalysis has been coupled with pervaporation or dialysis. The integraion has been achieved recirculating the retentate flow of the membrane separation module. The delta parameter and the process enhancement depends on rate of reaction, transport properties of the membranes, accordingly from the volume of reactor and membrane surface. The partial oxidation given by the photocatalytic reaction can yield the vanillin aroma starting from ferulic acid. The recovery of the product, using the membrane separation can avoid a further oxidation and the yield increase. Working with separated apparatuses gives some advantages, the ratio between the volume of the reactor and the membrane surface area can be changed freely, but more attention has to be paid to integration effectiveness. In this case a sufficiently high recirculation rate can guarantee the process integration, as shown by the mathematical model. Photocatalytic ozonation can achieve two important results: the rate of reaction increase by processes synergy and the control of hazardous substances formation. This synergy is maximized at an optimal value of delta. An optimal value of delta exist that maximizes the synergy and the formation of hazardous substances is controlled according to given procedures.

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Cardillo, Antonio Gaetano <1981&gt. « Processi integrati per l’intensificazione di processo : reazione di fotocatalisi accoppiata alla pervaporazione, la dialisi e all’ozonizzazione ». Doctoral thesis, Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna, 2015. http://amsdottorato.unibo.it/7031/.

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L’accoppiamento di diverse operazioni unitarie può in certi casi portare ad una cosiddetta “intensificazione di processo”, cioè ad un aumento sostanziale delle rese, dell’efficienza e della sostenibilità. Nel presente lavoro sono state pertanto analizzate le potenzialità di accoppiamento della fotocatalisi, il più studiato tra i “processi di ossidazione avanzata”, sia con alcuni processi a membrana per la sintesi verde di aromi sia con l’ozonizzazione per la depurazione di acque. È stato dimostrato che in entrambi i casi l’ottenimento di una significativa intensificazione di processo dipende in gran parte dai parametri operativi, in particolare dal rapporto, delta, tra la velocità caratteristica di fotocatalisi e quella del processo accoppiato. Nel caso della sintesi di aromi, in cui la fotocatalisi viene accoppiata con la pervaporazione o con la dialisi ricircolando al reattore il retentato dalla cella con la membrana. Il parametro delta dipende dalla velocità di reazione, dalle proprietà di trasporto delle membrane e naturalmente dal volume del rettore e dall’area della membrana. La reazione fotocatalitica produce l’aroma, ad esempio vanillina da acido ferulico, per ossidazione parziale e grazie al recupero del prodotto se ne evita l’ulteriore ossidazione aumentandone pertanto la resa. L’operare in apparati separati offre diversi vantaggi come la possibilità di variare senza vincoli il rapporto tra area della membrana e volume del reattore, ma impone di considerare anche il grado effettivo di accoppiamento dei processi. In questo caso, come evidenziato dal modello matematico, un sufficientemente elevato rapporto di ricircolo consente comunque di integrare efficacemente i processi. Nell’ozonizzazione fotocatalitica si hanno due importanti vantaggi: l’aumento della velocità di degradazione grazie alla sinergia tra i processi e la capacità di controllare la formazione di prodotti pericolosi. La sinergia viene massimizzata ad un valore ottimale di delta, mentre la formazione dei prodotti indesiderati viene controllata operando secondo le procedure che sono state individuate.
The coupling of different unit operations can generate the so called “process intensification”, giving a substantial increase of yield, efficiency and sustainability. Photocatalytic oxidation is one of the best known Advanced Oxidation Processes and in the present work it is shown which are the possibilities arising by the coupling of photocatalysis both with two membrane separation processes for the green synthesis of aromas and with ozonation for water purification. It has been demonstrated that process intensification depends mainly on the operating condition, one of which is the ratio delta, between the characteristic rate of the photocatalytic reaction and the characteristic rate of the second process. In the synthesis of aromas, photocatalysis has been coupled with pervaporation or dialysis. The integraion has been achieved recirculating the retentate flow of the membrane separation module. The delta parameter and the process enhancement depends on rate of reaction, transport properties of the membranes, accordingly from the volume of reactor and membrane surface. The partial oxidation given by the photocatalytic reaction can yield the vanillin aroma starting from ferulic acid. The recovery of the product, using the membrane separation can avoid a further oxidation and the yield increase. Working with separated apparatuses gives some advantages, the ratio between the volume of the reactor and the membrane surface area can be changed freely, but more attention has to be paid to integration effectiveness. In this case a sufficiently high recirculation rate can guarantee the process integration, as shown by the mathematical model. Photocatalytic ozonation can achieve two important results: the rate of reaction increase by processes synergy and the control of hazardous substances formation. This synergy is maximized at an optimal value of delta. An optimal value of delta exist that maximizes the synergy and the formation of hazardous substances is controlled according to given procedures.

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Deshpande, Amol Mukund. « Design Process to Integrate Natural and Human Systems ». Thesis, Virginia Tech, 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/9679.

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After more than a century, there are very few examples of excellent interdisciplinary work in landscape architecture, like the "Emerald Necklace" designed by Frederick Law Olmsted or Landschaftspark Duisburg-Nord by Peter Latz. Most of the projects still have only one purpose: they are either reserved for conservation as are the great national parks, or are planned for recreation or development that ignores natural systems. "Most...landscape designers are still inspired by and primarily focused on aesthetics; society's other major objectives are secondary for them" (Richard Forman 2002, p: 85). In 1993, American Society of Landscape Architects defined sustainable development as, "development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the future." Thus designers need to understand how natural and human systems work and design for the protection of our environmental as an integral part of any development. Landscape architects can achieve this by borrowing principles of legendary works like the "Emerald Necklace" and combining those with new technology to meet changing cultural and ecological needs. This thesis asserts that sustainable development should be achieved by reconciling human systems and its effects on the surrounding environment by using and revealing natural systems to spread consciousness and earn attention and care for our environment. Suitability analysis by Ian McHarg, Bioregionalism by Clair Reiniger, Regenerative design process by Lyle, and Framework for ecological design by Prof. Carl Steinitz are various design processes to create developments, which can respond to both natural and human needs. The thesis project, Riverside Park and Biomedical Complex in the South Jefferson Redevelopment Area in Roanoke, VA, explores how a design process, consisted of framework for ecological design and principals of eco-revelatory design, can help to plan a sustainable development, which uses and reveals natural systems to reconciling human systems and its effects on the surrounding environment. The project demonstrates how a multidisciplinary approach towards landscape design can help to create a multifunctional design that meets the, ecological and cultural, needs of the present without compromising the future.
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Sousa, Lisa Pinto de. « Model to integrate ecosystem services into the planning process ». Doctoral thesis, Universidade de Aveiro, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10773/21697.

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Doutoramento em Ciências e Engenharia do Ambiente
Triggered by the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment, among other seminal publications, ecosystem services research has experienced an almost exponential growth over the past two decades. Since then, ecosystem services have become widespread and the concept has been used in different disciplines, separately and in collaboration, to address complex socioecological problems. These efforts were accompanied at political level with a number of international and European initiatives, such as the creation of the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services, the adoption of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity of the Convention on Biological Diversity, and the adoption of the EU Biodiversity Strategy. Driving the uptake of ecosystem services is the argument that its integration can lead to better environmental decision-making. Moreover, by emphasizing the ecosystems’ central role on human well-being it provides anthropocentric-oriented argumentation for biodiversity and nature conservation. This is particularly relevant for coastal regions which are complex socialecological systems with high ecological value but simultaneously under significant pressure. This challenges traditional forms of management and calls for a more integrative, adaptive, inclusive, and ecosystem-based management. Despite of the growing body of work, the actual uptake of ecosystem services into policy and decision-making processes is still limited and challenging. On this basis, and considering the constraints when putting ecosystem services into practice, this research aims to: i) develop and discuss a managementoriented approach to identify, classify and map the ecosystem services provided by a complex social-ecological system; ii) develop an in-depth study of the ecosystem services present in Ria de Aveiro coastal region, as well as the main pressures and potential impacts; iii) explore the potential of integration of the ecosystem services on spatial planning process, particularly on Estuary Programmes. Estuary Programmes were seen as a unique opportunity to investigate these issues, since they are special programmes, are focused on complex socialecological systems, and can be further explored. Though Vouga Estuary Programme was created in 2009, it has not been developed yet, which presents an opportunity for testing the proposed approach and methodologies in the future. Although it uses Ria de Aveiro costal region as case study, the lessons learned and the proposed model can be used in other social-ecological systems beyond the estuary level or Portugal. Despite of the identified biophysical, technical and management constraints, this research proved that it is possible to map multiple ecosystem services using available data, and that ecosystem services knowledge can be incorporated in spatial planning process by adapting current planning practices (including participation). As new data becomes available, ecosystem services’ assessment methods become standardized, and technical skills evolve, the proposed approach and methodologies can be gradually improved, following the adaptive management rationale. This research suggests that spatial planning processes need to bring together various disciplines from natural and social sciences, and be informed by multiple layers of information regarding the provision of ecosystem services, pressures, alternative futures and stakeholders’ preferences and concerns. Principles such as comprehensive, adaptive, inclusive, and integrative were considered key for guiding ecosystem services integration into spatial planning process. Additionally, it highlights the viability and relevance of integrating ecosystem services into the technical configuration of Estuary Programs and spatial planning processes, in general. It also demonstrates how the integration of these concepts helps to innovate and strengthen the process of environmental planning and management towards sustainability, territorial and social cohesion, responding to current societal challenges and contributing to human well-being.
Os serviços de ecossistemas têm vindo a assumir um papel central na investigação científica, observando-se um crescimento exponencial no número de publicações científicas nas últimas duas décadas. Impulsionado por um conjunto de publicações influentes, designadamente a avaliação global do Millennium Ecosystem Assessment, este conceito tem vindo a ser adotado por várias disciplinas no sentido de responder, individual ou conjuntamente, aos desafios decorrentes da complexidade dos sistemas socio-ecológicos. Paralelamente, a nível político, tem-se observado um aumento significativo de iniciativas internacionais e europeias com enfoque nos serviços de ecossistemas, como a criação da Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services, a adoção do Plano Global Estratégico para a Biodiversidade, e a adoção da Estratégia Europeia para a Biodiversidade. Vários argumentos têm motivado a sua apropriação, nomeadamente a convicção de que a integração dos serviços de ecossistemas permitirá melhorar o processo de tomada de decisão no desenho e implementação das políticas ambientais, salientando o papel basilar dos ecossistemas no bem-estar humano. Estes aspetos são particularmente relevantes para as zonas costeiras, uma vez que estas são sistemas socio-ecológicos complexos caracterizados, simultaneamente, por um elevado valor ecológico e elevada vulnerabilidade. Esta circunstância desafia as práticas tradicionais de planeamento e apela a uma gestão mais integradora, adaptativa, inclusiva e fortemente baseada nos ecossistemas. Não obstante o crescente volume de investigação desenvolvido nesta área, a integração dos serviços de ecossistemas no processo de planeamento e tomada de decisão é considerada, ainda, limitada e desafiante, em particular nestes territórios de interface – as zonas costeiras. Assim, e tendo em consideração os constrangimentos da sua aplicação prática, são objetivos específicos desta investigação: i) desenvolver e discutir uma abordagem, orientada para a gestão do território, que permita identificar, classificar e mapear os serviços de ecossistemas; ii) desenvolver um estudo aprofundado dos serviços de ecossistemas presentes na Ria de Aveiro e zona costeira adjacente, bem como as principais pressões e potenciais impactos; iii) propor um modelo de integração dos serviços de ecossistemas no processo de planeamento espacial, aplicado aos Programas de Estuário. A figura de Programa de Estuário – por ser um programa de natureza especial, por incidir sobre um sistema socio-ecológico complexo, e por ainda não estar devidamente explorada – foi encarada como uma oportunidade única para investigar esta temática. Criado em 2009, o Programa de Estuário do Vouga não foi, à data, elaborado. Neste contexto real, antevê-se como uma excelente oportunidade de futuro para testar as metodologias e abordagem desenhadas ao longo desta investigação. Apesar do âmbito territorial da investigação ter incidência na Ria de Aveiro e zona costeira adjacente, a abordagem, os resultados e o modelo desenvolvido podem ser replicados noutros sistemas socio-ecológicos que vão para além dos estuários e do território nacional. A complexidade da área de estudo evidenciou constrangimentos de ordem biofísica, técnica e de gestão territorial. Através deste estudo demonstra-se que é possível, com base na informação existente, mapear múltiplos serviços de ecossistemas e incorporar este tipo de informação no processo de planeamento através da adaptação das práticas correntes (inclusivamente de participação). À medida que novos dados vão surgindo, que os métodos e técnicas vão sendo padronizados, e que as competências técnicas vão evoluindo, a abordagem e metodologias propostas podem ser gradualmente melhoradas, seguindo a lógica da gestão adaptativa. Constata-se a necessidade de o processo de planeamento envolver várias disciplinas das ciências naturais e sociais, bem como ter em consideração múltiplos tipos de informação, não só relativa aos serviços prestados pelos ecossistemas, mas também às pressões, aos cenários alternativos, e às preferências e preocupações dos atores chave. Finalmente, identificam-se quatro princípios fundamentais que devem orientar a integração dos serviços de ecossistemas no processo de planeamento e gestão territorial: holístico, adaptação, inclusão, integração. Esta investigação evidencia, de modo inequívoco, a viabilidade e relevância de integração dos serviços de ecossistemas na configuração técnica dos Programas de Estuário, e dos processos de planeamento em geral. Demonstra, ainda, o modo como a integração destes conceitos inova e fortalece o processo de planeamento ambiental e gestão do território, numa ótica de sustentabilidade, coesão territorial e social, respondendo aos atuais desafios societais e contribuindo para o bem-estar humano.

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GUIATI, FEDERICO. « Rigenerazione urbana e azione locale integrata. Processi di apprendimento istituzionale a Genova e Trieste ». Doctoral thesis, Politecnico di Torino, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/11583/2497271.

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La tesi affronta il tema dell’approccio integrato area-based nella gestione dell’intreccio tra fisico, economico e sociale in programmi di rigenerazione urbana e dell’evoluzione dell’apprendimento istituzionale rispetto a tale approccio da parte della pubblica amministrazione locale nella gestione delle problematiche urbane. I programmi di Rigenerazione Urbana – nel corso dell’ultimo ventennio – hanno rappresentato una nuova modalità di approccio ai problemi urbani che ha visto nell’approccio d’area (area-based) il paradigma concettuale attraverso cui affrontare le sfide poste dai crescenti problemi delle aree urbane. L’adozione di un approccio integrato d’area nelle pubbliche amministrazioni necessita di un processo di adattamento tra l’azione procedurale burocratizzata tradizionale e la gestione innovativa integrata che i programmi richiedono, con impatti sulle strutture amministrative, sulle forme organizzative, sulla modalità di cooperazione tra gli attori, sulle capacità progettuali e gestionali. Uno degli aspetti che ha costituito forte elemento di innovazione, nell’implementazione di programmi di rigenerazione integrati, è stato il tema dell’apprendimento, legato alla crescita di capacità e competenze negli attori e nelle istituzioni. Un ambito specifico di analisi sugli esiti di carattere istituzionale della stagione della rigenerazione urbana è relativo all’apprendimento di modalità di azione integrata area-based nell’azione amministrativa ordinaria, quindi nella capacità di individuare approcci e strumenti in grado di connettere, attraverso il dispositivo “area-problema” l’intreccio tra questione urbana, economica e sociale. Questa tesi affronta il tema della valutazione del grado e delle modalità di integrazione delle politiche nei processi di rigenerazione urbana, attraverso il testing della metodologia adottata su due casi studio, Genova e Trieste. Attraverso la costruzione di una metodologia di analisi qualitativa vengono analizzate le forme di integrazione tra gli attori che intervengono su un programma, per arrivare ad analizzare il livello di integrazione che si è verificato all’interno di un sistema di programmi di rigenerazione localizzati su uno specifico contesto locale. La prima parte – Politiche, integrazione, rigenerazione – definisce il quadro teorico. Vengono introdotti (cap. 2) sinteticamente i concetti di programmazione complessa e rigenerazione urbana con riferimento ad altri contesti europei. Viene poi esplicitata la dicotomia tra “materiale” ed “immateriale” che caratterizza gli interventi di rigenerazione urbana in Italia. Vengono successivamente introdotti elementi di analisi delle politiche pubbliche (cap. 3) e della loro evoluzione e trasformazione nel contesto italiano nel corso degli ultimi anni. Il capitolo fornisce una lettura di come – a fronte di una società sempre più complessa, in cui i problemi urbani richiedono soluzioni multidisciplinari – le politiche si trasformino, mutando forma per affrontare in maniera più efficace il cambiamento. Il cap. 4 centra l’attenzione sulle politiche urbane di rigenerazione nel contesto italiano per evidenziare come queste non siano riconducibili ad una politica urbana nazionale ma siano piuttosto frutto di un insieme variegato di politiche orientate verso la territorializzazione, che vanno dalle riforme costituzionali, alla legge di riforma dei servizi sociali (L. 328/00), ai programmi di sostegno alle imprese (Legge Bersani) fino ai Contratti di Quartiere. Attraverso il supporto di alcuni autori (cap. 5) viene riletto in chiave critica il ciclo delle politiche urbane dei programmi complessi, per mettere in evidenza come il bilancio sugli esiti, in termini di mantenimento delle capacità acquisite dall’esperienza, sia pressoché fallimentare, ma costituisce un ambito di indagine privilegiato per comprendere quale sia effettivamente la qualità messa in campo dagli attori per costruire percorsi di conoscenza e apprendimento. Individuando nell’integrazione il concetto attorno al quale costruire il percorso di valutazione, il cap. 6 ne legge l’evoluzione all’interno della stagione delle nuove politiche. Viene definito come termine relazionale, indagando le relazioni attoriali nella sinergia tra politiche e strumenti. L’attore dominante all’interno di questi processi è l’attore pubblico, che governa i processi attraverso le strutture amministrative ed il sistema di relazioni, interne ed esterne che è in grado di costruire. L’integrazione viene letta attraverso l’impatto che genera sulle strutture amministrative (cap. 7), fatto di tensioni procedurali, costruzione di nuove competenze e responsabilità, nuove forme comunicative, superamento della settorializzazione incorporando l’azione integrata nell’azione ordinaria. Alla luce di tali elementi, è stata costruita una metodologia di analisi qualitativa (cap. 8) che permettesse di leggere il livello di integrazione tra le azioni avviate da settori di policy differenti, rivolta a: (I)Leggere le forme di integrazione realizzate tra gli attori nella gestione delle azioni del programma, attraverso una matrice che mette in relazione – per ogni programma – le azioni realizzate e gli attori coinvolti (cap. 8.3). (II) Costruire una scala dell’integrazione che permetta di definire un livello di integrazione e permetta di effettuare una analisi comparativa nel tempo dell’evoluzione dell’integrazione (cap. 8.4). (III) Valutare l’apprendimento negli attori, negli strumenti e nella capacità di azione integrata dell’amministrazione attraverso una intervista semi-strutturata a testimoni privilegiati (cap. 8.5). (III) Il contesto dell’analisi è quindi il sistema degli attori della Pubblica Amministrazione Locale, declinata attraverso i differenti settori di policy che sono intervenuti – ed intervengono – nella gestione di programmi integrati di rigenerazione. L’apprendimento istituzionale è stato analizzato secondo due criteri: (1) Analisi dell’evoluzione dell’azione integrata all’interno dei programmi nel corso del tempo (analisi documentaria sui programmi avviati e interviste a testimoni qualificati per la comprensione delle relazioni tra gli attori). (2) Attualizzazione e analisi dell’apprendimento da parte degli attori coinvolti e delle strutture amministrative (interviste). La metodologia è stata testata su due casi studio, Genova (cap. 9) e Trieste (cap. 10). La scelta dei casi è legata alle loro caratteristiche complementari, utili per testare la metodologia e per una analisi comparativa. È stato individuato in primo luogo un caso studio che presentasse un numero rilevante di programmi integrati di rigenerazione urbana area-based e con la presenza – perlomeno nelle intenzioni – di costruire strategie di azione integrate. La scelta è caduta sul Comune di Genova. Dall’altro lato è emersa l’esigenza di effettuare una analisi comparativa, con un caso studio che presentasse caratteristiche opposte, per poter confrontare gli esiti di un ventennio di sperimentazione nel campo dell’azione integrata area- based, dove non vi fosse stata una significativa presenza di programmi di rigenerazione, ma compensata da programmi a carattere integrato di altra natura. La scelta è ricaduta sulla Città di Trieste. Si tratta in entrambi i casi di una analisi a livello comunale, relativa all’azione delle amministrazioni nella gestione dell’azione integrata area-based. Il cap. 11 presenta le risposte alle domande di ricerca e le conclusioni.

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Aldini, Benedetta. « La gestione dei cambiamenti e la validazione dei sistemi computerizzati nell'industria di processo : un caso di studio ». Master's thesis, Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna, 2020.

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La gestione dei cambiamenti nell’industria di processo risponde all’esigenza di ridurre il numero di incidenti di sicurezza e di qualità del prodotto finito, che possono essere causati da una mancata valutazione del rischio indotto dai cambiamenti stessi. Le procedure che caratterizzano la gestione dei cambiamenti sono oggi agevolate dallo sviluppo di apposite applicazioni software, che si occupano di tracciare i cambiamenti in ogni loro fase. In alcuni settori dell’industria di processo, come quello farmaceutico, sono trattati dati sottoposti a norme di legge, caratterizzati da un rischio cosiddetto “legale”. Da qui nasce il concetto di integrità dei dati, che si occupa di definire le caratteristiche dei sistemi computerizzati a supporto delle attività produttive, perché i dati trattati siano affidabili. L’importanza dell’integrità dei dati è sempre più considerata anche da altri settori dell’industria di processo, come quello della produzione dei detergenti. Il presente lavoro di tesi è stato sviluppato durante un tirocinio svolto presso uno stabilimento chimico a rischio di incidente rilevante, dove si producono prodotti detergenti. L’obiettivo del tirocinio è stato duplice: innanzitutto ha comportato l’introduzione presso lo stabilimento di un sistema digitale per la gestione dei cambiamenti, in sostituzione del sistema cartaceo precedentemente in uso; in secondo luogo, ha affrontato il problema dell’integrità dei dati dei sistemi computerizzati in uso presso il sito. Per tutte le applicazioni software che trattano dati connessi con la qualità dei prodotti, è stata effettuata la valutazione del rischio associato all’integrità dei dati; successivamente, per alcune applicazioni risultate a rischio non basso è stato definito un piano di rimedio, volto ad abbassare il rischio stesso. Infine, è stata effettuata l’implementazione del piano di rimedio, inserendo tale attività nel nuovo sistema digitale per la gestione dei cambiamenti.

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Polavarapu, Sharen, et Amulya Sagarwal Jami. « A Framework to Integrate Software Process Improvements in Agile Software Development ». Thesis, Blekinge Tekniska Högskola, Institutionen för programvaruteknik, 2016. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:bth-13373.

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Context: There has been a substantial growth of organizations adoptingAgile software development methodologies for various reasons. The requirementof improving the software processes with respect to traditional softwaredevelopment was clear and evident for different reasons. But the need forSoftware Process Improvements (SPI) in Agile context is unclear and thechallenges faced during the implementation of SPI in Agile software developmentare quite ambiguous. These two issues lie as a motivation for theobjectives of our study. Agile being a flexible way of software development,having a non-flexible framework is almost incompatible for implementingSPI in Agile software development. This acts as an inducement for buildingup our final objective. Objectives: The objectives of this research is to identify the need of Agile-SPI in software industry, challenges faced in implementing Agile-SPI atorganizational level and at team level and finally propose an approach forimplementing Agile-SPI based on improving practices. Methods: In order to achieve the objectives of our research, we initiallycarried out a survey, later cross verified and validated the data obtained inthe surveys through interviews. Literature review was performed to gainknowledge over the background and related work. Results: A total of 34 responses were obtained through survey. Theseresponses obtained through survey are further cross verified and validatedthrough 9 interviews. The data obtained through survey has been analyzedthrough descriptive statistics and the data obtained through interviews wasanalyzed using thematic coding. Conclusions: The need of Agile-SPI and the challenges faced by the organizationsand teams while implementing SPI in Agile software developmentwere identified. A total of 16 needs of Agile-SPI, 30 challenges faced byorganization and 37 challenges faced by team were drawn from survey andinterviews conducted. Finally, a conceptual framework has been proposedto implement SPI in Agile environment based on improving practices.

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