Nearly three decades back nonlinear system identification consisted of several ad-hoc approaches, which were restricted to a very limited class of systems. However, with the advent of the various soft computing methodologies like neural networks and the fuzzy logic combined with optimization techniques, a wider class of systems can be handled at present. Complex systems may be of diverse characteristics and nature. These systems may be linear or nonlinear, continuous or discrete, time varying or time invariant, static or dynamic, short term or long term, central or distributed, predictable or unpredictable, ill or well defined. Neurofuzzy hybrid modelling approaches have been developed as an ideal technique for utilising linguistic values and numerical data. This Thesis is focused on the development of advanced neurofuzzy modelling architectures and their application to real case studies. Three potential requirements have been identified as desirable characteristics for such design: A model needs to have minimum number of rules; a model needs to be generic acting either as Multi-Input-Single-Output (MISO) or Multi-Input-Multi-Output (MIMO) identification model; a model needs to have a versatile nonlinear membership function. Initially, a MIMO Adaptive Fuzzy Logic System (AFLS) model which incorporates a prototype defuzzification scheme, while utilising an efficient, compared to the Takagi–Sugeno–Kang (TSK) based systems, fuzzification layer has been developed for the detection of meat spoilage using Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy. The identification strategy involved not only the classification of beef fillet samples in their respective quality class (i.e. fresh, semi-fresh and spoiled), but also the simultaneous prediction of their associated microbiological population directly from FTIR spectra. In the case of AFLS, the number of memberships for each input variable was directly associated to the number of rules, hence, the “curse of dimensionality” problem was significantly reduced. Results confirmed the advantage of the proposed scheme against Adaptive Neurofuzzy Inference System (ANFIS), Multilayer Perceptron (MLP) and Partial Least Squares (PLS) techniques used in the same case study. In the case of MISO systems, the TSK based structure, has been utilized in many neurofuzzy systems, like ANFIS. At the next stage of research, an Adaptive Fuzzy Inference Neural Network (AFINN) has been developed for the monitoring the spoilage of minced beef utilising multispectral imaging information. This model, which follows the TSK structure, incorporates a clustering pre-processing stage for the definition of fuzzy rules, while its final fuzzy rule base is determined by competitive learning. In this specific case study, AFINN model was also able to predict for the first time in the literature, the beef’s temperature directly from imaging information. Results again proved the superiority of the adopted model. By extending the line of research and adopting specific design concepts from the previous case studies, the Asymmetric Gaussian Fuzzy Inference Neural Network (AGFINN) architecture has been developed. This architecture has been designed based on the above design principles. A clustering preprocessing scheme has been applied to minimise the number of fuzzy rules. AGFINN incorporates features from the AFLS concept, by having the same number of rules as well as fuzzy memberships. In spite of the extensive use of the standard symmetric Gaussian membership functions, AGFINN utilizes an asymmetric function acting as input linguistic node. Since the asymmetric Gaussian membership function’s variability and flexibility are higher than the traditional one, it can partition the input space more effectively. AGFINN can be built either as an MISO or as an MIMO system. In the MISO case, a TSK defuzzification scheme has been implemented, while two different learning algorithms have been implemented. AGFINN has been tested on real datasets related to electricity price forecasting for the ISO New England Power Distribution System. Its performance was compared against a number of alternative models, including ANFIS, AFLS, MLP and Wavelet Neural Network (WNN), and proved to be superior. The concept of asymmetric functions proved to be a valid hypothesis and certainly it can find application to other architectures, such as in Fuzzy Wavelet Neural Network models, by designing a suitable flexible wavelet membership function. AGFINN’s MIMO characteristics also make the proposed architecture suitable for a larger range of applications/problems.

This thesis critically explores the role of consumer culture in young women’s understanding of self. Drawing on media and cultural studies literature as well as post-structuralist and critical perspectives, this study asks: how does consumer culture guide or influence a young woman’s way-of-being in everyday life? Despite arguments that consumer culture, underpinned by neoliberal principles of personal responsibility and individualism, has become the institution of reference for young women, consumer research on the experiences of women, and from feminist perspectives, is generally sparse. Moreover, claims that consumer culture may covertly subjugate young women by encouraging practices of self regulation are in contention with consumer research that emphasises consumption as a means of self-expression and agency. Therefore, a qualitative, feminist study was conducted in which, over 18 months, fifteen women, aged 20 to 34, engaged in multiple in-depth interviews. The data generation process typically consisted of four interviews over a nine-month period: the first interview covering life history and background was followed by an in-home ‘show-and-tell’ interview about the participant’s ‘stuff’. The third interview addressed participants’ engagement with digital technologies also through a ‘show-and-tell’ approach and the final interview was semi-structured, addressing themes emerging from previous interviews. This generated 50 interviews lasting two hours on average, as well as data from observation, photographs and engagement with social network sites. From a critical thematic analysis, four significant findings emerged. Firstly, in relation to being a woman, participants felt pressure to ‘have it all’ in terms of both traditional (e.g., getting married, raising children, being attractive) and progressive (e.g., achieving career success) ideals. Whilst some disagreed that women continue to be subjugated, most participants experienced a sense of mounting pressure and expectations compared to men and subscribed to neoliberal principles of personal responsibility in combatting gender inequality. Secondly, participants reflexively experienced being a consumer as an unavoidable, often burdensome and anxiety-provoking position that encouraged the making of the self through appearance, as well as adherence to hegemonic feminine ideals. A consumer orientation was further reinforced by increasingly pervasive digital spaces, particularly social media, infused with advertising and consumption. From this, a third finding emerged related to the understanding of self: participants often experienced or expressed a sense of self as a task, an individualistic project for which they felt responsible. Constantly comparing themselves to others to benchmark the project of the self, participants worked to continually craft a story of success and agency despite unpredictability of the life course and contradictory events sometimes conspiring. Moreover, participants who did not feel they had achieved career goals placed greater emphasis on crafting an ideal appearance. The fourth finding addresses the importance of others in understanding the self. Rather than experiencing an ‘identity’ as formed individually, participants looked to others (e.g., family, peers, media, ideologies) to understand the self. Focusing on the opinions of others was associated with anxiety, which varied in degree but was part of all participant accounts. This study suggests that consumer culture is indeed an institution of reference for young women as they experience a sense of self through consumption practices, increasingly digitally mediated. In this sense, the findings align with theorisations in consumer research. However, for the participants of this study, the experience of living the subject position ‘consumer’ is anxiety provoking, particularly in light of postfeminist, neoliberal discourses that encourage experiencing the self as a ‘project’ for which the individual is responsible. As reflected in the data, a self-as-project orientation triggered anxiety given disjointedness between the desire to manage or control the self fostered by dominant discourses, and the impossibility of doing so as reflected by lived experience. This positioning engendered alienation from the self and therefore anxiety that was further sparked by increasing individualism and competition with others; feelings of shame and envy; and a forward-looking temporal positioning. Therefore, findings suggest that consumer research’s conceptualisations of ‘identity’ as a ‘project’ in which individuals can express themselves through marketplace resources is problematic, if not further perpetuating the subjugation of women by rendering them as ‘free’ to consume their way into being. This calls into question individual agency and the role of cultural influences in the making of subjects. Therefore, findings suggest that, from an emancipatory perspective, consumer research examining processes of subject constitution might be more productive to understandings ‘identity’ and the ‘self’ in a particular space and time, with attention to implicit power relations.

In today’s market, sustainability has become an important competitive priority, affecting the way manufacturing companies need to develop their production systems. Increased external pressure from stakeholders, customers, law and regulations, as well as the undeniable consequences of the environmental crisis, causes a need for more sustainable production patterns. This affects manufacturing companies, since the social and environmental dimension of sustainability no longer can be ignored if companies want to retain their competitive position. Therefore, this thesis proposes a conceptual modeling framework that includes both sustainability and operational goals, with purpose to support manufacturers who want to develop sustainable production systems with the help of discrete event simulation. Empirical evidence from Swedish automotive industry indicates an unlocked potential in applying this framework to a discrete event simulation project, and findings in current research shows that alignment of sustainability and operational goals during production system development can help manufacturing companies achieve increased competitive advantage. However, there is two limitations to current knowledge; firstly, on how to align sustainability and operation goals in the early phases of a discrete event simulation project, namely at conceptual modeling; secondly, a lack of focus on conceptual modeling in discrete event simulation. In order to examine how to address this gap, a case study was conducted within the Swedish automotive industry, along with a literature study. As guidance in this work, four research questions were formulated and answered: RQ 1:    Why is the alignment between sustainability and operational goals important in development of production systems? RQ 2:    What sustainability goals may be included in a conceptual model in development of production systems? RQ 3:    What operational goals may be included in a conceptual model in development of production systems? RQ 4:    How can operational and sustainability goals be aligned in a conceptual model in development of production systems? As for the environmental dimension of sustainability, the goals that could be included at conceptual modeling are: pollution; emissions; and resource consumption. The most commonly involved operational goals at conceptual modeling are: quality and design; throughput; production layout and flow; automation levels; production volume; cycle times; lead times and change-over times; material handling; buildings and plant properties; storage and stock; capacity; price and costs. / Under de senaste åren har den alltmer påtagliga klimatkrisen och ändrade krav från intressenter, kunder och lagar, kommit att påverka faktorerna för hur tillverkande företag konkurrerar. Inom den tillverkande industrin finns det inte längre utrymme att se bort ifrån metoder som skapar hållbara tillverkningsmönster och produkter, i och med att hållbarhet numera även är kopplat till företagets förmåga att konkurrera. I linje med detta, föreslår denna uppsats ett ramverk för hur hållbarhetsmål och operationella mål kan inkluderas i den konceptuella fasen av en diskret händelsesimulering. Syftet med ramverket är att ge företag ett verktyg som kan appliceras vid utveckling av hållbara produktionssystem med hjälp av diskret händelsesimulering. Empiriska data från tillverkningsindustrin indikerar att det finns dold potential för applicering av det föreslagna ramverket inom projekt som använder sig av diskret händelsesimulering. Fynd i nutida forskning visar att en förening av hållbarhetsmål och operationella mål under utveckling av produktionssystem kan leda till att tillverkande företag uppnår fler konkurrensfördelar. Däremot saknas forskning på hur hållbarhetsmål och operationella mål skulle kunna förenas i en konceptuell modell under de tidiga faserna av ett simuleringsprojekt. Dessutom visar tidigare forskning att konceptuell modellering inte får tillräckligt med fokus vid simuleringsprojekt. I och med att den konceptuella modellen är den mest avgörande fasen i simuleringen kan det anses motiverat att förena hållbarhetsmål och operationella mål redan i denna fas, dock krävs mer forskning på området för att detta ska kunna realiseras. Med denna information som bakgrund genomfördes en litteraturstudie på området och en fallstudie inom den svenska tillverkningsindustrin. Som vägledning i forskningsstudien formulerades och besvarades fyra frågeställningar: Fråga 1:     Varför bör hållbarhetsmål och operationella mål förenas vid utveckling av produktionssystem? Fråga 2:     Vilka hållbarhetsmål är möjliga att inkludera i en konceptuell modell vid utveckling av produktionssystem? Fråga 3:     Vilka operationella mål är möjliga att inkludera i en konceptuell modell vid utveckling av produktionssystem? Fråga 4:     Hur kan hållbarhetsmål och operationella mål bli inkluderade i en konceptuell modell vid utveckling av produktionssystem? De miljömål som är möjliga att inkludera i en konceptuell modell är föroreningar, utsläpp och resursförbrukningar. De vanligaste operationella målen att inkludera i en konceptuell model är kvalitet och design, produktionstakt, produktionslayout och produktionsflöde, automationsnivåer, produktionsvolym, cykeltider, ledtider och ställtider, materialhantering, byggnader och fabriksegenskaper, lager och förråd, kapacitet, pris och kostnader.

NEAT är en neuroevolutionsteknik som kan användas för att träna upp AI-kontrollerade robotar utan att behöva tillföra någon mänsklig expertis eller tidigare kunskap till systemet. Detta arbete undersöker hur väl denna teknik fungerar tillsammans med samevolution för att utveckla robotar i en tävlingsmiljö, med fokus på att testa tekniken på flera olika nivåer med varierande mängd komplexitet i form av väggar och hinder. Tekniken utvärderas genom att låta robotarna tävla mot varandra, deras kompetens mäts sedan från resultaten av dessa tävlingar. Exempelvis deras förmåga att vinna matcher. Resultaten visar att tekniken fungerade bra på nivån med låg komplexitet, men att robotarna har vissa svårigheter att lära sig kompetenta strategier på nivåerna med högre komplexitet. Tekniken har dock potential för flera olika varianter och förbättringar som potentiellt kan förbättra resultatet även på de mer komplexa nivåerna.

Made available in DSpace on 2016-12-06T17:07:04Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Pedro Casagrande.pdf: 243035 bytes, checksum: 890de5986bb3600aa0a6aa3094d209f5 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2015-07-23 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / The present thesis aimed to investigate Burnout syndrome in Brazilian competitive elite junior tennis players. Two theoretical (systematic reviews) and three empirical studies were conducted in order to assess the objective. The first review investigated the scientific works burnout syndrome among tennis players where the studies found were analyzed by bibliometric and methodological analysis approach. The second systematic review aimed to describe symptoms, causes, consequences and factors associated to burnout syndrome in tennis players. Regarding empirical studies, the first one aimed to describe and analyze tennis players socioeconomic, socio-demographic and athletic profile; the second study analyzed burnout syndrome within different competitive categories (14, 16 e 18 years old) and it was verified which dimension manifested the most in each one of them. The last one identified tennis players at high risk for burnout development and with burnout within the sample, analyzing its sociodemographic and athletic characteristics. Theoretical studies followed the criteria s Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses and were accomplished from Electronic databases search such as: Science Direct, Sport Discus, Scielo, Lilacs, Scopus and PsycINFO. The empirical studies were conducted by a descriptive research of cross-sectional approach. The first two studies were descriptive and quantitative and the last one was a mixed method study case. The sample consisted of 130 tennis players of both genders, being 102 men (x &#773; = 15.14 years-old-± 1.3) and 28 women (x &#773; = 15.04 years-old ± 1.13), who were selected by a non-probabilistic, intentional and convenience protocol, which were collected during two international competition held in Brazil in 2014. Questionnaires were used for data collection: Characterization Questionnaire for High Performance Athletes Tennis Version, Socioeconomic and Athlete Burnout Questionnaire. Data was analyzed by descriptive and inferential statistics using the SPSS software version 2.0. Comparative analyses were conducted between categories and intra-categories and calculation of the effect size (r). Results from theoretical studies pointed out that eight scientific papers met eligibility criteria. All studies are descriptive and cross-sectional; mostly examined small samples (n <100) of youngers tennis players. Symptoms reported by the tennis players were energy loss, eating disorders, changes in sleep patterns and mood, which can trigger behaviors of escape and isolation, changing the personal quality of relationships inside and outside of the sport. Excessive training, pressures, parental pressure, coaches and the athlete himself were the main causes of burnout. Excessive training was related with demands of training and competition as well as the excessive involvement in which limits social activities outside of sports. The main consequences were the permanent withdrawal from sport, with negative reflections after leaving and assessing the sport as a traumatic experience. As to the empirical studies results, mostly of the tennis players are A economic status (84.6%), have sponsorship (51.6%), train in southern and southeastern Brazil (91.4%), they are highly involved in competitive sport and 28.7% of them have multidisciplinary teams. Tennis players who were competing in 18 category showed higher general burnout levels (p = 0.013; r = 0.263) and sports devaluation (p = 0,006; r = 0,293) when compared to 16 category and higher general burnout levels (p = 0.001; r = 0.423), physical and emotional exhaustion (p = 0.010; r = 0.316), reduced sense of accomplishment (p = 0.000; r = 0.450) and sport devaluation (p = 0.002; r = 0.423) when compared to the 14 category players. Athletes from 16 category showed higher levels of reduced sense of accomplishment (p = 0.001; r = 0.321) when compared to 14 category. In all categories reduced sense of accomplishment and sport devaluation showed higher and lower scores, respectively. From the 130 tennis players investigated, seven are at high risk for developing burnout or already have burnout. Those players showed different burnout profiles as well as different characteristics for sports history and current training. It was concluded that the scientific works regarding burnout in tennis is recent, scarce and it needs more inquiries, given that it s such a complex and multifaceted phenomenon. The highest levels of general burnout and sport devaluation of tennis players from 18 category suggest that at this phase burnout tends to increase throughout the sports career due to physical and emotional demands and even as decision-making from transition of the youth to professional circuit. However, the results of the last empirical study have shown that burnout also occurs in younger tennis players with different sports experience and training. Those findings reinforce recent theoretical models and the importance of evaluating burnout on an ongoing basis, in order to prevent and coping. / A presente dissertação investigou o burnout em Tenistas Infanto-Juvenis Brasileiros Competitivos de Elite. Para tal, foram realizados dois estudos teóricos (revisões sistemáticas de literatura) e três empíricos. A primeira revisão investigou a produção científica sobre burnout em tenistas e realizou uma análise bibliométrica e metodológica dos estudos encontrados. A segunda descreveu sintomas, causas, consequências e fatores associados ao burnout em tenistas. Em relação aos estudos empíricos, o primeiro descreveu e analisou o perfil socioeconômico, sócio-demográfico e esportivo dos tenistas investigados, o segundo analisou o burnout em tenistas de diferentes categorias competitivas (14, 16 e 18 anos) e verificou qual dimensão mais se manifestava em cada uma delas e o terceiro identificou tenistas com alto risco de desenvolver o burnout e com burnout, dentro da amostra, analisando suas características sócio-demográficas e esportivas. Os estudos teóricos seguiram os critérios da Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses e foram realizados a partir da busca nas bases eletrônicas: Science Direct, Sport Discus, Scielo, Lilacs, Scopus e PsyInfo. Os estudos empíricos foram desenvolvidos a partir de uma pesquisa descritiva de campo transversal, sendo dois estudos quantitativos e um estudo de caso, de método misto. A amostra foi composta por 130 tenistas, de ambos os sexos (x&#773; = 15,14 anos ± 1,3), selecionados de forma não probabilística, intencional e por conveniência, em duas competições internacionais realizadas no Brasil em 2014. Os instrumentos foram: Questionário de Caracterização Esportiva de Atletas de Alto Rendimento - Tênis de Campo, Questionário de classificação socioeconômica e Questionário de Burnout para Atletas. Os dados foram analisados por meio de estatística descritiva e inferencial, utilizando o programa SPSS versão 20.0. Foram utilizados testes para comparação entre categorias e intra-categorias e cálculo do tamanho de efeito (r). Em relação aos resultados dos estudos teóricos, foram encontrados oito artigos científicos que investigaram o burnout em tenistas. Todos os estudos são descritivos e transversais, e a maioria investigou amostras pequenas (n<100) de tenistas infanto-juvenis. Os sintomas relatados pelos tenistas foram perda de energia, distúrbios alimentares, de sono e alterações no humor, que pode desencadear comportamentos de fuga e isolamento, alterando a qualidade nas relações pessoais dentro e fora do esporte. As causas mais apontadas foram treinamento excessivo e pressões e cobranças de pais, treinadores e do próprio atleta. O treinamento excessivo esteve relacionado tanto a demandas de treinamentos e competições quanto ao excesso de envolvimento, que limitam as atividades sociais fora do esporte. As principais consequências foram o abandono definitivo do esporte, com reflexões negativas após o abandono, avaliando o esporte como uma experiência traumática. Quantos aos resultados dos estudos empíricos, a maioria dos tenistas é da classe A (84,6%), possui patrocínio (51,6%), treina no Sul e Sudeste do Brasil (91,4%), está altamente envolvida com o esporte competitivo e 28,7% deles possuem equipes multidisciplinares. Os tenistas que competem na categoria 18 anos apresentaram maiores níveis de burnout geral (p = 0.013; r = 0.263) e desvalorização esportiva (p= 0,006; r= 0,293), quando comparados aos da categoria 16 anos e maiores níveis de burnout geral (p = 0.001; r = 0.423), exaustão física e emocional (p= 0.010; r = 0.316), reduzido senso de realização esportiva (p = 0.000; r = 0.450) e desvalorização esportiva (p = 0.002; r = 0.423) quando comparados aos da categoria 14 anos. Os tenistas da categoria 16 anos apresentaram maiores níveis de reduzido senso de realização esportiva (p = 0.001; r = 0.321) quando comparados aos da categoria 14 anos. Em todas as categorias, as dimensões reduzido senso de realização esportiva e desvalorização esportiva obtiveram maiores e menores escores, respectivamente. Dos 130 tenistas, sete estão com alto risco de desenvolver o burnout ou estão com burnout. Esses apresentaram diferentes perfis de burnout, bem como diferentes características de histórico esportivo e de treinamento atual. Concluiu-se que a produção científica sobre burnout em tenistas é recente, escassa e necessita de mais investigações, tendo em vista que é um fenômeno complexo e multifacetado. Os maiores níveis de burnout geral e desvalorização esportiva apresentados pelos tenistas da categoria 18 anos sugere que o burnout tende a aumentar ao longo da carreira esportiva e, nessa fase, em função de demandas físicas e emocionais e tomadas de decisão da transição do circuito juvenil para o profissional. No entanto, os resultados do último estudo empírico mostraram que o burnout também ocorre em tenistas mais jovens, com diferentes experiências esportivas e de treinamento. Esses achados reforçam modelos teóricos recentes e a importância de se avaliar o burnout de maneira contínua, a fim de facilitar a prevenção e enfrentamento.

Thesis: M. Eng., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 2018. / This electronic version was submitted by the student author. The certified thesis is available in the Institute Archives and Special Collections. / Cataloged from student-submitted PDF version of thesis. / Includes bibliographical references (pages 81-82). / A major goal of artificial intelligence research today is to build something that can cooperate with humans in an intelligent manner. In order to do so, we first must understand the mental mechanisms human use when solving problems of cooperation in dual-agent interactions, or between two people. We used reinforcement learning and Bayesian modeling to create a mathematical representation of this mental model. Our model is comprised of a high-level planner that understands abstract social intentions, and it employs two low-level planners that perform cooperative and competitive planning. To validate the model, we ran two experiments via Amazon Mechanical Turk to capture how humans attribute other players' behaviors and how they themselves behave in problems of cooperation such as the prisoner's dilemma. We compared our model against lesioned models and found that our model, which used both cooperative and competitive planning strategies, was the most representative of the data collected from both experiments. / by Lily Zhang. / M. Eng.

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No. of bitstreams: 2 Tese - Aguinaldo Caiado de Castro Aquino Coelho - 2015.pdf: 2390971 bytes, checksum: 95369ddecaf680182c88841faefb15f7 (MD5) license_rdf: 0 bytes, checksum: d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e (MD5) Previous issue date: 2015-04-27 / Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de Goiás - FAPEG / This research aims to analyse and reflect on the Competitive Art Fair Event, System of the Art and the editions of the Annual Visual Art Contests that were held in the 1970’s decade by the bank Caixa Econômica do Estado de Goiás – that became known by Caixego Competitives Art Fairs. Five editions were held. The first one in regional or state terms, conceived in January and launched in July, 1973 , and the other four ones had a national character, from 1974 to 1977. The artistic collection resulting from the awarded works was the main former of the Contemporaneous Art Museum of Goiás, situated in Goiânia. A bibliographic and documental research was done in Caixego and museums files, local newspapers, microfilm images and open interviews with managers, organizers and artists who participated in the aforementioned Art Fairs and also professionals who work in current Art Fairs. The analysis of the characteristics of Caixego Competitives Art Fairs in comparison to the National Art Fairs, from that time and present ones, together with the concepts and evolution of the Competitive Art Fair Event and of the System of the Art, in national terms, but mainly in the State of Goiás in the 1970’s decade, with their elements and actors, constitute the objectives of this thesis. It also intends to investigate the Competitive Art Fairs capacity to gather collections for the Public Museums and the way in which they configure a strategic action of public Policy for identity construction and cultural projection of the State. The original purpose of Caixego Competitives Art fairs , as explained by the directors of the bank and by the then State Governor, was to form an art work Collection made by artists not only from Goiás but also national ones, some already well-known and others still new , and to promote nationally the Art made in Goiás. The Caixego Competitives Art Fairs had an effective participation of the artists from Goiás and also from a number of Brazilian States, nationwide wellknown invited artists, selected by active critics, who were jurors of São Paulo Bienal ( Biennial) and of the major National Competitives Art Fairs. / Esta investigación tiene por objetivo analizar y reflexionar sobre el evento Salón de Arte, sobre el Sistema del Arte y las ediciones de los Concursos Anuales de Artes Plásticas realizados en la década de 1970 por el banco Caixa Econômica do Estado de Goiás – Caixego, conocidos como Salones de Caixego.. Se realizaron 05 ediciones. La primera de ellas ocurrió en carácter estadual o regional, creado en enero y lanzado en julio de 1973, y las demás nacionales, de 1974 a 1977. El fondo artístico proveniente de los trabajos premiados fue el principal formador del Museo de Arte Contemporánea de Goiás, localizado en Goiânia. Para la preparación de esta tesis se llevó a cabo la investigación bibliográfica y documental en los archivos de la institución Caixego, de museo y periódicos, micro-filme imágenes y entrevistas abiertas con los directores, organizadores y participantes de estos salones y también com profesionales que trabajan en salones recientes. El análisis de las características de los Salones de Caixego en comparación a los Salones Nacionales, de la época y los actuales, juntamente con los conceptos y evolución del evento Salón de Arte y del Sistema de Arte, nacional y sobre todo del estado de Goiás en la década de 1970, con sus elementos o actores, constituyen los objetivos de esta tesis. Pretende aún investigar la capacidad de los salones de arte de formar fondos para los museos públicos y la forma cómo configuran una acción estratégica de política pública para la construcción de identidad y proyección cultural nacional del Estado. El propósito original de los Salones de Caixego, conforme a lo explicado por los dirigentes del Banco y por el gobernador del Estado en la época, era formar una colección de obras de arte de los artistas del Estado y de Brasil, consagrados y jóvenes y divulgar nacionalmente el arte hecha en Goiás. Los Salones de Caixego tuvieron una efectiva participación de los artistas de Goiás y también de varios estados, artistas convidados de renombre nacional, seleccionados por críticos actuantes, que eran jurados de la Bienal de São Paulo y de los mayores Salones Nacionales. / Esta pesquisa tem por objeto analisar e refletir sobre o evento Salão de Arte, sobre Sistema da Arte e as edições dos Concursos Anuais de Artes Plásticas realizadas na década de 1970 pelo banco Caixa Econômica do Estado de Goiás – Caixego, que ficaram conhecidos como Salões da Caixego. Foram realizadas 05 edições. A primeira delas ocorreu em caráter estadual ou regional, criado em janeiro e lançado em julho de 1973, e as demais nacionais, em 1974 a 1977. O acervo artístico decorrente dos trabalhos premiados foi o principal formador do Museu de Arte Contemporânea de Goiás, localizado em Goiânia. Para a elaboração desta tese foi realizada pesquisa bibliográfica e pesquisa documental em arquivos da instituição Caixego, museus e jornais da cidade, imagens de microfilme, além de entrevistas abertas com gestores, organizadores e artistas participantes dos referidos salões e também com profissionais que atuaram nos salões recentes. A análise das características dos Salões da Caixego em comparação com os Salões Nacionais, da época e os atuais, juntamente com os conceitos e evolução do evento Salão de Arte e do Sistema da Arte, nacional e principalmente do estado de Goiás na década de 1970, com seus elementos ou atores, constituem os objetivos desta tese. Pretendeu ainda investigar a capacidade dos salões de arte de formar acervo para os museus públicos e o modo como configuram uma ação estratégica de política pública para construção de identidade e projeção cultural nacional do Estado. O propósito original dos Salões da Caixego, conforme explicado pelos dirigentes do Banco e pelo então governador do Estado era formar uma coleção de obras de arte não só dos artistas locais, mas também do Brasil, alguns já consagrados e outros ainda novos e divulgar nacionalmenteessa produção. Os Salões da Caixego tiveram efetiva participação dos artistas de Goiás e também de vários estados, artistas convidados de renome nacional, selecionados por críticos atuantes, que eram jurados da Bienal de São Paulo e dos maiores Salões Nacionais.

Oavsett vilken bransch ett företag tillhör finns idag stora möjligheter att samla in data relaterad till företagets kunder, processer, varor och tjänster. Om man har resurser och intresse finns oanade möjligheter att ta tillvara på all data, analysera den och sedan använda den för att vidareutveckla och optimera företaget. Syftet med denna uppsats är att undersöka vilka utmaningar som finns när det kommer till att använda lagrad data inom Business Intelligence, samt att undersöka vilka faktorer som påverkar processen att omvandla lagrad data till användbar information som sedan kan användas vid beslutsfattande inom marknadsföring. Jag har valt att genom en fallstudie fokusera på organisatoriska aspekter samt kopplingar mellan Business Intelligence och marknadsföring. Detta sker med hjälp av en kvalitativ forskningsansats och ett abduktivt förhållningssätt. Studiens empiri består av kvalitativa semistrukturerade intervjuer samt datainsamling i form av klustring. All empiri har samlats in från ett stort svenskt IT-företag. En tematisk analys av insamlad empiri leder fram till ett resultat som visar att ett flertal utmaningar finns när det kommer till att använda lagrad data inom Business Intelligence hos ett stort Svenskt IT-företag. Dessa utmaningar består av otydliga visioner och mål, ekonomiska prioriteringar, oklar begreppsstruktur samt förhållningssätt till organisationsstrukturer. Studiens resultat visar även på ett flertal faktorer som påverkar processen att omvandla lagrad data till användbar information som sedan kan användas vid beslutsfattande inom marknadsföring. Dessa faktorer är: gamla vanor och anpassning till ny teknik, ledning och kommunikation samt tidsbrist och kunskapsförmedling. Jag har med denna studie kunnat se att det krävs ett grundläggande syfte för att analysera något och att det inte alltid är självklart att ett sådant syfte existerar. Om detta syfte inte finns kan det vara svårt att omvandla data till värdeskapande information och även att använda data till att optimera beslut. Studien belyser även företags medvetenhet om deras problem att hantera stora datavolymer och/eller deras erkännande att de har en lång väg att gå när det gäller hantering av dessa volymer. Jag har med denna studie kunnat se att detta forskningsproblem kan vara betydelsefullt och är högst relevant inom ett stort svenskt IT-företag. / Today there are great opportunities to gather data related to a company’s customers, processes, goods and services no matter what line of business they are in. If you have resources and are interested there are endless opportunities to gather data, analyze it and then use it to develop and optimize the company. The purpose of this study is to examine challenges when it comes to the use of stored data in business intelligence and to look into which factors that affects the process of turning stored data into usable information that can be used when making marketing decisions. I have chosen to focus on the organizational aspects and connections between business intelligence and marketing with the help of a case study. The study uses a qualitative research approach and the empirical data consists of qualitative semi-structured interviews and data collection in terms of clustering. All empirical data has been gathered from a large Swedish IT-company. A thematic analysis of gathered empirical data leads to a result showing that there are a number of challenges when it comes to using stored data in business intelligence at a large Swedish IT-company. These challenges consist of; unclear visions and goals, economic priorities, unclear terminology and the approach to organizational structures. Results from the study also points out several factors that lies behind why all available data at a large Swedish IT-company is not used to its fullest potential within marketing. These factors are; old habits and adaptability to new technology, management and communication and finally time constraints and knowledge management. I have been able to see with this study that it takes a fundamental purpose to analyze something and that it is not certain that such a purpose always exists. It is hard to transform data into valuable information and also to optimize decision making if this purpose does not exist. There are many studies which demonstrate either the awareness by companies of the problems facing them in dealing with high volumes of data and/or their admission that they have a long way to cope with these volumes. I have with this study been able to see that this research problem may be useful and that it is highly relevant within a large Swedish IT-company.

This work is devoted to the theme: "The study of the relationship of emotional intelligence and personal characteristics of the students", its relevance lies in the inadequate development of the theory of emotional intelligence, repeatedly confirmed in practice, the importance of this phenomenon for the success of effective practice of a profession, building a successful interpersonal relationships, self-actualization and self-realization etc.d. The theoretical part provides an overview of the history of the concepts of emotional intelligence, illuminated by the brightest model of emotional intelligence, are considered some of the characteristics of value-semantic sphere of the individual, these characteristics have been used in the empirical study of emotional intelligence. In the empirical part used following psychodiagnostic tools: questionnaire "Eminem" DV, Lyusin (to identify the level of emotional intelligence); "Estimated profile" B. Bass, B. smekaesh, M. Kucer (to determine the orientation of the person); "The scale of the manipulative relationship" T. Bant (for the diagnosis of addiction to manipulation); method "Determination of total emotional orientation" BI Dodonov (to determine the emotional orientation of the person). We obtained the following conclusions: emotional intelligence provides operational efficiency plays an important role in the mutual understanding and cooperation processes, emotional intelligence is involved in cognitive activities, it contributes to the achievement of man public recognition of his high level is more common in people who appreciate the risk and control than people who seek to comfort. Emotional intelligence is not connected with a penchant for manipulation. / Данная работа посвящена теме: "Изучение взаимосвязи эмоционального интеллекта и личностных характеристик студентов", ее актуальность заключается в недостаточной разработанности теории эмоционального интеллекта с одной стороны, многократным подтверждением на практике важности этого феномена для успешного эффективного осуществления профессиональной деятельности, успешного построения межличностных отношений, самоактуализации и самореализации и т.д., с другой. В теоретической части представлен обзор истории развития представлений об эмоциональном интеллекте, освещены самые яркие модели эмоционального интеллекта, а также рассмотрены некоторые характеристики ценностно-смысловой сферы личности, которые впоследствии использовались в эмпирическом исследовании эмоционального интеллекта. В эмпирической части использован следующий психодиагностический инструментарий: опросник «ЭмИн» Д.В, Люсина (для выявления уровня эмоционального интеллекта); «Ориентировочная анкета» Б. Баса, В. Смекала, М. Кучера (для определения направленности личности); «Шкала манипулятивного отношения» Т. Банта (для диагностики склонности к манипулированию); методика «Определение общей эмоциональной направленности» Б.И. Додонова (для выяснения эмоциональной направленности личности). Методы математической обработки применены корректно. Получены следующие выводы: эмоциональный интеллект обеспечивает эффективность деятельности, играет важную роль в процессах взаимопонимания и взаимопомощи, участвует в познавательной деятельности, вносит вклад в достижение человеком общественного признания, его высокий уровень чаще наблюдается у людей, которые ценят риск и борьбу, чем у людей, которые стремятся к комфорту, а также он практически не связан со склонностью к манипулированию.

The object of the study was emotional intelligence. The subject of the study was the relationship between the level of managerial competencies and the level of emotional intelligence. The master's thesis consists of an introduction, three chapters, conclusion, a list of references (60 sources) and an appendix, which includes the forms of the applied techniques. The volume of the master's thesis is 110 pages, on which are placed 15 figures and 12 tables. The introduction reveals the relevance of the research problem, the development of the problematics, the purpose and objectives of the research are set, the object and the subject of the research are determined, the main hypothesis is formulated, the methods and the empirical base are specified, as well as the stages of the research, the scientific novelty, the theoretical and practical significance of the work. The first chapter includes a review of foreign and domestic literature on the topic of research, the place of emotional intelligence in the system of other types of intelligence, the structure of emotional intelligence and its place in the modern business environment, as well as the model of managerial competencies and their role in the modern business system. Conclusions on chapter 1 represent results on studying of theoretical material. Chapter 2 is devoted to a skilled basic research of emotional intelligence and level of administrative competences at heads of the average and highest level of the chosen enterprise. The short characteristic of the enterprise on the basis of which there took place the research is provided. Techniques of assessment of level of professional competences are considered. The test for emotional intelligence of N. Hall which has been chosen for evaluating level of emotional intelligence is described. The description of the organization of carrying out a research is provided. Conclusions on chapter 2 include the description of relevance of the chosen techniques and their practical importance for assessment of level of emotional intelligence and level of professional competences of administrative board of the chosen company. The chapter 3 is devoted to results of an empirical research. Conclusions by results which have turned out during application of the chosen techniques, such as «Assessment- сenter» method which includes are given: "Test for researches of professional and behavioral and managerial characteristics" of K. Thomas, 2 types of questioning: on satisfaction, on motivation, 2 methods of an interview: the structured interview on competences, motivational, "Progressive matrixes" of J. Raven, 2 the stimulating exercises: discussion 1, discussion 2, assessment method of "360 degrees" and "Test for measurement of emotional intelligence" of N. Hall. Conclusions according to chapter 3 include the main results of an empirical research. Conclusions according to chapter 3 include the main results of an empirical research. In the conclusion in a generalized view results of theoretical and empirical parts of work and also conclusions on the made hypothesis are stated, the practical importance of a research is proved and the possible prospects of further development of this perspective are described. / Объектом исследования явился эмоциональный интеллект. Предметом исследование явилась взаимосвязь уровня управленческих компетенций с уровнем эмоционального интеллекта. Магистерская диссертация состоит из введения, трех глав, заключения, списка литературы (60 источников) и приложения, включающего в себя бланки применявшихся методик. Объем магистерской диссертации 110 страниц, на которых размещены 15 рисунков и 12 таблиц. Во введении раскрывается актуальность проблемы исследования, разработанность проблематики, ставятся цель и задачи исследования, определяются объект и предмет исследования, формулируются основная гипотеза, указываются методы и эмпирическая база, а также этапы проведения исследования, научная новизна, теоретическая и практическая значимость работы. Первая глава включает в себя обзор иностранной и отечественной литературы по теме исследования, место эмоционального интеллекта в системе других видов интеллекта, структуру эмоционального интеллекта и его место в современной бизнес среде, а так же модель управленческих компетенций и их роль в современной системе бизнеса. Выводы по первой главе представляют собой итоги по изучению теоретического материала. Вторая глава посвящена опытно-поисковому исследованию эмоционального интеллекта и уровню управленческих компетенций у руководителей среднего и высшего уровня выбранного предприятия. Приведена краткая характеристика предприятия, на базе которого проходило исследование. Рассмотрены методики оценки уровня профессиональных компетенций. Описан тест на эмоциональный интеллект Н.Холла, который был выбран для проведения оценки уровня эмоционального интеллекта. Приведено описание организации проведения исследования. Выводы по второй главе включают в себя описание актуальности выбранных методик и их практической значимости для оценки уровня эмоционального интеллекта и уровня профессиональных компетенций руководящего состава выбранной компании. Третья глава посвящена результатам эмпирического исследования. Приведены выводы по результатам, которые получились в ходе применения выбранных методик, таких как метод «Ассессмент - центра», который включает в себя: «Тест на исследования профессионально-поведенческих и управленческих характеристик» К.Томаса, 2 вида анкетирования: на удовлетворенность, на мотивацию, 2 метода интервью: структурированное интервью по компетенциям, мотивационное, «Прогрессивные матрицы» Дж. Равена, 2 стимулирующих упражнения: дискуссия 1, дискуссия 2, метод оценки «360 градусов» и «Теста на измерение эмоционального интеллекта» Н.Холла. Выводы по главе 3 включают в себя основные результаты эмпирического исследования. В заключении в обобщенном виде изложены результаты теоретической и эмпирической частей работы, а также выводы по выдвинутой гипотезе, обоснована практическая значимость исследования и описаны возможные перспективы дальнейшей разработки данной проблематики.