This thesis examines gender violence in Argentina in the context of the historic continuum of gender inequality, with a more in-depth analysis of gender violence during the 1976-1983 dictatorship. I argue that gender violence is perpetuated and normalized by its lack of recognition as a political issue with ramifications extending to daily life. I use the construction of a collective memory of the Dictatorship as a framework for making the intricacies of gender violence more visible and provide a detailed analysis of two laws against gender violence to demonstrate its systematic nature. Ultimately, laws are not sufficient to address such a widespread issue, and society is responsible for creating a dialogue that presents gender violence in a context that adequately addresses its complexities. Esta tesis examina la violencia de género en Argentina en el contexto del continuo histórico de la desigualdad entre los géneros, y en particular analiza la violencia de género de la Dictadura de 1976-1983 y de la actualidad. Propongo que la carencia de reconocer la violencia de género en un contexto político la perpetúa y la normaliza. Utilizo la construcción de la memoria colectiva de la Dictadura como un ejemplo de estrategias para visibilizar las complejidades de la violencia de género y analizo dos leyes contra tal violencia para demonstrar cuán sistemática es. Al fin, las leyes no son suficientes para abordar un problema tan generalizado y normalizado y la sociedad es responsable de desarrollar un diálogo sobre la violencia de género y sus complejidades.

The purpose of this study is to gain a better understanding of women who have been abused by their partners. The study also examines how violence takes shape in a relationship. Based on a qualitative text analysis of three autobiographies and one novel, we have obtained the material for this study. The three selected autobiographies are; "I have not told you everything" by Jessie Andersson, "The nightmare" by Maria Dahlén and "It would be a pleasure to kill you" by Magdalena Graaf and the novel "Hidden" by Liza Marklund. To gain a better understanding of this topic, we have used the following theories; the process of normalization of violence, gender and masculinity. The analysis of the study is divided into two chapters. In the first chapter we are going to analyze the "Women's experiences as subjects to violence in relationships", where similarities in the four books are revealed, as well as the women’s experiences. The second chapter highlights "The underlying reasons why abuse exists in these relationships". This chapter shows what the gender roles of a man and a woman are, as told in the relationships described in the books. The results of this study show that women first become exposed to psychological violence which later also becomes physical. Women, who live in these conditions, adapt to the men’s behavior and feel shame, guilt, fear and powerlessness about their lives. Furthermore we discuss the society’s influential role towards women who are abused. The society and the social workers, should have an understanding of this problem, in order to help the women and understand why they stay in abusive relationships. / Syftet med denna studie är att få en ökad förståelse för kvinnor som levt i våldsutsatta relationer. Studien undersöker även hur våldet tar sin form i ett förhållande. Utifrån en kvalitativ textanalys av tre självbiografier och en roman får vi fram studiens textmaterial. De tre utvalda självbiografierna är; "Jag har inte berättat allt" av Jessie Andersson, "Nattmaran" av Maria Dahlén och "Det ska bli ett sant nöje att döda dig" av Magdalena Graaf samt romanen "Gömda" av Liza Marklund. För att få förståelse kring ämnet har vi använt oss av teorierna; Våldets normaliseringsprocess, genus och maskulinitet. Studiens analys är indelad i två kapitel. I det första kapitlet analyserar vi "Kvinnors upplevelser i ett våldsutsatt förhållande" där likheter i de fyra böckerna framkommer samt kvinnornas upplevelser. Det andra kapitlet belyser "De bakomliggande faktorerna till den våldsutsatta relationens existens" visar på att könsroller angående vad som är "man" och "kvinna" existerar i relationerna i de fyra böckerna. Resultatet för denna studie visar att kvinnor först blir utsatta för psykiskt våld och som sedan även övergår till fysiskt. Kvinnorna som lever i dessa förhållanden anpassar sig efter männen och känner skam, skuld, rädsla och maktlöshet över sin livssituation. Vidare redovisas samhällets påverkande roll gentemot kvinnor som blir misshandlade. Samhället och de professionella socialarbetare bör ha kunskaper om denna problematik för att kunna hjälpa kvinnan samt förstå varför hon stannar kvar i förhållandet.

中國與越南的關係源遠流長，自古就是山水相連的鄰邦，由於特殊的歷史、文化和地緣等因素，自古以來，中國就是對越南影響最大的國家。中華人民共和國成立後，從1950年到1990年的40年當中，中越關係經歷了從「同志加兄弟」到「兵戎相見」的嚴重對立又走向改善這樣關係大幅度的改變和劇烈變化。「渡盡劫波兄弟在，相逢一笑泯恩仇」，隨著1991年11月中越關係正常化以來，雙方在各個領域的交往與合作日益發展。1999年2月，兩國領導人確立了新世紀中越關係的發展框架，即「長期穩定、面向未來、睦鄰友好、全面合作」的方針。2002年中共總書記江澤民訪越期間表示，兩國要永遠成為好鄰居、好朋友、好同志、好夥伴。2008年5月底，越共中央總書記農德孟應邀訪問中國大陸時，中越發表《聯合聲明》宣示，雙邊關係提升為「全面合作戰略夥伴關係」。 2010年迎接中越建交60周年，雙方將今(2010)年定為中越友誼年，兩國關係正常化後，在政治關係，領導人互訪頻繁，建立各種對話機制和管道；在經濟合作方面，雙邊貿易迅速擴大，與中共－東協自由貿易區依存日益加深。但在友好合作關係下仍然存在有諸如民族主義興起、領土糾紛、台越關係的影響、貿易不平衡、投資與政治關係不對稱、歷史華僑等，不利於兩國關係發展問題；整體觀之，中越雖存在著矛盾，但可推測兩國未來的關係仍將持續深化，以維持和平、穩定的周邊環境；雙方仍互相抱持高度警覺與戒心；越南將加強與東協及大國關係，以提升對中共談判與對抗優勢；互藉地緣優勢，各取所得；進一步擴大雙邊經貿等方向前進。 / Sino-Vietnam relations can be traced back to ancient times. They have been neighboring countries sharing the same border. Compared with other countries, China has imposed most influence on Vietnam due to their special historical, cultural, and geographical connections. After the founding of the People’s Republic of China (PRC), China and Vietnam relationship experienced dramatic change within years from 1940 to 1990. It started from the period of “comrades plus brothers”, then went to “resort to arms,” and finally improved to current benign relationship. The China-Vietnam relations can be described as “experiences disaster brothers, as soon as meet by chance, their smile vanishes the love and hate.” After the normalization in November 1991, the two countries’ interaction and cooperation in all aspects have been further strengthened. In February 1999, the leadership of two countries established the framework for bilateral relations in the new century, which is “long-term stability, facing the future, good-neighborly relations, and comprehensive cooperation.” In 2002, Jiang Zemin, Chairman of the Communist Party of China, visited Vietnam and noted that two countries would always be good neighbors, good friends, good comrades, and good partners. In the end of May 2008, Nông Đức Mạnh Chairman of the Communist Party of Vietnam, visited China. Two countries made Joint Statement and declared to elevate bilateral tie to ‘comprehensive strategic partnership.’ In 2010, for the upcoming 60th anniversary of Sino-Vietnam diplomatic relations, two countries define the year as ‘China-Vietnam friendship year.’ Since establishing two countries’ diplomatic relation, politically, the leadership of two countries has visited each other frequently. Economically, bilateral trades have expanded rapidly and further relied on China-ASEAN Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA) Zone. Nevertheless, several issues emerge and handicap their cooperation. These issues include the rise of nationalism, territory conflicts, impact from Taiwan-Vietnam relations, trade imbalance, the asymmetry of investment and political conditions, and influence from overseas Chinese. Overall, despite of existing contradictions, the development of China-Vietnam relationship will be continually enhanced so as to maintain a peaceful and stable environment. At the same time, two countries will still be highly cautious of each other. Vietnam will improve its connections with ASEAN and other major states in order to strengthen its advantage on negotiation table against China. Two countries will make the best use of their own geographic advantage and take what they need from their cooperation. Also, they will further expand bilateral economic and trade relations in the future.

La mise en œuvre du processus de Bologne en 1999 fait entrer la France de plain-pied dans le mouvement global de régulation de l’enseignement supérieur par l’évaluation. Pour évaluer les formations supérieures non universitaires de gestion qui jouissaient jusqu’alors d’une relative autonomie, la puissance publique crée une Commission spécifique, la Commission d’Evaluation des Formations et Diplômes de Gestion (CEFDG) notamment chargée de formuler des avis au Ministre de l’Enseignement Supérieur (MSR) relatifs à l’octroi du grade de Master fraîchement créé. Installée par décret en avril 2001, la CEFDG réussit malgré des contraintes initiales importantes à normaliser les formations non-universitaires de gestion et à s’établir comme un organisme national majeur de régulation. Après avoir détaillé la démarche de recherche, le propos s’attache dans un premier temps à mettre à jour les spécificités de la Commission vis-à-vis d’autres organismes d’évaluation et à identifier les conditions qui lui permettent de réaliser légitimement, efficacement et pérennement l’évaluation des formations. Dans un deuxième temps, la recherche déploie une analyse pragmatique des pratiques rhétoriques qui favorisent le développement des dispositifs procéduraux et instrumentaux d’évaluation ainsi que la génération d’une valorisation des formations acceptable par l’ensemble des acteurs. En vue de formuler des recommandations, le troisième volet prend en compte une des caractéristiques majeures du dispositif régulatoire de la Commission que la recherche met en lumière : la possibilité d’existence simultanée de deux régimes de normalisation des formations supérieures non-universitaires de gestion, l’un sécuritaire, l’autre disciplinaire. / This research looks into the regulation of the French Higher Education in Managementsystem by focusing on a major body: the “Committee for evaluation of managementprograms” known as the “Commission d'Evaluation des Formations et Diplômes deGestion” (CEFDG). The CEFDG advises the Minister for higher education on theawarding of quality recognition to non-public higher education institutions. Drawingupon the Actor-Network Theory, ethnomethodology and Foucaldism, the researchintends to identify the specificities of the CEFDG by comparing it with other significantbodies: the AACSB (U.S.), the QAA (U.K.), the EQUIS system (transnational) and the“Commission des Titres d’Ingénieur” (French regulator in charge of engineers’programmes). Based on in-situ participant observation, archives and statistical data,an analysis of the rhetorical practices within CEFDG was carried out to identify keyfactors enabling conditions of success. Results show that two "normalization regimes"coexist and contribute to a better understanding of the French higher educationregulation and its operating conditions.

[pt] Este trabalho apresenta um estudo comparativo de três técnicas de melhoria das taxas de reconhecimento de voz em ambiente adverso, a saber: Normalização da Média Cepestral (CMN), Subtração Espectral e Regressão Linear no Sentido da Máxima Verossimilhança (MLLR), aplicadas isoladamente e em concomitância, duas a duas. Os testes são realizados usando um sistema simples: reconhecimento de palavras isoladas (dígitos de zero a nove, e meia), modo dependente do locutor, modelos ocultos de Markov do tipo contínuo, e vetores de atributos com doze coeficientes cepestrais derivados da análise de predição linear. São adotados três tipos de ruído (gaussiano branco, falatório e de fábrica) em nove razões sinal-ruído diferentes. Os resultados experimentais demonstram que o emprego isolado das técnicas de reconhecimento robusto é, em geral, vantajoso, pois nas diversas razões sinal-ruído para as quais os testes são efetuados, quando as taxas de reconhecimento não sofrem um acréscimo, mantém-se as mesmas obtidas quando não se aplica nenhum método de aumento da robustez. Analisando-se comparativamente as implementações isoladas e simultânea das técnicas, constata-se que a simultânea nem sempre é atraente, dependendo da dupla empregada. Apresentam-se, ainda, os resultados decorrentes do uso de modelos ruidosos, observando-se que, embora sejam inegavelmente melhores, sua utilização é inviável na prática. Das técnicas implementadas, a que representa resultados mais próximos ao emprego de modelos ruidosos é a MLLR, seguida pela CMN, e por último pela Subtração Espectral. Estas últimas, embora percam em desempenho para a primeira, apresentam como vantagem a simplicidade e a generalidade. No que concerne as técnicas usadas concomitantemente, a dupla Subtração Espectral e MLLR é a considerada de melhor performance, pois mostra-se conveniente em relação ao emprego isolado de ambos os métodos, o que nem sempre ocorre com o uso de outras combinações das técnicas individuais. / [en] This work presents a comparative study of three techniques for improving the speech recognition rates in adverse environment, namely: Cepstral Mean Normalization (CMN), Spectral Subtraction and Maximum Likelihood Linear Regression (MLLR). They are implemented in two ways: separately and in pairs. The tests are carried out on a simple system: recognition of isolated words (digits from zero to nine, and the word half), speaker-dependent mode, continuous hidden Markov models, and speech feature vectors with twelve cepstral coefficients derived from linear predictive analysis. Three types of noise are considered (the white one, voice babble and from factory) at nine different signal-to-noise ratios. Experimental result demonstrate that it is worth using separately the techniques of robust recognition. This is because for all signal-to-noise conditions when the recognition accuracy is not improved it is the same one obtained when no method for increasing the robustness is applied. Analyzing comparatively the isolated and simultaneous applications of the techniques, it is verified that the later is not always more attractive than the former one. This depends on the pair of techniques. The use of noisy models is also considered. Although it presents better results, it is not feasible to implement in pratical situations. Among the implemented techniques, MLLR presents closer results to the ones obtaneid with noisy models, followed by CMN, and, at last, by Spectral Subtraction. Although the two later ones are beaten by the first, in terms of recognition accuracy, their advantages are the simplicity and the generality. The use of simultaneous techniques reveals that the pair Spectral Subtraction and MLLR is the one with the best performance because it is superior in comparison with the individual use of both methods. This does not happen with other combination of techniques. / [es] Este trabajo presenta un estudio comparativo de tres técnicas de mejoría de las tasas de reconocimiento de voz en ambiente adverso, a saber: Normalización de la Media Cepextral (CMN), Substracción Espectral y Regresión Lineal en el Sentido de la Máxima Verosimilitud (MLLR), aplicadas separada y conjuntamente, dos a dos. Las pruebas son realizados usando un sistema simple: reconocimiento de palabras aisladas (dígitos de cero al nueve, y media), de modo dependiente del locutor, modelos ocultos de Markov de tipo contínuo, y vectores de atributos con doce coeficientes cepextrales derivados del análisis de predicción lineal. Se adoptan tres tipos de ruido (gausiano blanco, parlatorio y de fábrica) en nueve razones señal- ruido diferentes. Los resultados experimentales demuestran que el empleo aislado de las técnicas de reconocimiento robusto es, en general, ventajoso, pues en las diversas relaciones señal ruido para las cuales las pruebas son efetuadas, cuando la tasa de reconocimiento no aumenta, manteniendo las mismas tasas cuando no se aplica ningún método de aumento de robustez. Analizando comparativamente las implementaciones aisladas y simultáneas de las técnicas, se constata que no siempre la simultánea resulta atractiva, dependiendo de la dupla utilizada. Se presentan además los resultados al utilizar modelos ruidosos, observando que, aunque resultan mejores, su utilización em la práctica resulta inviable. De las técnicas implementadas, la que presenta resultados más próximos al empleo de modelos ruidosos es la MLLR, seguida por la CMN, y por último por la Substracción Espectral. Estas últimas, aunque tienen desempeño peor que la primera, tienen como ventaja la simplicidad y la generalidad. En lo que se refiere a las técnicas usadas concomitantemente, la dupla Substracción Espectral y MLLR es la de mejor performance, pues se muestra conveniente en relación al empleo aislado de ambos métodos, lo que no siempre ocurre con el uso de otras combinaciones de las técnicas individuales.

The issue of drugs and drug addiction is one of the greatest unresolved (and probably unresolvable) problems of mankind. This topic encountered a rocket rise in the Czech environment especially after the Velvet Revolution. The problem itself, nevertheless, germinated in the times of Communist dictatorship. For ideological reasons, however, it has long been trivialized, concealed, or attributed to the "decadent West" and to its affiliated domestic "elements". Serious drug-related debates took place in the Normalization period almost exclusively on the pages of professional publications and magazines kept from the eyes of ordinary citizen. The topic of drug addiction began to penetrate the public space without the old ideological templates in the second half of the 1980s, in connection with liberalization after the inauguration of M.S. Gorbachev into the leader of Communists in the Soviet Union. Regardless of the "wishes and complaints" of the Communist establishment, a subculture of young drug addicts emerged in Czechoslovakia, which had its values, hierarchies, symbols and its problems too. In the 1980s, several tens of thousands of people were involved, and if we add several hundreds of thousands elderly people who abused psychotropic medications, we find out how a major problem it was in the...

Cette étude traite de la représentation du criminel et de la normalisation de l’homme dans les œuvres d’August Strindberg, Ola Hansson et Gustaf af Geijerstam. La question de l’identité et de la spécificité de l’homme criminel attira une attention considérable à la fin du 19ème siècle. Elle fut explorée dans des sciences prestigieuses qui employaient de nouvelles techniques photographiques et statistiques pour surveiller et définir les anormaux. Dans les œuvres littéraires examinées, le criminel représente un thème privilégié : à travers ce thème, des questions fondamentales concernant la déviance, le déclin et la dégénérescence pourraient être exprimées et discutées par les auteurs. Pourtant, le criminel reste une figure complexe qui à la fois était perçue comme un homme malade ou déviant qu’il faut normaliser et un homme supérieur qui exprime sa propre liberté et individualité. Ce processus ambiguë est décrit, avec un terme emprunté à Michel Foucault, comme une forme de « gouvernementalité », ou une élaboration continue d’un champ de liberté et individualité situées. / This study explores the representation of the criminal and the wider question of the normalization of man seen through the works of August Strindberg, Ola Hansson and Gustaf af Geijerstam. The question of the identity of the criminal attracted considerable attention at the end of the 19th century. It was explored in new, prestigious scientific fields that relied upon cutting-edge photographic technology and statistics as forms of surveillance for defining types of human beings. In the literary works, the criminal thus functions as an appealing topic through which deeper cultural anxieties about deviance, decline and degeneration could be voiced and discussed. However, the criminal is a complex figure who at the same time tended to be seen as a sick, deviant or abnormal individual in need of normalization, and as a superior being who expresses his personal freedom and individuality. This ambivalent process, called a “game of normality”, is in turn understood in post-Foucauldian terms as a form of “governmentality”, or as a continuous shaping of a field of situated freedom and individuality

Text in Afrikaans / In hierdie studie word gevra of vryheid nog 'n haalbare en nastrewenswaardige ideaal is aan die hand van Michel Foucault se werk Die vraag word ondersoek in die lig van die verskillende sienings van die subjek wat Foucault ontwikkel het, sowel as sy sienings oor mag en vryheid. Ter gevolgtrekking word bogenoemde vraag gekwalifiseerd bevestigend beantwoord, ook met verwysing na die Suid-Afrikaanse konteks, tydens en na Apartheid, en word kortliks gepoog om vryheid binne 'n Suid-Afrikaanse konteks te bedink. / In this study it is asked whether freedom is still an ideal that is attainable and worthy of pursuit with reference to the work of Michel Foucault. This question is investigated in the light of the different views of the subject which Foucault developed, as well as his views on power and freedom. In conclusion the abovementioned question is answered with qualified affirmation, also with regard to the South African context, during and after Apartheid, and a brief attempt is made to think freedom in a South African context. / Philosophy, Practical and Systematic Theology / M.A. (Wysbegeerte)

[pt] O objetivo da dissertação é demonstrar os benefícios sociais e ambientais da adoção de normas pela indústria de papel e celulose, ilustrando-se pelo estudo de caso da Suzano Papel e Celulose no contexto de um projeto internacional da ISO. Esse projeto foi concluído em 2013 e teve por objetivo desenvolver estudos de caso para avaliar os benefícios sociais e ambientais das normas focalizando-se cinco empresas de setores industriais distintos de três países – China, Rússia e Brasil. No Brasil, a ABNT coordenou o estudo de caso referente à empresa Suzano Papel e Celulose, que contou com a participação do pesquisador na equipe do projeto, através de uma parceira com a PUC-Rio. Quanto aos fins, a pesquisa pode ser considerada aplicada e descritiva. Quanto aos meios de investigação, a metodologia compreende pesquisa bibliográfica e documental; pesquisa de campo, com entrevistas semiestruturadas para o caso da empresa Suzano Papel e Celulose; descrição do estudo de caso, com análise dos indicadores gerados. Destacam-se como resultados: (i) revisão dos sistemas de mensuração de sustentabilidade corporativa que vêm sendo adotados em nível mundial e nacional; (ii) análise dos resultados do estudo de caso e demonstração da aplicabilidade e efetividade da metodologia baseada no conceito de cadeia de valor introduzido por Porter e no modelo de criação de valor sustentável concebido por Hart e Milstein; (iii) funções da cadeia de valor da empresa que são relevantes para a avaliação dos benefícios sociais e ambientais gerados pela adoção de normas; e (iv) conjunto de indicadores operacionais que deverão ser considerados pelas empresas da indústria de papel e celulose, visando maximizar o valor gerado pelas normas. / [en] The objective of this dissertation is to demonstrate the social and environmental benefits of adoption of standards by pulp and paper companies, within the context of an international project carried out by ISO. This project was concluded in 2013 and aimed to develop five case studies focusing companies from different industrial sectors in three countries – China, Russia and Brazil. In Brazil, the selected company was Suzano Papel e Celulose and the researcher integrated the project team coordinated by ABNT, through a partnership with PUC-Rio. This research can be considered descriptive and applied and the methodology encompasses bibliographical and documental research, field research by means of semi-structured interviews for the case of Suzano Papel e Celulose; description of Suzano s case study with critical analysis of indicators and metrics. The main results can be summarized as follows: (i) a review of measurement systems of corporate sustainability that have been adopted worldwide; (ii) critical analysis of the results from Suzano s case study and demonstration of applicability and effectiveness of the methodology based on concept of value chain introduced by Porter and also on sustainable value model designed by Hart e Milstein; (iii) functions of the company s value chain that are relevant for assessing social and economic benefits generated by the adoption of standards, and (iv) a set of operational indicators to be considered by pulp and paper companies to maximize the value generated by the standards adoption.

Spelling normalization is the task to normalize non-standard words into standard words in texts, resulting in a decrease in out-of-vocabulary (OOV) words in texts for natural language processing (NLP) tasks such as information retrieval, machine translation, and opinion mining, improving the performance of various NLP applications on normalized texts. In this thesis, we explore different methods for spelling normalization of English student writings including traditional Levenshtein edit distance comparison, phonetic similarity comparison, character-based Statistical Machine Translation (SMT) and character-based Neural Machine Translation (NMT) methods. An important improvement of our implementation is that we develop an approach combining Levenshtein edit distance and phonetic similarity methods with added components of frequency count and compound splitting and it is evaluated as a best approach with 0.329% accuracy improvement and 63.63% error reduction on the original unnormalized test set.