Undoubtedly, Juli Zeh is one of the most important and interesting current German female writers, who is gaining her reputation abroad as well. In her pieces, there are current issues and philosophical questions combined together and, therefore, she affects readers on several different levels. Novel ?Spieltrieb? isn´t different. The author introduces questions of freedom, guilt, will, violence and law in this novel ? and the individual characters throw light on the matters from different views. The objective of the diploma thesis is to present the way of these topics ?personalizing?, using a precise character analysis (analysis of the names, languages, private stories, corporalities and features of particular characters). The method which has been used for the analysis is close reading, based on a precise and combinatory reading. The analyses and reflections is supplemented an interview with the author.

Syftet med den här rapporten är att undersöka om det finns något testverktyg som uppfyller kraven från Saab Underwater Systems. I rapporten presenteras även en sammanfattning av testningens grunder och metoder för att välja ut och utvärdera datorprogram. Arbetet med att välja ut och utvärdera testverktyg kan ses som en process. Först ska kraven sammanställas och sedan ska några verktyg väljas ut för utvärdering. Två av de tre verktyg som valdes ut utvärderades mer ingående. De två testverktyg som utvärderades var LDRA Testbed och AdaTEST 95. LDRA Testbed har väldigt många olika statiska analyser vilket i många fall troligen inte kommer att utnyttjas. Enhetstestningen sker med hjälp av TBrun som är en del av verktygsserien som LDRA marknadsför. AdaTEST 95 har inte lika många funktioner som LDRA Testbed men har de nödvändiga statiska analyserna och enhetstestning presenterade i ett enklare gränssnitt. Båda verktygen uppfyller de viktigaste kraven från Saab Underwater Systems, men inget av dem uppfyller alla krav. Båda verktygen skulle kunna underlätta testningen men AdaTEST 95 rekommenderas. AdaTEST 95 är framtaget för att underlätta för i första hand utvecklare och det är utvecklare som ska använda verktyget på Saab Underwater Systems.

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The purpose of this study was to examine the perceptions that differ among university personnel and students with disabilities regarding the vagueness in the legal definition of the term reasonable accommodations. The theoretical framework that guided this study was the social model of disability. Using a sequential mixed-method design, the first strand surveyed 98 students and 93 personnel; then 10% of each group participated in an interview or focus group. The main research questions explored the different accommodations offered by university personnel versus those that were used by students and the different perceptions of the term reasonable accommodations in accordance with ADA law. A chi-square test was used to analyze yes/no survey data and a t test was used for the Likert scale question. In the first strand there were statistically significant findings in distribution and perception of 35 specific accommodations, including advocacy and counseling. Both focus group and interview data were analyzed and themes emerged, such as specific accommodations. An important finding from the qualitative strand was that more than half the students thought they were not receiving reasonable accommodations while the majority of university personnel thought they provided reasonable accommodations. The key result was the lack of a clear consensus between students with disabilities and university personnel in definitions of reasonable accommodations. Disseminating the results of this research study can create positive social change in the legislative and academic arenas by creating a better understanding of the impact of the current standard of reasonable accommodations. One recommendation is the creation of federal and state level commissions to administer, manage, and maintain policies for colleges.

Community colleges face great challenges in dealing with students with disabilities. The purpose of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) is to extend protection against discrimination to individuals with disabilities. Although the Americans with Disabilities Act is very general and does not address specific situations, the fact is clear that colleges are mandated to provide equal educational opportunities for students with disabilities. Proper implementation of the Americans with Disabilities Act is necessary not only to assure compliance with the law but also to assure that every student is afforded equal opportunity to achieve success in college. The problem of the study was to ascertain the extent to which the 15 community colleges in Mississippi have made efforts to provide equal access and equal educational opportunities in accordance with the ADA and with certain standards suggested in scholarly literature related to the topic of students with disabilities. The research suggests that a large part of the effort that has been made by community colleges to accommodate disabled students is reflected in both the policy and procedure manuals and in the operation of the disability services offices. The researcher studied the policy and procedure manuals and the operation of the disability services offices in the 15 Mississippi community colleges to examine the extent to which inclusions recommended by experts in the field are present. The study was divided into two parts. The first part was an examination of the availability and content of policy and procedure manuals to see if they contain what experts in the field consider necessary inclusions. The second part of the study included an examination of the background of the disability services administrators as well as a questionnaire to ascertain the disability services administrators’ perceptions about the operation of the disability services offices. The results of this study indicate that although Mississippi community colleges have made some progress in implementation of the ADA, there are areas that are lacking. For example, 40% of Mississippi community colleges do not have readily available policy and procedure manuals. Additionally, none of the policy and procedure manuals contains all of the inclusions recommended by both experts in the field and by the Association on Higher Education and Disability (AHEAD)

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The Configuration Control and Management of Trainer Systems Software has been recognized as a significant problem for many years. Many software tools are being developed for use as aids in this task. The efforts of the Department of Defense in the development of Ada and an Ada Programming Support Environment (APSE) have strongly addressed the problems of configuration control and management. However, these efforts have been targeted for Ada-based software as it is anticipated it will be the primary language of the DOD. The author feels that FORTRAN based software will require maintenance for many years even after the acceptance of Ada, and that the features of the APSE could be applicable to this task. The Ada Language System (ALS), which will soon be available, is the Army's implementation of the Ada Programming Support Environment. ALS has also been accepted by the Navy. This paper discusses the applicability of the ALS to the problem of FORTRAN-based software configuration control and management. A basic demonstration tool will be developed and analyzed. Ada is a registered trademark of the U.S. Government (Ada Joint Program Office).

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was signed into law by President George Bush on July 26, 1990. Title III of the Act, Public Accommodations, went into affect January 26, 1992. The purpose of this study was to examine compliance by firms who own, manage, or lease buildings. A study such as this was of great importance for the following reasons: both the disabled population and building owners, managers, and tenants are affected by this legislation; the ADA was not developed or intended to be a building code and is being enforced by the Justice Department; there is confusion in the existence of different compliance guidelines and the fact that some of the rulings are not clear or had not yet been finalized by January 26, 1992. The specific objectives of the study were to examine the level of compliance, the compliance process, and the awareness and knowledge of Title III as well as the factors that influenced compliance or non-compliance among facility management professionals. Data was collected by a mail questionnaire which was sent to a random sample of 500 members of the International Facility Management Association (IFMA) who are employed in American firms. According to the returned questionnaires, more than half the respondents reported their compliance costs were less than $50,000 and signage was the feature most often altered. Nearly two-thirds of respondents reported they fell into the service category and just over three-fourths reported that their firms own the building(s) they occupy. Findings of the study show that legal responsibility motivated respondents most. Respondents agreed most often with the attitude statements "accessibility is a right" and "the disabled make a valuable contribution" and the greatest problem encountered appears to be the lack of clarity of regulations. Just over three quarters of respondents complied before the deadline. Most firms are in the process of complying or have fully complied with Title III. / Master of Science

One of the major goals of software engineering is to control the development and maintenance of software products. With the growing use and importance of the Ada programming language, control over the software life cycle of Ada systems is becoming even more important. Software complexity metrics have been developed to aid software engineers in the design and development of software systems. This research defines metrics for Ada and uses an automated analysis tool to calculate them. This tool can be used by the software engineer to help maintain control over Ada software products. The validation of this tool was performed by analyzing a medium-sized commercial Ada product. The flow of control and flow of information through the use of Ada packages can be measured. The results show that software complexity metrics can be applied to Ada and produce meaningful results. / Master of Science

Submitted by Claudia Rocha (claudia.rocha@udesc.br) on 2018-02-19T14:37:08Z No. of bitstreams: 1 PGCA16MA189.pdf: 195058 bytes, checksum: d718ac1f6d250d64aa0878094047280c (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2018-02-19T14:37:08Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 PGCA16MA189.pdf: 195058 bytes, checksum: d718ac1f6d250d64aa0878094047280c (MD5) Previous issue date: 2016-01-26 / UNIEDU / FUMDES / T. evansi causes a highly pathogenic disease in horses popularly known as "Surra" or "Mal das Cadeiras". The Pantanal (Brazil) outbreaks are recorded due to the large population of horses. To date there are no effective treatment methods causing major damage to livestock. Trypanosomes present themselves vulnerable in relation to the metabolism of purines as these organisms do not have the pathway “De novo” of meeting their requirements through the rescue of preformed bases and demonstrate complete dependence of purines of their hosts. Among the components of this system point out that adenosine has its concentration controlled by the enzyme adenosine deaminase (ADA). The objectives of this study were to amplify, clone and sequence the ADA gene from T. evansi DNA samples and express the recombinant protein ADA. The coding region of the ADA gene was amplified from genomic DNA of T. evansi and yielded a sequence of 1857 bp showed high degree of similarity (95%) ADA T. brucei. This region was cloned into the pGEM-T vector Easy®. After digestion of construct pGEM: ADA fragments were cloned into expression vector pET30. The expression analysis by SDS-PAGE demonstrated that the temperature of 18ºC for 24 hours and 0,05 mM IPTG induction was the most effective indicating molecular mass of approximately 68 kDa. The Western blot analysis detected the ADA enzyme in the protein extract of T. evansi only in the insoluble fraction. The protein was solubilized and purified by affinity chromatography. Through these results the presence of ADA in T. evansi was confirmed. tests will be performed to detect the enzymatic activity of ADA. Their study can contribute to the development of new chemotherapeutic agents and the development of specific inhibitors for the ADA / T. evansi causa uma doença altamente patogênica em equídeos popularmente conhecida como “Surra” ou “Mal das Cadeiras”. No Pantanal (Brasil) surtos são registrados devido à grande população de equinos. Até o presente momento não existem métodos de tratamento eficazes gerando grandes prejuízos à pecuária. Os tripanossomas apresentam-se vulneráveis em relação ao metabolismo das purinas pois estes organismos não contam com a via De novo satisfazendo suas exigências por meio do salvamento das bases pré-formadas e demonstram completa dependência das purinas dos seus hospedeiros. Entre os componentes desse sistema destacamos a adenosina que tem sua concentração controlada pela enzima adenosina deaminase (ADA). Os objetivos deste estudo foram amplificar, clonar e sequenciar o gene ADA a partir de amostras do DNA de T. evansi e expressar a proteína recombinante ADA. A região codificadora do gene da enzima ADA foi amplificada a partir do DNA genômico de T. evansi e originou uma sequência de 1857 bp que apresentou alto grau de similaridade (95%) com a enzima ADA de T. brucei. Essa região foi clonada no vetor pGEM-T Easy®. Após a digestão da construção pGEM:ADA, os fragmentos foram clonados em vetor de expressão pET30. A análise da expressão através do SDS-PAGE demonstrou que a temperatura de 18ºC por 24 horas e indução com IPTG 0.05 mM foi a mais eficiente indicando massa molecular de aproximadamente 68 kDa. A análise Western-Blot detectou a enzima ADA no extrato proteico de T. evansi apenas na fração insolúvel. A proteína foi solubilizada e purificada por meio da cromatografia de afinidade. SDS-PAGE e o Western-blot confirmaram a eficiência destes protocolos. Através desses resultados a presença da enzima ADA em T. evansi foi confirmada. Seu estudo pode contribuir para o desenvolvimento de novos agentes quimioterápicos e o desenvolvimento de agentes inibidores específicos para ADA