Submitted by Fabricia Fialho Reginato (fabriciar) on 2015-07-28T22:46:54Z No. of bitstreams: 1 JamesBrum.pdf: 2178179 bytes, checksum: 22c4d2e31ff012df7823bad3151fc4de (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2015-07-28T22:46:54Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 JamesBrum.pdf: 2178179 bytes, checksum: 22c4d2e31ff012df7823bad3151fc4de (MD5) Previous issue date: 2014 / PROCERGS – Cia de Processamento Dados do Estado Rio Grande Sul / Este trabalho apresenta o desenvolvimento de um protótipo de software, utilizando metaheurísticas por meio de um Algoritmo Memético, para a Geração de Grade de Programação de intervenções comerciais aplicada à TV Digital e a IPTV. O problema apresenta-se como uma linha de tempo na grade televisiva com sua programação onde estão definidos horários de intervenção em que grupos de comerciais devem ser exibidos. A organização destes comerciais nas intervenções obedecem a um conjunto de requisitos que devem ser otimizados como: a taxa de retorno, adequação ao público alvo, e utilização da largura de banda do servidor e também de restrições como: a classificação indicativa, número de exibições do comercial e adequação à programação. Neste contexto são considerados os problemas de Seleção de Partes e de Timetabling para a elaboração do protótipo, abordando sua solução com a utilização de um Algoritmo Memético, desenvolvido aplicando as metaheurísticas de Algoritmos Genéticos e de Busca Tabu. O resultado obtido foi a geração de uma ferramenta computacional que viabilizou o gerenciamento da inserção de comerciais nas grades de programação, através da obtenção de soluções de boa qualidade. / This paper shows the development of a software prototype using metaheuristics via a memetic algorithm to generation of the Grid Programming of ads interventions applied to Digital TV and IPTV. This problem is presented as a timeline in a TV programing with intervals of interventions where ads groups should be displayed. The organization of these interventions ads groups follow a set of requirements that must be optimized as: the rate of return, appropriateness to the target audience, and use of the bandwidth of the server, and also restrictions like: parental rating, number of views of each ad, time box of the intervention and fitness programming. In this context are considered the problems of Selection Parties and Timetabling for build the prototype and approach the solution using a memetic algorithm developed by applying the metaheuristic Genetic Algorithms and Tabu Search. The resulted was the generation of a computational tool that allows the insertion of ads management in grids programming, by obtaining good quality solutins.

<p>This report is a technical verification and validation of Traffic Information Service Broadcast (TIS-B) using the data link VDL Mode 4. </p><p>The main objective of the report is to examine the usefulness of TIS-B considering the results from tests performed in the Stockholm Terminal Area and for the Advanced Surface Movement Guidance and Control System (A-SMGCS) at Arlanda airport. The results are compared with the requirements that have been set by the standardisation organisations ICAO, RTCA, Eurocontrol and Eurocae. TIS-B is however such a new concept, so most of the operational requirements have not yet been defined.</p><p>The process for performing the evaluation of TIS-B involves three stages: </p><p>· Study the requirements on TIS-B, ADS-B, radar and A-SMGCS. </p><p>· Verify TIS-B by performing tests at Arlanda airport. </p><p>· Validate the test results through analysis. </p><p>A theoretical study of slot allocation optimisation is performed to decide how the slot allocation is to be implemented. </p><p>The report includes a Functional Hazard Analysis (FHA). The FHA is done to see if the applications for TIS-B are ready for implementation or if more hazard preventing actions has to be taken, before any operational actions can be performed. </p><p>The report also involves a theoretical introduction to Air Traffic Management (ATM), Surveillance techniques and TIS-B. </p><p>All parts included in the report results in conclusions and recommendations regarding the TIS-B service.</p>

This report is a technical verification and validation of Automatic Dependent Surveillance – Broadcast (ADS-B) over Very High Frequency Data Link Mode 4 (VDL Mode 4) for the use as surveillance in terminal areas and en-route airspace in non-radar areas. The main objective is to verify that ADS-B/VDL Mode 4 fulfils the technical requirements for an implementation at Kiruna airport, Sweden. Comparison has been made to the current requirements for Secondary Surveillance Radar (SSR). The work in this report has been conducted in three phases: preliminary study, tests and verification and validation. During the preliminary study documents primarily from EUROCONTROL and ICAO were used to find out which requirements that were applicable. The next part consisted of both practical tests and theoretical verification of the VDL Mode 4 performance. Finally the results from the tests were validated and put together in this report. Main conclusion from this report is that ADS-B/VDL Mode 4 fulfils the corresponding SSR requirements. Therefore ADS-B/VDL Mode 4 should be able to serve as primary mean for surveillance in non-radar areas. The results from this report will constitute a part of the technical subset of future safety case for ADS-B in non-radar areas. The complete safety case will be used to authorize ADS-B/VDL Mode 4 in non-radar airspace, both in Sweden and internationally.

This report is a technical verification and validation of ADS-B (Automatic Dependent Surveillance – Broadcast) over VDL Mode 4 (Very High Frequency Data Link Mode 4) for the use in the surveillance element of an A-SMGCS (Advanced Surface Movement Guidance and Control System). The main objective of this report is to examine if ADS-B/VDL Mode 4 fulfils the technical requirements for an implementation at Arlanda airport, Stockholm Sweden. The report also includes a FMECA (Failure Mode, Effects and Criticality Analysis), a theoretical background and methods for monitoring. The process of making this report can be divided into three phases: 1. Preliminary Study. In this phase the requirements were examined and structured. 2. Verification. In this phase the system performance has been verified both theoretically and by several tests at Arlanda Airport. Simulation results have also been used. 3. Validation and documentation. The tests and verifications that were performed in phase 2 were validated in the third phase of the project. The final project document was also written in this phase. The main conclusion from this analysis is that ADS-B/VDL Mode 4 is well suited for surveillance. ADS-B/VDL Mode 4 has the possibility to fulfil all considered requirements, apart from detecting all obstacles. But if all the requirements are going to be fulfilled depends both on the implementation and the operational environment. The results from this verification and validation should be used as the technical subset in a future safety case, both in Sweden and internationally.

This report is a technical verification and validation of Traffic Information Service Broadcast (TIS-B) using the data link VDL Mode 4. The main objective of the report is to examine the usefulness of TIS-B considering the results from tests performed in the Stockholm Terminal Area and for the Advanced Surface Movement Guidance and Control System (A-SMGCS) at Arlanda airport. The results are compared with the requirements that have been set by the standardisation organisations ICAO, RTCA, Eurocontrol and Eurocae. TIS-B is however such a new concept, so most of the operational requirements have not yet been defined. The process for performing the evaluation of TIS-B involves three stages: · Study the requirements on TIS-B, ADS-B, radar and A-SMGCS. · Verify TIS-B by performing tests at Arlanda airport. · Validate the test results through analysis. A theoretical study of slot allocation optimisation is performed to decide how the slot allocation is to be implemented. The report includes a Functional Hazard Analysis (FHA). The FHA is done to see if the applications for TIS-B are ready for implementation or if more hazard preventing actions has to be taken, before any operational actions can be performed. The report also involves a theoretical introduction to Air Traffic Management (ATM), Surveillance techniques and TIS-B. All parts included in the report results in conclusions and recommendations regarding the TIS-B service.

<p>This report is a technical verification and validation of ADS-B (Automatic Dependent Surveillance – Broadcast) over VDL Mode 4 (Very High Frequency Data Link Mode 4) for the use in the surveillance element of an A-SMGCS (Advanced Surface Movement Guidance and Control System). </p><p>The main objective of this report is to examine if ADS-B/VDL Mode 4 fulfils the technical requirements for an implementation at Arlanda airport, Stockholm Sweden. The report also includes a FMECA (Failure Mode, Effects and Criticality Analysis), a theoretical background and methods for monitoring. </p><p>The process of making this report can be divided into three phases: </p><p>1. Preliminary Study. In this phase the requirements were examined and structured. </p><p>2. Verification. In this phase the system performance has been verified both theoretically and by several tests at Arlanda Airport. Simulation results have also been used. </p><p>3. Validation and documentation. The tests and verifications that were performed in phase 2 were validated in the third phase of the project. The final project document was also written in this phase. </p><p>The main conclusion from this analysis is that ADS-B/VDL Mode 4 is well suited for surveillance. ADS-B/VDL Mode 4 has the possibility to fulfil all considered requirements, apart from detecting all obstacles. But if all the requirements are going to be fulfilled depends both on the implementation and the operational environment. </p><p>The results from this verification and validation should be used as the technical subset in a future safety case, both in Sweden and internationally.</p>

A complete non trivial supersymmetric deformation of the maximal supergravity in two dimensions is achieved by the gauging of a SO(9) group. The resulting theory describes the reduction of type IIA supergravity on an AdS_2 x S^8 background and is of first importance in the Domain-Wall / Quantum Field theory correspondence for the D0-brane case. To prepare the construction of the SO(9) gauged maximal supergravity, we focus on the eleven dimensional supergravity and the maximal supergravity in three dimensions since they give rise to important off-shell inequivalent formulations of the ungauged theory in two dimensions. The embedding tensor formalism is presented, allowing for a general desciption of the gaugings consistent with supersymmetry. The SO(9) supergravity is explicitly constructed and applications are considered. In particular, an embedding of the bosonic sector of the two-dimensional theory into type IIA supergravity is obtained. Hence, the Cartan truncation of the SO(9) supergravity is proved to be consistent. This motivated holographic applications. Therefore, correlation functions for operators in dual Matrix models are derived from the study of gravity side excitations around half BPS backgrounds. These results are fully discussed and outlooks are presented.

La théorie des spins élevés est le domaine de la physique théorique au centre de cette thèse. Outre une introduction présentant le contexte général de la naissance de cette théo- rie, ce manuscrit de thèse regroupe trois études récentes dans ce domaine. Une attention particulière sera portée aux symétries, aux courants et à l'holographie. La première partie est axée sur les ingrédients permettant la construction de vertex cubiques entre un champ scalaire de matière et un champ de jauge de spin élevé dans un espace-temps à courbure constante. La méthode de Noether indique comment construire ces interactions à partir des courants conservés, dont on peut condenser l'écriture en utili- sant les fonctions génératrices. Le formalisme ambiant est le principal aspect de ce calcul puisqu'il le facilite et en permet la simplification. Dans un second temps, nous préparons les éléments pour un futur test de la correspon- dance holographique à l'ordre cubique voire quartique en la constante de couplage. Plus précisément, nous révisons en détail le calcul de certains propagateurs, ce qui nous mène à calculer les fonctions à trois points impliquant deux champs scalaires. La dernière partie, bien que concernant toujours l'holographie des spins élevés, traite de la physique non-relativiste. Les symétries et les courants d'un gaz parfait/unitaire de Fermi y sont étudiés. En particulier, nous prouvons que l'algèbre maximale de symétrie de l'équation de Schrödinger est l'algèbre de Weyl. Le lien entre physiques relativiste et non-relativiste est obtenu grâce à la réduction dimensionnelle de Bargmann. L'holographie des spins élevés non relativistes est également évoquée.

Dumb holes (also known as acoustic black holes) are fluid flows which include an "acoustic horizon:" a surface, analogous to a gravitational horizon, beyond which sound may pass but never classically return. Soundwaves in these flows will therefore experience "effective geometries" which are identical to black hole spacetimes up to a conformal factor. By adjusting the parameters of the fluid flow, it is possible to create an effective geometry which is conformal to the Anti-de Sitter black hole spacetime- a geometry which has recieved a great deal of attention in recent years due to its conjectured holographic duality to Conformal Field Theories. While we would not expect an acoustic analogue of the AdS-CFT correspondence to exist, this dumb hole provides a means, at least in principle, of experimentally testing the theoretical properties of the AdS spacetime. In particular, I have calculated the quasinormal mode spectrum of this acoustic geometry. / Graduate / 0986 / 0753 / jpbabb@yahoo.ca

Tesi doctoral que determina, a partir d'estudis quantitatius i qualitatius, quin és el procés a través del qual els nens i nenes en etapa preadolescent (9-12 anys) interioritzen valors i esterotips adults difosos a través de la publicitat convencional i no convencional i la possible incidència d'aquest procés en futurs trastorns del comportament alimentari.L'estudi aprofundeix en la interrelació entre aquesta interpretació preadolescent d'aquests estereotips publicitaris i l'aparició d'indicis d'una simptomatologia pròpia dels trastorns del comportament alimentari relacionada amb l'intent infantil de començar a adequar-se a uns determinats cànons estètics habituals en la publicitat adreçada a un públic objectiu adult. La present recerca analitza de forma comparativa la publicitat adreçada al públic objectiu adult i la que es dirigeix a un públic infantil, tot parant especial atenció a les similituds i a les divergències de les fórmules persuasives utilitzades, als hàbits difosos a través dels espots estudiats i a la generació d'estereotips físics, psíquics, socials i culturals. / Doctoral thesis that determines the process through preadolescents addopt values and stereotypes created and diffused by means of conventional and non-conventional advertising. Secondly, the research analizes the possible incidence of this process on future adolescent Eating Disorders. The study deepens on the relation between this preadolescent interpretation of the advertising stereotypes, and the apparition of signs of a symptom characteristic of Eating which use to appear on adult advertising. The research establishes, from a comparative point of view, the advertising strategies used for an adult target and the creative discourse addressed to children, paying special attention to resemblances and divergencies on the persuasive structures used on the advertising strategies, the behaviour habits diffused through the spots, and the generation of phisical, psychic, social and cultural stereotypes.