Submitted by Marlene Aparecida de Souza Cardozo (mcardozo@pucsp.br) on 2016-12-19T14:57:47Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Natália Cançado Scarpelli.pdf: 1486317 bytes, checksum: 8b671bfdce3cb774d993981268ed7fe9 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2016-12-19T14:57:47Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Natália Cançado Scarpelli.pdf: 1486317 bytes, checksum: 8b671bfdce3cb774d993981268ed7fe9 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2016-11-30 / The scope of this dissertation is to analyze, through a vast bibliographic research, the interlocutory advance injunction (also called interlocutory relief) stabilization technique recently incorporated in our legal system with the edition of the 2015 Civil Litigation Code. In regards to its structure, this work is divided in five chapters. The first chapter discusses the historical evolution of the interlocutory injunction focusing in the characterization of said institute by Italian doctrine, as well as its development in the Brazilian environment analyzing the precautionary injunction introduced in our legal system with the 1939 Civil Litigation Code and the preliminary injunction introduced with the 1973 Civil Litigation Code. The second chapter presents the treatment dispensed to the interlocutory injunction by foreign legal systems, specifically Italian, German, French and Portuguese Law. The third chapter assesses Brazilian current rules related with the interlocutory injunction through examination of the applicable provisions in the 2015 Civil Litigation Code. The fourth chapter specifically analyzes the procedures involved in filing motions for interlocutory injunctions of urgent and advance natures. At last, the fifth chapter is dedicated to a thorough exam of all specifics and potential issues related with the interlocutory advance injunction stabilization technique. The objective of this work is, supported in solid doctrine, to bring solutions to questions and doubts derived from the interpretation of Article 304 of the 2015 Civil Litigation Code in its concise terms. The ultimate goal is to achieve the dynamic construction of the entire procedure required to stabilize the interlocutory advance injunction and allow the practical application of such technique to ensure that Brazilian Litigation systems may take advantage of this application / A presente dissertação possui como objeto o estudo, a partir de ampla pesquisa bibliográfica, da técnica de estabilização da tutela antecipada antecedente, inserida recentemente em nosso sistema por ocasião da entrada em vigor do Código de Processo Civil de 2015. No tocante à estrutura, o trabalho se divide em cinco capítulos. O primeiro capítulo aborda a evolução histórica da tutela provisória, com destaque no estudo e caracterização do instituto pela doutrina italiana, bem como o seu desenvolvimento dentro da realidade brasileira, mediante a análise da tutela cautelar, prevista em nosso sistema desde o Código de Processo Civil de 1939, e da tutela antecipada, introduzida na vigência do Código de Processo Civil de 1973. O segundo capítulo apresenta o tratamento da tutela provisória pelo direito estrangeiro, especificamente nos sistemas da Itália, Alemanha, França e Portugal. O terceiro capítulo explora a atual disciplina da tutela provisória através do exame dos respectivos dispositivos legais previstos no Código de Processo Civil de 2015. O quarto capítulo, por sua vez, trata especificamente sobre o procedimento da tutela de urgência antecipada requerida em caráter antecedente. Por fim, o quinto capítulo se dedica ao minucioso estudo de todas as questões que envolvem a técnica da estabilização da tutela antecipada antecedente. O objetivo deste trabalho é, com o apoio na doutrina, trazer soluções para as dúvidas interpretativas que decorrem da concisa redação do artigo 304 do Código Processual de 2015. Busca-se, assim, a construção da dinâmica de todo o procedimento necessário para se estabilizar a tutela antecipada requerida em caráter antecedente e permitir, sem qualquer receio das partes, que a técnica seja efetivamente aplicada na prática, de modo a possibilitar que o sistema processual brasileiro usufrua dos benefícios decorrentes desta aplicação.

No Litoral Norte do Rio Grande do Sul, ao norte do balneário Xangri-lá, a barreira holocênica encontra-se parcialmente coberta pela fase moderna e relativamente ativa de um campo de dunas transgressivo, enquanto que, ao sul deste balneário, o campo de dunas cobre completamente a barreira. Este trabalho contribuiu para o conhecimento acerca desse comportamento diferenciado de desenvolvimento da fase moderna do campo de dunas transgressivo sobre a barreira holocênica. Foram utilizadas séries temporais de vento (direção e velocidade) e precipitação de estações meteorológicas localizadas ao sul e ao norte de Xangri-lá, bem como foram realizadas medições simultâneas de vento, por meio de anemômetros portáteis, imediatamente ao norte e ao sul desse balneário. Potenciais de transporte de areia foram calculados para ambas as estações meteorológicas. Os registros históricos da estação de Tramandaí (mais ao sul) indicaram maiores velocidades de vento e menores de precipitação em relação à estação de Torres (mais ao norte). Devido a maior velocidade dos ventos em Tramandaí, o potencial de transporte de areia nessa localidade foi superior a Torres, indicando o favorecimento da migração das dunas em suas proximidades. O comportamento desigual de desenvolvimento da fase moderna do campo de dunas transgressivo pode então estar relacionado a maior velocidade e frequência dos ventos NNE, NE, ENE e E em Tramandaí (ou seja, ao sul de Xangri-lá), além da menor precipitação que também favorece um transporte de areia mais eficiente ao sul de Xangri-lá. / In the north coast of Rio Grande do Sul, to the north of Xangri-lá beach, the Holocene barrier is partially covered by the modern and relatively active phase of a transgressive dune field, while to the south of this balneario the dune field completely covers the barrier. This work contributed to the knowledge about this differentiated development behavior of the modern phase of the transgressive dune field on the holocene barrier. Time series of wind (direction and speed) and precipitation of meteorological stations located to the south and north of Xangri-lá were used, as well as simultaneous wind measurements using portable anemometers, immediately to the north and south of this balneario. Sand transport potentials were calculated for both meteorological stations. Historical records of the Tramandaí station (further south) indicated higher wind speeds and lower precipitation relative to the Torres station (further north). Due to the greater speed of the winds in Tramandaí, the potential of sand transport in this locality was higher than Torres, indicating the favor of the migration of the dunes in its proximities. The uneven developmental behavior of the modern phase of the transgressive dune field can then be related to the higher speed and frequency of the NNE, NE, ENE and E winds in Tramandaí (ie, south of Xangri-lá), as well as the lower precipitation also favors more efficient sand transportation south of Xangri-lá.

This study evaluates the accuracy of approach volumes and free flow approach speeds collected by the Wavetronix SmartSensor Advance sensor using the field data collected by JAMAR counter boards for free flow approach volumes and a TruCam LiDAR gun for approach speeds. The Advance sensor is primarily designed for dilemma zone reduction. It does not have the capability to differentiate between lanes, but the Advance sensor currently used has a detection range of up to 600 ft. and has the capability to track vehicles approaching the intersection. The Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) wanted to use this capability to get added values from their investment in the Advance sensors. The approach volume accuracy was analyzed with three factors: sensor position, number of approach lanes, and approach volume level. The results showed that the high accuracy is achieved when the number of approach lanes is low, or closer to one-lane, and the approach volume level is low. It was found that the accuracy of the approach volume counts was not affected by the sensor position. As a result of the sensor's inability to differentiate lanes, the more cars travel alongside each other, the more likely they are to be detected together as one vehicle. The overall range of accuracy for the approach volume counts was found to range from approximately 76% (24% undercount) to 106% (6% overcount). The accuracy of approach speeds was analyzed with two factors: the number of lanes and offset position of the lanes relative to the location of the speed gun. First, the lane position and offset were tested to see if any effect exists on the difference between the measurements of the speed by the LiDAR gun and the Advance sensor. Then the difference between mean speeds was tested. Each site was analyzed individually and there were some sites which had a statistically significant difference while there were others which did not. However, the difference was considered not to be practically significant because of the difference in mean speeds of the sample being approximately ±2 mph. The speeds were also used to calculate the 85th percentile speed for all sites with more than 50 samples. For these sites, the average difference in 85th percentile speed was -0.43 mph, the biggest negative difference was -1.6 mph, and the biggest positive difference was 1.5 mph. Because of the limited number of samples taken at each site, a statistical resampling method called Bootstrapping was performed to predict the expected distribution of speed differences in 85th percentile speeds. The results of this analysis also showed the 85th percentile speeds by the LiDAR gun and the Advance sensor were not significantly different for practical traffic engineering applications. However, it is recommended that more research be performed to better understand the applicability of 85th percentile speed measurements.

Healthcare organizations are responding to changes in reimbursements by redesigning and re-evaluating existing programs to improve patient outcomes. .One such intervention at the project setting was the re-evaluation of the treatment of patients with low risk for chest pain and implementing a cardiology nurse practitioner (NP) service focusing on the reduction of length of stay (LOS) with the goal of improving patient outcomes. The purpose of this doctor of nursing practice project was to evaluate the effectiveness of a nurse practitioner-led service on the reduction of LOS of patients with low risk for chest pain. An established evidenced-based guideline developed by the American Heart Association for the treatment of patients with low risk for chest pain was adopted by the NP service. The project was guided by both the Donabedian model of quality care and the Aday and Anderson theory of access to medical care. The project design proposal is a comparative study using retrospective data obtained from the medical records of LOS pre- and post-implementation of the project. Implications for social change include improvement in patient care on a national level, not only for patients with low risk for chest pain, but also for patients with other chronic diseases. Streamlining care will improve the financial standing of hospitals as well as provide care that is equal and equitable regardless of race or financial status. The findings of this project have strengthened the role of the APN globally as a social advocate for change, actively participating in designing and implementing programs to improve patients' outcomes.

本文主要目的，在建立一個現金限制模型(cash-in-advance)的兩部門貨幣轉換模型。於模型中，不同財貨間的邊際技術的轉換率是由內生決定的。完全預期的通貨膨脹會改變財貨間的相對價格，因其受制於現金限制式不同，因此通貨膨脹經由此管道，在不同的兩部門生產要素移轉的投入，會致使資本累積改變。

<p>For every operating condition of an internal combustion engine there exists an optimal spark timing, called maximum brake torque (MBT), which maximises the output torque and the efficiency of the engine. Traditionally MBT timing is implemented as an open-loop control where the ignition timing is found by using a combination of static lookup tables and sensor information. With a direct closed-loop control from the combustion process the performance of internal combustion engines could be improved. The thesis investigates if it is possible to estimate the MBT timing from the ionization current for every operating condition of a spark ignited engine where the operating conditions are defined by the engine parameters lambda, internal exhaust gas recirculation, engine load, engine speed and spark advance.</p><p>First an investigation of how much loss of torque an error from the MBT position corresponds to is made. Then the influence of the engine parameters on the shape of the ionization current was studied. Last different peak pressure position (PPP) estimating algorithms are presented and a new technique is developed where an engine operating point dependant part of the ionization current is used depending on the current operating condition of the engine. Two of the presented PPP estimating algorithms are then complemented with this technique and the results look promising.</p>

Next generation data centres are expected to support both advance resource reservation and on-demand access, but the system performance for such a computing environment has not been well-investigated. A reservation request is characterized by a start time, duration, and resource requirement. Discrete event simulation is used to study the performance characteristics of reservation systems. The basic strategy is to accept a request if resources are available and reject the request otherwise. The performance metrics considered are resource utilization and blocking probability. Results showing the impact of input parameters on these performance metrics are presented. It is found that the resource utilization is quite low. Two strategies that can be used to improve the performance for advance reservation are evaluated. The first strategy allows the start time to be delayed up to some maximum value, while the second allows the possibility of non-uniform resource allocation over the duration of the reservation. Simulation results showing the performance improvements of these two strategies are presented. Resources not used by advance reservation are used to support on-demand access. The performance metrics of interest is the mean response time. Simulation results showing the impact of resource availability and its variation over time on the mean response time are presented. These results provide valuable insights into the performance of systems with time-varying processing capacity. They can also be used to develop guidelines for the non-uniform resource allocation strategy for advance reservation in case the reserved resources are used for interactive access.

Next generation data centres are expected to support both advance resource reservation and on-demand access, but the system performance for such a computing environment has not been well-investigated. A reservation request is characterized by a start time, duration, and resource requirement. Discrete event simulation is used to study the performance characteristics of reservation systems. The basic strategy is to accept a request if resources are available and reject the request otherwise. The performance metrics considered are resource utilization and blocking probability. Results showing the impact of input parameters on these performance metrics are presented. It is found that the resource utilization is quite low. Two strategies that can be used to improve the performance for advance reservation are evaluated. The first strategy allows the start time to be delayed up to some maximum value, while the second allows the possibility of non-uniform resource allocation over the duration of the reservation. Simulation results showing the performance improvements of these two strategies are presented. Resources not used by advance reservation are used to support on-demand access. The performance metrics of interest is the mean response time. Simulation results showing the impact of resource availability and its variation over time on the mean response time are presented. These results provide valuable insights into the performance of systems with time-varying processing capacity. They can also be used to develop guidelines for the non-uniform resource allocation strategy for advance reservation in case the reserved resources are used for interactive access.

In 2007, the Department of Energy (DOE) declared the Advanced Test Reactor (ATR) a National Scientific User Facility (NSUF). This declaration expanded the focus of the ATR to include diversified classes of academic and industrial experiments. An essential part of the new suite of more accurate and flexible codes being deployed to support the NSUF is their ability to predict reactor behavior at startup, particularly the position of the outer shim control cylinders (OSCC). The current method used for calculating the OSCC positions during a cycle startup utilizes a heuristic trial and error approach that is impractical with the computationally intensive reactor physics tools, such as NEWT. It is therefore desirable that shim rotation prediction for startup be automated. Shim rotation prediction with perturbation theory was chosen to be investigated as one method for use with startup calculation automation. A modified form of first order perturbation theory, called phase space interpolated perturbation theory, was developed to more accurately model shim rotation prediction. Shim rotation prediction is just one application for this new modified form of perturbation theory. Phase space interpolated perturbation theory can be used on any application where the range of change to the system is known a priori, but the magnitude of change is not known. A cubic regression method was also developed to automate shim rotation prediction by using only forward solutions to the transport equation. / text

For every operating condition of an internal combustion engine there exists an optimal spark timing, called maximum brake torque (MBT), which maximises the output torque and the efficiency of the engine. Traditionally MBT timing is implemented as an open-loop control where the ignition timing is found by using a combination of static lookup tables and sensor information. With a direct closed-loop control from the combustion process the performance of internal combustion engines could be improved. The thesis investigates if it is possible to estimate the MBT timing from the ionization current for every operating condition of a spark ignited engine where the operating conditions are defined by the engine parameters lambda, internal exhaust gas recirculation, engine load, engine speed and spark advance. First an investigation of how much loss of torque an error from the MBT position corresponds to is made. Then the influence of the engine parameters on the shape of the ionization current was studied. Last different peak pressure position (PPP) estimating algorithms are presented and a new technique is developed where an engine operating point dependant part of the ionization current is used depending on the current operating condition of the engine. Two of the presented PPP estimating algorithms are then complemented with this technique and the results look promising.