Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Chicago, 1921. / Published also without thesis note.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Chicago, 1921. / Published also without thesis note.

This thesis reports the development by the author of a job order system for a maintenance department in a Burnaby petroleum refinery during the summer of 1952. The requirements of this system are (1) to provide a practical channel of communication for the planning and control of all maintenance department work, (2) to provide an adequate description and estimate of the work requested, (3) to provide information necessary for scheduling requested work, (4) to ensure the proper approval authorities for all expenditures, (5) to provide information necessary for costing all work done, and (6) to measure the overall efficiency of the maintenance department. These requirements have been fulfilled partially by (1) the establishment of approval authority limits, (2) the introduction of job order and job order memo forms, and (3) the employment of a job order clerk. At present, however, expenditures are controlled only by maximum approval authority limits. It is recommended, therefore, that the services of a qualified estimator be sought in order that costs may be controlled more closely by means of accurate job cost estimates. This method of control, in turn, will provide satisfactory measures of the overall efficiency of the maintenance department. / Business, Sauder School of / Graduate

O trabalho propõe uma metodologia para estimação da idade óssea baseada em um sistema totalmente automático utilizando a análise de formas de estruturas ósseas. O sistema tem como finalidade auxiliar o diagnóstico do profissional da área médica servindo de apoio a sua decisão. A metodologia é dividida em dois blocos principais. No primeiro o dedo médio é segmentado a partir da radiografia de toda a mão. No segundo, são extraídas dimensões utilizando técnicas de processamento de imagem. Finalmente a estimação da idade é realizada por meio da correlação com padrões formais de seis centos de ossificação. Os resultados mostram que a análise de forma é mais precisa em pacientes do sexo feminino, mas pode ser utilizada como estimador para ambos os sexos. / The objective of this project is to propose a methodology for estimating the bone age based on a fully automatic system using shape analysis of bone structures. The system aims to assist the diagnosis, supporting the decision of the physicians involved in the process. The methodology is divided into two main blocks. In the first, the middle finger is segmented from the radiograph of the whole hand. In the second, measurements are extracted using image processing techniques. Finally, the results are classified using correlation between the shape pattern of six different bone structures. The results show that the shape analysis is a better method for female diagnosis but it can be used as a good estimator for both genders.

In this chapter, the author draws on a historical case study of the Australian wine industry to explore variations in collective agency. The inductively derived process model illustrates the emergence of a new profession of scientific win- emaking, which unfolds in three phases. Each phase is characterized by a dis- tinct form of agency: distributed agency during the earliest phase, coordinated agency during later phases, and orchestrated agency during consolidation. In addition to exploring the temporal shifts in agency, the study includes a detailed analysis of the early stages of distributed agency, examining how col- lective agency is achieved in the absence of shared intentions.

O trabalho propõe uma metodologia para estimação da idade óssea baseada em um sistema totalmente automático utilizando a análise de formas de estruturas ósseas. O sistema tem como finalidade auxiliar o diagnóstico do profissional da área médica servindo de apoio a sua decisão. A metodologia é dividida em dois blocos principais. No primeiro o dedo médio é segmentado a partir da radiografia de toda a mão. No segundo, são extraídas dimensões utilizando técnicas de processamento de imagem. Finalmente a estimação da idade é realizada por meio da correlação com padrões formais de seis centos de ossificação. Os resultados mostram que a análise de forma é mais precisa em pacientes do sexo feminino, mas pode ser utilizada como estimador para ambos os sexos. / The objective of this project is to propose a methodology for estimating the bone age based on a fully automatic system using shape analysis of bone structures. The system aims to assist the diagnosis, supporting the decision of the physicians involved in the process. The methodology is divided into two main blocks. In the first, the middle finger is segmented from the radiograph of the whole hand. In the second, measurements are extracted using image processing techniques. Finally, the results are classified using correlation between the shape pattern of six different bone structures. The results show that the shape analysis is a better method for female diagnosis but it can be used as a good estimator for both genders.

The aim of this thesis is to analyse the current situation in the marketability of the products of the particular company, which operates in the territory of Albania in the production of ceramic bricks. After that their possible application to current markets as well as considering the possibility of expansion to other Balkan states. The thesis further explains the reasons leading the company to consider the expansion.In the thesis there has been evaluated the current economic situation of the company, a survey of the business environment about countries being considered for expansion has been made as well as the research of the competitors in the given area. An important part of this thesis is the selection of the forms of entry into the selected foreign markets by using selected methods and tools of managerial decision making.