Dissertação (mestrado)—Universidade de Brasília, Faculdade de Economia, Administração e Contabilidade, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Administração, Mestrado Profissional em Administração, 2015. / Submitted by Albânia Cézar de Melo (albania@bce.unb.br) on 2016-02-03T12:41:32Z No. of bitstreams: 1 2015_GuilhermeMouraSiqueira.pdf: 676836 bytes, checksum: e2291f88c3aa5ae2a7d118f130d7dd9b (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Raquel Viana(raquelviana@bce.unb.br) on 2016-02-04T19:30:21Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 2015_GuilhermeMouraSiqueira.pdf: 676836 bytes, checksum: e2291f88c3aa5ae2a7d118f130d7dd9b (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2016-02-04T19:30:21Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 2015_GuilhermeMouraSiqueira.pdf: 676836 bytes, checksum: e2291f88c3aa5ae2a7d118f130d7dd9b (MD5) / Os programas de microcrédito, em linhas gerais, são desenvolvidos visando a inclusão social, a independência financeira dos tomadores e o desenvolvimento econômico das comunidades e regiões onde são implementados. Portanto, são ações que envolvem, além do aspecto social, o econômico e o acadêmico, criando oportunidades de estudos nas áreas de micro empreendimentos, financeira e de desenvolvimento econômico e social. Essa perspectiva refere-se aos efeitos positivos dos programas, mas, na ótica de quem os concedem, estão em primeiro lugar os aspectos econômicos, financeiros e a perenidade do negócio. Este trabalho buscou conciliar as múltiplas abordagens sobre o tema para analisar o panorama do microcrédito da Caixa Econômica Federal – CEF e analisar a eficiência da comercialização do programa, por meio da Análise Envoltória de Dados - DEA. Os resultados da pesquisa apontam que a migração da operação do microcrédito para a CAIXA CRESCER foi acertada, tanto em relação ao panorama da carteira, quanto em relação à análise de eficiência da comercialização. / Microcredit programs, in general, are developed in order to social inclusion, financial independence of policyholders and economic development of communities and regions where they are implemented. Therefore, they are policies that involve, in addition to the social aspect, the economic as well, creating study opportunities in small business, financial field and in social and economic development. This perspective refers to the positive effects of the programs, but in the view of those who grants them, comes first the economic, financial aspects and the continuity of business. This study sought to conciliate the multiple approaches to the subject, to analyze the panorama of microcredit of Caixa Economica Federal - CEF and analyze the program's selling efficiency through data envelopment analysis - DEA. The research results show that the migration of microcredit operation for CAIXA CRESCER was correct, both with regard to the panorama of the portfolio, as in relation to the selling efficiency analysis.

Submitted by Automa??o e Estat?stica (sst@bczm.ufrn.br) on 2017-03-28T19:02:41Z No. of bitstreams: 1 MariaDoSocorroTeixeiraDeAmorim_TESE.pdf: 1659238 bytes, checksum: 0779cd688451c2ab5d513b280dfe513f (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Arlan Eloi Leite Silva (eloihistoriador@yahoo.com.br) on 2017-03-28T23:30:19Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 MariaDoSocorroTeixeiraDeAmorim_TESE.pdf: 1659238 bytes, checksum: 0779cd688451c2ab5d513b280dfe513f (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-03-28T23:30:19Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 MariaDoSocorroTeixeiraDeAmorim_TESE.pdf: 1659238 bytes, checksum: 0779cd688451c2ab5d513b280dfe513f (MD5) Previous issue date: 2016-12-13 / A medi??o do per?metro cef?lico (PC) ? de grande import?ncia, do nascimento ao adulto jovem, principalmente durante o primeiro ano de vida, quando ocorre o mais r?pido crescimento da cabe?a. Nosso objetivo foi investigar se havia diferen?a no PC de rec?m-nascidos (RNs) de m?es atendidas em maternidades p?blicas e privadas. Trata-se de um estudo transversal prospectivo realizado na MATERNIDADE ESCOLA JANUARIO CICCO (MEJC), estabelecimento de ensino da UFRN (MP) e dois hospitais privados (HP), no per?odo de dezembro/2008 a dezembro/2009. A an?lise dos dados foi feita utilizando os programas estat?sticos SPSS 17.0 e R 2.11.1, ANOVA e an?lise pos-hoc atrav?s do teste de Tukey. As curvas para o PC por idade gestacional (IG), estratificadas por tipo de parto, g?nero e sistema de sa?de foram constru?das utilizando o m?todo LMS. A amostra de estudo foi constitu?da de 2.847 RNs, de 34 a 42 semanas de IG, sendo 2.150 RNs da MEJC e 692 nascidos em HP. Nos dois grupos de RNs analisou-se as diferen?as entre os PCs m?dios, por IG, segundo g?nero, sistema de sa?de e tipo de parto. As novas curvas rec?m-criadas do PC foram validadas em amostras separadas, para todas as idades combinadas, para ambos os g?neros, sistemas p?blicos e privado, m?dia e ICs foram calculados para cada IG. Na an?lise da amostra geral, quanto aos g?neros, o PC m?dio no g?nero feminino foi 34,24 e no masculino 34,91 cm (p<0.001). Em rela??o aos sistemas de sa?de nos RNs, do sistema p?blico, o PC m?dio foi 34,49 cm, enquanto no sistema privado atingiu 34,90 cm (p<0.001). Quanto ao tipo de parto, o PC m?dio dos RNs de parto vaginal foi 34,12 cm, enquanto o de parto ces?reo obteve 34,81 cm (p<0.001). Os resultados permitem concluir que o PC m?dio dos RNs dos HPs apresentou-se maior do que os RNs avaliados na MEJC em todos os par?metros pesquisados. As curvas e os gr?ficos validados estatisticamente podem ser usados em regi?es de condi??es socioecon?micas semelhantes a nossa. Esse estudo apresentou perfil multidisciplinar com contribui??o de profissionais de v?rias ?reas do conhecimento cientifico, neonatologista, neuro infantil, enfermeira, estat?stico, seguindo os preceitos do Programa de P?s-Gradua??o em Ci?ncias da Sa?de da UFRN. / The measurement of the head circunference (HC) is of great importance from birth to young adult, especially during the first year of life when the head grows faster. Our objective was to investigate whether there was difference in HC of newborns (RNs) of mothers attended in public and private maternity hospitals. This is a cross-sectional study conducted at the Maternidade Escola Januario Cicco (MEJC), at the UFRN and two private hospitals (HP) from December 2008 to December 2009. Data analysis was performed using the statistical programs SPSS 17.0 and R 2.11.1, ANOVA and post-hoc analysis using the Tukey test, the curves for HC by GI, stratified by type of delivery, gender and were constructed using the LMS method. The study sample consisted of 2,847 newborns, from 34 to 42 weeks of gestational age (GI), of which 2,150 were born in the MEJC and 692 were born in PH. In the two groups of RNs the differences between the average PCs, by GI, according to gender, health system and type of delivery were analyzed. The newly created curves of the HC were validated in separate samples, for all ages combined, for both genders, and public and private systems, mean and CIs were calculated for each GI. In the analysis of the general sample, for the gender, the mean HC in the female gender was 34.24 and the male HD was 34.91 cm (p <0.001). Regarding health systems, in the public system the mean HD was 34.49 cm, while in the private system it reached 34.90 cm (p <0.001). Regarding the type of delivery, the mean HC of the vaginal birth RNs was 34.12 cm, the cesarean section was 34.81 cm (p <0.001). The results showed that the mean HD of the RNs of the HPs presented a HC greater than the RNs evaluated in the MEJC in all the parameters we surveyed. Statistically validated curves and charts can be used in regions with socioeconomic conditions similar to ours. This study presented a multidisciplinary profile with contribution of professionals from several areas of scientific knowledge, neonatologist, neuro child, nurse, statistician, following the precepts of the Graduate Program in Health Sciences of UFRN.

In this report, the development and implementation of a desktop user interface framework is presented. It is built using web technologies and the Javascript framework React together with a web socket server to render the graphical user interface in an OpenGL environment. This is done by using the open-source framework Chromium Embedded Framework (CEF). The resulting framework and implementation has proven successful, with promising results both from a performance perspective and from a development rapidness perspective.

Malgré que les milieux de travail aient subi plusieurs transformations dans les dernières décennies, les employeurs sont en constante recherche de flexibilité ce qui crée des impacts notamment sur les statuts d’emploi et le temps de travail. Ces changements ont eu pour effet de placer l’enjeu de la conciliation emploi-famille (CEF) au cœur des discussions. Bien qu’il y ait eu du progrès sur le marché du travail concernant la conciliation emploi-famille (CEF) durant les dernières années, certaines problématiques demeurent. La principale problématique étant l’incompatibilité entre les sphères professionnelles et familiales et ces dernières peuvent avoir des répercussions négatives chez les différents acteurs. Cette recherche s’intéresse à l’effet de la présence syndicale sur l’accès à des mesures de CEF et leur efficacité perçue par les professionnel(le)s en ressources humaines. Cette étude quantitative se base sur des données secondaires qui ont été recueillies par Émilie Genin et Mélanie Laroche, professeures à l’École des Relations industrielles de l’Université de Montréal entre 2017 et 2018. La collecte des données a été réalisée en partenariat avec l’Ordre des conseils en ressources humaines et relations industrielles agréés du Québec (CRHA). Notre échantillon est représenté par un total de 249 répondants. Les hypothèses de recherche ont été testées en utilisant des données recueillies auprès de professionnel(le)s en ressources humaines ou en relations industrielles, membres de l’Ordre des CRHA du Québec. Nous cherchions à comprendre si la syndicalisation a un effet sur le nombre de mesures offertes de CEF et si la syndicalisation a un effet modérateur sur la relation entre les mesures de CEF et leur efficacité perçue. Notre modèle d’analyse nous permet de dégager différents constats. Les résultats de la recherche montrent que la syndicalisation n’a pas d’effet sur le nombre de mesures de CEF offertes dans les organisations. Une relation positive a aussi été constatée entre le nombre de mesures de CEF et leur efficacité perçue par les professionnel(le)s en ressources humaines. Finalement, nos résultats montrent que la syndicalisation n’a pas de relation de modération sur la présence de mesures de CEF et leur efficacité perçue. Face à ces constats, nous visons de contribuer à la littérature en se centralisant sur l’effet de la présence syndicale quant à l’accès aux mesures de CEF et leur efficacité perçue. Alors que peu de recherches s’intéressent de manière spécifique à ces éléments, notre étude permet une réflexion quant à l’impact de la présence syndicale sur la CEF. Cette étude sert aussi de référence à tous les employeurs, les syndicats et les gouvernements qui souhaitent mettre au premier plan l’enjeu de la CEF. / Even though workplaces have undergone several transformations in recent decades, employers are constantly looking for flexibility, which has particularly impacted employment status and working time. These changes had the effect of raising the issue of work/life balance (WLB) at the heart of discussions. Although there has been progress in the labor market regarding WLB in recent years, some issues remain. The main one being the incompatibility between the professional and family spheres which can have negative repercussions. This research will examine the effects of union presence on access to WLB measures and their perceived effectiveness by human resources professionals. This quantitative study is based on data collected by Émilie Genin and Mélanie Laroche, professors at the School of Industrial Relations of the University of Montreal between 2017 and 2018. The data was collected in partnership with the Ordre des conseillers en ressources humaines et relations industrielles agréés du Québec (CRHA). Our data is constituted by a sampling of 249 respondents. The research hypotheses were tested using data collected from human resources or industrial relations professionals, members of the Ordre des CRHA du Québec. In this research, we sought to understand whether unionization has an effect on the number of WLB measures offered in the workplace and whether unionization has a moderating effect on the relationship between WLB measures and their perceived effectiveness. Our model allows us to make various findings. Research results show that unionization has no effect on the number of WLB measures offered in organizations. A positive relationship was also observed between the number of WLB measures and their perceived effectiveness by human resources professionals. Finally, our results show that unionization does not have a moderating relationship on the presence of WLB measures and their perceived effectiveness. We aimed to contribute to the literature by focusing on the effect of union presence on access to WLB measures and their perceived effectiveness. While little research specifically examines these elements, our study allows for reflection on the impact of union presence on the WLB. This study also serves as a reference for all employers, unions and governments who wish to shed some light on the issue of WLB.

The purpose of this master&rsquo / s thesis is to evaluate the performance of investment companies, namely Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) and Closed-End Funds (CEFs) in Turkey. In this study, three different models are used to evaluate the risk adjusted performances of Turkish investment companies. These models are: 1) the single-factor CAPM / 2) the Fama-French three-factor model / and 3) the Carhart&rsquo / s four factor model. The results of this study indicate that for the sample period from January 1997 to December 2009, Turkish REITs and Turkish CEFs neither overperform nor underperform the overall market. Intercepts in almost all models are statistically significantly not different from zero, implying that both REITs and CEFs are earning their expected returns. The results are robust to different models used in this study. Among employed models, the Fama-French three-factor model is the best in explaining the returns on both REITs and CEFs. In general, coefficients of the size and the book-to-market equity risk factors are significant and positive. The explanatory power of the regressions does not improve with the Carhart&rsquo / s four-factor model, since momentum factors have statistically insignificant coefficients in all regressions. Findings of this study have an important implication for the efficiency of the Istanbul Stock Exchange. The inability of professional money managers to beat the overall market could be taken as an evidence in favor of the ISE being either semi-strong or strong form efficient. On the other hand, lack of skills on the part of Turkish fund managers might be another explanation for their inability to surpass the performance of the overall market.

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This study is an examination of the effects of the first two waves of the Influenza Pandemic of 1918-1919 on the Canadian Expeditionary Force in Europe during the final months of the First World War. Using a case-study approach, the study analyzes the experiences of the 15th Canadian Reserve Battalion (Saskatchewan) in England and the 46th Canadian Infantry Battalion (South Saskatchewan) in France from April to 11 November 1918. While the comparison of these two battalions’ experiences is useful to see the how the Canadian Army Medical Corps reacted and responded to the outbreak of pandemic influenza in both locations, it also highlights the impact that the pandemic had on the reinforcement stream in 1918, and demonstrates the greater cost of conscription during the final months of the war. This thesis argues that that the Influenza Pandemic of 1918-1919 affected the Canadian Expeditionary Force’s Hundred Days Campaign in a way that, until now, has not been recognized. Additionally, it argues that the 15th Reserve Battalion was not to blame for bringing pandemic influenza to Bramshott Camp in the fall of 1918, and that the Canadian Army Medical Corps reacted to the outbreak as effectively as possible. Finally, it highlights the experiences of men from Saskatchewan and recounts the stories of soldiers who died of pandemic influenza.

<p> Proper gene expression programs cellular activities, while aberrant manipulation of transcription factors often leads to devastating consequences, such as cancer or cell death. The transcription factor family activator protein-1 (AP-1) plays an important role in many cellular activities including cell transformation, proliferation and survival (Shaulian and Karin 2002). However, little has been done to obtain a global view of the role of individual AP-1 members and how they cooperate in many cellular activities. We have discovered that blocking the AP-1 pathway by a c-Jun dominant negative mutant, TAM67, induced cell death in RSV-transformed primary chicken embryo fibroblasts (CEF), suggesting that AP-1 activity is vital for cell survival upon v-Src transformation. In addition, accumulation of cytoplasmic vesicles was observed in the cytoplasm of a proportion of RSV-transformed CEF expressing TAM67. Oil-red staining of these vesicles indicated the presence of lipid droplets in these cells, suggesting that the inhibition of AP-1 promotes the adipogenic conversion of v-Src transformed CEF. To understand the role of individual members of the AP-1 family, a retroviral-based shRNA expressing system was designed to stably downregulate individual AP-1 members. This retroviral-based RNAi system provided sustained gene downregulation of AP-1 family members. Reduction of the c-Jun protein level by shRNA induced senescence in normal CEF, while it modestly downregulated AP-1 activity in RSV -transformed CEF indicating that c-Jun is not the main component of the AP-1 complex in RSV-transformed CEF. Inhibition of JunD expression induced apoptosis and was deleterious to both normal and RSV-transformed CEF, suggesting that JunD is crucial for the survival of CEF. Transient express10n reporter-assays also showed that loss-of-function of JunD by shRNA dramatically repressed AP-1 activity. Hence JunD is the main component of the AP-1 complex that regulates the survival of CEF. Furthermore, we determined that loss of JunD expression resulted in an elevated level of tumour suppressor p53. Co-inhibition of p53 and JunD restored the transforming ability of v-Src transformed CEF, as indicated by foci formation in soft agar assays. Hence, repression of p53 induction was able to bypass the death signal released as a result of AP-1 inhibition in v-Src transformed CEF. Downregulation of Fra-2 (Fos-related antigen 2) level by shRNA did not affect the proliferation of normal CEF. However, RSV -transformed CEFs expressing fra -2 shRNA were transformation-defective with the presence of multiple vesicles in cytoplasm. Oil-red staining of these vesicles indicated the presence of lipid droplets, which resembles the effect of T AM67 in RSV -transformed CEF indicating that Fra-2 blocks differentiation. These findings help us to understand the role of individual members of the AP-1 transcription factor family in normal and RSV -transformed CEF. Importantly, global gene profiling of v-Src transformed CEF expressing shRNA for individual AP-1 members will improve our knowledge of the transformation process. Functional characterization of the cascade will rely on the use of retroviral-based shRNA expressing system as described above. </p> / Thesis / Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

<p>The company Västra Mälardalens Kommunalförbund, VMKF, wishes to revise and optimize their present data and IP-telephony network as of today consists of the three municipalities Köping, Arboga and Kungsör. As a municipal corporation, they seek consultation regarding internal as well as external review and investigation of the main structure of the network, its functionality and safety. By today’s increasing demands of Internet accessibility, availability of services and security far more extends the requirement of a complete network design. The foundation of networking rests on the balance between each of these necessities. Therefore, it is of grave importance to optimize a network design, use of hardware and to minimize the administrative overhead. In particular, when the municipality is short of resources and time means money. By letting an impartial investigation of the network act as a starting point it was established that several improvement could be applied. Among these a reconstructed and improved network topology that includes subjects as routing, switching, safety and security, quality of service and technical administrative overhead and the implementation of a real time monitoring of network bandwidth consumption.</p> / <p>Företaget Västra Mälardalens Kommunalförbund, VMKF, har önskemål om att granska och optimera deras befintliga data- och IP-telefoninätverk som i dagsläget spänner över de tre kommunerna Köping, Arboga och Kungsör. Som ett kommunalägt företag önskar de konsultation rörande intern såväl som extern granskning och optimering av huvuddelen av nätverkets funktionalitet samt säkerhet. I och med dagens ökade Internetanvändning och funktionalitetsbehov ställs allt högre krav på tillgänglighet, säkerhet och användarvänlighet. Nätverksteknik bygger mycket på balansen mellan dessa tre punkter. Därför gäller det att optimera nätverkets design, hårdvaruanvändning och att minimera administrativa laster. Detta i synnerhet då kommunens resurser är knappa och då tid i dagens samhälle innebär pengar. Genom att låta en granskning över nätverket som det ser ut i dag ligga till grund konstaterades att flertalet förbättringsmöjligheter kunde genomföras. Bland dessa återfinns en omstrukturerad nätverksdesign som innefattar routing, switching, säkerhet, QoS och teknisk administration samt implementeringen av en realtidsövervakning av bandbreddsanvändning.</p>

Closed-end funds’ (CEF) discount and discount fluctuations have been puzzling researchers for decades. Up to date, there are no multidimensional or cross-sectional variables that have been proved to influence CEFs simultaneously. Fact is that, earlier research and theories on the subject are contradictious and several suggestions on the origin of the CEF’s discount and its fluctuations have been proposed. To mention a few, investor sentiments, taxation issues, dividend policies, agency costs and agency problems are considered to influence these discounts. The purpose of this report is to examine the relationship between micro- and macroeconomic variables fluctuations, and how these can explain the discount fluctuation of the Swedish CEFs. This report focuses upon the CEFs traded at NASDAQ OMX Stockholm, which have been selected through a comprehensive multistage selection process. 10 CEFs were selected. Monthly data for calculating micro- and macroeconomic variables was collected for the period March 2003 – February 2013, which resulted in approximately 1 200 observations. OLS regression analysis, Fixed- and Random Effect Models and Hausman tests were conducted. The findings conclude that some of this report’s chosen micro- and macro variables influence on the Swedish CEFs’ discount fluctuation, although these findings are conditioned. The CEFs’ individual characteristics or traits result in a significant impact on the fluctuation of CEFs’ discount. Hence, only by controlling these characteristics, multidimensional or cross-sectional micro- and macroeconomic variables can be proved to affect the CEFs’ discount fluctuation.