No / Radiographer abnormality detection schemes (RADS) were first introduced in the United Kingdom (UK) in the mid 1980s with the development of the ‘red dot scheme’. This article establishes the current position of UK RADS practice and provides insight into specific areas for development. Method: A postal questionnaire was distributed to 456 sites, including 270 emergency departments and 186 minor injuries units (MIU). Information was sought relating to: the type of emergency department and radiography service provided; details of RADS operated including any education and audit to support radiographer participation; and the mandatory/voluntary nature of the system adopted. Results: A total of 306 (n = 306/456; 74%) responses were received. The large majority of respondents (n = 284/306; 92.8%) indicated that a RADS was in operation. Of these, 221 sites operated a red dot scheme, 7 sites operated a radiographer comment system, and a further 54 sites operated both a red dot and comment scheme. Two sites indicated that a RADS other than red dot or radiographer commenting was operated. Twenty-one different methods of highlighting abnormal images were identified and eight different commenting methods. The RADS was considered mandatory at 25% of sites. Conclusion: This study confirms the continued widespread contribution of radiographers to the trauma diagnostic process through the use of RADS. The informal nature of the systems, inconsistent approaches to audit and education, and variations in the methods employed are issues which require national guidance.

Ett av världens huvudsakliga normgivningsorgan inom redovisningsstandarder är International Accounting Standards Board. Just nu pågår projektet att revidera föreställningsramen där grundtankarna för den finansiella rapporteringen redogörs. Studien kommer beröra förslag beträffande definition, recognition och derecognition av skuld. Olika intressenter har fått möjligheten att kommentera dessa förslag genom Comment Letters (CL) på ett tidigare utgett Exposure Draft (ED) 2015. Studiens syfte är att redogöra för olika intressentgruppers inställning till förslaget på definition, recognition och derecognition av skulder i IABS:s föreställningsram. Vidare är syftet att undersöka den bakomliggande anledningen till varför de ställer sig positiva eller negativa till förslaget. Slutligen är syftet att undersöka om informationsbehovet skiljer sig mellan intressentgrupperna beträffande definition, recognition och derecognition i IASB:s föreställningsram. Studiens bidrag är att bidra med en större förståelse inom ämnet samt att vara till nytta för normgivare och den framtida normgivningsprocessen. Detta görs genom att identifiera hur olika intressenter ställer sig till förslagen samt varför. Då det är viktigt att intressenters intressen tas hänsyn till för att föreställningsramen ska bli allmänt accepterad, kommer studiens resultat vara ett bidrag till den fortsatta utvecklingen av föreställningsramen. Studien baseras på de CL som inkommit till International Accounting Standards Board innan den 26 oktober 2015, vilket var sista datumet att lämna CL på ED 2015. Studien har avgränsats till att endast inkludera CL från normgivare, redovisningsprofessionen, banker, företag och akademiker. I studien behandlas 125 stycken CL. Därefter har en dokumentundersökning med en induktiv ansats gjorts. Resultatet av studien visar att en majoritet av intressenterna ställer sig positiva till förslagen beträffande definition, recognition och derecognition av skuld. Banker är den enda intressentgrupp som ställer sig negativa till förslaget vilket kan grunda sig i att de är oroliga att förslaget öppnar upp en möjlighet för företag att själva göra en bedömning om vilken redovisningsmetod de ska välja. Emellertid önskar alla intressenter att mer vägledning ges i föreställningsramen. Vidare går det att dra en slutsats att intressenterna önskar en mer regelbaserad föreställningsram. Utifrån studiens resultat kan det konstateras att projektet att revidera föreställningsramen bör fortgå då det finns oklara principer som behöver tydliggöras. / One of the world's main standard-setters in accounting standards is the International Accounting Standards Board. The project to revise the Conceptual Framework is ongoing. The Conceptual Framework sets out the basic concepts for financial reporting. This study will concern proposals regarding the definition, recognition and derecognition of liabilities. Various stakeholders have been given the opportunity to comment on these proposals through Comment Letters (CL) on a previously released Exposure Draft (ED) 2015. The purpose of this study is to account for the different interest groups' attitude towards the proposal for the definition, recognition and derecognition of liabilities in the IASBs’ Conceptual Framework. Furthermore, the purpose is to examine the underlying reasons why they have positive or negative attitude to the proposal. Finally, the purpose is to examine whether the need for information differs between the interest groups in terms of definition, recognition and derecognition in the IASBs’ Conceptual Framework. The contribution of the study is to contribute to a greater understanding of the subject, as well as to benefit the standard-setters and the future process for standard-setting. This is done by identifying the different stakeholders attitude towards the proposals and why. Since it is important that the interests of stakeholders will be taken into account in order for the Conceptual Framework to be widely accepted, the study's results will be a contribution to the continued development of the Conceptual Framework. The study is based on the CL submitted to the International Accounting Standards Board before October 26, 2015, which was the last date to leave a CL on ED 2015. The study has been limited to, include only CL from standard-setters, accounting professionals, banks, companies and academics. The study consists 125 CL. Then a document examination with an inductive approach has been made. The result of the study shows that a majority of stakeholders are in favor of the proposals regarding the definition, recognition and derecognition of liabilities. Banks are the only interest group who disagrees with the proposal, which may be because they are worried that the proposal opens up for the opportunity for companies to make an assessment of the accounting method they themselves should choose. However, all stakeholders want more guidance in the Conceptual Framework. Furthermore, it can be concluded that stakeholders wish for a more rule-based Conceptual Framework. Based on the results of the study, it can be noted that the project to revise the Conceptual Framework should continue as there are unclear principles that need clarification. This essay is written in Swedish.

AbstractThroughout the world today, there is unquestionably, an increasing interest surrounding issuesconcerning sustainability, and this has in turn led to new discussions regarding the developmentof sustainability reporting. It is mandatory in Sweden for example, for companies which meetcertain criteria set by the ÅRL, to prepare reports on sustainability, including a compulsoryannual summary. But currently there exists no global guidelines for these reports, andcompanies worldwide have been making such reports in different ways and with differentmethods with no clear standards, which in turn can create confusion and ambiguity forstakeholders and investors. Therefore, IASB along with IFRS Foundation as a frontrunnerpresented a Consultation Paper with proposals for developing and streamlining globalsustainability reporting. They requested company stakeholders to respond to these ideas via CLwhich were designed with carefully targeted questions to best conclude what they thought ofthe proposals. The culmination of completed CL provides empirical and invaluable evidencewhich can then be used to accelerate and thus make it easier to establish the aforementionedproposals.The purpose of the study is to examine the attitudes regarding the suggested sustainabilityreporting proposals, and to analyze the ways in which the attitudes vary between the differentgroups of stakeholders. The study is also to clarify where organizations stand regardingsustainability in relation to their stakeholders and investors, as well as globally, and if patternsin their attitudes can be discovered.The result of the study shows that most of the represented stakeholders show a positive responseto the IFRS Foundations propositions regarding an update of the reporting on sustainability.However, it has also highlighted some negative responses to each question, but on the wholethose opinions were underrepresented. To summarize, most of the CL analyzed show apredominantly favorable response to a global standard concerning sustainability reporting andthe majority have agreed that its right that the IFRS Foundation have the leading role in thismatter. It also stands clear after analysis that several stakeholders think that it is advisable thatthe main focus should be on the financial reports within sustainability and that it should bepublic.The study concludes that several patterns can be found within the stakeholder’s attitudes.Including the consensus that developing better sustainability reporting is an urgent matter thatdemands more attention. These empirical findings lead to the conclusion that the majority feelthat sustainability reporting should take a wider perspective and not only focus on the financialrisks within sustainability. Although they collectively accept that the financial implications area good place to start discussions regarding interests globally. Several stakeholders also pointout that without increased guidelines and rules for generic reporting, that information can bemanipulated or used disingenuously to embellish a company’s actions regarding sustainability.They therefore suggest that the reporting should be made public to alleviate the risk of problemssuch as greenwashing.To summarize, the stakeholder’s interests can both be united or divided, regardless of whichindustry they operate in. But what does, without question, unite them the most in this study, isthe understanding and willingness to make changes for the future with regard to sustainabilityin both social, economic and environment matters. / SammanfattningI takt med konsumenter och intressenters stigande intresse för hållbarhet i stort, harhållbarhetsredovisningens ramverk och utveckling diskuterats. Det är idag obligatoriskt förföretag i Sverige som uppfyller minst två av tre krav som finns i ÅRL att upprätta enhållbarhetsredovisning i samband med publicering av sin årsredovisning. Det finns ett flertalramverk att följa och företag världen över gör på olika sätt, vilket kan skapa förvirring ochotydlighet hos intressenter och investerare. IASB har därför, med IFRS Foundation som aktör,sammanställt ett Consultation Paper där de ger förslag på hur hållbarhetsredovisningen vidarekan utvecklas. Till detta uppmanas intressenter att skicka in så kallade CL där de besvararsammanlagt 10 olika frågor och därmed bidrar med sina åsikter i ämnet. De insamlade CL utgörstudiens empiri och bildar tillsammans med bland annat den modifierade intressentmodellengrunden för att besvara frågeställningarna.Syftet med studien är således att undersöka vilka attityder som framkommer av de inskickadeCL gällande IASB:s föreslagna arbete och utveckling av hållbarhetsredovisning, samt på vilketsätt attityderna skiljer sig åt beroende på vilken intressentgrupp som avses. Studien ska hjälpatill att klargöra hur olika företag och organisationer ställer sig till utveckling avhållbarhetsredovisning. Studien ska vidare presentera hur betydelsefullt hållbarhet är för såvälintressenter och investerare som världen i stort och om det finns mönster i intressenternasattityder.Resultatet av studien visar att majoriteten av de intressenter som presenterats i studien ärpositiva till IFRS Foundations förslag gällande utveckling av hållbarhetsredovisning. Detframkom dock negativa och ifrågasättande kommentarer till varje fråga men dessa var i detstora hela underrepresenterade. Sammanfattningsvis är merparten av de CL som bearbetatspositiva till ett globalt ramverk inom hållbarhetsredovisning och att IFRS Foundation bör varaden aktör som leder arbetet. Vidare anser flera intressenter att det är en god idé att fokus främstska ligga på de finansiella rapporterna inom hållbarhet samt att hållbarhetsredovisningen skavara publik.En av studiens två slutsatser efter bearbetning av empirin är att det uppstår ett flertal mönsterbland intressenternas attityder som både enar och skiljer dem åt. Däribland åsikten om attutvecklingen av hållbarhetsredovisning är ett brådskande ärende som bör prioriteras, därsamtliga intressenter instämmer. Den andra slutsats som framkommer är att majoritet uppleveratt hållbarhetsredovisningen bör ta ett bredare perspektiv och inte bara representera definansiella riskerna inom hållbarhet. Denna åsikt presenteras även om flertal också tillägger attdet är en bra start för en global standard att anta ett främsta fokus först. Ett flertal intressenterpåpekar också risken för att informationen kan missleda eller vinklas för att presentera företageti bättre ljus. Sammanfattningsvis visar det sig att intressenternas intressen kan både krocka medvarandra och förenas oavsett vilken intressentgrupp de verkar inom. Det som enarrespondenterna främst i denna studie är medvetenheten och viljan att skapa förändring inomhållbarhet i socialt, ekonomiskt och miljömässigt perspektiv.

Uppsatsen analyserar om huruvida kärnvapenavskräckning hotar eller skyddar rätten till liv. Genom insamlade pro- och contra-argument skapas en diskussion kring kärnvapenavskräckning där centrala argument identifieras. Argumenten analyseras sedan i en argumentationsanalys samt slutsats utifrån ett rättighetsperspektiv med fokus på rätten till liv. Rätten till liv definieras utifrån General Comment No. 36 (2018) som berör artikel 6 rätten till liv inom den internationella konventionen om de medborgliga och politiska rättigheterna. / The essay analyses whether nuclear deterrence threatens or protects the right to life. By collecting pro- and contra-arguments it has been possible to create a discussion around nuclear deterrence as well as to identify key arguments within the two groups. The central arguments are then analyzed in an argumentation analysis and conclusion from a human rights perspective with a focus on the right to life. The right to life is defined from the General Comment No. 36 (2018) on article 6 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, on the right to life.

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L’objet de cette recherche concerne le développement de l’expertise enseignante chez les enseignantes et les enseignants d’histoire au secondaire. Une recension des écrits nous a permis d’identifier des aspects qui contribuent au développement professionnel comme les réseaux professionnels, la formation continue ou congrès, le mentorat, des lectures d’ouvrages spécialisés, des collègues de travail et l’expérience. L’objectif de recherche était d’identifier, auprès d’enseignantes et d’enseignants d’histoire au secondaire, quels sont les aspects et les expériences professionnelles qui ont contribué au développement de leur expertise professionnelle. Cette recherche, dite qualitative/interprétative de type exploratoire, repose sur la stratégie du récit de vie. Les participants sont quatre enseignants d’histoire au secondaire considérés comme experts. L’entrevue semi-dirigée a permis de colliger des données qualitatives quant aux aspects et aux expériences professionnelles ayant contribué au développement de leur expertise enseignante. Les résultats de recherche indiquent que les aspects ciblés au départ ont influencé à divers degrés le cheminement des experts participants. D’autres aspects ont émergé comme étant marquants dans le développement professionnel comme la passion ou l’intérêt pour l’enseignement de l’histoire, la qualité des relations tant avec les élèves qu’avec les collègues et la capacité de réfléchir sur sa pratique. Toutefois, trois aspects favorisent plus particulièrement le développement de l’expertise soit l’expérience, les compétences professionnelles en enseignement qui regroupent la préparation de cours, la réflexion sur sa pratique et la relation maitre/élève puis les collègues de travail. Cette recherche est utile parce qu’elle apporte un éclairage sur les aspects contribuant au développement de l’expertise enseignante et peut ouvrir la voie vers une autre étude qui mettrait en évidence les différences entre les voies empruntées pour développer cette dernière.

Social networking sites are a major networking tool for consumer interactions as they provide a platform for communication, socialization, and learning activity. Subsequently, social media has become an important marketing tool for advertising companies’ messages. As a result, fashion brands such as H&M and Victoria’s Secret started to show more brand ads on Facebook. Facebook is one of the most powerful social networking sties due to its ability to reach to broad consumer groups through a brand page. However, research regarding this topic is limited as the social networking sites is relatively a new phenomenon. Therefore, the purpose of this research is to examine the effect of the brand’s comments in attenuating (enhancing) negative (positive) influence of other consumer’s postings on brand trust and purchase intention of other consumer’s postings on social media. Findings from this study revealed that there is no moderating effect of brand comments of the relationship between other consumer’s postings and brand trust, while positive other consumer’s postings has a significant effect on consumers’ brand trust. Also, there were no significant differences among other consumer’s postings, brand comments and purchase intention relationships. These findings add to the previous literature explains that brand should interact with consumers frequently in order to induce positive other consumer’s postings to develop brand trust. By using the consumer socialization theory to investigate Facebook marketing, this study provides insights and information on consumer attitudes and behaviors related to Facebook brand page.

The social element of playing games is what makes us play together to enjoy more than just what the game itself has to offer. There are millions of games with different rules and goals; They are played by people of many cultures and various ages. However, this social element remains as crucial. Nowadays, the role of social robots and virtual agents is rapidly expanding in daily activities and entertainment and one of these areas is games. Therefore, it seems desirable for an agent to be able to play games socially, as opposed to simply having the computer make the moves in game application. To achieve this goal, verbal and non-verbal communication should be inspired by the game events and human input, to create a human-like social experience. Moreover, a better social interaction can be created if the agent can change its game strategies in accordance with social criteria. To bring sociability to the gaming experience with many different robots, virtual agents and games, we have developed a generic software framework which generates social comments based on the gameplay semantics. We also conducted a user study, with this framework as a core component, involving the rummy card game and the checkers board game. In our analysis, we observed both subjective and objective measures of the effects of social gaze and comments in the gaming interactions. Participants' gaming experience proved to be significantly more social, human-like, enjoyable and adoptable when social behaviors were employed. Moreover, since facial expressions can be a strong indication of internal state, we measured the number of participants' smiles during the gameplay and observed them to smile significantly more when social behaviors were involved than when they were not.

Made available in DSpace on 2017-07-10T16:21:13Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 jaqueline_melchior.pdf: 2135836 bytes, checksum: 3df5227d5df871fbed233c7a160f10b0 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2015-08-07 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / In this work, we present research conducted with the aim of drafting a proposal for theoretical application on teaching modality for students in 9th grade of elementary school. It is reported applying didactic proposal in a public school in the urban area of the city of Cascavel, Paraná, in the years 2013 and 2014. We started from the hypothesis that the 9th grade of elementary school students had a low argumentative competence in written production situations, to position themselves in relation to a controversial issue. The didactic proposal based on Cervoni (1989), Koch (2011), Castilho and Castilho (1993) and Neves s (1996) studies was applied, authors who served for the understanding that linguistic elements such as conjunctions, adverbs, adjectives etc., serve to build the arguments in texts. It was considered that the modalization is a semantic-discursive strategy possible in different textual / discursive genres, capable of allowing to the enunciator the record, in his speech, marks its subjectivity or objectivity by choosing linguistic elements that constitute an act of particular speech. The corpus chosen for analysis consists of four texts made by the students from a school s contentious issue that involved the choice of officials students school by an online voting. We expose methodology used in the didactic proposal and analysis of results checked in the online comment genre produced on a group in the social network Facebook. This work enabled realize that teaching the use of modalization for elementary school students is a possible practice associated with the production of online comment genre promotes interaction and possibility of new technologies integration in the learning process. We expect to contribute to the educational process of using modalization, not as an isolated content, but as a phenomenon present in human language, which must be associated with learning to read and write. / Este trabalho apresenta pesquisa realizada com objetivo de elaborar proposta de aplicação teórica sobre o ensino da modalização para alunos do 9º ano do ensino fundamental. Relata-se aplicação de proposta didática em escola pública da zona urbana da cidade de Cascavel, Estado do Paraná, nos anos de 2013 e 2014. Partiuse da hipótese de que os alunos daquele 9º ano do ensino fundamental possuíam uma baixa competência argumentativa em situações de produção escrita, ao se posicionarem em relação a uma questão polêmica. Aplicou-se proposta didática com base nos estudos de Cervoni (1989), Koch (2011), Castilho e Castilho (1993) e Neves (1996), autores que serviram para o entendimento de que elementos linguísticos, tais como conjunções, advérbios, adjetivos, etc, servem para a construção da argumentação do texto. Considerou-se que a modalização é uma estratégia semântico-discursiva possível em diferentes gêneros textuais/discursivos, capaz de permitir ao enunciador deixar registrado, em seu discurso, marcas de sua subjetividade ou objetividade por meio da escolha de elementos linguísticos que constituem um ato de fala particular. O corpus escolhido para análise é constituído de quatro textos produzidos pelos alunos a partir de uma situação polêmica na escola, que envolvia a escolha dos representantes do colégio por meio de uma votação on-line. Expõe-se metodologia utilizada na proposta didática e análise dos resultados visualizados em produções do gênero comentário on-line, em grupo criado na rede social Facebook. Este trabalho possibilitou perceber que o ensino do uso da modalização para alunos do ensino fundamental é uma prática possível que, associada à produção do gênero comentário on-line, promove interação e possibilidade de inserção das novas tecnologias no processo de aprendizagem. Espera-se contribuir com o processo de ensino do uso da modalização, não como um conteúdo isolado, mas como um fenômeno presente na linguagem humana, que deve ser associado à aprendizagem da leitura e escrita.

Thesis (M.A. (African Languages)) --University of the North, 2002 / Refer to the document