This thesis deals with the application of Business Intelligence (BI) to support the corporate performance management in ISS Europe, spol. s r. o. This company provides licences and implements original software products as well as third-party software products. First, an analysis is conducted in the given company, which then serves as basis for the implementation of the BI solution that should be interconnected with the company strategies. The main goal is the implementation of a pilot BI solution to aid the monitoring and optimisation of corporate performance. Among secondary goals are the analysis of related concepts, business strategy analysis, strategic goals and systems identification and the proposition and implementation of a pilot BI solution. In its theoretical part, this thesis focuses on the analysis of concepts related to corporate performance and BI implementations and shortly describes the company together with its business strategy. The following practical part is based on the theoretical findings. An analysis of the company is carried out using the Balanced Scorecard (BSC) methodology, the result of which is depicted in a strategic map. This methodology is then supplemented by the Activity Based Costing (ABC) analytical method, which divides expenses according to assets. The results are informational data about which expenses are linked to handling individual developmental, implementational and operational demands for particular contracts. This is followed by an original proposition and the implementation of a BI solution which includes the creation of a Data Warehouse (DWH), designing Extract Transform and Load (ETL) and Online Analytical Processing (OLAP) systems and generating sample reports. The main contribution of this thesis is in providing the company management with an analysis of company data using a multidimensional perspective which can be used as basis for prompt and correct decision-making, realistic planning and performance and product optimisation.

Background and Purpose. Tibial head fracture (THF) rehabilitation is still a challenge in clinical practice. Short-term use of continuous passive motion (CPM) postoperatively for THFs can increase knee range of motion (ROM) immediately, and its effect on enhanced rehabilitation also ended when the CPM application was discontinued. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect on the recovery of prolonged use of CPM in the postoperative treatment of THFs. Methods. 60 patients with THFs were randomly and equally divided into the CPM group and non-CPM group. Both groups immediately received CPM and conventional physical therapies during hospitalization. After discharge, the non-CPM group was treated with conventional physical therapy alone, while the CPM group received conventional physical training in combination with CPM treatment. At 6 weeks and 6 months postoperatively, the primary outcome which was knee ROM and the secondary outcome which was knee functionality and quality of life were evaluated. Results. The CPM group had a significantly increased ROM at both follow-up time points. The Knee Society Score, UCLA activity score, and the EuroQoL as well as the pain analysis showed significantly better results of the CPM group than the non-CPM group. Conclusions. The prolonged application of CPM therapy is an effective method to improve the postoperative rehabilitation of THFs.

Thesis (MPhil)--Stellenbosch University, 2004. / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: CPM Dairy was developed to maintain amino acid balance. because the correct amino acid relationship has an influence on milk production and milk composition (Schwab e/ af. 1992, Rulquin e/ af. 1993). Rulquin e/ af. (1993) found that an increase in lysine and methionine concentration in the diet had no meaningful effect on milk production and milkfat production. However, milk protein production is described as a function of lysine and methionine concentration. In order to balance the amino acid relationships, the CNCPS model has been adopted, using the following guidelines: I. a dairy cow feed characteristic scheme, described by Van Soest e/ af. (1991) and Sniffen e/ aI. (1992), II. a model for rumen fermentation and bacterial growth in the dairy cow, described by Russel e/ af. (1992), Ill. feed val ues for dairy cow feeds, described by Sniffen e/ af. (1992). IV. a set of formulas describing the feeding needs of dairy cows under different circumstances, assembled by Fox e/ af. (1992). Bateman e/ af. (2001) studied the accuracy of formulation models according to crude protein (CP) and amino acid (AA)-flow to the duodenum in lactating dairy cow diets. CPM Dairy does not calculate direct flow of CP to the duodenum, but the following adjustment was made: the change-over of metabolizable protein (MP) to CP is done by increasing bacterial protein from 60% to 100% of bacterial-CP. Intestinal digestion of fraction B3-protein is increased from 80% to 100%, whereas fraction C-protein is increased from 0 to 100% to change feed-MP to feed-CP. CP from feed and microbes are summed to indicate total CP-flow to the duodenum. AA-flow, as calculated by CPM Dairy, is used without adjustments. A rise in MUN-Ievels are typical to spring and summer months. which can be ascribed to high soluble protein and low soluble carbohydrates in grasses and legumes. This gives rise to an excess N-uptake in the bloodstream. Grass silage, when fed as primary feeding source. has the same reaction. Blood-urea-nitrogen (BUN) is the amount of urea-N found in the blood of the cow. MUN is the fraction ofN in the milk in the form of urea. MUN is normally 85% the concentration of BUN. Studies show that an increase in BUN/MUN levels leads to a negative effect on the reproductive ability of the cow. An increase in BUN-levels leads to an increase in urea in the reproductive tract of the animal. Urea passes between the blood plasma and the reproductive tract. It is therefore obvious that a high BUN-concentration leads to high levels of urea in the reproductive tract. In order to eradicate this problem. the use of deodorise in the supplemental feed of the lactating dairy cow \vas recommended. Deodorise is a natural product manufactured by Alltech. The product is derived from the Yuccha Schidigera plant. Two glycocomponents (CI and C II) of this plant binds gasses such as N1-I3. (Alltech information sheet) During .June to August 2002 data were collected regarding the effect of deodorise on lactating dairy cows. No meaningful difference between the two groups in this experiment was found. / AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: CPM Dairy is ontwikkel am aminosuurbalans te handhaaC aangesien die korrekte aminosuurvcrhoudings 'n invloed op melkproduksie en mclksamcstelling het. (Schwab el al. 1992, Rulquin el al. 1993). Rulquin el al. (1993) hct gcvind dat 'n tacname in die konsentrasic van lisien en mctionien in dic rantsoen gccn nocmenswaardigc cffek op melkproduksie en meIkvctproduksie het nie. MelkproteYcnproduksie word cgtcr beskryf as 'n funksie van !isien- cn metionienkonscntrasie. Ten einde die aminosuurvcrhoudings te balanseer. is die CNCPS model aangcneem. wat die volgcndc riglyne gebruik : I. 'n Melkbees vocdingskarakteriseringskema, soos bcskryf deur Van Soest el 01. (1991) en Sniffen el 01. (1992). II. 'n Model van rumcnfermentasie en bakteriele groei in die melkbces, soos deur Russel e/al. (1992) beskryf. Ill. Voedingswaardes vir melkbeesvoedingstowwe, soos bcskryf deur Sniffen e/ 01. ( 1992). IV. 'n Stcl vergelykings wat die voedingsbehoeftcs van mclkbcestc onder vcrskillende omstandighede beskryf, saamgestel deur Fox e/ 01. (1992). Bateman e/ 01. (200 I) bestudeer die akkuraatheid van formulasiemodelle ten opsigte van RP- en aminosuur (AA)-vloei na die duodenum in lakterende melkkoeirantsacne. CPM Dairy bcreken nie dirckte vloei van RP na die elunderm nie. elus is dic volgenele aanpassing gcmaak : Die omskakeling van Metaboliseerbare proteYen (MP) na RP word gedoen deur bakteriele prote"len te verhoog vanaf 60% tot 100% van baktcriCle-RP. Dermkanaalvertering van ti'aksie B3 proteYen is verhoog vanaf 80% tot IOO(/j), terwyl fraksie C protc'len vanaf 0 tot 100% verhoog is ten einde voer-M P om te skakcl na voer- RP. RP vanafvoer en mikrobes word gesommeer en verskafvoorspellings vir totale RPvioei na dic duodenum. Die AA-vloei. so os deur CPM Dairy bereken word, is sonder wysigings gebruik. n Styging in MUN-vlakke word tipies in die lente- en somermaande ondervincL wat toegeskryl' kan word aan hoc oplosbare protc"ien en lae oplosbare koolhidrate in grasse en peulgewasse. Dit gee aanleiding tot 'n oonnaat N wat in die bloedstroom opgeneem word. Graskuilvoer, wanneer gevoer word as die primcre voedingsbron, het dieselfde uitwerking. Bloed-ureumstikstof (BUN) is die hoeveelheid ureum-N teenwoordiu: in die bloed van die koei. MUN is die fraksie N in melk in die vonn van ureum. MUN is gewoonlik 85% van die konsentrasie van BUN. Navorsing toon dat 'n toe name in BUN/MUN vlakke 'n nadelige uitwerking het op die reproduktiewe vermoc van die koei. 'n Toename in BUN-vlakke veroorsaak 'n toename in ureum in die dier se reproduksiekanaal. Ureum beweeg tussen die plasma en die reproduksiekanaal. Dit is dus duidelik dat 'n hoc BUN-konsentrasie sal lei tot hoc vlakke van ureum in die reprod uksiekanaal. Ten einde hierdie probleem uit te wis, is die gebruik van De-Odorase in die kragvoer van die lakterende koeie aanbeveel. De-Odorase is 'n natuurlike produk wat deur Alltech vervaardig word. Die produk is at1(omstig van die Yucca schidigera plant. Twee glikokomponente (CI en CII) van hierdie plant bind gasse so os Nl-h (Alltech inligtingstuk). Gedurende .Iunie tot Augustus 2002 is data ingesamel aangaande die uitwerking van De- Odorase op melkbeeste. Daar is geen betekenisvolle verskil tussen die twee groepe met hierdie ekspcriment waargeneem nle.

De nombreuses études de terrain ont suggéré que la (co)sorption des ions phosphate et uranyle à la surface des (hydr)oxydes de fer ou d'aluminium contrôlent la rétention de l'uranium (U) dans les sols, dans des conditions où la précipitation de phosphate d'uranyle est défavorisée (pH acide et/ou faibles concentrations en U). Cette thèse concerne les mécanismes de l'adsorption des ions phosphate et uranyle à la surface du corindon colloïdal, et l'influence de paramètres tels que le temps de réaction, le pH et les concentrations en ions phosphate et uranyle. Elle est la seule étude à ce jour visant à identifier les espèces de surface des ions phosphate et uranyle formées in situ à l'interface corindon-solution, au cours du processus d'adsorption et de la dissolution du corindon. Les techniques utilisées pour l'étude de la spéciation à l'interface sont la zêtamétrie et la spectroscopie infrarouge à transformée de Fourier en réflexion totale atténuée (IRTF-RTA). La spectroscopie IRTF-RTA permet de sonder la surface de couches de colloïdes déposées sur le cristal RTA et mises au contact d'une solution aqueuse. Nous avons montré que la caractérisation des dépôts par la CPM permet de garantir la reproductibilité des analyses IR, aussi bien d'un point de vue qualitatif que quantitatif. La modification de la surface du corindon au contact de solutions aqueuses à différents pH a été suivie par spectroscopie IRTF-RTA. À pH 3,3, l'hydratation de la surface du corindon conduit à une réorganisation rapide de la structure interfaciale qui s'apparente à une boehmitisation, voire une bayeritisation de surface. L'analyse IR prouve la formation rapide de boehmite à pH 4,5, par dissolution/reprécipitation, et suggère la formation massive d'une pseudo-boehmite plus ou moins amorphe à pH neutre. L'adsorption des ions phosphate et uranyle sur le corindon a donc principalement été étudiée à un pH de 3,3, pour lequel la modification du corindon se limite à une hydratation de surface. L'adsorption d'ions phosphate sur le corindon se produit par chimisorption car elle déplace la valeur du point isoélectrique du corindon (8,2) vers des pH faibles. Les différentes méthodes utilisées montrent que les ions phosphate s'adsorbent à pH acide (3,3) par une combinaison de réactions de complexation de surface et de précipitation de surface dont la contribution relative dépend du taux de recouvrement de la surface par les ions phosphate et du temps de contact. À fort taux de recouvrement, on observe la précipitation de surface de phosphate d'aluminium, caractérisée par une bande d'absorption à 1137 cm-1, attribuable aux vibrations d'élongation P-O, dont l'absorbance augmente avec le temps de contact et la concentration en phosphate. Cette précipitation s'accompagne de l'apparition de bandes d'absorption à des positions caractéristiques des vibrations de déformation O-H i.e. d'une réorganisation des groupements hydroxyles due à la diminution du potentiel et des charges surfaciques. L'étude montre donc que l'interface corindon/solution phosphatée évolue sur de longues périodes, la dissolution du corindon conduisant à la formation de précipités de surface et à des réorganisations des hydroxyles de surface. L'étude des mécanismes d'adsorption de l'ion uranyle (1-10 μM) en présence d'ions phosphate a été abordée, pour des suspensions de corindon à pH 3,3. Les variations de potentiel ζ en fonction des taux de recouvrement surfacique en ions uranyle et phosphate indiquent la formation d'espèces de surface auxquelles participent à la fois les ions phosphate et uranyle, et l'implication de différents mécanismes. L'apparition de bandes IR fortement corrélées vers les 1107 cm-1, 1024 cm-1 et 971 cm-1, observables lors de l'ajout d'uranyle aux systèmes corindon/solution phosphatées et attribuables aux vibrations d'élongation P-O, confirment la formation d'espèces de surface phosphatées de l'ion uranyle. La spectroscopie IR montre également que l'adsorption quantitative d'uranyle, observable à fort taux de recouvrement surfacique en phosphate, se produit au cours de la transformation de la surface du corindon en phosphate d'aluminium. Ceci suggère l'incorporation de U dans le réseau du précipité de surface et/ou la précipitation de surface de phosphate d'uranyle. Bien que cette étude ait principalement été réalisée à un pH très acide, elle est d'intérêt pour la compréhension des mécanismes de rétention des ions phosphate (en tant que polluant) dans les sols. Elle a permis de mettre pour la première fois en évidence, par des techniques in situ, la formation de précipités de surface de phosphate d'aluminium sur un oxyde d'aluminium. Elle montre également sans équivoque la formation d'espèces de surface phosphatées de l'ion uranyle à pH acide. Elle suggère que l'incorporation de U dans le réseau de précipités de surface de phosphate d'aluminium et/ou la formation de précipités de surface de phosphate d'uranyle contrôlent la rétention à long terme de U à l'état de traces dans les sols, i.e. dans des conditions où les solutions des sols sont sous-saturées vis-à-vis des phosphates d'uranyle.

The thesis discusses the possibilities of project management and analysis and it is focused on solving project analysis using the network analysis. The text describes chosen used methods of analysis. This text together with other findings in the theoretical part is used in the solution of practice part. The aim of this thesis was to create a functional Microsoft Project-based add-in of Microsoft Excel to ensure planning and management of simple projects. This created add-in can manage the project, manage project resources, allocate these resources to individual project activities and carry out simple analysis of the project, including a Gantt chart.

Cette thèse se compose de deux parties. La première traite du codage et du décodage des codes espace-temps par blocs, dans le cas où ni l'émetteur ni le récepteur n'ont d'informations sur le canal. Nous étudions une famille particulière de codes obtenus à travers une fonction non linéaire appelée fonction exponentielle. Cette partie est formée de quatre chapitres. Dans le chapitre 2, nous reportons le modèle du canal, des rappels de mathématique et les résultats déjà connus dans la littérature sur les codes espace-temps non cohérents. Dans le chapitre 3, nous approfondissons les codes obtenus par la fonction exponentielle, en expliquant l'interprétation géométrique de la procédure de codage et en résolvant des problèmes ouverts sur ce sujet. Dans le chapitre 4, nous proposons un nouveau décodeur simplifié dans le cas d'une antenne à l'émission et de plusieurs antennes à la réception. Une discussion sur la complexité et les paramètres du décodeur est fournie, ainsi que des simulations et des comparaisons avec d'autres propositions. Dans le chapitre 5, nous abordons le cas général à plusieurs antennes à l'émission et nous proposons deux décodeurs simplifiés, ainsi qu'une discussion sur leurs paramètres et leurs complexités. Des simulations des performances et des comparaisons sont également présentées. La deuxième partie de la thèse est formée par le chapitre 6, qui traite de la décomposition des signaux CPM en impulsions PAM. La CPM est une modulation non linéaire: obtenir une description linéaire du signal peut donc être intéressant pour simplifier le projet de codes et de récepteurs pour ces systèmes. Une conclusion finale clôt le travail.

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However, failures associated with chipping and delamination of the veneering porcelain from zirconia substructure still high when compared to metal-ceramic systems. This study aimed address these problems by improving the mechanical strength of veneering porcelain and by improving its adhesion to zirconia substrate. First, the addition of a stronger ceramic second phase (zirconia particles) to feldspathic porcelain was studied. This study began with the preliminary characterization of zirconia synthesized by Complex Polymerization Method (CPM) and commercial zirconia. It was found that the synthesized zirconia did not show improved properties when compared to commercial zirconia. Commercial zirconia powders were thus used thereafter. The influence of the type of powder (pre-sintered or agglomerated) in the mechanical properties and wear of porcelain composites (20vol.%) was evaluated. The pre-sintered powders increased the mechanical strength and wear of the composites compared to agglomerated powders. Then, it was determined the amount of second phase (0-50vol.%) that maximizes the mechanical properties of the porcelain-zirconia composites. It was concluded that the composites with 30vol.% of zirconia showed the best results for wear and flexural strength (198.5MPa). Finally, it was evaluated the influence of the type of surface treatment (sandblasting or holes) and the deposition of a composite interlayer (porcelain reinforced with 30vol.% of zirconia), on the zirconia surface, on the bond strength between the veneering porcelain and the zirconia substructure. The highest bond strength values were found for specimens having simultaneously holes on the surface of zirconia and the composite interlayer between the zirconia substructure and the veneering porcelain (138 ? 19MPa). It was demonstrated that the correct configuration of the interface between the zirconia substructure and the veneering porcelain can lead to all-ceramic restorations with enhanced mechanical strength and improved clinical performance. / Materiais comp?sitos restauradores representam um dos mais bem sucedidos biomateriais na pesquisa moderna, na substitui??o do tecido biol?gico em apar?ncia e fun??o. Nesta linha, a porcelana feldsp?tica tem sido largamente usada em odontologia devido suas interessantes qualidades como estabilidade de cor, propriedades est?ticas, elevada durabilidade mec?nica, biocompatibilidade, baixa condutividade t?rmica e elevada resist?ncia ao desgaste. Entretanto, este material ? fr?gil e pode falhar em ambiente oral devido ao micro-vazamento, baixa resist?ncia ? tra??o, descolagem ou fratura. Assim, para melhorar as propriedades mec?nicas da porcelana, a zirc?nia parcialmente estabilizada com ?tria (Y-TZP) pode ser uma boa alternativa para fortalecer e produzir infraestruturas totalmente cer?micas (coroas e pr?teses parciais fixas). Portanto, este estudo tem por objetivo avaliar as propriedades mec?nicas e caracter?sticas microestruturais da porcelana refor?ada com zirc?nia (3Y-TZP) em diferentes conte?dos e as vari?veis que afetam as propriedades mec?nicas destes materiais. O estudo de caracteriza??o revelou que a zirc?nia comercial apresenta melhores resultados quando comparada com a zirc?nia sintetizada pelo CPM. Assim, os estudos seguintes utilizaram a zirc?nia comercial para todos os testes requeridos. As part?culas de zirc?nia apresentam elevadas propriedades mec?nicas quando comparadas a zirc?nia aglomerada. Os diferentes conte?dos revelam que as propriedades mec?nicas dos comp?sitos aumentam com o aumento do conte?do volum?trico at? 30% vol.% (198,5Mpa), ou seja, maior resist?ncia ? flex?o quando comparada com os outros comp?sitos. Do mesmo modo, a resist?ncia ao desgaste para os comp?sitos com (30%, vol.% de zirc?nia) apresenta valores superiores quando comparado aos demais comp?sitos. Na ades?o cer?mico-cer?mico a porcelana exibe elevada ades?o para a superf?cie de zirc?nia porosa quando comparada a superf?cie rugosa. Os furos superficiais (PZ) e aplica??o de comp?sitos com camada intermedi?ria (RZI) na zirc?nia causam separadamente uma melhoria da resist?ncia ao cisalhamento da zirc?nia-porcelana quando comparados as amostras convencionais de zirc?nia-porcelana (RZ), embora n?o sejam estatisticamente significativas (p>0.05). A presen?a de uma camada intermediaria produz um aumento significativo na for?a de liga??o (~55%) em rela??o as amostras convencionais (RZ). Portanto, a correta a correta configura??o e tratamento superficial podem produzir subestruturas com qualidade e for?a de liga??o adequadas aos requisitos odontol?gicos.

In the present day planning and budgeting is a vital and an irreplaceable instrument for managers. Through planning and budgeting they control management and development of a company. Planning and budgeting no longer is a competitive advantage, but has become a necessary condition for an efficiently run company. Increasing complexity of the environment impacts the requirements for planning and budgeting -- the need to be more complex, the need to include more relations and more specifications. Company's reaction to these demands is usually an implementation of special tools that allow the company to accomplish these requirements. Although, implementation of these instruments along with planning and budgeting generally troubles many companies, some are already looking for new ways to further develop planning; better said budgeting. Today companies are believed to receive a competitive advantage from compiling consolidated budgets for a business unit that is to say from the possibility to budget a business unit as a whole. The main purpose of this research paper is to develop a methodology for budgeting a business unit and its technology support. This methodology due to its newness of this issue has not yet been defined. Reaching the set goal depends on completion of predefined sub goals. The main content of sub goals, as defined in literature and based on my own experience with planning and budget analysis, is to describe this issue and thus enable the reader to understand and be able to implement this methodology on the job. The text of this research paper is divided into five chapters. In the first chapter the reader is introduced to the issue of planning, and learns about the goals, results and conceptual solutions of this paper. The second chapter is dedicated to the issue of planning and budgeting -- it explains its importance, analyzes its functions and aspects that are influenced by it. The third chapter ties back to the general definitions of budgeting from the second chapter and provides further details. This chapter identifies and describes techniques of compiling budgets, the techniques' strengths and weaknesses. The chapter describes the most common shortfalls of budgeting and its solutions; also, outlines the best budgeting practices. The fourth chapter stems from chapter two and three -- following the issue in which the reader is introduced to the characteristics of budgeting for a business unit, and moreover defines the methodology presumption and the methodology itself. The end of the chapter evaluates the results of the execution of the presumed methodology and its usability on the job. The fifth chapter summarizes the conclusions and the level of success on execution of this paper. Keywords: Planning, Budgeting, Budgeting Techniques, Consolidation, Business Unit, Corporate Performance Management (CPM), Best Practices.

Thesis deals with evaluation of possibilities and conditions for application of key project management methods. Particular parts involve description and delimitation of chosen project management. Traditional methods that are represented by CPM and PERT methods. Furthermore, the thesis is enriched on the basis facts of the Theory of Constraints, which led to the creation of a separate project management system based on the Critical Chain method. This part is followed by an analysis and comparison of these methods in the phase of planning, managing and controlling from a perspective of single project case. Thesis is followed by the using of selected method in real environment conditions, its implementation and evaluation of risks and economic differences.

This diploma thesis deals with the simulation of the radio communication system for satellite control of unmanned aircraft, namely the command and control communication link – the forward link. The aim of the thesis is to create a simulator in the Matlab environment. The simulator includes a model of the transmitter, radio channel and receiver. Four-state CPM modulation with partial response and filtered symbol shape is used. The radio channel performs noise, frequency Doppler shift and time delay to the received signal. Subsequently, in the Acquisition Unit, the Doppler shift and time delay are detected and compensated. At the end of the thesis, the simulation results of the presented model are presented in the form of graphs đť¸s/đť‘0.