This thesis will examine the ways in which Palestinian women in Ramallah experience and think about shame (eib). I will approach this topic with the intention of complicating the traditional anthropological narrative regarding the honor/shame dichotomy. Within studies focused on honor and shame in the Middle East, anthropologists have examined the ways that honor and shame impact men and women (Abu-Lughod 1986; Baxter 2007; Glick et.al. 2016; Harik & Marston 1996; Kanaaneh 2002; Rasmussen 2007; Zoepf 2016), yet rarely are the two concepts, especially shame, examined independently. Overarchingly, I wish to understand what Palestinian women in Ramallah think about shame, how shame manifests in their daily lives, how it is enforced, and how and why shame ideologies have shifted across generations of Palestinian women.

This diploma thesis was created as a support for Building automation course, at the Institute of Automation and Computer Science of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering at Brno University of Technology. The aim of this diploma thesis is to get acquainted with elements of intelligent electrical ABB i-bus® KNX/EIB and create tasks suitable for laboratory teaching. Subsequently, use the communication module DataLab IF/EIB to connect KNX/EIB with Control Web system and create in this environment visualization of the status of these devices. Furthermore, using the communication module CM EIB/KNX to connect KNX/EIB with the programmable controller LOGO! and create additional laboratory task.

Psicólogo / El presente trabajo a modo de Memoria Teórica para optar al Título de Psicólogo constituye una revisión bibliográfica comprendiendo investigaciones recientes en torno a la problematización de la introducción y posterior implementación de la Educación Intercultural Bilingüe en los niños y jóvenes mapuche analizando la relación entre esta propuesta educativa y el Estado chileno. En cuanto al método investigativo, se utilizó metodología cualitativa de tipo hermenéutico, es decir, corresponde a una investigación de tipo comprensiva-interpretativa. Se recopiló literatura de corte etnográfico e historiográfico. Como material auxiliar, también se recurrió a literatura pertinente sobre estudios sociodemográficos y estadísticos que emplean metodología cuantitativa (CENSO, CASEN, entre otros). Como estrategia de interpretación del material obtenido (“resultados”), se empleó el “Análisis Crítico del Discurso”. A modo general, los resultados obtenidos en esta investigación permiten concluir que la Educación Intercultural Bilingüe corresponde, desde la perspectiva de la Pedagogía Crítica, a un intento de legitimar la dominación etnocultural por parte del Estado chileno sobre el pueblo mapuche, lo cual se advierte en pautas informales de interacción social del llamado “Currículum Oculto”. Sin embargo, esta investigación también da cuenta de cómo algunos niños y especialmente jóvenes mapuche urbanopopulares, han construido estrategias de resistencia escolar y cultural ante la “Violencia Simbólica” de la que son objeto. Algunos de ellos incluso han optado por tener una actitud más participativa, sugiriendo un sentido de apropiación de las experiencias de enseñanza-aprendizaje, el cual puede repercutir favorablemente en su autoestima y en la reafirmación de su identidad étnica

A design of a Smart Home system which is expected to help people with physical and speech impairments to control their living environment is given there. It was done during Eureka project E!2707 (PACS). Hardware and software analysis, algorithms and methods, usability test of developed system user interface are given there. A review of similar systems designed for disabled was done. Analysis of user requirements, detailed analysis and implementation ways of user interface are given there. The most popular building automation standards were analyzed and the most suitable one – Konnex association standard KNX was selected. Three different system block diagrams, software algorithm and its implementation methods were given and analyzed. A model of the user interface was created. An investigation was made. The goal of it is to evaluate the main user interface parameter – activation time which makes a better usability of the whole system.

The automation of buildings mainly in the large and office buildings is very discussed issue in nowadays time. The advantages of automated buildings fundamentally consist in the lowering of the operation costs, more safety and the protection of property. The building can be monitored and controlled towards the proceeding processes and states. It is able to use local or remote monitoring and controlling. More comfortable controlling is next important factor. This thesis describes European installation bus EIB and its communication with visualization a control system called Control Web. Control Web communicates with the electronic security system Galaxy for complete monitoring of the whole building. The complex system ensues by the mutual link of these technologies. It is possible to lower effectively the total costs for the business among other things. The result of this project is the developed application in the system Control Web 6, which is used in the building of the company ATX, ltd. in Žďár nad Sázavou. The Visualization is targeted in the two dimensional view and 3D view, which is used very often today. Web representation is used as well because web browser is part of the every operating system. The integral part of visualization is process automatic control.

The thesis deals with the topic of intelligent installation systems in the context of non-industrial automation. The first part discusses the KNX technology as well as realization of educational board demonstrating the i-bus® intelligent installation by ABB, designed according to KNX/EIB standard. Text further explains the specifics of board elements in detail. Second part is dedicated to created tutorial tasks, targeted to be used by students. These tasks are focused on the basic board element properties and their collaboration.

Dissertação apresentada para obtenção do grau de Mestre em Engenharia Electrotécnica e de Computadores (área de Informática Industrial), sob a orientação do Prof. Doutor José Manuel Martins Ferreira

The master thesis discusses about the relation between high-speed networks and intelligent system installation features and possibilities of this mutual interaction. Furthermore principles of KNX bus tunneling through IP networks are theoretically analyzed (KNXnet/IP). Practical use of implements KNXnet/IP shows real elements on the test panel. The control is realized by KNX@Home in the Ubuntu environment. Simulation of the real state tunneling KNX bus represent model in Opnet Modeler, which shows how the delays may change due to network load.

This work topic is development and history of intelligent wiring systems in Czech Republic as well as abroad. The firs paragraphs describe following: intelligent wiring systems, the differences between classic and intelligent wiring systems and consequently is described the intelligent wiring system itself (types, principles, advantages, disadvantages etc.). Detailed description of system Inels follows in the next chapters. This system is supposed to be the fundamental matter of this work and is used in consequent suggestions for intelligent wiring system that is defined at the end of the theoretical part of this work. At the conclusion the economic evaluation of various wiring options and assessment by the multicriteria analysis (MCA) will be provided.

En tant qu'acteur économique et politique sur la scène internationale, l’Union Européenne (UE) œuvre pour ses valeurs et ses intérêts à travers divers instruments. L'UE avec ses institutions est le deuxième plus grand bailleur de fonds en matière d’aide au développement aux pays tiers. Depuis 2000 dans un contexte des reformes pour le développement et l’aide, l’UE affirme son action extérieure, tout en augmentant son aide. En proposant une vision synthétique avec une approche interdisciplinaire et systémique, cette thèse dresse les évolutions et procède à un bilan de l’aide de l’UE à l’Ukraine pour la période 1991-2015. Dans cette optique, l’aide est examinée dans son ensemble, incluant l’aide au développement à >3.9Mrd € et l’aide économique à >8,47Mrd €. Le cadre politique (Politique européenne de voisinage) et contractuel pour la coopération UE-Ukraine définissent principalement les évolutions de l’aide. Dans une moindre mesure, les reformes du cadre pour le développement et l’efficacité de l’aide, ainsi que la politique économique de l’UE influencent ces évolutions, essentiellement en termes des modalités de l’aide. Cette analyse aide à la compréhension des perspectives de l’aide de l’UE à l’Ukraine en démontrant que celles-ci se présentent dans un recours accru aux financements innovants (mixage prêt-don) et sont indissociables de l’utilisation plus efficace des ressources budgétaires restreintes. Au-delà des financements, l’UE pourrait renforcer la coopération avec la BEI en augmentant le plafond du Mandat de Prêt Extérieur et en assouplissant les conditions des prêts sous-souverains et améliorer la coordination des donateurs en Ukraine via un mécanisme ad hoc. / As an economic and political actor on the international scene, the European Union (EU) promotes its values and interests through various instruments. The EU with its institutions is the second largest donor of development aid to third countries. Since 2000 in the context of development and aid reforms, the EU has been affirming its external action while increasing its aid.By proposing a synthetic vision with an interdisciplinary and systemic approach, this thesis draws up the evolutions of and reviews the EU aid to Ukraine for the period 1991-2015. In this perspective, the EU aid is examined as a whole, including development aid above € 3,9bn and economic aid above € 8,47bn. The political (European Neighborhood Policy) and contractual framework for the EU-Ukraine cooperation mainly define aid developments. To a lesser extent, the reforms of the framework for development and aid effectiveness, as well as the EU's economic policy influence these developments, essentially in terms of aid modalities.This analysis furthers the understanding of the prospects for the EU aid to Ukraine by demonstrating that these are part of an increased use of innovative financing (blending loan-grant) and are inseparable from more effective use of the limited budgetary resources. Beyond financing, the EU could strengthen cooperation with the EIB by increasing the ceiling of the External Lending Mandate and by easing the terms of sub-sovereign lending and improve donor coordination in Ukraine through an ad hoc mechanism.