Made available in DSpace on 2014-06-11T19:31:28Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2011-03-02Bitstream added on 2014-06-13T20:22:13Z : No. of bitstreams: 1 campagner_mv_dr_botfm.pdf: 1191730 bytes, checksum: c7de4e463c0251aa9fb44689472504cc (MD5) / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES) / Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP) / O Centro de Estudos de Venenos e Animais Peçonhentos (CEVAP) foi criado em 1989 por um grupo de pesquisadores da Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho – UNESP, com a finalidade de promover a pesquisa básica, aplicada e tecnológica das peçonhas ofídicas. Esse estudo teve como objetivo elaborar uma proposta para a implantação de um programa de manutenção em cativeiro mais eficiente, visando à sobrevida das serpentes e a independência de animais provenientes da natureza. Para tanto, foi necessária a construção de um sistema de cadastro de serpentes, a avaliação da infra estrutura e manejo utilizados, e a análise microbiológica de cada regime adotado. Foi observado que o Banco de Dados on line possibilita a organização dos dados e permite a rastreabilidade da peçonha. Ocativeiro intensivo apesar de proporcionar facilidade na vistoria dos animais necessita de modificações na infra estrutura e manejo. No cativeiro semi-extensivo, foi observado que as instalações facilitam o manejo dos animais, necessitando apenas de adequações nos aquecedores. No biotério de roedores são necessárias diversas mudanças estruturais, controle de temperatura, umidade, tratamento da ração, maravalha e água oferecida aos animais. Na análise microbiológica, não foi observada diferença na freqüência de bactérias entre as espécies, mas ocorreram diferenças entre os diferentes regimes de cativeiro utilizados, com destaque para o cativeiro intensivo. O isolamento de potencial patógenos nas amostras das serpentes estudadas apesar de não ser sinônimo de doença, foi considerado importante no processo de avaliação do tipo de manejo utilizado, considerando as numerosas condições estressantes proporcionadas pelo ambiente do cativeiro e o caráter oportunista desses agentes. Os resultados sugerem que o tipo de manejo adotado influencia na contaminação do ambiente... / The Center for the Study of Venoms and Venomous Animals (CEVAP) was founded in 1989 by a group of researchers from the Sao Paulo State University – UNESP, with the objective of promoting basic, applied, and technological research of snake venoms. The purpose of the present study was to develop a implementation program proposal for a more efficient captivity maintenance, aiming to extend the snakes’ life expectancy and the independence of animals brought from the wild. Therefore, it w as necessary to build a snake registry system, an infrastructure and handling procedures evaluation, as well as a microbiological profile evaluation of each captivity environment adopted. It was observed that an on line data bank allow s arrangement of the data as well as the traceability of the venom. Although intensive captivity enables easy check of the animal, it demands modifications in the infrastructure and handling. In semiextensive captivity it was observed that the facilities meet all the structure and safety requirements in addition to making the animals’ handling easier. In the rodents’ the biotery, several structural changes are needed besides temperature and humidity control, feed treatment, saw dust and water. In the microbiological analysis, it was observed a difference in the frequency of bacteria betw een the species, but also between the distinct captivity environments used, w ith special remark to the intensive captivity. Even though the presence of pathogens does not mean illness, the isolation of potential pathogens in the snakes’ samples analyzed was considered important in the evaluation process of the type of handling used, considering the numerous stressing conditions promoted by the captivity environment and the opportunistic character of these agents. Results suggest that the type of captivity adopted influences in the contamination of the environment... (Complete abstract click electronic access below)

Orientador: Antonio Bento Alves de Moraes / Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Ciencias Medicas / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-10T23:22:36Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Silva_LeatricePalieraquiPereirada_M.pdf: 1242355 bytes, checksum: ef5187a958c854e72119f0dfed7aab24 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2007 / Resumo: Há um consenso de que tratamentos odontológicos são eventos potencialmente estressantes para crianças, principalmente quando envolvem procedimentos invasivos. O objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar se um procedimento de distração não contingente, concomitante ao atendimento, facilitaria o manejo de comportamentos, aumentando a colaboração das crianças. Neste estudo, avaliou-se 03 crianças de 04 anos (PI, PII, PIII), caracterizadas como não colaboradoras, a partir da classificação proposta por Stark et al. (1989). A estratégia de distração realizada na cadeira odontológica ocorreu em sistema de perguntas e respostas, baseadas em figuras, ao longo das sessões. As respostas corretas eram reforçadas socialmente, com entrega de fichas a cada resposta certa e entrega de prêmios ao final de cada sessão. As dezenove sessões foram filmadas e os comportamentos das crianças registrados a cada 15 segundos. Os dados mostraram redução dos comportamentos não colaborativos, por meio da diminuição da freqüência de emissão de comportamentos de protesto, manifestados pela alta freqüência de choro (PI: 1ª sessão:74%, 7ª sessão:35%, PII: 1ª sessão:94%, 6ª sessão:40%, PIII: 1ª sessão:17%, 6ª sessão:18%), sugerindo a eficácia da estratégia de distração não contingente, da forma como foi empregada. Além disso, foi observada uma melhoro no desempenho da criança frente à tarefa distrativa no decorrer das sessões (PI: 2ª sessão:29% e 7ª sessão:100% de acerto, PII: 2ª sessão:25% e 6ª sessão:100% de acerto, PIII: 2ª sessão:20%, 6ª sessão:100% de acerto). Pode-se considerar a técnica de distração como promissora em odontopediatria, pois através dela, mesmo em situações potencialmente aversivas, eliciadoras de respostas de medo, as crianças adquirem novas formas de aprendizagem e enfrentamento, que se deu por meio do desvio da atenção da criança para o estímulo do pôster, a realização de perguntas, a entrega de fichas e brindes ao final de cada sessão / Abstract: It's known that dentistry treatment in children is potentially stressful, especially when invasive procedures are involved. The aim of the study was to investigate if a non-contingent distraction procedure, during the treatment, would facilitate behavior management increasing the children¿s cooperation. In the present study 03 four-year old children were evaluated (PI, PII, PIII), presenting non-compliance to the treatment, according to Stark¿s et al. (1989) categorization. The distraction technique carried out in dental chair, during the sessions, involved questions and answers based in pictures. Correct answers were socially reinforced through chips and prizes at the end of the appointment. Nineteen sessions were recorded and the behaviors analyzed in each 15 seconds intervals. It was observed indicative uncooperative behaviors expressed through the high crying frequency (PI: 1st session: 74% and 7th session:35%, PII: 1st session:94% and 6th session:40%, PIII: 1st session:17% and 6th session:18%) pointing that this non-contingent distraction was not effective in reducing children¿s uncooperative behaviors. However, children¿s distraction task was improved during the treatment (PI: 2nd session:29% and 7th session:100% of correct answers, PII: 2nd session:25% and 6th session:100% of correct answers, PIII: 2nd session:20% and 6th session:100% of correct answers). Distraction is considered a promising technique in pediatric dentistry, because, through this strategy, even in potential stressful situations, that elicit fear, children are able to learn and cope. In the present study the coping strategy acquired by the children was to focus in the stimulus of the poster, questions, chips and prizes / Mestrado / Saude da Criança e do Adolescente / Mestre em Saude da Criança e do Adolescente

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M.Ing. (Engineering Management) / In a tender bid to energy and chemical company Sasol, a request to offer a technical solution for a two-flight overland conveyor system whose function is to transport coal from a 15 000 tonne bunker into an external stockpile storage facility in the plant was made. This conveyor consisted of two conveyor flight sections of lengths 18 423m and 8 537m each. The prospect of combining the two flights of conveyors to form one, super-efficient conveyor structure with additional cost saving benefits was identified. It was found that this occurrence was not unique to the individual project as other researching engineers have been faced with similar problems before [18]. This then lead the researcher into believing that there could be some advantage in investigating the possible benefits to the overall cost, maintainability and scheduling of the fabrication and erection activities for the entire project of combining the multiple flight conveyors into a single-flight conveyor. It is also the conviction of the researcher that the achieved outcomes will prove beneficial to the bulk materials handling industry as a whole. The problem is traditionally short, multiple flight conveyors have always been used for performing the function of transporting bulk material from one location in a mining plant to another hence; long, single-flight overland conveyors of lengths exceeding 26 km have not been commonly installed. In this dissertation the possibility of employing a single-flight overland as opposed to a two-flight conveyor in the Sasol Impumelelo coal plant is investigated. This is done against the work of other researchers who have conducted similar studies in the field as well as by utilizing project-specific data using applicable industry standards as well as Engineering Management course theory. By employing actual project procurement and engineering design data; the investigation is done by calculating and comparing the individual capital and operational costs that encompass the total cost of ownership (TCO) for both conveyor systems as well as the two systems’ reliability, availability and maintainability to establish each system’s complete life cycle costs. It is the opinion of the researcher that the investigation method is valid as it is in line with the guidelines given by The Miami University of Ohio [24] as well as J Hanek [25] and thus provides the researcher with a plausible technique for establishing which between the single-flight overland conveyor and two-flight overland conveyor configurations is overall the more superior system to install. It was found that even though its initial capital and operational costs are higher; the single-flight conveyor system is more reliable, readily available and cheaper to run and sustain over the 30 year expected life-span of the plant. It also is less labour intensive to perform maintenance on, yields less material degradation and results in less material spillage because of the elimination of additional transfer points and transfer towers. These results can be taken as valid on a global scale, for any mining plant, not restricted to any specific material as they are not subject to South African temperature, altitude or seismic conditions nor are they constrained to the type of bulk material being mined.

The Canadian grain trade is faced with the prospect of change. It is therefore important to analyze the system for current efficiency and for efficiency under alternative configurations of physical facilities, alternative methods of operating, and alternative regulations. This study is concerned with a somewhat narrow subject, that of grain movement from the farm to elevator. Total costs associated with the assembly of grain were estimated at six elevator points: for the current configuration of facilities, after changes in number and capacity of elevators, after changes in farm storage capacity, after changes in hauling distance and truck size, and after changes in elevator location. The technique of simulation was used, and a model was constructed to provide a simulator of the system. The model was by necessity, simple, incorporating data to represent crop production, farm storage cost, ground storage cost, hauling cost, elevator cost, and rail shipments. Each change necessitated an additional computer run to determine the costs resulting from the change. It was concluded that a model using the technique of simulation could be constructed for the entire grain marketing system to capture the essence of the interdependencies. Ten experiments were conducted to estimate the costs associated with alternative configurations. The resulting estimates indicated that the current configuration is inefficient and that lower costs would occur following: (1) reduction in the number of elevators at each point, (2) a reduction in the number of points, (3) a reduction in farm storage capacity, and (4) by an increase in farm truck size. The cost of assembling grain with the current configuration was estimated to be 24.38 cents per bushel. It is possible given the validity of the model to reduce these costs to 13.76 cents per bushel by decreasing the number of elevators at each point, reducing farm storage capacity, and increasing farm truck size. The complete response surface was not mapped because of the great number of potential permutations, hence only ten discrete experiments were completed. However, indications were that one of the more important ways to achieve a lower per bushel cost of assembly is to increase the volume of grain through a fixed capacity country elevator system. It is important to examine these results in terms of the limited scope of the study for not all costs were accounted. That is, there may be external costs to the rest of the economy due to interdependence. / Land and Food Systems, Faculty of / Graduate

The subject of this thesis was to propose an appropriate solution for creating more effective logistics processes which have been connected with the transportation of packages in the company Pivovary Lobkowicz, Inc. Practical experienc and theoretical knowledge obtained from literature was used in conclusions and calculations in the analysis. The flow analysis of packages and information had been created by using selected logistics methods and led to the development of proposal to reduce the number of transportations of empty packages.

<p>The effectiveness of a material handling system is essential to a competitive manufacturing environment. Automatic Guided Vehicles (AGVs) are an irnportant technology within today's modern manufacturing facility. Academic programs in manufacturing and industrial engineering must find ways to include this technology in their instructional and research programs to provide the students with sufficient knowledge to address material handling systems design. This project was a first step in the development of such a facility at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.</p> <p> This project accomplished two main objectives. The first one was to create a functional AGV system with the "Orbitor" Automatic Guided Vehicle that incorporates advanced hardware features. This system included a taped guide path with bar codes on the floor, and the communication linkage via wire and radio frequency between the Orbitor on-board computer and a remote computer. The second objective was to establish a software system for the overall control of the Orbitor AGV system. This objective involved creating software for the on-board computer and the remote computer. Software communication protocols were implemented and tested between the remote computer and the Automatic Dispatching Unit, and between the Intersection and Communications Unit and the on-board computer. The user of this system was able to interactively define tasks for the AGV from the remote computer. The AGV provided feedback to the remote computer on the status of the vehicle and it sent appropriate messages when the tasks were complete.</p> / Master of Engineering

Thesis "Legislation of handling of sources of danger to the environment" Abstract The thesis deals with material sources of danger to the environment in terms of legal forms of environmental protection from negative impact of these sources. The topic was narrowed at the beginning of the thesis to waste and chemicals so now it represents these two huge and significant groups of threats to the environment. The reason to narrow the topic was existence of a very large scale of different sources of environmental danger and that could cause shattering of the topic during writing the thesis. The thesis describes in individual chapters various forms of waste and chemicals handling in mutual relationship with legal obligations of subjects of law. The thesis at the same time attempts to evaluate valid legislation in terms of sufficiency of legal obligations and whether these obligations are clear and specific enough to enable high level of protection of the environment and human health (at least). Czech waste management legislation is massively influenced by directive of European union waste law, so the thesis compares intention of union legislator (if it is available) with the results of czech transposition. The waste and chemicals handling chapters are connected with supporting chapter about various forms of legal...

Detta är en kvantitativ studie som avser att undersöka och redogöra för relationen mellan attityd och handling gällande miljön. Studien relaterar till den aktuella samhällsdebatten om den rådande klimatkrisen. Vidare undersöks hur människors position inom sociala strukturer påverkar det initiala sambandet. Valet av studiens variabler baseras på tidigare studier inom ämnet som hävdar att kulturella faktorer påverkar individers benägenhet att agera för miljön. Resultatet frambringas genom en korrelationsanalys, bivariata samt multivariata regressionsanalyser. Studiens resultat analyseras i enlighet med det teoretiska ramverk som utgörs av teorier från Bauman (2002;2012), Butler (2005), Connell och Pearse (2017), Collins och Bilge (2016), Mellor (1996) samt Bourdieu (2016). Resultatet av studien visar att det finns en korrelation mellan handling och attityd när det kommer till den rådande miljöproblematiken samt att det individuella agerandet påverkas av strukturella förhållanden. / <p>2021-06-10</p>

Complaint handling is an effective tool for public sector governance. Effective complaint handling improves relationships between organizations and citizens by fostering trust and accountability, helps address gaps in public service delivery, and supports innovation in public service design. Despite these benefits, complaint handling practices at the local government level in British Columbia (BC) is often ad hoc, poorly designed, or non-existent. This thesis asks: what are the drivers and barriers for effectively handling complaints at the local government level in BC? The thesis argues that complaint handling occurs within a context of limited resources, which informs the drivers and barriers for effectively handling complaints. The thesis explores the drivers and barriers of complaint handling through a reflexive thematic analysis of interviews with senior-level local government administrators. The analysis revealed that operating in a context of limited resources led to the emergence of creative practices for handling complaints, including preventing complaints before they arise and handling complaints informally. Additionally, complaint handling is characterized by a tension between its private sector roots and public sector values like equality and fairness. The thesis concludes by making recommendations to improve complaint handling at the BC local government level. / Graduate