Esta investigação se inscreve no campo da educação, mais especificadamente nos processos educativos não formais. Trata das trajetórias de vida de crianças e adolescentes que passaram por medida de proteção de acolhimento institucional, constituindo, dessa forma, o objeto de investigação desse estudo. Os procedimentos administrativos pertencentes ao Ministério Público – 4ª Promotoria de Justiça Especializada da Infância e Juventude da Cidade de Caxias do Sul no período compreendido entre os anos 1990 a 2011, bem como as narrativas produzidas em entrevistas semiestruturadas com quatro egressos dos serviços de acolhimento do município, constituem o corpus empírico deste texto, o qual foi construído na perspectiva da análise textual discursiva, metodologia de tratamento dos dados cunhada por Roque Moraes (2011). Os percursos metodológicos passaram também pelos preceitos da história cultural, incluindo a história oral e a análise documental. A pesquisa objetivou entender os motivos e significados que levaram crianças e adolescentes ao afastamento da família, alguns nem sempre como uma medida provisória, como orienta o Estatuto da Criança e dos Adolescentes (ECA). A análise do material construído apontou que dois acolhidos, do sexo masculino, vivenciaram a situação de acolhimento de forma satisfatória, uma vez que apreenderam vivências e experiências que consideram hoje contribuir para suas relações familiares e sociais; em contrapartida, as duas outras entrevistadas narraram um grande ressentimento ao não terem seus sentimentos reconhecidos e respeitados pelos profissionais que exercem as suas atividades laborativas nas instituições, e ainda, salientaram os malefícios da transferência de instituições quando completaram doze anos de idade. Os procedimentos do Ministério Público corroboraram com os dados disponibilizados pelo Conselho Nacional de Justiça, destacando que há na cidade mais sujeitos do sexo masculino em situação de acolhimento do que do sexo feminino. Ainda, apontaram a falta de conhecimento e preparo, por parte do Conselho Tutelar, no momento de afastar uma criança/adolescente de seu núcleo familiar de origem. De forma complementar, realizou-se uma análise das constâncias e (in) constâncias jurídicas na história da infância no Brasil, utilizando como contribuição teórica o entendimento de Norbert Elias (1993, 1994, 2011). Para a efetivação do estudo, procurou-se estabelecer um diálogo com autores que discorrem sobre os temas analisados, tais como: Claudia Fonseca (2000, 2006, 2009, 2012), Irene Rizzini (2000, 2007, 2008), Vicente Faleiros (1995, 2008), Renato Caminha (1999), Maria Luiza Marcílio (2006), entre outros. Com as análises efetivadas, o texto concluiu que o conjunto de leis e diretrizes contribuem para o fortalecimento do trabalho realizado com este público, contudo ainda faltam políticas públicas articuladas, que previnam o rompimento de laços familiares e comunitários das crianças e adolescentes do nosso país. Estima-se que a contribuição da pesquisa está, pois, na articulação entre aspectos de uma história de longa duração – o processo de institucionalização de crianças e adolescentes no Brasil – e uma história do tempo presente – trazendo parte dos territórios íntimos dos sujeitos abrigados e/ou acolhidos, em contextos de alargamento da compreensão da educação para além dos muros da escola, vinculando-a a um processo de socialização. / Submitted by Marcelo Teixeira (mvteixeira@ucs.br) on 2014-05-30T12:21:47Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Dissertacao Letícia Borges Poletto.pdf: 7558623 bytes, checksum: 7edaa93f39ac68dae62dbd9b760406a3 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2014-05-30T12:21:47Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Dissertacao Letícia Borges Poletto.pdf: 7558623 bytes, checksum: 7edaa93f39ac68dae62dbd9b760406a3 (MD5) / This research is inscribed into the area of education, more specifically into non-formal educative processes. It deals with life stories of children and teenagers who were sheltered by institutions, as a means of protection, and who are the object of research in this study. The empirical corpus of this text is constituted by administrative proceedings belonging to the State Public Prosecution Office-4th Department of Justice Specialized in Children and Young People of Caxias do Sul- in the period of 1990 to 2011, together with narratives produced in semi-structured interviews, involving four former institution sheltered young people of the municipality of Caxias do Sul. This corpus was built following the approach of discursive textual analysis, a methodology of data treatment coined by Roque Moraes (2011). Methodological routes passed through cultural history commandments, including oral history and documental analysis. The research had the aim of understanding causes and meanings that led children and young people to keep distance from their families, many of them without the support of a provisional measure, as the Estatuto da Criança e do Adolescente (ECA) (Children’s Rights Statute) suggests. The analysis of the constructed material indicated that two of the sheltered boys, had a good experience when admitted in the institutions, as they apprehended experiences they consider to contribute, nowadays, in their family and social relationships; but two of the girls reported a great resentment because they did not have their feelings recognized and respected by people who worked in institutions. They also emphasized the bad effect of transfer from one institution to another one when they were twelve years old. The State Public Prosecution Office’s proceedings corroborated the data presented by National Justice Council, noting that there are more boys than girls who are sheltered in institutions. This organ also pointed at the Conselho Tutelar’s (Guardianship Council) lack of knowledge and preparation at the time of taking a child/teenager out of his/her family. As a complementation, it was made an analysis of permanence and nonpermanence of laws in the history of childhood in Brazil, using Norbert Elias (1993, 1994, 2011) theoretical contribution. To make this study effective, a dialogue involving authors who treat the analyzed topics, such as Claudia Fonseca (2000, 2006, 2009, 2012), Irene Rizzini (2000, 2007, 2008), Vicente Faleiros (1995, 2008), Renato Caminha (1999), Maria Luiza Marcílio (2006), among others, was proposed. After the finished analysis, the text concludes that the laws and norms contribute to strengthen work being done with this people, but there are still articulated public policies lacking, to avoid the break-up of family and community ties of Brazilian children and teenagers. It is estimated that the contribution of this research is the articulation between aspects of a long-term history- the process of institutionalization of children and teenagers in Brazil- and a present-time history- bringing a part of the intimate territories of sheltered and/or hosted, in contexts of widening of education comprehension, further from the school’s walls, linking school to a process of socialization.

Thesis (MTech (Tourism and Events Management))--Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2011. / In recent years, events have shown rapid growth as types of attraction within destinations, with such events creating a favourable image of a host destination, expanding the traditional tourist season, spreading tourist demand more evenly through an area and attracting foreign and domestic visitors (Keyser, 2002:18). As such, events are starting to become an established element and major part of tourism growth and marketing strategies. East London (in the Eastern Cape, South Africa) has hosted a number of successful events (Buffalo City Tourism, 2010) however no known social impact studies related to the community of East London are known to have been conducted. The purpose of this study was to address this gap and to evaluate the social impacts of events tourism on the East London community. The overall research question in this study was, What are the socio-cultural impacts of events tourism on East London? This was a quantitative study that utilised a survey to collect the data. The sampling frame was the community at the Spec-Savers Ironman South Africa Triathlon 2010 held in East London. Potential participants were included in the sample through utilising a random sampling method. The research instrument consisted of four sections, namely demographic profiling (age, gender, race, marital status, education and income), overall event impact perceptions, reasons for spectator participation, and the social impact perceptions of the respondents. The event attendees were interviewed. No incentive was offered for participation, and participants were assured of the confidentiality of their responses.

Esta investigação se inscreve no campo da educação, mais especificadamente nos processos educativos não formais. Trata das trajetórias de vida de crianças e adolescentes que passaram por medida de proteção de acolhimento institucional, constituindo, dessa forma, o objeto de investigação desse estudo. Os procedimentos administrativos pertencentes ao Ministério Público – 4ª Promotoria de Justiça Especializada da Infância e Juventude da Cidade de Caxias do Sul no período compreendido entre os anos 1990 a 2011, bem como as narrativas produzidas em entrevistas semiestruturadas com quatro egressos dos serviços de acolhimento do município, constituem o corpus empírico deste texto, o qual foi construído na perspectiva da análise textual discursiva, metodologia de tratamento dos dados cunhada por Roque Moraes (2011). Os percursos metodológicos passaram também pelos preceitos da história cultural, incluindo a história oral e a análise documental. A pesquisa objetivou entender os motivos e significados que levaram crianças e adolescentes ao afastamento da família, alguns nem sempre como uma medida provisória, como orienta o Estatuto da Criança e dos Adolescentes (ECA). A análise do material construído apontou que dois acolhidos, do sexo masculino, vivenciaram a situação de acolhimento de forma satisfatória, uma vez que apreenderam vivências e experiências que consideram hoje contribuir para suas relações familiares e sociais; em contrapartida, as duas outras entrevistadas narraram um grande ressentimento ao não terem seus sentimentos reconhecidos e respeitados pelos profissionais que exercem as suas atividades laborativas nas instituições, e ainda, salientaram os malefícios da transferência de instituições quando completaram doze anos de idade. Os procedimentos do Ministério Público corroboraram com os dados disponibilizados pelo Conselho Nacional de Justiça, destacando que há na cidade mais sujeitos do sexo masculino em situação de acolhimento do que do sexo feminino. Ainda, apontaram a falta de conhecimento e preparo, por parte do Conselho Tutelar, no momento de afastar uma criança/adolescente de seu núcleo familiar de origem. De forma complementar, realizou-se uma análise das constâncias e (in) constâncias jurídicas na história da infância no Brasil, utilizando como contribuição teórica o entendimento de Norbert Elias (1993, 1994, 2011). Para a efetivação do estudo, procurou-se estabelecer um diálogo com autores que discorrem sobre os temas analisados, tais como: Claudia Fonseca (2000, 2006, 2009, 2012), Irene Rizzini (2000, 2007, 2008), Vicente Faleiros (1995, 2008), Renato Caminha (1999), Maria Luiza Marcílio (2006), entre outros. Com as análises efetivadas, o texto concluiu que o conjunto de leis e diretrizes contribuem para o fortalecimento do trabalho realizado com este público, contudo ainda faltam políticas públicas articuladas, que previnam o rompimento de laços familiares e comunitários das crianças e adolescentes do nosso país. Estima-se que a contribuição da pesquisa está, pois, na articulação entre aspectos de uma história de longa duração – o processo de institucionalização de crianças e adolescentes no Brasil – e uma história do tempo presente – trazendo parte dos territórios íntimos dos sujeitos abrigados e/ou acolhidos, em contextos de alargamento da compreensão da educação para além dos muros da escola, vinculando-a a um processo de socialização. / This research is inscribed into the area of education, more specifically into non-formal educative processes. It deals with life stories of children and teenagers who were sheltered by institutions, as a means of protection, and who are the object of research in this study. The empirical corpus of this text is constituted by administrative proceedings belonging to the State Public Prosecution Office-4th Department of Justice Specialized in Children and Young People of Caxias do Sul- in the period of 1990 to 2011, together with narratives produced in semi-structured interviews, involving four former institution sheltered young people of the municipality of Caxias do Sul. This corpus was built following the approach of discursive textual analysis, a methodology of data treatment coined by Roque Moraes (2011). Methodological routes passed through cultural history commandments, including oral history and documental analysis. The research had the aim of understanding causes and meanings that led children and young people to keep distance from their families, many of them without the support of a provisional measure, as the Estatuto da Criança e do Adolescente (ECA) (Children’s Rights Statute) suggests. The analysis of the constructed material indicated that two of the sheltered boys, had a good experience when admitted in the institutions, as they apprehended experiences they consider to contribute, nowadays, in their family and social relationships; but two of the girls reported a great resentment because they did not have their feelings recognized and respected by people who worked in institutions. They also emphasized the bad effect of transfer from one institution to another one when they were twelve years old. The State Public Prosecution Office’s proceedings corroborated the data presented by National Justice Council, noting that there are more boys than girls who are sheltered in institutions. This organ also pointed at the Conselho Tutelar’s (Guardianship Council) lack of knowledge and preparation at the time of taking a child/teenager out of his/her family. As a complementation, it was made an analysis of permanence and nonpermanence of laws in the history of childhood in Brazil, using Norbert Elias (1993, 1994, 2011) theoretical contribution. To make this study effective, a dialogue involving authors who treat the analyzed topics, such as Claudia Fonseca (2000, 2006, 2009, 2012), Irene Rizzini (2000, 2007, 2008), Vicente Faleiros (1995, 2008), Renato Caminha (1999), Maria Luiza Marcílio (2006), among others, was proposed. After the finished analysis, the text concludes that the laws and norms contribute to strengthen work being done with this people, but there are still articulated public policies lacking, to avoid the break-up of family and community ties of Brazilian children and teenagers. It is estimated that the contribution of this research is the articulation between aspects of a long-term history- the process of institutionalization of children and teenagers in Brazil- and a present-time history- bringing a part of the intimate territories of sheltered and/or hosted, in contexts of widening of education comprehension, further from the school’s walls, linking school to a process of socialization.

Submitted by Coordenação Hotelaria (hotelaria@vm.uff.br) on 2016-05-04T18:13:25Z No. of bitstreams: 1 TCC Paulo Ricardo.pdf: 1691588 bytes, checksum: db572ad92b16466c7793b86c03779d68 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2016-05-17T13:13:23Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 TCC Paulo Ricardo.pdf: 1691588 bytes, checksum: db572ad92b16466c7793b86c03779d68 (MD5) / O bairro de Santa Teresa é o que possui a maior concentração de meios de hospedagem do tipo Cama e Café na cidade do Rio de Janeiro. De caráter exploratório e qualitativo, o presente trabalho baseou-se em entrevistas realizadas nos Cama e Cafés desta região, buscando investigar a adesão ao novo Sistema Brasileiro de Classificação de Meios de Hospedagem – implementado em 2011 pelo Ministério do Turismo. Foram verificadas, ainda, as características de hospitalidade inerentes a este tipo de empreendimento. O presente estudo resgata as características e definições de hospitalidade por meio de revisão bibliográfica. Conta a história da evolução dos meios de hospedagem, sobretudo os Cama e Cafés, e contextualiza-o no tempo e na história do bairro Santa Teresa, expondo desde os seus principais atrativos até sua vocação turística. Por meio de entrevistas e da observação sistemática nos empreendimentos de Cama e Café, apresentam-se as respostas que respondem a problemática deste trabalho. / The neighborhood of Santa Teresa is the one with the highest concentration of means of accommodation type Bed and Breakfast in the city of Rio de Janeiro. Exploratory and qualitative in nature, this study was based on interviews in bed and Breakfast in this region in order to investigate the adherence to the new Brazilian System of Classification of Lodging Facilities - implemented in 2011 by the Ministry of Tourism. Furthermore, the characteristics of hospitality inherent to this type of development were observed. This study will delineate the characteristics and definitions of hospitality through literature review. Tells the story of the evolution of lodging facilities, especially the bed and Breakfast and contextualizes it in time and history of Santa Teresa, from exposing their main draws up its tourist vocation. Through interviews and systematic observation in ventures Bed and Breakfast, we present the answers that respond to issues of this work.

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The primary intent of this thesis was to determine if and how the practice of Art of Hosting, a dialogue–based, participatory process architecture, could foster social capital in communities and other large, complex social systems working to address a variety of complex challenges, in order to draw conclusions that could contribute, in a meaningful way, to the advancement of strategic sustainable development (SSD). We hoped to gain useful insights by examining and interpreting the results from two case study systems existing within very different social contexts and with very different organizational structures: Columbus, Ohio and the European Commission. Based on the results of our research, strategic recommendations, guidelines and tools were developed for SSD practitioners wishing to assess the level of social capital in the systems in which they operate and take strategic steps to increase it. These same recommendations, guidelines and tools should also be helpful for Art of Hosting practitioners working to address complex societal challenges in general. Overall, the authors of this thesis believe that these results hold particular significance for any collaborative or multi-stakeholder effort to build support for adoption, and ensure the successful implementation, of sustainability goals and programs. This could include Eco-Municipalities, Transition Towns, Agenda 21 Communities, Smart Cities, and large complex organizations such as multi-national corporations or universities, to mention but a few. / <p>daly.elaine2013@gmail.com</p>

The aim of this project was to investigate if it is possible to host websites using the BitTorrent protocol, a protocol for distribution of data on the web. This was done using several Node.js modules, small clusters of code written in JavaScript, such as Browserify and a modified version of WebTorrent. In these modules, technologies like websockets and WebRTC are implemented. The project resulted in a working WebTorrent module, implemented on the website www.peerweb.io. However, the module still needs optimization concerning the time it takes to set up a WebRTC peer connection. With these modifications, we believe that hosting websites via peer-to-peer network will be the future of the web.

Submitted in fulfillment of the requirements of Master of Management Sciences: Public Management, Durban University of Technology, Durban, South Africa, 2017. / The costs of bidding to host mega sporting events such as the Olympics and FIFA World cups are huge. The demand for massive infrastructure to deliver such games is high irrespective of slow economic growth and constrained fiscal budgets. Very few governments are able to properly assess the actual economic value of the investments in infrastructure. The existing infrastructure appraisal and prioritisation methodologies usually take a very narrow view of value. There is scholarly evidence that there is little effort directed towards studies that investigate intangible benefits associated with infrastructural investment in stadia. Much research effort has been invested in the development of methods and models to measure the economic impacts of mega events. While the focus has been, on balance, on financial benefits of hosting mega events, the independent empirical research has found no evidence of economic benefits associated with mega sport events. This study then determined, first the conceptual definition, and the nature of novelty value derived from infrastructural investment. Secondly, an index was constructed to assess the novelty value of infrastructural investment on stadia. The index creation process commenced with the identification of items that define the concept from literature. This was followed by interviews of key informants who are experts and insightful on world cup stadia infrastructural investment. The themes from literature as well as insights from key informants shaped the survey instrument for the second phase of the study. A sample (n =399) was drawn from the study population which is made up of patrons of Moses Mabhida stadium. Factor analysis, a multivariate analytical tool was used to develop a reliable novelty value index (V-ndex). The constructed index has three valid and reliable constructs; spectator experience, novelty continuance and modernity. These three construct define the nonfinancial value, which this study describes as novelty value derived from infrastructural investment. It is therefore recommended that when policy makers seek to assess the value of infrastructural investment on sporting facilities, they incorporate non financial value to the financial value added by investment. / M

The work is focused on the influence of movie and video production in connection with the new media. It is focused to map how the new media influenced the distribution of movie and video production, depending on their use on the market. The work defines the basic concepts and direction of new media. Characterizes the divergence of terms like old and new media, what are their differences, specifics and how they change film and video distribution channels. It creates complete list and comparison of existing providers of video on demand services. It brings up specified criteria and on base of them compares the most popular video hosting sites. The work includes and specify other channels, which facilitate the spread of film or video and was build up by Web 2.0. Because of the frequent encounters of the Copyright Act in connection with the illegal distribution, especially in the film, this theme is also included in the content.

Increasing amounts of solar power connected to the low-voltage network will adversely affect the performance of the network. The two impacts that will most often set the limit are overvoltage with the customers and overloading the distribution transformer. In this work, alternative methods have been studied for determining when a transformer is overloaded, to allow more solar power to be connected to the low-voltage network, i.e., increasing the hosting capacity for solar power.A limit-based method on the highest temperature inside the transformer (the hotspot temperature) and a method based on the loss-of-life of the transformer insulation due to hotspot temperatures above the design temperature are those alternative methods in this study. These methods are known as "dynamic transformer rating", a technology proposed in the literature but with very little practical experience in distribution networks.Two models were developed and implemented in MATLAB: a thermal model of the transformer calculating the hotspot temperature for a given time series of loading and ambient temperature; and a model for the loss-of-life of the winding insulation for given time series of the hotspot temperature. These models have been applied to existing distribution networks: measured consumption patterns with high time resolution (10-minute time step) for nine different distribution transformers for 1.5 years (network operator); measured ambient temperature (SMHI); and solar-power production calculated from satellite measurements (Renewables Ninja).For these nine distribution transformers, the time series of the hotspot temperature and the loss-of-life over the 1.5 years have been calculated for different values of the solar power installed capacity on the low-voltage side of the distribution transformer. The resulting time series are used to estimate the hosting capacity for solar power of a 200 kVA transformer. Using the existing design methods, the hosting capacity is 200 kW. Once that value is reached, the further connection of solar power should be stopped until a larger transformer is available. According to IEC design methods, the hosting capacity is about 270 kW using a limit to the hotspot temperature. This value somewhat depends on the loading patterns of the transformer before the connection of solar power. Once that value is reached, the further connection should again be stopped. Even for installed capacity exceeding 270 kW, the loss of life of the transformer insulation is still small and acceptable. This allows for further connection of PV without the immediate need to replace the transformer. Even values up to 350 or 400 kW may be acceptable, but a limit based on loss-of-life will require a detailed risk analysis as the pre-solar loading of the transformer is shown to play an important role.This work has shown that dynamic transformer rating allows more solar power to be connected to a distribution network than using classical rating methods without unacceptable risk for transformer loss-of-life.