ITC/USA 2009 Conference Proceedings / The Forty-Fifth Annual International Telemetering Conference and Technical Exhibition / October 26-29, 2009 / Riviera Hotel & Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nevada / NASA's Remote Imaging System Acquisition (RISA) project has the goal of producing a single robust and space-efficient imaging system. This paper will show the progress of the current RISA project iteration, tasked with implementing a Inter-Integrated Circuit (I²C) communications controller on a radiation hardened Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), characterizing a liquid lens optical system, and adding a radiation hardened temperature sensor. The optical design focuses on small liquid lenses that can vary focal length with no moving parts. The chosen designs will allow this camera system to meet critical mission objectives and provide reliable service to NASA's astronauts.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, underbarnet från Salzburg, levde under andra halvan av 1700-talet och anses av många som världens genom tiderna mest framstående kompositör. Under sina 35 levnadsår hann han tonsätta över 600 verk. Han skrev inte minst operor, symfonier, konserter, kör- och kammarmusik. Mozart komponerade fyra flöjtkvartetter för besättningen flöjt, violin, viola, och cello (K. 285, 285a, 285b, och 298). I den här uppsatsen har jag fördjupat mig i ett av dessa verk – Flöjtkvartett i C-dur K. 285b.          I arbetet har jag studerat flöjtens historia, Mozarts liv, med en närgående blick över den period då han komponerade flöjtkvartetterna, och till sist gjort en analys av kvartetten. I analysdelen har jag i styckets båda satser gått in på form, harmonik, och melodik i ett kronologiskt skeende.          Syftet med studien är att djupare förstå Mozarts komposition och uppbyggnad då jag själv ska spela kvartetten.          Ur analysen framgår det att Mozarts fabulösa kompositionsförmåga ger liv åt alla instrumenten i stycket. Melodierna och variationerna vittnar om en genial lätthet och formbarhet men lämnar samtidigt utrymme för utövarnas musikalitet. Det framgår också att flöjten har genomgått en stor utveckling sedan 1700-talet. Instrumentets dåvarande skick kan ha bidragit till eventuella dåliga anseenden och därmed att Mozart skrev så få verk för flöjt.          Jag har använt mig av diverse litteratur för att få en bättre förståelse av omständigheterna runt Mozarts verk. Jag har även använt mig av noter för att kunna analysera kvartetten. / <p>Examenskonsert</p><p>A. Vivaldi (N. Chédeville) - Sonat i g-moll ur "Il Pastor Fido"</p><p>P. Gaubert - Ballade</p><p>O. Messiaen - Le merle noir</p><p>W. A. Mozart - Flöjtkvartett i C-dur K.285b</p><p>Josefine Ansved, flöjt</p><p>Olivia Lundberg, violin</p><p>Sophie Bretschneider, viola</p><p>Ruben Friedman, cello</p><p>Georg Öquist, piano</p>

Orientador: Aílton Akira Shinoda / Resumo: Bastidores eletrônicos de alta performance e disponibilidade utilizam o protocolo Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) para gerenciar seus dispositivos, controlando e monitorando os recursos disponíveis. Neste contexto para inserir dispositivos com tecnologia mais avançada, novos projetos foram elaborados para atualização dos sistemas de hardware e software baseados em System-on-Chip (SoC), principalmente na área de Física de Alta Energia. Uma aplicação existente, desenvolvida na parceira São Paulo Research and Analysis Center – Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (SPRACE–FERMILAB) na colaboração internacional do Compact Muon Solenoid detector/Large Hadron Collider/European Organization for Nuclear Research (CMS/LHC/CERN), utiliza o protocolo IPMI implementado em um microcontrolador, contudo, para o processo de atualização vigente, há um interesse desta implementação em SoC. Assim, esta pesquisa foi desenvolvida como o estudo da viabilidade da implementação IPMI em um SoC. Para estabelecer e verificar o protocolo IPMI via barramento I²C, a plataforma Xilinx ZC702 Evaluation Board foi utilizada com os respectivos dispositivos SoC Zynq e Erasable Programmable Memory (EEPROM). Além disso foi desenvolvido uma estrutura simples do IPMI no sistema operacional em tempo real (FreeRTOS) baseados em modelos de hardware e software criados na plataforma Xilinx IDE e SDK. Por meio dos resultados apresentados é possível constatar a viabilidade da implementação IPMI em sistema... (Resumo completo, clicar acesso eletrônico abaixo) / Abstract: High performance and availability electronic racks use the Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) protocol to manage your devices by controlling and monitoring available resources. In this context to insert devices with more advanced technology, new projects were elaborated to update the System-on-Chip (SoC) based hardware and software systems, mainly in the area of High Energy Physics. An existing application developed at the São Paulo Research and Analysis Center partner - Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (SPRACE – FERMILAB) in the international collaboration of the Compact Muon Solenoid detector/Large Hadron Collider/European Organization for Nuclear Research (CMS/LHC/CERN) uses The IPMI protocol implemented in a microcontroller, however, for the current update process, there is an interest of this implementation in SoC. Thus, this research was developed as the study of the viability of implementing IPMI in a SoC. To establish and verify the IPMI protocol via I²C bus, the Xilinx ZC702 Evaluation Board platform was used with the respective SoC Zynq and Erasable Programmable Memory (EEPROM) devices. In addition, a simple IPMI framework in the real time operating system (FreeRTOS) based on hardware and software models created on the Xilinx IDE and SDK platform was developed. From the results presented, it is possible to verify the viability of IPMI implementation in systems such as SoC Zynq as platform management controller, which allows migration and further t... (Complete abstract click electronic access below) / Mestre

<p>All digital-TV receivers that are existent on the market today include some sort of a multiplexer which filters the data, the sound and the picture from the digital stream. These de-multiplexers are rather complex and general. The purpose of this Master Thesis is to develop a de-multiplexer which would solely filter one specific type of information out of the data stream, in our case the name of the network.</p><p>The main task of this project contains a close study of MPEG2 and the transport streams in order to find a solution and create a static de-multiplexer. Another part of this project is to choose an adequate method for the control and data communication. We will study the bus protocols I2C and SPI.</p><p>Finally we will construct the entire circuit after having chosen the Development Environment, DE and considered all the different circuit designs suitable for our task as well as the working at a low production cost, which is of course an important factor and challenge. The first part of construction will be made in Very High Speed Integrated Circuit Hardware Description Language, VHDL, code and once the program is tested and working we will implement it and create the circuit. We will run a test of the final circuit test by filtering a near satellite signal and the get the name of the aimed network.</p>

All digital-TV receivers that are existent on the market today include some sort of a multiplexer which filters the data, the sound and the picture from the digital stream. These de-multiplexers are rather complex and general. The purpose of this Master Thesis is to develop a de-multiplexer which would solely filter one specific type of information out of the data stream, in our case the name of the network. The main task of this project contains a close study of MPEG2 and the transport streams in order to find a solution and create a static de-multiplexer. Another part of this project is to choose an adequate method for the control and data communication. We will study the bus protocols I2C and SPI. Finally we will construct the entire circuit after having chosen the Development Environment, DE and considered all the different circuit designs suitable for our task as well as the working at a low production cost, which is of course an important factor and challenge. The first part of construction will be made in Very High Speed Integrated Circuit Hardware Description Language, VHDL, code and once the program is tested and working we will implement it and create the circuit. We will run a test of the final circuit test by filtering a near satellite signal and the get the name of the aimed network.

Sammanfattning”Uppståndelsesymfonin” är egentligen skriven för en stor kör, två solister och orkester (inklusive fjärrorkester) med mer än 100 spelare och består av fem satser. En stor besättning som även stora orkestrar inte används regelbundet. Dessutom passar symfonins tema bra in i ett kyrkligt sammanhang och kan representera en utökning av den klassiska kyrkomusikrepertoaren.  I detta arbete vill jag utforska hur man kan ta symfonin från konserthuset till kyrkan. Därför har jag arrangerat sista satsen för en mindre besättning. Jag förklarar hur jag har skrivit arrangemanget och varför på det här sättet. Det finns olika fördelar med en kammarmusikbesättning: en större flexibilet, att det behövs bara en betydligt mindre budget, utarbetandet av symfonins kammarmusikkaraktär. Arrangemanget av finalen är skrivet för klarinett, två trumpeter, horn, trombon, tuba, tre slagverkspelare, kontrabas och orgel (samt kör och två solister). Det är möjligt att använda det vanliga körpartituret för arrangemanget.

Les cellules dendritiques (DCs) sont les plus efficaces cellules présentatrices d'antigène. La détection de motifs pathogènes, tel que lipopolysaccharides bactériens et ARNs double-brins (ARNdb) viraux, par les DCs provoque leur maturation et induit de nombreux changements morphologiques et biochimiques permettant aux DCs d'acquérir leurs puissants fonctions activatrices des cellules T. Dans ce travail, les réponses des DCs à l'ARNdb ont été analysées. Nous avons montré que, en réponse à au poly I:C, un analogue synthétique des ARNdb, les DCs montent une réponse de stress intégré spécifique au cours de laquelle le facteur de transcription ATF4 et le cofacteur de la phosphatase 1, GADD34, sont exprimés. Les DCs activées par le poly I:C présentent un profil de transcrits similaire à ce qui est produit au cours d'une ‘unfolded protein response'. GADD34 est important pour contrebalancer la phosphorylation du facteur d'initiation de la synthèse protéique eIF2&#945; par la kinase PKR au cours de l'activation des DCs. Contrairement aux fibroblastes embryonnaires murins, les DCs résistent à l'inhibition de la synthèse des protéines induite en réponse à la stimulation avec poly I:C. Néanmoins, l'expression de GADD34 n'a pas un impact majeur sur la synthèse protéique globale. Par contre, GADD34 a été démontré être absolument nécessaire à la production d'interféron du type I et d'IL-6 par les fibroblastes et les DCs en réponse à l'ARNdb. Cette observation a des implications importantes en liant la détection des pathogènes avec les voies intégrés de réponse au stress. / Dendritic cells (DCs) are the most important antigen presenting cells. In response to inflammatory stimulation, DCs display a distinct pattern of differentiation that exhibits specific mechanisms to control the immune response. In this work the responses to dsRNA were analyzed. We have shown that in response to a mimic of dsRNA, polyriboinosinic:polyribocytidylic acid (poly I:C), DCs mount a specific integrated stress response during which the transcription factor ATF4 and the growth arrest and DNA damage-inducible protein 34 (GADD34), a phosphatase 1 (PP1) cofactor, are expressed. GADD34 is important to counteract phosphorylation of eIF2&#945; by PKR. In contrast to murine embryonic fibroblasts (MEFs), DCs resist to protein synthesis inhibition induced in response to cytosolic dsRNA. Nevertheless, GADD34 expression does not have a major impact on global protein synthesis. Importantly, GADD34 was shown to be absolutely required for type I-IFN and IL-6 production by MEFs and DCs in response to dsRNA. This observation has important implications in linking pathogen detection with the integrated stress response pathways. The importance of this link is further underlined by the extreme susceptibility of GADD34-deficient fibroblasts and neonate mice to Chikungunya virus infection.

<p>Kardijalni biomarkeri u predviđanju operativnog rizika kardiohirur&scaron;kih bolesnika sa oslabljenom sistolnom funkcijom leve komore Evaluacija rezultata u kardiohirurgiji podrazumeva praćenje ishoda operativnog lečenja u određenom vremenskom periodu. Najče&scaron;će je to interval od 30 dana od datuma intervencije. Najče&scaron;ći kriterijumi za praćenje su stopa mortaliteta i morbiditeta, dužina boravka u jedinici intenzivnog lečenja, ukupna dužina hospitalizacije i tro&scaron;kovi lečenja. Stratifikacija rizika podrazumeva da se bolesnici mogu podeliti u grupe u zavisnosti od broja i važnosti preoperativno utvrđenih faktora rizika, odnosno da se pre operacije može predvideti ishod hirur&scaron;ke intervencije kod svakog od njih pojedinačno. U Evropi je, u periodu između 1995. i 1999. godine, na osnovu multicentrične studije u 8 evropskih zemalja i 128 kardiohirur&scaron;kih centara u kojima je operisano 19.030 odraslih bolesnika, kreiran EvroSKOR - EuroSCORE (European System for Cardiac Operative Risk Evaluation) model za stratifikaciju rizika u kardiohirurgiji. Međutim, neminovne promene i napredak u operativnom lečenju doveli su do toga da je neophodno ažurirati postojeći sistem stratifikacije. Tako je 2012. godine u rutinsku upotrebu uveden novi sistem Euroscore II. Na Klinici za kardiohirurgiju Instituta za kardiovaskularne bolesti Vojvodine (IKVBV), EuroSCORE model uveden je u rutinsku upotrebu od početka 2001. godine. Analizom rezultata, posle dvogodi&scaron;nje primene, pokazalo se da je model bio precizan, odnosno da nije postojala značajna razlika između očekivanog (3,7%) i stvarnog mortaliteta (3,47%). U poslednjih nekoliko godina, kod bolesnika kojima sledi kardiohirur&scaron;ka intervencija, u smislu razmatranja njihove prediktivne vrednosti, sve vi&scaron;e pažnje se poklanja kardijalnim biomarkerima. Najznačajniji biomarkeri u kardiovaskularnoj medicini su: Troponin, Kreatin kinaza MB izoenzim (CKMB), N-terminalni pro B-tip natriuretski peptid (NT-proBNP), C-reaktivni protein (CRP), Laktat dehidrogenaza (LDH), Mokraćna kiselina (Acidum uricum). Ciljevi ovog rada su bili da se kreira model za predviđanje preoperativnog rizika kardiohirur&scaron;kih bolesnika sa oslabljenom sistolnom funkcijom leve komore na osnovu preoperativnih vrednosti određenih biomarkera i da se kreira novi model sa kombinacijom prethodnog modela i već postojećeg modela EuroSCORE II. Ispitana su 704 bolesnika sa oslabljenom sistolnom funkcijom leve komore, ejekcione frakcije manje ili jednake 50%. Bolesnici su operisani na Institutu za kardiovaskularne bolesti Vojvodine, od 20. januara 2014. do 20. aprila 2016. Kod bolesnika su urađene tri vrste operacija: revaskularizacija miokarda-koronarna hirurgija, hirurgija stečenih srčanih mana - valvularna hirurgija i kombinovane operacije. Od biohemijskih analiza, 24 sata pre operacije, urađene su sledeće analize: troponin I, kreatin kinaza, kreatin kinaza MB izoenzim, masena kreatin kinaza, laktat dehidrogenaza, C-reaktivni protein, NT-proBNP i mokraćna kiselina. Praćen je postoperativni mortalitet, postoperativni infarkt miokarda i postoperativni cerebrovaskularni incident i njihova povezanost sa preoperativnim vrednostima nabrojanih biomarkera. U studiju su bili uključeni svi bolesnici sa stečenim bolestima srca, stariji od 18 godina, kod kojih je ejekciona frakcija leve komore bila manja ili jednaka 50% i kod kojih su izvr&scaron;ene sledeće vrste operacija: revaskularizacija miokarda - koronarna hirurgija, hirurgija stečenih srčanih mana - valvularna hirurgija i kombinovane operacije - koronarna i valvularna hirurgija. Rezultati su pokazali da je postoperativni mortalitet bio 3,13%, da je postoperativni infarkt miokarda imalo 7,95% a postoperativni cerebrovaskularni incident 9,23% od ukupnog broja ispitanika. 1. Povezanost vrednosti biomarkera sa postoperativnim infarktom miokarda kod bolesnika sa oslabljenom ejekcionom frakcijom leve komore: povi&scaron;ene preoperativne vrednosti troponina I su bile povezane sa postoperativnim infarktom miokarda. Povezanost preoperativnih vrednosti biomarkera sa postoperativnim cerebrovaskularnim incidentom kod bolesnika sa oslabljenom ejekcionom frakcijom leve komore: povi&scaron;ene preoperativne vrednosti troponina I i CRP-a su bile povezane sa postoperativnim cerebrovaskularnim incidentom. 2. Analiziran je uticaj preoperativnog nivoa svih biomarkera, pojedinačno, na značajne neželjene kardijalne i cerebrovaskularne događaje - Major Adverse Cardiac and Cerebrovascular Events (MACCE) kao ishod posle operacije na srcu, kod bolesnika sa oslabljenom ejekcionom frakcijom leve komore. Dobijeni su sledeći rezultati: Preoperativna vrednost nivoa troponina I veća od 0,01&mu;g/L i MACCE bili su povezani. Povećane preoperativne vrednosti nivoa C-reaktivnog proteina (CRP) i postoperativni MACCE bili su povezani. Povećane preoperativne vrednosti nivoa laktat dehidrogenaze (LDH) i MACCE bili su povezani. Zaključci ove teze su: 1. Nezavisni prediktor postoperativnog infarkta miokarda i značajnih neželjenih kardijalnih i cerebrovaskularnih događaja, kod kardiohirur&scaron;kih bolesnika sa oslabljenom sistolnom funkcijom leve komore, ejekcionom frakcijom manjom ili jednakom 50%, jeste povi&scaron;ena preoperativna vrednost troponina I. 2.Vrednost preoperativnog troponina I je slab marker za predviđanje postoperativnog infarkta miokarda i značajnih neželjenih kardijalnih i cerebrovaskularnih događaja, kod kardiohirur&scaron;kih bolesnika sa oslabljenom sistolnom funkcijom leve komore, ejekcionom frakcijom manjom ili jednakom 50%. 3. Na pojavu postoperativnog cerebrovaskularnog incidenta, kod kardiohirur&scaron;kih bolesnika sa oslabljenom sistolnom funkcijom leve komore, ejekcionom frakcijom manjom ili jednakom 50%, ne utiče nijedna od ispitivanih varijabli. 4. Nezavisni prediktori postoperativnog mortaliteta kod kardiohirur&scaron;kih bolesnika sa oslabljenom sistolnom funkcijom leve komore, ejekcionom frakcijom manjom ili jednakom 50%, na osnovu kojih je moguće kreirati prediktivni Model su godine starosti i povi&scaron;ene preoperativne vrednosti NT-proBNP. 5. Kreirani Model je dobar marker za predikciju ishoda posle operacije na srcu, kod kardiohirur&scaron;kih bolesnika sa oslabljenom sistolnom funkcijom leve komore, ejekcionom frakcijom manjom ili jednakom 50%. 6. Povi&scaron;ena preoperativna vrednost NT- proBNP može da bude dobar marker u predikciji smrtnog ishoda posle operacije na srcu kod bolesnika sa oslabljenom sistolnom funkcijom leve komore, ejekcionom frakcijom manjom ili jednakom 50%. 7. Model EuroSCORE II se pokazao kao slabiji marker za predikciju ishoda posle operacije na srcu kod kardiohirur&scaron;kih bolesnika sa oslabljenom sistolnom funkcijom leve komore, ejekcionom frakcijom manjom ili jednakom 50%. 8. Testiranjem kreiranog modela, podelom na manje rizične i vi&scaron;e rizične bolesnike, u odnosu na visinu ejekcione frakcije leve komore, pokazalo se da je model dobar marker za predviđanje smrtnog ishoda posle operacije na srcu, u obe grupe.</p> / <p>Cardiac surgery operative risk assessment in patients with imapired systolic left ventricular function using cardial biomarkers Evaluation of results in cardiac surgery involves monitoring the outcomes of operative treatment in a given time period. Typically, this interval includes 30 days from the date of operation. The most common criteria used for monitoring are the rate of mortality and morbidity, length of stay in the intensive care unit, the total length of hospitalization and medical costs. Risk stratification means that patients can be divided into groups depending on the number and importance of preoperatively identified risk factors, and that the outcome of surgery for each of the patients can be predicted preoperatively. In Europe, in the period of 1995-1999 on the basis of a multi-center study in 8 European countries and 128 cardiac centers in which 19,030 adult patients were operated on, EuroSCORE (European System for Cardiac Operative Risk Evaluation) model for risk stratification in cardiac surgery was developed. However, the inevitable changes and progress in the surgical treatment rendered the EuroSCORE model obsolete warranting updated system. It was in 2012 when a new system EuroSCORE II was introduced into practice At the Clinic for Cardiac Surgery of the Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, EuroSCORE model was introduced in routine clinical use since the beginning of 2001. By analyzing the results, two years after application, it was shown that the model was accurate, and that there was no significant difference between the expected (3.7%) and the actual mortality (3.47%) In recent years, in patients who are candidates for cardiac surgery, more attention is paid to cardiac biomarkers in terms of evaluating their predictive power. The most significant biomarkers in cardiovascular medicine are: Troponin, creatine kinase MB isoenzyme (CKMB), N-terminal pro B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP), C-reactive protein (CRP), Lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), and uric acid (Uric uricum). The objectives of this study were to create a model to predict preoperative risk for cardiac surgery patients with impaired systolic left ventricular function on the basis of preoperative levels of certain biomarkers and to create a new model with a combination of the previous model and already existing EuroSCORE II model. The study included 704 patients with impaired systolic left ventricular function, ejection fraction less than or equal to 50%. All patients underwent cardiac surgery at the Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, from January 20th 2014 until 20th April 2016. Patients were submitted to three types of operations: revascularization - coronary surgery, surgery of acquired heart defects - valvular surgery and combined operations. Following biochemical analyses were performed 24 hours prior to surgery: troponin I, creatine kinase, creatine kinase MB isoenzyme, mass creatine kinase, lactate dehydrogenase, C-reactive protein, NT-proBNP and uric acid. Postoperative mortality, postoperative onset of myocardial infarction and occurence of cerebrovascular accident and their correlation with preoperative values of listed biomarkers were registered. The study included all patients with acquired heart disease, older than 18 years, with the left ventricular ejection fraction less than or equal to 50% who were submitted to the following types of operations: revascularization - coronary surgery, surgery of acquired heart diseases - valvular surgery and combined operations - coronary and valvular surgery. The results showed that the postoperative mortality was 3.13%, new onset of postoperative myocardial infarction was detected in 7.95% of the patients and postoperative cerebrovascular accident developed in 9.23% of patients. Correlation of preoperative biomarkers values with postoperative myocardial infarction in patients with impaired left ventricular ejection fraction - elevated preoperative troponin I were associated with postoperative myocardial infarction. Correlation of preoperative biomarkers values with postoperative cerebrovascular incident occurence in patients with impaired left ventricular ejection fraction - elevated preoperative troponin I and CRP were associated with postoperative cerebrovascular incident. The influence of preoperative levels of all biomarkers, separetly, on the rate of significant adverse cardiac and cerebrovascular events - Major Adverse Cardiac and Cerebrovascular Events (MACCE) as the heart surgery outcome, in patients with impaired left ventricular ejection fraction. The following results were obtained: Increased preoperative levels of C-reactive protein (CRP) and postoperative MACCE were related. Increased preoperative levels of lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) and MACCE were related. The conclusions of this thesis are: 1. Independent predictor of postoperative myocardial infarction onset and significant adverse cardiac and cerebrovascular events in cardiac surgery patients with impaired systolic left ventricular function (ejection fraction less than or equal to 50%) is elevated preoperative value of troponin I. 2. Preoperative Troponin I value was poor marker for predicting postoperative myocardial infarction and significant adverse cardiac and cerebrovascular events in cardiac surgery patients with impaired systolic left ventricular function (ejection fraction less than or equal to 50%). 3. None of the studied variables showed influence on the postoperative cerebrovascular accident occurence, in cardiac surgery patients with impaired systolic left ventricular function (ejection fraction less than or equal to 50%). 4. Independent predictors of postoperative mortality in cardiac surgery patients with impaired systolic left ventricular function (ejection fraction less than or equal to 50%), that could be used to create a predictive model are: age and elevated preoperative value of NT-proBNP. 5. Developed model showed satisfactory results for predicting outcome after heart surgery in cardiac surgery patients with impaired systolic left ventricular function (ejection fraction less than or equal to 50%). 6. Elevated preoperative value of NT-proBNP may be a good marker for mortality prediction after the cardiac surgery in patients with impaired systolic left ventricular function (ejection fraction less than or equal to 50%). 7. EuroSCORE II model showed poor performance when predicting outcomes after cardiac surgery in patients with impaired systolic left ventricular function (ejection fraction less than or equal to 50%). 8. Validation of the newly-created model, considering low and medium risk patients, based on the value of left ventricular ejection fraction, showed that the model is a good marker for the mortality prediction in both groups.</p>

This dissertation addresses the intensifying global issue of food insecurity within our country and the contributing factors thereof. It investigates the role architecture can play as a systemic tool (in the form of a gastronomic quarter) to facilitate the re[grow]th of a highly contested site. By identifying and drawing from global and local issues, new solutions, developed through the integration of socio-economic systems, act as points of acupuncture. These points aim to improve contextual conditions through food network empowerment. Through a newly informed architectural approach various people within society are enabled through local means of support. It is food and the accessibility thereof that forms the basis of the socially inclined space. Local support is essential for community growth and empowerment, which in turn, positively impacts the overall urban fabric through the provision of a more inclusive environment. / Die verhandeling is gerig op die toenemende globale kwessie van ons land se voedselonsekerheid en die faktore wat daartoe bydra. Dit ondersoek die rol wat argitektuur kan speel as 'n sistemiese instrument (in die vorm van 'n gastronomiese kwartaal) vir die her[groei] van 'n hoogs omstrede kwessie. Deur die identifisering van globale en plaaslike omstandighede word voedselsekerheid bemagtiging ontwikkel deur die integrasie van sosio-ekonomiese stelsels wat optree as punte van akupunktuur om kontekstuele omstandighede te verbeter. Deur 'n nuut gevormde argitektoniese benadering waardeur kos en die toeganklikheid daarvan die basis vorm van sosiale inklusiwiteit, word verskeie mense in die samelewing bemagtig deur van plaaslike ondersteuning gebruik te maak. Plaaslike ondersteuning is van kardinale belang vir die groei en bemagtiging van 'n gemeenskap, wat 'n positiewe impak op die algehele stedelike moraliteit of weefsel het deur die voorsiening van 'n meer inklusiewe omgewing vir die bemagtiging van daardie V. gemeenskap. / Mini Dissertation (MArch (Prof))--University of Pretoria, 2016. / Architecture / MArch (Prof) / Unrestricted

This thesis discusses the motivation, origin, history, design guidelines, API, the device drivers and userland utilities of the hardware sensors framework available in OpenBSD. The framework spans multiple utilities in the base system and the ports tree, is utilised by over 75 drivers, and is considered to be a distinctive and ready-to-use feature that sets OpenBSD apart from many other operating systems, and in its root is inseparable from the OpenBSD experience. The present framework, however, is missing the functionality that would allow the user to interface with the fan-controlling part of the hardware monitors. We therefore discuss the topic of fan control and introduce sysctl-based interfacing with the fan-controlling capabilities of microprocessor system hardware monitors. The discussed prototype implementation reduces the noise and power-consumption characteristics in fans of personal computers, especially of those PCs that are designed from off-the-shelf components. We further argue that our prototype is easier, more intuitive and robust compared to solutions available elsewhere.