Submitted by Automa??o e Estat?stica (sst@bczm.ufrn.br) on 2017-01-03T18:24:50Z No. of bitstreams: 1 MarianaLimaOliveiraMontenegro_DISSERT.pdf: 11108423 bytes, checksum: a449825c90e73cff028d58aa8b7c8a24 (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Arlan Eloi Leite Silva (eloihistoriador@yahoo.com.br) on 2017-01-04T22:03:21Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 MarianaLimaOliveiraMontenegro_DISSERT.pdf: 11108423 bytes, checksum: a449825c90e73cff028d58aa8b7c8a24 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-01-04T22:03:21Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 MarianaLimaOliveiraMontenegro_DISSERT.pdf: 11108423 bytes, checksum: a449825c90e73cff028d58aa8b7c8a24 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2016-05-24 / Coordena??o de Aperfei?oamento de Pessoal de N?vel Superior (CAPES) / Os par?metros de seguran?a contra inc?ndio no Brasil s?o guiados por uma normaliza??o prescritiva na qual os arquitetos baseiam seus projetos, visando o cumprimento da mesma para posterior aprova??o dos ?rg?os fiscalizadores. Esses profissionais, muitas vezes, deixam de considerar as particularidades de cada edifica??o e de verificar se os requisitos normativos s?o, de fato, eficazes para prevenir e proteger o edif?cio e seus usu?rios contra uma situa??o de inc?ndio. A legisla??o necessita estar em constante revis?o e atualiza??o. Em vista ? essa afirma??o, o objetivo principal deste trabalho ? identificar e analisar poss?veis lacunas nas prescri??es normativas sobre evacua??o de inc?ndio por meio de edifica??es universit?rias, visando contribuir para projetos mais eficazes. A quest?o problema a ser respondida ao final da pesquisa ? se existem diverg?ncias e conflu?ncias de solu??es entre as normas prescritivas sobre evacua??o de emerg?ncia utilizadas no Rio Grande do Norte, quando comparadas aos resultados obtidos por meio de simula??es computacionais. Para tanto, realizou-se, inicialmente, uma coleta de informa??es a partir de pesquisas bibliogr?ficas e documentais a respeito do tema, do qual conceitos e informa??es pertinentes foram explicitados. Posteriormente, com base em crit?rios estabelecidos, foram realizadas simula??es computacionais para avaliar o desempenho das sa?das de emerg?ncia nas edifica??es adaptadas ?s prescri??es. Essas simula??es foram executadas por meio de dois softwares: o PATHFINDER? (2014), relacionado ao tempo de escape e ? movimenta??o das pessoas durante a fuga; e o DEPTHMAP? (2004), de acordo com a Teoria da Sintaxe Espacial (SE), que diz respeito ao estudo da configura??o espacial e da sua rela??o com o movimento dos usu?rios e o posicionamento das sa?das de emerg?ncia nas edifica??es. Com os resultados das an?lises, ao final do desenvolvimento do trabalho, foi poss?vel constatar a presen?a das diverg?ncias e conflu?ncias citadas na quest?o de pesquisa; discutir o proposto pelas prescri??es normativas vigentes, dar indica??es de melhoria ?s mesmas, assim como destacar seus pontos eficazes; e constatar a utilidade dos programas computacionais escolhidos. Espera-se que o trabalho realizado contribua com pesquisas futuras que tratem dos temas abordados ou que visem aprofundar o estudo aqui iniciado. / The fire safety parameters in Brazil are driven by prescriptive standards, which function as a basis for architects, whose design aim to the enforcement of such for a subsequent approval from the inspection authorities. The legislation needs to be in a constant review and evaluation. From this statement, the main goal of this work is to identify, in university building projects, potential gaps in the normative prescriptions about fire evacuation which raise intervention and correction proposals to their better effectiveness. The question to be answered at the end of the research is that there are differences and confluences solutions between prescriptive rules on emergency evacuation used in Rio Grande do Norte, when compared to the results obtained through computer simulations. For such, a gathering of information was initially held through a research in literature and documents concerning the matter. Later, based on established criteria, computer simulations were carried out to analyze the normative prescriptions applied to the chosen buildings. The simulations were performed by two software: PATHFINDER? (2014), related to the escape time and to the movement of the people while on the run; and DEPTHMAP? (2004), concerned the study of the spatial setting and its relation to the movement of the users in the buildings, according to the Space Syntax Theory (SS). From the analyzes results, prescriptive codes gaps were identified, such as regarding the design of the stairs, the maximum number of occupants and the maximum distance to safety; and effective points, as the need of enclosed stairs to decrease the maximum exhaust time. With the findings, gave subsidies to discuss the existing parameters and others that are not yet covered by SCI regulations, and the studied buildings design solutions. It is expected that the work will contribute to future research that deals the addressed issues or aimed at further the study here started.

Planned obsolescence is the term used to describe incentives of companies to make durable goods faster obsolete. The aim of the study is to make a big picture and real situation about planned obsolescence practising and consumer disposal behaviour. First part addresses the theoretical background and provides comprehensive overview through different aspects of the good's durability issue and planned obsolescence characteristics and influences. Second part in further reference to the information provided in theoretical part examines the situation of specific durable products - laptops. From survey's results on consumer attitudes towards durability of laptops and real case study on Apple Inc. and its reliance to planned obsolescence, recommendations to the more sustainable consumption of consumer electronics are presented.

This project presents the marketing strategy that should be developed in order to be successful in the Latin American market. Therefore, it is necessary to analyze the market's opportunities and threats linked to the customers/consumers expectations by using the SWOT (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats) analysis.

The purpose of this project was to establish a CISCO program at San Bernardino High School. This program facilitates student matriculating with the program being taught at San Bernardino Valley College. Students earn certification as a Cisco Certified Networking Professional (CCNP) certification.

This master thesis describes the course of bankruptcy proceedings. The teoretical part deals with both approaches to bankruptcy proceedings and tax and accounting impacts on a company in bankruptcy. The practical part concentrates on a real insolvent company with articulating possibilities for prevention of the insolvency. Next, it suggests an effective realization of assets in bankruptcy.

Während sich der Chemnitzer Linux-Tag über die vergangenen fünf Jahre mit jedem Mal in der Zahl der Aussteller, Helfer und Gäste steigerte, wuchs auch in jedem Jahr das Tagungsnetzwerk. Den Informatikern wird häufig nachgesagt, daß sie wenig dokumentieren würden. Dieses Vorurteil traf auch für das Netzwerk der vergangenen Chemnitzer Linux-Tage zu. Unter anderem, um diesem Mißstand abzuhelfen, haben wir uns bemüht, möglichst detailliert Informationen über Konzept, eingesetzte Technologieen und konkrete Konfiguration des Tagungsnetzwerks des Chemnitzer Linux-Tags 2004 zusammenzutragen.

This dissertation provides a feminist restorative model of environmental justice that addresses the injustices found within UNICOR’s e-waste recycling operations. A feminist restorative environmental justice challenges the presupposition that grassroots efforts, law and policy, medical and scientific research, and theoretical pursuits (alone or in conjunction) are sufficient to address the emotional and relational harm of environmental injustices. To eliminate environmental harms, this model uses collaborative dialogue for interested parties to prevent environmental harm. To encourage participation, a feminist restorative model accepts many forms of knowledge and truth as ‘legitimate’ and offers an opportunity for women to share how their personal experiences of love, violence, and caring differ from men and other women and connect to larger social practices. This method of environmental justice offers opportunities for repair, reparation and reintegration that can transform perspectives on criminality, dangerous practices and structures in the PIC, and all persons who share in a restorative encounter.

Protecting the environment for future generations is crucial. Although businesses are under strong pressure to support sustainability, many leaders find it challenging to meet the environmental needs of the present without negatively impacting their economic goals. This paper describes some methods that businesses have adopted to effectively manage environmental issues and offer an opportunity for competitive advantage. In particular, three case studies show ways that the companies have embraced and integrated sustainability into their strategic planning process, which helped them achieve growth and success in the context of social and environmental concerns. The paper shows how these businesses have chosen to embrace sustainability to minimize the negative impact in our environment, society, and economy. The case studies can help managers define and prioritize their sustainability goals, achieve social and economic value, and transform these environmental investments into sources of competitive advantage. This paper can be beneficial to other businesses who desire to move beyond compliance of the law and become proactive in helping our environment for future generations.

Internet con el tiempo pasó a ser un espacio social caracterizado por la no presencialidad donde se crean grupos sociales con diferentes temáticas. Para la siguiente investigación, se escogió el caso del fandom virtual de los cómics sobre superhéroes de DC Comics. Una característica que los distingue es ser un espacio predominantemente masculino, en donde muchas veces se ataca, descalifica e invisibiliza a las fans por, supuestamente, no ser fans de verdad y solo querer llamar la atención bajo la premisa de que “son mujeres”. Así que, desde las ciencias sociales, surge la pregunta de por qué ellas insisten en participar de estos espacios virtuales a pesar del trato diferenciado que reciben, qué dinámicas se desarrollan y cómo ellas las enfrentan, en qué consiste su identidad como fans (mujeres). Para poder responder a las interrogantes de esta investigación, se realizaron entrevistas a personas de ambos sexos (de distintas partes de Hispanoamérica) sobre su experiencia dentro de estos espacios virtuales y sobre su identidad como fans. El análisis se llevará a cabo desde la sociología de género, los fans studies y el análisis estructural con la finalidad de comprobar si la situación de las fans puede deberse a no ser consideradas como pares por los varones y también si puede darse porque ellas tienen su propio punto de vista al apreciar los cómics, que difieren al de ellos. / Over time, the Internet became a non-face-to-face social space where different social groups are created around different topics. To elaborate this investigation, the case of the DC Comics superheroes’ virtual fandom was chosen. A predominant characteristic of this fandom is being a male-dominated space, where female fans are often attacked, harassed, disqualified and made invisible for, supposedly, not being real fans and only being “attention seekers” because “they are women.” Hence the question of why they insist on participating in these virtual spaces despite the different treatment they receive, what dynamics develop and how they face them, what their identity as fan(girls) consists of. In order to answer the questions proposed in this research from the point of view of social science, interviews were conducted with people of both sexes (from different Spanish speaking countries of Latin America) about their experience within these virtual spaces and about their identity as fans. The analysis will be carried out from sociology of gender, fan studies and structural analysis in order to learn if the fangirls’ situation can be due to not being considered as peers by men, also if it happens because fangirls have their own gaze when appreciating comics, which differs from the male gaze.

En 1999, l'Université de Montréal signait une entente d'exclusivité pour une période de 10 ans avec la compagnie multinationale Pepsico. L'argument financier motivait officiellement la ratification de l'entente alors que l'on sait que cette dernière créait un malaise institutionnel et que les retombées monétaires se chiffraient à moins de 1% du budget annuel de l'institution. Partant de ce cas, tout en passant par d'autres cas semblables, ce mémoire tente d'expliquer le pourquoi de la conclusion de cette entente. Il est également question de voir où en sont les institutions universitaires dans la représentation qu'elles ont d'elles-mêmes et dans celle que l'Etat se fait d'elles. Le tout est examiné en lien avec le processus historique de transformations profondes et rapides en éducation dans la période suivant la Deuxième Guerre Mondiale.