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  • The Global ETD Search service is a free service for researchers to find electronic theses and dissertations. This service is provided by the Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations.
    Our metadata is collected from universities around the world. If you manage a university/consortium/country archive and want to be added, details can be found on the NDLTD website.
1

Parenting in long term perspectives : modelling longitudinal data

Lindelow Ponce De Leon, Malin Kristina January 1995 (has links)
No description available.
2

Robust Upper Body Pose Recognition in Unconstrained Environments Using Haar-Disparity

Chu, Cheng-Tse January 2008 (has links)
In this research, an approach is proposed for the robust tracking of upper body movement in unconstrained environments by using a Haar- Disparity algorithm together with a novel 2D silhouette projection algorithm. A cascade of boosted Haar classifiers is used to identify human faces in video images, where a disparity map is then used to establish the 3D locations of detected faces. Based on this information, anthropometric constraints are used to define a semi-spherical interaction space for upper body poses. This constrained region serves the purpose of pruning the search space as well as validating user poses. Haar-Disparity improves on the traditional skin manifold tracking by relaxing constraints on clothing, background and illumination. The 2D silhouette projection algorithm provides three orthogonal views of the 3D objects. This allows tracking of upper limbs to be performed in the 2D space as opposed to manipulating 3D noisy data directly. This thesis also proposes a complete optimal set of interactions for very large interactive displays. Experimental evaluation includes the performance of alternative camera positions and orientations, accuracy of pointing, direct manipulative gestures, flag semaphore emulation, and principal axes. As a minor part of this research interest, the usability of interacting using only arm gestures is also evaluated based on ISO 9241-9 standard. The results suggest that the proposed algorithm and optimal set of interactions are useful for interacting with large displays.
3

Manipulation supported problem solving

Golightly, David January 1999 (has links)
No description available.
4

Studies on metal-humic interactions

Hall, Anthony January 1993 (has links)
The favoured option for disposal of low and intermediate level radioactive waste is burial deep underground. In the safety assessment of deep disposal facilities a possibility which has to be considered is the eventual penetration of the engineered and natural barriers by ground water. Unfortunately humic and fulvic acids, present in most natural waters, can combine with radionuclides to produce metal complexes which are potentially more mobile in the environment than the original radionuclides from which they are formed. Migration of such complexes via groundwater and/or subsequently surface water routes could result in accelerated release of radionuclides to the biosphere. Quantitative knowledge of the extent of possible metal humate and fulvate interactions is therefore of considerable importance. In this study the complexation of Ni, Eu and Ce by humic and fulvic acids present in both ground and surface waters has been investigated. In most studies, to simplify the chemistry involved, humics and fulvics are separated from the water in which they occur before determination of their complexation properties. However, the severe conditions employed in the extraction process could conceivably alter the very properties to be measured. Accordingly the complexation properties of humics and fulvics present in a surface water have been studied both before and after extraction. The major part of this study was undertaken using a High Performance Size Exclusion Chromatographic technique especially developed to facilitate determinations on nonextracted materials. A fluorescence technique was also investigated as a more rapid alternative but was found to be of limited applicability. Complexation parameters were derived using a strong and weak site model. The effects of side reactions, ionic strength, pH, ligand type and nature of the cation were taken into account. With respect to measured stability constants, no major differences between ground and surface waters or extracted and non extracted materials were found. However, measured capacities of humics and fulvics for metals showed some variation according to the nature of the material and the system.
5

Robust Upper Body Pose Recognition in Unconstrained Environments Using Haar-Disparity

Chu, Cheng-Tse January 2008 (has links)
In this research, an approach is proposed for the robust tracking of upper body movement in unconstrained environments by using a Haar- Disparity algorithm together with a novel 2D silhouette projection algorithm. A cascade of boosted Haar classifiers is used to identify human faces in video images, where a disparity map is then used to establish the 3D locations of detected faces. Based on this information, anthropometric constraints are used to define a semi-spherical interaction space for upper body poses. This constrained region serves the purpose of pruning the search space as well as validating user poses. Haar-Disparity improves on the traditional skin manifold tracking by relaxing constraints on clothing, background and illumination. The 2D silhouette projection algorithm provides three orthogonal views of the 3D objects. This allows tracking of upper limbs to be performed in the 2D space as opposed to manipulating 3D noisy data directly. This thesis also proposes a complete optimal set of interactions for very large interactive displays. Experimental evaluation includes the performance of alternative camera positions and orientations, accuracy of pointing, direct manipulative gestures, flag semaphore emulation, and principal axes. As a minor part of this research interest, the usability of interacting using only arm gestures is also evaluated based on ISO 9241-9 standard. The results suggest that the proposed algorithm and optimal set of interactions are useful for interacting with large displays.
6

VR interfaces for conceptual design using geometric modeling techniques

Zheng, Jianming, 鄭建明 January 2000 (has links)
published_or_final_version / Mechanical Engineering / Doctoral / Doctor of Philosophy
7

Construção de identidades de letramento no contexto da sala de aula.

Silva, Maria Laura Petitinga January 2007 (has links)
Submitted by Edileide Reis (leyde-landy@hotmail.com) on 2013-05-13T17:50:59Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Maria Laura Petitinga Silva.pdf: 890290 bytes, checksum: 4a5e127f24cb7b2601f66ebc8a6c947f (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Rodrigo Meirelles(rodrigomei@ufba.br) on 2013-05-16T17:04:54Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 Maria Laura Petitinga Silva.pdf: 890290 bytes, checksum: 4a5e127f24cb7b2601f66ebc8a6c947f (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2013-05-16T17:04:54Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Maria Laura Petitinga Silva.pdf: 890290 bytes, checksum: 4a5e127f24cb7b2601f66ebc8a6c947f (MD5) Previous issue date: 2007 / A prática da leitura no âmbito da escola tem se constituído numa intensa discussão, na medida em que se tem concluído, nos últimos anos, que os resultados desse processo não têm sido suficientemente capazes de influir na construção de sujeitos letrados. Essa questão traz no seu bojo alguns equívocos conceituais que interferem nas ações que a escola desenvolve para a “formação” desses sujeitos. Primeiro, pela concepção não muito clara acerca da leitura e do seu objeto de ensino. Segundo, por não conceber o letramento como o desenvolvimento de práticas sociais em torno da escrita. Terceiro, pela falta de uma política efetiva e significativa de formação do professor. Essas três questões têm interferido no processo de letramento dos alunos da educação básica, destacando-se o ensino fundamental, últimos ciclos, foco desta pesquisa. O presente trabalho tem, por objetivo, portanto, discutir a possibilidade da construção de identidades de sujeitos letrados no contexto de sala de aula, levando-se em conta uma base teórica pautada em três aspectos essenciais: primeiro, o sujeito leitor é aqui considerado, na perspectiva do letramento, como aquele inserido nas práticas sociais de leitura e escrita; segundo, que a construção da(s) identidade(s) é um processo relacional (depende do outro para constituir-se), atravessado pelas marcas culturais que os sujeitos historicamente carregam; e, por último, que a formação profissional precisa ser capaz de possibilitar o desenvolvimento de estratégias de ensino de leitura na perspectiva social. Assim, com base nos pressupostos da pesquisa etnográfica, foram observadas algumas aulas nas áreas de Língua Portuguesa, História e Geografia, de uma escola pública de Salvador, para análise das representações do professor e dos alunos, procurando definir, a partir das atividades de leitura propostas e das situações criadas, como o sujeito constrói identidade(s) de leitor. Consideramos, finalmente, o poder exercido pelo professor sobre os alunos através dos discursos proferidos, o silenciamento, muitas vezes, provocado nesses sujeitos e as conseqüentes dificuldades, pela qualidade da formação dos professores, de um trabalho de leitura que promova o letramento numa perspectiva social. / Salvador
8

Interação com Wikis por meio de Mensageiros Instantâneos / Wiki Interation using Instant Messaging Bots

Santos, Rafael Pereira dos 19 February 2009 (has links)
A utilização da Internet cresceu amplamente nos últimos anos e tem propiciado o desenvolvimento de diversas ferramentas de comunicação via web. Têm se destacado, de maneira especial, as ferramentas que possibilitam a disponibilização online de conteúdos diversos, criados pelos próprios usuários, como as wikis. O sucesso obtido pelas wikis deve-se, em grande parte, à pequena quantidade de esforço necessário para a edição das páginas, indicando que esta característica é muito apreciada pelos usuários. Visando tornar o processo de edição de wikis ainda mais ágil, este trabalho apresenta uma proposta de como os mensageiros instantâneos podem auxiliar nesta tarefa. Assim, uma nova nova forma de interação no processo de edição de wikis, por meio de Mensageiro Instantâneo, foi projetada e implementada. Essa forma de interação proposta altera a forma de interação com wikis convencional, no sentido de possibilitar que o autor do conteúdo a ser editado na wiki não necessite mudar de seu ambiente de comunicação, que atualmente tem sido muito utilizado, o de troca de mensagens por meio do mensageiro instantâneo. Além disso, esta pesquisa possibilitou a identificação de diversas vantagens e desvantagens da utilização de bots de mensageiros instantâneos, encontradas na literatura, bem como durante os experimentos e estudos de caso realizados / The Internet usage has grown significantly in recent years and has fomented the development of several communication tools via web. Tools that make available the various online contents created by the users, such as wikis should be especially highlighted. The success achieved by wikis is due in large extent to the small amount of effort required to edit pages. This is an indicator that this feature is very appreciated by users. In order to make the editing process of wikis even faster, this work presents a proposal of using integrated Instant Messaging tools features with wikis. Thus, a new means of interaction in the process of editing in wikis, via Instant Messenger, was designed and implemented. This proposed means of interaction augments the way of interaction with conventional wikis, by enabling authors to edit the wiki content without having to shift from his/her communication environment in use. This proposal is supported by the fact that Instant Messaging systems have been widely used and adopted. Moreover, this research provides evidences to help the identification of advantages and disadvantages of the use of bots in Instant Messaging, from the results of the experiments and case studies conducted
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Jornalismo investigativo na web: um estudo sobre a produção do repórter Giovani Grizotti

Martins, Daiana de Oliveira 12 August 2011 (has links)
Submitted by Silvana Teresinha Dornelles Studzinski (sstudzinski) on 2015-06-19T17:26:33Z No. of bitstreams: 1 DaianadeOliveiraMartins.pdf: 2183233 bytes, checksum: 57c6dfacd6f8b074381f11e762054323 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2015-06-19T17:26:33Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 DaianadeOliveiraMartins.pdf: 2183233 bytes, checksum: 57c6dfacd6f8b074381f11e762054323 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2011 / Nenhuma / Este trabalho busca analisar as estratégias textuais desenvolvidas pelo jornalista Giovani Grizotti a partir da observação do blog Direto da Fonte, vinculado ao site da RBS TV e do posicionamento do jornalista no twitter. Buscamos responder de que forma as estratégias textuais modificam a dinâmica do fazer jornalístico tradicional. A partir dessa questão estudamos que contrato de comunicação é estabelecido nesse processo e analisamos as lógicas de participação confrontando com os suportes tradicionais que tem seus métodos de produção consolidados pelos modelos clássicos de jornalismo investigativo. Nosso estudo é uma pesquisa qualitativa e descritiva onde a metodologia compreende consultas bibliográficas, observação e descrição do objeto empírico. A análise evidencia que tanto o blog como o twitter seguem estratégias de autorreferencialidades, reformulam o contrato de leitura fomentando o surgimento de novos contratos visando manter a fidelização do leitor. / This study aims at analyzing the textual strategies developed by journalist Giovanni Grizotti from the observation of the blog Direto da Fonte, linked to the RBS TV site and the positioning of the journalist on twitter. We seek to answer how the textual strategies to change the dynamics of traditional journalism. From this point, we study the communication contract established in that process and analyze the logic of participation confronting with traditional media support that have consolidated their production methods by classical models of investigative journalism. From this point, we study the communication contract established in that process and analyze the logic of participation confronting with traditional media support that have consolidated their production methods by classical models of investigative journalism. The analysis shows that both the blog and twitter follow the strategies of self-referential, revising the contract to read encouraging the emergence of new contracts in order to maintain the loyalty of the reader.
10

Interação com Wikis por meio de Mensageiros Instantâneos / Wiki Interation using Instant Messaging Bots

Rafael Pereira dos Santos 19 February 2009 (has links)
A utilização da Internet cresceu amplamente nos últimos anos e tem propiciado o desenvolvimento de diversas ferramentas de comunicação via web. Têm se destacado, de maneira especial, as ferramentas que possibilitam a disponibilização online de conteúdos diversos, criados pelos próprios usuários, como as wikis. O sucesso obtido pelas wikis deve-se, em grande parte, à pequena quantidade de esforço necessário para a edição das páginas, indicando que esta característica é muito apreciada pelos usuários. Visando tornar o processo de edição de wikis ainda mais ágil, este trabalho apresenta uma proposta de como os mensageiros instantâneos podem auxiliar nesta tarefa. Assim, uma nova nova forma de interação no processo de edição de wikis, por meio de Mensageiro Instantâneo, foi projetada e implementada. Essa forma de interação proposta altera a forma de interação com wikis convencional, no sentido de possibilitar que o autor do conteúdo a ser editado na wiki não necessite mudar de seu ambiente de comunicação, que atualmente tem sido muito utilizado, o de troca de mensagens por meio do mensageiro instantâneo. Além disso, esta pesquisa possibilitou a identificação de diversas vantagens e desvantagens da utilização de bots de mensageiros instantâneos, encontradas na literatura, bem como durante os experimentos e estudos de caso realizados / The Internet usage has grown significantly in recent years and has fomented the development of several communication tools via web. Tools that make available the various online contents created by the users, such as wikis should be especially highlighted. The success achieved by wikis is due in large extent to the small amount of effort required to edit pages. This is an indicator that this feature is very appreciated by users. In order to make the editing process of wikis even faster, this work presents a proposal of using integrated Instant Messaging tools features with wikis. Thus, a new means of interaction in the process of editing in wikis, via Instant Messenger, was designed and implemented. This proposed means of interaction augments the way of interaction with conventional wikis, by enabling authors to edit the wiki content without having to shift from his/her communication environment in use. This proposal is supported by the fact that Instant Messaging systems have been widely used and adopted. Moreover, this research provides evidences to help the identification of advantages and disadvantages of the use of bots in Instant Messaging, from the results of the experiments and case studies conducted

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