Made available in DSpace on 2016-05-02T13:54:03Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Vanessa Castro Figueiredo-Dissertacao.pdf: 127528 bytes, checksum: b206e7c9794dd800632e4499cff8a946 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2010-07-06 / The greatest cultivation notability in the South of Minas Gerais is the cultivation of coffee, and the soil fertility is one of the main factors that can limit the cultivation production. The purpose of this work was to evaluate soil analysis lab in the South of Minas Gerais in relation to structure and verify the soil fertility conditions in areas occupied by coffee crops that are producing in the South of Minas Gerais. A collection of facts of all soil analysis labs in the South of Minas Gerais was made and a questionary previously prepared containing 31 questions was sent to whom was responsible for those labs. After those questionaries were filled out, a lab was selected and from this one we had 2547 results it was selected 2406 soil analysis results referring to the superficial layer (0 20 cm) of areas occupied by coffee crops that were producing, located in the South of Minas Gerais and from those results, it was made the evaluation of the soil fertility of those areas. It was concluded that the majority of the labs of soil analysis located in the South of Minas Gerais present adequate conditions to the evaluation of the soil fertility. And the available P, the pH and the saturation based on the attribute of fertility that can bi in worse conditions than the occupied areas by coffee crops that are producing, located in the South of Minas Gerais. / O cafeeiro é a cultura de maior destaque na região do Sul de Minas Gerais, e a Fertilidade do Solo é um dos principais fatores que limita a produção da cultura. O objetivo do trabalho foi avaliar Laboratórios de análise de solo da região do Sul de Minas Gerais quanto à estrutura; e verificar as condições de fertilidade do solo em áreas ocupadas por cafeeiro, em produção, na região do Sul de Minas Gerais. Foi feito levantamento de todos os Laboratórios de Análise de Solos da região do Sul de Minas Gerais, e a seguir, foi encaminhado questionário previamente elaborado aos responsáveis desses Laboratórios, com 31 perguntas. Após a obtenção dos questionários preenchidos foi selecionado um Laboratório, e dele obteve-se 2547 resultados de análise de Fertilidade do Solo, referentes ao ano de 2007. Desses resultados foi selecionados 2406 resultados de análise de solo referentes a camada superficial (0 20 cm) de áreas ocupadas por cafeeiro em produção localizados na região do Sul de Minas Gerais, e a partir desses resultados foi feita a avaliação da Fertilidade do Solo dessas áreas. Conclui-se que a maioria dos laboratórios de análise de solo localizada na região do Sul de Minas Gerais apresentaram condições adequadas (estrutura e número de funcionários) para avaliação da Fertilidade do Solo. O P disponível, o pH e a saturação por bases são os atributos de Fertilidade que se encontraram em piores condições nas áreas ocupadas por cafeeiro em produção, localizados na região do Sul de Minas Gerais.

With the growth of technology-enhanced language learning comes increased use of online applications and interventions in language education. The articles in this dissertation consider the role of technology in online language courses taught at Brigham Young University. Three perspectives on the use of online speaking labs are considered. The first article considers the Conversation Café, an online speaking lab intervention, from an evaluative perspective. Usage, user perceptions regarding effectiveness, and financial viability of the café are evaluated. Findings reveal student usage is not as high as required in coursework, students have a more favorable perception of the intervention than faculty and teaching assistants, and that the café is not offered and staffed appropriately to meet financial viability thresholds set by stakeholders. The second article addresses the common perception that online courses lack elements of sociocultural theory. It reports on the approach the university took to the course development, sociocultural aspects of implemented interventions, and preliminary evaluative findings regarding the effectiveness of the interventions. The final article is a case study examining student experiences in online and face-to-face French speaking labs. This article considers student satisfaction with online and face-to-face labs as well as preference for one type or the other. Findings reveal student preference toward and higher satisfaction of the face-to-face. Negative student comments regarding the online setting in particular tended to focus on elements of convenience rather than aspects essential for learning. Implications for further research are discussed.

The diploma thesis is focused on the basic properties of network protocols. The main task is to create laboratory tasks that deal with the basic features of network protocols and communication techniques, along with detailed instructions for students of communication technologies. The theoretical part of thesis acquaints the reader with the topic of computer networks and the basic network protocols of the TCP/IP architecture, which occur within the created lab. The practical part contains a selection of testing environment and subsequent description of installation and preparation of selected GNS3 environment. Finally are presented labs, which have been created. First lab deals with the basic differences between TCP and UDP. The second lab is focused on the issue of multicast and the third deals with the basics of penetration testing.

This first detailed description of the pathology of tuberculosis, caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis in springbok is reported. The springbok were part of a semi free-ranging herd kept on the grounds of iThemba Laboratory for Accelerator Based Science (LABS) in the Kuils River district of the Western Cape Province, South Africa. Of the 33 animals sampled, two animals had tuberculosis lesions. Mycobacterium tuberculosis was isolated from these two animals, as well as an animal that did not show tuberculosis pathology. The index case was an adult ewe that was presented for necropsy in a severely weakened condition. The ewe showed advanced miliary tuberculosis with marked macroscopic lesions in the lungs, pleura and respiratory lymph nodes. Limited sampling was done but microscopic tuberculosis lesions were found in almost all the organs sampled, and acid-fast bacilli were generally numerous. Six healthy rams were culled nine months later and a pilot study indicated miliary tuberculosis lesions in one ram, which again were macroscopically most prominent in the lungs, pleura and respiratory lymph nodes. Macroscopic lesions were also noted in the sternal, iliac, prefemoral and retropharyngeal lymph nodes. Microscopy in this animal revealed lesions in the macroscopically affected organs as well as numerous other lymph nodes, and suspected lesions occurred in the testicle and colon. Acid-fast bacilli were scarce to moderate in affected organs. Because of the miliary nature of the lesions in both affected animals, the route of infection could not be established conclusively. The lesions in most affected organs of both animals resembled classical tuberculous granulomas, viz. central caseous necrosis, with various degrees of calcification, surrounded by various numbers macrophages, epithelioid cells, multinucleated giant cells and lymphoplasmacells, and mild to moderate fibrous encapsulation. Necrotic lesions in the spleen, liver and kidney of the ewe were more disseminate and coagulative. A main study conducted on healthy culled animals 19 months after the pilot study failed to find any animal with tuberculosis lesions in the group of 25 sampled. These animals were all negative for mycobacteria via mycobacterial culture. The Interferon-gamma (INFg) assay was performed on all the animals of the pilot and main study but failed to identify the culture-positive animals and showed one false-positive reaction. / Dissertation (MMedVet (Pathology))--University of Pretoria, 2007. / Paraclinical Sciences / unrestricted

In addition to the memorization, algorithmic skills and vocabulary which is the default focus in many mathematics classrooms, professional mathematicians are expected to creatively apply known techniques, construct new mathematical approaches and communicate with and about mathematics. We propose that students can learn these professional, higher level skills through Laboratory Experiences in Mathematical Biology (LEMBs) which put students in the role of mathematics researcher creating mathematics to describe and understand biological data. LEMBs are constructed so they require no specialized equipment and can easily be run in the context of a college math class. Students collect data and develop mathematical models to explain the data. In this work examine how LEMBs are designed with the student as the primary focus. We explain how well-designed LEMBs lead students to interact with mathematics at higher levels of cognition while building mathematical skills sought after in both academia and industry. Additionally, we describe the online repository created to assist in the teaching and further development of LEMBs. Since student-centered teaching is foreign to many post-secondary instructors, we provide research-based, pedagogical strategies to ensure student success while maintaining high levels of cognition.

Utvecklingen av Living Labs kan förklaras av framförallt tre utvecklingar. För det första en uppfattning om att vissa behov i samhället inte kan tillgodoses av enskilda organisationer. För det andra att innovation allt mer betraktas som öppna system och slutligen att användaren har erkänts en större roll i innovationsprocesser. Living Labs är en experimentell innovationsmiljö som definieras av:• användarens delaktighet i fokus• tvärsektoriell samverkan; mellan näringsliv, offentlig verksamhet och ideella aktörer• öppenhet• utvecklingsarbetet sker i verkliga miljöerDetta relativt nya fenomen uppvisar en rik variation av uttryck och de olika nyckelattributen som grundar begreppet Living Labs tillskrivs olika vikt.Studien ämnar besvara frågeställningen: Vilket samband finns mellan de organisatoriska kompromisserna och Living Labs konceptets nyckelattribut?Studien är en komparativ undersökning av två Living Labs som har tagit mycket olika uttryck. Halmstad Living Lab med fokus på hälsoteknik, existerar genom sina projekt där små- och medelstora företag får chansen att utvecklas och få stöd av deras erfarenhet av användar-centrerade utvecklingsprojekt. Och Fabriken, under Malmö Living Lab, där användarnas deltagande ses som ett mål i sig och den stora frågan är hur man kan skapa en förutsättningslös yta för innovation.Analysen sker utifrån Provan och Kenis modell för nätverksstyrning som utgår ifrån att man i samverkansprojekt måste kompromissa mellan olika motsatspar.Slutsatsen är att de två labbens olika inriktning kan förstås utifrån modellen och kompromisserna som görs mellan motsatsparen även kan ses som kompromisser mellan Living Lab fenomenets nyckelattribut. / The development of Living Labs can above all be explained by progress in three areas. First, a notion that some needs in society can not be met by individual organizations. The second is the idea of innovation as open systems, and finally the recognition of users as a greater part in innovation processes. Living Labs is an experimental innovation environment that is defined by:• focus in user involvement• intersectoral collaboration; between industry, public sector and non-profit operators• openness• the development work conducted in real environmentsThis relatively new phenomenon exhibits a rich variety of expressions and the various key attributes that constitute the concept of Living Labs are attributed to different extent.The study intends to answer the question: What is the relationship between the organizational trade-offs and Living Labs concept's key attributes?It is comparative study of two Living Labs who have taken very different expressions. Halmstad Living Lab with a focus on health technologies, exists through its projects in which small-and medium-sized businesses get the opportunity to develop by receiving support from their knowledge drawn from experiences of user-centered development projects. And the Factory, a part of Malmö Living Lab, in which user participation is seen as an end in itself and were the big question is how to create an open space for innovation.Analysis is based on Provan and Kenis model for network governance, which assumes that those in collaborative projects have to compromise between different pairs of opposite.The conclusion is that the two labs different orientations can be understood through the model and compromises made between he pairs of opposite witch also can be seen as compromises between the Living Lab phenomenon's key attributes.

Title - Designing Future Sustainable Cities through a Living Labs Approach – A Case study of “Väsby Labs” Purpose - The purpose of this study is to analyze the contributions of the Living Labs research and innovation methodology to the planning process of designing future sustainable cities as well as its main shortcomings. Additionally, this study intends to provide possible solutions to improve the model in the future. The Living Labs model focuses on creating platforms for communication, innovation and long term development by inviting different stakeholders to an open planning process before public places are defined, houses built and schools developed. Interaction between developers, inhabitants, social services, and political and financial systems is the key element of this model. Research questions - What are the main contributions of the Living Labs Model to the process of designing future sustainable cities and which are its main limitations? How can these limitations be addressed to improve the process in the future? Methodology - Qualitative research consisting of a literature review and an empirical case study based on semi-structured interviews with key individuals as well as secondary data gathered from the web and from participating in workshops and exhibitions in the project’s site. Research limitations/implications – Due to time limitations this study is a mere analysis of a project being developed on a Swedish municipality and does not contemplate its final results, only the ones reached on the date of the current study. The language is also a limitation, due to some of the literature related to the case study, and the conferences and workshops being in Swedish. Originality/Value - This study is the first attempt to analyze the contribution of a methodology such as the Living Labs to the planning process of designing future sustainable cities.

Submitted by Silvana Teresinha Dornelles Studzinski (sstudzinski) on 2015-10-09T12:41:00Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Silvio Bitencourt da Silva_.pdf: 1963998 bytes, checksum: f9c2018294b87a44235bc9ce52205ce3 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2015-10-09T12:41:00Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Silvio Bitencourt da Silva_.pdf: 1963998 bytes, checksum: f9c2018294b87a44235bc9ce52205ce3 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2015-05-22 / Nenhuma / Este trabalho analisa a orquestração de redes de inovação em Living Labs brasileiros para o desenvolvimento de inovações sociais. Para responder a questão de pesquisa e os objetivos propostos, buscou-se na Visão Baseada em Recursos - VBR contribuições para melhor compreender como são geridos e mobilizados os recursos compartilhados nas redes de inovação em Living Labs brasileiros no desenvolvimento de inovações sociais. Para os estudos de casos, foram selecionados três Living Labs brasileiros: o Living Lab Habitat (Vitória, Espírito Santo), o Corais (Curitiba, Paraná) e, o TransLAB (Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul). As evidências vieram de três fontes distintas: documentos ou registros, acesso a diferentes mídias, incluindo redes sociais e de entrevistas semiestruturadas Os dados foram analiados de acordo com categorias de análises contextuais que dizem respeito as inovações sociais e aos Living Labs e, específicas sobre a “orquestração de redes de inovação”. Em linhas gerais, o estudo contribuiu com a teoria existente de quatro maneiras: (i) uniformizando o debate em torno do campo de estudo sobre inovações sociais; (ii) refletindo sobre os emergentes Living Labs brasileiros e a sua ênfase no desenvolvimento de inovações sociais; (iii) criando conexões entre a ideia de um orquestrador e a noção de “orquestração de recursos” e com o conjunto de processos e tarefas específicas, denominado “orquestração de redes de inovação”, e (iv) promovendo a compreensão sobre como os Living Labs pesquisados conduzem a “orquestração de redes de inovação” para o desenvolvimento de inovações sociais. Mais especificamente, este estudo proporciona: a) a apresentação de um conceito denominado “redes de inovação social”, b) a construção de um quadro conceitual da inovação social c) a compreensão das concepções sobre Living Labs, d) a sugestão de uma definição para Living Labs, e) a ilustração do contexto de emergência dos Living Labs no Brasil, g) a identificação de um processo adicional na orquestração da rede de inovação, neste caso a cocriação, bem como as suas tarefas específicas: empoderamento, envolvimento e proximidade das partes interessadas, e h) a inserção da discussão da inovação social no âmbito da VBR. Além disso, possibilita aos gestores de Living Labs construirem um quadro de que os possibilite aprimorar sua gestão em relação as redes de inovação social a partir dos relatos apresentados neste estudo e dos novos discernimentos obtidos. / This paper analyzes the orchestration of innovation networks in Brazilian Living Labs for the development of social innovations. To answer the research question and objectives, it was sought in Resource-Based View - RBV contributions to better understand how the shared resources in innovation networks in Living Labs Brazilians in the development of social innovations are managed and deployed. As case studies, we selected three Brazilian Living Labs: the Living Lab Habitat (Vitória, Espírito Santo), o Corais (Curitiba, Paraná) and the TransLAB (Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul). The evidence came from three different sources: documents or records, access to different media, including social networks and semi-structured interviews. Data were analyzed according to categories of contextual analyzes concerning social innovation and Living Labs and specific about the "orchestration innovation networks". In general, the study contributed to the existing theory in four ways: (i) standardizing the debate on the field of study on social innovation; (ii) reflecting on the emerging Brazilian Living Labs and its emphasis on developing social innovations; (Iii) creating connections between the idea of an orchestrator and the notion of "resource orchestration" and the set of specific processes and tasks, called "orchestration innovation networks", and (iv) promoting the understanding of how Living Labs surveyed lead to "orchestrating innovation networks" for the development of social innovations. More specifically, this study provides: a) the presentation of a concept called "social innovation networks", b) the construction of a conceptual framework of social innovation c) understanding the concepts of Living Labs, d) the suggestion of a definition for Living Labs, e) the emergency context illustration of Living Labs in Brazil, g) the identification of an additional process in orchestrating the innovation network, called co-creation, enhanced by three specific tasks: empowerment, involvement and closeness with stakeholders, h) the inclusion of social innovation discussion in the RBV. It also enables the Living Labs managers build a framework of understanding to improve its management regarding the social innovation networks from the reports presented in this study and new insights obtained.

This thesis is part of the on going work at BTH (Blekinge Technical University) to develop a remote lab for Sound and Vibration Experiments. The aim of this undertaking is to develop a Spectrum Analyzer that can simultaneously take inputs from 10 sensors and be able to measure the Power Spectral Density, Cross correlation, Frequency Response Functions (FRF) and coherence. The Interface and analysis algorithms are developed inLabview programming language. The thesis starts by introducing the overall aim of the project and its scope, the place of this particular thesis in the whole picture and the algorithms used for analysis are introduced. In the second part of the thesis the development of the software is explained and the main aim is to thoroughly document the software. This part of the thesis explains Labview programming concepts in detail to make it easier for other students who want to undertake theses to continue this work and who may not have experience of Labview programming.Two versions of the spectrum analyzer were developed. The third part explains theexperimental set up and results obtained and compares measurements to those obtained using other spectrum analyzers. An accurate Spectrum Analyzer Virtual Instrument has been developed and tested during this thesis project and it can be used as a component of the proposed Sound and vibration analysis laboratory and also for general Spectral Analysis tasks. / Good guide to learn Labview and sound and vibration analysis.. / fkul08@gmail.com Is my email and i can be contacted via messenger usually at farooq_kifayat@hotmail.com And i can also be contacted via skype using farooqkifayat as my name. I move around a lot so i have no permanent address that stays longer than half a year .

I dagsläget finns det brister gällande datadelning mellan verkande aktörer itransportsektorn. Denna fallstudie fokuserar på vägtransport med avseende på last miledelivery samt sjöfartstransport och järnvägstransport. Mycket information finns ännu intedigitalt vilket gör att den blir otillgänglig för samtliga aktörer som är inblandade ileveranskedjan. Det finns inte något datadelningssystem för de inblandade aktörerna attdela sin data i. Detta gör i sin tur att det saknas en samlad lägesbild över logistikkedjanför gods. Med hjälp av digitalisering kan det uppnås en samlad lägesbild, det vill säga attalla inblandade ska få ta del av samma information samtidigt, vilket kan leda till att mankan uppnå effektivitet i distributionssystemet samt kunna reagera i realtid. Genom att använda sig av innovationsmodellen Living Labs kan man skapa projekt därman för samman aktörer och tar reda på aktörernas informationsbehov. Living Labs är eninnovationsmodell där aktörssamverkan står i centrum. Syftet med denna fallstudie är attutvärdera om innovationsmodellen Living Labs är en lämplig modell för att digitaliserainformationsflödet inom logistikkedjor för gods, genom att jämföra litteratur medrespondenternas svar från intervjuerna. Denna fallstudie ger en genomgång avlitteraturen, med hjälp av en litteraturstudie. Studien har även samlat in information frånintervjuer. Resultatet av denna fallstudie visar att innovationsmodellen Living Labs är enlämplig modell för att digitalisera informationsflödet inom logistikkedjor för gods. Däremot finns det fortfarande forskningsgap när det gäller hur Living Labs påverkardigitalisering av informationsflödet inom logistikkedjor för gods. Nyckelord: Living Labs, Digitalisering, Logistikkedjor för gods, Informationsflöde, Innovation / In the current situation there are shortcomings regarding data sharing between activeactors in the transport sector. This case study focuses on road transport regarding last miledelivery as well as shipping and rail transport. A lot of information is not yet availabledigitally, which makes it inaccessible to all actors that are involved in the supply chain. There is also no data sharing system for the actors that are involved to share their data. This in turn means that there is no overall picture of the situation in the logistic chain forgoods. With the help of digitization, an overall picture of the situation can be achieved, which means that everyone involved should be able to access the same information at thesame time, which can lead to efficiency in the distribution system and give actors theopportunity to be able to react in real time. By using the innovation model Living Labs, you can create projects where you bringactors together and find out the actors information needs. Living Labs is an innovationmodel where actor collaboration is at the center. The purpose of this case study is toevaluate whether the innovation model Living Labs is a suitable model for digitizing theflow of information within logistics chains for goods, by comparing literature with therespondents answers from the interviews. This case study provides a review of theliterature, using a literature study. This study also collected information from interviews. The results of this case study show that the innovation model Living Labs is a suitablemodel for digitizing the flow of information within logistics chains for goods. However, there are still research gaps regarding how Living Labs affects the digitalisation of theflow of information within logistics chains for goods. Keywords: Living Labs, Digitalisation, Logistics chains for goods, Information flow, Innovation