Dans les études longitudinales en cancer, une problématique majeure est la description de l’évolution de la maladie d’un patient ou la prédiction de son état futur, à partir de mesures répétées d’un marqueur biologique. La modélisation conjointe permet de répondre à ces objectifs, mais elle a principalement été développée pour l’étude simultanée d’un marqueur longitudinal Gaussien et d’un unique temps d’événement. Afin de caractériser les transitions entre événements successifs qu’un patient peut connaître, nous étendons la méthodologie classique en introduisant un modèle conjoint pour un processus longitudinal Gaussien et un processus multi-états Markovien non homogène. Le modèle suppose que les temps de transition individuels sont indépendants conditionnellement aux covariables incluses. Nous proposons aussi un score test afin de tester cette hypothèse. Ces développements sont appliqués à deux cohortes d’hommes avec un cancer de la prostate localisé traité par radiothérapie. Le modèle permet de quantifier l’impact des dynamiques de l’antigène spécifique de la prostate, et d’autres facteurs pronostiques mesurés à la fin du traitement, sur chaque intensité de transition entre états cliniques prédéfinis. Cette thèse fournit ensuite des outils statistiques et des lignes directrices pour le calcul de prédictions dynamiques individuelles d’événements cliniques, dans le cadre de risques compétitifs. Enfin, un dernier travail amène une réflexion sur la modélisation conjointe de données longitudinales ordinales et de données de survie, avec une technique d’inférence innovante. Ainsi, ce travail introduit des méthodes statistiques adaptées à divers types de données longitudinales et d’histoire d’événements, qui permettent de répondre aux besoins des cliniciens. Des recommandations méthodologiques et des outils logiciels sont associés à chaque développement, pour une utilisation pratique par les communautés clinique et statistique. / In longitudinal studies in cancer, a major problem is the description of the patient’s disease evolution or the prediction of his future state, based on repeated measurements of a biological marker. Joint modelling enables to meet these objectives but it has mainlybeen developed for the simultaneous study of a Gaussian longitudinal marker and a single event time. In order to characterize the transitions between successive events that a patient may experience, we extend the classical methodology by introducing a joint model for a Gaussian longitudinal process and a non-homogeneous Markovian multi-state process. The model assumes that individual transition times are independent conditionally to included covariates. We also propose a score test to assess this assumption. These developments are applied on two cohorts of men with localized prostate cancer treated with radiotherapy. The model quantifies the impact of prostate specific antigen dynamics, and other prognostic factors measured at the end of treatment, on each transition intensity between predefined clinical states. This thesis then provides statistical tools and guidelines for the computation of individual dynamic predictions of clinical events in the context of competitive risks. Finally, a last work leads to a reflection on joint modelling of longitudinal ordinal data and survival data with an innovative inference technique. To conclude, this work introduces statistical methods adapted to various types of longitudinal data and event history data, which meet the needs of clinicians. Methodological recommendations and software tools are associated with each development, for practical use by the clinical and statistical communities.

Landmarkism was a sectarian view of Baptist church history and practice. It arose in the mid-eighteenth century and was a dominant force in the first half-century of the life of the Southern Baptist Convention, America’s largest Protestant denomination. J. R. Graves was its chief architect, promoter, and apologist. He initiated or helped propagate controversies which shaped Southern Baptist life and practice. His influence spread Landmarkism throughout the Southern Baptist Convention through religious periodicals, books, and educational materials. Key Landmark figures in the seminaries and churches also promoted these views. After over fifty years of significant impact the influence of Landmarkism seemed to diminish eventually fading from sight. Many observers of Southern Baptist life relegated it to a movement of historical interest but no current impact. In an effort to examine this assumption, research was conducted which explored certain theological positions of Graves, other Landmarkers, and sects claimed as the true church by the promoters of Baptist church succession. Further research focused on the Landmark influence leading up to the American Civil War (1861-1865) and the spread of Landmarkism after the death of Graves (1893) until the close of the twentieth century. The research revealed significant theological inconsistencies which were heretofore unexamined critically and often ignored by promoters of the Landmark view as long as the view of the Baptist Church and its history was within Landmark definitions. A mass of vituperative rhetoric in defense of slavery from Landmark authors was uncovered. It was also found that significant percentages of Southern Baptists still hold some key Landmark beliefs. The persistence of these beliefs is tied to Landmarkers in key positions within the Southern Baptist Convention and the influence of local pastors with Landmark views. Landmarkism is a term the average Southern Baptist cannot define. Landmark beliefs, however, are still present, but many view them merely as Baptist doctrine and history. The research concluded that Landmarkism is far from a forgotten piece of Southern Baptist history. Its influence, impact, and grip are very visible in some Southern Baptist beliefs and practices. / Christian Spirituality, Church History and Missiology / D.Th. (Church History)

This thesis is part of the project \"Biodiversity and functioning of a subtropical coastal ecosystem: a contribution to integrated management\" funded by FAPESP - São Paulo Research Foundation - Process 2011/50317-5. Known as Biota Araçá, this project was performed in order to evaluate the diversity and the functionality of a subtropical tidal flat located at the northern coast of São Paulo State, a high diversity area. Our study, based on landmark analysis of fish body shape and otoliths shape, was conducted at the University of São Paulo in collaboration with researchers from the Institut de Ciències del Mar (Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas, Barcelona, Spain). The thesis was organized in five chapters. In the first one, we present a historical review about the use of morphology as a tool for the Science. Initially this theme was to supply my curiosity about \"how the shape of organisms contributed to the development of biodiversity studies\". The second chapter shows the dependence of the fish assemblages\' morphological structure according to the samplers utilized. For that, nine fishing gears were used to sample the Araçá fish assemblages and we determined which samplers are more useful to represent the total fish morphological variability of the area. Given the heterogeneity and complexity of habitats of Araçá Bay, we supposed that some habitats have major influence in the morphological diversity. Therefore, the aim of the third chapter was to determine how fish diversity techniques reveal the ichthyofauna of the three main habitats of Araçá Bay: intertidal, inner/outer sublittoral, marginal shallow sublittoral (elected as results of the previous chapter). Here we emphasize the importance of abundance data and morpho-functional approaches to understand fish habitat complexities, and consequently, the ecosystem functioning. Thus, we present the more sensible habitats in case of the Araçá\'s environmental degradation. During the development of our study, one question emerged: \"are sagittae landmarks able to describe the fish assemblage biodiversity as well as are fish body shapes?\" To answer this question, in the fourth chapter, the morphological correspondence between fish body shapes and otolith sagittae shapes were assessed. We investigated 43 species using different shape descriptors, attempting to habit, diet, swimming type, and hearing capabilities. Other specific questions were answered: 1- which method: shape indices, wavelets or landmarks, better discriminate species classification and, 2- which one shows the ecological significance of otoliths? In the last chapter, considerations are presented taking in account our initial question \"Are landmarks analysis adequate to identify fish assemblages in a subtropical ecosystem?\" The conclusion is that the method is a useful tool to describe fish body and otolith shapes as well as to define fish assemblages in highly diverse ecosystems. / Esta tese é parte do projeto \"Biodiversidade e funcionamento de um ecossistema subtropical: uma contribuição ao manejo integrado\" financiado pela FAPESP - Fundação de Amparo a Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo - Processo 2011/ 50317-5. Conhecido como Biota Araçá, este projeto foi desenvolvido com o objetivo de avaliar a diversidade e a funcionalidade de uma planície de maré subtropical localizada no litoral norte do Estado de São Paulo, uma área de alta diversidade. Nosso estudo, baseado na análise de pontos homólogos relacionados à forma dos corpos de peixes e à forma de otólitos, foi conduzido na Universidade de São Paulo com a colaboração de pesquisadores do Institut de Ciències del Mar (Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas, Barcelona, Espanha). A tese está organizada em cinco capítulos. No primeiro, apresentamos uma revisão histórica sobre o uso da morfologia como ferramenta para a Ciência. Inicialmente, este tema surgiu a partir da nossa curiosidade sobre \"como a forma dos organismos contribuiu para o desenvolvimento dos estudos de biodiversidade\". O segundo capítulo mostra a dependência da estrutura morfológica das assembléias de peixes de acordo com os amostradores utilizados. Para isso, nove artes de pesca foram empregadas para amostrar as assembléias de peixes do Araçá e, foi analisado quais delas foram mais úteis para representar a variabilidade morfológica total das espécies presentes na área. Dada a heterogeneidade e complexidade dos habitats da Baía do Araçá, supusemos que alguns deles apresentariam maior influência na diversidade morfológica da ictiofauna. Assim, o objetivo do terceiro capítulo foi analisar como as técnicas utilizadas na avaliação da diversidade de peixes revelam esta diversidade nos três principais habitats da Baía do Araçá: entremarés, sublitoral interno/externo, sublitoral marginal raso (eleitos a partir dos resultados obtidos no capítulo anterior). Aqui, enfatizamos a importância dos dados de abundância e de abordagens morfofuncionais para entender as complexidades dos habitats para os peixes e, consequentemente, o funcionamento do ecossistema. Ainda aqui, apresentamos os habitats mais sensíveis no caso de uma degradação ambiental do Araçá. Durante o desenvolvimento do estudo, uma questão emergiu: \"pontos homólogos em sagittae são capazes de descrever a biodiversidade da assembléia de peixes, assim como o são as formas corporais?\" Para responder esta questão, no quarto capítulo, avaliamos a correspondência morfológica entre formas corporais de peixes e formas de otólitos sagittae. Nós investigamos 43 espécies utilizando diferentes descritores de forma, com vistas aos hábitos, dieta, tipo de natação e capacidades auditivas. Outras questões específicas foram respondidas: 1- qual método: índices de forma, wavelets ou landmarks, melhor discriminam as espécies para classificação e, 2- qual deles mostra a significância ecológica dos otólitos? No último capítulo, são apresentadas considerações levando em conta nossa pergunta inicial \"A análise de pontos homólogos é adequada para identificar assembléias de peixes em um ecossistema subtropical?\" A conclusão é que o método é uma ferramenta útil para descrever formas de corpos de peixes e otólitos, bem como definir associações de peixes em ecossistemas altamente diversificados.

隨著GIS的發展，地圖定位成為空間查詢中極為普遍的行為。一般地圖定位大多透過地址來進行，但是在缺乏地址的情況之下，進行地圖上之定位變成極為困難之事。 本論文嘗試對手繪地圖在真實地圖上進行定位，我們提出了一套機制，使用者可以隨意地以手繪方式繪製街道圖與地標，透過我們提出的方法，即可自動地在真實的地圖上進行定位。 論文中，我們使用相鄰街廓中之地標配置與相鄰之交叉路口之地標配置等變數組成的表示法來描述地圖。我們將手繪地圖與真實地圖轉換成這些表示法，並透過字串編輯距離、圖同構等關係來比較手繪地圖與真實地圖之相似度，從而對手繪地圖進行定位。 實作中，我們挑選了幾處真實場景在台北市地圖中進行比對並觀察其結果。系統採用之地標包括政府機構(如派出所、消防隊、區公所等)、學校、醫院等資料。在實驗中，應用這套表示法可成功的定位出使用者所輸入之各場景所在位置。另外，透過控制相似度門檻值，我們可以調整辨識之精確度，不至於錯失可能之定位結果。 / As the widely spread of the GIS applications, map localization becomes one of the most important features in the spatial information retrieval. Normally, map localization is done through street addresses. Without this information, map localization becomes very difficult. In this research, we are trying to do map localization using hand drawing maps. We proposed a mechanism that can localize the user's drawing map in the reference map automatically. Our approaches use the landmark configurations of the adjacent street blocks as well as the landmark configurations of the adjacent street intersections as the descriptors in representing a map. The user's hand drawn maps and the reference maps are converted into these representations. The string editing distances and graph isomorphism are used in determining the similarities between the hand drawn map and the reference map. The map localization can be done by comparing these similarities. We used various real scenes in Taipei City to verify our systems. The landmarks we used including police offices, fire stations, county offices, schools and hospitals, etc. The experimental results shown that our system can localize the user's input successfully. Moreover, by controlling thresholds in similarity analysis, we can adjust the system's accuracy that reduces possibility of miss localizations.

Die Fahrzeuglokalisierung ist im Bereich der Fahrerassistenzsysteme von entscheidender Bedeutung und Voraussetzung fur verschiedene Anwendungen der Robotik, wie z.B. Navigation oder Kollisionsvermeidung fur fahrerlose Transportsysteme (FTS). In dieser Arbeit wird ein Verfahren zur Lokalisierung mittels Landmarken vorgestellt, die eine Orientierung bezuglich einer Karte ermoglichen. Dabei werden der Erweiterte- Kalman-Filter und der Partikel-Filter fur diese Aufgabe untersucht und verglichen. Ein Schwerpunkt dieser Betrachtungen stellt dabei der Partikel-Filter dar. Die besondere Problematik der Initialisierung wird ausfuhrlich fur beide Filter dargestellt. Simulationen und Versuche zeigen, dass sich der Partikel-Filter fur eine robuste Lokalisierung der Fahrzeugposition verwenden lasst. Im Vergleich dazu kann der Erweiterte-Kalman-Filter nur im begrenzten Maße eingesetzt werden. / The localization of vehicles is of vital importance in the field of driver assistance systems and a requirement of different applications for robotics, i.e. navigation or collision avoidance for automatic guided vehicle systems. In this thesis an approach for localization by means of landmarks is introduced, which enables an orientation regarding a map. The extended Kalman filter and the particle filter are analyzed and compared. The main focus for this consideration is on the particle filter. The problematic for initialization is discussed in detail for both filters. Simulations and tests prove that the particle filter is suitable for robust localization of the vehicle position. Compared to this, the extended Kalman filter can only be used to a certain extend.

Les nouvelles méthodes de navigation durant le Moyen Age. Le navire de commerce à voile est propulsé par le vent et doit donc suivre cette direction générale. La navigation peut se définir selon un aspect d’abord stratégique comme le choix d’une route en tenant compte des contraintes imposées par le vent et un aspect tactique concernant le tracé et le contrôle, en cours d’exécution de cette route. 1-Dans un premier temps, la navigation antique ne se réfère qu’au seul vent qui est le moteur mais aussi le guide du navigateur pour suivre la route fixée par l’observation des traces qu’il imprime sur la mer. C’est la navigation à vue. La limite de la méthode est atteinte quand le vent devient changeant au large, ce qui oblige alors une vérification de la direction par l’observation des astres. 2- L’apparition de l’aiguille aimantée résout en partie ce problème. L’orientation géographique entraine la mise au point, à la fin du XIIIe siècle, d’une nouvelle méthode : l’estime. L’estime est la résolution graphique des problèmes que pose le contrôle de la route choisie. Cette résolution suppose, d’une part, l’usage de la boussole et d’une orientation géographique et, d’autre part, une analyse vectorielle sur un support la carte marine qui est donc indissociable de la méthode. Le plus gros défaut de l’estime est que les positions sont définies par projection dans le futur de paramètres, cap et distances parcourues actuels. Des différences sont donc à prévoir qui entrainent une zone d’incertitude sur le point estimé. 3- Lorsqu’au début du XVe siècle les navigateurs se lancent dans l’inconnu, obligés de suivre le vent qui décrit des boucles, les voyages s’allongent sans voir la terre pour une confrontation avec des positions avérées. La taille des zones d’incertitude obligent le navigateur a préciser sa position finale par d’autres méthodes basées sur des observations astronomiques. On peut distinguer deux méthodes : Tout d’abord, la méthode des hauteurs de polaire, de 1433 à 1480 environ, qui permet de finaliser la volta et d’effectuer un atterrissage selon une route Est-Ouest. L’analyse de la technique nautique de Colomb, qui utilise cette méthode, est très semblable à celle décrite par Ibn Majid dans son traité de navigation. Il est probable qu’il y a eu transmission sans pouvoir préciser les circonstances exactes.Mais dès que les navigateurs franchissent l’équateur la polaire devient indisponible, les navigateurs doivent observer le soleil. Cette deuxième méthode est plus délicate car les paramètres du soleil changent chaque jour. Ils obligent donc le navigateur à calculer la latitude, à partir de l’observation de la méridienne de soleil et par l’usage de tables des données solaire : os regimentos do sol. C’est cette méthode qui permet à Vasco da Gama de doubler le cap de Bonne Esperance, en 1498, ce qui marque la fin de la période étudiée. Pour conclure il faut remarquer que ces deux derniers méthodes sont le fruit d’une coopération entre les usagers et les scientifiques sous l’égide du pouvoir, décidé à atteindre le but fixé. C’est donc le fruit d’une véritable recherche scientifique. En second lieu, il faut également noter que les progrès de la navigation accompagnent des progrès parallèles en architecture navale, le gouvernail d’étambot, ainsi que de nouvelles procédures dans le commerce maritime. L’étude des interactions entre ces divers domaines reste à faire. / New navigational methods during the Middle Ages.A sailing vessel is pushed forwards by the wind in the general direction towards it is blowing. Navigation should comply with strategic goals: i.e. the choice of a route to a port of destination, taking into account this wind constraint. A tactical aspect is involved when following this route and checking, the entire voyage long, the good guidance of the ship. 1-In the first ages of navigation, the mariner is referring to the sole element at his disposal: the wind. It gives him elements for the direction to choose, if it is a convenient time for sailing and also it supplies the means of checking and controlling the course of the ship, by observation of the marks it is printing on the surface of the sea. Variable wind is the limit of this method. In this case, only sky observation can give an indication of the direction to follow.2- The finding of the magnetic needle solves this problem and from this new tool, a new navigation method is implemented, around the end of the XIII.th century. Dead reckoning is a way to determinate ship’s position at any moment, using a vector analysis for solving graphically the problems that checking the chosen course can induce. This graphical method is using the compass indications and needs necessarily using a marine chart. The main problem of dead reckoning is that, using present data to reckon future positions , any error in assessing these data supposes an uncertainty in this position. Correction of the route is necessary by verifying with actual land falls. Longer the voyage without such confrontation and bigger the uncertainty zone to be faced.3-In the beginning of the XV.th century, Portuguese mariners started to run the open ocean. They had to follow the wind which runs along a long loop across the ocean, la volta. Therefore running in the open seas, without any land to be seen, in order to check the actual position, obliged mariners to elaborate new methods based on astronomical observations in order to reduce the size of this uncertainty zone, when arriving to the landing point. A first method is based on the observation of the pole star depth; between the years 1433 to 1480. It is based on observation of the pole star depth. Analysis of C. Columbus nautical art shows similarities with the written work of Ibn Majid, his contemporaneous Arab nautical expert. Crossing the equator line made the polar star not available any more. Therefore, the method had to be changed and the second method involved sun observations. This is more complex as the sun data are changing every day. Therefore mariners had to reckon the latitude, using the observations of the meridian line and using of sun data tables: the so called regimentos do sol. Through this method Vasco da Gama was able to reach the Indian Ocean after passing the Cape of Good Hope. This closes the period of this study.The conclusion should take into account the fact that these astronomical methods were not entirely empiric but the result of a joint research of users, mariners and scientists. This endeavor was made possible because a central power, the Infant first , then King Joao II, were willing to proceed more south and gave their mariners the technical means to do so.A second conclusion observes that progress of navigation were accompanied by parallels progresses in naval construction and maritime new contracts and ways of handling commercial matters. There are surely interactions between these three domains, but we have still to put them into evidence.

Landmarkism was a sectarian view of Baptist church history and practice. It arose in the mid-eighteenth century and was a dominant force in the first half-century of the life of the Southern Baptist Convention, America’s largest Protestant denomination. J. R. Graves was its chief architect, promoter, and apologist. He initiated or helped propagate controversies which shaped Southern Baptist life and practice. His influence spread Landmarkism throughout the Southern Baptist Convention through religious periodicals, books, and educational materials. Key Landmark figures in the seminaries and churches also promoted these views. After over fifty years of significant impact the influence of Landmarkism seemed to diminish eventually fading from sight. Many observers of Southern Baptist life relegated it to a movement of historical interest but no current impact. In an effort to examine this assumption, research was conducted which explored certain theological positions of Graves, other Landmarkers, and sects claimed as the true church by the promoters of Baptist church succession. Further research focused on the Landmark influence leading up to the American Civil War (1861-1865) and the spread of Landmarkism after the death of Graves (1893) until the close of the twentieth century. The research revealed significant theological inconsistencies which were heretofore unexamined critically and often ignored by promoters of the Landmark view as long as the view of the Baptist Church and its history was within Landmark definitions. A mass of vituperative rhetoric in defense of slavery from Landmark authors was uncovered. It was also found that significant percentages of Southern Baptists still hold some key Landmark beliefs. The persistence of these beliefs is tied to Landmarkers in key positions within the Southern Baptist Convention and the influence of local pastors with Landmark views. Landmarkism is a term the average Southern Baptist cannot define. Landmark beliefs, however, are still present, but many view them merely as Baptist doctrine and history. The research concluded that Landmarkism is far from a forgotten piece of Southern Baptist history. Its influence, impact, and grip are very visible in some Southern Baptist beliefs and practices. / Christian Spirituality, Church History and Missiology / D.Th. (Church History)

But de l'étude: Nos connaissances anatomiques sur le rachis lombaire reposent sur des dissections cadavériques rares, comprenant peu de sujets, très agés. La précision du scanner fait référence pour la morphologie articulaire. Une base de données scannographique (Lombonice 2005) a été crée puis 400 patients ont été mesurés. L'objectif est d'élaborer un Atlas biométrique de référence. Nous chercherons également à décrire la forme afin de concevoir une prothèse anatomique. Enfin, nous espérons dégager un dimorphisme sexuel et ainsi prédire l'âge ou le sexe d'un sujet en se basant ses articulations lombaires. Patients et méthodes : Nous avons mesuré 217 hommes et 183 femmes d'âge moyen 59 ans. Les coupes natives font 1,25 mm d'épaisseur (de L1 à S1). Nous crérons chaque plan de coupe puis nous positionnons des points de repères sur ces plans. Les coordonnées de ces points nous permettront de calculer des distances, des angles et le rayon des cercles mécaniques. Nous comparons ensuite les mesures obtenues avec l'âge, le côté, le sexe ou le niveau étudié. Résultats : De L1 à S1, les articulaires se rapprochent du mur postérieur mais s'éloignent l'une de l'autre. L'angle d'étrave postérieure augmente vers la caudalité. Le rayon des cercles mécaniques droit et gauche ne sont symétriques que dans 50% des cas et se confondent dans moins de 10 % des cas. Les mesures réalisées ne permettent pas de déterminer le sexe ou l'âge du sujet. Les mesures centrées sur le corps vertébral semblent plus discriminantes. Conclusion: La forme en 3D des articulaires postérieures est plus complexe qu'un fragment de sphère. / Aim of the study: Our anatomical knowledge about lumbar spine is based on few cadaveric dissections with very few specimens of very old. The CT scan is very informative concerning about bony facets morphology. We have first created a database of lumbar CT called « Lombonice 2005 » and then we have made differents measureson 400 subjects. The aim of this study is to obtain a biometric atlas. Then, we wanted to create a new anatomic lumbar facet prosthesis. At least, we would like to determine the age or the sex of a sunject only with anatomic measures. Patients and methods : We have measured 217 men and 183 women of 59 years old on average. The native slices was 1,25 mm thick and goes from L1 to S1. We have created each cutting plan and we have placed many landmarks on them. The coordonates of these landmarks let us calculate differents distances, angles or mechanical circle radius which describe well the shape of the facets. We have compared then the measures obtained and the age, sex, side or level studied. Results : From L1 to S1, on transversal plan, the facets are getting closer to posterior wall but are getting away from each other. The posterior angle like a boat's bow increase from L1 to S1. The mechanical circle radius of each sides are symmetrical just in 50% of cases and unique in less than 10 % of cases. All the measures even in 3 dimensions does'nt let us determine the sex or the age of subjects. Measures on vertebral body seems to be more discriminant. Conclusion: We found that 3D shape of lumbar facets is more complicated than a spere fragment as expected. The side asymmetry makes it difficult to reproduce an anatomical facet's prosthesis.

The purpose of this thesis is to describe property definition and special boundary demarcation and to analyze the differences between the two cadastral procedures. Property boundaries, especially unlawfully determined boundaries created through unofficial parcelling, can create conflicts between landowners and make it diffi-cult to know which land that a property contains of. It is possible to clarify the boundary conditions through a property definition or through a special boundary demarcation re-establish boundary marks. The methods used are: (1) A literature review to collect background information, (2) A case study to summarize court cases and (3) A questionnaire study to collect opinions from cadastral surveyors. The result is summarized in two comparisons. Firstly between restoration of landmark and special boundary demarcation (which replaced restoration of landmark in a legislative change in 2010), which demonstrated that the change in the law is considered positive because special boundary demarcation gives a legal effect on the boundaries. Secondly between property definition and special boundary demarcation which demonstrated that the two procedures are similar to each other. One difference between the procedures is that special boundary demarcation only can be used when there are no uncertainties concerning the boundary. It also demonstrated that the cadastral procedure costs only can be distributed during property definition. The legal effect on the boundaries contributes with a certainty for the property owners and is also considered positive for the community development. No exact definition of what a legal uncertainty is, was found using the three methods. A definition should make it easier to know which cadastral procedure that should be used. A question to examine in future studies is the possibilities to distribute cadastral procedure costs even during special boundary demarcation. / Syftet med uppsatsen är att beskriva fastighetsbestämning och särskild gräns-utmärkning samt att analysera skillnaderna mellan de olika förrättningsåtgärderna. Fastighetsgränser, speciellt olagligen bestämda gränser som tillkommit genom exempelvis sämjedelning, kan skapa konflikter mellan markägare. Det kan exem-pelvis vara svårt att veta vilken mark som hör till vilken fastighet. För att klargöra gränsförhållanden finns det möjlighet att avgöra fastighetsgränsers sträckning med fastighetsbestämning eller återutsätta gränsmärken med särskild gränsutmärkning. Metoderna som använts för att kunna uppfylla syftet är: (1) En litteraturstudie där bakgrundsinformation samlats in, (2) en fallstudie där rättsfall sammanfattats och (3) en enkätstudie där tio frågor besvarats av förrättningslantmätare. Resultatet av metoderna sammanfattas i två jämförelser. En mellan återställande av gränsmärke och särskild gränsutmärkning (som ersatte återställande av gräns-märke vid en lagändring år 2010) som bland annat visar att lagändringen anses vara positiv eftersom gränser nu får rättskraft. Den andra jämförelsen, mellan fastighetsbestämning och särskild gränsutmärkning visar att åtgärderna till stor del liknar varandra, men att särskild gränsutmärkning endast får ske när en gräns är juridiskt klar. Den visar också att fördelning av förrättningskostnader endast är möjlig vid fastighetsbestämning. Att gränser får rättskraft innebär en säkerhet för markägare och anses även vara bra exempelvis ur samhällsutvecklingssynpunkt. Med studien har det inte gått att hitta någon exakt definition av vad en juridisk oklarhet är, vilket borde finnas för att undvika svårigheter att välja förrättningsåtgärd. Att endast den sökande måste svara för kostnaden vid särskild gränsutmärkning anses vara orättvisst, eftersom motparten kan ha orsakat behovet av åtgärden. Möjlighet att förändra detta skulle kunna vara en intressant fråga att undersöka i framtida studier.

Poškození zraku je jedním z nejčastějších tělesných postižení -- udává se, že až 3 % populace trpí vážným poškozením nebo ztrátou zraku. Oslepnutí výrazně zhoršuje schopnost orientace a pohybu v okolním prostředí -- bez znalosti uspořádání prostoru, jinak získané převážně pomocí zraku, postižený zkrátka neví, kudy se pohybovat ke svému cíli. Obvyklým řešením problému orientace v neznámých prostředích je doprovod nevidomého osobou se zdravým zrakem; tato služba je však velmi náročná a nevidomý se musí plně spolehnout na doprovod. Tato práce zkoumá možnosti, kterými by bylo možné postiženým ulehčit orientaci v prostoru, a to využitím existujících senzorických prostředků a vhodného zpracování jejich dat. Téma je zpracováno skrze analogii s mobilní robotikou, v jejímž duchu je rozděleno na část lokalizace a plánování cesty. Zatímco metody plánování cesty jsou vesměs k dispozici, lokalizace chodce často trpí značnými nepřesnostmi určení polohy a komplikuje tak využití standardních navigačních přístrojů nevidomými uživateli. Zlepšení odhadu polohy může být dosaženo vícero cestami, zkoumanými analytickou kapitolou. Předložená práce prvně navrhuje fúzi obvyklého přijímače systému GPS s chodeckou odometrickou jednotkou, což vede k zachování věrného tvaru trajektorie na lokální úrovni. Pro zmírnění zbývající chyby posunu odhadu je proveden návrh využití přirozených význačných bodů prostředí, které jsou vztaženy ke globální referenci polohy. Na základě existujících formalismů vyhledávání v grafu jsou zkoumána kritéria optimality vhodná pro volbu cesty nevidomého skrz městské prostředí. Generátor vysokoúrovňových instrukcí založený na fuzzy logice je potom budován s motivací uživatelského rozhraní působícího lidsky; doplňkem je okamžitý haptický výstup korigující odchylku směru. Chování navržených principů bylo vyhodnoceno na základě realistických experimentů zachycujících specifika cílového městského prostředí. Výsledky vykazují značná zlepšení jak maximálních, tak středních ukazatelů chyby určení polohy.