Thesis (M.S.)--University of Wisconsin--Madison, 1963. / Typescript. eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 156-171).

Made available in DSpace on 2014-06-11T19:24:05Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2013-08-26Bitstream added on 2014-06-13T18:51:34Z : No. of bitstreams: 1 teodoro_dc_me_bauru.pdf: 604960 bytes, checksum: 0ea3430ddf442f8ebe1eb9ea46f3df84 (MD5) / A pesquisa em comunicação encontra na atualidade um contexto de discussões em torno de reformulação dos dispositivos regulatórios da radiofusão no Brasil, com a participação de diversas esferas que, com frequencia, apresentam perspectivas conflitantes. Nota-se a necessidade de referência para orientar o avanço do processo., Como objetivo, este estudo em nível de mestrado revisa a literatura científica especializada sobre as experiências internacionais bem-sucedidas na área, a fim de reunir conhecimentos relevantes para o esclarecimento de questões controversas em relação ao exercício do jornalismo. Como resultado, foram caracterizados fatores políticos e institucionais de regulação e autorregulação de mídia no Brasil neste período e políticas públicas de regulação e autorregulação do setor de radiodifusão vigentes na União Europeia e na América Latina. Em particular, foram organizados conhecimentos e informações sobre os seguintes princípios editoriais praticados em diversas configurações de radiodifusão no mundo: 1) precisão de apuração jornalística; 2) pluralidade e diversidade de opinião; 3) respeito às fontes; 4) cobertura jornalística de políticas públicas; e 5) prestação de contas e transparência na relação com o público / The communication research is nowadays a context of discussions on revising the regulatory devices broadcasting in Brazil with the participation of several spheres that often have conflicting perspectives. Note the need for referrals to guide the advancement of the process. Objective, this study at Master level reviews the scientific literature on the succesful international experiences in the field, in order to gather relevant knowledge to clarify controversial issues regarding the practice of journalism. As a result, were characterization political and institutional factors of regulation self-regulation of media in Brazil during this period and public policies of regulation and self-regulation of the broadcasting sector in force in the European Union and Latin America. In particular, were organized knowledge and information on the following editorial principles practiced in various setting in the broadcasting world: 1) determination of journalistic accuracy; 2) plurality and diversity of opinion; 3) toward sources; 4) coverage of public policies; and 5) accountability and transparency in the relationship with the public

Orientador: Danilo Rothberg / Banca: Murilo Cesar Soares / Banca: Fernando Oliveira Paulino / Resumo: A pesquisa em comunicação encontra na atualidade um contexto de discussões em torno de reformulação dos dispositivos regulatórios da radiofusão no Brasil, com a participação de diversas esferas que, com frequencia, apresentam perspectivas conflitantes. Nota-se a necessidade de referência para orientar o avanço do processo., Como objetivo, este estudo em nível de mestrado revisa a literatura científica especializada sobre as experiências internacionais bem-sucedidas na área, a fim de reunir conhecimentos relevantes para o esclarecimento de questões controversas em relação ao exercício do jornalismo. Como resultado, foram caracterizados fatores políticos e institucionais de regulação e autorregulação de mídia no Brasil neste período e políticas públicas de regulação e autorregulação do setor de radiodifusão vigentes na União Europeia e na América Latina. Em particular, foram organizados conhecimentos e informações sobre os seguintes princípios editoriais praticados em diversas configurações de radiodifusão no mundo: 1) precisão de apuração jornalística; 2) pluralidade e diversidade de opinião; 3) respeito às fontes; 4) cobertura jornalística de políticas públicas; e 5) prestação de contas e transparência na relação com o público / Abstract: The communication research is nowadays a context of discussions on revising the regulatory devices broadcasting in Brazil with the participation of several spheres that often have conflicting perspectives. Note the need for referrals to guide the advancement of the process. Objective, this study at Master level reviews the scientific literature on the succesful international experiences in the field, in order to gather relevant knowledge to clarify controversial issues regarding the practice of journalism. As a result, were characterization political and institutional factors of regulation self-regulation of media in Brazil during this period and public policies of regulation and self-regulation of the broadcasting sector in force in the European Union and Latin America. In particular, were organized knowledge and information on the following editorial principles practiced in various setting in the broadcasting world: 1) determination of journalistic accuracy; 2) plurality and diversity of opinion; 3) toward sources; 4) coverage of public policies; and 5) accountability and transparency in the relationship with the public / Mestre

No / The Nigerian economy depends on the petroleum industry for revenue and fuel to drive its growth. However, the petroleum industry has been associated with major issues of accidents and disasters which have contributed to vast safety and environmental problems. This is especially true for all sectors of the industry including the downstream. Against this back-drop, this paper critically examines the provisions in various environmental and petroleum laws and the institutional arrangements for monitoring and enforcement to evaluate their adequacy for ensuring safety and proper environmental management within the downstream sector. The review revealed the limitations of the framework such as incoherent laws, overlaps, duplications and conflicting regulatory functions. In addition, the paper looked beyond the regulatory framework to factors within wider socio-political and governance context that contribute to the lack of effectiveness of the regulatory framework. Poor governance, rent seeking culture and inadequate funding were also identified as the key contributing factors to implementation deficit. However, the paper did find that provisions in the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) (Draft) and National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA) Amendment Bill offers some prospects that address some of the limitations within the reviewed framework.

Orientador: Antonio Carlos Moretti / Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Instituto de Matemática, Estatística e Computação Científica / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-20T22:02:27Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Gratz_LiviaBastos_M.pdf: 1931012 bytes, checksum: 88af4d5b57969faa790a1885c6dacc31 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2012 / Resumo: Para a existência de um sistema financeiro sólido e estável é essencial que as instituições financeiras gerenciem bem os seus riscos. A partir da publicação dos Acordos de Basileia, as autoridades supervisoras passaram a exigir a alocação de um capital regulamentar proporcional aos riscos incorridos por cada instituição. O capital regulamentar busca garantir a existência de recursos suficientes para a absorção de perdas inesperadas e seu cálculo considera os riscos de crédito, mercado e operacional. Para o gerenciamento do risco de mercado, as instituições utilizam modelos internos baseados em VaR - Value at Risk. Porém, algumas das parcelas do modelo padronizado adotado para o cálculo do capital regulamentar baseiam-se na metodologia Maturity Ladder. O primeiro modelo é mais sensível ao risco e varia conforme a volatilidade dos ativos. O segundo é menos sensível ao risco e baseia-se nos conceitos de Duration. O objetivo desse trabalho é a redefinição dos parâmetros utilizados no método Maturity Ladder de forma a aproximá-lo aos modelos baseados em VaR. Para a minimização das diferenças entre as metodologias foi utilizado um modelo de otimização baseado em Algoritmo Genético. Os resultados encontrados sugerem que os dois métodos não são totalmente comparáveis e a existência de casos extremos independentemente da escolha dos parâmetros / Abstract: For the existence of a solid and stable financial system is essential that the financial institutions manage their risks. Since the publication of the Basel Accords, supervisory authorities started demanding the allocation of a regulatory capital proportional to the risks incurred by each institution. The regulatory capital aims to ensure the existence of sufficient resources to absorb unexpected losses resulting from credit, market and operational risks. Institutions use internal models based on VaR - Value at Risk to manage the market risk. However, for some risk factors, the standardized model adopted for regulatory capital measurement is based on the Maturity Ladder methodology. The first model is risk-sensitive and varies according to asset volatility. The second is less sensitive to risk and is based on the Duration theories. The objective of this work is the redefinition of the parameters used in the Maturity Ladder methodology in order to bring their outcomes closer to the models based on VaR. To minimize the differences among the methodologies were used an optimization model based on Genetic Algorithm. The results suggest that the two methods are not completely comparable and the existence of extreme cases regardless of the parameters choice / Mestrado / Matematica Aplicada / Mestra em Matemática Aplicada

E-waste is an emerging issue driven by the rapidly increasing quantities, the hazards involved and the valuable materials in it. Due to a lack of environmentally sound technologies or equipment and the imperfect e-waste management system, the poor quality e-waste recycling and disposal methods commonly practiced in developing countries now have serious and hazardous effects on the environment and the workers'/residents' health. Additionally, industrialized countries are exporting increasing quantities of e-waste to developing countries, complicating the situation finther. The environmental and health issues caused by e-waste in developing countries have resulted in the search for solutions to address this problem before it becomes worse. The main purpose of this research is to find how legislation and regulations be used to improve management of e-waste in developing countries especially studying a case in China on e-waste management, which is a very helpful example to other developing countries which are also facing the same e-waste'issue. A case study methodology was used in this research. To collect data, semi-structured interviews with officers or experts from key relevant government departments/institutions involved in e-waste management/regulation, from electronic appliance producers, from customers at different levels of the value chain, as well as direct and non-participant observations were carried out in six cities of China. For another perspective, the review of relevant departmental documents/publications was also carried out to multiply the source of data. In this case study the analysis relies largely on qualitative data and interpretive methods, applied to what was found in interviews/observations and what is written down in documents/ literatures. The research found that lack of systernatic and enforceable law and regulations has become the most serious obstacle in the e-waste management system and limited the effective control of e-waste in developing countries. Developing subsidiary regulations and standards could support the enforcement of the main national law and regulations on e-waste management and it could farther urge the development of local regulations to improve the enforceýbility of the national law and regulations. Identifying the principal administrative department and coordinating the cooperation of various departments could avoid the duplication of administrative functions among government departments. It is important to construct monitoring systems to supervise the enforcement of the regulations and construct the standards and registration system to qualify the e-waste recycling and disposal enterprises, the secondhand market of electronic products and the regenerative resources market of reusable materials in ewaste. The economic differences made it possible to formulate special regulations for economically backward areas compared to the, more advanced areas even within one country. Improving the existing e-waste recovery system and regulating the payment system according to the local economic conditions for e-waste recycling and disposal could improve the integrated management of e-waste. Producers as well as government and even consumers should be responsible for e-waste together. The government needs to continuously strengthen regulatory systems to ensure that the huge economic benefits from the e-waste recycling industry are not overshadowed by the negative impact on the workers'/residents' welfare and overall environmental sustainability,

The overall purpose of this thesis is to analyze the impact of the Palestinian refugees on Lebanese politics. The role of the Palestinian refugees in Lebanon is discussed within the framework of explaining the political character of the Lebanese state. In this context the Lebanese state&rsquo / s perception concerning the Palestinians refugees in Lebanon is analyzed through explaining the living conditions of the refugees and the Palestinian military and political activities in Lebanon as well as the restrictions of the Lebanese laws and regulations on the Palestinian refugees. It is argued that the Lebanese state follows discriminitary policies against the existence of the Palestinian refugees in Lebanon.

In health services, it is a necessity to keep the records of the patients. Although paper-based records are commonly used for this aim, they are not as convenient as computerized records. Therefore, many of the health facilities have recently started keeping patients&rsquo / health records in electronic databases. However, new questions about confidentiality and privacy of these records were raised with this new system.This study aims to investigate the opinions and attitudes of the people who use the health services of Turkey about the privacy and confidentiality of health information in electronic environment. In the survey, there are 596 participants from 64 different cities in six geographical regions of Turkey. The findings show that people feel comfortable about computer usage in health-care but they are concerned about the privacy and confidentiality of their information and also they are not sure if their medical information is safe and secure now. Moreover, they are mostly unaware about current regulations related to information privacy in Turkey. The study also shows that people trust in their doctors, health researchers in universities, pharmacist, nurses and other hospital staff but do not trust in insurance companies, government, private sector health researchers, information technology specialists and government health researchers for the privacy of their medical records.

Orientador: Ana Rosa Ribeiro de Mendonça Sarti / Tese (doutorado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Instituto de Economia / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-21T15:42:18Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Romantini_GersonLuis_D.pdf: 2056647 bytes, checksum: 39974b7907d2d1c3ae1a5250bdca026a (MD5) Previous issue date: 2012 / Resumo: Esta pesquisa teve como objetivo identificar e analisar possíveis canais de influência do segundo e do terceiro Acordos de Basileia sobre o processo de reestruturação do sistema bancário brasileiro. Esses canais de influência foram analisados a partir de dois planos: no plano da estrutura de mercado e no plano da solidez do sistema bancário. Do ponto de vista da estrutura de mercado, a hipótese investigada foi que os Acordos de Basileia não seriam neutros em relação às condições de concorrência interbancária, favorecendo os grandes bancos em detrimento dos médios e pequenos. No plano da solidez do sistema bancário, a hipótese foi que os Acordos de Basileia não seriam suficientes para garantir a solidez do sistema em momentos de crise financeira, tendo em vista o processo de fragilização financeira inerente ao funcionamento das economias capitalistas modernas e financeiramente avançadas, conforme proposto por Minsky. Além disso, foi analisada a razão dos agentes econômicos encararem os Acordos de Basileia como elementos fundamentais para a solidez do sistema bancário, a despeito das evidências em contrário observadas, especialmente, durante a crise financeira internacional de 2007-2008. A hipótese investigada neste caso foi de que, em um mundo ergódico, profundamente marcado pela presença da incerteza fundamental, os agentes econômicos adotam certas práticas sociais como âncoras para suas decisões, tais como as convenções. Essas práticas sociais funcionam como mecanismos redutores de incerteza de forma a facilitar o processo de tomada de decisões em economias capitalistas. Os Acordos de Basileia seriam exemplos marcantes dessas práticas sociais / Abstract: This research had for purpose to identify and analyze possible channels of influence of the second and third Basel Accords on the restructuring of the Brazilian banking system. These channels of influence were analyzed from two levels: the market structure and the soundness of the banking system. From the point of view of market structure, the hypothesis investigated was that the Basel Accords would not be neutral with respect to competitive conditions between banks, favoring big banks at the expense of medium and small ones. In terms of the soundness of the banking system, the hypothesis was that the Basel Accords would not be enough to ensure the soundness of the system in times of financial crisis, in view of the process of financial fragility inherent in the functioning of modern and financially advanced capitalist economies, as proposed by Minsky. In addition, we analyzed the rationality of economic agents consider the Basel Accords as key to the soundness of the banking system, despite evidence to the contrary observed especially during the international financial crisis of 2007-2008. The hypothesis investigated in this case was that, in an ergodic world, deeply marked by the presence of the fundamental uncertainty, economic agents adopt certain social practices as anchors for their decisions, such as conventions. These social practices act as mechanisms for reducing uncertainty in order to facilitate the process of decision making in capitalist economies. The Basel Accords were prominent examples of these social practices / Doutorado / Teoria Economica / Doutor em Ciências Econômicas

Denna kandidatuppsats undersöker erfarenheter av tidigare familjehemsplacerade barn angående deras möjligheter att uttrycka åsikter och påverka beslutet om deras placering, samt det arbete socialsekreterare gör för att främja detta och det rättsliga överväganden som måste göras. Genom en kvalitativ forskningsmetodologi baserad på fem respondenter, varav tre tidigare familjehemsplacerade barn och två socialsekreterare analyseras detta.   Det framkommer från resultatet att både lagliga och sociala övervägande påverkar beslutet om placeringen, med fokus på att LVU-beslut ibland kan vara svåra att uppnå trots tydliga behov. Eftersom övergången från frivillig placering till tvångsplacering kräver starka skäl och noggrant övervägande. Kraven på familjehem diskuteras och hur viktig matchningen mellan barn och familj är för att säkerställa en trygg och positiv uppväxt i familjehem.   Genom intervjuerna med tidigare familjehemsplacerade barn får vi en inblick i deras upplevelser av att vara placerad i familjehem samt graden av upplevd delaktighet. Vissa uttryckte en brist på delaktighet i beslut som rör dem vid placeringen medan andra haft positiva erfarenheter av att deras åsikter beaktats och respekterats. Barnets delaktighet under processen framhävs, med användning av metoder som Norrköpingsmodellen för att säkerställa att barnets röst hörs och att deras behov beaktas.