xiii, 188 p. A print copy of this thesis is available through the UO Libraries. Search the library catalog for the location and call number. / Beethoven's last five string quartets have engaged the imagination and curiosity of performers, listeners, and critics at a level that has rarely been touched in the world of chamber music, or beyond. Throughout the late quartets' history, musicians have scrutinized the works in search of a logic that might demystify their stylistic and structural peculiarities. This present study continues this pursuit as it examines analytically (through Schenkerian techniques) the harmonic, contrapuntal, and motivic procedures in Beethoven's last complete composition, the String Quartet in F major, op. 135. Most of the published analytical commentaries on the F major quartet approach the work more or less exclusively from a motivic standpoint. Arnold Schoenberg (1941), Rudolf Reti (1951), Deryck Cooke (1963), and Christopher Reynolds (1988) have all praised op. 135 for its highly unified motivic structure; what their studies show--at least in a general sense--is that there is undoubtedly a motivic strategy that ties much of op. 135 together. But what are we to do when the details of one motivic reading opposes another? Or what if a particular reading contradicts the way we understand a passage aurally (which happens often when the proposed reading is incongruous with the music's harmonic-contrapuntal structure)? What criteria should we use to evaluate a motivic analysis? Clearly, we need a set of principles and standards that will help answer these questions and advance us beyond mere intuition. The position taken in this study echoes John Rothgeb's argument that "proposed thematic relationships must bear scrutiny in the light of the Schenkerian theory of structural strata," and that incompatible readings should be "dismissed as spurious" (1983, 42). In the pages that follow, Schenkerian approach is adopted to help assess existing motivic readings of op. 135 within the requisite contexts of harmony and voice leading. The method is also used to help generate a rational, hearable analysis that reveals motivic relationships that reside at deeper, hidden levels of structure. / Adviser: Jack Boss

The purpose of this research study was to assess the control function of social work managers. The basic focus of the study is on how they perceive this management function of control as they exercise it, as well as how it is exercised to them. Out of two research methods that one can choose from, namely quantitative and qualitative, the quantitative was chosen as the relevant one to use because of the specific close-ended questions that were to be answered by respondents regarding the exercise of control as a management function. Out of twenty five (25) questionnaires, an analysis of data was done on twenty (N = 20), because that was the original target and the five were just distributed in case some could not answer for whatever reason. The findings and responses from the respondents were analysed and interpreted to meet the main objectives of the study. / Die doel van hierdie studie was om vas te stel wat die kontrole funksie van ’n maatskaplikewerk-bestuurder is. Hierdie studie is gefokus op hoe die bestuursfunksie beleef word soos dit beoefen word. Van die twee navorsingsmetodes waaruit gekies kan word, naamlik kwalitatief en kwantitatief, is daar besluit dat die kwantitatiewe metode meer relevant sal wees omdat dit spesifieke geslote vrae vra wat ingestel is op die bestuursfunksie van kontrole. Uit die 25 vraelyste is die data van 20 (N = 20) vraelyste ontleed, aangesien dit die aanvanklike teiken was. Daar is 5 ekstra uitgedeel net ingeval daar persone sou wees wat nie die vraelys kon voltooi nie. Die bevindinge en reaksie van die 20 ondervraagdes is ontleed en geïnterpreteer om die basiese doel van die studie te bereik. / Social Work / M. Diac. (Social Work)

Thesis "Foreign exchange exposure and currency risk" deals with managing foreign currency exposure and foreign exchange risks when doing business in The Czech Republic. It defines foreign exchange risk, different types of foreign exchange exposures and the possibility of its ensuring, as well as internal and external methods of reducing foreign exchange exposure and foreign exchange risk. The practical part is devoted to a particular solution, respectively to the management of foreign exchange exposure and foreign currency risk in ABC, s.r.o. company.

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Este trabalho verificou o tema de segurança de processos no segmento de plataformas de produção de petróleo e gás no mar de forma a propor um modelo de indicadores globais a fim de facilitar a identificação de fragilidades no gerenciamento de riscos de processos da indústria de produção de petróleo e gás natural no mar. O resultado esperado é o fornecimento de dados para a otimização de recursos regulatórios na busca da melhoria da segurança operacional. Para tal, buscando conhecer a postura das empresas no cumprimento da necessidade regulamentar da implementação de um Sistema de Gestão de Segurança de Processos (SGSP), foram identificadas as principais práticas preventivas para a o gerenciamento de riscos. Por conseguinte, mensurou-se o esforço na implementação deste SGSP como correlação direta para a prevenção de acidentes (foco preventivo). Já a análise dos resultados deste gerenciamento de riscos (foco reativo) foi obtido através incidentes operacionais classificados de acordo com sua respectiva importância/impacto, dentro de linhas de corte pré-estabelecidas. Assim, o indicador Global preventivo (IGPRV) e o Indicador Global reativo (IGRTV) foram elaborados agregando diferentes indicadores específicos de cada segmento para simplificar a análise e incluir a articulação de conceitos de segurança de processos à atuação regulatória. Os indicadores globais propostos quantificam conceitos subjetivos e complexos para o estabelecimento de metas e permitem aferir o desempenho das ações e projetos da regulação da indústria. Também permitem a identificação e a disseminação das melhores práticas de gerenciamento de riscos, comparando-as em diferente níveis de gerenciamento. Na análise dos resultados, pôde-se perceber que a utilização dos indicadores globais propostos pode responder com sucesso às necessidades regulatórias identificadas

Creation and implementation of changes is not always popular. Yet many people engage in them. Therefore, the 19th century had its Florence Nightingale; this century has its leading figures as well. Their names are not often known to professionals and the general public, but we can see the results of their work around us every day. Overall, there were three objectives of this paper. The first was aimed at defining the concept of leadership in nursing, the second one at defining the events that led to key changes in the profession, and the third one at mapping the system of changes in the present. Five research questions had been defined prior the start of the research and the questions concerned the first part of this paper. The first one: "What does the concept of leadership in nursing include?" The second one: "How is leadership in nursing applied in practice?" The third one: "What events were crucial for changes in nursing in the world?" The fourth one: "What events were crucial for changes in nursing in the Czech Republic?" The fifth one: "What is the basis of changes in current nursing in the Czech Republic?" These questions have been answered using a historical data analysis and individual interviews with pre-selected respondents in a qualitative investigation. This completed the first and second objective of this paper. To achieve the third objective of the paper, four hypotheses were established. Their verification has used a quantitative survey using questionnaires. Based on the gathered data, I can say that the first and the second hypotheses have not been confirmed. The impact of respondents{\crq} age on their interest in nursing as well as their approval of changes in the profession today has not been demonstrated. The third hypothesis has been confirmed. The data obtained showed that university-educated nurses agree with the changes in nursing more than the second group of respondents. Last fourth hypothesis has not been confirmed. The data obtained showed that the length of practice does not affect the opinion of doctors. Both the groups mostly disagreed with the changes. From this, it is clear that the third objective of this paper has been met. Paper can be used in practice as a theoretical basis for training students of nursing and other paramedical disciplines. It may also serve to complement the ideas of what leadership means and how it applies in the nursing profession. It also provides an overview of the current state of nursing and its leading figures.

Submitted by Claudinei Pracidelli (cpracide@ipen.br) on 2016-02-03T11:57:50Z No. of bitstreams: 0 / Made available in DSpace on 2016-02-03T11:57:50Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 / Neste trabalho foi realizado um estudo sistemático, das interações hiperfinas (campo hiperfino magnético e campo hiperfino elétrico), nos compostos do tipo RMn2Si2 e RMn2Ge2 (onde R = La, Nd, Pr), sendo que, para a amostra de La foi estudada a série LaMn2(Si(1-x)Gex)2 (onde x = 0, 0.2, 0.4, 0.6, 0.8, 1), por meio da técnica de correlação angular gama-gama perturbada (CAP), utilizando os núcleos de prova 111In(111Cd) e 140La(140Ce). Além disso, foram realizadas medições para a caracterização estrutural utilizando a técnica de difração de raios X, para a caracterização magnética, a nível macroscópico, através de medições de magnetização, caracterização nuclear utilizando a técnica de espectrometria da radiação gama e um estudo complementar por cálculos de primeiros princípios somente para as amostras de LaMn2Ge2 e LaMn2Si2. A maior contribuição para o comportamento magnético nesses compostos tem origem no ordenamento magnético da sub rede do Mn, que aparece em temperaturas relativamente altas, da ordem de 480 K, sendo que, esses compostos possuem um ordenamento antiferromagnético e próximo a temperatura ambiente passam a possuir um ordenamento ferromagnético. Além disso, para o caso especifico dos compostos PrMn2Ge2 e NdMn2Ge2, abaixo de 40K é observado, também, o ordenamento ferromagnético dos spins da sub rede da terra rara. O núcleo de prova 111In(111Cd) foi utilizado para medir, tanto as interações de quadrupolo elétrico, como de dipolo magnético na rede do Mn (interação matrizmatriz). Esses resultados evidenciaram a transição de fase magnética (antiferromagnética para ferromagnética), sendo que, o campo hiperfino magnético, para as duas fases magnéticas, segue o comportamento da função de Brillouin. Já o núcleo de prova 140La(140Ce) permitiu medir a interação de dipolo magnético, tanto originada pela rede do Mn, como pela rede da terra rara. Mas, nesse caso, pode ser verificado somente o campo hiperfino magnético da fase ferromagnética da rede do Mn. Para a análise dos resultados PAC levou-se em conta uma interação matriz-impureza, pois o íon Ce3+ possui um elétron 4f desemparelhado, que pode contribuir para o campo hiperfino total. O composto LaMn2Si2 apresentou o comportamento do campo hiperfino magnético com a temperatura que segue o comportamento da função de Brillouin. Já os compostos LaMn2Ge2, PrMn2Ge2 e NdMn2Ge2 apresentaram um comportamento anômalo ao da função de Brillouin. Esse comportamento pode ser associado a uma forte hibridização da banda 4f do Ce com a banda 3d do Mn, tal conclusão foi reforçada pelos resultados do DOS (densidade de estados), resultados dos cálculos de primeiros princípios, dos compostos LaMn2Si2 e LaMn2Ge2. / Tese (Doutorado em Tecnologia Nuclear) / IPEN/T / Instituto de Pesquisas Energeticas e Nucleares - IPEN-CNEN/SP

In a world that is getting more and more globalized and dependent of the progress within the sphere of technology, there is a need for organizations to keep up with this development. Virtual Teams are a developing area, where there is a strive and a consistent desire to evolve and reach a higher level of efficiency. There is also a development when it comes to communication and is a consequence of a world that is increasingly globalized, and creating global competition is facilitated by a wider use of information and communication technology This leads to higher demands on the Virtual Leader in order to make sure that the team reaches its full potential, and being able to tackle the challenges that comes with leading an in a Virtual Environment. Since it is a subject that is still going through a phase of evolution, there is a knowledge gap in both a theoretical and practical view. The creation of Virtual Teams and the Virtual Leader encounters several aggravating challenges compared to traditionally collocated teams. There is a need for a clear definition of a Virtual Leader as well how to handle upcoming challenges. This study suggests a suitable definition for a Virtual Leader, where the result was drawn from a literature review and qualitative data from ten different companies and twenty respondents. A connection is drawn to the Fundamental Interpersonal Relations Orientation model (FIRO) made by Will Schutz in 1958. The main objectives of a leader are still the same, it is rather the context that has changed, and therefore an expansion of the model is presented. This reinforces the purpose of this study which is to investigate how a Virtual Leader can overcome the aforementioned challenges and ensure that everyone in the team are heading in the same direction.

S'il est acquis depuis de nombreuses années que la gestion de la Santé-sécurité au travail (SST) s'effectue par le biais de Systèmes de Management (SMS), la question de la mesure de la performance et du pilotage de ces derniers reste d'actualité. Traditionnellement, la mesure de la performance de ces SMS est fondée sur l'utilisation d'indicateurs de résultats : fréquence et gravité des arrêts de travail et des maladies professionnelles. Ce type d'indicateurs « traditionnels » « a posteriori » présente plusieurs contraintes et limites. Ils sont construits à partir de résultats antérieurs et ne permettent pas, entre autre, de corriger les situations déviantes jamais survenues auparavant. Une transposition du concept de Tableau de Bord « prospectif » appliqué au domaine de la gestion de la SST permet de répondre en partie aux lacunes identifiées avec l'utilisation des seuls indicateurs SST « traditionnels » Un cas pratique de Tableau de Bord « prospectif » en SST appliqué à deux principaux processus de gestion de la Santé-Sécurité (maîtrise des conformités réglementaires et des risques professionnels) est décrit dans le cadre d'une expérimentation conduite avec entreprise du domaine de l'aéronautique. / While it has been established for many years that the management of Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) is carried out by means of Management Systems, the question of how to measure the performance and the control of these systems is still current. Traditionally, the performance indicators used to measure the performance of Management Systems are: the frequency and severity of absences due to sickness, and work-related diseases. These traditional, retrospective indicators have several constraints and limitations which include the fact that they are based on historical results and cannot be used proactively to handle anomalous situations. The use of the concept of the Balanced Scorecard applied to the field of OHS management responds in part to deficiencies identified in the sole use of traditional OHS indicators. A case study of the OHS Balanced Scorecard applied to two key health and safety management processes (regulatory compliance and risk management) is described as part of an experiment with a company in the aerospace sector.