Background: Due to the expansion of the mine in Kiruna, a large part of the city, including the city center, needs to be relocated. The town's foundations will become fragile and collapse.  Purpose: This study will explore how Kiruna’s corporate social sustainability strategies align with sustainable development so that the new society will benefit the stakeholders. It will look at this from an organizational perspective and see how the Municipality in Kiruna and the local mining company LKAB have handled it.  Method: An interpretative and inductive approach has been used to combine exploratory and explanatory methods to collect qualitative data through semi-structured interviews with key stakeholders. A thematic analysis is employed to identify patterns in how the various challenges are addressed, how the municipality and LKAB perceive the situation, and areas for potential improvement in the future.  Conclusion: The study focuses on effectively integrating CSR, Stakeholder theory, and Sustainable Development theory to address complex sustainability challenges. The study focuses on the importance of stakeholder engagement, strategies, and comprehensive CSR practices to ensure the three pillars of sustainability. This research provides valuable insights for future urban relocation projects, focusing on collaboration of sustainable planning.

This thesis aims at proposing vehicle license plate detection and recognition algorithms, suitable for vehicle re-identification. Simple urban traffic analysis system is also proposed. Multiple stages of this system was developed and tested. Specifically - vehicle detection, license plate detection and recognition. Vehicle detection is based on background substraction method, which results in an average hit rate of ~92%. License plate detection is done by cascade classifiers and achieves an average hit rate of 81.92% and precision rate of 94.42%. License plate recognition based on Template matching results in an average precission rate of 60.55%. Therefore the new license plate recognition method based on license plate scanning using the sliding window principle and neural network recognition was introduced. Neural network achieves a precision rate of 64.47% for five input features. Low precision rate of neural network is caused by small amount of training sample for some specific license plate characters.

This thesis deals with talent show Got Talent and through this television format compares four culturally different adaptations. This comparision is based on analysis of these four shows: Česko Slovensko má talent, America's Got Talent, Britain's Got Talent and China's Got Talent. Content of the shows is different in many respects thanks to distincts in television histories and diverse culture in each territory. The theoretical part focus on culture and development in television broadcasting in selected countries. Another chapter describes the market with licenses for television formats and differencies in local adaptations of shows and series. Content analysis itself was based on comparison of selected series of the show Got Talent and particular episode. It was found that worldwide television formats differ in many respects. Rules of the show, roles of the judges, dramaturgical structure of episode and casting of contestants are adapt to local culture and lifestyle. There are some common features in shows on the other hand: emphasis on personal life stories of the contestants and effort to create integrated story for whole episode through specific structure of the episode. We can say that television shows has influence on culture and culture affects content of the programme.

The goal of this thesis was to show the basic issues of copyright in the area of works of art with pointing out a special treatment, which is paid to these works on the basis of specific characteristics resulting from the nature of a work of art. The main specifics are immediate connection of works with its material expression. The introduction of thesis outlines the concept of copyright and its sources. It deals with main principles of copyright and an author as a person.This chapter also includes a part devoted to the subject of copyright, which is author's work, and a part devoted to characteristic features of a work of art. The following chapter is devoted to the rights of the author, which arise by creating of a work of art and subsequently during the use of the work. It contains a division of rights to the personality and property ones in which it devotes to the right to use the work of art and mainly to the right to remuneration during resale of it. The Copyright Act provides to use a work of art without authorization granted by an author and these issues are dealt with mainly in the chapter of constructive use of the works of art. The License Agreement providing the right to use a work is the basic institute in law enforcement. A properly drafted licence contract prevents possible disputes...

I det här kandidatarbetet har jag valt att undersöka hur man kan förnya erfarna bilisters körkunskaper som har kört bil i 30-40 år genom en anpassad E-learning applikation. Mitt mål är att förnya erfarna bilisters körkunskaper, så de får lära sig uppdaterade regler, vägmärken och körsätt. Detta för att förbättra trafikmiljön. För att kunna undersöka problemområdet skapade jag en lärplattform tillsammans med erfarna bilister där jag använder mig av körkortsregler, vägmärken, filmklipp och frågesport för att testa deras kunskaper. Genom att lysa upp dem viktiga aspekterna i de nya reglerna och körsättet samt få erfarna bilister att testa sina kunskaper på ett roande sätt via körkorts frågesporten får man användarna att förnya sina kunskaper  via deras nyfikenhet till ny information som har hänt 30-40 år senare efter dem tagit körkort. / In this bachelor thesis I have chosen to investigate how you can renew experienced drivers driving skills that have been driving for 30-40 years through a customized e-learning application. My goal is to renew the drivers driving skills as they learn the new rules , road signs and driving style to improve the traffic environment . In order to investigate the problem area , I created a learning platform with experienced drivers, where I use driving rules , road signs , movie clips and quizzes to test their knowledge. By highlighting the important aspects of the new rules and driving style, as well as getting experienced drivers to test their skills in a entertaining way, through driving license quizzes,   users will be able to renew their skills through their curiosity to new information that happened after 30-40 years  later they have taken a driving license.

Research presented for the degree of Master of Management in the field of Public and Development Management to the Faculty of Commerce, Law and Management of the University of Witwatersrand. March 2016 / As an economic hub of Africa, South Africa has been experiencing an influx of economic and political migrants leading to the ethnic diversification of its population. This trend has incited a xenophobic atmosphere due to frustrations from locals, and has led to violent attacks towards foreign nationals. In particular, the Somali population has endured a high number of attacks as this group has successfully penetrated the informal business market in the townships of South Africa. Government has responded to these xenophobic attacks by proposing, amongst others, a Licensing of Businesses Bill in 2013. The bill has been criticised by the public as it is considered a hostile policy that aims to enforce regulations that restrict foreign nationals from operating businesses in the informal sector. This political dilemma has also led to questions as to how this policy response may have an effect on social cohesion in unequal societies where violence against Somalis is prevailing. The Klipspruit community was selected as it forms part of the City of Johannesburg that has a significant amount of Somali informal traders. The purpose of the study was to examine the root causes of violence against Somalis and the potential of the governments’ policy response to mitigate this phenomenon. In particular, the study also investigated the effect of the proposed Licensing of Businesses Bill on social cohesion development between Somalis and South Africans in Klipspruit. The qualitative research findings indicate that violence against Somalis was due to the economic situation, lack of regulation, competition and business miscommunication. The responses were generally driven by the perception that the government of South Africa introduced a bill that is fostered by nationalistic interests to the detriment of foreign nationals such as Somalis. It is therefore recommended that the government develops a way to enhance power sharing in decision-making processes, monitoring and correcting inequalities amongst culturally distinct groups, promoting cultural diversity and integration through education and lastly ensuring that the government acts in a constitutional manner. / GR2018

Com objetivo de alcançar o grau de doutoramento, nosso estudo se propõe a disponibilizar um roteiro de leitura jurídica com intuito de prevenir impactos ecológicos e sociais nos aproveitamentos de potenciais hidrelétricos. O trabalho tem como cerne dois instrumentos de gestão: outorga de direitos de uso de recursos hídricos e a licença ambiental. Três empreendimentos formatam a base da pesquisa: AHE Tijuco Alto, AHE de Serra da Mesa e AHE Santo Antônio Jirau. Encontram-se em ecossistemas distintos, com proteção jurídica pontual e condições sociais peculiares. Por meio de documentos jurídicos, entrevistas, recortes da mídia, pareceres e notas técnicas de órgãos e entidades competentes, procuramos levantar as fragilidades legais, priorizando para o AHE de Tijuco Alto o debate sobre a sadia qualidade de vida dos povos e comunidades da região. A verificação no que se refere à participação pública foi tema e pesquisa junto ao empreendimento da AHE de Serra da Mesa. Os levantamentos e constatações jurídicas a respeito do equilíbrio ecológico foram direcionados ao AHE do rio Madeira (Santo Antônio e Jirau). Com o estudo pretendemos demonstrar a necessidade de ações administrativas transversas entre os diversos órgãos e entidades da federação e a indispensável composição multidisciplinar nos estudos sobre meio ambiente, além de apontar a pouca atenção aos ditames legais de nosso país. / In order to achieve the doctorate degree, our study aims to provide guidelines for judicial reading with the purpose of preventing ecological and social impacts in the exploitations of hydroelectric potentials. The work has as its core two management instruments: granting of rights of use of water resources and environmental license. Three ventures have formatted the basis of the research: AHE Tijuco Alto, AHE Serra da Mesa and AHE Santo Antônio Jirau. They are three ventures held in distinct ecosystems, with precise legal protection and peculiar social conditions. Through legal documents, interviews, clips of the media, opinions and technical notes of competent agencies and entities, we tried to raise the legal weaknesses, prioritizing for the AHE Tijuco Alto, the debate on the healthy quality of life of the people and communities of the region. The verification with regard to public participation was discussed and researched at the venture of the AHE Serra da Mesa. Surveys and legal confirmations regarding the ecological balance have been targeted to the AHE of river Madeira (Santo Antônio and Jirau). With the study we intent to demonstrate the need for transverse administrative actions between the various agencies and entities of the federation and the crucial multidisciplinary composition of the studies on the environment, in addition to indicate the little attention to legal precepts of our country.

Este trabalho apresenta uma proposta para implementação de uma estrutura regulatória integrada com abordagem em qualidade e meio ambiente no processo de licenciamento de reatores nucleares de pesquisa no Brasil. A proposta foi desenvolvida a partir do estudo de processos de licenciamento de reatores nucleares de pesquisa de diversos países Membros da Agência Internacional de Energia Atômica. Após esta fase, realizou-se um estudo comparativo destes processos com o processo de licenciamento de reatores nucleares de pesquisa Brasileiro, para identificação boas práticas (aspectos positivos), possíveis lacunas existentes e então apresentar uma proposta para gestão integrada em qualidade e meio ambiente, com o objetivo de contribuir com um novo esquema para o processo de licenciamento no Brasil. A revisão da literatura considerou os seguintes reatores nucleares de pesquisa: Jules-Horowitz e OSIRIS (França), Hanaro (Coréia do Sul), Maples 1 e 2 (Canada), OPAL (Austrália), Pallas (Holanda), ETRR-2 (Egito) e IEA-R1 (Brasil). O atual processo de licenciamento de reatores nucleares de pesquisa é conduzido por dois órgãos regulatórios: a Comissão Nacional de Energia Nuclear (CNEN) e o Instituto Brasileiro do Meio Ambiente e dos Recursos Renováveis (IBAMA). A CNEN é responsável pelas questões nucleares, enquanto o IBAMA pelas questões ambientais. Para apoiar o trabalho, foram aplicados um instrumento de pesquisa e entrevistas, construídas com base na atual estrutura regulatória adotada para os quatro reatores de pesquisa existentes no Brasil. Atualmente, o processo de licenciamento nuclear para reatores de pesquisa no Brasil possui seis fases e o processo ambiental somente três fases. Um estudo da correlação entre estas fases fundamentou a proposta de uma nova estrutura regulatória integrada em qualidade e meio ambiente com quatro fases harmonizadas, reduzindo potencialmente os atrasos nos processos de licenciamento de reatores nucleares de pesquisa. / A new integrated regulatory structure based on quality and integrated issues has been proposed to be implemented on the licensing process of nuclear research reactors in Brazil. The study starts with a literature review about the licensing process in several countries, all of them members of the International Atomic Energy Agency. After this phase it is performed a comparative study with the Brazilian licensing process to identify good practices (positive aspects), the gaps on it and to propose an approach of an integrated quality and environmental management system, in order to contribute with a new licensing process scheme in Brazil. The literature review considered the following research nuclear reactors: Jules-Horowitz and OSIRIS (France), Hanaro (Korea), Maples 1 and 2 (Canada), OPAL (Australia), Pallas (Holand), ETRR-2 (Egypt) and IEAR1 (Brazil). The current nuclear research reactors licensing process in Brazil is conducted by two regulatory bodies: the Brazilian National Nuclear Energy Commission (CNEN) and the Brazilian Institute of Environment and Renewable Natural Resources (IBAMA). CNEN is responsible by nuclear issues, while IBAMA by environmental one. To support the study it was applied a questionnaire and interviews based on the current regulatory structure to four nuclear research reactors in Brazil. Nowadays, the nuclear research reactors licensing process, in Brazil, has six phases and the environmental licensing process has three phases. A correlation study among these phases leads to a proposal of a new quality and environmental integrated licensing structure with four harmonized phases, hence reducing potential delays in this process.

Este trabalho apresenta uma proposta para implementação de uma estrutura regulatória integrada com abordagem em qualidade e meio ambiente no processo de licenciamento de reatores nucleares de pesquisa no Brasil. A proposta foi desenvolvida a partir do estudo de processos de licenciamento de reatores nucleares de pesquisa de diversos países Membros da Agência Internacional de Energia Atômica. Após esta fase, realizou-se um estudo comparativo destes processos com o processo de licenciamento de reatores nucleares de pesquisa Brasileiro, para identificação boas práticas (aspectos positivos), possíveis lacunas existentes e então apresentar uma proposta para gestão integrada em qualidade e meio ambiente, com o objetivo de contribuir com um novo esquema para o processo de licenciamento no Brasil. A revisão da literatura considerou os seguintes reatores nucleares de pesquisa: Jules-Horowitz e OSIRIS (França), Hanaro (Coréia do Sul), Maples 1 e 2 (Canada), OPAL (Austrália), Pallas (Holanda), ETRR-2 (Egito) e IEA-R1 (Brasil). O atual processo de licenciamento de reatores nucleares de pesquisa é conduzido por dois órgãos regulatórios: a Comissão Nacional de Energia Nuclear (CNEN) e o Instituto Brasileiro do Meio Ambiente e dos Recursos Renováveis (IBAMA). A CNEN é responsável pelas questões nucleares, enquanto o IBAMA pelas questões ambientais. Para apoiar o trabalho, foram aplicados um instrumento de pesquisa e entrevistas, construídas com base na atual estrutura regulatória adotada para os quatro reatores de pesquisa existentes no Brasil. Atualmente, o processo de licenciamento nuclear para reatores de pesquisa no Brasil possui seis fases e o processo ambiental somente três fases. Um estudo da correlação entre estas fases fundamentou a proposta de uma nova estrutura regulatória integrada em qualidade e meio ambiente com quatro fases harmonizadas, reduzindo potencialmente os atrasos nos processos de licenciamento de reatores nucleares de pesquisa. / A new integrated regulatory structure based on quality and integrated issues has been proposed to be implemented on the licensing process of nuclear research reactors in Brazil. The study starts with a literature review about the licensing process in several countries, all of them members of the International Atomic Energy Agency. After this phase it is performed a comparative study with the Brazilian licensing process to identify good practices (positive aspects), the gaps on it and to propose an approach of an integrated quality and environmental management system, in order to contribute with a new licensing process scheme in Brazil. The literature review considered the following research nuclear reactors: Jules-Horowitz and OSIRIS (France), Hanaro (Korea), Maples 1 and 2 (Canada), OPAL (Australia), Pallas (Holand), ETRR-2 (Egypt) and IEAR1 (Brazil). The current nuclear research reactors licensing process in Brazil is conducted by two regulatory bodies: the Brazilian National Nuclear Energy Commission (CNEN) and the Brazilian Institute of Environment and Renewable Natural Resources (IBAMA). CNEN is responsible by nuclear issues, while IBAMA by environmental one. To support the study it was applied a questionnaire and interviews based on the current regulatory structure to four nuclear research reactors in Brazil. Nowadays, the nuclear research reactors licensing process, in Brazil, has six phases and the environmental licensing process has three phases. A correlation study among these phases leads to a proposal of a new quality and environmental integrated licensing structure with four harmonized phases, hence reducing potential delays in this process.

Assunto bastante abordado quando se trata de Sistemas Inteligentes de Transportes (ITS), a identificação veicular - utilizada em grande parte das aplicações de ITS deve ser entendida como um conjunto de recursos de hardware, software e telecomunicações, que interagem para atingir, do ponto de vista funcional, o objetivo de, conseguir extrair e transmitir, digitalmente, a identidade de um veículo. É feita tanto por sistemas que transmitem e recebem uma identidade digital quanto por sistemas que, instalados na infraestrutura da via, são capazes de reconhecer a placa dos veículos circulantes. Quando se trata da identificação automática por meio do reconhecimento da placa veicular, os estudos têm se concentrado sobremaneira nas tecnologias de processamento de imagens, não abordando - em sua maioria - uma visão sistêmica, necessária para compreender de maneira mais abrangente todas as variáveis que podem interferir na eficácia da identificação. Com o objetivo de contribuir para melhor entender e utilizar os sistemas de reconhecimento automático de placas veiculares, este trabalho propõe um modelo sistêmico, em camadas, para representar seus componentes. Associada a esse modelo, propõe uma classificação para os diversos tipos de falhas que podem prejudicar seu desempenho. Uma análise desenvolvida com resultados obtidos em testes realizados em campo com sistemas de identificação de placas voltados à fiscalização de veículos aponta resultados relevantes e limitações para obter correlações entre variáveis, em função dos diversos fatores que podem influenciar os resultados. Algumas entrevistas realizadas apontam os tipos de falhas que ocorrem com mais frequência durante a operação desses sistemas. Finalmente, este trabalho propõe futuros estudos e apresenta um glossário de termos, que poderá ser útil a novos pesquisadores. / The automatic vehicle identification is an important feature of Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) and is used in most ITS applications. The identification process is comprised of a group of interacting resources that involves hardware, software and telecommunication to, digitally, extract and transmit the identity of vehicles. At least two technologies may be used in the vehicle identification process: on-board devices transmitting a digital identity or systems installed on the road infrastructure, which identify and read the vehicle license plate. As far as vehicle license plate recognition is concerned, studies have been greatly focused on image processing technologies and have not addressed the problem in a systemic approach, which is very important for understanding all variables that can interfere with the effectiveness of identification. Having this approach in mind and intending to contribute for a better performance, this paper proposes a layer model representation of those systems as well as a failure type classification associated with it. An analysis, based on a significant set of results obtained from field tests of systems with plate recognition capabilities for law enforcement, shows important results as well as limitations to obtain mathematical correlation of variables. Interviews conducted with supply actors of such systems in Brazil point out the most significant sources of failures that occur during operation. Finally, the text presents potential topics for research and organizes a glossary of terms that may be useful to future researchers.