Transgendered Indonesians live in the fourth most populated nation in the world with more Muslims than any other country. This thesis summarizes an ethnography conducted on one religiously oriented male-to-female transgender community known in the city of Yogyakarta as the waria. This study analyzes the waria’s gender and religious identities from an emic and etic perspective, focusing on how individuals comport themselves inside the world’s first transgender mosque-like institution called a pesantren waria. The waria take their name from the Indonesian words wanita (woman) and pria (man). I will chart how this male-to-female population create spaces of spiritual belonging and physical security within a territory that has experienced geo-religio-political insecurity: natural disasters, fundamentalist movements, and toppling dictatorships. This work illuminates how the waria see themselves as biologically male, not men. Anatomy is not what gives the waria their gender, their feminine expression and sexual attraction does. Although the waria self-identity as women/waria, in a religious context they perform as men, not women.

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In my thesis I will cover the topic of the female's point of view of contraception and birth control in the Czech Republic. I will the target the pros and the cons of their decision to use birth control or not as well as the main source of information they will base their decision upon. I will also research the expectations and concerns leading to the ultimate decision. The theoretical part will describe the sexual behavior, that is closely link to decision whether to use birth control or not as well as legislative and educational side. For the theoretical part I will rely on current sociological research and I will also use personal interviews with young women. Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)

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Title: Mutual comparison of results of fitness tests and tests of floorball skills among talented Czech youth and youth from the Vysočina Region. Objectives: The main aim of the Master's thesis is to evaluate the level of player skills and fitness skills among regional youth teams and youth from the Vysočina Region. For the comparison, the categories of younger and older male and female pupils, and junior men and women were selected. Methods: For the purposes of this Master's thesis, the method of quantitative research of the categories of younger and older male and female pupils, and junior men and women in floorball from the Vysočina Region was applied. The floorball test battery of the Czech Floorball, consisting of fourteen player tests focused on floorball skills and fitness skills, of which seven scientifically standardized tests were selected, was used for testing. For the determination of validity, an expert analysis was used, a repeated measurement (test - retest) was performed to determine the reliability of the tests, and the Fleiss' Kappa value was calculated to determine the evaluators' concordance. Results: The results of the paper, based on the comparison of the data of the club from the Vysočina Region, and the regional teams' data, showed that girls (junior women and older female...

Made available in DSpace on 2016-04-25T20:21:47Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Ana Tercia Sanches.pdf: 2707921 bytes, checksum: d503dddda83ffac2404748fe5ac71502 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2006-12-01 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / This dissertation deals with the processes of outsourcing in the banking sector from the 90's to 2002, as part of the processes of productive reorganization. These processes mean that new forms of production administration and managing the work force have been created and they have changed both working relationships and working conditions for those who work for contracted out companies. This study intends to show that contracted out workers, although part of the bank production system, are not actually part of the banks. The expansion of the automation and the innovations in information technology facilitated the implementation of the processes of outsourcing in paper check clearing process and the bank's back office operations. Contracted out workers do not have workers' rights and are not protected by employment legislation. These changes demand rethinking of union dynamics as they pose new challenges to trade union officers because they directly interfere with the organization and representation of contracted out workers / Essa dissertação trata dos processos de terceirização no setor bancário na década de 90 até o ano de 2002 articulados aos processos de reestruturação produtiva. Esses processos implicam reconfigurações nas formas de gestão da produção e na gestão da força de trabalho, promovendo alterações nas relações de emprego e nas condições de trabalho, vividas cotidianamente por trabalhadoras e trabalhadores, contratados pelas empresas terceirizadas. Busca-se mostrar que os terceirizados que trabalham para os bancos, apesar de fazerem parte dos seus fluxos de produção, estão fora dos bancos, atuando nas empresas terceirizadas. A expansão da automação e as inovações nos sistemas de informação vieram facilitar a implementação dos processos de terceirização na atividades de Retaguarda e Compensação nos bancos. Os chamados terceirizados não têm, assim, acesso aos direitos trabalhistas conquistados, há anos, pelos trabalhadores em bancos. Essas mudanças exigem um rearranjo da dinâmica sindical, na medida em que interferem diretamente na organização e representação dos terceirizados, colocando novos desafios e dilemas, para os dirigentes e militantes

Made available in DSpace on 2016-04-26T14:56:13Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Ana Tercia Sanches.pdf: 2707921 bytes, checksum: d503dddda83ffac2404748fe5ac71502 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2006-12-01 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / This dissertation deals with the processes of outsourcing in the banking sector from the 90's to 2002, as part of the processes of productive reorganization. These processes mean that new forms of production administration and managing the work force have been created and they have changed both working relationships and working conditions for those who work for contracted out companies. This study intends to show that contracted out workers, although part of the bank production system, are not actually part of the banks. The expansion of the automation and the innovations in information technology facilitated the implementation of the processes of outsourcing in paper check clearing process and the bank's back office operations. Contracted out workers do not have workers' rights and are not protected by employment legislation. These changes demand rethinking of union dynamics as they pose new challenges to trade union officers because they directly interfere with the organization and representation of contracted out workers / Essa dissertação trata dos processos de terceirização no setor bancário na década de 90 até o ano de 2002 articulados aos processos de reestruturação produtiva. Esses processos implicam reconfigurações nas formas de gestão da produção e na gestão da força de trabalho, promovendo alterações nas relações de emprego e nas condições de trabalho, vividas cotidianamente por trabalhadoras e trabalhadores, contratados pelas empresas terceirizadas. Busca-se mostrar que os terceirizados que trabalham para os bancos, apesar de fazerem parte dos seus fluxos de produção, estão fora dos bancos, atuando nas empresas terceirizadas. A expansão da automação e as inovações nos sistemas de informação vieram facilitar a implementação dos processos de terceirização na atividades de Retaguarda e Compensação nos bancos. Os chamados terceirizados não têm, assim, acesso aos direitos trabalhistas conquistados, há anos, pelos trabalhadores em bancos. Essas mudanças exigem um rearranjo da dinâmica sindical, na medida em que interferem diretamente na organização e representação dos terceirizados, colocando novos desafios e dilemas, para os dirigentes e militantes

Made available in DSpace on 2017-07-24T19:38:10Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Raquel Simioni.pdf: 2107045 bytes, checksum: 0dadb3940e17669ea7a07463fcfe1389 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2013-08-29 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / This research aimed to chemically study the secondary metabolites from inflorescences and leaves of male and female specimens of three species from the genus Baccharis: B. rufescens, B. pentodonta and B. tridentata. The plant materials were hydrodistilled for the collection and analysis of the obtained essential oils by GC/MS/FID, UV-Vis, IR and 1H and 13C NMR. The column chromatographic fractionation of the essential oil from male specimens of B. rufescens led to the isolation of two sesquiterpene alcohols, namely spathulenol and (E)-nerolidol, and the ketone 4,7(11)-amorphadien-8-one, which was obtained for the first time making it possible to study its structure using 2D NMR techniques. The essential oils of female specimens of B. rufescens were analyzed by 13C NMR, confirming the presence of (E)-nerolidol and the absence of the mentioned ketone. The oils of male and female specimens of B. pentodonta were very similar, presenting the major sesquiterpenes spathulenol, epiglobulol, viridiflorol, (+)-torreyol and α-cadinol. Likewise, the compositions of the essential oils from male and female specimens of B. tridentata were very similar, showing spathulenol as the major component, followed by caryophyllene oxide and (+)-torreyol. The aqueous extract remaining after the steam distillation of essential oils from B. tridentata was subjected to extraction with chloroform and then with ethyl acetate at pH 8 and pH 4. The extract obtained with ethyl acetate at pH 8 was analyzed by UV-Vis and shift reagents were added, making it possible to observe the presence of a flavanone whose 1H and 13C NMR spectra indicate that this substance is eriodictyol. The extract was chromatographed on a column of silica and structure of eriodictyol was carried out by UV-Vis, IR and 1H and 13C NMR. The ethyl acetate extract at pH 4 was analyzed by UV-Vis and 1H and 13C NMR, verifying the likely presence of 3-caffeoylquinic acid, 3,5-dicaffeoylquinic acid and 4,5-dicaffeoylquinic acid. / O presente estudo teve como objetivo estudar quimicamente os metabólitos secundários de inflorescências e folhas de espécimes masculinos e femininos de três espécies do gênero Baccharis: B. rufescens, B. pentodonta e B. tridentata. Os materiais vegetais foram hidrodestilados para a obtenção e análise dos óleos essenciais por técnicas de CG-EM-DIC, UV-Vis, IV e RMN de 1H e de 13C. O fracionamento em coluna cromatográfica do óleo essencial de espécimes masculinos de B. rufescens levou ao isolamento de dois álcoois sesquiterpênicos, espatulenol e (E)-nerolidol, e da cetona 4,7(11)-amorfadien-8-ona, que foi obtida pela primeira vez em quantidade suficiente para estudos detalhados sobre sua estrutura com uso de técnicas de RMN 2D. Os óleos essenciais de espécimes femininos de B. rufescens foram analisados por RMN de 13C, confirmando a presença majoritária de (E)-nerolidol e ausência da mencionada cetona. Os óleos de espécimes masculinos e femininos de B. pentodonta mostraram-se muito similares entre si, identificando-se como majoritários os sesquiterpenos espatulenol, epiglobulol, viridiflorol, (+)-torreiol e α-cadinol. Da mesma forma, as composições dos óleos essenciais de espécimes masculinos e femininos de B. tridentata mostraram-se muito similares, identificando-se o espatulenol como componente majoritário, seguido de óxido de cariofileno e (+)-torreiol. O extrato aquoso restante após a hidrodestilação dos óleos essenciais de B. tridentata foi submetido à extração com clorofórmio e em seguida com acetato de etila em pH 8 e em pH 4. O extrato obtido com acetato de etila em pH 8 foi analisado por UV-Vis com adição de reagentes de deslocamento, tornando possível observar a presença de uma flavanona cujos espectros de RMN de 1H e de 13C indicaram tratar-se de eriodictiol. O extrato foi cromatografado em coluna de sílica e a estrutura do eriodictiol foi assegurada por UV-Vis, IV e RMN de 1H e de 13C. O extrato acetato de etila em pH 4 foi analisado por UV-Vis e RMN de 1H e de 13C, verificando-se a provável presença do ácido 3-cafeoilquínico, ácido 3,5-dicafeoilquínico e ácido 4,5-dicafeoilquínico.

This thesis represents a comprehensive examination of the phonotactic behaviour (i.e. attraction to sound) of the female Gryllus bimaculatus under laboratory conditions. Chapter 2 is the first study to analyze the effect of substrate texture on walking performance in crickets. Substrate texture is found to play an essential role in the phonotactic responses of G. bimaculatus. Smooth substrate texture has a detrimental effect due to slipping, whereas a rough texture results in optimal walking performance due to the friction with the walking legs. Chapter 3 represents the first detailed lifetime study analysing phonotaxis in crickets. My results demonstrate that the optimal age to test phonotaxis in G. bimaculatus females is from day 7 to 24 after the final moult. I also found that selectiveness was persistent with age. These findings contradict the female choosiness hypothesis. This study is also the first to describe the effect of senescence on phonotaxis in insects, as responsiveness decreases with age. Chapter 4 compares the phonotactic behaviour of female crickets from different laboratory-bred colonies. From six tested cricket lab colonies, I found three groups statistically different from each other. Females raised under laboratory conditions at the University of Cambridge and Anglia Ruskin University were most reponsive at a frequency of 4.5 kHz, whereas females bred in Tokushima University in Japan were tuned towards a higher frequency of 5 kHz. These results suggest a degree of artificial allopatric speciation. Comparisons with crickets bred under low-quality conditions in a local pet shop demonstrate a loss of responsiveness, indicating that breeding conditions have a direct effect on phonotactic responsivity. Chapter 5 is the first study to report the presence of phonotaxis in males of G. bimaculatus. Previously it was unknown if G. bimaculatus males were able to perform phonotaxis, given that they were only recognised as endurance signal producers. In the present study, only 20% of the studied males (N=70) performed a weak phonotactic response. This finding has potential ecological implications in terms of male cricket territory establishment, and male-male interactions in the wild, which are discussed. Chapter 6 explores the song pattern recognition of the female G. bimaculatus by changing the duration of either the first, second or third pulse of the chirps. A long first pulse decreased the phonotactic response whereas phonotaxis remained strong when the third pulse was long. Chirps with three pulses of increasing duration of 5, 20 and 50 ms elicited phonotaxis, but the chirps were not attractive when played in reverse order. The data are in agreement with a mechanism in which processing of a sound pulse has an effect on the processing of the subsequent pulse, as outlined in the flow of activity in a delay-line and coincidence-detector circuit.

Le principal but de cette thèse a été d'analyser les représentations de genre et d’enseignant introduites par les dessins animés “Billy et Mandy, Aventuriers de L'audelà" (The Grym Adventures of Billy & Mandy) et "Les Razmoket" (Rugrats), en mettant accent particulièrment sur leur rapport avec l’humour. La perspective adoptée est celle des Études Culturelles post-structuralistes avec des contributions venant d'autres domaines d'études telles que la Communication et la Psychanalyse Lacanienne. Pour y arriver, on a sélectionné, transcrit et analysé des épisodes de ces dessins animés exhibés entre 1991 et 2010 par les chaînes de télévision CartooNetwork et Nickelodeon. Les réflexions développées cherchent à observer dans le récit des dessins animés les représentations du/des personnages, en particulier celles des enfants, en les reliant aux concepts de genre, pouvoir, transgression, école et d'autres. En abordant ces questions, on a vérifié que l'utilisation de l'humour est un recours textuel puissant, un artifice employé par les dessins animés dans la fabrication de stéréotypes qui produisent le sujet-enfant. En ce qui concerne les questions de genre, le mouvement fondamental de ce travail a été de donner de la visibilité aux relations de pouvoir qui s’y forment, certains par le biais de la transgression, d'autres par la voie de l'affaiblissement. En ce qui concerne les représentations de l'école et des enseignants, il a été possible de vérifier certaines ruptures avec la figure “sacré” de l’enseignant (affectueuse, dévouée et maternelle). Cependant, les représentations d'école et d'éducation ne diffèrent pas du modèle traditionnel de l'école moderne, qui englobe le classement, l'organisation du temps et des espaces, en établissant des contenus et des évaluations fondées sur des concepts. Dans d'autres espaces éducatifs analysés dans les épisodes en question, il existe clairement des relations de pouvoir, de gouvernance et de contrôle. En résumé, on a avons observé que dans les discours des dessins étudiés destinés aux enfants, on peut observer les stéréotypes qui agissent dans la production de subjectivités féminines et masculines en tant que des pédagogies culturelles. / Esta tese tem como principal objetivo analisar as representações de gênero e de professor/a trazidas pelos desenhos animados ”As Terríveis Aventuras de Billy & Mandy” (The Grym Adventures of Billy & Mandy) e “Os Anjinhos” (Rugrats), considerando, em especial, a sua conexão com o humor. A perspectiva adotada foi a dos Estudos Culturais pós–estruturalistas, contando com aportes de outros campos de estudo como o da comunicação e psicanálise lacaniana. Para a consecução do objetivo, foram selecionados, transcritos e analisados episódios dos referidos DAs exibidos entre 1991 e 2010 pelos canais por assinatura CartooNetwork e Nickelodeon. As reflexões desenvolvidas buscaram olhar, na narrativa dos desenhos animados, as representações dos/as personagens, especialmente as/os infantis, articulando-as aos conceitos de gênero, poder, transgressão, escola, entre outros. Na abordagem dessas questões, foi enfatizado o uso do humor como recurso textual potente, artifício do qual se valem os desenhos animados na fabricação de estereótipos que produzem o sujeito infantil. Em relação a questões de gênero, o movimento fundamental desse trabalho foi dar visibilidade às relações de poder que ali estão sendo constituídas, algumas, pela via da transgressão, outras pela via da fragilização. Em relação às representações de escola e docência foi possível verificar algumas rupturas com a figura “consagrada” de professora (afetiva, dedicada e maternal). Entretanto, as representações de escola e de ensino não diferem do modelo tradicional da escola moderna, englobando seriação, organização de tempos e espaços, priorizando conteúdos e avaliações por conceitos. Nos outros espaços educativos analisados nos episódios recortados, há claras relações de poder, governamento e controle. Em síntese, observou-se que, nos discursos dos referidos desenhos, direcionados para o público infantil, é possível visualizar estereótipos que agem na produção de subjetividades femininas e masculinas, as quais atuam enquanto pedagogias culturais. / This thesis aims at analysing gender and male and female teacher representations by animated television series “The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy” and “Rugrats”, especially considering their association with humour. We have used the poststructuralist Cultural Studies perspective with the help from other study fields such as communication and Lacanian psychoanalysis. For this objective we have selected, transcribed and analysed episodes of the films presented between 1991 and 2010 in channels CartooNetwork and Nickelodeon. Reflections have sought to examine representations of characters, especially children’s, linking them to concepts of gender, power, transgression, school, and others linked to them. When treating these questions, we have stressed on the use of humour as a potential textual tool, a device animated television series use to create stereotypes producing the infant-subject. Concerning gender, the key movement of this work was towards visibility for power relations shaped there, some by transgression, some by frailty. Concerning school and teacher representations, we have found some ruptures with the ‘established’ female teacher figure (affectionate, devoted and motherly). However, school and education representations are not different from the traditional model of the modern school, including serialisation, time and space organisation, stressing on content and grade evaluation. In other educational spaces we have analysed in particular episodes, there are clear relations of power, government and control. In sum, we have observed that, in discourses in the particular child-directed animated series, it is possible to view stereotypes producing male and female subjectivities, which act as cultural pedagogies.