In Live Ghosts, Patricia (Patty) Ireland offers a gathering of short stories based upon real life characters she encountered while growing up in the South. Exploring the diversity, complexity and moral ambiguity of those we might normally perceive as being stereotypically “Southern,” Ireland’s tales encompass a variety of time periods, settings, and characters, including: a modern-day family struggling to reconcile the reality of death, interracial lovers in the early 1950’s who are descended from masters and slaves, and an insane killer locked for life in a mental institution of the 1990’s. Live Ghosts is infused with tales of fear, love, loss, regret, madness, and self discovery, themes intrinsic not only to Southern culture, but to the universal vulnerability in all of us.

Thesis (M.A.)--Indiana University, 2009. / Title from screen (viewed on February 1, 2010). Department of English, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI). Advisor(s): Ulla Connor, Thomas Upton, Aye Nu Duerksen. Includes vitae. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 146-152).

Bakgrund: Sedan år 2007 leder distriktssköterskeutbildningen till en magisterexamen som en följd av Sveriges undertecknande av Bolognadeklarationen. Distriktssköterskan ska därmed kunna tillämpa och värdera teorier, vetenskaplig kunskap och beprövad  erfarenhet samt tillämpa ett evidensbaserat arbetssätt. Syfte: Syftet med studien var att beskriva distriktssköterskors upplevelse av sitt kritiska tänkande och sin analysförmåga i förhållande till vetenskaplig kunskap och ett evidensbaserat arbetssätt samt vilka förutsättningar och vilken efterfrågan som fanns till detta i det dagliga arbetet i primärvården. Metod: Studien hade en beskrivande design med kvalitativ ansats och genomfördes via semistrukturerade intervjuer med åtta distriktsköterskor verksamma inom primärvården. Materialet analyserades med kvalitativ innehållsanalys. Resultat: Analysprocessen resulterade i fem kategorier med ett tema som sträckte sig över tre av de fem kategorierna. Temat En avsaknad av drivkraft och strukturella förutsättningar för användandet av sina akademiska kunskaper i det dagliga vårdarbetet bildades ur kategorierna Magisterexamen gör ingen skillnad för distriktsköterskors arbetssätt eller profession samt Brist på tid hindrar användande av tillägnad vetenskaplig kunskap och vetenskapligt förhållningssätt. De kategorier som inte gick under temat benämndes  Distriktsköterskors upplevda förväntningar och farhågor inför den vetenskapliga metoddelen av utbildningen och Stolthet över ökad förmåga att granska och söka kunskap. Slutsats: Distriktsköterskor i primärvården upplever att deras fördjupade kunskaper inom vetenskaplig metod höjer statusen på distriktsköterskeyrket men kommer inte till nytta i det kliniska arbetet inom primärvården. De upplever att arbetsgivaren varken efterfrågar eller ger dem förutsättningar för att tillämpa dessa kunskaper. Lärosäten och arbetsplatser bör tydliggöra hur distriktsköterskorna inom primärvården ska kunna använda sin kompetens fullt ut. / Background: Since the year 2007, the education for district nurses leads to a master's degree as a result of Sweden's signing of the Bologna Declaration. After finishing the studies the district nurse should be able to apply theories, scientific knowledge and proven experience in working with patients and apply evidence-based practice. Objective: The aim of this study was to describe district nurses' perception of their critical thinking and analytical skills in relation to scientific knowledge and evidence-based practice and what conditions and demands there were for this in their daily work in primary care. Method: The study had a descriptive design with a qualitative approach and was carried out through semi-structured interviews with eight district nurses working in primary care. The material was analyzed using qualitative content analysis. Results: The analysis process resulted in five categories with an overall theme that stretched across three of the five categories. The theme A lack of motivation and structural conditions regarding the use of their academic knowledge in their daily work was formed from the categories were A masters’ degree makes no difference to district nurses' work or profession and Lack of time prevents the use of scientific knowledge and a scientific approach. The categories which was not covered by the theme was named District nurses’ perceived expectations and fears about the scientific method part of the training and Pride over increased ability to review and to seek knowledge. Conclusion: The district nurses in primary care experience that their advanced knowledge in scientific method raise the status of their profession but is of no use in clinical practice in primary care. They feel that the employer does not ask for or give them opportunities to apply these skills. Universities and workplaces should make clear how the district nurses in primary care should be able to fully use their skills.

A Iniciação Científica (IC) possibilita a introdução do estudante de graduação na investigação científica, conduzindo-o mais cedo à Pós-Graduação. A pesquisa tem por objetivo investigar as diferenças entre titulados da Pós-Graduação na UFRGS em 2012 no que se refere ao tempo e idade de titulação, bem como diferenças na produção científica até o ano de titulação entre dois grupos: discentes que tiveram experiência de IC na graduação (grupo IC) e que não tiveram (Grupo NIC). Verificou-se grande ocorrência de discentes do grupo IC na modalidade acadêmica. Em geral o grupo IC se titulou mais jovem que o NIC, e em três Grandes Áreas os discentes do grupo IC se titularam em menos tempo e com menor idade que o grupo NIC, bem como obtiveram mais produção científica em diversos casos. / Scientific Initiation allows to introduce undergraduate students in scientific research, leading them earlier to the Graduation. The objective of the research is investigate differences among graduated students of UFRGS in 2012 concerning to time and age of graduation and differences in scientific production between two groups: group with scientific initiation experience (IC group) and group with no scientific initiation experience (NIC group). There was high occurrence of students in IC group in academic modality. In general the IC group concluded the graduation younger than NIC group. In three big areas, the students of IC group concluded their studies in less time and younger than the NIC group and obtained more scientific production in many cases.

A Iniciação Científica (IC) possibilita a introdução do estudante de graduação na investigação científica, conduzindo-o mais cedo à Pós-Graduação. A pesquisa tem por objetivo investigar as diferenças entre titulados da Pós-Graduação na UFRGS em 2012 no que se refere ao tempo e idade de titulação, bem como diferenças na produção científica até o ano de titulação entre dois grupos: discentes que tiveram experiência de IC na graduação (grupo IC) e que não tiveram (Grupo NIC). Verificou-se grande ocorrência de discentes do grupo IC na modalidade acadêmica. Em geral o grupo IC se titulou mais jovem que o NIC, e em três Grandes Áreas os discentes do grupo IC se titularam em menos tempo e com menor idade que o grupo NIC, bem como obtiveram mais produção científica em diversos casos. / Scientific Initiation allows to introduce undergraduate students in scientific research, leading them earlier to the Graduation. The objective of the research is investigate differences among graduated students of UFRGS in 2012 concerning to time and age of graduation and differences in scientific production between two groups: group with scientific initiation experience (IC group) and group with no scientific initiation experience (NIC group). There was high occurrence of students in IC group in academic modality. In general the IC group concluded the graduation younger than NIC group. In three big areas, the students of IC group concluded their studies in less time and younger than the NIC group and obtained more scientific production in many cases.

Submitted by Erika Demachki (erikademachki@gmail.com) on 2018-06-29T17:15:07Z No. of bitstreams: 2 Dissertação - Felipe Alves da Silva - 2018.pdf: 2605682 bytes, checksum: 072f65c8f227ad41775f62025c20f346 (MD5) license_rdf: 0 bytes, checksum: d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Luciana Ferreira (lucgeral@gmail.com) on 2018-07-03T14:46:47Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 2 Dissertação - Felipe Alves da Silva - 2018.pdf: 2605682 bytes, checksum: 072f65c8f227ad41775f62025c20f346 (MD5) license_rdf: 0 bytes, checksum: d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2018-07-03T14:46:47Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 2 Dissertação - Felipe Alves da Silva - 2018.pdf: 2605682 bytes, checksum: 072f65c8f227ad41775f62025c20f346 (MD5) license_rdf: 0 bytes, checksum: d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e (MD5) Previous issue date: 2018-05-25 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior - CAPES / Understanding the great need that occurs in the field of Mathematical Education, in regarding to the methodologies and pedagogical practices applied in Basic Education, also arises the scientific research. Second Costa (2007) [2] Scientific investigations make a very important role in terms of the grounding, orientation and evaluation of the practices of use of technologies in the educational context. This Dissertation presents the result of the study of the contents approached in the Master's Dissertations of the PROFMAT program, elaborated in the UFG - Regional Catalão in the period from 2014 to 2016, in view of understanding better the problems studied, the theoretical and methodological frameworks in which they are located, the fields where they were applied, the techniques of collection and analysis of data used and what the trends and impacts caused in the Teaching and Learning of Mathematics. For this reason, the 39 Master's Dissertations produced in the abovementioned period were analyzed, making use of a guiding questionnaire, which is in the appendix. Through the results obtained it was possible to perceive the commitment of teachers of Mathematics of Basic Education in reversing the process of neglect, demotivation, discouragement and inertia of the students and teachers, applying new methodologies and practices of Teaching and Learning Mathematics. It was possible to verify the great satisfaction of the researchers in achieving their goals and in some way can contribute to the intellectual and human development of the students. / Entendendo a grande necessidade que se verifica no campo da Educação Matemática, no que se refere às metodologias e práticas pedagógicas aplicadas na Educação Básica, surge também a da investigação científica. Segundo Costa (2007) as investigações científicas desempenham um papel muito importante em termos de fundamentação, orientação e avaliação das práticas de uso das tecnologias em contexto educativo. Esta dissertação apresenta o resultado do estudo dos conteúdos abordados nas dissertações de Mestrado do Programa PROFMAT, elaboradas na UFG – Regional Catalão no período de 2014 a 2016, tendo em vista compreender melhor quais as problemáticas estudadas, os quadros teóricos e metodológicos em que se situam, os campos onde foram aplicadas, as técnicas de coleta e análise de dados utilizadas e quais as tendências e impactos causados no Ensino e Aprendizagem da Matemática. Para tanto, foram analisadas as 39 dissertações de Mestrado produzidas no período supracitado, fazendo uso de um questionário norteador, que se encontra no Apêndice. Através dos resultados obtidos foi possível perceber o empenho dos professores de Matemática da Educação Básica em reverter o processo de descaso, desmotivação, desânimo e inércia dos alunos e docentes, aplicando novas metodologias e práticas de Ensino e Aprendizagem de Matemática. Foi possível verificar a grande satisfação dos pesquisadores ao alcançarem seus objetivos e de alguma forma poderem contribuir para o desenvolvimento intelectual e humano dos estudantes.

Submitted by Neusa Fagundes (neusa.fagundes@unioeste.br) on 2018-03-09T20:02:56Z No. of bitstreams: 2 Leonardo_Carvalho2017.pdf: 23528898 bytes, checksum: ee8464071d8852d88513b133e63439f2 (MD5) license_rdf: 0 bytes, checksum: d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2018-03-09T20:02:56Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 2 Leonardo_Carvalho2017.pdf: 23528898 bytes, checksum: ee8464071d8852d88513b133e63439f2 (MD5) license_rdf: 0 bytes, checksum: d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e (MD5) Previous issue date: 2017-08-23 / The purpose of this study is to understand how teaching and research in strategy is constituted in professional masters in administration from the perspective of teachers. For this, the body of knowledge in strategy, teaching and research methods and techniques, as well as the pedagogical schools used by teachers, from the perspective of Sociology of Knowledge, are used in the social construction of the reality of the field. The research is qualitative, using the multiple case study method, through the application of semistructured interviews with the strategy teachers of the 28 professional master's programs in management that have in their curriculum the discipline of strategy. In addition, a data triangulation was developed with lattes curricula of research subjects, menus and teaching plans. It was possible to understand that as regards the body of knowledge used by the teachers / researchers, the same one approaches the main authors of the field of the strategy, but it includes different authors related to the field of research, knowledge and academic formation of the teachers. Among the most used teaching techniques are the case method, the expository and dialogic classes, the debates and discussions and the seminars, being the written evaluations, individual and group work and the composition of articles the main evaluation methodologies. The main research methodologies were the qualitative ones, however, a direct relation with the research objectives was perceived, causing an alternation between the qualitative and quantitative methodologies. The most frequent methods of data collection were interviews, documents and surveys. The most used methods of analysis were content and speech analysis and statistical analysis with the use of software. Regarding the social role of the interviewees, it was possible to understand that it is not restricted to teaching and research, but it is related to other roles such as coordination, administrative, evaluator, editor, consultant and others. It was relevant the relationship between theory and practice presented by the interviewees, a relationship that permeated from the selection of students to the final product of research developed by students in professional masters. Finally, in the developed diagnosis it was possible to understand that the dissemination of the research data can contribute to the advances in the field of strategy in the professional masters in administration. / Este estudo tem o objetivo de compreender como se constitui o ensino e a pesquisa em estratégia nos mestrados profissionais em administração sob a ótica dos docentes. Para tanto, utiliza-se o corpo de conhecimento em estratégia, os métodos e técnicas de ensino e pesquisa, e também as escolas pedagógicas utilizadas pelos docentes, sob a perspectiva da Sociologia do Conhecimento, na construção social da realidade do campo. A pesquisa é qualitativa, com a utilização do método de estudo de casos múltiplos, por meio da aplicação de entrevistas semiestruturadas com os docentes de estratégia dos 28 programas de mestrados profissionais em administração que tenham em seu currículo a disciplina de estratégia. Além disso, foi desenvolvida uma triangulação de dados com os currículos lattes dos sujeitos de pesquisa, as ementas e planos de ensino. Foi possível compreender que quanto ao corpo de conhecimento utilizado pelos docentes/pesquisadores, o mesmo aborda os principais autores do campo da estratégia, porém, engloba diferentes autores relacionados ao campo de pesquisa, conhecimento e formação acadêmica dos docentes. Dentre as técnicas de ensino mais utilizadas se destacam o método de caso, as aulas expositivas e dialogadas, os debates e discussões e os seminários, sendo as avaliações escritas, trabalhos individuais e em grupo e a composição de artigos as principais metodologias de avaliação. As principais metodologias de pesquisa foram as qualitativas, porém, percebeu-se uma relação direta com os objetivos de pesquisa, ocasionando uma alternância entre as metodologias qualitativas e quantitativas. Os métodos de coleta de dados mais frequentes foram as entrevistas, os documentos e surveys. Os métodos de análise mais utilizados foram análise de conteúdo e do discurso e as análises estatísticas com a utilização de softwares. Quanto ao papel social dos entrevistados, foi possível compreender que não se restringe ao de docência e pesquisa, mas se relaciona com outros papéis como de coordenação, administrativos, avaliador, editor, consultor entre outros. Foi relevante a relação entre teoria e prática apresentada pelos entrevistados, relação esta que permeou desde a seleção dos mestrandos até o produto final da pesquisa desenvolvida pelos discentes nos mestrados profissionais. Por fim, no diagnóstico desenvolvido, foi possível compreender que a divulgação dos dados da pesquisa pode contribuir para os avanços no campo da estratégia nos mestrados profissionais em administração.

This thesis deals with the examination of damper characteristics and influence of individual parameters on vehicle handling, primarily with the use of computer program Matlab Simulink.

The aim of this master's thesis is design of an indoor swimming pool in the town of Náměšť nad Oslavou. The thesis contains project documentation, technical reports, reports of fire safety and assessment of building physics. There are two swimming pools designed in the building, main swimming pool of lenght 25m and a smaller one for children. Next to the pool hall a wellness area is placed consisting of three saunas, as well as cooling pool and a rest room. The proposed building has one ground floor and one basement level. Load-bearing structures are made of reinforced concrete except for the structure of the roof in the pool hall which is constructed from glued timber trusses. A glass facade is designed in this part of the building. Perimeter walls are thermally insulated using polystyrene foam. The roof is designed as a compact roof with foam glass thermal insulation.

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