Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento CientÃfico e TecnolÃgico / O descarte de efluentes tÃxteis em Ãguas superficiais representa um sÃrio problema ambiental e de saÃde pÃblica devido, principalmente, à presenÃa de corantes na sua composiÃÃo, muitos dos quais sÃo potencialmente tÃxicos e carcinogÃnicos. A remoÃÃo de cor desses compostos ainda à uma das maiores dificuldades enfrentadas pelas estaÃÃes de tratamento de efluentes das indÃstrias desse segmento. Dentre os mÃtodos de descoloraÃÃo, o tratamento anaerÃbio tem merecido bastante destaque por ser economicamente atraente. Nesta pesquisa, foram realizados dois experimentos acerca da remoÃÃo de cor de corantes de efluentes tÃxteis. O primeiro objetivou, inicialmente, avaliar e comparar a remoÃÃo de cor de efluente tÃxtil sintÃtico, contendo o corante azo Congo Red (CR), em sistemas anaerÃbios de um estÃgio, composto por um Ãnico reator UASB (R1), e de dois estÃgios (R2), composto por um reator UASB acidogÃnico (R2,A) seguido de um outro metanogÃnico (R2,M). Os reatores foram submetidos a diferentes condiÃÃes operacionais, variando-se as concentraÃÃes iniciais do corante e do substrato doador de elÃtrons (etanol) assim como o tempo de detenÃÃo hidrÃulica (TDH) dos reatores. Constatou-se que, com o aumento gradual da concentraÃÃo de CR de 0,3 para 1,2 mM, a eficiÃncia mÃdia total de remoÃÃo de cor do R1 diminuiu de 97,8 para 95,1%, enquanto a do R2 nÃo apresentou variaÃÃo relevante, sendo o R2,A responsÃvel por grande parte da descoloraÃÃo total alcanÃada (98,5%). Em relaÃÃo à concentraÃÃo inicial de etanol, observou-se queda de menos de 2% na eficiÃncia mÃdia do R1 contra quase 6% na do R2 ao se reduzir a concentraÃÃo do substrato de 1,0 para apenas 0,2 g DQO/L. E, ao se reduzir o TDH total dos sistemas de 24 para 12 horas, as eficiÃncias mÃdias de R1 e R2 passaram de, aproximadamente, 98% para 96,6 e 97,7%, respectivamente. Posteriormente, esses mesmos sistemas ainda foram alimentados com efluente tÃxtil real, e, apesar de ambos terem apresentado eficiÃncias de remoÃÃo de cor menores do que as obtidas com o CR, o R1 atingiu um valor mÃdio 7% maior do que o do R2. O segundo experimento buscou avaliar e comparar a remoÃÃo de cor de efluente tÃxtil real em sistemas anaerÃbios de um estÃgio (TDH = 12 h) suplementados ou nÃo com doador de elÃtrons (etanol) e mediador redox (AQDS). NÃo se observou nenhuma diferenÃa entre os valores mÃdios de eficiÃncia de descoloraÃÃo obtidos pelo reator suplementado com AQDS (R3) e pelo reator livre desse composto (R4). Entretanto, na ausÃncia de etanol, embora ambos os reatores tenham apresentado menores valores de eficiÃncia de remoÃÃo de cor, o R3 obteve uma eficiÃncia mÃdia 5% maior do que a do R4. Concluiu-se que os sistemas anaerÃbios empregados foram capazes de remover a cor de corantes de efluentes sintÃtico e real sob diferentes condiÃÃes operacionais. O impacto do mediador redox nÃo foi evidente no tratamento do efluente real a um TDH de 12 horas, e a ausÃncia de doador de elÃtrons adicional reduziu a eficiÃncia de remoÃÃo de cor dos reatores / The release of textile effluents into superficial water bodies represents a serious environmental problem and a public health concern because lots of dyes from wastewater and their breakdown products are potentially toxic and carcinogenic. Colour removal of dyes is still a challenge for textile industry wastewater treatment plants. Amongst the decolourisation methods, the anaerobic treatment has called attention for being economically attractive. This work reports two textile wastewater colour removal experiments. The first one aimed, primarily, to assess and compare colour removal of synthetic textile effluent, which contained the azo dye Congo Red (CR), in an one-stage anaerobic system, consisted of only a UASB reactor (R1), and in a two-stage anaerobic system (R2), consisted of an acidogenic (R2,A) followed by a methanogenic reactor (R2,M). The reactors were run under different operational conditions by varying the initial dye and electron donor (ethanol) concentrations as well as the hydraulic retention time (HRT) of the reactors. It was observed that, with gradual increase of CR concentration from 0.3 to 1.2 mM, R1 total average colour removal efficiency decreased from 97.8 to 95.1%, while R2 did not present remarkable variation, and R2,A was responsible for the major part of total decolourisation reached (98.5%). Concerning the initial ethanol concentration, a less than 2% drop was observed at R1 average efficiency against an almost 6% one at R2 by reducing the substrate concentration from 1.0 to only 0.2 g COD/L. And, by reducing the systems total HRT from 24 for 12 hours, the R1 and R2 average efficiencies changed from, approximately, 98% to 96.6 and 97.7%, respectively. Afterwards, those same systems were fed with real textile wastewater, and, although both have presented lower colour removal efficiencies than the ones achieved with CR, R1 reached a 7% average value higher than R2. The second experiment aimed to assess and compare the real textile wastewater colour removal in one-stage anaerobic systems (HRT = 12 h) supplemented or not with electron donor (ethanol) and redox mediator (AQDS). No difference was observed between decolourisation efficiency average values achieved by the reactor supplemented with AQDS (R3) and by the reactor free of this compound (R4). However, in the absence of ethanol, both reactors have presented lower colour removal efficiency values, the R3 reached a 5% average efficiency higher than R4 one. It can be concluded that the used anaerobic systems achieved good decolourisation efficiencies with both synthetic and real textile wastewaters under the different operational conditions studied. The redox mediator impact was not evident in the treatment of the real effluent at HRT of 12 hours, and the absence of an external electron donor reduced the reactors colour removal efficiency

Made available in DSpace on 2016-08-17T14:53:18Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Sergio Martins.pdf: 700705 bytes, checksum: 71c0b694334049a0c5cb00444741f529 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2007-09-14 / This work is part of the ICS Project (Intelligent Commerce System), currently in development in the Intelligent Systems Laboratory (LSI), at Universidade Federal do Maranhão (UFMA), under the coordination of the Prof. Dr. Sofiane Labidi. The project aims at developing an Intelligent environment of negotiation for electronic commerce among companies (business-to-business) and in a approaching in cycle of life composed of five stages. This work aims at main feature of the ICS that is the automation of the negotiation process to provide companies with favorable conditions for commercialization at a low operational cost, with rapidity and efficiency. The negotiation is the stage where the intelligent agents who represent the users (companies), initiate its searches for the satisfaction of its necessities through exchanges of purchase or seller proposals of goods and services. We present the proposed Negotiation Model and a prototype of the mediator agent which is responsible for the management of the negotiation process as a whole. / Este trabalho é parte do Projeto ICS (Intelligent Commerce System), atualmente em desenvolvimento no Laboratório de Sistemas Inteligentes (LSI), da Universidade Federal do Maranhão (UFMA), sob a coordenação do Prof. Dr. Sofiane Labidi. O projeto tem como objetivo desenvolver um ambiente inteligente de negociação de comércio eletrônico entre empresas (business-to-business). O ICS é baseado na tecnologia de agentes inteligentes móveis e numa abordagem em ciclo de vida composto de cinco fases. Este trabalho foca a característica principal do ICS que é a automação do processo de negociação para proporcionar às empresas condições favoráveis de comercialização a um baixo custo operacional, com rapidez e eficiência. A negociação é a fase em que os agentes inteligentes que representam os usuários (empresas) iniciam suas buscas pela satisfação de suas necessidades através de trocas de propostas de compra ou venda de bens e serviços. Apresentamos o modelo de negociação proposto e o protótipo do agente mediador, responsável pelo gerenciamento do processo de negociação como um todo.

Cette recherche est une contribution à l'amélioration du Home Stay, forme de tourisme chez l'habitant d'apparition récente en Thaïlande. Enseignante de français dans une Université d'une région touristique, il nous est apparu que son développement profiterait à la région et offrirait des débouchés à nos étudiants. Nous avons recensé les Home Stay qui recevaient des touristes français ou francophones, dont nous avons contacté chefs de villages et habitants ainsi que les visiteurs étrangers présents lors de nos visites. Nous leur avons fait remplir des questionnaires, les visiteurs étrangers étant classés en trois catégories: français, francophones et autres, questionnaires que nous avons dépouillés à l'aide d'un logiciel SPSS. Nous en avons conclu à la nécessité de médiateurs interculturels. Pour permettre aux visiteurs étrangers de satisfaire leur curiosité sur le mode de vie traditionnel des habitants, leurs travaux, leurs fêtes et leurs coutumes et répondre également au souhait des habitants, il fallait une présence permanente dans les villages de tels médiateurs. Nous avons jugé qu'il serait intéressant de proposer à nos étudiants une formation linguistique et interculturelle pour pratiquer ce métier, ces deux compétences étant également nécessaires pour jouer le rôle de médiateurs dans un Home Stay. Pour éviter le choc culturel et les malentendus dus à la différence culturelle entre habitants et visiteurs étrangers, il est indispensable de mettre l'accent dans cette formation sur l'éducation et la communication interculturelles. Cette formation devra leur faire acquérir les trois composantes de la compétence en communication : savoirs, savoir-faire et savoir-être. / This research is contributed to the improvement of the Home Stay, a form of tourism recently appear in Thailand that allows the visitor to stay in a house of local family. Teaching French in a university within a touristic region, it appeared to us that this type of tourism would offer advantages not only to the region and but also to our students. We formulated the Home Stay for welcoming French or French-speaking visitors by contacting the village chiefs and the villagers as well as the others foreign visitors during our visits. We asked them to fill in a questionnaire, with the foreign visitors classified into three categories: French, French-speaking and Other, which we analyzed by statistical software SPSS. In conclusion, the results of the questionnaire data point to the necessity of the intercultural mediators. In letting the foreign visitors satisfy their curiosity about the villagers' traditional way of life, their works, their fetes and their customs, and responding to the desire of the villagers, it appears that these mediators could be required on a permanent basis, in the village. In turn, we propose a linguistic and intercultural program to our students towards the goal of becoming intercultural mediators. These two competencies are also necessary for the role of mediators in a Home Stay. In order to avoid cross-cultural and misunderstanding between the villagers and foreign visitors, it is necessary to emphasize the intercultural education and communication in this program. It would allow students to obtain three components of communication competency: knowledge, skills and attributes common to intercultural mediators.

Les travaux présentés dans cette thèse visent à étudier les interfaces "nanocatalyseur/glucose" et "enzyme/O2" d'une biopile hybride. Dans ce cadre, une nouvelle méthode de synthèse de nanoparticules à base d'or et de platine a été développée. Ces nanomatériaux ont été caractérisés par différentes méthodes physicochimiques pour connaître leur taille, leur morphologie et leur dispersion dans un substrat carboné (Vulcan XC72R). La surface active de chaque électrode a été déterminée par voltammétrie cyclique et par CO stripping. Il a été montré que dans les catalyseurs AuxPty, l'or a un effet promoteur sur le platine vis-à-vis de l'oxydation du glucose. Le catalyseur Au70Pt30 présente la meilleure activité catalytique. L'étude par spectroélectrochimie a permis de déterminer que la B–gluconolactone est le produit primaire de l'oxydation du glucose qui procède à bas potentiel par la déshydrogénation du carbone anomérique sur le platine. La réaction de réduction de O2 a été catalysée par une enzyme, la bilirubine oxydase (BOD). Pour faciliter le transfert électronique, deux médiateurs : ABTS et un complexe d'osmium ont été encapsulés avec l'enzyme dans une matrice de Nafion® pour créer les interfaces : BOD/ABTS/O2 et BOD/Os/O2. L'étude voltammétrique des deux médiateurs en milieu tampon phosphate a révélé deux systèmes quasi-réversibles avec des potentiels apparents proches du potentiel redox du site T1 de la BOD. Bien que difficilement comparables en termes de densité de courant au catalyseur constitué de nanoparticules de platine, les cathodes enzymatiques permettent de catalyser à quatre électrons la réduction de O2 à des potentiels très proches du potentiel de Nernst. / The work developed in this thesis concerns the study of the behavior of redox reactions at the interfaces "nanocatalyst/glucose" and "enzyme/O2" for a hybrid Biofuel Cell. In this framework, a novel synthesis method of based gold and platinum nanoparticles has been achieved. These synthesized nanomaterials were characterized by different physicochemical techniques to determine their size, morphology and their dispersion in Vulcan XC72R used as substrate. The active surface area of each electrode material was determined by cyclic voltammetry and CO stripping. It has been shown that in the bimetallic catalyst gold promotes platinum activity towards the glucose oxidation. The bimetallic composition Au70Pt30 exhibits the better efficiency. The study by spectroelectrochemistry determined that the B-gluconolactone is the primary product of the glucose oxidation which proceeds at low potential by the dehydrogenation of anomeric carbon on platinum. The reduction reaction of O2 was catalyzed by an enzyme, bilirubin oxidase (BOD). Mediated electronic transfer was performed with two redox mediators, ABTS and an Osmium complex (Os). They have been encapsulated with the enzyme in a Nafion® matrix to construct the interfaces: BOD/ABTS/O2 and BOD/Os/O2. The voltammetric study of the mediators in phosphate buffer revealed two quasi-reversible systems with an apparent potential close to the theoretical potential of the T1 BOD center. Although hardly comparable in terms of current density with the Pt nanocatalyst the O2 reduction is a four electron reaction at the cathodes BOD/ABTS and BOD/Os which deliver an electrode potential close to the Nernst one.

Lors des réponses immunitaires, les lymphocytes B diversifient leur répertoire par l’hypermutation somatique (HMS) et la commutation isotypique (CI). Ces deux mécanismes sont dépendant de l’activité de « activation-induced cytidine deaminase » (AID), une enzyme qui déamine les cytosines de l’ADN en uraciles générant des mésappariements qui sont processés différemment dans le cas de l’HMS et de la CI. Au cours de la CI, le locus de la chaîne lourde des immunoglobulines subit un changement de conformation qui rapproche les promoteurs, les enhancers et les régions de switch afin de permettre la recombinaison des régions de switch. Cependant, les mécanismes moléculaires sous-jacents n’ont pas encore été identifié. Dans le but de comprendre les mécanismes de régulation d’AID, nous avons réalisé un criblage protéomique et identifié CTCF ainsi que les complexes médiateur et cohésine qui constituent des facteurs préalablement impliqués dans les interactions longues distances. Au cours de ce travail de thèse, nous avons montré que le complexe médiateur est requis pour la transcription de la région de switch acceptrice, pour l’interaction de cette dernière avec l’enhancer Eµ et pour le recrutement d’AID au locus des IgH. D’un autre côté, nous avons montré que le complexe cohésine est impliqué dans la réparation des cassures induites par AID et qu’il pourrait être impliqué dans la recombinaison des régions de switch. / During immune responses, B cells diversify their repertoire through somatic hypermutation (SHM) and class switch recombination (CSR). Both of these mechanisms are dependent on the activity of activation-induced cytidine deaminase (AID), an enzyme that deaminates cytosines into uracils generating mismatches that are differentially processed to result in SHM and CSR. During CSR, the Ig heavy chain (IgH) locus undergoes dynamic three-dimensional structural changes in which promoters, enhancers and switch regions are brought into close proximity. Nevertheless, little is known about the underlying mechanisms. To gain insight into the molecular mechanism responsible for AID regulation during CSR, we performed a proteomic screen for AID partners and identified CTCF, cohesin and mediator complexes, which are factors previously implicated in long-range interactions. We showed that during CSR, the mediator complex is required for acceptor switch region transcription, long-range interaction between the enhancer and the acceptor switch region and AID recruitment to the IgH locus whereas the cohesin complex is required for proper AID-induced breaks repair and might favor switch regions synapsis.

The purpose of this thesis is to present the main features of out-of-court dispute resolution (alternative dispute resolution) with mediation in civil and commercial issues under Directive No. 2008/52/EC, Act No. 202/2012 Coll., on Mediation and Change Some Laws ("Medition Act"), and Spanish Act No. 5/2012 on Mediation in Civil and Commercial Matters. The thesis purpose is definition of ADR and types of ADR, mediation and its relationship with international law and legislation in the Czech Republic and Spain. The thesis is divided into five basic chapters. The first chapter explains the term ADR and its advantages and disadvantages, its methods, such as mediation, arbitration, early neutral evaluation, conciliation, minitrial, expert determination and ombudsman. The thesis also explains some hybrid methods of ADR, such as med-arb and arb-med. The second chapter is devoted to the mediation. It refers to the term, the history and the development, the major principles, the forms, the person of mediator, his role, the appointment, the choice, the obligations of impartiality, the independence and the duty of confidentiality, as well as the role of the lawyer in mediation, the ethics in mediation, the costs of mediation and the process of mediation from the point of view of the particular phases. In the...

Ancestor worship is conceived by some to be an outdated primitive custom with no relevance to modern society. However, this study shows that ancestor worship is still alive and well in numerous cultures and countries around the globe and that it is still practised in different forms today. This study focuses on the phenomenon of ancestor worship in Africa, Japan and Korea and specifically deals with the challenges it has posed to Christian missionaries in these contexts. Furthermore, this study examines the strategies which the Roman Catholic Church, the Protestant Church and Independent Churches have adopted to deal with this problem and the apparent mismatch with Christian theology. Therefore, the analysis of the phenomenon of ancestor worship is situated in the socio-cultural and religious paradigms of each of these countries and is examined in theological, missiological and Biblical terms. Most notably, the thesis attempts to determine whether or not ancestor worship can be considered to be a purely social and cultural phenomenon which carries certain ethical responsibilities in these cultures and whether or not it is congruent with Christian theology. This study has attempted to prove that in spite of the socio-cultural dimensions of ancestor worship and its rituals (with their ensuing ethical responsibilities in the cosmologies of these nations) it is still essentially worship. It is contended that ancestor worship is fundamentally a form of idolatry and contrary to the teachings of the Bible and is therefore does not articulate with Christian theology. The fundamental premise underlying the study is the ultimate authority of the Bible as the inspired word of God. This is a qualitative study which attempts to explore the phenomenon and rituals of ancestor worship on numerous levels. In each case the theological contributions of scholars in the field are evaluated and explored and ultimately benchmarked against the Biblical evidence. In the African context it is necessary therefore to look at African Christology and the attempts of scholars to contextualise the gospel in African terms. As such the continuity and discontinuity between traditional religion and the Bible is explored and the dangers of syncretism are addressed. The ultimate goal was to suggest a suitable approach for the Church to deal with the challenges which ancestor worship poses in these specific contexts. The study will motivate and argue for contextualisation as an appropriate mission principle in this regard. This takes into consideration the social responsibility which missionaries have towards the people to whom they introduce the gospel. The reason is that the close bond which exists between identity, culture and religion is acknowledged. If the religion or cultural practises are rejected because it does not comply with the Gospel’s requirements, then missionaries need to be sensitive to the void which they may create in the identity of the people and take appropriate steps to ameliorate the problem and avoid syncretism. / Thesis (PhD (Science of Religion and Missiology))--University of Pretoria, 2008. / Science of Religion and Missiology / unrestricted

The submitted thesis deals with Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), particularly mediation activities. The aim of this thesis is to introduce mediation as an alternative method of conflict resolution, that is still relatively neglected in the Czech Republic, through a summary of theoretical knowledge in terms of its practical operation. Particular attention is paid to the recent regulation relating to mediation in civil matters and certain essential institutes that are affected by the new Mediation Act. The work is divided into five chapters. The first chapter defines the general concept of ADR and outlines the different types of ADR. The next part of the thesis presents in detail the mediation, a mediator and requirements for the performance of this function. There is also clearly described the course of mediation process. The third chapter deals with the regulation of mediation in the EU, which is the starting point for each national system. The fourth chapter is devoted to the regulation of mediation in the Czech Republic. It describes the situation that prevailed during the period without comprehensive regulation of mediation in civil matters, the legislative process of preparation and adoption of the Mediation Act, newly enshrined institutes and there is also a definition of the obstacles that could hinder penetration of mediation into wider practice. Finally, there is a comparison of the situation in the Czech Republic with the application of mediation activities in the USA and in some EU countries.

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No. of bitstreams: 2 license_rdf: 0 bytes, checksum: d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e (MD5) Edileuza Donizete Rocha Mirandas.pdf: 571682 bytes, checksum: 00c1758789574dd66711ca57d937607e (MD5) Previous issue date: 2016-12-15 / Due to the increase of violence in the school environment related to several situations that involve verbal, physical and symbolic aggressions carried out by basic education students, the Secretariat of Public Education of the State of Sao Paulo (SEESP), in partnership with the Secretariat of Public Security (SSP), has instituted the System of Public Protection in the State Educational System and the role of School and Community Mediator Teacher (PMEC), which aims to coordinate planning of actions destined to prevention, mediation and resolution of conflicts in the school environment. This investigative proposal has the goal of questioning the effectiveness of school mediation through analyses of the PMEC’s considered good practice in a public school that is connected to a Board of Education (DE) in the inner state of Sao Paulo. A case study was methodologically carried out and oriented by a qualitative research approach, in which techniques for data generation consist in analyses of normative resolutions, reports and evidences from the performed work, book of occurrences and semi-structured interviews. This thesis has shown many fragilities regarding the School Protection System, as these public policies interfere direct and indirectly in the effectiveness of the PMEC’s work in the Sao Paulo State schools. Through the obtained data, it was noticed that school mediation goes through a strong transition period, going from the Retributive Law, which has a more punitive nature, to the Restorative Law, based in restorative practices in conflict resolution. It was possible to perceive the effectiveness in the PMEC’s work through what is considered good practice; however, many things need to be reviewed so that a more pacific school environment can be implemented. This will only be possible with a collaborative work between the school agents, investments in formation, monitoring and assessment of projects. Finally, this research’s results aim to assist in subsidizing other PMECs’ work, broadening the debate on public policies and contributing with proposals that can come to improve the work performed by these professionals on behalf of constructing a peace culture inside and outside schools. / Devido ao aumento das violências, no ambiente escolar, em relação às diversas situações que envolvem agressões verbais, físicas e simbólicas protagonizadas por estudantes da educação básica, a Secretaria de Educação do Estado de São Paulo (SEESP), em parceria com a Secretaria de Segurança Pública (SSP), instituiu o Sistema de Proteção Escolar na Rede Estadual de Ensino e a função de Professor Mediador Escolar e Comunitário (PMEC), que visa a coordenar o planejamento de ações destinadas à prevenção, mediação e resolução de conflitos, no ambiente escolar. A presente proposta investigativa tem como objetivo problematizar a efetividade da mediação escolar a partir das análises das consideradas boas práticas do PMEC, em uma escola pública pertencente a uma Diretoria de Ensino (DE) do interior do Estado de São Paulo. Metodologicamente, efetuamos um estudo de caso orientado pela abordagem qualitativa de pesquisa, cujas técnicas para a geração de dados consistiram em análises das resoluções normativas, relatórios/evidências dos trabalhos realizados, livros de ocorrências, entrevistas semiestruturadas. Essa dissertação demonstrou muitas fragilidades, no que se refere ao Sistema de Proteção Escolar, pois essas políticas públicas interferem direta e indiretamente na efetivação do trabalho do PMEC, nas escolas paulistas. Pelos dados obtidos, percebemos que a mediação escolar passa por um forte momento de transição, da Justiça Retributiva de cunho mais punitivo para a Justiça Restaurativa, que tem suas bases nas práticas restaurativas de resolução de conflitos. Pôde-se observar a efetividade do trabalho do PMEC, através das consideradas boas práticas, no entanto, muitas coisas necessitam ser revistas, para a implantação de um ambiente escolar mais pacífico, o que só será possível por meio de um trabalho coletivo entre os agentes escolares, investimentos em formação, acompanhamento e avaliação do projeto. Enfim, espera-se que os resultados desta pesquisa sirvam para subsidiar o trabalho de outros PMECs, ampliando o debate sobre políticas públicas, contribuindo com propostas que venham a aprimorar o trabalho realizado por esses profissionais, em prol da construção de uma cultura de paz, dentro e fora das escolas.

While Skagboys portrays the descent into heroin addiction of young, working class Scots during the Thatcher era, shifting the analysis from a strictly human perspective to one focusing on the agency of objects opens up the novel to new readings wherein morality emerges through nonhuman actors. Welsh’s work has traditionally been hailed as Scottish working-class realism that portrays its characters unideologically, to the point that the novels, through the characters, appear without morality. Drawing upon Latour’s notion of Actor-Network Theory, ANT, reveals a Thatcherite materiality permeating the story, prescribing the moral behaviour which the characters of Skagboys repeatedly clash with as their heroin addiction and junk desperation grows. The impacts of the security camera, the smoke detector and the collection tin provide the basis for the analysis. This highlights two types of marginalization for the characters. Firstly, in the characters’ hopeless prospects with regards to employment due to Thatcher’s neoliberal politics, and secondly as objects of detection and control exerting agency in the world which the characters navigate. These objects presuppose and foil crime, effectively becoming extensions of Thatcherite morality, keeping the criminal and unemployed in check.