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Made available in DSpace on 2016-08-10T10:47:02Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 FABIANA PEREIRA BARBALHO.pdf: 1767202 bytes, checksum: 32aeda02c693ba5c109ce2b3edd24f2a (MD5) Previous issue date: 2014-03-12 / The objective of this work is to analyze the United Nations Mission for the Stabilization of Haiti (MINUSTAH) in the foreign policy of the Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva government. The intention is to present some considerations regarding Brazilian foreign policy and the effects of the performance of the Midwest region contingent. This will be done by presenting the Haitian historical setting and by examining the motivations that led Brazil to accept the MINUSTAH command. Haiti, the second colony in the American continent to obtain independence, has gone through decades of dictatorships and political struggles and, therefore, several foreign interventions were carried out in the country. However, over the years, the deficient state structure intensified, and, along with serious socio-economic crisis, natural disasters and disease outbreaks, suffering among the population also increased. In 2004, with the resignation of President Jean-Bertrand, a widespread chaos broke out and caught the attention of the international community. MINUSTAH (approved by Resolution 1542 of UNSC on April 30, 2004) arrived in Haiti on June 1st of the same year under the leadership of Maj. Gen. Augusto Heleno Ribeiro Pereira. The mission aims were: to support the constitutional and political process of the country; to seek to guarantee a safe and stable environment to all the citizens; to aid the transitional government in monitoring and reforming the Haitian National Police; to assist in conducting municipal, parliamentary and presidential elections; and to promote and protect human rights. MINUSTAH had their mandates renewed several times through UNSC resolutions, which established the conduct guidelines of the troops and redefined the strategies, adapting these to political, socioeconomic and security transformations that the country presented. The Midwest region contingent, our main research object, arrived in Port au Prince in the first half of December 2006 together with Peacekeeping Operations Group (DOPaz). This group, originally from the Special Operations Brigade based in Goiânia (Brazil), found an environment of immense insecurity. A series of extremely violent kidnappings and several killings were broadcasted in newspapers around the world. The contingent conducted several enforcement operations, which achieved short-term decrease in the levels of violence in the Haitian capital, Port au Prince, and in neighborhoods like Cité Militaire and Cité Soleil. The research was developed with a dialectical approach, with a historical analysis procedure and through literature and document analysis. Various sources of information were used, such as articles from specialized and non-specialized journals, theses, Brazilian Government and the UN official documents, and multiple books that deal with the topic. / Esse trabalho tem por objetivo analisar a Missão das Nações Unidas para a Estabilização do Haiti (MINUSTAH) na política externa do Governo Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. Pretende-se, por meio da exposição de um cenário histórico do Haiti e do exame das motivações que levaram o Brasil a aceitar o comando da MINUSTAH, apresentar algumas considerações a respeito da política externa brasileira e dos reflexos da atuação do contingente região Centro Oeste na missão. O Haiti, a segunda colônia nas Américas a conquistar sua independência, passou por décadas de ditaduras e lutas políticas, com isso, várias intervenções estrangeiras foram realizadas no país com a finalidade de minimizar os efeitos da ineficiência estatal. No entanto, com o passar dos anos, a estrutura estatal deficitária foi se intensificando, ademais, graves crises socioeconômicas, catástrofes naturais e surtos de doenças aumentaram o sofrimento da população. Em 2004, com a renúncia do presidente Jean-Bertrand Aristide eclodiu um caos generalizado que despertou a atenção da comunidade internacional. A MINUSTAH (aprovada pela Resolução 1542 do CSNU, em 30 de abril de 2004) chegou ao Haiti no dia 1º de junho do mesmo ano sob chefia do General de Divisão Augusto Heleno Ribeiro Pereira. A missão tinha como objetivo dar apoio ao processo constitucional e político do país; buscar assegurar a todos os cidadãos um ambiente seguro e estável; apoiar o governo de transição no monitoramento e reforma da Polícia Nacional Haitiana; auxiliar na realização de eleições municipais, parlamentares e presidenciais; e promover e proteger os direitos humanos. A MINUSTAH teve seus mandatos renovados diversas vezes por meio de resoluções do CSNU que estabeleciam as diretrizes de conduta das tropas e a redefinição de estratégias, adaptando-as transformações políticas, socioeconômicas e de segurança que o país apresentava. O contingente região Centro Oeste, nosso principal objeto de pesquisa, chegou em Porto Príncipe na primeira quinzena de dezembro de 2006 juntamente com o Destacamento de Operações de Paz (DOPaz). Esse grupo, oriundo da Brigada de Operações Especiais, sediado em Goiânia, encontrou um ambiente de grande insegurança, uma sequência de sequestros extremamente violentos e várias mortes sendo noticiadas em jornais de todo o mundo. O contingente realizou várias operações coercitivas, conseguindo em curto prazo diminuir os índices de violência na capital do Haiti, Porto Príncipe, e em bairros como Cité Militaire e Cité Soleil. A pesquisa foi desenvolvida sob uma abordagem dialética, utilizando como procedimento uma análise histórica, através de pesquisas bibliográficas e documentais, sendo usada várias fontes de informações como artigos de periódicos especializados e não especializados, teses, documentos oficiais do Governo Brasileiro e da ONU, e múltiplos livros que versam sobre o tema.

Submitted by Línive De Albuquerque Correa (linive-correa@hotmail.com) on 2018-10-17T19:21:33Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Dissertação LÍNIVE DE ALBUQUERQUE CORREA.pdf: 2887396 bytes, checksum: 17cd0bb335b95a9a5888d65105ca23db (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Maria Luiza Carpi Semeghini (luiza@assis.unesp.br) on 2018-10-17T23:37:45Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 correa_la_me_assis_int.pdf: 2887396 bytes, checksum: 17cd0bb335b95a9a5888d65105ca23db (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2018-10-17T23:37:45Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 correa_la_me_assis_int.pdf: 2887396 bytes, checksum: 17cd0bb335b95a9a5888d65105ca23db (MD5) Previous issue date: 2018-08-22 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES) / O jornal Correio do Estado de Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul, fundado em 1954, revelou-se já desde o seu primeiro número, em muitos aspectos, como um órgão fruto de seu tempo. Os anos de 1950, no Brasil, são marco da ascensão do capitalismo industrial e financeiro que possibilitou a estruturação de parques gráficos e emissoras de rádio e televisão, período nacionalmente reconhecido como “era moderna” da imprensa brasileira, no entanto, esta não se fez sentir da mesma maneira nos diversos rincões do país. Assim, o Correio do Estado, fonte e objeto da presente dissertação, constitui-se como representante da chamada “imprensa do interior” que possui facetas diferentes da “grande imprensa”. O periódico será o carro-chefe do conglomerado midiático homônimo localizado no interior do país, a fim de estudar os desdobramentos deste, propôs-se um recorte temporal que abarca o período compreendido entre 1954 e 1980, isto é, do momento de fundação do jornal, enfatizando a compra do mesmo por José Barbosa Rodrigues, contemplando a concessão das rádios Cultura e Canarinho até a inauguração da TV Campo Grande, configurando o alcance do grupo que atingia todas as mídias disponíveis. Propõe-se, portanto, a promoção de uma análise histórica da formação e primeiros desenvolvimentos do Grupo Correio do Estado, primando-se pelos registros deixados pelo jornal de suas principais ações no campo midiático regional, e nos campos político e econômico, perpassando por temas como a criação do Estado do Mato Grosso do Sul e a política nacional. Historiar a trajetória do Correio do Estado, que permanece como um objeto pouco explorado na área da História, permitiu o levantamento de dados capazes de sustentar a hipótese, inicialmente lançada, de que o grupo comunicacional portou-se, no período compreendido por esta dissertação, como um instrumento de proselitismo político, responsável por dominar boa parte da difusão de informação e da formação de opiniões nas regiões abrangidas por este que foi o maior órgão da imprensa estadual dos “dois Mato Grosso”. / The journal Correio do Estado of Campo Grande in Mato Grosso do Sul was founded in 1954. From the very first issue, it revealed itself in many ways, to be highly representative of its time. In Brazil, the 1950s were marked by the ascension of industrial capitalism and finance, which facilitated the structuring of ‘printing parks’, amalgamations of press companies. Together with similar re-organizations in the radio and television industries, this period became nationally recognized as ‘the modern era’ of Brazilian press. However, there was disparity in the modernization process in different parts of the country. As such, Correio do Estado, the source and object of this dissertation, became an example of so-called ‘provincial press’ which possessed distinctive features from the ‘Big Press’. The journal would go on to prove itself as the vehicle of growth for the conglomerate that would become synonymous with media in the country’s interior. In order to explore these developments, this piece will provide a temporal record of the period between 1954 and 1980. This period, encompassing the Journal’s foundation up until the inauguration of TV Campo Grande, encompasses events such as the group’s purchase by José Barbosa Rodrigues, and the conception of the two radio stations, Cultura and Canarinho. As a result, the journey through time follows the diversification of the group into the major media areas of the industry, highlighting its range. This piece therefore aims to provide a historical analysis of the formation and initial developments of the Correio do Estado group. Primed with the registries kept by the journal from the start of its activity in the field of regional media, and in fields such as politics and economics, this piece uncovers themes such as the creation of Moto Gosso do Sul state and other national political events. Charting the history of Correio do Estado, which has received limited attention from a historical perspective facilitated the pooling of data to support the hypothesis initially proposed in this piece. Namely, across the time-period investigated, the media group behaved as a tool for political proselytism. The group’s dominance in the dissemination of information allowed it to influence opinions in the regions it covered, making it a major arm of the State Press controlled by the “two Mato Grosso”.

Made available in DSpace on 2017-07-10T18:33:13Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Angelica P Sommer Meurer.pdf: 1292436 bytes, checksum: 1d78301b0ca369a213387a7e60e84c7f (MD5) Previous issue date: 2014-02-24 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / The objective of this research study was to analyze the technological dynamics of sugarcane agroindustry in the Midwest Region of Brazil, through the instruments of technological capabilities under four areas: investment (initial and running new projects); operation / production (process and product engineering and industrial management), innovation (ability to seek innovations in product and the process of increasing research and development - R & D), and the context of relations with the economy (insertion in the organizational and institutional environment). In order to fulfill this purpose, primary data were collected from plants and distilleries through the application of questionnaires in loco (answered 100% of the units of Mato Grosso State, 54.5% of Mato Grosso do Sul State and 50% Goias State). In conclusion, it was observed that the sugarcane agroindustries of the three states (MT, MS and GO) dominate much of technological capabilities in the basic gradation (simple routine) and intermediate gradation (adaptive duplicative). However, regarding the advanced gradation (innovative risky), which is the one that allows higher competitive excellence, there were the lowest percentages of occurrences in each state. Therefore, it becomes urgent that the industry directs efforts to grow in the design of the basic process and to manufacture equipment, in its own process innovation in R & D, which will facilitate the creation of new technologies, the patenting and subsequent sale of technological packages. Overall, it was found that Goias presented the highest technical concentration, standing out in relation to Mato Grosso and Mato Grosso do Sul in several profiles of technological capabilities matrix. / O objetivo desta pesquisa foi analisar a dinâmica tecnológica da agroindústria canavieira no Centro-Oeste do Brasil, por meio do instrumental das capacidades tecnológicas, sob quatro âmbitos: investimento (execução inicial e de novos projetos); operação/produção (engenharias de processo e produto e gestão industrial); inovação (capacidade de buscar inovações de produto e processo e de desenvolver pesquisa e desenvolvimento P&D); e âmbito das relações com a economia (inserção no ambiente organizacional e institucional). No intuito de cumprir este propósito, foram coletados dados primários junto a usinas e destilarias por intermédio da aplicação de questionários in loco (responderam 100% das unidades do Mato Grosso, 54,5% do Mato Grosso do Sul e 50% de Goiás). Como conclusão, observou-se que as agroindústrias canavieiras dos três estados (MT, MS e GO) dominam grande parte das capacidades tecnológicas na gradação básica (simple routine) e intermediária (adaptive duplicative). Entretanto, no tocante à gradação avançada (innovative risky), que é aquela que permite maior excelência competitiva, houve os menores percentuais de ocorrências em cada estado. Logo, torna-se premente que o setor direcione esforços para crescer no desenho do processo básico e fabricação dos equipamentos, na inovação própria de processo em departamento de P&D, o que facilitará a criação de novas tecnologias, o seu patenteamento e a consequente venda de pacotes tecnológicos. De modo geral, constatou-se que Goiás apresentou a maior concentração técnica, sobressaindo-se em relação ao Mato Grosso e Mato Grosso do Sul em vários perfis da matriz de capacidades tecnológicas.

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Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) / Precipitation trends and their driving mechanisms are examined over a variety of spatial and temporal scales using a multi-proxy, decadally-resolved sediment record from Martin Lake that spans the last 2300 years. This unique archive from a northern Indiana kettle lake documents significant climate variability during the last 2 millennia and shows that the Midwest has experienced a wide range of precipitation regimes in the late Holocene. Three independent proxies (i.e., oxygen and carbon isotopes of authigenic carbonate and %lithics) record variations in synoptic, in-lake and watershed processes related to hydroclimate forcing, respectively. Together, these proxies reveal enhanced summer conditions, with a long period of water column stratification and enhanced summer rainfall from 450 to 1200 CE, a period of time that includes the so-called Medieval Climate Anomaly (950-1300 CE). During the Little Ice Age, from 1260 to 1800 CE, the three proxy records all indicate drought, with decreased summer rainfall and storm events along with decreased lake stratification. The Martin Lake multi-proxy record tracks other Midwest climate records that record water table levels and is out-of-phase with hydroclimate records of warm season precipitation from the High Plains and western United States. This reveals a potential warm season precipitation dipole between the Midwest and western United States that accounts for the spatial pattern of late Holocene drought variability (i.e., when the Midwest is dry, the High Plains and the western United States are wet, and vice versa). The spatiotemporal patterns of late Holocene North American droughts are consistent with hydroclimate anomalies associated with mean state changes in the Pacific North American teleconnection (PNA). Close associations between late Holocene North American hydroclimate and records of Northern Hemisphere temperatures and the Pacific Ocean-atmosphere system suggests a mechanistic linkage between these components of the global climate system that is in line with observational data and climate models. Based on our results, predominantly –PNA conditions and enhanced Midwestern summer precipitation events are likely to result from continued warming of the climate system. In the western United States, current drought conditions could represent the new mean hydroclimate state.

<p dir="ltr">Seafood plays a pivotal role in global economies, livelihoods, and nutritional security. However, climate change and global pandemics pose significant threats to seafood harvests, production, supply chains, and marketing channels. The focus of my thesis is to understand the impact of external factors on our seafood resources and explore adaptive strategies in the face of uncertainties. We utilize economics techniques to study human-nature systems by zooming into social elements (government agencies, industry stakeholders, and fish farmers/fishermen) and aquatic resources. The three essays of my thesis delve into this inquiry from the perspectives of government, industry, and market, accordingly.</p><p dir="ltr">The first chapter in my thesis, <i>Climate Change and Snow Crab Harvest - Applying Random Effect Estimators with Instrumental Variable</i>, estimates the snow crab harvest function with unbalanced panel data of eastern Bering Sea snow crab, Canadian snow crab, Japanese snow crab, and Barents Sea snow crab. Specifically, we analyze the relationship between snow crab biomass, stock, and catch. To address the endogeneity of stock in the harvest function, climate change indicators are selected as instrumental variables. We identify that the Arctic Sea ice extent is effective in addressing the endogeneity and the random effects instrumental variable model with error components two stage least squares estimator performs the best to control heterogeneity. We find that a 1% increase in snow crab fishing effort is associated with a 0.42% increase in snow crab harvest, and a 1% increase in snow crab stock causes a 0.98% increase in snow crab harvest. The reported estimates indicate a large stock-harvest elasticity and provide supporting evidence for government fishery agencies to prioritize stock enhancement in policy designs.</p><p dir="ltr">The second chapter, <i>Online Media Sentiment Analysis of Shrimp and Salmon in the United States</i>, employs online media analytics on shrimp and salmon in the US to provide insights into consumer perceptions and potential demand signals for seafood. Search hits and mentions are quantified for top sources, domains, and prevalent terms. In addition, sentiment drivers and sentiment values are identified and calculated using natural language processing tools. The results reveal that the occurrence of peak mentions does not necessarily coincide with the peak of net sentiment, and farmed seafood consistently exhibits lower net sentiments compared to their wild counterparts. Autoregressive modeling is conducted to predict the dynamics of seafood’s net sentiments. The regional analysis demonstrates that public attitudes toward both farmed shrimp and salmon in the East North Central region exhibit a more positive net sentiment, while the New England and Middle Atlantic regions tend to have a lower net sentiment for farmed shrimp and salmon, respectively. The fitted forecast model serves as a supplementary tool for industry stakeholders to quickly respond to future public perceptions. Regional statistics also help the seafood industry tailor business strategies to different regions.</p><p dir="ltr">In the third chapter, <i>Comparative Case Study of Small-Scale Fish Processing for Local Seafood Supply</i><i>,</i> we examine the feasibility of utilizing a shared-use commercial kitchen and on-farm kitchen to support small-scale local fish processing, which helps diversify marketing channels in the US Midwest and supply seafood to local food systems. A case study of each facility type is assessed for economic viability for fish farmers. The financial analysis suggests farmers interested in processing tilapia or rainbow trout from 2,500 lbs to 5,000 lbs per year utilize rental commercial kitchens. A minimum of 15% markup and processing of 10,000 lbs/year tilapia is required to make the on-farm kitchen option more viable. For farmers who process rainbow trout, 10,000 lbs/year with a 10% markup using an on-farm kitchen is a better choice. Factoring in the stochastic variability of raw product prices, rental rates, and set-up costs, we provide simulated ranges for economic metrics including profitability index, payback period, and net present values. The reports of estimated costs, revenues, and breakeven prices, provide fish farmers with suggested selling prices, kitchen choices, and production levels to achieve optimum profits under risks.</p>

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