Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-17T14:52:55Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 LuisASA.pdf: 433201 bytes, checksum: 39486b08dfd60f72411e5f46ffa6cda7 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2006-05-19 / This work has goal of analyzing the practices of Human Resources in the per missionary enterprises of urban transportation, by bus, in the metropolitan region of de Natal, based on the standard person of the National Program of Quality 2004 and points if they are able to take part as prize-winning in this standard. Also this work aims, through a theoretical evolution of people management and its current practices, the history of the National prize Quality and its main standards, the importance of the urban transportation, its characteristics and the system itself in the metropolitan region of Natal. The research was carried out in 11 enterprises that operated in the area, with several dimensions and forms of management. The research variations were based on the standard person of the 2004 NPQ that deals with the system of work, preparation and development and life quality. In the statistical treatment, discriminated and exploiting analyses were applied. The main obtained results through the research, we can verify an administrative centralization in managers and owners hands; that 45% of the enterprises don t have a Human Resources Department, however, on the other hand, they practice some human Resources politics, indicated by the variations; as to the items system of work, 55% of the enterprises are able; preparing and development, 43% / O presente trabalho tem como objetivo investigar as pol?ticas e pr?ticas de Recursos Humanos nas empresas permission?rias de transporte urbano por ?nibus da Regi?o Metropolitana da Grande Natal. O estudo foi realizado com base no crit?rio pessoa, do Pr?mio Nacional de Qualidade 2004, de modo a verificar se os participantes est?o aptos a concorrerem ? premia??o segundo os crit?rios estabelecidos. Este Trabalho busca, tamb?m, por meio de pesquisa te?rica, resgatar resumidamente os conceitos de pol?ticas de Recursos Humanos, em especial o modelo proposta por Chiavenato, e a hist?ria do Pr?mio Nacional de Qualidade e seus principais Crit?rios, apresentando, ainda, a import?ncia e as caracter?sticas do sistema de transporte urbano por ?nibus, em geral, e do sistema de transporte por ?nibus da Regi?o Metropolitana da Grande Natal. A pesquisa foi realizada em 11 empresas que atuam nessa ?rea, com diversos portes e formas de gerenciamento. As vari?veis da pesquisa s?o baseadas no crit?rio pessoas do PNQ 2004, relacionado ao Sistema de Trabalho, Capacita??o e Desenvolvimento e Qualidade de Vida. No tratamento estat?stico, foram utilizadas an?lises descritivas e explorat?rias. Atrav?s da pesquisa de campo foi poss?vel uma caracteriza??o das empresas pesquisadas (estrutura administrativa, quantidade de funcion?rios, rela??es trabalhistas, gerenciamento, tempo de perman?ncia no mercado, origem, ?reas que comp?em os Recursos Humanos e identifica??o das fun??es da empresas). Dessa investiga??o, obteve-se, com resultado: A identifica??o da estrutura e da forma de administra??o nessas empresas; O perfil dos dirigentes e as pol?ticas adotadas; A constata-se ainda que, nos itens Sistema de Trabalho e Qualidade de Vida, a maioria das empresas est? apta a participar do Pr?mio. Isso tamb?m foi revelado no item Capacita??o e Desenvolvimento

Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-17T15:01:25Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 MaxwellF_DISSERT.pdf: 5002328 bytes, checksum: 0f37f8be5c901a29ea1ab20a58f7143c (MD5) Previous issue date: 2011-03-18 / Coordena??o de Aperfei?oamento de Pessoal de N?vel Superior / In this study, binary perovskite (BaCexO3) were doped with praseodymium (Pr) to obtainment of the ternary material BaCexPr1-xO3. This material was synthesized by the complexation method combining EDTA/Citrate with the stoichiometric ratio of the element Praseodymium ranging from x = 0.1 to x = 0.9 in order to determine the influence of this rare earth element on the morphology and microstructure of the final powder. At first the material was synthesized based on the route proposed by literature (Santos, 2010), and then characterized by SEM and XRD, besides being refined by the Rietveld method. In the material that had lowest residual parameter, S, and lowest average size of crystal, pH variation of synthesis solution was made in order to identify the influence of this parameter on the morphology and microscopy of the final powder. The results show that addition of praseodymium did not directly influence the crystallographic and lattice parameters, keeping even the same orthorhombic structure of the binary material BaCexO3, according to Yamanaka et al (2003). Material type BaCe0,2Pr0,8O3 had lowest residual parameter (S=1.4) and lowest average size of crystallite (26.4 nm), being used as reference in the pH variation of synthesis solution for 9, 7, 5 and 3, respectively. Variation of this parameter showed that when the synthesis solution pH was decreased to below 11, there was an increase in the average size of crystals, for pH 9, about 58.3%, for pH 7 (30.3 %), for pH 2 (2.3%) and for pH 3 (42%), indicating that the value initially used and quoted by Santos (2010) was the most coherent / No presente trabalho, perovskitas bin?rias do tipo (BaCexO3) foram dopadas com praseod?mio (Pr) para obten??o de materiais tern?rios do tipo BaCexPr1-xO3. Esse material foi sintetizado pelo m?todo de complexa??o combinando EDTA/Citrato, com a raz?o estequiom?trica do elemento praseod?mio variando de x=0,1 a x=0,9, com objetivo de determinar a influ?ncia deste terra rara na morfologia e microestrutura do p? final. Em principio o material foi sintetizado com base em rota proposta na literatura (Santos, 2010), sendo em seguida caracterizado via MEV e DRX, al?m de serem refinados pelo m?todo Rietveld. No material que obteve menor par?metro residual, S, e menor tamanho m?dio de cristal foi feita a varia??o do pH da solu??o de s?ntese a fim de identificar a influ?ncia deste par?metro na morfologia e microscopia do p? final. Os resultados mostram que a adi??o do elemento praseod?mio n?o influenciou diretamente os par?metros cristalogr?ficos e de rede, mantendo, inclusive, a mesma estrutura ortorr?mbica do material bin?rio do tipo BaCexO3, de acordo com Yamanaka et al (2003). O material do tipo BaCe0,2Pr0,8O3 obteve menor par?metro residual (S=1,4) e menor tamanho m?dio de cristalito (26,4 nm), sendo usado como refer?ncia na varia??o do pH da solu??o de s?ntese para 9, 7, 5 e 3, respectivamente. A varia??o desse par?metro mostrou que quando foi diminu?do o pH da solu??o de s?ntese para valores abaixo de 11, houve um aumento no tamanho m?dio dos cristais, para o pH 9, em torno de 58,3 %, para o pH7 (30,3%), para o pH2 (2,3%) e para o pH3 (42%), indicando que o pH 11 utilizado inicialmente e citado por Santos (2010) foi o mais coerente

在新加坡，付費電視產業的競爭與策略很少被討論。有鑑於此，本研究藉由檢視新加坡媒體媒體發展管理局（Media Development Authority）於2010年所修訂的媒體市場行為準則（Media Market Conduct Code）之「跨台聯播」政策（Cross-Carriage Measure），利用五力分析、PEST分析及SWOT分析，來探討新加坡付費電視產業的發展、競爭、策略及「跨台聯播」政策所造成的影響。 在新加坡的付費電視產業競爭趨勢中，以新電信公司（SingTel）於2007年所推出的Mio TV IPTV付費電視服務成長最多，2011年時市占率已成長了30%；同年，其競爭者星和有限公司（StarHub）的星和視界（StarHub TV）付費電視服務卻成長不到1%。本研究發現，Mio TV市占率成長之迅速是因新電信公司積極與內容提供者及電視頻道業者簽訂獨家播映權，甚至以高價購買運動電視品牌ESPN的眾多頻道及其旗下英格蘭超級聯賽2010年至2013年的獨家播映權。此舉讓兩家電視業者競爭越趨激烈，採取多面策略以增加訂戶率並吸引不同族群與多元喜好者，包括產品差異化策略、成本領先策略及集中化策略等。 研究結果顯示，兩家業者為爭取更多訂戶，主要採取的策略是與內容提供者及電視頻道業者簽訂獨播合約（Exclusive Carriage Agreements），但此策略也引起媒體發展管理局的關切。兩家業者所採取的獨播合約策略不僅增加了訂戶們訂閱內容的開銷，也讓訂閱星和視界服務的訂戶們面臨必須同時安裝新電信Mio TV服務或不得不更換服務之不便。為解決以上的問題，媒體發展局決定施行「跨台聯播」政策，規定付費電視業者必須與其他業者分享所購得的內容或頻道獨播權，並支付對方播映費，受方不准修改轉播內容，包括內容中穿插的廣告及原先業者的商標等。本研究發現，此政策將會促使付費電視業者購買更多多元化的節目內容及推出更低價格的節目組合等，有利於消費者成為付費電視服務的訂戶，同時也有利於降低既有訂戶的內容訂閱開銷。另一方面，星和公司及新電信公司兩家業者也不再需要以高價購買內容的獨家播映權，於是更專注於為各自的訂戶提供更創新及完善的服務。不過此策略亦有利於新進業者進入市場，預料將導致市場競爭更加激烈，業者們也必須更投入差異化策略。同時，此政策也意謂獨播合約的現象將會減少，間接使內容提供者的議價能力受到影響。 / Competition and strategies in Singapore’s television industries were rarely examined despite the growing phenomena of such research in other countries. The implementation of the Cross-Carriage Measure presents a timely opportunity to examine developments, competition, strategies and the impacts of the Measure on the industry. Using the Five Force model, PEST and SWOT models as the basis for the research framework, this thesis adopted the case study approach and used documents from various sources to examine the industry and discuss the changes brought upon by the Measure. Competition in the industry showed that SingTel Mio TV achieved more than 30 percent market share in 2011 since its entry in 2007 while StarHub TV grew less than one percent from 46.9 percent in 2007 to 47.5 percent in 2011. Such increase was due to the aggressive acquisition of premium programming. Competition between FTA television and the industry saw a 78 percent market penetration for the industry in 2011 and 80-odd percent for FTA television. Both providers used a combination of differentiation and cost leadership strategies to attract audience groups of different ethnicities and specific interests. The outcome of the Measure required dominant player StarHub TV to offer its exclusive content to SingTel Mio TV’s subscribers at similar prices and quality. With the Measure, consumers could enjoy a greater variety of content at more affordable prices without incurring the inconvenience of having multiple set-top boxes. However, StarHub TV might not wish to bid aggressively for exclusive content, considering the high acquisition costs for both its cable and SingTel Mio TV’s IPTV platforms. Content suppliers might have lesser bargaining power for their content and more signing of non-exclusive agreements with providers. However, more competition might be expected as other operators can now acquire the previously exclusive content. The Measure might also lead to further increases in market share and ARPU for both providers as current subscribers could subscribe to other genres of content at lower subscription prices while others may see more advantages in subscribing to subscription television services. Both providers will have to devote more efforts into differentiating themselves and adopt different strategies if differentiation through exclusive content offerings were no longer used.

La vallée de l'oued Sahel Soummam, dépression située à l'Est du domaine de l'Atlas tellien est une zone très complexe formée d'une superposition de nappes d'épaisseur relativement faible, par rapport à leur extension. - La carte géomorphologique des formations quaternaires met en évidence quatre terrasses alluviales très inégalement réparties sur les deux rives de l'oued. - L'étude des données hydroclimatologiques, dont la pluviométrie, l'évapotranspiration et le ruissellement ont permis de tenter l'établissement d'un bilan hydrologique. - Les données de l'étude géophysique complétée par la description de quelques forages mécaniques donnent une estimation sur le volume du réservoir aquifère formé aussi bien par les alluvions quaternaires que par le Miocène conglomératique, - L'étude piézométrique a montré deux directions principales d'écoulement avec peu de variations dans l'allure générale de la surface piézométrique entre deux périodes de mesures. - Les résultats d'interprétation des essais de pompage ont permis de déterminer les caractéristiques hydrodynamiques (T et S) qui sont ensuite utilisées dans l'estimation des réserves de la zone étudiée. - L'étude physico-chimique des eaux a montré deux types de faciès chimiques dominants: bicarbonate calcique en rive gauche et chloruré sodique en rive droite. La minéralisation des eaux augmente dans le sens de l'écoulement et particulièrement dans la zone du " verrou " de Takrietz où ce phénomène est accentué par l'effet de l'évaporation plus importante à ce niveau.

It all began in the village. We would wake up with the sun, we would rest our laboured bodies underneath the moon. Gli vecchi (old folks) often told us: “In the end, all that will remain is our story. Nothing else really matters.” This thesis “Awakening the Calabrian Story: The Diverse Manifestations of Acquiring Knowledge” will take you into the lives of ten Southern Italian women from Calabria. They will lure you back to their villages: their place of birth, their hearth, to the midst of the olive trees. Their stories will then migrate to Canada, as these women take their first steps on Pier 21. “In the end, all that matters is our stories.” This thesis will give voice to ten Southern Italian women who will tell the world what, to them, matters most. They will tell their tales and pass on the wisdom they have learned along the way. With each breath and each step, they are always growing, never remaining the same. They go along and live out their villages wherever the thread takes them. This thesis itinerary will begin in the village, follow a journey across the Atlantic Ocean to a life in Canada. Chapter One: (Introduction) will outline and describe the background, purpose and objectives, on this journey of awakening. Chapter Two: (Literature Review) will look at pedagogical perspectives in curriculum theory. Chapter Three: (Methodology) will focus on the research methodology applied throughout this thesis process. Chapter Four: (Stories as Data) will lure readers into the personal lives and experiences of participants. Chapter Five: (Interpretation of Stories) will reveal the analysis of acquired knowledge as reported by participants. This thesis itinerary will continue and conclude by the fireside with a collection of Calabrian folktales told by these participants, and translated from the Calabrian dialect into English.

It all began in the village. We would wake up with the sun, we would rest our laboured bodies underneath the moon. Gli vecchi (old folks) often told us: “In the end, all that will remain is our story. Nothing else really matters.” This thesis “Awakening the Calabrian Story: The Diverse Manifestations of Acquiring Knowledge” will take you into the lives of ten Southern Italian women from Calabria. They will lure you back to their villages: their place of birth, their hearth, to the midst of the olive trees. Their stories will then migrate to Canada, as these women take their first steps on Pier 21. “In the end, all that matters is our stories.” This thesis will give voice to ten Southern Italian women who will tell the world what, to them, matters most. They will tell their tales and pass on the wisdom they have learned along the way. With each breath and each step, they are always growing, never remaining the same. They go along and live out their villages wherever the thread takes them. This thesis itinerary will begin in the village, follow a journey across the Atlantic Ocean to a life in Canada. Chapter One: (Introduction) will outline and describe the background, purpose and objectives, on this journey of awakening. Chapter Two: (Literature Review) will look at pedagogical perspectives in curriculum theory. Chapter Three: (Methodology) will focus on the research methodology applied throughout this thesis process. Chapter Four: (Stories as Data) will lure readers into the personal lives and experiences of participants. Chapter Five: (Interpretation of Stories) will reveal the analysis of acquired knowledge as reported by participants. This thesis itinerary will continue and conclude by the fireside with a collection of Calabrian folktales told by these participants, and translated from the Calabrian dialect into English.

Dans cette thèse de doctorat, nous analysons les rapports et l’influence possible que l’épique médiévale française a pu exercer sur l’hispanique au niveau des motifs et des formules. L’étude se compose de deux grandes parties, précédées d’une introduction et suivies d'un deuxième volume d’annexes. Dans la section introductive, nous présentons certains aspects essentiels : nous définissons le corpus, nous reprenons certains points sur lesquels l’influence des chansons de geste sur le Cantar de mio Cid a été proposée ou rejetée, nous définissons les concepts fondamentaux employés et nous justifions la structure de notre étude. La thèse se compose de deux grandes parties complémentaires, dans lesquelles nous analysons d’un point de vue comparatiste les motifs et le formulisme, respectivement. Dans la première, nous étudions six motifs qui méritent une attention spéciale : la description générale de la bataille, l’attaque à la lance, le coup d’épée, la prière du plus grand péril, l’apparition de l’ange et l’itinéraire épique. L’analyse est fondée sur deux niveaux : l’un externe, où nous explorons la relation du motif et des personnages qu’il met en jeu au sein de l’œuvre dans laquelle il s’insère ; et l’autre interne, où nous nous intéressons à la composition du motif et à l’actualisation formulaire des phases qui le composent. La deuxième grande partie s’ouvre avec l’examen du rapport entre l’oralisme et le formulisme. Ensuite, à partir des exemples du Cantar de mio Cid, nous analysons en détail les différentes espèces d’expressions formulaires en tenant compte du type de variation qu’elles expérimentent. De même, nous analysons les procédés de création de formules, ainsi que les différents fonctions et effets de l’emploi de ces unités. La thèse se poursuit avec un examen quantitatif des formules du Cantar. Cette deuxième grande partie se clôt avec un chapitre dédié au système formulaire de l’épique hispanique à la lumière des chansons de geste françaises. Les annexes incluent les vers et les formules des six motifs analysés dans la première partie, toujours à partir des exemples du corpus ; les différents types de locutions formulaires du Cantar ; le registre de la totalité des formules et des phrases formulaires du poème castillan ; et un index des vers cités, provenant tant de l’épique française que de l’hispanique. / In this doctoral dissertation we analyze the relations and the possible influence that the Medieval French Epic could have exerted on the Hispanic one on the motifs and formulas levels. The study consists of two parts, preceded by an introduction and followed by a second volume of appendix. In the introductory section, some essential aspects are presented: the corpus, the status quaestionis of the French epic influence on the Cantar de mio Cid, the fundamental concepts employed and the structure of the study. In these two parts, we analyze from a comparative perspective two complementary aspects: the motifs and the formulism. In the first one, we study six motifs which deserve a particular attention: the general description of the battle, the lance attack, the blow with the sword, the narrative prayer, the appearance of the angel and the epic itinerary. These examinations are founded on two levels: the external one, in which the relation of the motif and the characters is explored; and the internal one, that deals with the motif composition and the formulaic way in which it is expressed. The second part opens with the relation between oralism and formulism. Thereafter, drawn from the examples of the Cantar de mio Cid, we analyze in detail the different kinds of formulaic expressions, taking into consideration the type of variation. In addition, we study the methods of generation of the formulas, and we also examine the diverse functions and effects of these units. The thesis continues with a quantitative exam of the formulas of the Cantar. This second part closes with a chapter devoted to the study of the Hispanic formulaic system in light of French epic. The annexes contain the verses and formulas of the six analyzed motifs, taken from the examples of the corpus; the different types of formulaic expressions of the Cantar de mio Cid; the register of all formulas and formulaic expressions of this Castilian poem; and a final index with the verses quoted both from the French and the Hispanic epic. / En esta tesis de doctorado, analizamos las relaciones y la posible influencia que la épica medieval francesa pudo ejercer en la hispánica en el nivel de los motivos y las fórmulas. El estudio se compone de dos grandes bloques, precedidos de una introducción y seguidos de un segundo volumen de anexos. En el apartado introductorio, presentamos algunos aspectos esenciales: definimos el corpus, retomamos algunos puntos sobre los que se ha propuesto o desechado la influencia de las chansons de geste en el Cantar de mio Cid, definimos los conceptos fundamentales empleados y justificamos la estructura del estudio. La tesis está formada por dos grandes partes complementarias, en las que analizamos desde una perspectiva comparatista los motivos y el formulismo, respectivamente. En la primera, estudiamos seis motivos que merecen una atención especial: la descripción general de la batalla, el ataque con la lanza, el golpe con la espada, la oración narrativa, la aparición del ángel y el itinerario épico. El análisis está fundado en dos niveles: uno externo, donde exploramos la relación del motivo y de los personajes que en él participan; y otro interno, donde nos interesamos por la composición del motivo y por la actualización formular de las fases que lo componen. La segunda gran parte de la obra se abre con el examen de la relación entre el oralismo y el formulismo. A continuación, a partir de los ejemplos del Cantar de mio Cid, analizamos en detalle los diferentes tipos de expresiones formulares, teniendo en cuenta las clases de variaciones que experimentan. De igual modo, estudiamos los procedimientos de creación de fórmulas, así como las diferentes funciones y efectos del empleo de estas unidades. La tesis prosigue con un examen cuantitativo de las fórmulas del Cantar. Esta segunda gran parte se cierra con un capítulo dedicado al sistema formular de la épica hispánica a la luz de las chansons de geste francesas. Los anexos incluyen los versos y las fórmulas de los seis motivos analizados en la primera parte, siempre a partir de los ejemplos del corpus; los diferentes tipos de locuciones formulares del Cantar; el registro de la totalidad de las fórmulas y frases formulares del poema castellano; y un índice de versos citados, procedentes tanto de la épica francesa como de la hispánica.

Décrivant l'ascension sociale d'un groupe de chevaliers valant par leur seule compétence, le "Poème du Cid" proclame le modèle d'une seigneurie personnelle destinée à corriger les effets néfastes d'un régime fondé essentiellement sur la 'nature'. Vouée à servir, quant à elle, les aspirations centralisatrices de la couronne, l'historiographie alphonsine tente d'imposer le modèle d'un ordre royal. Deux discours, donc, différents tant dans leur forme que dans les valeurs qu'ils véhiculent. Et pourtant, le "Poème du Cid" constitue l'essentiel du matériau narratif de l'"Histoire d'Espagne" pour l'histoire de Rodrigue Diaz et d'Alphonse VI. Quels furent, dans ces conditions, les procédés de transfert du discours épique au discours historiographique? Une étude minutieuse des similitudes que présentent les différentes versions de l'"Histoire d'Espagne" ("Chronique de vingt rois", "Version sancienne", "Chronique de Castille") permet de dégager les deux critères de sélection de l'information narrative: sa vraisemblance et sa fonctionnalité. Quatre opérations traduisent les mécanismes d'intégration de la geste à l'histoire: la segmentation, l'uniformisation, l'abréviation et surtout l'amplification. Sur ces remaniements repose l'essentiel du propos monarchique: réaliser la centralisation juridique et valoriser l'acte exemplaire de dépendance du sujet face au seigneur naturel. L'analyse des écarts entre les textes nous informe, à un autre niveau, de l'évolution du discours historiographique lui-même. Si le propos de l'historiographie reste inchangé, en revanche, la voix des destinateurs du récit s'exprime de façon plus personnelle. Ainsi, le texte accorde une large place à la noblesse chevaleresque, ces hommes désireux de gravir la hiérarchie des états en entrant au service du roi et qui, dans le dernier tiers du XIVe siècle, formeront les grandes Maisons Trastamare.