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The Monitoring Program for all Inclusionary housing units in the City of San Luis Obispo is a needed component to the Affordable Housing Program. It ensures eligible households are occupying the affordable units and those that are renting are being charged according to the Affordable Housing Standards. Within the City’s Municipal Code it specifies monitoring and management of inclusionary units shall be done, however this hasn’t happened until now. This professional project provides a needed analysis of the current affordable housing stock. It examines multiple case studies that look at exemplary designed affordable housing units as well as implemented monitoring programs, which serve as a guide to the City of San Luis Obispo’s monitoring program. An extensive assessment survey was administered to all the inclusionary units within the City of San Luis Obispo that included some questions pertaining to the quality and design of the current units, location to local services, primary mode of transportation and miles traveled to work. The analysis of the survey responses were compiled into different analyzed categories: overall, senior, owner and renter. The analysis information and monitoring program procedures manual were completed as deliverables to the City of San Luis Obispo. The project concludes with recommendations for future affordable housing developments and toolkits, including the monitoring program procedures manual, to help with preservation of the current housing stock and ensure quality and sustainable affordable housing projects.

Compostos mutagênicos/genotóxicos podem não ser removidos durante os processos convencionais de tratamento de água para consumo humano e podem provocar mutações em células somáticas e/ou germinativas, o que pode trazer agravos à saúde humana. O objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar a atividade genotóxica em águas brutas coletadas em seis locais (Itatiba, Valinhos, Sumaré, Indaiatuba, Jundiaí e Artur Nogueira) onde ocorre captação para abastecimento público, na bacia dos rios Piracicaba, Capivari e Jundiaí (Estado de São Paulo), que não têm sua mutagenicidade caracterizada. Foi empregado o teste de Salmonella/microssoma, combinado a processos de extração orgânica (resina XAD), com as linhagens TA98, TA100 e YG1042. A linhagem YG1041 teve seu uso avaliado no monitoramento de águas superficiais. Foram avaliados também diferentes critérios de positividade para o teste e emprego de diferentes doses máximas testadas. Quatro captações avaliadas apresentaram resultados negativos enquanto as captações de Sumaré e Valinhos apresentaram atividade mutagênica. O ribeirão Jacaré foi identificado como uma das fontes da mutagenicidade impactando na captação de Valinhos. A potência máxima detectada, na captação de Sumaré, atingiu 1020 rev/L para a linhagem TA98 na ausência de ativação metabólica e 2600 rev/L para a TA100 com ativação metabólica, potências consideradas moderada e alta, respectivamente. Estes resultados levaram à inclusão do teste de Salmonella/microssoma no monitoramento realizado pela CETESB nas captações de Valinhos e Sumaré a partir de 2006. / Mutagenic/genotoxic compounds may persist after conventional treatment for drinking water production and may induce mutations on somatic or germinative cells which can lead to human health damage. The objetive of this study was to evaluate the genotoxic activity in surface water samples at 6 sites (Itatiba, Valinhos, Sumaré, Indaiatuba, Jundiaí and Artur Nogueira) located at Piracicaba, Capivari and Jundiaí river systems (São Paulo state). These sites are used as source for drinking water and were not previously screened for mutagenic activity. The organic extract (XAD resin) was tested for mutagenicity with the Salmonella assay using TA98, TA100 and YG1042 strains and YG1041 strain had its use in surface water evaluated. Different criteria for analyzing Salmonella/microsoma assay data were also evaluated as well as the use of different highest doses. Four evaluated sites elicited negative results while Sumaré and Valinhos samples presented mutagenic activity. Jacaré river was identififed as one of the mutagenic sources with impact on Valinhos drinking water source. Maximum mutagenic potency, detected at Sumaré water source, were 1020 rev/L for TA98 in the absence of S9 mix and 2600 rev/L for TA100 in the presence of S9 mix. These potency values are classified as moderate and high, respectively. These results lead to the inclusion of the Salmonella/microsoma assay into the monitoring program performed by CETESB (São Paulo State Environmental Protection Agency) at Valinhos and Sumaré from 2006 on.

Compostos mutagênicos/genotóxicos podem não ser removidos durante os processos convencionais de tratamento de água para consumo humano e podem provocar mutações em células somáticas e/ou germinativas, o que pode trazer agravos à saúde humana. O objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar a atividade genotóxica em águas brutas coletadas em seis locais (Itatiba, Valinhos, Sumaré, Indaiatuba, Jundiaí e Artur Nogueira) onde ocorre captação para abastecimento público, na bacia dos rios Piracicaba, Capivari e Jundiaí (Estado de São Paulo), que não têm sua mutagenicidade caracterizada. Foi empregado o teste de Salmonella/microssoma, combinado a processos de extração orgânica (resina XAD), com as linhagens TA98, TA100 e YG1042. A linhagem YG1041 teve seu uso avaliado no monitoramento de águas superficiais. Foram avaliados também diferentes critérios de positividade para o teste e emprego de diferentes doses máximas testadas. Quatro captações avaliadas apresentaram resultados negativos enquanto as captações de Sumaré e Valinhos apresentaram atividade mutagênica. O ribeirão Jacaré foi identificado como uma das fontes da mutagenicidade impactando na captação de Valinhos. A potência máxima detectada, na captação de Sumaré, atingiu 1020 rev/L para a linhagem TA98 na ausência de ativação metabólica e 2600 rev/L para a TA100 com ativação metabólica, potências consideradas moderada e alta, respectivamente. Estes resultados levaram à inclusão do teste de Salmonella/microssoma no monitoramento realizado pela CETESB nas captações de Valinhos e Sumaré a partir de 2006. / Mutagenic/genotoxic compounds may persist after conventional treatment for drinking water production and may induce mutations on somatic or germinative cells which can lead to human health damage. The objetive of this study was to evaluate the genotoxic activity in surface water samples at 6 sites (Itatiba, Valinhos, Sumaré, Indaiatuba, Jundiaí and Artur Nogueira) located at Piracicaba, Capivari and Jundiaí river systems (São Paulo state). These sites are used as source for drinking water and were not previously screened for mutagenic activity. The organic extract (XAD resin) was tested for mutagenicity with the Salmonella assay using TA98, TA100 and YG1042 strains and YG1041 strain had its use in surface water evaluated. Different criteria for analyzing Salmonella/microsoma assay data were also evaluated as well as the use of different highest doses. Four evaluated sites elicited negative results while Sumaré and Valinhos samples presented mutagenic activity. Jacaré river was identififed as one of the mutagenic sources with impact on Valinhos drinking water source. Maximum mutagenic potency, detected at Sumaré water source, were 1020 rev/L for TA98 in the absence of S9 mix and 2600 rev/L for TA100 in the presence of S9 mix. These potency values are classified as moderate and high, respectively. These results lead to the inclusion of the Salmonella/microsoma assay into the monitoring program performed by CETESB (São Paulo State Environmental Protection Agency) at Valinhos and Sumaré from 2006 on.

Schools are facing an increasing pressure to deal effectively with students' problem behaviors in the school environment. Research suggests that Behavior Monitoring Programs (BMPs) are effective and efficient secondary interventions to use in remedying problem behavior in the classroom and are acceptable to teachers, parents, and students. Most of the research on BMPs has been conducted at the elementary school level. The current study investigated the effectiveness of a BMP within a school-wide system of Positive Behavior Support (PBS) with three suburban high school students. Problem behaviors for each student were targeted based upon previous office discipline referral data (ODR) and teacher comments, and three behavioral goals were made for students based upon these findings, along with teacher input. Effectiveness of the intervention was measured by the increase in teacher's behavioral ratings on the Daily Behavior Report Card (DBRC). Furthermore, teachers, parents and students rated the intervention's effectiveness via a five-item intervention acceptability questionnaire. Results of the study suggest that the BMP intervention is both effective and acceptable for use with secondary students. All students experienced an increase in behavioral ratings on the DBRC during intervention. Across all students and all behaviors, the intervention resulted in an overall mean improvement of 63% in problem behaviors in the classroom. Average effect sizes were large while probability levels were low. Furthermore, all teachers, parents, and students rated the intervention as being acceptable. The average rating that all parents gave for all five items (on a 6 point scale with higher numbers indicating greater acceptability) was 5.2, while the average for students was 4.3. The student's teachers together rated all five items as 4.8.

I examined the hypothesis that high variability in Sea Surface Temperature (SST) and ocean color are associated with higher coral cover and slower rates of decline of coral cover within the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary (FKNMS). Synoptic SST time series maps, covering the period 1994-2005, were constructed for the FKNMS with data collected using the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) satellite sensors. The SST data were compared with coral cover time series assessments at 36 sites conducted by the Coral Reef and Evaluation Monitoring Program (CREMP; 1996-2005), sponsored by the Environmental Protection Agency and the State of Florida. Out of the 36 stations, Smith Shoals routinely experienced very different and extreme environmental conditions relative to the rest of the stations, including extreme salinity, suspended sediments, and "black water" events that led to the death of coral reef organisms such as in 2002. Among the other 35 stations, sites that experienced moderately higher SST variability (mean variance > 6) relative to other sites showed a trend toward higher percentage coral cover (r=0.62, p=6.33x10-5, N=35) and relatively slower rates of decline (r=0.41, p=0.02, N=35) over the 12-year study period. The results suggest that coral reefs sites that are continuously exposed to high but not extreme variability in temperature may develop resilience against episodes of extreme cold or elevated SST. Variability of suspended sediments and water clarity were estimated using satellite-derived, normalized water-leaving radiance products. Ocean color data were obtained from the Sea-viewing Wide-Field-of View Sensor (Sea WiFS) from 1998 to 2005. Normalized water-leaving radiance at 443 (Lwn443) was used as a proxy to examine variability in water clarity, and normalized water-leaving radiance at 670 (Lwn670) was used as a proxy to study variability in suspended sediments. A weak relationship was identified between variability of Lwn443 and Lwn670 and coral cover as estimated by CREMP assessments in 2005 (r=0.43, p = 0.01, N=35 and r = 0.47, p = 0.005, N=35, respectively). There was a weak relationship between coral cover change and Lwn670 from 1988 to 2005 (r = 0.46, p = 0.05, N=35), but there no relationship was observed between variability of Lwn443 and change in coral cover (r =0.27, p =0.11, N=35). Further research is required to understand the origin, concentration and composition of dissolved or suspended materials that change the turbidity of waters around reefs of the FKNMS, and whether these changes can be adequately interpreted by examining concurrent satellite imagery. Ultimately, such remote sensing and field research is required to understand how water quality affects the health of coral reefs, and how coral ecosystems adapt to environmental variability.

This work deals with occupational professional exposures at Temelín Nuclear Power Plant. The introductory part is devoted to types of ionising radiation participating on radiation load of workers, values and units and to the essential legislation requests associated with individual monitoring. In the following part characteristics of methods used to measure individual doses of external exposures like film dosimetry, thermoluminescent do-simetry, radio-photoluminescent dosimetry and electronic dosimetry are described. For assessment of the committed effective dose from the internal exposures in vivo moni-toring or indirect measuring were used. The possibilities of the occupational dose optimisation were discussed Results of individual monitoring in 2005 and 2006 and layout of monitoring program are presented in this work. The new monitoring program is based on the active personal dosimeters (EPDs) rather than on the passive ones and covers the period of transformation between them. With respect to the passive dosimeters, EPDs offer some advantages which on one hand contribute to a better exposure control and on the other hand foster the development of a sound culture in radiation protection due to direct feedback of dose information.

The aim of my thesis was to evaluate radiation consequences in patients, and to evaluate unusual occurrences stemming from radiation at the department of nuclear medicine in hospital Ceske Budejovice. In the theory part, I worked with professional literature, applicable laws and internal documentation provided by the department of nuclear medicine in hospital Ceske Budejovice Plc The thesis reacted to the need of the department of nuclear medicine (dept. NM) in hospital Ceske Budejovice to evaluate the optimisation of doses for the patients and set local diagnostic levels. Different organisations worldwide deal with the question of optimising radiation protection, and their recommendations and standards are used in the Czech Republic. For this purpose, it is necessary to know the real activity of radiopharmaceuticals applied in each examination and to conduct a forecast resulting in effective doses also based on CT scans. The thesis also evaluates the occurrence of special radiation events really experienced at the department of NM (nuclear medicine) in the hospital mentioned above, the reasons for these events happening and precautions preventing them from happening in future. The owner of the permission for this activity, meaning the use of the source of ionizing radiation, has the duty to keep all documentation and paperwork in accordance with the law regulating nuclear power, abide by the rules of good practices and the real state of allowed practice. The occurrence of unusual events is closely connected with the documentation - internal emergency plan and monitoring program. (Law 263/2016) Therefore, it was recommended to compare these to the actual state and to review them based on the facts found. The values of applied activities and effective doses found were compared to the values published in the last report from UNSCEAR in 2016 and national referential values published in the bill about radiation protection no 422/ 2016. All results were inputted into tables and graphs. It was found that the applied activities at the department of NM in hospital Ceske Budejovice are in agreement with the values presented in UNSCEAR report and that they are lower than the national referential levels, which shows that there is optimised state of radiation protection for patients. The occurrence of concrete unusual radiation events at the department of NM in hospital Ceske Budejovice and their analysis revealed certain shortcomings in the process and the absence of security elements needed while holding radioactive liquid waste in storage at the hospital. It was necessary to find and implement such precautions, which will prevent similar type of events in future. The thesis will be handed in to the person tending to the radiation protection for the use of evaluation and providing the protection at the department of NM at the hospital Ceske Budejovice and to enable the documentation to be completed for the allowed activity.

Submitted by Joana Azevedo (joanad@id.uff.br) on 2017-07-11T19:19:41Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Dissert Danila Tavares Amato.pdf: 1171507 bytes, checksum: 8936e054ce70ad2f736eadb23a852832 (MD5) / Rejected by Biblioteca da Escola de Engenharia (bee@ndc.uff.br), reason: Olá, Joana! A ficha está: Dissertação (Mestrado) Centro Federal de Educação Tecnológica Celso Suckow da Fonseca , 2016. O correto é: Dissertação (Mestrado em Sistema de Gestão) - Universidade Federal Fluminense, 2016. Atenciosamente, Catarina on 2017-07-12T13:23:24Z (GMT) / Submitted by Joana Azevedo (joanad@id.uff.br) on 2017-08-03T13:31:26Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Dissert Danila Tavares Amato.pdf: 1170875 bytes, checksum: 5695c1b23b22c20a144e48bbf49f0624 (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Biblioteca da Escola de Engenharia (bee@ndc.uff.br) on 2017-08-25T14:45:37Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 Dissert Danila Tavares Amato.pdf: 1170875 bytes, checksum: 5695c1b23b22c20a144e48bbf49f0624 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-08-25T14:45:37Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Dissert Danila Tavares Amato.pdf: 1170875 bytes, checksum: 5695c1b23b22c20a144e48bbf49f0624 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2016-05-05 / Diante de uma concepção de educação holística, o Ensino Superior não se limita à produção do conhecimento científico, ele também se compromete com a formação do cidadão em suas diversas dimensões. Neste sentido, o Programa de Monitoria torna-se uma atividade relevante para a aprendizagem significativa uma vez que possibilita a construção do conhecimento com contribuições para a formação pessoal e profissional do aluno. Esta pesquisa é um estudo de caso sobre o Programa de Monitoria do CEFET/RJ e tem o objetivo de analisá-lo assim como propor melhorias ao mesmo. Para o alcance de tal objetivo foi aplicado um questionário semiestruturado aos monitores do curso de Engenharia de Produção assim como foram realizadas entrevistas semiestruturadas com os docentes do respectivo curso e com a gestão do programa. Os principais resultados indicam que, apesar de a monitoria ser reconhecida como uma importante atividade complementar ao ensino de excelência, o programa possui fragilidades que interferem diretamente na sua qualidade, o que exige da instituição intervenções práticas para o aperfeiçoamento do mesmo. Espera-se como contribuições desta pesquisa que ações estratégicas possam ser aplicadas para o aprimoramento do programa de monitoria do CEFET/RJ. / Faced with a conception of holistic education, higher education is not limited to the production of scientific knowledge, it is also committed to training of citizens in its various dimensions. In this sense, the monitoring program becomes an important activity for meaningful learning as it allows the construction of knowledge with contributions for personal and professional development of the student. This research is a case study on the Monitoring Program of CEFET/RJ and aims to analyze it and to propose improvements to it. In order to achieve this goal it was applied a semi-structured questionnaire to the Production Engineering course monitors as well as semi-structured interviews were conducted with the respective course teachers and program management. The main results indicate that, although monitoring is recognized as an important complementary activity to teaching excellence, the program has weaknesses that interfere directly in its quality, which requires the institution practical actions to improve the same. It is hoped this research as a contribution to strategic actions can be applied to the improvement of the CEFET/RJ monitoring program.