The aim of this thesis is to analyze the way in which Paulinus of Nola employs the classical literary heritage in his genre poems. The object of analysis in particular are his carm. 17 (propemptikon), carm. 25 (epithalamion) and carm. 31 (consolatio). The base of comparison are those poems of classical Roman poets that belong to these genres, especially those of Statius, and also Menander the Rhetors treatise Peri epideiktikon.

Submitted by Filipe dos Santos (fsantos@pucsp.br) on 2017-06-22T12:19:46Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Sandra Regina Martins Caldas.pdf: 1508699 bytes, checksum: 748d89be44fc628649fefa233d65bac7 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-06-22T12:19:46Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Sandra Regina Martins Caldas.pdf: 1508699 bytes, checksum: 748d89be44fc628649fefa233d65bac7 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2017-06-13 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior - CAPES / This study aims to assess the Nar-Anon anonymous mutual-aid family groups of drug addicts based on reviews from interviewees experiences with members of this brotherhood in the city of São Paulo. What values are incorporated by its members? How do such groups achieve their primary goal of providing support to addicts’ family members? This research was conducted based on the use of semi-structured interviews as well as a bibliographic study on the structure of these groups, an ethnographic analysis on the experience within the Nar-Anon groups considering the material collected through the interviews alongside the researcher's own experience over eight years of attendance in two rooms of the brotherhood in the city, between 2008 and 2016.Therefore, emphasis is placed on the sense attributed by the group to recovery and spirituality for the construction of a new way of live coexisting with the chemical dependency syndrome. The approach adopted here will be that of Magnani, for whom looking close up and within (2002) allows one the apprehension of behaviors and meanings, for that matter, turning to a look from outside and from a distance for a broadened understanding of these groups as a totality. Authors like Foucault, Le Breton, Goffman, Novaes, and Campbell provide a critical view on the collected material / Este projeto tem por objetivo investigar os grupos anônimos de mutua ajuda para familiares de dependentes químicos – Nar-Anon, a partir de análises de vivências experimentadas por entrevistados junto a frequentadores da irmandade na cidade de São Paulo. Que valores são incorporados por seus membros? De que forma conseguem tais grupos praticar seu objetivo primordial que é o de prestar ajuda a familiares de dependentes químicos? Esta pesquisa optou por entrevistas semi-estruturadas bem como de um estudo bibliográfico sobre a estrutura desses grupos, uma análise etnográfica sobre a vivência dentro dos grupos de Nar-Anon a partir do material coletado através das entrevistas bem como da experiência da própria pesquisadora ao longo de oito anos de participação em duas salas da irmandade na cidade, entre 2008 e 2016. Assim, busca-se ênfase no sentido, atribuído pelo grupo, à recuperação e espiritualidade para a construção de uma nova maneira de viver dentro da convivência com a síndrome da dependência química. A perspectiva adotada será a de Magnani, para quem o olhar de perto de dentro (2002), permite a apreensão de comportamentos e significados, para aí sim, se passar a um olhar de fora e de longe para a compreensão destes grupos enquanto totalidade. Autores Como Foucault, Le Breton, Goffman, Novaes e Campbell propiciam um olhar crítico sobre o material coletado

Aquesta tesi vol demostrar que Joseph Conrad i William Faulkner, en les novel·les Lord Jim i Absalom, Absalom! respectivament, reflexionen sobre la credibilitat de la veu en la ficció i del discurs racial per mitjà de l'exploració tècnica de la veu narrativa i dels estereotips racials. Nascuda de les crisis històriques que giren al voltant de les relacions racials, patides al si de l'Imperi Britànic de finals del segle XIX i al Sud dels Estats Units durant la dècada de 1930, l'articulació d'aquests dos aspectes en les novel·les permet una representació de les qüestions racials que és innovadora i ambivalent. Certament, la interrogació de la credibilitat dels discursos, tan comú en la novel·la moderna, porta a la sofisticació tant de les estratègies narratives que exploren el problema de la fiabilitat en la ficció com de l'ús dels estereotips racials a dins de la narració, entesos, doncs, com a formes narratives. És justament en l'anàlisi de les correspondències entre els aspectes històrics i els aspectes formals on la tesi troba la manera complexa en què aquestes dues novel·les expressen les tensions racials pròpies dels contextos històrics que les engendren. / This dissertation intends to demonstrate that Joseph Conrad's novel Lord Jim and William Faulkner's Absalom, Absalom! explore the narrative strategy of narrative voice, on the one hand, and racial stereotypes, on the other, in order to reflect upon the credibility of voice in fiction as well as the trustworthiness of racial discourse. Emerging from the historical ideological crisis that involved race relations in the late nineteenth-century British Empire, and in the 1930s U.S. South, the blending of these two aspects allowed an alternative and ambivalent representation of racial issues in fiction. The interrogation of credibility, very common in the Modern novel, results in these novels in a sophistication of the strategies that address the problem of narrative reliability, and of the use of racial stereotypes for narrative purposes in other words, their conception as narrative forms. By paying attention to these two aspects, this thesis claims that it is in the analysis of their intertwining where we may find the expression of the historical tension born of complex race relations.

Dans la péninsule d'Oman, le passage du Néolithique à l'âge du Bronze est marqué par de profondes transformations socio-économiques. La transition vers une économie agricole et l'intégration progressive dans les sphères d'interactions suprarégionales ont été interprétées comme la réponse adaptative des populations locales, suivant la pression de la demande extérieure pour l'acquisition de matières premières. Toutefois, le rôle de la péninsule omanaise au sein de ce réseau à l'aube de l'âge du Bronze est moins patent qu'on ne l'envisage, mettant en cause la nature des transformations déclenchées au début du 3ème millénaire av. J.-C.. Nous avons exploré ces questions à la lumière de la maisonnée, explicitement conçue en tant qu'élément structurant de la société, « sociogramme d'un système social ». Afin de circonstancier le passage vers la complexification de l'âge du Bronze, l'étude considère brièvement les dernières occupations néolithiques. Elle se focalise sur une analyse diachronique des architectures domestiques et de la culture matérielle au 3ème millénaire av. J.-C. (périodes Hafit et Umm an-Nar), évaluant les différents aspects susceptibles de fournir des informations sur la configuration des activités domestiques et de manufacture, sur la perception sociale de l'espace, sur l'organisation de la force de travail et le degré de spécialisation de celle-ci. Cette démarche a permis d'aborder les acteurs sociaux à l'échelle de l'habitat, valorisant l'importance des mutations socio-économiques amorcées localement, et exprimées par les cycles de développement de la maisonnée sur le long terme. / In the Oman peninsula, the transition from the Neolithic to the Bronze Age is marked by deep socioeconomic transformations. The shift towards an agricultural economy and the gradual integration into supraregional interaction spheres have been interpreted as the adaptive response of local populations to the pressure of an external demand for the acquisition of raw materials. Nevertheless, at the dawn of the Bronze Age, the role of the Oman Peninsula within this network is less patent than generally assumed, calling into question the nature of the transformations that characterise the beginning of the 3rd millennium BC. These questions were explored by the point of view of the household, explicitly conceived as a structuring element of the society, the “sociogram of a social system”. Aiming at better understanding of the transition towards the complexification of the Bronze Age, the study briefly addresses the last Neolithic occupations, and focuses on a diachronic analysis of domestic architectures and material culture during the 3rd millennium BC (Hafit and Umm an-Nar periods). It considers a series of different aspects that could offer insights on the configuration of domestic and craft activities, on the social perception of space, on the organisation of the workforce and their degree of specialisation. This approach allowed grasping the social actors at the village level, highlighting the importance of socioeconomic transformations originating at a local scale, and expressed by the developmental cycles of the household in the long term. In addition , new field data lead to the identification of specific chronological markers for the Hafit period and the last Umm an-Nar phase.

Diploma thesis is focused on problematics of artificial neural networks and their usage on capital markets. There is a software created as a part of this diploma thesis which can load input data and create neural network that serves for share price forecast. This program is created in numerical computing environment MATLAB. Created neural network is tested under simulation of business model. Results are discussed upon examination of results of simulation.

The thesis deals with the design and optimization of artificial neural networks (specifically nonlinear autoregressive networks) and their subsequent usage in predictive application of stock market time series.

This diploma thesis describes issues of use of means of artificial intelligence for the decision making support on stock market. It includes theoretical knowledge of technical, fundamental and psychological analysis and artificial intelligence. Based on these facts have been created specific suggestions for the use of artificial neural networks to forecast the future value of the index S&P 500 by using development environment of the MATLAB software.

This master's thesis deals with artificial neural networks and possibilities of their use on stock market. In next chapters of this thesis there are provided design and implementation of stock prices prediction tool. The implementation is done with use of the MATLAB software. The created prediction tool is then tested in a simple trading simulation and achieved results are discussed in the end

This thesis deals with a complex analysis and prediction of foreign exchange markets. It uses advanced artificial intelligence methods, namely neural networks and chaos theory. It introduces unconventional approaches and methods of each of these areas, compares them and uses on a real problem. The core of this thesis is a comparison of several prediction models based on completely different principles and underlying theories. The outcome is then a selection of the most appropriate prediction model called NAR + H. The model is evaluated according to several criteria, the pros and cons are discussed and approximate expected profitability and risk are calculated. All analytical, prediction and partial algorithms are implemented in Matlab development environment and form a unified library of all used functions and scripts. It also may be considered as a secondary main outcome of the thesis.

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