O presente trabalho explora a questão da interdisciplinaridade e da transposição de obras literárias para o cinema. Focalizando a adaptação de textos dramáticos ao cinema, o estudo propõe em um primeiro momento uma investigação teórica sobre gênero ficcional mimético; drama, a partir da perspectiva do jogo dramático como elemento construtor do metadrama implícito e explícito; transtextualidade e cinema. Num segundo momento, a investigação analisa dois textos dramáticos, Who’s afraid of Virginia Woolf? , de Edward Albee, e Closer , de Patrick Marber, e suas respectivas transposições para o cinema pelo diretor Mike Nichols, examinando os elementos e recursos que os autores utilizam para construir o jogo dramático. Posteriormente, realizase uma análise comparativa entre os textos dramáticos e entre suas adaptações cinematográficas, buscando pontos de contato e de afastamento entre as obras, priorizando elementos denotadores do jogo dramático, além de características transtextuais que possibilitam a manutenção ou a alteração de significados entre os textos dramáticos e seus respectivos filmes. / This paper explores interdisciplinary aspects related to the transposition of dramatic texts into films. First, a theoretical investigation is conducted on mimetic genre, transtextuality; on drama, from the point of view of the game as a dramatic element to build implicit and explicit metadrama, and film adaptation. Secondly, this dissertation analyzes two plays, Who's afraid of Virginia Woolf? , by Edward Albee, and Closer , by Patrick Marber, as well as their film adaptations by director Mike Nichols, and examines the elements and features that the authors use to create the dramatic games. Later, the plays and their film adaptations are contrasted in order to investigate elements of dramatic games, and transtextual characteristics that allow the maintenance or the alteration of meaning between the plays and their correspondent films.

O presente trabalho explora a questão da interdisciplinaridade e da transposição de obras literárias para o cinema. Focalizando a adaptação de textos dramáticos ao cinema, o estudo propõe em um primeiro momento uma investigação teórica sobre gênero ficcional mimético; drama, a partir da perspectiva do jogo dramático como elemento construtor do metadrama implícito e explícito; transtextualidade e cinema. Num segundo momento, a investigação analisa dois textos dramáticos, Who’s afraid of Virginia Woolf? , de Edward Albee, e Closer , de Patrick Marber, e suas respectivas transposições para o cinema pelo diretor Mike Nichols, examinando os elementos e recursos que os autores utilizam para construir o jogo dramático. Posteriormente, realizase uma análise comparativa entre os textos dramáticos e entre suas adaptações cinematográficas, buscando pontos de contato e de afastamento entre as obras, priorizando elementos denotadores do jogo dramático, além de características transtextuais que possibilitam a manutenção ou a alteração de significados entre os textos dramáticos e seus respectivos filmes. / This paper explores interdisciplinary aspects related to the transposition of dramatic texts into films. First, a theoretical investigation is conducted on mimetic genre, transtextuality; on drama, from the point of view of the game as a dramatic element to build implicit and explicit metadrama, and film adaptation. Secondly, this dissertation analyzes two plays, Who's afraid of Virginia Woolf? , by Edward Albee, and Closer , by Patrick Marber, as well as their film adaptations by director Mike Nichols, and examines the elements and features that the authors use to create the dramatic games. Later, the plays and their film adaptations are contrasted in order to investigate elements of dramatic games, and transtextual characteristics that allow the maintenance or the alteration of meaning between the plays and their correspondent films.

Hydropower is an important part of renewable power production in Sweden. The voltage stability of the already existing hydropower needs to be improved. One way to do this is by improving the control system that damp terminal voltage oscillations. If the oscillations in the power system are not damped it could lead to lower power outputs or in the worst case a blackout. This thesis focuses on the automatic voltage regulator (AVR) system with a proportional, integral, derivative (PID) controller. The PID controller’s parameters are optimized to dampen the terminal voltage instability in a generator. The aim is to develop a machine learning model that predicts the optimal gain parameters for a PID controller. The model is using the tuned gains from the Ziegler-Nichols (Z-N) method and the amplifier gain as inputs and gives the optimal gains as output. A linearized model of an AVR system, based on transfer functions was developed in a MATLAB script. This model was used to simulate the behaviours of an AVR system when a change in load occurs. The Z-N method and the genetic algorithm (GA) with different settings and fitness functions were used to tune a PID controller. The best performing method is GA with the fitness function developed by Zwe-Lee Gaing (ZL).  The best performing settings are: roulette selection, adapt feasible mutation, and arithmetic crossover. The GA (ZL) was used in the development of a machine learning model. Two different models were developed and tested: the support vector regression (SVR) and the gaussian process regression (GPR). The data that was used to train the models were generated by changing the transfer functions’ time constants 4096 times. At each step, the Z-N, and the GA (ZL) were run. The GPR model is shown to be the superior model with a lower root mean square error (RMSE) and a higher ratio of variation (R^2). The RMSE for GPR is 0.1091, 0.0815, 0.0717 and the R^2 is 87 %, 59 %, and 86%. The result shows that the developed model has capabilities to optimize the PID controller gains of any AVR-system without knowing the characteristics of the components.

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Recent research suggests that the college-going trajectories of English language learners (ELLs) may be improved by focusing on their academic abilities rather than their English limitations; that ELLs are capable of high-track, college preparatory coursework. Most research draws on feedback or observations of current high school students. This qualitative study uses semi-structured interviews to elicit retrospective perspectives of three Latina college students placed in English as a second language (ESL) during high school. These three former ELLs were able to navigate from ESL courses to higher-track, advanced placement (AP) courses, which prepared them for college. Results suggest that relatively short times spent in ESL may positively influence ELLs’ access to college preparatory coursework and integration with native English speaking (NES) peers who possess college-going social capital. Results also suggest that ELLs’ perceptions of teachers’ high expectations and college-going assistance may provide important social capital facilitating ELLs’ access to higher-tracks and college. / text

This thesis is a study of documentaries about fictional feature films. The development of the DVD format has contributed strongly to their massive increase in quantity. The capacity of the format enables film companies to include more material than the feature film itself. As some people regard this type of documentary as self-righteous and presumtious, others think of it as a great educational aid giving the audience a greater understanding of the intentions of the director and others involved, thus adding more levels to the experience of watching movies. By using established theory on documentary I’m trying to find distinctive features of ‘documentary on fiction’. / I uppsatsen studeras dokumentärfilmer som behandlar spelfilmer. Det är en företeelse som växt starkt i och med lanseringen av det nya videoformatet DVD. Formatets kapacitet har möjliggjort att man kunnat inkludera mer material än bara själva filmen. Idag är det nästan självklart att man på något sätt dokumenterar arbetet med en film, men man gör det på många olika sätt och med olika syften. Det finns många åsikter om denna typ av dokumentär. Vissa röster hävdar att de endast kan vara självförhärligande och partiska, medan andra anser att de ger fiktionsfilmer ett större djup och tittaren en ökad respekt och förståelse för verket. Jag vill med min undersökning hitta kännetecken för dokumentärfilmer om fiktionsfilmer och detta gör jag med hjälp av etablerad dokumentärfilmsteori. Genom analysen diskuterar jag bland annat filmernas funktion, problematik och relation till fiktionsfilmen.

The master’s thesis deals with method of adaptive control of electrical drives. It aims at control of DC motor with using self tunning controller (STC) and gain-schedulink in simulative enviroment of MATLAB. The first part of the thesis deals with of basic methods adaptive control of electrical drives and with of basic identification methods, computation of controller parameters and control laws of controllers. The second part of the thesis is aimed at applying adaptive controllers to mathematical model of controlled system. Include monitoring parameters of identification The thesis contains originate programs include source files.