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Phénomène à haute prévalence dans le monde entier, les infections acquises au cours de la prestation de soins de santé constituent une menace importante pour la santé publique. Il s’agit d’une réalité inéluctable du système de santé qui touche de nombreuses victimes en les affectant de dommages variés. Fruit d’une interaction complexe entre divers facteurs, ces infections représentent un lourd fardeau pour les victimes comme pour la société, tant au plan physique, mental et financier. Bien que les infections nosocomiales semblent être au cœur des préoccupations des autorités sanitaires québécoises, l’indemnisation des victimes demeure problématique. Actuellement, l’indemnisation se fait via le régime traditionnel de responsabilité civile mais nombreux sont les obstacles auxquels font face les patients désirant obtenir compensation. Les règles classiques s’avèrent difficiles d’application dans un contexte où la source de l’infection est souvent inconnue et les facteurs ayant pu contribuer à son développement sont multiples. Face à cette problématique et à l’insatisfaction ressentie, certaines juridictions étrangères ont reconnu le caractère inadapté du régime traditionnel et ont implanté un régime d’indemnisation sans égard à la faute dans l’espoir d’améliorer le sort des victimes. Le Québec a opté pour la même solution dans divers domaines, tels que les accidents automobiles et la vaccination. Ce mémoire propose une étude approfondie de l’opportunité d’adopter, en droit québécois, un régime d’indemnisation sans égard à la faute bénéficiant aux victimes d’infections nosocomiales. L’objectif de ce projet est de faire une esquisse des caractéristiques assurant l’efficacité et la viabilité d’un tel régime. / Highly prevailing phenomenon worldwide, healthcare associated infections pose a significant threat to public health. They are considered to be an inevitable reality of the healthcare system that affects a large number of persons with diverse injuries. They result from a complex interplay of factors and represent a major burden for both victims and society, physically, mentally and financially. Although healthcare associated infections seem to be an important concern for health authorities in Quebec, compensation of victims remains problematic. At the moment, victims have to go through the traditional system of civil liability and face numerous obstacles. Classic rules are proved to be difficult to apply in a context where the source of the infection is often unknown and the factors that contributed to its development multiple. Confronted to this problem and to the dissatisfaction felt, some foreign jurisdictions have recognized the unsuitability of traditional rules and have introduced a no-fault compensation system in the hope of improving victims’ fate. Quebec chose to opt for the same solution in various fields, such as automobile accidents and immunization. This thesis proposes a comprehensive study of the need to adopt a no-fault compensation scheme benefiting victims of healthcare associated infections. The objective of this project is to outline the characteristics that would ensure the efficiency and viability of the no-fault scheme.

Phénomène à haute prévalence dans le monde entier, les infections acquises au cours de la prestation de soins de santé constituent une menace importante pour la santé publique. Il s’agit d’une réalité inéluctable du système de santé qui touche de nombreuses victimes en les affectant de dommages variés. Fruit d’une interaction complexe entre divers facteurs, ces infections représentent un lourd fardeau pour les victimes comme pour la société, tant au plan physique, mental et financier. Bien que les infections nosocomiales semblent être au cœur des préoccupations des autorités sanitaires québécoises, l’indemnisation des victimes demeure problématique. Actuellement, l’indemnisation se fait via le régime traditionnel de responsabilité civile mais nombreux sont les obstacles auxquels font face les patients désirant obtenir compensation. Les règles classiques s’avèrent difficiles d’application dans un contexte où la source de l’infection est souvent inconnue et les facteurs ayant pu contribuer à son développement sont multiples. Face à cette problématique et à l’insatisfaction ressentie, certaines juridictions étrangères ont reconnu le caractère inadapté du régime traditionnel et ont implanté un régime d’indemnisation sans égard à la faute dans l’espoir d’améliorer le sort des victimes. Le Québec a opté pour la même solution dans divers domaines, tels que les accidents automobiles et la vaccination. Ce mémoire propose une étude approfondie de l’opportunité d’adopter, en droit québécois, un régime d’indemnisation sans égard à la faute bénéficiant aux victimes d’infections nosocomiales. L’objectif de ce projet est de faire une esquisse des caractéristiques assurant l’efficacité et la viabilité d’un tel régime. / Highly prevailing phenomenon worldwide, healthcare associated infections pose a significant threat to public health. They are considered to be an inevitable reality of the healthcare system that affects a large number of persons with diverse injuries. They result from a complex interplay of factors and represent a major burden for both victims and society, physically, mentally and financially. Although healthcare associated infections seem to be an important concern for health authorities in Quebec, compensation of victims remains problematic. At the moment, victims have to go through the traditional system of civil liability and face numerous obstacles. Classic rules are proved to be difficult to apply in a context where the source of the infection is often unknown and the factors that contributed to its development multiple. Confronted to this problem and to the dissatisfaction felt, some foreign jurisdictions have recognized the unsuitability of traditional rules and have introduced a no-fault compensation system in the hope of improving victims’ fate. Quebec chose to opt for the same solution in various fields, such as automobile accidents and immunization. This thesis proposes a comprehensive study of the need to adopt a no-fault compensation scheme benefiting victims of healthcare associated infections. The objective of this project is to outline the characteristics that would ensure the efficiency and viability of the no-fault scheme.

<p>No Fault Founds (NFFs) are an expensive problem faced by the airline industry. The underlying cause of NFFs are a major focus of research work in the field, but the dearth of consistent data is a roadblock faced by many decision makers. An important risk factor identified is the occurrence rate of NFFs.</p><p>This research work aims to help decision makers in the Airline Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul teams, when faced with recurring NFFs, to make a choice based on value derived from the system and risk preference of the decision maker under uncertainty. The value of the aircraft fleet is laid out using Net Present Value at every decision point along the system life cycle while accounting for the uncertainty in the failure rate information. Two extreme decisions are considered for the decision maker to choose between: rebooting the system every time a failure occurs and results in an NFF which allows for it to recur while reducing uncertainty of the failure rate; or eliminating the failure mode which assumes that the failure does not recur and therefore completely removes the uncertainty. Both decisions have their associated uncertain costs that affect the NPV calculated. We use a Monte Carlo approach to estimate the expected profit from deciding to eliminate the failure mode. We make use of Expected Utility Theory to account for the risk preference of a decision maker under uncertainty and build an Expected Utility Maximizing decision framework.</p>To conclude we give some guidance to interpret the results and understand what factors influence the optimal decision. We conclude that not accounting for uncertainty in estimating a failure rate for the future along with uncertainty in NFF costs can lead to an undesirable decision. If the decision maker waits too long to gather more information and reduce uncertainty, then rebooting the system for the remaining life could be more worthwhile than spending the large amount of money to Eliminate a failure mode. Finally, we conclude that, despite uncertainties in information of occurrence rates and costs of NFFs, an Expected Utility maximizing decision between the two options considered – Reboot and Eliminate – is possible given the available information.

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This study was conducted in collaboration with BAE Systems Hägglunds in Örnsköldsvik. They wanted help with their objective of researching the necessary components of a testability analysis. The primary goal was to enhance the efficiency of troubleshooting and diagnostics for their combat vehicle, Cv90. As their vehicles become increasingly advanced, troubleshooting can become challenging and time-consuming. An example of a problem that can arise is when an error code is displayed to the crew, but the technicians at the workshop are unable to identify the root cause of the error. To gather information, scientific articles and other relevant documents were extensively reviewed. Additionally, interviews were conducted with employees at BAE. The scope of the study was limited to troubleshooting within a workshop setting, rather than in the field. It was assumed that the troubleshooting equipment and software were functional, and the focus was solely on identifying faulty components. The research was conducted both in Umeå and on-site in Örnsköldsvik. A methodology for implementing a fault detection system with effective testability was developed. This encompassed considerations for the construction and content of the troubleshooting system. Determining the system's requirements and devising methods for testing their fulfillment were crucial aspects. Prioritization of different functions based on their criticality was recommended. Critical functions should be addressed first and may require more costly and intricate solutions. Various approaches to enhance troubleshooting at a more granular level were identified. These included establishing better threshold values, accounting for measurement uncertainties in the test equipment, and emphasizing the importance of a robust test design that considers deviations from system equilibrium. Additionally, worn components were recognized as a potential cause for false indications that are challenging to diagnose. It is important to note that these improved fault detection methods have not yet been implemented in the vehicles. / Studien genomfördes i samarbete med BAE Systems Hägglunds i Örnsköldsvik. De ville få hjälp med sitt mål att undersöka de nödvändiga komponenterna i en testabilityanalys. Det primära målet var att effektivisera felsökning och diagnostisering av deras stridsfordon, Cv90. När deras fordon blir alltmer avancerade kan felsökningen bli utmanande och tidskrävande. Ett exempel på ett problem som kan uppstå är att en felkod visas för besättningen, men teknikerna på verkstaden kan inte identifiera orsaken till felet. För att samla information gjordes en omfattande granskning av vetenskapliga artiklar och andra relevanta dokument. Dessutom genomfördes intervjuer med anställda på BAE. Studiens omfattning var begränsad till felsökning på verkstaden, snarare än i fält. Det antogs att felsökningsutrustningen och programvaran var funktionella, och fokus låg enbart på att identifiera felaktiga komponenter. Arbetet utfördes både i Umeå och på plats i Örnsköldsvik. En metodik för att implementera ett felsökningssystem med god testbarhet utvecklades. Detta omfattade överväganden för felsökningssystemets konstruktion och innehåll. Att bestämma systemets krav och utforma metoder för att testa deras uppfyllnad var avgörande aspekter. Prioritering av olika funktioner baserat på deras kritikalitet rekommenderades. Kritiska funktioner bör åtgärdas först och kan kräva mer kostsamma och invecklade lösningar. Olika metoder för att förbättra felsökning på en mer detaljerad nivå identifierades. Dessa inkluderade att fastställa bättre tröskelvärden, ta hänsyn till mätosäkerheter i testutrustningen och betona vikten av en robust testdesign som tar hänsyn till avvikelser från systemjämvikt. Dessutom identifierades slitna komponenter som en potentiell orsak till felaktiga indikationer som är svåra att diagnostisera. Det är viktigt att notera att dessa förbättrade felsökningsmetoder ännu inte har implementerats i fordonen.

我國強制汽車責任保險自西元1998年1月1日開始實施，迄今已逾10年之久，主要精神為使交通事故之受害人迅速獲得基本保障及維護社會大眾之安全與權益，所以採無過失責任精神，即在交通事故傷亡之受害人不論有無過失皆可獲得保險金給付，使許多受害人及其家庭之經濟即時獲得補償，所以有近九成民眾對於強制汽車責任保險之實施成效給予高度肯定。 近年來，強制汽車責任保險已成為保險犯罪集團覬覦之目標，保險詐欺案件有日益增加之趨勢，保險詐欺犯罪也發展成組織化及專業分工之保險詐欺集團，詐欺手法也不斷翻新且日益猖獗，也使強制汽車責任保險之實施精神遭受扭曲及破壞。本研究係透過產物保險業者蒐集不同類型之強制汽車責任保險詐欺案例，針對個案之犯罪手法加以比對分析，希冀從所蒐集不同類型之案例中探討保險詐欺之詐欺手法及特徵，以期研擬出一套具體措施能夠對保險詐欺作有效之防制，以遏止保險詐欺案件之發生。 本文研究有鑒於美國、英國、德國、挪威、日本及中國大陸等國家對於保險詐欺之防制不遺餘力，同時參考各國有關保險詐欺之法律規定與防制概況，保險詐欺資訊之提供及為對抗保險詐欺之教育宣導，這對於保險詐欺防制工作剛起步之我國，當有許多值得學習之處。當然保險詐欺之防制需要社會大眾、保險業者及政府檢警消相關單位正視保險詐欺問題之嚴重性，大家共同聯手一起來防制，才能有效遏阻保險詐欺之歪風。 / Compulsory automobile liability insurance in Taiwan has been implementing more than ten years since January 1, 1998. Its law-making intention is to ensure prompt and basic coverage for the injured parties in the automobile traffic accident and maintain the safety and rights for the public so it is adopted the system of no-fault basis. It means any injured party who is injured or lost of life in the automobile traffic accident can require the reimbursement regardless of who’s fault. Many injured parties and their families have received the prompt reimbursement from compulsory automobile liability insurance, so there are almost ninety percentage of the public in Taiwan giving the highly positive feedback to the implementation of compulsory automobile liability insurance. Within recent years, the compulsory automobile liability insurance which becomes a crime means and target of organized crimes of insurance fraud. The case of Insurance Fraud has the tendency in growth and the trick of insurance fraud become organized and professionalized, which has seriously affected the law-making purpose and normal developments of compulsory automobile liability insurance. This research, through the various organized criminal fraud cases of compulsory automobile liability insurance provided by non-life insurance companies. In order to prevent the fraud case from being on compulsory automobile liability insurance, this research collects and provides various types of fraud cases containing different means and characteristics. By the research, we hope to provide an effective measure to prevent fraud case from being on compulsory automobile liability insurance. The research is on the basis of the fact that many countries, for example, United States of American, England, Germany, Norway, Japan and China, have left on stone unturned to prevent insurance fraud and also on the basic of their laws and situations about insurance fraud, to furnish information about insurance fraud, and to educate the public about how to fight against insurance fraud, which is very beneficial to promote the development of insurance anti-fraud in Taiwan. There is no doubt that the prevention of insurance fraud needs the public, the insurer and authority cooperate closely. Only by doing so, we can prevent efficiently insurance fraud from spread.

This work is intended to investigate the Aircraft Technical Diagnostics Systems by focusing on Central Maintenance Systems and the Fault Detection and Isolation (FDI) process among the avionic components. A review about the Computer Control Systems and background about the Avionic Architecture is presented prior to introducing to most popular FDI method; model-based diagnosis. The discussions about the onboard FDI practices are followed by a maintenance hangar FDI perspective which was concluded as a result of the field research. The outcomes of the field research and pointing the “real” fault isolation are analyzed to point the practical needs of a hangar FDI tools. Subsequently, a proposal technique, which can improve fault isolation by preventing No-Fault-Found (NFF), is given by discussing the methods to implement it. Finally, the results of investigation and conclusions of analysis are presented. / Baigiamajame darbe lietuviškos anotacijos nepateikta.

Text in Afrikaans with summaries in Afrikaans and English / For many years divorce has been viewed exclusively as a legal problem that had to be addressed by the courts in our adversarial system of litigation. Divorce, however, also entails social problems which are not addressed in our legal system. It appears further that our adversarial legal system tends to heighten the conflicting interests of individual family members at divorce and to encourage animosity and irreconcilability. In an attempt to ameliorate the harsh consequences of the adversarial legal system at divorce, two no-fault grounds for divorce were introduced to enable divorcing spouses to make the decision about the termination of their marriage themselves. This greater freedom that no-fault divorce afforded parties quickly led to a demand for a new system of dispute resolution at divorce. The Hoexter Commission consequently, recommended the establishment of a family court with a social component where mediation services are offered. In both Australia and New Zealand the introduction of no-fault divorce was attended by the establishment of family courts where mediation services are offered. In mediation the parties involved, with the assistance of an impartial third, may sort out and find solutions to all their divorce-related problems. It also appears that mediation has always played a prominent role in the resolution of family disputes in the indigenous communities of South Africa. Owing to financial restrictions, South Africa is still without a family court. So far, only the Mediation in Certain Divorce Matters Act 24 of 1987 has emanated from the recommendations of the Hoexter Commission. This Act, which provides for the institution of enquiries by the office of the family advocate to determine the best interests of children at divorce, professes in its title to have introduced mediation as an alternative system of dispute resolution at divorce. From the contents of the Act it is apparent, however, that it provides for mediation only in a very limited sense. Consequently, it is necessary to amend this Act to make provision for real, comprehensive and accessible mediation services for the public in all family law disputes. This amendment could best be achieved by regulating existing private and community mediation services and integrating them into the formal legal process. / Egskeiding is baie jare lank as 'n regsprobleem beskou wat in ons adversatiewe stelsel van litigasie uitsluitlik deur die howe uitgestryk moes word. Egskeiding behels egter ook maatskaplike probleme wat nie deur ens regstelsel ondervang word nie. Ons adversatiewe regstelsel verskerp boonop die teenstrydige belange van individuele gesinslede by egskeiding en moedig verbittering en onversoenlikheid aan. Weens die probleme wat die skuldbeginsel en die adversatiewe stelsel vir gades met huweliksprobleme en vir die egskeidingsproses in die algemeen veroorsaak het, is twee skuldlose egskeidingsgronde in 1979 ingevoer wat aan gades wat wil skei, groter inspraak en seggenskap in die hele proses gegee het. Hierdie groter vryheid wat skuldlose egskeiding meegebring het, het spoedig 'n behoefte aan 'n nuwe stelsel van dispuutbeslegting by egskeiding geskep. Die Hoexterkommissie het gevolglik aanbeveel dat 'n gesinshof met 'n maatskaplike komponent ingestel word waarby onder andere bemiddelingsdienste beskikbaar meet wees. In sowel Australie as Nieu-Seeland het die invoering van skuldlose egskeiding inderdaad gepaardgegaan met die instelling van gesinshowe waar bemiddelingsdienste beskikbaar is. In die bemiddelingsproses kan mense self, maar met die bystand van 'n onpartydige derde, al hulle probleme by egskeiding uitsorteer en oplos. Dit blyk verder dat bemiddeling nog altyd 'n prominente rol by die beslegting van gesinsgeskille in inheemsregtelike gemeenskappe in Suid-Afrika gespeel het. Weens finansiele beperkings is Suid-Afrika nog steeds sonder 'n gesinshof. Al wat tot dusver uit die Hoexterkommissie se aanbevelings voortgevloei het, is die Wet op Bemiddeling in Sekere Egskeidingsaangeleenthede 24 van 1987 wat daarvoor voorsiening maak dat die kantoor van die gesinsadvokaat by egskeiding ondersoeke na die beste belange van kinders kan instel. Alhoewel die titel van die Wet voorgee om vir bemiddeling as 'n alternatiewe stelsel van dispuutbeslegting by egskeidng voorsiening te maak, blyk dit uit die inhoud van die Wet dat dit bloot vir 'n baie beperkte vorm van bemiddeling voorsiening maak. Dit is gevolglik nodig dat hierdie Wet gewysig word om by alle familieregtelike kwessies vir ware, omvattende en toeganklike bemiddelingsdienste aan die publiek voorsiening te maak. Die geskikste wyse waarop dit bewerkstellig kan word, is om bestaande private en gemeenskapsbemiddelingsdienste te reguleer en in die formele regsproses te integreer. / Private Law / LL.D.

Text in Afrikaans, abstract in Afrikaans and English / Egskeiding is baie jare lank as 'n regsprobleem beskou wat in ons adversatiewe stelsel van litigasie uitsluitlik deur die howe uitgestryk moes word. Egskeiding behels egter ook maatskaplike probleme wat nie deur ons regstelsel ondervang word nie. Ons adversatiewe regstelsel verskerp boonop die teenstrydige belange van individuele gesinslede by egskeiding en moedig verbittering en onversoenlikheid aan. Weens die probleme wat die skuldbeginsel en die adversatiewe stelsel vir gades met huweliksprobleme en vir die egskeidingsproses in die algemeen veroorsaak het, is twee skuldlose egskeidingsgronde in 1979 ingevoer wat aan gades wat wil skei, groter inspraak en seggenskap in die hele proses gegee het. Hierdie groter vryheid wat skuldlose egskeiding meegebring het, het spoedig 'n behoefte aan 'n nuwe stelsel van dispuutbeslegting by egskeiding geskep. Die Hoexterkommissie het gevolglik aanbeveel dat 'n gesinshof met 'n maatskaplike komponent ingestel word waarby onder andere bemiddelingsdienste beskikbaar moet wees. In sowel Australie as Nieu-Seeland het die invoering van skuldlose egskeiding inderdaad gepaardgegaan met die instelling van gesinshowe waar bemiddelingsdienste beskikbaar is. In die bemiddelingsproses kan mense self, maar met die bystand van 'n onpartydige derde, al hulle probleme by egskeiding uitsorteer en oplos. Dit blyk verder dat bemiddeling nog altyd 'n prominente rol by die beslegting van gesinsgeskille in inheems regtelike gemeenskappe in Suid-Afrika gespeel het. Weens finansiele beperkings is Suid-Afrika nog steeds sonder 'n gesinshof. Al wat tot dusver uit die Hoexterkommissie se aanbevelings voortgevloei het, is die Wet op Bemiddeling in Sekere Egskeidingsaangeleenthede 24 van 1987 wat daarvoor voorsiening maak dat die kantoor van die gesinsadvokaat by egskeiding ondersoeke na die beste belange van kinders kan instel. Alhoewel die titel van die Wet voorgee om vir bemiddeling as 'n alternatiewe stelsel van dispuutbeslegting by egskeidng voorsiening te maak, blyk dit uit die inhoud van die Wet dat dit bloot vir 'n baie beperkte vorm van bemiddeling voorsiening maak. Dit is gevolglik nodig dat hierdie Wet gewysig word om by alle familieregtelike kwessies vir ware, omvattende en toeganklike bemiddelingsdienste aan die publiek voorsiening te maak. Die geskikste wyse waarop dit bewerkstellig kan word, is om bestaande private en gemeenskapsbemiddelingsdienste te reguleer en in die formate regsproses te integreer. / For many years divorce has been viewed exclusively as a legal problem that had to be addressed by the courts in our adversarial system of litigation. Divorce, however, also entails social problems which are not addressed in our legal system. It appears further that our adversarial legal system tends to heighten the conflicting interests of individual family members at divorce and to encourage animosity and irreconcilability. In an attempt to ameliorate the harsh consequences of the adversarial legal system at divorce, two no-fault grounds for divorce were introduced to enable divorcing spouses to make the decision about the termination of their marriage themselves. This greater freedom that no-fault divorce afforded parties quickly led to a demand for a new system of dispute resolution at divorce. The Hoexter Commission consequently, recommended the establishment of a family court with a social component where mediation services are offered. In both Australia and New Zealand the introduction of no-fault divorce was attended by the establishment of family courts where mediation services are offered. In mediation the parties involved, with the assistance of an impartial third, may sort out and find solutions to all their divorce-related problems. It also appears that mediation has always played a prominent role in the resolution of family disputes in the indigenous communities of South Africa. Owing to financial restrictions, South Africa is still without a family court. So far, only the Mediation in Certain Divorce Matters Act 24 van 1987 has emanated from the recommendations of the Hoexter Commission. This Act, which provides for the institution of enquiries by the office of the family advocate to determine the best interests of children at divorce, professes in its title to have introduced mediation as an alternative system of dispute resolution at divorce. From the contents of the Act it is apparent, however, that it provides for mediation only in a very limited sense. Consequently, it is necessary to amend this Act to make provision for real, comprehensive and accessible mediation services for the public in all family law disputes. This amendment could best be achieved by regulating existing private and community mediation services and integrating them into the formal legal process. / LL. D. (Private Law) / Private Law