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21	Vyhodnocování, zvládání a snižování stresu / Stress Evaluation, Coping and Reduction Hacajová, Karolína January 2013 (has links) The Master´s thesis “Stress evaluation, coping and reduction” is dealing with a topic of work-related stress, which is very common at working places of many companies nowadays. The theoretical part is focused on definition of basic concepts of stress and common techniques of coping and reduction of stress. The practical part provides a measurement of certain level of work-related stress in Henkel Slovensko, spol. s r.o. company based on questionnaire survey. The conclusion of the thesis contains the recommendations focused on reduction of certain stress factors´ impact and precaution of formation of work-related stress.
22	Life cycle assessment and life cycle cost analysis of a single-family house Petrovic, Bojana January 2021 (has links) The building industry is responsible for 35% of final energy use and 38% of CO2 emissions at a global level. The European Union aims to reduce CO2 emissions in the building industry by up to 90% by the year 2050. Therefore, it is important to consider the environmental impacts buildings have. The purpose of this thesis was to investigate the environmental impacts and costs of a single-family house in Sweden. In the study, the life cycle assessment (LCA) and the life cycle cost (LCC) methods have been used by following the “cradle to grave” life cycle perspective. This study shows a significant reduction of global warming potential (GWP), primary energy (PE) use and costs when the lifespan of the house is shifted from 50 to 100 years. The findings illustrate a total decrease in LCA outcome, of GWP to 27% and PE to 18%. Considering the total LCC outcome, when the discount rate increases from 3% to 5% and then 7%, the total costs decrease significantly (60%, 85% to 95%). The embodied carbon, PE use and costs from the production stage/construction stage are significantly reduced, while the maintenance/replacement stage displays the opposite trend. Operational energy use, water consumption and end-of-life, however, remain largely unchanged. Furthermore, the findings emphasize the importance of using wood-based building materials due to its lower carbon-intensive manufacturing process compared to non-wood choices. The results of the LCA and LCC were systematically studied and are presented visually. Low carbon and cost-effective materials and installations have to be identified in the early stage of a building design so that the appropriate investment choices can be made that will reduce a building’s total environmental and economic impact in the long run. Findings from this thesis provide a greater understanding of the environmental and economic impacts that are relevant for decision-makers when building single-family houses. / Byggbranschen svarar för 35% av den slutliga energianvändningen och 38 % av koldioxidutsläppen på global nivå. Europeiska unionen strävar efter att minska koldioxidutsläppen i byggnadsindustrin med upp till 90% fram till 2050. Därför är det viktigt att beakta byggnaders miljöpåverkan. Syftet med denna avhandling var att undersöka miljöpåverkan och kostnader för ett enfamiljshus i Sverige. I studien har livscykelbedömningen (LCA) och livscykelkostnadsmetoderna (LCC) använts genom att tillämpa livscykelperspektivet ”vagga till grav”. Studien visar en stor minskning av global uppvärmningspotential (GWP), användning av primärenergi (PE) och kostnader vid växling från 50 till 100 års husets livslängd. Resultaten visar en årlig minskning med 27% för utsläpp av växthusgaser och med 18% för användningen av primärenergi. Med tanke på det totala LCC-utfallet, när diskonteringsräntan ökar från 3%, 5% till 7%, minskar de totala kostnaderna avsevärt (60%, 85% till 95%). Det noteras att klimatavtrycket, primärenergianvändningen och kostnaderna från produktionssteget/konstruktionssteget minskar avsevärt, medan underhålls- / utbytessteget visar den motsatta trenden när man byter från 50 till 100 års livslängd. Den operativa energianvändningen, vattenförbrukningen och avfallshanteringen är fortfarande nästan samma när man ändrar livslängden. Vidare betonar resultaten vikten av att använda träbaserade byggmaterial på grund av lägre klimatpåverkan från tillverkningsprocessen jämfört med alternativen. LCA- och LCC-resultaten studerades systematiskt och redovisades visuellt. De koldioxidsnåla och kostnadseffektiva materialen och installationerna måste identifieras i ett tidigt skede av en byggnadskonstruktion genom att välja lämpliga investeringsval som kommer att minska de totala miljö och ekonomiska effekterna på lång sikt. Resultaten från denna avhandling ger ökad förståelse för miljömässiga och ekonomiska konsekvenser som är relevanta för beslutsfattare vid byggnation av ett enfamiljshus. Building carbon-dioxide equivalent emissions global warming potential primary energy use life cycle assessment life cycle cost Byggnad koldioxidekvivalenta utsläpp global uppvärmningspotential pri-märenergianvändning livscykelbedömning livscykelkostnad Energy Systems Energisystem
23	Detekce živosti prstu na základě změn papilárních linií / Liveness Detection of a Finger Based on Changes of Papillary Lines Lichvár, Michal January 2008 (has links) There are several frauds against biometric systems (BSs) and several techniques exist to secure BSs against these frauds. One of the techniques is liveness detection. To fool fingerprint sensors, latent fingerprints, dummy fingers and wafer-thin layer attached to the finger are being used. Liveness detection is being used also when scanning fingerprints. Several different characteristics of the live finger can be used to detect liveness, for example sweat, conductivity etc. In this thesis, new approach is examined. It is based on the expandability of the finger as an effect of heartbeats/pulsation. As the skin is expanding, also the distances between papillary lines are expanding. Whole finger expands approximately in range of 4,5 ľm , the distance between two neighbor papillary lines in 0,454 ľm . This value collides with wavelength of blue and green light. The result from this work is following. The resolution of the capturing device is not high enough to capture the expandability on distance between two neighbor papillary lines. Also, because of collision with wavelength, the diffraction effect is presented and the result images are influenced by this error.
24	Life cycle assessment and life cycle cost analysis of a single-family house Petrovic, Bojana January 2021 (has links) The building industry is responsible for 35% of final energy use and 38% of CO2 emissions at a global level. The European Union aims to reduce CO2 emissions in the building industry by up to 90% by the year 2050. Therefore, it is important to consider the environmental impacts buildings have. The purpose of this thesis was to investigate the environmental impacts and costs of a single-family house in Sweden. In the study, the life cycle assessment (LCA) and the life cycle cost (LCC) methods have been used by following the “cradle to grave” life cycle perspective. This study shows a significant reduction of global warming potential (GWP), primary energy (PE) use and costs when the lifespan of the house is shifted from 50 to 100 years. The findings illustrate a total decrease in LCA outcome, of GWP to 27% and PE to 18%. Considering the total LCC outcome, when the discount rate increases from 3% to 5% and then 7%, the total costs decrease significantly (60%, 85% to 95%). The embodied carbon, PE use and costs from the production stage/construction stage are significantly reduced, while the maintenance/replacement stage displays the opposite trend. Operational energy use, water consumption and end-of-life, however, remain largely unchanged. Furthermore, the findings emphasize the importance of using wood-based building materials due to its lower carbon-intensive manufacturing process compared to non-wood choices. The results of the LCA and LCC were systematically studied and are presented visually. Low carbon and cost-effective materials and installations have to be identified in the early stage of a building design so that the appropriate investment choices can be made that will reduce a building’s total environmental and economic impact in the long run. Findings from this thesis provide a greater understanding of the environmental and economic impacts that are relevant for decision-makers when building single-family houses. / Byggbranschen svarar för 35% av den slutliga energianvändningen och 38 % av koldioxidutsläppen på global nivå. Europeiska unionen strävar efter att minska koldioxidutsläppen i byggnadsindustrin med upp till 90% fram till 2050. Därför är det viktigt att beakta byggnaders miljöpåverkan. Syftet med denna avhandling var att undersöka miljöpåverkan och kostnader för ett enfamiljshus i Sverige. I studien har livscykelbedömningen (LCA) och livscykelkostnadsmetoderna (LCC) använts genom att tillämpa livscykelperspektivet ”vagga till grav”. Studien visar en stor minskning av global uppvärmningspotential (GWP), användning av primärenergi (PE) och kostnader vid växling från 50 till 100 års husets livslängd. Resultaten visar en årlig minskning med 27% för utsläpp av växthusgaser och med 18% för användningen av primärenergi. Med tanke på det totala LCC-utfallet, när diskonteringsräntan ökar från 3%, 5% till 7%, minskar de totala kostnaderna avsevärt (60%, 85% till 95%). Det noteras att klimatavtrycket, primärenergianvändningen och kostnaderna från produktionssteget/konstruktionssteget minskar avsevärt, medan underhålls- / utbytessteget visar den motsatta trenden när man byter från 50 till 100 års livslängd. Den operativa energianvändningen, vattenförbrukningen och avfallshanteringen är fortfarande nästan samma när man ändrar livslängden. Vidare betonar resultaten vikten av att använda träbaserade byggmaterial på grund av lägre klimatpåverkan från tillverkningsprocessen jämfört med alternativen. LCA- och LCC-resultaten studerades systematiskt och redovisades visuellt. De koldioxidsnåla och kostnadseffektiva materialen och installationerna måste identifieras i ett tidigt skede av en byggnadskonstruktion genom att välja lämpliga investeringsval som kommer att minska de totala miljö och ekonomiska effekterna på lång sikt. Resultaten från denna avhandling ger ökad förståelse för miljömässiga och ekonomiska konsekvenser som är relevanta för beslutsfattare vid byggnation av ett enfamiljshus. Building carbon-dioxide equivalent emissions global warming potential primary energy use life cycle assessment life cycle cost Byggnad koldioxidekvivalenta utsläpp global uppvärmningspotential pri-märenergianvändning livscykelbedömning livscykelkostnad Energy Systems Energisystem
25	Gender, Labor, and Capitalism in U.S.-Mexican Relations, 1942–2000 Butler, Tracy A. 05 August 2009 (has links) No description available. Agriculture Economic History Gender Hispanic Americans History International Relations Labor Economics Labor Relations Latin American History Womens Studies maquiladoras braceros Bracero Program gender Mexico U.S.-Mexican relations U.S. capitalism capitalism history labor PRI
26	La concession en russe moderne / Concession in modern russian Lyakhova Moulin, Mariya 06 April 2011 (has links) Dans cette thèse sur la concession en russe moderne, nous avons cerné cette notion en élaborant un schéma prototypique servant à classer différents types de constructions concessives et à intégrer le maximum de structures marquées comme concessives. Ainsi le schéma proposé (p, Cq), basé sur la notion de contraste entre les implications des contenus de p et q, les évaluations de ces contenus ou les actes illocutoires p et q, prend pour principal repère C, conjonction ou préposition concessive. Nous avons étudié la relation concessive dans des constructions bi-Propositives et des propositions simples. Cet ensemble est classé en fonction du statut épistémique de q, puis subdivisé en non-Conditionnel, conditionnel ou contrefactuel. Le deuxième critère de classement est le statut unique ou multiple de q. Dans le premier cas nous avons des constructions non-Généralisantes, dans le second la construction appartient au type généralisant. Nous nous sommes démarquée des recherches traditionnelles en prenant en compte la concession illocutoire : xotja sert à remettre en cause l’énoncé précédent pour une auto-Correction du locuteur qui annonce ainsi le changement du cours de sa pensée. Notre travail nous amène à la conclusion que la concession est un phénomène protéiforme non réductible à une notion de causalité inversée. L’élargissement du champ d’étude permet de jeter un pont entre la notion linguistique et la notion rhétorique de la concession et de donner un tableau plus complet des différentes formes de relation concessive en russe moderne. / In this thesis dedicated to concession in modern Russian we specified the concept by means of a prototypical schema which we applied to classify different types of concessive constructions. This schema aims at embracing the majority of sentences marked as concessive. The main mark of the proposed schema (p, C q), based on the idea of contrast between the implications of p and q contents, assessments of these contents or p and q speech acts, is the connective C, a concessive conjunction or preposition. We studied concessive relations in both complex sentences and simple sentences. They are classified according to the epistemic status of q and subdivided into non-Conditional, conditional and counterfactual. The second criterion of classification is the single or multiple status of q. According to it we have, on the one hand, non-Generalized concessive constructions and, on the other, generalized concessive constructions. Outstepping the traditional research, we made a point of studying illocutionary concession as part of the whole. Indeed, xotja in discourse is used by the speaker as a self-Correction technique in order to reject the previous utterance pointing thus the deviation of their thought. As a result of our research we come to the conclusion that concession has multiple forms and cannot be reduced to inoperant causality. Due to a wider research scope we managed to bridge the linguistic and rhetoric concessions and to give a broader view of different forms of concessive relations in modern Russian. Linguistique russe Concession Contraste Concession logique Concession rectificative Conjonctions Nesmotrja na (to čto) Xotja Daže esli Esli i Prépositions Vopreki Pri vsem Nominalisation Concession rhétorique Auto-correction Russian linguistics Concession Contrast Logical concession Restrictive concession Conjunctions Nesmotrja na (to čto) Xotja Conditional concessive constructions Daže esli Esli i Generalized concessive constructions Prepositions Vopreki Pri vsem Nominalization Rhetoric concession Self-correction
27	Utilisation des propriétés spectrales pour détecter le stress dans les peuplements nordiques d'épinettes noires McDuff, Marie-Claude 01 1900 (has links) Dans la forêt boréale, l’augmentation de la fréquence et de la superficie d’îlots de pessières à lichens sur le territoire québécois a déjà été observée et pourrait résulter en une migration vers le sud de la limite nordique des pessières à mousses. Ce phénomène survient après des échecs de régénération, qui ont lieu lorsque le milieu est préalablement fragilisé lorsqu’une nouvelle perturbation affecte le peuplement. Avec la possibilité de détecter ce stress en analysant les propriétés spectrales de la végétation, les zones perturbées pourraient alors être identifiées. L’objectif principal de la présente étude est d’établir des liens entre d’une part, les informations extraites des signatures spectrales et d’autre part, les indices de végétation et les différents types de stress affectant les écosystèmes boréaux. Cela permettra de savoir s’il est possible d’identifier les pessières à mousses à risque de subir un accident de régénération en étudiant les propriétés spectrales de la végétation comme indicateur de stress. Pour répondre à cet objectif, des sites d’échantillonnage ont été positionnées aux 51e, 52e et 53e parallèles le long de la route de la baie James. Les placettes ont été regroupées en paires afin de faire des tests appariés et ainsi comparer les deux types de peuplements. Sur le terrain, les signatures spectrales ont été prises sur les feuilles aléatoirement prélevées sur cinq épinettes noires. Ces mesures ont été prises tout au long de la saison de croissance (3 campagnes d’échantillonnage). Quatre indices de végétation (NDVI, NDWI, PRI et SIPI) ont été extraits des signatures spectrales, et la pente moyenne du red-edge a été calculée. Les résultats obtenus ont permis de déterminer que certaines des pessières à mousses ont des valeurs très proches de celles des pessières à lichens, qui sont considérées comme des écosystèmes stressés. À partir de ces résultats, il est possible de supposer que le stress peut également être identifié à l’échelle du paysage (sur les images satellitaires) et ainsi permettre un suivi et une gestion après les feux et les épidémies afin de limiter les pertes de ce précieux écosystème. / In the boreal forest of northern Québec, the size and quantity of lichen woodlands patches is increasing, and taking over the spruce-moss forest territory. The phenomenon has been observed, and scientists now believe that the northern limit of the spruce-moss forest will slowly move south. This shift of ecosystem happens when the forest stand is already fragilized, and a perturbation occurs. Vegetation’s spectral properties can be used as a tool to assess and identify disturbed forest areas The main objective of this study is to establish relations between data extracted from spectral signatures, vegetation indexes and different types of stress that could affect boreal ecosystems. The identification spruce-moss woodlands prone to regeneration failure could be achieved with the study of spectral properties as stress indicators. In order to achieve this objective, sites from 3 latitudes (51, 52 and 53) have been sampled on James Bay Road. Plots have been regrouped in pairs for subsequent pairwise statistical tests to compare results from both forest stand types. Spectral signatures have been measured on 5 randomly chosen black spruces. These measurements were taken throughout the growing season (3 sampling campaigns). Four vegetation indexes have been extracted from spectral signatures (NDVI, NDWI, PRI and SIPI), and the mean slope of the red-edge area have been calculated. Results have shown that some of the spruce-moss stands have had very similar values to those from the lichen woodlands, that are considered as stressed ecosystems. From these results, it is possible to assume that stressed ecosystems can be detected at landscape level (on satellite images). Monitoring vegetation stress can help improve forest management after forest fires and insect’s epidemics to prevent the loss of this beautiful ecosystem. Épinettes noires forêt boréale pessière à lichens pessière à mousses stress hydrique échec de régénération spectroradiométrie NDVI NDWI SIPI PRI infrarouge signature spectrale Black spruce Boreal forest Lichen woodlands Spruce-moss forest Water stress Regeneration failure Spectroradiometry Red-edge Infrared Spectral signature
28	Green Bonds and Climate Change: State of the Art or Artful Dodge? Queen, Irene T. 10 August 2016 (has links) No description available. Alternative Energy Atmospheric Sciences Climate Change Environmental Justice Environmental Management Environmental Science Environmental Studies Finance Natural Resource Management Sustainability Urban Planning Green Bonds Debt Finance Corporate Social Responsibility CSR Corporate Sustainability Climate Finance Impact Investment Low-Carbon Infrastructure Urban Revitalization GHG CDM Socially Responsible Investors PRI ESG
29	Micro RNA-Mediated regulation of the full-length and truncated isoforms of human neurotrophic tyrosine kinase receptor type 3 (NTRK 3) Guidi, Mònica 13 January 2009 (has links) Neurotrophins and their receptors are key molecules in the development of thenervous system. Neurotrophin-3 binds preferentially to its high-affinity receptorNTRK3, which exists in two major isoforms in humans, the full-length kinaseactiveform (150 kDa) and a truncated non-catalytic form (50 kDa). The twovariants show different 3'UTR regions, indicating that they might be differentiallyregulated at the post-transcriptional level. In this work we explore howmicroRNAs take part in the regulation of full-length and truncated NTRK3,demonstrating that the two isoforms are targeted by different sets of microRNAs.We analyze the physiological consequences of the overexpression of some of theregulating microRNAs in human neuroblastoma cells. Finally, we providepreliminary evidence for a possible involvement of miR-124 - a microRNA with noputative target site in either NTRK3 isoform - in the control of the alternativespicing of NTRK3 through the downregulation of the splicing repressor PTBP1. / Las neurotrofinas y sus receptores constituyen una familia de factores crucialespara el desarrollo del sistema nervioso. La neurotrofina 3 ejerce su funciónprincipalmente a través de una unión de gran afinidad al receptor NTRK3, del cualse conocen dos isoformas principales, una larga de 150KDa con actividad de tipotirosina kinasa y una truncada de 50KDa sin dicha actividad. Estas dos isoformasno comparten la misma región 3'UTR, lo que sugiere la existencia de unaregulación postranscripcional diferente. En el presente trabajo se ha exploradocomo los microRNAs intervienen en la regulación de NTRK3, demostrando que lasdos isoformas son reguladas por diferentes miRNAs. Se han analizado lasconsecuencias fisiológicas de la sobrexpresión de dichos microRNAs utilizandocélulas de neuroblastoma. Finalmente, se ha estudiado la posible implicación delmicroRNA miR-124 en el control del splicing alternativo de NTRK3 a través de laregulación de represor de splicing PTBP1. RISC complex retinoic acid renilla luciferase real-time quantitative PCR PTBP1 pri-miRNA pre-miRNA post-transcriptional regulation piRNA PicTar pGL4.13 PCR P-body p75NTR overexpression NTRK3 NTRK2 NTRK1 non-coding RNAs NGF neurotrophin neurotrophic signaling neuronal differentiation neurodevelopment neuroblastoma nervous system mRNA miRNA target prediction miRNA profiling miRNA mimic miRNA microarray miRNA inhibitor miRanda microRNA microarray luciferase assay Ingenuity Pathway Analysis (IPA) heLa cells gene silencing gene regulation full-length isoform (FL-NTRK3) firefly luciferase ERK disease dicer cancer development BDNF argonaute alternative splicing 3'UTR RNAhybrid RT-PCR SH-SY5Y cells siRNA standard error synaptic plasticity target validation TargetScan transfection translational repression TrkA TrkB TrkC truncated isoform (TR-NTRK3) tyrosine kinase (TK) western blot 575 61

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