The questions arising over the deterioration of the 0BD have brought this topic to the attention of the public. This thesis will discuss the Central Business District of D311a5 and its decline. In order to study alternatives to these downward trends, the Central Business District Association of Dallas commissioned Alexander Cooper to make. an analysis of the possibilities for one alternative, namely, housing. The purpose of this study is to examine the le.rander Cooper Report on housing. The facts presented in this thesis will provide an analytical base of urban theory from which a discussion of housing prospects will be initiated. The feasibility of dointovm housing construction will 'be examined as it is presented in the Cooper Report.

Submitted by Silvana Teresinha Dornelles Studzinski (sstudzinski) on 2016-04-12T15:06:54Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Márcia Regina da Silva_.pdf: 3635330 bytes, checksum: e3a95482813cc733e3f5aa903927f23b (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2016-04-12T15:06:54Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Márcia Regina da Silva_.pdf: 3635330 bytes, checksum: e3a95482813cc733e3f5aa903927f23b (MD5) Previous issue date: 2016-02-24 / CAPES - Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / PROEX - Programa de Excelência Acadêmica / Esta dissertação investiga histórias de vida e perspectivas de futuro de alunos adultos a partir do retorno à escolarização. A pesquisa foi desenvolvida em uma escola da rede municipal da cidade de Esteio, RS. A turma pesquisada pertencia ao Projeto Ação Integrada Adultos, na modalidade Educação de Jovens e Adultos. A metodologia utilizada no processo foi: mapeamento de dados referentes à turma; análise documental (Plano Político Pedagógico da escola e regimento do Programa Ação Integrada Adultos); pesquisa de abordagem qualitativa, com base em observações empíricas do grupo de alunos (sala de aula, socializações trimestrais e formatura); entrevistas semiestruturadas com uma amostra dos alunos e com a professora titular da turma; e análise de dados por categorias. Entre os teóricos que subsidiaram a análise destacam-se referenciais de Paulo Freire, Álvaro Vieira Pinto e Miguel Arroyo. Os objetivos da pesquisa foram: contextualizar as realidades e as histórias de vida dos sujeitos pesquisados; analisar em que medida os educandos planejam o futuro a partir de seu reingresso na escola; observar e analisar a importância que a escola tem para os educandos; e estabelecer relações entre o conhecimento adquirido dentro e fora da escola por parte dos educandos. Este trabalho investigativo possibilitou reflexões a respeito desta modalidade de ensino e o quanto ela interfere na vida dos educandos e dos profissionais que dela fazem parte. Por meio da pesquisa, conheceu-se um público diversificado, cada qual com suas vivências, suas histórias, suas expectativas escolares, suas dificuldades e seus projetos para o futuro. Reforçou-se o entendimento de que a Educação necessita ser fundamentada na valorização dos saberes que cada estudante possui, a fim de que aconteçam aprendizagens significativas, de forma individual e coletiva. / In the dissertation we investigate the life story and the prospects of future from adult students who return to schooling. The survey has been developed in a school situated in the city Esteio, Rio Grande do Sul. The searched group belonged to a program called Integrated Action Adults, in the modality Education of Youth and Adults. The methodology used in the process was: mapping out of the class data; documental analysis (school's Political Pedagogical Plan and regiment of the Integrated Action Adults Programme); research of qualitative approach based on empirical observations of the group of students (classroom, quarterly socializations and graduation ceremony); semi-structured interviews with a sample of students and with the class teacher and analysis of data by categories as well. Among theorists that subsidized the analysis are included references of Paulo Freire, Álvaro Vieira Pinto and Miguel Arroyo. The objectives of this research were: to contextualize the reality and the life story of the surveyed subjects; to analyze the extent to which learners plan their future after their reentry into school; to observe and to analyze the importance that school has for learners; to establish relationships between the acquired knowledge within and outside the school by the students. This investigative work has allowed the reflection on this mode of teaching and how much it interferes in the students life and in the life of professionals that are part. While carrying out the research a diverse public has been met, each one with his experiences, his stories, his expectations, his difficulties and his projects for the future. It has been reinforced the understanding that Education needs to be based on the valuing of what every student knows, so that significant learning can happen, individually and collectively.

Submitted by Rosina Valeria Lanzellotti Mattiussi Teixeira (rosina.teixeira@unisantos.br) on 2017-01-05T16:03:44Z No. of bitstreams: 1 LIGIA GUI¿ARDI CARDOSO.pdf: 706713 bytes, checksum: 0659604a30b7c10ae06db322d6ea30c5 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-01-05T16:03:44Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 LIGIA GUI¿ARDI CARDOSO.pdf: 706713 bytes, checksum: 0659604a30b7c10ae06db322d6ea30c5 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2016-11-24 / This dissertation has as objective performing a critical study of the work A Transcivilizational Perspective on International Law, by Onuma Yasuaki. By studying this work, it will be expanded the visions of world ordinations through three perspectives, which will allow a better understanding of international law and the issues that frighten humanity in twenty-first century world. At first a study will be made of that work, in order to present the main ideas revealed by Onuma Yasuaki. Then, it will be emphasized the cultural and historical aspects of humanity, including the concepts of civilization, collective memory and identity. Finally, it will be emphasized views of other researchers of international law, and their relationship with the view of the author studied. To perform this study, it will be used the dialectical method, adjusting conclusions based on bibliographic research. / A presente dissertação tem como objetivo a realização de um estudo crítico sobre o livro A Transcivilizational Perspective on International Law, de Onuma Yasuaki. Por meio do estudo desse exemplar, serão ampliadas as visões de ordenações mundiais por meio de três perspectivas, que permitirão uma melhor compreensão do Direito Internacional e das questões que sobressaltam a humanidade no mundo do século XXI. Em um primeiro momento, far-se-á um estudo da referida obra, procurando expor as ideias principais reveladas por Onuma Yasuaki. Após, serão salientados os aspectos culturais e históricos da humanidade, entre eles o conceito de civilização, a memória coletiva e as identidades. Finalmente, serão evidenciadas visões de outros estudiosos do Direito Internacional, e como essas se relacionam com a visão do autor estudado. Para a realização deste estudo, será utilizado o método dialético, valendo-se de construções baseadas em pesquisas bibliográficas.

Dans ce travail, les fonctions d'utilité des gérants de portefeuilles sont élicitées et leurs degrés d'aversion aux pertes mesurés sous l'hypothèse de la théorie des prospects (1992) et suivant la méthode non-paramétrique d'Abdellaoui et al. (2006). Les résultats obtenus sur le terrain corroborent les résultats obtenus par ces derniers au laboratoire quant à la concavité de la fonction d'utilité pour les gains et la convexité pour les pertes. En ce qui concerne l'aversion aux pertes, nos observations confirment son existence; néanmoins, le gérant de portefeuilles médian est moins averse aux pertes que l'étudiant médian. Les conditions qui caractérisent une expérience réelle du marché mais qui sont difficiles à reproduire dans le contexte artificiel du laboratoire pourraient expliquer les différences de comportement: notamment, la volatilité du marché boursier, les compensations incitatives de Wall Street et le fait que les gérants de portefeuilles acquièrent sur le terrain une gamme de formation et un haut niveau de connaissance qui font qu'ils évaluent les enjeux différenmment des étudiants. La fonction d'utilité doit néanmoins, refléter les préférences de l'individu et l'utilité ne doit pas changer selon la méthode utilisée. En effet, l'étude qualitative des préférences d'étudiants en MBA suivant la méthode non-paramétrique de Baucells et Heukamp (2006) confirme les résultats d'Abdellaoui et al. (2006) pour étudiants. Il est à noter cependant que les étudiants changent de préférence (ne sont plus averses aux pertes mais recherchent le gain) quand l'une des deux loteries offre une plus grande probabilité globale de gain ou une plus grande probabilité de gain maximal combinée avec une perte extrême limitée.

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Šiame bakalauro darbe nagrinėjami gyventojų struktūros ir jų ekonominės veiklos pokyčiai. Tyrimo tikslas – išnagrinėti gyventojų struktūros ir jų ūkinės veiklos pokyčius įtakojančius veiksnius bei atskleisti naujas žemo urbanizacijos lygio atokesnių vietovių darnios plėtros ir konkurencingumo didinimo galimybes. Tyrimo metodai: mokslinės literatūros ir kitų teorinių šaltinių sisteminė ir lyginamoji analizė, loginė analizė; sociologinė apklausa (anketavimas, interviu), tyrimo metu gautų duomenų matematinis ir grafinis apdorojimas ir apibendrinimas. Tryškių seniūnijos gyventojų struktūrą ir jų ekonominę veiklą bei perspektyvas tyrėme 2013 metų kovo – balandžio mėnesiais. Bakalauriniame darbe aptariami gyventojų struktūros pokyčius sukeliančių veiksnių teoriniai aspektai. Analizuojami migraciniai procesai, juos aiškinančios teorijos, jų poveikis įvairioms valstybės sritims, gyventojų struktūrai ir jų ekonominei veiklai. Taip pat apžvelgiamos migracinių procesų tendencijos ir poveikis Lietuvos valstybei. Praktinėje darbo dalyje pateikiama Tryškių seniūnijos gyventojų bei seniūnijos darbuotojų apklausos duomenų analizė, pristatoma Tryškių miestelio ekonominė ir sociokultūrinė vizija, pateikiamos išvados ir rekomendacijos. / Population‘s structure and its’ economic activity changes have been investigated in this bachelor thesis. Aim of the research – to analyze factors which cause population‘s structure and economic activity changes, also to reveal new sustainable development and competitiveness improvement opportunities for remote low urbanization level areas. Methods of investigation: systemic and comparative analysis of scientific literature and other theoretical sources; logical analysis; sociological examination (questionnaire, interview), mathematical and graphical generalization of collected data. Tryškiai local administrative unit (LAU) population’s structure, economic activity and its’ perspectives were investigated in March and April, 2013. The theoretical aspects of factors causing population’s structure changes are discussed in this bachelor thesis. Migration processes, their theories, and these processes’ impact on various state fields, and on population’s structure and its’ economic activity are analyzed. Also trends of migration processes and their impact on Lithuanian state are overviewed. T.

Magistro darbe analizuojama Mažeikių rajono turizmo situacija bei plėtros perspektyvos Lietuvos regioninės politikos kontekste. Darbe apibūdinamos pagrindinės Mažeikių rajono turizmo sritys – gamtinė, kultūrinė ir sporto turizmo aplinka, infrastruktūra, jų reikšmė vietinio ir atvykstamojo turizmo plėtrai, analizuojami teisiniai turizmo dokumentai. Keliami darbo uždaviniai - charakterizuoti esamus rajono turistinius išteklius ir įvertinti stiprybes, silpnybes, galimybes bei galimas grėsmes, pateikiant kiekvienos turizmo srities SSGG (angl. SWOT) analizes. Siekiant ištirti Mažeikių rajono turizmo sektoriaus valdymo problemas, buvo apklausti penkių pagrindinių rajono turizmo institucijų ekspertai. Tyrimo metu siekta išsiaiškinti ekspertų nuomonę apie turizmo valdymo situaciją, turizmo institucijų veiklos funkcijas, tų funkcijų praktinį pritaikymą, bendradarbiavimo tarp institucijų ir verslo partnerių aspektus. Baigiamojoje dalyje pateiktos išvados ir įvairios problemų sprendimo galimybės, ekspertinio tyrimo metodu įvertintos plėtros perspektyvos vietiniam ir atvykstamajam turizmui skatinti ekonomikos atsigavimo laikotarpiui. / This master’s work analysis the situation of tourism and prospects of expansion in Mažeikiai district in the context of regional policy of Lithuania. Firstly, the leading fields of tourism of Mažeikiai district such as natural, cultural and sport tourism environment, infrastructure, their importance to the expansion of local and coming tourism have been definable in this work as well as legal tourism documents have been analyzed. Objectives: to define the present tourist resources of the district and evaluate the strength, the weakness, opportunities and possible threats providing analysis of every sphere of tourism (SWOT). Secondly, for the attainment of exploring the problems of the management of tourism division of Mažeikiai district the experts of five leading tourism institutions of the district have been interviewed. Furthermore, during the survey the experts’ view on the situation of management of tourism, the functions of work of tourism institutions, and putting them into practice, and the aspects in collaboration with the tourism institutions and business, has been aspired. Finally, the conclusion and various potentialities of solution to problems are provided in the final part and using the method of expert research the prospects of expansion for local and coming tourism to stimulate during economical recovery period have been assessed.

Cette thèse applique la théorie des prospects et la théorie du regret à l’étude sur la performance des actions et à expliquer une anomalie du marché connue appelé l’effet momentum. Cette thèse propose un modèle théorique qui lie les facteurs comportementaux à la performance des actions et à l’effet momentum, et ensuite réalise des tests empiriques pour examiner le modèle théorique. Dans le chapitre 2, le modèle est établi sur un concept des gains/pertes potentiels, qui indiquent si un investisseur se trouve actuellement dans une situation gagnante ou perdante. Ensuite, le modèle montre que les investisseurs sont très réticents à vendre leurs stocks dans une situation des grands gains ou des grandes pertes. Les chapitres 3 et 4 effectuent des tests empiriques sur le modèle des gains/pertes potentiels. L'échantillon des tests comprend tous les stocks de NYSE et l'AMEX de l’année 1982 à 2012. Les tests sont en mesure de confirmer l'influence des gains/pertes potentiels sur les rendements des actions. En outre, une stratégie de coût nul d’Extrémité moins Moyen (EMM), basée sur le modèle théorique, est documentée pour être rentable après contrôlée pour des risques. Dans le chapitre 5, le modèle des gains/pertes potentiels est développé dans une version dynamique. Il suggère que l'influence des gains/pertes potentiels pourrait persister pendant une période de intermédiaire à long terme, et génère une tendance à la hausse de la performance pour les actions avec un grand gain/perte potentiel. Les tests empiriques dans ce chapitre se concentrent sur l'évolution de série temporelle des rendements. Les tests montrent que les actions avec un grand gain/perte potentiel ont une plus forte tendance à la hausse. Le chapitre 6 applique les résultats du chapitre précédent pour expliquer l'effet momentum. La tendance à la hausse correspond à une auto-corrélation positive des rendements, ce qui est l'une des sources qui contribuent au profit de momentum. Les tests empiriques dans ce chapitre regardent la similitude entre la stratégie de momentum et les gains/pertes potentiels, et examinent également la corrélation entre le profit de momentum et le profit de la stratégie EMM. Les tests montrent que des gains/pertes potentiels pourraient contribuer à l'effet momentum, mais ne sont pas la seule source. L'effet momentum peut être le résultat d'une combinaison de plusieurs facteurs complexes. / This dissertation applies the prospect theory and the regret theory to the study on the stock performance and to explain one well-known market anomaly called the momentum effect. The dissertation proposes a theoretical model that links the behavior factors to stock performance and the momentum effect, and performed empirical test to examine the theoretical model. In chapter 2, the model is established on the concept of the potential gain/loss, which indicates if an investor is currently at a winning or a losing position. The model then shows that the investors are highly reluctant to sell their stocks in a large gain or in a large loss situation. The chapter 3 and 4 perform empirical tests on the model of potential gain/loss. The test sample includes all stocks in NYSE and AMEX from 1982 to 2012. The tests are able to confirm the influence of the potential gain/loss on stock returns. Moreover, a zero-cost Extremity minus Middle (EMM) strategy based on the theoretical model is documented to be profitable after controlling for risks. In chapter 5, the model of potential gain/loss is developed into a dynamic version. It suggests that the influence of a potential gain/loss could persist over an intermediate to long term, and generates an upward trend in performance for stocks with large potential gain/loss. The empirical tests in this chapter focus on the time serial evolution of returns. The tests show that stocks with large potential gain/loss have a stronger upward trend. The chapter 6 applies the results from the previous chapter to explain the momentum effect. The upward trend corresponds to a positive return autocorrelation, which is one of the sources that contribute to the momentum profit. The empirical tests in this chapter look into the similarity between the momentum strategy and the potential gain/loss, and also examine the correlation between the momentum profit and the profit from the EMM strategy. Tests show that the potential gain/loss could contribute to the momentum effect, but is not the only source. The momentum effect could be a result of a combination of many complex factors.

The aim was to assess the existing experience of franchisers and franchisees in the area of farm production. The research was carried out qualitatively in a form of structured interviews, and also quantitavely in a form of a survey. Franchisers were addressed by the structured interviews and the franchisees by the survey.

Les deux pays choisis se différencient par rapport à leurs processus d’orientation, et par rapport au critère selon lequel se fait cette orientation. L’orientation constitue un choix qui est un indicateur de la motivation qui est un élément central et déterminant de la réussite scolaire. Nous étudions l’importance du choix dans l’orientation et les types de motivation de l’élève, ainsi que l’importance de la motivation dans la réussite scolaire. Puis nous étudions l’influence de l’orientation sur la réussite scolaire et la clarté des perspectives d’avenir professionnel. Nous avons appliqué une méthode quantitative fondée sur un questionnaire administré auprès de 227 élèves en France et 289 élèves en Syrie. Nous avons trouvé des relations de dépendance entre l’orientation par manque de bons résultats et le type de la motivation d’une part et la clarté des perspectives d’avenir professionnel des élèves d’autre part. / The two selected countries differ with respect to their Options process, and report to the criterion that takes this approach.The Options process is a choice which is an indicator (a measure) of motivation which is a central element and determiner of success at school. We study the importance of choice in the Options process, and the types of student motivation, as well as the role of motivation in academic success. Then we study the effect of the Options process on academic success and the clarity of perspectives on career prospects. We applied a quantitative method based on a questionnaire carried out among 227 students in France and 289 students in Syria. We found a dependant relationships on Options advice through the lack of good grades and the type of motivation on one hand and clarity of professional future prospects of students on the other.