M.Ing. / The main contribution of this thesis can be summarized as follows. Firstly, we implemented a high speed error gap recording system, which can run with at most with a slight adaptation, on any personal computer, doing gap recording for digital communication systems, achieving a data rate of up to 200 kbits/sec. Secondly, we extended previous experimental investigations of the Fritchman channel model to three other channel models, namely the Gilbert, Gilbert-Elliott, and Aldridge- Ghanbari models, and implemented these models experimentally by a set of computer programs. Thirdly, we investigated the statistical modeling of two analog channels, employed for digital transmission. These are an analog audio cassette, magnetic tape recorder and an analog cordless telephone operating in the 46/49 MHz. band, in the CT1 system. No evidence could be found in the literature of modeling error distributions on these two channels.

The importance of integrating design and manufacturing becomes apparent when the increase in the degree of difficulty of change is observed as the product development proceeds from concept to production in a serial engineering process. The greatest opportunity in design for manufacture occurs at the initial design stage before any commitments to tooling and equipment have been made. This research develops a framework and an implementation system dealing with integration of design, manufacturing and economic aspects in the development of a product. The objective is to evaluate process technology for a specified product design and to identify the best work/tool material combination and production conditions to optimize the production process. A commercial CAD/CAM package (SmartCAM) playing roles as a part design tool, a processing time simulator, and a NC code generator is integrated with a manufacturing database, and a machining cost model. This integrated system runs in Microsoft Windows environment under an external program which not only coordinates the activities of various modules but also enhances the capabilities of SmartCAM. This system allows product design evaluation for economic and technical criteria and recommends best manufacturing environment. An NC program containing recommended machining parameters is generated. Furthermore, the system reports on tool wear on each tool per part manufactured. This information is useful for cost analysis as well as for producing a tool replacement schedule. / Graduation date: 1995

The purpose of this study was to add to the body of psychometric evidence underlying the Dean-Woodcock Sensory Motor Battery (DWSMB) and the theory of sensory motor functioning. Secondly, this study added to the body of literature concerning the role of both cortical and subcortical areas of the brain in motor functioning.The DWSMB is a new battery designed to meet the emerging trends in neuropsychology. It combines the qualitative functionality of the sensory and motor tests used by clinical neurologists with the quantitative, performance-driven sensory motor tests found in traditional neuropsychological assessment batteries. The DWSMB consists of eight tests of sensory functions, seven tests of cortical motor functions, and three tests of subcortical motor functions.A population sample of 441 participants were administered the DWSMB, 340 of which had no reported neurological or psychiatric history. These data were analyzed using an exploratory factor analysis to determine the number of constructs underlying the DWSMB. The study found three factors: a Complex Sensory Motor Factor, a Simple Sensory Factor, and a Subcortical Motor Factor. The three constructs found in this study provided empirical support for the underlying theory of the DWSMB, which will allow neuropsychologists to make inferences about the resulting scores. / Department of Educational Psychology

A triagem psicológica é uma prática geralmente utilizada em instituições públicas de saúde psicológica, a fim de selecionar a parcela da população interessada que pode ser abarcada pelos serviços oferecidos e encaminhar o interessado para um atendimento adequado à sua demanda. Por se tratar de uma avaliação psicológica, embora de caráter inicial e breve, abrange funções e características complexas, que devem ser constantemente estudadas, e não é isenta de referenciais teórico-clínicos. É, entretanto, realizada geralmente de modo breve e apenas como uma coleta de dados pessoais dos clientes, o que pode agravar problemas freqüentes em clínicas, tais como o desperdício do momento precioso para um atendimento imediato (o momento em que o cliente procura ajuda), bem como o abandono precoce de terapia, quando decorrente de encaminhamento pouco adequado à demanda. Modelos de triagens interventivas, cada qual com especificidades teóricas e técnicas, são propostos como uma alternativa para lidar com alguns destes problemas. Realizam avaliação e assistência. O objetivo da presente pesquisa foi o de analisar alguns alcances da experiência da realização de atendimentos em uma modalidade de triagem interventiva. Esta pesquisa deu continuidade a um projeto anterior, 2004, inicialmente denominado Consultas Psicológicas, que estudou um atendimento de recepção com retornos, oferecido a pessoas que não haviam conseguido uma das seis vagas semanais para a triagem de uma clínica-escola universitária paulistana. Em 2006, passou a ser denominado Triagem Estendida. A proposta do atendimento consistia em realizar triagem com até seis encontros, uso entrevistas-clínicas semi-abertas e sob referencial psicanalítico. O atendimento tinha dois objetivos centrais: por um lado realizar de modo mais detalhado a tradicional coleta dos dados do cliente, com elaborações sobre a queixa, necessidade e interesses dos clientes, visando ofertar encaminhamento adequado; por outro, oferecer acolhimento psicológico no momento da procura, promovendo alívio terapêutico se possível, a fim de lidar com algumas das demandas pontuais dos clientes. Tratou-se de uma pesquisa clínico-qualitativa, com o estudo de 10 casos, com a finalidade de avaliar os alcances da modalidade aplicada. Discutiu-se se os objetivos planejados puderam ser atingidos e os benefícios da modalidade para o cliente e para a organização do fluxo institucional da clientela. Em consonância com outros estudos, verificou-se o potencial atingido da triagem como espaço terapêutico significativo ao oferecer acolhimento e aprofundamento da compreensão do conflito. Verificou-se que os encaminhamentos ocorreram após o cliente ter obtido informações sobre psicoterapia e havendo maior participação do mesmo nesta escolha. A opinião dos participantes em relação ao atendimento recebido (obtida através de um follow up) foi positiva para a maioria. Após um ano do término da triagem, alguns haviam seguido o encaminhamento proposto, outros haviam achado o atendimento em Triagem Estendida suficiente. Esta divisão sugeriu existirem os dois tipos de demandas, por atendimento focal e prolongado, cada qual diferentemente contemplado e elaborado em uma recepção estendida. Embora existam dificuldades para a implementação deste tipo de atendimento em função da necessidade da articulação com os outros serviços, uma escuta inicial prolongada mostrou-se efetiva como recurso para lidar com problemas institucionais. / The psychological screening is a practice commonly used in public mental health institutions in order to select the portion of the population interested in psychotherapy that can be encompassed by the services offered and to refer the user (patient) to an appropriate service to their demand. Because it is a psychological evaluation, although initial and brief, comprises functions and complex technical features, which must be studied, and also is not exempt from theoretical-clinical references. It is, however, generally carried out in a brief way (simplistic way), and just as the collection of personal data of the patient, what can aggravate frequent problems in clinics such as the wastefulness of the precious moment for an immediate psychological assistance (the one in which the client seeks help), as well as the premature discontinuation of therapy (dropout), when it is a result from an inadequate referral, with regard to the client\'s request and necessity. Models of psychological interventional trials, each one with its specific technical and theory, are proposed as an alternative to deal with some of these problems. They perform both, evaluation and assistance. The objective of this research was to analyze some of the reaches of an accomplishment experience of consultations in an interventional screening modality. This study gave continuity to a previous project, 2004, initially called the Psychological Consultations, that studied a reception with the returns, offered to those who had not had one of six vacant per week for the psychological screening in a school-clinic of São Paulo. In 2006, came to be called Screening Extended. The proposed service was to perform screening of up to six meetings, with semi-structured clinical interviews and under psychoanalytic point of view. The service had two main objectives: firstly perform on detail the traditional gathering of user data, with specific details of customer\'s needs, requests and interests, in order to offer appropriate referral; secondly, offers care at the moment in which there was a request for help promoting therapeutic relief if possible, in order to deal with specific demands. This was a clinical-qualitative research, with the study of 10 cases, with the aim of assessing the scope of the modality when it is applied. It was discussed if the planned objectives were achieved and what were the benefits of the modality for the patient and for the way of organizing the flow routine of institutional users. In line with other studies, there was a screening as a significant therapeutic space as it hosted the patient and provided a better understanding of the conflict. It was observed that the referral for an therapy occurred after the client have obtained information about psychotherapy and that there was a greater involvement of it at that choice. The participants\' opinions regarding the care received (obtained through a follow up) were positive for most. One year after the completion of the assistance, some had followed the referral to therapy; others thought that the received care was already enough. This bifurcation has suggested that there are two types of demands, for focal and prolonged care, each one differently embraced and elaborated in an extended reception. Although there are difficulties in implementing this type of service due to the need for coordination with other services, an initial prolonged listening proved to be effective as a resource for dealing with some institutional problems.

Submitted by Filipe dos Santos (fsantos@pucsp.br) on 2016-08-08T12:08:23Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Gisele Aparecida Mendes Rolim.pdf: 1253325 bytes, checksum: dbcd440c81b9f2d9ac442a95ecad1c9a (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2016-08-08T12:08:23Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Gisele Aparecida Mendes Rolim.pdf: 1253325 bytes, checksum: dbcd440c81b9f2d9ac442a95ecad1c9a (MD5) Previous issue date: 2016-03-09 / The technical inability of health employees is reason of concern for the professionals in charge of selection process, training and health teams development. This inability has been noted since the early stage of the process, which is a time for vocational training. Given these facts, it is up to health institutions to qualify their professionals according to the necessary technical skills for health assistance with quality and excellence, focused on the patient. Goals: The study has used the tool Evaluation on Reproducibility of Nursing Procedures (IARPE), to evaluate the professionals concerning their skills and practical performance in order to highlight the effectiveness of the updating course on peripheral venipuncture; evaluate the reproducibility of procedures in distinct simulation scenarios; evaluate the adopted skills to perform the peripheral venipuncture procedure; and analyze the tool psychometric properties. Material and method: The theoretical and practical course has been carried out by professionals of the Teaching and Research Institute – IEP, where the data collection has been made: firstly, during the course, in specific during the practical skills, second and third in practical field, which is the workplace of the samples professionals. Results: the final sample of the study was composed by 45 professionals: 31 (68,9%) nursing assistants and nursing technicians and 14 (31,1%) nurses. The average obtained by participants in the after-test was: 8,49; skill-wise the average obtained was 9,58; in practice 1 an average of 9,53 with a p=0,652; regarding practice 2, they have obtained an average of 9,94, with a p=<0,001, given the fact that the average obtained in practical evaluations was higher than the one obtained in skills. The resulting data points out that there is more reliability and value of the IARPE / A deficiência de habilidade técnica dos profissionais da saúde é motivo de preocupação para os profissionais responsáveis por processo de seleção, treinamento e desenvolvimento das equipes de saúde. Essa deficiência tem sido notada desde a etapa inicial do processo, período de formação profissional. Diante desse cenário, cabe às instituições de saúde qualificar os seus profissionais de acordo com as habilidades técnicas necessárias para uma prestação de assistência em saúde com qualidade e excelência, com foco no cliente. Objetivos: O estudo utilizou o instrumento de Avaliação de Reprodutibilidade de Procedimento de Enfermagem (IARPE), para avaliar o profissional em seu cenário de habilidade e de atuação prática com a finalidade de evidenciar a eficácia do curso de atualização em punção venosa periférica; avaliar a reprodutibilidade de procedimentos em diferentes cenários de simulação; avaliar as habilidades estabelecidas para a execução do procedimento de punção venosa periférica; e analisar as propriedades psicométricas do instrumento. Material e método: O curso teórico e prático foi realizado por profissionais do Instituto de Ensino e Pesquisa – IEP, onde foi feita a coleta dos dados: no primeiro momento durante o curso, no momento da habilidade prática, no segundo e terceiro momentos no campo prático, local de trabalho dos profissionais da amostra. Resultados: A amostra final do estudo foi composta por 45 profissionais sendo: 31 (68,9%) auxiliares e técnicos de enfermagem e 14 (31,1%) enfermeiros. A média obtida pelos participantes no pós teste: 8,49; na habilidade apresentaram uma média de 9,58; na prática 1 apresentou uma média de 9,53 com um p=0,652; já na prática, 2 apresentaram uma média de 9,94, com um p= <0,001, sendo as médias obtidas nas avaliações práticas maiores do que a média obtida na habilidade. Os dados obtidos apontaram que há confiabilidade e validade do IARPE.

A triagem psicológica é uma prática geralmente utilizada em instituições públicas de saúde psicológica, a fim de selecionar a parcela da população interessada que pode ser abarcada pelos serviços oferecidos e encaminhar o interessado para um atendimento adequado à sua demanda. Por se tratar de uma avaliação psicológica, embora de caráter inicial e breve, abrange funções e características complexas, que devem ser constantemente estudadas, e não é isenta de referenciais teórico-clínicos. É, entretanto, realizada geralmente de modo breve e apenas como uma coleta de dados pessoais dos clientes, o que pode agravar problemas freqüentes em clínicas, tais como o desperdício do momento precioso para um atendimento imediato (o momento em que o cliente procura ajuda), bem como o abandono precoce de terapia, quando decorrente de encaminhamento pouco adequado à demanda. Modelos de triagens interventivas, cada qual com especificidades teóricas e técnicas, são propostos como uma alternativa para lidar com alguns destes problemas. Realizam avaliação e assistência. O objetivo da presente pesquisa foi o de analisar alguns alcances da experiência da realização de atendimentos em uma modalidade de triagem interventiva. Esta pesquisa deu continuidade a um projeto anterior, 2004, inicialmente denominado Consultas Psicológicas, que estudou um atendimento de recepção com retornos, oferecido a pessoas que não haviam conseguido uma das seis vagas semanais para a triagem de uma clínica-escola universitária paulistana. Em 2006, passou a ser denominado Triagem Estendida. A proposta do atendimento consistia em realizar triagem com até seis encontros, uso entrevistas-clínicas semi-abertas e sob referencial psicanalítico. O atendimento tinha dois objetivos centrais: por um lado realizar de modo mais detalhado a tradicional coleta dos dados do cliente, com elaborações sobre a queixa, necessidade e interesses dos clientes, visando ofertar encaminhamento adequado; por outro, oferecer acolhimento psicológico no momento da procura, promovendo alívio terapêutico se possível, a fim de lidar com algumas das demandas pontuais dos clientes. Tratou-se de uma pesquisa clínico-qualitativa, com o estudo de 10 casos, com a finalidade de avaliar os alcances da modalidade aplicada. Discutiu-se se os objetivos planejados puderam ser atingidos e os benefícios da modalidade para o cliente e para a organização do fluxo institucional da clientela. Em consonância com outros estudos, verificou-se o potencial atingido da triagem como espaço terapêutico significativo ao oferecer acolhimento e aprofundamento da compreensão do conflito. Verificou-se que os encaminhamentos ocorreram após o cliente ter obtido informações sobre psicoterapia e havendo maior participação do mesmo nesta escolha. A opinião dos participantes em relação ao atendimento recebido (obtida através de um follow up) foi positiva para a maioria. Após um ano do término da triagem, alguns haviam seguido o encaminhamento proposto, outros haviam achado o atendimento em Triagem Estendida suficiente. Esta divisão sugeriu existirem os dois tipos de demandas, por atendimento focal e prolongado, cada qual diferentemente contemplado e elaborado em uma recepção estendida. Embora existam dificuldades para a implementação deste tipo de atendimento em função da necessidade da articulação com os outros serviços, uma escuta inicial prolongada mostrou-se efetiva como recurso para lidar com problemas institucionais. / The psychological screening is a practice commonly used in public mental health institutions in order to select the portion of the population interested in psychotherapy that can be encompassed by the services offered and to refer the user (patient) to an appropriate service to their demand. Because it is a psychological evaluation, although initial and brief, comprises functions and complex technical features, which must be studied, and also is not exempt from theoretical-clinical references. It is, however, generally carried out in a brief way (simplistic way), and just as the collection of personal data of the patient, what can aggravate frequent problems in clinics such as the wastefulness of the precious moment for an immediate psychological assistance (the one in which the client seeks help), as well as the premature discontinuation of therapy (dropout), when it is a result from an inadequate referral, with regard to the client\'s request and necessity. Models of psychological interventional trials, each one with its specific technical and theory, are proposed as an alternative to deal with some of these problems. They perform both, evaluation and assistance. The objective of this research was to analyze some of the reaches of an accomplishment experience of consultations in an interventional screening modality. This study gave continuity to a previous project, 2004, initially called the Psychological Consultations, that studied a reception with the returns, offered to those who had not had one of six vacant per week for the psychological screening in a school-clinic of São Paulo. In 2006, came to be called Screening Extended. The proposed service was to perform screening of up to six meetings, with semi-structured clinical interviews and under psychoanalytic point of view. The service had two main objectives: firstly perform on detail the traditional gathering of user data, with specific details of customer\'s needs, requests and interests, in order to offer appropriate referral; secondly, offers care at the moment in which there was a request for help promoting therapeutic relief if possible, in order to deal with specific demands. This was a clinical-qualitative research, with the study of 10 cases, with the aim of assessing the scope of the modality when it is applied. It was discussed if the planned objectives were achieved and what were the benefits of the modality for the patient and for the way of organizing the flow routine of institutional users. In line with other studies, there was a screening as a significant therapeutic space as it hosted the patient and provided a better understanding of the conflict. It was observed that the referral for an therapy occurred after the client have obtained information about psychotherapy and that there was a greater involvement of it at that choice. The participants\' opinions regarding the care received (obtained through a follow up) were positive for most. One year after the completion of the assistance, some had followed the referral to therapy; others thought that the received care was already enough. This bifurcation has suggested that there are two types of demands, for focal and prolonged care, each one differently embraced and elaborated in an extended reception. Although there are difficulties in implementing this type of service due to the need for coordination with other services, an initial prolonged listening proved to be effective as a resource for dealing with some institutional problems.

Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-17T15:24:28Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 KalineSA_DISSERT.pdf: 2243045 bytes, checksum: 9dabba13b96342942efddd4c92702632 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2014-05-19 / The considerable expansion of Distance Education registered in recent years in Brazil raises the importance of debate about how the implementation of this policy has been happening so that formulators and implementers make better informed decisions, maximizing results, identifying successes and overcoming bottlenecks. This study aims to evaluate the implementation process of Distance Education policy by Secretary of Distance Education of the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte. For this, we sought to use an evaluation proposal consistent with this policy, and came to the one developed by Sonia Draibe (2001), which suggests an analysis called anatomy of evaluation general process. To achieve the objectives, we made a qualitative research, case study type, using documentary research and semi-structured interviews with three groups of subjects who belong to the policy: managers, technicians and beneficiaries. It was concluded that: the implementation process needs a open contact channel between the management and technicians and beneficiaries; the lack of clarity in the dissemination of information between technicians produces noises that affects the outcomes; the absence of dissemination of internal and external actions contributes to the perpetuation of prejudice in relation to Distance Education; using selection criteria based on competence and merit contributes to form a team of skilled technicians to perform their function within the policy; an institution that do not enable technicians generates gaps that possibly will turn into policy implementation failures; all subjects involved in politics need internal evaluations to contribute to improvements in the implementation process, however, a gap is opened between the subjects if there is no socialization of results; the existence of an internal structure that manipulates financial resources and balances the budget from different maintainer programs is essencial; the consortium between IES and municipalities in presential support poles are bottlenecks in the process, since beneficiaries are exposed to inconsistency and lack of commitment of these local municipalities / A consider?vel expans?o da Educa??o a Dist?ncia (EaD) registrada nos ?ltimos anos no Brasil levanta a import?ncia do debate sobre como vem sendo feita a implementa??o desta pol?tica, para que formuladores e implementadores tomem decis?es com maior conhecimento, maximizando resultados, identificando ?xitos e superando pontos de estrangulamento. Este trabalho procura avaliar o processo de implementa??o da pol?tica de EaD pela Secretaria de Educa??o a Dist?ncia da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte. Para isso, buscou-se utilizar uma proposta de avalia??o compat?vel com a referida pol?tica, chegando-se ? desenvolvida por Sonia Draibe (2001), a qual sugere uma an?lise denominada anatomia do processo geral de implementa??o. Para alcan?ar os objetivos, realizou-se uma pesquisa de car?ter qualitativo do tipo estudo de caso, utilizando-se de pesquisa documental e de entrevistas semiestruturadas com tr?s grupos de sujeitos pertencentes ? pol?tica: gestores, t?cnicos e benefici?rios. Concluiu-se, principalmente, que: o processo de implementa??o carece de um canal de contato aberto da gest?o com os t?cnicos e benefici?rios; a falta de clareza na dissemina??o de informa??es entre os t?cnicos produz ru?dos que interferem nos outcomes (produtos); a aus?ncia de divulga??o das a??es interna e externamente contribui com a perpetua??o do preconceito em rela??o ? modalidade a dist?ncia; utilizar crit?rios de sele??o pautados na compet?ncia e no m?rito contribui para formar um corpo de t?cnicos habilitados para exercer a sua fun??o dentro da pol?tica; uma institui??o que n?o capacita t?cnicos gera lacunas que possivelmente ir?o se transformar em falhas de execu??o da pol?tica; todos os sujeitos envolvidos na pol?tica necessitam de avalia??es internas para contribuir com melhorias no processo de implementa??o, no entanto, abre-se uma lacuna entre os sujeitos caso n?o haja a socializa??o dos resultados; a exist?ncia de uma inst?ncia interna que gerencie os recursos financeiros e balanceie o or?amento oriundo dos diferentes programas mantenedores ? fundamental; os cons?rcios entre IES e munic?pios nos polos de apoio presencial se revelam como um ponto de estrangulamento do processo, pois os benefici?rios ficam expostos ? inconst?ncia e ? falta de compromisso das prefeituras nestes locais