Embedded systems are used in many critical applications where a failure can have serious consequences. Therefore, achieving a high level of dependability is an ultimate goal. However, in order to achieve this goal we are in need of understanding the interrelationships between the different dependability quality attributes and other embedded systems’ quality attributes. This research study provides indicators of the relationship between the dependability quality attributes and other quality attributes for embedded systems by identifying the impact of architectural tactics as the candidate solutions to construct dependable embedded systems.

La littérature sur l’électrophysiologie des émotions ne semble pas trouver de consensus. Certaines études démontrent que les gens réagissent davantage à des stimuli de valence positive, tandis que d’autres concluent le contraire. L’objectif principal de ce mémoire est de vérifier les effets de la variable relationnelle sur les réactions physiologiques de sujets issus de la population étudiante. C’est-à-dire, les réactions physiologiques sont-elles influencées uniquement par la valence affective des différentes émotions ou s’ils sont également influencés par le contexte relationnel des stimuli? Le second objectif du projet de recherche proposé est de vérifier s’il existe un effet d’interaction entre la qualité affective des schémas relationnels des participants et la nature relationnelle ou non des stimuli. Pour ce faire, le rythme cardiaque a été pris sur 16 sujets divisés en 2 groupes, basés sur leurs résultats au TAT, analysés sur l’échelle de la tonalité affective du SCORS. Finalement, un troisième objectif est de comparer l’expérience subjective des participants aux mesures physiologiques obtenues. Les résultats démontrent que les gens réagissent davantage aux scénarios non relationnels que ceux relationnels. De plus, les grandes tailles d’effet des deux groupes (tonalité affective haute et basse) semblent indiquer l’importance de prendre en considération cette variable dans de futures recherches. Finalement, d’autres études, notamment avec de plus grands échantillons, seront nécessaires pour montrer l’importance de la qualité relationnelle dans l’expérience émotive. / The literature on the electrophysiology of emotions does not seem to find consensus on people’s responsiveness to emotion inducing stimuli. While some studies show that people are more responsive to stimuli of positive valence, others concluded the contrary. The main objective of this paper is to verify the effects of relational variable on the physiological responses of subjects taken from the student population. That is, are the physiological reactions only influenced by the emotional valence of different emotions or are they also influenced by the relational context of the stimuli? The second objective of the research is to check if there is an interaction between the emotional quality of the relationship patterns of participants and the relational or non relational quality of the stimulus. To do this, the heart rate has been measured in 16 subjects divided into two groups, based on their results in the TAT, analyzed on the scale of the emotional tone of the SCORS. Finally, a third objective was to compare the subjective experience of participants and the physiological measurements obtained. The results show that people are more responsive to non-relational stimuli than to relational scenarios. In addition, the large effect size of the two groups (high and low emotional tone) suggests the importance of taking into account this variable in future research. Finally, other studies, particularly with larger samples, will be needed to show the importance of the quality of relationships in the emotional experience.

La littérature sur l’électrophysiologie des émotions ne semble pas trouver de consensus. Certaines études démontrent que les gens réagissent davantage à des stimuli de valence positive, tandis que d’autres concluent le contraire. L’objectif principal de ce mémoire est de vérifier les effets de la variable relationnelle sur les réactions physiologiques de sujets issus de la population étudiante. C’est-à-dire, les réactions physiologiques sont-elles influencées uniquement par la valence affective des différentes émotions ou s’ils sont également influencés par le contexte relationnel des stimuli? Le second objectif du projet de recherche proposé est de vérifier s’il existe un effet d’interaction entre la qualité affective des schémas relationnels des participants et la nature relationnelle ou non des stimuli. Pour ce faire, le rythme cardiaque a été pris sur 16 sujets divisés en 2 groupes, basés sur leurs résultats au TAT, analysés sur l’échelle de la tonalité affective du SCORS. Finalement, un troisième objectif est de comparer l’expérience subjective des participants aux mesures physiologiques obtenues. Les résultats démontrent que les gens réagissent davantage aux scénarios non relationnels que ceux relationnels. De plus, les grandes tailles d’effet des deux groupes (tonalité affective haute et basse) semblent indiquer l’importance de prendre en considération cette variable dans de futures recherches. Finalement, d’autres études, notamment avec de plus grands échantillons, seront nécessaires pour montrer l’importance de la qualité relationnelle dans l’expérience émotive. / The literature on the electrophysiology of emotions does not seem to find consensus on people’s responsiveness to emotion inducing stimuli. While some studies show that people are more responsive to stimuli of positive valence, others concluded the contrary. The main objective of this paper is to verify the effects of relational variable on the physiological responses of subjects taken from the student population. That is, are the physiological reactions only influenced by the emotional valence of different emotions or are they also influenced by the relational context of the stimuli? The second objective of the research is to check if there is an interaction between the emotional quality of the relationship patterns of participants and the relational or non relational quality of the stimulus. To do this, the heart rate has been measured in 16 subjects divided into two groups, based on their results in the TAT, analyzed on the scale of the emotional tone of the SCORS. Finally, a third objective was to compare the subjective experience of participants and the physiological measurements obtained. The results show that people are more responsive to non-relational stimuli than to relational scenarios. In addition, the large effect size of the two groups (high and low emotional tone) suggests the importance of taking into account this variable in future research. Finally, other studies, particularly with larger samples, will be needed to show the importance of the quality of relationships in the emotional experience.

Tyrimo tikslas - nustatyti, kokia yra santykių su partneriu ir požiūrio į menopauzę reikšmė moters seksualiniam funkcionavimui menopauzės laikotarpiu. Tyrime dalyvavo 107 partnerį turinčios moterys nuo 45 iki 65 metų amžiaus. Tyrime naudojami R. Rosen ir kolegų (2000) moters seksualinės funkcijos rodiklis, D. P. H. Barelds ir kolegų (2003) olandiškas santykių klausimynas, B. L. Neugarten ir kolegų (1963) požiūrio į menopauzę skalė bei menopauzės simptomų įvertinimo skalė, sukurta Berlyno tyrimų institute „ZEG“ (2013). Tyrimo rezultatai atskleidė, jog moterų požiūris į menopauzę nėra susijęs su seksualinių funkcionavimu, santykiais su partneriu ir menopauzės simptomais, t. y. turinčios tiek teigiamą, tiek neigiamą požiūrį į menopauzę moterys nesiskiria pagal seksualinės funkcijos, santykių su partneriu kokybės ir menopauzės simptomų pasireiškimo lygį. Taip pat nustatyta, kad santykių su partneriu kokybė yra susijusi su moterų seksualiniu funkcionavimu, t. y. moterys, turinčios geresnės kokybės santykius su partneriu, pasižymi geresniu seksualiniu funkcionavimu nei moterys, kurių santykių su partneriu kokybė blogesnė. Be to, pastebėta, kad menopauzės simptomai netiesiogiai susiję su seksualine funkcija per santykius su partneriu, t. y. moterys, kurioms labiau pasireiškia menopauzės simptomai, būdingi žemesnės kokybės santykiai su partneriu nei moterims, kurios menopauzės simptomai pasireiškia silpniau. / The aim of the study is to identify the importance of relationships with the partner and attitude towards menopause to the woman‘s sexual behaviour during the period of menopause.. The subjects of the study were 107 women at the age from 45 to 65, who have partners. The index of woman‘s sexual behaviour, which was presented by R. Rosen and colleagues (2000), the Dutch questionnaire on relationships, which was presented by D. P. H. Barelds and colleagues (2003), the scale of an attitude towards menopause, which was presented by B.L. Neugarten and collegues (1963), and the scale for assessment of symptoms of menopause, which was created by Berlin Institute of Researches „ZEG“ (2013) were used in the study. The results of the study showed that women‘s attitude towards menopause is not related to sexual behaviour, relations with the partner and the symptoms of menopause, i.e. there is no difference between the levels of sexual behaviour, quality of relationships with the partners and the symptoms of menopause of the women with positive or negative attitude towards menopause. It is also found that the quality of relationship with the partner is related to women‘s sexual behaviour , i.e the higher quality of relations with the partners means the better sexual functioning comparing with those women, whose quality of relationships with the partner is worse. Moreover, it is noticed that the symptoms of menopause are indirectly connected with sexual behaviour through relationships... [to full text]