For direct cycle gas cooled high temperature reactor designs, operating conditions may be limited as a result of excessive maintenance dose rates caused by the 110mAg source term on the turbine. The accurate prediction of silver fission and activation products’ release during normal operation is required to ensure regulatory compliance and economic viability of planned power plants. Fuel qualification programs should provide satisfactory results to ensure correct analyses, but will however not be available for many years. In the meantime data from the German fuel development program may be utilized. Traditionally diffusion models were used to derive transport parameters from limited irradiation testing of fuel materials and components. Best estimates for all applicable German fuel irradiation tests with defendable uncertainty ranges were never derived. However, diffusion theory and current parameters cannot account for all irradiation and heat-up test results, and for some tests, it appears unacceptably conservative. Other transport mechanisms have been suggested and alternative calculation models are being considered. In this thesis the relevant German material and irradiation tests were evaluated with the current PBMR metallic fission product release calculation model. Transport through all the fuel materials and components and from the sphere to the coolant gas was considered and best possible models and parameters were suggested. For the transport of silver through the SiC layer an alternative suggested model called the Molecular Vapour Transport Release (MVR) Model was evaluated against the traditional diffusion model. From this evaluation it was shown that classical diffusion modelling was still a viable model to predict silver transport in SiC. The MVR model was found to be a feasible model as well. However, due to the much larger verification and validation effort required, it was decided to use the diffusion model until such time that experimental results become available that might elucidate the exact physical transport model. The evaluation also showed that the diffusion model used must be quantified in a detailed evaluation of all applicable irradiation tests. A study of all German irradiation tests was previously performed and the applicable irradiation tests were identified. A detailed evaluation of these irradiation tests were performed with an updated diffusion model. New transport and material parameters were derived in this detailed evaluation and compared with existing values. An evaluation of some heat-up tests of irradiated fuel spheres was performed to assess the range for which the newly derived transport parameters are valid. The different models with their old and newly derived parameters were used to analyse sample PBMR cores. Recommendations were made to the suitability of the different models and parameters for future PBMR silver fission and activation product analyses. / Thesis (DPhil)--University of Pretoria, 2009. / Physics / unrestricted

Med Study: The correlation between sport participation and scholastic results This research was performed to determine if there is a correlation between sport particiaption and scholastic outcomes, especially their academic results of high school students. The motivation theories and the influence of motivation on these outcomes were taken in consideration. The hypothesis that students who perform well in sport also perform well academically, has been the focus point of this research. The quantitative research method was used and two schools were randomly selected for this purpose. A sample of 200 scholars in the 1st and under 16A sport teams participated in this research. Some of the results are as follows: <ul> <li> The scholars that participated in sports outperformed their fellow students academically.</li> <li>The scholars that participated in sports spend more hours per week on sport as oppose to their studies.</li> <li>The most important motivational factor for participating in sport is for the love of the sport .</li> <li>The most important motivational factor for studying is that the scholars focus on their future.</li> This research concluded that there is a definitive correlation between sport and academic performance. Thus children must be encouraged to participate in sport at any level; it will definitely enhance their scholastic outcomes. / Dissertation (MEd (Education Management)--University of Pretoria, 2006. / Education Management and Policy Studies / unrestricted

The aim of this study is to identify characteristics that can be used to assess early-stage research results by research users and research producers of the advanced biofuel sector. Mainly, it qualitatively explores the perceptions of both research users and research producers regarding their experiences with research results. The study builds on the models of Diffusion of Innovation (DoI), Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) and Perceived Characteristics of Innovation (PCI). The findings of this study suggest that the investigated dimensions of DoI, PCI and TAM are applicable to the context of assessing research results with the extra dimension of risk reduction. In particular, some of the criteria used to assess the usefulness of research results are through its originality, scalability and relevance. The findings also suggest that documentation and publication are important to research users: Research users assess ease of use based on the presentation of the research results in their documentation; and they assess the quality of research results based on publications and the reputation of researchers. The findings of this study can be used to tailor research results to research users’ needs, which in turn can be expected to improve the uptake and further development of research results. This will not only permit the push of scientific research results to research users only put also permit research users to inform research needs.

Theoretical part of this diploma thesis is devoted to the reform of public administration, to region as an autonomous unit, its competences, authorities but also to the process of ekonomy and the universal analysis of regional revenues and expenditures. I deal with the region Vysočina in the practical part, I define revenues and expenditures in particular years and then I practise their comparison and analysis, where I try tu find out what impact the changes in budgetary allocation of taxes had got on the whole devolopment of revenues in the region Vysočina. The final part of thesis focuses on results of financial management in period 2001 -- 2007 a I try to outline the future prediction of development of the financial management in the region Vysočina.

The diploma thesis is divided into two parts. The first part includes the delineation of basic terms, needful for a further work. The first chapter offers a definition and an evaluation of a historical development of a body image. Subsequently, the work is concerned with a marketing communication. It offers an inspection of a phenomenon of advertisement, its effectivity on addresses and a psychological insight encompased within the field of advertising. The chapter also includes the description of media and their respective influences on the perception of a beauty ideal. The second part of the thesis is oriented towards a practical, analytical activity. The description of a theoretical base as well as a practical use of a content analysis and implied methods are the points of the chapter's departure. The conclusion part of the work provides the readers with conclusions of the content analysis and a questionnaire results.

The main objective of this diploma thesis is the analysis of current result management sys-tem of Euro hry Doksy competition and then design and implementation of a new result management system. The first chapters focus on the analysis of current state of the system, its context and the disadvantages of using the system. After analysis there is a part that specifies the requirements, based on the results of the analysis and interviews with the or-ganizers of the competition. Next part of the thesis describes the design of the new applica-tion, which would suit the organizers better. The design describes architecture of the application and technologies used in development. The thesis concludes with user guide and installation guide, which are there to help application's users. The main benefit of the thesis is the new result management system, which will replace the current system. After deployment the system will be used by thousands users and will help with the management of Euro hry Doksy.

The aim of the article is to find the relationship between the growth and decline in the share price during the promulgation period of quarterly results of companies and surprise, either positive or negative in the quarterly results. Quarterly results are compared with the forecasts of analysts who publish their forecasts for quarterly results at Thomson Reuters. Relationship is confirmed statistically, where stock returns in the period is the dependent variable, independent variables are three -- return of the corresponding market index, excess impact -- measure of surprise in quarterly results in comparison with analysts' estimates and VIX index. Linear regression is used for testing of return and GARCH model is used for testing of volatility, there is focus on adaptation of actual volatility to the long-term average volatility after accidental shock.

L'hypothèse que j'émets au début de cette enquête est la suivante : ce n'est pas l'acte de formation lui-même qui est décisif, mais l'envie de formation. Plus précisément, ce n'est pas l'acte de candidature qui peut à lui seul faire bouger les pratiques mais la formulation par le maître d'un questionnement. Pour étayer ma thèse, j'ai constitué quatre groupes d'enseignants : le premier groupe (GE) est composé de 15 enseignants ayant formulé une demande de formation sur l'exploitation des évaluations nationales et un suivi de cohorte au CE2 avec les mêmes élèves, formation qu'ils ont obtenue ; le groupe témoin 1 rassemble des professeurs qui ont formulé la même demande et qui n'ont pas été retenus ; le groupe témoin 2 se compose de maîtres n'ayant pas souhaité être formés et qui sont inscrits d'office ; le groupe témoin 3 rassemble des enseignants qui ne demandent rien et qui sont exaucés dans leur non demande. Les évaluations de 564 élèves - 140 environ par groupe - à trois moments successifs étalés sur une année m'ont permis de mener une analyse comparative et de tirer quelques conclusions sur l'influence de l'engagement, avec ou sans formation, sur les performances scolaires et les comportements des élèves. / The hypothesis which I would like to bring about at the beginning of this survey is on the following : It is not the training experience which in itself is the deciding factor, but the training drive. To be more precise, it is not the enrollment in a training program which can alter the course of events but the teacher's formulation or teaching staff's questioning. To emphasize my thesis, I have made up four groups of teachers : the first group (Experimental Group) is which made up of fifteen teaching staff having requested a training session on the usage of the national primary school evaluations for eight year olds, following the next school year with the same group of pupils and the above staff succeeding in obtaining their teacher's training education. The second group is made up of teachers who have requested to be enrolled but have not been accepted. The third group is made up of teachers which have not wished to be trained and having nevertheless been officially enrolled in this training session. The fourth group is made up of teachers who have not asked anything and who will not be enrolled. 564 pupils (around 140 per group) have been evaluated at three successive periods, during one year. This has given me to bring about a comparative analysis, and draw some conclusions on the influential commitment with or without training on pupils' scholastic performance.

No contexto da gestão de projetos surgiram novas abordagens com o objetivo de acompanharem mudanças no ambiente de negócio com agilidade e gerando assim resultados inovadores no desenvolvimento de novas tecnologias, produtos e serviços. O Gerenciamento Ágil de Projetos (GAP) surgiu a partir da união de alguns princípios e valores, os quais têm como principal diferencial das demais abordagens em gestão de projetos o foco nos indivíduos. Considerando esse foco, é necessário evidenciar quais fatores podem estar associados ao sucesso de implementação do GAP para a obtenção da agilidade e de resultados inovadores. Dessa forma, o objetivo geral do presente estudo é identificar os fatores de sucesso do gerenciamento ágil de projetos e de que maneira podem contribuir, através das práticas do gerenciamento ágil, na obtenção da agilidade e resultados inovadores em projetos. Os objetivos específicos são: (i) identificar as práticas, fatores de sucesso, indicadores e ferramentas do gerenciamento ágil de projetos evidenciados na literatura; (ii) identificar a importância desses fatores de sucesso para determinar a agilidade e facilitar a inovação; (iii)identificar as práticas associadas aos fatores de sucesso evidenciados no presente estudo entre profissionais da área; (iv) caracterizar e estruturar uma estrutura de implementação do gerenciamento ágil de projetos com base nos fatores de sucesso identificados em uma empresa de serviços. Para responder a cada um dos objetivos apresentados, o presente trabalho foi estruturado na forma de três artigos, associados a cada um dos objetivos específicos apresentados. Assim, o trabalho foi composto por uma revisão sistemática de literatura (Artigo 1), uma pesquisa do tipo survey (Artigo 2) e um estudo de caso (Artigo 3). O primeiro artigo identificou os fatores de sucesso, assim como as práticas, indicadores e benefícios do GAP. No segundo artigo, selecionou-se seis fatores de sucesso relacionados ao foco nos indivíduos (autonomia, coordenação, colaboração, comunicação, flexibilidade e aprendizado contínuo) e após verificou-se a importância de cada um deles para a determinação da agilidade e facilitação para a geração de resultados inovadores. Já no terceiro artigo foi realizado um estudo de caso, composto por entrevistas em profundidade com profissionais com experiência em GAP para obter um diagnóstico da área de projetos de uma empresa de serviços. O resultado final foi a caracterização e estruturação de uma estrutura de implementação para a empresa em estudo. Os resultados da presente dissertação não podem ser generalizados, entretanto, procuram esclarecer alguns elementos associados ao sucesso do Gerenciamento Ágil de Projetos, servindo como um guia para próximos estudos. / In the context of project management, new approaches emerged aiming to monitor changes in the business environment with agility and generating innovative in developing new technologies, products and services results. The Agile Project Management (APM) arose from the union of some principles and values, which have in the focus on individuals the main difference from other approaches in project management. Given this focus, it is necessary to show which factors may be associated with successful implementation of GAP to obtain the agility and innovative results. Thus, the overall goal of this study is to identify the success factors of agile project management and how they can contribute, through the practices of agile management in achieving results in agility and innovative projects. The specific objectives are: (i) identify practices, success factors, indicators and agile management tools highlighted projects in the literature, (ii) identify the importance of these success factors to determine the speed and facilitate the generation of innovation results; (iii) identify practices associated with the success factors highlighted in this study between professionals; (iv) characterize a format and structure for implementation of agile project management based on the success factors identified in a service company. To answer each of the objectives presented, this paper was structured as three items associated with each of the specific objectives presented. Thus, the work was composed of a systematic literature review (Article 1), a research -type survey (Article 2) and a case study (Article 3) . The first article identified the success factors as well as the practices, indicators and benefits of GAP. In the second article, we selected six success factors related to the focus on individuals (autonomy, coordination, collaboration, communication, flexibility and continuous learning) and after it was found the importance of each in determining the agility and facilitation for generating innovative results. In the third article, a case study, consisting of interviews with professionals with experience in GAP for a diagnosis of the project area of a service business was conducted. The end result was the characterization and structure of a format implementation for the company under study. The results of this dissertation can’t be generalized, however, seek to clarify some elements associated with successful Agile Project Management, serving as a guide for future studies.

O fortalecimento dos governos locais, previsto na Constituição de 1988, garantiu aos municípios maior autonomia para gerir seus recursos tributários e, no âmbito do Estado Democrático de Direito, é de responsabilidade do poder público municipal, a regulamentação da oferta e o acesso ao ensino fundamental obrigatório. Diante disso, os gestores das Escolas do Município de Caxias do Sul, ao disporem dos recursos provenientes dos Governos Federal, Estadual e Municipal, estabelecem suas prioridades para uso dos valores alocados. A pesquisa buscas relacionar os investimentos financeiros em educação, tomando por base os resultados quanto à evasão, aprovação e reprovação no triênio 2010-2012.Trata-se de uma pesquisa qualitativa-quantitativa, com dados primários e secundários, os quais foram obtidos a partir de entrevistas semiestruturadas realizadas em dez escolas, bem como a análise documental contendo informações quanto aos valores dispensados no triênio a cada uma das escolas e os respectivos resultados finais. A técnica de análise de dados adotada foi a de conteúdo uma vez que ela auxilia a compreender melhor um discurso, de aprofundar suas características e extrair os momentos mais importantes e esta tomou por base as ideias de Paulo Freire e Paro, bem como as determinações previstas na Constituição Federal. Os resultados levaram a concluir que a relação dos investimentos com os resultados quanto aprovação e reprovação é verdadeira, uma vez que os valores liberados a cada escola, dependem do número de alunos. Assim pode-se concluir que quanto maior o número de alunos, maior será o índice de aprovação e consequentemente, menor a reprovação. Quanto aos evadidos, não há relação com os investimentos, podendo este dado estar vinculado à região onde a escola está localizada. / The strengthening of local authorities, foreseen in the 1988 Constitution, reassured wider autonomy to cities so they would be able to run their tributary resources and, within the scope of the Rule-of-Law State, it is the responsibility of the municipal government, the offer regulation and admission to mandatory basic education. Therefore, the city schools managers of Caxias do Sul; when obtain the federal, state and municipal resources – establish their priorities so the appropriated funds can be used. The research aims to list the financial investment in education, taking into account the evasion, approbation and reprobation results in the period of 2010 to 2012. It’s about a qualitative-quantitative research, presenting primary and secondary data which was obtained through semi-structured interviews and took place at ten different schools, as well as the analysis of the documents which provided information about the revenue that was appropriated in the period of three years to each school and the respective final results. The data analysis technique which was used was the content analysis one. Once it enhances the understanding of a speech, the deepening of the technical features and it elicits its most important moments. The research was based on Paulo Freire and Paro’s principles, as well as the resolutions foreseen in the Federal Constitution. The results led to the conclusion that the connection between the investment and the approbation and reprobation results is real. Once the revenue appropriated to each school depends on the number of students. Therefore, it can be concluded that the more students are enrolled in a school, the higher the approbation rate will be and, consequently, the reprobation rate will decrease. Regarding the evasion students, there is no connection with the investments, so this data may be linked to the area where the school is located.