Submitted by Maike Costa (maiksebas@gmail.com) on 2017-07-19T12:58:39Z No. of bitstreams: 1 arquivototal.pdf: 2059931 bytes, checksum: a25c1fefc8cf23360199f9f3641568c2 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-07-19T12:58:39Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 arquivototal.pdf: 2059931 bytes, checksum: a25c1fefc8cf23360199f9f3641568c2 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2017-03-03 / Conselho Nacional de Pesquisa e Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico - CNPq / This study is based on Enright‟s interpersonal forgiveness theory, who conceive forgiveness as a moral attitude and propose its study in three dimensions: forgiving another - dimension of the victims, and receiving forgiveness and self-forgiveness - dimensions of offenders. For each dimension are proposed clinical processes that have a similar structure composed of four phases: uncovering, decision, work and outcome. This dissertation is an intervention work with the aim of promoting attitudes to receiving forgiveness and self-forgiveness in a group of inmates. The intervention was based on the phases and units of the clinical processes and was performed in 16 sessions each lasting approximately 90 minutes. A quasi-experimental design was used with two groups submitted to pretest and posttest: an experimental group that received the intervention treatment and a control group that received no treatment. Participants were 10 male inmates in semi-open regime, with five participants in the experimental group, ages ranged from 28 to 47 years, and five participants in the control group, ages ranged from 22 to 37 years. Measures of Receiving Forgiveness, Self-forgiveness, Social Desirability, Vulnerability, Anxiety, Depression and Self-Esteem were used. The results showed that the experimental group showed significant differences from pretest to posttest in the following variables: attitude to receiving forgiveness, social desirability, vulnerability and anxiety. The Jacobson and Truax method was used to individually analyze participants in the experimental group, evaluating the changes that can be reliably attributed to the intervention and the clinical significance of this change, that indicates if they are strong enough to be considered relevant. Were found reliably improvement of four participants in atitude to receive forgiveness, of two participants in atitude to self-forgiveness, of three participants in self-esteem, of two participants in vulnerability, and of one participant in depression. All changes in the attitude of receiving forgiveness, atitude to self-forgiveness, and self-esteem were clinically significant. The best results with the dimension receiving forgiveness were expected, since literature points out that the self-forgiveness process is the most difficult among the three dimensions of forgiveness. The results indicated that this study partially achieve the objective of contributing to significant advances in the promotion of forgiveness and to the improvement of the well-being of the intervention participants. It is considered that the skills and strategies worked may help participants in their interpersonal relationships and conflict resolution. / Este estudo fundamenta-se na teoria do perdão interpessoal de Enright, que concebe o perdão como uma atitude moral e propõem o seu estudo em três dimensões: oferecer o perdão – dimensão referente às vítimas, e receber o perdão e autoperdão – dimensões referentes aos ofensores. Para cada dimensão são propostos processos clínicos que possuem uma estrutura semelhante composta por quatro fases: reconhecimento, decisão, resolução e aprofundamento. Esta dissertação consiste em um trabalho de intervenção com o objetivo de promover atitudes para receber o perdão e autoperdoar-se em um grupo de apenados. A intervenção foi baseada nas fases e unidades dos processos clínicos e foi realizada em 16 sessões com duração de aproximadamente 90 minutos cada. Foi utilizado um delineamento quase-experimental com dois grupos submetidos a pré-teste e pós-teste: um grupo experimental que recebeu o tratamento da intervenção e o grupo controle que não recebeu nenhum tratamento. Participaram do estudo 10 apenados do sexo masculino em regime semiaberto, sendo cinco participantes do grupo experimental, com idades entre 28 e 47 anos, e cinco participantes do grupo controle, com idades entre 22 e 37 anos. Foram utilizadas medidas de Receber o Perdão, Autoperdoar-se, Desejabilidade Social, Vulnerabilidade, Ansiedade, Depressão e Autoestima. Os resultados mostraram que o grupo experimental apresentou diferenças significativas entre o pré-teste e o pós-teste nas seguintes variáveis: atitude para receber o perdão, desejabilidade social, vulnerabilidade e ansiedade. O método de Jacobson e Truax foi utilizado para analisar individualmente os participantes do grupo experimental sobre as mudanças que poderiam ser confiavelmente atribuídas à intervenção e sobre a significância clínica dessas mudanças, que indica se elas foram robustas o suficiente para serem consideradas relevantes. Verificou-se que quatro participantes apresentaram melhoras confiáveis na atitude para receber o perdão, dois participantes na atitude para autoperdoar-se, três participantes na autoestima, dois participantes na vulnerabilidade e um participante na depressão. Foram clinicamente significativas todas as mudanças na atitude para receber o perdão, na atitude para autoperdoar-se e na autoestima. Os melhores resultados com a dimensão receber o perdão estão de acordo com o esperado, uma vez que a literatura aponta que o processo de autoperdão é o mais difícil entre as três dimensões do perdão. Os resultados obtidos indicam que este estudo atingiu parcialmente o objetivo de contribuir para avanços significativos na promoção do perdão e para a melhoria do bem estar dos participantes da intervenção. Considera-se que as habilidades e estratégias trabalhadas poderão auxiliar participantes em suas relações interpessoais e na resolução de conflitos.

Denna kandidatuppsats tar upp ämnet informationsmottagning via extranät. Likt människor kan även extranät och andra kommunikationskanaler ha kommunikationsproblem. Bakgrunden till studien är att det finns ett bristande informationsmottagande hos Subaru Nordic ABs extranätsanvändare. Syftet med denna studie är att ta reda på vilka faktorer som påverkar informationsmottagandet via Subaru Nordics extranät genom att göra en enkätundersökning. En kombination av kvalitativ och kvantitativ metod har använts där data samlats in genom en enkät som skickats ut till Subaru Nordics extranätanvändare. Studien har genomförts på fallföretaget Subaru Nordic som är generalagent för bilmärket Subaru i Norden och Baltikum. Vi identifierade sex faktorer som påverkar informationsmottagandet via ett extranät. Den första faktorn är ”Behov av information” som indikerar att Subaru Nordic och andra företag som använder extranät som informationskanal bör uppdatera informationsmottagaren om sin verksamhet för att de ska utföra sitt arbete på bästa sätt. Den andra faktorn är ”Anpassa information till mottagaren” där det framkom att företag bör skicka ut information som är anpassad till mottagarens arbetsområde. Den tredje faktorn är ”Anpassa information till situation” där vi kunde dra slutsatsen att företag bör sprida ut sina informationsutskick. ”Använda flera informationskanaler” är den fjärde faktorn och slutsatsen för den är att det är effektivt att använda sig av en kompletterande informationskanal för informationsutskick. Den femte faktorn är ”Tillgänglig information” där det framkom att företag bör ha tydliga kategorier för att användarna ska finna information de söker på ett smidigt sätt. Den sjätte och sista faktorn är ”Anpassa rubrik efter information” som företag bör lägga stor vikt på för att väcka informationsmottagarens intresse att läsa information. / This bachelor thesis deals with the subject information receiving via an extranet. Like people an information channel can have communication problems too. The background of the study is that there is a lack of information receiving by the users of Subaru Nordics extranet. The aim of this study is to find out what factors that influence the information received through Subaru Nordics extranet by doing a survey. The methodology used in the study is a combination of qualitative and quantitative methods where the data was collected through an online survey, which was sent to Subaru Nordics extranet users. The study has been made on the research company Subaru Nordic, which is the general agent for the car brand Subaru in the Nordic and Baltic countries. We identified six factors that affect the information received via an extranet. The first factor is the need of information, indicating that companies using extranets as an information channel should update their information receivers about their work related activities so they can accomplish their work in the best way. The second factor is to customize the information to the receiver, where it appeared that companies should send out information tailored to the receivers work. The third factor is to adapt information to the situation where we could conclude that companies should spread out the information they share. Using multiple channels of information is the fourth factor, and the conclusion is that using an additional information channel for information sharing is effective. The fifth factor is to make information available, which stated that companies should have clear categories for users to find information they need in a convenient way. The sixth and final factor is to customize the headings of the information that is sent and therefore companies should put great emphasis on the headings to make the information receiver interested to access the information.

This thesis is a study and analysis of the introduction of group work services to the Boys' Receiving Home of the Children's Aid Society of Vancouver, British Columbia. When the project began, no group work services and no adequate leisure time program were readily available for the boys living in the Home. The current philosophy of institutional care for children, the principles and potentialities of group living, and the concepts of environmental control are outlined. Within this frame of reference, the origin and development of the Boys' Receiving Home is traced, and the experiences and general behavior of the boys are described. The basic function of the group worker and the values of group experiences in this setting are discussed. This purely experimental project, that at first contained many negative elements, showed little initial promise of being very successful. Group process records are analysed to show the gradual process of developing a group work program providing a variety of experiences for the boys, and contributing to the total program of the Receiving Home in other ways. Particular attention is given to three areas: (1) the series of co-ordinated meetings involving (a) the staff of the Receiving Home; (b) the boys themselves as they planned and participated in the leisure time program; (c) the staff of Alexandra Neighbourhood House; (2) the general changes that were brought about in the boys' behaviour; (3) the progress of the boys towards more normal behaviour. Other specific contributions of the project, such as working with the case workers and the house parents are mentioned. The project indicates the need for continuing group work services and a greater variety of modern institutions with a range of social services. Finally, suggestions are made on the most appropriate function for the present Receiving Home, and the role of the Children's Aid Society in developing such new institutions. / Arts, Faculty of / Social Work, School of / Graduate

<p>  </p> <p>To fully understand the nature of help, we need to study it from both the helper’s and the recipient’s perspectives, yet the recipient's perspective of help has been often overlooked. This study aimed to identify and measure people’s general beliefs about seeking and receiving help. The first study used thematic analysis to identify broad belief themes from 81 participants’ written thoughts and experiences of help. The five belief themes were then used to generate a pool of items to measure general beliefs about seeking and receiving help. The second study used a split-half sample to assess the factor structure and identify items to remove using EFA and CFA. Ten distinct, though related, subscales of the five belief themes were retained, and these items were then assessed through a content validation study, which supported the definitional correspondence and distinctiveness of the items to their scales. While further validation of the measure needs to be conducted, there is promising evidence of the scale’s content coverage compared to previous scales, reliability, and content validity of the identified subscales. </p>

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This thesis discusses the development of an S-band radar used to measure differential reflectivity in multiple polarization planes. The radar uses a novel polarization switch which allows reflectivity measurements in any linear polarization. A dedicated microcomputer and a digital hardware system collect the reflectivity data in any of four pairs of orthogonal polarization planes, i.e. data to calculate four ZDR values. This design permits the operator to change many of the important radar parameters, including the number of range gates averaged. Spatial averaging may be also selected. A unique feature of this data collection system is a digitial linearizer which converts the data from the logarithmic IF amplifier into linear power levels prior to integration. / M.S.

Sensor nodes in a sensor network is power constrained. Transceiver electronics of a node in sensor network consume a good share of total power consumed in the node. The thesis proposes receiver architecture and algorithms which reduces power consumption of the receiver. The work in the thesis ranges from designing low power architecture of the receiver to experimentally verifying the functioning of the receiver. Concepts proposed in the thesis are: Low power adaptive architecture :-A baseband digital receiver design is proposed which changes its sampling frequency and bit-width based on interference detection and SNR estimation. The approach is based on Look-up-table (LUT) in the digital section of the receiver. Interference detector and SNR estimator has been proposed which suits this approach. Settings of different sections of digital receiver changes as sampling frequency and bit-width varies. But, this change in settings ensures that the desired BER is achieved. Overall, the receiver reduces amount of processing when conditions are benign and does more processing when conditions are not favorable. It is shown that the power consumption by the digital baseband can be reduced by 85% (7 times) when there is no interference and SNR is high. Thus the proposed design meets our requirement of low power hardware. The design is coded in Verilog HDL and power and area estimation is done using Synopsys tools. Faster Simulation Methodologies :-Usually physical layer simulations are done on baseband equivalent model of the signal in the receiver chain. Simulating Physical layer algorithms on bandpass signals for BER evaluation is very time consuming. We need to do the bandpass simulations to capture the effect of quantization on bandpass signal in the receiver. We have developed a variance measuring simulation methodology for faster simulation which reduces simulation time by a factor of 10. Low power, Low area, Non-coherent, Non-data-aided joint tracking and acquisition algorithm :-Correlation is a very popular function used particularly in synchronization algorithms in the receivers. But correlation requires usage of multipliers. Multipliers are area and power consuming blocks. A very low power and low area joint tracking and acquisition algorithm is developed. The algorithm does not use any multiplier to synchronize. Even it avoids squaring and adding the signals to achieve non-coherency. Beside the algorithm is non-data-aided as well and does not require ROM to store the sequence. The Algorithm saves area/power of existing similar algorithms by 90%. Experimental setup for performance evaluation of the receiver :-The developed baseband architecture and algorithms are experimentally verified on a wireless test setup. Wireless test setup consists of FPGA board, VSGs, Oscilloscopes, Spectrum analyzer and a discrete component RF board. Packet error and packet loss measurement is done by varying channel conditions. Many practical and interesting issues dealing with wireless test setup infrastructure were encountered and resolved.

L’œuvre de Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clézio a déjà donné lieu à de nombreuses investigations, mais celles-ci n’apportent que de rares lumières sur le lecteur potentiel, figure pourtant essentielle du phénomène littéraire. Le rôle de ce lecteur en tant que récepteur de l’œuvre possède une importance particulière dans la qualité de l’acte de communication, car il reçoit le livre avec la somme de ses préjugés et de ses aspirations ; il participe à la production du sens et au développement des thèmes qui parcourent l’œuvre de l’écrivain. Quelle est l’image de lecteur virtuel telle qu’elle est projetée dans le texte de Le Clézio ? Quel est son rôle dans la création de l’œuvre ? Et comment l’auteur s’arrange-t-il pour réduire le plus possible la distance qui risque de s’établir entre l’écriture et la lecture ? Nous tenterons de répondre à ces questions en effectuant une analyse sémiostylistique des recueils de nouvelles de l’écrivain : La fièvre, Mondo et autres histoires, La ronde et autres faits divers, Printemps et autres saisons et Cœur brûle et autres romances. / The work of Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clézio has already been the subject of numerous investigations, but they provide little lights on the potential reader who is nevertheless an essential literary phenomenon. The role of the reader as receiver of the work has a particular importance on the quality of the act of communication because he receives the book with the sum of his prejudices and aspirations. He participates in the production of meaning and development of themes that run through the work of the writer. What is the virtual reader’s image as projected in the text of Le Clézio? What is his role in creating the work? And how does the author manage to minimize the distance between writing and reading? We try to answer these questions by making a sémiostylistique analysis on short story cycles of the writer : Fever, Mondo and Other Stories, The Round and Other cold Hard Facts, Spring and other seasons and Burn Heart and Other Romances.

Les travaux effectués au cours de ce doctorat, en collaboration étroite avec la Direction du Développement et de la Prospective (DDP) du Syndicat Interdépartemental pour l’Assainissement de l’Agglomération Parisienne (SIAAP), s’inscrivent dans le cadre du programme de recherche MOCOPEE (Modélisation, Contrôle et Optimisation des Procédés d’Epuration des Eaux) et s’intéressent aux potentielles applications de la spectrofluorimétrie 3D pour caractériser les quantités et qualités de la matière organique dissoute (MOD) dans les eaux de station d’épuration des eaux usées (STEU) et dans les eaux du milieu naturel. La première partie de ce manuscrit est dédié aux applications de la spectrofluorescence 3D pour caractériser la MOD des eaux de STEU. Une méthodologie de traitement des spectres de fluorescence reposant sur l’utilisation d’un algorithme de déconvolution nommée PARAFAC, a été appliquée pour les eaux usées de la STEU « Seine Centre ». Un fractionnement par hydrophobicité ainsi qu’une étude de biodégradabilité ont permis d’apporter de nouvelles informations sur les propriétés des fluorophores de la MOD des eaux usées de STEU. Des relations entre des indicateurs de fluorescence et les mesures de demandes biologiques en Oxygène (DBO5) soluble ainsi qu’avec les mesures de demande chimiques en oxygène (DCO) soluble ont été mises en évidence pour les eaux usées d’entrée de 6 STEU (n=83) de la région parisienne (SIAAP). Ces modèles de prédiction pourront être utilisés pour optimiser la gestion des filières de traitements épuratoires des eaux usées (ex : ajouts de réactifs). Enfin, les fluorophores identifiés ont été utilisés pour suivre l’évolution de la MOD le long des filières épuratoires des STEU de « Seine Centre » et « Seine Grésillons ». La deuxième partie traite des potentiels d’applications de cette méthodologie dans les eaux du milieu naturel. Grâce au réseau de suivi MeSeine (Mesure en Seine), 373 prélèvements ont été réalisés par le SIAAP, lors d’un suivi hebdomadaire de Juillet 2015 à Juin 2016, dans le bassin versant de la Seine. Ce suivi intègre 12 points de prélèvements de l’amont vers l’aval de Paris et deux des principaux affluents de la Seine (Marne et Oise). De ce suivi, un modèle PARAFAC de 10 composantes a été mis en évidence. Des variations spatio-temporelles de qualité de MOD ont été observées entre les différents cours d’eau étudiés. L’impact de la pression urbaine (rejets de STEU) sur la qualité de la MOD entre l’amont et l’aval de l’agglomération parisienne a également pu être observé. Ainsi, une caractérisation physico-chimique rapide de la MOD et de ses sources en milieu aquatique urbain, peut être effectuée par spectrofluorescence 3D. La mise en place de ce type de suivi in situ apportera des informations rapides sur la qualité et quantité de MOD des milieux aquatiques naturels pour les gestionnaires de stations de potabilisations qui pourront connaitre la qualité de la MOD des eaux de prélèvements et anticiper la formation de sous-produits de désinfections. Les gestionnaires des milieux aquatiques pourront également anticiper la survenue d’épisodes de pollution des eaux de surface. Enfin, un modèle de prédiction de la concentration en carbone organique dissoute par spectrofluorescence 3D combiné à la spectrométrie d’absorbance a été mis en évidence. Les conclusions mises en évidence par ce travail contribueront à une meilleure compréhension de la MOD fluorescente des eaux usées de STEU (optimisation des filières de traitement biologique) et des milieux aquatiques. Ainsi, ce type de travail ne se limite pas à la communauté scientifique, mais s’étend aux gestionnaires et opérationnels du domaine de l’eau / The work carried out during this PhD, in close collaboration with the Development and Prospective Development Department (DDP) of the Interdepartmental Syndicate for the Sanitation of the Paris Metropolitan Area (SIAAP), is part of the research program MOCOPEE (Research Modeling, Control and Optimization of Water Treatment Processes) and are interested in the potential applications of 3D spectrofluorimetry to characterize dissolved organic matter (DOM) quantity and quality in wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) and in natural middle. The first part of this manuscript is devoted to the potential applications of 3D fluorescence spectroscopy to characterize wastewater DOM quality and quality. A methodology for the treatment of 3D fluorescence spectra based on the use of a deconvolution algorithm named PARAFAC has been applied to wastewater from the Seine Center WWTP. Specific MOD fluorophores were observed, allowing a finer approach to the fluorescence characteristics of MOD. Resin fractionation and a biodegradability study yielded new information on raw sewage DOM fluorophores. Relationships between DOM fluorescence indicators and soluble Biological Oxygen Demand (BOD5) measurements as well as soluble Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD) measurements have been demonstrated in raw sewage from 6 Parisian WWTP (SIAAP). Prediction models of soluble BOD5 and soluble COD by 3D spectrofluorimetry can be used to anticipate variations of raw sewage quality and quantity, and to optimize biological treatment processes (eg reagent additions). Finally, DOM fluorescence was analyzed along "Seine Center" and "Seine Grésillons" WWTPs. The second part deals with applications potential of 3D fluorescence spectroscopy in natural middles. Thanks to the MeSeine monitoring network (Mesure en Seine), a total of 373 samples were taken during a weekly monitoring from July 2015 to June 2016 in the Seine catchment area and include 12 sampling points from upstream to downstream of Paris and two of its main tributaries (Marne river and Oise river). From this monitoring, a PARAFAC model with 10 components was highlighted. Variations in DOM quality were observed between the different streams studied. The impact of urban pressure on DOM quality was also observed by fluorescence, between the upstream and downstream of the Parisian agglomeration. We have also been able to monitor WWTP effluent impacts on the Seine during a maintenance operation for its treatment processes. Variations in the quality of MOD between low and high water periods were also observed. Thus, 3D spectrofluorimetry help to provide a rapid physicochemical characterization of DOM and its sources in urban aquatic environments. Theses information will help drinking water plants managers to rapidly know DOM quality to anticipate formation of disinfections by-products. Managers of aquatic environments will also be able to anticipate occurrence of surface water pollution episodes. Finally, 3D fluorescence spectroscopy and absorbance spectroscopy were combined to develop a dissolved organic carbon concentration prediction model. The findings highlighted by this work will contribute, on their scale, to a better understanding of DOM fluorescence in raw sewage water (optimization of biological treatment channels) and in aquatic environments. In this sense, the usefulness of this type of work is not limited to the scientific community, but extends to managers and the operational fields

Made available in DSpace on 2016-04-28T20:37:45Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Joao Roberto Campanini.pdf: 713441 bytes, checksum: 8ee601f3d0e4bb73f57526c5319977b3 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2011-09-30 / The purpose of this dissertation consists in understanding the experience of religious people who, while suffering imminent loss, asked, through prayer, that the loss would not happen, but had not had their requests answered. To reach this goal, a qualitative phenomenological research was done, based on an interview and analysis both planned and developed according to the methodological proposals of phenomenology. Since the reported experience, it was sought to understand how the unanswered request affects the religious belief. The case studied allowed to show how the unanswered request may affect the way to live faith and the manner of new meanings was built. Also was found, the importance of spiritual leaders and psychologists to follow the people who go through similar situations / O objetivo desta dissertação é compreender a experiência de pessoas religiosas que, ao passarem por situações de iminente perda, pediram, por meio da oração, que a perda não ocorresse, mas não tiveram seus pedidos atendidos. Para atingir esse objetivo, realizou-se uma pesquisa qualitativa fenomenológica, baseada em uma entrevista e análise planejadas e desenvolvidas de acordo com as propostas metodológicas da fenomenologia. A partir da experiência relatada, buscou-se entender como o não atendimento do pedido se reflete na sua crença religiosa. O caso estudado permitiu mostrar como o não atendimento do pedido atinge o modo de viver a fé e a maneira como se construíram novas significações. Constatou-se, também, a importância de lideres espirituais e psicólogos acompanharem as pessoas que passam por situações semelhantes