Thesis (M.Arch.) - Carleton University, 2007. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 168-175). Also available in electronic format on the Internet.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of California, San Diego, 1995. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 278-284).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Wisconsin--Madison, 2002. / eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 432-440).

Texte remanié de: Th. doct.--Litt. française--Paris 3, 1999. / Bibliogr. p. 809-819. Index.

The aim of the thesis is the analysis of russian educated society - the intelligentsia without difference in the origin - in the period when gained its own identity, delimited its ideological grounds and imperatives and had fragmentary tendentions to create the civil society. By institutionals and individuals examples from noble- and raznochintsy intelligentsia is analyzed at the first private and then public socializing. It is related to describe of the creation of beginnigs of the public space and related public opinion. The thesis is therefore concerned with particulars social platforms, in which russian intelligentsia was engaged at that time, especially masonic lodges, salons and clubs. The result of thesis should be the analysis of the development of the educated russian society in the time before Decembrists uprising, the analysis of intellectual potential of this society, its mental emancipation and its diverse activities. The thesis draw from unpublished archival sources, editions and from the latest specialized literature. Methodologicaly, the thesis is based on concepts of social, cultural and intellectual history on background of biographical method and with marginal use of concepts of history of mentalities and gender history. Key words The Russian Empire, intelligentsia, civil...

This study explores the interdependent relationship between Diderot's writings on art, the art of eighteenth-century France, and the times that produced them both. Accordingly, the study falls into three principal related sections, with each enlarging upon a specific facet of the topic. Proceeding from the premise that both Diderot and the paintings he discussed belonged within a particular cultural context of tastes, ideas, and historical facts, the first principal division, "Diderot in the Scheme of Things", begins as a brief survey of the artistic realities that prevailed in France prior to the approximate period spanned by the Salons in order to present a general view of the eclectic body of art on which he based the substance of his commentaries. The related section on "Diderot's Aesthetics" specifies a certain problem in discussing Diderot's writing on art and demonstrates that Diderot's artistic notions cannot be treated from a general aesthetic standpoint but can be understood only in terms of the individual criticisms themselves. The "Essay on Painting" presents a compendium of the themes and ideas that Diderot applied in those individual criticisms. Both the section entitled "Diderot's Aesthetics" and the one dealing with the "Essay" present transitional introductory material for the second major division, "The Salons: 1759-1781", which deals with individual criticisms of specific paintings to show Diderot's critical method at work in a varied range of representative works and to show in what way Diderot fails to understand the paintings before him in the idiom of the artist. On the basis of this conclusion, it would be easy to dismiss much of his commentary on the ground that it is quaint but inadequate; the final major division builds on this possible conclusion, however, to explore a further facet of the Salons and shows, through its focus on the Salon of 1767 that Diderot's commentaries were not merely criticisms of art but of society as well and that his attitude toward the needs and faults of society conditioned his approach to art. In its substance, this section offers the view that because of--rather than in spite of--its polarities and inconsistencies, Diderot's thoughts on contemporary art provide a faithful reflection in small of identical conflicts and aspirations in the larger context of eighteenth-century French society. Diderot's values and the values of his time emerge from his application of those values to contemporary art. With art as the matrix, the values of the man. and those of the society present themselves at the conclusion of the study as a mosaic of concepts in opposition--a mosaic where each conceptual element attains its meaning in juxtaposition, rather than in harmony, with the others. / Arts, Faculty of / French, Hispanic, and Italian Studies, Department of / Graduate

El presente trabajo de investigación tiene como objetivo principal la investigación, validación de nuestro modelo de negocio, para luego ser implementado en el mercado real del Perú. Dicha aplicación está basada en nuestro Business Model Canvas y las estrategias aplicadas en alianzas, recursos claves, actividades clave, canales de llegada, costos, entre otros. Barber & Beauty es una aplicación para smartphones, la cual sirve para hacer reservas en los distintos salones de belleza y barberías que se afilien a nuestra plataforma desde la comodidad de tu celular. Esta app está dirigida hacia jóvenes (hombres y mujeres) de 18 a 35 años de los niveles socioeconómicos A, B y C de la ciudad de Lima. Para pode llegar a nuestros clientes se utilizaron los canales electrónicos como Facebook, Instagram y pagina web. En base a dichos canales se elaboraron estrategias y experimentos para poder llegar a nuestros clientes y hacer nuestra validación de descargas y ventas de nuestra aplicación. Para el análisis de factibilidad de nuestro proyecto se realizaron encuestas a los usuarios (clientes) que utilizarían la plataforma, también se desarrollaron entrevistas a expertos (dueños de salones/barberías) para validar si estarían dispuestos a entrar a nuestra plataforma. A través de dichos experimentos se pudo confirmar que nuestro público objetivo anteriormente mencionado, si estaría dispuesto a descargar y utilizar nuestra aplicación Barber & Beauty. Por otro lado, nuestro otro segmente de clientes salones y barberías, también mostraron gran interés en formar parte de nuestra plataforma. Por lo que podemos concluir, que nuestra idea de negocio es rentable y tiene altos niveles de escalabilidad. / The main objective of this research work is research, validation of our business model, and then the implementation of the project into the Peruvian market. This application is based on our Business Model Canvas and the strategies applied in alliances, key resources, key activities, channels, costs, among others. Barber & Beauty is an application for smartphones, which is used to make reservations in the different beauty salons and barber shops that join our platform from the comfort of your cell phone. This app is aimed at users (men and women) between 18 and 35 years of age from socioeconomic levels A, B and C from the city of Lima. In order to reach our clients, electronic channels such as Facebook, Instagram and website were used. Based on these channels, strategies and experiments were developed to reach our customers and validate the number of downloads and sales of our application. For the viability analysis of our project, surveys were carried out with users (clients) who would use the platform, and interviews to experts (salon/barber shops owners) were also carried out to validate whether they would be willing to enter our platform. Through these experiments, it was possible to confirm that our previously mentioned target audience would be willing to download and use our Barber & Beauty application. On the other hand, our other segment of client’s salons and barbershops, also showed great interest in being part of our platform. From what we can conclude, that our business idea is profitable and has high levels of scalability. / Trabajo de investigación

Cognitions relevant to tanning salon decision making were studied using Jaccard's Theory of Alternative Behavior. Questionnaires were administered assessing tanning salon use, attitudes toward tanning salon use, attitudes toward reasonable behavioral alternatives, and cognitive variables underlying these variables. Tanning salon use reports were very high in this sample. The results support the notion that young people make decisions regarding using tanning salons based on the behavioral alternatives available to them. Specifically, subjects with stronger preferences for using clothing to enhance appearance were less likely to use tanning salons. Furthermore, the multivariate approach used clearly delineates the specific cognitive beliefs and orientations that might be targeted to change these attitudes. The relevance of these findings to skin cancer prevention is discussed.

In this study, the relation between peer crowd identification and indoor tanning behavioral tendencies was examined. Participants were 174 undergraduate students at a large university in the USA. Results indicated peer crowd identification was significantly associated with indoor artificial UV tanning behavioral tendencies (attitudes, normative beliefs, past year use and intentions) independent of gender and skin type. Participants who identified with the popular peer crowd were at the greatest risk for indoor tanning UV exposure while identification with the brain crowd was protective against such behavior. The findings are discussed in terms of implications for future skin cancer intervention efforts.

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