The aim and objective of this study was to determine the bond strength of a twostep and a single-step dentin bonding agent and to determine the effect of repeated thermal-cycling from 50C and 550C on the bond strength values of these dentin bonding agents.

Falling during walking leads to millions of emergency room visits every year for all age groups and is a significant medical concern. While gait training has shown some promise for fall prevention, we know relatively little about how humans maintain stability, how we can quantify it and how we can use this knowledge to increase the success of fall prevention training. In this dissertation, I studied how human stability responds to continuous, small magnitude perturbations and to voluntary changes in gait characteristics by examining movement variability and long-term and instantaneous dynamic stability. In the first set of experiments, participants were exposed to continuous, pseudo-random external perturbations of the visual field and support surface in a Computer Assisted Rehabilitation ENvironment (CAREN). Participants exhibited increased step widths, shorter step lengths and increased step variability, orbital and short-term local instability. Despite this, mean instantaneous lateral stability remained approximately constant. In the second set of experiments, participants voluntarily adopted changes in their step widths and step lengths. Wider steps were associated with increased step width variability, decreased nonlinear stability, decreased anterior-posterior margins of stability and increased instantaneous lateral stability. Shorter steps were associated with decreased short-term and orbital stability but did not affect mean instantaneous stability. When instantaneous stability was examined between steps, as opposed to as an average over many steps, results from both studies indicated a relationship between each step’s stability and the stability of the immediately preceding step. From these studies, we now know that unpredictable, continuous perturbations during human walking applied in a given direction can be used to elicit predictable responses in motion variability and stability in that same direction. We know that the type of stability examined can influence the conclusions drawn about an individual’s stability during perturbed walking. For example, an individual’s variability may indicate increased risk of falling while he or she simultaneously demonstrates increased orbital stability and instantaneous lateral stability. A challenge faced in this area of research will be to understand how quantitative measures of stability relate to how we perceive our stability. / text

The aim and objective of this study was to determine the bond strength of a twostep and a single-step dentin bonding agent and to determine the effect of repeated thermal-cycling from 50C and 550C on the bond strength values of these dentin bonding agents.

Orientador: Anna Diva Plasencia Lotufo / Resumo: A maior inserção de tecnologias da informação nas redes de distribuição de energia elétrica vem permitindo que maiores volumes de dados de consumo sejam capturados em níveis cada vez mais detalhados, menos agregados e com maiores resoluções. Com a evolução dos mercados de energia elétrica, esses tipos de dados alcançam maior importância, uma vez que a comercialização de energia também passa a considerar estes níveis de consumo. Diversas técnicas têm sido aplicadas para previsão de cargas elétricas, como modelos estatísticos, de inteligência computacional e híbridos. Na literatura especializada é possível encontrar trabalhos que aplicam a rede neural artificial ARTMAP Fuzzy para tarefas de previsão de cargas elétricas, no entanto, a técnica ainda é pouco explorada em cenários de consumo menos agregados, e com maiores níveis de detalhe. Neste trabalho a rede ARTMAP Fuzzy é aplicada em tarefas de previsão multi-step de cargas elétricas reais com distintos níveis de agregação. Considerando o impacto do ruído sobre os previsores, sobretudo na capacidade de generalização das redes neurais artificiais, a técnica singular spectrum analysis é aplicada na tarefa de remoção de ruído. Os resultados de previsão permitiram analisar desempenho da rede ARTMAP Fuzzy, que foi comparada com outros dois previsores utilizados como benchmark, a saber, seasonal autoregressive integrated moving average e a rede neural multiLayer perceptron. A remoção de ruído permitiu melhora nos níveis de generaliz... (Resumo completo, clicar acesso eletrônico abaixo) / Abstract: The increased insertion of information technologies in electricity distribution networks has allowed larger volumes of consumption data to be captured at increasingly detailed, less aggregated and higher resolution levels. With the evolution of electric energy markets, these types of data become more important, since the commercialization of energy also begins to consider these levels of consumption. Several techniques have been applied to predict electrical loads, such as statistical, computational intelligence and hybrids models. In the specialized literature it is possible to find works that apply the artificial neural network ARTMAP Fuzzy for tasks of prediction of electric charges, however, the technique is still little explored in less aggregated consumption scenarios, and with greater levels of detail. In this work the ARTMAP Fuzzy network is applied in multi-step forecasting tasks of real electric loads with different levels of aggregation. Considering the impact of noise on predictors, especially in the generalization capacity of artificial neural networks, the singular spectrum analysis technique is applied in the noise removal task. The prediction results allowed to analyze the performance of the ARTMAP Fuzzy network, which was compared with other two predictors used as benchmark, namely seasonal autoregressive integrated moving average and the multiLayer perceptron neural network. The noise removal allowed an improvement in the levels of network generalization, po... (Complete abstract click electronic access below) / Doutor

The direct agreements perform an essential role in the viability of financing of projects. Its proper regulation determines its course, the prevention and management of possible consequences. Therefore, it is important to know this legal concept that has scarcely been studied in the doctrine. In this article, the author develops legal treatment of this legal concept, its definition, main terms and regulation in the Peruvian legal system. / Los contratos directos desempeñan un rol esencial en la viabilidad de la financiación de proyectos. Su adecuada regulación determinará el curso de los proyectos, la prevención y el manejo de posibles consecuencias. Por ello, es importante conocer esta figura jurídica que ha sido poco estudiada en la doctrina. En el presente artículo, el autor desarrolla el tratamiento legal de esta figura jurídica, su definición, sus principales términos y su regulación en el ordenamiento jurídico peruano.

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This diploma thesis deals with cooperation between family and school. The aim of the theoretical part is to analyse the primary foreign sources of the programme Step by Step in the domain of the cooperation between family and school, especially the programme HEAD START. Next aim is to compare the methods and forms of cooperation in the United States of America and the Czech Republic, especially in one elementary school. The practical part presents action research which is focused on the reflection of my own work experience. It describes and evaluates the cooperation between family and the school where the author of this diploma thesis works - the evaluation is based on the tool "Competent Educators of the 21st Century: ISSA's Definition of Quality Pedagogy". KEY WORDS: school, parents, family, cooperation, communication, standards, Step by Step, HEAD START.

Assessment of the current situation and status of the selected company in the market through analysis of the external environment. Based on the results of corporate strategy and propose measures for successful management of company.

The aim of this diploma thesis is to elaborate an analysis of the external environment of a chosen company on bases of a special literature, own pieces of knowledge and gained information about the market. I have reached the results by the help of the Step analysis, the Porter{\crq}s model, the Competition analysis and the SWOT analysis. By the help of the Step analysis I tried to define factors that could influence the company even though they are outside the enterprise. On bases of the Porter{\crq}s model I have analyzed five competitive forces that influence our company namely new competitors, suppliers, customers, substitutes and a competition ring. By the help of the Competition analysis I have reviewed which companies concerned with the metal production and locksmithery are direct competitors of the company. Through the SWOT analysis method I tried to define inner strong and weak points and external opportunities and jeopardy. I have found convenient factors afterwards I have determined their importance by the help of the method of the Geminate comparison. In conclusion I have evaluated data. On their bases I have drawn up recommendations for the future development and I have suggested convenient strategies. Those strategies were strategy of the Market Development, Market Penetration, Concentric Diversification and strategy of Creation of the competitive advantage.

Magister Scientiae Dentium - MSc(Dent) / The aim and objective of this study was to determine the bond strength of a twostep and a single-step dentin bonding agent and to determine the effect of repeated thermal-cycling from 50C and 550C on the bond strength values of these dentin bonding agents. / South Africa