There is currently no strategic marketing plan for stud or commercial breeders of the Drakensberger breed of cattle in South Africa. This study aims to determine what strategic marketing plans can be employed that could be successful for the different levels of Drakensberger cattle farmers. The analysis set off by a literature review of the beef industry in South Africa. Currently domestic production serves 85% of the local beef market. The literature review showed that, irrespective of breed or geographical area, specific characteristics, such as fertility, adaptability and temperament, could be identified as critical success factors for the beef industry. The Drakensberger as competitive breed of cattle, is also analysed within a SWOT analysis (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats), while the beef industry is analysed by means of Porter's 5-forces model. From the results conclusions were made on the farming profile of the Drakensberger farmers, their marketing orientation, as the important elements relevant to a marketing plan of the Drakensberger breed of cattle. This includes attractive promotional and advertising possibilities, pricing and product promotion activities. A number of marketing recommendations are also made to improve the market share of the Drakensberger breed of cattle in South Africa. / Thesis (M.B.A.)--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2011.

There is currently no strategic marketing plan for stud or commercial breeders of the Drakensberger breed of cattle in South Africa. This study aims to determine what strategic marketing plans can be employed that could be successful for the different levels of Drakensberger cattle farmers. The analysis set off by a literature review of the beef industry in South Africa. Currently domestic production serves 85% of the local beef market. The literature review showed that, irrespective of breed or geographical area, specific characteristics, such as fertility, adaptability and temperament, could be identified as critical success factors for the beef industry. The Drakensberger as competitive breed of cattle, is also analysed within a SWOT analysis (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats), while the beef industry is analysed by means of Porter's 5-forces model. From the results conclusions were made on the farming profile of the Drakensberger farmers, their marketing orientation, as the important elements relevant to a marketing plan of the Drakensberger breed of cattle. This includes attractive promotional and advertising possibilities, pricing and product promotion activities. A number of marketing recommendations are also made to improve the market share of the Drakensberger breed of cattle in South Africa. / Thesis (M.B.A.)--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2011.

The Silesian noriker is an original Czech breed of a coldblooded horse whose stud book was approved by the Ministry of Agriculture in 1995.The Silesian noricker is a strong coldblooded horse with a relatively less harmonious body structure used at present not only in agriculture and forestry but also for rehabilitation and recreation purposes. The aim of the diploma work was to work out a list of information about stud horses being in the contemporary stud as noted down in the stud book. Besides, the work focuses at proving a possible existence of the differences between the outcome of the evaluation of the exterior, performance tests and the characteristic features inherited by the descendants of the stallions. Moreover, the main aim of the work was to find out if there are individuals among stud stallions which have sufficient number of descendants being able to provide an objective evaluation of heredity control. Studbook Silesian noriker recorded 44 sires, of which only 23 subjects had descendants in breeding; the number was 266 individuals. The stud book of the SN kept files of 44 stud stallions out which only 23 individuals had descendants in stud, whose number was 266. The data for the purpose of the analysis have been based on the records in the stud books of the association of the unions of horse breeders: body measurements, evaluation of the exterior and the results of the performance tests. All the data have been presented and evaluated both in charts and graphs. In conclusion, stallions having 10 and more descendants have been evaluated in detail and the results of the latter have been compared with the average ones of SN in stud. The analysis has proved that only 68% of the whole number of descendants is represented by those written in the stud book of SN. The average body measurements were: stick withers 159,07 cm; tape withers 170,88 cm, chest perimeter 204,85 cm, shin perimeter 23,20 cm. The evaluation of the exterior showed the average result 7,47 points. The final result of the performance tests was 7, 47 points. According to the detailed analysis, out of 75 descendants only 44% belonged to SN. The Top rated offspring (exterior 7,76 and results performance tests 8,03) had of stallion Steiman 2885

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No. of bitstreams: 2 Dissertação Darlise Rodrigues dos Passos.pdf: 2476251 bytes, checksum: 15c196f46fc13108f9e057723d01caa4 (MD5) license_rdf: 23148 bytes, checksum: 9da0b6dfac957114c6a7714714b86306 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2013-04-01 / Conselho Nacional de Pesquisa e Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico - CNPq / Estudos sugerem que diferenças individuais em várias dimensões do comportamento alimentar podem estar associadas ao desenvolvimento do excesso de peso infantil. Estima-se que 30% das crianças brasileiras, entre cinco e nove anos de idade, já apresentam excesso de peso. O presente estudo teve como objetivo avaliar o comportamento alimentar e o estado nutricional de crianças, na faixa etária de seis a dez anos, pertencentes a uma escola privada no município de Pelotas, bem como descrever diferenças no comportamento alimentar em função do estado nutricional, do sexo e da idade das crianças. O comportamento alimentar foi avaliado através das respostas fornecidas pelos pais das crianças no questionário “Children’s Eating Behaviour Questionnaire” (CEBQ), o qual possui 35 perguntas divididas em oito subescalas: Resposta à comida (FR), Prazer em comer (EF), Desejo de beber (DD), Sobreingestão emocional (EOE), Subingestão emocional (EUE), Resposta à saciedade (SR), Ingestão lenta (SE) e Seletividade alimentar (FF). Foram aferidas as medidas de peso e altura e, posteriormente, calculado o escore-z de Índice de Massa Corporal para idade, a fim de classificar o estado nutricional das crianças em cinco categorias: magreza, eutrofia, sobrepeso, obesidade e obesidade grave. No total, foram avaliadas 335 crianças com média de idade de 87,9 meses (desvio padrão 10,4 meses). Aproximadamente metade (50,7%) das crianças apresentava excesso de peso (26% sobrepeso, 15% obesidade e 9,7% obesidade grave) e metade (49,3%) encontrava-se eutrófica. Nenhuma criança apresentou magreza. Crianças com excesso de peso apresentaram maior pontuação nas subescalas do CEBQ que refletem “interesse pela comida” (FR, EF, DD, EOE, p < 0,001 para todas) e menor pontuação em duas subescalas (SR e SE, p < 0,001 e p = 0,003, respectivamente) que refletem “desinteresse pela comida”, quando comparadas às crianças eutróficas. Apenas as subescalas FF e EUE não apresentaram diferença significativa entre as categorias de escore-z de IMC (p = 0,254 e p = 0,637, respectivamente). De maneira geral, não foram observadas diferenças significativas no comportamento alimentar entre meninos e meninas, exceto para a subescala DD, na qual os meninos obtiveram maior pontuação em relação às meninas (2,80±1,11 versus 2,47±1,07, respectivamente; p = 0,005). Da mesma forma, não foram observadas diferenças significativas no comportamento alimentar conforme a idade apresentada pela criança, exceto para a subescala SE, na qual a pontuação diminuiu com o aumento da idade (p = 0,002). O excesso de peso foi o principal agravo nutricional na população estudada e foram encontradas importantes diferenças comportamentais entre crianças com excesso de peso e crianças com peso saudável. / Previous studies have suggested that individual differences in several eating behavior dimensions may be associated to the development of excessive weight in children. It is estimated that 30% of Brazilian children between five to nine years old have excessive weight. The present study aimed to evaluate eating behaviors and nutritional status of children aged 6 to 10 from a private school in the city of Pelotas, southern Brazil, and to describe differences in eating behaviors by gender, age, and nutritional status. The Child Eating Behavior Questionnaire (CEBQ) was administered to parents to assess their children’s eating behaviors. This questionnaire consists of 35 questions divided into eight subscales: Food responsiveness (FR), Enjoyment of food (EF), Desire to drink (DD), Emotional overeating (EOE), Emotional undereating (EUE), Satiety responsiveness (SR), Slowness in eating (SE) e Fussiness (FF). Height and weight measurements were taken. Age-adjusted body mass index (BMI) z-scores were calculated and children were categorized according to their nutritional status as underweight, normal weight, overweight, obese, and severely obese. A total of 335 children were evaluated. The mean age was 87.9 months (SD 10.4 months), nearly half (50.7%) of them was classified as excessive weight (26% were overweight, 15% obese, and 9.7% severely obese) and the other half (49.3%) was classified as normal weight. No child was underweight. Excessive weight children showed higher scores on CEBQ subscales associated with “food approach” (FR, EF, DD, EOE, p<0.001) and lower scores on two “food avoidance” subscales (SR and SE, p<0.001 and p = 0.003, respectively) compared to normal weight children. Only the EUE and FF subscales showed no significant differences among BMI z-scores (p = 0.254 and p = 0.637, respectively). No significant gender differences in eating behaviors were found, except in the DD subscale that showed higher scores among boys than girls (2.80 ± 1.11 vs. 2.47 ± 1.07 respectively, p = 0.005). Also, there were no significant age differences in eating behaviors, except in the SE subscale that showed lower scores as age increased (p = 0.002). Excessive weight was the main nutritional condition found in this sample and significant behavioral differences were seen between excessive weight and normal weight children.

Regarding the ground electrical connection in trucks and buses, the requirements of earthing in heavy-duty vehicles were gathered and evaluated. The most important problems in the state-of-the-art grounding devices are corrosion, electrical resistance and uncertainty in the mounting process, altogether with depreciation over time. The goal is to come up with new concepts that can give a more reliable and better ground connection into the frame with faster, easier and safer manufacturing operations. Several methods for attaching different ground connectors to the steel frame are going to be investigated, including bolted connections, press devices, soldering, brazing and local plating spots. It will be shown that the welding operation gives the best electrical results, while lowering mounting costs, time and variability. Two welded connectors are then going to be proposed as the best alternatives and a parallel investigation with both of them is going to be carried out. These new concepts, filed for patent protection, are going to be labelled as “SRM Welded ground stud” and “SRM Welded grounding nut”. The first of them consists of a plated steel threaded stud (M8 or M10) with a ring shaped contact surface built in one of the ends, where the Ø12 mm weld is to be performed onto the uncoated frame. The second concept comprises a stainless steel M10 round nut welded over a punched hole. The optimization will also cover different alternatives for plating metals, contact aid compounds and masking caps for both devices. The risk of mechanical weakening of the frame because of the new welded concepts is going to be tested for the case of the SRM Welded ground stud. The results will show an increase in fatigue resistance of at least 20% compared to the current ground screw. Furthermore, the strength of the welded interface will show higher proof load than the stud itself. The welded nuts, tested with torque loading, will show a sufficient performance as well. The electrical tests present an expected decrease in ground resistance of 40% for the welded stud and an increase of 28% for the welded nuts, compared with the current ground screw. The conclusion of this Master Thesis states the recommendation of the implementation of a new grounding method through the SRM Welded ground stud. Although, some modifications in the transportation process of the frames might be needed because of the new protruding parts, pointing an estimated distance of 20mm from the frame surface. / När det gäller jordad elanslutning i lastbilar och bussar, har kraven på jordning i tunga fordon samlats och utvärderats. De största problemen i de mest avancerade jordade enheterna är korrosion, elektriskt motstånd och osäkerhet i monteringsprocessen, sammantaget med avskrivning över tiden. Målet är att utveckla nya koncept som kan ge en bättre och mer tillförlitlig jordanslutning i ramen med snabbare, enklare och säkrare tillverkning. Flera metoder för att fästa olika mark kontakter till stålramen kommer att undersökas, bland annat skruvförband, pressanordning, lödning, hårdlödning och lokala pläteringsfläckar. Det kommer att visa att svetsning ger den bästa elektriska resultatet, samtidigt som monteringskostnader, tid och variabilitet minskar. Två svetsade kontakter kommer sedan att föreslås som de bästa alternativen och en parallell undersökning med dem båda kommer att genomföras. Dessa nya koncept, för vilka patentskydd har ansökts, kommer att märkas som “SRM Svetsade marktapp” och “SRM Svetsade jordmutter”. Den första av dem består av en pläterad stålgängad tapp med en ringformad kontaktyta byggt i en av ändarna, där svetsen skall utföras på den obelagda ramen. Det andra konceptet består av en rostfri rund mutter svetsad över ett stansat hål. Optimeringen kommer även att omfatta olika alternativ för pläterade metaller, kontaktstöds föreningar och maskeringslock för de båda enheterna. Risken för mekanisk försvagning av ramen på grund av det nya svetsade konceptet kommer att testas med avseende på fallet med SRM Svetsad bottenreglar. Resultaten visar en ökad utmattningshållfasthet på minst 20% jämfört med den nuvarande jordskruven. Dessutom kommer styrkan av den svetsade gränsytan uppvisa en högre provbelastning än tappen själv. De svetsade muttrarna, testade med momentbelastning, kommer också uppvisa en tillräcklig prestanda. De elektriska testerna presenterade en förväntad minskning av markmotståndet på 40% för svetsade tappar och en ökning med 28% för svetsade muttrar, jämfört med den nuvarande jordskruven. Slutsatsen av detta examensarbete anger en rekommendation av genomförandet av en ny jordningsmetod genom en SRM Svetsad marktapp. Trots detta kan vissa ändringar behövas i transportprocessen av ramarna på grund av de nya utskjutande delarna, vilka pekar från ramens yta med ett uppskattat avstånd av 20 mm.

A three-dimensional finite element model is developed, validated and used in the parametric study to investigate the influence of shear stud's position and profiled sheeting thickness on the strength, ductility and failure modes of the headed shear stud welded to the modern profiled sheeting. A total of 240 push tests were analysed with different sheeting thicknesses, positions of the shear stud in the trough, concrete strengths and transverse spacings. The results showed that the sheeting thickness influenced the shear connector resistance of studs placed in the unfavourable position more than studs placed in favourable and central positions. The strength of the shear connector placed in the unfavourable position increased by as much as 30% when the sheeting thickness was increased. The shear connector resistance of the unfavourable stud was found to be primarily a function of the strength and the thickness of the profiled sheeting rather than the concrete strength. The strength prediction equations for unfavourable and central studs were also proposed. The results suggested that the strength of the shear connector increased as the distance of the shear stud increased from the mid-height of the deck rib in the load bearing direction of the stud. The load¿slip behaviour of the studs in the unfavourable position was more ductile than the studs in the favourable position, with slip of 2-4 times higher. It was found that the increase in sheeting thickness and transverse spacing improved the ductility of the stud in unfavourable position, but had no effect on the stud in the favourable position. The failure modes suggested that the favourable and central studs failed by concrete cone failure and unfavourable studs failed by rib punching together with crushing of the narrow strip of the concrete in front of the stud.

This study investigates the tensile behavior of anchor pull-out tests from super early age concrete(less than 12h) by finite element(FE) software ANSYS Workbench. In previous experiment, several series of pull-out tests were finished and analyzed. In each per hour, different speeds(1mm/s, 0.2mm/s, 0.1mm/s and 0.833mm/s) were evaluated, getting the results about correlation of pull-out force and displacement(F-D curve). It is difficult to evaluate the specific development of tensile strength in super young concrete, due to the super plasticity that makes itself soft and unstable. The first step of this study is to collect relevant empirical formula, theoretical varying material properties with time and pull-out force of experimental applied anchors. Comparison of simulation analysis results and empirical formulas determines whether the establishment of the finite element model and adapted constitutive model of known natural hardened concrete(NHC) are valid or not. The second procedure is that the material properties of NHC are replaced by different age values and modified until getting the same simulation results as experiment outcome. The propose of this paper is to investigate a more accurate modified formula to describe the development of tensile behavior in super early age concrete:1. Introduction 2. Background 2.1 Modes of failure 2.2 A new failure mode 2.3 Finite Element Numerical Simulation 3. Research Questions 4. Aims/Objectives of the Research 5. Proposed Research Method 5.1 Previous Empirical theory 5.1.1 Cubic Compressive strength of Early Age Concrete 5.1.2 Tensile Strength of Early Age Concrete 5.1.3 Modulus of Elasticity in Early Age Concrete 5.1.4 Prediction of pull-out maximum force to headed studs from concrete 5.2 Pervious Experiment 5.3 Numerical Simulation 6. Significance/Contribution to the Discipline 7. Experiment Program 7.1 Experiment Setup 7.2 Experiment Result 8. Numerical simulation and analysis 8.1 Material Properties 8.2 Modelling Setup 8.3 The first pull-out test 8.4 Comparison Results at different stages 9. Discussion and Results 10. Summary and Conclusion 11. Recommendation for future studies 12. References 13. Appendix

Commencing with a foundational understanding of the vital role energy modeling plays in optimizing building performance, this study meticulously compares a lowenergy lightweight concrete wall with a wooden stud wall featuring an air gap. The objective is to determine the most advantageous wall type for the construction phase, considering factors such as energy efficiency and cost-effectiveness. Additionally, comprehensive calculations will be performed to assess the heat resistance of each wall type and ascertain the most cost-effective option in terms of heating expenses for residential purposes.Acquiring pertinent information to successfully complete this study, our analysis considers variations in calculations based on whether the lightweight concrete wall is homogeneous or if the wooden stud wall consists of diverse materials.The findings of this study underscore that low-energy lightweight concrete walls offer notable advantages in terms of production aspects, primarily due to cost savings during the construction process. Moreover, in direct comparison to conventional lightweight concrete blocks, the study demonstrates that low-energy blocks outperform wooden stud walls in terms of energy efficiency and consumption.

TITLE: The Representation of the "New Woman" on the works of the authors in the Weimarer Republic SUMMARY: The following thesis will give an overview about the political, social and cultural Situation on the time of the Weimarer Republic. The main emphasis gives a report on the concept of "New Woman"; the new social and literary woman type. The analysis on selected works of Irmgard Keun and Vicki Baum will throw light on the figure of this "New Woman". KEYWORDS: Weimarer Republic, "Neue Sachlichkeit", "New Woman", Irmgard Keun: Gilgi - eine von uns (1931), Vicki Baum: Stud. chem. Helene Willfüer (1928)

Made available in DSpace on 2016-01-26T18:50:05Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 DISSERTACAO.pdf: 130882 bytes, checksum: 6474309186b9887314770f165730f9fc (MD5) Previous issue date: 2005-12-01 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / The present study has as aim analyzing the educational practices developed by the Health Community Agents from two of the Presidente Prudente s Family Health Teams. This programme is considered a new model on basic health attention and contains a more humanized approach with greater influencing power on the family environment, in addition to promoting social-reality-transforming practices. The theoretical reference which gives this study support is the popular health education. It has been chosen the qualitative approach, through a case study, making use of bibliographic living and recorded sources. It consists on documents analysis which verse about the implementation of the programme in the municipality and on semi-structured interviews, whose material was grouped in common topics and interpreted from a theoretical referential viewpoint raised to the analysis of the problem. It highlights, as main results, information that many Community Agents are introduced to their occupations possessing precarious training and the scarce process of continued education; the educational actions described, which range from individual follow-up during home visits to interventions with groups of hypertension patients, diabetics, pregnant women, remaining the focus of these interventions still much too attached to the programmes standardized by health authorities, with prescribing obliquity. It was verified that users of the programme compliment the teams proximity to the community, acknowledge the importance of their job, but request more doctors, more medicines and less disassembling in the groups, since there is a great potion of ill people in Brazil who protest for assistance and quality in the service. It concludes that when it comes to group activities there is concern towards the programmes in the agenda, lacking of integrality in the educational actions, since these latter are reduced to lecturing. These are insufficient actions, when promoting the population s autonomy and understanding is the aim. However it is observed that the Health Community Agent can promote social support to the user, favoring new contacts, helping in the access to health services. The Health Community Agent enlarges the patients Social Network with empathy and solidarity, making possible better living and health conditions to people, contributing, consequently, to the humanization of the Family Health Programme. / A presente pesquisa tem como objetivo analisar as ações educacionais desenvolvidas pelos Agentes Comunitários de Saúde de duas Equipes de Saúde da Família de Presidente Prudente. Esse programa é considerado um novo modelo de atenção básica à saúde e tem uma abordagem mais humanizada e com maior poder de penetração no universo familiar, além de promover práticas transformadoras da realidade social. O referencial teórico que dá sustentação a esse estudo é o da educação popular em saúde. Optou-se pelo enfoque qualitativo, por meio de um estudo de caso, utilizando fontes bibliográficas, documentais e vivas. Consta de análise de documentos que versam sobre a implantação do programa no município e de entrevistas semi-estruturadas, cujo material foi agrupado em temas comuns e interpretado à luz do referencial teórico levantado para análise do problema. Aponta, como principais resultados, a informação de que muitos Agentes Comunitários são lançados a sua jornada de trabalho, com treinamentos precários e escasso processo de educação continuada; as ações educativas descritas, que vão desde o acompanhamento individual nas visitas domiciliares a intervenções com grupos de hipertensos, diabéticos, gestantes, ficando o foco das mesmas ainda muito preso aos programas padronizados pelas instâncias superiores do setor de saúde, com um viés prescritivo. Verificou-se que os usuários elogiam a aproximação da equipe à comunidade, reconhecem a importância do trabalho, mas solicitam mais médicos, mais remédios e menos desmontes nas equipes, já que há uma grande parcela de pessoas doentes no Brasil, que clamam por assistência e qualidade no atendimento. Conclui que, quando se reporta a atividades grupais, há uma preocupação com os programas em pauta, faltando integralidade nas ações educativas, já que essas são reduzidas a palestras. São ações insuficientes, quando se quer promover a autonomia e a conscientização da população. No entanto observa-se que o Agente Comunitário de Saúde pode promover apoio social ao usuário, favorecer-lhe novos contatos, ajudá-lo no acesso a serviços de saúde. Amplia a Rede Social do paciente com empatia e solidariedade, possibilitando melhores condições de vida e saúde às pessoas, colaborando, conseqüentemente, na humanização do Programa Saúde da Família.