Dissertação (mestrado)—Universidade de Brasília, Faculdade de Ciências da Saúde, 2010. / Submitted by Jaqueline Ferreira de Souza (jaquefs.braz@gmail.com) on 2011-08-03T11:24:37Z No. of bitstreams: 1 2010_JessimiraSoaresMunizPitteri.pdf: 2108995 bytes, checksum: 12127eeee0fae3b2eafac667ab9fbda0 (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Jaqueline Ferreira de Souza(jaquefs.braz@gmail.com) on 2011-08-03T11:27:00Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 2010_JessimiraSoaresMunizPitteri.pdf: 2108995 bytes, checksum: 12127eeee0fae3b2eafac667ab9fbda0 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2011-08-03T11:27:00Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 2010_JessimiraSoaresMunizPitteri.pdf: 2108995 bytes, checksum: 12127eeee0fae3b2eafac667ab9fbda0 (MD5) / Introdução - O município de Palmas - TO implantou o Serviço de Atendimento Móvel de Urgência em 2005 com a finalidade de prestar socorro à população em casos de urgência e emergência. O serviço possui um sistema de informação para armazenamento dos dados referentes às chamadas recebidas na central de regulação médica. Objetivos - Conhecer a assistência prestada pelo SAMU incluindo o perfil sócio demográfico dos profissionais que atuam no serviço e o perfil epidemiológico dos pacientes, fluxo dos atendimentos e identificação do tempo resposta. Metodologia - Realizou-se um estudo transversal descritivo tendo como amostra 59 profissionais e 2.400 fichas de atendimento. Resultados - Revelaram que dentre os profissionais pesquisados houve predominância de homens (64,4%); a faixa etária variou de 26 a 55 anos; 57,6% fazem uso de bebida alcoólica e 11,9% usam tabaco; a maioria não considerou o serviço estressante (57,6%). Do total de atendimentos, os clínicos (41,6%) quase se igualaram aos por causas externas que corresponderam a 42,6% destacando-se os acidentes de motocicletas com 48,1%. Os homens foram os mais atendidos neste serviço (52,7%) e a média etária foi 35 anos. As regiões que tiveram mais atendimento foram a região Sul e a Norte e o destino da maioria das vítimas foi o Hospital Geral de Palmas excetuando as causas gineco-obstétricas que foram para o Hospital de Referência Dona Regina. Conclusão- A caracterização do perfil dos atendimentos pode subsidiar as autoridades sanitárias, gestores e políticos na discussão e tomada de decisão que possam contribuir na prestação de assistência com qualidade de acordo com normas preconizadas pelo Ministério da Saúde e que envolvem a qualidade de saúde dos trabalhadores. _______________________________________________________________________________________ ABSTRACT / Introduction – The city of Palmas in the state of Tocantins set up the Mobile Emergency Health Care Service (SAMU) in 2005 in order to provide urgency and emergency service for its population. The service has an information system for the storage of data from calls received by the medical regulation center. Objective – To study the assistance provided by the SAMU, including the socio-demographic profile of the staff and the epidemiological profile of the patients, the flow of occurrences, and identification of response time. Methodology – A transversal descriptive study was carried out with a sample of 59 professionals and 2,400 occurrence reports. Results – The study found that among the surveyed professionals there was a prevalence of males (64.4%); the ages ranged from 26 to 55; 57.6% make use of alcohol and 11.9% use tobacco; most of them did not regard the work as stressful. Of the total number of occurrences, clinical cases (41,6%) nearly equaled the number of those with external causes (42.6%), of which motorcycle accidents represented 48,1%; Men were the most frequently attended by the service and the average age was 35. The regions that had the most occurrences were the South and the North regions and the destination of the majority of the patients was the HGP, with the exception of obstetric and gynecological cases, which were taken to the HRDR. Conclusion – The characterization of the profile of the occurrences may aid health authorities, policymakers, and politicians in discussions and decision making that may contribute to the delivery of quality services following the norms established by the Health Ministry and involving the quality of the health of workers.

This dissertation aims at constructing a description of reduplication in Old Chinese, developing a generative theory of morpho-phonological interaction to account for the formation of the reduplication patterns, and re-examining general reduplication theories and issues of other linguistic components by drawing lessons from Old Chinese reduplication. The investigation of the source data reveals that Old Chinese reduplication has four basic patterns: progressive reduplication with either "smallness" or "vividness", retrogressive pattern with "repetition", fission reduplication with "specialization", and total reduplication with a vivid impression (a parasitic sense). The formation of the reduplication patterns results from the interaction between morphology and phonology. With motivation from semantics, the monosyllabic base is reduplicated as two identical syllables, which undergo further modification. 1) Since the reduplicative form with "diminutive" or "vividness" is semantically undecomposable, OOP (One Syllable One Meaning Principle) forces the two syllables to sound like one, which is achieved by raising the sonority of the onset of the second syllable. As such, the progressive pattern arises. 2) For the same reason, the reduplicative form with "specialization" has the same shape as the progressive at one stage. Pressure from the system thus compels it to undergo further modification, eventually producing the fission pattern. 3) The reduplicative form with a vivid impression is not under the control of OOP; thus it can keep its two identical syllables intact, yielding total reduplication pattern. 4) Reduplicative verbs are semantically decomposable; thus OOP does not come into effect. That the form is actually modified stems from the pressure of an already-existent total reduplication pattern, while this modification of the first rhyme is determined by quasi-iambic stress. This interaction produces a retrogressive pattern. This study sheds light on reduplication processes in general and other linguistic issues. During reduplication, full reduplication occurs first; then the reduplicant is modified. That reduplication operates on the interface between morphology and phonology is a universal phenomenon, but how this operation proceeds is language-specific. The consistent distinction between Type A syllables and Type B syllables seen in Old Chinese reduplication patterns indicates the unreasonableness of reconstructing a "medial" yod for Old Chinese. / Arts, Faculty of / Asian Studies, Department of / Graduate

In much feminist literature, patriarchy has often been studied as a predictive variable for attitudes toward or acts of violence against women. However, rarely has patriarchy been examined as an outcome across studies. The current study works toward filling this gap by examining several individual-and neighborhood-level factors that might influence patriarchy. Specifically, this research seeks to determine if neighborhood-level attributes related to socioeconomic status, family composition, and demographic information affect patriarchal views after individual-level correlates of patriarchy were controlled. Findings suggest that factors at both the individual- and neighborhood levels, particularly familial characteristics and dynamics, do influence the endorsement of patriarchal views.

In much feminist literature, patriarchy has often been studied as a predictive variable for attitudes toward or acts of violence against women. However, rarely has patriarchy been examined as an outcome across studies. The current study works toward filling this gap by examining several individual-and neighborhood-level factors that might influence patriarchy. Specifically, this research seeks to determine if neighborhood-level attributes related to socioeconomic status, family composition, and demographic information affect patriarchal views after individual-level correlates of patriarchy were controlled. Findings suggest that factors at both the individual- and neighborhood levels, particularly familial characteristics and dynamics, do influence the endorsement of patriarchal views.

Master of Science / An analysis of B to pi0 l nu and B to eta l nu decays using the neutrino reconstruction technique is presented. The dataset consists of 535 million BB pairs in 492 fb^−1 of data collected with the Belle detector at the KEKB asymmetric e+e− collider. The measured B to pi0 l nu and B to eta l nu branching fractions are B(B to pi0 l nu) = (0.68 ± 0.09 ± 0.11 ± 0.04)×10^−4 and B(B to eta l nu) = (0.42 ± 0.13)×10^−4. The errors on the pi0 measurement are statistical, experimental systematic, and due to b to u l nu modelling, respectively; that on the eta is statistical only. The B to pi0 l nu branching fraction is measured in three q^2 bins: q^2 < 8 GeV^2, 8 GeV^2 ≤ q^2 < 16 GeV^2, and 16 GeV^2 ≤ q^2. The Cabibbo-Kobayashi-Maskawa quark-mixing matrix element |Vub| is extracted from the B to pi0 l nu branching fraction using a Light-Cone Sum Rules form factor extrapolated to the full q^2 range, and is found to be |Vub| = (3.29 ± 0.23 ± 0.27 ± 0.05)×10^−3, where the errors are statistical, experimental systematic, and theoretical, respectively.

Master of Science / An analysis of B to pi0 l nu and B to eta l nu decays using the neutrino reconstruction technique is presented. The dataset consists of 535 million BB pairs in 492 fb^−1 of data collected with the Belle detector at the KEKB asymmetric e+e− collider. The measured B to pi0 l nu and B to eta l nu branching fractions are B(B to pi0 l nu) = (0.68 ± 0.09 ± 0.11 ± 0.04)×10^−4 and B(B to eta l nu) = (0.42 ± 0.13)×10^−4. The errors on the pi0 measurement are statistical, experimental systematic, and due to b to u l nu modelling, respectively; that on the eta is statistical only. The B to pi0 l nu branching fraction is measured in three q^2 bins: q^2 < 8 GeV^2, 8 GeV^2 ≤ q^2 < 16 GeV^2, and 16 GeV^2 ≤ q^2. The Cabibbo-Kobayashi-Maskawa quark-mixing matrix element |Vub| is extracted from the B to pi0 l nu branching fraction using a Light-Cone Sum Rules form factor extrapolated to the full q^2 range, and is found to be |Vub| = (3.29 ± 0.23 ± 0.27 ± 0.05)×10^−3, where the errors are statistical, experimental systematic, and theoretical, respectively.

Made available in DSpace on 2016-03-15T19:30:55Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Carlo Marcelo Lauretti.pdf: 1186188 bytes, checksum: ef5b16f19a8df5ffbb1aa67a49379ec3 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2012-02-06 / Fundo Mackenzie de Pesquisa / The index obtained by dividing the equity book value by market value (book-to-market) is found in corporate finance studies to capture performance perspectives that are not present in financial statements. These studies find a negative relation between it and the future financial performance measured by return on assets and a positive relation with market performance measured by return to shareholders, even if the expected return to shareholders is adjusted for non-systematic risk measured by Beta. This research attempts to show that book-to-market value can be characterized as a proxy for companies idiosyncratic intangible assets, and these resources provide sustainable financial performance. The sustainability of financial performance may explain this positive relation between book-to-market value and return to shareholders that are found in these studies, as investors would accept a lower risk premium offered by intangible-intensive companies. If we accept market efficiency hypothesis, by which prices capture all publicly or not available information affecting the value of companies, then intangible-intensive firms present lower risk. This research also brings the discussion that if it is the companies idiosyncratic intangible assets that promote sustainable financial performance then a measure of the construct of intangibility has greater explanatory power for the observed financial and market performance. Strategic resource literature proposes Tobin's Q as an intangibility construct metric. This study shows that the use of Tobin's Q allows the construction of a better performance estimator then book-to-market value, thus confirming that it is intangible assets that offers the best explanation for the companies financial and market performance. This study finds a strong positive relation between intangibility and sustainable financial performance and a negative relation with market performance. / O índice obtido pela divisão do valor contábil pelo valor de mercado do patrimônio líquido (Book-to-Market) é encontrado em estudos de finanças corporativas para capturar perspectivas de desempenho que não estão presentes nos demonstrativos contábeis. Estes estudos notam relações negativas entre ele e o futuro desempenho financeiro mensurado pelo retorno sobre os ativos, porém positivas com o desempenho de mercado mensurado pelo retorno para o acionista, mesmo que o retorno esperado para o acionista seja ajustado pelo risco não sistemático mensurado pelo Beta. O presente estudo procura mostrar que o índice Book-to-Market pode ser caracterizado como uma proxy para os recursos intangíveis idiossincráticos das empresas, e são estes recursos que proporcionam desempenho financeiro sustentável para as empresas. A sustentabilidade do desempenho financeiro pode explicar esta relação positiva entre o índice Book-to-Market com o retorno para os acionistas, já que os investidores estariam dispostos a aceitar um menor prêmio de risco oferecido por empresas intangível-intensivas. Se admitirmos a hipótese de eficiência de mercado, na qual os preços capturam todas as informações disponíveis publicamente ou não que afetem o valor das empresas, então as empresas intangível-intensivas apresentam menor risco. A presente pesquisa traz ainda a discussão de que sendo os ativos intangíveis idiossincráticos das empresas o que promoveria o desempenho financeiro sustentável, então uma métrica do constructo de intangibilidade teria maior poder explicativo para o observado desempenho financeiro e de mercado do que o Book-to-Market. A literatura de recursos estratégicos propõe como métrica do constructo de intangibilidade o índice Q de Tobin. Este estudo mostra que a utilização do índice Q de Tobin permite a construção de melhores estimadores de desempenho que o Book-to-Market, corroborando assim que é a intangibilidade que oferece melhores explicações para o desempenho financeiro e de mercado das empresas. Este estudo encontra uma forte relação positiva entre intangibilidade e desempenho financeiro sustentável e negativa com o desempenho de mercado.

A method to obtain the exact control-to-output and input-to-output transfer functions for switched DC-to-DC pulse-width modulated power converters is applied to different combinations of operating conditions such as continuous conduction mode (CCM), discontinuous conduction mode (DCM), and discontinuous voltage mode (DVM) and methods of control such as normal voltage mode (NVM), current programming mode (CPM), and V-squared control. The majority of these combinations have not previously had their transfer functions of interest derived to the accuracy provided by the method. The derivation of the method is covered, and the results from its application are verified by simulation. The simulation method is also justied and proposed as an improvement to the methods used by simulation engines for switched mode power supply design such as SIMPLIS.

Little is known about time to return to work (TRTW) following planned medical events. This study was a secondary analysis (n=94) to determine predictors of time to return to work following a total knee replacement for osteoarthritis. Significant predictors of delayed TRTW following a knee replacement: 1) use of workplace modifications (in 6wks vs 5 wks) and 2) poor physical function (in 7wks vs 6 wks). These findings have large implications for workers undergoing knee replacement, orthopedic clinicians, and occupational health nurses.

Zugl.: Kaiserslautern, Univ., Diss., 2009