Submitted by Jorge Silva (jorgelmsilva@ufrrj.br) on 2017-10-24T17:53:48Z No. of bitstreams: 1 2016 - Eliete Maria Nunes.pdf: 1520485 bytes, checksum: d204b6435e26aff0c57297932b7ee6ac (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-10-24T17:54:18Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 2016 - Eliete Maria Nunes.pdf: 1520485 bytes, checksum: d204b6435e26aff0c57297932b7ee6ac (MD5) Previous issue date: 2016-03-22 / In this research we seek to highlight the use of the Sistema de Concess?o de Di?rias e Passagens ? SCDP as an important regulatory system to enable the expansion of extracurricular activities of Col?gio Agr?cola Dom Agostinho Ikas - CODAI/UFRPE, due to its location in the urban area, and in order to meet the curriculum requirements of the technical course in Agriculture, managing the accommodation and travel tickets offered to support the teachers in their practical lessons, field classes and technical visits. We aim to analyze the functionality of SCDP, barriers and potentials in CODAI. We chose a qualitative approach, to be appropriate to the study in question. As a data collection technique, we applied semi-structured interviews with 06 (six) teachers who use the system regularly, and then we did the content analysis. The results confirmed the need and importance of using SCDP, as a support system for the technical and technological professional education environment of CODAI / UFRPE. / Nesta pesquisa procuramos destacar o uso do Sistema de Concess?o de Di?rias e Passagens ? SCDP, como um sistema normativo importante para possibilitar a expans?o das atividades extraclasse do Col?gio Agr?cola Dom Agostinho Ikas - CODAI/UFRPE, devido a sua localiza??o na ?rea urbana, e para atender ?s exig?ncias curricular do Curso T?cnico em Agropecu?ria, na concess?o de di?rias e passagens para os docentes realizarem suas aulas pr?ticas, aulas de campo e visitas t?cnicas. Temos como objetivo, analisar a funcionalidade do SCDP, seus entraves e possibilidades no CODAI. Elegemos uma abordagem qualitativa, por estar apropriada ao estudo em quest?o, utilizamos como t?cnica de coleta de dados, a aplica??o de uma entrevista semiestruturada, com 06 (seis) docentes que utilizam o sistema com regularidade, e em seguida, fizemos a an?lise de conte?do. Os resultados comprovaram a necessidade e import?ncia do uso do SCDP que funciona como suporte para melhorias no ambiente da educa??o profissional t?cnica e tecnol?gica do CODAI/UFRPE, atendendo as suas popula??es.

In this dissertation, I investigate how capabilities drive firm performance as an industry evolves. I show that in spite of significant research on firm capabilities, we do not understand whether technological capabilities continue to drive firm performance as an industry evolves or whether they become weaker drivers of performance over time. This question is also important to managers because its answer would inform whether in a given context, firms should invest in building technological capabilities or not. I predict and find that in low complementarity contexts, as technology advances, customer demand for greater product performance becomes satiated. As a result, customers neither pay for greater product performance nor buy higher performing products pre maturely. As firms lose these two levers by which technological capabilities drive performance, they find that technological capabilities become weaker drivers of performance. I also propose that when technological capabilities become weaker drivers of performance, firm performance becomes more persistent, in the sense that past performance drives future performance. Through a rigorous quantitative analysis, complemented by an in-depth qualitative analysis of the US CT scanner industry from its inception, I find support for the theory. Using robust regression and multinomial logistic regression models, I find that as technology in an industry advances, technological capabilities become weaker drivers of firm performance. I discuss the shortcomings of this research and potential for future research. I also discuss the implications of this research on capability theory, resource based view, and on existing explanations of industry shakeout. / Dissertation

The diploma thesis convey the information about the creation of technological procedures leading to the optimal way of repairing damaged parts of the fixture and creating production procedures for the production of new parts of the assembly. The theoretical part is focused on the analysis of the issue, determination of material of damaged parts for future production and designed semi-finished product. Furthermore, the technology of production from the point of view of used technologies is discussed. This includes a description of the tool materials. The practical part of the thesis is focused on the design of technological procedures for repairing damaged parts, which must be repaired as soon as possible. For the future production of new parts, the second half of the practical part includes the manufacturing processes including their description. There are evaluated variants of repair and production of new parts at the end of the thesis.

News media and journalism have undergone huge changes over the first two decades of the 21st century due to the online boom and social media. Infor- mation is delivered to the readers instantaneously making journalists adapt to a new online reality. In this thesis we are focusing on the technological ad- vancement of field and how the journalists manage to cope with this change. A qualitative analysis is carried out in order to understand the current land- scape and to analyze and discuss the challenges and opportunities journalists are facing, as well as explore possible ways one can improve the quality re- garding fact-checking and overall effectivity. The findings show that there is room for innovation and improvement in the news industry that could con- tribute to the quality of the news, together with supporting journalists and news organizations into having a better reach in an online ecosystem. / Nyhetsbranschen har genomgått stora förändringar under 2000-talet på grund av tillgången till uppkopplad teknologi och sociala medier. Information sprids ögonblickligen till allmänheten vilket tvingar journalisterna att anpas- sa sig till en ny online-verklighet. Det här examensarbetet fokuserar på på de teknologiska framsteg inom branschen och hur journalisterna klarar av föränd- ringen. En kvalitativ analys utförs för att förstå det nuvarande landskapet och analysera och diskutera utmaningar och möjligheter som journalister möter samt utforska metoder för att förbättra kvaliteten avseende granskning av ny- heter och effektivitet. Resultatet visar att det finns utrymme för innovationer och förbättringar inom nyhetsbranschen som kan bidra till förbättrad nyhets- kvalitet samt hjälpa journalister och nyhetsföretag att nå allmänheten i ett online ekosystem.

Made available in DSpace on 2016-04-26T14:54:52Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Edith Ferreira de Souza Oliveira.pdf: 2404475 bytes, checksum: 795c9d36254daacd0e2caf1d16a28e87 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2014-06-27 / Objectives: Determine the factors related to technological innovation in the area of health, as well as the acquisition, maintenance and repair of such equipment, assessing whether its acquisition is related to the scrapping and disposal of this equipment. Method: Gradually developed in this study, with a sample of twenty four professionals with different level of education and their areas of training were different but also developed its activities in a single hospital. With 60% of respondents worked and two companies and only 40% worked in a company an interview was conducted with the possibility of written comments after the meeting is held. This comment related answers of the questions were recorded and then analyzed to join the sample results. The worked out the method of organization and tabulation of the data, which were expressed in percentages. Results: Concludes that 54% of respondents said that technology has contributed in the recovery of the health of people and therefore there is a need for management of this technology and a continuous improvement in the technological sector, which needs investment to acquire new technologies and their maintenance and upkeep. During the study it was found that the equipment are mostly discarded when the repair thereof become more expensive than buying new equipment. Also noted that the inappropriate use of such equipment are frequent and not always all equipment purchased are used, allowing a bunch of equipment without proper use and proper care, makes them quickly scrapped. Conclusion: Given these results, we conclude that the technology contributes to the improvement of peoples health, but we must recognize that in addition to the acquisition of the equipment is necessary professional training for the proper use of the equipment and for its maintenance and conservation so that these serve for use throughout its useful life / Objetivos: Determinamos os fatores que envolvem a inovação tecnológica na área da saúde, assim como a aquisição, manutenção e conservação desses equipamentos, avaliando se a sua aquisição está relacionada com o sucateamento e descarte destes equipamentos. Método: Gradativamente desenvolveu-se esse estudo, com uma amostra de vinte e quatro profissionais de nível de instrução diferente e área de formação também diferente; mas que desenvolviam suas atividades em uma mesma unidade do ambiente hospitalar. Dos nossos entrevistados 60% trabalhavam em duas empresas, e 40% apenas em uma empresa. Foi realizada uma entrevista escrita com possibilidade de comentários após a realização da mesma. Esses comentários relacionados às respostas das questões foram gravados e depois analisados sendo acrescentados aos resultados das entrevistas e os dados obtidos foram tabulados e expressos em porcentagens. Resultados: Concluiu-se que 54% dos entrevistados afirmaram que a tecnologia tem contribuído na recuperação da saúde das pessoas e daí decorre a necessidade de gerenciamento dessa tecnologia e de um contínuo aperfeiçoamento no setor tecnológico, que precisa de investimento para aquisição de novas tecnologias e para sua manutenção e conservação. O estudo revelou que os equipamentos são descartados em sua maioria quando o conserto dos mesmos se torna mais caro do que a compra de novos equipamentos. Também se observou que o uso inadequado destes que é frequente e nem sempre todos os equipamentos adquiridos são utilizados, possibilitando assim um amontoamento de equipamentos que sem o devido uso e cuidado adequado, tornam os rapidamente sucateados. Conclusão: Diante destes resultados, podemos concluir que a tecnologia contribui para a melhoria da saúde das pessoas, mas é preciso reconhecer que além da aquisição de equipamentos tecnologicamente sofisticados é necessária a capacitação profissional, para o uso correto e para a sua manutenção e conservação, para que os mesmos tenham maior vida útil, evitando assim a duplicidade de despesas, indisponibilidade de equipamentos importantes e aquisição de equipamentos sem a correspondente capacitação de pessoal

This study investigates the impact of technological advancement in community bank lending, more specifically, how online financial product and service offerings affect community banks' performance. Community banks, institutions with assets under $1 billion are praised as relationship banking specialists, are important source of credit to individuals and businesses. Their productive performance is highly beneficial for the economic development of the communities and customers that they serve, yet community banks' competitive power against large banks has become increasingly more challenging. Technological advancements radically shift all production and service based industries, including the banking industry and its institutions' offerings. The increasing use of online products and services provides convenience for bank customers, and eventually creates more demand, and boosts up the industry competition. Regarding the impact of technological advancements in the banking industry and the specific position that community banks carries, the question arises of "How does a changing technological landscape affect community banks' performance?". This study aims to contribute to the understanding of how these institutions can better utilize their limited resources to improve their performances.

Following a well-documented rise in the popularity of concrete shell application in the 20th century, thin concrete shells have experienced a global decline despite their potential as efficient structures with an economy of material use with aesthetics benefits. This phenomenon is subject to geographically determined socio-economic conditions and competition from other building solutions as a result of technological advancement in alternative construction systems. Importantly, their decline was attributed to limitations inherent to concrete shell formwork and construction methods. Being able to produce efficient shaping did not ensure that this method of construction is most cost efficient as it still remains difficult to construct double curved surfaces. The thesis addresses the limitations associated with past and present concrete shell building by proposing the use of actively-bent gridshells as re-configurable and reusable formwork for concrete shells to be designed and built. The hypothesis uses deployable scissor-jointed actively-bent gridshells as re-configurable and reusable formwork for concrete shell construction. This was developed from a series of Flash research (Benjamin, 2012) as student construction workshops to investigate the design and creation of actively-bent gridshells held between December 2008 and March 2011 in Sheffield. In this study, to understand this new system, scaled models of actively-bent gridshells were used as preliminary design aid. Deployed into three dimensional forms from a flexible flat grid mat, the structures were rigidized by bracing through triangulation restraints. The temporary rigid structure was subsequently enveloped with fabric onto which concrete was applied to create the concrete shell, thus acting as formwork. This formwork was then removed following the curing of the concrete cast to be reused repeatedly, or reconfigured into another concrete shell form. Hence, the thesis draws on the concepts, principles and ideas pertaining to three key architectural technologies: 1. concrete shell, 2. actively-bent gridshells and 3.fabric formwork. The thesis then presents a series of four prototype concrete shells constructed from different materials spanning between 1.3 meters and 2.45 meters in the workshops at the University of Edinburgh built between August 2014 and September 2015. For each experimental construction, the process of gridshell construction, fabric formwork preparation, concrete casting, gridshell formwork decentring and different design elements of openings, edges and anchorage abutments were analysed and discussed under the themes of construction, architectural tectonics and structure. The tectonic of process and material is understood and discussed based on the idea of stereogeneity (Manelius, 2012). Specifically, the relationship between gridshell as formwork and the concreting process was studied, analysed and assimilated in concrete shells built with progressive sophistication and elegance, culminating in a doubly-curved concrete shell that demonstrated both synclastic and anticlastic geometries, with further abutment simplification, edge leaning and physical openings incorporation. The study concludes with a physical concrete shell model formed by applying concrete onto fabric formwork to cover the Weald and Downland Jerwood gridshell. In the 1:20 scaled model, the proposed method is speculatively applied onto fabric stretched between pre-determined curvatures of the as-built gridshell. This formwork was subsequently removed for reuse, re-deployed and reconfigured. Using finite element analysis, the structural behaviour of the gridshell made of glass-fibre reinforced tubes and structural characteristics of the resultant concrete shell was checked. The interaction between the three technologies are discussed architectonically and structurally to inform guidelines for potential life-scale application. The thesis evidences the feasibility of the proposed system. It re-purposes a scaled model of a deployable gridshell as a physical modelling tool to facilitate concrete shell design, for both pure compression shells and "improper" shells, demonstrating its adaptability. It also promotes and reinvigorates concrete shells as possible architectural systems serving to instigate future research to revive concrete shell construction as an intelligent and intuitive way of creating structures with material economy, structural efficiency and visual elegance.

Esta tese investiga a arte nas estações da Companhia do Metropolitano de São Paulo, verifica as possibilidades de uso de tecnologias atuais e as condicionantes para propostas de intervenção ambiental, permanentes e temporárias, no espaço público em questão. A partir de repertório conceitual, histórico e técnico; de pesquisas em campo e de entrevistas realizadas com filósofo especialista em culturas urbanas; usuários/espectadores/atores, monitores e técnicos de manutenção no decorrer da Exposição Arte Cibernética: Acervo Itaú Cultural (2010) e das 1ª e 2ª edições do Festival Internacional de Linguagem Eletrônica-FILEPAI (2010 e 2011) e artistas, teve como meta comprovar a hipótese da possibilidade de aplicação e aceitação de tecnologias atuais (Diodo Emissor de Luz-LED, célula fotovoltaica, mídias eletrônica e digital, linguagem da projeção) em intervenções ambientais visando contribuir com a melhoria qualitativa dos espaços das estações futuras e em funcionamento. Para o entendimento da relevância da arte inserida no contexto da sociedade contemporânea e das formas de manifestação artística proporcionadas pelo uso de tecnologias atuais este estudo apresenta conceitos atuais de cidade, espaço público, arte pública, arte pública interativa, público e site specific. Aborda ações financiadas/cofinanciadas pelo poder público para intervenções artísticas na paisagem urbana paulistana e apresenta considerações sobre a Lei de Incentivo da Prefeitura de São Paulo. Analisa características das obras no ambiente das estações, seus significados e condicionantes. Investiga a percepção/recepção das obras tecnológicas e o comportamento social dos usuários/espectadores/atores no decorrer dos eventos mencionados. Verifica como tem sido a atuação do artista junto ao arquiteto no processo de inserção das obras de arte buscando relações com os conceitos de projeto interdisciplinar e sitespecific, e o que pensam esses profissionais a respeito desses espaços, dos significados da arte, da aplicação de tecnologias atuais, da influência de regras normativas na forma de criar e de atuar e possíveis medidas para que a arte se faça presente na totalidade da rede. Apresenta avanços tecnológicos que têm possibilitado novas linguagens para a criação, desenvolvimento e construção de objetos/obras para a cidade contemporânea; exemplos práticos de intervenções ambientais, com vistas à arte contemporânea, em estações de metrô do âmbito internacional; formas de atuar de algumas companhias e política cultural da Régie autonome des transports parisiens (RATP). Constata-se que, tecnicamente, é possível aplicar tecnologias atuais em intervenções ambientais temporárias e permanentes. Entretanto, condicionantes internas e externas à Companhia têm dificultado não somente a utilização dessas tecnologias, mas a presença e a permanência da arte pública no metrô e na cidade. Faz-se necessário: criar políticas públicas no campo da cultura; divulgar os benefícios da lei de incentivo para as empresas; divulgar mecanismos para os artistas e a população; rever a formação acadêmica do artista, do arquiteto e do designer, de forma que seja multidisciplinar e possibilite a prática do projeto interdisciplinar. A presença de profissional no campo do gerenciamento que tenha uma compreensão transversal das diversas disciplinas envolvidas no projeto e que delegue o posicionamento de seus autores, ainda na fase de concepção, é fundamental para que o projeto interdisciplinar aconteça. As falas dos entrevistados, o estudo técnico, a aplicação dessas tecnologias em estações do âmbito internacional e nas exposições mencionadas, a prorrogação de prazo da Exposição Arte Cibernética e a permanência das estações como espaços expositivos dos Festivais Internacionais de Linguagem Eletrônica demonstraram a aceitação das obras tecnológicas. / This thesis investigates the art in the stations of the Metro Company of São Paulo and assesses the possibilities of using current technologies and their constraints, in proposals for permanent and temporary environmental intervention in the public space in question. Beginning with a conceptual, historical and technical repertoire, surveys in the field and interviews conducted with a philosopher with expertise in urban cultures, and with users / viewers / participants, monitors and maintenance technicians during the Itaú Cultural Cybernetic Art Exhibition: Collection (2010) , and the 1st and 2nd of editions of the International Festival of Electronic Language- FILEPAI (2010 and 2011); and artists, the work was aimed at substantiating the hypothesis of the applicability and acceptance of current technologies (Light Emitting Diode-LED, photovoltaic cell, electronic and digital media, language projection) in environmental interventions, with a view to contributing to the qualitative improvement of the space in currently-operating and future stations. To understand the relevance of art inserted into the context of contemporary society and the forms of artistic expression afforded by the use of current technologies, this study presents current concepts of city, public space, public art, both interactive and site specific. It discusses actions funded/co-funded by the government for artistic interventions in the urban landscape of São Paulo and presents considerations on the Incentive Law of the municipality of São Paulo. It analyzes characteristics of works in the environment of the stations, their meanings and constraints. It investigates the perception /reception of technological projects and the social behavior of the users/viewers/participants at the events mentioned. It is demonstrated how artists have been acting with architects in the process of insertion of the artwork, seeking relationships with interdisciplinary and site-specific design concepts, and what these professionals think about these spaces, the significance of the art, of the application of current technologies, the influence of normative rules in the form of creating and implementing possible measures to bring about the presence of art throughout the network. Technological advances are presented that have made possible new languages for the creation, development and construction of objects/works for the contemporary city; practical examples of environmental, with a view toward contemporary art in subway stations internationally; methods of some of the companies and of the cultural politics of the Régie des transports autonome parisiens (RATP). It is ascertained that, technically, it is possible to apply current technologies in temporary and permanent environmental interventions. However, internal and external constraints on the Company have hampered the use not only of these technologies, but also the presence and continuance of public art in the city and on the subway. This makes necessary: the creation of public politics in the field of culture, promotion of the benefits of the incentive law for businesses; disseminating mechanisms for the artists and the public, and review of the academic training of the artist, architect and designer, so that it is multidisciplinary and enable the practice of interdisciplinary projects. The presence of a professional in the field of management that has a broad understanding of the various disciplines involved in the project while still in its design stage and commissions the positions of its authors is crucial to making the interdisciplinary project happen. The interviewees\' statements, the technical study, the application of these technologies in the stations and in the international exhibitions mentioned, the extension of the duration of the Cybernetic Art Exhibition and maintenance of stations as exhibition spaces of the International Festivals of Electronic Language have shown acceptance of the technological works.

Esta tese investiga a arte nas estações da Companhia do Metropolitano de São Paulo, verifica as possibilidades de uso de tecnologias atuais e as condicionantes para propostas de intervenção ambiental, permanentes e temporárias, no espaço público em questão. A partir de repertório conceitual, histórico e técnico; de pesquisas em campo e de entrevistas realizadas com filósofo especialista em culturas urbanas; usuários/espectadores/atores, monitores e técnicos de manutenção no decorrer da Exposição Arte Cibernética: Acervo Itaú Cultural (2010) e das 1ª e 2ª edições do Festival Internacional de Linguagem Eletrônica-FILEPAI (2010 e 2011) e artistas, teve como meta comprovar a hipótese da possibilidade de aplicação e aceitação de tecnologias atuais (Diodo Emissor de Luz-LED, célula fotovoltaica, mídias eletrônica e digital, linguagem da projeção) em intervenções ambientais visando contribuir com a melhoria qualitativa dos espaços das estações futuras e em funcionamento. Para o entendimento da relevância da arte inserida no contexto da sociedade contemporânea e das formas de manifestação artística proporcionadas pelo uso de tecnologias atuais este estudo apresenta conceitos atuais de cidade, espaço público, arte pública, arte pública interativa, público e site specific. Aborda ações financiadas/cofinanciadas pelo poder público para intervenções artísticas na paisagem urbana paulistana e apresenta considerações sobre a Lei de Incentivo da Prefeitura de São Paulo. Analisa características das obras no ambiente das estações, seus significados e condicionantes. Investiga a percepção/recepção das obras tecnológicas e o comportamento social dos usuários/espectadores/atores no decorrer dos eventos mencionados. Verifica como tem sido a atuação do artista junto ao arquiteto no processo de inserção das obras de arte buscando relações com os conceitos de projeto interdisciplinar e sitespecific, e o que pensam esses profissionais a respeito desses espaços, dos significados da arte, da aplicação de tecnologias atuais, da influência de regras normativas na forma de criar e de atuar e possíveis medidas para que a arte se faça presente na totalidade da rede. Apresenta avanços tecnológicos que têm possibilitado novas linguagens para a criação, desenvolvimento e construção de objetos/obras para a cidade contemporânea; exemplos práticos de intervenções ambientais, com vistas à arte contemporânea, em estações de metrô do âmbito internacional; formas de atuar de algumas companhias e política cultural da Régie autonome des transports parisiens (RATP). Constata-se que, tecnicamente, é possível aplicar tecnologias atuais em intervenções ambientais temporárias e permanentes. Entretanto, condicionantes internas e externas à Companhia têm dificultado não somente a utilização dessas tecnologias, mas a presença e a permanência da arte pública no metrô e na cidade. Faz-se necessário: criar políticas públicas no campo da cultura; divulgar os benefícios da lei de incentivo para as empresas; divulgar mecanismos para os artistas e a população; rever a formação acadêmica do artista, do arquiteto e do designer, de forma que seja multidisciplinar e possibilite a prática do projeto interdisciplinar. A presença de profissional no campo do gerenciamento que tenha uma compreensão transversal das diversas disciplinas envolvidas no projeto e que delegue o posicionamento de seus autores, ainda na fase de concepção, é fundamental para que o projeto interdisciplinar aconteça. As falas dos entrevistados, o estudo técnico, a aplicação dessas tecnologias em estações do âmbito internacional e nas exposições mencionadas, a prorrogação de prazo da Exposição Arte Cibernética e a permanência das estações como espaços expositivos dos Festivais Internacionais de Linguagem Eletrônica demonstraram a aceitação das obras tecnológicas. / This thesis investigates the art in the stations of the Metro Company of São Paulo and assesses the possibilities of using current technologies and their constraints, in proposals for permanent and temporary environmental intervention in the public space in question. Beginning with a conceptual, historical and technical repertoire, surveys in the field and interviews conducted with a philosopher with expertise in urban cultures, and with users / viewers / participants, monitors and maintenance technicians during the Itaú Cultural Cybernetic Art Exhibition: Collection (2010) , and the 1st and 2nd of editions of the International Festival of Electronic Language- FILEPAI (2010 and 2011); and artists, the work was aimed at substantiating the hypothesis of the applicability and acceptance of current technologies (Light Emitting Diode-LED, photovoltaic cell, electronic and digital media, language projection) in environmental interventions, with a view to contributing to the qualitative improvement of the space in currently-operating and future stations. To understand the relevance of art inserted into the context of contemporary society and the forms of artistic expression afforded by the use of current technologies, this study presents current concepts of city, public space, public art, both interactive and site specific. It discusses actions funded/co-funded by the government for artistic interventions in the urban landscape of São Paulo and presents considerations on the Incentive Law of the municipality of São Paulo. It analyzes characteristics of works in the environment of the stations, their meanings and constraints. It investigates the perception /reception of technological projects and the social behavior of the users/viewers/participants at the events mentioned. It is demonstrated how artists have been acting with architects in the process of insertion of the artwork, seeking relationships with interdisciplinary and site-specific design concepts, and what these professionals think about these spaces, the significance of the art, of the application of current technologies, the influence of normative rules in the form of creating and implementing possible measures to bring about the presence of art throughout the network. Technological advances are presented that have made possible new languages for the creation, development and construction of objects/works for the contemporary city; practical examples of environmental, with a view toward contemporary art in subway stations internationally; methods of some of the companies and of the cultural politics of the Régie des transports autonome parisiens (RATP). It is ascertained that, technically, it is possible to apply current technologies in temporary and permanent environmental interventions. However, internal and external constraints on the Company have hampered the use not only of these technologies, but also the presence and continuance of public art in the city and on the subway. This makes necessary: the creation of public politics in the field of culture, promotion of the benefits of the incentive law for businesses; disseminating mechanisms for the artists and the public, and review of the academic training of the artist, architect and designer, so that it is multidisciplinary and enable the practice of interdisciplinary projects. The presence of a professional in the field of management that has a broad understanding of the various disciplines involved in the project while still in its design stage and commissions the positions of its authors is crucial to making the interdisciplinary project happen. The interviewees\' statements, the technical study, the application of these technologies in the stations and in the international exhibitions mentioned, the extension of the duration of the Cybernetic Art Exhibition and maintenance of stations as exhibition spaces of the International Festivals of Electronic Language have shown acceptance of the technological works.

1 ABSTRACT The aim of this thesis is to describe, analyze and explain major influences on the development of dystopian literature of the 21st century written in English. Those influences are described and illustrated on selected literary works, specifically on Oryx and Crake (2003) by Margaret Atwood, Never Let Me Go (2005) by Kazuo Ishiguro, The Hunger Games (2008) by Suzanne Collins, Matched (2010) by Ally Condie, and The Bone Season (2013) by Samantha Shannon. The theoretical part aims to explain the term dystopia, to define dystopia as a genre, and to describe its history. This part also deals with the influences on the development of dystopia, focused especially on the 20th century, and with the summaries of the books selected for the use in the practical part. The practical part focuses on the major influences on the development of dystopian literature of the 21st century written in English. Those are influences relating to methods of social control, scientific and technological advancements, and from various apocalyptic ideas and visions, such as wars and diseases. The practical part includes descriptions of the influences, their explanations, and subdivisions, following by illustrations of those influences on the selected literary works. KEY WORDS Dystopia, dystopian novel, the 21st century, major...