The Diploma thesis is focused on creating a business plan for establishment of a portal for conducting tour guide services. The aim is to take advantage of the ever-growing trend in providing online tourism services. The first two chapters are devoted to theoretical knowledge and premises. First, we provide the general definition of tourism. The general characterization of tourism services follows together with a more detail account of tour guide work as such. The first part also includes information concerning internet portals and tourism trends for 2016. The second chapter deals with the business plan and its structure. The third part contains the actual business plan with all its essentials such as a description of the product and its functionality, potential markets, a competition analysis, a marketing strategy, an implementation plan and a financial plan.

The theme of the work is the preparation of the production company to ISO 14001 certification, which means describing organizational processes, description of jobs and making the necessary documents. Today, the high quality of products and services expected to increasingly demanding customer for granted due to growing competition. Considerable support for the education of various governmental and non-governmental organizations has also increased the number of customers who talks about his responsibility to the environment.

This work is about offer of guide services in Ústí region. In first part there are basic definitions of tourism and guide services including information about duties and work of tourist guide. Then the work characterizes Ústí region with his most popular places and summarizes facts about tourism in this region. In work there was also used a survey about demand of guide services. In analytic part there is decription of each individual location with guide services. These descriptions are analyzed and compared with facts about tourism in region and with results of survey.

This work is about offer of guide services in touristic region South Bohemia. There are explained basic definitions of guide services. There are described main legislative regulations of guide services. There are presented important attractivities of touristic region South Bohemia. There is detailed description of guide services in this region. These guide services are then evaluated and improvements are suggested. There is also evaluated how is used potential for guide services of region.

We report photometric measurements of a sodium resonance guide star against the daylight sky when observed through a tuned magneto-optical filter (MOF). The MOF comprises a sodium vapor cell in a kilogauss-level magnetic field between crossed polarizers and has a very narrow transmission profile at the sodium D-2 resonance of approximately 0.008 nm. Our observations were made with the 1.5 m Kuiper telescope on Mt. Bigelow, AZ, which has a separately mounted guide star laser projecting a circularly polarized single-frequency beam of approximately 6.5 W at 589.16 nm. Both the beam projector and the 1.5 m telescope were pointed close to zenith; the baseline between them is approximately 5 m. Measurements of the guide star were made on the morning of 2016 March 24 using an imaging camera focused on the beacon and looking through the full aperture of the telescope. The guide star flux was estimated at 1.20x10(6) photon/m(2)/s while at approximately 45 minutes after sunrise, the sky background through the MOF was 1100 photon/m(2)/s/arcsec(2). We interpret our results in terms of thermal infrared observations with adaptive optics on the next generation of extremely large telescopes now being built.

Submitted by Fabio Sobreira Campos da Costa (fabio.sobreira@ufpe.br) on 2017-06-22T14:58:15Z No. of bitstreams: 2 license_rdf: 811 bytes, checksum: e39d27027a6cc9cb039ad269a5db8e34 (MD5) Tese_JoaoGuilherme.pdf: 3983936 bytes, checksum: 537864cef5e8774fd0f3413491833300 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-06-22T14:58:15Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 2 license_rdf: 811 bytes, checksum: e39d27027a6cc9cb039ad269a5db8e34 (MD5) Tese_JoaoGuilherme.pdf: 3983936 bytes, checksum: 537864cef5e8774fd0f3413491833300 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2016-06-30 / Este trabalho investiga o processo de construção histórica do discurso visual da notícia, com especial atenção para as rupturas e regularidades associadas as esferas da teoria e da prática da fotografia de imprensa. Sobre tais reconfigurações, buscamos observar de que forma a atividade fotojornalística e, consequentemente, suas cadeias de produção, edição e circulação de conteúdo, vêm absorvendo algumas dessas mudanças, as quais assinalam para “novos contextos” tanto em nível processual (gestão de processos) como no que se relaciona ao nível procedimental (técnico) da atividade. Para isso, buscamos estabelecer um processo classificatório para as características direcionadas ao fotojornalismo que se concentrassem em três grandes esferas (ou dimensões): a dimensão técnica (relacionada à questões de rotina), a dimensão estética (atrelada a ideia de codificação da atividade) e a dimensão deontológica. Tal escolha foi norteada pela necessidade de agrupar particularidades que representassem importantes subatividades articuladas à atividade fotojornalística. Ademais, podemos destacar entre os objetivos apontados para esta tese a identifcação, por meio de uma análise diacrônica de 15 manuais de fotojornalismo, do processo de construção das orientações alusivas às dimensões técnica, estética e deontológica da atividade. Tal análise evolutiva das orientações sobre tais as dimensões, através de seus manuais, apresenta uma abordagem investigativa que aponta para zonas de tensão / “transições de status” (ou, segundo Foucault (1987), fenômeno de ruptura) nos campos da produção, edição e circulação das imagens voltadas para a imprensa. Essa perspectiva oferece um novo olhar sobre a história evolutiva dos processos que compõem as esferas teórica e prática do fotojornalismo. Partindo dessas considerações, estabelecemos três hipóteses principais para o trabalho: a primeira hipótese aborda os manuais de fotojornalismo sob uma perspectiva que permite a identificação de regularidades, acumulações e rupturas nas dimensões técnica, estética e deontológica A segunda hipótese postulada adverte que as regularidades, acumulações e rupturas aqui específicas permitemnos ressaltar para consolidação de um campo (Bordieu, 2003) para o fotojornalismo. Por fim, a terceira hipótese trabalhada nesse material indica o surgimento de um sujeito-autor na cadeia fotojornalística: o manulista. / This work investigates the historical construction process of the visual news speech, with special attention to the ruptures and regularities associated with the sphere of theory and practice of press photography. On such reconfigurations, we observed how the photojournalistic activity and, consequently, their chains of production, editing and circulation of content, have been absorbing some of these changes, which indicates for "new contexts" both in procedural level (process management) as in what relates to the technical level of activity. For this, we have established a classification process for the features related to photojournalism which to focus on three major spheres (or dimensions): the technical dimension (related to routine issues), the aesthetic dimension (linked the idea of codification of activity) and the ethical dimension. This choice was guided by the need to group characteristics that represent major sub-activities articulated to photojournalistic activity. Moreover, we can stand out among the objectives apointed for this thesis the identifcation, through a diachronic analysis of 15 manuals of photojournalism, of the construction process of allusive guidelines for technical, aesthetic and ethical activity. This evolutionary analysis of guidelines on such dimensions, through its guides, presents an investigative approach that points to areas of tension / "status transitions" (or, according to Foucault (1987), breaking phenomenon) in the fields of production, editing and circulation of images aimed at the press. This perspective offers a new look at the evolutionary history of the processes that make up the theoretical and practical spheres of photojournalism. Based on these considerations, we have established three hipothesis for our thesis: the first hypothesis presents the photojournalism manuals from a perspective that allows the identification of regularities, accumulations and ruptures in the technical, aesthetic and deotological The second hypothesis postulated warns that the regularities, accumulations and specific breaks allow us to emphasize consolidation of a field (Bourdieu 2003) for photojournalism. Finally, the third hypothesis worked in this material indicates the emergence of a subject-author in photojournalistic chain: the "manualista".

Cette thèse vise à mettre en place une méthode de calcul automatique de forme optimale pour les antennes, par modification de la forme des motifs métalliques constituant les éléments rayonnants d'une antenne. La première partie propose un état de l'art des deux principales thématiques de cette thèse. Le chapitre 1 présente la simulation électromagnétique des antennes, basée sur la méthode des équations intégrales et résolue par éléments finis de frontière. Le chapitre 2 présente l'algorithme d'optimisation de forme utilisé, qui couple une analyse de sensibilité avec la méthode Level Set pour l’évolution de la géométrie. La deuxième partie s’intéresse à l'application de cet algorithme d'optimisation au problème qui a motivé cette thèse, à savoir le calcul de la forme optimale d'un motif métallique sur un élément rayonnant. Le calcul des champs électriques et magnétiques est effectué par la méthode des équations intégrales, qui renvoie notamment l’observable à minimiser : le coefficient de réflexion de l’antenne. Les chapitres 3 et 4 présentent les aspects théoriques de ce travail, dans le domaine continu et le domaine discret respectivement. La troisième partie explique la mise en œuvre numérique des résultats établis théoriquement dans la partie 2. Le chapitre 5 décrit la boucle globale de l'algorithme d'optimisation de forme. Les résultats obtenus par cet algorithme sont présentés dans le chapitre 6 : ils s’appuient sur plusieurs éléments rayonnants dont la forme de la métallisation évolue afin d’optimiser le coefficient de réflexion ainsi que d'autres critères dérivés. / This thesis aims at establishing a method which computes automatically the optimal design of an antenna, by modifying the shape of metallic patterns constituting the radiating elements of an antenna. In the first part is proposed a state of the art of the two main topics of this thesis. The electromagnetic simulation of antennas based on the integral equations method and solved by the boundary elements method is presented in Chapter 1. Chapter 2 presents the utilized shape optimization algorithm, which combines a sensitivity analysis and the Level Set method for tracking the evolution of the geometry. The second part deals with the application of this optimization algorithm to the problem that motivated this thesis, namely computing the optimal shape of a metallic pattern on a radiating element. The electric and magnetic fields computation is performed by the integral equation method which returns, among others, the observable to minimize: the reflection coefficient. Chapters 3 and 4 present the theoretical aspects of this work, in the continuous domain and the discrete domain respectively. In part 3 is explained the numerical implementation of the theoretical results established in part 2. Chapter 5 addresses the global loop of the shape optimization algorithm. The numerical results obtained by this algorithm are set out in chapter 6: they are based on several radiating elements whose shape of the metallization evolves in order to optimize the reflection coefficient as well as other derived criteria.

Hur kommunicerar restauranger hållbarhet på sina webbsidor och hur kan den förstås? Syftet med studien är att undersöka hur restaurangerna Agrikultur, Amass, Credo, Oaxen och Relæ kommunicerar hållbarhet på sina webbsidor.Utifrån teorier kring Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), branding och hållbarhet har vi utfört en semiotisk analys och undersökt fem nordiska restauranger som alla blivit tilldelade ”Sustainability Award 2019” av Guide Michelin.Genom att teoretiskt analysera restaurangernas material med hjälp av vårt analysschema, konstruerat av branding-teorier och semiotik visar studierna på att alla restaurangerna kommunicerar hållbarhet på flera olika sätt. Vissa restauranger kommunicerar sitt hållbarhets- och CSR-arbete redan i deras namn och logotyp medan andra restauranger behöver mer beskrivande bilder och texter i kombination för att ge en bild av deras hållbarhetsarbete. Slutsatsen är att det är viktigt att restaurangerna kommunicerar sitt hållbarhetsarbete eftersom detta är något som visar på deras höga positioner i restaurangbranschen. Vidare visar slutsatsen på problematiken att dela ut ett hållbarhetspris utan att specificera kraven. / How do restaurants communicate sustainability on their websites and how can it be understood? The purpose of the study is to investigate how the restaurants Agrikultur, Amass, Credo, Oaxen, and Relæ communicate sustainability on their websites.Based on theories of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), branding, and sustainability, we conducted a semiotic analysis and examined five Nordic restaurants, all of which were awarded the Sustainability Award 2019 by Guide Michelin.By theoretically analyzing the materials of the restaurants by using our analysis scheme, constructed of branding theories and semiotics, the studies show that all the restaurants communicate sustainability in several different ways. Some restaurants already communicate their sustainability and CSR work in their name and logo. While other restaurants need more descriptive images and texts in combination to show their sustainability work. The conclusion indicates that it is important to communicate sustainability in the restaurant industry. Furthermore, the conclusion exposes the problem of awarding a prize for sustainability without specifying the requirements.

This comprehensive study of Thea Musgrave's Orfeo I is the basis for a lecture-recital performed on March 20, 1989, at the University of North Texas, as part of DMA dissertation requirements. It includes: brief bio-background of Musgrave and Orfeo; historical background of both the Orpheus legend and some landmark dramatic works based on it; general development of Musgrave's dramatic language and specific ways in which she uses it in this composition; analysis of the work; performance guide; and annotated appendix listing Musgrave's published and recorded chamber works which include flute. Orfeo I is a major work for flute and electronic tape comprised entirely of manipulated flute sounds. It was commissioned by the British Broadcasting Corporation for James Galway, who recorded the taped material and was the featured performer in the 1976 London premier. An alternate version, Orfeo II, with fifteen strings in place of electronic tape, was premiered by David Shostac in 1976 in Los Angeles, and conducted by the composer. Orfeo's form is programmatically designed, divided into six sections based on Musgrave's "Scenario"of the Orpheus myth. Characters are dramatically depicted through means of "motifs"; that of Orpheus in solo flute, and all others in tape sounds. Musgrave uses quotations from Gluck's opera, Orfeo ed Euridice and Stravinsky's ballet, Orpheus, as basic compositional models. Using her own harmonic language, she combines tonal and chromatic elements in a linear compositional style which ties flute and tape together. Through "controlled aleatory," the soloist is allowed to shape certain aspects of the work. Use of electronic tape places Orfeo I in the realm of intermedia. In addition, Musgrave offers a versatile range of performance possibilities, from highly dramatic (including lighting instructions, option of ballet choreography for solo male dancer, costuming, etc.) to a straight concert rendition.

Minimally invasive spine surgery (MISS) has proven to be advantageous over traditional open surgery as it minimizes the likelihood of tissue damage and infections. During MISS, surgeons create small incisions to allow access to the surgery site, however, opting for smaller incisions decreases the surgeon’s field of vision. To compensate, surgeons rely on preoperative and intraoperative ionizing imaging technologies for guidance. Conventional localization of the spine, registration of digital images to the patient during surgery, depends heavily on the surgeon’s anatomical knowledge and their experience. Preoperative images are typically created using 3D technology while intraoperative images use 2D technology. While the integration of preoperative 3D images and intraoperative 2D images can provide valuable assistance, patient’s preoperative and intraoperative positions do not coincide leading to additional use of ionizing imaging. The objective of this research was to propose a workflow that assists with image registration for MISS. The main component of the workflow was the creation of a script that automatically generates patient-specific digital guides, which will then be manufactured, to align the patient’s intraoperative and preoperative body position. By aligning the patient’s positions, the 3D printed surgical guide serves as a shared feature between the preoperative digital image and the actual patient. This allows for the intraoperative image to be registered to the preoperative image more accurately. Additionally, the guide acts as an attachment site for any additional instrument guides/supports. The surgical guide generating script utilizes the skin contour of patient’s torso region, extracted from medical images, to automatically produce the guide’s horizontal and vertical components. Adjustments are made to the components using CAD software before proceeding to manufacturing, via 3D printing, and assembly of the guide. To validate the workflow, more specifically the script’s ability to automatically generate surgical guides that fit over the patient’s back, a guide was created for a mannequin. The maximum gap between the mannequin and the horizontal components was 0.8 cm and 1.5 cm for the vertical component.