Denna rapport vill belysa kunders problem med att hitta passande storlek när de handlar kläder i en webbutik. Fokusområdet är att undersöka om det är möjligt för kunder att ta tillförlitliga kroppsmått eller plaggmått med måttband, för att välja passande klädstorlek vid e-handel.   Först genomfördes en marknadsundersökning för att ta reda på hur klädföretag utformar sina storleksguider. Därefter utfördes en undersökning där 20 militärer deltog. De fick i uppgift att följa instruktioner för att ta kroppsmått på sig själva, ta samma mått på varandra och måtta av två utvalda plagg. Avslutningsvis fick de låta sig bli mätta av en designtekniker. Resultatet visade mycket stor spridning och flera av måtten hade ett spann från -6 cm till +6 cm i jämfört med att en professionell genomförde mätningen. En upptäckt var att vissa mätresultat blev bättre när någon annan än personen själv utförde kroppsmätningen. Deltagarna fick som avslut svara på några frågor. Hela 60 % av deltagarna i testgruppen trodde att en filminstruktion skulle ha underlättat mätningen. Slutsatsen är att det är viktigt att informera kunder hur de bör ta hjälp med att ta sina mått i användandet av storleksguiden, och att en instruktionsfilm kan underlätta mätningen. Ett komplement till kroppsmått kan vara plaggmått i storleksguiden. / The purpose of this report is to highlight customers' problems in finding the right size when shopping for clothes in an online store. The focus area is to investigate whether it is possible for customers to take accurate body measurements or garment measurements with a measuring tape in order to select appropriate clothing size in e-commerce.   A market investigation on the internet was conducted to find out how clothing companies design their size guides. Then a study took place with 20 participant soldiers. They were asked to follow the instructions for taking body measurements of themselves, to take measurements of each other and to measure two selected garments. Finally, they where measured by a garment technologist. The result showed a very large difference, and several of the measures had a span from -6 cm to +6 cm. One finding was that some measurement results were improved when someone else than themselves performed the body measuring. Afterwards the participants were asked to answer a few questions. Around 60 % of the them believed that a film instruction could facilitate the body measuring. The conclusion is that it is important to inform the customers in the size guide that it is important to get help to get as accurate measurements as possible and that an instructional film can facilitate the measuring. A complement to body measurements can be garments measurements in the size guide.

Submitted by Raniere Barreto (raniere.barros@ufvjm.edu.br) on 2018-05-09T19:35:42Z No. of bitstreams: 2 license_rdf: 0 bytes, checksum: d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e (MD5) vitoria_irma_gon?alves_lopes_farias_freitas.pdf: 3591111 bytes, checksum: e72c7b4b4c2c3ecec4f40e7cebef61df (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Rodrigo Martins Cruz (rodrigo.cruz@ufvjm.edu.br) on 2018-05-14T14:33:56Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 2 license_rdf: 0 bytes, checksum: d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e (MD5) vitoria_irma_gon?alves_lopes_farias_freitas.pdf: 3591111 bytes, checksum: e72c7b4b4c2c3ecec4f40e7cebef61df (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2018-05-14T14:33:56Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 2 license_rdf: 0 bytes, checksum: d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e (MD5) vitoria_irma_gon?alves_lopes_farias_freitas.pdf: 3591111 bytes, checksum: e72c7b4b4c2c3ecec4f40e7cebef61df (MD5) Previous issue date: 2017 / Essa pesquisa tem como objetivo formular uma proposta de ?rea de conhecimento norteadora de gerenciamento ambiental para projetos. Discute a Gest?o Ambiental e o sistema de gest?o e aborda sobre os aspectos legais na Gest?o Ambiental, refletindo sobre a legisla??o brasileira que a norteia. ? descrito a metodologia aplicada pelo Guia PMBOK, e as funcionalidades das dez ?reas do conhecimento hoje explicitadas no Guia, a saber: integra??o, escopo, tempo, custos, qualidade, recursos humanos, comunica??es, riscos, aquisi??es e partes interessadas. Utiliza a pesquisa explorat?ria e bibliogr?fica para dar suporte a proposta desenvolvida. Na expectativa de formular a ?rea de conhecimento em Gest?o Ambiental, opta-se por descrever essa ?rea em forma de diagrama de fluxos de dados do processo em fun??o do ciclo de vida do projeto. Conclui-se que: existe uma necessidade de identifica??o de ferramentas e t?cnicas espec?ficas para a Gest?o Ambiental em projeto; necessidade de opini?es especializadas e conhecimento dos ?rg?os reguladores, tais como: engenheiros ambientais e Conselho Nacional do Meio Ambiente (CONAMA); necessidade do licenciamento ambiental e de suas modalidades, quando for o caso, bem como do acompanhamento da validade da mesma; ? imprescind?vel a cria??o de um plano de gerenciamento ambiental do projeto, que esteja de acordo com os v?rios outros planos j? existentes em projetos. / Disserta??o (Mestrado Profissional) ? Programa de P?s-Gradua??o em Tecnologia, Sa?de e Sociedade, Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri, 2017. / This research aims to formulate a proposal of knowledge area guiding environmental management for projects. It discusses environmental management and the management system and discusses the legal aspects in environmental management, reflecting on the Brazilian legislation that guides it. It describes the methodology applied by the PMBOK Guide, and the functionalities of the ten areas of knowledge that are explained in the Guide, namely: integration, scope, time, costs, quality, human resources, communications, risks, acquisitions and stakeholders. It uses the exploratory and bibliographic research to support the developed proposal. In the expectation of formulating the area of knowledge in environmental management, it is chosen to describe this area as a diagram of data flows of the process in function of the life cycle of the project. It is concluded that: there is a need to identify specific tools and techniques for environmental management in design; Need for specialized opinions and knowledge of regulators, such as: environmental engineers and the National Environmental Council (CONAMA); The need for environmental licensing and its modalities, when applicable, as well as the monitoring of the validity of the same; It is imperative to create an environmental project management plan that is in line with the various other existing project plans.

A sustentabilidade, em sentido complexo, apresenta-se como um dos grandes desafios da humanidade, sendo a comunicação organizacional um lugar de sua construção e legitimação. Sob essa ótica, tendo como lente teórico-epistêmica, o Paradigma da Complexidade, conforme Morin (2006, 2008, 2011, 2013), com esta pesquisa temos o objetivo de compreender que perspectiva(s) teórico-filosófica(s) sobre sustentabilidade está(ão) orientando as práticas organizacionais na contemporaneidade. O tema do estudo são as apropriações da noção de sustentabilidade na/pela comunicação organizacional, especificamente, no âmbito da “organização comunicada” (BALDISSERA, 2009a), que é a dimensão das falas oficiais, lugar onde as organizações propõem imagens qualificadas de si na perspectiva do “ethos discursivo” (MAINGUENEAU, 2008). Nosso objeto de investigação são os sentidos de sustentabilidade produzidos e ofertados no discurso organizacional, especificamente, aquele materializado no Guia Exame de Sustentabilidade (GES) e nos sites institucionais de empresas premiadas pelo GES. Consideramos que esses são locais de instituição de sentidos, pois que se tratam de materializações discursivas orientadas pela intenção de comunicar e fazer reconhecer (instituir, conforme Bourdieu (1996)) determinados sentidos de sustentabilidade. No trajeto teórico-metodológico articulamos noções da Análise do Discurso, tendo como principais nortes as reflexões de Foucault (2006, 2012), Pêcheux ([88]2009), Orlandi (2009) e Maingueneau (1998, 2001, 2008, 2013). No processo de análise, acionamos, ainda, a sistematização proposta por Baldissera (2009b) sobre os lugares da sustentabilidade na cultura: 1) valor central; 2) valor periférico e/ou estratégico de mercado; 3) não-valor, valor negativo e/ou modismo; e 4) valor extrassistema. A análise dos sentidos de sustentabilidade instituídos no discurso organizacional nos permitiu compreender que a sustentabilidade tende a ser traduzida como sinônimo de lucratividade e perenidade dos negócios, com vistas à manutenção da lógica dominante, assumida, assim, como valor periférico e/ou estratégico de mercado na cultura organizacional. / Sustainability in complex sense, presents itself as one of the greatest challenges facing humanity, and organizational communication a place of its construction and legitimation. Under this view, with the theoretical and epistemic lens, the Paradigm of Complexity, according to Morin (2006, 2008, 2011, 2013), with this research we aim to understand what perspective (s) theoretical-philosophical (s) about sustainability is (are) guiding practices in contemporary organizations. The study of the subject are the appropriation of the concept of sustainability in / by organizational communication, specifically in the context of "communicated organization" (BALDISSERA, 2009a), which is the size of the official speeches, where organizations propose qualified pictures of themselves in perspective of "discursive ethos" (MAINGUENEAU, 2008). Our research object are produced sustainability senses and offered the organizational discourse, specifically, that materialized in the Exame Sustainability Guide (GES) and institutional sites of companies awarded by the GES. We believe that these are directions institution places, because that these are discursive materialization guided by the intention to communicate and to recognize (institute, as Bourdieu (1996)) certain sense of sustainability. The theoretical and methodological path articulate notions of discourse analysis, the main north reflections of Foucault (2006, 2012), Pêcheux ([88]2009), Orlandi (2009) and Maingueneau (1998, 2001, 2008, 2013). During the review process, we switch-also the systematization proposed by Baldissera (2009b) of the role of sustainability in the culture: 1) central value; 2) peripheral value and / or market strategy; 3) non-value, negative and / or fad; and 4) extrassistema value.

Submitted by Wolney Almeida (wolney_22@yahoo.com.br) on 2015-05-05T03:15:26Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Tese UFBA - Wolney Gomes Almeida.pdf: 2471703 bytes, checksum: 23770c177b858e57da51f3deca8873dd (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Maria Auxiliadora da Silva Lopes (silopes@ufba.br) on 2015-05-05T14:52:14Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 Tese UFBA - Wolney Gomes Almeida.pdf: 2471703 bytes, checksum: 23770c177b858e57da51f3deca8873dd (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2015-05-05T14:52:15Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Tese UFBA - Wolney Gomes Almeida.pdf: 2471703 bytes, checksum: 23770c177b858e57da51f3deca8873dd (MD5) / Refletir sobre a pessoa com surdocegueira e, sobretudo, o atendimento direcionado ao surdocego no contexto socioeducacional, constitui-se uma necessidade acadêmica, seja sobre a produção de conhecimentos teóricos quanto às intervenções práticas. Esta problemática configura os caminhos percorridos pela presente Tese de Doutorado, a fim de investigar a atuação do profissional Guia-intérprete no atendimento a pessoas com surdocegueira na cidade de Salvador-Ba, identificando os procedimentos de intervenção utilizados pelos profissionais, a partir das práticas comunicativas com surdocegos e caracterizando os fatores e aspectos que interferem em sua atuação profissional enquanto mediadores para a socialização do surdocego. A partir das contribuições teóricas sócio-interacionistas apresentadas por Vygosty (2007), este trabalho pauta suas reflexões, compreendendo que a relação do sujeito surdocego com o meio, constitui fator essencial para o desenvolvimento dos indivíduos, assim como apresenta Amaral (2002), Dorado (2004), Maia (2004), Cader-Nascimento (2007), Galvão (2010) e outros sobre a compreensão das formas de comunicação desenvolvidas entre os profissionais e os surdocegos, e a dinâmica do seu atendimento nos espaços sociais. A escolha metodológica define um caminho do estudo de caso, e a partir dos instrumentos de investigação definidos pela entrevista e observação direta, permite a análise sobre a falta de informações e de conhecimentos específicos sobre a deficiência como um fator determinante para o surgimento de barreiras de ordem estrutural, programática, atitudinal, arquitetônica, que atingem tanto à qualidade dos serviços prestados ao surdocego, quanto à realidade social deste indivíduo, constituindo assim uma realidade excludente e de segregação. / ABSTRACT Reflect on the person with deafblindness and especially the care directed to the deafblind in the social and educational context, constitutes an academic need, whether on produação of theoretical knowledge on the practical interventions. This issue sets the paths taken by this Doctoral Thesis in order to investigate the performance of professional guide-interpreter in caring for people with deafblindness in the city of Salvador, Bahia, identifying intervention procedures used by professionals from the communicative practices with deafblind and caracterizan factors and aspects that interfere with their professional work as mediators for the socialization of deafblind. From the socio-interactionist theoretical constribuições presented by Vygosty (2007) This work charted their thoughts, realizing that the relationship of the subject deafblind with the environment, an essential factor for the development of individuals, as well as presents Amaral (2002), Dorado (2004), Maya (2004), Cader-Birth (2007), Galvão (2010) and others to understand the forms of communication developed between professionals and deafblind and the dynamics of your atentimento in social spaces. The methodological choice defines a way of case study, and from research tools interviews and direct observation will allow the analysis of the lack of information and expertise on disability as a factor in the emergence of structural barriers, programmatic, attitudinal, architectural, which affect both the quality of services to deafblind, the social reality of this individual, thus providing an exclusive and segregation reality

The main theme of the thesis is to create a suggestion of my own teaching material for teaching the topic Biogeography on the 2nd stage of Primary school with the use of project- based teaching and practical form of teaching. The suggestion of the teaching material is in the form of workbook that contains worksheets for biogeographic projects. There was also created methodological guide for teachers to help them in the organization of these projects. The teaching text itself corresponds to the principles defined in the current educational documents. The theoretical part evaluates the significance and status of the topic Biogeography and Biosphere in the curriculum in the context of the Framework Educational Programme for Elementary Education and the school educational programmes of schools monitored. The next chapters are devoted to the didactic function analysis of current educational textbooks and workbooks for the 2nd stage of Primary schools and evaluate the importance of project- based teaching in the teaching of Geography.

The focus of this thesis is developing the design educational material dealing with the possibilities of cross-cutting theme, "Environmental Education". The educational material that has been designed on the basis of theoretical and practical knowledge based on literature search, discussions with experienced experts can be useful in school and extracurricular education of a child under school age through didactic guides for teachers with worksheets. The material for teaching is made disciples answered complexity and usability for their age. The theoretical part focuses on defining the area of interest, comparison of school education systems at three elementary schools, and finally discussions, analysis of the literature and didactic application in the context of creating teaching material.

L'étude expérimentale de la propagation et du rayonnement multimodal en guide large est abordée via des mesures par antennerie microphonique de la réflexion des modes pour différentes extrémités. Le banc expérimental est constitué d'un guide large fermé à une extrémité et débouchant sur différentes terminaisons à l'autre extrémité ; en paroi du guide sont branchées une source acoustique et deux antennes microphoniques. Chaque composant du banc est étudié pour améliorer les résultats de mesure. Une méthode de vérification des performances des haut-parleurs constituant la source et une méthode de pilotage de la source acoustique sont proposées pour favoriser la génération des différents modes de propagation de l'onde. Une méthode de calibration in-situ pour l'antenne est développée pour les différents modes. Un calcul des incertitudes pour l'estimation du coefficient de réflexion est proposé.Enfin les mesures sont effectuées pour différentes extrémités de guide : avec une bride, sans épaisseur, avec un écran infini. Le principe de la méthode de mesure de la réflexion des différents modes consiste à appliquer la méthode du doublet microphonique adaptée aux signaux issus de la décomposition modale obtenue au moyen de deux antennes de microphones. Les résultats de mesure pour le mode plan sont avantageusement comparés aux résultats théoriques issus de la littérature. Les résultats pour les premiers modes supérieurs montrent l'aptitude du système à extraire le coefficient de réflexion en module et en phase suffisamment précisément pour distinguer l'effet de la condition de rayonnement. / The experimental study of multimodal propagation and radiation in a wide guide is proposed via measurements of the reflection of modes for different terminations by using microphone arrays. The experimental bench consists of a wide guide closed at one end and ended with different terminations at the other end; an acoustic source and two microphone arrays are flush-mounted to the wall of the guide. Each component of the bench is first studied to improve the measurement results. A method of verifying the performance of the loudspeakers constituting the acoustic source and a method of controlling the acoustic source are proposed in order to facilitate the generation of the different modes of propagation of the wave. An in-situ calibration method for the microphone array is developed for the different modes. A calculation of the uncertainties for the estimation of the reflection coefficient is proposed.Then, measurements are performed for different guide terminations: with a finite flange, without flange, and with an infinite flange. The measurement of the reflection for the different modes consists of applying the method of two microphones to the signals from the modal decomposition obtained by means of two microphone arrays. Results of measurements for the plane mode are satisfactorily compared with theoretical results from the literature. Results for the first higher modes show the ability of the system to extract the reflection coefficient in modulus and in phase with sufficient precision to distinguish the effect of the radiation condition.

abstract: The major challenge for any pavement is the freight transport carried by the structure. This challenge is expected to increase in the coming years as freight movements are projected to grow and because these movements account for most of the load related distresses for the pavement. Substantial effort has been devoted to identifying the impacts of these future national freight trends with respect to the environment, economic growth, congestion, and reliability. These are all important aspects relating to the freight question, but an equally important and often overlooked aspect of this issue involves the impact of freight trends on the physical infrastructure. This study analyzes the impact of future freight traffic trends on 26 major interstates representing 68% of the total system mileage and carrying 80% of the total national roadway freight. The pavement segments were analyzed using the Mechanistic Empirical Pavement Design Guide software after collecting the relevant traffic, climate, structural, and material properties. Comparisons were drawn between the expected pavement performance using current design standards for traffic growth and performance predictions that incorporated more detailed freight projections which themselves considered job growth and six key drivers of freight movement. The differences in the resultant performance were used to generate maps that provide a bird’s eye view of locations that are especially vulnerable to future trends in freight movement. The analysis shows that the areas of greatest vulnerability include segments that are directly linked to the busiest ports, and surprisingly those from Atlantic and Central states that provide long distance connectivity, but do not currently carry the highest traffic volumes. / Dissertation/Thesis / Masters Thesis Civil and Environmental Engineering 2016

abstract: The problem under investigation was to determine if a specific outline-style learning guide, called a Learning Agenda (LA), can improve a college algebra learning environment and if learner control can reduce the cognitive effort associated with note-taking in this instance. The 192 participants were volunteers from 47 different college algebra and pre-calculus classes at a community college in the southwestern United States. The approximate demographics of this college as of the academic year 2016 – 2017 are as follows: 53% women, 47% men; 61% ages 24 and under, 39% 25 and over; 43% Hispanic/Latino, 40% White, 7% other. Participants listened to an approximately 9-minute video lecture on solving a logarithmic equation. There were four dependent variables: encoding as measured by a posttest – pretest difference, perceived cognitive effort, attitude, and notes-quality/quantity. The perceived cognitive effort was measured by a self-reported questionnaire. The attitude was measured by an attitude survey. The note-quality/quantity measure included three sub-measures: expected mathematical expressions, expected phrases, and a total word count. There were two independent factors: note-taking method and learner control. The note-taking method had three levels: the Learning Agenda (LA), unguided note-taking (Usual), and no notes taken. The learner control factor had two levels: pausing allowed and pausing not allowed. The LA resulted in significantly improved notes on all three sub-measures (adjusted R2 = .298). There was a significant main effect of learner control on perceived cognitive effort with higher perceived cognitive effort occurring when pausing was not allowed and notes were taken. There was a significant interaction effect of the two factors on the attitude survey measure. The trend toward an improved attitude in both of the note-taking levels of the note-taking factor when pause was allowed was reversed in the no notes level when pausing was allowed. While significant encoding did occur as measured by the posttest – pretest difference (Cohen’s d = 1.81), this measure did not reliably vary across the levels of either the note-taking method factor or the learner control factor in this study. Interpretations were in terms of cognitive load management, split-attention, instructional design, and note-taking as a sense-making opportunity. / Dissertation/Thesis / Doctoral Dissertation Educational Technology 2018

Submitted by SAMUEL ANDRE POMPEO null (samuel.pompeo@terra.com.br) on 2016-08-26T22:57:31Z No. of bitstreams: 1 disserta versão final.pdf: 1455241 bytes, checksum: e7d80b4415cf358530962f2f4f703690 (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Ana Paula Grisoto (grisotoana@reitoria.unesp.br) on 2016-08-30T14:25:46Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 pompeo_sa_me_ia.pdf: 1455241 bytes, checksum: e7d80b4415cf358530962f2f4f703690 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2016-08-30T14:25:46Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 pompeo_sa_me_ia.pdf: 1455241 bytes, checksum: e7d80b4415cf358530962f2f4f703690 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2016-06-29 / Esta pesquisa tem o objetivo de identificar a importância e os benefícios do estudo dirigido para a sonoridade nos instrumentos de sopro. O intuito desse tipo de estudo é obter melhor desempenho performático, podendo ser aplicado tanto por saxofonistas quanto por outros instrumentistas de sopro. A investigação também apurou a origem das técnicas relacionadas à sonoridade, notadamente à respiração. Os procedimentos metodológicos concentraram-se em descrever a apostila pedagógica elaborada pelo pesquisador, voltada para o estudo da sonoridade; realizar um levantamento bibliográfico dos métodos e livros destinados aos instrumentistas de sopro, principalmente aos saxofonistas; encontrar subsídios teóricos envolvendo as questões ligadas à respiração e à emissão de ar; realizar uma pesquisa-ação com alunos da Escola Municipal de Música; e entrevistar músicos profissionais ligados ao mundo popular e erudito para checagem do conhecimento relativo aos estudos e informações sobre respiração e emissão sonora. Isso possibilitou traçar um panorama do entendimento da sonoridade que músicos e professores possuem e da abordagem dada por autores de livros e métodos ao estudo da sonoridade – cabe ressaltar que os músicos e professores participantes deste estudo são, particularmente, da cidade de São Paulo. Os resultados mostram que as técnicas de respiração usadas pelos instrumentistas de sopro possuem sua origem nas técnicas do canto. Além disso, constatou-se que a adoção da prática específica e contínua para o desenvolvimento da sonoridade apresenta benefícios para o praticante, como ganho de volume e uniformidade de timbre em todas as regiões do instrumento. A dissertação contempla, além do capítulo Introdutório e das Conclusões Finais, quatro capítulos que descrevem a metodologia pedagógica empregada pelo pesquisador para o estudo da sonoridade, a fundamentação teórica da pesquisa, a pesquisa-ação e a discussão dos resultados. / This research aims to identify the importance and benefits of a study routine focused on sonority in wind instruments. The objective of that kind of study is to obtain better performance development and could be adopted by saxophonists and other wind players as well. The investigation also found out the origins of sonority techniques, notably the ones related to the breathing process. The research method concentrates on describing the pedagogical sonority workbook developed by this researcher; reviewing workbooks and handbooks that target wind musicians, especially saxophonists; finding theoretical basis encompassing questions related to breathing process and air emission; conducting an action research with students from Escola Municipal de Música; and interviewing professional musicians, both popular and classical, to verify their knowledge regarding study practices, breathing information and sound emission. That allowed me to delineate a general perspective regarding the comprehension by musicians and instructors and the approach given by book authors to sonority studies—it is worth mentioning that musicians and instructors participants in this study are mainly from São Paulo. The results show that breathing techniques used by wind performers originate from singing techniques. Additionally, results demonstrate that the adoption of the practice dedicated to sonority development offers benefits to the practioner, as volume enhancement and timbre uniformity through all instrument regions. This dissertation includes, besides Introduction and Final Conclusions, four chapters that describe simultaneously the pedagogy applied by this researcher in studying sonority, the theoretical foundation of the research, the action research and the results discussion.