This diploma thesis deals with the developement of communication skills in children with autistic spectrum disorder. The aim of this work is to explain the development of these skills by Verbal Behavior of Applied Behavioral Analysis (VB ABA), specifically in the field of children's request (manding). The thesis contains a theoretical and practical part. The theoretical part is focused on the description of the basic principles of the Applied Behavioral Analysis as well as the approach Applied Behavioral Analysis - Verbal Behavior which is based on this science. In more detail, the thesis explains the manding technique and the principles of motivation, whose understanding is essential for this technique and for all VB ABA intervention. Author's research follows the progress in the manding of two children with autistic spectrum disorder during the eight-month VB ABA intervention. Also the thesis analyzes the factors that could have influenced the teaching of mands, in particular the role the child's motivation in the effective development of manding skills. A certain section of the practical part of the thesis is extracted into the annexes as a non- public part of the work in order to preserve children's anonymity. The extraction of sensitive data into the worksheets is made possible by the Dean's...

Der Gegenstand der vorliegenden Dissertationsschrift ist eine Geschichte des chemischen Elements Selen von der Vorgeschichte seiner Entdeckung um 1783 bis in die 1920er Jahren. Methodisch folgt die Arbeit Vorschlägen aus den Science and Technology Studies, nicht die menschlichen Akteure ins Zentrum zu stellen, sondern danach zu fragen, in welcher Weise auch Dinge als nicht-menschliche Wesen eine Differenz erzeugen, die ihre reine Objekthaftigkeit zu hinterfragen erlaubt und sie zu Akteuren der Geschichte macht. Ziel der Arbeit war eine Rekontextualisierung der historischen Voraussetzungen, die die unterschiedlichen Ereignisse im Leben des Selens erst möglich gemacht haben. Die Arbeit stützt sich auf eine sehr breite Quellenbasis. Der Untersuchungszeitraum erstreckt sich von ersten Publikationen im erweiterten Kontext der Vorgeschichte der Entdeckung des Selens im Jahr 1783, die Entdeckung der lichtsensitiven Eigenschaften W. Smith 1873 bis in die 1920er Jahre, als der Einsatz der Selenzelle in diversen Erfindungen rund um das Thema der Fernsteuerung und Automatisierung zu einem vorläufigen Ende kommt. Die hier als »Selen – Ein Biographem« vorgestellte Arbeit unternimmt einen Perspektivenwechsel: Das chemische Element Selen ist der Protagonist der Untersuchung. Die Arbeit trägt einen Teil zur medienhistorischen Aufarbeitung der Geschichte des Fernsehens bei, wobei der Fokus auf den Entwicklungen im Bereich der technischen Bildübertragung zu Beginn des 20. Jahrhunderts liegt. Aber auch die Geschichte der Entdeckung des Selens sowie der Einsatz desselben im Kontext der Verlegung des transatlantischen Telegraphenkabels – um nur zwei weitere historische Knoten aufzurufen – müssen fortan in einem anderen Licht betrachtet werden. / The subject of this dissertation is a history of the chemical element selenium from the prehistory of the discovery of selenium around 1783 to the 1920s. Methodically, the work follows proposals from the Science and Technology Studies, not to focus on the human actors, but to ask in which way things as non-human beings also create a difference, which allows to question their pure objecthood and makes them actors of history. The aim of the work was to recontextualize the historical preconditions that made the different events in the life of the selenium possible in the first place. The work is based on a very broad source base. The period of investigation extends from the first publications in the expanded context of the prehistory of the discovery of selenium in 1783, the discovery of the light-sensitive properties of selenium by W. Smith in 1873 up to the 1920s, when the use of the selenium cell in various inventions around the topic of remote control and automation comes to a provisional end. The work presented here as »Selenium – A Biographeme« makes a change of perspective: The chemical element selenium is the protagonist of the investigation. The present work contributes its part to the media-historical analysis of the history of television. The focus is on developments in the field of technical image transmission at the beginning of the 20th century. But also the history of the discovery of selenium, as well as its use in the context of the laying of the transatlantic telegraph cable–to call up only two further historical nodes–must henceforth be viewed in a different light.

There is an emerging class of applications that require long-term tracking and monitoring of mobile entities for characterising their contexts and behaviours using data from wireless sensors. Examples include monitoring animals in their natural habitat over the annual cycle; tracking shipping containers and their handling during transit; and monitoring air quality using sensors attached to bicycles used in public sharing schemes. All applications within this class require the acquisition of sensor data tagged with spatio-temporal information and uploaded wirelessly. Currently there is no solution targeting the entire class of applications, only point solutions focused on specific scenarios. This thesis presents a complete solution (firmware and hardware) for applications within this class that consists of attaching mobile sensor nodes to the entities for tracking and monitoring their behaviour, and deploying an infrastructure of base-stations for collecting the data wirelessly. The proposed solution is more energy efficient compared to the existing solutions that target specific scenarios, offering a longer deployment lifetime with a reduced size and weight of the devices. This is achieved mainly by using the VB-TDMA low-power data upload protocol proposed in this thesis. The mobile sensor nodes, consisting of the GPS and radio modules among others, and the base-stations are powered by batteries, and the optimisation of their energy usage is of primary concern. The presence of the GPS module, in particular its acquisition of accurate time, is used by the VB-TDMA protocol to synchronise the communication between nodes at no additional energy costs, resulting in an energy-efficient data upload protocol for sparse networks of mobile nodes, that can potentially be out of range of base-stations for extended periods of time. The VB-TDMA and an asynchronous data upload protocol were implemented on the custom-designed Prospeckz-5-based wireless sensor nodes. The protocols’ performances were simulated in the SpeckSim simulator and validated in real-world deployments of tracking and monitoring thirty-two Retuerta wild horses in the Doñana National Park in Spain, and a herd of domesticated horses in Edinburgh. The chosen test scenario of long-term wildlife tracking and monitoring is representative for the targeted class of applications. The VB-TDMA protocol showed a significantly lower power consumption than other comparable MAC protocols, effectively doubling the battery lifetime. The main contributions of the thesis are the development of the VB-TDMA data upload protocol and its performance evaluation, along with the development of simulation models for performance analysis of wireless sensor networks, validated using data from the two real-world deployments.

Die Rechtsfigur des "vorverfassungsmäßigen Gesamtbildes" fand vor allem in Bezug auf Stellung und Aufgaben der (alten) Deutschen Bundesbank als "Währungs- und Notenbank" des Bundes Verwendung. Sie ist jedoch zumindest mißverständlich, fügt sich nicht in den Kanon der üblichen Auslegungsmethoden ein und sollte generell vermieden werden.

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) presents with difficulties in social communication, repetitive and/or restricted behaviors, as well as variable language development. Individuals with suspected ASD ideally participate in assessments which include measures of cognitive abilities, adaptive functioning, language functioning, and ASD specific measures (i.e., ADOS, ADI-R). Diagnosis of ASD can occur confidently at 2 years of age, however, the mean age at diagnosis is 4-5 years old. Delays in diagnosis are accounted for by lacking professionals and centers with the capabilities to assess ASD, as well as long waitlists for assessments. Early identification and intervention have been shown to provide the best improvements in ASD symptomology. The aim of the current study was to conduct a program evaluation of an autism treatment center that was designed to provide high quality evidence-based interventions. The study determined if treatment-as-usual in that center yields the expected gains in adaptive functioning and corresponding decreases in barriers to learning. Results indicated improvement in scores on standardized direct assessment of milestone achievement and barriers to learning, but no significant improvement in adaptive skills via secondary informant questionnaire measures following 6 months of treatment. The overall sample size was small due to COVID-19 complications, lack of institutional procedures, and limited client pool. Further investigation into the treatment practices and reevaluation strategies for individuals with ASD is required.

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No. of bitstreams: 1 TeseMCCM.pdf: 4302375 bytes, checksum: b35a785ffde6e9fac0ef29ac58d61c15 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2017-02-06 / Não recebi financiamento / The Verbal Behavior Milestones Assessment and Placement Program (VB-MAPP) authored by Mark Sundberg provides a systematic assessment for children with autism and similar delays and has become a frequent tool among those who gives consultations in this área. Divided into five components, the VB-MAPP evaluates samples of the child’s verbal repertoire from 170 developmental milestones presented in three levels (0 -18 months, 18-30 months and 30-48). The aim of this study was to translate and adapt the VB-MAPP to the Portuguese language and propose a way to qualify professionals to implement it properly. Study 1 translated and adapted to Portuguese Chapters 1 to 6 and the corresponding protocol scoring form. Study 2 tested the effect of a Behavioral Skill Training to improve the performance of the professionals in conducting the VB-MAPP. Items from a list of skills were used to measure the performance of each participant in specific tasks (Level 1, 2 and 3) of this assessment tool. The study consisted of three phases: pretest, training and posttest. Ten participants were divided into two groups: control and experimental. Both groups performed the pretest and posttest, but the training was only mandatory for the experimental group. In the pretest phase all participants received the Portuguese version of The VBMAPP and had to assess one child each. Training phase was composed of a BST package (instruction, modeling, reharsal and feedback). Only Level 1 and 2 tasks were taught. Both groups repeated the assessment in the posttest phase, however, the experimental group had an additional task: implementing the Level 3 tasks of the VB -MAPP. Still in the posttest phase, two participants (P3 and P6), presenting lower overall performances than the other participants of the experimental group, were selected for five additional posttest sessions. The results showed that all participants in the experimental group developed skills to implement The VB-MAPP regarding Level 1 and 2 tasks. About the performance of the experimental group in Level 3 tasks, it was possible to say that generalization occurred for some, but not all behaviors. The results were higher than the pretests, but lower when compared to the Level 1 and 2 tasks. Among the factors that may have contributed to this partial result we highlight: (1) Level 3 tasks are more complex than the Levels 1 and 2 and may require evaluators with more experience (2) only some milestones were selected for Level 3 testing and not all of them. As for participants P3 and P6, after a total of six posttest viii sessions, they maintained the percentage of correct answers higher than 90% for Level 1 and 2 tasks and 85% for Level 3 tasks. / O Verbal Behavior Milestones Assessment and Placement Program (VB-MAPP) de autoria de Mark L. Sundberg oferece uma avaliação sistematizada para crianças autistas ou com atrasos similares e se tornou um instrumento de uso frequente entre aqueles que planejam e implementam atendimentos nessa área. Dividido em cinco componentes, o VB-MAPP avalia uma amostra do repertório verbal da criança a partir de 170 marcos de desenvolvimento que são apresentados em três níveis (0 -18 meses; 18-30 meses e 30-48). O objetivo do presente trabalho foi realizar a tradução e adaptação do VB-MAPP para o português, bem como, propôr uma forma de capacitar profissionais para implementá-lo adequadamente. O Estudo 1 traduziu e adaptou para o português o VB-MAPP manual capítulos 1 ao 6 e o protocolo de registro correspondente. As etapas envolveram a participação de dois tradutores independentes, avaliação de especialistas e estudo piloto. O Estudo 2 testou o efeito de um treino de habilidades comportamentais (Behavioral Skill Training- BST) para aprimorar o desempenho de profissionais da área da pedagogia e psicologia na implementação do VB-MAPP. A variável dependente foi a porcentagem de acertos de uma lista de itens, chamada de Avaliação de Desempenho, que serviu de parâmetro para mensurar as habilidades de avaliador dos participantes em tarefas de Nível 1, 2 e 3 do VB-MAPP. O estudo foi composto por 3 fases: pré-teste, treinamento e pós-teste. Dez participantes foram divididos em dois grupos: controle e experimental. Ambos os grupos particiaram da fase de pré-teste e pós- teste, porém, o treinamento foi obrigatório para o grupo experimental. Na fase do pré -teste todos receberam a versão adaptada para o português do VB-MAPP e cada participante avaliou uma criança. Depois, somente o grupo experimental passou pela fase de treinamento, sendo exposto a um pacote BST. O BST, composto por instrução, modelação, ensaio e feedback, foi a variável independente Somente habilidades de Nível 1 e 2 foram ensinadas. Na fase do pós -teste os dois grupos repetiram a avaliação do pré-teste com a mesma criança, porém, o grupo experimental teve uma tarefa adicional: implementar tarefas de Nível 3 do VB MAPP não ensinadas durante o treinamento. Nessa etapa foi observado a eficácia do treinamento em promover generalização das habilidades de avaliador para as tarefas de Nível 3. Ainda na fase de pósteste, dois participantes (P3 e P6), apresentando desempenhos gerais inferiores aos outros vi participantes do grupo experimental, foram selecionados para 05 sessões adicionais de pósteste e avaliaram novas crianças. Os resultados do primeiro pós-teste mostraram que todos os participantes do grupo experimental desenvolveram as habilidades de avaliador esperadas para implementar o VB-MAPP depois do treinamento, indicando a eficácia do BST. Em relação ao desempenho nas tarefas de Nível 3, foi possível dizer que ocorreu generalização para alguns comportamentos, mas não todos. Os resultados foram superiores aos do pré – teste, mas inferiores quando comparados com os desempenhos de Nível 1 e 2. Entre os fatores que podem ter contribuído para esse resultado parcial destacamos: (1) as tarefas de Nível 3 são mais complexas que as dos Níveis 1 e 2 e podem exigir avaliadores com maior experiência nesse tipo de tarefa (2) apenas alguns itens ou marcos foram selecionados para a testagem do Nível 3 e não a totalidade deles. Quanto aos participantes P3 e P6, após um total de seis sessões de pós- teste, mantiveram a porcentagem de acertos superior a 90% nas tarefas de Nível 1 e 2 e 85% de acertos nas tarefas de Nível 3.

Ce mémoire de thèse regroupe plusieurs méthodes de calcul d'estimateur en statistiques bayésiennes. Plusieurs approches d'estimation seront considérées dans ce manuscrit. D'abord en estimation nous considérerons une approche standard dans le paradigme bayésien en utilisant des estimateurs sous la forme d'intégrales par rapport à des lois \textit{a posteriori}. Dans un deuxième temps nous relâcherons les hypothèses faites dans la phase de modélisation. Nous nous intéresserons alors à l'étude d'estimateurs répliquant les propriétés statistiques du minimiseur du risque de classification ou de ranking théorique et ceci sans modélisation du processus génératif des données. Dans les deux approches, et ce malgré leur dissemblance, le calcul numérique des estimateurs nécessite celui d'intégrales de grande dimension. La plus grande partie de cette thèse est consacrée au développement de telles méthodes dans quelques contextes spécifiques. / This PhD thesis deals with some computational issues of Bayesian statistics. I start by looking at problems stemming from the standard Bayesian paradigm. Estimators in this case take the form of integrals with respect to the posterior distribution. Next we will look at another approach where no, or almost no model is necessary. This will lead us to consider a Gibbs posterior. Those two approaches, although different in aspect, will lead to similar computational difficulties. In this thesis, I address some of these issues.

Det anonyma företaget är ett IT-tjänsteföretag som utför IT-tjänster efter kunds behov. De fick för några månader sedan en internetleverantör som kund. De sköter konfigurationen av internetleverantörens routrar och switchar som sen skickas till internetleverantörens företagskunder. Arbetet går ut pa att uppgradera operativsystem på routrar och switchar samt lägga till filer och sedan skicka produkt till internetleverantörens slutkund. Filer och operativsystem skiljer sig åt beroende på vilken typ av router och switch som ska uppgraderas. Arbetssättet idag är ineffektivt och det blir en del fel då man idag arbetar med USB minnen. Målet med detta arbete är att effektivisera deras arbetssätt genom att lagra alla filer på en TFTP server istället för på USB minnen. Ett skript ska skapas med språket VB script som automatiserar konfigurationen av routrar och switchar. Terminal för att kunna kommunicera med router/switch är SecureCrt. Personal på Företaget har sagt att det i snitt tar ca 15 minuter att konfigurera en router manuellt. Man kör endast en åt gången pga. kvalitetssäkring och man måste sitta framför skärmen under hela förloppet då man konfigurerar manuellt. Resultatet av mitt arbete ledde till en effektivisering. Tiden det tar att konfigurera en router hamnar pa samma tid, ca 15 minuter, dock kan man köra flera samtidigt men pga. platsbrist så kan de köra max två åt gången samtidigt som man inte behöver sitta framför skärmen då skriptet sköter all konfiguration. Det blev också säkrare att köra då man slipper leta efter rätt USB minne till motsvarande enhet. / The anonymous company is an IT company that performs IT services according to customer needs. They got an internet provider as a customer about a couple of months ago. They manage the configuration of the ISP's routers and switches, which are then sent to the ISP's corporate customers. The work involves upgrading operating systems on routers and switches as well as adding files and then sending the product to the ISP’s end customer. Files and operating systems differ depending on the type of router and switch to be upgraded. The working method today is inefficient and there can be some errors when working with USB memory sticks today. The goal of this work is to improve and make their operation more effective by storing all files on a TFTP server instead of on USB storage. A script will be created with the language VB script that automates the configuration of routers and switches. The terminal for communicating with the router/switch is SecureCrt. Staff at the company have said that it takes on average about 15 minutes to manually configure a router. You only configure one at a time due to quality assurance and you have to sit in front of the screen throughout the process when configuring manually. The result of my work led to an efficiency improvement. The time it takes to configure a router ends at the same time, about 15 minutes, however, you can run several units simultaneously but because of lack of space, they can run a maximum of two at a time, while not having to sit in front of the screen as the script handles all configuration. It also led to lesser errors as you do not have to look for the correct USB memory for the corresponding device.

Användingen av virtuellt byggande och byggnadsinformationsmodeller inom byggbranschen ökar ständigt och är ett område som varit föremål för flera studier under de senaste åren. I flertalet av dessa har dock fokus legat på nyproduktion. Men i och med ett ökande renoveringsbehov i stora delar av det svenska bostadsbeståndet ökar även intresset av att använda BIM inom ROT-projekt. Dessutom har ny teknik inom området inmätning, då främst laserscanning, gjort att det idag finns lämpliga verktyg för att skapa byggnadsinformationsmodeller av befintliga byggnader. Målet med denna studie har följaktligen varit att undersöka hur en BIM av en befintlig byggnad kan tas fram och hur denna kan användas inom ett ROT-projekt. Resultaten som redovisas i denna studie bygger dels på en kartläggning av olika metoder för inmätning och dels på en sammanställning av erfarenheter från olika personer som arbetat med antingen inmätning eller arbetat i ROT-projekt där digitala 3D-modeller använts på ett eller annat sätt. Kartläggningen av de olika inmätningsmetoderna genomfördes främst genom en litteraturstudie medan insamlingen av erfarenheter genomfördes i form av en intervjustudie. De slutsatser som har kunnat dras utifrån resultaten visar att det finns en rad olika nyttor med att använda sig av BIM även inom ROT-projekt. Framför allt nyttor rörande kommunikation mellan olika aktörer inom projektet och aktörer som på olika sätt berörs av projektet. Dessa aktörer kan exempelvis vara beställare eller hyresgäster av en fastighet och saknar många gånger kunskap och erfarenhet av att läsa traditionella bygghandlingar i 2D. Användandet av digitala 3D-modeller skulle göra det lättare att kommunicera med dessa aktörer. Dessutom redovisar studien ett förslag på arbetsgång som kan användas då en BIM av en befintlig byggnad ska tas fram. Denna arbetsgång består av åtta steg och går igenom vad en beställare av en 3D-modell bör tänka på för att undvika de fallgropar som denna studie kunnat identifiera. / The usage of Virtual Design and Construction (VDC) and Building Information Models (BIM) in the building industry is steadily increasing and has been the subject of several studies during the last couples of years. The majority of these have focused on the new production of buildings. However, with an increasing need for renovation in large parts of the Swedish housing stock there has been an increasing interest in using VDC and BIM in retrofit projects.  In addition to that, new advances in the field of surveying, mainly through laser scanning, have provided new adequate tools to create building information models of existing buildings. The objective of this study has therefore been to investigate how a BIM of an existing building can be developed and how it can be used in a retrofit project. The results reported in this study are partly based on a survey consisting of various survey methods and partly on a compilation of experiences from individuals who worked as either a surveyor or in retrofit projects where digital 3D models where used in one way or another. The survey consisting of different survey methods was carried out mainly through a literature study, whereas the collection of experiences was carried out in the form of an interview study. The conclusions that could be drawn from these results show that there are a variety of benefits associated with the use of BIM in retrofit projects. The most pronounced benefits relate to the communication between different participants within the project and participants that are affected by the project in various ways. These participants may include the tenants or the users of the property who often lack the knowledge and the experience of reading traditional blueprints in 2D. The implementation of digital 3D models would facilitate communication with these participants. Further to this the study presents a proposal for a method that can be used when creating a BIM for a retrofit project. This method consists of eight steps, carefully explaining what a client interested in a 3D model should consider in order to avoid the pitfalls that this study has been able to identify.

Vorgestellt werden verschiedene Programmierschnittstellen von Creo. Des Weiteren werden Anwendungsmöglichkeiten im Bereich der konstruktionsbegleitenden Simulation (Creo Simulate) vorgestellt. Ziel ist die Entlastung des Konstrukteurs/Berechners von Routineaufgaben und die Integration von Wissen in das Simulationsmodell.