Thesis (M.S. in civil engineering)--Washington State University, August 2008. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 50-52).

Thesis (M.S.)--Ohio University, June, 1994. / Title from PDF t.p.

Thesis (M.S. in Information Technology Management)--Naval Postgraduate School, September 2002. / Thesis advisor(s): Richard Harkins, Cynthia Irvine. Includes bibliographical references (p. 105-107). Also available online.

Konstanz, Univ., Diplomarb., 2005.

Thesis (Ed.D.)--Boston University / PLEASE NOTE: Boston University Libraries did not receive an Authorization To Manage form for this thesis or dissertation. It is therefore not openly accessible, though it may be available by request. If you are the author or principal advisor of this work and would like to request open access for it, please contact us at open-help@bu.edu. Thank you. / This dissertation studied the implementation of Outlook 98, Microsoft's desktop information management software, at Saybrook University and Bancroft Valley Bank (fictitious names). The major research question was, What does the life cycle of Outlook 98 at Saybrook University and Bancroft National Bank tell us about the pattern of implementation at these two sites, and what roles do users' "technological frames" play in each site's implementation process? Employing a qualitative methodology and a conceptual framework based on Wanda Orlikowski's works on "technological frames" (nature of technology, technology strategy and technology in use) and an "episodic" (three-stage) pattern of adaptation, the author conducted unstructured and structured interviews, directly observed meetings and training sessions, and analyzed existing documents to ascertain participants' experience with Outlook 98. The findings corroborated Orlikowski's descriptions of the frames and episodic adaptation, and uncovered three new insights related to the technological frames. First, the frames first appeared in a pre-implementation stage, or what Zaltman, Duncan and Holbek (1973) call the "Formation of Attitudes Toward the Innovation" substage of an innovation's initiation stage. The users' spontaneous and vivid figurative language-similes and metaphors-presented images of motion, rest and calm, and momentary stasis before further motion in the various stages. Second, users at both sites experienced "antecedent intolerance," the author's term for a drastic change in their nature of technology frame, from an originally negative perception of the new software and a reluctance to use it to an eventual refusal to give it up. The shift in their frames was so complete that it represented not merely a modification of the original frames but a replacement of them. And third, the findings suggest two new domains of technological frames: a User/Change Agent domain (users' and change agents' perceptions of each other) and a Learning the Technology domain, which the author feels is so important that he proposes a new ASK Model of Learning, an approach to training that would address users' attitudes in the pre-implementation stage and first stage of use, skills in the second stage, and knowledge in the third stage. / 2031-01-01

This diploma thesis deals with the design and development of a mobile GIS application intended for the Windows Phone 8 platform. The first part of this thesis is dedicated to describing GIS applications which are already available as well as resources and parts of .NET framework used for development on the platform mentioned above. The second part contains a specific design, an architecture and an implementation of the application. Functionality of chosen parts of the developed GIS application is demonstrated through models created according to UP methodology. Several tests of the application are per-formed using data from the arboretum of Mendel University to evaluate functionality and usability of the designed solution.

xvi, 117 p. : ill. (some col.) A print copy of this thesis is available through the UO Libraries. Search the library catalog for the location and call number. / Energy and environmental concerns warrant reconsideration of operable windows as a means of ventilating and cooling office environments. To design for optimal window use and performance, architects must understand human interaction with operable windows and the factors that influence occupant participation in their thermal environment. This thesis examines workers' personal control of operable windows in their office space through the lens of the following attributes: proximity, orientation, and accessibility to operable windows, office floor height, and the operational methods of windows. Three sites in the Minneapolis metro area were examined through site visits, informalinterviews, collection of physical traces, and a questionnaire. Research data reveal that proximity is the greatest determinant of window use. Other attributes have varying degrees of influence on use of windows. Surprisingly, workers valued operable windows significantly more for fresh air than for cooling. / Committee in Charge: Professor John Rowell, Chair; Professor Brook Muller; Professor G.Z. Brown

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Dissertação (mestrado)—Universidade de Brasília, Faculdade de Tecnologia, Departamento de Engenharia Elétrica, 2012. / Submitted by Jaqueline Ferreira de Souza (jaquefs.braz@gmail.com) on 2012-06-28T11:58:39Z No. of bitstreams: 1 2012_CleberScoralickJunior.pdf: 2196236 bytes, checksum: d6baffb961530828f2ef7dd9de540423 (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Jaqueline Ferreira de Souza(jaquefs.braz@gmail.com) on 2012-06-28T11:59:43Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 2012_CleberScoralickJunior.pdf: 2196236 bytes, checksum: d6baffb961530828f2ef7dd9de540423 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2012-06-28T11:59:43Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 2012_CleberScoralickJunior.pdf: 2196236 bytes, checksum: d6baffb961530828f2ef7dd9de540423 (MD5) / Metadados de arquivos e pastas em sistemas de arquivos armazenam informações relevantes para a análise pericial, com destaque para os rótulos de tempo. No entanto, esses rótulos podem ser afetados por configurações erradas do relógio, problemas de alimentação elétrica ou alterações intencionais dos rótulos de tempo ou do relógio do sistema, exigindo do examinador maior cuidado em sua análise. Dessa forma, este trabalho tem como objetivo determinar procedimentos periciais de informática em sistemas de arquivos NTFS (New Techonologies File System), na plataforma Windows XP, que permitam afirmar acerca do grau de contabilidade dos rótulos de tempo, indicar a quais operações os arquivos e pastas de interesse foram submetidos, bem como elaborar uma linha de tempo. Em uma máquina virtual Windows XP, foram realizadas simulações de operações com arquivos e pastas e um estudo de seus efeitos nos rótulos de tempo. Além das simulações de operações comuns, foram testadas alterações intencionais nos rótulos de tempo e no relógio do sistema, o efeito de varreduras do Windows Media Player e de programas antivírus, além de transferências de arquivos e pastas de um sistema FAT (File Allocation Table) para o sistema NTFS. Investigou-se também como a geração de pontos de restauração pelo Windows pode contribuir para a análise temporal. Para exposição dos resultados dos experimentos, foram elaboradas tabelas que apresentam relações cronológicas entre os rótulos de tempo dos atributos analisados, relações de igualdade e desigualdade entre rótulos de atributos diferentes e características dos rótulos de tempo para cada operação analisada. Esses resultados permitem, na maioria dos casos, individualizar as operações. Os programas para manipulação dos rótulos de tempo avaliados mostraram-se ineficazes, pois não impediram que, no exame pericial, tanto a alteração quanto o instante em que ocorreram fossem detectados. Constatou-se também que é possível detectar arquivos alterados com o relógio do sistema manipulado, sendo necessário avaliar o campo LSN ($LogFile Sequence Number) dos arquivos de interesse e os que apresentam valores próximos, juntamente com seus rótulos de tempo. A análise do Registro ativo e de suas cópias armazenadas nos pontos de restauração mostrou-se importante para determinar configurações relevantes para a análise temporal. Finalmente, os resultados obtidos foram aplicados em um caso real, permitindo a afirmação da autenticidade dos arquivos questionados e a elaboração de suas linhas de tempo. _________________________________________________________________________________ ABSTRACT / Timestamps within file system metadata hold important forensic information. However, their analysis is not straightforward, as they can be unwittingly tampered as a result of the computer clock being incorrect, low clock battery or time zone/day-light saving time misconfiguration. They can also be deliberately manipulated with direct tampering of timestamps or of the computer clock. This study intends to determine digital forensic procedures for NTFS (New Techonologies File System) file systems on Windows XP. These procedures would allow investigators to assess the reliability of timestamps and determine the operations to which files and folders were submitted to and generate their timeline. The most common operations on files and folders were performed on a Windows XP virtual machine and their effects on NTFS timestamps were evaluated. Direct timestamp and computer clock tampering, scans by Windows Media Player and antivirus programs and FAT (File Allocation Table) to NTFS file transfers were also evaluated. Files generated by restore point were also forensically investigated. As a result, we developed tables containing chronological relationships between timestamps, comparisons of timestamps between attributes and timestamp characteristics of some operations, allowing distinguishing among most of the analyzed operations. Several timestamp manipulation programs were tested and proved to be ineffective because a forensic analysis is capable to identify the manipulation and also to end out its time of occurrence. Computer clock tampering can also be detected by evaluating the LSN ($LogFile Sequence Number) and timestamps of the files under investigation and also of the ones with close LSN values. The operating system Registry and its backup copies stored on restore points should be examined to determine system configurations at the time of analysis. The results from this study were applied to a real case and allowed the determination of the authenticity of files and supported the creation of their timeline.

O presente trabalho apresenta os atuais requisitos de desempenho para janelas, bem como os critérios de desempenho a serem atendidos, e que estão prescritos na Norma \"NBR10821:2000 - Caixilho para edificação - Janelas\". Através dos Programas Setoriais da Qualidade de Esquadrias de Alumínio e de PVC foram possíveis as análises dos requisitos de desempenho, de seus respectivos resultados e critérios de aprovação, nas quais foram verificados problemas de interpretação do texto normativo, de capacitação laboratorial, nos métodos e nos procedimentos de ensaios que não permitiam adequada avaliação de conformidade do produto. A partir dessas análises, este trabalho propõe-se a dar subsídios para uma revisão da citada norma brasileira. Desta forma, procura-se além de fornecer subsídios para a revisão da NBR10821, contribuir para a orientação no desenvolvimento de produtos na área de componentes e no desenvolvimento de projetos. / This present work shows the current development requirements for windows, as well as the development criteria to be met and complied with standard \"NBR10821:2000 - Windows - Specification\". The aluminium and PVC frames Sectorial Quality Program made it possible to perform the development requirements analyses from its respective results and approval criteria, in which there were the some problems of prescriptive text interpretation of laboratorial capacitation, in methods and procedures that didn\'t allow an adequate evaluation of the product conformity. From this analyses, this work has the purpose of subsidizing a review of Brazilian standard previously mentioned. Therefore, is is demanded not only provide subsidies for the NBR 10821 review, but also to contribute for directions in product development in the components field and project development as well.