This project uses digital technology to interpret the human body as a malleable material for the development of sculptural and textile-based design. Mikhail Bakhtin’s definition of the grotesque human body lays the conceptual groundwork for using the human body as an interactive tool, that co-shapes itself with digital technology as an extension. The technology has been given agency to affect the creative outcome, rather than treating it as a means to an end. By 3D scanning the designer’s own body, and manipulating photographic documentation of it, through algorithmic interpretations, the morpho- logical transformations of the designer’s body, in multiple realities, were investigated while reflecting on its influence on self-perception. The investigated methods resulted in alternative bodily structures carved in polystyrene, and dressed in hybrid materials of transfer-printed textiles and bio-plastic. The design outcomes suggests a design method wherein agency is given to digital technology which allows for exploring unexpected ways of perceiving the human body.

Random Numbers form the heart and soul of a discrete-event simulation system. There are few situations where the actions of the entities in the process being simulated can be completely predicted in advance. The real world processes are more probabilistic than deterministic. Hence, such chances are represented in the system by using various statistical models, like random number generators. These random number generators can be used to represent a various number of factors, such as length of the queue. However, simulations have grown in size and are sometimes required to run on multiple machines, which share the various methods or events in the simulation among themselves. These Machines can be distributed across a LAN or even the internet. In such cases, to keep the validity of the simulation model, we need rollback-able random number generators. This thesis is an effort to develop such rollback able random number generators for the Synchronous Parallel Environment for Emulation and Discrete-Event Simulation (SPEEDES) environment developed by NASA. These rollback-able random number generators will also add several statistical distribution models to the already rich SPEEDES library.

The aim of this quantitative study was to from a gender perspective understand and measure the mental health among young people as a sense of managing to handle situations and also how satisfied young people are with their personal qualities. The study also aims to see if there is a connection between these two ways of explaining mental health. This study takes its standpoint from a gender theory and gender stereotypes. The study was conducted as a survey with 100 young girls and boys, all of whom was students of a Swedish upper secondary school. The result of the study show that young people in general has a good sense of being able to handle situations. There was as expected a difference between young girls and boys to be found, girls had in general a lower sense of managing to handle situations. Regarding the sense of being satisfied with the personal qualities, the girls and boys in this study show a general picture of being quite satisfied with their personal qualities. It has also shown that many of the results of this study is depending of gender and the beliefs and structures there is in society about how to be a “good” man or woman.

Virtually all methods of learning dynamic models from data start from the same basic assumption: that the learning algorithm will be provided with a single or multiple sequences of data generated from the dynamic model. However, in quite a few modern time series modeling tasks, the collection of reliable time series data turns out to be a major challenge, due to either slow progression of the dynamic process of interest, or inaccessibility of repetitive measurements of the same dynamic process over time. In most of those situations, however, we observe that it is easier to collect a large amount of non-sequence samples, or random snapshots of the dynamic process of interest without time information. This thesis aims to exploit such non-sequence data in learning a few widely used dynamic models, including fully observable, linear and nonlinear models as well as Hidden Markov Models (HMMs). For fully observable models, we point out several issues on model identifiability when learning from non-sequence data, and develop EM-type learning algorithms based on maximizing approximate likelihood. We also consider the setting where a small amount of sequence data are available in addition to non-sequence data, and propose a novel penalized least square approach that uses non-sequence data to regularize the model. For HMMs, we draw inspiration from recent advances in spectral learning of latent variable models and propose spectral algorithms that provably recover the model parameters, under reasonable assumptions on the generative process of non-sequence data and the true model. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first formal guarantee on learning dynamic models from non-sequence data. We also consider the case where little sequence data are available, and propose learning algorithms that, as in the fully observable case, use non-sequence data to provide regularization, but does so in combination with spectral methods. Experiments on synthetic data and several real data sets, including gene expression and cell image time series, demonstrate the effectiveness of our proposed methods. In the last part of the thesis we return to the usual setting of learning from sequence data, and consider learning bi-clustered vector auto-regressive models, whose transition matrix is both sparse, revealing significant interactions among variables, and bi-clustered, identifying groups of variables that have similar interactions with other variables. Such structures may aid other learning tasks in the same domain that have abundant non-sequence data by providing better regularization in our proposed non-sequence methods.

Depuis la chute du Mur de Berlin en 1989, l'Union Européenne s'affirme sur le devant de la scène mondiale en s'appuyant sur sa formidable économie. Pourtant, sa politique étrangère commune n'est pas à la mesure de sa taille économique. Sa sécurité est assurée par l'OTAN et des efforts contradictoires se manifestent pour une politique étrangère commune. La construction européenne ne sera complète qu'avec une armée européenne sous une unique bannière. Les crises successives au voisinage de l'Europe rassemblent les europoliticiens qui décident de créer des forces armées trans-européennes avec un mandat clair et avec l'aval de l'OTAN pour éviter le dispersement inutile des ressources capacitaires euro-atlantiques afin de participer aux missions de l'ONU dans la sécurité mondiale. Les efforts du maintien capacitaire de l'Union Européenne entrainent le développement de l'économie industrielle militaire et civile grâce aux innovations duales, sur laquelle s'appuie la politique coercitive de l'Union Européenne. / Since the fall of the Berlin's Wall in 1989, the European Union asserts its leading role in the world through its tremendous economy. But its common foreign policy does not have the size of its economy. lts security is ensured by NATO and the contradictory objectives are embodied in the common foreign policy. The European construction will be complete only when it will have its integrated army under a single banner. The successive crises gather the European lawmakers who decide to create trans-European armed forces with a clear mandate and with the consent of NATO to avoid the dispersal of euro-Atlantic strategic resources in order to participate in the missions of UN in the world's security. The efforts to build up the EU's strength promote the large military and civil economic increases of industrial dual innovations. And the European coercive policy bases on these behalf.

This article presents a study that has explored the concept of intuitivity in HCI research. A literature study was carried out on 76 articles published at the CHI conference between years 2004 and 2017, all discussing or claiming to design for intuitivity in some capacity. The articles have been approached through the lens of discourse analysis, and an inductive reading has been carried out to identify different perspectives on intuitvity, and themes related to intuitivity that appear in the articles. Ten different perspectives on intuitvity have been found within these articles, providing different views on what intuitivity is, and how to design for it. As they mostly, with a few exceptions, argue that intuitivity is a desirable quality despite these large differences in perspectives it is argued that the term has an exclusionary quality, making that which it does not consider invisible. Implications of this are discussed, with a focus on the fact that all articles assume and design for able-bodied users. / I den här artikeln presenteras en studie som har utforskat konceptet intuitivitet i Människa-Datorinteraktion (MDI). En litteraturstudie har genomförts på 76 artiklar som publicerats vid CHI-konferensen mellan åren 2004 och 2017, som alla diskuterar eller gör anspråk på att designa för intuitivitet i någon bemärkelse. Dessa artiklar har angripits genom användande av diskursanalys, och en induktiv läsning har genomförts för att identifiera olika perspektiv på intuitivitet, samt teman relaterade till intuitivitet, som finns i texterna. Tio olika perspektiv på intuitivitet har hittats inom de artiklar som studerats som alla i någon mån ger olika idéer om vad intuitivitet är eller hur den uppnås. Då de flesta artiklar, med några få undantag, presenterar intuitivitet som en eftersträvansvärd kvalitet trots ganska stora skillnader i perspektiv på begreppet argumenterar den här texten för att termen intuitivitet har en exkluderande kvalitet, där den osynliggör det som termen inte tar i åtanke. Implikationer diskuteras med fokus på det faktum att alla artiklar antar och designar för en normativt funktionell kropp.

Os modelos de sistemas reparáveis usuais são os de reparo mínimo, perfeito e imperfeito, sendo que, na literatura, o modelo de reparo mínimo é o mais explorado. Em sistemas reparáveis é comum que componentes do mesmo tipo sejam estudados e nestes casos é relevante verificar a heterogeneidade entre eles. Segundo Vaupel et al. (1979), os métodos padrões em análise de dados de sistemas reparáveis ignoram a heterogeneidade não observada e em alguns casos esta deveria ser considerada. Tal variabilidade pode ser estimada a partir dos modelos de fragilidade, caracterizados pela utilização de um efeito aleatório. Propõe-se o modelo de reparo mínimo com fragilidade, afim de estimar a heterogeneidade não observada entre sistemas. Para este modelo foi realizado um estudo e simulação como objetivo de analisar as propriedades frequentistas do processo de estimação. A aplicação em um conjunto de dados reais mostrou a aplicabilidade do modelo proposto, em que a estimação dos parâmetros foram determinadas a partir das abordagens de máxima verossimilhança e Bayesiana. / The usual models in repair able systems are minimal, perfect and imperfect repair, and, in the literature, the minimum repair model is the most explored. In repair able systems it is common that the same type of components are studied and in these cases is relevant to verify the heterogeneity between them. According to Vaupel et al. (1979), the standard methods for analysis of repair able systems data ignore the heterogeneity not observed and in some cases this should be considered. Such variability can be estimated from frailty models, characterized by using a random effect. It is proposed that the minimum repair model with frailty in order to estimate the heterogeneity not observed between systems. For this model it was conducted a simulation study in order to analyze the frequentist properties of the estimation process. The application of a real data set showed the applicability of the proposed model, in which the estimation of the parameters were determined from maximum likelihood and Bayesian approaches.

Made available in DSpace on 2015-03-05T12:06:14Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / Esta pesquisa aborda a história da mobilização social das mulheres agricultoras na região Noroeste do Rio Grande do Sul, através do Movimento de Mulheres Trabalhadoras Rurais, historiando as circunstâncias em que surgiu e se transformou, examinando as influências recebidas do discurso da Igreja Católica e do Movimento Sindical Rural. Ao examinarmos essas relações com outros grupos sociais e instituições, vamos evidenciar as contradições que o Movimento enfrenta, buscando entender como o imaginário e as representações sociais atuam sobre a vida das mulheres agricultoras. Através da metodologia da História Oral, foi possível analisar as funções e papéis sociais das mulheres agricultoras, os processos de reprodução e transformação sócio-culturais pelos quais estão passando, levando-nos a afirmar que as identidades humanas são construídas ao longo da vida, pelos significados que os grupos sociais alimentam em seus contextos culturais. As mulheres trabalhadoras rurais que guardam a história, que a contam a / This research approaches the history of the social mobilization of the agricultoras women in the region the Northwest of the Rio Grande do Sul, through the Movement of Agricultural Diligent Women, historiando the circumstances where it appeared and if it transformed, examining the influences received from the speech of the Church Catholic and the Agricultural Syndical Movement. When examining these relations with other social groups and institutions, we go to evidence the contradictions that the Movement faces, searching to understand as the imaginary one and the social representations act on the life of the agricultoras women. Through the methodology of Verbal History, it was possible to analyze the functions and social papers of the agricultoras women, the processes of partner-cultural reproduction and transformation for which are passing, taking us to affirm it that the identities human beings are constructed to the long one of the life, for the meanings that the social groups feed in its cultural contexts

Made available in DSpace on 2016-04-27T17:26:59Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Ricardo Rossetti.pdf: 1266712 bytes, checksum: 2a56c3eb5610d07f284a30e545417971 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2011-10-25 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / This work deals with the in Paul Ricoeur developed Justice philosophy theory based in the hermeneuthics of judge decisions. The understanding of such concept leads to the investigation of man s ability to judge (decide) on the basis of ethical values and trustful behaviour as well. The Thesis main purpose is the identification of the three levels of elements that contribute to bring the sense of justice s goodness forward. Therefore, it s necessary to observe the justice making process, ie, the judge as a man able to recognizes his act as one among the possibles good-will acts. Further, the ethic component to be considered and pursued through a sense of life s virtue among individuals categorizeds in and of fair institutions posted as turning points to identify who is the righteous man no matter the level of eveness and uniqueness of one who decides. This quest is justified by logical and dialogical processes focused in the awareness of how a decision act (judgement act) can be recognized as a fair or unfair. Paul Ricoeur philosophy especially his latest years issues reflects his concern in the urgency to unveil the mechanism of judicial decision making, whose consequences go far beyond someone ordinary life. Paul Ricoeur thought emerges the discussion of an ultimate men s justice as a result of a complex (social, economic, political, cultural etc) system, which core is haunted by the inherent human weakness and vicious narroness to capture the essence of God s justice creation / Esta tese fala de uma hermenêutica do homem justo a partir de uma teoria da justiça presente na filosofia de Paul Ricoeur. Trata-se da compreensão da figura do homem capaz de julgar o outro a partir de parâmetros éticos fundados na solicitude, no respeito e na responsabilidade. O objetivo é o de estabelecer os sentidos da justiça nos três planos de compreensão da individualidade humana do sujeito que julga, a partir da compreensão do eu julgador enquanto um sentido próprio do ato de julgar. Então, a visada ética de uma vida boa com e para os outros em instituições justas torna-se a pedra fundamental para identificação de quem é o homem justo, tanto no plano da mesmidade, como no plano da ipseidade e da alteridade do sujeito que julga uma ação. Essa busca encontra sua justificativa na necessidade lógica e dialógica de compreender como se dá o julgamento de uma ação quando o que está em jogo é saber quando ela será considerada injusta ou justa. Para tanto, segue-se a leitura dos textos ricoeurianos, principalmente, a dos escritos dos últimos trinta anos, para verificar quais as reflexões que Paul Ricoeur desenvolveu acerca do tema: espera-se encontrar, ao menos, o fio condutor de uma reflexão que possa levar o leitor a compreender quem é o sujeito moral de imputação e quais são suas responsabilidades pelos atos praticados, quando estes implicam em um poder de decidir e agir sobre vidas, vontades e desejos. Ao final, encontra-se a trilha de uma reflexão sobre quem é aquele que julga e age sobre o outro, sob a perspectiva de uma visada ética que compreende o sujeito que julga uma ação como um homem capaz de justiça, mas falível em seu empreendimento

<p>Syftet med undersökningen var att försöka definiera vad sjömanseleverna i årskurs 2 och 3 på gymnasiet hade för framtidsplaner när det gällde fortsatt arbete till sjöss som matros, motorman. Dessutom undersöktes hur många som planerade att läsa vidare till sjökapten eller sjöingenjör, samt hur stort intresset av att söka arbete utomlands var bland eleverna. Undersökningen byggde på en kvantitativ metod där resultatet baserades på enkätsvar från fyra olika skolor och totalt 114 svarande elever. Intresset för att fortsätta arbeta som matros var något större än att arbeta som motorman. Majoriteten av de tillfrågade eleverna planerade vidare studier medan endast ett fåtal av de tillfrågade planerade att enbart fortsätta arbeta som matros och motorman. Närmare 80 % av de tillfrågade var intresserade av att söka arbete utomlands. Många av de tillfrågade planerade läsa vidare och frågan är hur branschen skall säkra tillväxten bland matroser och motormän i Sverige?</p> / <p>The purpose of this thesis has been to try and define future plans among merchant marine seamen students. Regarding work as able bodied seaman, oiler or to study to deck or engine officer. And also see the interest to apply for marine job positions outside Sweden for example in Norway. The thesis is based on a quantitative method where the result is based on an inquiry from four schools and answers from 114 students. The interest to continue working as able bodied seamen was higher than to continue working as oiler. The majority of the students planed deck or engine officer studies. Only a few of the students planed only to continue as able bodied seamen or oiler. Almost 80 % of the students answered they were interested to apply for marine job positions abroad. Many students planed further studies and the question is how the shipping business should secure the growth of Swedish merchant marine seamen?</p>