The aim of my diploma thesis is the elaboration of the project documentation for the construction of the administrative building. It is a seven-storey building with one underground and six above-ground floors. The underground floor is halfway under the terrain and used for garage parking. The loose part will be used for barrier-free entrance to the building and partly as a cafe. Above-ground floors are used as office spaces. The administrative building is designed as a monolithic reinforced concrete structure in the underground floor, the above-ground floors are designed as a column monolithic system for flexible use of office space. The static calculation will be carried out according to valid ČSN EN standards.

Text in English / Early migration across borders predominantly involved movement by males for work. While changing times have seen a considerable increase in the number of female migrants as principal migrants solely for independent employment, women still move as passive participants, who have to play an often obscure supporting role beside men. Through a qualitative, exploratory research design, this thesis explored the lived experiences of accompanying immigrants, particularly women from other African countries, accompanying their immigrant spouses in South Africa. Data collection was conducted through individual face-to-face unstructured in-depth interviews with eight female accompanying spouses. The data were thematically analysed and yielded seven overarching themes, namely: motivation to relocate and power dynamics; effects of migration; how accompanying immigrant status is experienced by the female accompanying spouse; challenges immigrants that hold accompanying spouse status face; meaning-making, adaptation; and strategies deployed to cope. These were discussed in terms of the construction of the ‘accompanying spouse status’ and how this powerful social discourse impacts women’s wellbeing. Participants reported education, socioeconomic factors and related life aspects were amongst the motivations for their relocation to South Africa, in addition to citing both positive and negative effects of their migration. From the study results, accompanying spouses recounted how they encountered various adversities, including how accompanying spouse status fundamentally reduces the holder to a dependent, whose being revolves around the principal migrant spouse. Notwithstanding participants’ struggles, the study results show how the participants have, through it all, learnt to live with their status, deployed methods of coping against all odds, and today still stand. / Psychology / Ph. D.(Psychology)

(in English) The aim of this diploma thesis is to map and analyse psychosocial consequences of over-indebtedness and to emphasize on importace komplex solution considering to all aspect. In the introduction of theoretical part are defined professional terms. The other chapters are focused on history of over-indebtedness, the issue of over-indebtedness in the Czech Republic and several other European countries, the providers and the types of financial products, the conditions under which the debt arises, causes of over- indebtedness, the development phase of the debt, insolvency and related legislation. The theoretical part is also focused on dept issue in social work, specifically on providers social services for over-indebtedness people and social services for over-indebtedness people. Followed by a chapter focused on prevention over-indebtedness and chaptes focused on psychosocial consequences. To achieve an aim was used the qualitative research method, specifically questionnaire of half-structured interviews technique. Followed by case reports of respondents, interpretation and analysis of data, discussion and suggestions and recommendations.

This diploma thesis examines the development of the number of short-term foster parents in the years 2006-2019. The theoretical part describes the system of substitute family care and institutional care in the Czech Republic and closely introduces the short-term foster care. The research part of this work examines the view of short-time foster carers on the conditions of short-time foster care. In this part the goal is to find out the experiences, attitudes, wishes and needs of short-time foster carers. The used method is questionnaire survey and semi- structured interviews. The aim of this work is to examine what factors affect the number of short-time foster carers and to find out what short-time foster carers need to perform their profession. Keywords short term foster care, social and legal protection of children, accompanying worker, areas of support, registered person

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A common practice of multinational companies is to temporarily transfer employees to international locations in order to exchange technology, launch new ventures, and facilitate communication within the company. To do this, multinational companies must make a number of decisions regarding their expatriate programs. Even though international companies would rather stay focused on the professional performance of their employees without having to "meddle" in personal and family affairs, recent research has shown that the adaptation of the accompanying spouse is one of the most critical factors in expatriate assignment success or failure. By studying the available literature on expatriate spouse adaptation, coupled with conducting my own exploratory research with American expatriate spouses currently living in France, I was led to the conclusion that adequate, pre-departure preparation is indispensable to an expatriate spouse's successful cross-cultural adaptation. To improve the efficacy of pre-departure training, I propose providing expatriate spouses with personal trainers who will teach them to adopt a new mindset for the purpose of conducting cultural analysis. This mindset involves assuming the role of anthropologist—just as an actor would assume a role in a play. The benefits of this approach are twofold: firstly, imagining oneself as an anthropologist provides excellent motivation to get out and explore a new culture rather than avoiding it and hiding out in the safe haven of one's own home; secondly, having a new, temporary identity will help create the emotional distance necessary to minimize reactionary, negative feelings and allow for progressive, cross-cultural understanding. While being sensitive to prospective expatriate spouses' personal goals, personal trainers should provide concrete methods to help mitigate culture shock's related stresses, as well as helping expatriate spouses develop appropriate coping skills to assist them in dealing with the unsettling experience of living in another culture. By implementing improvements in relocation programs, such as the solution I propose, multinational companies can maintain an acceptable return on investment for their relocation programs while affording expatriate employees and their respective families an enriching and life-changing intercultural experience.

Les blessures de brûlures entrainent des conséquences importantes qui affectent grandement tous les aspects de la vie des personnes qui en sont victime. Par conséquent, le processus de guérison des survivants peut s'avérer long, complexe et particulièrement éprouvant. En ce sens, le soutien par les pairs semble constituer une source d'aide significative pour les personnes victimes de brûlures et participer positivement à plusieurs étapes clés du processus de guérison. À l'Unité des Grands brûlés du Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de l'Université de Montréal, ces pairs sont nommés « patients ressources accompagnateurs » et ceux-ci sont amenés à rencontrer des patients ayant récemment vécu un évènement de brûlures afin de répondre à leurs questions et partager avec eux les différents savoirs expérientiels qu'ils ont acquis au fil de leur vécu de survivant. Le but de la présente étude consiste à explorer les perceptions des patients ressources accompagnateurs en interrogeant ceux-ci quant à leurs rôles auprès de patients victimes de brûlures graves. Cette étude a été conduite selon un devis qualitatif en s'inspirant de la méthodologie de théorisation ancrée proposée par Corbin et Strauss (2015). Suivant la constitution d'un échantillon théorique, deux entrevues de groupe ont été réalisées avec les patients ressources accompagnateurs (n=3 et n=7) œuvrant auprès des patients de l'Unité des Grands Brûlés du Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de l'Université de Montréal. L'analyse des données a également été réalisée en suivant certaines des étapes de la méthodologie proposées par Corbin et Strauss (2015). L'exploration de la perception de patients ressources accompagnateurs de l'Unité des Grands Brûlés quant à leur rôle au sein de l'unité de soins contribue à la bonification du travail entrepris par une des co-directrices de ce mémoire quant à l’accompagnement des patients hospitalisés. De plus, les résultats de cette étude permettent de préciser plusieurs enjeux vécus par les personnes victimes de brûlures, apportant des éléments de réflexions pertinents quant à la manière dont ceux-ci font l'expérience des différentes étapes de leur trajectoire de soins et des difficultés que certaines de ces étapes peuvent entraîner dans le processus de guérison des survivants. L'ensemble des thématiques captées liées à la perception qu'ont les patients ressources accompagnateurs vis-à-vis leur rôle, permet de saisir la pluralité des enjeux à considérer et la diversité des éléments à intégrer dans les réflexions visant à tendre vers une amélioration des programmes d'interventions patients ressources accompagnateurs existants ou dans le développement de ceux à venir. / Burn injuries lead to major complications and consequences that affect the entire lives of those who are injured. Therefore, the healing process for survivors can be long, complex, and particularly challenging. In this sense, peer support seems to constitute a significant source of help for burn victims and positively participate in several key stages of the healing process. At the Burn Unit of the Université de Montréal Hospital Center, these peers are called "patient resource companions" who are trained and are brought in to meet with patients who have recently experienced a burn injury to answer their questions and share with them the different experiential knowledges they have gained through their experience as survivors. The purpose of this study is to explore the perceptions of patient resource companions on their roles with patients suffering from severe burns. This study was conducted using a qualitative design inspired by the grounded theory methodology proposed by Corbin and Strauss (2015). Following the formation of a theoretical sample, two group interviews were conducted with patient resource companions (n=ti and n=7) working with patients at the Burn Unit of the Université de Montréal Hospital Center. Data analysis was also conducted following some of the different stages of the methodology proposed by Corbin and Strauss (2015). The exploration of the perception of patient resource companions at the Burn Unit regarding their role in the care unit contributes to the documentation and integration of a new dimension in the general framework of reference, of one of the co-supervisor’s research program on patient resource companions. In addition, the results of this study make it possible to specify several issues experienced by burn victims, providing relevant elements of reflection as to the way in which they experience the different stages of their care trajectory and the difficulties that some of these steps can entail in the healing process of survivors. All themes related to the perception that patient resource companions have of their role, makes it possible to grasp the plurality of issues to be considered and the diversity of elements to be integrated into the reflections aimed at tending towards an improvement of existing patient resource support intervention programs or in the development of future ones.

Listeria monocytogenes est responsable de la listériose, une toxi-infection alimentaire présentant un taux de mortalité élevé (20 à 30%) chez les populations à risque. Les produits de la filière porcine ont été incriminés à plusieurs reprises dans des éclosions de listériose. En transformation, la contamination des produits prêts-à-manger est d’une importance particulière puisque ces aliments sont consommés sans préparation subséquente. Le pathogène, par son caractère psychrophile et sa capacité à former des biofilms est en mesure de s’établir et de persister dans les environnements de production alimentaire. Il peut alors être transféré de niches environnementales vers les produits de viande. Cette contamination croisée est inhérente à l’introduction préalable de L. monocytogenes dans l’environnement de transformation. Il a été rapporté que les pièces de viande crue provenant des étapes en amont de la transformation constituent la principale voie d’entrée de L. monocytogenes en atelier de transformation. Dans la nature, les biofilms sont composés de plusieurs microorganismes dont l’identité et les interactions façonnent le développement des communautés microbiennes. Le microbiote d’accompagnement a été proposé comme facteur pouvant influencer la présence et la persistance de L. monocytogenes. Ainsi, la présente thèse a pour but d’identifier des déterminants bactériens présents dans le microbiote des surfaces en contact avec les produits de viande en salle de découpe en abattoir porcin associés à la présence ou à l’absence de L. monocytogenes. La caractérisation du microbiote ainsi que la détection de L. monocytogenes ont été réalisées en parallèle sur les échantillons de surfaces recueillis. Les analyses de diversité menées sur les résultats issus du séquençage de l’ARNr 16S ont révélé une hétérogénéité dans la répartition des genres bactériens sur ces surfaces en fonction des lignes de production ainsi qu’en fonction des différentes visites. La présence de déterminants microbiens a permis la construction de deux modèles prédictifs basés sur les forêts d’arbres décisionnels permettant, sur la base du microbiote de chaque échantillon, de prédire son appartenance à une visite (à 94%) et à une ligne de production (à 88%). L. monocytogenes a été retrouvée dans 12,24% des échantillons de surfaces de découpe récoltés. Une distribution non stochastique des isolats a été observée (sur trois des six lignes de production) suggérant une localisation préférentielle de L. monocytogenes en salle de découpe. La caractérisation des isolats a révélé une faible diversité génétique ainsi que la présence de plusieurs caractéristiques associées à une adaptation à l’environnement de production et à une atténuation de la virulence. L’outil statistique MaAsLin a permis d’identifier le taxon Veillonella comme déterminant bactérien de la présence de L. monocytogenes sur les surfaces de découpe. Il a pu être démontré par approche culturale, en laboratoire, que Veillonella dispar et Veillonella atypica augmentaient significativement la croissance et la survie de L. monocytogenes en cocultures planctoniques ainsi qu’en biofilms. Les résultats obtenus suggèrent que l’action de Veillonella serait médiée par des composés sécrétés ou rendus disponibles par la bactérie. Les résultats de la présente étude contribuent à une meilleure compréhension des patrons de contamination associés à L. monocytogenes en abattoir. / Listeria monocytogenes is a foodborne pathogen that can cause severe illness in high-risk groups such as the immunocompromised and the elderly, who face a mortality rate of 20 to 30% with exposure to this deadly bacterium. Pork products have been incriminated on several occasions in listeriosis outbreaks. Contamination of ready-to-eat products is of particular importance since this kind of food is consumed without prior cooking. The pathogen's psychrophilic nature and its ability to form biofilms enable its establishment and persistence in food production environments. The bacterium can then be transferred from environmental niches to the food products. This cross-contamination is inherent to the prior introduction of L. monocytogenes into the ready-to-eat processing environment. It has been reported that raw meat cuts from the upstream processing stages constitute the main route of entry of L. monocytogenes into the ready-to-eat processing environment. The accompanying microbiota has been proposed as a factor that can influence the presence and persistence of L. monocytogenes. In processing environments, biofilms are composed of several microorganisms whose identity and interactions shape the development of microbial communities. Thus, the aim of the present thesis was to identify bacterial determinants, present in the microbiota of surfaces in contact with meat products in the cutting room of a pig slaughterhouse, associated with the presence or absence of L. monocytogenes. The characterization of the surface’s microbiota and the detection of L. monocytogenes were carried out in parallel on the surface samples collected. Diversity analyses carried out following 16S rRNA sequencing revealed heterogeneity in the distribution of bacterial genera on these surfaces, depending on the production line and the visit. The presence of microbial determinants enabled the development of two predictive models based on random forests classification algorithms, which, based on the microbiota of a sample, predicted its belonging to a visit (at 94%) and to a production line (at 88%). L. monocytogenes was found in 12,24% of the cutting room surfaces samples. A non-stochastic distribution of the isolates was observed (only three of the six production lines were contaminated) suggesting a preferential localization of L. monocytogenes in the cutting room. Isolates characterization revealed low genetic diversity and the presence of several genes associated with adaptation to the production environment and attenuation of virulence. Using the MaAsLin statistical tool, the Veillonella taxon was identified as a bacterial determinant of the presence of L. monocytogenes on the cutting room surfaces. Using a cultural approach, it was demonstrated that Veillonella dispar and Veillonella atypica significantly increased the growth and survival rates of L. monocytogenes in planktonic cocultures and biofilms. The results suggested that the action of Veillonella is mediated by compounds secreted or made available by the bacterium. The results of the present study contribute to a better understanding of L. monocytogenes contamination patterns in swine slaughterhouses.

This research was executed as three separate studies. Study 1 focused on the perception of pain and the semantic aspects of pain. Study 2 focused on the measurement of acute pain and mood states. Study 3 focused on the psychological treatment of cancer pain. In Study 1 a group of 66 Setswana-speaking adults were required to describe what they saw, what happened, and what would be the outcome with respect to three visually presented pain scenes using The Pain Apperception Test (PAT) A qualitative analysis of their responses shows that pain is experienced as an all encompassing experience affecting all aspects of their lives, such as the physical, emotional, social, and economic. This was found to be true, irrespective of gender and age with the exception of economic issues. A qualitative analysis of their responses to the Pain Eliciting Incidents Questionnaire (PEIQ) reveals that the Setswana pain descriptors are classifiable according to the three dimensions of pain namely, the sensory-discriminative, affective-motivational, and cognitive-evaluative. Sludy 2 applied the Profile of Mood States (POMS) preoperatively to a group of 58 female laparotomy (gynaecological) patients. These patients were also tested post-operatively with the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) and the Wisconsin Brief Pain Questionnaire (WBPQ) as pain measures. The pain measures were taken at no medication and at the peak of medication. Factor analysis could not confirm the validity of the six POMS scales. These scales also did not show correlations with post-operative pain. Correlations between the pain measures showed acceptable reliability and validity of the VAS and the WBPQ. In Study 3 three groups of 15 cancer patients each, suffering from chronic pain, were treated over a period of two weeks with either cognitive behavioural therapy plus medication, reassurance therapy plus medication, or medication only. Comparison of before and after treatment pain measures showed that both cognitive behavioural therapy and reassurance therapy had a beneficial effect. Follow-up results three months later showed that the beneficial effect of reassurance therapy did not persist. Patients treated with cognitive behavioral therapy still showed the beneficial effects thereof. / Psychology / D. Litt. et Phil. (Psychology)

本研究係為建構我國高中校長培育之雛型，研究內容涵蓋培育專業課程、師傅校長、現場實習及相關配套措施等。為建立研究架構，先進行文獻分析探討及歸納，並事先訪談學校教師、校長及教育行政主管機關人員以蒐集實務運作意見，經編製成調查問卷，以作為調查工具。以臺北市高中校長、主任、國中校長及教育行政主管機關人員計268人為問卷發放對象，問卷回收222份，回收率達82.84%。問卷回收後，採平均數、標準差、次數分配表及交叉表等方法進行統計分析及討論。謹將本研究獲致之結論臚列如下： 壹、校長培育制度規劃可採本研究建構之四項內涵規劃 貳、高中校長培育專業課程： 一、受試者知覺整體高中校長培育專業課程為需要程度。 二、高中校長培育專業課程以行政管理得分最高。 三、於校長培育專業課程前先行學員評估，據以規劃課程。 參、高中校長現場實習及師傅校長制度 一、於培育課程中期開始，每週安排校長實習課程。 二、校長應每週一天赴學校實習，為期一學期至一學年。 三、依學員意願分配至願意提供實習之學校實習，並經培育單位同意。 四、校長應在二所以上（含二所）不同特色（或程度）學校實習。 五、師傅校長甄選應由校長團體推薦優秀且適合之校長，並經教育主管機關認可。 六、師徒配對方式，以培育單位提供師傅校長名單供學員（實習校長）選擇，並獲師傅校長同意較為合適。 七、師傅校長與學員（實習校長）的配對以一對一形式為佳，於適當時機，增加各師傅校長及各實習校長彼此互動機會，以獲致團隊學習效果。 八、師傅校長參與方式，在培育課程中，每週應安排師傅校長授課時 間。 九、獎勵師傅校長輔導實習校長較佳方式係發給合理酬勞。 肆、校長培育相關配套措施 一、宜由地方教育主管機關所屬教師進修研習中心負責辦理高中校長培育制度。 二、應以資績評分（含學歷、服務年資等）、口試及筆試三項分數選育人員。 三、校長培育專業課程若以儲訓班方式辦理，應儲訓九週至十二週為宜。 四、校長培育專業課程若以修碩士班層級校長學分班辦理，應修畢32學分。 五、校長培育專業課程，應安排於假日及寒暑假期間實施。 六、校長培育時程，應為半年以上未滿一年。 七、校長培育經費應由教育主管機關提供學員部分補助。 八、完成培育課程可於參與校長遴選時加分或將其列為參與校長遴選之必要條件，最能提昇校長參與培育意願。 / The purpose of this study is mainly focused on establishing the preparation prototype of senior high school principals in Taiwan; and the contents of this study contained the professional preparation courses, mentor principals, field internship and related accompanying measures etc. In order to establish the structure of this study, the author first conducted the literature review and generalization, as well as interviewed school teachers and principals and education authority to collect the data of field management as the opinions, in addition, the author then organized and revised the collected data and opinions to make a questionnaire as the research tool of this study. Adopted senior high school principals, directors, junior high school principals and education authority, the total number of them is 268, as the target to distribute this questionnaire; the number of returned questionnaire is 222, and the returned rate is reached 82.8%. Furthermore, mean, standard deviation, frequency distribution and cross table etc. methods were used to statistically analyze and discuss on the returned questionnaire of this study. The obtained outcomes are shown as follows: I. The principal preparation system can be implemented based on the four areas constructed by this research: II. Professional preparation courses of senior high school principals: 1.The degree of needs of professional preparation courses of senior high school principals perceived by the subjects. 2.Administrative management is ranked the highest in the professional preparation courses of senior high school principals. 3.The evaluation of trainees should be conducted before the commencement of the principal preparation courses in accordance with which the course contents should be planed. III. Senior high school principal internship and mentor principal system 1.Internship courses should be arranged every week since the middle of the preparation courses. 2.The principal should spend one day per week as an intern in school for the period between one semester and one school year. 3.The trainee should be assigned as an intern to the school which he/she so chooses which should be approved by the education authority 4.The principal should be an intern in at least two schools (including) which have different features (or levels). 5.The selection of mentor principals should be made from outstanding principals who are recommended by the principals’ association and approved by the education authority. 6.The matching of the mentor and disciple should be made by the trainee (intern principal) who makes selection from the list of mentor principals provided by the preparation institution. 7.The matching of the mentor principal and trainee (intern principal) is preferred in the one-to-one form. If opportunities allow, the interaction between the mentor principal and disciple principal should be increased to achieve the results of group learning. 8.In terms of the mentor principal’s participation, lecture hours should be arranged for the mentor principal. 9.The better incentive to encourage the mentor principal to provide guidance for the disciple principal is the provision of reasonable remuneration. IV. The supporting measures for the principal preparation 1.Teachers’ training institutions under the local education authorities should be responsible for the implementation of the principal preparation system. 2.The trainees should be selected as per their seniority and performance scores (including education, years of service, etc), oral examination and written examination. 3.In the event that the professional preparation courses of principals are undertaken for the purpose of training future principals, the adequate length of preparation should be between 9 weeks and 12 weeks. 4.In the event that the professional preparation courses of principals are undertaken by way of the principal credit program at the level of master’s degree, the total credits required for graduation should be 32 credits. 5.The professional preparation courses of principals should be implemented during holidays and summer, winter vacations. 6.The length of the professional preparation courses of principals should be between half a year and one year. 7.The education authority should subsidize part of the expenses of the professional preparation courses of principals. 8.The completion of the preparation courses may be treated as bonus points in the selection of principals or set as the requirement for the participation in the selection of principals, which will motivate principals to participate in the training program.