Objective-To assess the effect of 9 mm tibial tuberosity advancement (TTA) on cranial tibial translation (CTT) in cranial cruciate ligament (CCL) deficient canine stifles. Study Design-In vitro cadaveric study. Animals-Twelve canine pelvic limbs. Methods-Each stifle was placed in a jig at 135° with a simulated quadriceps force and tibial axial force, and the distance of CTT was measured with the CCL intact (iCCL), transected (tCCL), and after performing a TTA using a 9 mm cage. In addition, a material testing machine was used to assess the force required to elicit CTT in each scenario. Results-The mean CTT for iCCL was 0.42 mm, 1.58 mm after severing the CCL, and 1.06 mm post TTA. The tCCL CTT measured without any quadriceps force was 2.59 mm. Differences between the intact and tCCL (p<0.0001) and tCCL and TTA (p=0.0003) were significant. The difference between the tCCL with and without the quadriceps force was not significant (p=0.0597). The force required to cause CTT was greater in the TTA than the tCCL up to 6mm (p<0.0001). As axial load increased, the force required to advance the tibia increased in both treatment groups (p value for overall weight effect =0.0002). Conclusions- These data confirm that TTA does reduce CTT in tCCL stifles in this model. The addition of a simulated quadriceps force to a CCL deficient stifle prior to a TTA, by itself, may not significantly lessen CTT. Clinical Relevance- While this in vitro model demonstrated that TTA reduced CTT in canine stifles with CCL transected, the modular limitations preclude extrapolation to the effect of TTA on the live dog. / Master of Science

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Kvinnligt karriäravancemang i allmänhet, och kvinnors problem att nå organisatoriska toppositioner i synnerhet, är ett ämne som länge varit föremål för diskussion. Åsikterna om hur snedfördelningen ska åtgärdas går isär och har lett till heta debatter. Inte minst förslaget om lagstadgad kvotering i svenska styrelser har rört upp känslor och debatterats intensivt. Stiftelsen AllBright la 2013 fram en rapport som visade på att det finns fler med namnet Johan i svenska styrelser än det finns kvinnor. Detta uppmärksammades stort i flertalet media. Med grund i dessa diskussioner väcktes intresset att undersöka fenomenet kvinnligt karriäravancemang ur en ny synvinkel. Finns det andra medel för att lyfta upp fler kvinnor till de högsta nivåerna än kvotering? Efter funderingar och efterforskningar identifierade vi två fenomen som vi ansåg kunde ha denna potential; nätverket och mentorskapet. Syftet med studien är således att skapa förståelse för hur förekomsten av nätverk och mentorskap inverkar på kvinnors karriäravancemang. Då delar av studiens fokusområde undersökts i tidigare studier har en abduktiv ansats tillämpats. Teorierna institutionell teori, legitimitetsteori samt signaling theory har därmed fungerat som fundament för att finna mönster och tendenser som skulle kunna förklara nätverkets och mentorskapets premisser. Som ett led i studiens önskan om att skapa förståelse för fenomenet, har en kvalitativ undersökning genomförts. Det empiriska materialet har samlats in via semistrukturerade intervjuer och i en revisionsbaserad kontext, med fokus på kvinnliga delägare. Detta då dessa kvinnor nått branschens högsta skikt och därmed torde sitta inne med värdefulla tankar om kvinnligt avancemang, med grund i egna erfarenheter. Slutsatsen av denna studie är att nätverk och mentorskap, som isolerade fenomen, så väl som i en symbiotisk relation, har element som kan inverkar främjande på kvinnligt karriäravancemang. Nätverket kan vara en plats för adepten att hitta en passande mentor. Mentorskapet kan i sin tur ge adepten de redskap som krävs för att bygga upp värdefulla och karriärmässigt gynnsamma kontaktnät. Att göra kvinnor uppmärksamma på detta och uppmuntra en användning av fenomenet i ett uttalat karriärfrämjande syfte, torde kunna vara en bra grund för kvinnligt avancemang. / Female career advancement in general and women’s issues to achieve organizational top position in particular, is a subject that has been under discussion for a long time. Opinions on how the imbalance should be corrected differ greatly and have led to heated debates. Not least, the proposal for a legal quota in Swedish boards has stirred up emotions. In 2013, a foundation named AllBright published a report that showed that there are more people with the name Johan in Swedish boards than there are women. This received great attention in most media. Based on this discussion aroused our interest to investigate the phenomenon of female career advancement from a new perspective. Are there other means to lift more women to the highest position than quotas? After thought and research, we identified two phenomena that we felt could have this potential; network and mentorship. The purpose of the study is thus to create an understanding of how the presence of networking and mentoring impact on women’s career advancement. Certain parts of the focus area have been examined in previous studies, why an abdicative approach has been applied. The theories, institutional theory, legitimacy theory and signaling theory has therefore acted as the foundation for finding patterns and trends that would explain the network and mentoring premises. As part of the study's desire to create an understanding of the phenomenon, a qualitative study was conducted. The empirical data were collected through semi-structured interviews in an audit-based context. The hierarchical structure was considered to clarify the advancement patterns. Furthermore, the focus was exclusively on the female partner. This is because these women achieved the industry's highest layer and thus should be in possession of valuable thoughts on women's advancement, arising out of personal experience. The conclusion of this study is that networking and mentoring, as isolated phenomena, as well as in a mutually symbiotic relationship, has elements that can affect promotion of women's career advancement. The network can be a place for the mentee to find a mentor. Mentoring can in turn give the adept the tools needed to build valuable and career-wise favorable contacts. Making women aware of this and encourage the use of the phenomenon in a clear career promotion, could be a good basis for female advancement.

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“It is change, continuing change, inevitable change, that is the dominant factor in society today.”Isaac AsimovThe development in technology and the adaptation to strategies and production techniques has led the textile industry to a completely different path, to the one on which it was for decades. The current scenario shows the world at the verge of total transition. But this much advancement is not consistent. The countries across the globe can be divided into two distinct groups, developed and the developing countries. So is also the case with the development and the advancement within these countries and the one country Pakistan which is the focus in this paper.The countries which were at the forefront in expansion and development during the industrial revolution are now leading the textile industry in all aspects and the developing countries which realized the importance of textile industry quite late, are now following the footsteps of these countries. Still there is a huge gap between their approaches and strategies, and that concerns not only the technology but other constituents of society such as education, policies and infrastructure etc.The basic thinking and objective behind the study was to identify the strategies of the Pakistani textile and clothing industry with the consequences and results as a response of these adopted strategies. The textile and clothing industry of Pakistan has always been the backbone of the country’s economy. It contributes 54% of total exports and 46% of total manufacturing income which shows the importance of this industry in the overall economy of the country. So, in order to sustain and also to increase the current contribution level, it is necessary to sustain a certain level of competency and to increase this level either by improving the system, strategies, infrastructure or policies with or without the help of government.The technology up-gradation has not only simplified the processes but also has helped different industries to extract favorable results and to shape the things according to the desires and needs. But still there are regions where the main focus of the textile industry is not on further development in the textile field but to sustain a specific level of production which they are doing by containing a certain level of technology and equipment to run their industry such as in Pakistan, while on the other hand the developing countries are involved in much more intensive development in textile field exemplified by smart and intelligent textiles, nano technology, bio mimics and tissue engineering.In order to achieve the results, an extensive and detailed search was done which was then analyzed and finally interpreted to find the desired outcome. The study showed wide differences between the general approach and strategies of people and the industry of Pakistani textile and clothing industry from its main competitors in the same region of Asia and with the other countries. / Program: Magisterutbildning i Applied Textile Management

Submitted by Jorge Silva (jorgelmsilva@ufrrj.br) on 2017-10-24T17:53:48Z No. of bitstreams: 1 2016 - Eliete Maria Nunes.pdf: 1520485 bytes, checksum: d204b6435e26aff0c57297932b7ee6ac (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-10-24T17:54:18Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 2016 - Eliete Maria Nunes.pdf: 1520485 bytes, checksum: d204b6435e26aff0c57297932b7ee6ac (MD5) Previous issue date: 2016-03-22 / In this research we seek to highlight the use of the Sistema de Concess?o de Di?rias e Passagens ? SCDP as an important regulatory system to enable the expansion of extracurricular activities of Col?gio Agr?cola Dom Agostinho Ikas - CODAI/UFRPE, due to its location in the urban area, and in order to meet the curriculum requirements of the technical course in Agriculture, managing the accommodation and travel tickets offered to support the teachers in their practical lessons, field classes and technical visits. We aim to analyze the functionality of SCDP, barriers and potentials in CODAI. We chose a qualitative approach, to be appropriate to the study in question. As a data collection technique, we applied semi-structured interviews with 06 (six) teachers who use the system regularly, and then we did the content analysis. The results confirmed the need and importance of using SCDP, as a support system for the technical and technological professional education environment of CODAI / UFRPE. / Nesta pesquisa procuramos destacar o uso do Sistema de Concess?o de Di?rias e Passagens ? SCDP, como um sistema normativo importante para possibilitar a expans?o das atividades extraclasse do Col?gio Agr?cola Dom Agostinho Ikas - CODAI/UFRPE, devido a sua localiza??o na ?rea urbana, e para atender ?s exig?ncias curricular do Curso T?cnico em Agropecu?ria, na concess?o de di?rias e passagens para os docentes realizarem suas aulas pr?ticas, aulas de campo e visitas t?cnicas. Temos como objetivo, analisar a funcionalidade do SCDP, seus entraves e possibilidades no CODAI. Elegemos uma abordagem qualitativa, por estar apropriada ao estudo em quest?o, utilizamos como t?cnica de coleta de dados, a aplica??o de uma entrevista semiestruturada, com 06 (seis) docentes que utilizam o sistema com regularidade, e em seguida, fizemos a an?lise de conte?do. Os resultados comprovaram a necessidade e import?ncia do uso do SCDP que funciona como suporte para melhorias no ambiente da educa??o profissional t?cnica e tecnol?gica do CODAI/UFRPE, atendendo as suas popula??es.