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Thesis (M.A.)--University of Missouri-Columbia, 2004. / Typescript. Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 135-140). Also available on the Internet.

Thesis (M.A.)--University of Missouri-Columbia, 2004. / Typescript. Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 135-140). Also available on the Internet.

Purpose: Faculty participation in the assurance of learning (AoL) is requisite both for the effective operation of the system and for accreditation compliance, but faculty often resist engaging in AoL tasks. The purpose of this paper is to provide specific recommendations to address faculty concerns and to guide AoL systems toward maturity. Design/methodology/approach: This paper provides a comprehensive model of faculty resistance perspectives aligned to AoL maturity, provides specific responses to faculty resistance and introduces success markers of progress toward maturity. Findings: Specifically, a three-stage model of AoL system maturity is presented and aligned with five faculty perspectives. For each faculty perspective, responses targeting causal factors are proposed and signs of progress toward the next level of faculty engagement are highlighted. Practical implications: Faculty and AoL leaders will be able to identify their current stage of AoL system maturity and implement practical solutions to move to the next stage of system maturity. Social implications: Understanding the motivations for faculty resistance will facilitate more meaningful and effective internal interactions as a school seeks to improve its AoL system. In turn, a more effective AoL system will promote better learning experiences for students; and better learning allows students to become productive in their chosen careers more quickly, thus improving society as a whole. Originality/value: To the knowledge, no prior paper has organized faculty resistance along a maturity continuum, provided targeted responses based on the level of maturity or included signs that indicate growth toward the next level of maturity.

The study is to explore China¡¦s entry strategies of the multinational satellite television channels, discussing how satellite television channels of some multinational media corporations entered the highly regulated China market. As an exploratory research in essence, the study is conducted through literature analysis, case studies, and in-depth interviews. Among them, satellite television channels of the two media giants , AOL Time Warner and News Corp., are the focus of the case studies : corporate characteristics of the two multinational media corporations are taken as independent variables, while China¡¦s entry strategies of the corporations¡¦ satellite television channels are taken as dependent variables. Through this logic, the study attempts to make some propositions about the strategies used by multinational satellite television channels when entering China. Six preliminary propositions about China¡¦s entry strategies are made in the following aspects : ¡§ difference of the entry channel positioning ¡¨, ¡§ entry timing, local commitment made by the channel, and performance of the entry channel ¡¨, ¡§ value chain integration of the satellite television channel industry and local partnership ¡¨, ¡§ human resources management of the entry channel ¡¨, and ¡§ entry/ investment fields other than the satellite television channel industry ¡¨. Based on the propositions, the study then concludes that for multinational media corporations, the more inclined the parent company is categorized as multinational company in MNC category, the clearer the parent company/top manager perceives China market, the stronger the top managers¡¦ strategic intent on China market, and the richer experience the parent company owns in foreign market entry, then the more local commitment the multinational satellite television channels would make, which benefits the channel performances as a result.

Thèse numérisée par la Direction des bibliothèques de l'Université de Montréal. / Le cycle éveil-sommeil est contrôlé par l'interaction entre deux processus indépendants : le processus circadien, qui correspond aux variations rythmiques de la propension au sommeil au cours des 24 heures et le processus homéostatique qui représente la dette de sommeil accumulée pendant l'éveil. Un marqueur physiologique important du processus homéostatique est la puissance spectrale de l'activité à ondes lentes (AOL) à l'EEG au cours du sommeil NREM. La présente thèse visait à étudier la puissance et la dynamique de l' AOL au cours du sommeil, chez des sujets normaux de divers groupes d'âge et des sujets atteints de différentes pathologies du sommeil. La première partie de cette thèse est composée de deux volets. Le premier s'est intéressé aux modifications de l'architecture du sommeil et de l'EEG au cours du vieillissement. Le deuxième visait à mesurer les effets de l'âge sur la force de récupération du processus homéostatique, suite à une privation de sommeil de 25 heures. Dans la deuxième partie, nous avons étudié deux populations de patients qui présentent une hypersomnolence diurne, des sujets atteints du syndrome d'apnées du sommeil et des sujets souffrant d'hypersomnie idiopathique. Enfin, nous avons mesuré l 'AOL dans une pathologie qui touche spécifiquement le sommeil à ondes lentes, le somnambulisme. La baisse dramatique des stades profonds de sommeil au cours du vieillissement est associée à une diminution de la puissance de l' AOL. L'analyse spectrale de l'EEG nous a permis de démontrer qu'une baisse importante de l'AOL se produit entre l'enfance et le milieu de l'âge adulte. Il semble que la dynamique du déclin de l'AOL s'atténue et atteigne un plateau avec l'âge. Dans le deuxième volet, nous avons noté que la consolidation du sommeil est gravement perturbée chez les sujets d'âge moyen pendant un épisode de sommeil de jour en dépit d'une privation de sommeil de 25 heures. Le rebond d' AOL lors du sommeil de récupération est significativement réduit chez les sujets d'âge moyen comparés aux sujets jeunes. Ces études suggèrent que le vieillissement soit associé à une atténuation de la force du processus de récupération homéostatique et à une augmentation de la sensibilité à un angle de phase anormal entre le signal circadien et l'épisode de sommeil. Il existe des évidences croissantes à l'effet que des altérations de la régulation de l' AOL soient présentes dans plusieurs pathologies du sommeil. Les hypersomniaques présentent aussi une diminution de l 'AOL au cours du sommeil. Cette observation pourrait refléter une baisse du processus de régulation homéostatique dans cette population. Chez les apnéiques, les éveils fréquents provoqués par les apnées, semblent affecter le niveau de l' AOL. Il semble que ces patients vivent en fragmentation chronique de sommeil. Chez les somnambules, la présence d'éveils répétés en SOL semble empêcher l'accumulation normale de l 'AOL en début de nuit. L'utilisation du modèle à deux processus a soulevé un grand intérêt en permettant d'étudier la régulation du sommeil à l'aide d'un cadre théorique. L'étude de l' AOL au cours du sommeil pourra améliorer notre compréhension des mécanismes responsables des modifications du cycle éveil-sommeil avec l'âge et dans différentes pathologies du sommeil.

Fundação de Amparo a Pesquisa do Estado de Minas Gerais / This study aimed to evaluate and to compare carcass traits and meat quality in cattle Nellore and F1 cross between Nellore and Araguaia, where 17 were from the Nellore group and 19 from ½ Nellore ½ Araguaia. All animals belonged to the same birth season and were finished in pasture systems, under the same nutritional, environmental, and management conditions. When the animals reached slaughter weight, they were taken to the industrial slaughterhouse where food was withdrawn for a 24 hour period (free access to water), later they were stunned, bled, the leather was removed and were eviscerated. The carcasses were weighed (hot weight), kept in chilled storage for approximately 24 hours at 4°C, and weighed once again to obtain the chilled carcass weight. The variables analyzed were carcass yield, length and width, leg length, thigh perimeter, loin eye area (LEA), retail cuts, cooling loss, pH, fat depth, marbling rate, intramuscular fat, color, shear force and sensory analysis. Differences (p > 0.05) were observed for the following variables; slaughter weight, hot and chilled carcass weights, carcass and leg lengths, thigh perimeter, LEA, retail cuts and lightness (L*), where the F1 cross between Nellore and Araguaia showed higher means for all of these traits, except for leg length and L*. Therefore, the crossbreeding between Nellore and Araguaia cattle did not affect the meat s sensory characteristics, but contributed to the improvement in carcass traits, being an alternative for farmers that aim for meat quality, with higher meat percentage. / Objetivou-se avaliar e comparar as características de carcaça e de qualidade da carne de bovinos Nelore e F1 resultantes do cruzamento entre as raças Nelore e Araguaia. Foram avaliados 17 animais do grupo Nelore e 19 ½ Nelore ½ Araguaia, que foram terminados à pasto, estando sob o mesmo regime nutricional, ambiente, manejo e pertenciam a mesma estação de nascimento. Quando atingiram o peso de abate, foram pesados e conduzidos ao frigorífico, onde permaneceram sob dieta hídrica por 24 horas, foram insensibilizados, sangrados, tiveram o couro removido e foram eviscerados. As carcaças foram pesadas, mantidas em câmara fria por aproximadamente 24 horas, à temperatura de 4 º C, e pesadas para obtenção do peso de carcaça fria. As variáveis analisadas foram: rendimento, comprimento e largura de carcaça, comprimento de perna, perímetro de coxão, área de olho de lombo (AOL), cortes comerciais, perdas no resfriamento, pH, espessura de gordura, taxa de marmoreio, gordura intramuscular, cor, força de cisalhamento e análise sensorial. Foram observadas diferenças (p > 0,05) para as variáveis peso de abate, quente e frio, comprimento de carcaça, e de perna, perímetro de coxão, AOL, de cortes comerciais e luminosidade (L*), sendo que os animais ½ Nelore ½ Araguaia apresentaram médias superiores para todas essas características, exceto para comprimento de perna e L*. Portanto, o cruzamento entre animais Nelore e Araguaia não influenciou nas características sensoriais das carnes e contribuiu para o aumento de características de carcaça, sendo uma alternativa ao produtor rural na obtenção de carne de qualidade, com maior percentual cárneo. / Mestre em Ciências Veterinárias