In this explorative study internet dating is studied as shared commitment to a common collective activity. Focus is on social formative emotions and internet dating in the rhythm of everyday life. The study is based on an interactionist theory/method package related to grounded theory and situational analysis. Sixty-eight participants of a Swedish internet dating site have been interviewed by e-mail. Fifteen of these interviews were followed up by a second one. Internet dating mainly occurs during evenings at home. It is kept separate from other commitments in daily life, such as work, as collisions of activities might lead to emotional and tension-ridden situations. The essential social process involved in internet dating is searching for a future someone/something. This process is given strength by the future- and action-oriented emotion of hope of happiness. The future is represented in imagination by talk about sought for emotions. The internet daters want to end their commitment to internet dating, while the internet dating company, for economic reasons, wants them to continue with the activity. The internet daters learn to manage their spontaneous emotions; they learn not to show "too much" future-oriented emotions. Instead a "relaxed" attitude, based on the present, is encouraged among participants. The act of imagining and searching for a future someone/something is formalized and organized by means of internet dating sites. Emotions are thus being commercialized in the interest of the internet dating company.

These seven stories chronicle the author's apprenticeship as a fiction writer. Four are written in the first-person point of view, two are in a limited third-person, and one is written in third-person objective. The stories vary considerably with respect to character, tone, and setting; however, all may be said to explore the abjection and isolation of growing up in United States.

Aim: The nuclear accident in Fukushima, Japan, raised global criticism against nuclear power. In Sweden, the criticism has not been very visible and the government now allows a renewal of the nuclear power plants. The purpose with the study is to have a closer look on how Swedes in position of power motivate their positive attitude to nuclear power and how they conduct themselves to each other and to their opponents. The rhetorical perspective will be in focus for the analysing. Method: Four different artifacts represented by Swedes in position of power having a positiveattitude to nuclear power were chosen. Three rhetorical theories (the rhetorical arena, stasis andethos, pathos and logos) were used with the research question in focus. Result & Conclusions: The analyses resulted in conclusions about the strategies used by the participants such as: the importance of contexts, meaning for example that the greenhouse effect legitimizes nuclear power as a source of energy with important benefits. Redefining the meaning of key words such as “environment friendly”. Using authority, emotions and knowledge as a way to persuade. Suggestions for future research: It would be interesting to go further with the fundamental values and ideologies which seem to have an important role in the Swedish nuclear power debate. Contribution of the thesis: This study has hopefully brought new light on the nuclear power debate and can be a contribution to a broader understanding how to bring more nuance and transparency to it.

Detta är en kapacitets- och känslighetsanalys av bagagehanteringssystem vid Arlanda flygplats. Studien är ett examensarbete för civilingenjörsutbildningen Kommunikations- och Transportsystem vid Linköpings universitet och är utförd på uppdrag av Luftfartsverket, LFV Teknik under 2004 och 2005. Studien har gjorts med datorstödd simulering som analysverktyg. Studien har gjorts genom att en simuleringsmodell av det studerade systemet har byggts i simuleringsprogrammet Arena. Denna modell har matats med trafikunderlag från en normalvecka under 2004. Utifrån denna modell och utifrån förväntade trafikökningar har sedan ett antal kapacitets- och känslighetsanalysscenarier formulerats och dessa har sedan simulerats och resultaten har tolkats och analyserats samt jämförts med resultaten från grundmodellen. Kapacitetsanalysen visar att anläggningen är väl rustad för att ta emot den annalkande trafikökning som förväntas under de närmaste åren, eftersom den ökade trafiken inte innebär några signifikanta problem genom ökat antal väskor som inte hinner med sina flighter. Det som dock kan vara en begränsande faktor är att fickallokeringssystemet inte är effektivt och det sänker anläggningens verkliga kapacitet. För att kunna nyttja anläggningen maximalt bör fickallokeringssystemet ses över. Känslighetsanalysen visar att systemet är mycket sårbart för störningar, särskilt om kommunikationen med BSM-centralen går ner eller om en Röntgen Level 2-maskin går sönder. Sådana händelser resulterar i att anläggningens kapacitet minskar kraftigt och i vissa fall klarar anläggningen inte av att hantera dagens trafikmängd. En handlingsplan för hur dessa störningar och konsekvenserna av dem ska minimeras bör införas snarast. / This is a capacity and sensitivity analysis of a baggage handling system at Stockholm-Arlanda airport. The study is a Master's Thesis in Communication and Transport Systems Engineering at the University of Linköping. The study was done on behalf of the Swedish Civil Aviation Administration. The analysis tool that was used is simulation. In the study, a simulation model of the baggage handling system was implemented in the simulation program Arena. A base scenario containing the traffic program from one week in 2004 was created and used as a reference scenario. A total of 8 different scenarios were created to form the capacity and sensitivity analyses. The capacity analysis showed that the baggage handling system will be able to handle the forecasted increases in traffic over the next few years with relative ease. The X-ray machines are currently not working at anywhere near full capacity. However, the system is currently not being used in an efficient way. The pocket allocation method is far from optimal because flights that use more than one pocket are allocated adjacent pockets only which can be very inefficient. This method needs to be revised for the system to work efficiently. The sensitivity analysis showed that the system is very vulnerable if certain things happen. In particular if the communication link with the Baggage Source Message-central in London is lost there will be big problems because all luggage will go to the Manual Encoding Station (MES). The MES will then be very digested and it will take a considerably larger amount of time for the baggage to pass through the system. Problems will also occur if one of the two Level 2 X-ray-machines break down. The remaining machine cannot handle all the baggage by itself, especially not if there are flights to the USA about to depart since baggage heading for the USA must be run through X-ray Level 2. It is strongly recommended that handling plans are formed to minimise the effects of such events.

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Darbo objektas – daugiafunkcės paskirties sporto arenų ir stadionų plėtra Lietuvoje. Pagrindinė tyrimo problema. Šiuo metu Lietuvoje yra akivaizdus modernių, visus tarptautinius reikalavimus atitinkančių arenų ir stadionų trūkumas. Lietuva yra įsipareigojusi surengti 2011 m. Europos vyrų krepšinio čempionatą, tačiau kol kas turi tik vieną visus reikalavimus atitinkančią “Siemens“ areną. Šiaulių ir Panevėžio arenos dar tik statomos, o Kauno ir Klaipėdos arenos dar net nepradėtos statyti. Tad sporto arenų plėtra tampa viena iš svarbiausių ne tik sporto, bet ir apskritai valstybės politikos prioritetinių sričių. Lietuva tai pat yra vienintelė ES šalis, neturinti modernaus visus tarptautinius reikalavimus atitinkančio Nacionalinio stadiono. Darbo tikslas – nustatyti ir išanalizuoti pagrindinius veiksnius, stabdančius daugiafunkcių sporto arenų ir stadionų plėtrą Lietuvoje. Tikslui pasiekti keliami šie uždaviniai: 1. Apžvelgti sporto bazių plėtros ypatumus Lietuvoje. 2. Aptarti bendrą situaciją futbolo infrastruktūros srityje. 3. Išanalizuoti priežastis, kodėl Lietuva iki šiol neturi Nacionalinio stadiono, ir aptarti, kokios yra šio projekto perspektyvos ateityje. 4. Nustatyti ir išanalizuoti veiksnius, lemiančius lėtą daugiafunkcių sporto arenų plėtrą Lietuvoje, pagrindinį dėmesį skiriant Klaipėdos ir Kauno arenų atvejams. 5. Išanalizuoti Vilniaus „Siemens“ arenos projektą, darant prielaidą, kad tai yra sėkmingas nagrinėjamos politikos įgyvendinimo atvejis. Pagrindinis tyrimo... [toliau žr. visą tekstą] / Lithuanian development policy of sport centres: the cases of basketball and football The object of the thesis – the development of multifunctional sports' arenas and stadiums in Lithuania The main problem of the research. Lithuania obviously lacks modern arenas and stadiums which are built according to international standards. Lithuania made a commitment to host European Basketball Championship in 2011 but there is only “Siemens” arena that now fullfills all the international standards. Arenas in Šiauliai and Panevėžys are currently being built and arenas in Klaipėda and Kaunas aren't even started to be built. That is why the development of sports' arenas becomes not only a matter of sports' policy but a priority of the policy of the state. Lithuania is also the only EU country which does not have a National stadium that fullfills all the international standards. The goal of the thesis – to name and analyze the main factors that prevent the development of multifunctional arenas and stadiums in Lithuania. The following steps to reach the goal: 1. To examine the characteristics of sports' bases in Lithuania. 2. To discuss an overall situation in football's infrastructure. 3. To analyze the reasons why Lithuania still does not have a National stadium and discuss the prospects of this project. 4. To name and analyze the factors which influence slow development of multifunctional sports' arenas, highlighting the cases of arenas in Kaunas and Klaipėda. 5. To analyze the project of... [to full text]

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / The aim of this paper is to model and simulate the behavior of transit in corridors of public transport by bus based on city logistics concepts using the tools of ARENA and TransCAD softwares. The bus lane used in the case study is the Avenida João Naves de Ávila, in Uberlândia (MG). To model the corridor tried to establish the equilibrium demand / supply ensuring the level of service with a maximum capacity of 80 persons and also used the concepts of city logistics for analysis, simulation and scenario generation. The model considered the arrivals and departures of passengers and the movement of buses in the corridor. These data resulted in the simulation of the corridor as passenger demand and service level adopted in the peak hour. As conclusions noted that the objective was fully achieved and the values of travel time and loading at peak hour in the ARENA software were very similar to those obtained in TransCAD. / O objetivo deste trabalho é modelar e simular o comportamento do transporte público em corredores de transporte público por ônibus com base em conceitos da logística urbana utilizando ferramentas computacionais dos programas ARENA e TransCAD. O corredor de ônibus utilizado no estudo de caso é o da Avenida João Naves de Ávila, em Uberlândia (MG). Para modelar o corredor procurou-se estabelecer o equilíbrio demanda/oferta garantindo o nível de serviço com lotação máxima de 80 pessoas e, também, utilizou-se os conceitos da logística urbana para análise, simulação e geração de cenários. A modelagem considerou os embarques e desembarques de passageiros e o deslocamento dos ônibus no corredor. Esses dados proporcionaram a simulação do corredor conforme demanda de passageiros e nível de serviço adotado na hora de pico. Como conclusões, o modelo mostrou-se consistente com os objetivos propostos e os valores obtidos do tempo de viagem e da lotação na hora de pico no programa ARENA foram muito similares aos obtidos no TransCAD. / Mestre em Engenharia Civil

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / Este trabalho tem como objetivo interpretar o fenômeno político expressado por Tenório Cavalcanti - político popular que atuou fundamentalmente em áreas periféricas e pobres da cidade e do estado do Rio de Janeiro entre as décadas de 1930 e 1960. Pretendo mostrar a narrativa, os símbolos e os códigos culturais que construíram a sua imagem pública e como a sua atuação marcou a dinâmica e a estruturação do campo político do Rio de Janeiro. A pesquisa baseia-se, fundamentalmente, no jornal Luta Democrática, entre os anos de 1954 e 1964, e nos seus discursos pronunciados na Câmara dos Deputados, entre 1951 e 1964. A partir da análise das fontes procuro mostrar de que maneira os elementos que constituem o fenômeno servem como ferramenta analítica para compreender melhor a construção de identidades sociais, os mecanismos de representação política, a forma como foram percebidos os processos de inclusão e exclusão social, assim como os conflitos sociais daquele período. / This dissertation interprets the politician Tenorio Calvacanti as a political phenomenon. Calvacanti was a popular politician who focused primarily on residents of the poor outskirts of the city and state of Rio de Janeiro between the 1930s and 1960s. I analyze the political discourse, symbols, and cultural codes that constituted his public image, as well as how his political work framed the dynamics and the structure of the political arena in Rio de Janeiro. This study draws on the newspaper Luta Democratica, between the years 1954 and 1964, and on his speeches in the Câmara dos Deputados (House of Representatives), between 1951 and 1964. Through analysis of these materials I show how the elements that constituted Calvacanti as a political phenomenon serve as an interpretive lens to better understand a variety of phenomena from this era, including the mechanisms of political representation, the construction of social identities, the way that the process of social inclusion and exclusion were publically perceived, as well as broader social conflicts of that period.

[pt] Esta dissertação tem como objetivo mostrar o potencial da aplicação das ferramentas Previsão de Demanda e Simulação Computacional em uma unidade produtiva com administração de característica familiar, que não adota as modernas técnicas propostas por especialistas para a gestão da cadeia de suprimento. Para isso, foram abordados os conceitos e os aspectos fundamentais, bem como as principais etapas, os benefícios, as limitações e as dificuldades da utilização dessas ferramentas. Além disso, foi proposta uma metodologia que aumentou a precisão da Previsão de Demanda. Com os dados obtidos foi possível analisar o desempenho dos fluxos dos processos simulados, o que permite auxiliar na gestão dos recursos, levando-se em conta principalmente a variabilidade da demanda e as incertezas dos mercados. Nessas análises foram utilizados os softwares Statgraphics Centurion e Arena a fim de elaborar, respectivamente, os modelos de previsão de demanda e de simulação computacional para o estudo de caso proposto. / [en] This thesis aims to show the potential of the Demand Forecast and Computer Simulation techniques carried out in a manufacturing plant with family administration feature that does not use the modern techniques proposed by Supply Chain management experts. In order to study the subject; concepts, fundamental principles, important steps, advantages, limitations as well as the difficulties of using those tools were investigated. In addition, a new method was proposed which resulted in the improvement of the demand forecast accuracy. With the forecasted data, it was possible to analyze the performance of the simulated manufacture flows. Such procedures improved the management of resources while the demand variability and the uncertainties of markets were considered. The Statgraphics Centurion and Arena softwares were used in order to developed, respectively, models for Demand Forecast and Computer Simulation for the study proposed.

Made available in DSpace on 2014-06-11T19:22:27Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2011-08-11Bitstream added on 2014-06-13T20:49:01Z : No. of bitstreams: 1 carvalho_mb_me_ia.pdf: 3042861 bytes, checksum: 672f91b0f04453a3d15bca43d3826f67 (MD5) / Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP) / A matéria de que trata essa dissertação é a pedagogia teatral desenvolvida por Myrian Muniz, que consiste em uma prática que lança um olhar muito particular sobre o trabalho do ator e é resultado de um amálgama composto por experiências de formação, vivências importantes e influências decisivas. Tendo formado várias gerações de artistas, ela ocupa, sem dúvida alguma, posição de destaque no cenário de ensino do teatro no Brasil. Myrian acreditava que a atividade teatral possibilitava um intercâmbio de conhecimentos, criando assim um espaço para olhar e ser olhado, tocar e ser tocado, influenciar e ser influenciado: base fundamental sobre a qual desenvolveu sua atuação como pedagoga do teatro. Este trabalho resgata os processos pedagógicos utilizados por Myrian Muniz e identifica uma linha de trabalho dentro do ensino do teatro que está apoiada no autoconhecimento, na reflexão crítica do trabalho do ator e no estabelecimento de uma relação harmoniosa entre indivíduos interessados em desenvolver uma prática teatral / The subject of this thesis is the theatrical pedagogy developed by Myrian Muniz based on a practice that sets a very unique look over the acting work, resulting in an amalgam made of important lifelong and upbringing experiences and decisive influences. Being responsible for the formation of many generations of artists, she has, without questioning, a distinctive place in the Brazilian theatrical education. Myrian believed that theatrical work allowed an exchange of knowledge, opening a space to see and be seen, to touch and be touched, to inspire and be inspired: the stone bedding over which she evolved her work as a theatrical educationalist. This work proposes a recovery of the educational procedures applied by Myrian and identifies a work method for the theatrical teaching, based on self knowledge, critical thought of acting and in establishing a suitable relation between people that search developing theatrical experiences