This thesis aims to evaluate the implementation of the Balanced Scorecard (BSC) based on a case organization; the King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre (KFSH-RC). The study is an exploratory investigation. Understanding BSC perspectives is important for academic comprehension and is crucial for successful implementation. BSC at KFSH-RC includes five main perspectives: Quality of Care; Medical Care; Employees; Financial; and Education and Research (learning and growth). The thesis tackles two main anecdotal, practice-based arguments: BSC helps achieve business strategy, and the implementation of BSC has often fallen short of the assertions made about its potential for impact. A case study with a triangulation approach is justified and pursued. This study contributes to the literature in different ways. The application of the BSC has received limited attention in healthcare organisations in general, and in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) in particular, and may be one of the first to explore such issues, across management and professional groups, to research BSC in the healthcare organisation in the KSA. It distinguishes between the understanding of financial and non-financial perspectives; and the researcher has developed a conceptual framework, which reflects the main elements of BSC implementation. Quantitative data analysis from the case study indicates that staff members at the KFSH possess only a shallow understanding of various BSC perspectives. The study revealed a consistent lack of understanding of BSC by the department employees, due to their lack of interest. The results show that performance measures following the implementation of BSC created no significant improvement. It also confirms that even some senior managers face difficulties understanding BSC perspectives. The qualitative-based findings indicate that the level of understanding of BSC for clinical services is not significantly different from that for non-clinical services; staff members of the KFSH resist the implementation of BSC in the early stages; and there is 'autocratic' leadership style at the KFSH inhibited the flow of information. The power distance and autocratic leadership style, in combination with an inadequate launch of BSC, fail to follow the implementation steps recommended by both Kaplan and Norton (2001a) and Kotter (1996). These organisational dynamics, it will be argued, are understated in the original BSC methodology, a view consistent with the findings of Woodley (2006) and may be especially so in environments with strong professional norms such as hospitals. The implications for the study and practice of non-profit organisations wishing to adopt methodology developed initially in a commercial context, is considered.

Orientador: Aparecida Conceição Boliani / Banca: Luiz de Souza Corrêa / Banca: Silvia Correa Santos / Resumo: Embora a quase totalidade da produção nacional de caqui (Diospyros kaki L.) seja destinada ao mercado interno, o Brasil vem se consolidando nos últimos anos como país exportador dessa fruta para países dos continentes americano e europeu. Por essa razão, o cultivo dessa fruteira vem se constituindo numa importante atividade agrícola para pequenos produtores no Brasil. A obtenção de mudas de boa qualidade para a implantação de pomares constitui-se em sério problema para os fruticultores que pretendem cultivar o caquizeiro, métodos alternativos para a produção de mudas, amenizariam essa dificuldade. Em função disso o presente trabalho objetivou avaliar a porcentagem de pegamento da enxertia de mesa em estacas lenhosas oriundas das brotações do porta-enxerto, a capacidade de enraizamento de estacas lenhosas e herbáceas de caquizeiro oriundas de brotações da copa e do porta-enxerto, ambos da cultivar Rama-Forte, determinar a concentração mais adequada de indolbutírico (AIB) e ainda avaliar a fenologia de dez variedades de caquizeiro (Pomelo, Rubi, Fuyuhana, Rama Forte, Taubaté, Giombo, Suruga, Toote, Fuyu, e Jiro), selecionar aquelas que apresentem melhores características agronômicas e que sejam adaptadas às regiões de clima tropical. O trabalho foi conduzido no período de 16 de março de 2006 a 29 de maio de 2007 na área experimental da Fazenda de Ensino, Pesquisa e Extensão da Universidade Estadual Paulista - Campus de Ilha Solteira, localizada no município de Selvíria - MS. Para a enxertia de mesa foram utilizadas 120 estacas lenhosas oriundas do porta-enxerto onde foi realizada a enxertia por garfagem tipo fenda cheia e divididos em quatro tratamentos com três repetições de 10 estacas, sendo três concentrações de AIB (1500, 2500 e 3500 mgL-1) e a testemunha (sem aplicação de AIB), imergindo-se 5cm da base por cinco minutos na solução...(Resumo completo, clicar acesso eletrônico abaixo) / Abstract: Although almost the totality of the national production of Kaki (Diospyros kaki L.) either destined to the domestic market, Brazil comes if consolidating in the last years as exporting country of this fruit for countries of the American and European continent. Therefore, the culture of this fruit comes if constituting in an important agricultural activity for small producers in Brazil. The attainment of props of good quality for the implantation of orchards consists in serious problem for the producers of fruits that they intend to cultivate the Japanese Persimmon Tree. The present work objectified to evaluate the percentage of the bench graft in deriving rootstocks props, the shoots of the rootstocks, the capacity of grafting of deriving rootstocks and herbaceous props of Japanese Persimmon Tree of shoots of the pantry and the rootstocks, both of cultivating Rama Forte, to determinate the indolbutiric concentration most adequate (IBA) and still the phenology of ten varieties of Japanese Persimmon Tree (Pomelo, Ruby, Fuyuhana, Rama Forte, Taubaté, Giombo, Suruga, Toote, Fuyu, and Jiro), to select those that present good characteristics and that the regions of tropical climate are adapted. The work was lead of day 16 of March of 2006 until day 29 of May of 2007 in the experimental area of the Farm of Education, Research and Extension of the São Paulo State University - Campus of Ilha Solteira, located in the city of Selvíria-MS. In the bench graft 120 deriving rootstocks props of the rootstocks had been used where type full crack and divided in four treatments with three repetitions of 10 props was carried through by full crack, being three concentrations of IBA (1500, 2500 and 3500 mgL-1) and the witness (without IBA application), immerging 5cm of the base per five minutes into the solution...(Complete abstract click electronic access below) / Mestre

Le travail de cette thèse s'inscrit dans le cadre du développement de la méthodologie CRONE (Commande Robuste d'Ordre Non Entier) multivariable. Il porte plus précisément sur la simplification de sa mise en oeuvre pour la synthèse de régulateurs multivariables robustes, avec une application au contrôle de bancs d'essais moteur haute dynamique, notamment ceux développés par l'entreprise D2T. Le premier chapitre présente les différents types de bancs d'essais, leur fonctionnement et leur problématique. Le deuxième chapitre présente tout d'abord une modélisation physique simple des bancs d'essais qui en permet ensuite leur simulation, puis est dédié à leur identification fréquentielle avec une application à un banc d'essais équipé d'un moteur Diesel. Le troisième chapitre présente la méthodologie CRONE multivariable et différents développements permettant d'en simplifier la mise en oeuvre notamment grâce à l'optimisation d'un nouveau paramètre. Illustrant ces développements, la boite à outils CRONE multivariable qui a été développée est alors utilisée pour la synthèse de la loi de commande d'une maquette de banc d'essais constituée de deux moteurs asynchrones. Finalement, le quatrième chapitre est dédié à la validation des développements présentés par leur application à un banc d'essais haute dynamique équipé d'un moteur Essence. Ce chapitre présente également les différents outils logiciel développés pour faciliter l'intégration de la méthodologie CRONE full MIMO aux produits D2T. / The work presented in this Thesis is part of the CRONE (robust control with fractional integration order) multivariable methodology development. It deals with the simplification of the robust multivariable control system implementation with application to the control of high dynamic engine test-benches, including those developed by the D2T company. The first chapter introduces different kind of test-benches and gives a general idea about how those systems work while explaining their problems. While the first part of chapter II presents a simple method for test-benches modeling which then allows their simulation, the second part is dedicated to their frequency-domain system identification. The defined identification procedure is applied to a test-bench equipped with a Diesel engine. The third chapter presents the CRONE multivariable methodology and different developments to simplify its use. Reflecting these developments, the developed CRONE multivariable toolbox is used to design a control system for a test-bench consists of two asynchronous motors. The fourth chapter is dedicated to validate the presented work by applying these developments to a high dynamic test-bench with a spark ignition engine. This chapter presents the various software tools developed to simplify the implementation to D2T products of the CRONE full MIMO methodology.

Fundação de Amparo a Pesquisa do Estado de Minas Gerais / This work presents the development of a learning platform for testing the three-phase induction motors. The project is the implementation and automation of a mechanical bench for testing in electrical machines with power less than 5HP. The developed bench allows user interaction, gradual and assisted in all stages, ie, from the design of the electric machine to the experimental verification of the dynamic behavior of the tested machine. Teaching resources from educational are illustrated by the results obtained with the control of a dc machine operating as a generator driven by three-phase induction motor. With this stand it is possible to perform significant tests to determine the performance of electric motors, such as measuring voltages and stator currents, speed, torque and power on to the motor shaft, beyond the graphics of torque and current versus speed , power and efficiency versus applied load factor. To drive and processing of information obtained (measures), uses a data acquisition system controlled by an application developed specifically for this work in graphical programming using the \"LabVIEW \" software. The study was conducted in steps like the following description: literature review study of NBR 5383-1(2002) (Brazilian rules of electrical machines), study and simulation of induction motors, physical design of the bench, specification of sensors and equipment, assembly and implementation of the testing manager application. / Neste trabalho apresenta-se o desenvolvimento de uma plataforma didática para ensaios de motores de indução trifásico. O projeto consiste na implementação e automação de uma bancada mecânica para ensaios de motores elétricos com potência de até 5CV. A plataforma desenvolvida permite uma interação do usuário, gradual e assistida, em todos os estágios dos ensaios, ou seja, desde a escolha do tipo da máquina elétrica até a verificação experimental do comportamento dinâmico da máquina ensaiada. Os recursos didáticos da ferramenta educacional são ilustrados com resultados obtidos com o controle de uma máquina de corrente contínua, operando como gerador acionada por um motor de indução trifásico. Com esta bancada é possível a realização de testes relevantes para determinação de desempenho dos motores elétricos, como a medição de tensões e correntes de estator, velocidade, conjugado e potência no eixo da máquina ensaiada, além da obtenção das curvas de conjugado e corrente versus velocidade, fator de potência e rendimento versus carga aplicada. Para acionamento e processamento de informações obtidas (mensuradas), utiliza-se um sistema de aquisição de dados controlado por um aplicativo desenvolvido especificamente para este trabalho na linguagem de programação gráfica ―LabVIEW ‖. O trabalho foi desenvolvido nas seguintes etapas: levantamento bibliográfico, estudo da Norma NBR 5383-1(2002), estudo e simulação dos motores de indução trifásicos, projeto físico da bancada, especificação dos sensores e equipamentos, montagem da bancada e implementação do aplicativo gerenciador dos ensaios. / Mestre em Ciências

O presente trabalho visou a caracterização dos cascalhos de perfuração de um poço de petróleo pertencente à Bacia de Santos, utilizando diferentes técnicas analíticas instrumentais. O enfoque foi dado a aplicação da difração de raios X como alternativa às práticas de estudo rotineiramente aplicadas na cabine de mud-logging, onde essencialmente são efetuadas classificações visuais das unidades litológicas do poço e geralmente em amostras de granulação fina, conferindo incertezas às descrições. Um total de 164 amostras de cascalhos foram analisadas quimicamente por espectroscopia por fluorescência de raios X e classificadas de acordo com suas similaridades mineralógicas utilizando o recurso de análise estatística multivariada de dados de difração de raios X. Esse recurso permitiu minimizar o conjunto de amostras para os estudos seguintes de caracterização. A definição e a quantificação dos minerais constituintes das amostras, assim como a determinação dos tamanhos e das formas das partículas por análise dinâmica de imagens foram efetuadas apenas em amostras representativas de cada um dos grupos de similaridades definidos. Os resultados foram comparados com os dados do perfil de acompanhamento geológico (dados de perfuração) e com as interpretações realizadas na cabine de mud-logging pelo geólogo, sendo identificada uma elevada correlação entre esses dados. A avaliação da viabilidade de utilização de difratômetros de bancada durante a etapa de perfuração de um poço de petróleo foi também verificada considerando o levantamento de procedimentos de preparação amostras viáveis de serem aplicados no local (tempo adequado de pulverização e eventuais erros de amostragem) e a qualidade das respostas obtidas por diferentes equipamentos de difração de raios X (condições de análise e resolução de picos). O uso de difratômetros de bancada no estudo de cascalhos de perfuração se mostrou viável do ponto de vista operacional, trazendo diversas vantagens para a correta caracterização dos fragmentos, com melhor acurácia nos resultados, diminuição das incertezas e se mostrando uma ferramenta muito ágil. / The present research aimed at characterization of the drill cuttings of an oil well belonging to the Santos Basin, using different instrumental analytical techniques. The main focus was given to the application of X-ray diffraction as an alternative to the routinely applied mud-logging study practices, where essentially visual classifications of the lithological units of the well are carried out and generally in fine granulation samples, giving uncertainties to the descriptions. A total of 164 samples of drill cuttings were chemically analyzed by X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy and classified according to their mineralogical similarities using the multivariate statistical analysis of X-ray diffraction data. This feature allowed minimizing the sample set for subsequent characterization studies. The identification and quantification mineral phases present in all samples, as well as the determination of the sizes and forms of the particles by dynamic images analysis, were carried out only in representative samples of each one of the defined groups of similarities. Results were compared with the data of the geological monitoring profile (drilling data) and the interpretations carried out in the mud-logging unit by geologist, and a high correlation between these data was identified. The viability of using a bench scale diffractometers during the drilling stage of an oil well was also studied considering the feasibility study on representative samples to be applied on site (adequate pulverization time and possible sampling errors) and quality of the results obtained by different X-ray diffraction equipment (collecting conditions and resolution of spikes). The use of bench diffractometers in the study of drill cutting proved to be feasible from the operational point of view, bringing several advantages for the correct characterization of the fragments, with better accuracy in the results, decrease of the uncertainties and a very agile tool.

La prise en compte et la correction des effets induits dans les images par les détecteurs du plan focal (CCD) a été identifié comme étant un point essentiel pour remplir les objectifs scientifiques de la collaboration LSST- Dark Energy Science Collaboration. Le groupe de travail SAWG a été crée, et des bancs optique ont été mis à contribution dans certains laboratoires de la collaboration (UC Davis, SLAC, BNL et LPNHE) afin d'adresser le problème. LSST fait partie d'une nouvelle catégorie de télescopes : les grands plans focaux. Depuis une dizaine d'années que ceux-ci sont équipés de CCD à haute résistivité, un certain nombre de nouveaux effets ont été identifiés. Une attention toute particulière est portée sur la compréhension des distorsions électrostatiques inhérentes aux propriétés du CCD qui ont un impact sur les mesures de science. Le travail de cette thèse est centré sur l'étude de l'effet brighter-fatter et des tree-rings. Il a été démontré qu'avec certains types d'illuminations, il était possible de caractériser ces effets avec précision. C'est dans le but de produire ces illuminations qu'un projecteur de franges a été développé sur le banc optique du LPNHE. Dans ce document sont ainsi présentés : une nouvelle méthode de caractérisation des tree- rings testée sur des simulations ; une nouvelle méthode de mesure de l'effet brighter-fatter basée sur la projection de profils de Ronchi ; une étude complète des différentes propriétés de l'effet brighter-fatter dans laquelle a été mis en place un modèle électrostatique simplifié. Enfin, l'efficacité d'une méthode de correction, dite de descrambling est évaluée. / The removal of the sensor signature in the science images has been identified by the LSST Dark Energy Science Collaboration as a mandatory path to fullfill its scientific goals. The SAWG working group has been put together to perform this task for the collaboration. It has access to optical benches in some of the laboratories of the collaboration (UC Davis, SLAC, BNL and LPNHE) for this purpose. LSST belongs to a new category of telescopes equiped with large focal planes. For the decade that they have been equipped with thick, high resistivity Charge Coupled Devices (CCD), new effects have been identified. A particular attention is given to the understanding of the electrostatic distortions that are inherent to the CCD properties. These electrostatic distortions have an impact on science measurements. My PhD work is centered on the study of the brighter-fatter effect and the tree-rings. It has been shown that with different kind of illuminations, it was possible to accurately characterize these effects. A fringe projector has been developed on the optical bench of the LPNHE in order to produce these particular illuminations. In this document, we present : a new method, tested on simulations, to characterize the tree-rings; a new method to measure the brighter-fatter effect based on the projection of Ronchi profiles; a complete study of the different properties of the brighter-fatter effect, where we developped a simplified electrostatic model. Finally, the efficiency of a correction method, called descrambling, is evaluated.

The aim of this thesis is design of adjustable switched mode power supply with symmetrical output of 25 V, and switched mode power supply with fixed output voltage of 5 V. Required maximum output current of each outputs is 3 A. At the beginning of the paper function of the basic SMPS topologies is described. Next all reqiured SMPSs are designed and chosen parts of the design are simulated. In the second half of the thesis assembly and testing of PCB are described as well as functions of programs. Last chapter contains results of meassurement of power supply paramters.

This master thesis deals with construction-technological project of apartment hotel Tatranská Štrba. Project solves preparation of time, financial, material and other resources. Part of this work is the budget, general budget, time plan, principal mechanisms design, inspection and testing plans, technological prescription, building site equipment, realization study of major technological phases and comparision of masonary systems.

The diploma thesis deals with design of an experimental test bench for recovery energy simulation at machines with hydrostatic energy transmission. This work describes choice of connection and selection of hydrostatic and other components. A first part of the thesis deals with calculation and design of the flywheel whose is its rotational kinetic energy corresponds in a certain scale to translational kinetic energy of the experimental vehicle. The thesis outlines the efficiency of transformation of rotational kinetic energy to pressure energy its accumulation and subsequent conversion back to rotational kinetic energy. Precise determination of the effectiveness of hydrostatic recovery is one of the objectives of experiments that will be implemented at the test bench. The task of the measurement and physical-technical analysis to be conducted at the manufactured test bench is primarily to obtain data at for the precise control of the hydrostatic energy recovery system to maximize its efficiency.

This diploma thesis deals with designing a drivetrain for a coal belt conveyor. Thesis contains necessary calculations according to norms needed for determining suitable components of a belt conveyor. The goal of this diploma thesis was to design a drivetrain for a belt conveyor, all its components including a frame of the drivetrain and to create drawing documentation.