<p>This thesis examines how two narrators construe their experiences of the same events differently through the linguistic choices that they make, through a systemic functional analysis, as well as a genre analysis of two testimonies. The Human Rights Violations (HRV) hearings of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) allowed testifiers to tell stories of their experiences during apartheid. The selected testimonies refer to the events that led up to the arrest and eventual torture of Faried Muhammad Ferhelst, as told by himself and his mother, Minnie Louisa Ferhelst. Theframeworks used to analyse the testimonies are drawn from the transitivity and genre theories of Systemic Functional Linguistics. A clausal analysis of the transitivity patterns is used to compare the ways in which the testifiers construct their identities and roles when recounting their stories. The transitivity analysis of both testimonies shows that both Mrs Ferhelst and Faried Ferhelst construe themselves as the Affected participant through Material, Mental and Verbal clauses, and construe the police as the Causers, mostly through Material clauses. A genre analysis revealed that both testimonies took the form of narratives, in particular the Recount, a typical genre for relating narratives of personal experience. This research project also explores how the original Afrikaans versions of the testimonies differ from the translated English versions, available online on the TRC website. The Afrikaans versions were transcribed by the researcher from&nbsp / audio-visual records. A transitivity analysis reveals that the interpretation of the Afrikaans testimonies is fairly accurate, with a minimum loss of meaning. Thus in the case of these testimonies, the&nbsp / actual online record in English is an accurate reflection of their stories.</p>

Univ., Diss.--St. Gallen, 2005.

This master´s thesis describes design and optimalization of the exhaust mainfold and an effective muffler for BMW 320i E30 car. This car is equipped with 6 cylinder engine M20B20. The construction is carried out with regard to the rules laid down by FAS Czech Republic. I used theoretical knowledge and Lotus Engine Simulation software in this thesis.

Masters of Art / This thesis examines how two narrators construe their experiences of the same events differently through the linguistic choices that they make, through a systemic functional analysis, as well as a genre analysis of two testimonies. The Human Rights Violations (HRV) hearings of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) allowed testifiers to tell stories of their experiences during apartheid. The selected testimonies refer to the events that led up to the arrest and eventual torture of Faried Muhammad Ferhelst, as told by himself and his mother, Minnie Louisa Ferhelst. Theframeworks used to analyse the testimonies are drawn from the transitivity and genre theories of Systemic Functional Linguistics. A clausal analysis of the transitivity patterns is used to compare the ways in which the testifiers construct their identities and roles when recounting their stories. The transitivity analysis of both testimonies shows that both Mrs Ferhelst and Faried Ferhelst construe themselves as the Affected participant through Material, Mental and Verbal clauses, and construe the police as the Causers, mostly through Material clauses. A genre analysis revealed that both testimonies took the form of narratives, in particular the Recount, a typical genre for relating narratives of personal experience. This research project also explores how the original Afrikaans versions of the testimonies differ from the translated English versions, available online on the TRC website. The Afrikaans versions were transcribed by the researcher from audio-visual records. A transitivity analysis reveals that the interpretation of the Afrikaans testimonies is fairly accurate, with a minimum loss of meaning. Thus in the case of these testimonies, the actual online record in English is an accurate reflection of their stories. / South Africa

This master´s thesis describes design and optimalization of the exhaust mainfold and an effective muffler for BMW 320i E30 car. This car is equipped with 6 cylinder engine M20B20. The construction is carried out with regard to the rules laid down by FAS Czech Republic. I used theoretical knowledge and Lotus Engine Simulation software in this thesis.

<p>Abstract:</p><p>Purpose: The purpose of this thesis is to learn how brand heritage and retro brands can help HQM strengthen their brand identity.</p><p>Background: Companies with a long history have a strategic choice to make re-garding the use of their heritage in marketing communications. Such companies also enjoy a history of interesting products, for which some may exist the possibility for a retro relaunch. Husqvarna is such a company, which made it interesting to find out how these two strategic tools can or cannot strengthen the studied company‘s brand identity.</p><p>Method: Through an inductive and exploratory case study with interviews of the personnel at Husqvarna Motorcycles, Italy, three theoretical areas emerged to be researched, brand identity, brand heritage and retro brands. The latter two required the help of real life examples for better understanding. The analysis had a deductive approach where the studied theory was applied to the companies, and conclu-sions were drawn from the accumulated knowledge to help streng-then the brand identity of Husqvarna Motorcycles.</p><p>Conclusions: HQM is a brand with heritage in the process of taking a strategic de-cision to use its heritage as a tool to strengthen the brand identity, hence on the way to become a heritage brand in the true meaning of the definition. As the oldest brand on the market, HQM can use its heritage to differentiate itself from the competition, creating uni-queness impossible to copy. A retro product can be a useful vehicle to carry the newly uncovered heritage to surface. With the help of theory and a real life example, a contender within the historical company product portfolio was recognized. Finally, the band identi-ty as stated by HQM was redefined according to the findings.</p>

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With the purpose of studying this process of industrialization a research of qualitative approach was done through bibliographical research and a case study which covered semi-structured interviews, documentary research in newspapers, magazines, and websites of socioeconomic news, as well as a visit to the construction site of the vehicle manufacturer. The main results of the research indicated that Araquari city, in Santa Catarina state was chosen due to its strategic location next to two federal highways and to a state highway, close to four large harbors and to the cities Curitiba in Paraná state and Joinville in Santa Catarina state, important industrial centers of Brazil, as well as by a vast number of benefits and tax incentives offered by City, State and Federal government to the vehicle manufacturer, and some of them are extended to the company s suppliers that should settle down in the city. The counterweight for Santa Catarina state and Araquari city was the company s commitment to invest in a period of five years, 170 million euros, create approximately 1.100 direct and 2.500 indirect jobs, and to achieve a gross income of 4 billion euros within five years of operation, with the sale of the vehicles manufactured in the unit of Araquari and with the importing of the vehicles manufactured abroad through the harbors and airports of Santa Catarina state, Brazil. The aspects which cause concern are the changing in the city master plan, incentive to the industrial activity without controlling for size, migration of workers with specific training to meet the shortage of skilled labor in the municipality, housing deficit, super increase in the lands value, local infrastructure overload and the impact on the environment. The benefits expected to the population are the creation of new jobs, increase in the per capita income, creation of technical courses for training and professional development, improvement in the infrastructure and in the services offered by the city and the possibility of creating small size companies / Partindo da premissa que a internacionalização do capitalismo se expressa na presença de grandes corporações econômicas em quase todos os países, não só como fornecedoras de produtos, mas também como produtoras, por meio da formação de redes empresariais por elas comandadas, o estudo do desenvolvimento socioeconômico prioriza nesta pesquisa a população local, acreditando que independentemente do número de empregos gerados, a instalação de uma indústria montadora de veículos é um fator determinante na transformação social, política e econômica da região onde se instala. Considerando o desenvolvimento socioeconômico surge a indagação desta pesquisa: os habitantes do município de Araquari, Santa Catarina, serão efetivamente beneficiados com a instalação da montadora de veículos? Tendo o desenvolvimento industrial o propósito de melhora econômica e social para os moradores do município, o objetivo geral desta pesquisa é compreender o impacto da implantação de uma montadora de veículos na transformação socioeconômica do município onde está se instalando. No intuito de estudar este processo de industrialização, realizou-se uma pesquisa de abordagem qualitativa, através de pesquisa bibliográfica e de um estudo de caso, que abrangeu entrevistas semiestruturadas, pesquisa documental em jornais, revistas e sites de notícias socioeconômicas, assim como uma visita ao local da construção da fábrica. Os principais resultados da pesquisa foram que o município de Araquari, SC foi o escolhido pela sua localização estratégica ao lado de duas rodovias federais e uma estadual, próximo de quatro grandes portos e das cidades de Curitiba no estado do Paraná e Joinville em Santa Catarina, pólos industriais importantes do Brasil, assim como pelos inúmeros benefícios e incentivos fiscais oferecidos pelo governo federal, estadual e municipal à montadora, sendo alguns extensivos às empresas fornecedoras da companhia que se instalarem no município. A contrapartida para o estado de Santa Catarina e para o município de Araquari foi o compromisso assumido pela companhia de investir, em um prazo de cinco anos, 170 milhões de euros, criar aproximadamente 1.100 empregos diretos e 2.500 indiretos e de atingir uma receita bruta aproximada de 4 bilhões de euros ao final de cinco anos de operações, com a venda dos veículos produzidos na unidade de Araquari e da importação dos veículos produzidos no exterior através dos portos e aeroportos do estado de Santa Catarina, Brasil. Os aspectos que suscitam preocupação são a alteração no plano diretor do município, incentivo à atividade industrial sem controle de porte, migração de trabalhadores com formação específica para suprir a escassez de mão de obra especializada no município, déficit habitacional, supervalorização dos terrenos, sobrecarga na infraestrutura local e o impacto no meio ambiente. Os benefícios esperados para os moradores são a criação de novos postos de trabalho, aumento da renda per capita, criação de cursos técnicos para a capacitação e desenvolvimento profissional, melhora na infraestrutura e nos serviços oferecidos pelo município e possibilidade de abertura de empresas de pequeno porte

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With the purpose of studying this process of industrialization a research of qualitative approach was done through bibliographical research and a case study which covered semi-structured interviews, documentary research in newspapers, magazines, and websites of socioeconomic news, as well as a visit to the construction site of the vehicle manufacturer. The main results of the research indicated that Araquari city, in Santa Catarina state was chosen due to its strategic location next to two federal highways and to a state highway, close to four large harbors and to the cities Curitiba in Paraná state and Joinville in Santa Catarina state, important industrial centers of Brazil, as well as by a vast number of benefits and tax incentives offered by City, State and Federal government to the vehicle manufacturer, and some of them are extended to the company s suppliers that should settle down in the city. The counterweight for Santa Catarina state and Araquari city was the company s commitment to invest in a period of five years, 170 million euros, create approximately 1.100 direct and 2.500 indirect jobs, and to achieve a gross income of 4 billion euros within five years of operation, with the sale of the vehicles manufactured in the unit of Araquari and with the importing of the vehicles manufactured abroad through the harbors and airports of Santa Catarina state, Brazil. The aspects which cause concern are the changing in the city master plan, incentive to the industrial activity without controlling for size, migration of workers with specific training to meet the shortage of skilled labor in the municipality, housing deficit, super increase in the lands value, local infrastructure overload and the impact on the environment. The benefits expected to the population are the creation of new jobs, increase in the per capita income, creation of technical courses for training and professional development, improvement in the infrastructure and in the services offered by the city and the possibility of creating small size companies / Partindo da premissa que a internacionalização do capitalismo se expressa na presença de grandes corporações econômicas em quase todos os países, não só como fornecedoras de produtos, mas também como produtoras, por meio da formação de redes empresariais por elas comandadas, o estudo do desenvolvimento socioeconômico prioriza nesta pesquisa a população local, acreditando que independentemente do número de empregos gerados, a instalação de uma indústria montadora de veículos é um fator determinante na transformação social, política e econômica da região onde se instala. Considerando o desenvolvimento socioeconômico surge a indagação desta pesquisa: os habitantes do município de Araquari, Santa Catarina, serão efetivamente beneficiados com a instalação da montadora de veículos? Tendo o desenvolvimento industrial o propósito de melhora econômica e social para os moradores do município, o objetivo geral desta pesquisa é compreender o impacto da implantação de uma montadora de veículos na transformação socioeconômica do município onde está se instalando. No intuito de estudar este processo de industrialização, realizou-se uma pesquisa de abordagem qualitativa, através de pesquisa bibliográfica e de um estudo de caso, que abrangeu entrevistas semiestruturadas, pesquisa documental em jornais, revistas e sites de notícias socioeconômicas, assim como uma visita ao local da construção da fábrica. Os principais resultados da pesquisa foram que o município de Araquari, SC foi o escolhido pela sua localização estratégica ao lado de duas rodovias federais e uma estadual, próximo de quatro grandes portos e das cidades de Curitiba no estado do Paraná e Joinville em Santa Catarina, pólos industriais importantes do Brasil, assim como pelos inúmeros benefícios e incentivos fiscais oferecidos pelo governo federal, estadual e municipal à montadora, sendo alguns extensivos às empresas fornecedoras da companhia que se instalarem no município. A contrapartida para o estado de Santa Catarina e para o município de Araquari foi o compromisso assumido pela companhia de investir, em um prazo de cinco anos, 170 milhões de euros, criar aproximadamente 1.100 empregos diretos e 2.500 indiretos e de atingir uma receita bruta aproximada de 4 bilhões de euros ao final de cinco anos de operações, com a venda dos veículos produzidos na unidade de Araquari e da importação dos veículos produzidos no exterior através dos portos e aeroportos do estado de Santa Catarina, Brasil. Os aspectos que suscitam preocupação são a alteração no plano diretor do município, incentivo à atividade industrial sem controle de porte, migração de trabalhadores com formação específica para suprir a escassez de mão de obra especializada no município, déficit habitacional, supervalorização dos terrenos, sobrecarga na infraestrutura local e o impacto no meio ambiente. Os benefícios esperados para os moradores são a criação de novos postos de trabalho, aumento da renda per capita, criação de cursos técnicos para a capacitação e desenvolvimento profissional, melhora na infraestrutura e nos serviços oferecidos pelo município e possibilidade de abertura de empresas de pequeno porte

Abstract: Purpose: The purpose of this thesis is to learn how brand heritage and retro brands can help HQM strengthen their brand identity. Background: Companies with a long history have a strategic choice to make re-garding the use of their heritage in marketing communications. Such companies also enjoy a history of interesting products, for which some may exist the possibility for a retro relaunch. Husqvarna is such a company, which made it interesting to find out how these two strategic tools can or cannot strengthen the studied company‘s brand identity. Method: Through an inductive and exploratory case study with interviews of the personnel at Husqvarna Motorcycles, Italy, three theoretical areas emerged to be researched, brand identity, brand heritage and retro brands. The latter two required the help of real life examples for better understanding. The analysis had a deductive approach where the studied theory was applied to the companies, and conclu-sions were drawn from the accumulated knowledge to help streng-then the brand identity of Husqvarna Motorcycles. Conclusions: HQM is a brand with heritage in the process of taking a strategic de-cision to use its heritage as a tool to strengthen the brand identity, hence on the way to become a heritage brand in the true meaning of the definition. As the oldest brand on the market, HQM can use its heritage to differentiate itself from the competition, creating uni-queness impossible to copy. A retro product can be a useful vehicle to carry the newly uncovered heritage to surface. With the help of theory and a real life example, a contender within the historical company product portfolio was recognized. Finally, the band identi-ty as stated by HQM was redefined according to the findings.

The aim of this diploma thesis is an analysis of selected joint-stock companies of the European automotive industry for the purpose of selecting the most advantageous investment opportunities. The theoretical part of the thesis summarizes the most common approaches and methods of fundamental analysis of shares. In the practical part, these findings applied to the analysis by BMW AG, Daimler AG, Fiat SpA, PSA SA, Renault SA and Volkswagen AG. The investment recommendation is proposed in the basis of the comparision of the results gathered by the analysis.