Master of Architecture / The period under consideration saw the growth and fruition of a radical approach to architectural design in the Government Architect's Branch of the New South Wales Public Works Department. High aesthetic standards were set: the application of these standards in an atmosphere of enthusiastic dedication produced a new, vital architectural expression for the public buildings of New South Wales. The quality of the Government Architect's work brought the Branch to the forefront of the architectural profession, whence it exerted a beneficial influence on many private practitioners. E.H. Farmer, the Government Architect of the period, gained the high respect of his peers and in 1972 he was awarded the R.A.I.A.'s Gold Medal - the highest honour which can be bestowed on a member. The early chapters of this study describe, in broad chronological order, the developments which took place in the Government Architect's Branch. Mention is also made of the influence which many leading architects, as well as other professionals, had on the Branch's design work. In later chapters the buildings designed by the Branch are classified into broad use-types and each type is then examined in chronological order. While this method of analysis necessitates some back-tracking and repetition, it provides a better understanding of the evolution of the various building types than would be provided by a broader survey. The appendices include a chronological list of significant events, in precis form, for convenient reference. Apart from a few short papers on specialised subjects, there has been no comprehensive documentation of the history of the Government Architect's Branch during the period being examined. Consequently the story of the Branch's development has been pieced together from interviews with many people who were members of the Government Architect's Branch during this period. Some accounts of events have appeared conflicting. It is natural that individual comment may be unintentionally biased. Every effort has been made by the author to present an accurate and balanced assessment. E.H. Farmer delivered the Hook Memorial Address on 11th May, 1973. In the course of this address the beliefs which contributed to his leadership of the Branch were succinctly revealed: "...if the voioe of the architect goes unheeded, humanity is that much closer to the abyss."

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The research presented in this Thesis is primarily concerned with the field of Geographical Information Systems (GIS) - specifically, the business applications of the technology. The empirical problem addressed is the selection of branch banks as candidates for closure using the network of branch banks of the Commonwealth Bank of Australia in the Sydney metropolitan region as the case study. Decisions to close branches are made by the Bank on the basis of performance indicators that are essentially financial. In this research, however, an alternative approach is adopted: the problem is addressed using a set of spatial criteria. Following the deregulation of the finance industry in the 1980's and the rapid introduction of new electronic channels for delivering financial services, the major banking institutions have been engaged in a process of reorganising their networks of branch banks. The most visible manifestation of this has been the ongoing and widespread closure of branches. Selecting branch banks for closure is a typical example of a complex semi-structured multi-dimensional, multi-criteria, decision-making problem. It has been well documented in previous research that Multi-Criteria Decision-Making (MCDM) models are the most appropriate ones for solving problems in this particular domain. The identification of branches for closure is also characterised by a significant spatial dimension. Decisions are based on a consideration of a number of geographical criteria and various forms of spatial analysis may be involved. An appropriate technology to assist with solving decision-making problems with a significant spatial dimension is a Spatial Decision Support System (SDSS). Most SDSS have been based on the integration of Geographical Information Systems (GIS) technology with analytical models that are proven to be best suited to specific decision-making problems and this is the approach adopted in this research. The prototype MCBC-SDSS (Multi-Criteria Branch Closure SDSS) developed here is based on the integration through the loose coupling of the ArcView GIS software with the Criterium DecisionPlus (CDP) software, which contains the suite of non-spatial analytical models that provide the analytical capability for solving multi-criteria problems. ArcView GIS is used as the engine that drives the system and to provide the analytical and display facilities to support the spatial data involved. Two MCDM models from the CDP software are used to support the decision-making analysis - the Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) and Simple Multi-Attribute Rating Technique (SMART). The integration of GIS with the MCDM models is based on a considerable amount of software enhancement, interface development, and computer programming. The development of the integrated system is designed to create an intelligent and user-friendly SDSS, the application of which, from the user's perspective, is a seamless operation. The success of the MCBC-SDSS is demonstrated by its application to identify candidates for closure among the 197 branches of the CBA in the Sydney metropolitan area in 2000 - the year when the building of the database for the research had been completed. The analysis is based purely on spatial considerations that have been gleaned from a major review of the literature that previous researchers have identified as affecting branch viability and performance. A set of 17 spatial variables was used as the criteria in the MCDM models. The criteria are organised in two blocks: the first includes 9 criteria relating to the characteristics of demand for branch service in the branch trade areas ('catchment area' specific criteria) while the second includes 8 criteria relating to aspects of supply provided by the existing branches in their location ('location specific' criteria). Using the developed approach, the MCBC-SDSS has been used directly to compare alternatives against criteria, not only spatial based but also financial ones, thus providing a basis for identifying the best choices regarding branch closure. The steps in the preparation of the data and the iterative procedure for implementing the MCDM models are explained and illustrated. This involves building the initial evaluation matrix, normalising the raw criteria scores, assigning weights to the criteria, and calculating priorities. Based on these, the AHP and SMART models then calculate a decision score for each branch that is used as the basis for creating the preference ranking of the branches. In this, branches with a high rank score based on the combined weighted contribution of the 17 criteria are considered to be operationally viable. On the other hand, branches with the lowest rank scores are considered as potential candidates for closure. The preference rankings generated by the models have been tested to examine their robustness in terms of the validity of criteria and their weights used in the decision analysis. Sensitivity analysis has been conducted, the results of which show that the preference rankings are stable. Different approaches have been used to validate the initial criteria, and analyse their contribution to the ranking of branch banks for closure. These help identify critical spatial variables among the 17 initial criteria selected, and suggest that some of the criteria initially selected could be deleted from the criteria list used to generate the preference rankings without substantially affecting the results. The reasonableness of the resulting preference ranking has been further demonstrated from analyses based on changing criteria weights and alternatives. The research successfully demonstrates one of the ways of enhancing the functionality of a GIS through its integration with non-spatial analytical models to develop a SDSS to aid solving decision-making problems in the selected domain. Given that to date there has been relatively few applications of SDSS similar to that developed in this research to real world decision-making problems, the procedure adopted makes it suitable for decision-making in a range of other service business applications characterised by a significant spatial dimension and multiple outlets including shopping centres, motor car dealerships, restaurant and supermarket chains. Instead of just providing solutions, however, the SDSS-based analysis in this research can better be thought of as adding value to spatial data that forms an important source of information required by decision-makers, providing insight about the situation, uncertainty, objectives, and trade-offs involved in reaching decisions, and being capable of generating alternative scenarios based on different inputs to the models that may be used to identify recommended courses of action. It can lead to better and more effective decision-making in institutions involving multi-outlet retail and service businesses and hence enables both integrated data analysis and modelling while taking multiple criteria and decision-makers' preferences into consideration.

The dissertation presents the argument that the formal training of a professional social worker is relevant but not equivalent to the training needs of a professional manager in the social work field. Social work professionals as managers do not, without management training, have the same credibility and/or skills as professional managers of social work. Within the general topic of welfare, research is first directed to the Australian welfare experience in its historic sense. Selecting relevant philosophical and ideological frameworks the writer a) critically explores traditional and contemporary theories, with special reference being made to bureaucracy, organization, and management; b) investigates theories and practices of social workers and social work managers to ascertain their relevance to contemporary Australian society, using the A.C.T. Family Services Branch as an example of a social welfare agency. This assists in explaining the context, functions and obligations of a welfare agency, as it responds to the needs of the community and of the staff it employs.

This study aimed to uncover information about an area on which little published material is available, that is, the area of art education in New South Wales prior to 1940. Because of the lack of published material, much of the information used in this study had to be sought in annual reports on education made to the New South Wales Parliament over the years concerned, and in the educational journals of the period. Some very useful original documents and letters were found in the Mitchell Library and in the New South Wales Archives. It was established that drawing first became part of the curriculum in a few public schools in Sydney in 1854, and that by 1869, drawing was taught in all the primary schools of New South Wales. The drawing system which was introduced was based on the very structured and utilitarian programme of the Department of Science and Art in South Kensington. The first Drawing Master in New South Wales was Joseph Fowles, who had arrived in Sydney from England in 1838. Joseph Fowles was in charge of drawing in the public schools of New South Wales from his appointment in 1854 until his death in 1878. The other two important figures in art education over the period covered by this study were Frederick W. Woodhouse, who was Superintendent of Drawing from his arrival from England in 1889 until his resignation in 1903, and John E. Branch, who was in charge from 1903 until his death in 1933. This study found evidence that the Department of Science and Art in South Kensington played an essential part in establishing the programme of art education in New South Wales from the 1850s until well into the twentieth century. With regard to the contribution made by the three individuals mentioned in the title, the study found that while they played an important role in overseeing the teaching of drawing in the schools, they were not influential in the sense of being able to impose any individual philosophy of art education on the system.

從浙西詞派已成強弩之末後，學者就將研究重點放在新興的常州詞派身上，是以對常州派未興、浙西派未衰前的詞壇樣貌未予釐清。再者，有「浙派殿軍」之稱的郭麐，力圖進行浙西詞派晚期之嬗變，為了明瞭浙西詞派後期的嬗變情形，以及釐清這段詞史上發展的脈絡，本文即以清代乾、嘉前後詞壇概況為經，而以郭麐詞論為緯，定名為「郭麐詞論研究」。本論文除了緒論與結論之外，共分為六章：第一章〈郭麐其人其事〉：對其生平試作梗概之介紹，希望從中了解郭麐生平經歷是如何影響，並形成他個人特有之生命情調以及其文學觀念與創作表現。第二章〈郭麐詞論產生之背景〉：詞學的產生，無不有其特定的時代背景和詞學自身之歷史發展。所謂知人要論世，為了深入了解郭麐詞論形成的因素及對其所處之時代背景作一通盤了解，筆者擬就其時代背景以及有清一代之詞學流變概況作一探討。第三章〈郭麐詞論淵源〉：郭麐既以浙西派成員自居，故其論詞則盛推朱、厲，並以姜、張為宗。因此，筆者擬同時參看朱、厲詞論，一方面可理解郭麐詞論精髓，一方面也可看出他承繼浙西派詞論的地方。第四章〈郭麐詞論主張（上）〉：由於郭麐所處時代已與朱、厲不同，所要面對、解決之詞壇問題亦有所不同，因此，郭麐詞論可說既有所承繼也有所創新，故本文另就其對浙派詞論改革、發展、補充之處，加以體會和整理，分別剖析郭麐對詞體之內容、流派、創作等方面之主張。第五章〈郭麐詞論主張（下）〉：由於郭麐《詞品》是詞史上第一部有系統地以詞體風格為分類品評之著作，故筆者專立一章來探究郭麐《詞品》之內涵、體製特色與價值，以得見郭麐在詞體風格方面的看法。第六章〈郭麐詞論之特色、價值與影響〉：在針對郭麐詞論的背景、淵源、內容等各方面作深入分析之後，綜合以上各章之探討結果，為郭麐詞學作整體性的評價及省視。並以此為基礎，因鑑於各家對郭麐的評論，將之歸納分析，期對郭麐詞論之成就入一中肯評價。

Dans cette thèse, nous nous intéressons aux problèmes du knapsack multidimensionnel à choix multiple. Ils interviennent essentiellement en télécommunication. Nous proposons de nouvelles méthodes hybrides de résolution exacte et approchée. Dans un premier temps, nous proposons des méthodes heuristiques en se basant sur les techniques de génération de colonnes et d'arrondi. Ensuite, nous abordons une méthode de recherche locale, dite méthode de branchement local, où des contraintes linéaires sont introduites pour intensifier et diversifier la recherche. Cette méthode est ensuite hybridée avec la génération de colonnes et une technique d'arrondi. Concernant la résolution exacte, nous nous basons sur une méthode de "Branch and cut". Nous commençons par proposer de nouvelles contraintes valides pour le problème. Ensuite, nous les associons à des contraintes de couverture locales et globales dans un schéma énumératif. Les approches heuristiques et l'algorithme exact que nous proposons sont comparés à d'autres heuristiques de la littérature et au Solveur de programmes linéaires Cplex . L'ensemble de ces tests numériques ont été menés sur des instances ardues de la littérature ainsi que sur des instances générées aléatoirement de taille modérée.

Cette thèse est principalement consacrée à l'association des méthodes de points intérieurs et des techniques de l'optimisation DC et DCA pour résoudre les problèmes d'optimisation non convexes de grande taille.<br />La thèse comporte trois parties : <br />la première partie est consacrée aux techniques d'optimisations locales et s'articule autour des méthodes de points intérieurs et de la programmation DC. Nous y développons deux algorithmes. Après une présentation non exhaustive de la programmation DC, des méthodes de points intérieurs et des propriétés essentielles de la classe des matrices quasi-définies au chapitre un, nous présentons au chapitre deux un nouvel algorithme basé sur une reformulation des conditions d'optimalité de Karush-Kuhn-Tucker. Le troisième chapitre est consacré à l'intégration des techniques d'optimisation DC dans un schéma de points intérieurs, c'est l'algorithme IPDCA.<br />La seconde partie de la thèse est consacrée aux solutions globales de problèmes de programmation quadratique. Dans le premier chapitre de cette partie nous explorons l'intégration d'IPDCA dans un schéma B&B. Le second chapitre de la partie est consacré à la résolution de problèmes quadratiques à variables 0-1 par un schéma B\&B dans lequel nous faisons intervenir IPDCA. Le troisième chapitre est quant à lui consacré à l'optimisation monotone due au Professeur Tuy. Nous examinons plus particulièrement son intégration dans un B&B dans lequelle DCA est appelé pour améliorer la borne supérieure.<br />Le quatrième et dernier chapitre de cette partie est consacré à une procédure de redémarrage de DCA. <br />La dernière partie de la thèse est consacrée aux applications industrielles. Nous y appliquons les deux algorithmes développés dans la première partie de la thèse à un problème de mécanique de structure de grande dimension et à un problème en Data Mining.

La résolution jusqu'à l'optimalité de problèmes d'optimisation combinatoire NP-difficiles nécessite une mise en oeuvre de méthodes de plus en plus complexes qui consomment de plus en plus de puissance de calcul. L'objectif de notre travail est de paralléliser un algorithme de "Branch and Cut" pour résoudre jusqu'à l'optimalité des instances difficiles du voyageur de commerce. Dans la première partie de notre travail, nous présentons les composantes principales de l'algorithme du "Branch and Cut". Nous étudions ensuite le problème du voyageur de commerce par une approche polyédrale. Nous donnons enfin une description détaillée de notre implémentation de l'algorithme du "Branch and Cut". Dans la deuxième partie, Nous commençons par une brève présentation du parallélisme, et un état de l'art des études menées sur la parallélisation de l'algorithme du "Branch and Bound". Puis, nous proposons plusieurs modèles de parallélisations de l'algorithme du "Branch and Cut". Nous décrivons ensuite la stratégie de contrôle de la recherche arborescente qu'on a adopté, les mécanismes de minimisation des coûts liés aux différentes étapes de la communication entre les processeurs et les stratégies d'équilibrages. Nous terminons en donnant les résultats obtenus sur le IBM-SP1.

<p>This thesis contributes to theoretical and quantitative aspects of machine scheduling. In fact, it is dedicated to the issue of scheduling n jobs on one single machine. The scope is limited to deterministic problems - i.e. those with all data available and known with certainty in advance - with tardiness involved objectives; hence, the common denominator of all problems addressed are jobs with a predetermined due date assigned to. A job is finished on time as long as it is completed before its due date, otherwise it is said to be tardy. Since the single machine utilized is assumed to be restricted to process at most one job at a time, the aim is to find a proper sequence - a schedule - of how to process the jobs in order to best fulfill a certain objective. The contribution of this thesis aims at giving a state of the art survey and detailed review of research effort considering the objectives "minimizing the number of tardy jobs" and "minimizing the weighted number of tardy jobs". Further, the objectives of "minimizing the total tardiness", "minimizing the total weighted tardiness" and "minimizing the maximum tardiness" are adumbrated but reduced to a rough overview of research effort made.</p>