Submitted by Automa??o e Estat?stica (sst@bczm.ufrn.br) on 2016-07-25T23:41:59Z No. of bitstreams: 1 SylvanaKellyMarquesDaSilva_DISSERT.pdf: 8925337 bytes, checksum: b54019791dd78ef58e7d7497b8cb917a (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Arlan Eloi Leite Silva (eloihistoriador@yahoo.com.br) on 2016-08-05T23:04:27Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 SylvanaKellyMarquesDaSilva_DISSERT.pdf: 8925337 bytes, checksum: b54019791dd78ef58e7d7497b8cb917a (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2016-08-05T23:04:27Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 SylvanaKellyMarquesDaSilva_DISSERT.pdf: 8925337 bytes, checksum: b54019791dd78ef58e7d7497b8cb917a (MD5) Previous issue date: 2012-10-18 / Coordena??o de Aperfei?oamento de Pessoal de N?vel Superior (CAPES) / O cart?o-postal ? um meio de comunica??o que ganhou popularidade no momento em que a fotografia foi vinculada a seu suporte. Circulou privilegiando, principalmente, as vistas das cidades. Assim, comp?s uma tr?ade entre a paisagem, a fotografia e o turismo. A visualidade que carrega articula-se entre ind?cios de representa??es, rela??es, formas de consci?ncia coletiva e de maneiras de ver o mundo. Em Natal, o fot?grafo Jaeci Emerenciano Galv?o registrou as transforma??es urbanas e sociais, com foco nas interven??es que enfatizavam os centros urbanos, como espa?o social e de progresso e a natureza como espa?o de contempla??o e frui??o. S?o imagens com quest?es sociais e culturais muito claras, j? que a fotografia existe a partir de um processo de cria??o que consiste em escolhas e decis?es sobre o que merece ser fotografado. Assim sendo, a presente pesquisa investiga o papel das fotografias evidenciadas nos cart?es-postais, de Jaeci, tendo em vista a inser??o do turismo nos espa?os natalenses e a visualidade assumida no contexto de sua pr?pria identidade. O arcabou?o te?rico que comp?e as discuss?es a respeito da paisagem, da cidade, do turismo e da representa??o fotogr?fica nos cart?es-postais, est? focada na pesquisa bibliogr?fica fundamentada nas ideias de Schama (1996), Corbin (1989), Cosgrove (1998), Kossoy (2003; 2006; 2009), entre outros. Essa investiga??o, contribuiu para interpretar e compreender a constru??o simb?lica apresentada nos cart?es-postais. Metodologicamente o trabalho foi elaborado, tamb?m, atrav?s de pesquisa em acervos, jornais, levantamento dos cart?es-postais, entrevistas e a an?lise iconogr?fica e iconol?gica proposta por Kossoy. Ao final, conclui-se que os cart?es-postais de Jaeci Galv?o estabeleceram-se como elementos essenciais para a representa??o simb?lica das paisagens tur?sticas em Natal. / The postcard is a medium that has gained popularity at the time that the picture was linked to its support. It circulated favoring mainly the views of the cities and composed a triad between landscape, photography and tourism. The visuality that loads is among signs of representations, relationships, forms of collective consciousness and ways of seeing the world. In Natal, the photographer Jaeci Emereciano Galv?o registered urban and social transformations focusing on interventions that emphasized urban centres as social space and progress and nature as a space for contemplation and enjoyment. They are images with social and cultural issues very clear, since the picture is from a process of creation that is all about choices and decisions about what deserves to be photographed. Therefore, the aim of this research by investigating the role of photographs evidenced in Jaeci?s postcards, with a view to inclusion of tourism in the spaces of Natal and the visuality assumed in the context of their own identity. The theoretical framework that makes up the discussions about the landscape, the city's tourism and photographic representation in postcards emerged from the literature of Schama (1996), Corbin (1989), Cosgrove (1998), Benjamin (1987), Kossoy (2003; 2006; 2009) and Souza Martins (2009), which gave grants to interpret and understand the symbolic construction presented in the postcards. Methodologically the work was done through research in archives, newspapers, postcards of the survey, interviews, iconographic and iconological analyses proposed by Kossoy. At the end, it was concluded the Jaeci Galv?o?s postcards established themselves as essential elements for symbolic landscapes of tourism in Natal.

The program AutoCAD is a standard software solution to design of some surface routes. The thesis shows a right elaboration of a cart-road with using the program AutoCAD. The work should be the educational aid for a education of a technical subject. As a result of this thesis is a complete design documentation that is necessary for the administrative and technical realization of the cart-road.

abstract: Dietary protein is known to increase postprandial thermogenesis more so than carbohydrates or fats, probably related to the fact that amino acids have no immediate form of storage in the body and can become toxic if not readily incorporated into body tissues or excreted. It is also well documented that subjects report greater satiety on high- versus low-protein diets and that subject compliance tends to be greater on high-protein diets, thus contributing to their popularity. What is not as well known is how a high-protein diet affects resting metabolic rate over time, and what is even less well known is if resting metabolic rate changes significantly when a person consuming an omnivorous diet suddenly adopts a vegetarian one. This pilot study sought to determine whether subjects adopting a vegetarian diet would report decreased satiety or demonstrate a decreased metabolic rate due to a change in protein intake and possible increase in carbohydrates. Further, this study sought to validate a new device called the SenseWear Armband (SWA) to determine if it might be sensitive enough to detect subtle changes in metabolic rate related to diet. Subjects were tested twice on all variables, at baseline and post-test. Independent and related samples tests revealed no significant differences between or within groups for any variable at any time point in the study. The SWA had a strong positive correlation to the Oxycon Mobile metabolic cart but due to a lack of change in metabolic rate, its sensitivity was undetermined. These data do not support the theory that adopting a vegetarian diet results in a long-term change in metabolic rate. / Dissertation/Thesis / M.S. Nutrition 2012

Shopping cart abandonment, eller digitalt avbrutna köp, beskrivs som problematiskt inom e-handelssektorn. I denna undersökning kartläggs svenska e-handelskonsumenters betalningspreferenser för att författaren ska kunna slutleda varför digitala köp avbryts. En informationsasymmetri råder mellan konsumenter och e-butiker som bidrar till negativa konsekvenser. Då ingen inhemsk, objektiv forskning finns att tillgå och den internationella forskning som existerar är svår att generalisera samt vid flertalet tillfällen är tidsinaktuell bör författarens forskningstillskott ses som relevant. Författaren kartlägger via en kvantitativ studie svenska konsumenters preferenser vid betalningsfasen. Resultatet leder till att konsumenternas krav vad gäller betalningsfasens utformning synliggörs. Svenska e-handelskonsumenter önskar snabba, smidiga och säkra betalningsfaser. En väl utformad betalningsfas väntas även minska den informationsasymmetri som råder mellan konsumenter och e-handlare. Tack vare en högre grad informationssymmetri väntas e-handlarnas respektive konverteringsgrader öka. / Shopping cart abandonment, i.e. discontinued digital purchases, is described as problematic in the e-commerce sector. In this report, digital consumers residing in Sweden will have their payment preferences mapped to allow the author to conclude why digital purchases are interrupted. Information asymmetry exists between consumers and e-retailers which in turn contributes to negative consequences. Since no domestic, objective research is available, and the existing international research is difficult to generalize and often dated, the author's research grant should be considered relevant. The author maps Swedish consumers preferences during the payment phase through a quantitative study. The study makes sure that the domestic consumer's preferences and demands regarding the payment phase are being made visible. Swedish consumers tend to want their payment phases to be fast, easily managed and secure. A well-designed payment phase is also expected to reduce the information asymmetry residing between consumers and e-retailers. Thanks to a more symmetric information flow, the conversion rates regarding e-retailers are expected to increase.

The thesis is an empirical case study to predict or estimate the performance and variability of contemporary software frameworks used for web application development. Thesis can be mainly divided into 3 phases. In Phase I, we theoretically try to explore and analyze PHP, EJB 3.0 and ASP.NET considering quality attributes or ilitis of mentioned technologies. In Phase II, we develop two identical web applications i.e. online component’s webstore (applications to purchase components online) in PHP and ASP.NET. In phase III, we conduct automated testing to determine and analyze applications’ performance. We developed web applications in PHP 5.3.0 and Visual Studio 2008 using ASP.NET 3.5 to practically measure and compare the applications’ performance. We used SQL Server 2005 with ASP.NET 3.5 and MySql 5.1.36 with PHP as database servers. Software architecture, CSS, database design, database constraints were tried to keep simple and same for both applications i.e.  Applications developed in PHP and ASP.NET. This similarity helps to establish realistic comparison of applications performance and variability. The applications’ performance and variability is measured with help of automated scripts. These scripts were used to generate thousands of requests on application servers and downloading components simultaneously. More details of performance testing can be found in chapter 6, 7 and 8. / We have gain alot of knowledge from this thesis. We are very happy to finish our Software Engineering.

Detailed history of golf, golf carts and vehicles was described in analytic part of DT. Components and technical aspects of golf carts were listed in the technical part of the analysis. It also gives an overview of modern technologies available in these types of vehicles. Design part of DT maps current products on the market and their components influencing appearance of the vehicle. The final solution was chosen from three variants and brought the greatest added value. The original idea includes the way how to make handling of the vehicle easier, simplifies maintenance and reduces unnecessary preparation time of golf equipment for the game. New features have been presented in a single comprehensive and unique design.

The ecological value and functionality of riparian systems along ephemeral, intermittent, and perennial streams in the Southwest is well established. In Pinal County, Arizona the existing datasets available to environmental managers and governing bodies drastically underestimate the extent and presence of riparian zones. This study addresses the issue through the use of remote sensing land cover classification techniques. Landsat 8 data, topographic data, and high-resolution color infrared (CIR) imagery, and several derived vegetation indices are used to construct a classification and regression tree (CART) model. Using training data, the CART model is used for the identification and delineation of basic land cover classes across the County. Woody annual and perennial species are identified and associated to riparian zones using a valley bottom model (VBM) developed by the United States Department of Agriculture. The CART model (kappa value of 0.76) found that 929 square-miles of annual vegetation and 651 square-miles of perennial vegetation are present across Pinal County. Annual and perennial vegetation classifications are assessed for density using a 0.33 acre moving window. The density values for both classes are then used in conjunction to differentiate upland, xeroriparian, mesoriparian, and hydropriarian vegetation zones. Vegetation zones are clipped to regions where the VBM identifies valley bottom probability to be 62 percent or greater. The results generated provide a sufficiently comprehensive dataset that gives County managers and environmental professionals improved insight into the presence and distribution of important riparian habitats.

Tree-based methods are a nice add-on to traditional statistical methods when solving classification and regression problems. The aim of this master thesis is not to judge which approach is better but rather bring the overview of these methods and apply them on the real data using R. Focus is made especially on the basic methodology of tree-based models and the application in specific software in order to provide wide range of tool for reader to be able to use these methods. One part of the thesis touches the advanced tree-based methods to provide full picture of possibilities.

Peu d'études ont étudié l'impact du traitement antirétroviral sur l'activation et l'inflammation chez les patients infectés par le VIH. Ces études ont inclus des personnes ayant un contrôle virologique variable, ce qui explique leurs résultats discordants. Les objectifs de ce travail étaient d'évaluer l'évolution des marqueurs d'activation et d'inflammation chez les patients initiant un traitement antirétroviral avec un succès virologique rapide et persistante au cours de 2 ans, et d'identifier les facteurs associés à la persistance des niveaux élevés des marqueurs post-traitement. De plus, comparer l'impact des différents traitements antirétroviraux sur l'évolution des marqueurs.Mon travail a permis de montrer qu'avant l'initiation de traitement, les niveaux d'IL-6, IP-10, MIG et sCD14 étaient plus élevés chez les patients que chez les témoins VIH-séronégatifs. Après deux ans, les niveaux d'IL-6, IP-10 et MIG ont diminué significativement alors qu'aucun changement de CRP-us et de sCD14 n'a été observé. Les niveaux élevés d'IP-10 et MIG ont été associées à l'âge. La seule différence observée entre les traitements était une moindre diminution d'IP-10 et MIG avec l'ATV/r qu'avec l'EFV.Ces résultats suggèrent que le contrôle virologique rapide et persistant sous traitement antirétrovirale est nécessaire mais pas suffisant pour atténuer l'activation immunitaire et l'inflammation. L'initiation de traitement antirétroviral avec un meilleur impact sur l'activation immunitaire pourrait être considérée en particulier chez les patients âgés. La mesure des marqueurs d'activation immunitaire pourrait être un critère utile lors de l'évaluation de nouvelles molécules antirétrovirales. / The impact of antiretroviral therapy on immune activation and inflammation markers has been examined in few studies with variable results. These studies included individuals with variable levels of virologic control, explaining partially their variable results. The aims of my work were to evaluate the evolution of immune activation and inflammation markers among patients initiating first-line cART with rapid and persistent virological success through two years and to identify factors associated with elevated levels of these markers post-cART. In addition, the impact of different antiretroviral drugs on these markers was compared in a group of patients who kept their initial therapy over two years.My work showed that at cART initiation, IL-6, IP-10, MIG and sCD14 levels were higher in HIV-infected patients than in HIV-seronegative controls. After two years of effective cART, IL-6, IP-10 and MIG levels declined significantly while no change of sCD14 and hs-CRP levels was observed. Elevated levels of IP-10 and MIG persisted in some patients who tended to be older. The only observed difference between different antiretroviral drugs was a smaller decrease of IP-10 and MIG in patients receiving ATV/r compared to patients receiving EFV.These findings suggest that early and persistent virological control under cART is useful but might not be sufficient to attenuate immune activation and inflammation. Earlier initiation of cART regimens with more potent effect on immune activation and inflammation merits evaluation, in particular, in old patients. The measurement of immune activation markers could be useful criteria when evaluating antiretroviral drugs.

In this diploma project I´m designing golf cart for transportation two persons . At the side of design I wanted to achieve an innovate feature and diferentiate from today´s production. Through my conception I want to offer a wider possibility of usage and increase use value of golf cart. Herewith I mean for example an integration to the traffic after urgent modification. I dont want to design the golf cart like a vision to the future, but I endeavour for complying with current trends at the producing.