The following thesis is a memoir in essays. The narrative is a reflection of memory as a chaotic system. Each essay stands alone as a single memory but also is part of the larger story of the writer's life. The fragmentation of the story lends itself to what Roland Barthes called a readerly text. That is, a reader may enter the text at any point and read the chapters in an order, and by doing this, the reader creates his/her own version of the author's life. The overall narrative arch is one of self-discovery and self-destruction.

Este estudo aborda a aplicação da teoria do caos e complexidade à gestão das cadeias de suprimentos. Seu objetivo consiste em responder a questão orientadora da pesquisa, se a teoria do caos e complexidade pode enriquecer o entendimento e compreensão da gestão das cadeias de suprimentos. A fim de contextualizar essa discussão, este trabalho procurou resgatar alguns dos principais autores e conceitos do processo de mudança da visão do determinismo clássico científico do século XIX para as novas abordagens não determinísticas dos séculos XX e XXI, em especial o surgimento e consolidação da abordagem não linear da teoria do caos e complexidade. O método de pesquisa utilizado foi o estudo de caso, o qual focou uma rede brasileira de franquias empresariais do setor de perfumaria e cosméticos. A análise dos resultados obtidos sugere evidências de que, pelo menos parcialmente, a teoria do caos e complexidade pode sim enriquecer e ser relevante para a compreensão da gestão das cadeias de suprimentos. / This study approaches the use of theory of chaos and complexity on supply chain management. Its purpose consists on answering the main research question, whether the theory of chaos and complexity can contribute to enlarge the understanding of supply chain management. In order to contextualize the discussion, the dissertation sake to disclaim the main authors and concepts of the process that changed the 19th century vision of the classic determinism to the 20th and 21st centuries non deterministic approaches with focus on the raise and consolidation of the chaos and complexity theory non linear approach. The research method used was the case study with focus on a Brazilian franchising company of perfumes and cosmetics. The results analysis suggests evidence that, at least in some aspects, theory of chaos and complexity can indeed be relevant to the understanding of supply chain management.

Conjuntos de dados reais muitas vezes apresentam um grande número de atributos preditivos ou de entrada, o que leva a uma grande quantidade de informação. Entretanto, essa quantidade de informação nem sempre significa uma melhoria em termos de desempenho de técnicas de agrupamento. Além disso, alguns atributos podem estar correlacionados ou adicionar ruído, reduzindo a qualidade do agrupamento de dados. Esse problema motivou o desenvolvimento de técnicas de seleção de atributos, que tentam encontrar um subconjunto com os atributos mais relevantes para agrupar os dados. Neste trabalho, o foco está no problema de seleção de atributos não supervisionados. Esse é um problema difícil, pois não existe informação sobre rótulos das classes. Portanto, não existe um guia para medir a qualidade do subconjunto de atributos. O principal objetivo deste trabalho é definir um método para identificar quanto atributos devem ser selecionados (após ordená-los com base em algum critério). Essa tarefa é realizada por meio da técnica de Falsos Vizinhos Mais Próximos, que tem sua origem na teoria do caos. Resultados experimentais mostram que essa técnica informa um bom número aproximado de atributos a serem selecionados. Quando comparado a outras técnicas, na maioria dos casos analisados, enquanto menos atributos são selecionados, a qualidade da partição dos dados é mantida / Real-world datasets commonly present high dimensional data, what leads to an increased amount of information. However, this does not always imply on an improvement in terms of clustering techniques performance. Furthermore, some features may be correlated or add unexpected noise, reducing the data clustering performance. This problem motivated the development of feature selection techniques, which attempt to find the most relevant subset of features to cluster data. In this work, we focus on the problem of unsupervised feature selection. This is a difficult problem, since there is no class label information. Therefore, there is no guide to measure the quality of the feature subset. The main goal of this work is to define a method to identify the number of features to select (after sorting them based on some criterion). This task is carried out by means of the False Nearest Neighbor, which has its root in the Chaos Theory. Experimental results show that this technique gives an good approximate number of features to select. When compared to other techniques, in most of the analyzed cases, while selecting fewer features, it maintains the quality of the data partition

Desde a antiguidade o Cosmopolitismo vem sendo abordado como meta a ser perseguida pela humanidade. Ao longo da história foram realizados diversos estudos, dentre os quais destacam-se os ideais de Immanuel Kant. Desta forma, o escopo deste trabalho é uma abordagem do Cosmopolitismo, tendo como principal referência os ideais de Immanuel Kant e a Teoria Normativa Cosmopolita, a fim de verificar a possibilidade de efetivação desta teoria à realidade, sem, contudo, olvidar-se das teorias físicas a que estamos submetidos. Para isso, o texto é dividido em duas partes. Na primeira parte, analisar-se-á a Teoria Cosmopolita e a Teoria Normativa Cosmopolita. E, ainda, expor-se-á o Butterfly Effect, parte inicial da Teoria do Caos, e sua aplicabilidade à ciência do Direito. Na segunda parte, realizar-se-á uma breve análise do arcabouço teórico do Direito Internacional, mediante a perspectiva histórica da formação dos Blocos Econômicos União Europeia e Mercosul. A finalidade é de verificar possível progressão dos Blocos à um Estado Cosmopolita, por intermédio das formas de aproximação jurídica. Trata-se de uma visão interdisciplinar, vez que a perspectiva jurídica será confrontada à Teoria do Caos, fundamentado na Teoria da Mecânica Clássica. / Since ancient times Cosmopolitanism has been approached as a goal to be pursued by humanity. Throughout the history several studies have been realized, among which the ideals of Immanuel Kant stand out. In this way, the scope of this work is an approach of Cosmopolitanism, having as main reference the ideals of Immanuel Kant and the Cosmopolitan Normative Theory, in order to verify the possibility of putting this theory into reality, without, however, forgetting the theories To which we are subjected. For this, the text is divided into two parts. In the first part, we will analyze Cosmopolitan Theory and Cosmopolitan Normative Theory. Also, the Butterfly Effect, an early part of Chaos Theory, and its applicability to the science of Law, will be exhibited. In the second part, a brief analysis of the theoretical framework of international law will be carried out, through the historical perspective of the formation of the European Union and Mercosur Economic Blocks. The purpose is to verify the possible progression of the Blocks to a Cosmopolitan State, through the means of legal approximation. It is an interdisciplinary view, since the legal perspective will be confronted with Chaos Theory, based on the Theory of Classical Mechanics.

Community college boards of trustees are faced with the awesome responsibility of governing complex systems and responding to conventional organizational challenges. One Texas board of trustees was faced with the inconceivable challenge of regaining the trust of its district and the community after questionable circumstances surrounding the resignation of the chancellor, indictments of two board members and the former chairman of the board, and other behavior that although not illegal, was unethical and morally corrupt. This study looks at the transformation of a community college board over a two-year period, from a state of organizational disarray to seeking community support for a $450 million bond package. The research chronicles the transition by comparing and contrasting the accounts of what transpired, with the principles of chaos theory, transformational leadership and the John Carver Policy Governance® Model. For an entity in organizational chaos, a commitment to transform is needed to ultimately reach the point where it can adopt governance principles to provide the foundation for effective leadership, such as those espoused by the Carver model. Change must occur and the success or failure of an organization or system depends on how effective the leadership is at identifying challenges and working with them to create opportunities. When an organization approaches chaos and the need for changes with trepidation, progress and success are improbable. It is the understanding that order emerges from chaos that leads to a renewed mindset; a mindset that looks beyond traditional structures and embraces flexibility, innovation and creativity. The resolve of the trustees to regain public trust and support has served as the impetus to implement the changes needed to govern the district effectively. / text

In the course Discrete Deterministic Chaos, Dr. Mark Daniels introduces students to Chaos Theory and explores many topics within the field. Students prove many of the key results that are discussed in class and work through examples of each topic. Connections to the secondary mathematics curriculum are made throughout the course, and students discuss how the topics in the course could be implemented in the classroom. This paper will provide an overview of the topics covered in the course, Discrete Deterministic Chaos, and provide additional discussion on various related topics. / text

The central purpose of this study is the integration of modem philosophical thinking with different chaos theory principles and definitions to form relational perspectives. Relations are used in different contexts to base the causes of deterministic chaos (chaost) in the laws of nature which constitutes order. The chaost-attractor is used as subjective conception to investigate the possibilities of hidden order in a seemingly chaotic state of the objective reality. Relevant definitions of the chaos theory were analysed methodically and transcendentally with the aid of concepts of order and relations. Attention is given to the broad associations and analogies from philosophy and other disciplines which relate to the connectivity of objects to form systems. Subjective model development was done which is used to consequentially analyse some statements from published research which applied principles of chaost. It is argued that: the intrinsic properties of objects determine the causality of forces which bind objects to compose systems; a web of interactive bonds functions subjective to laws of nature which determine whether a system is in a state of order, chaost or real chaos; a dynamical transfer of many intrinsic and asymmetric properties via internal bonds constitutes non-linear connectivity which causes a sensitivity for initial conditions. It is found that the chaost of the chaos theory is not the same as real, objective chaos. The random-like evolution of a dynamic system is determined by the occurrence of irregularities and uncertainties in its internal order. A web of interactive bonds distribute small changes self-similar and scale-relevant. The difficulty in describing and explaining the complex behaviour of composed entities is simplified by the proposed web-chaost model. / Thesis (M.A. (Philosophy))--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2006.

The central purpose of this study is the integration of modem philosophical thinking with different chaos theory principles and definitions to form relational perspectives. Relations are used in different contexts to base the causes of deterministic chaos (chaost) in the laws of nature which constitutes order. The chaost-attractor is used as subjective conception to investigate the possibilities of hidden order in a seemingly chaotic state of the objective reality. Relevant definitions of the chaos theory were analysed methodically and transcendentally with the aid of concepts of order and relations. Attention is given to the broad associations and analogies from philosophy and other disciplines which relate to the connectivity of objects to form systems. Subjective model development was done which is used to consequentially analyse some statements from published research which applied principles of chaost. It is argued that: the intrinsic properties of objects determine the causality of forces which bind objects to compose systems; a web of interactive bonds functions subjective to laws of nature which determine whether a system is in a state of order, chaost or real chaos; a dynamical transfer of many intrinsic and asymmetric properties via internal bonds constitutes non-linear connectivity which causes a sensitivity for initial conditions. It is found that the chaost of the chaos theory is not the same as real, objective chaos. The random-like evolution of a dynamic system is determined by the occurrence of irregularities and uncertainties in its internal order. A web of interactive bonds distribute small changes self-similar and scale-relevant. The difficulty in describing and explaining the complex behaviour of composed entities is simplified by the proposed web-chaost model. / Thesis (M.A. (Philosophy))--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2006.

This project examines the role played by chaos in shaping and defining the translation activity in a non-hegemonic context, with a focus on literary translation. Based on English-language U.S. and Canadian contemporary poetry translation into Romanian between 1960 and 2017, it challenges the ‘major’ vs. ‘minor’ dichotomy and moves to show that a transnational framework and a networked understanding of translator agency are much better suited to account for the complexity of a translation sociography. Acknowledging a necessary shift that draws on an economy of attention more than on an economy of production (Cronin 2016), as well as on Michael Cronin’s politics of microspection and on Kobus Marais’ paradigm of complexity (2014), my work takes distance from the Bourdieusian dynamics of power that has prevailed in translation studies since the late 1990s and favors a network approach that accounts for disruption, decentralization, and voids. This dissertation seeks to acknowledge the role played by chance, chaos, and self-regulation in shaping the activity of literary translation through the deployment of a mathematical model that has been at the core of Web 2.0 since its very inception. In doing so, my research sets out to complement Bruno Latour’s Actor-Network-Theory with the mathematical notions of network and network of networks. I endeavor to explore the webs of connectivity as they appear in real-life contemporary poetry translator networks with the purpose of potentially laying the groundwork for a possible redefinition of translation across society and media of circulation. Translation can be conceived, I propose, as an act that is essentially, simultaneously and irreducibly linguistic, cultural, and social, but also individual and collective, material and virtual, online and offline. Under these circumstances, I conclude that a critical re-examination of translation studies in micromodernity through a Digital Humanities lens becomes necessary, if not imperative.

Desde a antiguidade o Cosmopolitismo vem sendo abordado como meta a ser perseguida pela humanidade. Ao longo da história foram realizados diversos estudos, dentre os quais destacam-se os ideais de Immanuel Kant. Desta forma, o escopo deste trabalho é uma abordagem do Cosmopolitismo, tendo como principal referência os ideais de Immanuel Kant e a Teoria Normativa Cosmopolita, a fim de verificar a possibilidade de efetivação desta teoria à realidade, sem, contudo, olvidar-se das teorias físicas a que estamos submetidos. Para isso, o texto é dividido em duas partes. Na primeira parte, analisar-se-á a Teoria Cosmopolita e a Teoria Normativa Cosmopolita. E, ainda, expor-se-á o Butterfly Effect, parte inicial da Teoria do Caos, e sua aplicabilidade à ciência do Direito. Na segunda parte, realizar-se-á uma breve análise do arcabouço teórico do Direito Internacional, mediante a perspectiva histórica da formação dos Blocos Econômicos União Europeia e Mercosul. A finalidade é de verificar possível progressão dos Blocos à um Estado Cosmopolita, por intermédio das formas de aproximação jurídica. Trata-se de uma visão interdisciplinar, vez que a perspectiva jurídica será confrontada à Teoria do Caos, fundamentado na Teoria da Mecânica Clássica. / Since ancient times Cosmopolitanism has been approached as a goal to be pursued by humanity. Throughout the history several studies have been realized, among which the ideals of Immanuel Kant stand out. In this way, the scope of this work is an approach of Cosmopolitanism, having as main reference the ideals of Immanuel Kant and the Cosmopolitan Normative Theory, in order to verify the possibility of putting this theory into reality, without, however, forgetting the theories To which we are subjected. For this, the text is divided into two parts. In the first part, we will analyze Cosmopolitan Theory and Cosmopolitan Normative Theory. Also, the Butterfly Effect, an early part of Chaos Theory, and its applicability to the science of Law, will be exhibited. In the second part, a brief analysis of the theoretical framework of international law will be carried out, through the historical perspective of the formation of the European Union and Mercosur Economic Blocks. The purpose is to verify the possible progression of the Blocks to a Cosmopolitan State, through the means of legal approximation. It is an interdisciplinary view, since the legal perspective will be confronted with Chaos Theory, based on the Theory of Classical Mechanics.