In 2011, the United Kingdom (U.K.) physical activity (PA) guidelines were updated. The adult moderate-to-vigorous intensity PA (MVPA) recommendation changed to reflect that different frequency and intensity permutations lead to equivalent health benefits. New recommendations were added for muscle strengthening activities (MSA) and the reduction of sedentary time (ST). Those over 65 years were also recommended to undertake balance and co-ordination activities (BCA). Despite these new additions, Scottish PA policy still concentrated on MVPA, with considerable resources allocated to sport and some exercise activities. Since 2012, the Scottish Health Survey (SHeS) has collected data relating to these new recommendations annually, but few analyses have been undertaken. This thesis contains the most comprehensive analyses of the 2012-15 SHeS PA and ST data to date, and a review into whether the method produces valid and reliable estimates. The aim of this thesis was to inform Scottish PA and sedentary behaviour policy by producing research to support the incorporation of these new recommendations and the promotion of non-sport-related MVPA policies. It also aimed to inform any future developments to PA and ST surveillance in Scotland. The first three studies of this thesis are cross-sectional analyses of the updated recommendations for adults in Scotland. They present prevalence and participation data in specific domains, activities, and behaviours by age and sex. The main findings were that (1) sport was a minority contributor to the total MVPA of adults in Scotland, regardless of sex, age, or activity status (never more than 20%), (2) compliance with the MSA recommendation was approximately half that of the MVPA recommendation (31% of men and 24% of women), and compliance with the BCA recommendation amongst those over 65 years was very low (19% of older men and 12% of older women), and (3) middle-aged adults in work reported a comparable amount of weekday ST to adults over 75 years (7-8 hours per day). The fourth study was a review of the available evidence into whether the PA and ST estimates produced by the 2012-15 SHeS were valid and reliable. The SHeS was found to be fit for purpose, but recommendations were made regarding the analysis and interpretation of the data to minimise areas of concern. These were (1) analyse MVPA data with and without the domain of occupational MVPA, (2) make it clear that only sport and exercise activities can contribute to achieving the MSA and BCA recommendations under the SHeS method, and (3) focus on the comparisons between groups in relation to ST, rather than on the absolute values. The fifth study used the findings from the previous four to inform the design of a prospective cohort study that will investigate the joint effects of MVPA and total ST on all-cause mortality, cardiovascular disease, cancer, and diabetes. This thesis contains the results of the preliminary analyses. This study is designed to inform policy by providing novel information on how the combination of these behaviours affects health outcomes in a representative sample of Scottish adults. There is clear evidence that this work has already informed policy and surveillance. The work on the relative contribution of the domains of MVPA is regularly cited in evidence briefings for the Scottish Government and the Scottish Parliament. This has increased the awareness amongst key policy-makers that sport is not a major contributor to the total MVPA of adults in Scotland. The work on MSA, BCA, and ST was a catalyst for a proposal to include indicators relating to these recommendations on the national PA monitoring framework. The work on MSA and BCA has also been a key reference text in preparation for the next update to the U.K. PA guidelines, stressing the need to consider surveillance at an early stage. In summary, the novel analyses of SHeS data undertaken for this thesis have demonstrably informed PA and sedentary behaviour policy and surveillance in Scotland.

The selection of an inappropriate regime by policy makers can thwart the effective implementation of public policy and lead to implementation failure. Competing values in the implementation process have a significant impact on the results of implementation, and the regime selected for implementation implies the choice of one value over another. Stoker has argued that on the one hand central leadership is valued for consistency, benefits of scale, co-ordination and cost sharing (instrumental model); and on the other, diffuse authority is valued as knowledge is particular and situational, and the task of analysis is to understand the problems, perspectives and interactions of implementation participants at the contact point between public programs and their clients (accommodation model). This study examines the implementation regime chosen by the Victorian Government for the introduction of a modern internal auditing function into the Victorian Public Service, using the Bureau of Internal Audit within its Department of Management and Budget. The selection of the Department of Management and Budget for the introduction of Internal Audit as a managerial accountability mechanism indicates that the instrumental model was held by the Victorian Government to be the most important in implementation. It is argued that use of a top-down central agency leadership approach resulted in implementation failure. Three propositions suggesting the mechanisms by which this result is brought about are examined: that lack of co-ordinated planning at the outset will result in inadequate definition of client needs as part of policy formulation; that intraorganisational conflict during the implementation success, as individual participants are likely to exercise their veto; and the increasing the number of participants contributes to complexity, so that they should only be involved in implementation when their presence is absolutely required. It is argued that the essential task of implementation is to create an environment where participants are likely to co-operate to achieve predetermined public policy goals; and that the introduction of a modern internal auditing approach into the Victorian Public Service required a more participatory implementation regime in order to facilitate policy outcomes and prevent implementation failure. It is also argued that the dominance of economic reform over accountability in Victoria restricted the ability of the Bureau of Internal Audit to implement change to internal audit practices within Victorian Government departments. The selection of an instrumental model of implementation by the Department of Management and Budget is examined in the context of the environment that existed in Victoria between 1982-1987; and while some of the values which Stoker associates with the top-down approach to policy making were observed, an alternative view to the development of internal auditing in the Victorian Public Service can be sustained.

<p>Internationellt sker en utveckling mot att genomföra insatser samordnat med resurser från flera politikområden - både civila och militära. Behovet har uppstått ur insikten att hållbar utveckling i en region kräver användning av olika resurser för att uppnå synergier. Samverkan och samordning mellan civila och militära aktörer enligt syftet ovan brukar i moderna ordalag beskrivas som comprehensive approach. Det praktiska arbetet på fältnivån med samverkan för att uppnå synergier i kontexten comprehensive approach kan sägas innebära samma sak som civil-militärt samverkan.</p><p>Det övergripande syftet med uppsatsen är att med fokus på det svenska PRT Mazar-e Sharif, förstå de svårigheter som finns vid samverkan mellan civila och militära aktörer, med målet att öka synergier av nationella resurser. Med utgångspunkt från tidigare forskning om militär-civil samverkan samt comprehensive approach, skapas en analysmodell med ett urval av identifierade faktorer, för att beskriva samverkan empiriskt främst utifrån intervjusvar från nyckelaktörer – chefer eller stabschefer samt civila rådgivare. Slutligen jämförs dessa faktorer med de orsaker som framkommer i den empiriska undersökningen.</p><p>Resultatet i undersökningen visar att samverkan är svårt och att aktörerna på fältnivån pragmatiskt försöker samverka. De nödvändiga faktorerna inte är utformade för att underlätta samverkan vilket skapar problem.  Att med dessa problem även få en effektiv synergi av Sveriges resurser i enlighet med tanken i CA, genom samverkan på fältnivån, blir därför svårt. </p> / <p>There is an international trend towards operations coordinated with resources from several political areas – with both civilian and military components. This trend is driven from the recognition that sustainable development in a region requires the use of a variety of resources, coordinated in order to achieve synergies. Co-operation and co-ordination between civil and military actors in the context above, frequently is described as comprehensive approach. The practical work at the field level with co-operation in order to achieve co-ordination in the context of comprehensive approach can be said to be the same thing as civil-military co-operation.</p><p>The overall purpose of this survey is, with focus on the Swedish PRT Mazar-e Sharif, to understand the difficulties involved in the co-operation between civilian and military actors, with the aim of achieve synergies of national resources. By using an analytical model, created by a sample of identified factors based on previous research on military-civilian co-operation and comprehensive approach, the survey describe the co-operation mainly based on interview responses from key actors – Commanding Officer or Chief of Staff and civilian advisers. Finally these factors are compared with the reasons expressed in the empirical investigation.</p><p>The results of the survey show that co-operation is difficult and the actors at the field level pragmatic attempt to co-operate. The necessary factors are not designed to facilitate this, which creates problems. These problems with co-operation at field level also could have a negative impact to achieve synergy of Sweden's resources in accordance with the spirit of the CA.</p>

This investigation was undertaken to examine effects of motor skill intervention in children with motor difficulties consistent with developmental co-ordination disorder (DCD) diagnosed in child health care before school entrance, to analyse the parents' descriptions of their children, and to follow up the children's motor status in a short-term perspective. Thirteen studies on the effects of motor skill intervention were submitted to a meta-analysis (Study I). Thirty-seven children who at age 5 to 6 years were diagnosed as having motor difficulties consistent with DCD were enrolled in an experimental investigation of effects of group motor skill intervention on motor skills (Study II) and on self-perceived competence (Study III). The parents' descriptions of their children were obtained at an interview (Study IV). The children's motor status was re-examined when they were 7 to 8 years old (Study V). Motor skill intervention, using the Specific Skills approach, in a group setting or in a home programme, 3 to 5 times per week, was found beneficial for children with DCD who were older than 5 years of age. The non-specific group motor skill intervention influenced the number of children with borderline motor difficulties who changed to having no motor difficulties, and seemed to enhance awareness of motor competence. Parents whose children had definite motor difficulties were more inclined to support their children in physical activity, and reported worry and uncertainty. The children had not changed their motor status at the age of 7 to 8 years. The children with definite motor difficulties, in particular, continued to have these difficulties. Children who when 5 to 6 years old have motor difficulties and who score at the 5th percentile or below at the Movement ABC motor test, seem to need active support in joyful motor learning situations to reduce unwillingness and displeasure.

La ricerca si propone di studiare i principali problemi relativi alla tutela pensionistica del lavoro atipico. La prima parte, di carattere introduttivo, inquadra il problema nei suoi termini generali, approfondendo il rapporto tra flessibilità e protezione sociale del lavoro atipico e indagando, da un punto di vista istituzionalista, le ragioni della crisi del sistema di welfare. Nel secondo capitolo si approfondisce il tema oggetto di studio sotto il profilo delle politiche comunitarie di welfare, con particolare riferimento al coordinamento delle politiche reso possibile dal Metodo aperto di coordinamento (MAC). L'ultima parte della ricerca è dedicata agli strumenti utilizzati nel nostro ordinamento per garantire l'adeguatezza della prestazione pensionistica corrisposta ai lavoratori atipici (ad es. "ricongiunzione", "totalizzazione", etc.). Alcune riflessioni sulle possibili future linee di riforma chiudono il lavoro. / The research aims at studying the main issues concerning the legal protection of the atypical workers in the field of pensions. Chapter 1 aims at providing a general framework by studying the relationship between flexibility and social protection of the atypical workers and investigating, from the institutional point of view, the reasons for the crisis of contemporary welfare state. Chapter 2 deals with EU policies in the field of pensions, with specific regard to potentials of the Open Method of Co-ordination (OMC). The third part deals with the tools provided by the Italian pension system to guarantee the adequacy of pensions paid to atypical workers (e.g. "ricongiunzione", "totalizzazione" and so on). Finally, some remarks on the main proposals put forward by the Government, the social partners and the scholars in order to reform the pension system.

Internationellt sker en utveckling mot att genomföra insatser samordnat med resurser från flera politikområden - både civila och militära. Behovet har uppstått ur insikten att hållbar utveckling i en region kräver användning av olika resurser för att uppnå synergier. Samverkan och samordning mellan civila och militära aktörer enligt syftet ovan brukar i moderna ordalag beskrivas som comprehensive approach. Det praktiska arbetet på fältnivån med samverkan för att uppnå synergier i kontexten comprehensive approach kan sägas innebära samma sak som civil-militärt samverkan. Det övergripande syftet med uppsatsen är att med fokus på det svenska PRT Mazar-e Sharif, förstå de svårigheter som finns vid samverkan mellan civila och militära aktörer, med målet att öka synergier av nationella resurser. Med utgångspunkt från tidigare forskning om militär-civil samverkan samt comprehensive approach, skapas en analysmodell med ett urval av identifierade faktorer, för att beskriva samverkan empiriskt främst utifrån intervjusvar från nyckelaktörer – chefer eller stabschefer samt civila rådgivare. Slutligen jämförs dessa faktorer med de orsaker som framkommer i den empiriska undersökningen. Resultatet i undersökningen visar att samverkan är svårt och att aktörerna på fältnivån pragmatiskt försöker samverka. De nödvändiga faktorerna inte är utformade för att underlätta samverkan vilket skapar problem.  Att med dessa problem även få en effektiv synergi av Sveriges resurser i enlighet med tanken i CA, genom samverkan på fältnivån, blir därför svårt. / There is an international trend towards operations coordinated with resources from several political areas – with both civilian and military components. This trend is driven from the recognition that sustainable development in a region requires the use of a variety of resources, coordinated in order to achieve synergies. Co-operation and co-ordination between civil and military actors in the context above, frequently is described as comprehensive approach. The practical work at the field level with co-operation in order to achieve co-ordination in the context of comprehensive approach can be said to be the same thing as civil-military co-operation. The overall purpose of this survey is, with focus on the Swedish PRT Mazar-e Sharif, to understand the difficulties involved in the co-operation between civilian and military actors, with the aim of achieve synergies of national resources. By using an analytical model, created by a sample of identified factors based on previous research on military-civilian co-operation and comprehensive approach, the survey describe the co-operation mainly based on interview responses from key actors – Commanding Officer or Chief of Staff and civilian advisers. Finally these factors are compared with the reasons expressed in the empirical investigation. The results of the survey show that co-operation is difficult and the actors at the field level pragmatic attempt to co-operate. The necessary factors are not designed to facilitate this, which creates problems. These problems with co-operation at field level also could have a negative impact to achieve synergy of Sweden's resources in accordance with the spirit of the CA.

Für die Menschen zählen Gewitter mit Donner und Blitz zu den ältesten bekannten Phänomenen der Natur. Die Tatsache, dass Blitze dennoch bis heute nicht abschließend erforscht sind, liegt in dem äußerst komplexen, schnellen und stochastischen Verhalten der Blitzentladung begründet. Der Autor befasste sich in Rahmen dieser Arbeit u.a. mit der Entwicklung eines modernen Messsystems, durch das die Erfassung von sowohl elektrischen als auch optischen Parametern der im Nanosekundenbereich ablaufenden Prozesse der Entladungen möglich wurde. Es handelt sich um technisch anspruchsvolle Messungen von hohen Stoßspannungen und schwachen Vorentladungsströmen in einem großen Frequenzbereich. Außerdem gelang es durch eine geschickte Synchronisation, die Entladungsprozesse präzise und erstmalig in einer Fotosequenz aufzunehmen. Auf Grundlage der Messergebnisse konnte der Entladungsprozess in mehrere Phasen der Vorentladung unterteilt und beschrieben werden. Vor allem beweisen die Messergebnisse die Existenz einer kanalartigen Vorentladung, die nicht zwingend zu einem Durchschlag führt. Dieser Mechanismus, der bei langsam ansteigenden Spannungen als stabile Leaderentladung benannt und mit Thermoionisation gekennzeichnet ist, war bei Blitzstoßspannungen bisher umstritten. / The breakdown behavior of long air gaps by Lightning Voltages has been investigated and the results of a new measurement system are reported. A series of up to eight photos (made by a high-speed camera) have recorded the expansion of discharge activities during the breakdown process. The pre-discharge current and voltage have been measured as well. The modern measurement techniques have made possible the synchronization of the photos with the current and voltage measurements in nanosecond-ranges. The combination of the measured current, voltage, and photos can precisely explain the breakdown process. The experiments have been carried out with the lightning impulses up to 2.4 MV and the air gaps up to 4 m. Despite of such high voltages, the experimental system has been verified to be appropriate for measuring the pre-discharge current in mA-ranges.

Esta dissertação tem como tema central a concepção da coordenação pedagógica na Rede Municipal de Ensino: formação, o papel e os saberes necessários, baseada na pesquisa de campo com os secretários de educação e com as coordenadoras pedagógicas dos municípios de Dois Irmãos, Ivoti, Lindolfo Collor, Morro Reuter e Presidente Lucena, Estado do Rio Grande do Sul. Para compreender e conceber o espaço da coordenação pedagógica na atualidade, a dissertação traz no primeiro capítulo a origem da supervisão escolar e o desenrolar histórico no contexto educacional e analisa os modelos de sua contratação nos municípios pesquisados. O segundo capítulo descreve e analisa o papel da coordenação pedagógica no atual contexto, sua função, seus novos desafios e exigências, fazendo-o através da análise de diferentes olhares teóricos e do depoimento dos secretários de educação e das próprias coordenadoras pedagógicas. No último capítulo, traz a contribuição de um olhar teológico sobre a coordenação pedagógica, assumindo uma postura e uma atitude amorosa e cuidadosa com o próximo, comprometida com o crescimento pessoal e profissional do coletivo da escola. / This dissertation takes as a central subject the conception of the pedagogic co-ordination in the municipal net of teaching: formation, the action and essential learnings, based on the research with the secretaries of education and with the pedagogic co-ordinators from Dois Irmãos, Ivoti, Morro Reuter, Lindolfo Collor and Presidente Lucena.To understand and conceive the pedagogic co-ordination space in the present time, the research brings in the first chapter the beginning of the school supervision, its historical evolution in the education context and it analyses the models of its agreement in the cities investigated. The second chapter describes and analyses the actions of the pedagogic co-ordination in the present time, its function, its new challenges and needs, through different theoreticians views, from the secretaries of education and pedagogic co-ordinators. The last chapter presents the pedagogic co-ordination also in the theological dimension, assuming a position and a loving and careful attitude with others, committed to the personnel and professional development from the general school.

Made available in DSpace on 2016-12-06T17:07:14Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Cristiani de Franca.pdf: 409149 bytes, checksum: c540efb2ee31351c5b9cae354c5f5d5d (MD5) Previous issue date: 2008-03-14 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / The goal of this study was to characterize the motor performance of children and to investigate the prevalence of the Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD). The population of this study was all the 4.255 children from 7 to 8 years old, male and female, regularly enrolled on the 37 elementary public city schools of Florianópolis, capital of Santa Catarina, a southern state of Brazil. The final sample was comprised by 417 children. The instrument used was the Movement Assessment Battery for Children - M-ABC. In order to characterize the prevalence and severity of the children s motor difficulties we used descriptive statistic of frequency distribution. To verify the prevalence associations of DCD among ages and gender we used the chi-squared test (X²) and the Cramer s V coefficient. To verify the difference between the groups (gender and age) in the total motor performance of the tasks of M-ABC we used the Variance Analysis (ANOVA two-way). To verify the types of motor abilities that the children performed better we utilized the ANOVA for repeated measures. To analyze the general differences between groups in a group of dependable variables (which comprise the types of abilities according to the M-ABC test) and later to fragment the analyses per dependable variable (manual dexterity, balance and ball skills), the Multivariate Variance Analysis was used, as well as to verify the interactive effects of the gender and age variables. Both the variance analyses were done using a model with two independent variables, gender and age group (2x2). For all the analyses the significance level was 5%. The results demonstrated that 10.8% of the children were identified with DCD and 12% presented risk of DCD. The results indicate that children showed more difficulties in the motor skills related to manual dexterity. The analysis revealed a statistically significant difference among genders and ages. Analyzing the individual dependent variables, separated through the analysis of the main effects, we can observe a statistically significant difference between genders and ages only in the ball skills. These results suggest that the boys presented a better performance in the ball skills, as well as the 8 year-old children. The prevalence of children with DCD in the city schools of Florianópolis, SC - Brazil exceeded the 4-6% of prevalence in 5 to 11 year-old children pointed by the literature. The early identification of children with motor difficulties is essential for the proper building of intervention strategies made by professionals in the area. / O objetivo deste estudo foi caracterizar o desempenho motor de crianças e investigar a prevalência de Desordem Coordenativa Desenvolvimental. A população deste estudo foi representada por todas as 4.255 crianças de 7 e 8 anos de idade, de ambos os sexos, regularmente matriculadas nas 37 escolas, básicas e desdobradas, da rede pública municipal da cidade de Florianópolis, capital de Santa Catarina. A amostra final foi composta por 417 crianças. O instrumento utilizado foi o Movement Assessment Battery for Children - M-ABC. Para caracterizar a prevalência e a severidade das dificuldades motoras das crianças foi utilizada estatística descritiva de distribuição de freqüência. Para verificar as associações de prevalência de DCD entre as idades e sexo, foi utilizado o teste do Qui-quadrado (X²) e o coeficiente de Cramer s V. Para verificar a diferença entre os grupos (sexo e idade) no desempenho motor total das tarefas do M-ABC foi utilizada a Análise de Variância (ANOVA two-way). Para verificar em que tipos de habilidades motoras as crianças demonstraram um desempenho melhor foi utilizada a ANOVA para medidas repetidas. Para analisar as diferenças gerais entre os grupos em um conjunto de variáveis dependentes (que constituem os tipos de habilidades de acordo com o teste M-ABC) e depois fragmentar as análises por variável dependente (destrezas manuais, equilíbrio e habilidades com bolas) foi utilizado a Análise Multivariada de Variância, assim como para verificar os efeitos interativos das variáveis de sexo e idade. Ambas as análises de variância foram feitas utilizando um modelo com duas variáveis independentes, sexo e faixa etária (2X2). Para todas as análises estatísticas foi adotado o nível de significância de 5%. Os resultados demonstraram que 10,8% das crianças foram indicadas com DCD e 12% apresentou risco de DCD. Os resultados indicam que as crianças apresentaram mais dificuldades motoras nas habilidades relacionadas às destrezas manuais. As análises revelaram uma diferença estatisticamente significativa entre os sexos e entre as idades. Ao analisar as variáveis dependentes individuais, separadas por meio da análise dos efeitos principais, pode-se observar que houve diferença estatisticamente significativa entre os sexos e as idades somente para as habilidades com bola. Estes resultados sugerem que os meninos tiveram o desempenho melhor nas habilidades com bola, assim como as crianças com 8 anos. A prevalência de crianças com DCD nas escolas municipais de Florianópolis SC Brasil, excedeu aos 4-6% de prevalência de DCD nas crianças de 5 a 11 anos apontado pela literatura. A identificação precoce de crianças com dificuldades motoras é essencial para o embasamento de estratégias de intervenção por profissionais da área.

The purpose of this paper is to study and describe Poland’s policy co-ordination system, demonstrate the decline in Polish administrative capacity over time, and attempt to find and explain institutionality- driven links between the two. For this purpose, three policy co-ordination systems were deconstructed, a mechanism for analysing that data created, and information on Poland’s administrative performance was collected. The study finds that some structural features within Poland’s hierarchical, amalgamated co-ordination system can foster incentives to suppress the improvement of its own public administration.