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  • The Global ETD Search service is a free service for researchers to find electronic theses and dissertations. This service is provided by the Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations.
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Comportamento e desempenho sexual de suínos reprodutores criados em ambientes enriquecidos / Behavior and sexual performance of breeding pigs raised in enriched environments

Castro, Ariane Cristina de 10 March 2016 (has links)
Este trabalho buscou avaliar o comportamento e o desempenho sexual de suínos machos de linhas puras e cruzadas, criados com e sem a utilização de enriquecimento ambiental, na fase de crescimento. A pesquisa foi dividida em duas etapas, que compreenderam a fase de crescimento dos animais e o treinamento para coleta de sêmen. Na fase de crescimento, 128 machos foram alojados em ambientes enriquecidos ou estéreis. Utilizou-se como enriquecimento ambiental correntes suspensas, galão de cinco litros suspenso e um galão de 50 litros solto no piso. Esses objetos foram oferecidos de forma alternada e cada um ficou disponível na baia por um período de 30 dias. Na primeira etapa foram registrados o comportamento dos animais, os escores de lesão e a massa corporal. Após a fase de crescimento, foram escolhidos aleatoriamente 32 animais aprovados na seleção genética para serem avaliados durante o treinamento para coleta de sêmen. O treinamento ocorreu durante seis dias consecutivos e cada animal foi treinado por três vezes em dias alternados. Durante o treinamento para a coleta de sêmen, o comportamento animal, as relações humano-animal, o volume do ejaculado e os níveis de testosterona e cortisol foram registrados. Como respostas na fase de crescimento, verificou-se que, mesmo utilizando uma combinação de objetos, os suínos se habituaram rapidamente a eles e a frequência de manipulação diminuiu após o primeiro período para todos os objetos. Observamos que o ambiente enriquecido foi eficaz na redução dos comportamentos agonísticos e mordedura de cauda e orelha para os animais puros e cruzados, e isso consequentemente reduziu a quantidade e severidade de lesões de pele. Na fase de treinamento para coleta de sêmen, os resultados demonstraram que o comportamento sexual dos animais foi influenciado pelas linhas genéticas, sendo assim, observou-se que os machos de linha cruzada tiveram maior facilidade durante o treinamento para coleta de sêmen e apresentaram maior média do escore de libido, diferindo das linhas puras (P<0,001). Verificou-se que não houve diferença na média do escore de libido entre os tratamentos com e sem enriquecimento ambiental (P=0,276), porém, os tratamentos com enriquecimento tiveram o menor número de animais treinados. Dessa forma, os resultados indicam que o ambiente enriquecido com uma combinação de enriquecimentos pontuais (objetos) é uma estratégia eficaz para aumentar o comportamento exploratório e reduzir os comportamentos agonísticos e anormais na fase de crescimento. Mas, por outro lado, os animais criados em ambientes enriquecidos tiveram um pior desempenho sexual durante o treinamento para coleta de sêmen. / This study aimed to evaluate behavior and sexual performance of male pigs from purebred and crossbred, raised with and without the use of environmental enrichment during the growth phase. The study was divided into two steps comprising the animals\' growth phase and training for semen collection. In the growth phase 128 males were housed in an enriched or in a sterile environment. As environmental enrichment, hanging chains, a hanging five-liter gallon and a fifty-liter gallon released on the floor were used. These objects were alternately offered and each one was available in the pen for a period of 30 days. In the first step, animal behavior, injury score and body weight were recorded. After the growth phase, 32 animals approved in genetic screening were randomized to be evaluated during training for semen collection. The training took place for six consecutive days and each animal was trained three times on alternate days. During the training for semen collection, animal behavior, human-animal relationship, ejaculated semen volume, testosterone and cortisol levels were registered. As a response during the growth phase, even using a combination of enrichments, pigs quickly got used to them and manipulation frequency decreased after the first period for all objects. We observed that the enriched environment was effective in reducing agonistic behavior and biting of tail and ear in animals of pure and mixed lines, and therefore the number and severity of skin lesions were reduced. During the training for semen collection, results showed that sexual behavior of animals was influenced by genetic lines, therefore we observed that males of mixed lines had greater ease during training for semen collection and had a higher libido score average, differing from the pure lines (P<0,001). There was no difference in the libido score average between treatments with and without environmental enrichment (P=0,276), however the treatment with environmental enrichment had fewer trained animals. Thus, results indicate that enriched environment with a combination of enrichment objects is an effective strategy to increase exploratory behavior and to reduce agonistic and abnormal behaviors during the growth phase. However, animals raised in enriched environments had a worse sexual performance during the training for semen collection.
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Grupos de catadores autônomos na coleta seletiva no município de São Paulo / Independent groups of garbage pickers of selective collection of the municipality of São Paulo

Puech, Marina Pacheco e Silva de Rezende 30 September 2008 (has links)
Esta pesquisa foi realizada na Cidade de São Paulo, com o objetivo de identificar as dificuldades que os grupos de catadores autônomos que atuam com a coleta seletiva enfrentam para se inserirem no Programa de Coleta Seletiva da Prefeitura de São Paulo. A cidade de São Paulo gera diariamente 16 mil toneladas de resíduos e menos de 1% são destinados a coleta seletiva. Por outro lado esses grupos de catadores coletam resíduos pela cidade, informalmente, e estes resíduos não são computados pelo poder público. A pesquisa partiu do levantamento da bibliografia; pesquisa da legislação que regulamenta as ações do poder público e disciplinam a coleta e destinação final dos resíduos sólidos; levantamento e mapeamento dos grupos que atuam com a catação; entrevista com diferentes segmentos envolvidos com a coleta seletiva; e aplicação de formulário nos 13 grupos que atenderam aos pré-requisitos estabelecidos. Como instrumento de coleta de dados, foi utilizado formulário com questões abertas nas entrevistas e formulário com perguntas de múltipla escolha e questões abertas para os grupos de catadores. Os dados obtidos com a aplicação dos formulários possibilitaram conhecer a forma de organização e gestão dos grupos, o tempo de existência, as principais dificuldades, a forma de gerenciamento e divisão dos recursos auferidos, o número de participantes, as condições de segurança que eles trabalham, a relação deles com outros grupos e, por fim, o interesse desses grupos de participarem do programa de coleta seletiva da Prefeitura de São Paulo. Das dificuldades que estes grupos levantaram, a principal é a falta de espaço adequado para guardar o material coletado, triar, separar e enfardar, em seguida referiram sobre a falta de recursos para o desenvolvimento do grupo, e a falta de apoio do governo. Como vantagem em participar do Programa da Prefeitura eles consideraram, em primeiro lugar, a possibilidade de ter caminhão custeado pelo programa, o espaço físico adequado, poder ter mais pessoas trabalhando com eles e ser legalizado. Os dados levantados foram analisados pelo enfoque de políticas públicas e na legislação vigente. A pesquisa demonstrou que a Prefeitura dispõe dos meios legais para a ampliação do programa existente, nos quais já é previsto a implantação de novas centrais de triagem e a inclusão de um maior número de catadores. Como proposta apresenta a necessidade da Prefeitura criar mecanismos de integração e participação dos atores envolvidos nos programas de coleta seletiva, normatizar a participação das Secretarias Municipais e desenvolver campanhas que sensibilizem a população a participar da coleta seletiva e valorizar os catadores. / This study was accomplished in the city of São Paulo, aiming at identifying the difficulties, which independent groups of garbage pickers who deal with selective collection face to be included in the program of selective collection of the local government of the city of São Paulo. The city of São Paulo generates 16 thousand tons of residues daily. The program of selective collection of the local government of the city of São Paulo selects less than 1% of the above-mentioned residues monthly. The independent groups of garbage collectors collect through the city, informally, 39 thousand tons of residues per month, which represents 10 folds of what is selected by the program. The information which the study is based upon, analyzed focusing on public policies, was obtained through bibliographical research, of the legislation that regulates the actions of public authority and the discipline of collection and final destination of the solid residues, the screening of groups which deal with collection, the interviews with different segments involved in the selective collection, and the completion of the application form of 13 groups that met the pre-requisites set forth. The application forms completed by the garbage pickers contained direct questions used in interviews or multiple-choice questions. The data obtained from the answers to these questions enabled to recognize the form of the organization and the management of the groups, the period of their existence, the main difficulties, the form of administration and division of the obtained resources, the number of the participants, the safety conditions of the job, the relationship with other groups and at last the interest of these groups in participating in the selective collection program of the local government of the city of São Paulo The main difficulties indicated by the groups refer to the lack of proper space to sort out, separate, bale, and keep the collected material, as well as lack of financial resources and the support of the government in promoting the enterprise. Considered advantages in participating the program of the local government: The possibility of having trucks financed by the program, proper physical space, the possibility of bigger number of people working and legalizing the activity. The study showed that the local government disposes through legal means the amplification of the existing program, in which implementation of new selection centers and inclusion of greater number of garbage pickers are already foreseen. After analyzing all the data, it is recommended: -The creation, by the local government, of mechanisms of integration; participation and involvement of the garbage pickers in the selective collection programs; -Establishment of norms that ensure the participation of the municipal secretariats and, the development of campaigns that move the population to participate in the selective collection and appreciate the garbage collectors job.
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Análise multinível da cobertura vacinal no Município de São Paulo / Multilevel analysis of immunization coverage in São Paulo City

Ribeiro, Manoel Carlos Sampaio de Almeida 10 August 2005 (has links)
Vigilância Epidemiológica, é a forma através do qual o SUS busca produzir impacto em termos de controle, eliminação e até erradicação de um conjunto definido de doenças imunopreveníveis. O PNI tem conseguindo bons resultados em termos de cobertura vacinais e controle de importantes doenças, embora ainda com importantes desigualdades regionais e locais. Este estudo busca conhecer os fatores que determinam a efetividade deste programa no município de São Paulo a partir de uma análise mutinível. MÉTODO: Em 2002 o Depto. de Medicina Social da FCMSCSP realizou o Inquérito de Cobertura Vacinal no primeiro ano de vida para a coorte de nascidos entre 1º de novembro de 1999 e 31 de outubro de 2000 residentes no município de São Paulo. Este inquérito domiciliar se baseou no processo de amostragem por conglomerado preconizado pela OPAS. Em cada um dos 41 Distritos de Saúde (DS) foi calculada uma amostra de 210 crianças, num total de 8610 crianças. A importância de variáveis grupais e individuais em relação a cobertura vacinal para esquema completo em crianças com um ano de idade e a participação no Dia Nacional de Vacinação (25/08/2001) foi investigada através de um modelo multinível logístico. Foram estabelecidos nesta análise três níveis: individual, conglomerado, compostos pelos setores censitários e decorrentes do processo de análise e o DS. O modelo multinível foi construído através do software MLWin 2.0. RESULTADOS: O modelo multinível para cobertura com esquema completo em crianças com um ano de idade evidenciou um efeito do DS de 0,15 com um p <0,01; um efeito do conglomerado de 0,07 e p=0,051.A inclusão das variáveis individuais quase não alterou os efeitos aleatórios dos dois níveis. No modelo final as seguintes variáveis mostraram-se associadas ao desfecho: uso de serviço privado OR de 0,64 (IC95%0,50-0,82), pessoas por cômodo um OR de 0,93 (IC95%;0,88-0,98), mãe trabalhar fora e escolaridade da mãe estiveram associadas ao desfecho e apresentaram uma interação.Os dados sugerem uma tendência de aumento da cobertura vacinal conforme aumenta a escolaridade da mãe até a categoria de 9 a 11 anos, voltando a ser menor em crianças com mães um nível de estudo maior. Em relação a participação em campanha de vacinação, o nível do DS apresentou um efeito de 0,32, e nível do conglomerado de 0,18 (p<0,001). Em relação as variáveis individuais, uso de serviço privado para vacinar apresentou um OR de 0,26 (IC95%: 0,21-0,36), mãe trabalha fora de casa um OR de 0,82 (IC95%:0,73-0,92) A escolaridade da mãe, usando a faixa de 9 a 11 anos de escolaridade da mãe por referência, apresentou até a terceira série OR de 0,97 (IC95%: 0,76-1,23), de 4 a 8 anos um OR de 0,86 (IC95%:0,75-0,98) e mais 12 anos de estudo um OR de 0,54 (IC95%:0,44-0,66). A participação em campanha foi maior conglomerados com menor renda média do chefe e no DS com maior proporção de pobres. CONCLUSÕES: Existem diferenças em relação à cobertura vacinal no município de São Paulo que não são totalmente explicadas pelas características individuais e familiares. O DS de moradia destas famílias possui um efeito de contexto sobre a cobertura vacinal. A participação em campanhas de vacinação se revela uma importante estratégia para o acesso dos segmentos menos favorecidos às vacinas. É necessário também aprofundar o conhecimento sobre a cobertura vacinal nos segmentos mais abastados do município / INTRODUCTION: In Brazil, the National Immunization Program (PNI), a branch of the National Surveillance System, is the standard approach of the Brazilian Unified Health System to control, eliminate and even eradicate a set of vaccine-preventable diseases. The PNI has attained good results in terms of vaccine coverage and controlling important diseases, although local and regional inequalities persist. This study aimed to identify which factors were influencing the effectiveness of immunization program in São Paulo City, using multilevel analysis. METHODS: In 2002 the Social Medicine Department of Santa Casa School of Medical Sciences (FCMSC) carried out a vaccine coverage survey, among residents of São Paulo City, addressing the vaccines recommended for the first year of life, among children born between November 1 of 1999 and October 31 of 2000. This household survey was done using the cluster sample technique advocated by the PAHO. In each one of the 41 Health Districts (DS) a sample of 210 infants, in a gross one of 8610, was obtained. The role of group and individuals variable levels in the vaccine coverage for the complete schedule among infants of one year of age and the participation in the National Vaccination Day (25/08/2001) were investigated through a logistic multilevel model. The analysis was performed including three levels: individual, cluster and health districts (DS). The cluster was based on the census tracts, defined by the sampling procedures. The multilevel model was performed using MLWin 2.0. software. RESULTS: The multilevel model for complete coverage with the recommended vaccines for the age group (children aged up to one year), identified at the health district (DS) an effect of 0,15 (p-value <0,01) and at the cluster level an effect of 0,07 (p=0,051). Adding individual level variables did not change the random effects of the two other levels. The final model included the following variables associated to the outcome: use of private service , (OR= 0,64, 95%CI: 0,50-0,82), number of persons by room (agglomerate), (OR= 0,93, 95%CI: 0,88-0,98). The employment status of the mother and mother\'s level of education, were both associated to the outcome and presented an interaction. Our data suggests the immunization uptake increases as the mother\'s years of education increases up to 9 to 11 years, decreasing among children whose mothers have greater level than 11 years of schooling. Regarding participation in vaccination campaign, at the DS level, the effect was 0,32, and at the cluster level the effect was 0,18 (p<0,001). At the individual level, the following characteristics were associated to the outcome: use of private clinic for vaccination (OR=0,26, 95% CI: 0,21-0,36), a working mother (OR=0,82, 95% CI:0,73-0,92). To examine the effect of mother\'s education, we used 9 to 11 years of education as the reference category. For children whose mothers had up to 3 years of education the OR was 0,97 (95% CI: 0,76-1,23); from 4 to 8 years of education the OR was 0,86 (95% CI:0,75-0,98) and for more than 12 years of study an OR of 0,54 (95% CI:0,44-0,66). The participation in campaign was bigger in clusters with lower head of household income, and bigger proportion of poor population. CONCLUSIONS: There are differences in the immunization uptake in São Paulo City that cannot be fully explained by the family and individual characteristics. The Health District, a geographic area where the household is located, poses a context effect on the vaccine coverage. Vaccine campaigns have an important role in increasing the access to vaccines for the poorest population. It is necessary further studies to a better understanding of the vaccine coverage in the wealthier segments of the town
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Joseph Ritson and the publication of early English literature

McNutt, Genevieve Theodora January 2018 (has links)
This thesis examines the work of antiquary and scholar Joseph Ritson (1752-1803) in publishing significant and influential collections of early English and Scottish literature, including the first collection of medieval romance, by going beyond the biographical approaches to Ritson's work typical of nineteenth- and twentieth-century accounts, incorporating an analysis of Ritson's contributions to specific fields into a study of the context which made his work possible. It makes use of the 'Register of Manuscripts Sent to the Reading Room of the British Museum' to shed new light on Ritson's use of the manuscript collections of the British Museum. The thesis argues that Ritson's early polemic attacks on Thomas Warton, Thomas Percy, and the editors of Shakespeare allowed Ritson to establish his own claims to expertise and authority, built upon the research he had already undertaken in the British Museum and other public and private collections. Through his publications, Ritson experimented with different strategies for organizing, systematizing, interpreting and presenting his research, constructing very different collections for different kinds of texts, and different kinds of readers. A comparison of Ritson's three major collections of songs - A Select Collection of English Songs (1783), Ancient Songs (1790), and Scotish Songs (1794) - demonstrates some of the consequences of his decisions, particularly the distinction made between English and Scottish material. Although Ritson's Robin Hood (1795) is the most frequently reprinted of his collections, and one of the best studied, approaching this work within the immediate context of Ritson's research and other publications, rather than its later reception, offers some explanation for its more idiosyncratic features. Finally, Ritson's Ancient Engleish Metrical Romance's (1802) provides a striking example of Ritson's participation in collaborative networks and the difficulty of finding an audience and a market for editions of early English literature at the beginning of the nineteenth century.
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Avgränsningsmetodens betydelse för hydraulisk modellering av spill- och dagvattennät / The effects of delineation metods on hydraulic modelling of wastewater networks

Johansson, David January 2019 (has links)
Metoden för att avgränsa modellområdet i delavrinningsområden med homogena hydrologiska parametrar inför hydrauliska ledningsnätssimuleringar kan vara tidsödande. Olika metoder och tillvägagångssätt finns att tillgå, men kunskapen om hur valet av avgränsningsmetod påverkar simuleringsresultaten är begränsad.   I examensarbetet undersöktes hur fyra enkla avgränsningsmetoder, i jämförelse med två detaljerade metoder, påverkade en hydraulisk simulering av en regnhändelse på sex olika modelluppsättningar av spill- och dagvattennät. De detaljerade metoderna byggde på information om markhöjder i kombination med byggnaders placering, medan de enklare metoderna byggde på information om markhöjder respektive Thiessenpolygoner. Avgränsningsmetoderna testades för en dagvattenmodell, en kombinerad spill- och dagvattenmodell, och fyra spillvattenmodeller. Alla modellparametrar förutom de associerade med delavrinningsområdena (bidragande yta, koncentrationstid) hölls konstanta medan en regnhändelse med återkomsttid tio år och en maximal regnintensitet av 22,8 µm/s (82.1 mm/h) simulerades för varje avgränsningsmetod och modelluppsättning.    De olika metoderna gav upphov till skillnader i simulerat maximalt vattendjup i modelluppsättningarnas brunnar. De enklare metoderna tenderade att underskatta de simulerade vattendjupen och avvikelsen mot de detaljerade metoderna översteg 0,1 m, vilket utgjort en gräns för när avvikelsen får praktisk betydelse. Fler avvikelser erhölls uppströms i ledningsnätet och för modelluppsättningar med större avrinningsbildning. Inga entydigt upprepande förhållanden mellan metodernas påverkan på simuleringsresultaten mellan modelluppsättningarna fanns, varvid modellområdesegenskaper tros påverka effekten av vald avgränsningsmetod. Resultaten indikerade att det kan vara mer motiverat att använda enklare avgränsningsmetoder för spillvattenmodeller i förortsmiljö än för dagvattenmodeller i stadsmiljö, samt att metoder baserat på Thiessenpolygoner ger bättre överensstämmelse mot detaljerade metoder än de topografibaserade. / The method of delineating a model into sub-catchments with homogenous hydrological parameters, before performing hydraulic simulations, can be tedious work. Different approaches and methods for this purpose exist, but the understanding for how the choice of delineation method affects the modeling process and in the end the simulation results is limited.    This thesis explored how four simplified delineation methods, in comparison with two detailed methods, affected hydraulic simulation of a rain event on six different model set ups. The detailed methods were based on terrain analysis and property boundaries. The simplified methods were composed of twomethods based on terrain analysis of elevation models, and two methods based on Thiessen polygons. The delineation methods were applied on one stormwater model, one combined storm- and wastewater model, and on four wastewater models. All model parameters except for those associated with the sub-catchments (time of concentration, imperviousness) were kept constant as a scenario of a rain event with a return time period of 10 years and maximum intensity of 22.8 µm/s (82.1 mm/h) were simulated for every delineation method and model set up.   The different methods resulted in differences in simulated maximal water depth in the modelled manholes. The simplified methods tended to underestimate the water depth. Additionally, the deviation from the detailed methods exceeded 0.1m, which is a threshold value for when the deviations will be of practical importance. Greater deviations occurred upstream in the sewer system and for models with greater runoff volume. No unambiguous patterns were found between the methods and the model setups. Hence, the delineation methods cannot by themselves explain the observed deviation in the simulated water depths. The results indicate that it is more suitable to apply a simple method on a sewage model in a suburban area, than for a stormwater model in an urban area. In addition, the simplified methods based on Thiessen polygons showed more agreement with the detailed methods than the simple methods based on terrain analysis.
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Settling Time Measurement Techniques Achieving High Precision at High Speeds

Kayabasi, Cezmi 05 May 2005 (has links)
Settling time is very important for data acquisition systems because it is the primary factor that defines the data rate for a given error level. Therefore settling time measurement is a crucial test. The goal of the project was to design, test and compare different measurement techniques. Three methods were tested to the accuracies of 0.1% and 0.01%. Also simulations were conducted to explain the parameters that affect the settling behavior. Additionally bench measurements were correlated to simulation results. This report is intended as a guide for settling time measurements.
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Garbage Collection for Java Distributed Objects

Dancus, Andrei Arthur 02 May 2001 (has links)
We present a distributed garbage collection algorithm for Java distributed objects using the object model provided by the Java Support for Distributed Objects (JSDA) object model and using weak references in Java. The algorithm can also be used for any other Java based distributed object models that use the stub-skeleton paradigm. Furthermore, the solution could also be applied to any language that supports weak references as a mean of interaction with the local garbage collector. We also give a formal definition and a proof of correctness for the proposed algorithm.
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A trajetória do paleontólogo Frederico Waldemar Lange (1911-1988) e a história das Geociências

Peyerl, Drielli 05 February 2010 (has links)
Made available in DSpace on 2017-07-21T18:13:40Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Drielli Peyerl.pdf: 5151661 bytes, checksum: 907240b2811071e74121341de647d074 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2010-02-05 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / The person of Frederico Waldemar Lange (1911-1988) is the center of many information contained in the Collection of the Paleontology and Stratigraphy Lab of Ponta Grossa State University - UEPG. Lange gathered, in an organized, detailed and meticulous way, a rich material which embraces a group of relations in different levels, such as geographical, biological, historical, territorial and regional references. The Collection organization itself and the relationships among the different types of documentation with the History of Geoscience reveal part of the intellectual trajectory of this paleontologist. Thus, this dissertation aims to describe the trajectory of Lange and his participation in the scientific field, in regional and national contexts of the twentieth century, to history of Geosciences through the reading of his personal collection. / A pessoa de Frederico Waldemar Lange (1911-1988) é o centro de muitas das informações contidas no Acervo do Laboratório de Paleontologia e Estratigrafia da Universidade Estadual de Ponta Grossa - UEPG. Lange reuniu, de forma organizada, detalhada e meticulosa, um rico material que abrange um conjunto de relações de diversos níveis, tais como referências geográficas, biológicas, históricas, territoriais e regionais. A própria organização do acervo e as relações entre os diversos tipos de documentação com a História das Geociências revelam parte da trajetória intelectual do paleontólogo. Assim, esta dissertação pretende descrever a trajetória de Lange e sua participação no campo científico, no contexto nacional e regional do século XX, com a História das Geociências através da leitura do seu Acervo pessoal.
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A composição da paisagem urbana de Ponta Grossa-PR nas fotografias do acervo Foto Elite

Nabozny, Andrea Rita da Silva 20 September 2018 (has links)
Submitted by Angela Maria de Oliveira (amolivei@uepg.br) on 2018-11-26T19:51:22Z No. of bitstreams: 2 license_rdf: 811 bytes, checksum: e39d27027a6cc9cb039ad269a5db8e34 (MD5) Andrea Rita da Silva Nabozny.pdf: 7686327 bytes, checksum: e333c5cfe7ac6cabf4a7c24574fd2f70 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2018-11-26T19:51:22Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 2 license_rdf: 811 bytes, checksum: e39d27027a6cc9cb039ad269a5db8e34 (MD5) Andrea Rita da Silva Nabozny.pdf: 7686327 bytes, checksum: e333c5cfe7ac6cabf4a7c24574fd2f70 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2018-09-20 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / Esta dissertação aborda a composição da paisagem urbana de Ponta Grossa por meio da iconografia de Domingos Silva Souza. Desta maneira, objetiva-se investigar as transformações e as permanências dos elementos urbanos significativos para a população ponta-grossense como marcas que caracterizam a paisagem. O contexto desta discussão é baseado pelas narrativas dos seguidores do perfil Foto Elite na rede social Facebook, em relação à visualidade da cidade por meio da divulgação das fotografias produzidas pela empresa fotográfica Foto Elite, no decorrer dos 64 anos de sua existência. Também, o estudo aponta métodos de análise para a exploração científica das relações entre paisagem e fotografia. A metodologia fundamenta-se em trabalhos de observação da paisagem urbana, entrevistas com o fotógrafo responsável pela produção iconográfica do acervo Foto Elite, além de investigações e interpretações constituídas por meio das manifestações dos seguidores do acervo digital no Facebook. Estas observações estão associadas às interpretações de análise de conteúdo conforme Bardin (1979) e também em relação ao aspecto visível da paisagem como forma de pensamento geográfico. Como resultados salienta-se que a paisagem urbana de Ponta Grossa é compreendida como uma composição constituída por múltiplos textos provenientes da interpretação dos símbolos urbanos analisados por quatro dimensões fundamentais: o ato fotográfico de Domingos e seus percursos espaço-temporais na cidade fotografada; a disponibilidade de um conjunto imagético intencional na rede social Facebook; os possíveis sentidos „compartilhados‟, ‟comunicados‟ e „curtidos‟ pelos seguidores do „perfil Foto Elite‟ em relação ao material fotográfico disponível na internet e os recursos teórico-metodológicos utilizados para a interpretação simbólica da paisagem urbana. Resultantes das escolhas intelectuais, ancoradas nas bibliografias recentes (BESSE, 2014; COLLOT, 2013; GOMES, 2013) sobre as manifestações e representações da paisagem sob os aspectos da percepção, visão e memória de indivíduos que fazem parte desta pesquisa. A ênfase simbólica da paisagem vem ao encontro da perspectiva de identidade, na medida em que a paisagem é vista e vinculada pelos aspectos significativos atribuídos por seus sujeitos, criando uma dimensão de identidade emblemática a partir de seus imaginários. Sendo assim, nota-se que a paisagem urbana de Ponta Grossa se constituiu ao longo do tempo por meio de um processo determinado pelos desejos de seus habitantes ao reconhecimento de projeções grandiosas como fortificações de um sentimento de cosmopolitismo, que podem ser traduzidos por meio do intenso paradoxo manifestados nos desejos de progresso e nos sentimentos de nostalgia, almejando a cidade de Ponta Grossa como uma cidade protagonista da história. / This dissertation approaches the composition of the urban landscape of Ponta Grossa through the iconography of Domingos Silva Souza. Its main goal is to investigate the transformation and the permanence of urban elements that are significant to the population of Ponta Grossa as marks that characterize its landscape. The context of this discussion is based on the narratives of followers of the Foto Elite page on Facebook, regarding the city's visibility through the divulgation of photographs produced by the photography company Foto Elite over its 64 years of activity. The study also points out methods to analyze the relationship between landscape and photograph scientifically. The methodology is based on works of urban landscape monitoring and it involves interviews with the photographer responsible for the production of the Foto Elite image collection, in addition to investigations and interpretations of the followers' reactions on Facebook. These observations are related to interpretations of content analysis according to Bardin (1979) and to the visible aspect of the landscape as a form of geographical thought. As the result, we found that the urban landscape of Ponta Grossa can be comprehended as a configuration of multiple texts related to the interpretation of urban symbols, analyzed through four fundamental dimensions: the photographic act of Domingos and his journeys through space and time in the city; the availability of an intentional image collection on Facebook; the possible meanings conveyed, “shared”, and “liked” by the followers of the Foto Elite page about the photographs available online; and the theoretical-methodological resources employed in the symbolic interpretation of the urban landscape, which resulted from our intellectual choices based on recent publications (BESSE, 2014; COLLOT, 2013; GOMES, 2013) on the manifestations and representations of the landscape, considering the aspects of perception, sight and memory of individuals that took part in this research. The emphasis on the symbolism of the landscape meets the perspective of identity, in the degree that the landscape is seen and linked to significant aspects attributed by its subjects, creating a dimension of emblematic identity based on their ideals. Thus, we observed that the urban landscape of Ponta Grossa was constructed over time in a process determined by the wishes of its inhabitants, recognizing grandiose projections as a way to strengthen a feeling of cosmopolitanism, while manifesting an intense paradox regarding the desire for progress and the feelings of nostalgia, aiming to have the city of Ponta Grossa as a protagonist in history.
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Impact of migration to the UK on Lithuanian migrant family relationships

Bremner, Ausra January 2017 (has links)
Since the opening of European borders to new EU member states, a large number of immigrants continue to arrive in the UK and specifically to the East Midlands and East Anglia. To date, little or no research has been conducted to understand their experience and adjustment in this part of the country. With my research I aimed to find out how Lithuanian emigration affected family relationships and to identify issues that families face when a member emigrates on his/her own. I conducted qualitative research using different methods of data collection: online (skype) and face-to-face interviews, focus group and remote discussion techniques. Data has been coded using NVivo8 and NVivo10 and analysed using grounded theory. Findings show that the transition stage, while a family lives apart, puts an enormous strain on relationships within a family. However, it does not lead to nor causes break ups provided the family was a close unit prior to migration. The final results support the emerging theory that if the family had good relationships back in Lithuania, then all challenges of migration would not break that bond. On the contrary, they would strengthen relationships. My findings answer the initial research question as to whether migration to the UK affects Lithuanian family relationships by suggesting that it does not any more than any other stressful life events, e.g. death, childbirth, job loss, illness, house move, etc. Findings suggest that, if families discuss matters and look for the solutions together, the negative impact of migration might be avoided or lessened. My research contributes to the knowledge by applying novelty frameworks such as grounded theory and Layder’s theory of social domains in order to analyse and understand the Lithuanian migration phenomenon in the UK, particularly in East Anglia and the East Midlands.

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