The Pixel Router was developed at the University of Kentucky with the intent of supporting multi-projector displays by combining the scalability of commercial software solutions with the flexibility of commercial hardware solutions. This custom hardware solution uses a Look Up Table for an arbitrary input to output pixel mapping, but suffers from high memory latencies due to random SDRAM accesses. In order for this device to achieve marketability, the image interpolation method needed improvement as well. The previous design used the nearest neighbor interpolation method, which produces poor looking results but requires the least amount of memory accesses. A cache was implemented to support bilinear interpolation to simultaneously increase the output frame rate and image quality. A number of software simulations were conducted to test and refine the cache design, and these results were verified by testing the implementation on hardware. The frame rate was improved by a factor of 6 versus bilinear interpolation on the previous design, and by as much as 50% versus nearest neighbor on the previous design. The Pixel Router was also certified for FCC conducted and radiated emissions compliance, and potential commercial market areas were explored.

Since the enactment of the Bayh-Dole Act in 1980, US universities have been given a tacit mandate to manage their intellectual assets in a commercializable way. However, university technology transfer offices have struggled to facilitate innovators and promote economic development because of asymmetric information and processes. After an analysis of premier university technology transfer offices (TTO), an improved methodology, which increases productivity of technology transfer, has been developed. The proposed methodology addresses many of the low level issues facing the commercialization and licensing process. Embedding TTO members with research institutes or colleges, assisting in funding procurement and marketing of research to external firms using innovative media are methods that can minimize technology transfer inefficiency. It is the conclusion of this thesis that improved technology transfer helps promote the overall mission of a university, which is diffusing knowledge for the public benefit.

This study begins by discussing the commercialization of higher education. The commercialization of higher education is the transformation of public goods and services into products that are privately owned by individuals or corporations and sold for profit. Higher education is increasingly being treated by providers and consumers as a commercial product that can be bought and sold like any other commodity. The purpose of this study was to better understand how students perceive commercial behaviors in their institutions, the degree to which students perceive identified commercial behaviors as influencing their experience of teaching and learning, and how they experience the commercial conduct within commercialized educational environments. This study also aimed to explore how commercial behaviors influence students’ expectations for their higher education studies. Selecting the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto and the Schulich School of Business at York University and their MBA students as the research population, this study revealed MBA students’ experiences and program expectations in a commercialized academic setting by employing a combination of quantitative and qualitative research methods, coupled with the framework of Chickering and Gamson’s Seven Principles of Good Practice in Higher Education as well as Gould’s Corporate Ethos. Data was collected by means of an on-line survey questionnaire and in-person interviews. The two case study business schools shared similar major quantitative findings that indicated that the studied commercial practices carried slim influence on the studied students’ experiences of teaching and learning. In addition, the practices of marketing strategies and customer service were evidenced to have more than somewhat of an influence on intensifying participants’ expectations of program characteristics, obtaining better professional skills and getting better knowledge in areas of expertise. The qualitative findings illustrated that commercial practices exerted different levels of influence on MBA students’ experiences of teaching and learning as well as their expectations for their MBA. Qualitative findings in many cases also revealed that MBA students care more about future rewards and career advancement than learning.

This study begins by discussing the commercialization of higher education. The commercialization of higher education is the transformation of public goods and services into products that are privately owned by individuals or corporations and sold for profit. Higher education is increasingly being treated by providers and consumers as a commercial product that can be bought and sold like any other commodity. The purpose of this study was to better understand how students perceive commercial behaviors in their institutions, the degree to which students perceive identified commercial behaviors as influencing their experience of teaching and learning, and how they experience the commercial conduct within commercialized educational environments. This study also aimed to explore how commercial behaviors influence students’ expectations for their higher education studies. Selecting the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto and the Schulich School of Business at York University and their MBA students as the research population, this study revealed MBA students’ experiences and program expectations in a commercialized academic setting by employing a combination of quantitative and qualitative research methods, coupled with the framework of Chickering and Gamson’s Seven Principles of Good Practice in Higher Education as well as Gould’s Corporate Ethos. Data was collected by means of an on-line survey questionnaire and in-person interviews. The two case study business schools shared similar major quantitative findings that indicated that the studied commercial practices carried slim influence on the studied students’ experiences of teaching and learning. In addition, the practices of marketing strategies and customer service were evidenced to have more than somewhat of an influence on intensifying participants’ expectations of program characteristics, obtaining better professional skills and getting better knowledge in areas of expertise. The qualitative findings illustrated that commercial practices exerted different levels of influence on MBA students’ experiences of teaching and learning as well as their expectations for their MBA. Qualitative findings in many cases also revealed that MBA students care more about future rewards and career advancement than learning.

Made available in DSpace on 2016-06-02T18:57:38Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 4346.pdf: 1422596 bytes, checksum: 728a259a3f79271e1f0d6022ba293673 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2012-02-10 / This dissertation has as an objective to present the results of the research conducted for the Master Course of Agroecology and Rural Development of the Federal University of São Carlos. This study aimed to analyze the different existing processes of commercialization in the Rio Grande Do Sul in relation to the concept of organization of its producers and the forms of commercialization used. To develop the present work, a case study will be used, having as object two experiences in the Rio Grande Do Sul. The chosen experiences was the Association Ecologists Farmers Ipê and Antonio Prado (Ipê and Antonio Prado/RS) and the Center of Support Small Farmers (Santa Cruz do Sul/RS). It was conducted a socioeconomic analysis of these experiences, observing how its forms of organization and commercialization influences in the reached results. / Esta dissertação tem por objetivo apresentar os resultados de pesquisa realizada para o Curso de Mestrado em Agroecologia e Desenvolvimento Rural da Universidade Federal de São Carlos. Neste estudo objetivou-se analisar os diferentes processos de comercialização existentes no Rio Grande do Sul em relação à concepção de organização de seus produtores e às formas de comercialização utilizadas, fazendo-se um estudo de caso, tendo como objeto duas experiências no Rio Grande do Sul. As experiências escolhidas foram a Associação dos Agricultores Ecologistas de Ipê e Antonio Prado (Ipê e Antonio Prado/RS) e o Centro de Apoio Pequeno Agricultor (Santa Cruz do Sul/RS). Realizou-se a análise socioeconômica destas experiências observando-se de que forma as suas formas de organização e comercialização influenciam nos resultados alcançados.

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Made available in DSpace on 2014-06-11T19:29:44Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2002-08-21Bitstream added on 2014-06-13T20:39:19Z : No. of bitstreams: 1 konrad_m_me_ilha.pdf: 2340390 bytes, checksum: f7e206f20390173709236573cb5e7160 (MD5) / Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP) / Na região da Nova Alta Paulista, estado de São Paulo, a cultura da acerola encontra clima favorável para o seu desenvolvimento, mas o suprimento de água é importante para uma produção de melhor qualidade e de maior constância. Alguns produtores da região já irrigam seus pomares de aceroleiras, mas esta irrigação é feita sem critério técnico, pois inexistem trabalhos científicos sobre a cultura na região. Foram comparados o cultivo de sequeiro com o desempenho de quatro sistemas de irrigação (gotejamento na superfície, gotejamento sub-superficie, microaspersão e mangueira perfurada a laser). Foram avaliados os seguintes parâmetros: armazenamento de água no solo, produção da cultura, peso e diâmetro médio de frutos, rendimento de suco, porcentagem de sólidos solúveis totais (Brix), teor de vitamina C nos frutos, sistema radicular, movimento de nutrientes no perfil do solo, qualidade da água de irrigação. Observou-se que a irrigação influenciou a qualidade dos frutos, promovendo a produção de frutos maiores e mais pesados, contudo, a irrigação não influenciou na produção total de frutos por planta, mas promoveu uma melhor distribuição da produção, promovendo maior receita para o produtor (R$6.876,67/ha) pois, na safra 2000/01 houve dificuldade na comercialização dos frutos, sendo que parte da produção de acerola teve que ser descartada. A necessidade hídrica média da cultura da aceroleira na região foi de 1.212 m3/(ha.mês), não sendo possível a produção o ano todo, mesmo com irrigação. / The acerola crop encounters a favorable climate for its development in the Nova Paulista region, in the State of São Paulo. However, water supply is important for improving its quality and constancy in its producing conditions. Some growers in the region already irrigate their orchards, notwithstanding the fact that the irrigation is done without technical criteria, due to the absence of scientific works on the crop. Non irrigated areas performance was compared with four different irrigations systems (surface trickling, subsurface trickling, micro sprinkling and laser perforated pipes). The following parameters were evaluated: water storage in the soil, crop production, medium weight of the fruits, medium diameter of the fruits, juice production, percentage of total soluble solid material (Brix), vitamin C amount in the fruits, root systems, translocation of nutrients in the soil profile, quality of irrigation water. It was observed that irrigation influenced fruit quality, contributing for the production of larger size and heavier fruits. However, irrigation had no influence on total fruit yield per plant, having promoted a better distribution in year - round production, resulting in greater income for the growers (R$ 6.876,67/ha) considering that in the 2000/01 harvest there was some difficulty in commercializing the product and part of the production had to be discarded. The average water requirement of the acerola crop in the region was 1,212 cubic meters per hectare per month, harvesting turning out to be unviable year-round even with irrigation.

Made available in DSpace on 2014-06-11T19:30:17Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2007-05-28Bitstream added on 2014-06-13T19:18:52Z : No. of bitstreams: 1 lopes_ad_me_jabo.pdf: 666152 bytes, checksum: 9dbc0e1551a6127678c11ff49488b4cb (MD5) / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES) / Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP) / O trabalho foi desenvolvido com dados de um levantamento em pequenas unidades produtoras de leite na área do Escritório de Desenvolvimento Rural de Jaboticabal SP, com o uso de um questionário semi-estruturado e de observações do pesquisador, com o objetivo de caracterizar o perfil destas propriedades analisando a relação entre as variáveis abordadas, de acordo com aspectos técnicos, sócioprodutivos e de comercialização, e com isto, possibilitar a identificação de procedimentos ou práticas benchmarking, ou seja, tidos como referenciais. Com o uso da análise de agrupamentos e de componentes principais, foi possível selecionar as principais variáveis envolvidas na diferenciação dos sistemas produtivos, e agrupar as unidades produtoras de acordo com suas similaridades, o que permitiu identificar as que apresentaram algum ponto destoante das demais. Pelos resultados observados, ficou evidente a possibilidade de identificação de práticas, processos e procedimentos mais eficientes, mesmo entre propriedade de baixa escala de produção. Não houve uma unidade produtora que se destacou na maioria dos quesitos avaliados, mas sim, em alguns aspectos específicos, de acordo com as suas particularidades. / The work was developed through a data-collecting, collected from small milk producers units located in the area next to the Office of Agricultural Development of Jaboticabal - SP, using of a semi-structuralized questionary and researcher s observation, with the objective to characterize the profile of these properties analyzing the relation between the observable variable, in accordance with aspects technical, social-productive and of commercialization, and to make possible the identification of practical or procedures benchmarking, that is, had as reference. With the use of the analysis of groupings and main components, it was possible to select the main variable involved in the productive systems differentiation, and grouping the producing units in accordance with its similarities and to identify the ones that had presented some dissonant point of other. Analyzing the results, it was evident the possibility of identification of more efficient practical, processes and procedures, even low scale production dairy farm s. It had not a producing unit that it has came off at the majority of the evaluated questions, but in some specific aspects, in accordance with its particularity.

Submitted by (edna.saturno@ufrpe.br) on 2016-05-25T14:45:45Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Heriano Azevedo de Lucena.PDF: 1561395 bytes, checksum: 8caeed75d79552479909fa472ab80a1a (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2016-05-25T14:45:45Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Heriano Azevedo de Lucena.PDF: 1561395 bytes, checksum: 8caeed75d79552479909fa472ab80a1a (MD5) Previous issue date: 2010-12-07 / This study has as main objective to analyze how the process of commercialization of the green coconut is accomplished in the irrigated perimeter of São Gonçalo - PB. The Commercialization of agricultural products is characterized by some particularities as the high dependence of the climatic conditions, limited useful life of the agricultural products, seasonal in the consumption and in the production. This researches is based in the concept of productive chain with emphasis in his/her commercialization system, limiting to understand the process of commercialization of the production; or be the primary market of the green coconut. Some varied win prominence in this research how to understand the formation the price of the coconut, which the difficulties found in the commercialization process by the involved actors and which the main consuming markets of this product. This study has as main instrument of collection of data the questionnaire standardized that it was applied with the tied groups the commercialization (producers, transporters, distributing), seeking to describe the main characteristics of this segment. The problem it was treated through a qualitative approach. The field research was accomplished between September and October of 2010 and they were obtained the following results: Heads' of the family of the producing settlers' masculine sex, a majority prevalence works between 7 and 8 hours a day, the same ones are experienced in the cultivation of the coconut because 65% declared to work with the fruit has more than 10 years and 64% of them have income of to 3 minimum wages. The cultivation of the green coconut it is predominant in relation to the dry coconut because only 13% of the producers revealed not to work with green coconut. The cities of São Paulo, Brasília and Recife were configured as the main consuming markets. Practically formal contracts of commercialization don't exist. The section faces price seasonal, in the summer high prices and in the winter low prices. In relation to the main difficulties, the credit readiness was portrayed by 49% of the interviewees as of difficult access. In relation to local structure grocery stores and the access highways don't exist to the ranches were white of a lot of critics among the transporters. / Este estudo tem como objetivo principal analisar como é realizado o processo de comercialização do coco verde no perímetro irrigado de São Gonçalo – PB. A Comercialização de produtos agrícolas é caracterizada por algumas particularidades como a alta dependência das condições climáticas, vida útil limitada dos produtos agrícolas, sazonalidade no consumo e produção. Esta pesquisa fundamenta-se no conceito de cadeia produtiva com ênfase no seu sistema de comercialização, restringindo-se a entender o processo de comercialização da produção, ou seja, o mercado primário do coco verde. Algumas variáveis ganham destaque nesta pesquisa, como entender a formação do preço do coco, quais as dificuldades encontradas no processo de comercialização pelos atores envolvidos e quais os principais mercados consumidores deste produto. Este estudo tem como principal instrumento de coleta de dados, o questionário padronizado, que foi aplicado com os grupos ligados à comercialização (produtores, transportadores e atravessadores), visando descrever as principais características deste segmento. O problema foi tratado através de uma abordagem qualitativa. A pesquisa de campo foi realizada entre setembro e outubro de 2010 e foram obtidos os seguintes resultados: Predomínio de chefes de família do sexo masculino, a maioria dos colonos produtores trabalha entre 7 e 8 horas por dia, os mesmos são experientes no cultivo do coco, pois 65% declararam trabalhar com o fruto há mais de 10 anos e 64% deles tem renda de até 3 salários mínimos.O cultivo do coco verde é predominante em relação ao coco seco, pois apenas 13% dos produtores revelaram não trabalhar com coco verde. As cidades de São Paulo, Brasília e Recife configuraram-se como os principais mercados consumidores. Praticamente não existem contratos formais de comercialização. O setor enfrenta sazonalidade de preço, no verão preços altos e no inverno preços baixos. Em relação às principais dificuldades, a disponibilidade de crédito foi retratada por 49% dos entrevistados como de difícil acesso, na estrutura local não existem armazéns e as estradas de acesso aos sítios foram alvos de muitas críticas entre os transportadores.

Submitted by (edna.saturno@ufrpe.br) on 2016-06-02T15:17:39Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Maria Rosangela Barbosa da Silva.pdf: 1273184 bytes, checksum: 9daf1a1cb7e4e5dcc1db1cc6af3998e2 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2016-06-02T15:17:40Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Maria Rosangela Barbosa da Silva.pdf: 1273184 bytes, checksum: 9daf1a1cb7e4e5dcc1db1cc6af3998e2 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2013-03-25 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior - CAPES / This dissertation aims at analyzing the efficiency of the marketing of tomato, orange and papaya, in the CEASA-PE, the licensees of its links to the downstream, subjected to the action of the central project of packaging the perspective of ECT-Transaction Cost Economics . In order to meet the goal set, we used the theoretical basis of the economy of transaction costs and governance structures, it is often used to define when a structure can be considered efficient transactional. Methodologically, we used a database already exists, compiled by 124 questionnaires directly with stakeholders on the basis of three (3) Products opted for analysis, namely tomato, orange and papaya. The subjectivity in relation to the measurement of the attributes and characteristics of the transaction resulted in a descriptive analysis, being faced with what is promulgated ECT. The results indicated that the merchants who have to climb and more coordinated contracts, need to use standardized packaging administered by the central packaging, as well as focus on some actions as discounting of damages for losses, and other variables used in the analysis, which had some level of efficiency in commercialization. / Esta dissertação tem como objetivo principal analisar a eficiência da comercialização do tomate, laranja e mamão, na CEASA-PE, dos permissionários a seus elos à jusante, submetidos à ação do projeto central de embalagens sob a ótica da ECT- Economia dos Custos de Transação. A fim de atender ao objetivo proposto, foi utilizada a base teórica da economia dos custos de transação e estruturas de governança, sendo ela bastante utilizada para definir quando uma estrutura pode ser considerada eficiente em termos transacionais. Metodologicamente foi utilizado um banco de dados já existente, compilado por 124 questionários aplicados diretamente com os agentes envolvidos com base nos 3 (três) produtos optados para análise, sendo eles o tomate, a laranja e o mamão. A subjetividade em relação à mensuração dos atributos e características da transação implicou em uma análise descritiva, sendo confrontados com o que se promulga a ECT. Os resultados obtidos indicaram que os comerciantes que almejarem ter contratos mais coordenados, precisariam utilizar as embalagens padronizadas administradas pela central de embalagens, assim como também focar em algumas ações como o desconto das avarias por perdas, além de outras variáveis utilizadas na análise, as quais apresentaram algum nível de eficiência na comercialização.