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<p>The subject of this dissertation is the concept of dharma in the Indian Religious Tradition. It seeks to validate for the understanding of an outsider to the Tradition, the claim that dharma is most authoritatively known in Veda. To examine the claim, we look at the family of dharma uses in the Rg Veda to establish a core or root meaning of the concept which underlies and gives coherence to the diverse particular usages of the term. Subsequently, we examine the uses of dharma in the Bhagavad Gita in order to know whether the root or core meaning demonstrates continuity within a smrti text. </p> <p>The thesis argues that there is a root meaning to dharma established in the Rs Veda which has a demonstrable continuity in the Bhagavad Gita. That root meaning is expressed as: the upholding of the orderly relatedness of all that is. Subsequent to the textual exegesis, very brief consideration is given to the implications of the continuity of dharma's root or core meaning for the scholarly question of continuity and change in the Indian Religious Tradition.</p> / Thesis / Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

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The aim of the research was to determine the relationship between the self-concept of student teachers and their interpersonal relationships. A literature survey focused on these two variables. This was followed by an empirical investigation involving 300 students. Findings include: A significant, positive correlation was found between selfconcept and interpersonal relationships for males and females and for all three year groups involved. Significant, positive correlations were also found between: cognitive self-concept and relationships with lecturers; self-concepts of male students and relationships with parents; self-concepts of female students and relationships with lecturers. For all three year groups the relationships with lecturers contributed most to their self-concepts. For males, the emotional self-concept; and for females, the cognitive self-concept contributed significantly towards their interpersonal relationships. For first and second-year students, the social self-concept contributed most towards their interpersonal relationships; while for third-year students, the cognitive self-concept contributed significantly towards interpersonal relationships. / Psychology of Education / M. Ed. (Psychology of Education)

The aim of the research was to determine the relationship between the self-concept of student teachers and their interpersonal relationships. A literature survey focused on these two variables. This was followed by an empirical investigation involving 300 students. Findings include: A significant, positive correlation was found between selfconcept and interpersonal relationships for males and females and for all three year groups involved. Significant, positive correlations were also found between: cognitive self-concept and relationships with lecturers; self-concepts of male students and relationships with parents; self-concepts of female students and relationships with lecturers. For all three year groups the relationships with lecturers contributed most to their self-concepts. For males, the emotional self-concept; and for females, the cognitive self-concept contributed significantly towards their interpersonal relationships. For first and second-year students, the social self-concept contributed most towards their interpersonal relationships; while for third-year students, the cognitive self-concept contributed significantly towards interpersonal relationships. / Psychology of Education / M. Ed. (Psychology of Education)

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This thesis describes the process and result of generating concepts for a new adjustable cutting tool with integrated components. It was conducted under a period of ten weeks at the department R&amp;D Digital Machining at Sandvik Coromant, Sandviken. The focus of the thesis was to generate and evaluate different concepts using well known methods such as TRIZ Contradiction and 40 principles, SCAMPER, Wish and Wonder, Brainstorming, Weight Determination matrix and Pugh matrix.  To catch up on the latest technologies and similar tools in the industry today a literature study was conducted which resulted in a requirement specification for the concept in accordance with expertise from Sandvik Coromant. The key problems to be solved were the demanding tolerances and precision together with high forces and the limited space in the tool body.   The thesis resulted in a selected concept with chosen components to meet the demanding requirements. The concept is presented in a 3D CAD-model with description and necessary data. The conclusion includes recommendations to Sandvik Coromant to further develop the selected concept into a prototype so that physical test can be performed and lifespan of electronic components can be evaluated.

This study considers the relationship between scores on the "Experimental Draw-A-Group Projective Technique for Measuring Interpersonal Responsivenesss" (DAG), and self-concept as indicated by scores on the Tennessee Self Concept Scale (TSCS). The study assumes a significantly positive relationship between interpersonal responsiveness and self-concept. The study further seeks to establish sound empirical data to justify the use of the DAG scale in the research of self-concept.

Abstraction is an inductive process through which specific details become united by a general concept. Abstraction incorporates two sub-skills: concept identification which involves recognizing patterns created by an external agent, and concept formation which is more difficult, requiring independent creation of a schema to organize information. Impairments in concept identification and formation are theorized to underlie a variety of practical difficulties of individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD; e.g., failure to generalize learning in one context to a similar, but new context). However, past research has yielded mixed results, with some finding significant impairment and others finding intact concept identification and formation. Contradictory findings may be due to differences in assessment methodology. We assessed concept identification and formation abilities using the Delis-Kaplan Executive Function System (D-KEFS) Sorting task. We hypothesized that (1) we would replicate previous findings of intact concept identification but impaired concept formation in individuals with ASD (Minshew et al., 2002); (2) impairments in concept formation would remain even after accounting for differences in IQ, working memory ability, and test anxiety; and (3) worse impairments would be associated with more severe autism symptoms. The sample consisted of 27 high-functioning (IQ > 80) adolescents with ASD and 27 age- (M 14.8 years) and IQ- (M 102.8) matched typically-developing controls. One-way ANOVAs explored group differences on task performance variables. As hypothesized, our sample demonstrated intact concept identification abilities, F(1, 52) = 2.90, p = 0.095, but impaired concept formation abilities, F(1, 52) = 6.53, p = 0.01. A linear regression analysis revealed that working memory ability and test anxiety were not significant predictors of concept formation abilities. After accounting for IQ in a regression model, our hypothesis was partly borne out in that individuals with ASD continued to show impairment in concept formation, yet at trend-level significance (p = 0.058). Two-tailed Pearson correlations revealed no significant correlations between a measure of autism symptomatology and concept formation or concept identification ability. Our findings add to a growing body of research showing a dissociation between concept identification and concept formation abilities in individuals with ASD. This dissociation existing at trend-level significance after statistically controlling for IQ suggests that it may exist across levels of cognitive functioning in ASD. Our finding that concept formation ability was not significantly associated with a measure autism symptomatology somewhat weakens the theoretical significance of concept formation deficits in ASD.

Estudar cientificamente o amor é uma árdua tarefa em razão de dificuldades metodológicas e impropriedades conceituais intrinsecamente relacionadas a este tipo de investigação. Pelo fato de ser um conceito tão familiar, muitos supõem que os pesquisadores da área estão de acordo sobre o que constitui o amor e como se pode mensurá-lo. Mas, isto não é o que de fato ocorre. Afinal, o que é o amor? O amor, enquanto um fenômeno psicológico tem condições de ser cientificamente estudado pela psicologia? O presente estudo se propôs a estudar o amor de uma forma menos subjetiva e teve como objetivos: (1) identificar as características mais comumente atribuídas e/ou associadas à palavra amor por sujeitos brasileiros de diferentes idades e condições sociais e (2) verificar se há diferenças estatisticamente significantes em função das variáveis: gênero, faixa etária e grau de escolaridade. Participaram desse estudo 600 sujeitos (390 mulheres 65%; 209 homens 34,83%), com média de idade de 23,82 anos, distribuídos em sete grupos de acordo com a cidade de origem da coleta e o grau de escolaridade dos participantes. Na etapa de coleta, realizada de forma coletiva, aos participantes foi solicitado que fizessem livres associações acerca do estímulo AMOR, em 90 segundos. De posse do material coletado, todas as respostas dos participantes foram digitadas, separadas e tabuladas. Posteriormente, foram criadas 14 categorias, que foram avaliadas independentemente por cinco juízes escolhidos pelo proponente desse estudo. Para este estudo, a confiabilidade das respostas entre os juízes foi de 92,5 %, indicando uma alta concordância entre os conteúdos das categorias. Os dados foram estatisticamente analisados pelo Teste Kruskal-Wallis e pelo Coeficiente de Correlação de Spearman. A análise dos resultados permitiu verificar que: (1) com o passar do tempo, as pessoas vão associando mais o amor a representações positivas e menos a aspectos românticos, familiares e às amizades; (2) as mulheres associam mais do que homens o amor, relacionado à amizade, à família, aos animais e como uma fonte de emoções, atitudes e comportamentos positivos; (3) quanto maior o grau de escolaridade dos participantes, mais eles vão associando o amor a aspectos positivos. Os resultados foram analisados e discutidos de acordo com a teoria de conceitos denominada visão teórica / Study love scientifically is a hard task because of methodological difficulties and conceptual improperties intrinsically related to this type of investigation. Because it can be considered such a familiar concept, many researchers agree about what is love and how it can be measured. But, this is not what actually occurs. After all, what is love? Is it, as a psychological phenomenon, capable of being scientifically studied by psychology? The present study aims to study love empirically and had as objectives: (1) to identify the characteristics most commonly attributed and / or associated to the word love by Brazilian people of different ages and social conditions, and (2) to check if there are differences statistically significant according to the variables: gender, age group and school level. A total of 600 people (390 women - 65%, 209 men - 34.83%) participated in this study, with the mean age of 23.82 years, distributed in seven groups according to the city of origin of the collection and the school level of the participants. At the collection stage, held collectively, participants were asked to make free associations about \'LOVE\' in 90 seconds. With the collected material, all participants\' answers were typed, separated and tabulated. Subsequently, 14 categories were created, later independently evaluated by five judges chosen by the proponent of this study. For this study, the reliability of the answers among the judges was 92.5%, indicating a high agreement between the contents of the categories. The data were statistically analyzed by the Kruskal-Wallis test and the Spearman Correlation Coefficient. The results were discussed according to the theory of concepts called theoretical vision. The analysis of the results shows that: (1) as time goes by, people associate love more with positive representations and less with romantic ones, family and friendship aspects; (2) women associate, more than men, love related with friendship, family, animals, as a source of positive emotions, attitudes and behaviors; (3) the higher level of education of the participants, make them associate love with positive aspects