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the research of the outsourcing logistics activities and the logistic outsourcing considered factors.Kuo, Wen-Pin 20 June 2000 (has links)
The outsourcing of the business logistics activities have became a trend. The goals of my research want to understand that:
(1) The outsourcing extent of the logistics activities. (2) The logistics outsourcing considered factors. (3) How the firm size affect the (1) and (2). (4) How the logistics network complexity affect the (1) and (2).
The research¡¯s samples are the PC and peripheral equipment companies in Taiwan. The capital, the revenue, and the number of the employee measure the size of a firm. The logistics network complexity is measured by the number of the customers, the number of the suppliers, the number of the countries that customers in, and the number of the countries that the suppliers in.
The result shows that the companies think the cost saving factors is most important when they decide to outsource the activity. The great extent of the traffic transportation, salvage and scrap disposal and return goods handling are outsourced.
The companies whose sizes are small put great emphasis on the ¡°logistics information systems¡± factors. The big companies have a tendency to outsource the physical moved activities like traffic transportation, salvage and scrap disposal. The small companies are apt to outsource the process handling activities. In the logistics network complexity, the suppliers make greater difference in the outsourcing logistics activities than the customers. The numbers of the countries affect the logistics outsourcing considered factors.
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A Thematic Exploration of "For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/ When the Rainbow is Enuf," by Ntozake ShangeRichard, Jocelyn M. January 2001 (has links) (PDF)
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Nusikalstamumas Lietuvos kaime / Crime of rural LithuaniaKučiauskas, Žydrūnas 22 March 2006 (has links)
The theme of this study is Rural Crime of Lithuania. This is historically changing mass social phenomenon of legal – criminal nature, which consists of the entirety of criminal acts, committed in rural areas of Lithuania during certain period. In the study there are analyzed the concept of rural crime and it‘s content, factors that determine rural crime in Lithuania, historical aspects of rural crime, also the level, structure and dynamics of rural crime in Lithuania in 2000 – 2004, personality of rural criminal and registered crime and persons committed crime in the municipality of Kazlų Rūda in 2001 – 2004.
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The efect of two instructional approaches on the object control skills of children considered disadvantagedAmui, Harriet Naki 12 September 2006 (has links)
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A epêntese vocálica inicial em clusters sC por aprendentes brasileiros de inglês como LDEGomes, Almir Anacleto de Araujo 24 February 2014 (has links)
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Previous issue date: 2014-02-24 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior - CAPES / This study aims to describe the variable process of inserting the epenthetic
vowel [ɪ] in words beginning with clusters at onset position in English by Brazilian,
from Paraíba, learners of English so called foreign language. Based on research
conducted regarding this phenomenon as: Escartín (2005) with Hispanic learners of
English so called foreign language and similar phenomena Cardoso (2004, 2008,
2009). The objective of this research is, then, to identify the incidence frequency of
the insertion of vowel epenthesis at onset position of words in English that begin with
one of the following clusters /sp/, /st/, /sk/, /sl/, /sm/, and /sn/ by Brazilian learners of
English so called foreign language. This work aims to answer the following guiding
questions: what is the incidence frequency of the onset vowel epenthesis in sC
cluster in English by Brazilian learners of English so called foreign language?; what is
the role of the sonority of the second consonant of the cluster and the preceding
phonological context on the occurrence of onset vowel epenthesis in sC cluster?;
what is the role of the learner's proficiency, and level of output formality in the
occurrence of onset vowel epenthesis in sC cluster? and what is the role of the
English so called foreign language learner phonological awareness in the occurrence
of onset vowel epenthesis in sC cluster? The hypothesis are that obstruent and liquid
consonants can promote vowel epenthesis, whereas nasal ones do not favor it; that
preceding consonantal and pause environments favor initial vowel epenthesis while
preceding vowel epenthesis do not favor such occurrence; that the more proficient is
the informant in the target language, the less use of initial vowel epenthesis in sC
clusters; and the more formal is the data collection style less initial vowel epenthesis
in sC clusters happens. The research corpus is composed of 18 informants from
Paraiba, learners of English so called foreign language, distributed in basic,
intermediate and advanced levels of proficiency. For speech data collection was
recorded twenty-eight sentences and text in English read by the participants. The
collected material was quantitatively analyzed by the computer program GOLDVARB
X (Sankoff, Tagliamonte and Smith, 2005). The independent variables are learner s
level of proficiency and phonological awareness in the so called foreign language,
sonority of the second element of the cluster, preceding phonological context and
instrument type of data collection. The statistical analysis shows, in decreasing order
of significance, that the sonority of the cluster, the learner s level of proficiency, the
learner s phonological awareness, and the preceding context of the cluster are the
variables more relevant to the realization of onset vowel epenthesis in sC cluster. The
achieved results contribute not only to understand how English so called foreign
language learning occurs by Brazilian learners, but also promotes pedagogical
implications for teaching English so called foreign language. / epentética em palavras iniciadas por cluster em posição inicial na língua inglesa por
aprendentes brasileiros, do estado da Paraíba, de inglês como língua dita
estrangeira, tendo como base pesquisas realizadas a respeito desse fenômeno
como: Escartín (2005) com aprendentes hispânicos de inglês como LDE e
fenômenos semelhantes Cardoso (2004, 2008, 2009). O objetivo dessa pesquisa é,
então, identificar a frequência da ocorrência de inserção da epêntese vocálica ou
vogal de apoio na posição inicial das palavras em língua inglesa que se iniciam com
um dos seguintes clusters /sp/, /st/, /sk/, /sl/, /sm/, e /sn/ por aprendentes brasileiros
de inglês como LDE. Este trabalho tem como meta responder às seguintes
perguntas norteadoras: qual a frequência de ocorrência da epêntese vocálica inicial
em cluster sC em L2 por aprendentes brasileiros de inglês como LDE?; qual o papel
da sonoridade da segunda consoante do cluster e do contexto fonológico precedente
na ocorrência de epêntese vocálica inicial em cluster sC?; qual o papel da
proficiência do aprendente, e nível de formalidade da produção na ocorrência de
epêntese vocálica inicial em cluster sC?; e qual o papel da consciência fonológica do
aprendente de inglês como LDE na ocorrência de epêntese vocálica inicial em
cluster sC? As hipóteses são que as consoantes obstruintes e líquidas possam
favorecer a epêntese vocálica, enquanto que as consoantes nasais não favoreçam;
o contexto fonológico precedente consonantal e de pausa favoreçam a epêntese
vocálica inicial em clusters sC, ao passo que o contexto vocálico precedente
desfavoreça a ocorrência de tal fenômeno; quanto mais proficiente na língua alvo for
o informante, menos se utilize da epêntese vocálica inicial em cluster sC; e quanto
mais formal for o tipo de coleta de dados, menos aconteça o fenômeno da epêntese
vocálica em cluster sC. O corpus da pesquisa é constituído por 18 informantes
paraibanos, aprendentes de inglês como LDE, pertencentes aos níveis de
proficiência na LDE: básico, intermediário e avançado. Para a coleta dos dados de
fala foi gravada a leitura de vinte e oito frases e um texto em inglês. O material
coletado foi analisado quantitativamente através do programa computacional
GOLDVARB X (SANKOFF; TAGLIAMONTE; SMITH, 2005). As variáveis
independentes observadas são: nível de proficiência e consciência fonológica do
aprendente, sonoridade do segundo elemento do cluster, contexto fonológico
precedente e tipo de instrumento de coleta de dados. O tratamento estatístico
realizado mostra, em ordem decrescente de significância, que as variáveis
sonoridade do cluster, nível de proficiência, consciência fonológica do informante,
contexto precedente ao cluster são as que se mostram mais relevantes à realização
da epêntese vocálica inicial em cluster sC. Os resultados alcançados contribuirão
não só para entender como ocorre a aprendizagem de inglês como LDE por
aprendentes brasileiros, mas promove também implicações pedagógicas no ensino
de inglês como LDE.
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Identifying Most Significant Geothermal Related Policies in Different U.S. SectorsElbasyouny, Ahmed Mohamed Mohamed 21 December 2023 (has links)
Master of Arts / This thesis is an exploratory study that aims to identify whether it is adequate to apply the current approach of considering policies related to geothermal energy under the general umbrella of renewable policies or we need to use a system-sector based approach specifically for geothermal energy systems. I have identified a total of twenty-three different policy types related to geothermal energy systems in U.S. states. To understand how geothermal related policies diffuse from one U.S. state to another, and, therefore, better design policies to promote the use of geothermal energy in U.S. states, we need to perform several diffusion studies. This process is time consuming and expensive. Thus, focusing on the most promising geothermal related policies, at least as a start, is crucial for future studies focusing on the diffusion of geothermal related policies between U.S. states. Therefore, this thesis focuses on the preliminary step of selecting a limited set of geothermal related policies for future policy diffusion studies.
The main conclusions and answers provided in this thesis provide a strong support to the hypothesis that a system-sector based approach is needed when studying policies related to geothermal energy in U.S. states. I explicitly report that each of the three main geothermal systems is impacted by different set of policy categories and types. I also discuss that not all policies have the same impact on all sectors in which the geothermal energy is applied; in other words, the utilization of geothermal energy in the different sectors is promoted by different policies in distinguished ways. Moreover, the discussion in this thesis highlights the shortcomings of the common approach usually used in diffusion v studies of renewable energy policies. This approach considers all renewable energies as a general category, neglecting any potential impacts due to the unique characteristics of each renewable source. I show that, for example, the most popular policy types considered in policy diffusion studies for renewable energies are not the most significant ones for the different geothermal systems. I also highlight the fact that other policy types that are generally overlooked in policy diffusion studies of the generalized renewable energies are more significant for geothermal energy systems. These results indeed support my hypothesis regarding the importance of system-sector based approach when investigating geothermal energy policies.
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Du lexique à la phraséologie : analyse des discours d'Álvaro Uribe Vélez lors des Conseils Communaux (2002-2010) / From lexicon to phraseology : analysis of speeches of Álvaro Uribe Vélez during Communal Councils (2002-2010)Hernandez-Bayter, Henry 24 June 2014 (has links)
Le travail de recherche mené dans cette thèse porte sur les discours et l’emploi de formules discursives d’ordre phraséologique prononcés par le président colombien Álvaro Uribe Vélez lors des Conseils Communaux de Gouvernance pendant ses deux mandats de présidence (du mois d’août 2002 jusqu’au mois de juillet 2010). L’objectif est d’étudier le rôle de ces Unités Discursives à Caractère Phraséologique dans les discours. Ces unités ont été extraites, décrites, analysées et caractérisées à l’aide du logiciel Lexico 3 et des différentes méthodes lexicométriques proposées par celui-ci: index, concordances, inventaire distributionnel, analyse factorielle des correspondances et spécificités. Le premier chapitre présente le contexte historique, politique et la présidence d’Á. Uribe Vélez. Nous proposons une présentation de la situation socio-politique de l’Amérique latine et de la Colombie et du locuteur politique avant et pendant sa présidence. Le deuxième chapitre est consacré à l’exploration de l’analyse du discours politique et des caractéristiques particulières qui le définissent. Nous proposons une analyse de deux types de discours politiques différents en fonction du destinataire. Cette analyse permet de mettre en évidence plusieurs stratégies mises en place dans ce type de discours : la construction d’une image de chaque intervenant et l’emploi d’un système de croyances communes utilisé comme moyen de persuasion. Le troisième chapitre a comme objectif de présenter l’état de l’art de la recherche menée en phraséologie tant en français qu’en espagnol. Ce panorama nous permet de mettre en avance une description et délimitation des unités qui nous intéressent. Le quatrième chapitre se focalise sur le processus de constitution du corpus et la présentation des différentes caractéristiques lexicométriques du corpus d’étude. Le cinquième chapitre explore les chronologies thématiques du corpus d’étude, mises en évidence grâce à des méthodes lexicométriques complémentaires. Enfin, le sixième chapitre aborde la phraséologie des discours du président colombien à partir des stratégies discursives mises en place par le locuteur politique. / This thesis focuses on the speeches and the use of speech formulae considered phraseological delivered by Colombian President Álvaro Uribe Vélez in the Communal Councils of Governance during his two presidential terms in office (from August 2002 until July 2010). The objective is to study the role of these phraseological units in the speeches. The units were extracted, described, analyzed and characterized using the software Lexico 3 and the different lexicometrical methods proposed by this software: index, table of matches, distributionnal inventory, factor analysis of correspondences and calculation of specificities. The first chapter presents the historical and political context and the presidency of Á. Uribe Vélez. We offer an overview of the socio-political situation in Latin America and especially in Colombia and the political speaker before and during his presidency. The second chapter is devoted to the exploration of the analysis of political discourse and special features that define it. We propose an analysis of two different types of political discourse depending on the recipient. This analysis allows us to highlight several strategies implemented in this type of discourse: building an image of each participant and the use of a common system of beliefs used as a means of persuasion. The objective of the third chapter is to provide an overview of the state of the art of research in phraseology in both French and Spanish. This view allows us to advance a description and definition of units of our interest. The fourth chapter focuses on the process of constitution of the corpus and the presentation of different lexicometrical characteristics of the corpus of study. The fifth chapter explores the thematic chronologies of our corpus, highlighted by complementary lexicometrical methods. Finally, the sixth chapter discusses the phraseology of the discourse of Colombian president taking into account the discursive strategies implemented by the political speaker.
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Doença hepática gordurosa não alcoólica (DHGNA) em pacientes morbidamente obesos submetidos à cirurgia bariátrica : correlação entre os achados histopatológicos das biópsias hepáticas intraoperatórias e estado glicêmico basalSouto, Kátia Elisabete Pires January 2017 (has links)
Introdução: A Doença Hepática Gordurosa Não Alcoólica (DHGNA) tem como causa principal a obesidade. Atualmente não existe tratamento medicamentoso específico para DHGNA. A cirurgia bariátrica surge como uma alternativa de tratamento em pacientes morbidamente obesos. Objetivos: Analisar, através de biópsia hepática intra-operatória, o grau de comprometimento hepático em obesos submetidos à cirurgia bariátrica, correlacionando os achados histopatológicos com o estado glicêmico dos pacientes. Métodos: Estudo de coorte prospectivo incluindo 521 pacientes submetidos à cirurgia bariátrica de julho de 2001 até dezembro de 2016. Os pacientes foram classificados em três grupos de acordo com o status glicêmico basal: 167(32,05%) diabéticos tipo 2 (G1), 132 (25,33%) pré-diabéticos (G2) e 222 (42,61%) obesos normoglicêmicos (G3). Foram obtidas biópsias hepáticas transoperatórias, as quais foram classificadas conforme os critérios de Brunt e do NASH-CRN. As variáveis clínicas e bioquímicas e histológicas foram comparadas antes da cirurgia e durante o seguimento pós-operatório. Resultados: A prevalência de DHGNA nesta coorte foi de 95%. Não houve diferença quanto ao gênero e IMC entre os grupos. Observaram-se taxas mais altas de fibrose (56,4% G1 vs 29,2% G2 vs 28,6% G3 p<0,001) e Esteatohepatite Não Alcoólica (EHNA) (59,4% G1vs 49,2% G2 vs 36% G3 p <0,001) nos pacientes diabéticos. Apenas 1,5 %, dos diabéticos apresentaram histologia normal (vs 7,76% G2 vs 15,7% G3). / Introduction: Obesity is the main cause of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), for which there is currently no specific medical treatment. Bariatric surgery is a treatment alternative for morbidly obese patients. Objectives: Use an intraoperative liver biopsy to analyze the degree of liver damage in obese patients submitted to bariatric surgery and correlates the histopathological findings with glucose status. Methods: Prospective cohort study of 521 morbid obese patients undergoing bariatric surgery from July 2001 to December 2016, classified into three groups according to their baseline glucose status: 167 (32.05%) type 2 diabetes (G1), 132 (25.33%) pre-diabetic (G2) and 222 (42.61%) normoglycemic obese (G3). Patients using potentially hepatotoxic medications and a history of ethanol consumption or viral hepatitis were excluded. Intraoperative liver biopsies were obtained and classified in accordance with Brunt and NASH-CRN criteria. Clinical, biochemical and histopathological variables were compared before surgery and during postoperative follow-up. Results: The prevalence NAFLD was 95%. There was no intergroup difference for sex and BMI. Higher rates of fibrosis (56.4% G1 vs. 29.2% G2 vs. 28.6% G3 p<0.001) and nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) (59.4% G1vs 49.2% G2 vs. 36% G3 p <0.001) were observed in the diabetic patients. Only 1.5 % of diabetics showed normal histology (vs. 7.76% G2 and 15.7% G3).
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Koncernbidragsspärren - En analys av gällande rätt ur ett företagsperspektivOlsson, Sanna January 2012 (has links)
Vad gäller reglerna om tidigare års underskott utgör koncernbidragsspärren en spärregel till den annars gällande huvudregeln att tidigare års förluster får kvittas mot framtida vinster. Koncernbidragsspärren inträder vid ägarförändringar och innebär förenklat att ett underskottsföretag är förhindrat att, under en period om fem år, kvitta kvarstående underskott mot koncernbidrag som underskottsföretaget mottar från företag som inte ingick i koncernen före ägarförändringen (nya företag). Underskott som uppkommer efter ägarförändringen får dock kvittas mot koncernbidrag från nya företag. Uppsatsen syftar till att analysera och granska reglerna om koncernbidragsspärren ur ett företagsperspektiv, vilket innebär att uppsatsen ser till reglernas bakomliggande syfte och till hur reglerna fungerar vid en praktisk tillämpning. Uppsatsen har ett särskilt fokus kring i vilken turordning koncernbidrag ska beaktas vid avräkning mot befintliga underskott när ett underskottsföretag mottar koncernbidrag både från gamla och nya företag i en koncern. I RÅ 2008 ref. 69 ställdes frågan på sin spets och Högsta Förvaltningsdomstolen befäste en ny turordningsprincip där koncernbidrag från gamla företag ska beaktas före koncernbidrag från nya företag i koncernen. Det har genom uppsatsens analys av reglerna om koncernbidragsspärren påvisats att reglerna är svåra att tillämpa och i många fall råder det osäkerhet om hur reglerna ska tolkas. Det kan konstateras att problematik kvarstår avseende frågan om i vilken turordning koncernbidrag från så kallade gamla respektive nya företag ska beaktas vid avräkning mot befintliga underskott även efter RÅ 2008 ref. 69. En rådande osäkerhet om hur reglerna ska tolkas kan inte anses tillfredsställande ur ett företagsperspektiv och en översyn av reglerna vore välkommen. / According to the Swedish legislation tax losses can normally be carried forward and settled against future profits in the same company unlimited of time. However, a restriction of losses being carried forward may occur in situations where change of ownership is at hand. The restrictive rule prohibits offsetting tax losses in an acquired loss-making company against group contributions received from other group companies. The restrictive rule applies up until, and including, the end of the fifth year after the year when the restriction occurred. However, losses that occur after the change of ownership are possible to offset against group contributions from other group companies. The thesis aims to analyze and review the restrictive rule from a business perspective which means that the underlying purpose of the restrictive rule and how it works in practice is examined. The thesis has a particular focus on in what order group contributions should be considered when being offset against existing deficits when the deficit company receives group contributions from old and new companies in the corporate group. In the Swedish case law RÅ 2008 ref. 69 the Supreme Administrative Court laid down a new principle of order where group contributions from an old company should be regarded before a group contribution from a new company. Through the analysis of the restrictive rule it has been demonstrated that the rule is difficult to conform to and that there is an uncertainty regarding the interpretation of it. Through the analysis of this thesis it is established that, even after RÅ 2008 ref. 69, the complexity of problems remains concerning in what order group contributions from old respectively new companies should be considered when being offset against existing deficits. A such prescribed uncertainty regarding the interpretation of the restrictive rule cannot be considered satisfactory from a business perspective and a review of the rules would be preferable.
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Doença hepática gordurosa não alcoólica (DHGNA) em pacientes morbidamente obesos submetidos à cirurgia bariátrica : correlação entre os achados histopatológicos das biópsias hepáticas intraoperatórias e estado glicêmico basalSouto, Kátia Elisabete Pires January 2017 (has links)
Introdução: A Doença Hepática Gordurosa Não Alcoólica (DHGNA) tem como causa principal a obesidade. Atualmente não existe tratamento medicamentoso específico para DHGNA. A cirurgia bariátrica surge como uma alternativa de tratamento em pacientes morbidamente obesos. Objetivos: Analisar, através de biópsia hepática intra-operatória, o grau de comprometimento hepático em obesos submetidos à cirurgia bariátrica, correlacionando os achados histopatológicos com o estado glicêmico dos pacientes. Métodos: Estudo de coorte prospectivo incluindo 521 pacientes submetidos à cirurgia bariátrica de julho de 2001 até dezembro de 2016. Os pacientes foram classificados em três grupos de acordo com o status glicêmico basal: 167(32,05%) diabéticos tipo 2 (G1), 132 (25,33%) pré-diabéticos (G2) e 222 (42,61%) obesos normoglicêmicos (G3). Foram obtidas biópsias hepáticas transoperatórias, as quais foram classificadas conforme os critérios de Brunt e do NASH-CRN. As variáveis clínicas e bioquímicas e histológicas foram comparadas antes da cirurgia e durante o seguimento pós-operatório. Resultados: A prevalência de DHGNA nesta coorte foi de 95%. Não houve diferença quanto ao gênero e IMC entre os grupos. Observaram-se taxas mais altas de fibrose (56,4% G1 vs 29,2% G2 vs 28,6% G3 p<0,001) e Esteatohepatite Não Alcoólica (EHNA) (59,4% G1vs 49,2% G2 vs 36% G3 p <0,001) nos pacientes diabéticos. Apenas 1,5 %, dos diabéticos apresentaram histologia normal (vs 7,76% G2 vs 15,7% G3). / Introduction: Obesity is the main cause of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), for which there is currently no specific medical treatment. Bariatric surgery is a treatment alternative for morbidly obese patients. Objectives: Use an intraoperative liver biopsy to analyze the degree of liver damage in obese patients submitted to bariatric surgery and correlates the histopathological findings with glucose status. Methods: Prospective cohort study of 521 morbid obese patients undergoing bariatric surgery from July 2001 to December 2016, classified into three groups according to their baseline glucose status: 167 (32.05%) type 2 diabetes (G1), 132 (25.33%) pre-diabetic (G2) and 222 (42.61%) normoglycemic obese (G3). Patients using potentially hepatotoxic medications and a history of ethanol consumption or viral hepatitis were excluded. Intraoperative liver biopsies were obtained and classified in accordance with Brunt and NASH-CRN criteria. Clinical, biochemical and histopathological variables were compared before surgery and during postoperative follow-up. Results: The prevalence NAFLD was 95%. There was no intergroup difference for sex and BMI. Higher rates of fibrosis (56.4% G1 vs. 29.2% G2 vs. 28.6% G3 p<0.001) and nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) (59.4% G1vs 49.2% G2 vs. 36% G3 p <0.001) were observed in the diabetic patients. Only 1.5 % of diabetics showed normal histology (vs. 7.76% G2 and 15.7% G3).
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