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11	The Effect of a 2,2',4,4'-Tetrachlorobiphenyl (PCB 47) and 3,3',4,4'-Tetrachlorobiphenyl (PCB 77) Mixture on Enzymes Involved in the Synthesis of Catecholamines in the Rat Adrenal Gland Pillai, Mahesh R. 07 August 2008 (has links) No description available. Molecular Biology PCB PCB 47/77 catecholamines dopamine epinephrine norepinephrine tyrosine hydroxylase (TH) dopamine &946 -monooxygenase (DBM) development dose response
12	Designing Business Models of Tomorrow : Exploring the Expansion of Cleantech-as-a-Service through an Agile approach Gudmundsson, Sofia, Lachini, Anaïs January 2021 (has links) Background: Three mega trends are profoundly changing today’s market dynamics; climate change, digitalization, and globalization. The increasing interconnectivity and omnipresence of digital technologies are blurring the boundaries of the physical and virtual reality, implying a shift in how digital companies create value and internationalize. Also, new policies and higher customer demand in greener and smarter technologies have created new opportunities for value creation to develop cleaner technologies that foster the growth of clean-technology firms. To be competitive and persist in a sustainable and digital economy, firms must be able to cope with changing market conditions. Strategic agility can support to avoid rigidity and benefit from change, which is fostered by strong dynamic capabilities. Knowledge gaps: The study aims to address shortcomings of digital sustainability business models and specifically characterize the emerging sector of sustainable software companies offering Cleantech-as-a-Service applications. The international potential of these ventures recognizes the need to elaborate on internationalization drivers. The globally competitive environment enforces the need to be strategically agile, whereby applying agile principles to an international context can bring a comprehensive view of internationalizing digital sustainability ventures’ critical capabilities and business model characteristics. The study will also assert the role of collaborative ecosystems in an entrepreneurial internationalization. Purpose: This study will explore the emergence of Cleantech-as-a-Service and investigate how these digital entrepreneurs achieve strategic agility in global pivoting and competitive environments. Our exploratory research aims to apply agile principles to entrepreneurial internationalization strategies, where we through six in-depth interviews will discover the role of digital cleantech firms’ dynamic business models, capabilities, and ecosystems when entering a foreign market. Theoretical framework: The conceptual frame of references is based on two major sections where the first considers the context of digital and sustainable firms and exhibits the essences of digital and sustainable business model designs and how to sustain competitiveness through the interrelation of dynamic capabilities and strategic agility. In the second section the study brings forward theory supporting the exploration of an agile internationalization for digital firms, such as virtual markets and ecosystems. The key theoretical forthcomings are summarized into a conceptual framework that combines the role and interplay of entrepreneurs, business models, as well as networks and ecosystems on the basis of strategic agility and dynamic capabilities, that jointly foster an agile and virtual internationalization. Methodology: The interpretive research used an explorative and abductive approach to perform a qualitative multiple case design. The empirical study was based on six Cleantech-as-a-Service companies where in-depth semi-structured interviews were conducted with the informants of significant positions. The thematic and content data analysis supported the identification of common patterns and themes through coding which guided the subsequent analysis chapter. Findings: Our study revealed characteristics and success factors of Cleantech-as-a-Service ventures operating on global volatile markets, which adopt a leagile approach. The findings supported a definition of the concept but also identified the dynamic capabilities and flexible business models leveraged to sustain international competitive agility. The key agile capabilities relate to networking, experimenting, and learning whereas business model characteristics confer resiliency, interdependency, and efficiency. Digital Entrepreneurship (DE) Digital Business Model (DBM) Born Digitals (BDs) Digital Sustainability Sustainable Software Dynamic Capabilities Agility Agile internationalization Cleantech Ecosystems Business Administration Företagsekonomi
13	Depozice velkých organických molekul v UHV / Deposition of large organic molecules under UHV Krajňák, Tomáš January 2019 (has links) In this thesis, large organic molecules (DM15N, DM18N, Cu(dbm)2) were deposited. These molecules are cannot be deposited by thermal sublimation due the fact that they decompose at lower temperature than they sublime. The employed molecules to single molecular magnets, which can be potentially used as quantum bites (qubit). The new method of deposition atomic layer injection made by Bihur Crystal company was introduced and tested. The method uses liquid solution with molecules which is driven by argon gas through pulse valve to the sample placed in ultra-high vacuum chamber. During the deposition, droplets of solution are formed on the sample surface. The solvent can be removed by light annealing or by keeping the sample in the vacuum for couple of days. The molecules were investigated by x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and by scanning electron microscopy to determine fragmentation of the molecules, to study topography of the resultant surface and homogeneity of the deposited layer. We found conditions at which the intact molecules are deposited on the sample surfaces and form molecular nano- and micro- crystals.
14	A review of the impact of Canadian law, policy and P3 practice on the case for procuring capital-intensive infrastructure services via P3s Jatto, Lucky Bryce Junior 02 September 2011 (has links) This dissertation investigates the advantages of procuring capital-intensive infrastructure services via Public-Private Partnerships (P3s or PPPs) – cost and time savings and; innovation and high levels of efficiency – accounting for these advantages by reference to the underlying legal provisions and principles that facilitate them; and in this process highlights two significant directions in which Canadian P3 law, policy and practice has evolved – the enactment of P3 legislation and/or the formulation of non-statutory P3-related policy; as well as the establishment of legal institutions that promote and/or facilitate P3 procurements. The dissertation also addresses key arguments raised against P3s, by reference to aspects of Canadian law, policy and P3 practice. The research methodology comprises a detailed review of legal and non-legal sources. The implication of the research findings is that, given the foregoing developments in Canadian P3 law, policy and practice, the key arguments canvassed against P3s are overstated and lacking in merit. P3s PPPs P3 PPP PFI AFP PFIs AFPs infrastructure procurement investment private public public-private private-public policy law units conventional contract legislation statute case partnerships BOT BOO BOOT DBFM DBFO Operate finance project BF DBM DBOM partnership DBFOM concession concessions JVA JVAs O&M/M O&M BBO DB BT VfM risk penalties public-private partnerships
15	A review of the impact of Canadian law, policy and P3 practice on the case for procuring capital-intensive infrastructure services via P3s Jatto, Lucky Bryce Jr 02 September 2011 (has links) This dissertation investigates the advantages of procuring capital-intensive infrastructure services via Public-Private Partnerships (P3s or PPPs) – cost and time savings and; innovation and high levels of efficiency – accounting for these advantages by reference to the underlying legal provisions and principles that facilitate them; and in this process highlights two significant directions in which Canadian P3 law, policy and practice has evolved – the enactment of P3 legislation and/or the formulation of non-statutory P3-related policy; as well as the establishment of legal institutions that promote and/or facilitate P3 procurements. The dissertation also addresses key arguments raised against P3s, by reference to aspects of Canadian law, policy and P3 practice. The research methodology comprises a detailed review of legal and non-legal sources. The implication of the research findings is that, given the foregoing developments in Canadian P3 law, policy and practice, the key arguments canvassed against P3s are overstated and lacking in merit. P3s PPPs P3 PPP PFI AFP PFIs AFPs infrastructure procurement investment private public public-private private-public policy law units conventional contract legislation statute case partnerships BOT BOO BOOT DBFM DBFO Operate finance project BF DBM DBOM partnership DBFOM concession concessions JVA JVAs O&M/M O&M BBO DB BT VfM risk penalties public-private partnerships
16	Gerência de Interfaces para Sistemas de Informação: uma abordagem baseada em modelos / Interfaces Management to Information Systems: an models based approach SILVA, Wilane Carlos da 16 April 2010 (has links) Made available in DSpace on 2014-07-29T14:57:53Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 wilane_mestrado.pdf: 4461079 bytes, checksum: da62fa9aebf506f095f41942a579aecc (MD5) Previous issue date: 2010-04-16 / Building and maintaining a Graphical User Interface (GUI) for Enterprise Information Systems usually requires much Software Engineering staff time and effort. This paper describes a model-driven approach to create dynamically and manage these GUIs. In this approach, the Software Engineer designs conceptual models of the information system using object-oriented meta-models. A set of predefined mapping rules is applied to automatically transform and refine the conceptual models in order to generate, in runtime, the look and feel of the GUI, without source code creation. This improves the software usability, assuring consistency and homogeneity of the GUI, increases the productivity of the software engineering staff and simplifies maintenance. In our experiments we have observed an average productivity fifteen times higher than traditional methods of GUI development. / Construir e manter uma Interface Gráfica com Usuário (GUI) para Sistemas de Informação (SI) demanda muito tempo e esforço da equipe de Engenharia de Software. Esta dissertação descreve uma abordagem dirigida por modelos para criar dinamicamente e gerenciar essas interfaces. Nessa abordagem, o Engenheiro de Software projeta um modelo conceitual do sistema de informação usando um meta-modelo orientado a objetos. Um conjunto de regras de mapeamento predefinidas é aplicado para refinar e transformar o modelo conceitual do SI, gerando, em tempo de execução, a sua interface gráfica, com aparência e comportamentos específicos. Esse mecanismo melhora a usabilidade do software, assegurando consistência e homogeneidade das GUIs, aumenta a produtividade da equipe de Engenharia de Software e simplifica a manutenção do SI. Nos experimentos realizados foi observada uma média de produtividade quinze vezes maior do que os métodos tradicionais no desenvolvimento de GUIs. Interface Gráfica com Usuário GUI Desenvolvimento Dirigido a Model (DDM) Desenvolvimento Baseado em Modelo (DBM) Engenharia Dirigida a Modelo (EDM) Graphic User Interface GUI Model Driven Development (MDD) Model Based Development (MBD) Model Driven Engineering (MDE)

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