-Exchange Rate Dynamics under Financial Market FrictionsThis paper extends Dornbusch's overshooting model by proposing "generalized interest parity condition", which assumes sluggish adjustment on the asset market. The exchange rate model under the generalized interest parity condition is able to reproduce the delayed overshooting of nominal exchange rates and the hump-shaped response to monetary shocks of both nominal and real exchange rates.-Electoral Cycle of Exchange Rate in KoreaThis paper empirically investigates the real exchange rate behavior around elections in Korea. We find that the real exchange rate depreciates more before the elections but there is no clear pattern found after the elections. Interestingly, this result is the opposite of the electoral cycle found in Latin American countries. To explain this results we should consider the difference between economic backgrounds of Korea and Latin American countries.-Exchange Rate Regime, Capital Market Openness and Monetary Policy; The Trilemma in KoreaThis paper tests the trilemma proposition by performing an empirical study of Korea. Korea has distinct periods of all combinations of exchange rate regime and capital market openness in trilemma: pegged exchange rate regime under capital controls, pegged exchange rate regime under free capital mobility, and floating exchange rate regime under free capital mobility. We check whether monetary autonomy exists in each of the three different combinations. We find that monetary autonomy existed over the periods with capital controls and the periods with floating exchange rate regime. For the periods with the pegged exchange rate regime and free capital mobility, monetary autonomy was limited. In addition, we identify that just before the financial crisis the government pursued autonomic monetary policy under pegged exchange rate regime and free capital mobility, thereby defying the trilemma.

Diss. (sammanfattning) Stockholm : Karol. inst., 2004. / Härtill 4 uppsatser.

Diss. (sammanfattning) Stockholm : Karolinska institutet, 2007. / Härtill 4 uppsatser.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--West Virginia University, 1999. / Title from document title page. Document formatted into pages; contains xiv, 223 p. : ill. Vita. Includes abstract. Includes bibliographical references (p. 187-220).

Thesis (M.Sc.), Memorial University of Newfoundland, School of Pharmacy, / Typescript. Bibliography: p. 141-166.

The diploma thesis deals with developmental dysphasia in pupils at primary school. The thesis is divided into three main parts, theoretical, case report of one boy and finally practical part. The theoretical part deals with the natural development of speech, prolonged period of speechlessness or delayed speech development and the main attention is paid to the developmental defect itself, ie developmental dysphasia. The case report contains a history of a long-term observed boy who has a disturbed speech development since birth, thus making communication difficult with the outside world. In the practical part is created a set of themes, ie different exercises and games for children suffering from a developmental disorder. These games are focused on the development of individual areas that need to be practiced and improved.

Made available in DSpace on 2015-07-22T20:49:19Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2011-02-22 / Objetivo: Avaliar as alterações orais tardias em pacientes não operados de cabeça e pescoço, submetidos a radioterapia (RT) com ou sem quimioterapia (QT). Material e Métodos: Foram revisados 515 prontuários de pacientes tratados para tumores de cabeça e pescoço, entre 2005 e 2009, sendo que 41 pacientes preencheram os critérios de inclusão. Os efeitos tardios foram graduados através do sistema do Common Toxicity Criteria (CTC) - Radiotherapy and Oncology Group /European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer (RTOG/EORTC) – Escala de graduação de morbidade tardia da radiação. A função salivar foi verificada através da sialometria e de um método de avaliação simplificado. Os dados foram submetidos a análise estatística. Resultados: O tempo médio de seguimento foi de 17,1 meses e houve a predominância de complicações tardias leves para as complicações estudadas. Entre as alterações classificadas como graus 2 ou 3, as mais freqüentes ocorreram em glândulas salivares, mucosa oral e alterações no paladar. Foi verificada uma correlação estatística significante entre os níveis de fluxo de saliva não estimulada/estimulada e a graduação, segundo o CTC – RTOG/EORTC, para a mucosa oral. O nível baixo de fluxo salivar (<0,03 mL/min e <0,09 mL/min) foi identificado como fator de risco independente para a toxicidade em mucosa oral (graus ≥ 2) (valor de p = variou de 0,001 a 0,032); (odds ratio [OR] = variou de 7,14 a 30; risco relativo [RR] = variou de 4,3 a 8,3). Verificou-se também, relação significante entre o sistema de graduação de xerostomia (objetivo) e a graduação, segundo o CTC – RTOG/EORTC, para glândulas salivares (p = 0,001). Oitenta e cinco por cento dos pacientes apresentavam hipossalivação e 58,7% consideravam a xerostomia como o efeito tardio mias debilitante. Conclusão: A maioria dos pacientes apresentou graduações tardias leves (0 e 1), segundo os critérios do CTC – RTOG/EORTC; as variáveis demográficas, do tumor e do tratamento não se apresentaram como fatores estatisticamente significantes para o desenvolvimento e severidade das complicações orais tardias; a hipofunção salivar aumentou de 4,3 a 8,3 vezes o RR para o ocorrência de reações tardias severas em mucosa; a xerostomia foi considerada o fator mais debilitante após o tratamento. Os resultados mostram a importância da avaliação do hipofluxo salivar como um fator preditivo independente para a severidade de efeitos tardios em mucosa oral. / Purpose: To assess the late oral complications (LOC) in non surgical head and neck cancer (HNC) patients, submitted to radiotherapy (RT) with or without chemotherapy (chemo). Materials and Methods: The average follow-up for HNC patients was 17.1 months. Five hundred fifteen charts from patients treated for HNC between 2005 and 2009 were reviewed and 41 non surgical HNC patients met the inclusion criteria. Salivary glands function was assessed using a simplified new grading system (NGSX) (Esibruch et al. 2003) and sialometry. Late effects were assessed using the Common Toxicity Criteria (CTC) - Radiotherapy and Oncology Group /European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer (RTOG/EORTC) - Late Radiation Morbidity Scale. Data were submitted to statistical analysis. Results: There was a predominance of mild LOC complications among the variables studied. A statistical correlation was found for both unstimulated/stimulated salivary flow rates and the average CTC – RTOG/EORTC grades for the mucous membrane. The low salivary flow rates (<0.03 mL/min e <0.09 mL/min) were identified as a potential risk factor (p <0.005) and an independent predictor for mucous membrane toxicity (for ≥2 grades). A significant correlation was also found between objective NGSX scores (p = 0.001) and CTC – RTOG/EORTC grades for salivary glands. Eighty five percent of the patients were classified as suffered from hyposalivation as well as 58,7% considered the dryness in the mouth the most debilitating complication. Conclusions: Considering the late effects assessed, the majority of patients presented mild graduation (0 and 1) according to CTC – RTOG/EORTC criteria; the demographic, tumor and treatment variables were not statistically significant for the development and severity of late oral complication; the salivary hipofunction increased from 4.3 to 8.3 times the RR for the occurrence of severe late mucosal reaction; xerostomia was considered the most debilitating complication after treatment. Data show the role of salivary hypofunction as an independet predictor for the severity of late mucous membrane complication. / TEDE / BV UNIFESP: Teses e dissertações

abstract: Two significant trends of recent power system evolution are: (1) increasing installa-tion of dynamic loads and distributed generation resources in distribution systems; (2) large-scale renewable energy integration at the transmission system level. A majority of these devices interface with power systems through power electronic converters. However, existing transient stability (TS) simulators are inadequate to represent the dynamic behavior of these devices accurately. On the other hand, simulating a large system using an electromagnetic transient (EMT) simulator is computationally impractical. EMT-TS hybrid simulation approach is an alternative to address these challenges. Furthermore, to thoroughly analyze the increased interactions among the transmission and distribution systems, an integrated modeling and simulation approach is essential. The thesis is divided into three parts. The first part focuses on an improved hybrid simulation approach and software development. Compared to the previous work, the pro-posed approach has three salient features: three-sequence TS simulation algorithm, three-phase/three-sequence network equivalencing and flexible switching of the serial and par-allel interaction protocols. The second part of the thesis concentrates on the applications of the hybrid simula-tion tool. The developed platform is first applied to conduct a detailed fault-induced de-layed voltage recovery (FIDVR) study on the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) system. This study uncovers that after a normally cleared single line to ground fault at the transmission system could cause air conditioner motors to stall in the distribu-tion systems, and the motor stalling could further propagate to an unfaulted phase under certain conditions. The developed tool is also applied to simulate power systems inter-faced with HVDC systems, including classical HVDC and the new generation voltage source converter (VSC)-HVDC system. The third part centers on the development of integrated transmission and distribution system simulation and an advanced hybrid simulation algorithm with a capability of switching from hybrid simulation mode to TS simulation. Firstly, a modeling framework suitable for integrated transmission and distribution systems is proposed. Secondly, a power flow algorithm and a diakoptics based dynamic simulation algorithm for the integrated transmission and distribution system are developed. Lastly, the EMT-TS hybrid simulation algorithm is combined with the diakoptics based dynamic simulation algorithm to realize flexible simulation mode switching to increase the simulation efficiency. / Dissertation/Thesis / Doctoral Dissertation Electrical Engineering 2016

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Made available in DSpace on 2015-05-08T14:47:19Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 arquivototal.pdf: 1715462 bytes, checksum: e5118850c4ec080306afc33a918e7971 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2011-09-26 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior - CAPES / The delay in the diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB) has been highlighted as a problem to control this disease and reflects challenges related to health care system and involves aspects related to patients and health services. Sticking to shift the incidence of TB in the age group of the elderly, the greater difficulty of diagnosis in this portion of the population and the need to develop research aimed to identify the aspects that contribute to delayed diagnosis of TB, this study aims to analyze the barriers to access to TB diagnosis in older people contributing to the delayed diagnosis of the disease in the city of Joao Pessoa, Paraiba. It is a qualitative evaluative study involving seven employees. Inclusion criteria were: being in treatment, being more than 60 years, and reside in the city of Joao Pessoa. The empirical material was produced by means of taped interviews from December 2010 to February 2011. The transcribed interviews were organized using Atlas.ti software version 6.2 and in the process of empirical analysis used discourse analysis of the French headquarters. According to the speeches of the elders interviewed, it was possible to identify barriers were identified related to the sick and those related to health services. Among the barriers related to patients were identified: lack of knowledge about TB, the perceived seriousness of the disease and the use of household medications and self-medication, the search for direct health care in secondary and tertiary levels; seeking behavior by late health service, the nonspecific clinical presentation of TB in the elderly, the distance of the services demanded and transportation expenses and examinations, difficulties in collecting sputum for examination and the stigma associated with TB. Already as barriers related to health services, stood out: the opening hours of the family health units, transfer of responsibility, improper assessment of cases with respiratory symptoms in the community, not to carry out home visits or their achievement without control communicating, the delay of the health service-related delay in the suspicion of the disease and the need to make several visits to the health service to obtain the diagnosis. Faced with the evident barriers identified the need for a reorganization of health services in the country with the organization of supply as a function of the needs of the services, the delivery of training in TB health professionals, strengthening actions to narrow the relationships between professionals and users - encouraging the formation of bonding - the formation of groups and health education aiming at the strengthening of educational and health promotion. Despite of the National Primary Care recommend that the diagnosis of TB should be performed on the first level of health care for the elderly in the study, the diagnosis of TB occurred in other levels of care. Therefore, it is expected that the findings of this study contribute to the strengthening of primary care as gateway to the health system and more than that, contribute to the diagnosis of TB be given early. / O retardo ao diagnóstico da tuberculose (TB) vem se destacando como problema ao controle dessa doença e reflete desafios relacionados ao sistema único de saúde bem como envolve aspectos inerentes aos doentes e aos serviços de saúde. Atendo-se ao deslocamento da incidência da TB para a faixa etária dos idosos, a maior dificuldade de diagnóstico nessa parcela da população bem como a necessidade de desenvolver pesquisas voltadas para identificar os aspectos que contribuem para o retardo no diagnóstico da TB neste grupo, este estudo objetiva analisar as barreiras de acesso ao diagnóstico da TB em pessoas idosas que concorrem para o retardo do diagnóstico da doença no município de João Pessoa- Paraíba. Trata-se de uma pesquisa avaliativa de natureza qualitativa que envolveu 7 colaboradores. Os critérios de inclusão foram: estar em tratamento, ser maior de 60 anos, e residir no município de João Pessoa. O material empírico foi produzido por meio de entrevistas gravadas no período de dezembro de 2010 a fevereiro de 2011. Os depoimentos transcritos foram organizados com uso do software Atlas.ti versão 6.2 e no processo de análise do material empírico utilizou-se a análise de discurso de matriz francesa. De acordo com os discursos dos idosos entrevistados, foi possível identificar foi possível identificar barreiras relacionadas aos doentes e àquelas relacionadas aos serviços de saúde. Entre as barreiras relacionadas aos doentes, identificou-se: a falta de conhecimento sobre a TB; a gravidade percebida da doença e o uso de medicações caseiras e a automedicação; a busca por assistência de saúde direta nos níveis secundário e terciário; comportamento de busca tardia pelo serviço de saúde; a apresentação clínica inespecífica da TB em idosos; a distância dos serviços procurados e os gastos com transporte e exames; dificuldades na coleta de escarro para exame e o estigma associado a TB. Já como barreiras relacionadas aos serviços de saúde, destacaram-se: o horário de funcionamento das unidade de saúde da família; transferência de responsabilidade; a inadequada avaliação dos casos sintomáticos respiratórios na comunidade; a não realização de visitas domiciliares ou sua realização sem controle de comunicantes; a demora do serviço de saúde relacionada ao atraso na suspeita da doença e a necessidade de ir várias vezes ao serviço de saúde para a obtenção do diagnóstico. Frente às barreiras identificadas evidencia-se a necessidade de uma reorganização dos serviços de saúde em âmbito local com a organização da oferta em função das necessidades apresentadas nos serviços; do oferecimento de capacitações em TB aos profissionais de saúde; do fortalecimento de ações que estreitem as relações entre profissionais e usuários estimulando a formação de vínculo e da formação de grupos de educação em saúde visando o fortalecimento de ações educativas e de promoção à saúde. Apesar da Política Nacional de Atenção Básica preconizar que o diagnóstico da TB deva ser realizado no primeiro nível de atenção a saúde, para os idosos em estudo, o diagnóstico da TB se deu em outros níveis de atenção. Assim sendo, espera-se que os achados desse estudo contribuam para o fortalecimento da atenção básica como porta de entrada do sistema de saúde e, mais que isso, contribuam para que o diagnóstico da TB se dê de forma precoce.