Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-17T14:20:04Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 ClidenorBSF_DISSERT.pdf: 414431 bytes, checksum: 9d70a6bf3c1b428bf9218a18430167ef (MD5) Previous issue date: 2011-11-22 / Coordena??o de Aperfei?oamento de Pessoal de N?vel Superior / The reality experienced by many families and individuals who seek and require the services of the Unified Health System - SUS, the relationships between users, health professionals, and political representatives, establishes the core of the issue that guides the choice and interest of this study concerning the prominence of clientelist practices and gifts that permeate the health field. The research is based on the analysis and reflection of the intrinsic relationship between the health and political fields. It analyses the health field and its relationship with the dynamics and developments of the local political scenario relating it to the implementation of the Family Health Program and Community Health Agents Program (PACS/PSF health programs) in the city of Mossor?, State of Rio Grande do Norte which refers to the period 1991-2010; and falls into a methodological perspective of qualitative approach. The methodological tools and techniques used were based on semi-structured interviews, direct observation of the field, journalistic texts and documentary sources. The construction and questioning of the object of the research were based on theoretical contributions from authors discussing the social field and symbolic power: Bourdieu (2005); clientelist relationships and gifts from asymmetric exchanges: Rouland (1997), Lanna (1995), Martins (1999), Carvalho (1999), Diniz (1982); exercise of hegemony and political strategy from authors who analyse this subject: Gramsci (1995), Coutinho (1981), and Gruppi (1978). Furthermore, the research has established dialogues with authors who address the dynamics of Brazilian politics such as Baquero (2001) and Weffort (1993). The collected data were subjected to qualitative content analysis. The results showed that with the implementation of the PACS/PSF programs in the aforementioned city, the health field has established itself as a key scenario for the exercise of political hegemony of the factions that dominate this socio-political context, resizing clientelist practices, however, without modifying the power structures within this social scenario / A realidade vivenciada por in?meras fam?lias e indiv?duos que buscam e necessitam dos servi?os do Sistema ?nico de Sa?de SUS, as rela??es entre usu?rios, profissionais de sa?de, e representantes pol?ticos, instituem o cerne da problem?tica que norteia ? escolha e o interesse deste estudo sobre a proemin?ncia das pr?ticas clientelistas e d?divas que permeiam o campo da sa?de. A pesquisa se pauta na an?lise e reflex?o da rela??o intr?nseca entre o campo da sa?de e o campo pol?tico. Analisa o campo da sa?de e sua rela??o com a din?mica e os desdobramentos do cen?rio pol?tico local relacionando-o a implanta??o dos programas de sa?de PACS/PSF no munic?pio de Mossor?-RN que remete ao per?odo entre 1991-2010. Inscreve-se em uma perspectiva metodol?gica de abordagem qualitativa. Os instrumentos metodol?gicos e t?cnicas utilizadas pautaram-se em entrevistas semi-estruturadas, observa??o direta do campo, textos jornal?sticos e fontes documentais. A constru??o e problematiza??o do objeto da pesquisa fundamentou-se em aportes te?ricos de autores que discutem o campo social e poder simb?lico: Bourdieu (2005); rela??es clientelistas e d?divas a partir de trocas assim?tricas: Rouland (1997), Lanna (1995), Martins (1999), Carvalho (1999), Diniz (1982); exerc?cio da hegemonia e estrat?gia pol?tica em autores que analisam essa tem?tica: Gramsci (1995), Coutinho (1981) e Gruppi (1978). Ademais, a pesquisa estabeleceu di?logos com autores que versam sobre a din?mica da pol?tica brasileira como Baquero (2001) e Weffort (1993). Os dados coletados foram submetidos a uma an?lise qualitativa de conte?do. Os resultados evidenciaram que com a implanta??o dos programas PACS/PSF no munic?pio supracitado o campo da sa?de consolidou-se como um cen?rio essencial para o exerc?cio da hegemonia pol?tica das fac??es que dominam esse contexto sociopol?tico, redimensionando as pr?ticas clientelistas, entretanto, sem modificar as estruturas de poder no ?mbito deste cen?rio social

A febre aftosa é causada por um vírus do gênero Aphtovirus, cujas proteínas não estruturais (PNE) estão relacionadas diretamente a replicação viral e são comuns a todos os sorotipos e, portanto, são mais adequadas à pesquisa de anticorpos contra este vírus. Métodos de diagnóstico capazes de diferenciar animais infectados de vacinados aliados ao uso de vacinas purificadas quanto à PNE são imprescindíveis na estratégia para comprovação de ausência de transmissão viral. Através da Instrução Normativa nº 50/2008, o Brasil passou a realizar o controle oficial da pureza nas vacinas contra a febre aftosa. O objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar se as chances de encontrar bovinos reativos aos testes sorológicos serão maiores antes da implantação do controle oficial, tanto nos resultados do controle oficial das vacinas, quanto nos inquéritos. Para isto, foram utilizados modelos de regressão logística com efeitos aleatórios, interações e controle de possíveis confundidores. Os resultados demonstraram que no realizado em laboratório oficial em 1016 partidas de vacinas, observou-se que a chance de ocorrência de resultados reativos antes da implantação da norma utilizando o método de triagem ELISA 3ABC NCPanaftosa foi 2,86 (IC95%,1,92-4,14) vezes a chance de ocorrência nos testes de vacina feitos após a norma, utilizando-se o mesmo método de triagem. Já a chance de resultados reativos antes da norma, utilizando-se o método NCPanaftosa, foi 19,70 (IC 95%,8,55- 45,37) vezes a chance de ocorrência após a norma com o uso do método PrioCHECK como triagem Já, a partir da comparação entre inquéritos soroepidemiológicos, foi possível observar que antes da implantação da IN50/2008 a chance de ocorrência de resultados reativos em bovinos que receberam uma dose de vacina foi 2,22 (IC 95%, 1,22-4,06) vezes a chance da ocorrência em bovinos não vacinados. Já, a chance de ocorrência de resultados reativos em bovinos que receberam duas ou três vacinas foi 5,94 (IC 95%, 3,25-10,87) vezes a de bovinos não vacinados. Nas estimativas modeladas para os inquéritos soroepidemiológicos realizados após a implantação da norma, independentemente do método de triagem utilizado, não houve associação significativa entre diferentes doses de vacinas e a ocorrência de animais reativos. Os resultados obtidos sugerem que há uma associação do controle oficial com a melhoria da produção de vacinas no que diz respeito a purificação do antígeno, assim como, indicam que a melhoria na pureza está associada à diminuição na chance de ocorrência de bovinos reativos em inquéritos soroepidemiológicos, ou seja, redução nos falso-positivos a campo. / Foot and mouth disease (FMD) is a highly contagious disease caused by an Aphtovirus. Non-structural proteins (NSP) of this virus are directly related to viral replication and are common to all serotypes. Therefore, are more suitable for antibodies-based serological diagnosis. Diagnostic methods capable of differentiating infected from vaccinated animals (DIVA) are important surveillance tools; however, strategies should be in step with the development of vaccines. Since January 2009, the Brazilian government has been conducting an official control to evaluate NSP purity in vaccines production through the Normative Instruction No. 50 from 2008. This paper evaluates the situation of the vaccines produced in Brazil regarding NSP purification based on the results of the official control carried out by MAPA, as well as the adequacy of the surveillance system based on seroepidemiological surveys. Logistic regression with random effects, interactions and control for potential confounders were the chosen models. For the data obtained from the control of vaccines carried out in the official laboratory, the model estimated that the chance of occurrence of seroreactive results before the application of the official control using the 3ABC NCPanaftosa ELISA as screening method was 2.86 (95% CI, 1.92-4.14) times the chance of occurrence in the vaccine tests made after the standard, using the same method. The chance of seroreactive results before the official control, using the NCPanaftosa method as screening, was 19.70 (95% CI, 8.55 to 45.37) times the chance of occurrence after the official control with the use of the PrioCHECK method Comparing the seroepidemiological surveys results, the model indicated that, before the official control of vaccine purity, the chance of occurrence of reactive results in cattle receiving a single dose of vaccine was 2.22 (95% CI, 1.22 -4.06) times the chance of occurrence in unvaccinated animals. Furthermore, the chance of occurrence of reactive results in animals receiving two or three vaccines was 5.94 (95% CI, 3.25-10.87) times that of unvaccinated animals. Despite that, there was no significant difference in the estimates of the odds ratio between different doses of vaccines regardless of the screening method used for the seroepidemiological surveys performed after the official control of vaccines purity,. The present study suggests that there is an association of the implementation of Normative Instruction No. 50 from 2008 with the improvement of the NSP purity of vaccines, as well as indicates that this improvement is associated with a decrease in chance of occurrence of reactive animals in seroepidemiological surveys, i.e., reduction of false-positives in field monitoring.

This thesis documents the development of a web-application attacking the problem of visualization of co-authorship networks. The visualization encompasses several views.Each of them shows different aspects of the data which is loaded from Academic Archive Online (DiVa), a library system which holds all publications released in the Linnaeus University.  To detect relationships among authors, a new interactive layout for Node-Link Diagrams was developed which shows publications, authors and corresponding organizations (faculties, departments) in a radial manner. This Network-View is connected to another view showing the attributes (year, type) of the publications. In development, particular emphasis was placed on a rich support of user interaction in order to equip the user with a tool that allows graphical and explorative analysis of the underlying data.

A febre aftosa é causada por um vírus do gênero Aphtovirus, cujas proteínas não estruturais (PNE) estão relacionadas diretamente a replicação viral e são comuns a todos os sorotipos e, portanto, são mais adequadas à pesquisa de anticorpos contra este vírus. Métodos de diagnóstico capazes de diferenciar animais infectados de vacinados aliados ao uso de vacinas purificadas quanto à PNE são imprescindíveis na estratégia para comprovação de ausência de transmissão viral. Através da Instrução Normativa nº 50/2008, o Brasil passou a realizar o controle oficial da pureza nas vacinas contra a febre aftosa. O objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar se as chances de encontrar bovinos reativos aos testes sorológicos serão maiores antes da implantação do controle oficial, tanto nos resultados do controle oficial das vacinas, quanto nos inquéritos. Para isto, foram utilizados modelos de regressão logística com efeitos aleatórios, interações e controle de possíveis confundidores. Os resultados demonstraram que no realizado em laboratório oficial em 1016 partidas de vacinas, observou-se que a chance de ocorrência de resultados reativos antes da implantação da norma utilizando o método de triagem ELISA 3ABC NCPanaftosa foi 2,86 (IC95%,1,92-4,14) vezes a chance de ocorrência nos testes de vacina feitos após a norma, utilizando-se o mesmo método de triagem. Já a chance de resultados reativos antes da norma, utilizando-se o método NCPanaftosa, foi 19,70 (IC 95%,8,55- 45,37) vezes a chance de ocorrência após a norma com o uso do método PrioCHECK como triagem Já, a partir da comparação entre inquéritos soroepidemiológicos, foi possível observar que antes da implantação da IN50/2008 a chance de ocorrência de resultados reativos em bovinos que receberam uma dose de vacina foi 2,22 (IC 95%, 1,22-4,06) vezes a chance da ocorrência em bovinos não vacinados. Já, a chance de ocorrência de resultados reativos em bovinos que receberam duas ou três vacinas foi 5,94 (IC 95%, 3,25-10,87) vezes a de bovinos não vacinados. Nas estimativas modeladas para os inquéritos soroepidemiológicos realizados após a implantação da norma, independentemente do método de triagem utilizado, não houve associação significativa entre diferentes doses de vacinas e a ocorrência de animais reativos. Os resultados obtidos sugerem que há uma associação do controle oficial com a melhoria da produção de vacinas no que diz respeito a purificação do antígeno, assim como, indicam que a melhoria na pureza está associada à diminuição na chance de ocorrência de bovinos reativos em inquéritos soroepidemiológicos, ou seja, redução nos falso-positivos a campo. / Foot and mouth disease (FMD) is a highly contagious disease caused by an Aphtovirus. Non-structural proteins (NSP) of this virus are directly related to viral replication and are common to all serotypes. Therefore, are more suitable for antibodies-based serological diagnosis. Diagnostic methods capable of differentiating infected from vaccinated animals (DIVA) are important surveillance tools; however, strategies should be in step with the development of vaccines. Since January 2009, the Brazilian government has been conducting an official control to evaluate NSP purity in vaccines production through the Normative Instruction No. 50 from 2008. This paper evaluates the situation of the vaccines produced in Brazil regarding NSP purification based on the results of the official control carried out by MAPA, as well as the adequacy of the surveillance system based on seroepidemiological surveys. Logistic regression with random effects, interactions and control for potential confounders were the chosen models. For the data obtained from the control of vaccines carried out in the official laboratory, the model estimated that the chance of occurrence of seroreactive results before the application of the official control using the 3ABC NCPanaftosa ELISA as screening method was 2.86 (95% CI, 1.92-4.14) times the chance of occurrence in the vaccine tests made after the standard, using the same method. The chance of seroreactive results before the official control, using the NCPanaftosa method as screening, was 19.70 (95% CI, 8.55 to 45.37) times the chance of occurrence after the official control with the use of the PrioCHECK method Comparing the seroepidemiological surveys results, the model indicated that, before the official control of vaccine purity, the chance of occurrence of reactive results in cattle receiving a single dose of vaccine was 2.22 (95% CI, 1.22 -4.06) times the chance of occurrence in unvaccinated animals. Furthermore, the chance of occurrence of reactive results in animals receiving two or three vaccines was 5.94 (95% CI, 3.25-10.87) times that of unvaccinated animals. Despite that, there was no significant difference in the estimates of the odds ratio between different doses of vaccines regardless of the screening method used for the seroepidemiological surveys performed after the official control of vaccines purity,. The present study suggests that there is an association of the implementation of Normative Instruction No. 50 from 2008 with the improvement of the NSP purity of vaccines, as well as indicates that this improvement is associated with a decrease in chance of occurrence of reactive animals in seroepidemiological surveys, i.e., reduction of false-positives in field monitoring.

In post-financial crisis times, new legislation in combination with banks’ changed risk aversion has to a great extent changed the proprietary trading to client driven trading, i.e. market making or client facilitation. This type of trading complicates the risk-return dynamics, as the goal is often to minimize risk and achieve profitable commission revenues. This thesis aims to disclose the risk-return tradeoff in a client driven trading environment. This is done by investigating the conditional relation between risk and realized return. As opposed from many studies which proxy the risk with beta or variance, I use a delta-gamma Value at Risk model as the risk proxy, which I also backtest. For the return proxy, I use three different measures; P&L, commission revenues and the sum of these two. A positive tradeoff exists if (i) the return is equally negatively dependent on the risk if the ex post return is negative, as it is positively dependent on the risk if the ex post return is positive and (ii) the average return is significantly positive. For three different client driven trading portfolios tested, I found a positive risk-return tradeoff in one portfolio, between the P&L plus commission revenues and the Value at Risk. However, since a symmetrical conditional relationship between risk and P&L plus commission revenues was found in all portfolios, and the average return was positive, the positive tradeoff would have existed if the average return would have been significantly positive. On the other hand, one could argue that the tradeoff exists, but is not significant. No relation between risk and commission revenues was found. A probable cause to this is the hedging strategies, which would be an interesting topic for further research. / I tiden efter finanskrisen har nya regelverk i kombination med bankers förändrade riskaptit till stor del förändrat den proprietära handeln till klientdriven handel, i.e. ”market making” eller förenklad handel för kund. Denna typ av handel komplicerar dynamiken mellan risk och avkastning, då målet ofta är att minimera risk och nå lönsamma kommissionsintäkter. Denna uppsats ämnar påvisa förhållandet mellan risk och avkastning i en klientdriven handelsmiljö. Detta görs genom att undersöka den betingade relationen mellan risk och realiserad avkastning. Till skillnad från andra studier som använder beta eller varians som riskmått, använder jag en delta-gamma Value at Risk-modell som jag också backtestar. Som avkastningsmått, använder jag tre olika mått; P&L, kommissionsintäkter samt summan av dessa två. En positiv belöning för att bära risk existerar om (i) avkastningen är lika negativt beroende av risken om den realiserade avkastningen är negativ, som den är positivt beroende av risken om den realiserade avkastningen är positiv och (ii) medelvärdet på avkastningen är signifikant positiv. För tre olika klientdrivna portföljer som testats, hittades en positiv belöning för att bära risk endast i en portfölj, mellan P&L plus kommissionsintäkter och Value at Risk. Emellertid, eftersom en symmetrisk systematisk betingad relation mellan risk och P&L plus kommissionsintäkter hittades i alla portföljer, och medelavkastningen var positiv, skulle den positiva belöningen ha funnits om medelavkastningen varit signifikant positiv. Å andra sidan skulle jag kunna hävda att den positiva belöningen finns, men inte är signifikant. Ingen relation mellan risk och kommissionsintäkter hittades. En trolig orsak till detta är hedgnings-strategierna, vilket vore ett intressant ämne för fortsatt forskning.

Bakgrund: Globalisering har gjort försörjningskedjan till ett komplicerat nätverk med många påverkande faktorer. I försörjningskedjan är valet av anläggningars position viktigt för att företag ska behålla sin konkurrenskraft. Valet av lagerlokalisering har stor påverkan på ett företags framgång.   Problem: Lagerlokalisering är en komplex process med många faktorer som påverkar, att praktiskt tillämpa existerande modeller är komplicerat. Det saknas ett konceptuellt ramverk för lagerlokalisering.  Syfte: Syfte med examensarbetet är att skapa en konceptuell modell för beslutsfattandet för lagerlokalisering för mindre företag, att finna relevanta faktorer samt att praktiskt göra en förstudie för ett företag med verksamhet i Norra Europa. Beräkningar i rapporten är på transportkostnad, lagerkostnad, personalkostnad. Transporttid och kultur är två inre faktorer som tas hänsyn till.  Metod: Metodiken i arbetet sker genom en omfattande litteraturstudie, kvalitativa intervjuer med företaget och externa företag för förståelse och beräkningar. Beräkningar grundas i tyngdpunktsmodellen. Avgränsningar: Casestudien är en förstudie med jämförelse mellan Sverige, Polen och Holland. Fokus ligger på lagerlokalisering, således är inte lagereffektivitet inkluderad. Resultat: Ett konceptuellt ramverk presenteras med 3 huvudfaktorer; Strategi, Ekonomi och Miljö som leder till att beslut kan tas kring lagerlokalisering och flera inre faktorer. Huvudfaktorerna visar generella faktorer som lagerlokalisering måste ta hänsyn till. De inre faktorerna är faktorer som ett företag måste prioritera vilka som ska analyseras.  Resultatet av casestudien visar att transportkostnad är den största kostnadsposten samt att personalkostnad och lagerkostnad är stora poster i Sverige men relativt sett små vid lagerlokalisering i Polen. Optimala platsen för Hydroscand att placera ett centrallager är i nuläget, enligt tyngdpunktsmetoden, i Örebro men med hänsyn till omsättningstillväxt i Östeuropa förflyttas tyngdpunkten mot Stockholm. Det är stor skillnad i kulturen mellan Polen och Sverige vilket visar på att det krävs annat ledarskap i Polen.  Slutsats: Ett konceptuellt ramverk har gjorts som är applicerbar även praktiskt. Ramverket står inte för sig själv utan kräver kompetens inom lagerlokalisering samt övriga modeller. Den ger en bra grund för lagerlokalisering. Casestudien resulterar i material som ger grund till beslut om fortsatta analyser med lagerlokalisering. Praktisk påföljd: Studien resulterar i ett ramverk som är praktiskt användbart för personer och företag som ska se över lagerlokalisering samt redovisar en jämförelse mellan tre olika länder. Ramverket och studien ger en bra grund för fortsatta analyser.   Fortsatta studier: Fortsatt forskning bör ske inom praktiskt tillämpbara metoder för valet av lagerlokalisering. Att reda i vilka modeller som lämpas i olika stadier för företag? Vilka modeller används praktiskt av företag?. / Background: Globalization has made the supply chain into a complex network with many different factors involved. The design of the supply chain and warehouse location is important for the competitiveness of a business. Choosing warehouse location has a major impact on a company’s success. Problem: The decision-making of the warehouse location is a complex process with many influential factors which implicates that effectively applying existing models is complicated. There is lack of a conceptual framework for the decision-making of choosing warehouse location. Objective: The aim for this study is to create a conceptual model for decision-making of choosing warehouse location, finding the key factors and to do a real-life feasibility study for a company with operations in Northern Europe. Calculations are made on the transportation cost, inventory cost, personnel cost. Transportation and culture are two internal factors also taken into account. Methodology: The methodology of the study is through a literature review, qualitative interviews with the case company, and other companies for understanding and calculations. Calculations are based on the gravity model. Boundaries: The case study is a feasibility study with comparisons between Sweden, Poland and Holland. The focus is on warehouse location, thus warehouse efficiency is not included. Results: A conceptual framework is presented with three main factors: Strategy, Economics and Environment. The main factors are general factors whereas the internal factors are more specific. The main factors are always taken into consideration while the internal factors must be prioritized, since there are too many.  The further a company is to making the decision; more internal factors must be taken into account.  The outcome of the feasibility study shows that the transportation costs are the largest cost unit for all of the countries. Personnel and inventory cost are major cost units in Sweden, but relatively small in Poland. The Optimal location for a central warehouse to the case company is currently Örebro, according to the gravity model. As sales grow in Eastern Europe, the optimal location is moved towards Stockholm. There are differences in culture between Poland and Sweden, which indicates the need for different leadership style in Poland. Conclusion: A conceptual framework has been made that can be applied to a real case.  The framework requires some understanding of the process of choosing location for a warehouse since it does not stand on its own. There are other models to be use by combining this framework with others. The framework gives a good basis in the decision-making process of choosing warehouse location. The case study results in material that provides the basis for decisions on further analysis of warehouse location. Practical implications: The study results in a framework that is practical for individuals and companies to review warehouse location, and presents a comparison of three different countries. The framework and the study provide a good basis for further analysis. Further research: Further research should be done within practically applicable methods for the selection of warehouse location. To find out which models apply at different stages of business? What models are used in practice by companies?

Motivation is low for publishing and self-archiving in institutional repositories according to previous research, which is an issue since the repository’s full potential cannot be reached if it is void of materials. Doctoral students are the future of academia and ought to be given tools and information to be able to make informed decisions about where and how to publish. The purpose of this study is to shed light on possibilities and problems regarding self-archiving in institutional repositories by examining doctoral students at the University of Borås, focussing on their opinions of and experiences with the institutional repository DiVA as well as their perceived risks and benefits with self-archiving. Qualitative data were generated through five semi-structured interviews over videocalls. Respondents were doctoral students at the University of Borås with different levels of experience with publishing and self-archiving. The data was coded thematically and analysed using qualitative content analysis. Theories of constructivism and information literacy were applied to discuss the results. The respondents were generally knowledgeable concerning different levels of Open Access but seemed unsure of the purpose and function of DiVA. All self-archived because of the University’s policy, however not everyone recognized the personal benefits. This study concludes that research practices can be identified and problematized by acknowledging disciplinary differences in scholarly communication. Doctoral students are in a unique position to take the lead in forming research traditions that fit the new scientific landscape.

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Historically vilified, the vocalizing woman developed a stereotyped image with the emergence of the prima donna in eighteenth-century opera. By the nineteenth century, the prima donna became the focal point for socio-cultural polemics: women sought financial and social independence through a career on the operatic stage while society attempted to maintain through various means the socio-cultural stability now threatened by women's mobility. The prima donna represented both a positive ideal for women as well as a great threat to western patriarchy. A discourse emerged in which the symbol of female independence and success ”the prima donna" became the site of tactical control and containment. The prima donna stereotype, opera plot and music, and literature all presented the vilified image as a warning of the disaster awaiting women who overstepped the social boundaries established in the patriarchal image of ideal womanhood. Pauline Viardot confronted this attempt at containment by fulfilling society's expectations of her as a woman and simultaneously confounding its presentation of women opera stars. Viardot performed the role of social woman: she married young, she raised a family, she held a salon, and she engaged in other approved social activities. Madame Viardot's acceptance and fulfillment of the roles established for her by her contemporary society provided her a unique freedom within society in which she could maintain a career on the operatic stage without succumbing to the traditional detritus of the popular press, literature or social ostracizing. She crafted her own image rather than allow society to stigmatize or vilify her. Her success was chronicled in contemporary literature written by women who viewed prima donnas as spokespersons for the female plight. Much of this literature explores women's hopelessness and despair in the face of highly restrictive social codes. Prima donnas engaged in a very public career through which they established financial independence, professional success, and an identity literally shaped by their own voices. George Sand briefly explored the artist-woman's search for freedom and independence in her 1833 Lélia, but it was not until Sand met Pauline Viardot that she was able to create a heroine who could gain a respected position in society, enjoy lasting personal happiness, maintain social and financial independence, and who lived to enjoy the fruits of her labor. Consuelo stands as a permanent record of Viardot's impact on her contemporary society. Pauline Viardot successfully revised the image of the prima donna and that of women in the process. Viardot navigated the centuries-old tradition which demonized publicly vocalizing women and created a new image of the woman-artist. An accomplished actress among other things, Viardot successfully performed the roles of social woman, inspiration of a literary heroine, and prima donna. It is her successful negotiation of these roles which allowed her to carve out a unique position in her contemporary society, a position that allowed her to teach at the Paris Conservatory, support the careers of budding male musicians, garner the respect of royalty, publish and perform her own musical compositions, and live a long, fulfilling life. Letters addressed to Viardot, contemporary accounts by male musicians, and her immortalization in Sand's Consuelo all record the new image Viardot created: that of a respected member of society and operatic performer of great artistic and musical genius.

My thesis project explores a new paradigm of mood board tool that challenges the current paradigm of confining everything to 2D, flat interfaces. while investi- gating how AI can inspire and assist industrial designers during the form explora- tion process. Using a human-centered design approach, the project led to the development of COSMO, an AI-integrated, inspiration-triggering mood board tool for industrial designers. It addresses the issue of limited variety in current digital inspiration platforms, where similar content is often suggested due to AI algorithms. COSMO encourages using a variety of inspiration sources, including digital visuals and real-life experiences. This approach fosters creativity and personal connection, helping designers deeply resonate with the inspiration they collect and retrieve it at a more profound level. COSMO also utilizes Mixed Reality technology to offer an immersive, distrac- tion-free experience when organizing and internalizing inspiration sources. It offers a virtual meditative space that uses AI-assisted association loops to build associations. These loops create multiple layers of associations, assisting human designers in widening their initial associations. This leads to inspiration sources that are semantically different but insightful.