Thesis (M.A.)--Catholic Theology Union at Chicago, 2004. / Includes abstract. "December 2004." Includes bibliographical references (leaves 72-73).

The introduced diploma thesis deals with the application of ethics in social work in Open door youth club Cross in Strakonice, where the Roma are the target group of clients. The diploma thesis is divided into three parts. The first chapter deals with the everyday problems of Romany people, from the history to social situation of Romany ethnic group of nowadays. The question of education of the Roma in Czech school system is also included there. The aim of the second chapter is to introduce the Open door youth club Cross, to present the role of this organisation, its principles, aims and its target group of clients who are very often considered to be in unfavourable life and social situations. The third chapter is the fundamental part of the diploma thesis. The main focus is on moral acting of social workers and on the sense, necessity and application of ethic rules in social work, especially while working with Roma clients in Open door youth club Cross.

Submitted by Automa??o e Estat?stica (sst@bczm.ufrn.br) on 2016-06-03T23:48:41Z No. of bitstreams: 1 EdsonJacksonDeMedeirosNeto_DISSERT.pdf: 2349422 bytes, checksum: 58dbff032ce7a77c69ab57cce418be2d (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Arlan Eloi Leite Silva (eloihistoriador@yahoo.com.br) on 2016-06-07T19:55:39Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 EdsonJacksonDeMedeirosNeto_DISSERT.pdf: 2349422 bytes, checksum: 58dbff032ce7a77c69ab57cce418be2d (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2016-06-07T19:55:39Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 EdsonJacksonDeMedeirosNeto_DISSERT.pdf: 2349422 bytes, checksum: 58dbff032ce7a77c69ab57cce418be2d (MD5) Previous issue date: 2015-11-09 / O grande volume de dados gerados como resultado da supervis?o de processos de automa??o na ind?stria gerou como consequ?ncia um vasto espa?o de armazenamento em disco, assim como dificuldade na transmiss?o destes dados por links de telecomunica??es. Os algoritmos de compress?o com perda de dados surgiram na d?cada de 90 com intuito de solucionar estes problemas, passando a serem utilizados em sistemas de supervis?o industrial para a compress?o de dados em tempo real. Para isso estes foram projetados para eliminar informa??es redundantes e indesejadas de forma simples e eficiente. No entanto, os par?metros destes algoritmos necessitam de serem configurados para cada vari?vel de processo, tornando invi?vel a configura??o manual em caso de sistemas que supervisionam milhares de vari?veis. Nesse contexto este trabalho prop?e o algoritmo Adaptive Swinging Door Trending, que consiste numa adapta??o do Swinging Door Trending, em que seus principais par?metros s?o ajustados dinamicamente atrav?s da an?lise de tend?ncias do sinal. Prop?e-se tamb?m uma an?lise comparativa de desempenho dos algoritmos de compress?o com perda de dados aplicados sobre vari?veis de processo de s?ries temporais e cartas dinamom?tricas de fundo de po?o. Os algoritmos abordados para efeito comparativos foram os lineares por partes e os de transformadas. / The great amount of data generated as the result of the automation and process supervision in industry implies in two problems: a big demand of storage in discs and the difficulty in streaming this data through a telecommunications link. The lossy data compression algorithms were born in the 90?s with the goal of solving these problems and, by consequence, industries started to use those algorithms in industrial supervision systems to compress data in real time. These algorithms were projected to eliminate redundant and undesired information in a efficient and simple way. However, those algorithms parameters must be set for each process variable, becoming impracticable to configure this parameters for each variable in case of systems that monitor thousands of them. In that context, this paper propose the algorithm Adaptive Swinging Door Trending that consists in a adaptation of the Swinging Door Trending, as this main parameters are adjusted dynamically by the analysis of the signal tendencies in real time. It?s also proposed a comparative analysis of performance in lossy data compression algorithms applied on time series process variables and dynamometer cards. The algorithms used to compare were the piecewise linear and the transforms.

O que se desejou investigar é se a metodologia do Design Thinking (DT) e da Teoria de Resolução de Problemas Inventivos (TRIZ) podem ser utilizadas em conjunto de maneira sinérgica na fase conceitual de um processo de desenvolvimento de produto (PDP) automotivo do tipo APQP (Advanced Product Quality Planning) com a finalidade de alavancar a criatividade na geração de ideias e, ao mesmo tempo, selecionar o melhor conceito para levar às demais fases do PDP. A presente pesquisa busca entender dentro da literatura os pontos fortes e limitações de cada uma das metodologias e, ao mesmo tempo, propõe uma forma de combiná-las à metodologia APQP. O processo proposto é então testado dentro de um projeto de redução de massa de guarnição de carroceria na região da porta de um veículo automotivo de passeio. Como ficará demonstrado, o PDP automotivo do tipo APQP, utilizando a melhoria proposta, se mostra mais eficaz ao alavancar a criatividade ao mesmo tempo que consolida uma fase de conceito dentro do APQP automotivo tradicional. Através desta pesquisa, concluiu-se que ambas as metodologias são sinérgicas e que, portanto, podem trazer melhorias para o atual processo APQP, alavancando a qualidade e assertividade da geração de ideias, bem como apoiando a seleção do melhor conceito a ser levado para as próximas fases. / This research aimed to verify whether the methodology of Design Thinking (DT) and the Theory of Inventive Problem Solving (TRIZ) could be used together synergistically in the conceptual phase of a new product development project (NPD) in the automotive industry through the also know APQP (Advanced Product Quality Planning) process. The main purpose was to leverage the creativity by generating ideas that are more qualified and, at the same time, select the best product concepts to be taken to the next phases of the NPD. This research seeks to understand within the literature the strengths and limitations of each of the methodologies and, at the same time, a proposal is made on how to integrate them into the APQP methodology. The proposed process is then tested in a project of mass reduction of the door body seal of an automotive vehicle. As shall be demonstrated, the automotive NPD, by using the improvement proposal, will become more effective by leveraging the creativity while consolidates a conceptual stage within the APQP. Through this research, it is concluded that both methodologies are synergistic and, therefore, can bring improvements for the current APQP process by leveraging the quality and assertiveness of the generation of ideas, as well as supporting to select the best concept to be taken to the next phases.

"I Have Dreamed a Dream..." is an analysis of the three short stories "Mr Skelmersdale in Fairyland", "The Door in the Wall" and "A Dream of Armageddon" by H.G. Wells. The essay makes a comparison of the three short stories from the perspectives of the dreamland, the inner struggle of the protagonist and the message of the story. The purpose is to show that the three seemingly similar short stories have different outcomes and deliver different messages to the reader. The essay finally presents a theory of how these messages coincide despite their differences. / "Jag har drömt en dröm..." är en analys av de tre novellerna "Mr Skelmersdale in Fairyland", "The Door in the Wall" och "A Dream of Armageddon" av H.G. Wells. Uppsatsen gör en jämförelse av de tre novellerna utifrån tre perspektiv: drömvärlden, huvudpersonens inre kamp och historiens budskap. Syftet är att visa hur de tre till synes lika novellerna har olika resultat och presenterar olika budskap till läsaren. Uppsatsen framför slutligen en teori för hur dessa budskap överensstämmer trots sina olikheter.

Syfte: Byggprojekt har blivit allt mer komplexa i tur med att kraven på kvalitet, miljö och hållbarhet har ökat. Med utvecklingen har även BIM-modeller blivit en stor del av byggprojekten. Kraven och komplexiteten gör att mängden information är väldigt stor i projekten. Det gör att modellerna blir tunga och svårarbetade. En delprocess som bidrar till komplexiteten och mängden information är projekteringen av dörrmiljöer. På grund av att modellerna växer kommer lösningar som ska underlätta informationshantering kopplad till modellerna. En sådan lösning är databaser som kopplas till modellen. Studiens avser därför att undersöka om en databas-tjänst kopplad till en modell kan effektivisera projekteringen av dörrmiljöer. Metod: För att uppnå målet och besvara studiens frågeställningar har ett kvalitativt arbetssätt nyttjats. En litteraturstudie gjordes för att samla fakta till problembeskrivning och teoretiskt ramverk. Empirin är baserad på sex semi-strukturerade intervjuer samt en observation och ett test av tjänsten BIMEYE. Utifrån empirin, frågeställningarna och valda teorier har sedan en analys utformats. Resultat:Resultatet visar att projektering av dörrmiljöer bygger på att alla krav identifieras i början av ett projekt och att kunniga projektmedlemmar krävs under dörrprojekteringen, för att kunna identifiera funktionerna på de komplexa dörrmiljöerna. För att tydligare redovisa dörrarna och deras funktioner föredrog respondenterna dörrmiljökort där varje dörr redovisas var för sig. Problem med informationssamordning och att information försvinner, kan lösas genom att samla informationen i en databas så att informationen lagras på en plats. Där kan den göras tillgänglig för bearbetning av alla involverade i projektet. Studien visar att molnbaserade databaser kopplade till BIM-modeller kan effektivisera informationshanteringen under projekteringsarbetet, då den är källan till information för flera olika verktyg. Konsekvenser: Dörrmiljöer kommer att förbli komplexa och innehålla en stor mängd funktioner. För att underlätta och effektivisera arbetsprocessen kan molntjänsten BIMEYE eller liknande tjänst användas. En sådan tjänst bidrar till en säkrare informationshantering och kommer minska antalet missar vid granskning. Vid en övergång till ett databasbaserat arbetssätt rekommenderas utifrån studiens resultat att de anställda utbildas och att en standardiserad arbetsgång tas fram. Begränsningar: Arbetet begränsades till att studera projekteringsprocessen för dörrmiljöer. Det är därför osäkert huruvida studiens resultat går att applicera på andra delprocesser under projekteringen. Studien har också avgränsats från andra molntjänster än BIMEYE vilket kan göra att resultatet inte är tillämpbart för andra liknande tjänster. Dessutom kan det inte uteslutas att resultatet inte är applicerbart för programvarorna ArchiCad och Simplebim eftersom studien har fokuserat på Revit och dess koppling till BIMEYE. / Purpose: Construction projects have become more and more complex, with increasing demands on quality, environment, and sustainability. With the development, BIM models have become a major part of the construction projects. The requirements and complexity create large amounts of information in the projects. This makes the models heavy and hard to work with. One subprocess that contributes to the complexity and amount of information is the design of door environments. Because the models are growing, solutions will be designed to facilitate information management linked to the models. One such solution is databases that are linked to the model. The study therefore intends to investigate whether a database service linked to a model can make the design of door environments more effective. Method: To achieve the goal and answer the study's questions, a qualitative approach has been used. A literature study was done to gather facts for problem description and theoretical framework. The empiricism is based on six semi-structured interviews as well as an observation and a test of BIMEYE. Based on the empiricism, the questions and the selected theories, an analysis has been designed. Findings: The result shows that the design of door environments is based on the fact that all requirements are identified at the beginning of a project and that knowledgeable project members are required during door design, in order to identify the functions of the complex door environments. To give a clearer presentation of the doors and their functions, the respondents preferred door environment drawings where each door is presented separately. Problems with coordination of information and information that disappear can be solved by gathering the information in a database so that the information is stored in one place. There it can be made available for processing by everyone involved in the project. The study shows that cloud-based databases linked to BIM models can streamline information management during the design work, as it is the source of information for several different tools. Implications: Door environments will remain complex and contain a large number of functions. To facilitate and streamline the work process, the cloud service BIMEYE or a similar service can be used. Such a service contributes to a more secure information management and will reduce the number of misses during review. When transitioning to a database-based way of working, it is recommended, based on the study's results, that the employees get trained and that a standardized workflow is developed. Limitations: The work was limited to studying the design process for door environments. It is therefore uncertain whether the results of the study can be applied to other sub-processes during the design phase. The study has also been delimited from cloud services other than BIMEYE which may make the result not applicable to other similar services. Furthermore, it cannot be ruled out that the result is not applicable to ArchiCad and Simplebim because the study has focused on Revit and its connection to BIMEYE.

Tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) is most effective the faster it is able to be administered to a patient that has been affected by stroke. A Stroke Code is a strategy that acute care facilities implement to reduce the time from diagnosing a stroke to administering tPA. The purpose of this study was to determine if the initiation of a Stroke Code in an acute care hospital reduces the door-to-needle time for patients affected by a stroke. In particular, does a Stroke Code reduce door-to-needle times. The research was conducted using data from April 1, 2014 to December 31, 2014 (pre-Stroke Code period) and September 1, 2015 to December 31, 2016 (post-Stroke Code period). The population of this study was treated at Holston Valley Medical Center in Kingsport, Tennessee. The analysis revealed a decrease in door-to-needle times after a Stroke Code was implemented at the acute care facility.

This thesis examined the regulation of ‚revolving doors' at European Union institutions, i.e. the fluctuation of personnel between public and private sectors, which threatens the independence of public administration. It adopts the research design of exploratory case study and the methods of doctrinal legal research and qualitative document analysis to build an overview of post-employment rules imposed on public officials of the European Commission, European Parliament, Council and European Central Bank. Contrary to common conceptions, the rules are based on 'hard law' norms. Further, the types of revolving door moves which are prohibited vary among the institutions. Majority of the institutions enjoy a wide discretion in the implementation of the rules but seem to consider them as an internal matter, leaving a lot to be desired from a transparency standpoint. Lastly, a hypothesis of prioritization of revolving door risks by institutions is derived for further inquiry.

This diploma thesis focuses on an analysis, a model creation and simulations of a car boot door mechanism. The problem was analyzed on the basis of real measurements made on three different vehicles. Based on the measurements, computational models describing the real system at different levels of complexity were created. Matlab/Simulink was used to create and calculate the models. The output of the thesis is the simulator of a car boot door which also includes simplified model of a control unit. The simulator should provide an approximation of current and kinematic quantities of these mechanisms. The model is implemented on dSPACE platform that allows real-time simulations. The simulator can be modified in terms of changing the parameters of the mechanism and modifying some of its results.

This thesis covers the development of complex HIL simulator for the fifth car door. The beginning of the thesis is dedicated to theoretical research in the area of In-the-Loop testing. Practical part describes development of HIL simulator complemented by power electronics part. A simulation environment Matlab/Simulink was used for control design and analysis. Before the beginning of the work was measured signal part of control unit and specific signal sequences were identified. The control was applied on sbRIO device from National Instruments company with the implementation of a model on FPGA. Specific requirements for sensing speed and generation of communication signals lead to creation of unique hardware for application needs. The result of the thesis is complex HIL simulator with intuitive GUI and possibility of simulations a wide range of DC motors.