This dissertation offers readings of novels by Pierre Guyotat, Georges Perec, Patrick Modiano and other lesser-known French authors of the twentieth and twenty-first century, analyzing the representation of the “appelés d’Algérie,” the last citizens of France to be mobilized in a wartime draft. Dating back to the Third Republic, military service played a key role in turning both metropolitan and colonial populations into Frenchmen, though clearly not under the same conditions or in the same way. A historically informed account of military service’s role in citizenship formation can provide a useful analytic frame for clarifying literary engagements with contemporary French “identity-talk,” i.e. political and discursive deployments of identity and identity politics, as well as debates around laïcité, universalist assimilationism, and “communautarisme.” In early literary responses to the Algerian War, the character of the conscript serves to criticize the rising tide of consumerism and Americanization in postwar France. In novels by Daniel Anselme and René-Nicolas Ehni, draftees participate in a homosocial republicanism in which “fraternité” trumps both atomized individualism and the normative heterosexual couple, a locus of consumption. In novels by Perec and Modiano, resistance to conscription enables a critique of universalist citizenship, as the figure of the insubordinate or ambivalent conscript provides an opportunity to reckon with Jewish identity and French anti-Semitism. My analysis addresses the unequal and uneven distribution of political rights based on “identity” factors as well as the asymmetrical deployment of the term “communautarisme.” Certain of Guyotat’s texts are perceived to respond politically and aesthetically to the Algerian War, even though they refuse the conventions of realism, verisimilitude, and even representation. Using Foucault to read Guyotat, my analysis of his work provides an opportunity to address twentieth-century French debates concerning engaged and autonomous art, as well as the relationship of radical politics to radical form. I turn in my last chapter to recent novels by the prize-wining French novelists Alexis Jenni, Laurent Mauvignier, Jérôme Ferrari, and Alice Ferney. Set in part during the Algerian War, these novels draw explicit parallels between colonial violence and race-based violence in France today. These rhetorical parallels can obscure historical contingency and complexity, such as the evolving construction of the concept of “race.” Likewise, these novels contrast a virile, homogenous military and an effeminate, fractured republic and can be read as parables for the rise of the Front National in contemporary France. My analysis shows how these works can both participate in and critique particular racialized and gendered views of the French republic.

This document specifies a simple signalling mechanism for inter-domain QoS marking using a BGP Extended Community QoS Attribute. Class based packet forwarding for delay and loss critical services is currently performed in an individual AS internal manner. The new QoS marking attribute makes the QoS class setup within the IP prefix advertising AS known to all access and transit ASes. This enables individual (re-)marking and forwarding treatment adaptation to the original QoS class setup of the respective IP prefix. The attribute provides the means to signal QoS markings on different layers, which are linked together in QoS class sets. It provides inter-domain and cross-layer insight into the QoS class mapping of the source AS with minimal signalling traffic.

Maps are essential in the robots of today, not only to navigate but also to perform actions.This project’s aim was to create a program able to take map files of older standards suchas ROS Gridmaps or the current IEEE 2D map standard 1873-2015[2] and convert themto the new IEEE P2751/D1[4] standard. The new IEEE P2751/D1 is based of IEEE1873-2015 but improves by allowing 3D map formats such as Pointclouds or Voxel-gridsto be incorporated. This projects main goal was to have a program that is able to convertfrom some of these different map types into the new standard. The existence of sucha program eases any future adaptation. This report also includes a detailed evaluationof the efficiency of the IEEE P2751/D1 standard format in comparison to other mapformats.

The thesis "Proposals to amend the electoral and political system in contemporary Czech public debate" examines proposals presented by different types of entities who are trying to rectify the Czech policy. The current political scene is struggling with problems such as corruption, bribery and government instability. Such a situation leads to dissatisfaction with politicians and it may ultimately lead to their alienation. The starting point is to reform the policy and restore the confidence of citizens and their interest in public affairs. The aim of this paper is to describe what proposals dominate the current debate on the amendment of the Czech electoral system and in many cases can lead to a change of the political system. The thesis is divided into four thematic sections. The first, theoretical part briefly introduces the concept of democracy, individual elements of direct democracy and the typology of political systems. In addition, there are information about the Czech constitutional order and the development of the electoral system in the Czech Republic. Other three chapters deal with those proposals, which are divided according to the type of the entity that proposed them. This is a set of proposals by entities established by power and relevant political parties; smaller political...

In the United States, rapid military mobilization for the world wars marked a turning point in the national need to manage and evaluate manpower. To orchestrate manpower needs for the military, industry, and those relating to familial obligations, Woodrow Wilson's administration created the Selective Service System during the First World War. In categorizing men, local Selective Service boards utilized rapid physical and psychological diagnostic techniques and applied their assessments to current military branch induction standards to pronounce candidates as militarily fit or unfit. From World War I to World War II, the Selective Service System expanded as a bureaucracy but did not adequately address induction issues surrounding rapidly changing standards, racism, and inconsistent testing procedures. These persistent problems with Selective Service prevented the system from becoming truly consistent, fair, or effective. As a result of Selective Service System, War Department, and military branch standards, military rejection and prematurely military discharge rates increased in World War II. Additionally, though Selective Service did not accurately predict who would or would not serve effectively, rejected and prematurely discharged men faced harsh discrimination on the American home front during World War II.

Text in Afrikaans / Die doel van die navorsing is om die individu se aanpassing tydens integrasie te ondersoek. 'n Gedragsprofiel vir aanpassing word in die literatuuroorsig voorgestel volgens sin van koherensie as konstruk van die salutogenese paradigma. Empiries word die lewensorientasievraelys as psigometriese instrument gebruik om sterkte van sin van koherensie te bepaal. K walitatiewe onderhoude, gegrond op fenomenologiese beginsels, word gebruik om aanpassing kwalitatief te evalueer. In die navorsingsontwerp is daar sprake van verkennende, beskrywende en verklarende navorsing en nie-waarskynlikheidsteekproeftrekking word gebruik. Kwantitatiewe en kwalitatiewe resultate word gekoppel ten einde inteme geldigheid op kontekstuele vlak te verseker. Bevindinge toon dat betekenisvolheid van die integrasieproses die vemaamste verskil maak tussen aanpassing en nie-aanpassing. Verstaanbaarheid binne grense van die onmiddellike omgewing en hantering van instrumentele eise sonder om die fokus op emosionele parameters te plaas, fasiliteer verdere aanpassing. Relevante sleutelwoorde is aanpassing, stres, patogenese, salutogenese, sin van koherensie, verstaanbaarheid, hanteerbaarheid, betekenisvolheid, fenomenologie en triangulasie. / The aim of this research is to study individual coping during integration. A behavioural profile for coping is proposed in the literature study based on sense of coherence, a construct of the salutogenesis paradigm. Empirically the psychometric instrument, orientation to life questionnaire, is used to determine the strength of sense of coherence. Qualitative interviewing, based on phenomenological principles, is used to evaluate coping qualitatively. In the research design there are signs of exploratory, descriptive and explanatory research and nonprobability sampling is used. Quantitative and qualitative results are combined to ensure internal validity on a contextual level. Findings showed that meaningfulness of the integration process is the major difference between coping and not coping. Comprehensibility within the boundaries of the immediate environment and the management of instrumental demands without focusing on the emotional parameters, facilitate further coping. / Industrial Psychology / M.A. (Industrial Psychology)

Stellenbosch University. Faculty of Engineering. Dept. of Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering. / Thesis (MEng)--Stellenbosch University, 1990. / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The causes of disturbances in the flow patterns at the inlets of axial flow fans that are used in mechanical draft cooling towers and the effects of these disturbances on the fans, were investigated. A scale model of a part of a mechanical draft cooling tower used at a power station was built for the purpose of this study. In the cooling tower the axial flow fans are arranged in a matrix configuration. It was noted from the scale model that the boundary fan was subjected to the worst inlet disturbances and this had an adverse effect on the flow it produced. Geometric alterations like the use of guide vanes and rounded inlets improved the flow through the boundary fan considerably. It was found that the performance of the fans is a function of the number of fans used and the elevation of the fans. Several tests to determine the performance of the cooling tower confirmed the results obtained from the experiments on the scale model. It was also found that the speed and direction of the prevailing wind have a significant effect on the cooling tower. Experiments to investigate the effects of cross-flow at the inlet of a fan indicated an increased flow through the fan at low cross-flow velocities and that the flow decreased at high cross-flow velocities. / AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Die invloed en oorsake van versteurde inlaatvloeipatrone op aksiaalwaaiers wat in meganiese-trek koeltorings gebruik word is ondersoek. 'n Skaaimodel van 'n deel van 'n meganiese-trek koeltoring wat by 'n kragstasie gebruik word is gebou vir die doel van die studie. Die aksiaalwaaiers wat in die koeltoring gebruik word is in 'n matrikskonfigurasie gerangskik. Vanaf die skaalmodel is waargeneem dat die randwaaier die ergste versteuring by die inlaat ervaar, en gevolglik minder vloei as die res van die waaiers in die opstelling lewer. Die vloei deur die randwaaier is verbeter deur verskillende geometriese wysigings soos leilemme en inlaatafrondings aan te bring. Daar is gevind dat die werking van die waaiers in die opstelling 'n funksie van die hoeveelheid waaiers asook die grondvryhoogte is. Om die werking van die koeltoring te bepaal is verskillende toetse daarop uitgevoer. Die resultate het die geldigheid van die skaalmodel bevestig. Daar is ook gevind dat die heersende windsterkte en rigting 'n definitiewe invloed op die koeltoring uitoefen. Die invloed van 'n dwarsvloei by die inlaat van 'n enkele waaier is ook eksperimenteel ondersoek. Die resultate toon dat daar 'n vermeerdering in vloei deur die waaier by lae dwarsvloeisnelhede plaasvind. Hoë dwarsvloeisnelhede veroorsaak egter 'n vermindering in vloei.

År 2011 drog IASB slutsatsen att föreställningsramen åter borde vara ett prioriterat projekt för revidering. Syftet med denna revidering var att tillhandahålla bättre riktlinjer till standardssättare. Detta mynnade ut i ett ”Exposure Draft” (ED), som IASB publicerade i maj år 2015. Revideringen ledde bland annat fram till ett antal förändringar av olika definitioners innehåll. Studiens problemdiskussion visar att processen att skapa en accepterad föreställningsram är komplex.Syftet med denna studie är att undersöka intressenternas attityd gentemot IASBs revidering av tillgångsdefinitionen i förställningsramen, år 2015 och utreda om attityden skiljer sig mellan olika intressentgrupper samt kulturer för att se om den borde fortsätta revideras.Den 25 januari 2016 hade 241 ”comment letters” publicerats på IASBs hemsida som svar på IASBs ED 2015. Efter bortfall och urval erhöll vi 92 ”comment letters” som behandlads i denna studie. För att utläsa intressenternas åsikter och attityder, avseende tillgångsdefinitionen, valde vi att genomföra en kvalitativ innehållsanalys. Vi antog sedan en abduktiv forskningsansats, som innebär att studien innehåller både deduktiva och induktiva inslag.Studien indikerar att en majoritet av respondenterna delade IASBs uppfattning angående de olika delarna av tillgångsdefinitionen, dock är det endast en minoritet av respondenterna som delar IASBs uppfattning angående samtliga delar av tillgångsdefinitionen. Detta innebär att de flesta intressenter motsatte sig någon del av definitionen. Den främsta kritiken är att revideringen medför att fler osäkra tillgångar kan recogniseras i balansräkningen. Det förekommer också en avsaknad av riktlinjer kring vissa delar av tillgångsdefinitionen.Vår slutsats är att det förekommer skillnader mellan intressenternas attityder och att detta i vissa fall är kopplat till deras ekonomiska intresse. Studien indikerar även att det finns en marginell skillnad mellan de olika kulturområdena (African East, Anglo, Asian-Colonial, Germanic, Less developed Asian, More developed Asian, More developed Latin och Nordic). En majoritet av respondenterna inom de studerade kulturområdena innehar ett optimistiskt synsätt gentemot tillgångsdefinitionen vilket står i kontrast till tidigare forskning. Utifrån denna slutsats så anser vi att tillgångsdefinitionen borde fortsätta revideras för att skapa klarare riktlinjer. / In the year of 2011, IASB came to the conclusion to once again revise their Conceptual Framework. The purpose of this revision was to create clearer guidelines for the standard setters. The revision led to an Exposure Draft (ED) that IASB published in May of 2015. The result of the revision was a number of propositions that IASB announced in the ED. The process of creating an accepted framework is complex, which is shown in the problem discussion of this study.The purpose of this study is to examine the stakeholders' attitude towards IASB's revision of the asset definition, year 2015, and examine whether the attitude is different between different stakeholders and cultural areas to see if a new revision should be required.IASBs website had 241 comment letters available on January 25, 2016 as a response on the ED. These were examined and a defined selection was made which reduced the number of comment letter to 92. To identify the stakeholders' opinions and attitudes towards the revised asset definition, a qualitative content analysis was made. An abductive research approach was used, which means that the study contains both deductive and inductive elements.A majority of the respondents directed criticism towards some parts of the asset definition. This indicates that a majority of the respondents are critical towards IASB’s asset definition as a whole. The main criticism towards the revision involved a concern that more uncertain asset could be recognized in the balance sheet, which would lead to a decreased relevance in the financial reports. The respondents also expressed that the revised asset definition have an absence of guidelines on some parts of the definition.The conclusion of this study is that it exist some differences between stakeholders' attitudes which in some cases can be linked towards their economic interest. The study also indicates that it exist a marginal difference between different areas of culture (African East, Anglo, Asian-Colonial, Germanic, Less developed Asian, More developed Asian, More developed Latin och Nordic) and that the areas hold a more optimistic view in contrast to previous research. From this conclusion we argue that the asset definition one again should be revised, with clearer guidelines.This essay will be written in Swedish

Au niveau du collège, la technologie est une discipline générale qui s'adresse à tous les élèves. Ainsi, plus que jamais, au 21ème siècle, la connaissance du monde des objets fait partie de la culture du citoyen. Pour autant la technologie au collège est une discipline encore en construction, les objets de savoir sont partiellement définis et la recherche en didactique de la technologie a encore de nombreux terrains à explorer. Cette thèse s'intéresse aux enseignements technologiques au collège et particulièrement à la conception d'objet. Dans un premier temps, notre but est de répondre, de manière empirique, à la question suivante : quelles sont les difficultés rencontrées par les élèves en situation de conception? A titre exploratoire, nous analysons l'activité d'élèves en train de résoudre collectivement un problème de conception. Nous envisageons dans un deuxième temps d'analyser plus particulièrement les difficultés liées à la production de représentations des solutions possibles au travers du rôle que jouent les outils informatiques de conception assistée par ordinateur. Il s'agit donc de réfléchir à l'intégration de ces outils dans l'enseignement de la technologie au collège. L'utilisation d'intermédiaires graphiques modifierait-elle et dans quel sens les performances des élèves de 5ème dans la phase de recherche de solutions? Le recours aux théories de l'action pour observer l'activité conjointe de l'enseignant et de l'élève se révèle pertinent dans un domaine ou on attend de la recherche qu'elle apporte un tant soi peu des réponses. Au travers des résultats qu'elle propose, cette thèse contribue à la communauté des didacticiens des sciences et de la technologie. / At the level of the middle school, the technology is a general discipline which addresses all the pupils. So, more than ever, in 21th century, the knowledge of the world of objects is a part of the culture of the citizen. Nevertheless, the technology in middle school is a discipline still under construction, the objects of knowledge are partially defined and the research in didactics of the technology still has numerous questions to investigate. This thesis discusses the design activity of students in middle school (pupils aged 11-15) in France and particularly to designing object. At first, our purpose is to answer, in an empirical way, the following question: what are the difficulties met by the pupils in situation of design? In the exploratory way, we analyze pupils' activity resolving collectively a problem of design. We intend secondly to analyze more particularly the difficulties bound to the production of representations of the possible solutions through the role which play the computing tools of computer-aided design. It is a way to think about the integration of these tools in the teaching of the technology in middle school. Would the use of graphic intermediaries modify and in which sense the performances of the pupils of 5th in the phase of research for solutions? The recourse to the theories of the action is relevant to observe the joint activity of the teacher and the pupil, especially in a domain or we expect from the research that she brings one so much one few answers. Through the results which she proposes, this thesis contributes to the community of the didacticiens of the sciences and the technology.

As cargas transportadas pelas ferrovias têm aumentado consideravelmente nos últimos anos, tanto pela capacidade individual do vagão como pela quantidade numa mesma composição. Após simulações e análise de dados obtidos em vagões instrumentados, uma das maiores operadoras logísticas do país observou que seus Sistemas de Choque e Tração estão sendo submetidos a esforços longitudinais considerados extremos. Desta forma, os trens formados por vagões do tipo GDU (capacidade de 118 t) estão limitados a uma quantidade de apenas 122 vagões, perdendo produtividade em relação aos trens formados por vagões do tipo GDT (capacidade de 110 t), os quais vêm circulando com 134 vagões. Em função das cargas extremas e consequente redução da produtividade nos trens, o Cliente solicita um trabalho conjunto para o desenvolvimento de um Sistema de Choque e Tração que torne possível a formação dos trens de minério com 134 vagões do tipo GDU. Desta forma, foi desenvolvido, como alternativa ao aço convencional, um aço baixa liga com desempenho superior, protótipos dos componentes citados para ensaios de campo e respectivos corpos de prova, validados por ensaios laboratoriais, bem como os parâmetros tecnológicos do produto e do processo. Os resultados obtidos são um aumento do Limite de Resistência, Limite de Escoamento, Tenacidade e Vida em Fadiga da ordem de 18% (em função da Temperatura de Revenido adotada), com a manutenção das características de Dutilidade (Alongamento e Redução de Área). / Loads transported by rail have increased considerably in recent years, both for individual freight car capacity and total train tonnage. Following data analysis and simulations obtained in instrumented freight cars, one of the largest logistics operators in the country noted that its Draft Gear Systems are being subjected to longitudinal efforts considered extreme. Thus, trains consisting of cars type GDU (118 ton capacity) have been limited to a quantity of only 122 cars, losing productivity gains regarding trains formed by cars type GDT (110 ton capacity), which circulate with 134 cars. Because of the extreme loads and consequential reduction in productivity of the trains, the Client requests a joint work for the development of a Draft Gear System that enables the formation of ore trains with 134 cars of type GDU. Thus, an alternative to the conventional steel, a low-alloy steel with superior performance was developed from which prototypes of the applicable components for field trials and respective test coupons were produced. This has been validated by laboratory tests, as well as the technological parameters of product and process. The results have indicated an increase in Tensile Strength, Yield Strength, Toughness and Fatigue Life of approximately 18% (depending on Tempering temperature adopted) while maintaining the characteristics of Ductility (Elongation and Area Reduction).