To understand more about the neural underpinnings for leading and following is the driving force behind this thesis. To do so, there is a need to study leading and following on a basic level. For study I, an fMRI study of neuronal reactivity during leading and following, a minimal model was developed to study leader and follower behavior in a standardized way. This model uses finger tapping of rhythms representing the core of the interactions during leading and following. Participants are invited to both lead and follow, and no expertise is expected. The status difference between the leader and follower is not a part of the model. Data collection is made in Japan, and most of the analyses are carried out in Sweden. In study II the Swedish Universities Scales of Personality is translated from Swedish to Japanese. Personality can be described as a crucial feature in a person’s social and emotional functioning; they are relatively stable over the course of a lifetime. Three dimensions representing personality facets probably relevant for leading and following are emotional stability, extraversion, and agreeableness. Study II resulted in SSPJ-11 with eleven reliable personality scales representing theses three facets relevant for leading and following. Study I presented an effective model to investigate leading and following during fMRI scanning. This model can be used with other designs for further brain imaging and behavior studies. From Study I, it became clear that the neuronal reactivation for leading and following largely overlap, with some specific differences in insular, temporal, and cerebellar reactivity. These results could be a first step towards a revealing the crucial components of neuro reactivations for leading and following.

This research project was conducted to evaluate the effects of adhesive type, wood species, and cure temperature on the strength and durability properties of a finger joint. The adhesives were a resorcinolormaldehyde(RF),polyurethane/aqueous emulsion polymer (PU/AEP), and a resorcinolormaldehyde/soy-isolate honeymoon system. The species of wood were keruing (Dipterocarpus spp.), southern pine (Pinus spp.), and Douglasir (Pseudotsuga menziesii). The cure temperatures of the adhesives were ambient (26-35° C, 78-95° F) and elevated (43-49° C, 110-120° F). Joints were subjected to three test procedures; a tension test, a bending test, and a bending test following an accelerated aging procedure. The response variables measured for each of the bending tests included modulus of rupture, modulus of elasticity, and percent wood failure. The response variables measured for the tension tests were tensile strength and percent wood failure. The RF adhesive performed the best in flexural and tensile strength of the three adhesives studied. However in most cases, the PU/AEP adhesive could be considered a comparable system. Given adequate adhesive performance, strength and stiffness of the joints studied were dependent on density of the wood species, with keruing having the greatest density.

<p>Biomechanical and neural factors have both been suggested to contribute to the limited independence of finger movement and involuntary force production. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the degree of finger independence by examining the activity of the four compartments of extensor digitorum (ED) and flexor digitorum superficialis (FDS) using surface electromyography and involuntary force production in the non-task fingers using methods such as the “enslaving effect” (EE) and the “selectivity index” (SI). Twelve male participants performed a series of 5-second sub-maximal exertions at 5, 25, 50 and 75% of maximum using isometric isotonic and ramp finger flexion and extension exertions. Ramp exertions were performed from 0 to 85% of each finger’s maximum force with ascending and descending phases taking 4.5 seconds each with 0.5 seconds of plateau at 85%. Lower EE and higher SI (more selective force production) was found in flexion exertions compared to extension partially due to the higher activity of the antagonist ED compartments counterbalancing the involuntary activation of the non-task FDS compartments. Minimal FDS activity was seen during extension exertions. At forces up to and including 50%, both EE and muscle activity of the non-task compartments were significantly higher in descending exertions than the isotonic or ascending exertions. The selectivity index was also lower during the descending flexion and extension exertions at 25 and 50% MVC exertions. Up to mid-level forces, both finger proximity and contraction mode affects involuntary force production and muscle activation while at higher forces only finger proximity (and not the exertion mode) contributes to finger independence. The fingers were less selective at higher exertion levels (75% MVC) and all 3 exertion modes resulted in similar SI at 75% MVC in all flexion and extension exertions.</p> / Master of Science in Kinesiology

This thesis explores innovative methodologies to assess finger strain during the assembly process atVolvo Trucks in Tuve. With the increased complexity and frequency of tasks in truck assembly, particularly with the shift to electric truck production, ergonomic concerns have risen, notably around the strain on operators’ fingers. Our project aims to identify a reliable and precise tool to measure the forces exerted on the fingers during these assembly tasks, addressing the limitations of current dynamometers which struggle in confined spaces, on non-flat surfaces and with different types of grips. Using a combination of empirical studies, expert consultations, and ergonomic tool evaluations, we evaluated various measurement tools and technologies. The study involved detailed observations and interviews at the assembly plant to identify critical ergonomic challenges. We then tested selected devices under real-world conditions to evaluate their effectiveness in capturing accurate force measurements. Our findings suggest that the integration of advanced sensor technologies can improve ergonomic assessment of assembly tasks by providing more accurate real-time data. This would allow for a better design of tools and work processes, ultimately improving worker safety and productivity. / Det här examensarbetet utforskar innovativa metoder för att bedöma fingerbelastning under monteringsprocessen hos Volvo Trucks i Tuve. Med en ökad komplexitet och mängd av arbetsuppgifter vid montering av lastbilar, särskilt med övergången till produktionen av eldrivna lastbilar, har de ergonomiska problemen ökat. Särskilt vad gäller belastningen på operatörernas fingrar. Vårt projekt syftar till att identifera ett tillförlitlig och exakt verktyg för att mäta de krafter som utövas från fingrarna under dessa monteringsmoment, och att adressera begränsningarna hos nuvarande kraftmätningsverktyg som har svårt att användas i trånga utrymmen, på ojämna ytor och vid olika typer av grepp. Genom en kombination av empiriska studier, expertkonsultationer och utvärderingar av ergonomiska verktyg, utvärderade vi olika mätverktyg och mättekniker. Projektet involverade detaljerade observationer och intervjuer i Tuvefabriken för att identifiera kritiska ergonomiska utmaningar. Vi testade sedan utvalda produkter under verkliga förhållanden för att utvärdera deras effektivitet i att fånga krafter från fingrarna. Våra resultat tyder på att integrationen av avancerade sensorteknologier kan förbättra den ergonomiska bedömningen av monteringsmoment genom att tillhandahålla mer exakt realtidsdata. Detta skulle möjliggöra en bättre utformning av verktyg och arbetsprocesser, vilket slutligen förbättrar säkerhet och produktivitet.

The purpose of this study is to observe some factors that may affect the understanding of subtraction with borrowing. The study is done in a foreign environment, in Kenya. Factors that will be looked into are: the classroom environment, the situation of learning in a second language. The study will also observe factors that can cause an erroneous answer and what those may look like. Within this area manipulatives will be mentioned. The study has used a qualitative as well as quantitative approach. The qualitative method has been accomplished through interviews and observations, the quantitative method through tests given to the learners. For the analysis of the observations, Cobb’s and Yackel’s model (1995) of the mathematical classroom has been used. The study is interpreted from a sociocultural perspective focusing interaction. The result in this study shows that the interaction in the classroom is important to the individual learning, perceptions of mathematics and the expectations on the individual. Learning in a second language can be a barrier. The use of manipulatives can work as a scaffold, but it can also hinder the learner to develop a deeper understanding. / Syftet med studien är att studera faktorer som kan påverka förståelsen av subtraktion med växling. Studien är gjord i en annan lärmiljö, i Kenya. Faktorer som kommer att uppmärksammas är lärmiljön i klassrummet och att inlärningen sker på ett för eleven andra språk. Studien kommer också att uppmärksamma faktorer som kan bidra till ett felaktigt svar och hur de kan se ut. Inom detta område kommer laborativt material nämnas. Studien har både ett kvalitativt och kvantitativt tillvägagångssätt. Den kvalitativa metoden har genomförts genom intervjuer och observationer, den kvantitativa metoden med hjälp av elevtester. Cobbs och Yackels (1995) modell över matematik klassrummet har använts som analysmaterial. Studien tolkas utifrån ett sociokulturellt perspektiv. Focus är på interaktionen.   Resultaten i studien visar att interaktionen I klassrummet är viktigt för det individuella lärandet, uppfattningen om matematik och förväntningar på individen. Undervisning på ett andra språk kan bli ett hinder. Användandet av laborativt material kan fungera som ett stöd, men kan också hindra utvecklandet av en djupare förståelse.

Phylogenetic inference relies heavily on statistical models that have been extended and refined over the past years into complex hierarchical models to capture the intricacies of evolutionary processes. The wealth of information in the form of fully sequenced genomes has led to the development of methods that are used to reconstruct the gene and species evolutionary histories in greater and more accurate detail. However, genes are composed of evolutionary conserved sequence segments called domains, and domains can also be affected by duplications, losses, and bifurcations implied by gene or species evolution. This thesis proposes an extension of evolutionary models, such as duplication-loss, rate, and substitution, that have previously been used to model gene evolution, to model the domain evolution. In this thesis, I am proposing DomainDLRS: a comprehensive, hierarchical Bayesian method, based on the DLRS model by Åkerborg et al., 2009, that models domain evolution as occurring inside the gene and species tree. The method incorporates a birth-death process to model the domain duplications and losses along with a domain sequence evolution model with a relaxed molecular clock assumption. The method employs a variant of Markov Chain Monte Carlo technique called, Grouped Independence Metropolis-Hastings for the estimation of posterior distribution over domain and gene trees. By using this method, we performed analyses of Zinc-Finger and PRDM9 gene families, which provides an interesting insight of domain evolution. Finally, a synteny-aware approach for gene homology inference, called GenFamClust, is proposed that uses similarity and gene neighbourhood conservation to improve the homology inference. We evaluated the accuracy of our method on synthetic and two biological datasets consisting of Eukaryotes and Fungal species. Our results show that the use of synteny with similarity is providing a significant improvement in homology inference. / <p>QC 20160904</p>

This thesis introduces the modern flute techniques used in the solo flute piece Laconisme de l’aile by Kaija Saariaho. The purpose is to find ways to excecute the techniques so that they serve the music in the best way. The techniques are divided in five groups based on how they are excecuted: effects made with the mouth, changing the timbre, multiphonics, effects made by fingers and diffenent sounds by blowing. As an attachment there is a recording of the piece and how the techniques sound in the context. At the end of the process it has been evaluated, if the modern techniques help with the ordinary flute playing as well. / <p>A recording of Laconisme de l'aile by Kaija Saariaho</p>

O presente experimento teve por objetivo avaliar o efeito da antecipação da adubação da cultura da soja no acúmulo de matéria seca e extração de nutrientes pelo capim-pé-de-galinha (Eleusine coracana (L.) Gaertn.) e no acúmulo de matéria seca e exportação de nutrientes pela cultura da soja em sucessão, em sistema de plantio direto. O experimento foi conduzido em área experimental da Escola Superior de Agricultura "Luiz de Queiroz" (USP/ESALQ), no município de Piracicaba - SP, durante o ano agrícola de 2001/2002, em solo LATOSSOLO AMARELO Distrófico. O cultivar de soja utilizado foi o BRS-133. A adubação, segundo a recomendação oficial para o estado de São Paulo, consistiu da aplicação de 90 kg de P2O5 ha -1 , 50 kg de K2O ha -1 e de micronutrientes (Co, Cu, Fe, Mn, Mo e Zn). Os tratamentos consistiram em níveis de antecipação da adubação da soja para a cultura do capim-pé-de-galinha (T1: 0%; T2: 50% de P; T3: 50% de K; T4: 100% de P; T5: 100% de K; T6: 50% de P e K; T7: 100% de P e 50% de K; T8: 50% de P e 100 % de K; T9: 100% de P e K; T10: micronutrientes; T11: 100% de P e K + micronutrientes; T12: controle), totalizando 12 tratamentos, delineados em blocos completos ao acaso com três repetições. As características avaliadas foram: produção de matéria seca, concentração e acúmulo dos nutrientes na parte aérea do capim-pé-de-galinha; acúmulo de matéria seca, concentração e acúmulo de nutrientes nos grãos de soja. As principais conclusões são: a) no que concerne à produtividade de matéria seca, o capim Eleusine coracana (L.) Gaertn. constitui-se em espécie recomendável à produção de palhada em sistema de produção sob plantio direto, desde que implantada em solo com média a alta fertilidade; b) considerando-se o acúmulo de nutrientes na matéria seca produzida, constata-se que o capim Eleusine coracana (L.) Gaertn. apresenta a seguinte seqüência de absorção: K > N > Ca > Mg > S > P >> Mn> Fe > Zn > Cu; c) a produção de matéria seca e o acúmulo dos nutrientes fósforo e cálcio pelo capim Eleusine coracana (L.) Gaertn. aumentam com a aplicação antecipada da adubação fosfatada de base recomendada para a soja; d) a antecipação da adubação de base da soja, por ocasião da instalação do capim Eleusine coracana (L.) Gaertn., não diminui o acúmulo de matéria seca e nem interfere com a exportação de nutrientes pelas plantas de soja. / This research was to evaluate the effect of the anticipation of soybean fertilization on dry matter production and extraction of nutrients by finger millet (Eleusine coracana (L.) Gaertn.) and on dry matter accumulation and exportation of nutrients by soybean seed cultivated in sequence, in a no-till system. The experiment was carried out at the experimental fields of Escola Superior de Agricultura "Luiz de Queiroz" (USP/ESALQ), in Piracicaba-SP, during the growing season of 2001/2002, in an Oxisol. The cultivar used was BRS-133. The soybean fertilization, according to the official recommendation to the state of São Paulo, consisted in the application of 90 kg of P2O5 ha -1, 50 kg of K2O ha -1 and of micronutrients (Co, Cu, Fe, Mn, Mo and Zn). The treatments consisted of levels of anticipation of the soybean fertilization to the finger millet crop (T1: 0%; T2: 50% of P; T3: 50% of K; T4: 100% of P; T5: 100% of K; T6: 50% of P and K; T7: 100% of P and 50% of K; T8: 50% of P and 100 % of K; T9: 100% of P and K; T10: micronutrients; T11: 100% of P and K + micronutrients; T12: controle), totaling 12 treatments, designing a complete randomized blocks with three replications. The evaluated characteristics were: dry matter production, concentration and nutrients accumulation at biomass of finger millet; dry matter accumulation, nutrients concentration and accumulation in soybean seed. The main conclusions are: a) in reference to the dry matter production, Eleusine coracana (L.) Gaertn. is a recommended specie to obtain plant residues in no-till systems, since it is growing on medium to high fertility soils; b) considering the nutrients accumulation in dry matter, it is verified that Eleusine coracana (L.) Gaertn. presents the following sequence of nutrient absorption: K > N > Ca > Mg > S > P >> Mn > Fe > Zn > Cu; c) the anticipation of the soybean fertilization to the Eleusine coracana (L.) Gaertn. sowing do not decrease dry matter accumulation nether interferes with the nutrients exportation by soybean seed; d) dry matter production and phosphorus and calcium accumulation by Eleusine coracana (L.) Gaertn. increase in response of phosphorus anticipation from soybean fertilization.

A pele dos anfíbios possui uma grande diversidade de glândulas responsáveis por diversas funções. Glândulas cutâneas sexualmente dimórficas (GCSDs) são geralmente encontradas em machos e podem formar macroglândulas conhecidas como regiões \"inchadas\". Dendrobatoidea é o único clado de anfíbios em que machos adultos possuem um inchaço no dedo IV, supostamente associado ao amplexo cefálico que também é exclusivo da superfamília. No entanto, poucos estudos referentes a este caráter foram realizados e sua histologia nunca foi examinada. Buscamos caracterizar as morfologias do inchaço, avaliar a distribuição anatômica de suas glândulas e realizar sua análise taxonômica. Observamos as morfologias externa e interna das mãos de machos e fêmeas adultos e juvenis de 27 espécies da superfamília e fizemos a histologia das mãos de todos os indivíduos para comparar os dedos e os tipos glandulares presentes neles. Realizamos análises histoquímicas para diferenciar e descrever os tipos glandulares encontrados e para determinar se encontramos GCSDs na região do inchaço, analisamos também a pele do dorso de alguns dendrobatóideos. Encontramos glândulas granulosas e mucosas comuns no dorso e nos dedos de todos os indivíduos. Exclusivamente nos machos adultos com o inchaço, encontramos glândulas mucosas especializadas de tipos I, II e III no dedo IV. Glândulas de tipo I estão presentes em todos os machos que apresentam o inchaço do dedo IV, de tipo II estão restritas aos Dendrobatidae e de tipo III ocorrem apenas em Anomaloglossus stepheni. Observamos ainda que machos de espécies anteriormente codificadas sem o inchaço possuem o inchaço no dedo IV e corroboramos a existência do caráter pela presença dos tipos glandulares descritos. Segundo nossa amostragem, a presença do inchaço e de glândulas de tipo I no inchaço é uma sinapomorfia de Dendrobatoidea, com ausência secundária nas espécies que não possuem o caráter. A presença de glândulas de tipo II é uma sinapomorfia de Dendrobatidae, com perdas independentes em duas espécies e a presença de glândulas de tipo III é uma autapomorfia de An. Stepheni. Trazemos, portanto, informações que poderão guiar estudos em diversos campos como: comportamento reprodutivo, bioquímica das secreções glandulares e taxonomia dos dendrobatóideos / Amphibians possess a great diversity of skin glands, among which sexually dimorphic skin glands (SDSGs) are present in males and can form macroglands usually referred to as \"swollen\" regions. Dendrobatoidea is the only clade in which adult males present a swollen in finger IV supposedly associated with the cephalic amplexus, also exclusive to the superfamily. However, few studies of this character have been carried out and the histology of the structure has never been examined. We characterized the different morphologies of the swelling, assessed the anatomical distribution of its glands and tested its homology by taxonomic analysis. We studied the external and internal morphologies and the histology of the hands of adult males and females and juveniles of 27 species to compare all fingers and its gland types. To compare and describe the gland types found at the fingers we ran histochemical studies. We also analyzed the skin of the dorsum of dendobatoid frogs to determine if the gland types found at the swollen region were in fact SDSGs. Our findings showed typical serous and mucous glands at the dorsum and fingers of all individuals and we discovered specialized mucous glands of types I, II and III only at males with the swollen fourth finger. Type I glands are present in all males with the swelling, type II are restricted to Dendrobatidae and type III occur only in Anomaloglossus stepheni. We have also observed that males whose fourth finger was previously coded as \"without the swelling\" had in fact the swelling present, a fact corroborated by the presence of the specialized gland types. According to our samplings, the presence of the swelling in finger IV and of type I glands is a synapomorphy of Dendrobatoidea, with secondary absence at species without the swelling. The presence of type II glands is a synapomorphy of Dendrobatidae and the presence of type III glands is an autapomorphy of An. Stepheni. Our findings will guide studies in the most diverse fields such as dendrobatoid\'s reproductive behavior, biochemistry of glandular secretion and taxonomy

Devido à importância da madeira na construção civil e a preocupação com o impacto ambiental, a engenharia passou a se preocupar com a racionalização de seu uso por meio da apresentação de produtos engenheirados, buscando melhorar as propriedades técnicas das construções em madeira. Novos modos de manufatura foram introduzidos, principalmente no campo da engenharia estrutural, fazendo com que se desenvolvessem elementos comprovadamente superiores em suas propriedades físico-químicas e econômicas a outros normalmente usados. Neste trabalho foram avaliadas as propriedades de resistência e elasticidade de vigas de madeira de seção transversal \"I\", utilizadas na sustentação de painéis de fôrmas para concreto armado e em obras civis estruturais, incluindo as emendas de mesas e alma-mesa utilizadas em sua fabricação, por meio de ensaios de flexão e cisalhamento na linha de cola. Essas vigas são comercialmente chamadas de H2O devido a sua altura de 20 centímetros, sendo compostas de mesa em madeira serrada, almas em compensado sarrafeado, compensado laminado ou madeira serrada, e dois tipos de adesivos o de poliuretano e o de resorcinol-formol. As análises visaram comprovar a eficiência e viabilidade técnica da fabricação e utilização destes materiais nestas vigas. A configuração de viga H2O que apresentou os melhores resultados comparativamente com o mínimo exigido nos ensaios especificados pela norma européia EN 13377:2002 foi a composta por alma de compensado, emenda dentada e colada com o adesivo de Resorcinol-Formol. / Due to the importance of wood in construction and the concern about the environmental impact, engineers have worried about the rationalization of its use through the development of engineered products, seeking the improvement of the technical properties. In this study, the I-beams built with reforestation wood were used for concrete formwork purpose. Their mechanical properties and the connections between flanges and web used in its manufacture were evaluated by means of bending tests and shear in the glue line. These beams are commercially called H2O. The flanges were made from Pinus Oocarpa, the webs were made from laminated plywood, block plywood, and Pinus Oocarpa, and two types of adhesives were used: polyurethane and resorcinol-formaldehyde. The H2O beam configuration showed the best results compared to the minimum required by European standard EN 13377:2002 was with the flange made from lumber, glued with resorcinol-formaldehyde and the web of laminated plywood.