Submitted by Pedro Barros (pedro.silvabarros@ufpe.br) on 2018-07-05T20:54:17Z No. of bitstreams: 2 license_rdf: 811 bytes, checksum: e39d27027a6cc9cb039ad269a5db8e34 (MD5) TESE Christine Carine Tchamabi.pdf: 11335817 bytes, checksum: eb21c463e69dfd534cdc017cb583c6ea (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2018-07-05T20:54:17Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 2 license_rdf: 811 bytes, checksum: e39d27027a6cc9cb039ad269a5db8e34 (MD5) TESE Christine Carine Tchamabi.pdf: 11335817 bytes, checksum: eb21c463e69dfd534cdc017cb583c6ea (MD5) Previous issue date: 2017-03-16 / FACEPE / A influência da presença do arquipélago de Fernando de Noronha (FN, 3°51'S-32°25'W) e do Atol das Rocas (AR, 3°52'S-33º49'W) sobre a estrutura físico-biogeoquímicano Atlântico tropical foi investigada utilizando-se dados in situ, observações de satélites e técnicas de modelagem matemática e simulação numérica. Inicialmente, para examinar os efeitos das presenças das ilhas sobre a circulação e estrutura termohalina, o modelo Regional Ocean Modeling System (ROMS) foi empregado com alta resolução horizontal (1/70º) para simular dois cenários climatológicos distintos: com a presença de FN e AR (cenário I); e com a remoção artificial das ilhas (cenário NI). Os resultados das simulações do cenário I, validados a partir da comparação com dados de observação, indicam que as instabilidades geradas pelos obstáculos (ilhas) dão origem ao desenvolvimento de turbilhões a jusante de FN e AR (von Karman Street), na esteira do ramo central da Corrente Sul Equatorial (cSEC). Essas estruturas de mesoescala têm influência sobre as propriedades termodinâmicas das águas em torno dessas ilhas, incrementando a mistura vertical na base da camada de mistura e induzindo um resfriamento subsuperficial, particularmente no período em que a cSEC é fortalecida. Os resultados das simulações biogeoquímicas (ROMS-PISCES, Pelagic Interactions Scheme for Carbon and Ecosystem Studies) confirmam a importância desses processos, indicando um aumento da concentração de clorofila-a e de nutrientes a jusante de FN e AR. Os resultados indicam que as anomalias físico-biogeoquímicas induzidas pela presença das ilhas contribuem para a redução do fluxo de CO2liberado do oceano para a atmosfera, decorrente principalmente da redução da pCO2 no mar pelo incremento da ação fotossintética na região. Por fim, os resultados das simulações físicas foram acoplados ao modelo lagrangeano IBM-ICHTHYOP (Individual-Based Model – ICHTHYOP). Estas últimas simulações, realizadas considerando-se como exemplo o ictioplancton do Dentão (Lutjanus jocu), indicaram que a retenção de larvas ocorre nos dois sistemas insulares ao longo de todo o ano, sendo mais numa vez fortemente correlacionada com a variabilidade da cSEC. Os resultados confirmam a existência de conectividade superficial entre o arquipélago de Fernando de Noronha e do Atol das Rocas. / The influence of the presence of Fernando de Noronha archipelago (FN, 3°51'S-32°25'W) and Rocas Atoll (AR, 3°52'S-33º49'W) in physical biogeochemical parameters in the tropical Atlantic has been investigated using in situ data, satellite observations, mathematical modeling techniques and numerical simulation. Initially, to examine the effects of the presence of islands on the circulation and thermohaline structure, the model Regional Ocean Modeling System (ROMS) was employed with high horizontal resolution (1/70º) to simulate two distinct climatological scenarios: I); and with the artificial removal of islands (scenario NI). The results of the simulations of scenario I, validated through the comparison with observation data, indicate that the instabilities generated by obstacles (islands) give rise to the development of eddies downstream of FN and AR (von Karman Street) in the wake of the central branch of the South Equatorial Current (cSEC). These mesoscale structures have a strong influence on the thermodynamic properties of water surrounding of these islands, increasing vertical mixingat the base of the mixed layer and inducing a subsurface cooling, particularly in the period in which the cSEC is strengthened. The results of the biogeochemical simulations (ROMS-PISCES, Pelagic Interactions Scheme for Carbon and Ecosystem Studies) confirm the importance of these processes, indicating an increase in the concentration of chlorophyll-a and nutrients downstream of FN e AR. The analysis of results indicates that the physico-beogeochemical anomalies induced by the presence of islands contribute to the reduction of CO2flux released from ocean into the atmosphere, resulting mainly on the reduction of the partial pressure of gas at sea by the increase of photosynthetic action in the region. Finally, the results of the physical simulations were coupled withthe Lagrangian model IBM-ICHTHYOP (Individual-Based Model – ICHTHYOP). These last simulations, performed considering the ichthyoplankton Dog Snapper (Lutjanus jocu), showed that the retention of larvae occurs on both insular systems throughout the year, being once again strongly correlated with the variability of the cSEC. The results confirm the existence of superficial connectivity between the Fernando de Noronha archipelago and Rocas Atoll.

This work deals with the development of an application module SoftPLC, which is running on the control unit based on the Linux operating system for the company Elko EP. The control unit for IMB is designed for intelligent building management and it is configurable via the SOAP protocol using iNELS Designer & Manager 3.

The study investigated three aspects related to smoking, namely, smoking behaviour, risk perception and attitudes to anti-smoking legislation. The theoretical framework of the study was the Information-Motivation-Behavioural (IMB) skills model. The study was a quantitative one, making use of a cross-sectional survey design to obtain data about the three variables of interest. Responses to statements about risk perception and attitudes to anti-smoking legislation in the questionnaire were arranged on a three-point Likert scale. The inferential statistics used were one-sample ttests and Chi-square analyses. The results showed an overall smoking prevalence of 16%, with twice as many females than males being smokers in the sample. ‘Coloured’ students in both genders had the highest smoking rate compared to all other race groups. The knowledge of the health risks of smoking were very high, however smokers had a lower perception of risk compared to non-smokers. Moreover, while there was a fair amount of support for anti-smoking legislation among smokers, smokers tended to show less support for legislation than non-smokers, especially to those parts of the legislation that affect them more directly. The results of the study indicate a clear connection between smoking behaviour and the effect it has on both risk perception as well as attitudes to anti-smoking legislation in individuals.

The study investigated three aspects related to smoking, namely, smoking behaviour, risk perception and attitudes to anti-smoking legislation. The theoretical framework of the study was the Information-Motivation-Behavioural (IMB) skills model. The study was a quantitative one, making use of a cross-sectional survey design to obtain data about the three variables of interest. Responses to statements about risk perception and attitudes to anti-smoking legislation in the questionnaire were arranged on a three-point Likert scale. The inferential statistics used were one-sample ttests and Chi-square analyses. The results showed an overall smoking prevalence of 16%, with twice as many females than males being smokers in the sample. ‘Coloured’ students in both genders had the highest smoking rate compared to all other race groups. The knowledge of the health risks of smoking were very high, however smokers had a lower perception of risk compared to non-smokers. Moreover, while there was a fair amount of support for anti-smoking legislation among smokers, smokers tended to show less support for legislation than non-smokers, especially to those parts of the legislation that affect them more directly. The results of the study indicate a clear connection between smoking behaviour and the effect it has on both risk perception as well as attitudes to anti-smoking legislation in individuals.

Magister Artium (Psychology) - MA(Psych) / The study investigated three aspects related to smoking, namely, smoking behaviour, risk perception and attitudes to anti-smoking legislation. The theoretical framework of the study was the Information-Motivation-Behavioural (IMB) skills model. The study was a quantitative one, making use of a cross-sectional survey design to obtain data about the three variables of interest. Responses to statements about risk perception and attitudes to anti-smoking legislation in the questionnaire were arranged on a three-point Likert scale. The inferential statistics used were one-sample t-tests and Chi-square analyses. The results showed an overall smoking prevalence of 16%, with twice as many females than males being smokers in the sample. 'Coloured' students in both genders had the highest smoking rate compared to all other race groups. The knowledge of the health risks of smoking were very high, however smokers had a lower perception of risk compared to non-smokers. Moreover, while there was a fair amount of support for anti-smoking legislation among smokers, smokers tended to show less support for legislation than non-smokers, especially to those parts of the legislation that affect them more directly. The results of the study indicate a clear connection between smoking behaviour and the effect it has on both risk perception as well as attitudes to anti-smoking legislation in individuals. / South Africa

The diploma thesis analyzes the impacts of maritime piracy on international community. The study analyzes the situation in terms of economic impacts, but also in terms of international cooperation in solving piracy issues. The aim of the diploma thesis is to define most vulnerable locations, quantify economic impacts and evaluate the impacts of military missions in the affected regions, as well as analyze the published recommendations.

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Given the lack of effective vaccine or medicine, changing an individual's risk behaviours has been crucial in preventing the spread of HIV. Consistent and correct condom use has been considered as the most effective form of HIV prevention among female sex workers. Despite coordinated national level interventions over the last decade, a consistent decline in condom use among female sex workers has been evidenced in the Ethiopian context, particularly with non-paying partners. Thus far, no study has been produced that has illustrated major determinants of consistent condom use among female sex workers which would help in developing effective intervention strategies for the prevention of HIV spread in the country. In other countries, the Information, Motivation and Behaviour (IMB) model has been used to identify individual level determents of condom use. However, the researcher postulated that behaviour emanating from the personality structure of individuals could be the fundamental individual level determents of adherence to condom use and chose to investigate this using the Enneagram theory of personality, which was acknowledged for its heuristic value in explaining and enhancing self-development of at-risk individuals. This cross-sectional study was conducted in Addis Ababa. With the Without Finite Population Correction of the Sample Size Estimation Formula, the sample size of 350 was set and participants were recruited using Respondent-Driven Sampling (RDS). Using trained female sex workers, the Essential Enneagram Test (EET) and an Information-Motivation-Behaviour (IMB) questionnaire were administered to collect data. General Linear Modeling (GLM) Multivariate analysis was carried out to assess the correlation between personality style and consistent condom use among participants in the last seven days before the interview. The finding of this study revealed that personality type, measured by the Essential Enneagram Test (EET), is able to predict adherence to condom use among female sex workers and provided a new dimension for policy makers and practitioners in behavioural intervention programmes, such as Information-Education-Communication, peer-to-peer approaches, as well as health and rehabilitation services by using the Enneagram principles and universal growth process. / Psychology / D. Litt. et Phil. (Psychology)

Given the lack of effective vaccine or medicine, changing an individual's risk behaviours has been crucial in preventing the spread of HIV. Consistent and correct condom use has been considered as the most effective form of HIV prevention among female sex workers. Despite coordinated national level interventions over the last decade, a consistent decline in condom use among female sex workers has been evidenced in the Ethiopian context, particularly with non-paying partners. Thus far, no study has been produced that has illustrated major determinants of consistent condom use among female sex workers which would help in developing effective intervention strategies for the prevention of HIV spread in the country. In other countries, the Information, Motivation and Behaviour (IMB) model has been used to identify individual level determents of condom use. However, the researcher postulated that behaviour emanating from the personality structure of individuals could be the fundamental individual level determents of adherence to condom use and chose to investigate this using the Enneagram theory of personality, which was acknowledged for its heuristic value in explaining and enhancing self-development of at-risk individuals. This cross-sectional study was conducted in Addis Ababa. With the Without Finite Population Correction of the Sample Size Estimation Formula, the sample size of 350 was set and participants were recruited using Respondent-Driven Sampling (RDS). Using trained female sex workers, the Essential Enneagram Test (EET) and an Information-Motivation-Behaviour (IMB) questionnaire were administered to collect data. General Linear Modeling (GLM) Multivariate analysis was carried out to assess the correlation between personality style and consistent condom use among participants in the last seven days before the interview. The finding of this study revealed that personality type, measured by the Essential Enneagram Test (EET), is able to predict adherence to condom use among female sex workers and provided a new dimension for policy makers and practitioners in behavioural intervention programmes, such as Information-Education-Communication, peer-to-peer approaches, as well as health and rehabilitation services by using the Enneagram principles and universal growth process. / Psychology / D. Litt. et Phil. (Psychology)

N世代青年族群是開始以網路為主，資訊傳遞翻轉的新興世代，本研究藉由資訊-動機-行為技能模式（簡稱IMB模式）瞭解影響青年族群正確用藥行為的因子，探討青年族群醫藥素養、個人態度、用藥自我效能、行為障礙感知、醫藥傳播資訊暴露程度及正確用藥行為的發展現況，藉此發現喚起病人或家屬對病人安全及醫療風險認知的切入點，並增加警覺及主動積極性行為，與醫藥人員共同合作。為自己的健康狀態把關。 本研究所採用的方法是網路問卷調查，針對1977年到1997年出生的N世代青年族群蒐集資料，共獲得1,198份有效問卷。 本研究發現青年族群整體的用藥行為偏向經常做到，其中實踐程度由高至低依序為堅持正當藥品取得方式、主動告知身體狀況、看清楚用藥標示和主動諮詢專業。青年族群九成九以上有高醫藥素養，有六成以上的受訪者得到滿分。大部分青年族群偏向「同意」有正向的用藥態度；自我效能整體的認同度偏向於「同意」。受訪者對於用藥行為障礙感知程度整體偏向「不同意」有用藥行為障礙。 多數青年從媒體獲得醫藥資訊的頻率偏向「每月1~2次」為主。整體面向暴露由高至低為專業管道、傳統大眾媒體及新興網路。青年族群前三大醫藥資訊暴露管道依序為Facebook、電視、醫護人員，而BBS、大眾運輸工具看板、海報、傳單、宣傳手冊、產品包裝等是接著依序常用的管道。 醫藥素養只對堅持正當藥品取得方式有統計顯著正向預測力。個人態度和自我效能與用藥行為的四項依變項主動告知身體狀況、看清楚用藥標示、堅持正當藥品取得方式和主動諮詢專業，在相關分析及階層複迴歸分析都顯示有統計顯著正向相關。行為障礙感知與用藥行為的四項依變項主動告知身體狀況、看清楚用藥標示、堅持正當藥品取得方式和主動諮詢專業，在相關分析及階層複迴歸分析都顯示有統計顯著負向相關。 傳統大眾媒體與主動告知身體狀況、看清楚用藥標示和主動諮詢專業，在相關分析顯示有統計顯著正向相關，但階層複迴歸分析都未有統計顯著預測力；堅持正當藥品取得方式在相關分析及階層複迴歸分析都是顯著負向相關。新興網路與主動告知身體狀況和主動諮詢專業，在相關分析及階層複迴歸分析顯示都有統計顯著正向相關；新興網路與看清楚用藥標示，在相關分析顯示有統計顯著正向相關，但階層複迴歸分析未有統計顯著預測力；新興網路與堅持正當藥品取得方式在相關分析及階層複迴歸分析都是顯著負向相關。專業管道與主動告知身體狀況、看清楚用藥標示和主動諮詢專業，在相關分析及階層複迴歸分析顯示都有統計顯著正向相關；專業管道與堅持正當藥品取得方式在相關分析是顯著負向相關，但階層複迴歸分析中是無統計顯著預測力。 本研究的主要貢獻是證實藉由IMB模式的各項因子，都能有效預測部分或全部的正確用藥行為，尤其是個人態度、自我效能及行為障礙感知這三面向，並且呼應行為技能是影響行為的重要關鍵。因此往後如果有醫藥行為要推廣或宣傳時，就可以藉助IMB模式的因子為原型、大綱，相信會有更好的效果產生，也希望有人可以做後續相關研究，證實IMB模式的可行性。 / The Net Generation is the first generation to grow up in the digital world. The goal of this study is to understand the medical behavior of the Net Generation using the information-motivation-behavioral skills (IMB) model and the conditions of health literacy, personal attitudes, medical self-efficacy, the perception of behavioral barriers, the level of media exposure and medical behavior. To emphasize patient safety and medical risks, we tried to find the way to improve the awareness and active behavior to cooperate with medical professionals and to maintain self-health. The 1,198 effective samples were collected from people who were born between 1977 and 1999 through a web questionnaire. The study found that the Net Generation usually had correct medication-taking behavior. The frequency of the behavior from high to low was obtaining medicine through official channels, actively telling self-conditions, clearly reading medication labels, and actively consulting medical professionals. Over 99% of the participants had high health literacy and over 60% got full scores. Most of the participants tended to agree that they had positive personal attitudes and self-efficacy but disagreed they had the perception of behavioral barriers. Most of the participants obtained medical information through media once or twice a month. The exposure to media from high to low was professional channels, traditional mass media, and internet. The exposure to media channels in order were: Facebook, television, medical professionals, BBS, public transportation boards, and advertising brochures. Health literacy could only positively predict actively telling self-conditions. Personal attitudes and self-efficacy could positively predict four dependent variables of correct medication-taking behavior including obtaining medicine through official channels, actively telling self-conditions, clearly reading medication labels, and actively consulting medical professionals. And, the perception of behavioral barriers could negatively predict them. There were some statistically positive correlations between traditional mass media and correct medication-taking behavior including actively telling self-conditions, clearly reading medication labels, and actively consulting medical professionals. However, there was no prediction in hierarchical regression. There was a statistically negative correlation in Pearson’s correlation and hierarchical regression between traditional mass media and obtaining medicine through official channels. There were statistically positive correlations in Pearson’s correlation and hierarchical regression between internet and actively telling self-conditions or actively consulting medical professionals. However, there was a statistically negative correlation between internet and obtaining medicine through official channels. There was a statistically positive correlation between the internet and clearly reading medication labels but there was no prediction in hierarchical regression between them. There were statistically positive correlations in Pearson’s correlation and hierarchical regression between professional channels and actively telling self-conditions, clearly reading medication labels, or actively consulting medical professionals. There was a statistically negative correlation between professional channels and obtaining medicine through official channels but there was no correlation in hierarchical regression. The main contribution of this study was to support the argument that the IMB model could predict correct medication-taking behavior, especially when personal attitudes, self-efficacy and the perception of behavioral barriers are looked at. Therefore, behavioral skills were the key to correctly using medication. If someone wants to do medical behavior promotions, then the concept of the IMB model could be very effective.