Submitted by MARCEL HENRIQUE BATAIOLA null (marbataiola@yahoo.com.br) on 2016-08-30T12:14:39Z No. of bitstreams: 1 DISSERTAÇÃO - Marcel H. Bataiola - RA 145723-5.pdf: 2089598 bytes, checksum: 84a2963de897772c85fd7a8fa40c1f90 (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Ana Paula Grisoto (grisotoana@reitoria.unesp.br) on 2016-08-31T12:51:18Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 bataiola_mh_me_bauru.pdf: 2089598 bytes, checksum: 84a2963de897772c85fd7a8fa40c1f90 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2016-08-31T12:51:18Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 bataiola_mh_me_bauru.pdf: 2089598 bytes, checksum: 84a2963de897772c85fd7a8fa40c1f90 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2016-07-05 / A sustentabilidade hoje é uma pauta importante entre as políticas governamentais e programas regionais, tendo mais recentemente sido inserida no ambiente empresarial, se consolidando progressivamente no mercado de capitais. Nesse contexto, nas duas últimas décadas foram criados diversos índices de sustentabilidade empresarial com o intuito de avaliar o desempenho em sustentabilidade de empresas listadas nas bolsas de valores. Em 2005, a Bolsa de Valores, Mercadorias e Futuros de São Paulo (BM&FBOVESPA) lançou o Índice de Sustentabilidade Empresarial (ISE) o primeiro na América Latina. Esta pesquisa tem por objetivo analisar a dimensão social do ISE e identificar pontos de interface com a teoria de desenvolvimento humano de Amartya Sen, utilizando-se da abordagem das liberdades instrumentais num contexto microeconômico. Visando complementar e preencher lacunas existentes, a presente pesquisa irá se utilizar de uma abordagem qualitativa e não-financeira para analisar a dimensão social do índice de sustentabilidade empresarial da bolsa de valores brasileira. Para que esse objetivo fosse alcançado, foram utilizados os métodos de pesquisa documental no questionário da dimensão social do ISE, painel de especialistas, que contou com a participação de cinco especialistas da área de sustentabilidade de diferentes tipos de organizações, e análise de conteúdo, que foi utilizada para sistematizar as informações coletadas. Os principais resultados obtidos indicaram que: (a) é possível e coerente aplicar a abordagem da teoria das liberdades individuais num contexto microeconômico; (b) índices de sustentabilidade empresarial demonstram claramente ganhos complementares aos ganhos financeiros; (c) um melhor desempenho na dimensão social proporciona alguns ganhos intangíveis para as empresas; (d) a importância da área de sustentabilidade nas empresas, bem como sua integração com as demais áreas envolvidas; e (e) as liberdades e stakeholders mais citados foram respectivamente: (i) garantias de transparência (33,3%), e liberdades políticas (30%); (ii) empresários (100%), funcionários (83%) e governo (67%). Os resultados obtidos nesta pesquisa permitiram uma série de análises sobre o ISE BM&FBOVESPA com foco na dimensão social, abrindo caminho para pesquisas futuras. / Sustainability today is an important schedule between government policies and regional programs, and more recently has been inserted in the business environment, gradually consolidating in the capital market. In this context, in the last two decades have created various indices of corporate sustainability in order to assess the sustainability performance of companies listed on stock exchanges. In 2005, the Stock Exchange, Commodities and Futures Exchange (BM&F BOVESPA) launched the Corporate Sustainability Index (ISE) the first in Latin America. This research aims to analyze the social dimension of ISE and identify points of interface with the human development theory of Amartya Sen, using the approach of instrumental freedoms in a microeconomic context. To complement and fill gaps, this research will be used a qualitative approach and non-financial to analyze the social dimension of corporate sustainability index of the Brazilian stock exchange. For this goal to be achieved, the documentary research methods were used in the questionnaire of the social dimension of the ISE, expert panel, which included the participation of five specialists in the field of sustainability of different types of organizations, and content analysis, which it was used to organize the information collected. The main results indicate that: (a) it is possible and coherent to apply the approach of the theory of individual freedoms in a microeconomic context; (b) corporate sustainability indices clearly demonstrate further gains for financial gain; (c) a better performance in the social dimension provides some intangible gains for companies; (d) the importance of the area of sustainability in business as well as its integration with other areas involved; and (e) the freedoms and stakeholders most cited were respectively: (i) transparency guarantees (33.3%) and political freedom (30%); (ii) business (100%), employees (83%) and government (67%). The results obtained in this study allowed a series of analyzes on the ISE BM&FBOVESPA focusing on the social dimension, paving the way for future research.

The Software/Hardware Implementation and Research Architecture (SHIRA) is a C to hardware toolchain developed by the Computer Architecture Research Group (CARG) of the University of Ottawa. The framework and algorithms to generate the hardware from an Intermediate Representation (IR) of the C code is needed. This dissertation presents the conceiving, design, and development of a module that generates the hardware for custom instructions identified by specialized SHIRA components without the need for any user interaction. The module is programmed in Java and takes a Data Flow Graph (DFG) as an IR for input. It then generates VHDL code that targets the Altera FPGAs. It is possible to use separate components for each operation or to set a maximum number for each component which leads to component reuse and reduces chip area use. The performance improvement of the generated code is compared to using only the processor’s standard instruction set.

The thesis deals with the issue of implementing a PCI interface controller utilizing the FPGA technology. It describes the design and the implementation of a PCI communication card, which is used to control servomotors in cutting machines. In the thesis, the steps taken in designing and implementation of hardware and software parts of the communication card are discussed. The result of the thesis is a functional piece of equipment, which is to be manufactured.

Die vorliegende Arbeit befasst sich mit der Synthese und Charakterisierung von amid- und esterfunktionalisierten Aminen. Dabei steht vor allem die Verwendung dieser Verbindungsklasse als Ionophore in der chemischen Sensorik im Vordergrund. Durch geeignete Voruntersuchungen, wie die Bestimmung der Lipophilie und UV/Vis-Spektroskopie, war es möglich, eine Selektion der Vielzahl von synthetisierten Ionophoren durchzuführen. Dennoch war es nur durch systematische Untersuchungen erreichbar, die für den Einsatz in der ISE am besten geeigneten Ionophore zu bestimmen. Die Anwendung als Katalysatorträgermoleküle für die Suzuki-Miyaura-Reaktion wurde nur von den ferrocenfunktionalisierten Molekülen in Betracht gezogen. Diese wurden an Palladiumallylchlorid koordiniert und auf ihr katalytisches Verhalten untersucht. Es konnte gezeigt werden, dass mit Zunahme der funktionellen Endgruppen im Molekül ein negativer dendritischer Effekt auftritt.

This dissertation examines a cluster of texts centered on Hizakurige 膝栗毛, or Shank’s Mare, by Jippensha Ikku 十返舎一九 (1765-1831), the first eight installments of which were published annually between 1802 and 1809 in the city of Edo, now Tokyo. The series follows its ruffian protagonists Yajirobē 弥次郎兵衛 and Kitahachi 喜多八 on a picaresque journey, as they make their way down the Tōkaidō highway 東海道 (literally, “Eastern Seaboard Road”) on a largely spurious pilgrimage to the Grand Shrine at Ise. Hizakurige rapidly established Ikku as a major figure in the world of gesaku 戯作 (roughly, “vernacular popular writing”) at the turn of the 19th century, and remains one of the most famous, enduringly-popular pieces of gesaku ever written, known at least in passing to most people in contemporary Japan. Despite this, there has been no dissertation-length study of Hizakurige written in English until now. Accordingly, I investigate the roots of its immense popularity by examining the nuanced layers of laughter and enjoyment—or warai 笑い—that Yaji and Kita’s stories have brought to the readers of Hizakurige over the last two centuries. To do so, I explore a variety of sources, media, and genres that Jippensha Ikku drew upon to build the multifaceted and dynamic world of Hizakurige-related texts—or Hizakurigemono 膝栗毛物—with the groundbreaking first eight installments serving as the unifying nadir for my inquiries. I start with an in-depth introduction to Ikku’s life and his works, detailing his experiences as a writer, illustrator, playwright, poet, traveler, and, eventually, as a person with physical disabilities, which reveal much about the tone, style, and contents of Hizakurige. I examine scholarship on Ikku’s work has to date, and propose frameworks centered on the intertwined structural and compositional concepts of sekai 世界 (literally, “world”) and shukō 趣向 (roughly, “innovation”) in gesaku as conceptualized by Nakamura Yukihiko 中村幸彦 (1911-1998). The second chapter revolves around the role played by kyōka 狂歌 (comic poetry) in Ikku’s development as a creator of gesaku. Centered on two compilations of kyōka edited and illustrated by Ikku—Ikyoku suzukuregusa 夷曲十廻松 (Rustic Rhymes: Rustling in the Pines, 1799) and Ikyoku azuma nikki 夷曲東日記 (Rustic Rhymes: A Diary of Eastern Times, 1800)—the chapter makes use of a framework that hinges on shukō to analyze the structural and poetic techniques that kyōka poets had at their disposal to create meaning, develop narratives, and, ultimately, instill their poetry with wit and amusement. I take up the topic of Nansō kikō tabisuzuri 南総紀行旅眼石 (Travels to Nansō with a Glittering Ink-stone: The Gem-sights of the Journey, 1802) in the third chapter. Although it is an illustrated, kyōka-centric, two-protagonist travelogue written by Ikku in the same year as the first installment of Hizakurige, Tabisuzuri appears to have been a total flop. To discover why this might be, I examine the bibliographic and biographical context in which Tabisuzuri came to be written, explore how the poetically dense paratextual apparatus of its various prefaces function, and analyze a series of linked scenes from the main body of Tabisuzuri that are the direct progenitors for two of Hizakurige’s most infamous episodes. In the fourth chapter, I consider Hizakurige in the context of travel writing, beginning with the prefatory matter of Hizakurige, then discussing the influence of two groups of travel texts upon the development of Hizakurige: first, Chikusai 竹斎 (1621), by Toyama Dōya 富山道冶 (date of birth unknown -1634), and Tōkaidō meisho ki 東海道名所記 (Record of Famous Sites of the Tōkaidō, 1659), by Asai Ryōi浅井了意 (c. 1612-1691); and, second, a trio of illustrated guidebooks (Meisho zue 名所図会) written in 1780, 1796, and 1797 by Akisato Ritō 秋里離島 (fl. 1770-1830). In a comparative analysis, I show how the two-person protagonist structure of Hizakurige draws on models frequently seen in travel writing, and investigate how Yaji and Kita’s characterization is enlivened through their depiction both as equals and as lovers. I also investigate how and why Ikku makes increasingly extensive—but decreasingly innovative—use of motifs taken from the illustrations in Ritō’s Meisho zue series. Finally, in the fifth chapter I examine how Hizakurige is deeply influenced by shukō drawn from performative genres—particularly kyōgen—and how Hizakurige is imbued with a kind of “latent performativity” that offers a hybrid mode of engagement with the text that sits at the intersection between “reading” and “performing.” I contend that this latent performativity comes about through the operation of Hizakurige’s shukō, both as individual, discrete shukō that function in the context of a single moment of the text, and as more extended, structural “macro-shukō” that shape broader swaths of the text’s character and have a greater impact upon the development of Hizakurige’s sekai. Accordingly, I investigate how Ikku imitates and innovates upon shukō drawn from two kyōgen plays—Dobukacchiri どぶかっちり (“Kerplunk”) and Kitsunezuka 狐塚 (“Fox Mound”), exploring the key characteristics of these two kyōgen pieces, and carrying out comparative analyses of the relevant scenes in Hizakurige. Over the course of the dissertation, I attempt to offer a variety of answers to one central question: why does Hizakurige matter, and what is its significance for our understanding of the development of gesaku in the late Edo period (1603-1868)? I contend that Hizakurige is important not just because of its immediate success, or its subsequent influence on surrounding textual and dramatic genres, or its enduring popularity, but also because it demonstrates the need for a more fruitful approach for the study of early modern Japanese popular literature: one predicated not just on genre, but on the intertwined interactions of sekai and shukō.

Background: A blood analysis with the particular focus of the blood gas status is often performed on critically ill patients to investigate whether there are any potential metabolic or respiratory causes underlying their condition. Utilizing a point-of-care analysis system for blood analysis close to the patient can enable faster analysis and thus accelerate medical decision-making. The aim of this project was to validate two point-of-care blood analysis instruments, EPOC and iSTAT. The blood analysis comprises 13 parameters (e.g. blood gases, hemoglobin, electrolytes), and some of which are calculated based on the original parameters.   Method and materials: The study was performed on blood samples taken from 20 volunteers after informed consent. The volunteers were regular patients who were referred to the hospital to leave a blood test: at the phlebotomy department the patients were informed about the purpose of the study, and for those who agreed, additional sample designated for this study were taken. The samples were initially analyzed using the two point-of-care instruments (Epoc and iSTAT) and thereafter with two verification instruments (ABL90-flex PLUS and Cobas Pure), which were located in the laboratory of Bollnäs hospital. Precision measurements were conducted by doing five replicates for four of the parameters (sodium, base excess, pCO2, potassium) on five different occasions.  Result: Both the Epoc and iSTAT-blood analysis system displayed satisfactory correlation with the reference instruments for each analyzed parameter. Further, the precision measurements showed that both Epoc and iSTAT displayed equivalent variation coefficient (CV%) as the reference methods.  Conclusion: The result of this study showed that the point-of-care instruments performed well and displayed a high correlation with the reference instruments.

Abstract This research attempted to understand the experiences of a cohort of informal and formal science educators and informal science institution (ISI) community representatives during and after completion of a pilot graduate certificate program. Informal science educators (ISEs) find limited opportunities for professional development and support which influence their contributions to America's science literacy and school science education. This emergent design nested case study described how an innovative program provided professional development and enabled growth in participants' abilities to contribute to science literacy. Data were collected through interviews, participant observations, and class artifacts. The program by design and constituency was the overarching entity that accounted for members' experiences. Three principal aspects of the ISI certificate program and cohort which influenced perceptions and reported positive outcomes were (1) the cohort's composition and their collaborative activities which established a vigorous community of practice and fostered community building, mentoring, and networking, (2) long term program design and implementation which promoted experiential learning in a generative classroom, and (3) ability of some members who were able to be independent or autonomous learners to embrace science education reform strategies for greater self-efficacy and career advancement. This research extends the limited literature base for professional development of informal science educators and may benefit informal science institutions, informal and formal science educators, science education reform efforts, and public education and science-technology-society understanding. The study may raise awareness of the need to establish more professional development opportunities for ISEs and to fund professional development. Further, recognizing and appreciating informal science educators as a diverse committed community of professionals who positively influence science education for everyone is essential.

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No. of bitstreams: 1 71060100727.pdf: 3106418 bytes, checksum: 7ca25b64ec276f04bcb4b5cf4985cc9c (MD5) Previous issue date: 2010-07-15 / This paper combines two different fields of study – financial management and sustainability – that should be brought closer together, sharing concepts and practices, so that companies can contribute more effectively to the cause of sustainable development. The purpose of this work is to verify if balanced growth is in any way associated with a company’s sustainable performance. Assuming that unbalanced growth is a risk factor not only for a company but also for all its stakeholders, generating economic, social and environmental impact, it is to be expected that sustainable businesses would present a more balanced growth. The balanced growth indicator reflects the level of concern with how much pressure the company’s growth is putting on its resources and the way they are financed. The evaluation of a company’s sustainable performance should be broad, with emphasis on the concept of the Triple Bottom Line and on meeting the needs of all its stakeholders. In this study, what constitutes sustainable performance is defined in two ways: adherence to Bovespa’s corporate governance levels and participation in ISE-Bovespa, the corporate sustainability index created by the São Paulo Stock Exchange. The objectives are: to verify if the balanced growth indicator varies less in companies considered sustainable by the two criteria, assessed separately and combined, than in companies not deemed sustainable by the same criteria; and to verify if these same companies presented less variability of the balanced growth indicator during the second time frame of analysis than during the first. The two time frames are separated by the release of the first ISEBOVESPA portfolio in 2005. Data from listed companies pertaining to the period between December 1999 and December 2009 was used. The companies were divided in groups and the study focused on the variability of the balanced growth indicator, measured by standard deviation, within those groups, considering that all groups present means close to one. A group with low variability of the balanced growth indicator displays more concern with the measured use of its resources, reflecting an attitude in compliance with the notion that companies should contribute to the cause of sustainable development. The confirmation of ten of the twelve hypothesis raised by this analysis indicates that there is in fact a link between balanced growth and sustainable performance. / Este trabalho transita por duas áreas de conhecimento, gestão contábil-financeira e sustentabilidade, que precisam se aproximar na troca de conceitos e práticas para que se viabilize a contribuição das empresas para o desenvolvimento sustentável. O propósito do estudo é verificar se o crescimento equilibrado está associado ao desempenho sustentável das empresas. Partindo do pressuposto que o crescimento desequilibrado é um fator de risco para a empresa e para todos os que se relacionam com ela (stakeholders), podendo gerar impactos econômico-financeiros, sociais e ambientais, é de se esperar que as empresas sustentáveis apresentem um crescimento mais equilibrado, medido pelo indicador equilíbrio do crescimento, que reflete se há preocupação com a pressão sobre o uso de todos os tipos de recursos e a sua forma de financiamento. O desempenho sustentável das empresas deve ser avaliado de forma ampla, com base no conceito do Triple Bottom Line, buscando atender às necessidades de vários stakeholders; neste trabalho o desempenho sustentável será operacionalizado de duas maneiras: pela adesão aos segmentos diferenciados de governança corporativa da Bovespa e pela participação na carteira do Índice de Sustentabilidade Empresarial da Bovespa (ISE-Bovespa). Os objetivos do trabalho são: verificar se as empresas consideradas sustentáveis, pelos critérios separados e depois em conjunto, apresentam menor variabilidade no indicador equilíbrio do crescimento do que as empresas não consideradas sustentáveis pelos mesmos critérios; verificar se as empresas apresentam menor variabilidade no indicador equilíbrio do crescimento no segundo período da análise do que no primeiro, períodos estes separados pela divulgação da primeira carteira do ISE-Bovespa, em 2005. Foram utilizados dados de empresas de capital aberto no período de dezembro de 1999 a dezembro de 2009; as empresas foram divididas em grupos e o estudo se concentrou na variabilidade do equilíbrio do crescimento nos grupos, medida pelo desvio padrão, considerando-se que todos os grupos apresentam médias próximas da unidade. Um grupo com baixa variabilidade no equilíbrio do crescimento mostra uma maior preocupação com o uso de recursos de forma equilibrada, refletindo uma postura compatível com a contribuição das empresas para o desenvolvimento sustentável. A confirmação de dez em doze hipóteses de pesquisa permite interpretar que, no conjunto, o resultado é fortemente aderente à hipótese de associação entre o crescimento equilibrado e o desempenho sustentável

Tato diplomová práce se zabývá návrhem sekvenčních digitálních obvodů s ohledem na optimalizaci zpoždění. V práci je popsána problematika dvou technik, které jsou běžně používané při optimalizaci – stručně je popsána technika tzv. synchronizace registrů (angl. retiming), větší pozornost je však věnována technice tzv. zřetězení (angl. pipelining). V rámci praktické části byla vypracována forma abstrakce sekvenčních digitálních obvodů pomocí acyklických orientovaných grafů. Obvod je tak přenesen do roviny, ve které je jednodušší jej transformovat. Zároveň je představen nástroj pro polo-automatickou optimalizaci digitálních obvodů vyvíjených v prostředí Xilinx ISE Design Suite využitím techniky zřetězení.

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