Diss.--Fachbereich für Erziehungs- und Sozialwissenschaften--Universität Hildesheim. / Bibliogr. p. 260-287.

This thesis aims to provide the appropriate historical context for interpreting John Stuart Mill's Utilitarianism. The central question considered here concerns two views of Mill's intentions for Utilitarianism, and whether the work should be read as Mill arguing for his own version of utilitarianism, or as an ecumenical document expressing and defending the views of many utilitarians. The first view, labeled the orthodox view, as defended by Roger Crisp, is probably the most commonly held view as to how to interpret the document. The second view, labeled the revisionist view, is defended by Daniel Jacobson in a recent article. By examining Mill's place in the history of utilitarianism, his journals, correspondence, and other writings leading up to and after the publication of Utilitarianism, this thesis argues in support of the revisionist position. Furthermore, it is argued that certain portions of the book deserve special consideration apart from other chapters, and this is taken to have implications for the future of research in Mill?s thought. This thesis has four chapters including the first introductory chapter, which outlines the motivations guiding the orthodox and revisionist views. The second chapter provides a general exposition of Utilitarianism, as well as an outline of the primary evidence supporting the orthodox and revisionist positions. The third chapter is a defense of the revisionist position, and it highlights the specific biographical context in which Utilitarianism was composed, as well as evidence from Mill's writings, correspondence, and journals suggesting that he saw the need to write a general defense of the principle of utility and elaborate his theory of justice. This chapter also includes a historiographical analysis of Mill's biographers, which suggests that Utilitarianism is not viewed by Mill's biographers as being especially central to his considered views on utilitarianism. Finally, the chapter includes a section on the early reception and criticisms offered against Utilitarianism, which partly explains why the book has come to be interpreted as it has. The final chapter reviews the evidence for the revisionist position and explains the implications for Mill scholarship in light of the findings of this study.

Submitted by Johnny Rodrigues (johnnyrodrigues@ufcg.edu.br) on 2018-08-13T14:12:26Z No. of bitstreams: 1 LAISE DIAS ALVES ARAÚJO - DISSERTAÇÃO PPGMAT 2017..pdf: 818445 bytes, checksum: 666322e4502e880db6af0ea641df08f7 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-13T14:12:26Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 LAISE DIAS ALVES ARAÚJO - DISSERTAÇÃO PPGMAT 2017..pdf: 818445 bytes, checksum: 666322e4502e880db6af0ea641df08f7 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2017-06 / Capes / Nesta dissertação estudamos as graduações elementares (ou boas graduações) e as identidades polinomiais graduadas correspondentes em álgebras de matrizes triangulares superiores em blocos. Uma graduação elementar por um grupo G na álgebra A = UT(α1, α2, ..., αr) de matrizes triangulares superiores em blocos é determinada por uma n-upla em Gn, onde n = α1+· · ·+αr. Mostraremos que as graduações elementares em A determinadas por duas n-uplas em Gnsão isomorfas se, e somente se, as n-uplas estão na mesma órbita da bi-ação canônica em Gn com o grupo Sα1 × · · · × Sαr agindo à esquerda e G à direita. Em seguida utilizamos estes resultados para mostrar que, sob certas hipóteses (por exemplo, se o grupo G tem ordem prima), duas álgebras de matrizes triangulares superiores em blocos, graduadas pelo grupo G, satisfazem as mesmas identidades graduadas se, e somente se, são isomorfas (como álgebras graduadas). / In this dissertation we study elementary (or good) gradings in upper block triangular matrix algebras and the corresponding graded polynomial identities. An elementary grading by a group G on the algebra A = UT(α1, α2, ..., αr) of upper block triangular matrices is determined by an n-tuple in Gn, where n = α1 + · · · + αr. It will be proved that the elementary gradings on A determined by two n-tuples in Gn are isomorphic if and only if the n-tuples are in the same orbit in the canonical bi-action on Gn with the group Sα1 × · · · × Sαr acting on the left and the group G acting on the right. These results will be used to prove that under suitable hypothesis (for example if the group G has prime order) two upper block triangular matrix algebras, graded by the group G, satisfy the same graded identities if and only if they are isomorphic (as graded algebras).

Submitted by Santos Davilene (davilenes@ufba.br) on 2017-05-31T21:46:52Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Tese_Marcia_Graci_versao_final.pdf: 1885611 bytes, checksum: f7ea36e1d86a3f0ae4ecc282f7faf2ea (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Vanessa Reis (vanessa.jamile@ufba.br) on 2017-06-07T11:05:21Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 Tese_Marcia_Graci_versao_final.pdf: 1885611 bytes, checksum: f7ea36e1d86a3f0ae4ecc282f7faf2ea (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-06-07T11:05:21Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Tese_Marcia_Graci_versao_final.pdf: 1885611 bytes, checksum: f7ea36e1d86a3f0ae4ecc282f7faf2ea (MD5) / Em um anel R, o conjunto de todos os elementos quaserregulares determina o, assim chamado, grupo adjunto G, cuja operação, conhecida como círculo, foi definida por S. Perlis como x_y = x+y+xy: Este trabalho, tem como objetivo determinar a estrutura do grupo adjunto G de um anel finito R e verificar a validade da propriedade do normalizador em anéis de grupo integrais (Nor) com respeito ao grupo geral linear. Explorando a decomposição do anel R em suas pi-componentes, concluímos que G é produto direto dos grupos adjuntos, Gpi , em cada pi-componente Rpi do anel; demonstraremos então, que para cada fator Gpi , o quociente Gpi=pRpi , admite uma decomposição como o produto semidireto (munido da operação círculo) de Jpi=pRpi , em que Jpi é o radical de Jacobson do anel Rpi , por um produto direto de grupos gerais lineares. Uma vez estabelecida esta estrutura, aplicamos técnicas próprias da teoria de anéis de grupo integrais e mostramos a validade de (Nor) para o grupo geral linear, GL(n; Fqi), onde Fqi é um corpo finito e qi = PI n. Provamos que vale (Nor) para cada fator GL(n; Fqi) e portanto concluímos que o produto direto desses fatores, é solução para (Nor).

RNA secondary structure is very important in many biological processes. Efficient structure prediction can give information for experimental investigations of these processes. Many available programs for secondary structure prediction exist. Some of them use single sequence, the others use more related sequences. Pseudoknots are still problematic for most methods. This work presents several methods and publicly available software and the implementation of minimum free energy method is described.

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Submitted by Johnny Rodrigues (johnnyrodrigues@ufcg.edu.br) on 2018-08-06T14:53:31Z No. of bitstreams: 1 ALEX RAMOS BORGES - DISSERTAÇÃO PPGMAT 2012..pdf: 550720 bytes, checksum: cd1d40089c6d522f3d44501f683dc900 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-06T14:53:31Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 ALEX RAMOS BORGES - DISSERTAÇÃO PPGMAT 2012..pdf: 550720 bytes, checksum: cd1d40089c6d522f3d44501f683dc900 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2012-12 / Neste trabalho serão estudadas as graduações e identidades polinomiais graduadas da álgebra Un(K) das matrizes triangulares superiores n×n sobre um corpo K, o qual será sempre in nito. Primeiramente, será estudado o caso n = 2, para o qual será mostrado que existe apenas uma graduação não trivial e serão descritos as identidades, as codimensões e os cocaracteres graduados. Para o caso n qualquer, serão estudadas as identidades e codimensões graduadas, considerando-se a Zn-graduação natural de Un(K). Finalmente, será apresentada uma classi cação das graduações de Un(K) por um grupo qualquer. / In this work we study the gradings and the graded polynomial identities of the upper n × n triangular matrices algebra Un(K) over a eld K, which is always in nity. The case n = 2 will be rstly studied, for which will be shown that there is only one nontrivial grading and we shall describe the graded identities, codimensions and cocharacters. For the general n case, we shall study graded identities and codimensions, considering the natural Zn-grading of Un(K). Finally, we will present a classi cation of the gradings of Un(K) by any group.

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The purpose of this thesis is to examine idiomatic structures with ki in the ki-wo [transitive verb] and ki-ga [intransitive verb] constructions. It is argued that for Japanese language learners, it is crucial to be able to understand and produce ki idioms, because they are frequently used in everyday speech. There are often misconceptions regarding ki in the West for those who are fans of Japanese culture due to the influence of martial arts and anime, which paint ki as a spiritual energy that can be controlled and developed. However, upon examining the above mentioned idiomatic structures with ki, it is clear that ki can be expressed as both controllable by the subject of ki (transitive), as well as a thing that acts of its own accord and is spontaneous (intransitive). This thesis somewhat corroborates the studies of W. M. Jacobson, Zoe Pei Sui Luk , and Yoshihiko Ikegami by arguing that intransitive constructions are often used in Japanese, and examining both transitive and intransitive expressions with ki is significant to understanding the meanings produced in ki expressions. It is hoped that analyzing 37 transitive and intransitive idiomatic structures with ki will help Japanese language learners not only understand the syntactic and semantic aspects of transitivity in the Japanese language, but also to help these L2 learners conceptualize the abstract noun ki, which can be defined in so many different ways in a dictionary.

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