The purpose of this report was to investigate the role of George Edward Kessler and the historical events which effected the development of the Indianapolis park system. Heretofore, this area of study has received little scholarly attention. Kessler has proven to be a significant figure in landscape architecture and city planning history; his landscape and planning philosophies profoundly restructured the urban fabric of Indianapolis and numerous other cities throughout America. As a result of Kessler's involvement, Indianapolis is heir to a sophisticated network of parks and boulevards representational of City Beautiful Era planning. This park system is an historically and a culturally valuable legacy as it has shaped the city's urban character.The study focused on the Indianapolis park system's developmental period, 1895-1915. Primary and secondary source material was researched in order to document the park system's initial beginnings during the Park Movement through its maturation during the City Beautiful Era.Kessler's original plan contemplated 175 miles of parkways along the city's river and stream corridors, and an additional 175 miles of connecting boulevards. The Kessler park system included a total of 12,000 acres for the city. It should be noted that the system fell short of this grandiose scheme, however, the study concluded that Kessler played a significant role in the development of the Indianapolis park system. By the close of the 1920's, much of the groundwork for the Kessler plan had been successfully implemented.In recent years, designed landscapes have gained considerable new attention from preservationists, landscape architects and allied professions. Kessler's visionary scheme for the Indianapolis park system is a significant layer of design upon the city's physical plan.In light of this growing appreciation of the nation's historic urban greenspaces and the events which shaped them, this study was undertaken. / Department of Architecture

Universiẗat, Diss., 2004--Tübingen.

Ensamstående mammor upplever en högre grad av psykisk ohälsa i jämförelse medsammanboende mammor. Att vara en ensamstående mamma kan på många sätt varautmanande, därför kan socialt stöd från omgivningen vara extra viktigt för just dem. Syftetmed föreliggande studie var att undersöka upplevt socialt stöd och dess samband med psykiskohälsa bland ensamstående mammor. För att samla in data genomfördes enenkätundersökning med totalt 140 deltagare, vilka delades upp i grupperna: ensamståendemammor (n = 78) och sammanboende mammor (n = 62). För att undersöka studiensvariabler, psykisk ohälsa och upplevt socialt stöd, användes skalorna Kessler PsychologicalDistress Scale och The Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support. Resultatetvisade att det fanns en signifikant skillnad mellan grupperna ensamstående mammor ochsammanboende mammor vad gällde både psykisk ohälsa och upplevt socialt stöd. Gruppenensamstående mammor rapporterade en högre grad av psykisk ohälsa och en lägre grad avupplevt socialt stöd till skillnad från sammanboende mammor. Resultatet visade även att detfanns ett signifikant negativt samband in mellan psykisk ohälsa och upplevt socialt stöd, dettasamband var dock svagare bland ensamstående mammor. Därför är studiens viktigasteslutsats att det kan finnas andra faktorer än socialt stöd som är viktigare och därmed har ettstarkare samband med psykisk ohälsa bland ensamstående mammor.

This thesis examines the pre-design documentation from the renovation of three historic theaters located in Detroit, Michigan. Two theaters hired architectural firms to produce a pre-design document. The third theater utilized a design-build approach to renovation. Interviews were conducted to review the approach and final outcomes. It became evident through the analysis of the documentation and interviews that it was beneficial in the renovation of a historic theater to have a comprehensive predesign process that identifies: the nature of the pre-design document, the nature of the client, the nature of the pre-design team, and the scope of work and time available. It also became apparent that the organizational approach that would apply to most any document for a heritage building should follow the Problem Seeking format of: Form, Function, Time and Economy. Utilizing this format for a pre-design record should yield a document that is concise, comprehensive and flexible.

City planning in Dallas, Texas, gives insight into various aspects of the early planning movement in the United States. Dallas city planning offers an opportunity to study the initial work for a plan; citizens' involvement in the pre-planning campaign and later in the workings of the plan itself; the conception of the plan; its implementation; and the differences between the proposed and the implemented plan. Specifically, the 1911 plan for Dallas, Texas affords a chance to examine Kansas City landscape architect George E. Kessler's ideas on urban areas. He believed that planning for an adequate boulevard system would enhance the beauty of a city as well as improving the business climate.

Los tendones flexores poseen la habilidad de generar grados variables de fuerza y movimiento en diferentes localizaciones de la mano, lo cual es esencial para la versatilidad de la mano humana y su capacidad de realizar una manipulación precisa y un fuerte agarre. Las lesiones de estos tendones en la zona II son comunes y pueden causar grandes problemas funcionales en la mano, por eso requieren de un manejo adecuado y minucioso. Actualmente, el tipo de cirugía y el protocolo de rehabilitación que se deben utilizar en las lesiones de tendones flexores en la zona II de la mano no están especificados y varían entre los distintos servicios de traumatología. El objetivo del siguiente estudio es describir las mejorías en la movilidad activa total en lesiones de tendones flexores de la zona II de la mano, luego de la utilización del protocolo de Durán modificado. El presente trabajo fue realizado en el Instituto Traumatológico de Santiago y corresponde a un estudio de tipo no experimental y diseño retroprospectivo, longitudinal y descriptivo. La muestra en estudio fue de 20 pacientes con 30 dedos lesionados entre enero del 2004 y mayo del 2006, con reparación primaria o primaria diferida con punto Kessler modificado intratendíneo 4/0 más punto coronal epitendíneo 6/0 e inicio y seguimiento de terapia de rehabilitación mediante el sistema Durán modificado. Según el TAM de Strickland los resultados finales fueron excelentes en 16,66% de los dedos, buenos en 26,66%, regular en 40% y malos en 16,66%. La evolución intra-sujeto mostró una tendencia lineal significativa (P<0,05) con una mejoría significativa entre los tres instantes de tiempo medidos. En conclusión, si bien el porcentaje de dedos con resultados finales satisfactorios fue menor al de estudios extranjeros, se hace difícil la comparación debido a la diferencia biosicosocial. Por otra parte las mejorías de la movilidad activa total fueron significativas luego de la rehabilitación, sin embargo es necesario continuar las investigaciones para poder definir posibles variaciones en las estrategias de tratamiento utilizadas. / Flexor tendons have the ability to generate variable degrees of strenght and movement in different locations of the hand, which is essential for the versatility of the human hand and its capacity to make a precise manipulation and a strong grip. The injuries of these tendons in zone II are common and can cause important functional problems in the hand, for that reason they require a suitable and meticulous treatment. At the moment, the type of surgery and the protocol of rehabilitation that should be used in the injuries of flexor tendons in zone II are not specified and vary between the different services of traumatology. The purpose of the following study is to describe the improvements in total active movements in injuries of flexor tendons of zone II of the hand, after the use of the protocol of modified Durán. The present work was made in the Traumatology Institute of Santiago and corresponds to a type of study non experimental and retroprospective, longitudinal and descriptive design. The sample in study was of 20 patients with 30 injured fingers between January of 2004 and May of 2006, with immediate or delayed primary repair with intratendineous modified Kessler point plus epitendineous coronal point and beginning and continuity of rehabilitation therapy with modified Durán system. According to the Strickland´s TAM, the final results were excellent in 16,66% of the fingers, good in 26,66%, fair in 40% and poor in 16,66%. The intra-subject evolution showed a significant linear tendency (P<0,05) with a significant improvement between the three instances of measured times. In conclusion, although the percentage of fingers with satisfactory final results was smaller to the one of foreign studies, the comparison becomes difficult due to the biosicosocial difference. On the other hand the improvements of total active movement were significant after the rehabilitation, nevertheless it is necessary to continue the investigations to be able to define possible variations in the treatment strategies.