A number of publications has been produced for two companies in Dalarna, Utvecklingshuset andSkönhetsbanken.Utvecklingshuset is working, among other things, with stressyndroms and by treating crises. Theirpublications consist of a number of product sheets, a folder and a brochure. They want to use the publicationsfor information to their customers.Skönhetsbanken is a beauty saloon who will have a brochure to mediate the services they can offer.Photos have been taken, existing and for this purpose written texts have been used.The softwares Adobe Photoshop 7.0 and Adobe Indesign 2.0 have been used for all publications andthe work with producing these has been satisfactory.The effect of a good cooperation with the companies has resulted in that they are pleased with thepublications and feel that they have been part of the end of the results.All of the publications have been or will be printed with digital printing methods, which is the reasonfor the choice of the litterature survey.The survey deals with, among other things, how the digital press works, which papers that are suitable,economic aspects and what a graphic designer should have in mind when it comes to graphic productsthat will be printed with digital printing methods.

MENESES JÚNIOR, Raimundo Avilton. Análise do novo modelo de gestão do custeio dos serviços públicos estaduais no Governo do Ceará - MAPP Gestão. 2013. 73 f. Dissertação (mestrado profissional em economia do setor público) - Programa de Pós Graduação em Economia, CAEN, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza-CE, 2013. / Submitted by Mônica Correia Aquino (monicacorreiaaquino@gmail.com) on 2013-10-29T14:36:18Z No. of bitstreams: 1 2013_dissert_ramenesesjunior.pdf: 1150192 bytes, checksum: 3d4748fdc887d5644944779ee18fe759 (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Mônica Correia Aquino(monicacorreiaaquino@gmail.com) on 2013-10-29T14:36:28Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 2013_dissert_ramenesesjunior.pdf: 1150192 bytes, checksum: 3d4748fdc887d5644944779ee18fe759 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2013-10-29T14:36:28Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 2013_dissert_ramenesesjunior.pdf: 1150192 bytes, checksum: 3d4748fdc887d5644944779ee18fe759 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2013 / The efficient application of resources is an increasingly discussed theme, especially in Public Administration, as the high and inefficient public spending is considered by many experts as one of the main reasons for imbalances in the economy of the country, such as low growth economic, corruption, overvalued exchange rate against other world economies and interest rates still high. Many experiments are adopted by several public entities in the quest for quality improvement in spending for public services. This work, in addition to presenting some examples of initiatives in implantation of cost systems geared towards efficiency in public spending, presents and analyzes the experience of the State of Ceará in establishing a cost management model that has as main purposes to measure the impact of the operation of equipment in public defrayal and assess the Government's ability to make new investments. This analysis uses the methodology of Data Envelopment Analysis, which compares data from six state hospitals for the periods from January to July of the years 2011 and 2012, and an exploratory quantitative approach with the servers involved in the MAPP Gestão. In this respect, the results indicate that MAPP Gestão has contributed to the public expenditure efficiency, requiring, however, adjustment and refinement needed to expand the model. Despite the results, it is recommended to carry out further studies to analyze other aspects not considered in this work, as well as an evaluation of the model as from its consolidation as a government instrument for reducing costs and improving the quality of public services. Finally, it is argued that the results obtained in this study may be used by the Government of the State of Ceará, because they serve as the analysis of MAPP Gestão and can assist in decision making to improve the model adopted, and by the academy, since it refers to an issue of paramount importance for the Public Sector Economics. / A eficiência na aplicação de recursos é um tema cada vez mais discutido. Especialmente, na Administração Pública, visto que o gasto público elevado e ineficiente é considerado por muitos especialistas como um dos principais motivos de desequilíbrios na economia do país, por exemplo, o baixo crescimento econômico, a corrupção, o câmbio valorizado frente a outras economias mundiais e a taxa de juros ainda alta. Muitas são as experiências adotadas por diversos entes públicos na busca pela melhoria da qualidade no gasto para a oferta de serviços públicos. O presente trabalho apresenta alguns exemplos de iniciativas na implantação de sistemas de custos voltados para a eficiência no gasto público. Além disso, pretende-se analisar a experiência do Governo do Estado do Ceará na implantação de um modelo de gestão de custos que possui como principais finalidades medir o impacto do funcionamento dos equipamentos públicos no custeio para avaliar sua capacidade na realização de novos investimentos. Para esta análise, utiliza-se a metodologia da Análise Envoltória de Dados, que compara os dados de seis hospitais estaduais, nos períodos de janeiro a julho dos anos de 2011 e 2012; e uma pesquisa exploratória de abordagem quantitativa com os servidores envolvidos com o MAPP Gestão. Neste aspecto, os resultados indicam que o MAPP Gestão tem contribuído para a eficiência no gasto público, necessitando, contudo, de ajustes e aperfeiçoamento indispensáveis à expansão do modelo. Apesar dos resultados apresentados, recomenda-se a realização de outros estudos para analisar outros aspectos não considerados neste trabalho, bem como uma avaliação do modelo a partir de sua consolidação como instrumento governamental para redução de custos e melhoria da qualidade de serviços públicos. Por fim, afirma-se que os resultados obtidos neste trabalho poderão ser utilizados pelo Governo do Estado do Ceará, pois servem como análise do MAPP Gestão e poderá auxiliar na tomada de decisão para melhorar o modelo adotado, e pela academia, visto se referir a um tema de suma relevância para a Economia do Setor Público.

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nÃo hà / The efficient application of resources is an increasingly discussed theme, especially in Public Administration, as the high and inefficient public spending is considered by many experts as one of the main reasons for imbalances in the economy of the country, such as low growth economic, corruption, overvalued exchange rate against other world economies and interest rates still high. Many experiments are adopted by several public entities in the quest for quality improvement in spending for public services. This work, in addition to presenting some examples of initiatives in implantation of cost systems geared towards efficiency in public spending, presents and analyzes the experience of the State of Cearà in establishing a cost management model that has as main purposes to measure the impact of the operation of equipment in public defrayal and assess the Government's ability to make new investments. This analysis uses the methodology of Data Envelopment Analysis, which compares data from six state hospitals for the periods from January to July of the years 2011 and 2012, and an exploratory quantitative approach with the servers involved in the MAPP GestÃo. In this respect, the results indicate that MAPP GestÃo has contributed to the public expenditure efficiency, requiring, however, adjustment and refinement needed to expand the model. Despite the results, it is recommended to carry out further studies to analyze other aspects not considered in this work, as well as an evaluation of the model as from its consolidation as a government instrument for reducing costs and improving the quality of public services. Finally, it is argued that the results obtained in this study may be used by the Government of the State of CearÃ, because they serve as the analysis of MAPP GestÃo and can assist in decision making to improve the model adopted, and by the academy, since it refers to an issue of paramount importance for the Public Sector Economics. / A eficiÃncia na aplicaÃÃo de recursos à um tema cada vez mais discutido. Especialmente, na AdministraÃÃo PÃblica, visto que o gasto pÃblico elevado e ineficiente à considerado por muitos especialistas como um dos principais motivos de desequilÃbrios na economia do paÃs, por exemplo, o baixo crescimento econÃmico, a corrupÃÃo, o cÃmbio valorizado frente a outras economias mundiais e a taxa de juros ainda alta. Muitas sÃo as experiÃncias adotadas por diversos entes pÃblicos na busca pela melhoria da qualidade no gasto para a oferta de serviÃos pÃblicos. O presente trabalho apresenta alguns exemplos de iniciativas na implantaÃÃo de sistemas de custos voltados para a eficiÃncia no gasto pÃblico. AlÃm disso, pretende-se analisar a experiÃncia do Governo do Estado do Cearà na implantaÃÃo de um modelo de gestÃo de custos que possui como principais finalidades medir o impacto do funcionamento dos equipamentos pÃblicos no custeio para avaliar sua capacidade na realizaÃÃo de novos investimentos. Para esta anÃlise, utiliza-se a metodologia da AnÃlise EnvoltÃria de Dados, que compara os dados de seis hospitais estaduais, nos perÃodos de janeiro a julho dos anos de 2011 e 2012; e uma pesquisa exploratÃria de abordagem quantitativa com os servidores envolvidos com o MAPP GestÃo. Neste aspecto, os resultados indicam que o MAPP GestÃo tem contribuÃdo para a eficiÃncia no gasto pÃblico, necessitando, contudo, de ajustes e aperfeiÃoamento indispensÃveis à expansÃo do modelo. Apesar dos resultados apresentados, recomenda-se a realizaÃÃo de outros estudos para analisar outros aspectos nÃo considerados neste trabalho, bem como uma avaliaÃÃo do modelo a partir de sua consolidaÃÃo como instrumento governamental para reduÃÃo de custos e melhoria da qualidade de serviÃos pÃblicos. Por fim, afirma-se que os resultados obtidos neste trabalho poderÃo ser utilizados pelo Governo do Estado do CearÃ, pois servem como anÃlise do MAPP GestÃo e poderà auxiliar na tomada de decisÃo para melhorar o modelo adotado, e pela academia, visto se referir a um tema de suma relevÃncia para a Economia do Setor PÃblico.

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) presents with difficulties in social communication, repetitive and/or restricted behaviors, as well as variable language development. Individuals with suspected ASD ideally participate in assessments which include measures of cognitive abilities, adaptive functioning, language functioning, and ASD specific measures (i.e., ADOS, ADI-R). Diagnosis of ASD can occur confidently at 2 years of age, however, the mean age at diagnosis is 4-5 years old. Delays in diagnosis are accounted for by lacking professionals and centers with the capabilities to assess ASD, as well as long waitlists for assessments. Early identification and intervention have been shown to provide the best improvements in ASD symptomology. The aim of the current study was to conduct a program evaluation of an autism treatment center that was designed to provide high quality evidence-based interventions. The study determined if treatment-as-usual in that center yields the expected gains in adaptive functioning and corresponding decreases in barriers to learning. Results indicated improvement in scores on standardized direct assessment of milestone achievement and barriers to learning, but no significant improvement in adaptive skills via secondary informant questionnaire measures following 6 months of treatment. The overall sample size was small due to COVID-19 complications, lack of institutional procedures, and limited client pool. Further investigation into the treatment practices and reevaluation strategies for individuals with ASD is required.

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No. of bitstreams: 1 TeseMCCM.pdf: 4302375 bytes, checksum: b35a785ffde6e9fac0ef29ac58d61c15 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2017-02-06 / Não recebi financiamento / The Verbal Behavior Milestones Assessment and Placement Program (VB-MAPP) authored by Mark Sundberg provides a systematic assessment for children with autism and similar delays and has become a frequent tool among those who gives consultations in this área. Divided into five components, the VB-MAPP evaluates samples of the child’s verbal repertoire from 170 developmental milestones presented in three levels (0 -18 months, 18-30 months and 30-48). The aim of this study was to translate and adapt the VB-MAPP to the Portuguese language and propose a way to qualify professionals to implement it properly. Study 1 translated and adapted to Portuguese Chapters 1 to 6 and the corresponding protocol scoring form. Study 2 tested the effect of a Behavioral Skill Training to improve the performance of the professionals in conducting the VB-MAPP. Items from a list of skills were used to measure the performance of each participant in specific tasks (Level 1, 2 and 3) of this assessment tool. The study consisted of three phases: pretest, training and posttest. Ten participants were divided into two groups: control and experimental. Both groups performed the pretest and posttest, but the training was only mandatory for the experimental group. In the pretest phase all participants received the Portuguese version of The VBMAPP and had to assess one child each. Training phase was composed of a BST package (instruction, modeling, reharsal and feedback). Only Level 1 and 2 tasks were taught. Both groups repeated the assessment in the posttest phase, however, the experimental group had an additional task: implementing the Level 3 tasks of the VB -MAPP. Still in the posttest phase, two participants (P3 and P6), presenting lower overall performances than the other participants of the experimental group, were selected for five additional posttest sessions. The results showed that all participants in the experimental group developed skills to implement The VB-MAPP regarding Level 1 and 2 tasks. About the performance of the experimental group in Level 3 tasks, it was possible to say that generalization occurred for some, but not all behaviors. The results were higher than the pretests, but lower when compared to the Level 1 and 2 tasks. Among the factors that may have contributed to this partial result we highlight: (1) Level 3 tasks are more complex than the Levels 1 and 2 and may require evaluators with more experience (2) only some milestones were selected for Level 3 testing and not all of them. As for participants P3 and P6, after a total of six posttest viii sessions, they maintained the percentage of correct answers higher than 90% for Level 1 and 2 tasks and 85% for Level 3 tasks. / O Verbal Behavior Milestones Assessment and Placement Program (VB-MAPP) de autoria de Mark L. Sundberg oferece uma avaliação sistematizada para crianças autistas ou com atrasos similares e se tornou um instrumento de uso frequente entre aqueles que planejam e implementam atendimentos nessa área. Dividido em cinco componentes, o VB-MAPP avalia uma amostra do repertório verbal da criança a partir de 170 marcos de desenvolvimento que são apresentados em três níveis (0 -18 meses; 18-30 meses e 30-48). O objetivo do presente trabalho foi realizar a tradução e adaptação do VB-MAPP para o português, bem como, propôr uma forma de capacitar profissionais para implementá-lo adequadamente. O Estudo 1 traduziu e adaptou para o português o VB-MAPP manual capítulos 1 ao 6 e o protocolo de registro correspondente. As etapas envolveram a participação de dois tradutores independentes, avaliação de especialistas e estudo piloto. O Estudo 2 testou o efeito de um treino de habilidades comportamentais (Behavioral Skill Training- BST) para aprimorar o desempenho de profissionais da área da pedagogia e psicologia na implementação do VB-MAPP. A variável dependente foi a porcentagem de acertos de uma lista de itens, chamada de Avaliação de Desempenho, que serviu de parâmetro para mensurar as habilidades de avaliador dos participantes em tarefas de Nível 1, 2 e 3 do VB-MAPP. O estudo foi composto por 3 fases: pré-teste, treinamento e pós-teste. Dez participantes foram divididos em dois grupos: controle e experimental. Ambos os grupos particiaram da fase de pré-teste e pós- teste, porém, o treinamento foi obrigatório para o grupo experimental. Na fase do pré -teste todos receberam a versão adaptada para o português do VB-MAPP e cada participante avaliou uma criança. Depois, somente o grupo experimental passou pela fase de treinamento, sendo exposto a um pacote BST. O BST, composto por instrução, modelação, ensaio e feedback, foi a variável independente Somente habilidades de Nível 1 e 2 foram ensinadas. Na fase do pós -teste os dois grupos repetiram a avaliação do pré-teste com a mesma criança, porém, o grupo experimental teve uma tarefa adicional: implementar tarefas de Nível 3 do VB MAPP não ensinadas durante o treinamento. Nessa etapa foi observado a eficácia do treinamento em promover generalização das habilidades de avaliador para as tarefas de Nível 3. Ainda na fase de pósteste, dois participantes (P3 e P6), apresentando desempenhos gerais inferiores aos outros vi participantes do grupo experimental, foram selecionados para 05 sessões adicionais de pósteste e avaliaram novas crianças. Os resultados do primeiro pós-teste mostraram que todos os participantes do grupo experimental desenvolveram as habilidades de avaliador esperadas para implementar o VB-MAPP depois do treinamento, indicando a eficácia do BST. Em relação ao desempenho nas tarefas de Nível 3, foi possível dizer que ocorreu generalização para alguns comportamentos, mas não todos. Os resultados foram superiores aos do pré – teste, mas inferiores quando comparados com os desempenhos de Nível 1 e 2. Entre os fatores que podem ter contribuído para esse resultado parcial destacamos: (1) as tarefas de Nível 3 são mais complexas que as dos Níveis 1 e 2 e podem exigir avaliadores com maior experiência nesse tipo de tarefa (2) apenas alguns itens ou marcos foram selecionados para a testagem do Nível 3 e não a totalidade deles. Quanto aos participantes P3 e P6, após um total de seis sessões de pós- teste, mantiveram a porcentagem de acertos superior a 90% nas tarefas de Nível 1 e 2 e 85% de acertos nas tarefas de Nível 3.

The present study implemented Mobilizing for Action through Planning and Partnerships (MAPP), a comprehensive, multi-component, strategic planning model and tool, in the New River Valley (NRV), Virginia to mobilize the NRV community to improve its own health status and the quality of life of its residents. The current mixed methods study represents one of the first to utilize MAPP in southwest Virginia and Virginia and is the most comprehensive community health needs assessment and strategic planning effort to date in the NRV. Through MAPP, the NRV community strived to determine the most effective ways to achieve optimal community health by considering its unique circumstances and needs, prioritizing public health system issues, identifying resources, and then developing integrated plans and forming effective partnerships for strategic action. The NRV MAPP process provided a solid framework for creating a community-driven needs assessment and strategic planning approach and initiative that brought together diverse public, private, non-profit, and voluntary organizations/agencies, businesses, faith communities, academia, local government, community members, and others who shared the commitment to and had a role in the NRV community's health and overall well-being. The current study also reviews the specific findings, summarizes the benefits and successes, and highlights lessons learned (including challenges and limitations) from the NRV MAPP experience, as well as makes recommendations for current practice and future research. Additionally, it provides a step-by-step overview of the entire MAPP process for potential users as applied to a real-world community, specifically the NRV. / Ph. D.

The aim of this thesis is to describe and evaluate the education of an autistic pupil in the mainstream school according to the principles of applied behavioural analysis. The default method is the Pennsylvania Verbal Behavior Project, which was implemented at a Czech primary school. The thesis presents a theoretical description of this educational method and its particular techniques. Their practical application is illustrated by the research case study report of a pupil, who was observed in my research. In this research case analysis, I have analysed the input skills of the observed pupil and his progress in particular areas and evaluated status not only according to the VB-MAPP diagnostic material. Description of the development of verbal behaviour is the core objective systematically developed by this educational method and it is an integral part of the pupil's active participation in joint learning. The thesis comes with a new perspective on the education of pupils with autism in the framework of common education at primary school. Pupils involved in this type of education can enter the school even though they are not yet adequately equipped with verbal skills and would not benefit from frontal teaching and common learning process. They are integrated into the ordinary class with respect to...

This dissertation, Constructing Hope: Narrative and the Foster Care Experience, analyzes the language used to explain the foster care experience to children under the care of Arizona's Child Protective Services (CPS). The dissertation proposes revisions to the language around foster care to make the experience less confusing and makes recommendations to encourage hope for foster children. This multi-methodological study combines ethnography and textography. Engaging narrative inquiry, relying particularly on Earnest Bormann and Walter Fisher, the dissertation analyzes Arizona's training material for Child Protective Services (CPS) case managers (CORE training) and Arizona's training material for foster parents (PS-MAPP training) along with interviews of case managers and foster parents. The analysis of the CORE training for CPS case managers reveals that narratives about CPS generally focus on the birth parent as central to the plot and situate children as supporting characters. Also, the analysis shows narrative disjunctures between the characterization of birth parents in the CORE training and the experiences of the case managers interviewed. I show how the language used in the CORE training could be more coherent with the experiences of case managers and the experiences of children. The analysis of the PS-MAPP training reveals a contradiction between the characterization of the foster caregiver and the metaphor of "parent" used to describe the foster caregiver. Also, the study demonstrates ways in which the strength/needs framework, which is central to the training, could be expanded to better prepare foster caregivers for their work. Finally, examining Aviva Children's Services' Life Book program reveals ways in which hope can be cultivated for foster children. The analysis of the Life Book project proposes a rhetoric of hope applicable to other populations who have undergone serious trauma.

This thesis analyzes the potential systematic errorin the characterization of the rock mass quality in borehole and tunnel mapping. The difference when assessing the rock mass quality refers to the fact that the characterization performed on drilled rock cores are commonly done on-meter length, while the tunnel section can be up to 20-25 m wide. At the same time, previous studies indicate that the engineering geologist tends to characterize the rock mass quality during tunnel excavation with a conservative estimation of the parameters defining the rock mass quality to ensure a sufficient rock support. In order to estimate this possible systematic error produced by the size difference when assessing the rock mass quality, a simulation was performed within a geological domain, representative of Stockholm city. In the simulation, each meter of the tunnel section was given a separate value of the rock mass quality, randomly chosen from a normal distribution representative for the studied geological domain. The minimum value was set to represent the characterized rock mass quality for that tunnel section. The results from the simulation produced a systematic error due to the difference between the geological domain, reproducing the borehole mapping, and the simulated values, representing the tunnel mapping. The results showed a systematic error in the RMR basic index around 15 points in average, which compared to the difference of 5-7 points obtained in Norrström and the Norrmalm tunnels in the Stockholm Citylink project recently constructed, are found to be excessive. However, in the simulation, it was assumed that (1) the results obtained were the same in the bore hole mapping and in the tunnel mapping, (2) with the only difference of the engineer geologist assigning to the tunnel section the lowest RMR basic value, and (3) that there was no spatial correlation between the quality RMR basic index. After analyzing the three assumptions the simulation was based upon, the absence of spatial correlation was found to be the most significative, which indicate that spatial correlation in rock mass quality needs to be included if a more correct value should be obtained.