ABREU, Wesley Carlos de. A filosofia moral em Adorno: sobre a vida danificada no mundo administrado. 2016. 129f. – Dissertação (Mestrado) – Universidade Federal do Ceará, Programa de Pós-graduação em Filosofia, Fortaleza (CE), 2016. / Submitted by Gustavo Daher (gdaherufc@hotmail.com) on 2016-09-23T11:50:13Z No. of bitstreams: 1 2016_dis_wcabreu.pdf: 1176442 bytes, checksum: a6a6050bb8dd1b814ca4b9a018fa72ed (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Márcia Araújo (marcia_m_bezerra@yahoo.com.br) on 2016-09-23T12:06:12Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 2016_dis_wcabreu.pdf: 1176442 bytes, checksum: a6a6050bb8dd1b814ca4b9a018fa72ed (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2016-09-23T12:06:12Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 2016_dis_wcabreu.pdf: 1176442 bytes, checksum: a6a6050bb8dd1b814ca4b9a018fa72ed (MD5) Previous issue date: 2016 / We seek to develop our research in the study of moral philosophy of Adorno, and from this perspective, search the Critical Theory of society, of which this philosopher grounded his thinking, and it will investigate the issue of damaged life in the world and given its established moral. To promote the methodology of this research, whose false life in the world and given his damaged morale of the individual in the world are given our interest, will follow the reading Minima Moralia: Reflections from damaged life. Theodor W. Adorno analyzes about the condition of human life in the contemporary world and tries to show that the "good life" practically disappeared from human relations. Thus, we present the arguments that the thought of the philosopher to his own moral philosophy. In the sense of "antimoral" of the forms set moral constraints of the system. When we read Minima Moralia, we realize the fragmentary character of the work, written by aphorisms, unveils in his exposure so the traces of a too fragmented reality, which could not be treated by Adorno otherwise than as part of a all that fell apart and which left nothing but small fragments. Thus arises the need to investigate more mundane details of the everyday life of individuals this problem. It is a critical, a complaint Adorno performs in the intimate society and interpersonal relationships when he presents revealing way the domineering character of society, the coldness and indifference of relations and committed barbarism. The study results led us to a possible ethics proposal Adorno, to talk about it, it brings a perspective of a "duty", urging that places like Auschwitz not happen again. So it does not return with new aspects of today's society, the philosopher proposes that let's not forget what happened -the past that is still the trauma of the witnesses, but also the resistance that leads to knowledge the new generations as a way to educate . / Procuramos desenvolver a nossa pesquisa no estudo da filosofia moral de Adorno, e desta perspectiva, buscar na Teoria Crítica da sociedade, da qual este filósofo fundamentou seu pensamento, e com ela pesquisaremos a temática da vida danificada no mundo administrado e sua moral estabelecida. Para fomentar a metodologia desta pesquisa, cuja vida falsa no mundo administrado e sua moral danificada do indivíduo no mundo administrado são o nosso interesse, seguirá na leitura da Minima Moralia: reflexões a partir da vida danificada. Theodor W. Adorno analisa a respeito da condição da vida humana no mundo contemporâneo e tenta mostrar que a “vida boa” praticamente desapareceu das relações humanas. Dessa forma, apresentamos os argumentos que apontam no pensamento do filósofo para uma filosofia moral própria. No sentido de uma “antimoral” da moral estabelecida pelas formas condicionantes do sistema. Quando lemos Minima Moralia, percebemos o caráter fragmentário da obra, escrita por meio de aforismos, desvela em seu modo de exposição os traços de uma realidade também fragmentada, a qual não poderia ser tratada por Adorno de outro modo a não ser como parte de uma totalidade que se desfez e do qual não restam senão pequenos fragmentos. Assim, surge a necessidade de investigar nos detalhes mais banais da vida cotidiana dos indivíduos esse problema. É uma crítica, uma denúncia que Adorno realiza no mais intimo da sociedade e suas relações interpessoais, quando ele apresenta de maneira desveladora o caráter dominador da sociedade, na frieza e indiferença das relações e na barbárie cometida. O resultado do estudo nos conduziu para uma possível proposta ética de Adorno, ao falar desse assunto, ele traz uma perspectiva de um “dever”, exortando que lugares como Auschwitz não voltem a acontecer. Para que isso não retorne com novos aspectos da sociedade atual, o filósofo propõe que não deixemos esquecer o que ocorreu - o passado que ainda é o trauma das testemunhas, mas também, a resistência que leva o ao conhecimento as novas gerações como forma de educar.

[pt] Nas últimas décadas a participação do capital privado em projetos de infraestrutura tem aumentado. Por outro lado, considerando os elevados riscos de alguns destes empreendimentos, pode haver necessidade do governo estabelecer mecanismos de incentivo para reduzir estes riscos para continuar atraindo o investidor privado. Uma destas alternativas é a Garantia Limitada de Receita Mínima. Nesta modalidade, é garantida ao investidor uma receita mínima do projeto limitado a um teto pré-fixado chamado de nível de CAP, o que reduz o risco do governo. Este trabalho propõe uma metodologia que permite ao governo definir os parâmetros ótimos para precificar a Garantia de Receita Mínima com CAP de forma a alcançar os objetivos de atrair a iniciativa privada e minimizar o custo e o risco esperados pelo governo. Para determinar o interesse do investidor privado foi adotada a métrica do nível de risco do projeto, obtido da distribuição de probabilidade do VPL, e o risco do governo, a medida de performance Omega, obtida da distribuição de probabilidade da garantia, usando-se a metodologia das opções reais. Para determinar os parâmetros ótimos foi utilizado método numérico, dado que uma solução analítica é inviável dada a complexidade do problema. Como resultado secundário, demonstrou-se que quando o governo analisa a garantia em um contexto de carteira de projetos, o risco do governo reduz-se devido ao efeito da diversificação. / [en] In recent decades the participation of private capital in infrastructure projects has increased. Considering the high level of risk of some of these projects, there may be a need for some sort of government support mechanisms that reduce these risks in order to continue to attract the private investor interest. One such alternative is the Limited Minimum Revenue Guarantee, where the investor is guaranteed a minimum revenue level for the project, limited to a preset ceiling, or CAP, which reduces the government’s risk. This work proposes a method to allow the government to define the optimal parameters for both the Minimum Revenue Guarantee and the CAP, so that the private investor is attracted to the project at the lowest cost and risk possible to the government. The interest of the private investor is measured by the level of risk involved, which is obtained from the probability distribution of the project´s NPV. The metric for the government risk is assumed to be the Omega performance measure, which is determined from the probability distribution of the guarantee under the real options approach. Due to the complexity of the problem, an analytic solution is not feasible and it is shown that the optimal parameters can be determined with numerical methods. As a secondary result, it is also shown that when the government analyses these guarantees in the context of a portfolio of projects, the risk to the government is reduced due to the diversification effect.

Made available in DSpace on 2015-04-09T12:28:28Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2014-09-22Bitstream added on 2015-04-09T12:47:21Z : No. of bitstreams: 1 000809210.pdf: 459385 bytes, checksum: dab92fb8cd81e57ec76cb5ce64b983e9 (MD5) / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES) / O principal objetivo deste trabalho e fazer um estudo sobre problemas de máximos e mínimos de funções de uma variável no ensino médio. E destinado a professores e alunos de matemática deste nível de ensino. Tem a pretensão de melhorar a compreensão deste tema, muitas vezes s o abordado a nível de funções quadráticas. Serve também como uma aplicação da fórmula de Taylor. Neste trabalho queremos incentivar alunos e professores de matemática ao estudo de máximos e mínimos de funções de uma variável. Resolveremos diversos problemas envolvendo máximos e mínimos de funções polinomiais do 2o grau, utilizando os conceitos básicos de vértice, ponto de máximo, ponto de mínimo. Iremos também mostrar a resolução de problemas de máximos e mínimos que não recaem em uma função quadrática, utilizando o conceito de derivada. Por fim, para estes ultimos problemas, utilizaremos a fórmula de Taylor para aproximar a função obtida por seu polinômio de Taylor de 2a ordem. Encontraremos o valor máximo ou mínimo de tal polinômio usando as ferramentas básicas de função quadrática. De fato, devido a teoria de Taylor, constataremos que o valor otimo obtido no problema e o valor máximo ou mínimo de tal polinômio estarão suficientemente próximos / The main goal of this work is to make a study about problems of maxima and minima of functions of one variable in High School. It is intended for teachers and students of mathematics of this level of learning. It intends to improve the understanding of this subject which it is often only addressed to the level of quadratic functions. It also serves as an application of the Taylor formula. In this work we want to encourage students and teachers of mathematics to the study of maxima and minima of functions of one variable. We will solve several problems involving maxima and minima of polynomial functions of the second degree, using the basic concepts of vertex, maximum point, minimum point. We will also show the resolution of problems of maxima and minima that do not lead to a quadratic function, using the derivative concept. Finally, for these last problems, we will make use of the Taylor formula in order to approximate the function obtained by its Taylor polynomial of second order. We will nd the maximum or minimum value of such polynomial by using the basic tools of quadratic function. In fact, due to Taylor theory, we will note that the optimal value obtained in the problem and the maximum or minimum value of such polynomial will be su ciently close

Made available in DSpace on 2015-05-15T11:46:08Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2013-08-27 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior - CAPES / This work presents a research on problems of maxima and minima of the Euclidean geometry. Initially we present some preliminary results followed by statements that in essence use basic concepts of geometry. Below are some problems of maximizing area and minimizing perimeter of triangles and convex polygons, culminating in a proof of the isoperimetric inequality for polygons and review the general case. Solve some classical problems of geometry that are related to outliers and present other problems as proposed. / Este trabalho apresenta uma pesquisa sobre problemas de máximos e mínimos da Geometria Euclidiana. Inicialmente apresentamos alguns resultados preliminares seguidos de suas demonstrações que em sua essência usam conceitos básicos de geometria. Em seguida apresentamos alguns problemas de maximização de área e de minimização de perímetro em triângulos e polígonos convexos, culminando com uma prova da desigualdade isoperimétrica para polígonos e comentário do caso geral. Resolvemos alguns problemas clássicos de geometria que estão relacionados com valores extremos e apresentamos outros como problemas propostos.

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The aim of this study is to establish a nation-wide cost-benefit framework for aviation projection appraisal. This framework is built upon Transportation System Analysis Model developed at Virginia Tech Air Transportation System Model (TSAM). Both supply and demand characteristics and their inter-dependence are investigated. It attempts to solve the absence of supply constraints in aviation demand forecast in the literature. In addition, external costs in term of noise and emission are also considered. A national environmental impact analysis introduced by new generation small aircraft system is conducted. Two case studies are discussed to illustrate the framework. The first one is based on the GPS Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS) Lower Landing Minima capability. It represents a nation-wide cost-benefit analysis with examination of both supply and demand. System-wide benefit of accessibility improvement and infrastructure cost are scrutinized at the same time. A prioritized set of candidate airports for this technology is provided as a result. The second study focuses on New York area. Benefits brought by DataComm technology are evaluated by multi-iteration simulations. DataComm is projected to reduce entry point intrail and final approach separation. The improvements are modeled at individual airport and New York airspace. Consumer surplus is estimated based on demand and delay relationship using TSAM. / Ph. D.

La diversité des accords bilatéraux a constitué un moyen pour l'Union européenne d'étendre ses compétences externes. Cela rend compte du volontarisme mais surtout du pragmatisme de son action extérieure, ce qui n'est pas sans poser de problèmes.La mise en cohérence des accords bilatéraux devient alors une exigence impérieuse. Cette rationalisation des accords devra être confortée par un schéma institutionnel rénové autant que par la reformulation synthétique des fondements juridiques de la compétence externe de l'Union européenne. / The different bilateral agreement is a tool for the European Union to wide its external competences. This illustrates it voluntarism but even more it pragmatism of it external action, what is not without raise problems.The harmonization of bilateral agreements is a very strong need. This rationalization should be hold by an institutional scheme and by a reformulation of legal basis.

Trends in streamflow extremes at a regional scale linked to the possible influences of four major oceanic-atmospheric oscillations are analyzed in this study. Oscillations considered include: El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO), Pacific Decadal Oscillation (PDO), Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation (AMO), and North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO). The main emphasis is low flows in the South-Atlantic Gulf region of the United States. Several standard drought indices of low flow extremes during two different phases (warm/positive and cool/negative) of these oscillations are evaluated. Long-term streamflow data at 43 USGS sites in the region from the Hydro-Climatic Data Network that are least affected by anthropogenic influences are used for analysis. Results show that for ENSO, low flow indices were more likely to occur during La Niña phase; however, longer deficits were more likely during El Niño phase. Results also show that for PDO (AMO), all (most) low flow indices occur during the cool (warm) phase. / Includes bibliography. / Thesis (M.S.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2015. / FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection

Nie Xiaofeng. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2002. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 52-56). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / Chapter 1 --- Introduction --- p.1 / Chapter 2 --- A Minimax Model and Its CAPM --- p.9 / Chapter 2.1 --- Model Formulation --- p.9 / Chapter 2.2 --- Efficient Frontier --- p.11 / Chapter 2.3 --- Market Portfolio --- p.15 / Chapter 2.4 --- CAPM of Minimax Model --- p.22 / Chapter 3 --- "A Revised Minimax Model with Downside Risk, and Its CAPM" --- p.28 / Chapter 3.1 --- Model Formulation --- p.28 / Chapter 3.2 --- Efficient Frontier --- p.30 / Chapter 3.3 --- Market Portfolio and CAPM --- p.38 / Chapter 4 --- Numerical Analysis --- p.43 / Chapter 4.1 --- Efficient Frontiers --- p.43 / Chapter 4.1.1 --- Input Data --- p.45 / Chapter 4.1.2 --- Efficient Frontiers --- p.45 / Chapter 4.2 --- Monthly Rate of Return Comparison --- p.47 / Chapter 5 --- Summary --- p.50 / Bibliography --- p.52

There are many combinatorial optimization problems such as traveling salesman problem, quadratic-assignment problem, flow shop scheduling, that are computationally intractable. Tabu search based simulated annealing is a stochastic search algorithm that is widely used to solve combinatorial optimization problems. Due to excessive run time, there is a strong demand for a parallel version that can be applied to any problem with minimal modifications. Existing advanced and/or parallel versions of tabu search algorithms are specific to the problem at hand. This leads to a drawback of optimization only for that particular problem. In this work, we propose a parallel version of tabu search based SA on the Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) platform. We propose two variants of the algorithm based on where the tabu list is stored (global vs. local). In the first version, the list is stored in the global shared memory such that all threads can access this list. Multiple random walks in solution space are carried out. Each walk avoids the moves made in rest of the walks due to their access to global tabu list at the expense of more time. In the second version, the list is stored at the block level and is shared by only the block threads. Groups of random walks are performed in parallel and a walk in a group avoids the moves made by the rest of the walks within that group due to their access to shared local tabu list. This version is better than the first version in terms of execution time. On the other hand, the first version finds the global optima more often. We present experimental results for six difficult optimization functions with known global optima. Compared to the CPU implementation with similar workload, the proposed GPU versions are faster by approximately three orders of magnitude and often find the global optima.