Title: Spectral Analysis of Electromyography Data of Power Lifters Objectives: The aim of this thesis is a description of muscle activity and its measu- rement using electromyography (EMG), description of parameters of EMG signal and their relationship to neuromuscular physiology. The aim of the practical part is an implementation of spectral analysis of EMG data of power lifters when performing 4 series of 5 split-squats carrying loading in one hand. Methods: The spectral analysis of EMG data of 35 athletes is presented. The athletes performed 4 series of 5 split-squats with one sided loading. The loading was 25% and 50% of their body mass and the carrying position was homolateral and contralateral to stance leg. Muscles chosen for measurement were vastus medialis obliquus, vastus lateralis obliquus, gluteus medius and biceps femoris of both sides. The implementation of digital signal proces- sing algorithm was done using Matlab and its Signal Processing Toolbox. The spectral analysis was implemented using discrete Fourier transform with sliding 256-sample window size and 32-sample window increment. The resulting spectrogram was divided into parts based on smoothed EMG. Median frequency for each split-squat was calculated. For the statistical processing we used median frequency differencies...

The emergence of the theory of maqāṣid al-sharīʿa as a legal theory, which is a purposive approach to the law in which the main purposes of the law are considered as deriving elements of the legal rulings, has occurred in a particular socio-political and cultural context for the Shīʿa and within a particular epistemological construction. Given the lack of a historical reading of Shīʿī jurisprudence and the limitations of the methodological approaches which have to date been employed, this research applies a holistic approach. “The Bahbahānian paradigm” is identified as the overarching epistemological paradigm in modern and contemporary Shīʿī jurisprudence. The Bahbahanian paradigm was formed during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries and is arguably characterised as being a combination of Aristotelian epistemologically, formalist methodologically and soft utilitarianism. Within this paradigm in the context of the twentieth century, maqāṣid al-sharīʿa emerged in Shīʿī thought, especially in its systematic and comprehensive theorisation by Muḥammad Taqī al-Mudarrisī - a contemporary Shīʿī scholar. The introduction of the maqāṣid al-sharīʿa approach represents a paradigm shift that departs epistemologically, methodologically and functionally from the Bahbahānian paradigm. Mudarrisī’s maqāṣid al-sharīʿa paradigm is characterized as pragmatic epistemologically, more accessible and dynamic methodologically and employing a virtue ethic. Mudarrisī’s maqāṣid al-sharīʿa reflects the eclipse of the quietist character of the previous paradigm and the ambition of the contemporary Shīʿī religious institution. This ambition comprises a more significant role in the public sphere, which is embodied in the application or renewal of the sharīʿa in reality on one hand, and confronting the systematical secularization of the modern nation-state of the public sphere on the other. Mudarrisī’s version of maqāṣid al-sharīʿa is obligated to challenge three intellectual enterprises; that is, the classical Shīʿī jurisprudential reasoning by embracing hermeneutical tools which are more accessible to religious knowledge; the Sunnī soft utilitarian maqāṣidī approaches by providing virtue ethical jurisprudence; and the secular nation-state by providing a flexible legal system.

A sistematização da assistência de enfermagem tornou-se um instrumento valioso no trabalho do enfermeiro, por nortear as consultas, produzir registro de suas práticas por meio de processo organizado com linguagem padronizada, pensamento crítico e habilidades lógicas. Na Atenção Básica, para o enfermeiro realizar a SAE, necessita de classificação voltada não apenas para o modelo fisiopatológico, mas que contemple o ser humano de forma integral, respeitando os princípios do SUS de universalidade, equidade, integralidade, resolutividade e de qualidade. A Classificação Internacional de Práticas de Enfermagem em Saúde Coletiva, CIPESC®, atende a essas características, constituindo a opção de classificação para esta elaboração. Assim, o presente estudo teve como objetivo reformular e validar roteiro para primeira consulta de enfermagem à gestante de baixo risco utilizando a CIPESC®. A pesquisa buscou consistência teórica no histórico das classificações das práticas de enfermagem para contribuir no aprimoramento do conhecimento, assim como, na consulta de enfermagem e da saúde da mulher para entendermos a evolução do atendimento à gestante, grupo populacional escolhido como foco do roteiro. Trata-se de Estudo Metodológico realizado em duas fases. A primeira constituiu-se no desenvolvimento de revisão integrativa, analisando as produções científicas sobre Cuidados de Enfermagem, Enfermagem em Saúde Pública, Atenção Primária à Saúde, Saúde da Mulher, Classificação Internacional de Atenção Primária, Gestante e Pré-Natal para fundamentar a reconstrução do roteiro em uso em uma unidade básica de saúde. Foram utilizadas três bases de dados: Lilacs, Pubmed e Cinahl. Obteve-se nove publicações que possibilitaram extrair evidências das informações para aprimorar o roteiro. O resultado da Revisão Integrativa acrescido de analise de documentos oficiais do Ministério da Saúde sobre o tema forneceram os elementos para a formulação do roteiro, que também foi apreciado pelo grupo de trabalho sobre a SAE, constituído de enfermeiras da rede de Atenção Básica, gerando a versão para a próxima fase. Na segunda fase, foi realizada validação por oito experts que, após duas apreciações com incorporação das observações e sugestões, obteve-se como produto final, o roteiro de SAE para primeira consulta da gestante na Atenção Básica. Conclui-se que o roteiro validado oferece subsídios para direcionar os enfermeiros a documentarem a consulta de enfermagem, permitindo além da adequação das exigências do Conselho de Enfermagem espaço para novos estudos relacionados à sua aplicabilidade. O roteiro reformulado e validado, de sistematização de assistência de enfermagem da primeira consulta à gestante na Atenção Básica visa, como finalidade, à sua aplicação prática, para tanto, será apresentado à Secretária Municipal de Saúde do município de Ribeirão Preto para ser incorporado aos protocolos municipais, propondo-se a substituição da Versão inicial atualmente em uso. Palavras-chave: Cuidados de Enfermagem. Enfermagem em Saúde Pública / The Nursing Care Systematization (NCS) has become a valuable tool in the nurses\' work for guiding the consultations and producing a record of their practices through an organized process with standardized language, critical thinking and logical skills. In Primary Care, to perform the NCS, nurses need of the classification not only for the pathophysiological model, but also to contemplate the human being integrally, respecting the SUS principles of universality, equity, integrality, problem solving and quality. The International Classification of the Nursing Practices in Collective Health - CIPESC® meets these characteristics, constituting the option of classification for this development. Thus, this study aimed to reformulate and validate a guide for the first nursing consultation of the low-risk pregnant women using the CIPESC®. The research sought theoretical consistency in the history of the classification of nursing practices to contribute to the improvement of knowledge as well as of the nursing consultation and women\'s health to understand the evolution of care to pregnant women, a population group chosen as the focus of the guide. This is a Methodological Study carried out in two phases. The first was the development of an integrative review, analyzing the scientific productions on Nursing Care, Public Health Nursing, Primary Health Care, Women\'s Health, International Classification of Primary Care, Pregnant Women and Prenatal Care to support the reconstruction of the guide which was being used in a basic health unit. Three databases were used: Lilacs, Pubmed and Cinahl. There were 9 articles that made it possible to extract evidence of the information to improve the guide. The result of the Integrative Review and the analysis of official Ministry of Health documents on the theme provided the elements for the development of the guide, which was also appreciated by the work group on NCS composed by nurses from the Primary Care network, generating the version for the next phase. In the second phase, the validation was performed by 8 experts, and after two evaluations with incorporation of the observations and suggestions, it was obtained as final product, the NCS guide for the first consultation of the pregnant women in Primary Care. It was concluded that the validated guide offers subsidies to help nurses to document the nursing consultation, allowing the adequacy of the requirements of the Nursing Board and the opportunity for further studies related to its applicability. The revised and validated guide of the systematization of first nursing consultation of the pregnant woman in Primary Care aimed at its practical application. For this purpose, it will be presented to the Municipal Health Secretary of the city of Ribeirão Preto to be incorporated into the municipal protocols with the proposal to replace the initial version, which is currently in use

王蘇琦. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2010. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 357-385). / Electronic reproduction. Hong Kong : Chinese University of Hong Kong, [2012] System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader. Available via World Wide Web. / Abstracts in Chinese and English. / Wang Suqi.

A sistematização da assistência de enfermagem tornou-se um instrumento valioso no trabalho do enfermeiro, por nortear as consultas, produzir registro de suas práticas por meio de processo organizado com linguagem padronizada, pensamento crítico e habilidades lógicas. Na Atenção Básica, para o enfermeiro realizar a SAE, necessita de classificação voltada não apenas para o modelo fisiopatológico, mas que contemple o ser humano de forma integral, respeitando os princípios do SUS de universalidade, equidade, integralidade, resolutividade e de qualidade. A Classificação Internacional de Práticas de Enfermagem em Saúde Coletiva, CIPESC®, atende a essas características, constituindo a opção de classificação para esta elaboração. Assim, o presente estudo teve como objetivo reformular e validar roteiro para primeira consulta de enfermagem à gestante de baixo risco utilizando a CIPESC®. A pesquisa buscou consistência teórica no histórico das classificações das práticas de enfermagem para contribuir no aprimoramento do conhecimento, assim como, na consulta de enfermagem e da saúde da mulher para entendermos a evolução do atendimento à gestante, grupo populacional escolhido como foco do roteiro. Trata-se de Estudo Metodológico realizado em duas fases. A primeira constituiu-se no desenvolvimento de revisão integrativa, analisando as produções científicas sobre Cuidados de Enfermagem, Enfermagem em Saúde Pública, Atenção Primária à Saúde, Saúde da Mulher, Classificação Internacional de Atenção Primária, Gestante e Pré-Natal para fundamentar a reconstrução do roteiro em uso em uma unidade básica de saúde. Foram utilizadas três bases de dados: Lilacs, Pubmed e Cinahl. Obteve-se nove publicações que possibilitaram extrair evidências das informações para aprimorar o roteiro. O resultado da Revisão Integrativa acrescido de analise de documentos oficiais do Ministério da Saúde sobre o tema forneceram os elementos para a formulação do roteiro, que também foi apreciado pelo grupo de trabalho sobre a SAE, constituído de enfermeiras da rede de Atenção Básica, gerando a versão para a próxima fase. Na segunda fase, foi realizada validação por oito experts que, após duas apreciações com incorporação das observações e sugestões, obteve-se como produto final, o roteiro de SAE para primeira consulta da gestante na Atenção Básica. Conclui-se que o roteiro validado oferece subsídios para direcionar os enfermeiros a documentarem a consulta de enfermagem, permitindo além da adequação das exigências do Conselho de Enfermagem espaço para novos estudos relacionados à sua aplicabilidade. O roteiro reformulado e validado, de sistematização de assistência de enfermagem da primeira consulta à gestante na Atenção Básica visa, como finalidade, à sua aplicação prática, para tanto, será apresentado à Secretária Municipal de Saúde do município de Ribeirão Preto para ser incorporado aos protocolos municipais, propondo-se a substituição da Versão inicial atualmente em uso. Palavras-chave: Cuidados de Enfermagem. Enfermagem em Saúde Pública / The Nursing Care Systematization (NCS) has become a valuable tool in the nurses\' work for guiding the consultations and producing a record of their practices through an organized process with standardized language, critical thinking and logical skills. In Primary Care, to perform the NCS, nurses need of the classification not only for the pathophysiological model, but also to contemplate the human being integrally, respecting the SUS principles of universality, equity, integrality, problem solving and quality. The International Classification of the Nursing Practices in Collective Health - CIPESC® meets these characteristics, constituting the option of classification for this development. Thus, this study aimed to reformulate and validate a guide for the first nursing consultation of the low-risk pregnant women using the CIPESC®. The research sought theoretical consistency in the history of the classification of nursing practices to contribute to the improvement of knowledge as well as of the nursing consultation and women\'s health to understand the evolution of care to pregnant women, a population group chosen as the focus of the guide. This is a Methodological Study carried out in two phases. The first was the development of an integrative review, analyzing the scientific productions on Nursing Care, Public Health Nursing, Primary Health Care, Women\'s Health, International Classification of Primary Care, Pregnant Women and Prenatal Care to support the reconstruction of the guide which was being used in a basic health unit. Three databases were used: Lilacs, Pubmed and Cinahl. There were 9 articles that made it possible to extract evidence of the information to improve the guide. The result of the Integrative Review and the analysis of official Ministry of Health documents on the theme provided the elements for the development of the guide, which was also appreciated by the work group on NCS composed by nurses from the Primary Care network, generating the version for the next phase. In the second phase, the validation was performed by 8 experts, and after two evaluations with incorporation of the observations and suggestions, it was obtained as final product, the NCS guide for the first consultation of the pregnant women in Primary Care. It was concluded that the validated guide offers subsidies to help nurses to document the nursing consultation, allowing the adequacy of the requirements of the Nursing Board and the opportunity for further studies related to its applicability. The revised and validated guide of the systematization of first nursing consultation of the pregnant woman in Primary Care aimed at its practical application. For this purpose, it will be presented to the Municipal Health Secretary of the city of Ribeirão Preto to be incorporated into the municipal protocols with the proposal to replace the initial version, which is currently in use

一貫道已成當代的顯學，雖其學術研究成果尚不豐富，但其參與各種社會活動卻相當活躍，而信徒人數也佔臺灣人口相當高的比率。其在臺灣的發展，從早年政府、社會各方的打壓，而至登記為合法宗教並向海外傳播，至今在國內外蓬勃發展，秉持的是什麼樣的修行觀？宗教實踐的內涵為何？兩者的關聯性如何？這些都是本論文要探討的問題。 　　本論文採取的研究方法包括文本分析、田野調查與問卷調查。先從《皇 訓子十誡》訓文本中提出一貫道的修行觀，並從中歸納一貫道信仰的核心價值為無生老 的概念，由此概念才能推展出其他的修行觀。再從田野調查中觀察一貫道的宗教實踐，分為宗教儀式、個人修辦與社會公益三類。最後則以問卷調查分析的方式來探討修行觀與宗教實踐的關聯性，從寶光崇正道場中對特定族群做不分年齡、性別、學歷的抽樣調查，分析結果發現，宗教實踐確實和修行觀有所關聯，而影響最多的選項為「行功了愿」的修行觀，這也和研究觀察的發現相符，但其內在的觀念仍是無生老 。

Cette thèse d'HDR en anglais, présente l'essentiel de mes travaux de 1996 à 2005. Voir le résumé anglais pour plus de détails.

Dans cette thèse, nous introduisons et étudions une nouvelle représentation implicite des hypersurfaces rationelles et des courbes rationnelles plongées dans un espace projectif de dimension arbitraire. Nous illustrons les avantages de cette représentation matricielle en abordant plusieurs problèmes importants intervenant en conception géométriqueassistée par ordinateur: les problèmes d'intersection entre deux courbes, entre une courbe et une surface ou bien encore entre deux surfaces, le problème d'appartenance d'un point à une courbe ou une surface, le problème du calcul de la pré-image d'un point donné par une paramétrisation et enfin le problème du calcul des singularités d'une courbe rationnelle. L'approche développée dans ce travail de thèse est basée sur la combinaison de méthodes symboliques et numériques. En effet, un première étape symbolique consiste à transformer le problème considérer en un pinceau de matrices. La deuxième étape consiste alors à calculer les valeurs propres généralisées de ce pinceau à l'aide de méthodes numériques. Pour cela, un algorithme d'extraction de la partie régulière d'un pinceau univarié, respectivement bivarié, de matrices non carrées est présenté. Une implémentation de ces travaux dans les systèmes de calcul formel Mathemagix et Maple est présentée en appendice. Le dernier chapitre est conscré à un algorithme qui, étant donné un ensemble de polynômes univariés f1 , ..., fs construit un ensemble de polynômes u1 , ..., us dont les degrés sont prescrits, tels que le degré du pgcd(f1 + u1 , ..., fs + us ) est supérieur ou égal à un entier donné sous des hypothèses de généricité.

This report describes the development and testing of the upgraded Control and Monitoring (C&Mu) system for the TOFOR neutron spectrometer. TOFOR is currently performing plasma diagnostics for the JET experimental fusion reactor. The purpose of the C&Mu system is to enable monitoring of the amplitude dependent time delays of TOFOR. In order to perform this monitoring function the C&Mu system must comprise a pulsed light source with variable intensity and a reference time signal. In this work a reference time signal has been retrieved from a laser comprising a motorized polarizer. This has been accomplished by installing a photomultiplier tube and a beamsplitter cube. The beamsplitter cube splits the laser light into two parts and directs one part into the photomultiplier tube. The photomultiplier tube converts the light into an electrical reference time signal. A control program has been developed for the motorized polarizer, enabling the user to vary the intensity of the light over the interval from 0% to 100%. The C&Mu system has been performance tested and it was found that the time resolution of the system is about 0.1ns and the time stability of the system is about 0.12ns over 27 hours. The system is more than adequate to monitor variations in time delays at TOFOR of several nanoseconds, over a full JET day. The C&Mu system is ready to be installed on TOFOR.

University of Macau / Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities / Department of Chinese