abstract: A sequential mixed-methods action research study was undertaken with a group of 10th-grade students enrolled in a required English course at an independent secondary school. The purpose of the study was to investigate students' negotiation of agentic writer identity in a course that featured a three-strand intervention: (a) a high degree of student choice; (b) ongoing written self-reflection; and (c) ongoing instruction in mindset. The researcher drew on self-determination theory and identity theory to operationalize agentic writer identity around three constructs—behaviors, identity, and belief. A questionnaire was used to identify an array of cases that would illustrate a range of experiences around agentic writer identity. Questionnaire data were analyzed to identify a sample from which to collect qualitative data and to identify prominent central relations among the three constructs, which were further explored in the second stage through the qualitative data. Qualitative data were gathered from a primary group of six students in the form of student journals and interviews around the central constructs of writing belief, writing behavior, and writer identity. Using a snowballing sampling method, four students were added to the sample group to form a second tier of data. The corpus of qualitative data from all 10 students was coded and analyzed using the technique of re-storying to produce a narrative interpretation, in the style of the Norse saga, of students' engagement in agentic writing behaviors, espousal of agentic writing beliefs, and construction of agentic writer identities. A defense of the chosen narrative approach and genre was provided. Interpretation of the re-storied data was provided, including discussion of interaction among themes that emerged from the data and the re-storying process. Emergent themes and phenomena from the re-storied data were realigned with the quantitative data as well as with the constructs that informed the survey design and sampling. Implications for classroom teachers, as well as suggestions for further research, were suggested. / Dissertation/Thesis / Doctoral Dissertation Educational Leadership and Policy Studies 2017

abstract: This study explored the influence of how the development of self-determination skills affected college students with an Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Five college students who qualified for a university-based disabilities resource program under the category of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) participated in a five session mentoring program over the course of the first 12 weeks of the fall semester. The mentoring program was designed to develop specific self-determination skills, including, self-awareness, self-advocacy, and confidence. Participants engaged in an interactive dialogue, discussing specific skills and experiences, relative to the development of self-determination skills. Pre- and post-surveys, and a post intervention interview indicated that the students reported positive results in describing that mentoring experience, and found the protocol useful in their development of self-determination skills. Implications identified for further application into practice, include (a) a deeper appreciation and review of the participants’ background and experience, (b) the development and implementation of peer-to-peer mentoring, (c) the need for more intentional collaboration with high school partners, (d) the need to expand the skills being developed, and (e), the need to expand the number of services and resources discussed. This study will be used in the exploration of a broader collegiate mentoring program geared towards students with ASD with the purpose of increasing self-determination skills. / Dissertation/Thesis / Doctoral Dissertation Leadership and Innovation 2017

A obesidade, atualmente, é um dos problemas mais importantes de Saúde Pública no Brasil e em outros países do mundo. A Organização Mundial de Saúde (OMS) considera que, atualmente ela seja o principal problema de saúde. O sucesso do tratamento das doenças crônicas, como é o caso da obesidade, depende, fortemente, da participação e do envolvimento do indivíduo, enquanto sujeito ativo de seu tratamento. O apoio por meio de ações educacionais, mediante evidências clínicas e/ou sensoriais, levou um maior comprometimento do indivíduo. Com o mesmo intuito, a Teoria da Autodeterminação vem embasar esta Tese. Existem seis tipos de motivação, os quais variam, qualitativamente, conforme a internalização das regulações externas para o comportamento, chamada de “contínuo de autodeterminação”. A tendência crescente da obesidade exige programas para perda de peso inovadores, com grande nível de personificação e interatividade. Embora os programas comportamentais com base no face a face provaram ser os mais eficazes, são caros, muitas vezes inacessíveis. O uso de metaverso (um tipo de mundo virtual) tem surgido como alternativa para realização de vários tipos de experiências, porque oferece ao usuário a sensação de realidade, permitindo, inclusive, a interação com objetos 3D. O Sistema de validação desta Tese agregou à tal ferramenta a sensação de interação humana, apoio social e engajamento com a utilização de agente conversacionais e pedômetro. Dessa forma adicionou a possibilidade de trabalhar tecnologias da Web, de metaverso e utilização de sensores que interagiram a fim de promover motivações, apoiando, diretamente, o envolvimento e aprendizagem, como subsídio de mudança de comportamento e ganhos em qualidade de vida, durante a pesquisa. Conclui-se que novas tecnologias de metaverso e agentes conversacionais, associados a um pedômetro, podem ensejar a motivação de sujeitos obesos para o autocuidado e a perda de peso - vislumbra-se uma nova e provocante maneira de ofertar motivação para mudança de comportamento. / Obesity is currently one of the most important public health problems in Brazil and in other countries of the world. The World Health Organization (WHO) believes that it is currently the main health problem. The success of treating chronic diseases, such as obesity, depends heavily on the participation and involvement of the individual as an active subject of treatment. Support through educational actions, through clinical and / or sensorial evidence, led to a greater commitment of the individual. With the same intention, the Theory of Self-determination supports this thesis. There are six types of motivation, which vary, qualitatively, according to the internalization of external regulations for behavior, called the "self-determination continuum". The growing trend of obesity requires innovative weight loss programs with a high level of personification and interactivity. Although face-to-face behavioral programs have proven to be the most effective, they are expensive, often inaccessible. The use of metaverse (a virtual world type) has emerged as an alternative to perform various types of experiments, because it offers the user a sense of reality, allowing interaction with 3D objects. The validation system of this thesis has added to the tool the sensation of human interaction, social support and engagement with the use of conversational agents and pedometers. In this way, he added the possibility of working with Web technologies, metaverse and the use of sensors that interacted in order to promote motivations, directly supporting the involvement and learning, as a subsidy of behavior change and gains in quality of life during the research. It is concluded that new metaverse technologies and conversational agents, associated with a pedometer, can lead to the motivation of obese subjects for self-care and weight loss - a new and provocative way of offering motivation to change behavior is envisaged.

Savouring is the capacity to focus on pleasant experiences in order to intensify and prolong the experience of positive affect. Although the mechanisms and processes of savouring have been studied, the components of its very nature have been largely neglected. The primary objective of this project was thus to develop and validate a taxonomy of savouring comprising seven dimensions: hedonic savouring, and eudaimonic savouring of meaning of life, spirituality, inspiration, self-reflection, appreciation, and gratitude. To achieve this objective, a new measure was developed: the Savouring Configuration Inventory (SCI). In Study 1, 190 participants completed the initial extended version of the SCI, which was reduced and revised on the basis of the results of an exploratory factor analysis. In Study 2 (N=350), the factorial structure of the final version of the SCI, comprising 28 items (4 items/subscales), was successfully tested using a confirmatory factor analysis, and its complementary metric properties (internal consistency, construct, concurrent, and discriminant validity) were documented. The second goal of this project was to examine the associations among motivation, hedonic and eudaimonic savouring, and well-being. Study 3 (N=283) was designed to evaluate the network of relationships between these variables using a structural equation model. Results revealed that intrinsic motivation was associated with hedonic and eudaimonic savouring, while self-determined extrinsic motivation was associated solely with eudaimonic savouring. Eudaimonic savouring was the highest predictor of well-being, although intrinsic motivation was also moderately associated to this outcome. Contrary to hypotheses, self-determined extrinsic motivation and hedonic savouring did not display unique associations with well-being. Although significant correlations were obtained between these constructs, when both forms of motivation and savouring were concurrently tested as predictors of well-being, eudaimonic savouring and intrinsic motivation predominated. The overall fit of the final structural model was satisfactory. Findings from this project hold important fundamental implications, as they contribute original information on the nature and configuration of the dimensions of savouring experiences, and on their associations with motivational antecedents and well-being consequences.

A prevalência da hipertensão arterial aumenta a cada ano, é uma doença silenciosa, influenciada por fatores de risco, alguns decorrentes de hábitos e estilo de vida. Ao considerar a atual proposta mundial de tornar o paciente agente do seu próprio cuidado, participando a família do seu processo saúde-doença, faz-se necessário considerar esse contexto para propor estratégias de baixo custo, que contribuam para a redução dos valores de pressão arterial. O objetivo deste estudo foi avaliar o efeito da associação entre MRPA e intervenção de ensino (IE) na redução dos valores de pressão arterial. Foi realizado estudo piloto, para identificar as dificuldades e facilitar a operacionalização da coleta de dados, assim como propor estratégias para a melhor execução do planejamento do estudo. Foi realizado estudo clínico randomizado e definiu-se como variáveis a serem estudadas: \"MRPA\", \"IE\" e \"MRPA+IE\". A pressão arterial (PA) foi aferida antes e pós as intervenções. O fato de que todas as comparações realizadas no estudo não apontaram diferenças entre o grupo que participou da pesquisa e o que tendo recusado, teve suas características anotadas, foi o principal resultado. E quando comparou-se a magnitude do efeito da intervenção entre os grupos que receberam a associação das intervenções (grupo 1) e o grupo 2, que recebeu somente a intervenção de ensino, evidenciou-se uma diferença (p = 0,0155) entre eles, o que mostra que o grupo 1 teve uma melhora nos valores de pressão arterial sistólica (PAS) enquanto que no grupo 2 foi observado uma piora nos valores de PAS. O grupo 1 teve uma melhora nos valores de PAS enquanto que no grupo 4, novamente foi observado uma piora nestes valores (p = 0,0040). O grupo 1 foi o único que apresentou redução dos valores de PA tanto na PAS quanto na pressão arterial diastólica (PAD). Assim a associação da MRPA com uma IE sobre a doença hipertensão arterial sistêmica (HAS) é recomendada, pois resultou em consequências positivas na implementação de cuidados de saúde, o que leva a crer ser uma adequada estratégia para redução dos valores de PA em pessoas com HAS em tratamento. Essa sugestão é baseada na análise do efeito e da efetividade das intervenções apresentadas nesse estudo, que evidenciou redução nos valores de PAS e PAD quando aplicada a associação das duas intervenções propostas nesse estudo onde os resultados se diferenciaram significativamente do grupo controle, o qual não sofreu nenhuma intervenção. Tais resultados permitem afirmar que a MRPA associada à IE reduz os valores de PA e que tal associação, poderá contribuir sobremaneira para a melhoria do controle dos valores de PA entre indivíduos com hipertensão arterial em tratamento nas ESF / The prevalence of hypertension is increasing every year , and know that it is a silent disease , influenced by habits and lifestyle . Considering the new global proposal to make the patient agent of their own care, attending to your family health-disease process , it is necessary to propose low-cost strategies that contribute to the reduction of blood pressure values . The aim of this study was to evaluate the association between HBPM and teaching intervention in reducing blood pressure levels . Pilot study , where it was possible to identify the difficulties in the operationalization of data collection and propose strategies for the implementation of the project was conducted . In the methodology it was decided to conduct a randomized clinical trial . We defined the variables to be studied : \" HBP \" , \" EI \" and \" HBP + EI \" , which will be the interventions of the study . The PA variable was measured before and after the interventions . The main result of the fact that all comparisons showed no differences between the group that participated in the survey and who has refused , had noted its features appear . And when we compare the magnitude of the effect of the intervention between the groups who received the combination of interventions (group 1 ) and group 2 , which received only the educational intervention , we observed a difference ( p = 0.0155 ) between them , showing that the group 1 had an improvement in SBP while in group 2 a worsening was observed in these values . When the magnitude of the effect of the intervention compared between groups and 1 control group ( 4 ) evidenced a difference ( p = 0.0040 ) between them , showing that group 1 had an improvement in SBP while in group 4 , was again observed a worsening in these values . Group 1 was the only one that showed a reduction in BP values in both SBP and DBP . Association of HBPM with IE on the disease , its consequences and health care as a strategy for reducing the pressure values is recommended. This suggestion is based on analysis of the effect and effectiveness of interventions presented in this study, which showed a reduction in SBP and DBP when applied to combination of both interventions proposed in this study where the results differed significantly from the control group, which did not suffer no intervention. These results allow us to affirm that HBPM associated with IE reduces the values of PA and that this association may contribute greatly to improving the control of blood pressure values among individuals with hypertension in treatment in the FHS

A tese procura relacionar os conceitos de critica e autonomia na filosofia de Immanuel Kant por meio do seguinte recorte: a noção de forma legislativa, analisada à luz dos juízos determinante e reflexionante, permite vislumbrar um caráter positivo para a critica, para além do costumeiro caráter negativo a ela sempre atrelado. Com isso, é a própria idéia de autonomia que, extrapolando o seu \"lugar de origem\" na arquitetônica da razão, passa a ser a chave de interpretação de tal caráter positivo. Para isso, é necessário a este trabalho três passos argumentativos: analisar, em primeiro lugar, o próprio conceito kantiano de filosofia a partir da relação entre os conceitos acadêmico e mundano, definidos por Kant na Lógica. Em segundo lugar, trata-se de analisar uma possível vinculação entre o conceito de finalidade e as relações entre forma e reflexão, inerentes a possíveis representações da natureza. Por fim, através dos conceitos de fundamentação e aplicação, procura-se redimensionar o conceito de autonomia que se encontra na Critica da razão pratica. / This work aims to establish a relationship between the concepts of critique and autonomy in Immanuel Kant\'s philosophy, through the notion of legislative form. In regard to determining and reflecting judgments, that notion makes it possible to notice a positive aspect of the critique, going beyond the usually recognized negative aspect. Therewith, it is the idea of autonomy that, beyond its \"original place\" in the architectonic of reason, becomes the interpretive key to such a positive aspect. In order to show it, this work is divided into three steps: firstly, it must analyse Kant\'s concept of philosophy having in view the relationship between the academic and the wordly concepts of philosophy as defined by Kant in his Logic. Secondly, it must discuss a possible bond between the concept of finality and those of form and reflection which are inherent to possible representations of nature. Thirdly, it must, through the concepts of foundation and application, reconsider the concept of autonomy from the Critique of practical reason.

Orientador: Celio Kenji Miyasaka / Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Engenharia de Alimentos / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-12T23:28:45Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Fonseca_CarenFernandaNavarroda_M.pdf: 642682 bytes, checksum: 5ba563cf4536604afdecde132b47d3fe (MD5) Previous issue date: 2009 / Resumo: A Fosfatidilcolina (PC) exerce vários efeitos no organismo humano. Este fosfolipídeo é encontrado em abundância nas membranas celulares e, juntamente com a fosfatidiletanolamina, somam mais de 75% do total de fosfolipídeos presentes nestas. A PC vem sendo utilizada em clínicas dermatológicas, de estética e emagrecimento, pois, parece ser eficaz para eliminar gordura localizada, em especial no abdome, quadril, joelhos, pescoço e pálpebras inferiores. Este trabalho teve por objetivo, estudar os efeitos da PC solubilizada em diferentes compostos (deoxicolato de sódio, etanol, detergente Tween® 80 e albumina) sobre os adipócitos epididimais isolados de ratos machos da linhagem Wistar. Atualmente, não há estudos científicos conclusivos liberando o seu uso farmacológico e, portanto, há a necessidade de mais pesquisas que definam seus mecanismos de ação. Para atingirmos o objetivo proposto, utilizou-se o método de isolamento e contagem dos adipócitos e também a determinação do glicerol no meio de incubação. Sendo assim, o tratamento que obteve maior quantidade de glicerol produzido foi o Tween® 80 e Tween® 80 + PC no tempo de incubação de 15 minutos e o DS + PC no tempo de incubação de 30 minutos / Abstract: The phosphatidylcholine (PC) has severa effects on the human body. This phospholipid is found in abundance in cell membranes and, together with phophatidylethanolamine, up over 75% of total phospholipids present in these. The PC has been used in clinical dermatology, weight loss of aesthetics and therefore appears to be effective for removing localized fat, especially in the abdomen, hips, knees, neck and lower eyelids. This work was aimed at, to study the effects of PC solubilized in different compounds (sodium deoxycholate, ethanol, Tween ® 80 detergent and albumin) on adipocytes isolated epididymis of male rats of Wistar strain. Currently, there is no conclusive scientific studies drug releasing its use and therefore there is a need for more research to define its mechanisms of action. To achieve the proposed objective, we used the method of isolation and counting of adipocytes and the determination of glycerol in the middle of incubation. Thus, the treatment they received higher amount of glycerol produced was the Tween ® 80 and Tween ® 80 + PC in the incubation period of 15 minutes and DS + PC in the incubation time of 30 minutes / Mestrado / Nutrição Experimental e Aplicada à Tecnologia de Alimentos / Mestre em Alimentos e Nutrição

Uma das linhas mais tradicionais de trabalho na área da Química é a de formação de complexos. Em nossos laboratórios tal, estudo é realizado de modo sistemático, geralmente envolvendo pseudo-haletos e haletos com cátions de metais de transição. As intensas colorações produzidas pela maioria das reações de complexação, entre um pseudo-haleto e um metal, têm sido bastante exploradas espectrofotometricamente para a determinação individual ou a especiação do respectivo metal. A forte cor vermelha característica de complexos formados entre o ferro e o tiocianato é uma das maiores evidências da analogia existente entre os ligantes tiocianato e azoteto (N3-). A pouca sensibilidade dos complexos formados no sistema Fe3+/SCN-, em meio aquoso, dificulta a aplicação de métodos clássicos fotométricos mais rigorosos. Estudos feitos em nossos laboratórios, em presença de alguns solventes e usando ferro-II, têm mostrado uma rápida oxidação do metal, seguida por imediata complexação, o que vêm possibilitando novas estratégias para se determinar o total de ferro em uma amostra, bem como a sua especiação. Objetivando dar continuidade a linha de pesquisa, que envolve o estudo da oxidação do ferro-II, vários parâmetros que afetam a velocidade de oxidação neste sistema reacional, assim como: acidez, concentração de ligante, temperatura e presença de solvente orgânico, foram cuidadosamente verificados. Reunindo as condições ideais necessárias para o estudo de complexação utilizando íons ferrosos, sendo elas: C H+ = 30 mmolL-1 C SCN- = 250 mmolL-1 CAcetona = 70 % (v/v) T = 25ºC &#955;máx = 480nm tempo de espera = 7 minutos Após a sondagem espectrofotométrica do sistema, foram realizados estudos de calibração, de estabilidade, de precisão e de possíveis interferentes. A curva analítica espectrofotométrica, para a determinação de ferro total, obedece à lei de Beer (r = 0,9993), mostrando a potencialidade de aproveitamento analítico desse sistema. O valor da absortividade molar média (e) determinado foi da ordem de 2,10.104 mol-1. L.cm-1. A faixa ideal de trabalho para a determinação de ferro é de 1 a 8 ppm. Comprovou-se uma boa precisão, bem como uma constância de leituras ótima para fins analíticos. Apenas as espécies NO2-, S2032-, C2042-, HPO42-, H2PO4-, Co2+ e Cu2+ mostraram interferência significativas (Er > 5 %) no método proposto. Concluindo a aplicação analítica do método, foi realizada determinação de ferro em produtos farmacêuticos e rochas naturais. Estudos comparativos dos resultados foram feitos utilizando também a absorção atômica como medidas paralelas. Na análise dessas amostras, o estudo comparativo entre a espectrofotometria e a absorção atômica apresentou resultados concordantes, não mostrando nenhuma interferência, visto que os erros percentuais obtidos acharem-se dentro do limite analítico comumente aceitável (< 5%). Os resultados obtidos mostraram a viabilidade e potencialidade do método espectrofotométrico proposto, como um método analítico alternativo para a determinação do ferro de maneira simples, precisa e exata. / One of the most traditional lines of work in the Chemistry is about the complex formation. In our laboratories this study is accomplished under a systematic way, principally involving pseudohalide and halide ligands with cations of transition metals. The intense color produced by the reactions among the pseudohalide ligands and metal have been so much explored by spectrophotometic analises. The strong red color characteristic of compounds formed between iron(III) and thiocyanate ions is one of the largest evidences of the analogy existent between the thiocyanate and azide(N3-) ligands. Studies done in our laboratories in the presence of some solvents and using iron-II ion have showed a fast oxidation of this metal followed by immediate reaction between the pseudohalide ligand and the metal. The possibilities of new methods for determination of the total amount of iron in a sample, as well as its speciation, have been analysed. During the study of the oxidation of the iron-II, several parameters that affect the oxidation speed in this system like: acidity, ligands concentration, temperature and presence of organic solvent, were verified carefully. This way, the recommended experimental conditions for a rapid oxidation and utilizing this system (determination of total iron) are: C H+= 30 mmolL-1 C SCN-= 250 mmolL-1 CAcetone = 70 % (v/v) T = 25ºC &#955;máx = 480nm waiting time = 7 minutes Calibration, stability, precision and diverse ions effect studies could be done using absorbances values for the ferric complexes that are measured at 480 nm. The analytical curve for the total iron determination, obeys the Beer law (r = 0,9993), showing potentiality for the analytical use of this system. The value of the average molar absortivity is 2,10.104 mol-1.L.cm-1. The ideal range of work for the determination of iron is from 1 to 8 ppm. A good precision was verified by suitable studies. About diverse ion effects, just the species NO2-, S2032-, C2042-, HPO42-, H2PO4-, Co2+ and Cu2+ showed some interference on determination in the proposed method. Concluding the analytical application of present method, determination of iron was tested in pharmaceutical product and natural rocks. Comparative studies of the results were made also using the atomic absorption as parallel measures. In these analysis samples, the comparative study between the spectrophotometric and atomic absorption presented concordant results, not evidencing significant interferences (errors commonly acceptable, <5%). The obtained results showed the viability and potentiality of the proposed method, as an alternative analytical manner for the determination of the metal with precision and exactness.

Orientador: José Luiz Tatagiba Lamas / Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Enfermagem / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-25T09:28:07Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Ribeiro_CristianeCrispMartins_M.pdf: 1660243 bytes, checksum: b1c293fa846917ea92dcae35dc10c534 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2014 / Resumo: As síndromes hipertensivas específicas da gestação são uma das mais importantes causas de mortalidade materna e perinatal no Brasil e no mundo. Surgem, geralmente, após a 20ª semana de gestação e se caracterizam por hipertensão arterial e proteinúria, sendo esta condição denominada de pré-eclâmpsia, e na ocorrência de crise convulsiva, eclâmpsia. Medir a pressão, entretanto, a despeito de sua grande utilidade para o diagnóstico de hipertensão, pode resultar em conclusões inapropriadas se normas técnicas básicas e indispensáveis não forem obedecidas. Este estudo teve como objetivo comparar as medidas da pressão arterial na posição sentada e em decúbito lateral esquerdo, em ambos os braços, de gestantes normotensas do último trimestre. Trata-se de um estudo transversal, cuja amostra foi composta por 70 gestantes, com idade média de 25 anos, em acompanhamento pré-natal em uma Unidade Básica de Saúde, e com idade gestacional entre 28 e 39,5 semanas. Foram realizadas medidas de pressão arterial em ambas as posições e braços utilizando-se manômetro de mercúrio. Os dados foram analisados por meio de análise estatística descritiva e inferencial e para as comprarações entre as posições e braços, foram propostos modelos lineares de efeitos mistos. Os resultados mostraram diferenças estatisticamentes significativas (p< 0,05) para as comparações entre o mesmo braço em posições diferentes (sentado e lateral esquerdo), e entre os braços no decúbito lateral esquerdo. Em decúbito lateral esquerdo a pressão foi maior quando medida no braço esquerdo. Além disso, a variação da pressão arterial na posição sentada para o decúbito lateral esquerdo foi maior no braço direito em relação ao esquerdo. Conclui-se que, em decúbito lateral esquerdo, a pressão arterial de gestantes do último trimestre apresenta valores menores para o braço direito e que o braço esquerdo apresenta valores mais próximos aos obtidos na posição sentada / Abstract: The hypertensive disorders originated from pregnancy are one of the leading causes of mother and preborn mortality in Brazil and worldwide. Usually, arise after the 20th week of pregnancy and are characterized by arterial hypertension and proteinuria, being this condition defined as pre-eclampsia or eclampsia, in the appearance of seizures. Blood pressure measurement is the most important way of hypertension diagnosis, however, it can lead to inadequate conclusions if essential technical standards are not followed. This study is aimed on comparing the blood pressure measures in the sitting position and in the left lateral recumbent position, on both arms for normotensive pregnant women in the last trimester of pregnancy. This is a cross-sectional study, which samples consisted of 70 pregnant women averaging the age of 25, with gestational age between 28 and 39.5 weeks, receiving prenatal care in a public health service. Blood pressure was measured on both arms and positions using a mercury manometer. The data were analyzed by using descriptive and inferential statistical analysis and for the comparison between positions and arms, linear mixed-effects models were used. The results showed statistically significant differences (p < 0.05) for comparisons between the same arm in different positions (sitting and left lateral recumbent), and between both arms in the left lateral recumbent position. In the left lateral recumbent position the blood pressure was higher when measured in the left arm. Furthermore, the blood pressure variation for the sitting position to left lateral recumbent position was higher on the right arm than on the left. It was concluded that, in the left lateral recumbent, the blood pressure for normotensive pregnant women on their last trimester present lower values for the right arm and that the left arm present similar values to the one that was produced on the sitting position / Mestrado / Enfermagem e Trabalho / Mestra em Ciências da Saúde

ABSTRACT Title: What can business leaders learn from sport management? Authors: Domagoj Dragicevic and Simon Lindqvist Supervisor: Monika Wallmon and Maria Fregidou-Malama Date: 2018 – January   Purpose: The purpose of this study is to increase the understanding for business leaders about how they can use servant leadership to motivate employees seen from a sport management perspective.   Method: This is a qualitative study based on 11 semi-structured interviews used to collect data. The theoretical framework under which the empirical data was analysed in consists of the Self-Determination theory.   Results and conclusions: The results indicate that the athletes feel that relatedness is the most prominent of the three basic needs according to SDT to create motivation followed by competence and autonomy. Autonomy did not show to be an important basic need to create motivation compared to relatedness and competence.   Suggestions for future research: A similar study to the one we have conducted with a larger number of respondents and from a larger group we believe could have affected the result. A larger group could complicate leadership as well as the relatedness within the group, which makes us think this would be an interesting topic to investigate further.   Contribution of the thesis: Business leaders can utilize this study as it highlights the apparent connection between individuals need of relatedness and competence to their experienced motivation. Motivated employees have shown to be more creative and show a greater tendency to remain within the company.   Key words: Servant leadership, Self-Determination theory, SDT, motivation