Background: Since the 1960s, the notion of sustainability has gained worldwide significance, including environmental issues, and advocating for sustainable economic development. Businesses have a crucial role in reducing environmental effects, motivated by pressure from stakeholders such as governments and shareholders. While environmental and economic sustainability receive significant attention, the social aspect often receives less attention. Social sustainability involves creating equitable social systems and ensuring ethical practices, employee well-being, and diversity. Sustainability Consultancy Companies (SCCs) assist firms in integrating sustainability into their daily operations. Nevertheless, SCCs must comply with social sustainability principles, ensuring that they implement the same values they advocate for to maintain their reputation and establish industry benchmarks.   Purpose: The purpose of this research is to determine the extent to which Sustainability Consulting Companies (SCCs) are implementing sustainable practices within their daily operations.  We are investigating whether SCCs possess the necessary knowledge, expertise, and in-depth understanding of issues related to social sustainability practices. Our research aims to provide practitioners with knowledge and awareness of how SCCs perceive social sustainability and to what extent they implement social sustainability practices.    Method: This thesis employed a qualitative research approach, incorporating relevant literature, peer-reviewed articles, and semi-structured interviews. Through the semi-structured interviews conducted with various Sustainability Consultancy Companies (SCCs), employees, and a CEO, we were able to gather varying perspectives and professional insights on social sustainability issues.   Conclusion: The findings of this research indicate that although most SCCs had knowledge on social sustainability issues and practices, only a limited number of levels in Carroll’s CSR Pyramid were fulfilled. Furthermore, while the SCCs consider social sustainability as the missing pillar, there is a limited focus on implementing social sustainability in comparison to the other pillars of sustainability.

The aim of the thesis is to find the answer, whether it is plausible to monitor social cohesion of the municipality and how to measure this cohesion, which is one of the essential pillars of sustainable development. In order to find out, analysis of approaches and measurements of the sustainable development social pillar in international and Czech environment was carried out. Social pillar was identified and described also at the local level. Within the framework of the sustainable development social pillar at the municipal level three main thematic blocks are proposed: • Social environment quality of the municipality • Social-demographic population structure of the municipality • Contentment and participation in the public affairs These themes should be monitored by the set of indicators proposed in this thesis. It aimed to cover all dimensions of social cohesion which are significant and well-founded in the context of the territorial planning process. These indicators can be followed in the direct relationship with the population size and regional importance of the observed territorial unit at the local level and they are not separated from the concept of indicators monitoring at other – territorially higher – levels. Outcomes, analysis and interpretation of attained values could become the basis for the “territorial sustainable development analysis” (part of territorial planning instruments according to contemporary legal regulations), representing social pillar. All phenomenon and processes must be evaluated in the context with other sustainable development pillars and afterwards they should become another suitable instrument for measurement of the fulfilling the territorial planning aims.

La homosexualidad masculina, durante la primera guerra fría, se articuló en la literatura norteamericana en torno a dos ejes: las asunciones heroicas de masculinidad (subordinadoras de masculinidades alternativas) y la frontera como sitio y mito.La masculinidad heroica, otrora hegemónica, y la homosexualidad de los personajes de ficción analizados se presentan unidas en una época donde el discurso médico, jurídico, publicitario y político quiso divorciarlas. Esa unión se produjo en uno de los sitios más masculinistas de la tradición norteamericana: la frontera, fuera real, simbólica o imaginaria. Estos personajes no consiguen alejarse de las posiciones patriarcales que los oprimen como homosexuales. Por tanto, esa masculinidad que tanto ansían abrazar queda lejos de ser garante de pleno desarrollo individual, excepto en la frontera categórica con la realidad. Estas ficciones, escritas en el umbral de la posmodernidad, suponen una apelación a los procesos desintegradores y liberalizadores de la misma. / Homosexuality was articulated around two ideas during the first part of the Cold War: heroic assumptions of masculinity -subordinators of alternative masculinities- and the frontier as place and myth. The heroic masculinity -long ago hegemonic- and the homosexuality of the fictional characters analysed go hand in hand in a time when medical, legal, political and mass-media discourses meant to separate them. We can see that union in one of the most man-dominated places in American tradition: the frontier, be it real, symbolic or imaginary. These characters cannot get away from the patriarchal positions which oppress them as homosexuals. Therefore, that masculinity they long to hold onto does not guarantee their integrity as human beings, except in the categorical frontier with reality itself. For these fictions, written at the threshold of postmodernity, appeal to its disintegrating and liberating processes.

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The aim of this study was to highlight the final evaluation of the money invested in pension insurance due to the client's age and to develop model examples for various types of participants in pension plans. This aim of the study was achieved through the data collection, analysis, calculation and deduction of results.The performed analysis allowed to assess the profitability of pension. It enabled insight into the situation III. pillar pension system. It referred to the total amount saved after the end of the savings and to the number of percentage return the savings bring.It was concluded that pension schemes are only worth it for a short term. After some time, profitability is greatly reduced.

The work is dedicated to Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and its application in the hotel. Part of this work are interviews with representatives of hotels representing the CSR best practices and interviews with other selected subjects. Comparison of the information reflects the current status of implementation of CSR in hotel management in the Czech Republic. The output of work is created CSR matrix. According the principles of 3 BL management matrix visualizes the organization current level of Corporate Social Responsibility and the impact of its activities on a particular area of CSR.

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The pillar screw is an important element of conventional dental implants. It is used to fix the pillar or intermediary to the implant set. In conventional dental implants, the torque level applied is near of 20 Ncm, however it knows that the pillar screw resists to bigger torque levels, and that a high pre-load could improve its setting. Many problems related to the breakings and reliefs of the screw are related in literature. The improvement of osseointegration conditions and the dental implantations project could provide to the application of high torque to the pillar screws, minimizing the relief problems. For this, the knowledge of the physical behavior of these elements about their stress and strain fields is important, when a certain torque level and pre-load level is applied. In this work, the stress gradient in the pillar screw was evaluated with an applied pre-load level. The technique of the bidimentional photoelasticity in a photoelastic model of a conventional dental implant of the Conexão Sistemas de Prótese Ltda company was used. For the attainment of the photoelastics parameters, a Matlab program was developed to acquire and to process the fringe images. A photoelastic prismatic bar submitted to a four points bending effort was used, installed in a transmission polariscope, adjusted for elliptical polarized light. The principal stresseses directions had been obtained through a non linear equation solution. To improve the precision of the principal stresseses directions values a disc under axial compression was used to calibrate values RGB of the acquired images. For the torque standard of 20 Ncm, the pre-load was of 111 N. It is possible estimate that torque values in the order of 40 to 50 Ncm could be applied in the pillar screw, if the osseointegration level allied to the project of the dental implant to support such torque levels. A bigger number of experiments must be carried through so that if it can conclude on the maximum values of torque of the daily pay-load. The program Fringes" revealed efficient in the determination of the models optics parameters until 4ª fringe order. / O parafuso pilar é um importante elemento constituinte de implantes dentários convencionais. Ele é utilizado para fixar o pilar ou intermediário ao implante. Em implantes dentários convencionais, o nível de torque aplicado é da ordem de 20 Ncm, porém sabe-se que o parafuso pilar resiste a maiores níveis de torque, e que uma maior pré-carga aplicada poderia melhorar sua fixação. Muitos problemas relacionados às fraturas e desapertos do parafuso são relacionados na literatura. A melhoria das condições de osseointegração e do projeto dos implantes dentários poderia proporcionar a aplicação de maiores torques aos parafusos pilar, minimizando os problemas de desaperto. Para isso, é importante o conhecimento do comportamento físico destes elementos quanto ao campo de tensão e deformação, quando um certo nível de torque e pré-carga são aplicados. Neste trabalho, o gradiente de tensões no parafuso de pilar foi estudado com um nível de pré-carga aplicado. Foi utilizada a técnica da fotoelasticidade de transmissão plana em um modelo fotoelástico de um implante dentário convencional da empresa Conexão Sistemas de Prótese Ltda. Um programa em ambiente Matlab foi desenvolvido para adquirir e processar as imagens das franjas, para a obtenção dos parâmetros fotoelásticos. Foi utilizada uma barra prismática fotoelástica submetida à flexão em quatro pontos, instalada em um polariscópio de transmissão, ajustado para luz polarizada elíptica para a obtenção das ordens de franja. As direções das tensões principais foram obtidas através da solução de uma equação não linear. Para melhorar a precisão dos valores das direções das tensões principais foi utilizado um disco sob compressão axial para calibrar os valores RGB das imagens adquiridas. Para o torque padrão de 20 Ncm, a pré-carga estimada foi de 111 N (GARCIA, 2006). Estima-se que valores de torque na ordem de 40 a 50 Ncm poderiam ser aplicados no parafuso de pilar, se o nível de osseointegração aliado ao projeto do implante dentário suportar tais níveis de torque. Um número maior de experimentos devem ser realizados para que se possa concluir sobre os máximos valores de torque da pré-carga. O programa computacional Fringes , mostrou-se eficiente na determinação dos parâmetros óticos em modelos solicitados até a 4ª ordem de franja. / Mestre em Engenharia Mecânica

The plane frame formed by precast elements have been increasingly used in structural systems of buildings throughout Brazil. These frames, as most of the precast structures deformable connections have a greater or lesser degree. The aim of this study is to analyze the structural behavior of portal frames composed of precast reinforced concrete taking into account the variation in the stiffness of the connections and the physical and geometric nonlinearity evaluated by approximate methods. The analysis of geometric nonlinearity was taken through the process P- and physical nonlinearity was checked by the Branson method. For the analysis of material and geometric nonlinearity simultaneously proposed a coupling of the two methods mentioned above. The proposed coupling was tested in a case study of a building with four floors, considering the loads recommended by NBR 6118 (ABNT, 2014) and evaluating the influence on the stiffness of two beam-column connection types. The results show an increase in the displaceability of the structure more deformable links analyzed five times at the most critical situation is compared with the evaluated frames with more rigid links. The structures analyzed taking into account the nonlinearities present in the internal structural strain variations of up to 162% compared with the linear analysis. Therefore it can be stated that the determination of the stiffness of the connections and the consideration of nonlinearities directly influenced the behavior of the efforts that will act in the structure, and therefore the structural analysis and design of the components of the same. / CAPES - Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / Os pórticos planos formados por elementos pré-moldados vêm sendo cada vez mais utilizados em sistemas estruturais de edifícios em todo Brasil. Esses pórticos, como a maior parte das estruturas pré-moldadas, apresentam ligações deformáveis em maior ou menor grau. O objetivo geral deste trabalho é analisar o comportamento estrutural de pórticos planos formados por elementos pré-moldados de concreto armado levando em consideração a variação na rigidez das ligações e as não-linearidade física e geométrica avaliadas por métodos aproximados. A análise da não-linearidade geométrica foi feita através do processo P- e a não-linearidade física foi verificada através do método de Branson. Para a análise das não-linearidades física e geométrica de maneira simultânea foi proposto um acoplamento dos dois métodos citados anteriormente. O acoplamento proposto foi testado em um estudo de caso de um edifício com quatro pavimentos, considerando-se os carregamentos recomendados pelas normas brasileiras e avaliando-se a influência na rigidez de duas tipologias de ligação viga-pilar. Os resultados obtidos mostram um aumento na deslocabilidade da estrutura analisada com ligações mais deformáveis de cinco vezes na situação mais crítica se comparado com os pórticos avaliados com ligações mais rígidas . As estruturas analisadas levando em consideração as não-linearidades apresentaram variações nos esforços internos solicitantes de até 162% se comparadas com a análise linear. Portanto pode-se afirmar que a determinação da rigidez das ligações e a consideração das não-linearidades influem diretamente no comportamento dos esforços que irão atuar na estrutura e por consequência, na análise estrutural e dimensionamento dos elementos que compõem a mesma.

L'objectif de cette thèse est de modéliser les changements en chaîne historiques dans les théories phonologiques modernes. Martinet (1952, 1955, 1970) distingue deux principales catégories de changements en chaîne: les chaînes de propulsion et les chaînes de traction. Les chaînes de propulsion seront traitées dans la première partie de cette thèse (chapitres 2 et 3). Afin de modéliser les chaînes de propulsion, un modèle existant est utilisé: La théorie de préservation du contraste de Łubowicz (2003, 2012). Concernant la modélisation des chaînes de traction, qui sera principalement traitée dans la seconde partie de le thèse (chapitres 4 et 5), une nouvelle théorie sera proposée, basée sur les travaux phonétiques de De Boer (2001). Cette proposition est basée sur la notion des domaines piliers. Le chapitre 1 s'ouvre sur l'observation que ni les théories dérivationnelles orientées vers l'input – type SPE – ni les théories orientées vers l'output, comme la théorie de l'optimalité de Prince & Smolensky (TO) sont en mesure de formaliser les changements en chaîne. Dans les théories dérivationnelles, il est possible d'obtenir une bonne description des changements en chaîne. Cependant, afin de faire cela, nous devons briser les liens unissant les différentes étapes des changements en chaîne. Par conséquent, nous perdons l'interdépendance systémique entre les stades, ce qui est au cœur des changements en chaîne. Concernant la théorie de l'optimalité, sa structure stricte sur deux niveaux se révèle problématique dans le cas des changements en chaîne. Dans un changement en chaîne schématique comme /a/ → [e] > /e/ → [i], il est impossible pour la TO, dans la même analyse, de faire en sorte que [e] soit un candidat optimal et /e/ un candidat bloqué. Dans le chapitre 2, nous analysons et comparons plusieurs amendements à la théorie de l'optimalité proposés pour rendre compte des changements en chaîne. Beaucoup d'entre eux ne sont pas satisfaisants dans le cas des changements en chaîne car ils ne parviennent pas à modéliser la force systémique des changements en chaîne. La seule théorie qui semble accomplir cet objectif est la théorie de préservation du contraste (CPT) de Łubowicz. Cette théorie est basée sur les notions de contraste, préservation du contraste et elle évalue des scénarios au lieu de candidats individuels. La préservation du contraste est accomplie à travers la transformation du contraste. La notion de transformation du contraste signifie que les niveaux de contraste du système pré-changement sont préservés dans le système post-changement mais leur nature change. Une observation sur la CPT est que Łubowicz l'avait originellement conçue pour les changements en chaîne synchroniques. Dans le chapitre 2, nous démontrons que la CPT est en mesure de modéliser la force systémique qui donne aux changements en chaîne diachroniques leur cohérence. Ainsi, dans le chapitre 3, nous décidons de tester la validité de la CPT sur de véritables changements en chaîne historiques. Nous avançons deux études de cas sur deux changements en chaîne. Le premier, bien connu, est le changement en chaîne vocalique du Grand Changement Vocalique Anglais (English Great Vowel Shift). L'autre changement en chaîne est la Seconde Mutation Consonantique allemande (High German Consonant Shift). Nous démontrons que la CPT est en mesure de rendre compte de ces deux changements en chaîne. Au terme du chapitre 3, la CPT est testée sur une autre catégorie de changements en chaîne : les changements en chaîne observés dans l'acquisition de la langue maternelle. Le changement en chaîne étudié est s → θ → f. Ce changement en chaîne est différent des deux autres car il n'y a pas de nouveau niveau de contraste créé. Le dernier stade du changement en chaîne se conclut par une fusion. Encore une fois, la CPT peut rendre compte de ce changement en chaîne de manière satisfaisante. / The aim of this thesis is to formalise historical chain shifts within modern phonological theories. Martinet (1952, 1955, 1970) distinguishes two main categories of chain shifts: push chains and pull chains. Push chains will be dealt with in the first main part of this thesis (chapters 2 and 3). For modelling of push chains, an existing model is used: Łubowicz's (2003, 2012) Contrast Preservation Theory. For modelling pull chains, which will be the focus of the second part of this thesis (chapters 4 and 5), a new theory will be proposed, based on the phonetic work by De Boer (2001). This proposition is based on the notion of the pillar domains (domaines piliers). Chapter 1 starts with the observation that neither the derivational, SPE-like, theories or output driven theories like Prince's & Smolensky's Optimality Theory (OT) are able to formalise chain shifts properly. Within the derivational theories, it is possible to get a correct description of a chain shift. However, in order to do that, we have to break the links between the different stages of the chain shift. Therefore, one loses the systemic interdependence of the different stages, which is the essence of the chain shift. As regards to Optimality Theory, it is the two-level structure of the theory which proves problematic for chain shifts. In a theoretical chain shift such as /a/ → [e] > /e/ → [i], it is impossible for OT to make, in the same analysis, [e] an optimal candidate and /e/ a non-optimal one. In chapter 2, we analyse and compare several output-driven propositions that have been made to account for chain shifts. Many of them are not satisfactory because they do not manage to model the systemic motivation of chain shifts. The only theory that seems able to complete this objective is Łubowicz's Contrast Preservation Theory (CPT). This theory is based on the notions of contrast, contrast preservation and it evaluates scenarios rather than individual candidates. Contrast preservation is achieved through contrast transformation. The term contrast transformation indicates that the contrast levels of the input system are preserved but that their nature is different in the output system. One observation about CPT is that Łubowicz designed it for synchronic chain shifts. In chapter 2, we prove that CPT is able to model the perceptible coherence in diachronic chain shifts. In chapter 3, thus we decide to test the validity of CPT on actual historical chain shifts. It is tested on two cases. One is the well-known vocalic chain shift the Great Vowel Shift in English. The other one is the Second German Sound Shift (or High German Consonant Shift). We demonstrate that CPT is able to account for both of these chain shifts. At the end of chapter 3, CPT is tested on another type of chain shifts, i.e. chain shifts in first-language acquisition. The studied chain shift is s → θ → f. This chain shift is different from the other two because there is no new contrast level created. The last stage of this chain shift ends with a merger . Once again, CPT can account for this chain shift in a coherent way.