This work aims to verify the application of digital preservation strategies in the documents produced and/or received in the Department of Education s Center for Arts and Letters from the Federal University of Santa Maria. Thus, the study was based on the query works, articles and related material on the subject of study. We also applied the technique of observation with the aid of a script, which was applied in all departments of the Center for Teaching Arts and Letters and the translation of data and information resulting from studies produced data sheets and graphs. From the analysis of surveys, reports and this observation, we have reached conclusions. One is that digital preservation is a constant risk control, in which the recognition that losses are inevitable develops the relevance of the ways to avoid them. Moreover, there is a consensus on the best strategies and methodologies to be employed in a digital preservation plan, since no measure is capable of meeting all requirements of all digital documents. However, the more the management of electronic documents is as standards, the more likely the sustainability of digital heritage. Although the knowledge and experience that exist today are not able to guarantee the durability of needed. These findings have allowed, at the end of the work, a handbook with recommendations for preservation of digital documents. It is expected therefore that the results obtained in the study can be considered as a reference for both the UFSM, and for other institutions who are interested in this work. / Este trabalho tem por objetivo verificar a aplicação de estratégias de preservação digital nos documentos produzidos e/ou recebidos nos Departamentos de Ensino do Centro de Artes e Letras da Universidade Federal de Santa Maria. Para tanto, o trabalho foi baseado na consulta de obras, artigos e materiais afins sobre o tema de estudo. Também foi realizada a técnica de observação com o auxílio de um roteiro, o qual foi aplicado em todos os Departamentos de Ensino do Centro de Artes e Letras e a tradução dos dados e informações resultantes dos estudos originaram planilhas de dados e gráficos. A partir da análise dos levantamentos, dos relatórios e dessa observação direta, chegou-se a conclusões. Uma delas é que a preservação digital é um constante controle de riscos, no qual o reconhecimento de que perdas são inevitáveis desenvolve a relevância dos modos de evitá-las. Além disso, de que não existe consenso quanto às melhores estratégias e metodologias a serem empregadas num plano de preservação digital, pois nenhuma medida é capaz de atender todos os requisitos de todos os documentos digitais. No entanto, quanto mais a gestão de documentos eletrônicos estiver conforme padrões, maior probabilidade haverá da sustentabilidade do patrimônio digital. Embora o conhecimento e a experiência que existem hoje não sejam capazes de garantir a durabilidade dos documentos digitais, a adoção de planos de preservação digital, mesmo que básicos, se faz necessária. Essas constatações possibilitaram apresentar, ao final do trabalho, um manual com algumas recomendações para preservação de documentos digitais. Espera-se, portanto, que os resultados obtidos nesta pesquisa possam ser considerados como referencial, tanto para a UFSM, quanto para outras instituições que tenham interesse neste trabalho.

Estuda as ações de transformação e preservação do conjunto histórico de Paranaguá no século XX e início do XXI, partindo do primeiro ato de preservação em caráter nacional, o tombamento Colégio dos Jesuítas em 1938 pelo antigo Serviço do Patrimônio Histórico e Artístico Nacional, até o reconhecimento do conjunto histórico em 2009 pelo Instituto do Patrimônio Histórico e Artístico Nacional. A partir de três edifícios representativos na cidade, Colégio dos Jesuítas e igrejas de São Benedito e da Ordem Terceira de São Francisco das Chagas, analisa as atividades do Serviço do Patrimônio, como também os fatos que influenciaram na decisão sobre a delimitação e o tombamento do conjunto histórico. Analisa, ainda, a importância dessa área preservada no contexto urbano de Paranaguá com forte apoio da revisão bibliográfica a partir de autores como Márcia Chuva, Maria Cecília Londres, José Reginaldo Gonçalves, Lia Mayumi, Márcia Sant\'Ana e Cristiane Gonçalves e de fontes documentais primárias como cartas, pareceres, relatórios, peças gráficas, croquis e fotografias. Além disso, também realiza entrevistas, buscando as ações realizadas pelos órgãos oficiais neste patrimônio. Dessa forma, a pesquisa se insere no quadro de discussões relativas à preservação de conjuntos históricos no Brasil, contribuindo particularmente para avaliar o papel da população nas decisões de proteção do patrimônio cultural. / Studies the transformation and conservation of the city of Paranagua historical ensemble during the 20th and beginning of the 21st centuries starting from the first national act of preservation, the listing of the Colégio dos Jesuítas (Jesuit college) in 1938 by the former National Historical and Artistic Heritage Service until the recognition of the historical ensemble in 2009 by the Institute of National Historical and Artistic Heritage. Considering three representative buildings in the city - the Jesuit College and the churches São Benedito and thesis Ordem Terceira de São Francisco das Chagas the thesis analyses the activities of the Heritage Service as well as the facts that influenced in the decision regarding the delimitation and listing of the historical ensemble. The thesis also analyses the importance of this preserved area in the urban context of Paranagua and is strongly supported by the bibliographical revision of texts by authors such as Márcia Chuva, Maria Cecília Londres, José Reginaldo Gonçalves, Lia Mayumi, Márcia Sant\'Ana and Cristiane Gonçalves as well as primary sources of documents such as letters, reviews, reports, graphic pieces, sketches and photos. It also analyses interviews that highlight activities conducted by official bodies on this heritage. This way, the research is considered part of the debate on preservation of historical areas in Brazil and provides a special contribution to the evaluation of the role played by public participation in decisions regarding the protection of cultural heritage.

Introdução: Apesar dos importantes avanços na preservação pulmonar alcançados nas últimas décadas esta questão permanece longe do ideal e representa um dos maiores problemas enfrentados pelos grupos de transplante pulmonar. O grupo da Suécia liderado pelo Prof. Stig Steen descreveu um novo método de preservação pulmonar chamado de ECMOtópico que foi publicado nos mesmos artigos que divulgaram o sistema de perfusão ex vivo. Todavia, este novo método nunca foi avaliado de forma comparativa contra a forma atualmente mais aceita de preservação pulmonar: a isquemia fria após infusão de solução de preservação. O presente estudo compara estas duas formas de preservação utilizando um modelo de avaliação pulmonar ex vivo. Como objetivos secundários foram estudados: a capacidade de recuperação da função pulmonar pelo sistema ex vivo e a utilidade do modelo experimental bloco pulmonar dividido. Métodos: Quatorze pulmões foram captados de sete doadores em morte encefálica negados para transplante pulmonar. Após a preservação inicial com perfusão anterógrada de solução de LPD-glicose o bloco pulmonar foi dividido, sendo cada lado submetido a um médoto diferente de preservação: ECMO-tópico ou isquemia fria por oito horas. Após este período os pulmões foram re-conectados e avaliados em um sistema de reperfusão pulmonar ex vivo estudando-se parâmetros funcionais e histológicos; biópsias pulmonares foram coletadas em três tempos em cada lado. As variáveis funcionais estudadas foram: capacidade de oxigenação (CO), pressão de artéria pulmonar (PAP) e resistência vascular pulmonar (RVP). As variáveis histológicas foram: escore de lesão pulmonar (ELP), contagem de células apoptóticas (CCA) e estudo de microscopia eletrônica de transmissão. Resultados: Sete casos foram incluídos. A idade média foi de 53.86 anos (±16.7); sexo masculino em 4 casos (57.1%); causa da morte encefálica: acidente vascular encefálico hemorrágico em 5 doadores e trauma crânio encefálico em 2. O lado submetido ao ECMO-tópico: direito em 4 e esquerdo em 3 casos. A média da CO foi 468.00 mmHg (±81.69) no grupo ECMOtópico e 455.86 (±54.05) no grupo isquemia fria (p=0. 758); a mediana da PAP foi de 140 mmHg(120 160) para o ECMO-tópico e 140mmHg(140 150) para isquemia fria (p=0,285); a mediana da RVP 459 dina.s.cm-5 (432,43 492,30) no grupo ECMO-tópico e 474,5 dina.s.cm-5 (459,01 545,45) no grupo isquemia fria (p=0,285). As médias dos escores de lesão pulmonar encontrados foram: para o grupo ECMO-tópico em T1 6,285 (±4,029), em T2 8,714 (±7,714) e em T3 9,571 (±7,857); já no grupo isquemia fria as médias foram em T1 7,571 (±4,429), em T2 7,714 (±4,785) e em T3 7,857 (±6,121) p = 0,531. As médias das contagens de células apoptóticas foram: para o grupo ECMO-tópico em T1 16,71(±2,545), em T2 20,71 (±5,843) e em T3 25,00 (±9,34); no grupo isquemia fria em T1 18,57 (±5,118), em T2 17,57 (±3,014) e em T3 24,86 (±10,374) p=0,803. O estudo de microscopia eletrônica de transmissão não demonstrou diferenças entre os grupos. Conclusões: Neste estudo o ECMOtópico não demonstrou melhora na preservação pulmonar, comparado a isquemia fria, em nenhum dos parâmetros estudados . O modelo de reperfusão pulmonar ex vivo permitiu importante melhora na função pulmonar, e o modelo experimental com bloco pulmonar dividido demonstrou ser um método adequado para estudos experimentais comparativos com pulmões humanos / Background: Besides the important advances in lung preservation reached in last decades this subject continues far from ideal and still represent a major challenge for the lung transplant groups. The Swedish group lead by Prof. Stig Steen has described a new method of preservation so called topical- ECMO along with the ex vivo perfusion system. However this new method has never been tested against the most popular formula of preservation: cold ischemia after single flush perfusion. This study compares these two forms of lung preservation on an ex vivo evaluation model. As secondarys end-points we also study the ex vivo lung perfusion capacity for recover damaged lungs to transplant and the usefulness of the lung bloc split model for experimental study of human lungs. Methods: Fourteen lungs were retrieved from seven brain-dead organ donors refused for transplantation. After initial preservation with single flush of LPD glucose, the lung bloc was divided and each side was preserved by topical-ECMO or cold ischemia for 8 hours. After this the bloc was reconnected than assessed on ex vivo lung system for functional and histological parameters; lung biopsies were collect in three different times on each side. The functional variables assessed were: oxygenation capacity (OC), pulmonary artery pressure (PAP) and pulmonary vascular resistance (PVR). The histological variables were: lung injury score (LIS), apoptotic cells counting and transmission electron microscopy study. Results: Seven cases were included. Mean age 53.86 years (±16.7); male 4 (57.1%); cause of death: hemorrhagic stroke for 5 donors and head trauma for 2. Side of topical- ECMO: Right 4 e Left 3. The mean OC was 468.00 mmHg (±81.69) on topical-ECMO group and 455.86 (±54.05) on Cold Ischemia group (p=0. 758); median PAP median was 140 mmHg(120 160) for topical-ECMO and 140mmHg (140 150) for Cold Ischemia (p=0,285); median PVR 459 dina.s.cm-5 (432,43 492,30) on topical-ECMO group and 474,5 dina.s.cm-5 (459,01 545,45) on Cold Ischemia group (p=0,285). The median for LIS was: topical-ECMO group on T1 6,285 (±4,029), on T2 8,714 (±7,714) and on T3 9,571 (±7,857); Cold Ischemia group on T1 7,571 (±4,429) on T2 7,714 (±4,785) and on T3 7,857 (±6,121) p=0,531. For apoptotic cell counting: topical-ECMO group on T1 16,71(±2,545), on T2 20,71 (±5,843) and on T3 25,00 (±9,34); for Cold Ischemia group it was on T1 18,57 (±5,118), on T2 17,57 (±3,014) and on T3 24,86 (±10,374) p=0,803. The transmission electron microscopy study shows no difference between groups. Conclusions: In our study the topical-ECMO failed to show improvement of lung preservation compared with the cold ischemia in all studied parameters. However the ex vivo lung perfusion model was responsible for a important increase on lung function, and the lung bloc split model appears as a reliable method for experimental human lung studies

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Land use regulations are typically established as a response to development activity. For effective growth management and habitat preservation, the opposite should occur. This study considers tree preservation ordinances of the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area as a means of evaluating development regulation in a metropolitan context. It documents the impact urban cores have on regulations and policies throughout their region, demonstrating that the same urban-rural gradient used to describe physical components of our metropolitan areas also holds true in terms of policy formation. Although sophistication of land use regulation generally dissipates as one moves away from an urban core, native habitat is more pristine at the outer edges. To more effectively protect native habitat, regional preservation measures are recommended.

京都大学 / 0048 / 新制・課程博士 / 博士(地域研究) / 甲第22092号 / 地博第254号 / 新制||地||96(附属図書館) / 京都大学大学院アジア・アフリカ地域研究研究科東南アジア地域研究専攻 / (主査)教授 速水 洋子, 准教授 伊藤 正子, 教授 片岡 樹 / 学位規則第4条第1項該当 / Doctor of Area Studies / Kyoto University / DGAM

There is worldwide concern that individuals are not saving sufficiently for retirement. Low savings rates, coupled with a lack of preservation of retirement funds when individuals move jobs, could have adverse repercussions on the ability to retire with sufficient funds. The traditional response to low preservation levels has been to impose taxes on cash withdrawals and a move is underway in South Africa to potentially mandate preservation. All these interventions assume that individuals are not acting rationally when they take a cash payout, however this assumption of irrationality has not been tested. Therefore, the aim of this study was to determine the factors that lead to low preservation levels in order to determine whether intervention is required to increase preservation, and if so, what form it should take. The study consisted of two phases. Phase one carried out a critical, multidisciplinary literature review to construct a conceptual model of the factors which potentially lead to low preservation levels. According to this model, these factors could arise from rational decision making in line with consumption smoothing behaviour linked to the life cycle hypothesis or irrational decision making arising from behavioural factors linked to bounded willpower or bounded rationality. The resultant model highlighted the distinct differences in the drivers of rational and irrational behaviour and therefore, the distinctly different interventions required. Phase two of the study focused on the empirical testing of the conceptual model to obtain an understanding of the relative importance of the factors. This phase made use of an analytical survey to test relationships between the predictor variables identified in the conceptual model, and the outcome variable which is whether the individual preserved funds when moving jobs. The data was analysed with logistic regression techniques. The study found that behavioural factors play an important role in explaining the preservation decisions made by individuals. In particular behavioural factors related to bounded rationality as a result of the inherent computational complexity of the decision making environment emerged as important explanatory variables. This appears to indicate that solutions should focus on decision support and guidance to assist individuals in making optimal decisions. This study makes a unique contribution to the field of retirement finance and decision making as it highlights the role that behavioural factors play in retirement preservation decisions. The implications regarding which interventions are best suited to assist in optimal decision iv making are informative for policy makers, providers of retirement products and financial advisors, as well as sponsors and members of retirement funds. / Thesis (PhD)--University of Pretoria, 2013. / lk2014 / Financial Management / Unrestricted

Drawing from the ongoing revitalization efforts in the Western Massachusetts post-industrial city of Springfield, Massachusetts, this adaptive reuse project aims to bring the public back to the city center by providing a common space for cultural connections. Sensitivity to preservation of the historic fabric of the existing Court Square Building is blended with the transformative potential of introducing architectural expressions of dance theory to create a school and theater for the performing arts. The study of balance between opposing, yet complimentary forces, as they exist in architecture and dance, creates a conceptual interplay that guides the design of this project. Viewing the existing historic building as a dance partner to the proposed contemporary addition, leads an exploration in the tectonic translation of form, rhythm, weight, movement and breath, as elements of dance theory that are developed to represent the building envelope, structure, materials, circulation and openings. Ultimately, the adapted building creates a dialogue for the past and present city of Springfield, simultaneously honoring its unique cultural heritage and future potential in serving as an icon for successful urban transformation.

Although the survival rate of childhood cancer is high, nearly two thirds of these survivors experience negative long-term secondary side effects from cancer treatments. Infertility is one such side effect that can have a prominent impact on quality of life as the patient ages. It is important for nurses working with pediatric oncology patients to provide the patient and family with education about risk for infertility and fertility preservation (FP) in order to allow families to make decisions about FP before cancer treatment starts. However, pediatric oncology nurses report being uneducated about FP guidelines and are hesitant to broach this subject with families. The purpose of this HIM thesis is to review nurse perceived barriers related to educating patients and their families about the risk for infertility following cancer treatments and FP and to make recommendations for improving communication between nurses and families about FP. A search was performed using CINAHL, PreCINAHL, PsychINFO, PsychARTICLES, and Medline databases and examined peer-reviewed quantitative and qualitative research studies. Key terms used in the database searches were ped' OR child', onco' OR cancer', fert', and nurs'. Findings indicated that there were many barriers for pediatric oncology nurses, which inhibited the discussion of FP with patients and families such as lack of knowledge and resources, provider attitudes toward FP, and patient factors. Based on the findings, the researcher identified several interventions to aid pediatric oncology nurses in overcoming these barriers to FP discussion.

This thesis begins by investigating the evolution of traditional Chinese markets to Chinese supermarkets in North America. By charting the trends of these structures in shop floor layouts and site approaches, a hybridized architecture is uncovered. Then, through the design of a contemporary Chinese supermarket in Philadelphia, PA, the thesis demonstrates how values of identity and cultural awareness can be brought into dialogue with architectural trends.