Zugl.: Bremen, Univ., Diss., 2007

The purpose of this study is to examine the differences and similarities regarding verbal politeness in greetings and requests in Swedish and the Chilean variety of Spanish. A survey with 12 questions, both open-ended and closed-ended, has been distributed to 20 native speakers of the two languages. Thus, the questions have been analyzed both quantitatively and qualitatively. The results show that the perception that the Swedes and the Chileans have about verbal politeness is similar, since the speakers of both languages see it as a way to show respect towards others. The study also shows that Swedes and Chileans share a similar view upon politeness, i.e. as a social norm that facilitates social interaction between people.

Notre sujet de recherche porte sur l’étude de patients psychotiques et alcoolo-dépendants (CIM-10) qui évoluent sur les dimensions psychologiques de la créativité, des émotions (reconnaissance, expression et régulation émotionnelle) et des cognitions (perception, attention, mémoire, fonctions exécutives) lors d’une intervention de psychothérapie à médiation musicale de groupe au sein d’un hôpital de réhabilitation psychiatrique stationnaire. Nous appliquons une méthodologie quantitative et qualitative intégrée pour une période de huit mois d’intervention thérapeutique. Six études scientifiques (articles) composent le contenu de cette thèse :Étude 1 : Mise en évidence du processus créatif (artistique et musical). Étude 2 : L’élaboration de schémas d’observation clinique. Étude 3 : L’évolution du malade psychique sur la dimension des émotions.Étude 4 : La dimension cognitive : Capacités d’attention et de mémorisation lors du processus thérapeutique.Étude 5 : Études structurales en psychothérapie à médiation musicale de groupe.Étude 6 : Le groupe thérapeutique comme objet de recherche en réhabilitation psychiatrique stationnaire. Les résultats des études quantitatives confirment l’existence d’un impact favorable du sonore sur les dimensions psychologiques et sur le comportement observable, tout en prenant en considération l’existence de différences significatives entre les sous-groupes cliniques des patients psychotiques (schizophrénie) et des patients alcoolo-dépendants. Finalement, la mise en place de programmes d’intervention psychothérapeutique spécialisés, adaptés aux diagnostiques préalables et aux besoins spécifiques des patients, est discutée / Our research theme relates to the evolution of psychiatric patients on the psychological dimensions of creativity, emotions and cognitions during music psychotherapy within a long-term care psychiatric hospital. The research objectives, carried out via a mixed quantitative and qualitative methodology, focus the subject of sound influence on the human body, so as the developement of the therapeutic relationship and latent processes during therapy sessions. Six scientifical studies (articles) are going to compose the content of this thesis : Study 1 : Revealing the creative process in music psychotherapy. Study 2 : The development of observational frames in the arts psychotherapies. Study 3 : The patient’s evolution on the psychological dimension of emotions.Study 4 : The cognitive dimension : Attention and mnestic capacities during the therapeutic process.Study 5 : Structural studies to resume group music psychotherapy intervention. Study 6 : The therapeutic group as a research object in long-term psychiatric care. The results of the studies tend to confirm the existence of a favourable sound impact on psychological dimensions, by taking into account significant differences between the clinical sets of psychotics (schizophrenia) and alcoholo-dependent patients. Finally, reflections on the implementation of specialized psychotherapeutic intervention programmes, adapted to initial diagnosis and patient’s demands, are presented

There is ever greater recognition in the social and health sciences that neighborhood context should be incorporated in studying human behavior. In terms of analyzing urban human behavior, activity space data (i.e. data associated with an individual's home and routine activity locations) can offer diverse information. However, it is challenging to explore and interpret activity space data, which often involve qualitative and quantitative variables describing both the environment and people's travel-activities. This paper will present a prototype software environment to visualize qualitative and quantitative urban activity space data. A system is developed to visualize the data generated by the Ecological Interview, a method for collecting activity space data, social network data, and perception of place data. This application integrates data on adolescents' travel behaviors, as well as their individual, social and community resources, by mapping subjects' activity spaces using multiple visual attributes (e.g. symbolization, color). Users can investigate the activity space data through an interactive interface developed using a commercial GIS software package. The case studies show how the visualization assists in the exploratory studies of activity space data. The visualization can also be used in post-modeling analysis through in-depth investigation of the multiple attributes for the best-fit and worst-fit cases. / Geography

Title: Comparison of selected variables of the game performance in football. Work objectives: The main objectives of this dissertation is primarily a mutual comparison of two consecutive years of UEFA Champions League 2007/ 2008 and 2008/ 2009, where the greatest effort is to identify new and effective trends in training and scoring offensive action from the "open play", due to the ever improving defense systems and outline new methodological and didactic practices in the training process, which could help the current needs of modern football. Methods: Research is carried out by indirect observation using a video records with all the scored goals that were scored in the Champions League in 2008 / 2009. After an accurate record of all the goals, all goals are evaluated and compared with the previous year. All goals are analyzed from two perspectives, in terms of quantity and quality. The former analysis follows the form of attacks, shooting technique, shooting method, the most common areas of shooting or shooting success due to the game time. Based on these quantitative data are then created interesting graphical illustrations. Qualitative analysis focuses on the breakdown of individual model offensive situations in terms gradual developing of attack and fast counter attack. Results: The results...

Title A comparison between top European teams performances Objectives − to focus on women's world football trends − to compare between Czech club or national team and top European teams − to analyze football systems, basic formations, set pieces solving − to evaluate qualitative and quantitative data and situation which was researched − to evaluate the research − to suggest a groundwork to training process Methods I used both direct and indirect observation methods in particular football matches. I had both videos available, even in one of the matches I attend as a player. I was researching particular game elements quantitatively and qualitatively as well. Base to the evaluation of the matches, I tried to suggest appropriate practice to eliminate deficiencies, which could be further used in training process. Results Results show the position of Czech women's football in Europe, the comparison between top European teams and if any of Czech teams could success in strong competition. Further, results show model situation of teams in offensive system and how the goals are scored. Also, results led to point out the deficiencies in Czech women's football with offering of solutions. Key words Women's football, quantitative and qualitative research, AC Sparta Prague, Olympique Lyon, national team, Czech...

Le métabolisme de l'oxygène conduit à la formation d'espèces chimiques oxydantes, capables de provoquer l'oxydation de nombreux composants cellulaires, dont les résidus cystéines des protéines. L'oxydation du résidu cystéine est contrôlée par un système de réduction composé de deux branches distinctes, appelées la voie des thioredoxines et la voie du glutathion. Ces deux voies utilisent la chimie redox du soufre de la cystéine pour réduire les cystéines oxydées, avec des électrons fournis par le NADPH. Notre travail a consisté à étudier l'état d'oxydation des résidus cystéines de la cellule et la contribution respective des mécanismes opérant le contrôle de l'état redox des thiols. Pour cela, nous avons exploité les approches génétiques chez S.cerevisiae, et les avons couplés à une approche protéomique d'identification des thiols oxydés.<br />Ce travail nous a permis d'identifier de nombreuses protéines cytoplasmiques portant un ou plusieurs résidus cystéine oxydés et d'établir une différence frappante entre les voies des thioredoxines et du glutathion dans le contrôle de l'état redox des thiols intracellulaires. Au cours de notre travail, nous nous sommes également intéressés à la superoxyde dismutase, une protéine cytoplasmique, que nous avons identifié comme oxydée constitutivement. Nous avons étudié le mécanisme d'oxydation de Sod1, et avons observé que celui-ci semble se dérouler dans l'espace intermembranaire mitochondrial et fait intervenir une oxydase spécifique des thiols

Supply chain security has become relevant to both practitioners and academics for years, yet the understanding of this topic is still incomplete. The literature produces relatively few explanatory and confirmatory studies, offers ambiguous definitions and terminology and the theoretical development is inconsistent. In this dissertation, I review relevant research streams and employ four in-depth case studies to conceptualize supply chain security (SCS). I also utilize the principles of human immunology to propose a taxonomy of supply chain security management (SCSM) mechanisms. Building on institutional theory and the taxonomy, I further examine the antecedents as well as the consequences of SCSM mechanisms via a large empirical data set collected during 2011-2013. The sample includes responses from 462 firms. Specifically, in my first model I draw on the institutional theory and posit that five institutional isomorphism pressures (i.e., government, customer, peer, normative, and performance pressure) impact four classes of SCSM mechanisms (i.e., prevention, detection, reaction, and restoration). In addition, shared SCS perception (SSP) and top management commitment (TMC) are hypothesized to moderate (strengthen) the relationships between institutional pressures and SCSM mechanisms. In my second model, I propose that the four classes of mechanisms explain five different supply chain performance dimensions (i.e., security performance, cost performance, supply chain responsiveness, supply chain resilience, and supply chain visibility). I also specify differential effects for both models; some effects are more salient than others. The results suggest that not all institutional pressures motivate the implementation of SCSM mechanisms. While normative pressure and performance pressure act as predominantly powerful predictors of SCSM mechanisms, other pressures appear to have negligible or even adverse effects. Surprisingly, data analysis suggests that coercive institutional pressures (i.e., government pressure and customer pressure) do not exhibit the strongest effects on SCSM mechanisms as the literature would suggest. As far as the moderation effect is concerned, the results illustrate that neither SSP nor TMC interact with all institutional pressures to affect the employment of SCSM mechanisms. In addition, TMC can even impede the implementation of reaction- and restoration-oriented SCSM mechanisms when interacting with government pressure. Regarding supply chain performance, the results demonstrate that SCSM mechanisms have strong effects on multiple supply chain performance measures. Further assessments reveal that the effect of SCSM mechanisms on supply chain security performance is stronger than its effects on other performance dimensions.

Tyrimo objektas: Didelio meistriškumo vyrų krepšinio komandų baudos metimų rodikliai. Tyrimo tikslas: Nustatyti ir įvertinti vyrų krepšinio komandos „Žalgiris“ baudos metimų rodiklių poveikį Eurolygos 2011-2012 metų sezono rungtynių rezultatui. Tyrimo uždaviniai: 1. Nustatyti ir įvertinti vyrų krepšinio komandų „Žalgirio“ bei jų varžovų baudos metimų kokybinius rodiklius Eurolygos rungtynių metu ir pagal atskirus kėlinius. 2. Nustatyti ir įvertinti vyrų krepšinio komandų „Žalgirio“ bei jų varžovų baudos metimų kiekybinius rodiklius Eurolygos rungtynių metu ir pagal atskirus kėlinius. 3. Nustatyti vyrų krepšinio komandos „Žalgiris“ baudos metimų rodiklius (skaičių ir tikslumą) pagal žaidėjų pozicijas. 4. Nustatyti, kokia baudos metimais pelnomų taškų procentinė išraiška nuo galutinio rungtynių rezultato. Tyrimo rezultatai: 2011/2012 metų Eurolygos sezone vyrų krepšinio komandos laimėjusios rungtynes pelno po 82,6 ± 9,1, o pralaimėjusios komandos po 72,1 ± 7,2. Laimėjusios komandos meta daugiau ir tiksliau baudos metimų nei pralaimėjusios atitinkamai 21,4 ± 8,0 taškų, 74,9 proc. tikslumu (vidutiniškai per vienas rungtynes) ir 19,3 ± 6,7 taškų, 73,4 proc. tikslumu. Pagal atskirus rungtynių kėlinius viso Eurolygos sezono metu laimėjusios komandos metė: pirmajame kėlinyje – 2.6 ± 5,1 baudos metimus, 79 proc. tikslumu; antrajame 2,8 ± 3,4, 69 % tikslumu; trečiajame po – 4,1 ± 4,3, 76,8 proc. tikslumu; ketvirtajame kėlinyje – 5,2 ± 8 baudos metimų, 73,4 proc. tikslumu. Pagal... [toliau žr. visą tekstą] / Object. Men’s elite basketball team’s free throws stats. The aim of research. To identify and assess free throws influence as the outcome of Euroleague seasaon 2011- 2012 match, of „Žalgiris“ men’s basketball team. Tasks of the research. 1. To identify and assess men’s basketball team „Žalgiris“ and their opponents qualitative indicators of free throws during the match time and under separate quarters in the Euroleague matches 2. To identify and assess men’s basketball team „Žalgiris“ and their opponents quantitative indicators of free throws during the match time and under separate quarters in the Euroleague matches. 3. To indentify men's basketball team „Žalgiris“ free throws stats (number and accuracy) according to the player's position. 4. Identify what kind of a free throw percentage of points earned from the final score. Results. In 2011/2012 men’s Euroleague season winner teams average scored 82,6 ± 9,1 points, loser teams scored 72,1 ± 7,2 points. Winner teams attempted and made more free throws than loser teams respectively 21,4 ± 8,0 points, 74,9 proc. accuracy (on average per game), and 19,3 ± 6,7 points, 73,4 proc. accuracy. Winner teams free throws shot under separate quarters during whole Euroleague season: 1’st quarter – 2,6 ± 5,1, 79 proc. accuracy. 2’nd quarter – 2,8 ± 3,4, 69 proc. 3’rd quarter – 4,1 ± 4,3, 76,8 proc. 4’th quarter – 5,2 ± 8,0 free throws, 73,4 proc. accuracy. Loser teams free throws shot under separate quarters during whole Euroleague... [to full text]

Lic.-avh. (sammanfattning) Uppsala : Sveriges lantbruksuniv., 2004. / Härtill 3 uppsatser.