In the field of technology, every day new inventions are introduced in the society for promotion human beings life. By virtue of which all the citizens of society are facilitated according to their needs of life style. Most of the people from developed countries are benefited in all ways of life due to their nonstop efforts and struggle in the field of technology. However some are completely denied due to lack of awareness and lacking of technical education in the subject field. The handicapped people are not very well explored in each part of world, especially third world countries by the researchers. So we can claim it, for their weaknesses and so called interest to understand more about the handicapped people worldwide. To understanding about such people will provide us with opportunities to excel in the subfield. There is a big gap between the handicapped and society which causes to cut them off from society. This gap needs to be filled in, while carrying out researches in the desired fields. Our research area is related to ticket reservation machine for the visually impaired people, to make the process easy for them to buy ticket at their own from the ticketing machine. After studying different articles on the subject, it is proved that many inventions have already been done by researchers and others are in progress for helping out the handicapped people. We have presented screen prototypes of the interface of the ticketing machine for the visually impaired people. We collected many hardware devices as one kit which can be use in the machine for the visually impaired users. It will enhance their power of visual sense to perform tasks at their own. There are some principles to follow in building up any system for visually impaired or blind people. If followed these principles in true sense it will facilitate to make new interface designs for interaction with visually impaired or blind users in friendly way. In this way we can overcome the shortcomings between normal and visually impaired people, which will be a great achievement to serve the deprived people.

The decision to bury high level nuclear wastes in deep geological formations led to the study of the Hanford Nuclear Reservation as one of three possible sites for the first nuclear waste repository in the United States. To adequately evaluate the environmental impact of siting nuclear waste repositories in basalt aquicludes, it is essential to know the effects on parameter identification algorithms of thermal gradients that exist in these basaltic aquicludes. Temperatures of approximately 60° C and pressures of approximately 150 atms can be expected at potential repository sites located at depths of approximately 1000m. The phenomenon of over-recovery has been observed in some pumping tests conducted at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation. This over-recovery phenomenon may possibly be due to variations in the fluid density caused by thermal gradients. To asses the potential effects of these thermal gradients on indirect parameter identification algorithms, a systematic scaling of the governing field equations is required in order to obtain dimensionless equations based on the principle of similarity. The constitutive relationships for the specific weight of the fluid and for the porosity of the aquiclude are assumed to be exponentially dependent on the pressure gradient. The dynamic pressure is converted to the piezometric head and the flow equation for the piezometric head is then scaled in radial coordinates. Order-ofmagnitude estimates are made for all variables in unsteady flow for a typical well test in a basaltic aquiclude. Retaining all nonlinear terms, the parametric dependency of the flow equation on the classical dimensionless thermal and hydraulic parameters is demonstrated. These classical parameters include the Batchelor, Fourier, Froude , Grashof, and Reynolds Numbers associated with thermal flows. The flow equation is linearized from order-of-magnitude estimates based on these classical parameters for application in the parameter identification algorithm. Two numerical solutions are presented which predict hydraulic head given a continuous set of flow parameters. The first solution uses a totally numerical finite difference scheme while the second combines an analytical solution with a numerical solution. A radial coordinate system is utilized for describing an anisotropic confined aquifer. The classical inverse parameter identification problem is solved using an indirect method. This method is based on the minimization of a objective function or error criterion consisting of three parts: 1) least-squares error of head residuals; 2) prior information of flow parameters; and 3) regularization. An adjoint equation is incorporated into the method to eliminate the need to differentiate the heads with respect to the parameters being identified, increasing the stability of the algorithm. Verification of the parameter identification algorithm utilizes both "synthetic", computed generated input data and field data from a well test for a confined aquifer within the Columbia Plateau near Stanfield, Oregon. The method used is found to give parameter estimates which are both stable and unique. / Graduation date: 1992

Reconciliation attempts have occurred world-wide, i.e., Australia and South Africa. Recently, Canada has initiated a reconciliation process with its First Nations people for the historical injustices and their experience with residential schools. The purpose of this study was to explore the current Canadian reconciliation process and to determine whether it was considered by First Nations participants as an effective approach to relationship renewal. This study was completed with the White River First Nations in the Yukon Territory. Using an exploratory descriptive design as a qualitative approach, with person-centered interviewing, eight participants were interviewed twice. The data revealed that the current reconciliation process was driven by political expediency rather than anchored by a desire to improve relationships. The findings suggest that Canada’s reconciliation model is unsuitable and may be at risk for failure in the near future. Finally, participants revealed that they wanted more healing as a step towards reconciliation. / vii, 117 leaves ; 29 cm

The IEEE 802.15.4 standard is a low-power, low-rate MAC/PHY standard that meets most of the stringent requirements of single-hop wireless sensor networks. Sensor networks with nodal populations comprised of thousands of devices have been envisioned in conjunction with environmental, vehicular, and military applications, to mention a few. However, such large sensor network deployments necessitate multi-hop support as well as low power consumption. In light of the standard's extremely limited joint support of the two aforementioned attributes, this thesis presents two essential contributions. First, a framework is proposed to implement a new IEEE 802.15.4 operating mode, namely the synchronized peer-to-peer mode. This mode is designed to enable the standard's low-power features in peer-to-peer multi-hop-ready topologies. The second contribution is a distributed Guaranteed Time Slot (dGTS ) management scheme designed to function in the newly devised network mode. This protocol provides reliable contention-free access in peer-to-peer topologies in a completely distributed manner. Assuming optimal routing, our simulation experiments reveal perfect delivery ratios as long as the traffic load does not reach or surpass its saturation threshold. dGTS sustains at least twice the delivery ratio of contention access under sub-optimal dynamic routing. Moreover, the dGTS scheme exhibits minimum power consumption by eliminating the retransmissions attributed to contention, which in turn reduces the number of transmissions to a minimum. / Thesis (Master, Electrical & Computer Engineering) -- Queen's University, 2007-10-25 14:55:36.811

Turkey has been among a limited number of states that signed the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees and adopted the geographical limitation / furthermore, among a very few number of states that still maintains this limitation. The aim of this thesis is to analyze the significance of geographical limitation and what has brought the changes to Turkish asylum policies in respect of this reservation. Turkey is expected to abolish the geographical limitation during the European Union harmonization process. In this thesis furthermore, the role of the European Union within this process will be put forward.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Oregon, 2005. / Typescript. Includes vita and abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 244-262). Also available for download via the World Wide Web; free to University of Oregon users.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Oregon, 2005. / Typescript. Includes vita and abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 244-262). Also available for download via the World Wide Web; free to University of Oregon users.

The aim of this thesis was based on an analysis of market gaps in the commercialization of outgoing TA through IT, to determine the possibility of eliminating their negative external influence and to propose replacement solutions. Partial aim of the thesis was to investigate the influence of IT and reservation systems on the activity of TA.

Submitted by Jean Vagner Silva de Oliveira (jean.oliveira@ucsal.br) on 2016-09-14T19:58:56Z No. of bitstreams: 1 SOUZA GAGJ-2015.pdf: 641734 bytes, checksum: 4c1122bf21a66e92d1fa0f97af03caa4 (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Maria Emília Carvalho Ribeiro (maria.ribeiro@ucsal.br) on 2016-09-14T21:10:06Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 SOUZA GAGJ-2015.pdf: 641734 bytes, checksum: 4c1122bf21a66e92d1fa0f97af03caa4 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2016-09-14T21:10:06Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 SOUZA GAGJ-2015.pdf: 641734 bytes, checksum: 4c1122bf21a66e92d1fa0f97af03caa4 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2015-04-07 / A presente dissertação tem como objetivo analisar a problemática que envolve as necessidades de equilíbrio financeiro da nação e de obrigação de cumprimento das normas legais por parte dos poderes instituídos, em contraposição às necessidades particulares dos cidadãos, especificamente relacionadas à área da saúde e ao fornecimento gratuito de medicamentos de alto custo, o que coloca em linha de choque as teorias do mínimo existencial e a da reserva do possível. Para tanto, partiu-se da ideia geral do pacto social que criou os estados e da evolução dos direitos sociais em âmbito universal, notadamente influenciada pelas Revoluções Francesa e Norte Americana, a partir das quais as relações entre governantes e governados transformaram-se, passando os cidadãos a exigirem posturas cada vez mais atuantes dos governos, com atenção especial para a evolução do assunto nas nossas Constituições. Atentou-se ainda para o sistema de repartição dos poderes e para a aparente superioridade do Judiciário em relação aos demais, sendo este o Poder ao qual o cidadão recorre em caso de que o Executivo não atenda às suas necessidades. / This thesis aims to analyze the problems involved in the needs of the nation's financial stability and legal obligation to comply with these standards by the powers that be, as opposed to the particular needs of citizens, specifically relating to health and the free supply of high-cost drugs, which puts in the shock line theories ande xistential minimum booking as possible. So, we started from the general idea of the social pact that created the states and the evolution of social rights in a universal context, notably influenced by the North American and French revolutions, from which the relations between rulers and ruled have become, passing citizens to demand increasingly active postures of governments, with special attention to the evolution of matter in our Constitutions. Still paida ttention to the system of division of powers and the apparent superiority of the judiciary in relation to the other, which is the branch of power to which the citizen recourse in the event that the Administration does not meet your needs.

Submitted by Caio Vítor Beojone null (beojone@hotmail.com) on 2017-10-25T17:47:50Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Caio Vitor Beojone - Dissertação.pdf: 10092472 bytes, checksum: 470115087a1c1f987a7a8e2cffec7cd4 (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Monique Sasaki (sayumi_sasaki@hotmail.com) on 2017-10-31T16:52:11Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 beojone_cv_me_bauru.pdf: 10092472 bytes, checksum: 470115087a1c1f987a7a8e2cffec7cd4 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-10-31T16:52:11Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 beojone_cv_me_bauru.pdf: 10092472 bytes, checksum: 470115087a1c1f987a7a8e2cffec7cd4 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2017-10-09 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES) / Vários Sistemas de Atendimento Emergenciais (SAE’s) sofrem com as variações diárias da demanda e da disponibilidade das ambulâncias. Nesses sistemas pode haver flutuação do desempenho ao longo do dia devido, por exemplo, a mudança no número de servidores e nas taxas de chegada, levando à necessidade de considerar explicitamente tais variações em uma extensão ao modelo hipercubo ainda não explorada na literatura. Como ocorre em alguns SAE’s, as ambulâncias melhor equipadas são reservadas para o atendimento exclusivo de chamados com risco de vida. Dessa maneira, a política de despacho pode ser diferenciada com a finalidade de reservar totalmente o atendimento de alguns servidores para certas gravidades de ocorrências. Além disso, somam-se à natureza aleatória desses sistemas, como por exemplo, as incertezas da disponibilidade das ambulâncias, a chegada de um novo chamado e sua localização. Nesse contexto, os objetivos do presente estudo são: (i) estender o modelo hipercubo de filas para reserva total de capacidade, dependendo do tipo do chamado; (ii) estender o modelo hipercubo de filas para torná-lo mais eficiente computacionalmente, sem haver perda de precisão durante a modelagem e resolução; e (iii) propor uma abordagem baseada no modelo hipercubo não-estacionário para organização do trabalho das ambulâncias em qualquer momento do dia. Para verificar a viabilidade e a aplicabilidade dessas abordagens, é realizado um estudo de caso no SAMU da cidade de Bauru (SAMU-Bauru) que, além de reservar suas ambulâncias avançadas para ocorrências mais graves, é afetado pelas variações diárias na demanda e disponibilidade das ambulâncias. Além da configuração original do SAMU-Bauru, estudada em duas etapas, foram analisados um total de quatro cenários alternativos que consideram questões importantes: o impacto do aumento na demanda do período mais congestionado; a mitigação desse impacto incluindo uma nova ambulância; a alteração do horário das pausas diárias; e o impacto de aumentos na demanda em horários específicos do dia. Foram calculadas importantes medidas de desempenho para cada cenário como a carga de trabalho, tempos médios de espera e tempos médios de resposta. Os resultados mostram que as extensões realizadas no modelo hipercubo são capazes de analisar satisfatoriamente sistemas como o SAMU-Bauru, além de possibilitar a criação e mensuração de propostas de melhorias nos níveis táticos e operacionais. / Many Emergency Service Systems face daily variations on demand and ambulance availability. These systems may suffer, for example, performance fluctuations throughout the day, changes on the number of servers and on arrival rates, leading to the need to explicitly consider such variations in a hypercube model extension not yet explored in the literature. As occurs in some SAMU’s, which reserve their best equipped ambulances to exclusively serve life-threating requests. Therefore, the dispatch policy can be differentiated in order to completely reserve the service of some ambulances to more severe requests. These problems add up to the random nature of these systems with uncertainties upon ambulance availability or the arrival of a new request and its location. Thus, this study aims to: (i) extend the hypercube queueing model to be able to capture the complete capacity reservation of advanced ambulances, depending on the request classification; (ii) extend the hypercube model in order to make it more computationally efficient, without losing any information during modeling and resolution. (iii) propose an approach based on nonstationary hypercube queueing model to organize the operation of ambulances at any time of the day. To verify the feasibility of these approaches, a case study is carried out on the SAMU from Bauru city (SAMU-Bauru), which, in addition to the advanced ambulance reservation for life-threating requests, is affected by daily variations in demand and ambulance availability. In addition to the original configuration of SAMU-Bauru, studied on a two-step approach, we studied a total of four alternative scenarios that exploited important matters as: the impact of average demand increase on the congestion peak; mitigation of this impact by including a new ambulance; changing the schedule of daily breaks; and the impact of increases in the demand at specific hours of the day. We calculated important performance measures for each scenario, such as workload, mean waiting times and mean response times. Results show that the proposed extensions to the hypercube model are capable of satisfactorily analyze systems such as SAMU-Bauru, besides making it possible to create and to measure improvements proposals in tactical and operational levels.