Malgré l’abondance d’information concernant la dentisterie esthétique, les évidences scientifiques à son sujet sont rarissimes. Ainsi, cette recherche a pour premier but d’accroître ces évidences en faisant la lumière sur les paramètres esthétiques et leur influence auprès de l’appréciation générale du sourire, tel que perçu par des sujets non-experts. Une invitation à répondre à un questionnaire autoadministré anonyme a été envoyée à la communauté de l’Université de Montréal par courrier électronique. 467 personnes ont accepté de répondre au questionnaire, toutefois seulement 263 ont terminé l'opération. L’analyse des données démontre que le seul critère esthétique objectif ayant une influence statistiquement significative sur l’appréciation générale est « l’arrangement des dents » (p = .028). Les dents versées diminuent significativement l’attrait général par rapport à des dents droites (p = .012) ou chevauchées (p = .009). Par contre, en corrélant ces données avec les convictions des sujets, « l’angulation de la médiane dentaire supérieure » ainsi que « l’inclinaison du plan incisif » présentent aussi des différences statistiquement significatives. « L’état d’usure des dents » et leur « position » sont les éléments, parmi le vocabulaire suggéré, les plus importants pour l’attrait du sourire aux yeux des patients. Avec les limitations de cette étude, on peut conclure que (1) « l’arrangement des dents », « l’angulation de la médiane dentaire supérieure » et « l’inclinaison du plan incisif » influencent de manière statistiquement significative l’appréciation générale du sourire. (2) Parmi les critères objectifs étudiés, « l'arrangement des dents » a la plus forte influence sur l’appréciation générale d’un sourire. (3) Une corrélation statistiquement significative entre les deux séquences d’évaluation et la faible variance intrasujet indiquent que l’appréciation générale d’un sourire est une action réflexe basée, entre autres, sur des paramètres morphologiques. Application pratique : Les résultats de cette étude insinuent que les traitements visant à corriger l’alignement, l’usure des dents et ceux visant à blanchir les dents d’un individu sont susceptibles d’augmenter l’attrait de son sourire tel que perçu par des sujets non-experts. / Despite all the information in aesthetic dentistry, evidence-based literature has not yet fully embraced the field of cosmetic dentistry, its rules and effects. The main goal of this study is to raise this level of knowledge and therefore, determine the influence of aesthetic parameters on the overall smile attractiveness as perceived by laypeople. A request to answer an anonymous survey was sent to the University de Montreal’s community, trough its institutional email lists. 467 questionnaires were started, but only 263 were completed and kept in this study. According to this survey, « Teeth alignment » was the only objective criteria proven to have a significant statistical effect on the overall smile appreciation (p = .028). Straight (p = .012) and crowded teeth (p = .009) raised the appreciation over the rotated ones. When the data was correlated with laypeople’s belief, « superior dental median line angle » and « incisal plane incline » also had a statistical effect. From a patient’s point of view and within the suggested vocabulary, tooth wear and tooth position are the most important subjective elements that may vary with smile attractiveness. Within the limitations of this study, the conclusions are the following : (1) « teeth alignment, « incisal plane inclination » and « superior medial dental line angulation » all have proven a significant statistical effect on the smile appreciation. (2) « Teeth alignment » is the only objective criteria, by which overall appreciation can vary significantly on a statistical aspect. (3) The high degree of correlation within each smiles rating, leads us to believe that the appreciation of smile attractiveness is a reflex action. Practical application: treatments aiming whitening and correcting teeth alignment or tooth wear, all have the potential to rise smile attractiveness as perceived by laypeople.

Made available in DSpace on 2014-06-11T19:32:55Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2006-08-01Bitstream added on 2014-06-13T19:43:46Z : No. of bitstreams: 1 storti_a_dr_arafcf.pdf: 1083866 bytes, checksum: 46bd528115c854e2d63db0b4111bbd28 (MD5) / Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP) / Os cateteres venosos centrais são muito usados nas Unidades de Terapia Intensiva (UTIs). O seu uso está freqüentemente associado a complicações incluindo infecções fatais. Durante o período de janeiro de 2004 a janeiro de 2005, foram analisadas 118 pontas de cateteres e 42 amostras de sangue provenientes de 100 pacientes hospitalizados em Unidade de Terapia Intensiva de um hospital da região Noroeste do estado de São Paulo. O objetivo deste estudo foi analisar, por meio de cultura e microscopia eletrônica de varredura, a colonização do cateter intravenoso central de vialon Intracath de lúmem único. Para detectar a produção de slime dos microrganismos isolados foi usado o método de Christensen et al., (1985) e o perfil de sensibilidade aos antimicrobianos de acordo com o (NCCLS-M2-A7-2000). Das 118 pontas de cateteres estudadas pelo método semi-quantitativo, 34 (28,8%) estavam colonizadas (d15 UFC/placa) em que foram isolados 55 microrganismos. Desses, 32 (58,2%) foram classificados como Gram-positivos com freqüência maior para 15 (27,3%) Staphylococcus aureus, seis (10,9%) Staphylococcus epidermidis; 19 (34,5%) classificados como Gram-negativos com freqüência maior para seis (10,9%) Acinetobacter baumannii, três (5,4%) Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Enterobacter aerogenes respectivamente e ainda quatro (7,3%) classificadas como leveduras sendo duas (3,6%) Candida albicans e duas (3,6%) Candida parapsilosis.... / The aim of the present study was to evaluate the hepatotoxicity, pharmacokinetic parameters and biotransformation of isoniazid when rats were treated with isoniazid (INH); rifampicin (RMP); and INH + RMP. Daily doses of the tuberculostatic drugs were administrated intragastrically to the animals (Wistar rats) for one period of 21 days as follow: sterile water (group I, control); INH (100mg/Kg) (group II), RMP (100mg/Kg) (group III); INH (100mg/Kg) + RMP (100mg/Kg) (group IV). The serum levels of the biomarkers aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) were determined before the administration of the drugs (basal) and after the 21 days treatments. On day 21, blood samples were obtained before and 15þ; 30þ; 45þ; 60þ; 1,5; 3h; 6h; 12h and 24 hours after the dose. (five animals for each point). The blood samples were deproteinized with 10% trichloroacetic acid, derivatized by 1% cinnamaldehyde and analyzed by liquid chromatograph. For the determination of the acetylated metabolites acetylisoniazid (AcINH) and acetylhydrazine (AcHz) a previous hydrolysis with 6 M hydrochloride acid was performed. The results are presented as mean and SEM. ...(Complete abstract, click electronic address below).

[pt] O presente trabalho busca explorar a previsibilidade na dinâmica temporal em modelos lineares de superfícies de volatilidade implícita estimados para opções de compra de ações brasileiras. Resultados de estudos anteriores, sob a abordagem usualmente empregada de estimação de modelos lineares em função do preço de exercício e do tempo até o vencimento a partir de dados de corte transversal sobre cada contrato disponível em dado instante, como Dumas, Fleming e Whaley (1998), revelam grande instabilidade nos coeficientes estimados ao longo do tempo. Por conseguinte, a incapacidade desta perspectiva em descrever a dinâmica intertemporal da estrutura, contrariando a observação empírica de volatilidade variável no tempo. A partir destas evidências e das conclusões de Heston e Nandi (2000), que reportaram significativa dependência da trajetória para a volatilidade dos retornos do índice S&P 500, Gonçalves e Guidolim (2006), propuseram um modelo em dois estágios, que aplica vetores autoregressivos para capturar a presença de variação temporal dos coeficientes de um modelo linear. A contribuição deste trabalho está em aplicar o Modelo proposto à realidade do mercado brasileiro de opções de ações, incipiente em liquidez e horizonte de negociação se comparado ao mercado norte americano, adaptando critérios a fim de validar sua aplicabilidade neste contexto em termos estatísticos e econômicos. Os resultados comprovam a superioridade desta abordagem em relação a outras comparáveis na literatura, mas não a capacidade de gerar retornos acima da média na presença de custos de transação contra a referência natural da taxa livre de risco. O que sugere a adequação à hipótese de eficiência de mercado. / [en] O The present study aims to explore predictability in temporal dynamics regarding linear models of the implied volatility surfaces estimated for Brazilian stocks options. Previous results, by usual approach of fitting linear models linking implied volatility to time to maturity and moneyness, available for each cross-section of option contracts at a point in time, as in Dumas, Fleming and Whaley (1998), suggest that estimated parameters of such models are highly unstable over time. Therefore, this approach isn t capable of replicating various IVS s shapes, contrary to the empirical evidence of implied volatility varying with options strike price and date of expiration. Based on these evidences and in Heston and Nandi (2000), that exploit the information on path-dependency in volatility contained in the spot S&P 500 index, Gonçalves e Guidolim (2006) proposed a two-stage approach to modeling and forecasting the S&P 500 index options IVS. In the second-stage they model the dynamics of the cross-sectional first-stage coefficients by means of vector autoregression models. The contribution of this work is to apply the proposed model to the reality of the Brazilian stock options, incipient in terms of liquidity and trading horizon dimensions when compared to the U.S. market, adapting criterians to validate its applicability in this context in statistical and economical sense. The results demonstrate the superiority of this approach over comparable literature, but not the ability to generate abnormal profits in the presence of transaction costs in excess of the benchmark of the risk-free rate. This indicates adaptation to the market efficiency hypothesis.

The main objective of this research is to analyze the influence of nonverbal language (together with verbal) in EFL classroom interaction. Starting from the concept of language as a social activity and basing our studies in Discourse Analysis, Conversational Analysis and Interactional Sociolinguistics, I developed a micro analysis of discourse study which happened at the extension school of English from the Federal University of Alagoas. The corpus was defined by audio and video recordings and its transcriptions, interviews and questionnaires. Among many types of nonverbal language, I chose as the focus of our investigation the smile (EKMAN, 2003; PEASE and PEASE, 2005; CARVALHO, 1999; KINDE, 1999) because it showed out to be an important element to increase classroom interaction through a convivial strategy (used by the teacher as a balance between the instructional and the spontaneous discourse, based on KRAMSCH, 1987); to promote a funny learning environment through teacher and learners own experiences and to reprimand learners (exerting power and saving face) for not doing their homework. These three types of smile contributed to lower the affective filter, increase interaction and consequently improve students learning. In pedagogical terms, the classroom showed to be a place where teacher and students build up a learning and teaching culture and where the smile helped keep interaction high, developing a convivial environment which affected students learning positively. / O objetivo principal desta pesquisa é analisar a influência da linguagem não-verbal (juntamente com a verbal) na interação de sala de aula de Língua Inglesa como língua estrangeira. Partindo de um conceito de linguagem como atividade social e tendo como base os estudos na área da Análise do Discurso, Análise da Conversação e Sociolingüística Interacional, desenvolvi um estudo micro-analítico do discurso que aconteceu na extensão da Universidade Federal de Alagoas (Casa de Cultura Britânica). O corpus foi definido por gravações em áudio e vídeo e transcrições, entrevistas e questionários. Entre os muitos tipos de linguagem não verbal, escolhi como foco da nossa investigação o sorriso (EKMAN, 2003; PEASE & PEASE, 2005; CARVALHO, 1999; KINDE, 1999; dentre outros) devido ao fato de o sorriso ter se mostrado um elemento importante que contribuiu para aumentar a interação em sala de aula através da estratégia de convívio (estratégia usada pelo professor que funciona como um balanço entre o discurso instrucional e o espontâneo, baseado em Kramsch, 1987); para promover um ambiente de aprendizado divertido através das próprias experiências do professor e dos aprendizes e para repreender os alunos (exercendo poder e salvando a face) por não fazerem as tarefas pedidas. Os tipos de sorriso observados contribuíram para diminuir o filtro afetivo entre o professor e os alunos, aumentando a interação e consequentemente a produção e aprendizado dos mesmos. Em termos pedagógicos, a sala de aula se mostrou um lugar onde os participantes envolvidos constroem uma cultura de aprender e ensinar e também um lugar onde o sorriso ajudou a aumentar a interação, desenvolvendo um ambiente de convívio que afetou o aprendizado dos alunos positivamente.

Made available in DSpace on 2010-04-20T21:00:40Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 4 Eric Vargas.pdf.jpg: 2122 bytes, checksum: 12add4698955322137cb39412ab633fd (MD5) Eric Vargas.pdf.txt: 75568 bytes, checksum: a2bddaae2be0fda46e87189be043d0f1 (MD5) license.txt: 4712 bytes, checksum: 4dea6f7333914d9740702a2deb2db217 (MD5) Eric Vargas.pdf: 1952931 bytes, checksum: cbe27d3e7b2b2eaae623021cc15c6987 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2010-02-11T00:00:00Z / Neste trabalho é proposto um modelo de construção de superfície de volatilidade de opções pouco líquidas de ações listadas em bolsa. O modelo é uma função matemática que transforma a superfície de volatilidade de uma opção líquida de ação em uma superfície de volatilidade de opção pouco líquida de ação. O modelo apresenta alta sensibilidade em relação aos parâmetros da função matemática utilizada. Logo, podem ser obtidos resultados bem distintos, caso se utilize, por exemplo, a superfície de opção de Ibovespa ou de Vale como possíveis parâmetros da função. Neste caso, também é proposta uma metodologia para a decisão sobre a escolha do parâmetro de volatilidade mais adequado, tomando-se por base um backtest das diferenças observadas entre volatilidade realizada e proposta. A principal hipótese assumida no modelo é que a diferença calculada entre a volatilidade implícita da opção e a volatilidade histórica de seu ativo-objeto é uma medida que possui proporção entre mesmas medidas de todos os ativos-objetos. Assim, se conhecidas essa medida e a volatilidade histórica de um determinado ativo-objeto, calcula-se a volatilidade 'implícita' da opção desse mesmo ativo-objeto. Assim como a incerteza relacionada à hipótese descrita acima, existem outras relacionadas à seleção de parâmetros no modelo e à própria iliquidez da opção e de seu ativo-objeto. O impacto dessas incertezas reflete-se no resultado financeiro da opção. Assim, propõe-se um modelo de gestão financeira conservadora baseada em reserva de resultado financeiro como provisão dessas incertezas. Neste trabalho, apresentam-se testes para algumas opções, mostrando as provisões hipoteticamente necessárias em termos de vegas das opções para cada subjacente. / In this paper it is proposed a volatility surface model for less liquid stock options listed on the stock exchange. The model is a mathematical function that transforms the volatility surface of a liquid option of a stock into a volatility surface of a less liquid option of a stock. The model presents high sensitivity in relation to the mathematical function’s parameters employed. Hence, distinct results may be obtained, for example, if the volatility surface of Ibovespa’s or Vale’s options is considered as a possible parameter of the function. In this case, it is also proposed a methodology that allows a decision about the choice of the most appropriate parameters, using a backtest of the differences observed between realized volatility and proposed. The main hypothesis considered in the model is that the calculated difference between the option’s implied volatility and its historical volatility of its underlying is a measure that has a proportion within the same measurements of all specific underlying. This way, if this measurement and the historical volatility of a specific underlying are known, the “implied” volatility of the option of this underlying may be computed. As well as the uncertainty related to the hypothesis described above, there are others related to the selection of parameters in the model and to the illiquidity of the option and its underlying. The impact of these uncertainties will be reflected in the financial result of the option. This way, it is proposed a conservative financial management model based on reserve of financial results as a provision for these uncertainties. In this work, it is presented tests for some options, showing the provisions hypothetically required in terms of vegas of the options for each underlyings.

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This dissertation investigates the roles of facial cues in consumer behavior. Specifically, the research examines the effect of facial structural resemblance, facial expressions, and other perceptual cues—in both individual and group settings—on consumer judgment and decision-making. Essay 1 examines the influence of facial resemblance on consumers* product purchase likelihood. This effect is moderated by consumers* mental construal, such that the effect of increased facial resemblance on product purchase likelihood occurs among consumers with high-level construals but not among those with low-level construals. Results of three experimental studies show that increased facial resemblance among team members enhances the perceived entitativity of the group, which in turn leads to more favorable intention of purchasing the product offered by the group. Essay 2 investigates the differential effects of recipients* group entitativity on two types of donation (time vs. money). Through three studies, the research demonstrates that high (versus low) group entitativity among the recipients increases donation of time but decreases donation of money. Such differential effects on donation of time versus money are driven by consumers* emotional or cognitive well-being associated with time or money donations. In essay 3, the effect of smile intensity on customer behavior is shown to be moderated by power and salience of ulterior motive. When employees* ulterior motive is not salient to customers, low-power customers evaluate the employee with intensified smiles more favorably compared to high-power customers. In contrast, when ulterior motive is made salient, high-power rather than low-power customers react more positively to smile intensity. Results show that the interactive effects between smile, power, and ulterior motive are driven by customers* warmth and competence perceptions. Collectively, this dissertation focuses on consumers* face-based judgments of individuals and teams, and investigates how such facial cues might influence consumers* attitude, purchase intention, and prosocial behavior.

In this thesis, we study the quadratic rough Heston model and the corresponding simulation methods. We calibrate the model using real-world market data. We compare and implement the three commonly used schemes (Hybrid, Multifactor, and Multifactor hybrid). We calibrate the model using real-world market SPX data. To speed up calibration, we apply quasi-Monte Carlo methods. We study the effect of the various calibration parameters on the volatility smile.

Introduction : L’objectif de cette étude était de vérifier s’il existe une différence entre la perception de l’esthétisme du sourire chez les patients porteurs de fente labiale et/ou palatine (FL/P), qui sont plus à risque de présenter des anomalies dentaires, et celle des patients non porteurs. Méthodes : Une série de photos d’un sourire a été altérée avec Adobe Photoshop© et comprend sept différentes catégories d’asymétrie. Les photos ont été évaluées à l’aide d’une échelle visuelle analogue de 0 à 10 sur un questionnaire en ligne par des patients porteurs de FL/P et des patients non porteurs âgés entre 14 et 21 ans. Les notes attribuées par les deux groupes ont été comparées pour chaque sourire et le seuil de détection de chaque catégorie d’asymétrie pour les deux groupes a été calculé. Résultats : Cinquante-six participants dans chaque groupe (FL/P et contrôle) ont été appariés selon l’âge et le genre et ont été inclus dans l’analyse statistique. Pour la perception de l’esthétisme du sourire, les patients du groupe FL/P étaient plus critiques pour la hauteur du collet gingival des incisives latérales au même niveau que les centrales, mais ils étaient cependant plus tolérants d'une déviation de la ligne médiane. Le seuil de perception de six catégories d'asymétrie a pu être déterminé pour le groupe FL/P. Leurs seuils de perception étaient légèrement plus élevés que ceux des patients du groupe contrôle. Les hommes étaient légèrement plus critiques que les femmes en général de l’esthétisme du sourire. Conclusion : Il existe des différences de perception de l'esthétisme du sourire entre les patients porteurs de FL/P et les patients non porteurs. Les patients porteurs de FL/P ont une moins bonne capacité à détecter de plus petites asymétries dentaires. Les hommes sont plus critiques de l’esthétisme du sourire. / Abstract Introduction: The aim of this study was to determine if there is a difference between the perception of smile esthetics of patients with cleft lip and/or palate (CL/P), who are at higher risk of dental anomalies, and the perception of patients without CL/P. Methods: A series of smile photos were altered with Adobe Photoshop© to create seven different categories of dental asymmetry. Patients with CL/P and patients without CL/P aged between 14 and 21 years old evaluated the smiles on a 10-point visual analogue scale in an online survey. The value attributed by the two groups was compared for each smile and the threshold for acceptance of smile anomalies was calculated. Results: Fifty-six participants in each group (CL/P and control) were matched for gender and age and included in the statistical analysis. Patients with CL/P were more critical of the gingival margin height of the lateral incisors being at the same level as the central incisors, however, they were more tolerant of a deviated midline. The threshold for six dental asymmetries were determined for the CL/P group. Their thresholds were slightly higher than the control group’s thresholds. Men were also more critical than women, in general, for the smile esthetics. Conclusion: The perception of smile esthetics of patients with CL/P is different from the perception of patients without CL/P. The thresholds to detect small dental asymmetries is higher for patients with CL/P. Men are more critical of smile esthetics.

本篇論文分為兩個部份。第一部份驗證隨機波動度SABR 模型以臺灣證券交易所發行量加權股價指數選擇權為驗證產品所描繪出來的波動度微笑曲線，分析其特色與值得關注的地方。由於長期以來研究者所使用的Black模型評價選擇權公式無法衡量波動度風險；雖然局部波動度模型(Local Volatility Models)能描繪出波動度所形成的波動度微笑曲線(Volatility Smile)，其動態走勢卻與標的資產價格相反，兩模型皆與真實情形不符，唯以SABR模型能順利的解決以上問題。 第二部份討論結構型商品。此部份以中國招商銀行發行的股權連結型商品作為範例，進行商品的拆解及評價，並分析其潛在風險，加以進行不同經濟情勢下的情境分析。評價個案為「掛勾香港地產股票人民幣理財計畫產品」，由於此商品連結標的達四個且有提前到期事件，並沒有封閉解。必須以風險中立下股價的動態過程模擬股價，使用蒙地卡羅模擬法來逼近合理價格。此外，亦針對評價結果進行避險參數及收益分析。