Operational performance of grid-connected microgrid with integrated solar photovoltaic (PV) electricity production and battery energy storage (BES) is investigated.  These distributed energy resources (DERs) have the potential to reduce conventionally produced electrical power and contribute to reduction of greenhouse gas emissions.  This investigation is based upon the DER’s techno-economic specifications and theoretical performance, consumer load data and electrical utility retail and distribution data.  Available literature provides the basis for DER specification and performance.  Actual consumer load profile data is available for residential and commercial consumer sector customers.  The electrical utility data is obtained from Mälarenergi, AB.  The aim is to investigate how to use simulations to specify a grid connected microgrid with DERs (PV production and a BES system) for two consumer sectors considering a range of objectives.  An open-source, MATLAB-based simulation tool called Opti-CE has successfully been utilized.  This package employs a genetic algorithm for multi-objective optimization.  To support attainment of one of the objectives, peak shaving of the consumer load, a battery operational strategy algorithm has been developed for the simulation.  With respect to balancing peak shaving and self-consumption one of the simulations supports specification of a commercial sector application with 117 kWp PV power rating paired with a lithium ion battery with 41.1 kWh capacity.  The simulation of this system predicts the possibility to shave the customer load profile peaks for the month of April by 20%.  The corresponding self-consumption ratio is 88%.  Differences in the relationship between the load profiles and the system performance have been qualitatively noted.  Furthermore, simulation results for lead-acid, lithium-ion and vanadium-redox flow battery systems are compared to reveal that lithium ion delivers the best balance between total annualized cost and peak shaving performance for both residential and commercial applications.

This thesis deals with the issue of assessing seniors' needs in relation to the urgency of their admission into a residential care facility. Act No. 108/2006 on social services has significantly changed the way people can obtain necessary assistance. Now it is possible to purchase social services thanks to a social welfare benefit in form of an attendance allowance. There was an assumption that if there is a development in field social work, seniors will remain in their natural environment and therefore the interest in residential care facilities for older people will lower. However, this assumption was not met. The number of senior citizens interested in retirement homes greatly exceeds the capacity of individual facilities. When we assess the needs of seniors related to admission to a residential facility, such need is perceived as an insufficiency. If we get rid of this need or provide support to satisfy it, we achieve safety and security. The extent of such support can vary. The level of help people need determines the amount they receive as an attendance allowance, but it is not the only criterion for preferential admission into a retirement home. Seniors' difficult life situation does not have to be directly related to the level of help they need. If seniors get a lot of points during assessment of their degree of autonomy, self-sufficiency and objective conditions, it does not necessarily imply that they need to be urgently admitted into a residential care facility. This assessment is carried out according to methodological documents devised by the retirement home. The thesis uses a qualitative research strategy; that is, content analysis, case study and qualitative evaluation. Residential care facilities came up with requirements for objective assessment and selection of seniors to be admitted in order to reduce the number of applicants - from several hundred to a group that needs to be admitted urgently. These requirements led to a preparation of methodological materials that describe the whole standard procedure of interaction with people interested in the residential social service. Next, a method of point score system to select the candidates was also established. One of the aims of this thesis was to carry out a qualitative evaluation of methodological documents of a specific residential care facility for older people. Next goal was to assess the seniors' needs before they are admitted to residential care. A content analysis of social investigation records was also conducted. The results showed that the most important needs of seniors are safety and security. Older people submit applications for retirement homes, although they actually do not want to use this service. It is a manifestation of their fear of the future and it has a significant impact on the number of registered applications. On one hand, it is important to regard people as fully-fledged, independent, free and responsible beings at any age. But on the other hand, it is also vital to be aware of various limits and restrictions arising from natural ageing. We usually encounter two extreme opposites when we communicate with older people. Seniors usually overestimate or significantly underestimate themselves in the area of autonomy and self-sufficiency. If these areas were only self-evaluated and objective reality (or senior's surroundings) was not taken into account, the assessment result would be significantly distorted. Quality of needs' assessment and level of social investigation directly depend on the knowledge, skills and abilities of social workers; one of their most important skills is the ability to reflect.

The thesis ``Quality of life in patients with chronic disease of musculoskeletal system`` is divided into two parts. The theoretical part deals with quality of life in general, its assessment, with chronic diseases of musculoskeletal system and their impact on quality of life. The objective of the thesis is stated and hypotheses are set in the practical part by means of which the research itself was started. The following chapter ``Methodology{\crqq} describes the research technique and methods used to confirm or disprove given objective and hypotheses stated. The next chapter ``Results{\crqq} contains charts and graphs with final values and their verbal description. Information obtained from the research is confronted in the discussion.

This degree work focus on senior´s free time, especially their free time in nativ social environment. The degree work describe determinated influencis (positiv or negativ) on an activ spending of senior´s free time (in their household in institutional property). The work describe inconvenciencis which limitated senior´s life in their household and at the same time give some reasons to solve this inconvenciencis. This work compere differencis between senior´s free time in the town and in the village. There are some programms focusing on seniors and help them to increase their mental power. This programms can help people to prepare for their old age and help them to find the sense of this life period. Degree work pay attention to factors which can influence on czech senior´s life. The aim of practical part of this work is to describe subjektive vriew on senior´s life in their own household enventually in institutional property household.

Present situation The theoretical part of the diploma thesis is divided into four separate chapters. The first chapter deals with cerebrovascular accident (CVA). Another chapter describes the consequences of illness in various areas of human life. The third chapter defines the concept of follow-up care and the fourth chapter deals with diagnosed obesity. Aims of the work and research questions The aim of the diploma thesis is to map out the influence of obesity on follow-up care of patients after cerebrovascular accident. Research questions: 1. How does obesity affect patient mobility after CVA? 2. How does obesity affect the hygienic care of patients after CVA? 3. How does obesity affect normal daily activities of CVA patients? 4. What is the impact of obesity on developing self-sufficiency in CVA patients? Quality research was done through semi-structured interviews with CVA patients who were hospitalized in the aftercare department. Other interviews were conducted with general nurses providing nursing care to CVA patients. Research group The research group consisted of 11 general nurses working at different follow-up care hospital stations, and 16 patients who were hospitalized at these departments after the CVA. Results By analyzing the information obtained, it has been determined that obesity affects the patients mobility especially after the cerebrovascular event. At the same time, it represents a physical and psychological burden for nursing staff, but also for patients. The problem has been the fact, that most patients do not perceive obesity as a condition affecting their whole life. Conclusion The diploma thesis has provided insight into the problematic of the influence of obesity on the follow-up care in patients after cerebrovascular accident. The findings should lead to a reflection on the issue of prevention of obesity in terms of both CVA risk and follow-up care, but also the need for educational activities.

Made available in DSpace on 2014-06-11T19:34:57Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2006-04-10Bitstream added on 2014-06-13T19:44:39Z : No. of bitstreams: 1 silva_mac_dr_jabo.pdf: 607164 bytes, checksum: 1aa75d4066614bdfc4af7c52eab95123 (MD5) / Uems-Universidade Estadual Mato Grosso do Sul / Visando estabelecer normas para o DRIS e os valores de referência para avaliação do estado nutricional da cultura do algodão, um produto agrícola em franca expansão no território nacional e com significativa contribuição econômica no PIB brasileiro, o presente trabalho estudou lavouras comerciais de municípios do norte do estado de Mato Grosso do Sul e centro-sul do estado de Mato Grosso, utilizando o método da chance matemática e a metodologia do DRIS para dados de monitoramento nutricional. O método da chance matemática, tendo como referência a produtividade de 4500 kg ha-1, retornou , em g kg-1, de 33-45; 2,8-5,3; 15-21; 20-36; 4,0-7,2 e 2,8-8,6 para N, P, K, Ca, Mg e S, e em mg kg-1, de 53-83; 4-12; 110-440; 40-60 e 25-50 para B, Cu, Fe, Mn e Zn. As faixas indicadas, embora similares às existentes, demonstram aperfeiçoamento para obtenção de altas produtividades. O N é o nutriente que pode ter problemas devido a adubação excessiva nas maioria das áreas, seguido do Mn e do K. Os maiores retornos, promovidos pela adubação, poderão ocorrer em função da aplicação de P e B. Com relação ao DRIS, o método proposto por Elwali & Gascho é menos sensível à forma de escolha da relação (r ou F) para o cálculo do IBN, e a relação escolhida para cálculo do DRIS pelo valor r não é recomendável, exceto quando a diferença entre os coeficientes de correlação, entre a relação direta e inversa, for estatisticamente significativa. Pelos métodos de cálculo das funções DRIS foram diagnosticados como prováveis limitações da cultura o Ca e o Mg, que normalmente são fornecidos via calagem, e também o S. / The cotton is an agricultural product in development for Brazil and has significant contribution for Brazilian economy. With the objective to establish DRIS norms and references values for nutritional status availability for cotton crop, this study used commercial areas in the north of the Mato Grosso do Sul state and center-south of the Mato Grosso state, applying the mathematical chance method and the DRIS for nutritional analysis data. The mathematical chance method calculated the cotton sufficiency range, in g kg-1, of 33-45; 2,8-5,3; 15-21; 20-36; 4,0-7,2 and 2,8-8,6 for N, P, K, Ca, Mg e S, and in mg kg-1, of 53-83; 4-12; 110-440; 40-60 and 25-50 for B, Cu, Fe, Mn e Zn. The range furnishing values that can not be obtained by conventional research in short time and the range obtained can be used in the Brazilians production systems. However, it is indicated that these values would be adjusted constantly for supplying the system specificity. For DRIS, the results indicated that the choice for nutrient ratio modify the data interpretation, but the nutritional balance index has correlation. The r value isn't recommended. The DRIS indicated limitation provable for Ca, Mg and S, but the Ca and S is furnished normality by liming.

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / Calendula is an important plant cultivated in southern Brazil with medicinal properties, therapeutic and for increasing farmers' income. The goals of the study were to estimate the morphological characters like flower height (cm), plant height (cm), number of leaves per plant and diameter of the flower head (cm) of the main stem, also the productive characters as dry mass (g plant-1) and seed mass (g plant-1); ascertain the viability of seed production for the species, the duration of growth periods and development in growing seasons; determine sample sizes for average estimation of the characters mentioned above, with the exception of the seed mass; check the variability of the sample sizes between the characters and evaluation periods and; evaluate the genotoxic and anti-proliferative effects of calendula infusions on the in vivo test system of Allium cepa. It was conducted a field experiment in a randomized block design with three factors which are: growing seasons (August/14, October/14 and April/15), cultivars (Bonina Dobrada Sortida and Bon Bon Yellow) and cropping systems (direct seeding and transplanting seedlings), in a total of twelve treatments. The results indicate greater cycle, flowering period and growth to the period April/15. Cultivar Sortida was superior than Yellow for any combination of seasons and cropping systems for flower height character ranging between 26.84 cm to 39.76 cm. Plants originated by direct seeding demonstrated superiority for flower height for season April/15, regardless of the cultivar. This system was also higher for characters like plant height, leaf number, and dry mass and mass of seeds at the time April/15. For plant height, leaf number and dry weight of the plant growing seasons in August/14 October/14 and April/15 the variety Sortida had the highest averages. In relation to growing seasons, the flower head diameter character had the highest average in the period April/15 of 6.82 cm. Among the cultivars, Sortida differed from variety Yellow by showing 7.03 cm average. The germination percentages of the seeds harvested in three seasons under study were very low for use by the producer. Sample sizes were very different between the characters, and for plant height and number of leaves values were similar in the evaluation performed soon after transplanting and flowering plants. There were necessary smaller sample sizes for morphological characteristics in relation to dry mass production. Evaluation of 190 plants is enough to estimate the mean amplitude of the parameters evaluated for a 95% confidence interval with a maximum error of 20% of the mean estimate. Infusions derived from cut flowers of the season in August/14 showed antiproliferative effect, reducing the mitotic index compared to controls for all infusions, it is not possible to determine whether there are genotoxic effects. / A calêndula é uma espécie cultivada no sul do Brasil com importância medicinal, terapêutica e no incremento de renda dos agricultores. Os objetivos do trabalho foram: estimar os caracteres morfológicos altura do capítulo (cm), altura de planta (cm), número de folhas por planta e diâmetro do capítulo (cm) da haste principal, além dos caracteres produtivos massa seca (g planta-1) e massa de sementes (g planta-1); verificar a viabilidade da produção de sementes da espécie; averiguar a duração dos períodos de crescimento e desenvolvimento em épocas de cultivo; determinar tamanhos de amostra para estimação da média dos caracteres mencionados acima, com exceção da massa de sementes; investigar a variabilidade dos tamanhos de amostra entre os caracteres e épocas de avaliação e; avaliar o efeito genotóxico e antiproliferativo de infusões de calêndula sobre o sistema teste in vivo de Allium cepa. Conduziu-se um experimento em campo no delineamento blocos ao acaso com três fatores: épocas de cultivo (agosto/14, outubro/14 e abril/15), cultivares (Bonina Dobrada Sortida e Bon Bon Yellow) e sistemas de cultivo (semeadura direta e transplante de mudas), totalizando doze tratamentos. Os resultados indicaram maior ciclo, período de floração e crescimento na época abril/15. A cultivar Bonina Dobrada Sortida foi superior em qualquer combinação das épocas e sistemas de cultivo para o caractere altura de flor variando entre 26,84 cm e 39,76 cm. Plantas oriundas da semeadura direta mostraram superioridade para altura de flor na época abril/15, independente da cultivar. Esse sistema também foi superior para os caracteres altura de planta, número de folhas, massa seca e massa de sementes na época abril/15. Para altura de planta, número de folhas e massa seca nas épocas de cultivo agosto/14, outubro/14 e abril/15 a cultivar Bonina Dobrada Sortida apresentou as maiores médias. Em relação às épocas de cultivo, o caractere diâmetro do capítulo apresentou a maior média na época abril/15 com 6,82 cm. Dentre as cultivares a Bonina Dobrada Sortida diferiu da cultivar Bom Bon Yellow, apresentando 7,03 cm de média. As porcentagens de germinação das sementes colhidas das três épocas em estudo foram muito baixas para utilização pelo produtor. Os tamanhos de amostra foram bastante distintos entre os caracteres, sendo que para altura de plantas e número de folhas os valores foram semelhantes na avaliação realizada logo após o transplante e no florescimento das plantas. Verificaram-se tamanhos de amostra menores para caracteres morfológicos em relação ao produtivo massa seca. A avaliação de 190 plantas é suficiente para estimar a média dos caracteres avaliados para amplitude do intervalo de confiança de 95% com erro máximo de 20% da estimativa da média. As infusões oriundas de flores colhidas da época agosto/14 apresentaram efeito antiproliferativo, com redução do índice mitótico em relação aos controles para todas as infusões, não sendo possível determinar se existem efeitos genotóxicos.

Made available in DSpace on 2015-03-26T13:23:47Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 texto completo.pdf: 1055570 bytes, checksum: 538d278c8ba8cb12eb2359c5e1e7fe26 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2012-07-23 / Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico / The soils show spatial and temporal variability of nutrients. Thus, for avoiding damage to the environment, nutrient leaching losses and decrease production costs, it is necessary to investigate ways to prescribe the correct nitrogen rate. The aim of this work was to adjust a methodology for application of nitrogen fertilizer on Brachiaria decumbens pasture using variable rates based on the nitrogen sufficiency index (NSI). The treatments were a control plot (without N application), a reference plot (fixed N rate of 150 kg ha-1) and three treatments with variable N rates. The first application of fertilizer in the variable rate plots was 75 kg ha-1 and the following applications, when required, were equivalent to 25 % of the first rate, 37.5 kg ha-1.The experiment was conducted in a randomized block design, with five treatments and five replications. Spectral variables used were the reading obtained with a portable chlorophyll meter (SPAD 502) and vegetation indices calculated from the leaf spectral data acquired using the ASD Field spectrometer, FR SpecPro. The measurements were performed when the mean height of the reference plot plant was 14 and 18 cm. It was used the VARIRedEdge (Visible Atmospherically Resistant Index) and the ratio between the MCARI (Modified Chlorophyll Absorption Ratio Index) and OSAVI (Optimized Soil-Adjusted Vegetation Index). The plot plants were harvested the mean height of the reference plot plants was 25 cm for dry matter determination. The methodology for nitrogen variable rate application was more efficient than fixed rate application and, for leaf measurement, the portable chlorophyll meter proved to be the most suitable for N recommendation in Brachiaria decumbens grass. / O solo apresenta variabilidade espaço-temporal de nutrientes, dessa maneira, para evitar anos ao meio ambiente, perdas por lixiviação e diminuir custos de produção é necessário estudo para que se possa prever a necessidade de aplicação adequada e eficaz do adubo nitrogenado. Assim, objetivou-se com esse trabalho ajustar metodologia de aplicação de adubo nitrogenado com doses variadas de N em Brachiaria decumbens com base em índice de suficiência de nitrogênio (NSI). Os tratamentos constituíram de uma parcela testemunha (sem aplicação de N), parcela de referência (dose única de 150 kg ha-1 de N) e três diferentes técnicas para aplicação de N a dose variada. A primeira aplicação de adubo nas parcelas com doses variadas foi equivalente a 75 kg ha-1 e as aplicações seguintes, quando necessária, equivalentes a 25% da dose inicial aplicada na parcela de referência, ou seja, 37,5 kg ha-1. O experimento foi conduzido em blocos casualizados, com cinco repetições. As variáveis espectrais utilizadas foram leitura obtid com um clorofilômetro portátil (SPAD 502) e índices de vegetação calculados a partir de dados da resposta espectral da cultura obtidos com espectrorradiômetro ASD Field Spec Pro espectrômetro FR com adaptador para medidas de contato com a folha. As medidas espectrais foram realizadas quando as plantas da parcela de referência atingiram 14 e 18 cm de altura. Os índices utilizados foram o VARIRedEdge (índice de vegetação resistente à atmosfera)e a razão entre os índices de vegetação MCARI (índice da absorção da clorofila modificado) e OSAVI (índice de vegetação ajustado para o solo otimizado). Aos 25 cm de altura da Brachiaria decumbens na parcela de referência foi realizado colheita das plantas em todas as parcelas para a determinação da massa seca produzida. Verificou-se que a metodologia para aplicação de N com doses variadas com base em variáveis espectrais é mais eficiente que a aplicação em dosagem única e, para leituras pontuais, o clorofilômetro portátil se mostrou o mais indicado para recomendação da ubação nitrogenada em pastagens de Brachiaria decumbens.

Made available in DSpace on 2016-03-15T19:48:50Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Eliezer Victor Pereira Ramos.pdf: 706023 bytes, checksum: ecafbafba46d7c71ffd6cc6e68eee3f8 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2009-02-09 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / This research compares the Biblical counseling developed and proposed by Jay Edward Adams and the Analytic Psychology of Carl Gustav Jung. According to Jay Adams, in order to be Biblical, the counseling must be Nouthetic, word transliterated from Greek and which is related to confrontation and exhortation. This is the main idea of Jay Adams counseling: confrontation of personal sin in the life of the person who has been counseled. As it is said by the author, there are not the words neurosis and psychosis , they are something that science created, behind all not organic disease there is a personal sin which must be confronted so as to have the repentance, or, to change the behavior. In the same way, John MacArthur Jr. developed his Biblical counseling establishing a substantial division between Psychology and Counseling, position that all Christians, compromised with the Bible, have to take. However, the life of Jung is opposed to this idea. He, who founded the field of Analytic Psychology, declares to be protestant and protector of the Christian faithfulness. Therefore, there are two positions of Christians on Psychology and, consequently, a theological and psychological analysis of Biblical Counseling in the last chapter. Thus, for the theological analysis, there are two main points: first, the Biblical counselors who follow Jay Adams thoughts and who indicate, in a way out of proportion, the God s special Revelation and with a reduction of the General Revelation importance, not taking into consideration that God gives intellectual capacity, using common recognition, for all human beings; second, the Biblical counselors state that the Bible is a counseling manual par excellence, although, It does not take some themes of mental disorders, but establishes thoughts categories so as the humanity, agreeing with the Bible, help his or her Brother. The psychological analysis indicates only one point: the definition of mental disease of the Biblical counseling, since it is the principal possibility, as a helpful device, will determine the position of someone in relation to Psychology. Jung asserts that the mental equilibrium is established in a healthy relation between conscious and unconsciousness, since it is essential to mental health in order to know and understand unconscious aspects of personality, a constructive attitude for the future. / A presente pesquisa compara o Aconselhamento Bíblico desenvolvido e proposto por Jay Edward Adams e a Psicologia Analítica de Carl Gustav Jung. Segundo Jay Adams, para ser bíblico o aconselhamento deve ser noutético, palavra transliterada do grego e que tem relação com confronto e exortação. Essa é a idéia básica do aconselhamento de Jay Adams: confronto com o pecado pessoal na vida do aconselhado. Para o autor não existem os termos neurose e psicose , isto é algo que a ciências rotula, sendo que, por trás de toda doença não orgânica encontra-se um pecado pessoal que deve ser confrontado para que ocorra o arrependimento, ou seja, a mudança de comportamento. Nesta mesma linha, John MacArthur Jr. desenvolve seu Aconselhamento Bíblico estabelecendo forte separação entre a Psicologia e o Aconselhamento, postura esta, que deve ser assumida por todos os cristãos compromissados com a Bíblia. Entretanto, a vida de Jung faz um contraponto com toda esta idéia. Ele, o criador da Psicologia Analítica, declara ser protestante e defensor da fé cristã. Estão dispostas, assim, duas posições de cristãos em relação à Psicologia e, como conseqüência, uma análise teológica e psicológica do Aconselhamento Bíblico é proposta no último capítulo. Para a análise teológica destacam-se dois pontos: primeiro, os conselheiros bíblicos seguidores da linha de pensamento de Jay Adams, ressaltam, desproporcionalmente, a Revelação Especial de Deus em detrimento da Revelação Geral, esquecendo-se de que Deus dispõe a todas as suas criaturas capacidade intelectual através da graça comum; segundo, os conselheiros bíblicos dizem que a Bíblia é um manual de aconselhamento por excelência, porém, ela própria não aborda direta e claramente algumas questões relacionadas a transtornos mentais, mas estabelece categorias de pensamento para que o homem, não contradizendo ao que está revelado na Bíblia, ajude terapeuticamente o seu próximo. A análise psicológica destaca apenas um ponto: a definição de doença mental no Aconselhamento Bíblico, por este ser o principal viés que, como ferramenta de auxílio, determinará a posição de alguém em relação à Psicologia. Jung diz que o equilíbrio mental é estabelecido numa relação sadia entre o consciente e o inconsciente, sendo fundamental para a saúde mental entrar em contato e conhecer aspectos incônscios da personalidade, numa postura construtiva diante do futuro.

1 Annotation DRVOTOVÁ, Petra. Social services for the elderly living in the family. Praha, 2016. Diploma thesis. Charles University, Hussite theological faculty. Supervisor: prof. PhDr. Beáta Krahulcová, CSc. The diploma thesis deals with a topic of social services for seniors living in families. The thesis is divided into theoretical and empirical part. Both of them describe seniors as clients of social work with focus on home care. Theoretical part elaborates on term of age, its symptoms and specific needs of elderly people. Social work with seniors and risks connected with such a matter are described as well. The first part focuses also on interconnection between social and health care and evaluation of self-sufficiency of elderly. Last two chapters describe home and institutional care and existing social services for seniors according to the law about social services (Act no. 108/2006) Empirical part of the thesis examines initiatives leading seniors in the region of Ústí nad Labem to choose home or institutional care. Qualitative research methods were used to complete empirical part. Respondents of the research were seniors in age of 65 or more, living in Ústí nad Labem region. Results were obtained and analyzed with use of semi structured questionnaire.