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  • The Global ETD Search service is a free service for researchers to find electronic theses and dissertations. This service is provided by the Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations.
    Our metadata is collected from universities around the world. If you manage a university/consortium/country archive and want to be added, details can be found on the NDLTD website.
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Relación entre autocongruencia, apego a la marca y compras impulsivas / Relationship between self-congruence, brand attachment and impulsive purchase

Chirinos Barrientos, Dariana Alexandra, Mazuelos Ordoñez, Alessandra Milagros 08 July 2021 (has links)
El presente trabajo consiste en un análisis de la relación entre autocongruencia, apego a la marca, y la compra impulsiva. Para el estudio se tomó en cuenta papers relacionados con la compra impulsiva, y cómo se desencadena a través del apego emocional hacia las marcas, lo que hace que los consumidores desarrollan esta conducta. Además, se busca conocer principalmente la influencia de la autocongruencia real e ideal en el apego a la marca, planteando una visión integradora entre los tres conceptos. Esto implica un estudio cuantitativo que abarca realizar 400 encuestas a personas que realizan compras online y offline no planificadas de forma quincenal. / The present work consists of an analysis of the relationship between self-consistency, brand attachment, and impulsive buying. For the study, papers related to impulsive buying were taken into account, and how it is triggered through emotional attachment to brands, which causes consumers to develop this behavior. In addition, it is mainly sought to know the influence of real and ideal self-congruence in the attachment to the brand, proposing an integrating vision between the three concepts. This implies a quantitative study that covers 400 surveys of people who make unplanned online and offline purchases every fortnight. / Trabajo de investigación
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Antecedents and consequences of corporate social responsibility awareness: consumers in the mobile telecommunications sector in Harare, Zimbabwe

Chufama, Maxwell 11 1900 (has links)
The study was conducted in Harare as regards Zimbabwe’s mobile telecommunications sector, examining the influence of a selected factors on consumers’ awareness of corporate social responsibility (CSR) and the effects that CSR awareness has on consumers. The practice of CSR influences a number of business aspects including firm financials, corporate image, corporate reputation and market share. This study has been ignited by the fact that little evidence exist in studies covering the precursors and effects of CSR awareness from the consumers’ perspective. More so, that Zimbabwe’s mobile telecommunications sector is currently the fastest growing sector accompanied with numerous CSR activities. The present study therefore sought to answer the questions which includes; (i) does ethical consumerism, consumer rights awareness, socio-environmental awareness and consumer generosity culture influence consumer awareness of CSR in the mobile telecommunications sector? (ii) what is the effect of age, gender and level of education on consumer awareness of CSR in the mobile telecommunications sector? (iii) what is the influence of consumer awareness of CSR on corporate image, consumer attitude, purchase intention and actual purchase behaviour in the mobile telecommunications sector? (iv) what is the effect of corporate image on consumer attitude in the mobile telecommunications sector? (v) what is the effect of consumer attitude on purchase intention in the mobile telecommunications sector? (vi) what is the effect of purchase intention on actual purchase behaviour in the mobile telecommunications sector? A mixed research study was carried out using a self-administered questionnaire on 1,100 mobile telecommunications sector consumers in Harare, Zimbabwe. Quantitative data was analysed using SPSS with AMOS while qualitative data was analysed using NVIVO. The study results indicate that ethical consumerism, consumer rights awareness, socio-environmental awareness and consumer generosity positively influence consumer CSR awareness while age, gender and level of education do not influence consumer CSR awareness. CSR awareness proves to have a direct influence on corporate image, consumer attitude, purchase intention and not on actual purchase behaviour. The study findings show a direct positive relationship among corporate image, consumer attitude, purchase intention and actual purchase behaviour. The study recognized that respondents are aware of CSR in the form of firm donations, assistance towards social causes, improving the environment, building or renovating facilities, good services, affordable prices and promotional programs. Study results points out that respondents are aware of CSR through platforms such as advertising, sending text messages, firms’ ethical or professional conduct, campaigns and exhibitions. / Business Management / D. B. L.(Business Leadership)
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Modelling causality in law = Modélisation de la causalité en droit

So, Florence 08 1900 (has links)
L'intérêt en apprentissage machine pour étudier la causalité s'est considérablement accru ces dernières années. Cette approche est cependant encore peu répandue dans le domaine de l’intelligence artificielle (IA) et du droit. Elle devrait l'être. L'approche associative actuelle d’apprentissage machine révèle certaines limites que l'analyse causale peut surmonter. Cette thèse vise à découvrir si les modèles causaux peuvent être utilisés en IA et droit. Nous procédons à une brève revue sur le raisonnement et la causalité en science et en droit. Traditionnellement, les cadres normatifs du raisonnement étaient la logique et la rationalité, mais la théorie duale démontre que la prise de décision humaine dépend de nombreux facteurs qui défient la rationalité. À ce titre, des statistiques et des probabilités étaient nécessaires pour améliorer la prédiction des résultats décisionnels. En droit, les cadres de causalité ont été définis par des décisions historiques, mais la plupart des modèles d’aujourd’hui de l'IA et droit n'impliquent pas d'analyse causale. Nous fournissons un bref résumé de ces modèles, puis appliquons le langage structurel de Judea Pearl et les définitions Halpern-Pearl de la causalité pour modéliser quelques décisions juridiques canadiennes qui impliquent la causalité. Les résultats suggèrent qu'il est non seulement possible d'utiliser des modèles de causalité formels pour décrire les décisions juridiques, mais également utile car un schéma uniforme élimine l'ambiguïté. De plus, les cadres de causalité sont utiles pour promouvoir la responsabilisation et minimiser les biais. / The machine learning community’s interest in causality has significantly increased in recent years. This trend has not yet been made popular in AI & Law. It should be because the current associative ML approach reveals certain limitations that causal analysis may overcome. This research paper aims to discover whether formal causal frameworks can be used in AI & Law. We proceed with a brief account of scholarship on reasoning and causality in science and in law. Traditionally, normative frameworks for reasoning have been logic and rationality, but the dual theory has shown that human decision-making depends on many factors that defy rationality. As such, statistics and probability were called for to improve the prediction of decisional outcomes. In law, causal frameworks have been defined by landmark decisions but most of the AI & Law models today do not involve causal analysis. We provide a brief summary of these models and then attempt to apply Judea Pearl’s structural language and the Halpern-Pearl definitions of actual causality to model a few Canadian legal decisions that involve causality. Results suggest that it is not only possible to use formal causal models to describe legal decisions, but also useful because a uniform schema eliminates ambiguity. Also, causal frameworks are helpful in promoting accountability and minimizing biases.
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Improved Understanding of Water Balance in the Malwathu Oya River Basin Using SWAT and Remote Sensing / Förbättrad förståelse av vattenbalansen i Malwathu Oyas avrinningsområde med hjälp av SWAT och fjärranalys

Fors, Alexander January 2022 (has links)
As the need for climatic data is increasing in times of climate change and water scarcity, remote sensing (RS) and hydrological modelling are ways to battle these problems, especially in data scarce areas. The actual evapotranspiration (ETa) is one of the key parameters when assessing the water balance and a good estimate of this parameter is thus of great importance. In this study a hydrologicalmodel was created with the Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) over the Malwathu Oya river basin, Sri Lanka, and the SWAT ETa estimates were compared to RS derived ETa from FAO’s open access database WaPOR. A sensitivity analysis and a calibration with observed streamflow data of the SWAT model was conducted with the SUFI-2 algorithm in SWAT-CUP. The calibration was satisfactory and showed the following values for the performance parameters: R2 = 0.72, Nash-Sutcliffe Efficiency, NSE = 0.69, and Percent of Bias, PBIAS = -10.4. The most sensitive parameters were CN2 (runoff curve number for moisture condition II), SOL_AWC (soil available water capacity), and ESCO (soil evaporation compensation factor). The water balance partitioning from the calibrated SWAT model showed a ratio of 0.68 between ETa and precipitation as an annual average between 2012–2020. In the comparison between SWAT ETa and WaPOR ETa the SWAT ETa showed a clear underestimation, particularly during the drier Yala growing season (May – August). However, the SWAT land use classes representing the cultivated rice fields agreed well with WaPOR while the forest and range grasses were underpredicted. To increase the performance of SWAT in estimating ETa the following was recommended: improvement of the simulation of the shallow aquifers, more accurate forest parameters, deactivation of the default dormancy period in SWAT, calibration with ETa instead of streamflow, and a higher resolution soil map together with more soil measurements. / Eftersom behovet av klimatdata ökar i tider av klimatförändringar och vattenbrist är fjärranalys (RS) och hydrologisk modellering exempel på metoder för att lösa dessa problem, särskilt i områden med brist på data. Den faktiska evapotranspirationen (ETa) är en nyckelparameter vid bedömning av vattenbalansen och en bra uppskattning av denna parameter är därför av stor betydelse. I denna studie skapades en hydrologisk modell med Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) över avrinningsområdet Malwathu Oya i Sri Lanka, och SWAT ETa -uppskattningarna jämfördes med RS-beräknad ETa från FAO:s öppna databas WaPOR. En känslighetsanalys och en kalibrering med observerade flödesdata av SWAT-modellen utfördes med SUFI-2-algoritmen i SWAT-CUP. Kalibreringen var tillfredsställande och visade följande värden för prestandaparametrarna: R2 = 0,72, Nash-Sutcliffe-Efficiency, NSE = 0,69 och Percent of Bias, PBIAS = -10,4. De mest känsliga parametrarna var CN2 (avrinningskurvtal för fukttillstånd II), SOL_AWC (jordens tillgängliga vattenkapacitet) och ESCO (kompensationsfaktor för markavdunstning). Vattenbalansfördelningen från den kalibrerade SWAT-modellen visade ett förhållande på 0,68 mellan ETa och nederbörden som ett årligt medelvärde mellan 2012–2020. I jämförelsen mellan SWAT ETa och WaPOR ETa visade SWAT ETa en tydlig underskattning, särskilt under den torrare Yala-växtsäsongen (maj – augusti). Däremot överensstämde SWAT-markanvändningsklasserna som representerade de odlade risfälten väl med WaPOR medan skog och gräsfälten var underskattade. För att öka prestandan för SWAT vid uppskattning av ETa rekommenderades följande: förbättring av simuleringen av de grunda akvifärerna, förbättrade skogsparametrar, inaktivering av den automatiska växtviloperioden i SWAT, kalibrering med ETa i stället för flöde och en jordartskarta med högre upplösning samt fler jordprover.
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B1 Mapping for Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Park, Daniel Joseph 01 December 2014 (has links) (PDF)
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) is a non-ionizing form of medical imaging which has practical uses in diagnosing, characterizing, and studying diseases in vivo. Current clinical practice utilizes a highly trained radiologist to view MR images and qualitatively diagnose, characterize, or study a disease. There is no easy way to compare qualitative data. That is why developing quantitative measures in MRI show promise. Quantitative measures of disease can be compared across a population, MRI sites, and over time. Osteoarthritis is one disease where those who have it may benefit from the development of quantitative MRI measures. Those benefits may include earlier diagnosis and treatment of the disease or treatment which may halt or even reverse the damage from the disease.The work presented in this dissertation focuses on analyzing and developing new methods of radiofrequency (B1) field mapping to improve quantitative MRI measures. The dissertation opens with an introduction and a brief primer on MRI physics, followed by an introduction to B1 and flip-angle mapping in MRI (Chapters 1-3). Chapter 4 presents a careful statistical analysis of a recent and popular B1 mapping method, the Bloch-Siegert shift (BSS) method, along with a comparison of the technique to other common B1 mapping methods. The statistical models developed in chapter 4 are verified using both Monte Carlo simulation and actual MRI experiments in phantoms. Chapter 5 analyzes and details the potential errors introduced in B1 mapping when a 3D slab-selective excitation is employed. A method for correcting errors introduced by 3D slab-selective B1 mapping is then introduced in chapter 6, along with metrics to quantify the error involved. The thesis closes with a summary of other scientific contributions made by the author in chapter 7. The chapters comprising the bulk of the presented research (4-7) are briefly summarized below. Chapter 4, the statistical analysis of B1 mapping methods, demonstrates the effectiveness of deriving the B1 estimate from the phase of the MR image. These techniques are shown to perform particularly well in low signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) applications. However, there are benefits and drawbacks of each B1 mapping technique. The BSS method deposits a significant amount of radiofrequency (RF) power into the patient, causing a concern that tissue heating may occur. The Phase-Sensitive (PS) method of B1 mapping outperforms the other techniques in many situations, but suffers from significant sensitivity to off-resonance. The Dual-Angle (DA) method is very simple to implement and the analysis is straightforward, but it can introduce significant mean bias in the estimate. No B1 mapping technique performs well for all situations. Therefore, the best B1 mapping method needs to be determined for each situation. The work in chapter 4 provides guidance for that choice. Many B1 mapping techniques rely on a linear relationship between flip angle and transmit voltage. That assumption breaks down when a 3D slab-selective excitation is used. 3D slab-selective excitation is a common technique used to reduce the field-of-view (FOV) in MRI, which can directly reduce scan time. The problem with slab-selective excitation in conjunction with B1 mapping has been documented, but the potential errors in B1 estimation have never been properly analyzed across different techniques. The analysis in chapter 5 demonstrates that the errors introduced in B1 mapping using a slab-selective excitation in conjunction with the ubiquitous DA B1 mapping method can be significant. It is then shown that another B1 mapping technique, the Actual Flip Angle Imaging (AFI) method, doesn't suffer from the same limitation. The analysis presented in Chapter 6 demonstrates that some errors introduced by 3D slab-selective B1 mapping may be modeled and corrected allowing the use of 3D slab-selective excitation to reduce field-of-view, and potentially reduce scan time. The errors are modeled and corrected with a general numerical method using Bloch simulations. The general method is applied to the DA method as an example, but is general and could easily be extended to other methods as well. Finally, a set of metrics are proposed and briefly explored that can be used to better understand the topology and severity of errors introduced into B1 mapping methods. With a better understanding of the errors introduced, the need for correction can be determined. Chapter 7 details other significant ancillary contributions made by the author including: (1) presentation of a new B1 mapping method, the decoupled RF-pulse phase-sensitive B1 mapping method, which has potential for parallel transmit MRI; (2) demonstration of an ultra-short TE method which has potential for imaging Alzheimers brain lesions in vivo; (3) introduction of a new steady-state diffusion tensor imaging technique; (4) phase-sensitive B1 mapping in sodium is demonstrated, a feat not previously demonstrated; (5) a comparison between a dual-tuned and single-tuned sodium coil; (6) introduction of a water- and fat-separation technique using multiple acquisition SSFP; (7) an inter-site and inter-vendor quantitative MRI study is introduced; (8) a relaxation and contrast optimization for laryngeal imaging at 3T is introduced; and (9) diffusion imaging with insert gradients is introduced.
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Exploring a personal property pricing method in insurance context using multiple regression analysis / Prismodellering av personlig egendom ur ett försäkringsmässigt perspektiv genom multipel linjär regression

Guterstam, Rasmus, Trojenborg, Vidar January 2019 (has links)
In general, insurance companies and especially their clients face long and complicated claims processes where payments rarely, and almost reluctantly, are made the same day. A part of this slow moving procedure is the fact that in some cases the insurer has to value the personal property themselves, which can be a tedious process. In conjunction with the insurance company Hedvig, this project address this issue by examining a pricing model for a specific personal property; smartphones - one of the most common occurring claim types in the insurance context. Using multiple linear regression with data provided by PriceRunner, 10 key characteristics out of 91 where found to have significant explanatory power in predicting the market price of a smartphone. The model successfully simulates this market price with an explained variance of 90%. Furthermore this thesis illustrates an intuitive example regarding pricing models for personal property of other sorts, identifying limiting key components to be data availability and product complexity. / I dagsläget står försäkringsbolag och deras kunder allt för ofta inför långa och komplicerade försäkringsärenden, där utbetalningar i regel aldrig sker samma dag. En del i denna långsamma och utdragna utbetalningsprocess är det faktum att försäkringsbolaget på egen hand måste uppskatta egendomens värde, vilket kan vara en mycket komplicerad process. I samarbete med försäkringsbolaget Hedvig undersöker denna rapport en värderingsmodell för ett av de vanligaste försäkringsärendena gällande personlig egendom, nämligen smartphones. Genom att använda multipel linjär regression med data försedd av PriceRunner har 10 av 91 nyckelfaktorer identifierats ha signifikant förklaringsgrad vid modellering av marknadsvärdet av en smartphone. Den framtagna modellen simulerar framgångsrikt marknadsvärdet med en 90-procentig förklaringsgrad av variansen. Vidare illustrerar denna rapport intuitiva riktlinjer för värderingsmodellering till andra typer av personlig egendom, samtidigt som den identifierar begränsande nyckelaspekter som exempelvis tillgången på data och egendomens inneboende komplexitet.
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Desarrollo de un modelo de simulación para la asistencia a la toma de decisiones agronómicas en el manejo integrado de malezas

Molinari, Franco Ariel 10 July 2023 (has links)
Algunas especies vegetales se consideran malezas debido a que alcanzan niveles poblacionales tales, que al competir con los cultivos causan perjuicios sobre su producción. Por este motivo, en determinadas ocasiones es necesario realizar operaciones de control sobre las poblaciones de malezas para reducir su infestación hasta valores que permitan obtener niveles de producción deseados. A nivel mundial el control químico ha sido el método más práctico y eficiente para controlar malezas, especialmente en cultivos extensivos. Sin embargo, el uso continuo de herbicidas desde hace más de 40 años trajo aparejado un impacto negativo sobre el medio ambiente, la salud y la proliferación de malezas resistentes. Estas consecuencias se deben tener en cuenta para definir manejos adecuados a largo plazo. Desde una perspectiva estratégica, un programa sostenible de manejo de malezas debería basarse en una combinación de métodos tanto preventivos como curativos que apliquen principios basados en el conocimiento, dando lugar a lo que se conoce como Manejo Integrado de Malezas, MIM. En este contexto, el modelado matemático se presenta como una herramienta apropiada para ayudar a guiar el proceso de toma de decisiones asociado al MIM. En esta tesis se propone un modelo de simulación para asistir en la toma de decisiones relacionadas con el MIM. El modelo se desarrolló en colaboración con profesionales extensionistas y fue concebido como una herramienta flexible y adaptable a diversos sistemas de producción agrícola, poseyendo un mayor nivel de detalle que otros modelos similares. Dicho modelo permite simular la dinámica multianual de una maleza en competencia con el cultivo. El ciclo de vida de la maleza se representa a través de los componentes demográficos típicos (ej. banco de semillas, plántulas, adultos en estado vegetativo y reproductivo, producción de semillas). El desarrollo del cultivo se simula de forma simplificada a fin de cuantificar diariamente los efectos de la competencia interespecífica. La simulación de distintas estrategias de MIM permite calcular y comparar indicadores económicos, ambientales y agronómicos. Palabras claves: Manejo Integrado de Malezas, Modelado de sistemas agrícolas, Avena fatua L., Euphorbia davidii Subils., Trigo, Cebada, Soja, Competencia de malezas, Asistencia a la toma de decisiones, Margen bruto, Valor actual, Impacto ambiental, Malezas resistentes, Dinámica poblacional de malezas. / Some species considered weeds reach population levels that impact on crops’ production. For this reason, on certain occasions, it is necessary to carry out control operations to reduce weed infestations to levels compatible with reasonable crops’ yields. Worldwide, chemical control has been the most practical and efficient method for controlling weeds, especially in extensive crops. However, the continuous use of herbicides for over 40 years generated a well-known negative impact on environment and health and the proliferation of resistant species. These environmental consequences must be taken into account to define appropriate long-term management practices. From a strategic perspective, a sustainable weed management program should be based on a combination of preventive and curative methods that apply knowledge-based principles, leading to as the so-called Integrated Weed Management (IWM). In this context, mathematical modelling arises as an appropriate tool to assist in the decision- making process associated with IWM. This thesis proposes a simulation model to support decision-making related to IWM. The model was developed in collaboration with extensionists and was conceived as a flexible and adaptable tool for various agricultural production systems, possessing a higher level of detail than similar models. This model simulates multi-year dynamics of a weed in competition with a crop. The weed's life cycle is represented through typical demographic components (e.g. seed bank, seedlings, vegetative and reproductive individuals, and seed production). The development of the crop is simulated in a simplified manner in order to quantify the daily effects of interspecific competition. The simulation of different IWM strategies allows for the quantification and comparison of economic, environmental, and agronomic indexes.
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Актуальное искусство в пространстве города : магистерская диссертация / Actual art in the city space

Байдина, Д. Е., Baydina, D. E. January 2017 (has links)
The master’s dissertation is devoted to the researching of contemporary art in the city space. Yekaterinburg is the illustrative material for the theme of the research. The work is focused on the analysis of the forms and ways of existence for actual art practices in the city, as well as the establish an adequate research tools for their comprehension. The author turns to art history discourse, post-non-classical aesthetic theory and system approach and formulates basic methods of analysis of art practices in the city. Considering the city as an aesthetic phenomenon, the author shows the special role of the art-practices in shaping the image of the city and its experience by its citizens. The author insists on consideration art-practices in the city as partisipative art, which interacts with the viewers, including them in the space of artistic expression, as well as in the space of people's interactions with each other. The work reveals aesthetic and cultural transformations of the city with contemporary art. / Магистерская диссертация посвящена изучению актуального искусства в пространстве города, конкретизируя их функционирование в Екатеринбурге. Работа сосредоточена на исследовании форм и способов существования актуальных арт-практик в городе, а также выработке адекватного исследовательского инструментария для их осмысления. Автор обращается к искусствоведческому дискурсу, постнеклассической эстетической теории и системному подходу и формулирует основные способы анализа городских арт-практик. Рассматривая город как эстетический феномен, автор показывает особую роль арт-практик в формировании образа города и его переживания его жителями. Автор в исследовании настаивает на рассмотрении арт-практик в городе в качестве партисипаторных – взаимодействующих со зрителем, включающих их в пространство художественного высказывания, а также в пространство взаимодействий друг с другом. В работе выявляется эстетические и культурные трансформации, триггерами которых является современное искусство в городе.
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Besökarnas upplevda trygghet i Karlstads Stadsträdgård : En fallstudie av faktorer som påverkar användningen och upplevelsen i Stadsträdgården / Visitors' perceived safety in Karlstad City Garden : A case study of factors that affect usage and experience in the City Park

Hama Saeed, Ajar, Larsson, Karl-Alvin January 2023 (has links)
This study investigates how people's perceived sense of safety affects their use of and feeling of safety when they are in a park. The chosen location for the case study research is Karlstad City Garden. Currently, Karlstad City Garden is underutilized and was described as unsafe in a survey conducted by the municipality of Karlstad in 2018 (Karlstad kommun 2019). The purpose of this study is to examine visitors' perceived feelings of safety when they are in Karlstad City Garden. The study will focus on four factors; lighting, lack of people, maintenance, and visibility to provide what effect they have on people when they visit a public place. Previous research, including the municipality's safety survey, identified these four factors as significant contributors to visitors' feelings of safety. This study aims to gain a better understanding of why visitors perceive themselves as safe or unsafe in the park and how these four factors influence their perceived sense of safety. To investigate visitors' experiences of the park, a questionnaire was distributed through social media, and QR codes were distributed in the park to reach a diverse range of respondents. Additionally, observations were conducted as part of the study, primarily to complement the questionnaire and strengthen the findings. The study findings revealed that the time of day and the four factors mentioned above influenced visitors' perceived sense of safety in the park. During the day, more people were present, which made visitors feel safer. In the evening, the park was largely empty, and there were few visitors. The feelings of safety during this time could be attributed to the low population in the park, inadequate lighting in most areas, and reduced visibility during the evening. The poor visibility and lighting could be a result of insufficient maintenance, particularly in the densely vegetated southern part of the park. As a result, many people may have avoided visiting the park in the evening due to feeling unsafe.
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LA ABSTRACCIÓN EN LA OBRA DE VICENTE CASTELLANO GINER

Sánchez de Toro, José Manuel 17 November 2014 (has links)
Este trabajo pretende recoger la fructífera carrera del pintor Vicente Castellano Giner, que abarca, desde 1947 a la actualidad. Se trata de catalogar, documentar y analizar, la producción pictórica de uno de los "maestros" de la segunda mitad del siglo veinte, así como su posterior proyección. Biografía del artista Vicente Castellano Giner (Valencia, 1927) fue uno de los artistas más transgresores de la cultura artística levantina desde finales de los años cuarenta. Castellano fue también integrante de grupos artísticos tan significativos como "Los Siete", "Parpalló" (y su revista Arte Vivo), "Movimiento Artístico del Mediterráneo" y "Arte Actual". Tras conseguir una serie de becas de la Diputación de Valencia en el año 1951 amplia estudios por diferentes lugares de España y posteriormente en 1955 en París, donde se matriculó en la Escuela de Bellas Artes con el profesor Goerg. Durante estos años 1955-1956 pudo estudiar la pintura cubista de artistas tan relevantes como Picasso, Braque y Gris. Al mismo tiempo compartió estudio con Eusebio Sempere con quien conoció a Kandinsky y al escultor cinético Nicolas Schöffer. En el año 1957 Castellano fijó su residencia fuera del Colegio de España, en el barrio Latino de París, allí emprendió un período de creación (1957-1960) al que corresponde su etapa del llamado "Miserabilismo Abstracto". Esta obra fue expuesta en distintas ciudades europeas como Bruselas donde llamó poderosamente la atención de la crítica especializada. Seguidamente, entre 1960 y 1980, desarrolló su obra artística en la órbita del Nouveau Réalisme que inició tras una exposición (junto a Tàpies y Millares, entre otros) en Basilea. Aquí aparecen ya los relieves en sus lienzos y sus "Relicarios" que contienen objetos reciclados. Residiendo en París durante veinte años (1957-1977), el artista adquirió una fértil experiencia derivada de su conexión con el arte de su tiempo, su universo pictórico contribuyó a conformar la Segunda Generación de la Escuela de París. Su regreso a España se efectúa en el 1977 donde fija su residencia en Valencia y ejerce como profesor de pintura en Universidad Politécnica de Valencia desde 1981 a 1994. En el año 2000 le es otorgada la Medalla de la Facultad de Bellas Artes de San Carlos de Valencia a los méritos artísticos y profesionales, y en 2009 ingresó en la Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Carlos en cuyo discurso de ingreso el artista leyó el interesante discurso, "La pintura mi aventura hacia lo desconocido". En lo referente a su producción artística se ha caracterizado por una sobriedad cromática y de fuerte componente estructural, la búsqueda de nuevos materiales pictóricos. Con esta investigación plástica que ha desarrollado a lo largo de toda su trayectoria Castellano ha conseguido una creación que sin duda ha contribuido decisivamente a la nueva concepción del arte posmoderno. / Sánchez De Toro, JM. (2014). LA ABSTRACCIÓN EN LA OBRA DE VICENTE CASTELLANO GINER [Tesis doctoral]. Universitat Politècnica de València. https://doi.org/10.4995/Thesis/10251/44233 / Premios Extraordinarios de tesis doctorales

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