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Wu, Yi-ling. "Design a house typology : a case study of Boston's Back Bay." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1994. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/70681.
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Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Architecture, 1994.Includes bibliographical references (p. 130-140).
This thesis aims at establishing a set of rules for the design of a house type in Boston's Back Bay. The theory of which this study is based on is built-form theory which undertake the morphological development of the spatial arrangement. The house type of Back Bay conceived as a set of rules that can prescribed formal relations among chosen elements at the block and building levels. The rules are applied for generating a house type. Type exists in the social body, which consolidates social agreement and therefore is closely related to the sharing of images. Rules can be used for describing the images in terms of physical forms and communicate the idea of type with architects and people who live the society. Also, they serve reference criteria and design guidelines, as control tools of design in our physical environment. This study consists of three major parts: Formulating design rules for urban block, facade and floor plan. For each part, a series of analyses are adopted: (1) block level: physical system and spatial system; (2) facade system: facade decomposition, hierarchical organization and generative rule system; (3) floor plan system: floor plan structure. A set of dimensional system are also generated for the test of design rules.
by Yi-Ling Wu.
M.S.
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Pradhan, Trishna Rani. "Zero-energy infill housing : front and back house options in Manhattan Kansas." Thesis, Manhattan, Kan. : Kansas State University, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/2097/989.
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Fahnestock, Aidan S. "Taking Back America: The Republican Freshmen of the 104th & 112th Congresses." Scholarship @ Claremont, 2014. http://scholarship.claremont.edu/cmc_theses/884.
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The 2010 freshman class bears an uncanny resemble to their idealistic counterparts from 1994. Their campaign rhetoric, motivations and beliefs are almost interchangeable. The triumphs and especially frustrations and failures of their first terms also bear stark similarities. Most critically, the freshmen's conservative agenda suffered a disappointing electoral rebuke in their first elections as incumbents. Both the 1996 and 2012 presidential year congressional elections halted the respective momentum of the Republican Revolution and the Tea Party. The lessons of the 104th Congress offer many lessons to the freshmen of the 112th, namely that ideological "revolutions" in America (in this case, those of a conservative nature) struggle to deal with the challenges of governing. This thesis will examine and compare the rhetoric and motivations of the freshmen during their initial campaigns, and the triumphs and tribulations of their first terms in a city that is resistant to sudden and sweeping changes. The title of this work, "Taking Back America," reflects the sense of urgency and gravitas that spiritually united both classes of freshmen. The personal observations recorded in Linda Killian‘s The Freshman (1998) and Robert Draper‘s When the Tea Party Came to Town (2012) form the foundation of this examination, which focuses entirely on the U.S. House of Representatives.
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Hoang, Tinh, and Angelika Hartner. "Backsourcing – a case study of a middle size manufacturing company taking an outsourced function back in-house." Thesis, Umeå universitet, Företagsekonomi, 2014. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-90661.
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For a long time, companies have been using outsourcing as main strategy to overcome obstacles and gain competitive advantage. The reasons for doing so are many, including the possibility of cutting cost, sharing risk and focusing on the core competences. However, current research shows that outsourcing has reached its limits and companies start considering alternative solutions and revising their sourcing strategy. Therefore, an upcoming trends is to backsource. This describes the process of taking previously outsourced functions back in-house. As outsourcing brings a loss of knowledge, the matter of backsourcing is not always an easy one and therefore, bringing various challenges, which need to be overcome.The decision for backsourcing is taken when the outsourcing strategy no longer provides the best solution for the company to gain competitive advantage. On the one hand, the outsourcing partner might not be able to deliver the desired quality of the products or services anymore; on the other hand, the company itself might discover new opportunities, which provide more profit. Important motivations for backsourcing include regaining control of the core business activities, dissatisfaction with the outsourcing company, merger and acquisition etc.There are many risks and challenges managers have to consider when deciding to backsource an activity. The challenges derive from both internal and external issues and may vary based on the characteristics of each company and the business environment. Moreover, being aware of critical success factors can enable a company to fasten the backsourcing project and bring it to an end more successfully.This thesis aims at increasing the understanding of motives, challenges and critical success factors for manufacturing companies when conducting a backsourcing project. Therefore, a middle-sized manufacturing company’s backsourcing project has been investigated. From this case study, we were able to derive essential factors by interviewing managers in the under-explored field of manufacturing companies’ backsourcing projects.The result of this study shows that the matter of backsourcing plays a major role in every company’s strategy. Motivations for backsourcing could be connected either to dissatisfaction, the opportunity to gain market share or the opportunity of acquiring a competitor. Being clear about these motives and evaluating them carefully is the first step of the process. By having a strong project team, the challenges can be handled and overcome. Moreover, identifying and knowing the critical success factors enables the company to allocate its resources and in this sense to bring the project successfully to an end.
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Cavusoglu, Muhittin. "An analysis of technology applications in the restaurant industry." Scholar Commons, 2015. https://scholarcommons.usf.edu/etd/5456.
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The purpose of this study was to examine the utilization of Front of House and Back of House technology applications by U.S. restaurants across different types of restaurants along with their level of IT management style, and the importance of these technology applications to the restaurants' operations. This study used secondary data. The survey data collected from 500 randomly selected restaurant technology managers who are current subscribers of Hospitality Technology Magazine as of January 2013. Response rate was 27.2% and these sample groups represented 67,299 restaurant units. The data analysis was organized into 3 parts (descriptive, factor analysis and independent samples t-test). In the descriptive part of the data analysis, the information about respondents' job functions, company characteristics and companies' IT perspectives are evaluated. In the second part, factor analysis was used. Since the factor analysis is a data reduction technique, factor analysis is used to create correlated variable composites and to reduce variables for better interpretation. The third and final stage of the data analysis included testing hypotheses based on factor analysis outcomes by using an independent samples t-test. The main purpose of using an independent samples t-test is to determine whether position (IT versus Non-IT), types of restaurant (Chain versus Independent), business leadership and technology leadership (Innovator versus Follower) differ on the factor attributes.
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au, watsone@iinet net, and Jacinth Ann Watson. "Women's experiences, social support and adapting to the offshore lifestyle : my life, my house, my bed..., not my life, shared house, shared bed, shared..., to get yourself back into sharing, because it takes a bit to work out the two." Murdoch University, 2008. http://wwwlib.murdoch.edu.au/adt/browse/view/adt-MU20090527.105256.
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In the past two decades the growth of the offshore oil and gas industry of Western Australia has resulted in an increased number of families experiencing the intermittent absence of a partner/parent. The gendered nature of the offshore oil and gas industry means workers tend to be male and the partner left at home tends to be female. This was the case for the participants in this study. For two/three weeks the family experience the absence of the male 'breadwinner', creating a gap within the family as the women and children experiences the loss of the partner/parent. Two/three weeks later the male worker returns home for his rest period and he reengages in his roles and the family is reunited. When the worker is absent the partner at home takes on the worker's gendered roles, tasks and responsibilities; upon his return she surrenders (sometimes willingly) his gendered roles, tasks and responsibilities.
Solheim (1988) state families of offshore oil and gas workers experience three social realities; his life at work, her 'single' life when he is at work, and their couple life when the worker arrives home. The families can develop a range of methods to adjust to the flux that occurs within families due to the work schedule (Forsyth and Gramling 1989). The repeated cyclical patterns of parting and reunion, weaving and balancing their three lives, and renegotiation of family work contribute to the stressors and strains the partners of offshore workers experience.
This study investigated how the offshore lifestyle impacts the at home partner of offshore workers and in addition, how at home partners use their social networks as means to help adapt to the offshore work schedule, and makes two major findings. Firstly, the at home partners of offshore workers participate in exchanging, at various levels, social support with family, friends and neighbours, although the most important form of support which helps the at home partner adapt to the offshore lifestyle is the support they receive from the offshore worker. Secondly, adapting to the offshore lifestyle is highly influenced by a process consisting of four reactions. The reactions are: the beginning; normalising his presence; normalising his absence; and balancing two lives. The identification of the four reactions can provide a greater understanding of how the offshore oil and gas industry impacts on the daily lives of partners of offshore workers as it helps make visible the day-to-day lives of partners of offshore oil and gas workers.
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Watson, Jacinth Ann. "Women's experiences, social support and adapting to the offshore lifestyle: my life, my house, my bed..., not my life, shared house, shared bed, shared..., to get yourself back into sharing, because it takes a bit to work out the two." Watson, Jacinth Ann (2008) Women's experiences, social support and adapting to the offshore lifestyle: my life, my house, my bed..., not my life, shared house, shared bed, shared..., to get yourself back into sharing, because it takes a bit to work out the two. Masters by Research thesis, Murdoch University, 2008. http://researchrepository.murdoch.edu.au/679/.
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In the past two decades the growth of the offshore oil and gas industry of Western Australia has resulted in an increased number of families experiencing the intermittent absence of a partner/parent. The gendered nature of the offshore oil and gas industry means workers tend to be male and the partner left at home tends to be female. This was the case for the participants in this study. For two/three weeks the family experience the absence of the male 'breadwinner', creating a gap within the family as the women and children experiences the loss of the partner/parent. Two/three weeks later the male worker returns home for his rest period and he reengages in his roles and the family is reunited. When the worker is absent the partner at home takes on the worker's gendered roles, tasks and responsibilities; upon his return she surrenders (sometimes willingly) his gendered roles, tasks and responsibilities.
Solheim (1988) state families of offshore oil and gas workers experience three social realities; his life at work, her 'single' life when he is at work, and their couple life when the worker arrives home. The families can develop a range of methods to adjust to the flux that occurs within families due to the work schedule (Forsyth and Gramling 1989). The repeated cyclical patterns of parting and reunion, weaving and balancing their three lives, and renegotiation of family work contribute to the stressors and strains the partners of offshore workers experience.
This study investigated how the offshore lifestyle impacts the at home partner of offshore workers and in addition, how at home partners use their social networks as means to help adapt to the offshore work schedule, and makes two major findings. Firstly, the at home partners of offshore workers participate in exchanging, at various levels, social support with family, friends and neighbours, although the most important form of support which helps the at home partner adapt to the offshore lifestyle is the support they receive from the offshore worker. Secondly, adapting to the offshore lifestyle is highly influenced by a process consisting of four reactions. The reactions are: the beginning; normalising his presence; normalising his absence; and balancing two lives. The identification of the four reactions can provide a greater understanding of how the offshore oil and gas industry impacts on the daily lives of partners of offshore workers as it helps make visible the day-to-day lives of partners of offshore oil and gas workers.
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Grant, Stephen Robert. "A Missiological perspective on a South African Chinese House Church in the light of Alan Hirsch's six elements of "Apostolic Genius"." Diss., University of Pretoria, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/40359.
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China is a world force. Not only is China seen in the daily news but it has produced the
largest church in the world. The church is 100 million people strong (Hattaway
2003:13). Since 1978, modern China has begun to populate the world community with
her immigrants. Vast Diaspora communities have been created.
The church in China shows all the signs of a Jesus People movement. In 1949 the
communist came into power. They ordered all Christian missionaries to leave the
country (Aikman 2003:44). By 1953 the last missionary had left (Thompson 1978:186).
Mao closed the churches, confiscated property, burned books and bibles and had
leaders sent to re-education camps. A time of persecution had begun. Rather than
destroy the church, this made it stronger. The church grew from 750,000 to 100 million
today.
Can this Jesus People movement be experienced in the Diaspora community in South
Africa? To evaluate this we use Allan Hirsch’s “The Forgotten Ways” (2006). In this he
speaks of Apostolic Genius and the six elements that compose it. Thos elements are
Jesus is Lord, Making Disciples, Missional-Incarnational Impulse, Apostolic
Environment, Organic Systems and Communitas. These six elements are found
expressed within a Jesus people movement. When they are all fully involved, a Jesus
People movement is underway. There are 14 Chinese Christian churches in South Africa. The Chinese Diaspora
community is 300-350,000 people. The Chinese mostly come from the Fujian province
in China. Seventy percent are entrepreneurs and businessmen running shops selling
Chinese goods. The researcher has found that the leadership of the churches is from
Taiwan. Bringing everything together, the researcher finds the churches are growing at
a moderate rate. The expected explosive growth of the church in China is not found in
South Africa. The elements of Apostolic Genius are present but only partially
expressed.
There continues to be potential for the Chinese House church movement to field
workers in South Africa. There has been some expressed interest. The Back To
Jerusalem Movement is putting missionaries all over the Middle East (Hattaway 2003).
It is the opinion of the researcher that putting workers in the Diaspora communities
would be a natural extension of that that effort.Dissertation (MA Theol)--University of Pretoria, 2013.
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Wang, Yuefeng. "Essays on modelling house prices." Thesis, Brunel University, 2018. http://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/16242.
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Housing prices are of crucial importance in financial stability management. The severe financial crises that originated in the housing market in the US and subsequently spread throughout the world highlighted the crucial role that the housing market plays in preserving financial stability. After the severe housing market crash, many financial institutions in the US suffered from high default rates, severe liquidity shortages, and even bankruptcy. Against this background, researchers have sought to use econometric models to capture and forecast prices of homes. Available empirical research indicates that nonlinear models may be suitable for modelling price cycles. Accordingly, this thesis focuses primarily on using nonlinear models to empirically investigate cyclical patterns in housing prices. More specifically, the content of this thesis can be summarised in three essays which complement the existing literature on price modelling by using nonlinear models. The first essay contributes to the literature by testing the ability of regime switching models to capture and forecast house prices. The second essay examines the impact of banking factors on house price fluctuations. To account for house price characteristics, the regime switching model and generalised autoregressive conditionally heteroscedastic (GARCH) in-mean model have been used. The final essay investigates the effect of structural breaks on the unit root test and shows that a time-varying GARCH in-mean model can be used to estimate the housing price cycle in the UK.
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Schwalbach, Burkhard. "J.S. Bach at the coffee house : music as edifying practice." Thesis, University of Oxford, 2012. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.573677.
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This thesis proposes a new critical perspective on Bach's Collegium musicum and its performances at a Leipzig coffee house. Based on a range of fresh literary, architectural, and administrative sources, I argue that coffee houses in Bach's time were highly prestigious, if often controversial performance-venues. As a cultural sphere, they were guided by a neo-humanist ideal, known as 'useful edification' (nutzliche Erbauung) which has not been recognised by scholars so far. Yet, applied to musical practice; the notion of useful coffee-house edification can provide a fruitful paradigm for rethinking the reception of Bach's music in its secular performance-contexts. As the contents of several coffee-house periodicals from the early eighteenth century suggest, edifying thought (also described as pondering, or Nachsinnen) was widely understood as a combination of critical and associative thought, which closely resembled Bach's own preoccupation with exploring musical ideas as rhetorical inventiones. Seen this way, a rich reception context emerges that, as a historical web of anthropological meaning, can shed new light, for example, on the socio-cultural context of Bach's keyboard music that was published under the title of Clavier-Obung. In addition, it can reveal how Bach's musical inventions were often combined with further allegorical signs to result in rich music-dramatic, and arguably also emblematic tableaux in a range of secular cantatas. A newly-recovered document relating to Bach's cantata Blast Lermen ihr Feinde (BWV 20Sa) suggests, for example, that the dramma per musica was performed as part of a highly theatrical event that staged an emblematic representation of the coronation of August III as Polish King in 1734. But recognising Bach's reliance on emblematic allegories can also yield new perspectives on, for example, Hercules at the Crossroads (BWV 213) and The Contest between Phoebus and Pan (BWV 201). Viewed as 'useful' and 'edifying' performances, I argue that their music-dramatic symbolism articulated a rich counterpoint of religious, secular and political meanings that can be linked to a corresponding variety of pragmatic, artistic and satirical agendas.
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Liu, Ricky Pei-Shen. "Transformation of a building type : a study of Back Bay houses in Boston." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1986. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/75978.
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Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Architecture, 1986.MICROFICHE COPY AVAILABLE IN ARCHIVES AND ROTCH.
Includes bibliographical references (leaves 107-108).
The objective of this thesis is to explore the transformation of an existing building type and the application of the support/infill concept in a new context. For this purpose, a traditional Back Bay residential form in Boston has been selected. The study has been carried out in two parts: (I) Part One consists of an observational study of the existing context. This involved an analysis on the levels of urban structure, urban tissue and lot unit. The rules of the original Back Bay house type are identified in the last section. (II) The second part comprises a design study based on the observed context by inserting new constraints. To discover possible floor-plan variations within the type, the support/ infill distinction has been applied. Furthermore, the application of the modified type to irregular lot forms is studied. At the end of the thesis unresolved issues are discussed..
by Ricky Pei-Shen Liu.
M.S.
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Kreindler, Dalia. "Learning and growth processes facilitated in 9 to 12 year olds challenged with ADHD enrolled on a Therapeutic Horseback Riding programme." Thesis, University of Derby, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10545/558309.
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This study investigated the outcomes and practice of Therapeutic Horseback Riding (THR) for children aged 9 to 12 diagnosed with Attention Deficit with Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). The study was carried out in order to gain new insights in the learning and growth processes facilitated by Therapeutic Horseback Riding (THR) and to improve practice. Two learning and growth processes were identified and investigated: establishing a therapeutic vision and infusing it into the therapeutic plan and facilitating the transfer of newly learned or improved skills and learning strategies from the riding learning environment to parallel learning environments such as the client’s school and home. The research also explored ways to amplify levels of skill acquired during THR sessions and to support the transformation process experienced by THR clients. A pilot exploratory survey was conducted among THR practitioners and participating parents. In depth interviews and observations were conducted. A multiple case study paradigm was selected for the purpose of the study. In depth interviews were conducted with children diagnosed with ADHD, parents, and teachers. In addition, relevant documents were examined. A THR manual for practitioners was developed to support and inform learning partnerships between school (teachers), THR practitioners (THRPs) and children and their family, in order to standardise THR practice. The findings of this research showed that the THR practitioners (THRPs) should facilitate the acquisition and transfer of skills and strategies learned during THR sessions to other environments, such as family and school, in order to improve the quality of life of children diagnosed having ADHD. The Knowing Therapeutic Horseback Riding (KTR) model of THR practice emerged and was shown to be effective in promoting a learning and growth partnership between school, THR practitioner, client and his family. The KTR model calls for the nurturing of this partnership in order to support the learned skills and amplify them.
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Gunes, Tulay. "Portable houses and context : the case of Israeli settlements in the West Bank." Virtual Press, 2006. http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/1348349.
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Architectural discourses related to portable buildings are largely positivistic and focused on structure, materials, and modern technology. Scholars profile small, prefabricated constructions as relocatable, adaptable, and reusable according to the user's contradictions. While romanticizing a unique lifestyle, portable house prototypes open the way for industrial mass production and low-cost housing. Intentionally designed as place-independent units, they can, and often do, remain in one place for a long time. This scenario impacts significantly the social and spatial contexts of a particular locality, as it confronts the territorial claims of special interest groups. What is the role of portable buildings in such a setting? Who are the decision-makers and decision-making agencies'? This thesis focuses on the difference between the declared design intention described in current architectural literature regarding portable houses and the political and social practice of placing them in one of the world's most contested territories — the West Bank.Methodologically, a discourse survey, developed with experimental, self-made portable and temporary dwellings in 2002, gives an overview of relevant categories of portable houses: prototypes, parasites, and developers. A fourth category, transformers, interprets portable buildings within the context of the West Bank. This is followed by a material culture study conducted on site in December 2004/January 2005. Finally, several interviews provide subjective perspectives of portable houses in the West Bank. In addition, the works of the scholars Kronenberg, Kozlovsky, Weizman/Segal, Rotbart, and Foucault provide the basis for much of this analysis.In the extreme case of the West Bank, it was determined that designed as site-independent, portable houses in the West Bank carry significant local and regional meaning. As they are industrially fabricated and quickly deployed in large numbers at various, elevated locations, they become instruments of spatial control (observation, psychological demonstration of Israeli power and intimidation, territorial gain, and presence). Furthermore, portable houses here are appointed a political role by various agencies: defining and extending the national boundaries in a state of political indefiniteness and negotiations. The particular construction technology of `portable house' is used by a culture within a well-considered strategy of war.The reality of transportable buildings outside the architectural discourses is based on mass production, clustered distribution at difficult places with the intention for territorial claim, while maintaining strategic flexibility. Ultimately, portable houses need to be redefined as active instruments--rather than neutral products—that create subjective place attachment and identity, actively influence a territorial conflict, and impact spatial order and control. Thus, it can be argued that portable buildings make a territorial claim permanent.Department of Architecture
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Al-Amad, Eman Mohammad. "Continuity and change in traditional domestic architecture of Palestine : transformation of traditional concepts of house design in Nablus." Thesis, University of Glasgow, 1998. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.341992.
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Burns, Lauren Trager. "Evaluation of extracorporeal shockwave for treatment of horses with thoracolumbar pain." Thesis, Virginia Tech, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/94025.
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The objective of this study was to evaluate effects of extracorporeal shockwave therapy (ESWT) on spinal mechanical nociceptive threshold (MNT) and multifidus muscle cross-sectional area (CSA) in horses with thoracolumbar pain. We hypothesized that ESWT would increase MNT and multifidus CSA. Twelve horses with thoracolumbar pain were included. Prior to treatment, each thoracolumbar spine was radiographed to document existing pathology. Horses received 3 ESWT treatments, 2 weeks apart (days 0, 14, 28). Palpation scores were documented (days 0, 45, 65) and ultrasonographic CSA of left and right multifidus was recorded at T12, T14, T16, T18, L3 and L5 (days 0, 45, 65). MNT was measured at T12, T14, T16, T18, L3 and L5 every 7 days (day 0-56). Change in MNT in 10/12 horses was significant at each timepoint compared to day 0 (P<0.05). MNT increased at all timepoints at 6 sites in 2/12, at 5 sites in 3/12, at 4 sites in 4/12 and at 1 site in 1/12 (P<0.05). MNT average percent increase from day 0-56 was 64% for T12-T18 and 29% for L3-L5. There was no statistical difference in MNT from day 35-56 (P=0.25). A bimodal analgesic trend was observed following ESWT. Degree of radiographic change was not associated with response to treatment and no significant change in multifidus CSA was observed. In conclusion, 3 treatments of ESWT 2 weeks apart raised MNT over a 56-day period in horses with back pain, but did not influence change in CSA of the multifidus.Master of Science
Back pain in the horse is a frequently diagnosed and treated cause of back stiffness, lameness, poor performance and/or avoidance behavior under saddle. Treatment is focused on reducing pain and inflammation and on strengthening and promoting proper muscle development to maintain long term results. Recently, rehabilitation of the deep spinal stabilizer multifidus muscle, particularly with regard to increased cross-sectional area (CSA), has become a focus of targeted physiotherapy. Assessment of the degree of pain is subjective due to individual interpretation and palpation technique. In an attempt to standardize quantification of pain, pressure algometry has become a validated, objective and repeatable measure of axial skeleton mechanical nociceptive threshold (MNT), which is defined as the minimum pressure required to induce a pain response. Although many treatment options for back pain exist, there is limited research documenting the efficacy of these treatments in horses. Extracorporeal shockwave therapy (ESWT), which consists of focused, high velocity acoustic waves, is one type of non-invasive, well-tolerated treatment for back pain. Despite its popularity, there is no research documenting the effects of ESWT on equine spinal MNT or multifidus muscle CSA. This is the first study to document the effects of ESWT on spinal MNT and multifidus muscle CSA in horses with back pain. We hope that the results of this study will help guide treatment decisions for horses with back pain.
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Lindgren, Gabriella. "Genome mapping of the horse." Doctoral thesis, Uppsala universitet, Institutionen för evolutionsbiologi, 2001. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-669.
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Our ability to map and sequence whole genomes is one of the most important developments in biological science. It will provide us with an unprecedented insight into the genetic background of phenotypic traits, such as disease resistance, reproduction and growth and also makes it feasible to study the processes of genome evolution. The main focus of this thesis has been to develop a linkage map of the horse (Equus caballus) genome. A secondary aim was to expand the number of physically mapped genes in the horse, allowing comparative analyses with data from the human genome map. Finally, attempts were made to identify single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) on the horse Y chromosome. The development of a genome map relies on the information generated by both linkage and cytogenetical studies. To integrate genetical and physical assignments in the very early phase of equine genome map construction, 19 polymorphic microsatellite markers were isolated from lambda phage clones which, in parallel, were physically assigned to chromosomes by fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH). The microsatellites were simultaneously mapped by linkage analysis in a Swedish reference pedigree. A first primary male autosomal linkage map of the domestic horse was constructed by segregation analysis of 140 genetic markers within eight half-sib families with, in total, 263 offspring. One hundred markers were arranged into 25 linkage groups, 22 of which could be assigned physically to 18 different chromosomes. The total map distance contained within linkage groups was 679 cM. The presented map provides an important framework for future genome mapping in the horse. Our contribution to the comparative horse genome map, was the presentation of map data for 12 novel genes using FISH and somatic cell hybrid mapping. AD chromosomal assignments except one were in agreement with human-horse Zoo-FISH data. The exception concerned the CLU gene which was mapped by synteny to ECA2 while human-horse Zoo-FISH data predicted that it would be located on ECA9. The level of SNPs on the horse Y chromosome was also investigated by DNA sequencing and denaturing high performance liquid chromatography (DHPLC) of Y chromosome-specific fragments derived mainly from BAC clone subcloning. The amount of genetic variability was found to be very low, consistent with low male effective population size.
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Rhodin, Marie. "A biomechanical analysis of relationship between the head and neck position, vertebral column and limbs in the horse at walk and trot /." Uppsala : Dept. of Anatomy, Physiology and Biochemistry, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, 2008. http://epsilon.slu.se/20081.pdf.
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Filho, Josà Valente de Lima. "Analysis of Performance of Asset: A Study of Case of the Treasure-house of the northeast Bank of Brazil." Universidade Federal do CearÃ, 2008. http://www.teses.ufc.br/tde_busca/arquivo.php?codArquivo=1978.
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This paper has the purpose of analyzing the performance of a public financial institutionâ treasury â Brazilian Northeast Bank â by the means of model of Jensen,
derived from CAPM, throughout the period of January/2003 to December/2007.
There were used monthly returns of the firmâs treasury portfolio and of alternative portfolios which proposed the insertion of assets that are not used by the bank yet,
and applied scores to every portfolio in order to make a comparison between the treasury and alternative portfoliosâ performance. There were used two proxies as
free-risk rate, savingâs rate and Selic rate, and Ibovespa index was used as a market portfolio proxy. By this model, we noticed a slightly better performance for the
alternative portfolios suggested.Este trabalho tem como objetivo analisar o desempenho da carteira de tesouraria de uma instituiÃÃo financeira pÃblica de desenvolvimento regional â o Banco do Nordeste do Brasil â Ã luz do modelo de Jensen, derivado do CAPM, durante o perÃodo de janeiro/2003 a dezembro/2007. Foram utilizados os retornos mensais da carteira de tesouraria da empresa e de carteiras alternativas que propuseram a inserÃÃo de ativos ainda nÃo utilizados pelo banco, sendo atribuÃdo um escore (α- Jensen) a cada um dos portfÃlios, de forma a analisar o desempenho da tesouraria do banco comparativamente a essas carteiras alternativas. Foram utilizadas duas proxies de taxa livre de risco, a poupanÃa e a taxa Selic, e o Ãndice Ibovespa foi utilizado como proxy da carteira de mercado. Com base nesse modelo, verificou-se um desempenho levemente superior das carteiras alternativas sugeridas.
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MacDonald, Philip. "A reassessment of the copper alloy artefacts from Llyn Cerrig Bach, Anglesey assemblage." Thesis, Cardiff University, 2000. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.391161.
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Anop, Sviatlana. "Apartment price determinants : A comparison between Sweden and Germany." Licentiate thesis, KTH, Fastigheter och byggande, 2015. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-161652.
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Similar development of economic fundamentals in Germany over the last two decades did not lead to the same dramatic house price increases as it is in Sweden. What can explain this house price stability over a long period? This thesis attempts to find the answer this question. The first paper in this thesis contains an extended literature review on the studies focused on the factors affecting house prices in the short and in the long run. Existing literature adopts a broad variation of approaches and reaches different conclusions attempting to answer the question about what are the key drivers of house prices. Conclusions often depend on the model specifications and econometric methods applied. Though there is a considerable agreement in real estate economics theory regarding the main factors that affect house prices (or so called “fundamental determinants”), it is hard to find a consistent definition regarding what factors can be considered as “fundamentals” and what factors belong to “non-fundamentals”. The dominating factors that are presented in the majority of the studies are income, population, interest rate, housing stock and unemployment. Studies done after the recent financial crisis put more attention on such factors as the behavior of the market participants, financing conditions and regulations. The characteristics of the bank lending and valuation policies as well as regulations on the rental market have received attention in the research literature, but the impact of these factors on house price dynamics is not measured and not well described. Therefore the other two papers in this thesis aim to provide a better insight in to the factors that create fluctuations in housing markets. The second paper investigates the effects of macroeconomic indicators such as population, income housing stock, mortgage interest rate on house prices. Estimation is done by applying panel data methodology on regional data for major cities in Germany and Sweden and by using yearly observations from 1995 to 2010. Results suggest that the long-run development of apartment prices in Sweden can be explained by changes in such factors as population, disposable income per capita, mortgage interest rate, housing stock, and prices per square meter in the previous period. The price for the previous period has the highest impact in comparison with other factors in Sweden. At the same time for Germany this is the only factor that is valid for long-term house price development. Estimates for fundamental factors such as population, disposable income, mortgage interest rate and housing stock appeared as not significant in house price development in the long run in Germany. A closer analysis has shown that the fundamental factors developed in a similar way in both countries during the analyzed period, though the house prices dynamic is very different. The conclusion is that fundamental factors cannot provide an explanation for the differences in house price developments in two countries and further analysis of institutional differences in the housing markets is done in the third paper. Third paper applies a comparative analysis approach and hypothetico-deductive method in order to examine the differences in the banking policies on mortgage financing and approaches to valuation of mortgage properties in Germany and Sweden. The results suggest that the extreme rise in Swedish house prices above the long-term trend was created by expanding bank lending policies that was supported by the general macroeconomic factors and regulation environment on the housing market. The main difference between countries in approaches to valuation for mortgage purposes is that in Germany that mortgage is based not on the market value as it is in Sweden, but on the long-run sustainable value, so called “fundamental” value. Mortgage lending value is determined in such a way that is also develops in the same tempo as fundamentals in the long-run and is not that procyclical as market value. Using a long-term sustainable value has a restrictive effect on the housing prices and in such a way stabilizes the market. One more factor that gives stability to the housing market in Germany is the well-functioning rental market. Third paper contributes to a better understanding of necessary conditions for the house prices to rise in the long run above the fundamentals level and suggests policy solutions that can reduce the risks of housing bubbles and increase financial stability.Ekonomiska fundamenta hur utvecklats på ungefär samma sätt i Tyskland och Sverige, men medan huspriserna i Sverige stigit kraftigt har de varit stabila i Tyskland. Vad kan förklara denna skillnad? Syftet med denna licentiatuppsats är att försöka förklara det. Den första uppsatsen innehåller en omfattande litteraturöversikt rörande vad som styr huspriser på kort och lång sikt. Den existerande litteraturen innehåller många olika angreppssätt och kommer till olika svar om vad som driver huspriserna. Slutsatserna beror ofta på hur modellerna specificerats och vilken ekonometrisk metod som använts. Det finns dock betydande enighet i ekonomisk teori om vad som är de grundläggande faktorerna som styr huspriserna (så kallade fundamenta) så finns delade meningar om hur dessa exakt ska specificeras och vad som räknas som icke-fundamentala faktorer. De vanligaste fundamentala faktorerna i studierna är inkomst, befolkning, räntenivå, bostadsutbudet och arbetslöshet. Studier gjorda efter den senaste finanskrisen betonar med beteendefaktorer, finansieringsförhållande och regleringar. Egenskaperna hos bankernas långivning och värderingsprinciper liksom effekten av hur hyresmarknaden fungerar har då fått lite utrymme vilket motiverar att de behandlas mer ingående i denna studie. Den andra uppsatsen undersöker effekterna av makroekonomiska indikatorer som befolkning, inkomst, bostadsutbud och räntenivåer på huspriser i Tyskland och Sverige. Studien begränsas till ett antal större städer och bygger på data från 1995-2010. Paneldataanalys används. Resultaten pekar på att den långsiktiga prisutvecklingen i Sverige kan förklaras av sådana fundamentala faktorer, men också att priset föregående period påverkar priset perioden efter. För Tyskland är enbart den sista faktorn av betydelse, dvs utvecklingen av de fundamentala faktorerna påverkar inte prisutvecklingen där. Trots att de fundamentala faktorerna utvecklas på liknande sätt så leder de inte till samma utveckling av huspriserna. Detta motiverar djupare studier av institutionella skillnader mellan bostadsmarknaderna i de båda länderna. Den tredje uppsatsen är en jämförande studie som använder hypotetiskt deduktiv metod för att undersöka om skillnader i bankerna lånepolicy och skillnader i värdebegrepp kan förklara skillnader i prisutveckling på bostäder. Resultaten pekar på att de snabbt stigande priserna i Sverige kan förklaras med en expansiv långivning. En viktig skillnad är att medan långivning i Sverige grundas på aktuellt marknadsvärde medan den i Tyskland bygger på ett långsiktigt värde som ska spegla långsiktiga fundamentala faktorer, ett så kallat "mortgage lending value". Detta värde utvecklas mer sakta och ska inte svänga med konjunkturerna på det sätt som ett marknadsvärde normalt gör. Genom att långivning grundas på detta värde stabiliseras marknaden. En annan faktor som bidrar till att stabilisera de tyska bostadspriserna är att det finns en fungerande hyresmarknad som skapar ett alternativ till att köpa. Bidraget i den tredje uppsatsen är att öka vår förståelse av nödvändiga villkor för att huspriserna inte ska stiga snabbt och att den pekar på åtgärder som kan minska risken för prisbubblor på bostadsmarknaden, och minska risken för finansiell instabilitet.
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Straubergaitė, Laura. "The effect of horseback riding and exercises on a therapeutic ball on gross motor function, symmetry of muscle activity and psycho-emotional state of healthy children and children with cerebral palsy." Doctoral thesis, Lithuanian Academic Libraries Network (LABT), 2013. http://vddb.library.lt/obj/LT-eLABa-0001:E.02~2013~D_20131014_105920-12855.
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Hypothesis. It is considered that during horseback riding the three-dimensional movements initiated by horse’s hind legs also cause responsive movements by the horseman; these movements stimulate symmetric muscle activeness and develop gross motor functions. Analogical movements that imitate three-dimensional actions caused by the horse performed on a therapeutic ball should have lesser influence on the symmetry of muscle activeness of children with CP since the
actions are triggered by subjects themselves. It is likely that during gross motor function development the psycho-emotional condition of the human being should improve also perfecting the person’s horseback riding skills.
The Aims of the Research.
1. To analyze horseback riding influence on gross motor
function, muscle activeness and psycho-emotional condition
of healthy children and children with CP.
2. To analyze the influence of exercises on a therapeutic ball on the symmetry of muscle activeness of healthy children and children with CP.
The Goals of the Research.
1. To determine and to compare the symmetry of muscle (m.
erector spinae lumbar, m. gluteus medius) activeness of
healthy children and children with CP while doing exercises
on a therapeutic ball using the methods of electromyography and myotonometry.
2. To evaluate the influence of horseback riding on gross
motor function of beginner and advanced horsemen with
CP.
3. To compare the muscle activeness symmetry of beginner
and advanced horsemen (both... [to full text]Darbo tikslai: ištirti jojimo poveikį sveikų raitelių ir raitelių, sergančių CP, bendrajai motorikai, raumenų aktyvumo simetriškumui ir psichoemocinei būsenai; ištirti pratimu ant didžiojo kamuolio poveikį sveikų vaikų ir vaikų, sergančių CP, raumenų aktyvumo simetriškumui. Tyrimo metodai: bendrosios motorikos funkcijų vertinimas; raumenų pasyviųjų mechaninių savybių tyrimas (miotonometrija); raumenų elektrinio aktyvumo tyrimas (elektromiografija); psichoemocinės būsenos ir jojimo įgūdžių stebėjimas. Tyrimo imtis. Atlikti keturi tyrimai, kuriuose dalyvavo 71 tiriamasis. Buvo tiriami sveiki, t.y. padėties ir judesio sutrikimų neturintys asmenys (n=19), ir asmenys, kuriems diagnozuotas cerebrinis paralyžius (n=52). Darbo naujumas ir mokslinė, praktinė reikšmė. Disertacinis darbas prisideda prie reikalingo, tolesnio kryptingo reabilitacijos metodų veiksmingumo vaikams, sergantiems cerebriniu paralyžiumi, tyrinėjimo Lietuvoje: atlikti tyrimai padėjo nustatyti skirtingų metodų veiksmingumą vaikams, sergantiems cerebriniu paralyžiumi. Tai pirmasis tyrimas, nagrinėjantis sveikų vaikų ir vaikų, sergančių CP, nugaros tiesiamojo ir sėdmens viduriniojo raumenų aktyvumo simetriškumą ant skirtingų paviršių. Gauti rezultatai atskleidė, kad pratimus ant didžiojo kamuolio savo praktikoje sėkmingai gali taikyti reabilitacijos specialistai, siekiant sumažinti sveikų vaikų ir vaikų, sergančių CP, sėdmens viduriniojo raumens pasyviųjų mechaninių savybių asimetrija. Įvertintas pažengusiųjų ir... [toliau žr. visą tekstą]
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Arruda, Tiago Zart de. "AVALIAÇÃO TERMOGRÁFICA DE SELAS USADAS EM CAVALOS DE SALTO." Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, 2010. http://repositorio.ufsm.br/handle/1/10084.
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Pain induced by bad adjustment or inappropriate placement of the saddle is a frequent cause of back pain. This study evaluated 62 saddles used on 129 jump horses. Data such as age, breed, gender, body score, competition level, changes in performance, reactions at saddling or at performing certain exercises and evidence of back pain were obtained from the horses. Information regarding years of use, number of horses and riders that use the saddles and the rider s competition level were also registered. Before and after training sessions horses were subjected to thermography of the thoracic-lumbar region. Saddles were also evaluated by thermography soon after their removal from the animal after finishing the training session. Each saddle was used on an average of 4.6 ± 3.7 horses. Thermography identified asymmetry between panels in 62.8% of the saddles and contact with the thoracic-lumbar column on 37.2% of the evaluated saddles. After exercise, abnormal heat points were detected on the column and withers of 28.7% and 33.3% of the horses, respectively. The thermographic image of the thoracic-lumbar column after training showed asymmetry on 55.8% (n=72) of the animals. Contact of 76 to 100% of the saddle dashboard area with the back of the horse was observed on only 51.2% of the saddles. At rest, 39.5% of the horses showed a heat point compatible with an area of pressure from the saddle. There was no interaction between asymmetry on the saddle and the horse. Thermography proved to be a useful tool in evaluating the adjustment and position of saddles used on jumpers.A dor e/ou desconforto induzidos por mau ajuste ou posicionamento inadequado da sela é uma causa freqüente de dorsopatia. O presente trabalho avaliou 62 selas usadas em 129 cavalos de salto. Dos cavalos foram colhidos dados sobre idade, raça, sexo, escore corporal, nível de competição, alterações no desempenho ou ao selar, dificuldade na execução de determinados exercícios e dor lombar. Das 62 selas foram tabuladas as informações referentes ao tempo de uso, número de cavalos e cavaleiros que a utilizam e, do cavaleiro o nível em que este compete. Antes e após o treinamento os cavalos foram submetidos à termografia da região tóraco-lombar. A sela usada foi avaliada com auxílio da termografia logo após sua retirada do animal depois de finalizado o treinamento. Cada sela foi usada em média por 4,6 ± 3,7 cavalos. Com a termografia, foi identificada assimetria entre os painéis em 62,8% e contato com a coluna tóraco-lombar na sua linha média dorsal em 37,2% das selas avaliadas. Também foram encontrados, após o trabalho, pontos assimétricos de calor na coluna em 28,7% e na cernelha em 33,3% dos cavalos. A imagem termográfica da coluna tóraco-lombar após o exercício foi assimétrica em 55,8% (n=72) dos animais. Somente 51,2% das selas apresentaram de 76 a 100% de contato entre seus painéis e o dorso do cavalo. Em repouso, 39,5% dos animais apresentaram um ponto de calor compatível com uma área de pressão da sela. Não houve interação entre assimetrias na sela e no dorso dos cavalos. A termografia mostrou ser uma ferramenta útil na avaliação do ajuste e posicionamento da sela usada em cavalos de salto.
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Buisine, Marthe Ferreira. "Abordagens médica e fisioterapêutica em dorsalgias nos equinos." Master's thesis, Universidade de Lisboa. Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.5/6193.
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Dissertação de Mestrado Integrado em Medicina VeterináriaO dorso, frequentemente subestimado pelos donos e treinadores de equinos, é de importância capital no bom decorrer das suas actividades de eleição. Trata-se do conjunto das estruturas anatómicas músculo-esqueléticas das regiões cervical, torácica, lombar, sagrada e, por proximidade, sacroilíaca. Apesar de não convencional, a integração da região cervical no estudo das dorsalgias tem-se mostrado de grande importância na biomecânica e cinética do resto do dorso. Frente a um equino que sofre de dorsalgia, o médico veterinário deve elaborar uma estratégia que permita, dentro de um problema locomotor, isolar a parte de sofrimento dorsal. Os sinais clínicos observados, geralmente subjectivos e a falta de conhecimento sobre a maioria das patologias dificultam a avaliação destas causas de sofrimento. No entanto, o desenvolvimento e a melhoria das técnicas de imagiologia médica melhoram a precisão do diagnóstico sobre estruturas anatómicas cujo tamanho e acessibilidade não favorecem o exame clínico directo. Em seguida, a conduta terapêutica impõe, numa preocupação de eficácia, a associação e a complementaridade de técnicas médicas e paramédicas, como a fisioterapia. Deve ainda realçar-se o papel essencial que desempenham os exercícios de musculação na reabilitação e na prevenção de alterações dorsais.
ABSTRACT - Medical and physical therapeutic management of equine back pain - The back, often underestimated by the owners and trainers of equines is of primary importance in the prosper course of their activity of choice. The back includes all anatomical musculoskeletal structures of the cervical, thoracic, lumbar, and sacred, by proximity, sacroiliac areas. Although non-conventional, the integration of cervical region in the study of back pain has proven to very important in biomechanics and kinetics of the whole back. Dealing with an animal suffering from back pain, the veterinarian must develop a strategy to isolate the dorsal part of suffering within a locomotor problem. Clinical signs usually subjective and lack of knowledge about most diseases pose some difficulties to the evaluation of these causes of pain. However, the development and improvement of medical imaging techniques help to the accuracy of the diagnosis of anatomical structures which size and accessibility complicate a direct clinical examination. Then, caring for the best efficiency, the therapeutic imposes the combination and complementarity of both approaches, medical and paramedical, such as physical therapy. It should also be noted the essential role of muscle-training exercises in rehabilitation and prevention dorsal changes.
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Chudý, Vít. "Houslové koncerty J. S. Bacha se zaměřením na stěžejní díla (BWV 1041, 1042, 1043)." Master's thesis, Akademie múzických umění v Praze.Hudební a taneční fakulta. Knihovna, 2016. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-261361.
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The diploma thesis discusses violin concertos and concertante works with violin solo part by Johann Sebastian Bach. The main focus is on three concertos from the „köthen period“ BWV 1041-1043. Out of the formal analysis there is even the interpretation comparation not missing.
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Svensson, Sofia. "Hus på stolpar som byggnadsmetod : En studie av projektet Emils Backe." Thesis, Luleå tekniska universitet, Institutionen för samhällsbyggnad och naturresurser, 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:ltu:diva-77166.
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Att bygga hus på stolpar, upplyfta ovanför mark eller vatten, har varit ett traditionellt sätt att bygga i många delar av världen och även i Sverige finns exempel på detta. På senare tid har det lyfts fram som en metod för varsam grundläggning för att bevara naturen i områden med höga natur- och kulturvärden. Liknande grundläggning har även getts som förslag för att klimatanpassa byggnader. Eftersom det finns begränsat med studier om moderna hus på stolpar är det intressant att studera metoden. Det är också intressant eftersom det möjliggör små ingrepp i naturen och kan vara ett sätt att minimera klimatpåverkan från grundläggningen. Syftet med studien är att bidra till en ökad förståelse för hur stolpar som byggnadsmetod fungerar och hur metoden kan användas i Sverige. Målet är att identifiera kunskaper och erfarenheter om stolpmetoden från olika aktörer som medverkat i projektet Emils Backe, ett kuperat område med nybyggda villor på stolpar. Fem personer har intervjuats utifrån aktörsperspektiven arkitekt, konstruktör, byggentreprenör, bygglovhandläggare och projektets initiativtagare. En litteraturöversikt genomfördes för att urskilja redan kända kunskaper inom ämnet och för att skapa en grund för intervjustudien. Fokus under intervjuerna har varit att identifiera när stolphus kan vara en lämplig byggmetod, vad som måste beaktas och vilka potentiella fördelar och nackdelar som finns med att bygga på det sättet. Resultatet från intervjuerna och litteraturöversikten indikerar att den främsta fördelen med stolphus är att naturen och platsens karaktär kan bevaras, vilket handlar om att byggnaden kan anpassas till platsen och inte tvärtom. Detta tack vare att stolpmetoden inte medför lika omfattande mark- och grundläggningsarbeten som konventionella metoder. Resultatet visar även andra fördelar så som att den möjliggör ett lägre koldioxidavtryck och utnyttjandet av mer mark, skyddar mot rinnande vatten och annan fuktpåverkan underifrån samt förenklar vid underhåll. Att lyfta upp hus på stolpar kan även bidra till både högre och lägre boendekvaliteter. Bland nackdelarna visar resultatet att stolpmetoden är sämre ur energisynpunkt jämfört med konventionella grundläggningsmetoder eftersom bjälklaget blir en till yta som gränsar mot uteluft. Det kan även vara svårt med tillgängligheten till huset, svårt att hitta byggare och konstruktörer som kan räkna och bygga stolphus samt att detaljplaner kan försvåra byggandet av stolphus vid krav på låga byggnadshöjder. Resultatet pekar även mot att det är en enkel konstruktion men svårare och dyrare att bygga på grund många byggställningar, den sluttande marken och arbete på hög höjd. På svårbyggda tomter kan det dock vara både enklare och billigare att använda stolpar än att spränga och bereda marken för konventionell grundläggning. Viktiga aspekter att beakta är platsens förutsättningar, det arkitektoniska uttrycket och att se till att vatten och avlopp inte fryser. Även energiaspekten, stolphusets utformning för en lång livslängd och bra bärighet samt hur huset kan monteras ihop för en säker arbetsmiljö under byggtiden behöver beaktas. Sammanfattningsvis pekar resultatet mot att stolpar kan vara särskilt lämpliga att använda på kuperade, sluttande och andra svårbyggda tomter, i områden med risk för översvämning samt i områden med höga naturvärden. Förslag för framtida studier är att se över hur stolphus kan utformas som ett passivhus trots att det är kallt runt hela byggnadens klimatskal samt hur detaljplanerna kan utformas för att möjliggöra stolphusbyggande.Building houses on stilts, elevated above ground or water, has been a traditional way of building in many parts of the world for centuries and even in Sweden there are examples of this. More recently, it has gained attention as a mindful method for creating a foundation whilst preserving nature in areas with high natural and cultural significance. Similar foundations have also been suggested for climate adaptation of buildings. Since there are limited studies of modern houses on stilts, it is interesting to study the method. It is also interesting as it allows small interventions in nature and can be a way to minimize the climate impact from foundation construction. The purpose of this master thesis is to contribute to an increased understanding of how this building method works and how the method can be used in Sweden. The goal is to identify knowledge and experience about the stilt method from various professionals who participated in the project Emils Backe, a hilly area with newly built villas on stilts. Five people have been interviewed to give the perspective of an architect, a structural engineer, a building contractor, a building permit manager and the founder of the project. A literature review was conducted to identify existing knowledge as a basis for the interview study. The focus during the interviews has been to identify when the use of stilts can be an appropriate construction method, what needs to be considered and what potential advantages and disadvantages there are in building in this way. Results of the interviews and the literature review indicate that the main advantage of stilt houses is that nature and the character of the site can be preserved, which means that the building can be adapted to the site instead of the other way around. This is because the stilt method does not entail as extensive ground and foundation work as conventional methods. Other advantages include: enabling a lower carbon footprint, utilizing of more land, protecting against running water and other moisture effects from below and simplifying maintenance. Raising houses on stilts can also contribute to higher accommodation quality, but the opposite may also occur. Among the disadvantages, the results show that the stilt method is inferior to conventional methods from an energy point of view since the floor of the house becomes yet another surface from which heat loss arises. It can also be difficult to create easy access to the house, and to find builders and structural engineers who can count and build houses on stilts. Local development plans can also make the construction of stilt houses difficult when claiming low building heights. Findings also indicate that it is a simple structure but difficult and more expensive to build due to many scaffoldings, sloping ground and high-altitude work. However, on difficult-to-build sites, using stilts can be both easier and cheaper than blasting and preparing the ground for conventional grounding. Important aspects to consider are the conditions of the site, the architectural expression and to ensure that water and sewers do not freeze. The energy aspect, the design of the stilts for a long service life and good bearing capacity, and how the house can be mounted to ensure a safe working environment during construction also needs to be taken into consideration. In summary, the results indicate that stilts may be particularly suitable for use on hilly, sloping and other difficult-to-build sites, in areas with a risk of flooding and in areas with high natural significance. Proposals for future studies are to consider how stilt houses can be designed as a passive house, even though it is cold around the entire building's climate shell, and how local plans can be designed to enable stilt houses to be built.
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Almutairi, Humoud. "A comparison between Islamic and conventional home financing in Kuwait : client perceptions of the facilites offered by the National Bank of Kuwait and Kuwait Finance House." Thesis, Durham University, 2010. http://etheses.dur.ac.uk/543/.
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This study determines the awareness of the Islamic home inance products compared with conventional home financing, as well as clients’ perceptions of home financing, with the National Bank of Kuwait represented as a traditional Bank and the Kuwait Finance House as an example of an Islamic Bank. This comparison is important since it is new in this area and ives the clients an overview about available home finance. In addition, new students can benefit from this study to build on and start from where I finished. The empirical research was conducted utilizing both quantitative and qualitative methods, as well as a case study and interviews, which is a method known as the triangulation technique. Questionnaires were distributed to 200 clients who had applied for home financing from both banks, using 100 clients from each bank. To sum up, it can be argued that an examination of Islamic banking as symbolized by the Kuwait Finance House has revealed that this type of financial institution has experienced a boom and has been successful in establishing itself as a practical substitute to conventional banking, in spite of what have been seen as authoritarian and nonflexible rules and regulations governing the activities of this type of financial institution. Islamic banks have experienced a boom and have been successful in developing alternative methods for attracting and utilizing funds in money-making outlets, regardless of the fact that they are comparative beginners in the field. Future prospects for the banks are even more promising, as experience is likely to improve the capability of these institutions to compete and to improve their performance.
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Harris, Laurence. "Contribution à l'étude des discours spécialisés : décryptage de l'allocution annuelle du gouverneur de la Banque d'Angleterre à Mansion House (1946-2016)." Thesis, Paris 10, 2019. http://www.theses.fr/2019PA100091.
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Cette thèse s’inscrit dans le cadre des études anglophones et plus précisément de la recherche en anglais de spécialité, au confluent de plusieurs disciplines : linguistique, économie, textométrie, sans oublier les apports de l'approche civilisationnelle. S’intéresser à la langue implique de constituer un corpus, fondé sur un genre particulier ; de bien cerner la culture des milieux spécialisés concernés et de replacer l’analyse des discours dans leur contexte situationnel et historique, en abordant les questions de rhétorique, les précautions discursives, l’identité discursive, les métaphores ou la mise en récit. L’étude se fonde par ailleurs sur des connaissances spécifiques en politique monétaire et sur la société britannique contemporaine, qui justifient le bornage chronologique du corpus. Le décryptage des allocutions prononcées à Mansion House par les neuf gouverneurs de la Banque d’Angleterre qui se succèdent de 1946 à 2016 vise à une meilleure construction du sens en anglais de l’économie et de la finance ; l’étude diachronique permet par ailleurs de mesurer l’évolution du discours sur une période de 70 ans, de l’ère de l’opacité revendiquée à celle d’une stratégie de la transparence. Une lecture outillée des discours est proposée sous la forme d’un protocole textométrique exploratoire. Les enjeux de communication liés au rituel de Mansion House, la gestion de l’incertain, l’émergence du fait institutionnel, l’accueil critique de la presse, les rapports qu’entretient le gouverneur avec le chancelier de l’Échiquier, les événements qui ponctuent ou bouleversent les politiques engagées dans la Grande-Bretagne d’après-guerre, sont autant d’éclairages sur le discours spécialisé en question, ses contraintes et ses enjeuxThis research thesis, undertaken in the area of anglophone studies and, more specifically, in specialised English, stands at the crossroads of several disciplines: linguistics, economics, data mining, history, politics and the study of institutional trust. Engaging with language involves building a genre-based corpus, understanding the culture of the specialised communities within which discourse emerges, the exploration of discourse in its situational and historical context and the analysis of the strategies deployed, in terms of rhetoric, hedging, metaphors or narration. The study is also based on the specific knowledge of the monetary policy and, more generally, of the dynamic of contemporary British society underpinning the chronological span of the corpus. The decoding of the speeches delivered between 1946 and 2016 at Mansion House, by nine successive Governors of the Bank of England, aims at a better understanding of language in finance and economics. The diachronicity of the study helps in the comprehension of changes affecting the production and the reception of the speeches over a period of 70 years, from the era of constructive ambiguity to a strategy of transparency by the Bank of England. Computer-assisted analysis of the speeches is presented in the form of an exploratory protocol. Communication issues arising from the Mansion House ritual, the management of uncertainty, the emergence of institutional facts, the critical reception of the speeches by the press, the relationship between the Governor and the Chancellor of the Exchequer, as well as the episodes affecting or overturning policies in post-war Britain provide further insight into the specialized discourse in question, its constraints and its challenges
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Patricio, Claudia da Rocha. "Perfil de complexos de subluxação da coluna vertebral de equinos de salto na avaliação quiroprática veterinária." reponame:Biblioteca Digital de Teses e Dissertações da UFRGS, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10183/172305.
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Complexos de Subluxação vertebral são disfunções biomecânicas articulares que cursam com hipomobilidade, disfunção neural e de tecido conectivo. Avaliou-se a presença de complexos de subluxação vertebral (CS) em 492 equinos praticantes da atividade de salto, observados na rotina clínica de um examinador com 9 anos de experiência em quiropraxia veterinária. Os animais incluídos no estudo formam divididos por sexo e 4 grupos de idade. As idades variaram entre 4 e 19 anos (média de 9,9 anos), sendo 207 machos castrados, 249 fêmeas e 36 garanhões. O número médio de complexos de subluxação encontrado na coluna dos animais foi de 11,9 num total de 30 segmentos motores vertebrais avaliados. O número médio de complexos de subluxação da coluna cervical foi de 2,7; de 5,8 na coluna torácica, e de 2,6 na coluna lombar. Os segmentos motores acometidos com maior frequência foram L3, L2 e L1, nesta ordem. Não houve diferença significativa (p>0,05) nas médias do número de complexos de subluxação entre os sexos. Também não houve diferença significativa nas médias do número de complexos de subluxação entre grupos de idade para a coluna lombar e torácica, porém houve diferença significativa (p=0,028) no número médio de complexos de subluxação entre os grupos de idades de 0-5anos e acima de 15 anos na coluna cervical. Apresentaram complexo de subluxação no sacro 24,4% dos animais. A maioria dos animais não apresentou dor à palpação muscular, porém demonstraram aumento do tônus muscular. Pode-se concluir que a incidência de complexos de subluxação na coluna cervical aumenta com a idade.Vertebral subluxation complexes are dysfunctional spinal segments characterized by hypomobility with altered neural and connective tissue function. Data collected from 492 showjumping horses evaluated by a veterinary chiropractor with 9 years of experience was analyzed for the presence of Vertebral Subluxation Complexes. The animals were divided into age groups and sex categories. Their age varied from 4 to 19 (mean=9.9) and there were 207 geldings, 249 females and 36 stallions included in the study. The animals had in average 11.9 vertebral subluxation complexes in 30 analyzed spinal segments along their spine. Per spinal segment, the animals presented in average 2.7 cervical, 5.8 thoracic and 2.6 lumbar subluxation complexes and 24,4% of the horses had subluxation complex in the sacrum. The most affected vertebrae were L3, L2 and L4, in this order. There was no significant difference (p>0.05) in the mean of subluxation complexes between sexes and between age groups for the lumbar and thoracic spine. There were significant difference (p=0.028) in the mean of subluxation complexes at the cervical spine between the age groups of 0-6 years and 15 years and above. Most of the animals had no pain to muscle palpation, but they showed an increase in muscle tone. It was concluded that the prevalence of subluxation complexes in the cervical spine increases with age.
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Nováková, Denisa. "Cembalo - generálbasový a obligátní nástroj v komorní hudbě J. S. Bacha (se zaměřením na sonáty pro housle a cembalo)." Master's thesis, Akademie múzických umění v Praze.Hudební a taneční fakulta. Knihovna, 2014. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-177795.
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Master's graduatinon thesis Harpsichord-Basso continuo and obligate instrument in chamber music by J.S.Bach (focusing on sonatas for violin and harpsichord) deals mainly with 17th and 18th century. The content of the thesis is divided into three main chapters, which are further divided into sub-chapters, accompanied by footnotes and the note annexex at the end of the thesis.
The first chapter outlines the role of the harpsichord in the play basso continuo. The second chapter deals with the transformation of basso continuo parts to obbligato parts from German authors of the 18th century. The third chapter analyzes the topic of the harpsichord concerto as instruments in the violin sonatas by Bach and explains the Bach Sonata in E Major for obbligato harpsichord and violin (BWV 1016) which I played at the master´s concert. The final chapter is a summary of the previous chapters.
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Lima, Douglas Miranda. "Reestruturação do sistema de pagamentos brasileiro: o caso da clearing de câmbio da BM&F." Universidade de São Paulo, 2003. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/11/11132/tde-12022003-154201/.
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Este estudo teve como finalidade mostrar a importância da Clearing de Câmbio dentro do novo projeto de reestruturação do Sistema de Pagamentos Brasileiro. Para tanto foi observado como funcionava o antigo sistema, com os riscos assumidos pelo Banco Central, principalmente no que se refere à possibilidade do risco sistêmico. No novo projeto, as Clearings são fundamentais para se evitar esse tipo de risco. Os dados utilizados permitiram que fossem feitas simulações com a presença ou não da Clearing. Para contextualizar o cenário em que se encontrava a economia antes da implantação do novo sistema fez-se uma breve análise do cenário de instabilidade pelo qual o sistema bancário atravessava e a forma como o governo conseguiu controlá-lo. Para garantir uma maior segurança em todo o sistema de pagamentos criou-se o Sistema de Transferência de Reservas adotando o processo de liquidação bruta em tempo real, conseguindo eliminar a possibilidade de risco de crédito. A Clearing de Câmbio possui um papel fundamental no novo SPB pois trabalha adotando o princípio da liquidação líquida, reduzindo a necessidade de capital para a realização das transações financeiras. O objetivo do trabalho foi mostrar os efeitos causados no mercado de câmbio e o papel da clearing nesse novo sistema. Notou-se que o mercado interbancário de câmbio tem apresentado um grande equilíbrio não só entre o número de contratos de compra e venda de moeda, mas também entre o valor desses contratos. Os dados obtidos mostraram uma tendência de aumento no total de giro e de pagamentos realizados via STR. A Clearing tem mostrado cada vez mais uma grande importância no novo SPB, com um volume de contratos crescente tanto para liquidação em D+1 quanto em D+2. Verifica-se que nos primeiros cinco meses de existência apenas 15% de toda moeda negociada foi efetivamente transferida entre as instituições, reduzindo de forma considerável o montante de moeda necessária nas negociações e em conseqüência a possibilidade do risco sistêmico. Apesar da diminuição do tempo necessário para as transferências e da certeza de liquidação financeira, um dos principais problemas que ainda dificultam o aumento nas negociações através da Clearing de Câmbio são os altos custos para se operar nesse sistema. Para consolidar ainda mais a Clearing como instituição, estuda-se o lançamento de novos produtos que venham atender à demanda do mercado financeiro, como por exemplo a possibilidade de liquidação financeira intradia e a negociação com outras moedas. A Clearing de Câmbio da BM&F é a primeira do mundo a negociar moeda e o seu sucesso pode fazer com que instituições do mesmo gênero sejam criadas pelos Bancos Centrais dos outros países.This study had the goal to clarify the importance of the Foreign Exchange Clearinghouse related with the new project of restructuring the Brazilian System of Payments (BSP). With this purpose it was observed how the old payment system operated, with the risks assumed by the Central Bank, mainly those associated with the systemic risk. In the new project, the Clearinghouses have a fundamental role to avoid the systemic risk. The data used in the research allowed to simulate and compare the effects on the foreign exchange market, in the presence or in the absence of the Clearinghouse. To understand how the economy was before the implantation of the new project, it was done a brief analysis about the instability which the bank system was affected and the way that the government tried to control it. To guarantee more security in the whole payment system, it was created the Reserve Transfer System (RTS) that adopt a process of Real-Time Gross Settlement, achieving the goal of eliminating the possibility of credit risk. The Foreign Exchange Clearinghouse has a fundamental role in the new BSP because works adopting the principle of the net settlement, reducing the capital necessity to do financial transactions. A qualitative analysis had a purpose to show the effects due in the foreign exchange market and the Clearinghouse function in this new system. It was observed that the interbank foreign exchange market has been showed a great equilibrium in the number of contracts bought and sold, but also in their values. The data obtained presented a trend of raising in the total negotiated and in the payments done via RTS. The Clearinghouse has been showed that its importance is increasing in the new BSP, with the volume of contracts raising in both settlement D+1 and D+2. It is noted that in the first five months of existence, only 15% of whole currency negotiated was effectively transfered within institutions, reducing in a considerable manner the total of currency required and, in consequence, reducing the possibility of systemic risk. Although the diminishing of the time for transferences and of the certainty about the financial settlement, one of the main problems are the high costs to operate in this system. To consolidate the Clearinghouse importance as an institution, it has been done studies to launch new products to take care of the demand like, as example, the possibility of financial settlement intraday and the negotiation with other currencies. The BM&F Exchange Clearinghouse is the first one in the world that transacts currency and its success may influence other countries that can adopt the same system.
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Ferreira, Sofia Margarida dos Reis Daniel de Abreu. "Aplicação de microssatélites na crioconservação da diversidade genética do cavalo lusitano." Master's thesis, Universidade de Évora, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10174/18744.
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O género Equus teve origem na América do Norte e alguns exemplares migraram para a Eurásia pelo Estreito de Bering, durante a última glaciação. No fim da glaciação, todos os cavalos do continente americano extinguiram-se, mas sobreviveram nas estepes da Eurásia, na Peninsula lbérica e nas florestas da Europa Ocidental e Central.
O cavalo Lusitano teve a sua origem em cavalos selvagens e domesticados da Peninsula lbérica, ocorrendo uma mistura com outros animais trazidos por eventos migratórios ocorridos no passado. Os cavalos deste gene pool contribuiram para o desenvolvimento de outras raças modernas na Europa e foram mais tarde introduzidos e dispersos pelo continente Americano, tornando-se fundadores de numerosas raças do novo mundo.
A raça Lusitana é uma raça equina autóctone portuguesa, com especial relevancia económica no panorama nacional e internacional. Apesar de não ser uma raça ameaçada, alguns autores defendem que a informação genealógica disponivel (pedigrees) indica que uma utilização excessiva de um reduzido número de reprodutores machos esta a diminuir a diversidade genética da raça, tendo como consequência o aumento da consanguinidade e a diminuição do tamanho efetivo da população para cerca de metade dos valores recomendados pela FAO.
No entanto, a anàlise da diversidade genética com base em 16 microssatélites (Marcadores de DNA) a um grupo de 2699 machos da raça Lusitana, nascidos entre 1985 e 2010 e inscritos como reprodutores no Livro Genealógico da raça, revelou um elevado nível de diversidade, idêntico ao encontrado na maioria das raças equinas.
Dada a crescente relevância da Crioconservação, omo estratégia complementar para a conservação da diversidade genética in situ, e tendo em conta que não existe criopreservação de oocitos, embriões ou sémen, do cavalo de raça Lusitana em Banco de Genes, selecionaram-se 62 machos reprodutores (garanhões) com interesse genético para a criopreservação de sémen, quer no sentido de preservar a diversidade da raça quer no da salvaguardar em caso de calamidade; ABSTRACT: The genus Equus originated in North America and some exemplary migrated to Eurasia through the Bering Strait during the last glaciation. By the end of the last glaciation, all horses on the American continent became extinct but the genus survived in the steppes of Eurasia, in the Iberian Peninsula and on the Central and West Europe forests. The Lusitano horse breed has its origins in wild and domesticated horses of the Iberian Peninsula, where a mixture with other animals brought by migratory events in the past occurred. The horses of this gene pool contributed to the development of other modern breeds in Europe and were later introduced and spread throughout the American continent, becoming founders of numerous breeds of the New World. The Lusitano horse breed, is a Portuguese native equine breed, with special economic relevance in the national and international scene. Although not being an endangered breed, some authors argue that the available genealogical information (pedigrees) indicates that an excessive use of a limited number of stallions is decreasing the genetic diversity of the breed, resulting in the increase of inbreeding and on the decrease of the effective population size to about half of the values recommended by FAO. However, the analysis of genetic diversity based on 16 microsatellites (DNA markers) in a group of 2699 males of the Lusitano horse breed, born between 1985 and 2010 and registered as Stallions in the Studbook, revealed a high level of diversity similar to that found in the majority of equine breeds. Given the growing relevance of Cryopreservation as a complementary strategy for the conservation of genetic diversity in situ and, taking into consideration the inexistence of criopreservation for oocytes, embryos and semen, in a Gene Bank, for the Lusitano horse breed, 62 breeding males (stallions) with genetic interest for semen cryopreservation were selected in order either to preserve the diversity of the breed or as safeguard in case of calamity.
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Senosi, Mmamontsho Charlotte. "Discrete time modeling of subprime mortgage credit / M.C. Senosi." Thesis, North-West University, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10394/4383.
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Many analysts believe that problems in the United States housing market initiated the 2007-2009
global financial crisis. In this regard, the subprime mortgage crisis (SMC) shook the foundations
of the financial industry by causing the failure of many iconic Wall Street investment banks and
prominent depository institutions. This crisis stymied credit extension to households and businesses
thus creating credit crunches and, ultimately, a global recession. This thesis specifically
discusses the SMC and its components, causes, consequences and cures in relation to subprime
mortgage origination, data as well as bank bailouts. In particular, the SMC has highlighted the
fact that risk, credit ratings, profit and valuation as well as capital regulation are important banking
considerations. With regard to risk, the thesis discusses credit (including counterparty), market
(including interest rate, basis, prepayment, liquidity and price), tranching (including maturity mismatch
and synthetic), operational (including house appraisal, valuation and compensation) and
systemic (including maturity transformation) risks. The thesis introduces the IDIOM hypothesis
that postulates that the SMC was largely caused by the intricacy and design of subprime agents,
mortgage origination that led to information problems (loss, asymmetry and contagion), valuation
opaqueness and ineffective risk mitigation. It also contains appropriate examples, discussions,
timelines as well as appendices about the main results on the aforementioned topics. Numerous
references point to the material not covered in the thesis, and indicate some avenues for further
research.
In the sequel, the banks that we study are subprime interbank lenders (SILs), subprime originators
(SORs), subprime dealer banks (SDBs) and their special purpose vehicles (SPVs) such as Wall
Street investment banks and their special structures as well as subprime investing banks (SIBs).
Furthermore, the primary subprime agents that we consider are house appraisers (HAs), mortgage
brokers (MBs), mortgagors (MRs), servicers (SRs), trustees, underwriters and credit enhancement
providers (CEPs). Also, the insurers involved in the subprime market are originator mortgage
insurers (OMIs) and monoline insurers (MLIs). The main components of the SMC are MRs,
the housing market, SDBs/hedge funds/money market funds/SIBs, the economy as well as the
government (G) and central banks. Here, G either plays a regulatory, bailout or policymaking role.
Most of the aforementioned banks and agents are assumed to be risk neutral with SOR being the
exception since it can be risk (and regret) averse on occasion. The three main aspects of the SMC
- subprime mortgage origination, data and bailouts - that we cover in this thesis and the chapters
in which they are found are outlined below.
In Chapter 2, we discuss the dynamics of SORs' capital, information, ratings, risk and valuation
under mortgage origination. In particular, we model subprime mortgages that are able to fully
amortize, voluntarily prepay or default and construct a discrete-time model for SOR risk and profit
incorporating costs of funds and mortgage insurance as well as loan losses. Furthermore, a constrained
optimal valuation problem for SORs under mortgage origination is solved. In addition, we
show how high loan-to-value ratios curtailed the refinancing of subprime mortgages, while low ratios
imply favorable house equity for subprime MRs. Chapter 2 also explores the relationship between
Basel capital regulation and the SMC. This involves studying bank credit and capital under Basel
regulation. Further issues dealt with are the quantity and pricing of subprime mortgages as well as credit ratings under Basel capital regulation. A key problem is whether Basel capital regulation
exacerbated the SMC. Very importantly, the thesis answers this question in the affirmative.
Chapter 3 contains subprime data not presented in Chapters 2. We present other mortgage data
that also have connections with the main subprime issues raised.
In Chapter 4, a troubled SOR's recapitalization by G via subprime bank bailouts is discussed. Our
research supports the view that if SOR is about to fail, it will have an incentive not to extend
low risk mortgages but rather high risk mortgages thus shifting risk onto its creditors. Here, for
instance, we analyze the efficiency of purchasing toxic structured mortgage products from troubled
SORs as opposed to buying preferred and common equity. In this regard, we compare the cases
where SORs' on-balance sheet mortgages are fully amortizing, voluntarily prepaying (refinancing
and equity extraction) and involuntarily prepaying (defaulting). If bailing out SORs considered to
be too big to fail involves buying assets at above fair market values, then these SORs are encouraged
ex-ante to invest in high risk mortgages and toxic structured mortgage products. Contrary to the
policy employed by G, purchasing common (preferred) equity is always the most (least) ex-anteand
ex-post-efficient type of capital injection. Our research confirms that this is true irrespective
of whether SOR volunteers for recapitalization or not.
In order to understand the key results in Chapters 2 to 4, a working knowledge of discrete-time
stochastic modeling and optimization is required.
The work presented in this thesis is based on a book (see [103]), 2 peer-reviewed international
journal articles (see [51] and [105]), 2 peer-reviewed chapters in books (see [104] and [110]) and 4
peer-reviewed conference proceedings paper (see [23], [106], [107] and [109]).Thesis (Ph.D. (Applied Mathematics))--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2011.
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Löffelmannová, Romana. "Návrh financování revitalizace bytového domu SBD Macocha." Master's thesis, Vysoké učení technické v Brně. Fakulta podnikatelská, 2010. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-222794.
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Arab, Albara. "Dům krátké cesty v Brně." Master's thesis, Vysoké učení technické v Brně. Fakulta stavební, 2014. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-227115.
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The topic of my thesis is an architectural study of a multifunctional residental building located at Svitava river bank which is surrounded by streets named Masna, Krenova and Hladikova. The objective of the study is to design a building that would utilize the space effectively and restore its function. As a result of the study, my project is divided into three compounds with the inner being a semi-public space, linked to its sruroundings by many passages and two main boulevards. The three combounds are composed of one administration block which is four storeys and the other two compounds are five storeys high, with the ground and first floors being different facilities e.g. kindergarden, restaurant, bank ,café, clinics, library, gallery, shops and a senior center. From the third to the fifth floor there are designated housing apartments comprising of small economic flats. The building has a two-floor basement, with a supermarket, technical facilities and parking. The construction of the building is from monolithic reinforced concrete frame, with the horizontal structure composed of beamless slabs. The facade is designed by using a combination of two materials i.e. white plaster and timber cladding as horizontal panels.
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Martochová, Jana. "Městský dům - architektura kombinace funkcí." Master's thesis, Vysoké učení technické v Brně. Fakulta stavební, 2013. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-225863.
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The theme of my disseration is an architecture study of multifunctional building which is surrounded by the streets Vranovská, Cejl and Jana Svobody and by the embankment of the river Svitava. Objective of the study was to design a building that would utilized the space of the plot effectively. The result of design is the construction which is characterized for its inner semi-public atrium space with link to the bank of Svitava and street Jana Svobody. It is five-storey house. In the first two stories there are different feature amenities (kindergarden, office building, restaurant, café, media library, gallery and other shops), and senior house. In the third floor and above there are designed flats for living. The part of the living area was also creating of new kind of housing called co-housing. The building has a basement, which is mostly for parking. The construction of the building is from monolithic reinforced concrete frame, horizontal structure consists of beamless slabs. Due to the huge area of the building, the facade is designed from the different kinds of materials: white plaster, light gray sheet metal, anthracite metail mesh and glass fiber.
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Kinuthia, Wanyee. "“Accumulation by Dispossession” by the Global Extractive Industry: The Case of Canada." Thèse, Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10393/30170.
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This thesis draws on David Harvey’s concept of “accumulation by dispossession” and an international political economy (IPE) approach centred on the institutional arrangements and power structures that privilege certain actors and values, in order to critique current capitalist practices of primitive accumulation by the global corporate extractive industry. The thesis examines how accumulation by dispossession by the global extractive industry is facilitated by the “free entry” or “free mining” principle. It does so by focusing on Canada as a leader in the global extractive industry and the spread of this country’s mining laws to other countries – in other words, the transnationalisation of norms in the global extractive industry – so as to maintain a consistent and familiar operating environment for Canadian extractive companies. The transnationalisation of norms is further promoted by key international institutions such as the World Bank, which is also the world’s largest development lender and also plays a key role in shaping the regulations that govern natural resource extraction. The thesis briefly investigates some Canadian examples of resource extraction projects, in order to demonstrate the weaknesses of Canadian mining laws, particularly the lack of protection of landowners’ rights under the free entry system and the subsequent need for “free, prior and informed consent” (FPIC). The thesis also considers some of the challenges to the adoption and implementation of the right to FPIC. These challenges include embedded institutional structures like the free entry mining system, international political economy (IPE) as shaped by international institutions and powerful corporations, as well as concerns regarding ‘local’ power structures or the legitimacy of representatives of communities affected by extractive projects. The thesis concludes that in order for Canada to be truly recognized as a leader in the global extractive industry, it must establish legal norms domestically to ensure that Canadian mining companies and residents can be held accountable when there is evidence of environmental and/or human rights violations associated with the activities of Canadian mining companies abroad. The thesis also concludes that Canada needs to address underlying structural issues such as the free entry mining system and implement FPIC, in order to curb “accumulation by dispossession” by the extractive industry, both domestically and abroad.
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Bryant, Kathleen J. "Talking back: voices from an empty house: the interior space of the Frantz-Dunn House as artifact." Thesis, 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/1957/28675.
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The 134-year old Frantz-Dunn House in Hoskins. Oregon is an intact, well-preserved
example of rural Gothic architecture in the Willamette Valley. The old farmstead sits on a
former Civil War Fort site and represents a link in the history of the region to the larger
patterns of expansion in America during the nineteenth century. This study focuses on the
family history of three generations of occupants of the historic dwelling. The information
was gathered from extant materials and official documents, historic publications, local
museum collections, visual observation of the house and from interviews with the
relatives of the pioneer families and selected Hoskins residents. Special interest was paid
to the interior furnishings and finishes in the interest of the material culture of the house.
Interior furnishings were discussed from interview and extant elements.
Recommendations for further study of this and other historic houses with focus on the
interior material culture of are given.Graduation date: 2006
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Morello, Bradford. "Assisting Chinese House Churches to Become Great Commission Churches." Diss., 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10392/3950.
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ABSTRACT
ASSISTING CHINESE HOUSE CHURCHES TO BECOME
GREAT COMMISSION CHURCHES
Name Withheld, Ph.D.
The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2012
Chairperson: Dr. George H. Martin
The purpose of this dissertation is to provide a training proposal that will assist the Chinese house churches in developing a plan to address their missiological weaknesses and become Great Commission churches. The thesis of this dissertation is that the majority of Chinese house churches are not Great Commission churches. Chapter 1 will give an overview of the project, which includes the methodology used.
Chapter 2 describes the origin of the house church in China, with special attention being given to the historical and political factors that shaped it. With this background information in place, the reader will be better able to understand the modern day situation of the Chinese house church.
Chapter 3 will provide a rationale for the Great Commission survey that was used to collect data. First, a biblical theology of missions will be developed. From this theology, the ten criteria of a Great Commission church will be established. Finally, these ten criteria will inform the twenty-nine question survey that will be used to obtain measurable data.
Chapter 4 will describe the data collected by the questionnaire. The twenty-nine questions will be grouped according to their corresponding Great Commission church criterion. The data will be immediately assessed to form a preliminary conclusion regarding the nature of the majority of Chinese house churches regarding their Great Commission involvement.
Chapter 5 will use published materials to describe the recent missionary efforts of the house church in China, with special attention being given to the Back to Jerusalem Movement (BTJ). This chapter will also depend upon various interviews that the author has conducted to supplement the scarcity of resources in this sensitive area. The goal is to verify or modify the conclusions reached in chapter 4. The chapter will finish by listing the missiological weaknesses of the modern-day Chinese house church.
Finally, chapter 6 is a contextualized training proposal designed to assist Chinese house churches to become Great Commission churches. The training will lead church leaders to develop a plan for their local church that will strengthen its missiology and enable it to more effectively participate in the Great Commission.
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Pooley, Jay. "Theatre as a Ritual Place: Redefining the Theatre as a House of Storytelling." 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10222/14270.
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This project presents the design of a theatre. The theatre site is located in Halifax, Nova Scotia and will serve as the home for the Legacy Centre for the Performing arts.
A selection of theatre spaces and ritual spaces, including temples and churches are analyzed, with attention paid to performance theory research in order to interpret the shared activities within these two building types. Architectural connections between these spaces are made as well as a building language common to both.
A collection of theatre buildings, including the design for the Legacy Centre, is produced. Each design exhibits the line between front of house and backstage that has been established as being similar to both theatres and ritual spaces and that will enhance the experience of going to the theatre.
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Ilhamto, Nila. "Producing in-house pureed food in long-term care." Thesis, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10214/5284.
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There is limited knowledge on provisions used to ensure swallowing safety, nutritional adequacy and sensory acceptability of pureed foods in long-term care homes (LTCHs). The overall aim for this research was to expand knowledge of pureed food production in LTCHs, to study the impact of varying ingredients and preparation on sensory and nutrition and to model perceived oral textures in pureed food. Qualitative interviews with dietary staff (n=53) in 25 LTCHs showed a variety of challenges and practices in production, affecting overall quality. Pureed turkey varying in added liquid, meat muscle and seasoning method and pureed carrots varying in thickener type were evaluated by a descriptive sensory panel (n=10). Results indicate that small formulation changes can have a significant impact on the nutrition and sensory properties of pureed food. Instrumental tests using a viscometer, line-spread test and texture analyzer showed different strengths in predicting variation in orally-perceived textures.Funding for this project has been provided by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada through the Canadian Agricultural Adaptation Program (CAAP). In Ontario, this program is delivered by the Agricultural Adaptation Council (AAC).
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Chen, Yinsiar, and 陳銀霞. "The Analysis of Taiwanese Young Adult Novels and Mazu Culture--Exampled with New Thurible of Swu Fong Er, Mazu Back to Parents’ House, and Mazu Tour in Ming Dynasty." Thesis, 2012. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/ps638h.
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碩士國立臺東大學
兒童文學研究所
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The thesis aims to discuss how the writers of young adult novels present their originality of Mazu’s legend and religious behavior. Three Taiwanese young adult novels, Tong Lee’s New Thurible of Swu Fong Er , Tsung-Hsuan Cheng’s Mazu back to Parents’ House, and Wen Hua Wang’s Mazu Tour in Ming Dynasty, are chosen as its research materials. At the same time, readers are introduced to the culture of Taiwan and then to care and being influenced by the Mazu’s legend. In this thesis, it first presents the literature review, research background, motivations, purposes, methods and challenges. The following chapter focuses on the introduction of Taiwan Mazu and young adult novels which show its further discussion about the origin of Mazu’s belief, the development of Mazu’s legend and the creation of Taiwanese young adult novels. Chapter three conducts the analysis of Mazu and Swu Fong Er by examining the creation background, Mazu’s legend and Swu Fong Er, and the image of Mazu culture in Tong Lee’s New Thurible of Swu Fong Er. The fourth chapter studies the connection between the image of a grandmother and Mazu by analyzing Tsung-Hsuan Cheng’s Mazu back to Parents’ House about its creation background, the relation between Mazu and the character of a grandmother and, cultural phenomenon of Mazu. The fifth chapter investigates the Mazu particular by investigating Wen Hua Wang’s Mazu Tour in Ming Dynasty about its creation background, the analysis of Mazu legned’s development in Ming dynasty. The result and discussion are presented accordingly. The result shows that in three different description techniques, the writers thoroughly express their respect and preference to Taiwan Mazu culture. Furthermore, through the genre of young adult novel, the young adult readers are guided to experience the beauty of Mazu culture and are being inspired to develop their pure mind.
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Hao, Lin Chia, and 林家豪. "The Risk and the House Evaluation of Bank." Thesis, 2014. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/08415457658116816708.
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碩士輔仁大學
金融與國際企業學系金融碩士在職專班
102
This study using Excel built-in statistical verification functions and using banking 101 years to 102 years case of Taipei City and New Taipei City, the sale price data, regardless of type of Taipei City and New Taipei City area real estate bank appraisal prices are close to all the apartments and elevators, bubble level, Taipei City and new Taipei City, individual irrespective of patterns in the region close to the bubble of real estate appraisal price levels and the Taipei City, new Taipei City, prices of apartments and elevator building, identification of individual districts close to the bubble level to analyze Bank price appraisal prices close to the bubble level significantly. Data analysis of the results of this study appear in the 1%,5%,10% below the significance level, Taipei City and new Taipei City real estate appraisal prices close to the bubble level is significant, then regardless of the form in the apartment or an elevator building near the bubble in real estate appraisal prices are also significant. Therefore a higher degree of financial institutions, the housing bubble's guide price should be more careful , so as to avoid future housing with inverted , overvalued collateral prices caused great losses to financial institutions .
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"Back-ground: develop housing estate from the "grounds"." 2008. http://library.cuhk.edu.hk/record=b5893844.
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Hung Chim."Architecture Department, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Master of Architecture Programme 2007-2008, design report."
Includes bibliographical references (leaves 27).
Abstracts in English and Chinese.
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CHEN, NAI-JIUN, and 陳乃君. "Research on the House-for-Pension Program of Commercial Bank in Taiwan." Thesis, 2018. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/zw2kg8.
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碩士國立高雄應用科技大學
金融系金融資訊碩士在職專班
106
This study was based on the loan data of credit account from A Bank from December 9, 2015 to September 30, 2017, and mainly discussed the effects of the impact factors on the " House-for-Pension " loan including the located area of collateral security, loan age, loan term, monthly loan amount, approved amount, total assessment value of collateral security and current loan-to value. One-way ANOVA showed that the located area of collateral security, loan age, loan term, approved amount, total assessment value of collateral security and current loan-to value in each different monthly loan amounts presented the significant differences. The results of analysis indicated that the value of collateral security was an agreed account of universally impacting the "House-for-Pension" loan and the approved amount was the main factor that affected it. This study expected to provide the best judgment for the people who intend to buy house as a retired planning in the future. Because of the obvious shortage of only relying on the social insurance or the retirement pension provided by the enterprise, it is necessary to introduce the "House-for-Pension" in the right time, which can not only increase the pension but also maintain a certain living standard so as to live a healthy and leisurely retired life.
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Li, Shuchen, and 李淑禎. "The Influence Of E-Bill & The Automated Clearing House On Bank Clerks’ Workload — A Study On Bank A." Thesis, 2012. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/37217904250061601799.
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碩士靜宜大學
管理碩士在職專班
100
In recent years, due to the changes of financial environment and the coming of information era, customer needs and the types of services to customers change rapidly. The desired products and services are expected to be obtained in the fastest, most accurate and efficient manner. While Internet banking is increasingly popular, some banks with traditional banking business being insufficient in demand will be replaced. For example, paying the bills for utilities, including water, electricity, gas, telephone, agency business and so on, has been progressively integrated into multi-channel electronic finance. Through the Government's plan and establishment for the automatic transfer business across financial institutions (Automated Clearing House, referred to as ACH) and the nationwide payment platform, it provides customers with more convenient payment method and reduces wasting valuable time for paying the bills in the bank waiting line. Unfortunately, benefits could not be popularized since customers still prefer to pay the bills by using traditional manners. Most of the literature explores the attitudes and perceptions of the bank counter services, but it seldom analyzes the influence of the ACH mechanism and the nationwide payment on staff workload of bank counter. It is clear that this part of study lacks very much. Before promoting the effectiveness of the business of ACH mechanism and nationwide payment, it is necessary to understand how well the staff knows about the business. If the bank's internal staff is willing to make it happen, promoting the business inevitably could be achieved easily. Two purposes of this study are as follows. 1.Understand if the function of the platform of electronic bill payment and ACH mechanism can replace part of the routine work of the bank clerks 2.Understand if the platform of electronic bill payment and ACH mechanism can reduce the workload of the bank clerks. This case study employs the method of interviews while the participants are the bank clerks in the Bank A of the actual industry. It is to investigate the influence on the bank clerks’ workload by adopting the business of ACH mechanism and electronic bill payment. The results show that the business of ACH mechanism and electronic bill payment is less likely to be promoted since the participants are not familiar with the regulations. Therefore, it is recommended that the head office should be actively opening job education and training to prepare more outstanding personnel with talents and practical understanding. Furthermore, consider to establish the operation center at the North, Center, and South of the country. Also, set up the area of the back-office system for handling and filing the uploaded documents from branches in order to reduce the workload of the bank clerks.
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Lee, Kuo-Wei, and 李國維. "Development of a Visual Inspection System for Spring-back Performance of Plastic Hose." Thesis, 2011. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/24448781837588559094.
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碩士國立高雄應用科技大學
機械與精密工程研究所
99
Today global warming and environmental consciousness is the popular issue so products of convenience operation and energy saving are the mainstream goods in the market. One of these products, plastic water pipe not only affects water resources but also affect our daily life. In recent years, due to over bending or twisting during service times, plastic hose tents to fold, buckle, or crack. Users will doubt about the elastic properties of plastic hoses, and then affects their willing to use this kind product. This research use machine vision technology to examine five different kinds of plastic hoses, i.e. type A~E. At first, a testing platform is designed and the measuring algorithm is proposed to measure the inner radius of bended plastic pipe. By using image processing technology and the developed program, the radius information of plastic hose before and after spring back are obtained for further analysis. According to experimental results based on the proposed inspection system, plastic hose of Type B behaves no-kink and its spring-back ratio is 3.457 which is the best value than other types. Plastic hose of Type D behaves kink situation and its spring-back ratio is 1.117 which is the worst among these five cases. By comparing the experimental results to the manufacturer offering information, good agreement is obtained. Therefore, this study provides an innovative inspection system to determine plastic hose quality.
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Sung, Yun-chu, and 宋雲珠. "The Risk of House-Purchasing Loan to Consumers -A Case Study of One Domestic Bank." Thesis, 2013. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/17496223442486012895.
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Lin, Chu-Hui, and 林珠惠. "A Study on Claim Collection of Bank Mortgage Loan:A Case of Auction House in Kaohsiung." Thesis, 2013. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/08897836599800572891.
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碩士國立高雄第一科技大學
風險管理與保險研究所
101
This research General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics, Executive Yuan and Financial Supervisory Commission Banking Bureau, the amount of overdue loans, allowance for doubtful accounts coverage, delinquent loans, write-off bad debts to analyze the study; through the Kaohsiung District Court and Tomin Real Estate Kaohsiung City area foreclosure data apply Least Squares regression analysis, quantile regression and descriptive statistics to empirical corollary. In some areas, the quantile regression coefficient was significantly higher than its estimated least squares regression model for clear comparison with the least-squares regression quantile regression estimates the differences in various explanatory variables at high levels. It shows quantile regression can indeed improve the use of least squares regression estimates for some variables are overvalued or undervalued issues. In this research, the sample data is skewed to the right allocation. Empirical results also found that the impact of high-priced than variables there are significant differences in the degree of product differentiation to face the future increase in cases. It improved two trailing component regression model estimates the importance of accuracy and the more apparent. The Kaohsiung city area may use it to be a reference index for loan appraisal.
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Chen, Chih-Chieh, and 陳志傑. "A Study on the Default Reason of House Mortgage LoanCase by S Bank Metropolis Branch." Thesis, 2006. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/08643214869176944463.
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碩士國立高雄第一科技大學
風險管理與保險所
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ABSTRACT Since 1990 the Government encourages new banks to be established; moreover, the financial holdings policy comes into operation in recent years, competition among financial market is intense. Basically, the interest income is almost 80% to 90% of annual revenue of local banks in Taiwan; however, spread income of mortgage declines under cutthroat surrounding recently. Cash cards and fiduciary loan are into vogue in these couple years, but it brought much more challenge to banks by credit. According to banks would like to maintain their profits, they might boost spread to keep profits earnings as possible. In fact, it would be harder and harder now; therefore, to control and manage overdue rate of mortgage is much important issue to banks in Taiwan. The object of study is Metropolis Branch of S Bank Holdings in south of Taiwan, and its database of mortgage is the sample of the study. Summarizing the reference, case study and analysis, we would figure out each factor about customers (such as borrowers), which is conspicuous effect to default risk. We expect that it would reduce unnecessary risk loss by offering those factors to be reference. We got the result about three variable, repayment tenor, amount in default, and average mortgage rate, are highly related to borrowers’ repayment types (normal, or overdue), after doing logistic regression analysis. First variable, repayment tenor is negative correlation with default risk, and it shows that the longer repayments period, the less default risk. Moreover, amount in default and average mortgage rate are extremely positively correlated with default risk, and it means that the more amount in default and average mortgage rate, the more possibility of default risk. Nevertheless, the variable, age of borrowers, is not definitely correlated with default risk. Furthermore, some issues, such as business cycle, politics, unemployment, and variance in real estate, are the external significant factors to default risk.
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Spaedtke, Holger Ronald. "Aversive conditioning on horse back: A management alternative for grassland systems threatened by sedentary elk populations." Master's thesis, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10048/602.
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Loss of migratory behaviour in ungulates has been observed worldwide
and invites new tools for managing the habitat degradation that results from these
sedentary populations. We assessed use of aversive conditioning on horseback as
a means of reducing grazing pressure and restoring migratory behaviour in elk
(Cervus elaphus) at the Ya Ha Tinda Ranch, which is an important wintering
range. We conditioned elk by herding them daily in the direction of their historic
migratory route and monitored changes in elk distribution and grassland biomass
each year. After three summers of aversive conditioning treatments, summer elk
presence on the targeted grassland had declined substantially and grassland
biomass had increased. Although elk use shifted in the desired direction, we did
not detect any longer-distance migration in targeted elk. Our research suggests
that aversive conditioning on horseback can temporarily reduce grazing pressure
on threatened grasslands, but is unlikely to change migratory behaviour.Ecology