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Blackwelder, Reid B. "Patient-centered Medicine, Back to the Basics." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2009. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/6983.
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McCrorie, Ian. "Relief representation : time to get 'back to basics'?" Thesis, University of Aberdeen, 1995. http://digitool.abdn.ac.uk/R?func=search-advanced-go&find_code1=WSN&request1=AAIU073930.
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This thesis examines the evolution of the now dominant contour method of relief representation, associated interpretation problems and attempted solutions. A hybrid method of relief representation is then suggested combining a standard topographic map, to provide quantitative data, and computer generated three-dimensional visualisations, to give topographic structure. The hypothesis that this system will result in improved performance at relief interpretation tasks, particularly for inexperienced map users, was then tested. A second aspect of the hypothesis centred on the colouring of the 3-D views. Thus the experiment was expanded to assess if the more natural impression provided by layer colouring resulted in improved performance. The principle evaluation involved 2 Objective Tests of user performance. Subjective assessment of 3-D visualisation production and quality and Opinion Samples were also used in the overall evaluation. This thesis concludes that the three-dimensional information tested here has not produced the expected improvement. Reasons suggested for this include lack of training with 2 and 3 dimensional data, unfamiliarity with computer generated three-dimensional views and inability of inexperienced map users to manipulate complex three-dimensional imagery. Suggested improvements to the theory include increased training and use of more specifically targeted views, for example, to illustrate a walking route using a series of views along its course.
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Motro, Daphna, Tamar Kugler, and Terry Connolly. "Back to the basics: how feelings of anger affect cooperation." EMERALD GROUP PUBLISHING LTD, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/621521.
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Purpose - The authors propose that angry individuals are much more likely to consider the emotional state of their partner than are neutral individuals. They then apply a lay theory dictating that anger decreases cooperation and react accordingly by lowering their own level of cooperation. Design/methodology/approach - The authors report four experiments involving different samples, manipulations, payment schemes and interfaces. The methodological approach was to capitalize on the positives of experimental research (e.g. establishing causality) while also trying to conceptually replicate the findings in different settings. Findings - The authors found evidence for a lay theory (i.e. expectation) that anger decreases cooperation, but that actual cooperation was lowest when angry individuals were paired with other angry individuals, supporting the hypotheses. Research limitations/implications - Anger can spill over from unrelated contexts to affect cooperation, and incidental anger by itself is not enough to decrease cooperation. However, the findings are limited to anger and cannot necessarily be used to understand the effects of other emotions. Practical implications - Before entering into a context that requires cooperation, such as a negotiation, be wary of the emotional state of both yourself and of your partner. This paper suggests that only if both parties are angry, then the likelihood of cooperation is low. Originality/value - To the best of the authors' knowledge, they are the first researchers to address the question of how incidental anger affects single-round cooperation. By going back to the basics, the authors believe that the findings fill a gap in existing research and offer a building block for future research on anger and cooperation.
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Pisani, Elizabeth. "Back to basics : putting the epidemiology back into planning and monitoring HIV prevention programmes : case studies in Indonesia." Thesis, London School of Economics and Political Science (University of London), 2006. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.430790.
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Song, Seung-Won. "Back To Basics In Indonesia? Reassessing The Pancasila And Pancasila State And Society, 1945-2007." View abstract, 2008. http://gateway.proquest.com/openurl?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&res_dat=xri:pqdiss&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:dissertation&rft_dat=xri:pqdiss:3306531.
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Östberg, Sandra, and Maja Sundqvist. "Syns man inte, finns man inte : En fallstudie om GIF Sundsvalls CSR-kommunikation kring Back 2 Basics." Thesis, Mittuniversitetet, Institutionen för medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap, 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:miun:diva-42235.
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The purpose of this study is to identify and analyze how GIF Sundsvallcommunicates their CSR activity, Back 2 basics. This activity strives to reduce the barriers that exist in vulnerable areas in Sundsvall among children and young people, with equal opportunities to practice sports and activities. This study is using semi-structured interviews with two well representative people from GIF Sundsvall, Henrik Wikström who started this project 2008 and Tomas Jonsson who is working with this activity today. We have also interviewed 5 actors that have been working more or less with this project during 2019 and 2020. With these representative people for our study, we want to see how GIF Sundsvallare communicating from both their own perspective and the involved actors. The result of this study shows that GIF Sundsvall has a will to communicate their CSR activity, but that the resources and the knowledge is not enough. Further on the result shows that GIF does not have an inside-out perspective, that it seems unclear if the whole association appears to stand behind the work with the CSR activities.Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) är ett samlingsbegrepp som omfattar flera olika områden inom social hållbarhet. Det är ett frivilligt arbete som innebär att organisationer eller företag tar ett ökat ansvar för att bidra med ökad nytta för samhället. Idag är det ingen fråga om ett företag ska arbeta med CSR, utan snarare hur de ska arbeta med CSR (Borglund, De Geer & Hallvarsson, 2009:13). Denna undersökning är en fallstudie av fotbollsföreningen GIF Sundsvall, där vi har funnit ett intresse att undersöka hur de arbetar med sin CSR- kommunikation om aktiviteten Back 2 Basics. Detta är GIF:s mest framgångsrika aktivitet, där de tillsammans med andra aktörer arbetar för att öka samhällsnyttan. Genom att utföra aktiviteten inkluderar och möjliggörs barn och ungdomars lika förutsättningar att utöva aktiviteter och sporter i de utsatta områdena i Sundsvall. Undersökningsperioden har avgränsats från 2019 till 2020 då vi ville ha en sådan aktuell inblick som möjligt i föreningens kommunikation.En kvalitativ metod har tillämpats i form av semistrukturerade intervjuer med två personer från GIF Sundsvall - Henrik Wikström, som startade upp Back 2 Basics, och Tomas Jonsson, som är CSR-ansvarig i dagsläget. Ytterligare intervjuer har genomförts med fem olika aktörer som verkat under tidsperioden. Syftet med intervjuerna var att få en fördjupad förståelse hur GIF Sundsvall arbetar och tillämpar sin CSR-kommunikation. Resultatet av studien visar på att GIF Sundsvall har en vilja av att kommunicera sitt CSR-arbete, men att resurserna och kunskapen inte räcker hela vägen. Det finns idag en slags förväntan från aktörerna att GIF ska utföra CSR-arbete, men även att de ska synliggöra CSR kommunikationen för deras aktivitet Back 2 Basics. Vidare visar resultatet på att GIF inte utgår från ett inifrån- och ut perspektiv, att det upplevs vara otydligt om hela föreningen genomsyras och står bakom det CSR-arbete som utförs.
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Lee, Raymond Y. W. "The biomechanical basis of spinal manual therapy." Thesis, University of Strathclyde, 1995. http://oleg.lib.strath.ac.uk:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=21235.
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Schellart, Wouter Pieter. "Subduction rollback, arc formation and back-arc extension." Monash University, School of Geosciences, 2003. http://arrow.monash.edu.au/hdl/1959.1/9485.
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Thun, Christian. "Entwicklung von Bilanzbonitätsklassifikatoren auf der Basis schweizerischer Jahresabschlüsse /." Hamburg : Kovac, 2000. http://bvbr.bib-bvb.de:8991/F?func=service&doc_library=BVB01&doc_number=009214744&line_number=0001&func_code=DB_RECORDS&service_type=MEDIA.
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Doll, Jason C. "A Windows application to compute back-calculations of fish body lengths using Visual Basic 6.0." Virtual Press, 2003. http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/1259749.
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A windows based computer program to compute fish back-calculated lengths at age was created using Visual Basic 6.0© programming language. The objective of this project was to develop a computer program that is user-friendly and requires minimal user input to produce back-calculations. This program incorporates the familiar windows based graphical user interface and can compute up to 10,000 fish with a maximum age of 50 years. The input data can be imported from an Excel spreadsheet or manually entered directly to the program. Back-calculated lengths were computed using the traditional Lee method [ (L; = a + [ (L, - a) ( S; / Sc ) ]. Additional related statistical outputs are also included. The output data can be viewed using Excel where it can also be formatted for individual use. The program was compared with DisBcal using yellow perch age and length data. Results of the comparison were nearly identical with differences due to a rounding function of the output data.Department of Biology
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Sandbiller, Klaus. "Dezentralität und Markt in Banken : innovative Organisationskonzepte auf der Basis moderner Informations- und Kommunikationssysteme /." Heidelberg : Physica-Verlag, 1998. http://opac.nebis.ch/cgi-bin/showAbstract.pl?u20=3790811017.
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Phillips, Megan P. "THE EFFECTS OF BODY ARMOR ON LOWER BACK AND KNEE BIOMECHANICS DURING BASIC AND MILITARY INSPIRED TASKS." UKnowledge, 2014. http://uknowledge.uky.edu/cbme_etds/24.
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With increased military personal protection equipment, body armor, comes the addition of carried load. Such person protection in recent history has been instrumental in combating the imminent threats (e.g., improvised explosive devices) of hostile environments, preventing otherwise lethal injuries. However, body armor has been suggested to degrade warfighters’ performance and compound the risk of musculoskeletal injuries. Both performance and risk of injury are intensely related to joint biomechanics. Therefore the objective of this project was set to determine the immediate and prolonged effects of wearing body armor on biomechanics of the lower back and knee. A randomized cross-over study design, wherein 12 sex-balanced, physically fit, young participants completed a series of tests before and after 45 min of treadmill walking with and without body armor. Tests included two simple tests (i.e., toe-touch and two-legged squat), two military inspired tests (i.e., box drop and prone to standing) and four knee torque tests (i.e., maximum isometric contraction of knee flexors and extensors, and concentric and eccentric isokinetic contraction of knee flexors and extensors. During these tests, kinematic, kinetic and torque measurements were used to investigate the immediate and prolonged effects of exposure to body armor on several measures of knee and lower back mechanics related to performance and risk of injuries.
For the simple tests, the immediate effects of body armor were an increase of > 40 ms (p ≤ 0.02) in flexion duration of the dominant joint and an ~1 s (p ≤ 0.02) increase in overall test duration as well as an ~18% (p = 0.03) increase in the lumbopelvic rhythm ratio near mid-range trunk flexion. For the military inspired tests, the immediate effects of body armor were an increase of ≥ 0.02 s (p ≤ 0.001) in temporal test durations and an increase of ~158 N (p = 0.01) box drop peak ground reaction force. Finally during the dynamometer testing, the BA condition was found to cause a greater reduction, ~10 N•m, in the maximum isometric strength of knee flexors (p = 0.04) and an increase (p ≤ 0.03) of strength ratios compared to the no armor condition.
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Persson, Alexander, and Philip Viktor. "Back to basic : En kvalitativ studie om hur resebyråer arbetar för att få tillbaka det personliga mötet." Thesis, Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för marknadsföring (MF), 2018. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-76727.
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Syfte och forskningsfrågor Syftet med studien är att undersöka hur resebyråer som har fysisk butik kan utveckla kundens medverkan för att stärka sin verksamhet. För att klargöra syftet har vi tagit fram följande forskningsfrågor: Vilken roll har kunden utifrån resebyråernas perspektiv? Hur kan resebyråer utveckla sina digitala plattformar för ökad kundmedverkan? Vilka fördelar erbjuder den fysiska resebyrån för kunderna, som de digitala tjänsterna inte kan? Metod Studien har utgått ifrån en kvalitativ forskningsmetod där vi har varit deduktiva i början av arbetet, därefter utgick vi ifrån en mer induktiv ansats. De teoretiska referensramarna är framtagna utifrån det insamlade empiriska materialet vilket vi fick in genom intervjuer. Slutsats Digitaliseringen har medfört att fler bokar på egen hand via de digitala plattformarna och inte i butikerna idag. Detta har lett till att flertalet resebyråer har blivit tvungna att stänga ner hela, eller delar av sin verksamhet. Vi har dragit slutsatsen att det fortfarande finns en efterfrågan på det fysiska mötet mellan kund och säljare. Resebyråer använder sig därför av olika metoder för att locka till sig fler kunder till de fysiska butikerna för att stärka sin verksamhet. Genom en högre kundmedverkan i det fysiska servicelandskapet samt de digitala kanalerna, så kan de traditionella butikerna stärkas i kundernas medvetande, förhöjd upplevd kvalitet samt återkommande kunder. Nyckelord Kundmedverkan, Digitalisering, Servicelandskap, Produktivitet, UpplevelsePurpose and research questions The aim of this thesis is to examine how travel agencies with physical stores can develop the customer´s involvement to strengthen their business. We have developed following research question in order to clarify our purpose: What role does the customer have from the travel agencies perspective? How can travel agencies develop their digital platforms to increase customer involvement? What benefits does the physical travel agencies offer to the customers that the digital services can not? Method The study has been based on a qualitative research method where we had a deductive approach in the beginning thereafter we used a more inductive method. The theoretical reference frames are based on the collected empirical data which we received through interviews. Conclusion The digitalization has led to more online booking through the digital platforms. As a result most physical travel agencies has shut down, but we can draw the conclusion that there still is a demand for physical meeting between the customer and the salestaff. Travel agencies use different methods to attract more customers to their physical stores in order to strengthen their business. We can conclude that, through a more active involvement in the stores and on digital platforms will lead to higher awareness perceived quality and recurring customers. Keywords Customer involvement, Digitalization, Servicescape, Productivity, Experience
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Anderson, Melissa. "Relationships Between Tectonics, Volcanism, and Hydrothermal Venting in the New Hebrides and Mariana Back-Arc Basins, Western Pacific." Thesis, Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/10393/37341.
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Understanding the controls on the distribution and type of hydrothermal venting in modern oceanic spreading environments is key to developing tools for exploration and understanding the metallogeny of ancient massive sulfide deposits. Compared to mid-ocean ridges, subduction zones are characterized by additional tectonic complexities, including arc-ridge collisions, arc rotations, pre-existing structures, and variable distances to the arc. This thesis addresses the question, “How do tectonic complexities associated with subduction influence the structure and volcanic evolution of a back-arc basin, and how do they affect the distribution and type of hydrothermal venting?” A multi-scaled approach was used to address this question in the nascent back-arc region of the New Hebrides and in the more advanced stages of opening of the Mariana back-arc basin. In the New Hebrides, an arc-ridge collision segmented the volcanic front and affected the southern and northern back-arc regions in different ways. In the southern Coriolis Troughs (CT), voluminous eruptions are closely linked to the ridge collision, forming a large shield volcano in the near-arc region (Nifonea Volcano). The caldera-hosted eruptions produced high-temperature but short-lived magmatic-hydrothermal activity restricted to the shield volcano. In the northern Jean Charcot Troughs (JCT), ridge collision caused a reversal in the rotation of the arc, reducing extension in the south and increasing extension in the north. Unlike the CT, extension in the JCT is strongly affected by pre-existing structures, which form irregular widely-spaced grabens and volcanic ridges and magmatism in the central part of the back-arc. Here, hydrothermal venting is focused along deeply penetrating faults, associated with widespread tectonic extension. Detailed studies of the mineralogy and geochemistry of the ore and alteration at the Tinakula deposit reveal that massive sulfide accumulation in the region dominated by tectonic extension is characterized by longer-lived, lower-temperature venting than at Nifonea. Hydrothermal activity in the JCT at Tinakula is dominated by (1) long-lived heat from an underlying magma source; (2) fluid circulation along a fissure with long-lived or reactivated permeability; (3) enrichment in fluid-mobile elements such as Ba that are transported at low temperature; (4) mixing of cold seawater with hydrothermal fluids within the permeable volcaniclastic substrate and at the seafloor; (5) water depth controls on maximum hydrothermal vent temperatures; and (6) reduced permeability of the host volcaniclastic succession at the site of mineralization caused by precipitation of alteration minerals and sulfates, focusing fluid flow. The different styles of volcanic and hydrothermal activity closely resemble those of mid-ocean ridge environments in areas that are dominated by tectonic rather than magmatic extension. A comparison with the more advanced stages of rifting and segmentation of the Mariana back-arc demonstrates that Mid-Ocean Ridge (MOR)-type structural and magmatic controls on hydrothermal activity are important during all stages of back-arc basin evolution. This work highlights the diversity of volcanic eruption styles and hydrothermal venting from the earliest stages of back-arc rifting to the advanced stages of basin opening and shows that processes normally associated with MOR-type spreading are directly analogous to back-arc basin systems. However, additional tectonic complexities (e.g., ridge-arc collisions) have a major impact on the location and type of magmatic and hydrothermal activity at back-arc spreading centers, with important implications for understanding ancient volcanic-hosted massive sulfide deposits that mainly formed in back-arc basins.
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Kaler, Amy. "Basic education and the World Bank : crisis and response in the 1980s." Thesis, McGill University, 1990. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=59869.
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Basic education is a crucial, often underfunded component of national development. Theories based on basic needs both illustrate the links between education and other goals associated with the elimination of poverty and define the types of education needed to maximise these links and advance these goals. Third World progress towards basic educational goals, as measured by first level enrollment, literacy and resources available to education, has been slowed particularly as a result of economic pressures. Measures taken by international organisations to relieve these pressures have not adequately protected the poor; and in some cases have adversely affected the maintenance of systems of basic education.The World Bank, as the world's largest development organisation and as one concerned with economic adjustment, is changing its policies to adapt to this situation. (These changes are taking place in an institution noted for being more oriented to economic growth than to human needs.) There is, however, room for cautious optimism that trends within and without the Bank may converge to bring basic education to a higher place on the development agenda.
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Lötter, Inge. "Delictual liability of a bank on the basis of misrepresentation / Inge Lötter." Thesis, North-West University, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10394/8243.
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This study will specifically focus on the delictual liability of a bank where misrepresentation with regards to a letter of comfort is the cause of damages suffered by a client. Ultimately, the goal of this study is to answer the legal question: Under what circumstances can a bank, with specific reference to letters of comfort, be held delictually liable for damages suffered by a client as a result of a misrepresentation by the bank?
This study will be based on a comparison between the South African law and the English law. The English law is a statutory system based on the “Law of Commons” and it has had a marked influence on the South African law. Although South Africa is a third world country, its banking law is based on British legislation and also influenced by the case law of this first world country. During the past decade there has been a definite shift in the way South African courts view the legal relationship between banks and their customers. It is clear that the courts more readily hold banks liable for damages caused to their customers. (Bernert v Absa Bank Limited, case number 14302/03, is an unreported case heard in the North Gauteng High Court of South Africa on 15 October 2008).
Nationally and internationally banks have gained a vast influence on the economic development of a country. As a result banking has become a controlled and regulated profession. Nevertheless, South African banking law is known to be conservative and very hesitant to change with regards to modern ideas and the constantly changing circumstances of our times. From the developments in the case of Bernert v Absa Bank Limited lessons may be learned from the English law.
Although England has a system of parliamentary sovereignty while South Africa is now a constitutional democracy, it would nevertheless be recommended that South African courts more readily take into consideration the decisions made by the English courts as our commercial law legislation is based on English law. It would reduce the legal costs of the parties involved and more importantly have a positive effect on international trade as it would create legal certainty which could lead thereto that international traders would feel more comfortable and secure to bring their money into South Africa, make investments in our country and enter into import en export contracts with South African companies.Thesis (LL.M. (Import and Export Law))--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2012
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Sghari, Amira. "Capacité de changement et processus explicatifs du changement : cas de Basic Bank." Thesis, Aix-Marseille, 2013. http://www.theses.fr/2013AIXM1063.
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L’analyse de la littérature traitant du changement organisationnel montre l’existence de plusieurs processus explicatifs du changement (processus planifié, processus politique, processus interprétatif, processus incrémentiel et processus complexe). Les résultats empiriques de recherches antérieures montrent l’existence de combinaisons différentes de ces processus pour comprendre et expliquer les changements observés selon les cas, objets de ces études. Motivés par la compréhension de ces résultats, nous mobilisons l’apport des travaux traitant de la capacité de changement des organisations. L’objectif de la présente recherche porte sur l’étude de l’influence de la capacité de changement d’une entreprise sur les processus explicatifs du changement. Pour cela, une étude qualitative par étude de cas longitudinale est menée au sein de Basic Bank, établissement bancaire leader sur le marché tunisien, afin de relever les composantes de la capacité de changement influentes pendant la conduite du projet (P24). A cet effet, nous avons découpé le processus de changement induit par le projet (P24) en trois phases : phase de lancement du changement, phase de sa mise en œuvre et phase de sa consolidation. Les résultats montrent que la capacité leadership, la communication, la reconnaissance du personnel, le recrutement et l’apprentissage organisationnel, composantes de la capacité de changement de Basic Bank, influencent les processus explicatifs du changement induit par (P24). Toutefois, l’étendue de cette influence diffère selon les phases de changement analyséesThe analysis of the literature on organizational change shows the existence of several explanatory process of change (planned process, political process, interpretive process, incremental process and complex process). The empirical results of previous studies show the existence of different combinations of these processes to understand and explain the changes observed depending on case studies. Motivated by the understanding of these results, we mobilize the contribution of works dealing with the capability to change of organizations. The objective of this research is to study the influence of the capability to change of a company on explanatory process of change. To achieve this goal, a qualitative study by longitudinal case study is conducted in Basic Bank, the leader of the Tunisian market bank, to identify the influential components of capacity of change during the conduct of the project (P24). To this end, we split the process of change induced by the project (P24) in three phases: phase of launching change, phase of its implementation and its consolidation phase.The results show that the leadership capability, communication, staff recognition, and organizational learning, components of change capability of Basic Bank, influence the explanatory process of change induced by (P24). However, the extent of this influence varies according to the phases of change analyzed
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Satsukawa, Takako. "Interactions magma-roche, déformation à haute température et anisotropie sismique dans le manteau de la transition continent-océan et dans la lithosphère océanique." Thesis, Montpellier 2, 2012. http://www.theses.fr/2012MON20014/document.
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Cette thèse regroupe deux études distinctes, qui documentent le contrôle des microstructures sur les propriétés sismiques des roches. La première partie traite du développement des orientations préférentielles cristallographiques (OPC) dans le manteau supérieur, associé aux interactions liquide/magma-roche, enregistré dans des xénolites de péridotites du bassin d'arrière-arc de la mer du Japon. Les caractéristiques microstucturales et géochimiques des échantillons étudiés montrent que l'ouverture arrière-arc active est associée à une déformation du manteau supérieure similaire à celle observée dans l'ophiolite d'Oman. L'initiation de l'extension d'arrière-arc n'est pas associée à de fortes interactions entre percolation magmatique et déformation, en comparaison avec les zones de rifting continentales, probablement en raison des taille et durée relativement petites de l'épisode d'ouverture. La seconde partie présente une base de données unique d'OPC de plagioclase de roches mafiques plus ou moins déformées. Les OPC sont classées en 3 types principaux; leurs caractéristiques en fonction du régime de déformation (magmatique ou plastique) sont présentées et discutées. Les propriétés sismiques calculées des roches gabbroiques montrent que l'anisotropie tend à croitre avec l'intensité des fabriques, bien qu'elle soit généralement faible, en raison des effets opposés des olivines/clinopyroxènes et du plagioclaseThis thesis compiles two distinct studies that both document the control of microstructures on rock seismic properties. The first part deals with the development of crystallographic preferred orientations (CPO) in the uppermost mantle associated with melt/fluid-rock interactions, recorded in peridotites xenoliths from the Japan sea back-arc basin. The microstructural and geochemical characteristics of the studied samples reveal that active spreading is associated to uppermost mantle deformation similar to that observed in the Oman ophiolite. At the onset of back-arc spreading, there are no strong interactions between melt percolation and deformation in comparison to continental rift zones, probably due to the relatively small size and short duration of the spreading event. The second part presents a unique database of plagioclase CPO from variously deformed mafic rocks. CPO are grouped in three main types; their characteristics as a function of deformation regime (magmatic or crystal-plastic) are outlined and discussed. Calculated seismic properties of gabbroic rocks show that anisotropy tends to increase as a function of fabric strength, although it is generally weak, due to the competing effect of olivine/clinopyroxene and plagioclase
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Su, Huizhong. "Metabolic basis of MYC-induced apoptosis." Thesis, University of Edinburgh, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/1842/31383.
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Programmed cell death, known as apoptosis, is widely accepted as a key tumour suppression mechanism. The oncogene MYC promotes cell growth and proliferation but also sensitises cells to apoptosis, which limits its oncogenic potential. MYC-induced apoptosis requires the pro-apoptotic BCL2 family proteins BAX/BAK and can be blocked by anti-apoptotic family members such as BCL2 and BCL-xL. Previous studies have identified glutamine withdrawal as a trigger for MYC-induced apoptosis. Through untargeted metabolomic analyses of cells with perturbed BCL2 family member composition and of cells undergoing glutamine-dependent MYC-induced apoptosis, we found that nucleosides and nucleotides were altered in correlation with apoptotic status. Glutamine is an important biosynthetic substrate and energy source and we show global transcription and translation of the cells decreased upon glutamine withdrawal. However, MYC-activated cells promote transcription and translation even in the absence of glutamine and thus still drive huge demand for energy. Deregulated MYC promotes nucleotide catabolism and depletes cellular energy charge upon glutamine withdrawal, indicating energy shortage driven by MYC. Nucleotide conversion and remodeling by adenylate kinase 2 (AK2) protects cellular energy charge and inhibits MYC-induced apoptosis. These results indicate a homeostatic model for MYC-induced apoptosis based upon mitochondrial energy supply and demand. We propose that the transcriptional activity of MYC drives huge demand for energy to support global transcription and translation and thereby sensitises cells to apoptosis under conditions of limiting energy supply.
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Aguilar, David P. "A radial basis neural network for the analysis of transportation data." [Tampa, Fla.] : University of South Florida, 2004. http://purl.fcla.edu/fcla/etd/SFE0000515.
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Henzler, Susanne. "Die Motivation von Bankenfusionen und -übernahmen in den OECD-Ländern : theoretische Basis und empirische Analyse /." Frankfurt am Main [u.a.] : Lang, 2009. http://bvbr.bib-bvb.de:8991/F?func=service&doc_library=BVB01&doc_number=018012685&line_number=0002&func_code=DB_RECORDS&service_type=MEDIA.
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Henzler, Susanne. "Die Motivation von Bankenfusionen und -übernahmen in den OECD-Ländern theoretische Basis und empirische Analyse." Frankfurt, M. Berlin Bern Bruxelles New York, NY Oxford Wien Lang, 2008. http://d-nb.info/994906455/04.
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Menk, Michael Torben. "Hedge-Accounting nach IAS 39 und Alternativen auf Fair-Value-Basis." Frankfurt, M. Frankfurt-School-Verl, 2008. http://d-nb.info/994135610/04.
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Lai, Sau-wan, and 賴秀芸. "Investigating beta-amyloid peptide neurotoxicity from neuronal apoptosis to endoplasmic reticulum collapse: translational research back to basic science research." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2009. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B41633702.
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Lai, Sau-wan. "Investigating beta-amyloid peptide neurotoxicity from neuronal apoptosis to endoplasmic reticulum collapse translational research back to basic science research /." Click to view the E-thesis via HKUTO, 2009. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record/B41633702.
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Witte, Jan [Verfasser]. "Multi-scale and uncertainty assessment of contractional thick-skinned structures in petroleum basins of the Andean back-arc / Jan Witte." Berlin : Freie Universität Berlin, 2020. http://d-nb.info/1223925692/34.
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Fugate, Earl L. "NONLINEAR SYSTEM MODELING UTILIZING NEURAL NETWORKS: AN APPLICATION TO THE DOUBLE SIDED ARC WELDING PROCESS." Lexington, Ky. : [University of Kentucky Libraries], 2005. http://lib.uky.edu/ETD/ukyelen2005t00307/etd.pdf.
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Wild, William. "The economic basis of syndicated lending." Queensland University of Technology, 2004. http://eprints.qut.edu.au/16114/.
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This work undertakes the first comprehensive theoretical assessment of syndicated loans. It is shown that syndicated and bilateral (single lender) loans should be good substitutes in meeting a borrower's financing requirements, but that syndicated loans are more complex and impose additional risks to the parties in the way they are arranged. The existing explantions of loan syndication - that they are hybrids of private bank loans and public debt instruments, that syndication is a portfolio management tool,
and that loans are syndicated where they are too large to be provided bilaterally - are unable to substantially explain both the nature of syndicated loans and practice in the loan markets. A rigorous new explanation is developed, which shows that syndication reduces the rate of lending costs, so that the return to the loan originator is greater, and the borrower's cost of financing is lower, where a loan is syndicated rather than provided bilaterally. This explanation is shown to hold in competitive loan markets and to be consistent with the observation that syndicated loans are generally larger than other loans. Incidental to this new explanation, new expressions of the return to a bank from providing a loan on a bilateral basis and from originating a syndicated
loan are also developed. New algorithms are also developed for determining the distribution
of the commitments from syndicate participants and thus the originator's final hold, the amount it must lend itself, where the loan is underwritten. This provides, for the first time, a rigorous basis for assessing the expected return, and the risk, for the originator of a given syndicated loan. Finally, empirical testing finds that a bank's observed lending history is significant to its decision to participate in a new syndicated loan but that predictions of participation, which are fundamental inputs into the final hold algorithms, based on this information have relatively little power. It follows that
there is competitive advantage to loan originators that have access to other, private
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Perry, DeAnna M. "Navigating the Changing Face of Beginning Reading Instruction: Am I Right Back Where I Started?" BYU ScholarsArchive, 2012. https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/3146.
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This self-study explores my experience as a beginning reading teacher over a span of more than 30 years. It includes a brief look at theoretical models of reading and philosophical movements that impacted my experience as a classroom teacher and then lays my classroom experience and practice against the literature and historical background related to beginning reading instruction. The question studied is "How did the district-mandated curriculum in each era shape me as a literacy teacher and literacy instruction in my school context?" The purpose of the study is to unearth the impact of educational policies on my classroom practice. The methodology of self-study was employed to explore the tensions brought about as changes occurred. The study focuses on seven areas of educational change that influenced my practice in beginning reading instruction over three eras, the first being the late 1970s, the second the late 1990s, and the third beginning about 2008. The areas discussed include embedded beliefs about student achievement, mechanisms driving instruction, instructional approaches employed, reading program characteristics, assessment, professional development, and collaboration. All three eras contained experiences of personal and professional growth. In the first era, autonomy was a characteristic of almost every theme. The second era was characterized by the purposeful focus on professional development and support of student growth. The third era featured an increase in assessment and oversight of the mandated program implementation. Teacher capacity built in the second era enhanced my use of the commercial reading program mandated in the third era. While my current context seems similar to the first era, because of the richness of my experience, I am not right back where I started.
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Bach, Lars [Verfasser]. "Neuartige nanostrukturierte Halbleiterlaser und Mikroringresonatoren auf InP-Basis für Wellenlängenmultiplexsysteme in der optischen Nachrichtenübertragung / Lars Bach." Aachen : Shaker, 2004. http://d-nb.info/1181603307/34.
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Fick, James Desmond. "Serving the base of the pyramid in South Africa : the case of the Mzansi basic bank account." Thesis, Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/840.
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Thesis (MBA (Business Management))--University of Stellenbosch, 2007.AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Die Mzansi rekening, as Eerste Orde Nasionale rekening, is gesamentlik deur die “Groot 4” banke geloods, spesifiek met die oog daarop om toegang tot groter finansiële dienste te bewerkstellig in lyn met die Finansiële Dienste Handves. Hierdie navorsingsverslag ondersoek die sukses van die Mzansi rekening in terme van die verbetering van toegang tot finansiële dienste en die verwesinliking van Prahalad se visie van die Fortuin aan die onderkant van die piramide of die sogenaamde Base of the Pyramid (BoP). Die studie is gedoen deur onderhoude te voer met industrie-kenners wat nou betrokke was met die loods van die Mzansi rekening, asook deur ’n oorsig te doen van ’n verslag van die onlangse kommisie van ondersoek oor kompetisie in die bankwese in Suid Afrika. Die Mzansi rekening is inderdaad suksesvol daarin om toegang tot finansiële dienste vir alle Suid Afrikaners beskikbaar te maak, maar dit is steeds nie winsgewend vir die banke nie. Die Mzansi rekening is dus nie in lyn met Prahalad se visie van die BoP nie. Die winsgewendheid van die rekening in die toekoms hang af van die graad van aanvaarding van armes van meer doeltreffende elektroniese transaksies. Tot op datum wil dit voorkom asof Prahalad se gevoel dat die armes gevorderde tegnologie maklik aanvaar nie in die bank sektor in Suid Afrika geld nie. ’n Toenemende fokus op gebruik eerder as toegang en ’n beter belyning met Prahalad se twaalf beginsels van innovasie by die BoP mag egter wel beter wins vir die banke inhou. Selfs al sou winste nie materialiseer nie, is dit steeds voordelig vir banke wat bereid is om te eksperimenteer en te leer van die Mzansi ervaring. Die Mzansi rekening mag dalk die katalis wees vir nuwe en verbeterde produkte wat suksesvol sal wees in die BOP mark.
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The Mzansi account, as a First Order National Bank Account, was jointly launched by the Big 4 Banks (ABSA, FNB, Nedbank and Standard Bank) specifically to increase access to financial services in line with the requirements of the Financial Sector Charter (FSC). This study explores the success of the Mzansi account with regard to improving access to financial services and achieving Prahalad’s vision of a Fortune at the Bottom of the Pyramid (BoP). The study was conducted by interviewing industry experts who were intimately involved in the launch of the Mzansi account and reviewing the transcripts of the recent commission of enquiry into the competition of banking in South Africa. The Mzansi account has been successful in increasing financial access for all South Africans but has not proved to be profitable for the banks. The Mzansi bank account therefore does not support Prahalad’s vision that there is a fortune at the base of the pyramid. The future profitability of the account is dependent on the acceptance of the poor of more efficient electronic transacting. To date it would seem that Prahalad’s notion that the poor accept advanced technology readily does not apply within the banking sector of South Africa. An increased focus on usage as apposed to access and a better alignment to Prahalad’s twelve principles of innovation at the BoP may well bring increased profits for the banks. Even if profits don’t materialise, for those banks willing to experiment and learn from the Mzansi experience. The Mzansi account may well be a catalyst for new and/or improved products that will be successful in the BoP market.
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Back, Franziska [Verfasser], Peer [Gutachter] Löbmann, and Reinhold [Gutachter] Tacke. "Herstellung SiO2-basierter nano- und mikroskaliger Strukturen via UV-Nanoimprintlithographie auf Basis hybridpolymerer Sol-Gel-Materialien / Franziska Back. Gutachter: Peer Löbmann ; Reinhold Tacke." Würzburg : Universität Würzburg, 2015. http://d-nb.info/1109750226/34.
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Estrada, Erasmo. "An organological basis for the development of keyboard technique from the sixteenth to the eighteenth centuries, with an emphasis on Johann Sebastian Bach." Thesis, University of Edinburgh, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/1842/21120.
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Historical keyboard instruments have for many years been a valuable source of information regarding historical building techniques and performance practices. However, almost no attention has been paid to the evidence of wear present on these instruments. This physical trace documents the form in which an instrument has been used throughout time. Of particular interest is the evidence of wear found on the surface of the keys. An analysis of this physical trace might provide insight into a number of aspects which have defined the manner in which performers have approached their instruments. A survey of historical keyboard playing practices will help to visualise in a broader form the mechanical reasons behind the impact of the fingers on the surface of the key. However, it is important to consider that while the process behind the appearance of a trace of wear is primarily of a mechanical nature, the fact that both instrument and the performer‘s body are cultural objects calls for an examination of a number of issues which seem to influence the form in which the mechanical action is applied. Two important routes are thus taken in this study before the trace of wear is examined. First, a number of uses of the hand and the fingers seem to have originated in the interaction between the performer and the earliest keyboard designs that the medieval organ displayed. An analysis of these uses served as a starting point for the study here of a number of playing practices which remained in currency for long periods. Second, the forms in which the instrument is built and the body operates at it are the result of the socio-cultural and historico-geographical conditions in which both are submerged. Particular attention is thus given here to the potential effect the performer‘s socio-cultural background had on the mechanical action he or she was to use when performing. An experimental clavichord, whose tops were designed to reveal patterns of abrasion more rapidly than those commonly used to cover the keys, was used to aid in an examination of the particular effect of the fingers on the surface of the key. In this form, specific information concerning the various stages of the abrasion caused by the finger‘s contact with the surface of the keys could be gathered. The worn keys of this instrument also provided a much needed reference point to which historical traces of wear could be compared. This helped to establish a number of potential finger actions that might have been responsible for the traces of wear on some historical instruments. A reconstruction of J.S. Bach‘s playing approach was adopted for playing on the experimental clavichord. At the same time, a number of socio-cultural aspects which might have defined Bach‘s approach to the instrument were explored. In this form, a broader picture could be offered which is not limited to an understanding of the most likely mechanical causes behind the origin of the trace of wear.
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Baak, Julia [Verfasser]. "Entwicklung von Werkstoffen und Werkstoffsystemen mit Formgedächtniseffekt für kavitationserosionsbelastete Systeme auf Basis von Kupfer und Nickel-Titan / Julia Baak." Düren : Shaker, 2020. http://d-nb.info/1217163956/34.
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Perciballi, Adam C. "Analytical Perspectives of Thematic Unity: Applications of Reductive Analysis to Selected Fugues by J.S. Bach and G.F. Handel." [Tampa, Fla] : University of South Florida, 2008. http://purl.fcla.edu/usf/dc/et/SFE0002442.
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Tanaka, Martin L. "Biodynamic Analysis of Human Torso Stability using Finite Time Lyapunov Exponents." Diss., Virginia Tech, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/26580.
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Low back pain is a common medical problem around the world afflicting 80% of the population some time in their life. Low back injury can result from a loss of torso stability causing excessive strain in soft tissue. This investigation seeks to apply existing methods to new applications and to develop new methods to assess torso stability. First, the time series averaged finite time Lyapunov exponent is calculated from data obtained during seated stability experiments. The Lyapunov exponent is found to increase with increasing task difficulty. Second, a new metric for evaluating torso stability is introduced, the threshold of stability. This parameter is defined as the maximum task difficulty in which dynamic stability can be maintained for the test duration. The threshold of stability effectively differentiates torso stability at two levels of visual feedback. Third, the state space distribution of the finite time Lyapunov exponent (FTLE) field is evaluated for deterministic and stochastic systems. Two new methods are developed to generate the FTLE field from time series data. Using these methods, Lagrangian coherent structures (LCS) are found for an inverted pendulum, the Acrobot, and planar wobble chair models. The LCS are ridges in the FTLE field that separate two inherently different types of motion when applied to rigid-body dynamic systems. As a result, LCS can be used to identify the boundaries of the basin of stability. Finally, these new methods are used to find the basin of stability from time series data collected from torso stability experiments. The LCS and basins of stability provide a richer understanding into the system dynamics when compared to existing methods.
By gaining a better understanding of torso stability, it is hoped this knowledge can be used to prevent low back injury and pain in the future. These new methods may also be useful in evaluating other biodynamic systems such as standing postural sway, knee stability, or hip stability as well as time series applications outside the area of biomechanics.Ph. D.
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Maurer, Thomas. "Erfolgsfaktoren von Genossenschaftsbanken: Eine Analyse auf Basis von Jahresabschlüssen und regionalen Wirtschaftsdaten." Doctoral thesis, Springer Gabler, 2015. https://monarch.qucosa.de/id/qucosa%3A20539.
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Der Erfolg von Genossenschaftsbanken ist von einer Vielzahl betriebswirtschaftlicher, volkswirtschaftlicher und demografischer Faktoren abhängig.
Die Arbeit untersucht den Einfluss auf den Geschäftserfolg bei über 900 deutschen Instituten. Wesentliche Erfolgsfaktoren sind dabei die Lage (städtisch, halbstädtisch oder ländlich),
die Betriebsgröße, die Kreditquote, die Eigenkapitalquote sowie Steigung und Niveau der Zinsstrukturkurve.:Abbildungsverzeichnis
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2 Einordnung und Zielsetzung
3 Theoretische Analyse
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Blake, Elizabeth Anne. "Community Structure and Biogeography of Mussel Bed Communities at Pacific Hydrothermal Vents: Lau and North Fiji Back-Arc Basins, 32° S---East Pacific Rise, and 38° S---Pacific Antarctic Ridge." W&M ScholarWorks, 2006. https://scholarworks.wm.edu/etd/1539626850.
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Söhlke, Thomas. "Regulatorische Erfassung des Kreditrisikos : eine theoretische und empirische Analyse der Auswirkungen von Basel II auf Basis des zweiten Konsultationspapiers /." Wiesbaden : Gabler, 2002. http://www.gbv.de/du/services/toc/bs/359450059.
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Ärlebäck, Anna, and Carina Maineborn. "Sambandet mellan vidden på rektusdiastas och ländryggs- och bäckensmärta samt rörelserädsla : En kvantitativ tvärsnittsstudie." Thesis, Högskolan Dalarna, Vårdvetenskap, 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:du-30663.
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Bakgrund: Bukväggens muskulatur spelar en viktig roll gällande hållning, bål- och bäckenstabilitet, andning, bålrörelser och som stöd för de inre organen i buken. Rektusdiastas, en delning av bukmusklerna, är vanligt förekommande framför allt hos kvinnor under och efter graviditet och kan eventuellt påverka dessa funktioner och göra ländryggen och bäckenet mer sårbara. Syfte: Att undersöka om det finns ett samband mellan vidden på rektusdiastasen och ländryggs- och bäckensmärta samt vidden på rektusdiastasen och rörelserädsla, hos kvinnor efter graviditet. Metod: Kvantitativ tvärsnittsstudie. Antalet deltagare var 141. Populationen var kvinnor 20-50 år som fött barn där yngsta barnet var mellan 1-8 år och som förstod och kunde uttrycka svenska i tal och skrift. Deltagarna skulle ha en rektusdiastas på minst 2 fingerbredd mellan rektusbukarna mätt 4 cm ovanför naveln. Datainsamlingen bestod av ultraljudsmätning samt frågeformulären Numeric Rating Scale (NRS) och Tampa Scale of Kinesiophobia (TSK-SV). Korrelation analyserades med Spearmans korrelationskoefficient. Deltagarna delades in i två grupper utifrån att de hade en rektusdiastas på mer eller mindre än 2,4 cm och skillnaderna mellan grupperna analyserades med Mann-Whitney U-test. Resultat: Ingen statistisk signifikant korrelation över p = 0,05 förelåg mellan vidden på rektusdiastasen och någon av smärtskattningarna. Däremot förelåg en statistiskt signifikant svagt positiv korrelation mellan vidden på rektusdiastasen och rörelserädsla. Vidare sågs ingen statistisk signifikant skillnad mellan de två grupperna, ≤ 2,4 cm eller >2,4 cm rektusdiastas, och smärtskattningarna. Resultatet visade dock på statistisk signifikant skillnad mellan grupperna och skattningen av rörelserädsla. Slutsats: Studien visade att vidden av rektusdiastas som enskild faktor inte hade något samband med ländryggs- och bäckensmärtor hos kvinnor efter graviditet. Kvinnor med kvarstående rektusdiastas > 2,4 cm, tenderade i denna studien att skatta högre på TSKSV, än de som hade ≤ 2,4 cm. Gällande skattningen av smärtan sågs ingen statistisk signifikans mellan grupperna. I mötet med dessa kvinnor bör fysioterapeuter inte endast fokusera på smärtan utan beakta fler faktorer såsom rörelserädsla, och fokusera på att guida dessa personer till att våga röra sig för att minska och undvika utveckling av rörelserädsla.Background: The abdominal muscles play an important part in posture, inner unit stability, breathing, upper body movement, to generate power of the abdominal muscles and in supporting inner organs. Diastasis of the rectus abdominis muscles is common during and after pregnancy and might affect these important functions and thereby increase the vulnerability of the lower back and pelvic areas. Aim: To determine the correlation between the width of the diastasis recti abdominis and low back- and pelvic pain and the width of diastasis recti abdominis and fear of movement, in women after pregnancy. Method: Quantitative cross-sectional study. The amount of participants was 141. The population was women, 20-50 years old, who had given birth, the youngest child between the ages of 1-8 years old and were able to understand Swedish both verbally and in writing. The research participants had a diastasis recti abdominis more than 2 finger-widths, measured 4 cm above the umbilicus. The data collection was made with ultrasound and the questionnaires used were Numeric Rating Scale (NRS) and the swedish version of Tampa Scale of Kinesiophobia (TSK-SV). Correlation was analyzed with Spearman’s correlation coefficient. The participants were also divided into two groups based on a cut-off value of the diastasis of 2,4 cm and differences between groups were analyzed with Mann-Whitney U-test. Results: No statistical significance in correlation over p = 0,05 was found between the width of the diastasis recti abdominis and any of the pain ratings. However, there was a statistical significant weak positive correlation between the width of the diastasis recti abdominis and fear of movement. Furthermore there was no statistical significance between the groups ≤ 2,4 cm or > 2,4 cm of diastasis recti abdominis and the pain ratings, but a significant difference between the groups and the estimation on fear of movement. Conclusion: The study showed that the width of diastasis recti abdominis as alone factor doesn’t have any correlation with low back- and pelvic pain in women after pregnancy. Women with remaining diastasis recti abdominis > 2,4 cm, tended to estimate higher in this study in TSK-SV than those who had ≤ 2,4 cm. Regarding the ratings of the pain, no statistically significant difference between the groups were shown. When meeting these women physiotherapists should not only focus on the pain but also consider factors such as fear of movement and focus their efforts on guiding the women so that the risk of developing fear of movement is reduced.
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Rosenbaum, Gideon. "Tectonic reconstruction of the Alpine orogen in the western Mediterranean region." Monash University, School of Geosciences, 2003. http://arrow.monash.edu.au/hdl/1959.1/9481.
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Rojas, Macias Miguel Angel [Verfasser]. "Deciphering the molecular basis of the specificity of protein-carbohydrate interactions by statistical analysis of 3D structural data from the Protein Data Bank / Miguel Angel Rojas Macias." Gießen : Universitätsbibliothek, 2016. http://d-nb.info/1097168662/34.
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Manoharan, Madhu. "Evaluation of a neural network for formulating a semi-empirical variable kernel BRDF model." Master's thesis, Mississippi State : Mississippi State University, 2005. http://library.msstate.edu/content/templates/?a=72.
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Kaaniche, Abdelmonem. "Conception et réalisation d'une base de données géologiques et géotechniques ("Tunis-data-bank") orientée vers la cartographie géotechnique automatique ("Tunis-geo-map") : application à la ville de Tunis (Tunisie)." Lyon, INSA, 1989. http://www.theses.fr/1989ISAL0056.
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Le présent travail correspond à la réalisation d'une base de données du sous-sol de Tunis et à l’élaboration de cartes géotechniques après une étude approfondie des divers systèmes exploités jusqu'alors. Partant de la connaissance géologique actuelle du site de la ville de Tunis, l'auteur a exploité 1000 sondages répartis sur la totalité du site. Cette base de données géologiques et géotechniques ("Tunis-DataBank") a été réalisée en utilisant un système de gestion de base de données (S. G. B. D. ) relationnel (système INFO). L’exploitation de cette base de données a permis l'obtention de coupes et de profils géologiques. Un système de cartographie automatique (système UNIRAS) a permis d'obtenir 35 cartes géotechniques qualitatives et quantitatives ("Tunis-Geo-Map"). L'outil ainsi mis au point, qui pourra être amélioré en fonction de reconnaissances nouvelle~ qui seront effectuées est utilisables par les ingénieurs. Il permet de définir les campagnes de reconnaissances les plus économiques et les plus fiables, d'optimiser les investissements et d'orienter l'urbanisation. De plus, son exploitation permet d'apporter des précision sur l'histoire géologique du site de TunisThis research is the constitution of a data bank concerning the su bsoil of Tunis and to the drawing-up of geotechnical maps, following a thorough study of the various systems exploited until then. Proceeding from the present geological attainments relating to the site of Tunis, the author worked on 1000 ground drillings carried out on the whole site. This geological and geotechnical bank ("Tunis-Data-Bank") was elaborated though the use of a relational Data Base Management System (D. B. M. S. ) (INFO system). The exploiting of this data bank make it possible to obtain geological mono – and bi- dimensional sections. 35 qualitative and quantitative geological maps ("Tunis-GeoMap") were obtained throu gh an automatic cartography system (UNIRAS system). The instrument thus conceived, which it will be possible to improve according to new explorations to be carried out, can be used by engineers. It helps to determine the less expensive and the most reliable explorations, to make the most of investments and to direct urbanization. Besides it provides users with precise details about the geological history of the site of Tunis
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Lucena, Elisa Vanzella de. "O Banco Mundial e as políticas públicas para a educação básica no Brasil: reflexões sobre o papel do Estado e o direito à educação." Universidade de São Paulo, 2016. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/107/107131/tde-07072017-160940/.
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Essa pesquisa investiga a relação entre o Banco Mundial e a educação básica brasileira, em um contexto de mundialização, focando-se nas diretrizes legais das políticas públicas de educação básica e no papel do Estado quanto a estas. Para tanto, analisa os relatórios anuais, declarações oficiais do Banco Mundial, bem como os projetos na área da educação básica vigentes no Brasil, inferindo a partir desses as diretrizes do Banco Mundial para as políticas públicas de educação básica no Brasil as quais são depreendidas das propostas e documentos do Banco Mundial para a área nos últimos 15 anos. Realiza, então, análise comparativa de tais diretrizes com o arranjo legal básico das políticas públicas de educação básica.This research investigates the relationship between the World Bank and the Brazilian basic education, in a context of globalization, focusing on the legal guidelines of public policies on basic education and the State\'s role. It analyzes World Bank\'s annual reports, official statements, as well as its projects in the area of basic education in force in Brazil, inferring from these the World Bank\'s guidelines for public policy of basic education in Brazil flowing from those proposals and World Bank documents to the area in the last 15 years. Then it performs comparative analysis of these guidelines with the basic legal arrangement of public policies for basic education.
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Tarasyuk, Igor V. "Tau-Equivalences and Refinement for Petri Nets Based Design." Saechsische Landesbibliothek- Staats- und Universitaetsbibliothek Dresden, 2012. http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bsz:14-qucosa-100370.
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The paper is devoted to the investigation of behavioral equivalences of concurrent systems modeled by Petri nets with silent transitions. Basic τ-equivalences and back-forth τ-bisimulation equivalences known from the literature are supplemented by new ones, giving rise to complete set of equivalence notions in interleaving / true concurrency and linear / branching time semantcis. Their interrelations are examined for the general class of nets as well as for their subclasses of nets without siltent transitions and sequential nets (nets without concurrent transitions). In addition, the preservation of all the equivalence notions by refinements (allowing one to consider the systems to be modeled on a lower abstraction levels) is investigated.
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Gunnesson, Linnea, and Anna Zetterlund. "Fysisk aktivitetsnivå, smärtintensitet och funktionsnedsättning hos personer med ländryggssmärta : - En enkätstudie." Thesis, Högskolan Dalarna, Medicinsk vetenskap, 2018. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:du-28317.
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Bakgrund Ländryggssmärta är mycket vanligt förekommande i västvärlden. Det innebär stort lidande för individen och stora kostnader för samhället. Idag behandlas ryggsmärta med information om att vara aktiv och vid behov rådgivning om smärtstillande läkemedel. Mer kunskap behövs gällande fysisk träning som prevention och behandling av akut- och subakut ländryggssmärta. Syfte Syftet med studien var att, för patienter med akut- och subakut ländryggsmärta, beskriva den fysiska aktivitetsnivån samt eventuella skillnader i smärtintensitet och funktionsnedsättning mellan grupper med olika aktivitetsnivåer. Syftet var även att undersöka samband mellan aktivitetsnivå och smärtintensitet respektive aktivitetsnivå och funktionsnedsättning. Metod Studien var en enkätstudie med tvärsnittsdesign. Deltagarna var 15 patienter, 9 kvinnor och 6 män, medelålder 49,2 år, som sökt vård för akuta eller subakuta ländryggsbesvär till 4 olika primärvårdsenheter. Fysisk aktivitetsnivå skattades via Socialstyrelsens indikatorfrågor för fysisk aktivitet, smärtan med numerisk skattningsskala 0-10 (NRS) och Roland Morris Disability Questionnaire (RMDQ) besvarades. Data sammanställdes med deskriptiv statistik, skillnader testades med Mann-Whitney U-test och samband analyserades med Spearmans korrelationskoefficient. Resultat Åtta av 15 deltagare uppnådde Världshälsoorganisationens (WHO) rekommendationer för fysisk aktivitet (> 150 minuter i veckan). De som ägnade sig åt fysisk träning minst 90 minuter per vecka hade medianvärde NRS 5,5 och RMDQ 8, för de som tränade mindre var motsvarande värden NRS 7,5 (p=0,153) och RMDQ 11,5 (p=0,175). Ett svagt negativt samband identifierades mellan NRS (r=-0,316,) och nivå av fysisk aktivitet medans sådant samband mellan RMDQ och fysisk aktivitetsnivå var negligerbart (r=-0,158). Slutsats Det var ingen statistiskt signifikant skillnad mellan grupperna som tränade minst 90 minuter per vecka och de som tränade mindre gällande varken smärtintensitet eller funktionsnedsättning. Ett svagt negativt men ej statistiskt signifikant samband kan ses mellan fysisk aktivitetsnivå och smärtintensitet.Background Lower back pain is very common in the western world. It results in a great suffering for the person and large economic costs for the society. Today lower back pain is treated with information to stay active and medication for pain relief. There is a lack of knowledge with regards to what effect physical training has as prevention and treatment for acute and subacute lower back pain. Aim The aim of this study was to, among patients with acute and subacute non-specific lower back pain, describe their level of physical activity and evaluate differences between groups with different levels of activity. The aim was also to explore the association between pain intensity, disability and level of physical activity. Method The study was conducted as a survey. The participants was 15 patients, 6 men and 9 women with the mean age of 49,2 years old, who had sought care for acute and subacute lower back pain in 6 different primary care clinics. The level of physical activity were estimated using the indicator questions for physical activity by Socialstyrelsen, the pain intensity was measured with the Numeric Rating Scale and the Roland Morris Disability Questionnaire was answered. Data was analyzed with descriptive statistics, differences were tested with Mann-Whitney U-test and correlations analyzed with Spearman correlations coefficient. Results Eight out of 15 participants reached the WHO recommendations of physical activity (> 150 min/week). Those who participated in physical training minimum 90 mins/week had a median value of NRS 5,5 and RMDQ 8. For those who trained less the median values were for NRS 7,5 (p=0,153) and RMDQ 11,5 (p=0,175). A week correlation between NRS (r=-0,136) and level of physical activity was noted while such correlation between RMDQ was negligible (r=-0,158). Conclusion There were no statically significant difference between the groups who trained at least 90 minutes per week and those who trained less neither in regards to pain intensity or disability. A weak but not statistically significant correlation was observed between physical activity and pain intensity.
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Pereira, Matheus Silva. "Estudos in silico da prote?na AlkB e prospec??o de bact?rias alcanotr?ficas em solos da bacia petrol?fera potiguar." Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, 2007. http://repositorio.ufrn.br:8080/jspui/handle/123456789/16777.
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Some microorganisms from virgin ecosystems are able to use petroleum it as source of carbon and energy. The knowledge of microbial biodiversity can help to reveal new metabolic systems for utilization alkanes with biotechnological importance. The aim of this study is: i) Accomplish an in silico study of the AlkB protein aimed to understand the probable mechanism involved on selectivity of alkanes in Gram positive and Gram negative bact?ria. ii) prospect and analyze the response of the microbial alkanotrophics communities in soil and mangrove sediments of BPP RN and soil of Atlantic forest in the Horto Dois Irm?os Reserve area/PE using the molecular biomarker, gene alkB; with the PCR and PCR-DGGE approach
Alguns microrganismos de ecossistemas virgens s?o capazes de utilizar petr?leo como fonte de carbono e energia. O conhecimento dessa biodiversidade microbiana pode revelar vias metab?licas microbianas para utilizar alcanos que venham a ter import?ncia biotecnol?gica. Os objetivos do presente trabalho s?o: i) realizar estudos in silico da prote?na AlkB visando obter subs?dios para a compreens?o do mecanismo de seletividade na utiliza??o de alcanos em bact?rias Gram positivas e Gram negativas; ii) prospectar e avaliar a resposta de comunidades microbianas alcanotr?ficas de solos e mangue da BPP RN e solo da Mata Atl?ntica na Reserva Horto Dois Irm?os-PE utilizando o gene alkB como biomarcador molecular, e as t?cnicas de PCR e PCR-DGGE
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Tarasyuk, Igor V. "Tau-Equivalences and Refinement for Petri Nets Based Design." Technische Universität Dresden, 2000. https://tud.qucosa.de/id/qucosa%3A26297.
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The paper is devoted to the investigation of behavioral equivalences of concurrent systems modeled by Petri nets with silent transitions. Basic τ-equivalences and back-forth τ-bisimulation equivalences known from the literature are supplemented by new ones, giving rise to complete set of equivalence notions in interleaving / true concurrency and linear / branching time semantcis. Their interrelations are examined for the general class of nets as well as for their subclasses of nets without siltent transitions and sequential nets (nets without concurrent transitions). In addition, the preservation of all the equivalence notions by refinements (allowing one to consider the systems to be modeled on a lower abstraction levels) is investigated.
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Umoru, Joseph Adejo. "Characteristics assessment of aspen logs used in the production of matches." Thesis, Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för skog och träteknik (SOT), 2018. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-75913.
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Aspen (Populus tremula L.) accounts for about 2% of the total wood stock in Sweden. Sawmills use only a small part (about 5,000 m³fub) of round wood aspen per year. Since there are no Swedish gradings and design values for aspen, no aspen is used for structural purposes. This also applies to other hardwood trees in Sweden. Aspen is mainly used for pulp and paper with a mass consumption of 800,000 m³fub per year of which about 50% is imported. Most imported aspen is from Russia and the Baltics. The other major use of aspen is in match industries. Consumption for matches amounts to approximately 30,000 m³fub per year in Sweden. The aim of the research work was to increase knowledge on the wood quality of aspen used in the production of matches. Aspen (Populus tremula L.) logs were collected from two different sites in Sweden and a non-destructive tools weas used to estimate the modulus of elasticity in logs. To measure the dynamic modulus of elasticity (MOEdyn), Fakopp resonance log grader used. Other properties like density and moisture content were measure and were correlated with the MOEdyn values in order to identify the site that has a better log quality. Besides, horizontal and vertical variation of different wood properties were measured and compared within and between trees from two different sites in order to justify the variation of log quality. A total of 20 trees from Askaremåla and Vimmerby, Sweden were felled and used in this study. From each tree, 3 m long logs were sampled from each base, middle and top. After that, non-destructive evaluations were performed in those logs. Besides, 5 cm thick discs were collected in every tree height (base, middle and top) to measure horizontal and vertical variations. This study shows that there were differences in MOEdyn between and within trees. It was evident that trees collected from Vimmerby had a better log property than that in Askaremåla. Using non-destructive tools, it is possible to sort out quality logs for the production of Swedish matches.