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Pankaj, Rajesh Kumar. "A threshold strategy for a first in first out heteregeneous two server queueing system." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1988. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/14756.
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Wright, SCD, and JE Maree. "First year Baccalaureate nursing students: Reasons for drop-out?" University of South Africa Press, 2007. http://encore.tut.ac.za/iii/cpro/DigitalItemViewPage.external?sp=1001041.
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Improving throughput in the B. Tech. Nursing Sciences programme is a complex issue as not only the theoretical but also the practical component and undefined inner strengths of the student influence success. The purpose of this article is to report factors in the prospective students’ social background, their perceptions of nursing and nurses and their motivation that could influence their academic success in the first year of study. The research design was contextual, qualitative and exploratory. Triangulation of data gathering methods was obtained by using two instruments, a targeted selection interview and a written instrument. Data analysis was done through Tesch’s approach. The results indicate that prospective students perceive a nurse to be functioning from the affective domain, and that they judge themselves to be strong in the affective domain. The cognitive domain was rarely mentioned (7%). Due to the myths regarding the nursing profession, the profession continue to attract students who are interested in the myth and not the reality.
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Friedman, Susan. "Changing the subject : first-person narration in and out of the classroom." [Tampa, Fla] : University of South Florida, 2007. http://purl.fcla.edu/usf/dc/et/SFE0001943.
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Martin, Georgianna LaNelle. "Getting out, missing out, and surviving: the social class experiences of White, low-income, first-generation college students." Diss., University of Iowa, 2012. https://ir.uiowa.edu/etd/2937.
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The purpose of this study was to understand how White students from low socioeconomic status backgrounds (operationalized as students who are both low income and of the first generation in their family to attend college) experience and navigate social class during college. This was a qualitative research study employing a phenomenological research methodology. A critical theoretical lens was used to illuminate systemic issues of power and privilege related to social class present in the experiences of these participants. This study was guided by the following research question: How do White, low SES students experience and navigate social class during college? Participants in this study had many similar experiences to one another related to their social class. However, there also existed a variety of individual differences in how students understood and experienced their social class during college. Overall, participants expressed a limited awareness of their social class growing up, but all became keenly aware of it during college. In particular, during college, students became aware of how their own social class differed from the dominant middle class to upper class social class represented on campus. Participants minimized the salience of social class as an aspect of their identity with many of them expressing that they did not want their social class to define them. While participants largely did not feel as if social class was an important aspect of their identity, it became clear through their stories that this aspect of their identity influenced how they viewed themselves, the world around them, and their higher SES peers in college. For example, participants readily acknowledged the frustration and resentment that set them apart from their college peers. The students who participated in this study exhibited ethics of hard work, self-sufficiency, and financial responsibility. These values and attitudes also were evident in students' practices and behaviors (e.g., their judicious spending habits, their long hours working for pay). It also became clear that the long hours most participants in this study worked in order to afford college meant missing out on opportunities for involvement in activities outside of the classroom. Finally, participants' experiences interacting with their high SES peers played a pivotal role in their awareness of their social class during college. Participants were often frustrated by the attitudes, values, and behaviors of their higher SES peers, and for some, these social class differences led to social isolation. Overall, these findings illuminate a variety of issues and areas for concern, directly related to social class, experienced by low-income, first-generation college students in higher education.
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Cottrill, Virginia M. "Life After Drop-Out: An Examination of Rural, Appalachian, First-Generation Non-Persisters." Ohio University / OhioLINK, 2014. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1395160206.
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Fouché, Jacobus Paulu. "Programme development for first year accounting in South African higher education / Jacobus Paulus Fouché." Thesis, North-West University, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/10394/1132.
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There are various factors that accounting educators should consider when involved in
accounting education. These include:
A continuous changing business environment;
A new generation of learners studying at universities;
A lack of skills among learners;
Accounting educators resisting changes in accounting education; and
The requirements for continuing professional education.
From the literature it seems that much research has been done in the field of accounting
education, but that it did not find practical application in the classroom. It is therefore necessary
to think creatively in order to find practical solutions for the challenges facing both lecturers and
facilitators.
In the study the following elements of the teaching-learning environment were identified:
Learners;
The lecturer/facilitator;
The milieu;
The subject content (including technical content and competencies); and the
Teaching methodology.
Each of these elements were investigated during the research in order to identify factors from
literature that could be included in an improved teaching plan. As part of the plan (methodology)
a board game "Commercium™" was developed to meet the requirements of the teaching-learning
environment.
The board game was evaluated by first year learners at the Potchefstroom Campus of the
North-West University. The evaluation proved to be very positive. The learners indicated that
technical skills, understanding of the roles of the accountant, soft skills as well as knowledge of
the subject content improved as a result. What should especially be noted is their positive
reaction due to the fact that the game simulated the business environment and linked theory to
practice. They also enjoyed the social and group work aspects of the assignment. The learners
further had a general positive attitude towards the game. The highest evaluated positive
experiences were described as good, exciting and fresh. On the negative side words such as
unhappy, uncomfortable and tensed were recorded. The learners were thus required to move
outside their comfort zones.
Learners were also required to summarise the project in one word. Two thirds of the remarks
were positive, with the number one remark being the word "interesting". The largest negative
comment was that the project was confusing at the start. This could, however, be addressed in
future projects.
In conclusion it can thus be said the Commercium™ game meets the requirements of an
effective teaching-learning environment by providing an effective teaching methodology.
Lecturers now have an empirically proven effective teaching tool for introductory accounting,
based on research of the requirements of the teaching-learning environment.<br>Thesis (Ph.D. (Accounting))--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2007.
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Kunz, Rolien. "Accounting practitioners' perspectives of professional skills and audit capabilities of first year trainee accountants." Diss., University of Pretoria, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/60500.
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Accounting education at higher education institutions is influenced by various role
players, each with their own expectations. Educators involved in accounting
education are therefore required to balance the demands of higher education with
those of the professional body that will accredit their students, while still delivering
market-ready graduates fully equipped with the competencies employers expect,
namely professional skills, technical knowledge and attributes such as values,
ethics and professional attitudes.
The importance of professional skills and technical knowledge to the accounting
profession, as well as the degree of exposure graduates are expected to have
received at university level, is known, but the specific levels of capability and
competence expected of graduates have not yet been quantitatively determined.
As a result of this unknown level of capability that the accounting profession
expects of its newly employed graduates, the size of the expectation-performance
gap has also remained largely unknown. Although earlier research has indicated
that graduates' actual capabilities with regard to professional skills and technical
knowledge did not meet the expectations of accounting practitioners at the
beginning of their traineeships, the extent of the expectation-performance gap
worldwide, and in South Africa, has not yet been quantitatively determined.
The objective of this dissertation, in a research paper format, are to determine the
expectation-performance gap firstly, by quantifying the levels of professional skills
and technical auditing and assurance knowledge capability audit managers expect
of newly employed first year trainee accountants, and secondly by determining
whether the professional skills and technical auditing and assurance knowledge
actually displayed by the newly employed first year trainee accountants meet the
expectations of the audit managers. First year trainee accountants in the first three
months of their training contracts will be referred to as newly employed first year
trainee accountants for the remainder of the dissertation. The findings indicate that audit managers expect newly employed first year trainee
accountants to be capable of demonstrating seven of the 22 individual professional
skills, with minimal or without supervision, whilst their expectations regarding these
newly employed first year trainee accountants' performance of technical audit and
assurance tasks in the first three months of their training contracts are lower. Audit
managers do not expect newly employed first year trainee accountants to be
capable of performing any of the 12 identified technical audit and assurance tasks
without or even with only limited supervision.
The findings further show clearly that audit managers' expectations are not being
met, as there were material expectation-performance gaps for all of the 22
individual professional skills being investigated, as well as for all 12 researched
audit and assurance tasks. The sizes of the expectation-performance gaps for the
professional skills being investigated varied between 37.9% (for newly employed
first year trainee accountants' abilities to take responsibility for their own
development) and 9.4% (for newly employed first year trainee accountants' abilities
to display honesty and integrity). The audit and assurance task with the largest
difference was the task requiring newly employed first year trainee accountants to
consider and document the need to use computer assisted audit techniques to
gather audit evidence (performance was 28.9% less than audit managers'
expectations), and the technical task showing the smallest expectationperformance
gap was that where newly employed first year trainee accountants
were required to determine sample sizes and methods of selection to obtain
sufficient testing for the performance of tests of controls or the design and
implementation of controls (performance was 14.6% less than audit managers'
expectations).<br>Dissertation (MCom)--University of Pretoria, 2016.<br>Auditing<br>MCom<br>Unrestricted
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Reid, M. Jeanne. "First-generation urban college students speaking out about their secondary school preparation for postsecondary education." Columbus, Ohio : Ohio State University, 2007. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc%5Fnum=osu1180403873.
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Rowlands, Jeffrey. "The effects of high school accounting study on first year students' performance in financial accounting at selected South African universities." Thesis, Rhodes University, 1989. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1001605.
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This thesis examines the opinions of a sample of accounting students and a sample of accounting lecturers regarding the effect of prior study of accounting on performance in the first year university financial accounting course. A comparison is also made of actual performance in the first year course of two groups of students, those who have studied accounting at secondary school and those who have not. For the comparison of actual performance data were collected over a three year period (1985-1987). Two separate research designs were used to test for differences in performance. Both research designs indicated that students with secondary school accounting scored higher on early tests and examinations but that the two groups of students scored equally on the final examination. The survey of students' opinions included students from two universities. The major findings showed that students, regardless of whether or not they had studied accounting at secondary level, believed those who had to be advantaged in the first year financial accounting course. The majority of respondents indicated that high school accounting was, in their opinion, a desirable preparation for the university course. The survey of lecturers' opinions included lecturers from 15 South African universities. The findings of primary concern showed that lecturers believed students with prior exposure to accounting to be at an advantage in the first year financial accounting course.
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Wu, Chun Andy, and 胡俊. "The effectiveness of dispatcher-assisted cardio-pulmonary resuscitation on survival of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: a literature review." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2012. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B48426507.
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Background
According to data from Department of Health, in 2011 heart diseases was the second commonest leading cause of death in Hong Kong [13]. Shortening the time from cardiac arrest to Cardio-pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) could increase the chance of survival. If the brain of the patient who suffers from cardiac arrest does not receive oxygen within 4 minutes, severe brain damage might occur [14]. In some countries like US and Finland, dispatcher will give CPR instruction to caller when cardiac arrest is recognized. Therefore, the patient could receive early CPR before the arrival of paramedics. If dispatcher-assisted CPR is implemented in Hong Kong, the chance of survival of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) patient could be increased.
Objective
1. To evaluate whether it is evident that dispatcher-assisted CPR and dispatcher instruction [22] would improve survival of OHCA.
2. To evaluate whether these measures could be implemented in Hong Kong.
Data Source
PubMed was searched for articles in English language with no limit set for time of the study. The keywords were dispatcher-assisted CPR and out of hospital. No inclusion criteria were set on the publication type and other details.
Results
Initial PubMed search resulted in 24 articles. After reviewing the abstracts, 10 articles were selected for full-text assessment. Finally, four relevant articles were selected for the literature review. Of the four papers, two were retrospective cohort studies; one was before-after comparison study while the remaining one was randomized control trial.
Three papers (Rea et al, Eisenberg et al, and Kuisma et al.) used the survival to hospital discharge as the effect measure for the primary outcome to evaluate the effectiveness of dispatcher-assisted CPR. The remaining paper (Hallstrom et al.) mainly studied the potential benefit and harm from dispatcher-assisted CPR.
Using no bystander CPR as the reference group, the multivariate adjusted odds ratio of survival was 1.45 (95% CI, 1.21, 1.73) for dispatcher-assisted bystander CPR and 1.69 (95% CI, 1.42, 2.01) for bystander CPR without dispatcher assistance [2]. The percentage of total bystander-initiated CPR increased from 45% to 56% after the programme (difference: 11.1%, 95% CI, ±9.3%). Besides, the percentage discharged for dispatcher-assisted CPR group after the programme was 15% higher than that before the programme [6]. The most important findings are related to the number of cardiac arrest calls in that when the dispatcher handled on less than 4 Ventricular Fibrillation (VF) calls during the study period, the survival to hospital discharge was 22.1% compared to 38.2% and 39.4% when the dispatcher handled 4 to 9 calls or more than 9 calls (p = 0.0227 for the three groups) [8]. With telephone guided CPR, the survival to hospital discharge was 43.1% compared with 31.7% when CPR instructions were not provided (p = 0.0453) [8]. In patients (n = 3,320) receiving advanced cardiac life support (ACLS) a total of 993 (29.9%) was found to be benefited from dispatcher-assisted CPR [7].
Conclusion
Instructions by dispatcher can improve bystander CPR rates, which in turn increases the chance of survival [26]. Dispatcher-assisted CPR is worth considering to be recommended to all callers reporting a patient in cardiac arrest in Hong Kong.<br>published_or_final_version<br>Public Health<br>Master<br>Master of Public Health
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Moos, Aziza. "First-year students' perceptions of the influence of social integration on academic performance." Thesis, University of the Western Cape, 2009. http://etd.uwc.ac.za/index.php?module=etd&action=viewtitle&id=gen8Srv25Nme4_1031_1367480725.
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<p>During Apartheid, South African education policies were largely based on a system of <br>racial segregation, resulting in unequal educational opportunities between black and white students. <br>Current education policies centred on Access and Equity have been ratified to address the education issues of the past. However, there still remains a concern about the poor performance and <br>consequently, the high drop out rate, particularly amongst black South African university students. The findings of various studies have shown that the factors that contribute to poor academic performance range from inadequate pre-university schooling and financial issues to poor language proficiency, inadequate social support and insufficient social integration. The present study employed a qualitative approach to explore first-year students&rsquo<br>perceptions of the influence of social integration on academic performance. Tinto&rsquo<br>s Student Integration Model provided the conceptual basis for the conduction of the study. Three focus groups were used to collect the data which were analysed according to thematic analysis procedures. The main finding of the study <br>was that academic and social experiences were intrinsically linked in the first year of study. Moreover, the findings indicate that friends, belonging to nonacademic organisations and lecturer-student interaction (as three indicators of social integration) influenced first-year students&rsquo<br>academic performance. South African contextual factors such as socio-economic status and language <br>were found to be a potential hindrance to good academic performance. The implications of these findings are discussed.</p>
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Tryon, Denzil Bruce. "Accounting for anxiety : an analysis of an early first-century material ethic from Matt 6:19-34." Thesis, Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/1720.
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Thesis (MTh (Old and New Testament))--University of Stellenbosch, 2006.<br>This paper undertakes a detailed study of Matt 6:19-34 for the specific purpose of accounting for the unique context and content of the material/financial ethic being articulated here by Jesus. The passage, made up of four pericopes, is located within the first of the five discourses of Jesus recorded in Matthew’s Gospel in which Jesus evidently articulates the ethical standards required of the children of the emerging Kingdom of God.
The need for such a study stems from an understanding that the passage, indeed the Sermon as a whole, has been treated by traditional scholarship in a somewhat distanced and abstract manner i.e. it has been read without adequate cognisance being taken of the particular socio-linguistic and socio-historical context in which it was originally formulated and articulated.
Relatively recent social-scientific and socio-historical New Testament scholarship, however, has provided a specific set of interpretive tools that enable a modern reader to make a far more dynamic and context-sensitive interpretation possible.
Accordingly, this paper undertakes a socio-rhetorical analysis of Matt 6:19-34, together with a social-scientific and socio-historic/financial/religious analysis of the eastern Mediterranean world of late Second Temple times. Together these interpretive tools shed new light on the text and provide the opportunity for re-reading that text in a way that, hopefully, more closely articulates the ethic as an original audience might have heard it.
Specifically, the use of these interpretive tools provide insights into why it was that Jesus explicitly prohibited worry, some six times in the passage, amongst the children of the Kingdom concerning the provision of their food, drink and clothing i.e. the tools provide something of an explanation for both the rhetorical force of the ethic and the underlying realities that gave rise to its formulation in the first place. These insights are then applied in an attempt at formulating a dynamically equivalent ethic that might be appropriated and applied by present day children of the Kingdom reading the passage today.
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Lander, Dorothy Agnes. "Telling tales out of school : author-ising the university as a service organ-isation for first year students." Thesis, University of Nottingham, 1997. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.339604.
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Mann, Kimberly Lynn. "The First Thing Out the Window: Race, Radical Feminism, and Marge Piercy's "Woman on the Edge of Time"." W&M ScholarWorks, 2009. https://scholarworks.wm.edu/etd/1539626579.
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Lee, Yin Lam. "A Qualitative Study of Out-of-class Learning Opportunities among First Year ESL Freshmen in a College Town." The Ohio State University, 2012. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1339531130.
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Barnes, H., D. DZansi, A. Wilkinson, and M. Viljoen. "Researching the first year accounting problem : factors influencing success or failure at a South African higher education institutions." Journal for New Generation Sciences, Vol 7, Issue 2: Central University of Technology, Free State, Bloemfontein, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/11462/530.
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Published Article<br>Under-performance and failure in first year accounting is a problem experienced in many higher education institutions world-wide as well as in South Africa. Literature shows that the problem is relatively well researched. Most of the research has taken place within the quantitative paradigm and in many cases focused on a search for determinants of possible success and / or failure in the subject or the factors contributing to the situation. The findings of all these research projects are varied and often inconclusive. It also becomes clear that the contexts of the studies are diverse, which makes it difficult for institutions and concerned lecturers to apply the findings in their specific situations. In this article the authors provide an overview of some of the most prominent research findings on factors determining or influencing success / failure in the field. They also attempt to organise these findings in a digestible way for the concerned lecturer and interested researcher. This is followed by a report on the first phase of an investigation into possible factors contributing to the low performance levels of students at a South African higher education institution. The unit of analysis is the first year accounting class of the first author (a lecturer at the institution). The research is quantitative in nature and statistical analyses are employed. In addition to factors such as age, gender, matric performance in key subjects, M-scores, class attendance and nationality, the investigation also looked at the levels of learning approach of the students as a possible determinant of success or failure. The findings are compared with the findings from literature and the implications of the research are discussed.
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Packard, Ashley. "Infringement or impingement? : carving out a First Amendment defense for sysops held strictly liable for their subscribers' copyright infringements /." free to MU campus, to others for purchase, 1997. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/mo/fullcit?p9841178.
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Dyke, Felicia Delphine. "What is the Impact of a Transition Program and Traditional Program of Study on Over Age First Time Ninth Grade Students." Diss., Virginia Tech, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/26907.
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The purpose of this study is to determine if a transition program has a greater success rate, as measured by GPA, number of students recycled, attendance, and conduct, than a traditional program of study for over age, first time ninth grade students by the end of first semester of the ninth grade. Some of the typical outcomes during the transition to high school from grade 8 to grade 9 are high failure rates, lack of Algebra I readiness, and poor attendance. These concerns contribute to drop-out rates and the level of competitiveness students will have when facing the workforce. This is a timely issue as we continue to address Standards of Learning (SOL) and No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act and the initiatives to rethink our high schools as they attempt to prepare students for the ongoing changes of the economy, workforce, and expectations of colleges and universities.<br>Ph. D.
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Crawford, Aria. "The Seemingly Downward Spiral of a First Year Teacher That Actually Turns Out Alright in the End: A Case Study." Scholarship @ Claremont, 2019. https://scholarship.claremont.edu/cgu_etd/143.
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My first year as an educator has followed a tumultuous pattern. Not only was I exploring who I was becoming as an educator, but I was also a full-time graduate school student. I attempted to collect student data through a variety of ways, including formal and informal assessments and listening to student anecdotes, which proved to be more difficult than anticipated. When I began writing this narrative, I had yet to step foot into a classroom and work with children. I had a different idea and perspective than I did after becoming a teacher of record. Throughout the year, my mental and physical health was altered multiple times. There were times when I let my own school work suffer in favor of my work with my students and vice versa. There were times when I fantasized about dropping out of graduate school and quit my job, and there were times when I thoroughly enjoyed working on my homework and going to work. This narrative is a reflection of those ups and downs and tracks the progress of myself and the students I have interacted with. What follows is a yearlong exploration of myself, my environment, and my students who have proven to be simultaneous sources of stress and comfort.
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Huffman, William E. (William Eugene). "Fluency Training as a Pedagogical Tool to Improve Performance of Undergraduate Students Enrolled in the First Financial Accounting Course at a Regional Oklahoma University." Thesis, University of North Texas, 1998. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc278248/.
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This study contributes to the debate on accounting pedagogy in the basic financial accounting course by examining the pedagogical tool of fluency training as a way to improve student performance. Fluency training has been shown to improve performance of students in other academic disciplines.
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Reddy, Lucina Jacqueline. "Evaluating the first year roll-out of the Imibala Gifted And Talented Enrichment Programme of the Imibala Trust in The Western Cape." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/21796.
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The following dissertation details an evaluation conducted on a giftedness programme. The introduction of giftedness programmes can be traced as far back as 1922 where Terman was one of the first people to document and formalise the link between one's innate ability and their performance on a number of outcomes. Since then many other theorists Renzulli (1977) and Subotnik, Olszewski-Kubilius, and Worrell (2011) have expanded on the definition of giftedness to include not only one's innate ability but development of potential through a specialised environment that encourages the gifted learner to enhance their ability. In 2013, a programme evaluation student at the University of Cape Town, Reitumetse Mogorosi, conducted research for the Imibala Trust to assist with the design of the Gifted and Talented Enrichment (GATE) Programme. The Imibala Trust had for some time (with the support of the Metropole East Education Department) decided to pilot such a programme that aimed to serve gifted disadvantaged children in the Helderberg region. As a result of Mogorosi's work the GATE personnel were provided with an evaluation report that detailed a plausible programme theory for their programme; the activities that the GATE programme should include in its design; the selection process to be followed to recruit the identified target audience; and the importance of engaging relevant stakeholders in the programme. Following Mogorosi's (2014) report, the GATE programme was piloted in 2014. In 2014, a second masters' student from the University of Cape Town evaluated the pilot implementation of the GATE programme. This dissertation is an account of that evaluation study. The evaluator conducted two forms of evaluation, namely a process evaluation and a short-term outcome evaluation. The process evaluation aimed to establish whether the GATE personnel had implemented the programme as planned; while the short-term outcome evaluation aimed to determine whether the participants in the GATE programme perceived any changes as a result of the programme.
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Stoddart, Mark Christopher John. "Making meaning out of mountains : skiing, the environment and eco-politics." Thesis, University of British Columbia, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/2429/934.
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This research provides a sociological analysis of skiing as a form of outdoor recreation and nature tourism in British Columbia, Canada. A qualitative multi-method approach is used, combining discourse analysis, interviews with skiers, and unobtrusive field observation at Whistler Blackcomb and Whitewater ski resorts. Through a focus on discourse, embodied interactions among humans and non-humans, and flows of power, this research describes an environmental ambiguity at the centre of skiing. There is a tension between interpretations of skiing as an environmentally-sustainable practice and notions of skiing as an environmental and social problem. Skiing is based on the symbolic consumption of nature and is understood by many participants as a way of entering into a meaningful relationship with the non-human environment. However, interpretations of skiing as a non-consumptive use of non-human nature are too simple. Social movement groups disrupt pro-environmental discourses of skiing by challenging the sport’s ecological and social legitimacy. Many skiers also articulate a self-reflexive environmental critique of their sport. In these instances, skiing is brought into the realm of politics. Recreational forms of interaction with the non-human environment tend to be at the periphery of environmental sociology. At the same time, sport sociologists tend to focus on the social dimensions of outdoor recreation, while bracketing out non-human nature. This research brings these two fields of inquiry into dialogue with each other, thereby addressing this double lacuna.
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Dalpiaz, Anthony. "Social Media Use, Media Literacy, and Anxiety in First-Year College Students." University of Dayton / OhioLINK, 2020. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=dayton1597137716516134.
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Zimmermann, Christoph [Verfasser]. "Towards a first precision measurement of the mass of the W-boson with the ATLAS detector at root out s = 7 TeV / Christoph Zimmermann." Mainz : Universitätsbibliothek Mainz, 2016. http://d-nb.info/111079083X/34.
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Shields, Kieran Patrick. ""Standing up not standing out" : an ethnographic study of the educational experiences of Irish Traveller children in their first year of primary education in rural Northern Ireland." Thesis, Queen's University Belfast, 2016. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.709818.
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This study explores the early educational experiences of a small group of Irish Traveller children as they transitioned into the first year of their formal primary school education in a rural primary school in Northern Ireland. Informed in part by some theoretical concepts associated with the work of Bourdieu, Jenkins and the sociology of childhood, the study aimed to better understand how young Traveller children lived out and experienced their first days of school. Using an ethnographic approach that involved some classroom observations of and interviews with Traveller children, the study highlights the interface between the school culture and aspects of the Traveller children’s culture and the challenges and complexities for both them and their teachers in finding an accommodation between the two. Through specific examples in the school setting the study shows the challenges and complexities for teachers as they strive to meet organisational imperatives while also attempting to attend to the individual needs presented by some Traveller children. The study also shows how normative school teacher practices, the school culture and ethos aim to support Traveller children and yet, sometimes in practice, can have unintended less positive impacts. The indicates a concern that the twin aims of inclusion, which is perceived and practiced as integration, versus respect for diversity and difference may appear incompatible and yet there are a number of small changes that could be made within the school setting to bridge the gap between these two positions. The thesis ends by outlining these suggested changes to policy and practice.
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Atsalakis, Mihalis. "Prediction of initial involvement of first grade Greek school children in an out-of-school, organized, community physical activity programme : an application of the theory of planned behaviour." Thesis, University of Hull, 1994. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.262408.
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Lindblom, Anne. "Stepping out of the shadows of colonialism to the beat of the drum : The meaning of music for five First Nations children with autism in British Columbia, Canada." Doctoral thesis, University of Eastern Finland, 2017. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kau:diva-48442.
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This dissertation set out to examine the meaning of music for First Nations childrenwith autism in BC, Canada. The research questions addressed were: How can thediagnosis of ASD be seen through a First Nations lens? How do the First Nationschildren with ASD use music? In which ways is music used in different domains?In which ways is music used to facilitate inclusion? How is traditional music used?The dissertation is based on four original articles that span over the issues of under-detection of autism among First Nations children in BC, ethnographic fieldwork,and the paradigmatic shift to Indigenist research methodologies, the role of music insocial inclusion and a First Nations lens on autism, the use of Indigenous music withFirst Nations children with autism, put in context with First Nations children’s rights.Material was collected during six week periods in two consecutive years, generatingdata from conversations, follow-up conversations, observations, video-filmed observations,and notes. Post-colonial BC, Canada is the context of the research, and issuesof social inclusion and children’s rights are addressed. During the research process,a journey that began with an ethnographic approach led to an Indigenist paradigm.It was found that colonial residue and effects of historical trauma can influenceFirst Nations children being under-detected for autism. The First Nations childrendiagnosed with autism in this study use music in similar ways to typically developingchildren and non-Indigenous individuals with autism. These uses include for communicationand relaxation, for security and happiness, to soothe oneself and whenstudying. However, music interventions in school settings are not culturally sensitive.Music as a tool for inclusion is overlooked and Indigenous music not utilizedoutside of optional Aboriginal classes. The most important lesson of the study wasthe significance of reciprocal experience, emphasized by the Indigenist paradigm. Itcan be suggested that carefully designed, culturally sensitive music interventions,in collaboration with traditional knowledge holders and Elders, would be beneficialfor the development of First Nations children with autism. Consequently, culturallysensitive music interventions could have potential to ensure that the children’s rightsare respected. For these interventions to be culturally adequate, specific IndigenousKnowledge must be the foundation.
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Nyberg, Angelica, and Jonas Hartman. "Evaluation of EDF scheduling for Ericsson LTE system : A comparison between EDF, FIFO and RR." Thesis, Linköpings universitet, Programvara och system, 2016. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-131551.
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Scheduling is extremely important for modern real-time systems. It enables several programs to run in parallel and succeed with their tasks. Many systems today are real-time systems, which means that good scheduling is highly needed. This thesis aims to evaluate the real-time scheduling algorithm earliest deadline first, newly introduced into the Linux kernel, and compare it to the already existing real-time scheduling algorithms first in, first out and round robin in the context of firm tasks. By creating a test program that can create pthreads and set their scheduling characteristics, the performance of earliest deadline first can be evaluated and compared to the others.<br>Schemaläggning är extremt viktigt för dagens realtidssystem. Det tillåter att flera program körs parallellt samtidigt som deras processer inte misslyckas med sina uppgifter. Idag är många system realtidssystem, vilket innebär att det finns ett ytterst stort behov för en bra schemaläggningsalgoritm. Målet med det här examensarbetet är att utvärdera schema-läggningsalgoritmen earliest deadline first som nyligen introducerats i operativsystemet Linux. Målet är även att jämföra algoritmen med två andra schemaläggningsalgoritmer (first in, first out och round robin), vilka redan är väletablerade i Linux kärnan. Det här görs med avseende på processer klassificerade som firm. Genom att skapa ett program som kan skapa pthreads med önskvärda egenskaper kan prestandan av earliest deadline first algoritmen utvärderas, samt jämföras med de andra algoritmerna.
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Adde, Tiago Villac. "O fim do Império e o nascimento da República: o desenvolvimento da contabilidade brasileira durante a Primeira República." Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo, 2012. https://tede2.pucsp.br/handle/handle/1526.
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Previous issue date: 2012-11-30<br>A história da contabilidade brasileira ainda é relativamente muito pouco explorada,
apesar da crescente publicação de artigos, dissertações e livros ocorrida nos últimos
anos. Através de uma pesquisa histórica, o presente trabalho buscou examinar as
principais mudanças ocorridas na contabilidade brasileira no período da Primeira
República (1889-1930). A necessidade de uma maior introdução da contabilidade na
gestão pública e empresarial associou-se ao forte desenvolvimento econômico que
teve o Brasil e particularmente o Estado de São Paulo, com a expansão da
economia cafeeira e seu efeito multiplicador sobre as atividades urbanas. Em 1890,
o Decreto nº 164 trouxe modificações à legislação das sociedades anônimas. Em
1892, a organização da contabilidade da prefeitura municipal de São Carlos foi
delineada por Estanislau Kruszynski e executada por Carlos de Carvalho, seguindo
o método das partidas dobradas e da personalização das contas denominada
Logismografia . Em 1905, foi organizada a escrituração contábil do Tesouro do
Estado de São Paulo, através do estabelecimento da escrituração por partidas
dobradas e pela introdução da contabilidade patrimonial e financeira. Nos anos
seguintes esse modelo foi levado a outros Estados e em 1914 para a contabilidade
do governo federal. O Decreto Legislativo nº 1.339 de 1905 declarou a Academia de
Comércio do Rio de Janeiro e a Escola Prática de Comércio de São Paulo como
instituições de utilidade pública. Posteriormente as disposições deste decreto foram
estendidas a diversas outras escolas de comércio. A partir de 1915 foram fundadas
novas associações de classe de contadores que deram impulso ao movimento pela
busca da regulamentação do ensino comercial e pelo reconhecimento oficial do
profissional contabilista. Em 1922 foi organizado o Código de Contabilidade da
União e em 1924 foi aprovado o regulamento da Contadoria Central da República.
Também em 1924 foi realizado o Primeiro Congresso Brasileiro de Contabilidade, no
Rio de Janeiro. Em 1925, por iniciativa de Francisco D Auria, foi criado o Registro
Geral dos Contabilistas do Brasil. Em 1926, foi aprovado o regulamento dos
estabelecimentos de ensino comercial e organizado definitivamente o Imposto sobre
a Renda. No período da Primeira República a contabilidade brasileira apresentou
importante desenvolvimento nas esferas da contabilidade pública, do ensino contábil
e das organizações de classe. Não se verifica relevante evolução nas práticas
contábeis das empresas privadas e das sociedades anônimas<br>A história da contabilidade brasileira ainda é relativamente muito pouco explorada,
apesar da crescente publicação de artigos, dissertações e livros ocorrida nos últimos
anos. Através de uma pesquisa histórica, o presente trabalho buscou examinar as
principais mudanças ocorridas na contabilidade brasileira no período da Primeira
República (1889-1930). A necessidade de uma maior introdução da contabilidade na
gestão pública e empresarial associou-se ao forte desenvolvimento econômico que
teve o Brasil e particularmente o Estado de São Paulo, com a expansão da
economia cafeeira e seu efeito multiplicador sobre as atividades urbanas. Em 1890,
o Decreto nº 164 trouxe modificações à legislação das sociedades anônimas. Em
1892, a organização da contabilidade da prefeitura municipal de São Carlos foi
delineada por Estanislau Kruszynski e executada por Carlos de Carvalho, seguindo
o método das partidas dobradas e da personalização das contas denominada
Logismografia . Em 1905, foi organizada a escrituração contábil do Tesouro do
Estado de São Paulo, através do estabelecimento da escrituração por partidas
dobradas e pela introdução da contabilidade patrimonial e financeira. Nos anos
seguintes esse modelo foi levado a outros Estados e em 1914 para a contabilidade
do governo federal. O Decreto Legislativo nº 1.339 de 1905 declarou a Academia de
Comércio do Rio de Janeiro e a Escola Prática de Comércio de São Paulo como
instituições de utilidade pública. Posteriormente as disposições deste decreto foram
estendidas a diversas outras escolas de comércio. A partir de 1915 foram fundadas
novas associações de classe de contadores que deram impulso ao movimento pela
busca da regulamentação do ensino comercial e pelo reconhecimento oficial do
profissional contabilista. Em 1922 foi organizado o Código de Contabilidade da
União e em 1924 foi aprovado o regulamento da Contadoria Central da República.
Também em 1924 foi realizado o Primeiro Congresso Brasileiro de Contabilidade, no
Rio de Janeiro. Em 1925, por iniciativa de Francisco D Auria, foi criado o Registro
Geral dos Contabilistas do Brasil. Em 1926, foi aprovado o regulamento dos
estabelecimentos de ensino comercial e organizado definitivamente o Imposto sobre
a Renda. No período da Primeira República a contabilidade brasileira apresentou
importante desenvolvimento nas esferas da contabilidade pública, do ensino contábil
e das organizações de classe. Não se verifica relevante evolução nas práticas
contábeis das empresas privadas e das sociedades anônimas
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Leos, Zamorategui Arturo. "On the interface between physical systems and mathematical models : study of first-passage properties of fractional interfaces and large deviations in kinetically constrained models." Thesis, Sorbonne Paris Cité, 2017. http://www.theses.fr/2017USPCC183/document.
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La thèse décrit les propriétés d’équilibre et hors d’équilibre de modèles mathématiques stochastiques de systèmes physiques. À l’aide de simulations numériques, on étudie les fluctuations des différentes quantités mais on s’interesse aussi aux grands déviations dans certains systèmes. La première partie de la thèse se concentre sur l’étude des interfaces rugueuses observées dans des processus de croissance. Ces interfaces sont simulées avec des nouvelles techniques de programmation en parallèle qui nous permettent d’accéder à des systèmes de très grande taille. D’une part, on discute le cas diffusif, représenté par l’équation d’Edward-Wilkinson dans des interfaces périodiques, pour lequel on obtient une solution exacte de l’équation discrète dans l’espace de Fourier. Avec cette solution on déduit le facteur de structure associé aux amplitudes des modes et l’expression exacte est comparée avec les valeurs numériques. De plus, on fait le lien entre les propriétés de premier passage des interfaces et le mouvement Brownien. On mesure la distribution des longueurs des intervalles et on compare les résultats avec une version modifiée du théorème de Sparre-Andersen. D’autre part, on étudie le cas général qui inclut les cas sous-diffusif et superdiffusif avec des conditions de bord périodiques. On étudie pour ces interfaces fractionnaires des propriétés de premier passage liées aux zéros des interfaces. Dans l’état stationnaire, on étudie également les premiers cumulants et propriétés d’échellement de la longueur des intervalles et de la densité de zéros. De plus, on mesure la largeur typique de l’interface et ses propriétés d’échellement. Finalement, on analyse le comportement de ces observables dans les interfaces hors d’équilibre et on discute leur dépendance en la taille du système. On discute également les conditions de stabilité des solutions del’équation discrète, importantes pour les simulations des interfaces. Dans une deuxième partie, on étude la transition de phase dynamique dans des modèles cinétiquement contraints afin d’étudier la transition vitreuse observée dans des verres structuraux. Pour un modèle en dimension un, on étudie la géométrie spatio-temporelle des bulles d’inactivité qui caractérisent les hétérogénéités dynamiques observées dans les verres. On trouve que les directions spatiales et temporelles des bulles ne sont pas liées par un comportement diffusif. En contraste, on confirme l’échellement de l’aire et d’autres quantités attendues pour un système, a priori diffusif. De plus, grâce à la théorie des grandes déviations et l’algorithme de clonage, on identifie la transition de phase dynamique dans des systèmes en deux dimensions spatiales. D’abord on mesure l’énergie libre dynamique pour différentes valeurs du paramètre λ. Après, on conjecture des valeurs critiques λ c = Σ/K, avec Σ la tension surface d’une ı̂le de sites actifs entourée par des sites inactifs dans un modèle effectif et K l’activité moyenne du système, pour laquelle la transition de phase a lieu dans la limite de taille infinie. En mesurant l’activité du système et le nombre d’occupation, on observe la dépendance de ces observables avec la taille des systèmes étudiés loin de la transition. Finalement, on mesure la propagation du front des sites actifs dans tout les systèmes. Pour l’un des systèmes étudiés, on identifie une vitesse balistique du front qui nous permet d’observer la transition de phase d’un point de vue dynamique<br>This thesis investigates both equilibrium and nonequilibrium properties of mathematical stochastic models that as a representation of physical systems. By means of extensive numerical simulations we study mean quantities and their fluctuations. Nonetheless, in some systems we are interested also in large deviations. The first part of the thesis focuses on the study of rough interfaces observed in growth processes. These interfaces are simulated with state-of-the-art simulations based on parallel computing which allow us to study very large systems. On the one hand, we discuss the diffusive case given by the Edward-Wilkinson equation in periodic interfaces. For the discrete version of such an equation, we obtain an analytic solution in Fourier space. Fur-ther, we derive an exact expression of the structure factor related with the modes amplitudes describing the interface and compare it with the numerical values. Moreover, using a mapping between stationary interfaces and the Brownian motion, we relate the distribution of the intervals generated by the zeros of the interface with the first-passage distribution given by a the Sparre-Andersen theorem in the case of the Brownian motion. As a generalization of the results obtained in the diffusive case, we study a linear Langevin equation with a Riesz-Feller fractional Laplacian of order z used to simulate sub- and super-diffusive interfaces. In this general case, we identify three regimes based on the scaling behaviour of the cumulants of the intervallengths, the density of zeros and the width of the interface. Finally, we study the evolution in time of some of the observables introduced before. In the second part of the thesis, we study the dynamical phase transition in kinetically constrained models (KCMs) in order to get some insight on the glass transition observed in structural glasses. In a one-dimensional KCM we study the geometry of the bubbles of inactivity in space-time for systems at different temperatures. We find that the spatial length of the bubbles does not scale diffusively with its temporal duration. In contrast, we confirm a vidiffusive behaviour for other quantities studied. Further, by means of large deviation theory and cloning algorithms, we identify the dynamical phase transition in two-dimensional systems. To start with, we measure numerically the dynamical free energy both by measuring the largest eigenvalue of the evolution operator,for small systems, and via the cloning algorithm, for larger systems. We conjecture a value λ c = Σ/K, with Σ the surface tensionof a bubble of activity surrounded by a sea of inactive sites in an effective interfacial model and K the mean activity of the system, for each of the systems studied. For the activity of the system and the occupation number we discuss their scaling properties far from the phase transition. Starting from an empty system subject to different boundary conditions, we investigate the front propagation of active sites. We argue that the phase transition in this case can be identified by the abrupt slowing-down of the front. This is done by measuring the ballistic speed of the front in the simplest case studied. Finally, we propose an effective model following the Feynman-Kac formula for a moving front.-proprietés de premier passage, interface rugueuse, diffusion fractionnaire , système hors d'équilibre, transition de phase dynamique, modèle cinétiquement contraint, grandes déviations.-first-passage properties, rough interface, fractional diffusion, out-of-equilibrium system, dynamical phase transition, kinetically constrained model, large deviations
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Mahaffey, Cynthia Jo. "Wearing the Rainbow Triangle: The Effect of Out Lesbian Teachers and Lesbian Teacher Subjectivities on Student Choice of Topics, Student Writing, and Student Subject Positions in the First-Year Composition Classroom." Connect to this title online, 2004. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc%5Fnum=bgsu1100110069.
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Martinez, Sergio Elias Gavilan. "Aplicação do ensaio APULOT na determinação da resistência à compressão in loco do concreto nas primeiras idades." reponame:Biblioteca Digital de Teses e Dissertações da UFRGS, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10183/172081.
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A presente pesquisa propõe analisar, avaliar e validar o uso de ensaios de aderência açoconcreto para estimativa da resistência à compressão axial do concreto in loco nas primeiras idades em canteiros de obras, como alternativa ao controle de qualidade tradicional. Alguns pesquisadores propuseram a utilização de um ensaio de aderência modificado, que denominaram Appropriate Pull-Out Test (APULOT), como uma adaptação do método pullout test (POT) tradicional, normalizado pela norma EN12504-3. Para viabilizar o uso do ensaio APULOT como ensaio que possa ser implementado na prática do controle tecnológico do concreto em canteiros de obras e seja representativo da resistência in loco é necessário definir um padrão para o mesmo. O presente trabalho desenvolveu um molde específico para o ensaio, analisou a influência do processo da cura nos resultados da tensão máxima de aderência, estudou como a medição da maturidade no concreto pôde auxiliar na determinação do momento certo para fazer o ensaio de arrancamento e comparou resultados dos ensaios feitos em corpos de prova para teste de aderência com ensaios de arrancamento de barras de aço em painéis de concreto. Para tanto foram feitos nove concretagens empregando diferentes tamanhos e configurações de corpos de prova, ensaios de arrancamento, extrações de testemunhos de painéis de concreto, ensaios à compressão simples e medições de maturidade dos concretos empregados. Também se realizaram registros de temperatura ambiente e velocidade do vento na vizinhança dos painéis, buscando estabelecer relações entre a maturidade e as condições ambientais do canteiro. Os ensaios descritos anteriormente realizaram-se às idades de 3, 5, 7 e 28 dias. Os resultados obtidos mostram que, sob condições padronizadas de ensaio, existe ótima correlação entre a tensão máxima de aderência e a resistência à compressão do concreto e por tanto o ensaio de aderência pode ser utilizado para fazer uma estimativa da resistência à compressão do concreto in loco nas primeiras idades.<br>This research aims to analyze, evaluate and validate the use of steel-concrete bond tests to estimate the axial compression strength of in situ concrete at early ages on construction sites, as alternative to conventional strength control tests. Some researchers have proposed the use of a modified bond test, named Appropriate Pull-Out Test (APULOT), as an adaptation of the traditional pull-out test method (POT) standardized by the EN12504-3. To implement the APULOT as a strength control procedure for concrete on construction site, standardization is needed. This study developed a specific mold for the test; analyzed the influence of curing process on the results of the maximum bond stress; studied how measuring the maturity in the concrete could help to determine when is the right time to make the pull-out test; compared results of tests made on cores for testing the bond and pull-out tests on steel bars in concrete panels. Therefore, it have been made nine concrete events, pull-out tests using different sizes and configurations of cylindrical concret specimen, pull-out tests and extraction of cores from concrete panels, compressive test and maturity measurements of specific employees. Also, temperature and wind speed records have been performed in the panel´s sourrundings, seeking to establish relationships between maturity and ambiental conditions on construction site. The tests described above were carried out at 3, 5, 7 and 28 days. The results show that, under standardized test conditions, a correlation between the maximum bond stress and the concrete compression strength exists, and therefore, bond test can be used to estimate the in situ compression strength of the concrete in the first ages.
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Miro, Panades Ivan. "Conception et implantation d'un micro-réseau sur puce avec garantie de service." Paris 6, 2008. http://www.theses.fr/2008PA066195.
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Ce travail de thèse porte sur la conception et implantation physique d’un micro-réseau sur puce avec garantie de service. Ces études reposent sur le micro-réseau sur puce DSPIN développé au Lip6. Dans un premier temps, nous étudions l’incorporation des communications avec garantie de service dans ce micro-réseau. Ce type de communications est très utilisé dans les systèmes ayant de fortes contraintes temporelles comme, par exemple, les traitements de flux vidéo ou audio. La solution proposée est capable d’offrir des garanties de latence et de bande passante à faible coût matériel. Dans un deuxième temps, nous analysons une FIFO qui permet d’interconnecter des systèmes synchrones qui n’ont pas le même domaine d’horloge. Ce type de FIFO est optimisé pour des profondeurs faibles ainsi que pour faciliter son implantation dans des architectures compatibles avec l’approche Globalement Asynchrone, Localement Synchrone. Sa conception repose sur des cellules standard sans utiliser des cellules spécifiques ni asynchrones. Enfin, nous présentons une implantation matérielle du micro-réseau DSPIN dans la plate-forme FAUST développée par le CEA-Léti. Toute la chaîne de conception, depuis la synthèse de l’architecture jusqu’au dessin des masques, est décrite en détail pour illustrer la façon dont la technologie DSPIN s’intègre dans un flot de conception industriel. Ainsi, le circuit final est testé avec des données réelles.
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Nel, Celeste. "Die oorgang van skool na universiteit : 'n teoretiese raamwerk vir 'n pre-universitêre intervensie." Thesis, Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/3175.
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Thesis (PhD (Education )--University of Stellenbosch, 2008.<br>352 leaves, preliminary pages xxiii and numbered pages 1-329. Includes bibliography and a list of figures.<br>ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The South African school system is increasingly producing students who do not make the grade in higher education. Universities are concerned about the quality of the students who register as first-years at higher education institutions. The findings of various studies have clearly shown that more and more students are inadequately prepared and therefore not ready for higher education. In South Africa the problems resulting
from the gap between school and university have been exacerbated by the inequalities that exist in the secondary school system, and which are still part of the legacy of apartheid. Within the context of learners’increasing unpreparedness for university studies, their difficult transition from school to university and the concomitant high drop-out figures in higher education, this study investigated the extent to which universities – with Stellenbosch University as a case in point – can contribute towards preparing students for university studies from as early as school level, and thus facilitate their transition from school to university. Taking this research question into account, the researcher investigated the extent to which specific variables played a part both in the pre-university phase and after admission. In addition, the study also focused on the extent to which students’ school background (previously disadvantaged privileged school) influences students’ preparedness, and to what extent academic standards (amongst others final examination results)are related to success in the first year at university. The research design was a case study of black newcomer first-year students who participated in a Stellenbosch University bursary project (the Merit Bursary project) in their Grade 12 year. The data generation consisted of two phases, namely a quantitative
approach in the pre-university phase and a qualitative approach, after admission, in the transitional phase. The research findings have revealed that the inequalities in the South African schooling system influence the transition from school to university. The classification of schools (previously disadvantaged or privileged school) plays a crucial role in students’ preparedness and how they handle the transition from school to
university. There are various academic, social, emotional, cultural and financial factors that impact on this transition. However, the factors are interdependent – no one factor can be regarded as being more important than another. Universities must adopt a holistic approach to the transition that newcomer students are required to make. It was concluded in the study that universities have a responsibility to ensure that the diminishing pool of potential students in higher education be expanded. Universities should also ontribute
towards preparing prospective students more effectively so that the transition process will be less challenging. It is believed that this will also improve the throughput rate. In this regard the study proposes a theoretical framework for a pre university intervention.<br>AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Die Suid-Afrikaanse skoolstelsel lewer toenemend studente wat nie die mas in hoër onderwys opkom nie en universiteite is bekommerd oor die kwaliteit van die studente wat as eerstejaars aan hoëronderwysinstellings registreer. Uit die bevindinge van verskeie studies het dit geblyk dat studente toenemend nie voldoende voorbereid en gereed is vir hoër onderwys nie. In die Suid-Afrikaanse konteks word die gaping tussen skool en universiteit vergroot deur ongelykhede in die sekondêre skoolstelsel as gevolg van die land se apartheidsgeskiedenis. In die konteks van leerders se toenemende onvoorbereidheid
vir universiteitstudie, die moeilike oorgang van skool na universiteit en die gepaardgaande hoe uitvalsyfers in hoër onderwys, het hierdie studie ondersoek ingestel na die mate waarin universiteite - met die Universiteit Stellenbosch as spesifieke geval - reeds op skoolvlak ’n rol kan speel om voornemende studente beter vir universiteitstudie voor te berei en sodoende die oorgang van skool na universiteit te vergemaklik.
Met die navorsingsingsvraag in ag genome, het die navorser die mate waarin spesifieke veranderlikes ’n rol speel in die pre-universitêre fase asook die fase na toetrede tot universiteit, ondersoek. In samehang hiermee, het die studie ook gefokus op die invloed van skoolagtergrond (voorheen benadeelde of bevoorregte skole) op die voorbereidheid van studente en die mate waarin akademiese maatstawwe op skool (onder meer eindeksamenresultate) verband hou met sukses in die eerste universiteitsjaar. Die
navorsingsontwerp was ’n gevallestudie van swart nuwelingeerstejaarstudente wat in hulle graad 12-jaar aan ’n beursprojek (die Verdienstelikheidsbeursprojek) van die Universiteit Stellenbosch deelgeneem het. Die data-generering het uit twee fases bestaan, naamlik ’n kwantitatiewe benadering in die pre-universitêre fase en ’n kwalitatiewe benadering na toetrede in die oorgangsfase. Die ondersoek het gevind dat die ongelykhede in die Suid-Afrikaanse skoolstelsel die oorgang van skool na universiteit beinvloed. Skoolklassifikasie (voorheen benadeelde of bevoorregte skole) speel ’n bepalende rol
in die voorbereidheid van studente en ook in die wyse waarop studente die oorgang hanteer. Daar is ’n verskeidenheid akademiese, sosiale, emosionele, kulturele en finansiële faktore wat ’n rol speel in die oorgang van skool na universiteit. Die faktore is egter interafhanklik van aard – geen een kan uitgesonder word as belangriker as die ander nie. Universiteite moet die oorgang van nuwelingstudente holisties
benader. Hierdie ondersoek kom verder tot die slotsom dat dit ook die verantwoordelikheid van universiteite is om te sorg dat die krimpende poel potensiele studente vir hoër onderwys vergroot en beter voorbereide studente toegelaat word om sodoende die oorgangsproses te vergemaklik en deurvloeikoerse te verhoog. In die lig hiervan stel die studie ’n teoretiese raamwerk vir ’n pre-universitêre intervensie voor.
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Hájková, Veronika. "Komparace systému vzdělávání v oboru účetnictví v ČR a Francii." Master's thesis, Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze, 2012. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-198998.
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The content of this thesis is to find the difference between the system of secondary education of the subject accounting in the Czech Republic and in France. The main focus is on the first year of study of this subject. There is seperately described the system of teaching in business schools in the Czech Republic and on the other side the system of teaching in vocational schools in France. There are identified their differences, advantages and disadvantages using the comparison of both systems as well assuggested recommendations that could help to improve the established educational system.
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Schlossberger, Alexander. "Analýza implementace IFRS pro SME v podmínkách konkrétní obchodní společnosti." Master's thesis, Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze, 2011. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-124953.
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This diploma thesis deals with application of the International Financial Reporting Standard for Small and Medium-sized Entities (IFRS SME) in conditions of a certain manufacturing company. First parts of the thesis are focused on identification of differences between IFRS SME and full IFRS as well as on IFRS SME concept compared to the Czech and Dutch GAAP. Practical part aims to analyze the overall process of first Standard's adoption that is linked to necessary modification of company's accounting policies. The goal of this part is also to prepare Statements of financial position covering two accounting periods after the transition date. In one part of this thesis there are also brief comments on qualification and education of accountants. As a result of all mentioned above, this thesis helps to outline benefits and constraints of possible IFRS SME implementation in the Czech Republic.
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Belfkih, Abderrahmen. "Contraintes temporelles dans les bases de données de capteurs sans fil." Thesis, Le Havre, 2016. http://www.theses.fr/2016LEHA0014/document.
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Dans ce travail, nous nous focalisons sur l’ajout de contraintes temporelles dans les Bases de Données de Capteurs Sans Fil (BDCSF). La cohérence temporelle d’une BDCSF doit être assurée en respectant les contraintes temporelles des transactions et la validité temporelle des données, pour que les données prélevées par les capteurs reflètent fidèlement l’état réel de l’environnement. Cependant, les retards de transmission et/ou de réception pendant la collecte des données peuvent conduire au non-respect de la validité temporelle des données. Une solution de type bases de données s'avère la plus adéquate. Il faudrait pour cela faire coïncider les aspects BD traditionnelles avec les capteurs et leur environnement. À cette fin, les capteurs déployés au sein d'un réseau sans fils sont considérés comme une table d'une base de données distribuée, à laquelle sont appliquées des transactions (interrogations, mises à jour, etc.). Les transactions sur une BD de capteurs nécessitent des modifications pour prendre en compte l'aspect continu des données et l'aspect temps réel. Les travaux réalisés dans cette thèse portent principalement sur trois contributions : (i) une étude comparative des propriétés temporelles entre une collecte périodique des données avec une base de données classique et une approche de traitement des requêtes avec une BDCSF, (ii) la proposition d’un modèle de traitement des requêtes temps réel, (iii) la mise en œuvre d’une BDCSF temps réel, basée sur les techniques décrites dans la deuxième contribution<br>In this thesis, we are interested in adding real-time constraints in the Wireless Sensor Networks Database (WSNDB). Temporal consistency in WSNDB must be ensured by respecting the transaction deadlines and data temporal validity, so that sensor data reflect the current state of the environment. However, delays of transmission and/or reception in a data collection process can lead to not respect the data temporal validity. A database solution is most appropriate, which should coincide with the traditional database aspects with sensors and their environment. For this purpose, the sensor in WSN is considered as a table in a distributed database, which applied transactions (queries, updates, etc.). Transactions in a WSNDB require modifications to take into account of the continuous datastream and real-time aspects. Our contribution in this thesis focus on three parts: (i) a comparative study of temporal properties between a periodic data collection based on a remote database and query processing approach with WSNDB, (ii) the proposition of a real-time query processing model, (iii) the implementation of a real time WSNDB, based on the techniques described in the second contribution
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Sychra, Jiří. "Zahájení podnikání v účetním kontextu." Master's thesis, Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze, 2010. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-77890.
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The subject of this thesis is the accounting and tax solution of starting a limited liability company. The dissertation tries to find answers to concrete practical problems. At first, attention is paid to legal and administrative steps of company foundation, the whole process is divided into several primary phases. After that follows the detailed analysis of formation expenses and the first accounting period. A fiscal year is also mentioned. The largest part of this thesis is dedicated to accounting and tax aspects of capital contributions. Here are described some important issues arising from the current wording of the relevant legislation. The final section deals with the beginning of bookkeeping and as a part of this chapter the important issues of argumentativeness of accounting, choice of accounting policies, internal guidelines and a chart of accounts are solved. Some of these questions have not yet been discussed in professional literature at all, or very little, therefore their solution is the main contribution of this work.
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Molinder, Erik. "Avtalad oenighet : Att komma tillrätta med kolliderande standardavtal." Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Juridiska institutionen, 2018. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-357088.
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Brites, Alice Dantas. "Monitoramento dos efeitos ecológicos e socioeconômicos da comercialização de produtos florestais não madereiros." Universidade de São Paulo, 2010. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/90/90131/tde-24032011-215203/.
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A comercialização de produtos florestais não madeireiros (PFNMs) popularizou-se como atividade promotora do desenvolvimento socioeconômico de comunidades florestais com baixo impacto ambiental. Há evidências, contudo, de que a exploração possa produzir efeitos ecológicos e socioeconômicos negativos, sugerindo que é necessário monitorar tais iniciativas. A comercialização frequentemente ocorre em áreas remotas e em contextos de pobreza, como é o caso de muitas daquelas da Amazônia brasileira. Desta forma, é necessário que o monitoramento restrinja-se a avaliar os efeitos evidenciados como mais comuns em estudos anteriores. Este estudo revisa e sintetiza as evidências científicas dos efeitos da exploração de PFNMs sobre parâmetros ecológicos e socioeconômicos e, a partir daí, indica aqueles mais relevantes ao monitoramento. O estudo também levanta até que ponto o monitoramento é implementado no contexto da Amazônia brasileira e avalia quais os parâmetros importantes e viáveis de monitoramento neste caso específico. Para isso, foram realizadas revisões sistemáticas da literatura e a consulta a profissionais da área através do método Delphi. Os resultados indicam que efeitos ecológicos negativos são frequentes, principalmente quando se coletam folhas ou cascas. Alterações em órgãos ou processos fisiológicos e a taxa de sobrevivência dos espécimes explorados são parâmetros que devem ser monitorados, em particular quando se coletam frutos e partes vegetativas. Para todos os tipos de PFNMs, o tamanho e a estrutura populacional são parâmetros prioritários ao monitoramento. A riqueza de espécies da comunidade explorada merece atenção, principalmente quando se coletam frutos. Para os aspectos socioeconômicos, efeitos positivos foram mais frequentes que negativos. A contribuição da renda monetária obtida com o comércio na renda total, a regularidade de ingresso desta renda e o papel dos PFNMs como recursos de salvaguarda são parâmetros do capital financeiro prioritários ao monitoramento. Para o capital social, o empoderamento feminino, a coesão de grupo e o acesso aos benefícios gerados pela comercialização devem ser monitorados. Na Amazônia brasileira são poucas as iniciativas de implementação do monitoramento da comercialização de PFNMs. Embora este seja considerado importante, existem dificuldades que derivam principalmente da falta de apoio institucional, políticas de incentivo e de recursos financeiros. Os profissionais participantes do Delphi consideram que os parâmetros ecológicos mais importantes a monitorar neste contexto são o tamanho e a estrutura populacional do recurso explorado, o aumento da taxa de mortalidade, a quantidade total de recurso extraída e a técnica de coleta utilizada. Para os parâmetros econômicos, aspectos do mercado, como o preço pago ao coletor, a demanda e a qualidade do produto, bem como a renda monetária obtida pelos indivíduos são os parâmetros considerados mais importantes. Por fim, para os aspectos sociais, os efeitos na cultura, na qualidade de vida e na organização interna da comunidade foram priorizados. Os profissionais indicam que é viável estabelecer o monitoramento dos parâmetros levantados.<br>Amazon, non-timber forest products, ecological effects, socioeconomic effects, monitoring.
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Zhuang, Ying-Hong, and 莊英鴻. "First-in-first-out Dynamic Travel Time Functions and Origin-based Tarffic Assignment Algorithm." Thesis, 2006. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/s4m5m5.
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碩士<br>國立中央大學<br>土木工程研究所<br>94<br>We employed this type of travel time functions with first-in-first-out (FIFO) property to resolve dynamic traffic assignment problems, and combine OBTAIN algorithm with the algorithm of dynamic traffic assignment. We will examine the correction of test example.
Here we applied this type of travel time functions showed by Carey(2003), and then combine the function with nested diagonalization algorithm of dynamic traffic assignment by Chen and Hsueh(1996). And we will convert outflow variable and number of vehicle into functions of inflow variable. After we should confirm the result if matched the FIFO condition.
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Tseng, Huan-Jan, and 曾煥然. "28nm 4kb 1W2R Sub-threshold Schmitt Trigger SRAM First-In-First-Out (FIFO) for IoT Applications." Thesis, 2017. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/4tr276.
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碩士<br>國立交通大學<br>電子研究所<br>106<br>FIFO memory is commonly used for data buffers and flow control in many SoC applications. Simultaneously, multi-port SRAM is widely used in in many processing units of portable electronic products. In this thesis, first, we propose a multi-port sub-threshold Schmitt trigger 12.5T SRAM bit-cell with cross-point data-aware Write word-line for bit-interleaving structure. The ST12.5T cell not only increases hold static noise margin but also eliminates write half-select disturbance for robust sub-threshold operation. Secondly, an adaptive read operation timing tracing circuit and negative bit-line circuit are employed in the design for PVT variation-tolerant read operation and write ability enhancement. Thirdly, the proposed ripple bit-line structure divides the bit-line into several segments. Therefore, the wire delay can be reduced apparently. Finally, a 4kb FIFO memory in UMC 28nm HKMG technology with the proposed multi-port Schmitt trigger 12.5T SRAM bit-cell is implemented. It can execute one write and two read operation simultaneously. Under the condition with better HSNM comparing to previous FIFO memories, this design has double output which is suitable for IoT applications.
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Hsu, Wei-Shen, and 徐維伸. "28nm Ultra-Low Power Near-/Sub-threshold First-In- First-Out (FIFO) Memory for Bio-Sensing Platforms." Thesis, 2016. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/51018108755676186228.
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碩士<br>國立交通大學<br>電子研究所<br>105<br>FIFO memory is commonly used for data buffers and flow control in many SoC
applications. For bio-sensing platforms, the biomedical sensors must be lightweight
with small form factor, either wearable or implanted into human body.
Simultaneously, extended battery lifetime is needed. Therefore, an ultra-low power
FIFO memory becomes a significant design concern. In this thesis, a novel bit-
interleaving scheme is proposed firstly to reduce the bit-line capacitance efficiently
and the power consumption, and saves a long wire routing and the operation speed
won’t be dominated by the pointers. Secondly, a 10T near-/sub-threshold SRAM
bit-cell for bit-interleaving scheme is proposed, which has 2.4X write SNM
improvement and reduces data-dependent bit-line leakage. Thirdly, self-timed
pointers are proposed to save a long metal line and a clock signal, which further
save the power consumption about 59% comparing to shift-register-based pointers.
Fourthly, adaptive timing control circuitries are presented to track the worst case
read/write situation under the serious PVT variations. Fifthly, a power switch
control circuitry with bank-column-control is proposed to switch the supply
voltage to an adequate value, which can save the power consumption about 60.5%.
Finally, an 8kb 0.6V/0.43V ultra-low power FIFO memory in UMC 28nm HKMG
technology with the proposed 10T SRAM bit-cell and all energy-efficient technics
is implemented. It has 47X power improvement and 2.7X area improvement
comparing to previous FIFO memories, which is specifically suitable for bio-
sensing platforms.
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Du, Wei-Hung, and 杜威宏. "Design and Implementation of Near-/Sub-threshold SRAM-based First-In-First-Out (FIFO) Memory for WBAN Application." Thesis, 2011. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/72041373570720829038.
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碩士<br>國立交通大學<br>電子研究所<br>100<br>The power consumption is reduced quadratically by supply voltage scaling down. However, the effect of environment variations on MOSFETs characteristics is too severe to degrade the SRAM operation robustness in low voltage regime. Hence, reliability is the major concern in ultra-low voltage. In this thesis, a 10T sub/near-threshold SRAM bit-cell is proposed firstly, which has 1.9X read SNM, 3.2X write margin, and reduces data-dependent bit-line leakage with better temperature variation tolerance. Simulation results on 100,000 times Monte Carlo simulation in UMC 90nm CMOS technology show that our 10T bit-cell gives the minimum Vmin compared to the other iso-area successful bit-cells. Secondly, an ultra-low power 16Kb SRAM-based first-in first-out (FIFO) memory is proposed for wireless body area networks (WBANs). With high variation immunity, this FIFO memory is capable of operating in ultra-low voltage regime, which features adaptive power control circuit, counter-based pointers, and a smart replica read/write control unit. At 0.5V supply voltage, the proposed design consumes 1.646μW in average per read/write operation. Thirdly, a 2Kb built-in row-controlled DVS 9T SRAM-based FIFO memory is implemented in TSMC 65nm technology. A row-based adaptive power switch control system transforms two supply voltages, 0.5V and 0.3V, for energy-constrained applications. The proposed built-in row-controlled DVS FIFO consumes 0.529μW average power, which can provide 49.3% power savings in receiving time and 18.5% power saving in transmitting time compared to those without it.
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Wu, Yi-Chun, and 吳逸群. "28nm Ultra-Low Power Near-/Sub-threshold Multi-User First-In-First-Out (FIFO) Memory for Bio-Sensing and IoT Platforms." Thesis, 2016. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/89419957584308150206.
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碩士<br>國立交通大學<br>電子研究所<br>105<br>IFO memory is commonly used for data buffers and flow control in many SoC applications. Simultaneously, extended battery lifetime is needed. Therefore, an ultra-low power FIFO memory becomes a significant design concern. Besides, to reduce memory area in chip, compared to conventional design that each user has its own FIFO memory, in this thesis, a novel multi-user FIFO memory and optimized memory allocation algorithm are proposed to reduce power consumption. Secondly, a two port disturbance-free 12T near-/sub-threshold SRAM bit-cell with cross-point data-aware Write word-line structure is illustrated. The 12T cell eliminates not only read disturbance but also write half-select disturbance for robust sub-threshold operation. An adaptive read operation timing tracing circuit and negative bit-line circuit are employed in the design for PVT variation-tolerant read operation and write ability enhancement. Thirdly, the proposed ripple bit-line structure divide the bit-line into several segments. Therefore, the wire delay can be reduced apparently. Fourthly, to reduce area overhead of the link table used for memory address allocation, in this thesis, we set continuous sixteen pieces of data as an unit. Therefore, the self-timed pointers are proposed to save a long metal line and a clock signal, which further save the power consumption about 59% comparing to shift-register-based pointers. Fifthly, the link table is verified by Verilog. Finally, a 4kb ultra-low power FIFO memory in UMC 28nm HKMG technology with the proposed 12T two port SRAM bit-cell is implemented. It can execute two write or two read operation simultaneously. Under the condition with the same or better SNM comparing to previous FIFO memories, this design has double throughput which is suitable for bio-sensing and IoT platforms.
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Cornelius, Lynne. "The development of accounting in Palestine during the first millennium : 1000-332 BC." Diss., 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/20030.
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The chief aims of this study are to determine what, if any, accounting processes were employed during the first millennium BC (1000-332 BC) in Palestine, to determine whether these were the result of the socio-economic requirements of the various centralised polities operative in Palestine during this period, how these processes developed over the course of the first millennium and whether they conform to the definition of accounting provided in Chapter One. I have adopted an archaeological, epigraphic and qualitative approach taking into consideration the historical and socio-economic backgrounds of the different political administrations in control during the period under discussion. The evidence demonstrates that the adopted processes can be regarded as accounting processes since they conform to at least three of the four components of the definition of accounting and that these processes developed over the course of time depending on the particular requirements of the ruling authority.<br>Biblical and Ancient Studies<br>M.A. (Biblical Archaeology)
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Hsu, Jung-Huang, and 徐榮煌. "The Impacts of the First-time Adoption of Fair Accounting on Security Prices." Thesis, 2006. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/50885848832394087431.
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碩士<br>國立臺北大學<br>會計學系<br>94<br>In order to cooperate a lot of countries dealt with the relevant accountant of the financial instruments in the world already gradually unanimous now, and make my Congress can be in line with international standards to deal with to count , benefit domestic enterprises and raise funds to the international capital market, it is No. 39 that the Accountant Research and Development Foundation according to International Accounting Standard Committee Foundation , have announced that the ROC Statements of Financial Accounting Standards No.34 “Accounting For Financial Instruments” (SFAS No.34), and begin implementation since the 95th year of ROC. SFAS No.34 requires to some financial instruments mainly that weigh and charge to an account with fair value, make the historical cost always that the masses get used to done for the accounting principle of charging to an account, having produced and assaulted greatly, and the accounting practice circle also faces sizable challenges.
Because fair value accountant and traditional accountant have great difference quite, is it influence several first time is it rank to recognize to accumulate in the past in one year, will very influence the hard iron to the increase and decrease or the stockholder's equity with the financial instruments proportion degree that the company holds, so will emerge on the influence of a certain degree to company's stock price probably.
This research main fact is probed into because the accounting principle change that suitable SFAS No.34 produces is accumulated influences counting, namely to the project of the increase and decrease after the account on December 31, the 94th year of the Republic of China arranges the amount of money and classifies again in accordance with SFAS No.34 (namely the accounting principle change accumulates the total amount of influencing the influence counted ). To the stockholder's equity project after and the account arranged the amount of money and classified (the total amount of influence of namely owner's rights and interests reconciliation item) again, principle not accounting to announcing for the first time the changes accumulate not influencing before not counting, after and the same period last year, influence on the stock price. It influences the respect to the stock price to assess wholly among them, it has not had a result with related stock price that most situations appear; as for trade classification real example, financial insurance's relatively other trade classifications, and it is obviously relatively tall that the stock price is influenced relatedly.
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Lee, Fong-Cheng, and 李豐成. "Analysis of the Work Conserving Property for a First-In Arbitrary-Out (FIAO) Switch." Thesis, 2005. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/08260993404754357734.
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碩士<br>國立雲林科技大學<br>電子與資訊工程研究所<br>93<br>Since the demand for Gigabit or even Terabit communications is increasing, switching system play an important role for high-speed networking. In this thesis, we present a novel switch architecture called First-In Arbitrary-Out (FIAO) switch, which uses input queuing, output queuing, and a maximal matching algorithm, to achieve low latency as well as high throughput. We has proven the FIAO switch running under the speedup factor equal to two times of the input or output line rate is always work conserving. To assure our analysis, several simulation experiments are devised and the simulation results also show that under uniform traffic, the FIAO switch performance is similar to output queuing switches. Even running under burst traffic patterns, the FIAO switch still performs quite outstanding.
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陳又菁. "An Action Research of a First-Grade Teacher Carrying out Mathematical Class Discussion Culture." Thesis, 2015. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/74636798111438712901.
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碩士<br>國立新竹教育大學<br>數理教育研究所數學教育教學碩士班<br>103<br>Abstract
The motive of this study is that the researcher hopes to develop students’ right attitude of mathematics learning and focus on understanding rather than just memorizing. The purpose of this study is to discuss about that the first-grade students who learn mathematics in elementry schools use the way which pursues class discussion to promote and improve the teaching of the researcher and develop the process of action of the atmosphere in mathematical class discussion culture. The main question of this study is to discuss about the difficults that we may have when we develop the culture of mathematical class discussion and the strategies that can work. We use the qualitative action research and adopt the idea of the culture of class discussion in the class we teach, record the sociomathematical norms which are formed by the each others between teachers, students and classmates, carrying and thinking the thoughts and actions of teaching, and put forward more properly teaching improvement plans.
The action which formed social norms contains students "Raise their hands before they speak and don’t interrupt.", "Pay attention to the people who are speaking.", "Face to everyone when you speak and your voice should be loud enough that everyone can hear you.", "Write as clearly as you can when you solve the problems", and "Explain your answers clearly, and be patient to let your classmates ask you any questions, then answer them." Social mathematics norms include students "To have mathematical significance questions; to explain the answers with mathematical meaning.","To distinguish between the rationality of solving.", "To find out and accept that there are different ways of solving problems" and "To express and understand mathematics clearly."
The study found that after the "say" and "write" exercises, if teachers can take advantage of how to use conversation skills to help students, first-grade students may still have analogies and judging abilities.
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Hamilton, Amy Hodges Bishop Wendy. "Writing from the inside out connecting self and community in the first-year writing classroom /." Diss., 2005. http://etd.lib.fsu.edu/theses/available/etd-05162005-204337.
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Thesis (Ph. D.)--Florida State University, 2005.<br>Advisors: Dr. Wendy Bishop and Dr. Deborah Coxwell Teague, Florida State University, College of Arts and Sciences, Dept. of English. Title and description from dissertation home page (viewed Sept. 20, 2005). Document formatted into pages; contains ix, 192 pages. Includes bibliographical references.