Dissertations / Theses on the topic 'MONECS project'

La loi du 11 février 2005 tend vers le principe de l’inclusion, axé sur la scolarisation de tous les élèves, et a fortiori ceux avec un handicap, au plus près de l’école ordinaire. Elle invite à développer de nouveaux ajustements collectifs entre les secteurs de l’éducation, du médico-social et du sanitaire. C’est dans ce contexte changeant que le législateur a spécifié une fonction d’enseignant référent (ER) chargée « d’assurer, sur l’ensemble du parcours de formation, la permanence des relations avec l’élève, ses parents ». La présente recherche étudie le processus de professionnalisation de cette fonction. Elle est conduite sous la double référence de la socio-histoire des professions et de l’analyse de l’activité. La première permet d’apprécier l’inscription de cette fonction dans la filiation du champ de l’enfance handicapée. La seconde mobilise la sociologie des groupes professionnels et vise à dégager les organisateurs du travail des ER. Une ethnographie exploratoire expose l’organisation de l’activité de l’un d’entre eux, puis sert à construire un questionnaire adressé à tous les ER de France. Les résultats offrent une topographie des territoires professionnels et sont complétés par 21 entretiens qui précisent comment ces professionnels incarnent leur fonction au quotidien. Nous appuyant sur la « circulation des prescriptions », nous envisageons alors d’apprécier les interprétations, cristallisées à l’échelle départementale, du cadre législatif qui définit la fonction d’ER. Cette analyse invite finalement à faire le pont entre les dimensions structurelles des évolutions de la scolarisation et les manières d’interpréter en contexte la fonction charnière d’ER<br>The “enseignant référent” : A function at the crossroads between the social worlds of handicap The legislation dating back to February 11th 2005 tends to be in favour of the principle of inclusion, based on the fact that all pupils have to go to a school which is the nearest possible to their mainstream school, and even more those with a disability. It encourages the development of new collective adjustments, between educational, medical, social and health aspects. It is in this changing context that the legislator has specified a function of “enseignant référent” (ER), who is in charge of “making sure that the permanent relations between the pupil and his parents are maintained throughout his period of education”. This research project deals with the professionalization process of this function. It is carried out under the joint headings of the social history of professions and the activity analysis. The first one deals with the inscription of this function in the field of childhood disability. The second one concentrates on the sociology of professional groups and points towards the clarification of the ER work organization tools. An exploring ethnography presents the organization of the activity of one of them. It is then used as a source in the creation of a questionnaire which is transmitted to all of the French ER. The results present a topography of the professional territories and are further completed by 21 interviews which gives further information on the way these professionals carry out their functions on a daily basis. Based on the flow of data, I have then decided to appreciate the interpretations, crystallized on a departmental basis of the legislative framework, which defines the ER function. This analysis finally leads to linking the structural dimensions of the evolutions of children’s schooling and the manners one interprets in its context the pivotal role of the ER function

У тезах студентського повідомлення розглядаються шляхи розвитку та проблеми операцій краудфандінга в Україні.<br>В тезисах студенческого сообщения рассматриваются пути развития и проблемы операций краудфандинга в Украине.<br>In the theses of the student's report the ways of development and problems of operations on сrowdfunding in Ukraine are considered.

The thesis explains the formation of the PPP project feasibility study as an essential document in the preparatory phase of the project lifecycle. Its closer focus is on the economic evaluation of the investment project implementation using the PPP compared to the implementation using public procurement. The practical part refers to a specific example of calculating of the public sector comparator that is compared with the referential project and a value of money is determined as an indicator of profitability of both forms of implementation.

PPP is a generally accepted way of ensuring public services or public infrastructure on the basis of long-term contractual relationship, where public and private sectors share mutual benefits and risks resulting from the effort to secure the public infrastructure or public services . According to the current financial crisis, I think that the issue of PPP projects will be more important not only in the area of the Czech republic, but also in the whole world. The public sector is for the private partner reliable contractual partner. In a situation where is a lack of orders, we can expect that implementation of PPP projects will increase. Any PPP project was successfully completed in the Czech republic, the reason can be insufficient information, political and legislative support.

Känsla av sammanhang (KASAM) är ett sätt att studera hälsa och välbefinnande ur ett salutogent perspektiv. Med denna infallsvinkel kan såväl avgränsade sjukdomsgrupper i små populationer, som en större normalbefolkning undersökas. Det är väsentligt att studier också kan ske över tid för att ha möjlighet att fånga en utveckling. Syftet med denna studie var, att med magbesvär som infallsvinkel, studera KASAM och den salutogena modellens relation till hälsa, kön, psyko- sociala faktorer och stabilitet. Vid en klassifikation av patientens sjukdomstillstånd, gjord separat av patient, läkare och kurator, visade jämförelsen full överensstämmelse i hälften av fallen. En motsvarande jämförelse gällande patientens allmänna hälsotillstånd visade full överensstämmelse i en tredjedel av fallen. Synliggörandet av dessa skillnader antyder behovet av reflektion, över såväl den egna bedömningen som andras, i den kliniska vardagen. En grupp personer med magbesvär intervjuades 16-18 år efter en gastroskopiundersökning. Fynden i en kvalitativ studie visade att patientens inflytande på sitt liv, direkt eller indirekt, tycktes vara relaterat till om han/hon var frisk vid uppföljningen. Att ha inflytande över sitt liv kan också innebära att vara i stånd till att ha inflytande i mötet med vårdgivare och över adekvat behandling. I en tvärsnittsstudie av en normalbefolkning (WHO MONICA Project) visade sig medelvärdena för KASAM, efter uppdelning i tre olika diagnosgrupper, vara signifikant lägre i en grupp med magbesvär (n=309) i jämförelse med såväl en grupp med identifierad sjukdom (n=198) som en grupp utan de efterfrågade symtomen/sjukdomarna (n=1212). I en panelstudie med en uppföljning efter fem år visades att det förelåg en statistiskt signifikant minskning av KASAM i totalpopulationen (n=1254) och att män och kvinnor hade en likartad minskning. Studien visade också KASAM endast var stabil hos personer med höga ingångsvärden. Personer i åldersgruppen 45-74 år och personer med en identifierad sjukdom hade den största sänkningen. Nedgången är i linje med samhällsutvecklingen under den studerade perioden under 1990-talet, med en nedmontering av delar i det tidigare välfärdssamhället. En studie, som jämförde två tvärsnitt i en normalbefolkning med fem års mellanrum, visade en statistiskt signifikant nedgång av KASAM. Sänkningen var mest uttalad bland kvinnor, i den yngre åldersgruppen (25-44 år) och bland dem med en identifierad sjukdom. Personer med mångåriga magbesvär hade det lägsta medelvärdet i båda tvärsnitten. Att kartlägga hur olika faktorer relaterar till KASAM kan utgöra en väg både vad gäller att förstå hur politiska beslut påverkar skilda sektorer i samhället, och var enskilda människor befinner sig i olika processer vid hälsa och sjukdom. Patienter med mångåriga magbesvär rapporterade en låg känsla av sammanhang och är till synes en grupp som borde uppmärksammas i vården. Det är väsentligt att inte bara mäta KASAM som en personlig variabel utan också se hur strukturförändringar påverkar den enskilda människan. Olika vårdgivare kan tillsammans med patienten vara öppna för att inte enbart det medicinska perspektivet utan att även patientens inflytande och sociala situation lyfts fram.<br><p>Diss. (sammanfattning) Umeå : Umeå universitet, 2002</p><br>digitalisering@umu

Les vertus agricoles et environnementales des systèmes de polyculture élevage autonomes sont aujourd’hui reconnues par la recherche et les politiques publiques : par leur moindre consommation en intrants (engrais, pesticides, mécanisation…), et par les recyclages de matières entre cultures et élevage, ces systèmes restent productifs tout en limitant les impacts sur l’environnement. Toutefois, leur public reste confidentiel : le chemin de la réduction voire de l’abandon des intrants nécessite des changements profonds des façons de travailler pour l’agriculteur. Notre recherche vise à formaliser les transitions des systèmes de polyculture élevage laitiers consommateurs en intrants vers l’autonomie. Nous analysons la manière dont l’agriculteur appréhende son travail et le fait évoluer au cours de cette transition à partir de l’analyse de l’activité de travail (i) des agriculteurs de 9 fermes de polyculture élevage laitier du Réseau Agriculture Durable, et (ii) des protagonistes d’un système de polyculture élevage laitier expérimental de l’INRA ASTER=Mirecourt. Nous mobilisons le concept de monde professionnel comme un analyseur de l’activité de travail de l’agriculteur et accédons ainsi à une formalisation systémique de l’activité considérant les actions, les connaissances et les instruments de l’agriculteur mais aussi les objets sur lesquels il agit, les normes professionnelles auxquelles il se réfère et ses valeurs. Ainsi, nous formalisons le développement des mondes professionnels selon un processus non téléologique, une élaboration non linéaire et non incrémentale de l’expérience des agriculteurs ancrée dans leur histoire et leur culture. La créativité des agriculteurs dans l’action tient une place dans l’élaboration de cette expérience. Les genèses instrumentales, c'est-à-dire le déplacement de l’action ou des normes professionnelles de l’agriculteur par l’usage d’un artefact, sont des ressources et des moteurs du développement : 30 artefacts-clefs (matériels, cognitifs…) permettent aux agriculteurs d’agir sur l’animal, les cultures, l’économie, l’emploi, les équilibres de matière, les fourrages, le matériel, les observations, les potentialités, la productivité, les réseaux socio-professionnels, le travail et la vente durant la transition vers la polyculture élevage autonome. Ce développement, qui s’apparente à une conduite de projet, est en partie autonome, c’est-à-dire lié à des dynamiques internes au monde professionnel, et en partie social, c’est-à-dire mobilisant les normes professionnelles et les artefacts des réseaux professionnels auxquels adhère l’agriculteur. L’analyse des mondes professionnels des polyculteurs-éleveurs autonomes révèle des conduites originales en matière de cultures, d’élevage et d’interactions cultures/élevage. Cette analyse révèle également des organisations du travail variées dans les collectifs des exploitations agricoles et des souhaits relatifs au futur divers selon les agriculteurs. Ainsi, nous décrivons les singularités des façons de travailler dans ces systèmes autonomes et formalisons un panel de concepts-pragmatiques, d’instruments et d’indicateurs de conduites. Dans le champ de l’ergonomie, ce travail offre un point de vue analytique sur le développement des mondes professionnels. Dans le champ de l’agronomie système, ce travail propose (i) une prise en compte de la créativité de l’agir dans les représentations de l’action de l’agriculteur, (ii) une formalisation de l’acquisition de l’expérience y compris dans des situations de changement de paradigme pour l’agriculteur et (iii) une formalisation des ressources spécifiques de la transition mobilisées par les agriculteurs. D’un point de vue opérationnel, ce travail offre des pistes de réflexion sur les modes d’extension du public des systèmes de polyculture élevage autonomes et sur l’accompagnement des agriculteurs vers l’autonomie, en spécifiant le rôle de l’installation expérimentale de l’INRA ASTER-Mirecourt<br>Agricultural and environmental qualities of autonomous mixed-crop systems are now recognized by research and public policies: their lower consumption of inputs (fertilizers, pesticides, mechanization...), and their recycling of materials between crops and livestock allow these systems to remain productive while minimizing impacts on the environment. However, their public remains confidential: the path of the reduction or abandonment of inputs requires deep changes in ways of working for the farmer. Our research aims to formalize transition from mixed-crop systems mobilizing inputs to autonomy. We analyze how the farmer work and make his work evolve during the transition. We analyze work activity of (i) farmers in 9 mixed-crop dairy farms from the Sustainable Agriculture Network, and of (ii) experimenters of an experimental mixed-crop dairy farm in INRA ASTER-Mirecourt. We mobilize the concept of professional world as an analyzer of the work activity of the farmer and thus we access to a systemic formalization of activity considering the actions, knowledge and tools of the farmer but also the objects on which he acts, the professional standards to which he refers and his values. Thus, we formalize the development of professional worlds according to a non-teleological process, a no-linear and non-incremental development of farmers' experiences rooted in their history and culture. Creativity of farmers in the action has a place in the development of this experience. Instrumental genesis, that is to say, the movement of the action or of the professional standards of the farmer by the use of an artifact, are resources and stimulators of the development: 30 key artifacts (material tools, cognitive tools...) allow farmers to act on animals, crops, economics, employment, balance of matter, forages, equipment, observations, potential, productivity, socio-professional networks, work and sales during the transition to mixed-crop farming. This development is partly autonomous, ie linked to dynamics internal to professional world, and partly social, ie mobilizing professional standards and artifacts of professional networks of the farmer. Analysis of professional worlds of autonomous mixed-crop farmers reveals original management of crops, animals and even of crop/livestock interactions. This analysis also reveals various work organizations in farms and various wishes of farmers concerning the future. Thus, we describe the singularities of professional worlds in these autonomous systems and we formalize a range of pragmatic concepts, instruments and indicators of management used by autonomous farmers. In the field of ergonomics, this work provides an analytical perspective on the development of professional worlds. In the field of systemic agronomy, it suggests (i) taking into account action’s creativity in the representations of farmers’ action, (ii) a formalization of the acquisition of experience including situations of paradigm shift or the farmer and (iii) a formalization of specific resources of the transition to empower farmers’ development. From an operational point of view, this work suggests exploring ways (i) to extend the public of autonomous mixed-crop farming systems and (ii)!to companion farmers toward autonomous farming, specifying the role of the experimental station of INRA ASTER-Mirecourt.!

This thesis is about the problems of PPP projects. These are the projects, whose realization is based on the partnership of the private and public sector. This way brings new possibilities how is building and management of public infrastructure more effective. In theoretical part the basic information concerning the problems of PPP projects is described, its advantages and disadvantages, basic characters and principles. In this thesis is described actual state of PPP projects in the Czech Republic. In practical part the thesis is about specific concession project, whose realization is considered. It is the project of construction and operation of cableway to Spilberk Castle. Within this part at first the entrance data for financial models have been found, after that the financial models have been count and the analysis of sensitivity has been finished. In conclusion the evaluation of project has been done and there was the recommendation how to realize the project.

Submitted by Jos? Henrique Henrique (jose.neves@ufvjm.edu.br) on 2017-04-17T19:29:20Z No. of bitstreams: 2 license_rdf: 0 bytes, checksum: d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e (MD5) deborah_braga_oliva_audebert_rezende.pdf: 2694348 bytes, checksum: 0b7854978be13bd95e78e6982cf6c80a (MD5)<br>Approved for entry into archive by Rodrigo Martins Cruz (rodrigo.cruz@ufvjm.edu.br) on 2017-04-20T16:48:03Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 2 license_rdf: 0 bytes, checksum: d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e (MD5) deborah_braga_oliva_audebert_rezende.pdf: 2694348 bytes, checksum: 0b7854978be13bd95e78e6982cf6c80a (MD5)<br>Made available in DSpace on 2017-04-20T16:48:03Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 2 license_rdf: 0 bytes, checksum: d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e (MD5) deborah_braga_oliva_audebert_rezende.pdf: 2694348 bytes, checksum: 0b7854978be13bd95e78e6982cf6c80a (MD5) Previous issue date: 2016<br>A Vigil?ncia em Sa?de ? considerada uma ?rea estrat?gica para a redefini??o das pr?ticas sanit?rias brasileiras, todavia a operacionaliza??o descentralizada das a??es de sa?de ainda ? deficiente. Neste contexto, o governo do Estado de Minas Gerais lan?ou, em 2012, o Projeto de Fortalecimento em Vigil?ncia em Sa?de. No presente trabalho objetivou-se analisar a situa??o da Vigil?ncia Sanit?ria dos 53 munic?pios, subdivididos em cinco regi?es de sa?de, sob jurisdi??o da Superintend?ncia Regional de Sa?de de Montes Claros, por meio do estudo das Planilhas de Monitoramento e Avalia??o das a??es de Vigil?ncia em Sa?de destes munic?pios, em oito per?odos, compreendidos entre os anos de 2012 a 2014. Buscou-se comparar, ao longo dos tr?s anos de implanta??o do Programa, as mudan?as verificadas nos percentuais de cumprimento de a??es de cada ?rea da Vigil?ncia em Sa?de, bem como discutir as facilidades e dificuldades encontradas para a execu??o das a??es na ?rea de Vigil?ncia Sanit?ria. Observou-se que o percentual de a??es executadas aumentou a partir do 4? per?odo de avalia??o (julho a setembro/2013), para todas as regi?es analisadas. Entretanto, pode-se detectar que, na maior parte das regi?es, os menores percentuais m?dios foram ?queles relativos ? ?rea da vigil?ncia sanit?ria. Emboratenha havido uma melhora dos indicadores, eles ainda est?o inferiores ?s m?dias do Estado de Minas Gerais, o que provavelmente pode-se relacionar com as heterogeneidades geogr?ficas e socioecon?micas das regi?es que constituem a Superintend?ncia Regional de Sa?de de Montes Claros. Nota-se ainda dificuldades na organiza??o dos servi?os de VISA municipais no ?mbito da SRS/Montes Claros. Conforme as an?lises, percebeu-se uma oscila??o do percentual de execu??o das a??es em alguns munic?pios, sendo que alguns fatoresdificultadores, tais como a alta rotatividade de profissionais, a insufici?ncia de recursos materiais, a falta de pessoal qualificado para o servi?o dificultadores, podem ter contribu?do para a n?o execu??o de v?rias a??es no ?mbito da vigil?ncia sanit?ria nestas localidades. Diante das informa??es neste estudo, verifica-se que existem tamb?m facilidades na execu??o das a??es de VISA, como a exist?ncia pr?via do servi?o de VISA, a ea ea extens?o territorial do munic?pio, a infraestrutura m?nima de funcionamento e o apoio de gestores e da popula??o. No entanto,as facilidades ainda s?o pouco frequentes.Assim, pode-se concluir que embora tenham ocorrido avan?os, de forma geral, no servi?o de vigil?ncia em sa?de ap?s implanta??o do Projeto de Fortalecimento da Vigil?ncia em Sa?de, ainda se notam fragilidades e fraquezas na organiza??o dos servi?os, especialmente os de Vigil?ncia Sanit?ria, nos munic?pios objeto deste estudo. A insufici?ncia de insumos, ferramentas, instrumentos materiais e equipe multidisciplinar qualificada para o setor demonstram a dist?ncia entre as pol?ticas do Sistema ?nico de Sa?de, as necessidades sociais, a miss?o da vigil?ncia sanit?ria na prote??o da sa?de e a realidade concreta dos munic?pios da jurisdi??o da Superintend?ncia Regional de Sa?de de Montes Claros.<br>Disserta??o (Mestrado Profissional) ? Programa de P?s-Gradua??o em Sa?de, Sociedade e Ambiente, Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri, 2016.<br>The Health Surveillance is considered a strategic area for the redefinition of Brazilian health practices, however decentralized operationalization of health actions is still deficient. In this context, the state government of Minas Gerais launched in 2012, the Strengthening Project in Health Surveillance. This work aimed to analyze the situation of the Health Surveillance of 53 municipalities, divided into five health regions under the jurisdiction of Regional Health Superintendency of Montes Claros, through the study of the Monitoring Sheets and Evaluation of Surveillance actions in health these municipalities in eight periods, ranging from the years 2012 to 2014. We attempted to compare, over the three years Program implementation, the changes in the percentage of enforcement actions in each area of health surveillance and discuss the advantages and difficulties encountered in the implementation of actions in the health surveillance area. It was observed that the percentage of executed shares increased from the 4th assessment period (July-September / 2013), for all analyzed regions. However, one can detect that in most regions, the average lowest percentages were those relating to the area of health monitoring. Emboratenha been an improvement in indicators, they are still below the average of the state of Minas Gerais, which probably can be related to the geographical and socioeconomic heterogeneity of the regions that make up the Regional Health Superintendency of Montes Claros. Note also difficulties in the organization of municipal VISA services within the SRS / Montes Claros. According to the analysis, it was noticed a wobble in the percentage of implementation of actions in some municipalities, and some fatoresdificultadores, such as high staff turnover, lack of material resources, lack of qualified personnel for hindering service may have contributed to the non-implementation of various actions under health surveillance in these locations. On the information in this study, it appears that there are also facilities in the implementation of VISA shares, as the prior existence of the VISA service, the territorial extension of the municipality, the minimum infrastructure operation and support managers and the public. However, the facilities are still poorly frequentes.Assim, it can be concluded that although there were advances, generally, the surveillance service health after implementation of health surveillance Strengthening Project, still noticeable weaknesses and weaknesses in organization of services, especially health surveillance in municipalities object of this study. The lack of supplies, tools, materials, instruments and qualified multidisciplinary team for the sector demonstrate the distance between the Health System policies, social needs, the mission of health surveillance in the health protection and the concrete reality of the jurisdiction of the municipalities of Regional Health Superintendency of Montes Claros.

Submitted by JOSIANE SANTOS DE OLIVEIRA (josianeso) on 2017-08-09T16:17:38Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Tania Mara Grigoletto_.pdf: 20482181 bytes, checksum: be2f12743e1a4ff3a24bbb0c607a1b5d (MD5)<br>Made available in DSpace on 2017-08-09T16:17:38Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Tania Mara Grigoletto_.pdf: 20482181 bytes, checksum: be2f12743e1a4ff3a24bbb0c607a1b5d (MD5) Previous issue date: 2017-03-13<br>Nenhuma<br>O equilíbrio financeiro é a busca de muitos brasileiros que se acostumaram a viver em um país com constantes crises econômicas e grandes diferenças de renda. Essa questão, que pode impactar na qualidade de vida, envolve objetivos, atitudes e padrões de comportamento pessoais. A compreensão do comportamento humano, por sua vez, vem sendo uma das áreas de interesse do design. Diante desse panorama, o objetivo deste estudo foi compreender como o design pode contribuir para despertar emoções, melhorando a experiência entre poupadores, a partir da identificação de concerns conflitantes e o seu uso como insumo projetual. Concerns, na teoria dos Appraisals, é o termo utilizado para descrever interesses, objetivos, demandas, padrões e atitudes individuais os quais nem sempre, estão alinhados, podendo conflitar entre si. Para tanto, realizou-se uma pesquisa direta com usuários (dois grupos focais com poupadores e não poupadores) objetivando identificar os concerns e conflitos envolvidos nessa temática. A partir dos resultados construiu-se um perfil de concern em que 17 foram identificados como conflitantes e seis como significativos. Também foi possível gerar cinco personas. Esses dados foram organizados de forma visual e levados para um workshop, no qual quatro grupos de projetistas (designers e não designers) criaram conceitos para melhorar a experiência de poupar. Na primeira atividade foi solicitado que os grupos definissem, eles próprios, o seu conflito/problema. Posteriormente, criaram cinco conceitos: i) um aplicativo que determina um limite diário para gastos, ii) uma plataforma que conecta, estimula e auxilia as pessoas a pouparem, iii) um produto de investimento vinculado ao cartão de crédito para destinar um percentual da fatura à poupança, iv) uma forma de aconselhamento para as pessoas identificarem seus propósitos de economizar e, v) um aplicativo para a gestão financeira familiar. Algumas ideias focaram diretamente na melhoria da experiência de poupar, enquanto outras objetivaram tornar possível o ato de economizar. As atividades desenvolvidas ao longo da pesquisa geraram aprendizados sobre o uso de concerns conflitantes em projetos, os quais são explicitados nas considerações finais deste texto.<br>Financial balance is pursued by many Brazilians who became accustomed to living in a country with constant economic crises and astonishing income discrepancies. It is a subject that involves goals, postures and patterns of personal behavior and can have impact on life quality. The understanding of human behavior, in turn, became one of the areas that the Design grows interest in. Considering such context, this work aims at understanding how Design can contribute to arousing emotions, enhancing money savers’ experience, starting from the identification of conflicting concerns and their use as project input. In Appraisal Theory, concern is the term used for describing interests, goals, demands, patterns and individual postures which are frequently out of alignment and even conflicting with one another. First, a direct research was carried out among users (two focus groups, money savers and no money savers) in order to identify their concerns and conflicts. Based on the results, a concerns profile was built, 17 of them were qualified as conflicting and six as meaningful. It was also possible to generate five personas. These data were visually displayed and taken to a workshop, in which four groups of designers and no designers developed concepts that could enhance the experience of saving money. Along the first activity, the groups were asked to define, by themselves, the conflict/problem. Later, the groups created five concepts: i) an app that determines the amount of money one can spend a day; ii) a platform that connects, encourages and help people save money; iii) an investment product associated with one’s credit card bill (a percentage is saved); iv) counseling, so that people could set their money goals, establish the amount of money they want to save; and v) an app that would help families manage their own finances. Some of the ideas directly focused on the enhancement of the experience of saving money, others intended to make the whole act of saving money possible. The activities developed during the research generated learning about the use of conflicting concerns in projects, which are explained in the final considerations of this text.

This project was a step forward in developing a 'descriptive theory' of contracting in the oil and gas industry that reflects the operating environment in which the project manager operates. This study investigates the existing processes and methods used in establishing contracts which are very often prescriptive, and not always appropriate or optimal for a given situation. This study contributes to contracting effectiveness or optimal contracting in the oil and gas industry.

In master´s thesis I deal with analysing of decision-making in PPP projects and searching for an optimal solutions. On an example of hypothetical project there is shown a decision making process which consists from three main parts: cost evaluation, revenue evaluation and risk identification. The result of this analyse is based on a public sector comparator where you can demonostrate suitability or unsuitability of particular PPP offers coming from private sphere.

A procurement decision-making model is developed based on a novel integration of leading-edge microeconomic theory and empirically tested in major road and health projects. The model provides a more reliable approach to identifying projects suited to Public-Private-Partnerships (PPPs) and it is expected that the model will enable government to deliver improved value-for-money from their portfolio of PPP projects.

Abstract Dissertation deals with theoretical concepts and providing the basis for the use of forms of financing and acquisition of public goods and services through partnerships between the public and private sectors, as well as PPP (Public Private Partnership). Suitability PPP project in this work is assessed primarily in terms of developing a new methodology for evaluating projects. The theoretical part of the thesis aims to clarify the issue of PPPs in the context of regional and local regional development theories, principles and mechanisms of PPP legislative and institutional backing of the PPP, clarify the distinction between PPP and public procurement procedures and current assessment of PPP projects. The practical part focuses on the development of a methodology using a selection of qualitative and quantitative methods for evaluating investments and to form a complex output that will clearly and distinctly testify about the appropriateness of using the PPP method. For this purpose it is used in work processes, which are normally used for business valuation-generators values, property valuation, yield valuation, valuation based on market analysis, combining technologies and their incorporation / recast in the current assessment methodology, which is based on a Public Sector Comparator and determinants of value for money

This Diploma Thesis deals with Public Private Partnerships (PPP) projects in transportation area in the conditions of the Czech Republic. Theoretical part of the Thesis describes basic rules of project finance, as an elementary part of each PPP project, as well as analyzes key economic, legal, tax and accounting aspects of the PPP projects within the Czech Republic. Practical part of the Thesis describes the development of PPP projects in the whole Europe. Current pilot PPP projects in the Czech Republic are also analyzed. Real PPP project, D3 highway, and its economic availability are being analyzed and evaluated in the final part of the Thesis.

This diploma thesis analyses and elaborates a methodical tool for evaluating the advantage of realization of construction of road infrastructure in the form of a PPP project. Furthermore this tool is subsequent applied to a particular project. The introductory part summarizes the basic theoretical knowledge regarding the project financing in the form of public-private partnerships. In the following part, a methodological tool for comparing the value for money based on different methods of realization. In the last part of the diploma thesis, this methodical tool is applied to a specific project, including a basic feasibility study.

Since the ending of the Cold War, the defence sector, particularly the areas of military logistics and defence acquisition, has been undergoing a comprehensive transformation. There are several factors that explain this transformation: changes in defence and security policies for nations and organisations; reductions in defence expenditure; participation in Peace Support Operations; Lessons Learned from these operations, especially in the area of logistics; revolutionary development in the area of Information and Communication Technology; emergence of novel Commercial Best Practises in the areas of business and business logistics; and changes in the legislation regarding the conduct of public procurement in Europe. In military logistics, the relatively easily described static supply and support chains of the Cold War Era, designed for military units that stood in preparedness, Just-in-Case, of full-scale military conflicts in Europe, are now being substituted for flexible, dynamic operational supply and support chains, designed for military units that are deployed on Peace Support Operations around the globe. Hence, new types of missions have to be provided for. As a consequence, new military concepts have to be considered; new technology is being implemented; and new Commercial Best Practises are being evaluated, adapted and adopted; in order to enhance performance and ensure Value-for-Money. In defence acquisition, the single Business Model of the Cold War Era, i.e. procurement of equipment, is being replaced by a spectrum of emerging Business Models, ranging from the traditional procurement of equipment, via acquisition of equipment and support, to acquisition of availability and capability, i.e. acquisition of performance. Consequently, new Commercial Best Practises are being evaluated, adapted and adopted; Commercial and Military-Off-The-Shelf products and services are being utilised; and Public Private Participation, Cooperation, and Partnerships are being investigated and initiated; in order to enhance performance and ensure Value-for-Money, while simultaneously mitigating operational risk in the supply and support chains. This licentiate thesis reports on a research project that was commissioned by FMV, the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration, and conducted in order to "study, analyse, and evaluate Business Models regarding how they can handle the new supply concept that a new logistical interface brings about, with a particular emphasis on the risk taking that is part of the business concept". This research purpose was used to formulate three Research Questions: • Research Question 1: How can a generic Business Model for a non-profit, governmental, Defence Procurement Agency be described? • Research Question 2: Which strengths and weaknesses do different Business Models have in the context of defence acquisition? • Research Question 3: Which risks are associated with different Business Models in the context of defence acquisition? Using constructs from: Business Model theory, Public Private Participation theory, defence acquisition theory and practise, and military logistics theory and practise; a generic Public Private Business Model for defence acquisition was developed. The generic model consists of numerous variables, which enables an array of possible configurations. The model was used in a multiple case study to describe and analyse four defence acquisition projects in the UK. The multiple case study demonstrated that the generic Public Private Business Model is useful in order to describe defence acquisition projects. The model has also demonstrated that it is useful in order to analyse acquisition projects, including performance and risk. The Public Private Business Model has demonstrated its usefulness by discovering internal and external misalignments. The internal misalignments are Business Model configurations where the different building blocks are working against each other. The research has revealed examples where the mitigation of operational risk in the supply and support chains creates new risks in other building blocks. An external misalignment occurs when a Business Model configuration works against the deal for which it was designed, or the strategy that it is intended to realise. The research has revealed examples where there is a risk that the Business Model configuration is detrimental to the overarching strategy, e.g. transferring risk to the private sector or incentivising industry to enhance performance. Hence, the Public Private Business Model ought to be useful to identify and eradicate negative patterns and to identify and reinforce positive patterns. The research has revealed three potential generic problems for Performance Based Contracts: a "definition problem" (i.e. what to measure); a "measurement problem" (i.e. when, where and how to measure); and a "comparison problem" (i.e. with what to compare). The research results demonstrate that it must be made explicit which dimensions of performance; e.g. speed, quality, cost, flexibility and dependability; that should be measured, and why others should be omitted. The research suggests that performance must be explicitly specified for any Performance Based Contract in order to avoid any unnecessary problems with interpretations. Furthermore, the research indicates that performance metrics must be explicitly described. In addition, the results emphasise the importance of having an established baseline, against which to compare the measurements of Key Performance Indicators.

The result of my dissertation justifies the use of fuzzy-sets theory to make a prediction of cost risk of a PPP project, when there is not enough information available to clearly describe the project, and, when the probability distributions of the variables that characterize the project are unknown. I showed that fuzzy-sets theory and linguistic variables may be effectively used in such a case. In this thesis were classified different types of uncertainty and investigated traditional methods for estimating efficiency of a investment project in conditions of uncertainty. On the basis of the analysis were offered new ways of conducting risk analysis for PPP projects with use of fuzzy sets theory. The main goal was to create an application model for risk assessment of the PPP project which, with a high degree of reliability, suggests a general assessment of situation. The goal set in my work was met. Model of risk assessment of the project proposed by me gives more stable results in comparison with the probabilistic model. For comparison were used different types of probability distribution functions and membership functions. The following conclusions and statements describe the novelty of the work on fuzzy logic and economic theory: develops a method of cash-flow (future expenditure connected with the appearance of risk) modeling of investment project in fuzzy environment, demonstrates the use of fuzzy sets theory in projects analyses and describes how to calculate and interpret this value, demonstrates example of the use of results applied to the analysis of infrastructure development project in Moscow, Russia. The possibility of using this method is not only in the analysis of infrastructure development projects, but also in realization of non-commercial projects by social institutes and government agencies.

Investments in major transport infrastructure projects involve a significant mobilisation of economic resources both for construction and operation. In these projects, to assess the efficiency of the resources used, decision-makers usually use cost-benefit analysis (CBA). This key element of welfare economics is carried out taking into account the effects for society as a whole. Social welfare is thus measured independently of who are the components of society receiving the benefits or suffering the costs. However, besides the best use of resources, which should be always ensured, transport projects often have other objectives. These objectives, which are ideally defined by the political programs of elected decision-makers, often involve redistributive effects. Favouring the economic development of less advanced regions is, for instance, an argument that is used to justify territorial biases in investment. Practitioners have increasingly tried to identify redistributive effects to both create awareness of their existence and to quantify them in order to incorporate them rigorously in project appraisal. Intergenerational redistributive effects due to the financial scheme adopted for the project are a kind of redistributive effects that has neither been properly highlighted nor researched until now. The actual payments to cover the costs of projects unfolding over long timespans depend on the financing formula chosen and affect taxpayers and/or users of different generations. When transport investments are directly covered by the annual budgets of public administrations, they are paid by the taxpayers of the construction period but benefit users that will live in decades ahead. However, if the project is financed through loans, their payment schedule will define a very different financial time-profile. Relating the payments profile with the benefits produced by the project, which occur over its life cycle, can indicate the fairness of the distribution of expenditure and benefits across the successive generations affected by the project. At microeconomic level, intergenerational impacts have been discussed, often with insufficient rigor, in relation to environmental sustainability and mostly regarding the appropriate discount rate to be applied in CBA. However, the financial structuring of the project could have a much stronger impact on a project’s legacy. The issue of the long-term implications of financial decisions is illustrated, at a broader macroeconomic level, by the problems of public debt confronted by many countries. In this work the redistributive effects of transport investment projects are analysed, though the major contribution is the development of the “Intergenerational Redistributive Effects Model” (IREM). This microeconomic model allows performing an analysis of intergenerational impact for both major project of transport infrastructure and integrated investment programmes that is useful to obtain indicators of their utility for the successive (overlapped) generations concerned. Decision makers and financiers may use the IREM’s outputs when proposing a financial montage for a project and deciding the participation of private stakeholders and the contribution of users in it. They also can use the IREM’s indicators as insights to establish the most convenient financial montage to carry out a project. In synthesis, what is presented, developed and tested is a tool to characterise the intergenerational impacts from major transport investment. These effects should be included in the wide concept of project sustainability but have, until now, been disregarded in spite of their importance for decision makers and financiers.<br>Las inversiones en grandes proyectos de infraestructura de transporte comportan una movilización significativa de recursos económicos. Para analizar si se realiza un uso eficiente de estos recursos, los responsables de la toma de decisiones suelen evaluar la rentabilidad socieconómica de la inversión mediante un análisis coste-beneficio (ACB). Este análisis se lleva a cabo teniendo en cuenta los efectos del proyecto para la sociedad en su conjunto, sin tener en cuenta quiénes reciben los beneficios y quiénes sufren los costos. Sin embargo, las grandes inversiones en proyectos de transporte a menudo persiguen favorecer ciertos grupos sociales, territorios, etc. Estos objetivos, idealmente establecidos en los programas políticos de los responsables de la toma de decisiones, a menudo implican efectos redistributivos. Los efectos redistributivos de carácter social, territorial y medioambiental se han tratado de identificar tanto para crear conciencia de su existencia como con el fin de incorporarlos rigurosamente a la evaluación del proyecto. Sin embargo, los efectos redistributivos de carácter intergeneracional derivados de la fórmula de financiación utilizada para llevar a cabo el proyecto han pasado relativamente desapercibidos hasta ahora. Los pagos que se realizan para sufragar los costos de los proyectos dependen del montaje financiero finalmente empleado. En este sentido, si se recurre a préstamos a muy largo plazo, serán los contribuyentes y/o usuarios de diferentes generaciones quienes terminarán soportando la carga financiera del proyecto. Pero si la inversión principal se sufraga directamente con los presupuestos anuales de las administraciones públicas, la carga financiera recaerá en los contribuyentes del período de construcción mientras usuarios que vivirán en las próximas décadas se benefician de los efectos positivos del proyecto. Relacionar el perfil temporal de pagos y beneficios a lo largo del ciclo de vida del proyecto permite obtener información acerca si existe un cierto equilibrio entre la distribución de la carga financiera y los beneficios que obtienen las generaciones sucesivas afectadas por el proyecto. A nivel microeconómico, se han discutido los impactos intergeneracionales, a menudo con un rigor insuficiente, en relación con la sostenibilidad ambiental y, principalmente, con respecto a la tasa de descuento de aplicación al ACB. Sin embargo, la estructuración financiera del proyecto podría tener un impacto mucho mayor en su legado. El problema de las consecuencias a largo plazo de las decisiones financieras se ilustra, a nivel macroeconómico, por los problemas de la deuda pública que enfrentan muchos países. En este trabajo se analizan y clasifican por primera vez los distintos efectos redistributivos asociados a los grandes proyectos de inversión en infraestructuras de transporte. La mayor contribución de esta tesis es, sin embargo, el desarrollo de una herramienta de análisis denominada "Ingergenerational Redistributive Effects Model¿ (IREM). El modelo ofrece una serie de indicadores estandarizados que son útiles para evaluar la conveniencia de la inversión desde la perspectiva de las sucesivas generaciones involucradas y, además, permite establecer hasta que punto la fórmula de financiación empleada es adecuada o no teniendo en cuenta los potenciales efectos redistributivos intergeneracionales que provoca. En síntesis, esta tesis doctoral presenta, desarrolla y pone en práctica una herramienta que permite caracterizar los impactos intergeneracionales de las principales inversiones en transporte. Estos impactos deberían incluirse en el amplio concepto de sostenibilidad del proyecto, aunque hasta ahora han pasado desapercibidos tanto para los responsables de la toma de decisiones como para los agentes financieros.

For the past decades, the Swedish public’s payment habits have changed, where the majority of the public has abandoned the old way of making payments, using cash, and instead opted for more modern payment solutions, digital money. The difference between cash and digital money is that cash is physical and only issued by the Riksbank, whereas digital money is created by and stored on accounts at commercial banks. The question of what role the state should have on the payment market is an important point of discussion. But it is not categorically a new question; the Swedish government is tackling essentially the same problem today as it has been doing many times before. Today’s problem is to some extent however manifested in a different way. During the 20th century, discussions were held whether or not the Riksbank should have the exclusive right to issue banknotes. It was considered unnecessary, inappropriate and dangerous. The idea that the Riksbank could cover the entire economy’s need for banknotes was, according to the commercial banks, unreasonable. Nonetheless, in 1904 the exclusive right became fait accompli; the government intervened and gave the Riksbank the banknote monopoly. We are now finding ourselves facing a similar situation, where there is a difference of opinion regarding the Riksbank’s role on the payment market. It is therefore nothing new, but rather an expected task for the government, and thus the central bank, to analyze major changes and draw conclusions from them. The problem is essentially about cash being phased out by digital means of payment. In order to therefore solve the problem, the Riksbank has started a project to investigate whether or not the Riksbank should issue digital cash to the Swedish public, what the Riksbank calls an e-krona. To introduce an e-krona would be a major step, but for the public to not have access to a government alternative, seeing as cash usage is declining, is also a major step. No decision has been made yet regarding whether the e-krona will be introduced on the market or not. A decision that however has been made, is that the Riksbank is now working on building an e-krona to develop and assess the technique. Nonetheless, an introduction would undoubtedly have consequences for both the Riksbank and the commercial banks, which ultimately means it would have effects on the economy as a whole. What about regulatory aspects; is the Riksbank even allowed to issue an e-krona under current legislation? The answer is affirmative, to a certain extent. There are furthermore many other uncertainties regarding how an e-krona would affect the economy; the Riksbank does not fully answer many of the system issues in its project reports. The question of whether or not it even is up to the Riksbank to make a decision on the matter of an introduction is also questioned by the author in the thesis.

Research Doctorate - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)<br>This thesis presents research into the application of the Distributed Shared Memory paradigm to distribution of an existing persistent store based on a large uniform virtual memory. Control of access to this store is provided by support at the architectural level for capability-based addressing. Distribution of the store increases the number of potentially faulty system components, making the store more susceptible to failure. It also extends the potential domain of effect of the failure of a single machine to any subset of the set of machines connected to the network. For this reason the related topic of stability of the store is also investigated. The distributed system described in this thesis hides such distribution from the user, providing a stable and secure persistent environment. Features of the distributed store include naming and location transparency, system-wide data coherency, and fine-grained control over access to data and programs. Moreover, programs written for nonnetworked use execute without change in the distributed environment.

Relatório de estágio de mestrado em Ensino de Música<br>O presente relatório diz respeito ao Projeto de Estágio - Música e Património no contexto da aprendizagem das Ciências Musicais, implementado no Conservatório de Música de Paredes, no ano letivo 2014-2015, na turma de História da Cultura e das Artes. O Conservatório de Música situa-se numa zona de grande riqueza patrimonial. O Património Histórico edificado, constituído pela Rota do Românico do Vale do Sousa, foi o ponto de partida para a realização deste projeto pedagógico e de investigação. Em particular, o Projeto de Estágio foi dedicado às práticas musicais na Rota do Românico, especificamente, no Mosteiro de Santa Maria de Pombeiro, em Felgueiras. A aplicação do projeto foi administrada em três momentos distintos. A primeira em contexto de sala de aula (pela apresentação da Rota do Românico, do Mosteiro de Santa Maria de Pombeiro e da prática musical, realizada pela congregação dos monges beneditinos); a segunda, a concretização de uma visita guiada ao Mosteiro; e por fim, a apresentação de um trabalho executado pelas alunas. A investigação efetuada e a intervenção pedagógica resultaram numa maior valorização do património histórico, na sua preservação e fruição e no conhecimento das práticas musicais, praticadas nos mosteiros Beneditinos, nos séculos XVII e XVIII. A aplicação de estratégias diversificadas, nomeadamente, os princípios da pedagogia de projeto, conduziu a aprendizagens significativas no campo das Ciências Musicais.<br>This report concerns the Project internship – Music and Heritage in the context of Musical Sciences studies, implemented at the Music conservatory of Paredes in the lecture year of 2014- 2015, in the class of Cultural History and Arts. The Music Conservatory is located in an area of great patrimonial wealth. The existing Historic Patrimony, composed of the Romanic Route of Vale do Sousa, was the starting point for the present pedagogical project and research. In particular, the internship project focused on the musical practices in the Romanic Route, specifically at the Monastery of Santa Maria de Pombeiro, in Felgueiras. The application of the project was conducted at three distinct time points: the first in the context of a classroom (through the presentation of the Romanic Route, of the monastery of Santa Maria de Pombeiro and musical practices conducted by the congregation of the Benedictine monks at that time); secondly, the achievement of a tour guide of the Monastery; and last, presentations of assignments performed by the students. The performed research and pedagogical intervention resulted in an increase in appreciation of Historic Heritage value, of its preservation and fruition, and in the knowledge of musical practices conducted at the Benedictine monasteries in the XVII and XVIII centuries. The application of diversified strategies, namely principles of project teaching, led to significant increases in learning in the field of Musical Sciences.

Кваліфікаційна робота магістра складається з трьох розділів. Об’єктом дослідження виступає процес формування розширення діяльності на підприємстві харчової промисловості. У роботі розглядаються теоретичні аспекти розширення сфери діяльності підприємства; досліджуються фактори, що вплинули на вибір проектуємого розширення. Проаналізовано конкурентне середовище на ринку сирної продукції в Одеської області та в цілому по Україні. Проведено оцінку економічної ефективності проекту та можливі ризики щодо їх мінімізації. Запропоновано створення цеху з виробництва майонезу та проведення економічного обґрунтування доцільності диверсифікації.<br>Qualifying work of master's degree consists of three divisions. The object of research is process of formation of the extension activities of the enterprise of the food industry. The theoretical aspects of expansion of sphere of activity of enterprise are in-process examined; factors that influenced at choice проектуємого expansion are investigated. A competition environment is analysed at the market of cheese products at the Odesa area and on the whole on Ukraine. The estimation of economic efficiency of project and possible risks are conducted in relation to their minimization. Creation of workshop is offered from the production of mayonnaise and realization of economic ground of expediency of diversification.

O Grande Prémio do Mónaco apesar das características singulares tem sido palco de redução dos tempos e no mesmo parece não existir limites para acondução e o uso de vanguarda tecnológica. Neste projecto aplica-se a metodologia de Box & Jenkins para construção de modelo univariado de Previsão tendo a mesma revelado grande fiabilidade na caracterização da série cronológica tempo de Pole positionobtido em treinos. O mesmo encontrou o modelo Arima(0,1,1) como o mais adequado. Do mesmo modo aborda-se a metodologia VAR com o objectivo de criar modelo multivariado de Previsão e obter maior compreensão em termos de causalidade dos fenómenos treino e corrida no decorrer do Grande Prémio monegasco.<br>The Grand Prix of Monaco despite the unique features has been scene of reducing the time and seems not to exist limits for driving and using edge techonology. In this Project we apply the methodology of Box & Jenkins univariate model for bulding prediction having this technique high reliability in characterizing the long time series of pole position obtained in practice. Similiarly we use the VAR methodology in order to create a multivariate model of prediction and achieve greater understanding of causality in termsof training and race events during Grand Prix of Monaco.

A leitura do livro "Autobiografia científica (1981) de Aldo Rossi, oferece a oportunidade para recolocar em cima da mesa a pertinência das questões da memória e da analogia no pensamento arquitetónico e no processo projetual contemporâneo. A descodificação do conjunto infi ndável de memórias e referências subjacentes aos projetos de Rossi, que constituem a sua base de trabalho teórico-prática, conduz ao assunto da tipologia e dos tipos em arquitetura, abordado em particular no artigo "On Typology" (1978) de Rafael Moneo. No contexto português, o repescar das questões sensíveis e do tema da memória por parte dos arquitetos no período pós-25 de abril de 1974, em particular o trabalho poético do arquiteto Álvaro Siza, é desenvolvido a partir da leitura do livro "Profissão Poética" (1988) de Kenneth Frampton. A compreensão do tempo presente, a partir desta e de outras questões que surgem no período pós-moderno na Europa (anos 60, 70 e 80), posteriormente relevantes em Portugal, é tida como ferramenta de operação sobre o território contemporâneo, trabalhado em particular na vertente prática projetual: a vila de Alenquer. Servindo de suporte para reflecção e operação no tempo presente, o centro da vila de Alenquer é o local de desenvolvimento do Teatro Damião de Góis. Este novo equipamento público, que aproveita o lugar do atual auditório da vila - que não serve devidamente -, propõe-se como agente fundamental para revitalizar este território e combater o seu progressivo abandono.<br>Reading Aldo Rossi's book "A Scientific Autobiography" (1981) offers the opportunity to recover the importance of the matters related with memory and analogy on architectural thought as well as the contemporary design process. The decoding of the endless set of memories and references underlying Rossi's projects, which constitute his theoretical-practical work base, leads to the subject of typology and types in architecture, particularly addressed in Rafael Moneo's article "On Typology" (1978). In the Portuguese context, the recovery of sensitive issues and the theme of memory by the architects in the post-25 April 1974 period, especially the poetic work of the architect Álvaro Siza, is developed through the reading of Poetic Profession (1988) by Kenneth Frampton. The understanding of the present time, from this and other questions that arise in the postmodern period in Europe (60s, 70s and 80s), later relevant in Portugal, is considered as an operation tool on the contemporary territory, worked in particular in the practical project: the Alenquer village. Serving as a basis for reflection and operation in the present time, Alenquer’s center is the place for the development of Teatro Damião de Góis. The new public equipment aims to take the place of the current village’s auditorium, which does not serve it properly, and is proposed as a fundamental agent to revitalize this territory and try to fight against its progressive abandonment.