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Tewalt, Brandon J. "Special education teachers' personal time and money /." connect to online version, 2009. http://minds.wisconsin.edu/handle/1793/37974.
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Srivastava, Sameer 1959. "Real time system design using personal computer." Thesis, The University of Arizona, 1988. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/276883.
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This thesis dwells on the issue of using personal computers in real-time control and data acquisition applications. A data acquisition and control system is designed to acquire temperature, humidity, air volume and solar radiation data and control the inside temperature, air volume and maximizes solar radiation inside an ecologically closed test structure. The focus is on an Intel 8088 or 80286 based personal computer. A personal computer is used for development of the software and the final real-time system runs on a PC as well. This eliminates the need of expensive cross compilers and in-circuit emulators. A control and data acquisition task is selected and a solution using an IBM compatible personal computer is demonstrated. Various advantages and disadvantages for selecting the personal computer and development software and environment are discussed. Solutions to various problems encountered are discussed.
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Claessens, Brigitte J. C. "Perceived control of time : time management and personal effectiveness at work /." Eindhoven : Technische Universiteit Eindhoven, 2004. http://alexandria.tue.nl/extra2/200412852.pdf.
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NIESE, BRENT EDWARD. "CATHOLICISM COMPLETED THROUGH PERSONAL REFLECTION." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2003. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1053538955.
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Junttila, H. (Hanna). "Personal economic success and leisure time physical activity." Master's thesis, University of Oulu, 2017. http://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:oulu-201711293190.
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There is strong scientific evidence that high level of physical activity enhances human health and well-being as well as the economy of the society. It is very important to understand the underlying factors affecting the individuals’ exercise decisions to be able to design effective mechanisms, interventions and incentives to increase daily physical activity. This empirical study examines the relationship between personal economic success, i.e. self-reported annual income and assets, and leisure time physical activity by using modified physical activity index, mPAI, self-reported frequencies of participation in light and brisk exercise and self-reported time used for light and brisk exercise. The study population consists of Northern Finland 1966 Birth Cohort members aged of 45–46 years (N = 7071, 3267 men, 3804 women). Ordinary least squares models are used to evaluate the associations between personal economic success and leisure time physical activity.
The results indicate that individuals with higher income and assets seem to have higher physical activity, and women with highest and men with 2nd highest quartile of assets seem to use more time in brisk physical activity than others, but after adjusting with potential confounding factors higher self-reported income associates with higher physical activity measured by modified physical activity index, mPAI, in men (p=0.04), higher self-reported assets associates negatively with time used in light physical activity in men (p=0.008) and positively with frequency of brisk physical activity (p=0.04) and time spent in brisk physical activity (p=0.048) in women. Although the results demonstrate an association between income, assets and some physical activity outcomes, in overall, the magnitude of personal economic success in predicting physical activity is relatively modest (R2 = 0.004–0.15).
Personal economic factors seem to have an important role in physical activity decisions. According to this study the impact of income and assets to physical activity seems to be gender specific. These underlying personal economic factors affecting the individuals’ exercise decisions need to be noted in aiming to design effective mechanisms and interventions for health promotion by increasing daily physical activity.
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Muqtadir, Abdul. "Real-time finance management system." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 2006. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/2992.
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Discusses the development of a real-time finance management system (RFMS) computer application. RFMS lets users learn about and manage their personal finances and stock portfolio. Finances can be managed using management tools and calculators. The program uses a Java/XML based approach where real-time market data from different stock exchanges is fetched and displayed for the user. Stock performance can then be graphed.
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Yiu, Kelvin Shek. "Time-based management and visualization of personal electronic information." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1997. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk2/tape16/PQDD_0016/MQ29420.pdf.
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Grewal, Harsh Kumar. "A metaphysics of personal identity : emotion, others and time." Thesis, University of Hull, 1999. http://hydra.hull.ac.uk/resources/hull:14031.
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Gayle, Vernon. "Students' personal funding strategies in higher education." Thesis, University of Sunderland, 1999. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.298295.
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Chambers, Neil Colin. "Time and personal action, tenses and aspects of project pursuit." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 2000. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk2/ftp02/NQ57604.pdf.
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Chambers, Neil Colin Carleton University Dissertation Psychology. "Time and personal action: tenses and aspects of project pursuit." Ottawa, 2000.
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Ju, Szewei 1960. "A real time multitasking kernel for the IBM personal computer." Thesis, The University of Arizona, 1988. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/276851.
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The purpose of this study is to design a simple, efficient, single-user multitasking kernel for real-time applications on the IBM Personal Computer. Since real-time application consists of many tasks and their order of execution cannot be predetermined, it is almost impossible to write a monolithic block of code that can meet the response time of all the tasks. By using multitasking, each task is assigned a priority based on the urgency of its response time. The kernel uses a priority-based preemptive scheduling strategy to select a new task to run, so the highest-priority task can always get to run when it is ready. The Basic Input/Output System of the PC is rewritten to be reentrant so that it can be shared by multiple tasks.
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Buot, Theodore V. "Reservation-time division multiple access protocols for wireless personal communications /." Title page, contents and abstract only, 1997. http://web4.library.adelaide.edu.au/theses/09PH/09phb944.pdf.
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Mughal, Sarwar Faisal. "An approach for SE personal from academics towards real time market." Thesis, University West, Department of Technology, Mathematics and Computer Science, 2006. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hv:diva-569.
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This research paper discusses the software engineering field. In which many problems exist because the software engineering field consists of different nodes and each node in turn contains a unique field. The paper also explores problems within the software engineering field as well as the market situation and the reasons behind the software engineering field in Academia are lagging behind. Here some guidelines are presented for Academia as well as industry for the improvement/help of the software engineers. The implication of an increasingly geographically mobile workforce mean that students educated in Asian regions, in particular, are facing problems due to differences in their education and culture from those in the West. In addition we present several issues concerning online studies vs. traditional studies and analyze the findings
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Elias, Janice Graham. "Time allocation of teaching couples to work, family and personal roles /." The Ohio State University, 1989. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1487671640054757.
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Heilmann, Conrad. "Rationality and time : a multiple-self model of personal identity over time for decision and game theory." Thesis, London School of Economics and Political Science (University of London), 2010. http://etheses.lse.ac.uk/2210/.
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This thesis presents extensions to formal theories of rationality in order to analyse intertemporal decisions. It offers multiple-self models of the decision-maker's personal identity over time. These models complement decision and game theory and are used to develop the new accounts of time discounting, backward induction, and preference change that are presented in this thesis. The first part of the thesis develops multiple-self models of personal identity over time. These models depict a rational decision-maker as a series of different but interconnected temporal selves. The models allow one to relax the assumption that a rational decision-maker is a diachronically stable entity. Moreover, they structurally cohere with key problems and distinctions in theories of personal identity over time. In the second part of the thesis, three problems of time in decision and game theory are analysed. Firstly, the problem of time discounting is considered. General foundations of time discounting are given in a measurement-theoretic framework. In the multiple-self interpretation of a decision-maker, the discounting factor represents the degree of connectedness between temporal selves in a person. Secondly, the reasoning method of backward induction in interactions over time is considered. Sufficient conditions for backward induction are given by formulating a belief revision policy on the basis of intrapersonal connectedness of players. Thirdly, preference change is considered. A new characterisation of diachronic inconsistency in terms of conflicts in intrapersonal connectedness is given. The multiple-self models presented here allow one to represent the internal temporal structure of decision-makers. They capture problems of the interplay between rationality, identity, and time, thereby elucidating new accounts of time discounting, backward induction, and preference change. More generally, this thesis offers a new approach to modelling the intertemporal aggregation of value, which possesses broader relevance for decision theory, the foundations of economics, social epistemology as well as environmental ethics.
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Van, Kleek Max 1980. "Effort, memory, attention and time : paths to more effective personal information management." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/66466.
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Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 2011.Cataloged from PDF version of thesis.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 256-272).
With the widespread availability of digital tools for storing, accessing, and sharing information, why is so much information still lost, forgotten, or kept on paper? The work in this thesis finds that such disorganization results from problems in the designs of the personal information management (PIM) tools in common use today. Such problems impede information capture, force many information forms to be left out, and cause information to be forgotten. How can these problems be mitigated? Our Information Scraps study identifies the need to support more diverse kinds of information, while conserving time, attention, and memory for retained information items. Our first approach to achieving these goals is to eliminate the artificial separation and homogeneity that structured PIM tools impose, so that arbitrary information can be captured in any way desired. A two-year study of List-it, our short-note-taking tool, discovers that people keep notes serving 5 primary roles: reminders, reference items, progress trackers, places to think, and archives of personal value. The second reintroduces structured data to support more effective use and management of information collections. Jourknow addresses the manageability of large note collections with lightweight-structured note contents and contextual retrieval, the access of notes by the contexts and activities at the time of creation. Poyozo reinforces recollection of previously seen information, by providing visualizations of all of a person's past information activities. Finally, Atomate addresses the challenge of managing the ever-increasing deluge of new information, by letting people delegate to software behaviors actions to be automatically taken when new information arrives. These studies identify critical needs of PIM tools and offer viable solutions.
by Max Goodwin Van Kleek.
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Harrold, Timothy James. "Intelligent relaying : a multi-hop extension to personal communication systems." Thesis, University of Bristol, 2002. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.271883.
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Shebilske, Laura Jo. "Affective quality, leisure time, and marital satisfaction : a 13-year longitudinal study /." Digital version accessible at:, 1999. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/utexas/main.
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Miller, Jonathan Charles. "Time and the self: A re-examination of Hume's account of personal identity." Thesis, University of Ottawa (Canada), 2002. http://hdl.handle.net/10393/6118.
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According to Hume, all true ideas must have distinct preceding impressions. Since there is no distinct impression of the self, Hume states the self is merely a succession of perceptions. Similarly, Hume states that time, as the idea of succession, does not derive from a distinct impression, but is simply the "manner" (succession) in which perceptions appear. However, since Hume says that we perceive the manner, we must perceive some type of impression for succession, which means that Hume paradoxically asserts that we can distinguish succession as the manner, yet this ability to distinguish the manner from the perceptions does not mean succession itself is a distinct impression. Hume's problem then is to show convincingly how it is possible to somehow isolate succession from the perceptions in succession so as to notice the manner, yet still be able to answer what then is succeeding. Although Hume fails to solve this Succession Puzzle, a solution can be found within his philosophical principles. This thesis tries to show that Hume does not recognize the different structures between time and space, and confuses time as both succession and duration. (Abstract shortened by UMI.)
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Dar, S. K. "Journey into psychosis : personal experiences of the time period leading up to psychosis." Thesis, University of East London, 2008. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.532679.
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This study aimed to explore the subjective experiences of people leading up to their first experiences of psychosis. It was conceptualised in response to the increased interest in mainstream psychiatry in this period (often termed the 'prodrome') within the paradigm of early intervention, for the purposes of identifying and intervening with people at risk of developing psychosis. Eight individuals were interviewed about their experiences and transcripts of these interviews were analysed using the qualitative research methodology of Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis. A number of themes were identified concerning issues of transition, identity, relationship, existence and withdrawal. For example, all participants described going through a major transition in their lives, which placed greater personal demands than they had the capacity and resources to manage. Conflicts in constructing a desirable identity in the face of an invalidating social context were also found to be pertinent in the participants' accounts. Themes concerning their relatedness to others highlighted experiences of extreme loneliness and isolation in the context of a desire for connection with others. These findings are discussed in relation to existing theories and their implications for understanding the development of psychosis. The implications of these findings for the concept of the 'prodrome' are also considered.
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Wåhslén, Jonas, Ibrahim Orhan, Dennis Sturm, and Thomas Lindh. "Performance Evaluation of Time Syncrhonization and Clock Drift Compensation in Wireless Personal Area Network." KTH, Data- och elektroteknik, 2012. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-123218.
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Efficient algorithms for time synchronization, including compensation for clock drift, are essential in order to obtain reliable fusion of data samples from multiple wireless sensor nodes. This paper evaluates the performance of algorithms based on three different approaches; one that synchronizes the local clocks on the sensor nodes, and a second that uses a single clock on the receiving node (e.g. a mobile phone), and a third that uses broadcast messages. The performances of the synchronization algorithms are evaluated in wireless personal area networks, especially Bluetooth piconets and ZigBee/IEEE 802.15.4 networks. A new approach for compensation of clock drift and a realtime implementation of single node synchronization from the mobile phone are presented and tested. Finally, applications of data fusion and time synchronization are shown in two different use cases; a kayaking sports case, and monitoring of heart and respiration of prematurely born infants.QC 20130605
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Savage, David John. "A personal construct theory approach towards understanding student goals and behaviour, their influence on use of time, academic success and personal well-being." Thesis, University of Liverpool, 1993. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.387306.
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Xu, Yongchun [Verfasser], and R. [Akademischer Betreuer] Studer. "Efficient Context-aware Real-time Processing of Personal Data Streams / Yongchun Xu. Betreuer: R. Studer." Karlsruhe : KIT-Bibliothek, 2014. http://d-nb.info/1056955899/34.
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O'Connor, Cathal. "'This time it's personal' : a heuristic study of the process of becoming an integrative psychotherapist." Thesis, University of Manchester, 2015. https://www.research.manchester.ac.uk/portal/en/theses/this-time-its-personal-a-heuristic-study-of-the-process-of-becoming-an-integrative-psychotherapist(ac02b5b2-3d56-4f28-be8b-b43de6c4a31f).html.
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The aim of this research was to explore my personal experience of becoming an integrative psychotherapist using Moustakas' theory of heuristic enquiry to facilitate thematic analysis of my own reflective journals. There is currently no agreed-upon method for trainees to go about constructing an integrative philosophy of practice or to engage in personal development. The literature is inconclusive as to what best facilitates learning in therapist trainees, and there is a paucity of empirical research on psychotherapy training. The research on the manner in which integrative therapy is taught has not developed in line with progress made in theory and practice. Personal development has been found to be useful overall, however the means of accomplishing this has not been agreed upon. Reflective writing in the form of personal journaling has been put forward as an appropriate method, for both personal and professional development. My reflective journal constituted the data in this study. The data was analysed using thematic analysis within a heuristic design framework. Therefore, I was both the participant and the researcher in the study. Themes which manifested from the analysis of the reflective journal were around personal development, ('trainee anxiety' and 'procrastination and boredom anxiety') and professional development ('making sense of theoretical ambiguity', 'searching for a needle of truth in a post-modern haystack', 'axiomatic 'truth' as a means of facilitating integration', 'the practical application of illumination'). The utility of constructing an integrative framework and a common factor or an integrative axiom to facilitate theoretically consistent integrative practice were found to be of value in terms of both practice and training. The findings are discussed in terms of my personal experience of constructing an integrative theory of practice and the contribution my heuristic investigation of reflective writing can offer to integrative psychotherapy training. Reflective writing for professional development and development of an integrative theory of practice was found to have utility in my training and was proposed as a reliable method for future trainees to utilise. It was found to be less useful and ethical in terms of personal development. Personal and professional implications are discussed. Strengths of the current research cited are its trustworthiness in terms of the quantity of data gathered and the reliability of interpretation that came from the fact that the participant was also the researcher. Limitations of the research are noted as being its potential to be seen as overly subjective. Future research directions are outlined in the form of further qualitative research looking into self-esteem and therapy outcomes and comparisons of the experiences of training with and without a reflective component.
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Fox, Stephen. "Self knowledge and personal change : the reported experience of managers in part time management education." Thesis, University of Manchester, 1987. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.633249.
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MBA type programmes have grown apace in the U.K. since the 1960s. As demand for full-time MBA courses begins to level off, part-time executive masters courses are the fastest growing form of masters programme in business schools. The participants on such courses are in both worlds of academia and business and might be thought to bridge the gap between both these worlds, which are often said to be too far apart. The purpose of this thesis is to report the experience of part-time management education at masters level from the manager-learners' point of view. Longitudinal field research was carried out over a two year period with a group of part-time MBA students. While they were concerned to learn accountancy, marketing, finance, strategy, organisational behaviour, statistics and more, the researcher was concerned to learn how they socially constructed this learning experience. The perspectives of symbolic interactionism end ethnomethodology inform the analysis which examines member's interactional practices for managing to survive the course. Part I outlines the history of management education and development in the U.K. focussing upon the debate Over the MBA qualification. It also reviews some of the work in the fields of educational research, evaluation research and the sociology of education, which indicates the need for basic ethnographic research in the field of management education. Part II discusses the methodology and perspective of the field research including the researcher's autobiographical reasons for adopting the approach used. Part III contains the substantive chapters which describe and analyses the part-timers' experience of the programme. The first two chapters in this section broadly set the scene, aspects of which are examined in closer detail in subsequent chapters. Throughout, the perspectives of symbolic interactionism and athnomethodology are drawn upon for the purpose of enriching the insights into and analysis of the manager-learners' experience. Part IV concludes by discussing some of the methodological issues arising from the field research - from the practical to the perspectival - and some of the substantive issues concerning the members' social constitution of everyday life on the course. It is contended that educational research in the area of management education and' development has not been sufficiently concerned with understanding the experience and point of view of management-learners undergoing management education. The present thesis advocates ethnography as a suitable method for elucidating manager-learners' experience of, in this case, part-time masters level management education. See'
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Kanth, Ratnakar M. "A personal computer based instrumentation system for determining real-time dynamic torque in rotating machinery." Thesis, Virginia Tech, 1987. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/45823.
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Measurement of dynamic/transient torques is important in the dynamic analysis of rotating machinery as it provides insight into the internal state of the machine. Existing methods are difficult to implement, results are not obtained in real-time and are not very accurate.
This thesis introduces a new method of determining real-time dynamic torque. An optical encoder is used to sense motion at a convenient point in the rotating system containing the rigid shaft of interest. The encoderâ s output is processed digitally to yield angular velocity, acceleration and dynamic torque. Two different experiments were conducted to demonstrate the advantages of this new method of determining dynamic torque over conventional methods.
In one experiment, an extension spring was mounted on a crank arrangement coupled to a fractional horsepower motor to apply a periodic load to the system. A mathematical model of this dynamic system was developed to compare the results of this model with that of the instrumentation system. In another experiment, the instrumentation system was used on an existing motor-compressor system. The dynamic torque thus determined was again compared with the results of a simulation program.
In both the above experiments the evaluated dynamic torque and computed dynamic torque were within 5% of each other, demonstrating accuracy and reliability of this personal computer based dynamic torque determining system.
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Parvinzamir, Farzad. "A visual analytics approach for visualisation and knowledge discovery from time-varying personal life data." Thesis, University of Bedfordshire, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/10547/622697.
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Today, the importance of big data from lifestyles and work activities has been the focus of much research. At the same time, advances in modern sensor technologies have enabled self-logging of a signi cant number of daily activities and movements. Lifestyle logging produces a wide variety of personal data along the lifespan of individuals, including locations, movements, travel distance, step counts and the like, and can be useful in many areas such as healthcare, personal life management, memory recall, and socialisation. However, the amount of obtainable personal life logging data has enormously increased and stands in need of effective processing, analysis, and visualisation to provide hidden insights owing to the lack of semantic information (particularly in spatiotemporal data), complexity, large volume of trivial records, and absence of effective information visualisation on a large scale. Meanwhile, new technologies such as visual analytics have emerged with great potential in data mining and visualisation to overcome the challenges in handling such data and to support individuals in many aspects of their life. Thus, this thesis contemplates the importance of scalability and conducts a comprehensive investigation into visual analytics and its impact on the process of knowledge discovery from the European Commission project MyHealthAvatar at the Centre for Visualisation and Data Analytics by actively involving individuals in order to establish a credible reasoning and effectual interactive visualisation of such multivariate data with particular focus on lifestyle and personal events. To this end, this work widely reviews the foremost existing work on data mining (with the particular focus on semantic enrichment and ranking), data visualisation (of time-oriented, personal, and spatiotemporal data), and methodical evaluations of such approaches. Subsequently, a novel automated place annotation is introduced with multilevel probabilistic latent semantic analysis to automatically attach relevant information to the collected personal spatiotemporal data with low or no semantic information in order to address the inadequate information, which is essential for the process of knowledge discovery. Correspondingly, a multi-signi ficance event ranking model is introduced by involving a number of factors as well as individuals' preferences, which can influence the result within the process of analysis towards credible and high-quality knowledge discovery. The data mining models are assessed in terms of accurateness and performance. The results showed that both models are highly capable of enriching the raw data and providing significant events based on user preferences. An interactive visualisation is also designed and implemented including a set of novel visual components signifi cantly based upon human perception and attentiveness to visualise the extracted knowledge. Each visual component is evaluated iteratively based on usability and perceptibility in order to enhance the visualisation towards reaching the goal of this thesis. Lastly, three integrated visual analytics tools (platforms) are designed and implemented in order to demonstrate how the data mining models and interactive visualisation can be exploited to support different aspects of personal life, such as lifestyle, life pattern, and memory recall (reminiscence). The result of the evaluation for the three integrated visual analytics tools showed that this visual analytics approach can deliver a remarkable experience in gaining knowledge and supporting the users' life in certain aspects.
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Hanrahan, Benjamin Vincent. "Getting Lost in Email: How and Why Users Spend More Time in Email than Intended." Diss., Virginia Tech, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/51204.
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Email has become deeply embedded in many users' daily lives. To investigate how email features in users lives, particularly how users attend to email and get lost within it, I ran five studies that probed how users determined relevancy of messages, logged interactions with email, gathered diary entries related to individual sessions, and investigated the gratifications sought from email use. For the first study, I performed an exploratory experiment in the laboratory to determine how participants assessed the importance of individual emails (N=10). The next investigation I undertook involved three different studies, which I detail individually: a survey on email usage (N=54); a two-week study of email usage (N=20); and finally, the application of Attentional Network Test (N=9). My final study was to validate my findings around the reasons for attending to email, this was done through deploying a survey that followed the Uses and Gratification Theory tradition (N=52)
In my studies I found that the majority of attentional effort is around reading email and participating in conversations, as opposed to email management. I also found that participants attended to email primarily based on notifications, instead of the number of unread messages in their inbox. I present my results through answering several research questions, and leverage Conversation Analysis (CA), particularly conversation openings, to explicate several problematic aspects around email use. My findings point to inefficiencies in email as a communication medium, mainly, around how summons are (or are not) issued. This results in an increased burden on email users to maintain engagement and determine (or construct) the appropriate moment for interruption.
My findings have several implications: email triage does not seem to be problematic for the participants in my studies, somewhat in contrast to previous research; much of the problem around email, particularly emph{getting lost in email} is in managing the tension between promptly responding to messages while limiting engagement with email; due to the social nature of the problems with email, modifications to the email client are limited in their potential effectiveness to prevent getting lost and reduce email related anxiety.Ph. D.
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Pedrosa, Olga Silvana Tchokohondo. "The determinants of personal income tax in Portugal." Master's thesis, Instituto Superior de Economia e Gestão, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.5/20848.
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Mestrado em FinançasA dissertação investiga os determinantes do imposto sobre o rendimento das pessoas singulares (IRS) em Portugal, e de forma a concretizar o estudo recolhemos dados económicos desde Janeiro de 1998 até Dezembro de 2018. O IRS fornece as diretrizes que são fundamentais para os decisores políticos combaterem as diferenças de desigualdade em Portugal. Para tal no presente estudo, usamos seis variáveis explicativas e de controle, tais como, o crescimento do PIB, inflação, consumo privado, desemprego, troika e taxa marginal de imposto, que ajudarão a testar os objetivos do estudo. Efetuamos a analise de series temporais através do uso do método OLS para perceber a relação entre as variáveis e estimar os determinantes do IRS. É espectável que todas as variáveis tenham uma forte relação com o IRS. O estudo pretende contribuir com novos conhecimentos à literatura existente e bem como auxiliar os decisores na formulação de políticas tributárias mais eficazes. Os resultados da nossa análise demonstraram que o PIB, o consumo privado, a inflação e a taxa marginal têm um impacto positivo na receita IRS, a troika não tem impacto siginificativo, visto que foi uma variável aleatória, enquanto que o desemprego tem um impacto negativo na receita do IRS. Esperamos que os resultados obtidos neste estudo possam ser úteis, não apenas para os decisores da política tributaria portuguesa, como também para qualquer pessoa interessada em IRS, pois isso ajudará a compreender as principais variáveis determinantes do IRS e como as receitas do IRS em Portugal podem ser optimizadas.
This dissertation investigates the determinants of Personal Income Tax (PIT) in Portugal using public data from 1998 to 2018. Personal income tax provides a rational pathway for policymakers to close inequality gap in Portugal. In other words, the general objective is to examine the socio-economic predictors of PIT. Six explanatory and control variables, that is, GDP growth, inflation, consumption, unemployment, troika and marginal tax rate will help in testing the objectives of the study. Regression technique (Ordinary Least Square (OLS) method) is used to analyze the relationship between the variables. It is expected that all variables will have a significant link with PIT, but direction of the relationship will be determined through the analysis. The study will add new knowledge to the existing literature and allow authorities formulate effective tax policies. The results of the analysis showed that, GDP, Private consumption, inflation, and Tax marginal maximum all have positive impact on the Portuguese IRS revenue, Troika however, has no significant impact on IRS revenue given that it is a dummy variable, whereas unemployment have negative impact. It is of hope that the results obtained in this study can be useful not only to the Portuguese policy makers but also anyone with interest in PIT as it will help to understand the main determinants of PIT and how PIT revenues in Portugal can be optimized.
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Steinle, Susanne. "Developing a methodology for monitoring personal exposure to particulate matter in a variety of microenvironments." Thesis, University of Exeter, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10871/14701.
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Adverse health effects from exposure to air pollution, although at present only partly understood, are a global challenge and of widespread concern. Quantifying human exposure to air pollutants is challenging, as ambient concentrations of air pollutants at potentially harmful levels are ubiquitous and subject to high spatial and temporal variability. At the same time, individuals have their very own unique activity-patterns. Hence exposure results from intertwined relationships between environmental and human systems add complexity to the assessment process. It is essential to develop a deeper understanding of individual exposure pathways and situations occurring in people’s everyday lives. This is important especially with regard to exposure and health impact assessment which provide the basis for public health advice and policy development. This thesis describes the development and application of a personal monitoring method to assess exposure to fine particulate matter in a variety of microenvironments. Tools and methods applied are tested with respect to feasibility, intrusiveness, performance and potential for future applications. The development of the method focuses on the application in everyday environments and situations in an attempt to capture as much of the total exposure as possible, across a complete set of microenvironments. Seventeen volunteers took part in the pilot study, collected data and provided feedback on methodology and tools applied. The low-cost particle counter applied showed good agreement with reference instruments when studied in two different environments. Based on the assessment of the two instruments functions to derive particle mass concentration from the original particle number counts have been defined. The application of the devices and tools received positive feedback from the volunteers. Limitations are mainly related to the non-weatherproof design of the particle counter. The collection of time-activity patterns with GPS and time-activity diaries is challenging and requires careful processing. Resulting personal exposure profiles highlight the influence of individual activities and contextual factors. Highest concentrations were measured in indoor environments where people also spent the majority of time. Differences between transport modes as well as between urban and rural areas were identified.
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PEPE, GIOVANNI. "Deep Optimization of Discrete Time Filters for Listening Experience Personalization." Doctoral thesis, Università Politecnica delle Marche, 2022. http://hdl.handle.net/11566/293461.
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Questa tesi descrive lo studio di tecniche di Machine Learning per l'ottimizzazione di filtri digitali per l'Equalizzazione Audio Multipunto e la Personal Sound Zones (PSZ) all'interno di uno scenario automotive. L'Equalizzazione Audio Multipunto è un argomento che mira a migliorare la qualità audio in un sistema di altoparlanti utilizzando filtri digitali. La Personal Sound Zones è un task che permette la riproduzione dei suoni in diverse regioni contenute in un ambiente d'ascolto dove sono presenti più ascoltatori.
In questa tesi, è stato riportato uno stato dell'arte aggiornato sulla progettazione di filtri digitali, tecniche di Equalizzazione Audio Multipunto e di PSZ. In questa dissertazione, le tecniche di ottimizzazione basate sulle reti neurali, denominate Deep Optimization, hanno dimostrato di essere le più performanti tra i metodi proposti. L'approccio sfrutta le reti neurali per ottimizzare iterativamente i parametri dei filtri utilizzando la feed-forward e la backpropagation e aggiornando i pesi con un ottimizzatore. È stata analizzata una nuova architettura di ottimizzazione profonda, chiamata Bias Network (BiasNet), la quale utilizza i termini di bias come input e aggiorna i suoi pesi per ottenere i filtri ottimali.
Gli esperimenti per l'equalizzazione audio con filtri FIR sono stati eseguiti all'interno di vari scenari automotive, ottenendo risultati migliori rispetto alle tecniche presenti nello stato dell'arte. Altri esperimenti sono stati eseguiti con i filtri Parametrici IIR, ottenendo prestazioni migliori rispetto alle tecniche di progettazione dei filtri IIR e FIR. Infine, analizzando il costo computazionale, i filtri IIR Parametrici richiedono meno operazioni e meno memoria.
Infine, sono stati condotti esperimenti per progettare filtri FIR e IIR parametrici per PSZ, introducendo termini di regolarizzazione e penalità per eliminare gli artefatti generati dai filtri FIR. I risultati sono molto promettenti, ottenendo un alto contrasto acustico mantenendo una qualità del suono alta. I filtri IIR hanno ottenuto dei risultati comparabili con un costo computazionale inferiore rispetto ai filtri FIR.This thesis describes the study of Machine Learning techniques for the optimization of digital filters for Multipoint Audio Equalization and Personal Sound Zones (PSZ) in a car scenario. Multipoint Audio Equalization is a topic that aims to improve the audio quality in a loudspeaker system using digital filters. The Personal Sound Zones is a task that allows the reproduction of different sounds in several regions contained within a listening environment where multiple listeners are present. An up-to-date state of the art on digital filter design, Multipoint Audio Equalization and PSZ techniques have been reported in this thesis. Neural network-based optimization techniques, referred to as Deep Optimization, proved to be the best performing and the most analyzed methods within the proposed approaches. The technique exploits neural networks to iteratively optimize the filter parameters using the feed-forward and backpropagation, updating the weights with an optimizer. A new Deep Optimization architecture has been analyzed, called Bias Network (BiasNet), which uses the bias terms as input and updates its weights to obtain the optimal filters. Experiments for Multipoint Audio Equalization with FIR filters were performed within various automotive scenarios, achieving better results than the state-of-the-art techniques. Other experiments were carried out with Parametric IIR filters, achieving better performance than baseline IIR and FIR filter design methods. Furthermore, analyzing the computational cost, Parametric IIR filters require less operations and memory. Finally, experiments were conducted to design FIR and Parametric IIR filters for PSZ, introducing regularization and penalty terms to eliminate artefacts generated by FIR filters. The results are very promising, achieving a high acoustic contrast keeping high sound quality. IIR filters achieved comparable results with a lower computational cost than FIR filters.
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Semenic, Sonia E. "The influence of personal and contextual factors on breastfeeding duration and exclusivity among first-time mothers." Thesis, McGill University, 2005. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=115569.
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Note:The significant health benefits of breastfeeding are extensively documented, and it is now recommended to breastfeed exclusively (Le., feed infants nothing but breastmilk) for the first 6 months of life. Guided by the Interactional Model (Loiselle, 2001), this prospective correlational study explored the predictive and interactive influence of potentially modifiable personal (Le., breastfeeding self-efficacy, maternal infant feeding beliefs, perceived infant satisfaction with breastfeeding) and contextual factors (i.e., paternal infant feeding beliefs, breastfeeding informational support, general postpartum support) on breastfeeding duration and exclusivity among a convenience sample of 189 primiparous breastfeeding mothers. Personal, contextual, and control factors were assessed by self-report questionnaires and/or interviews during postpartum hospitalization, at 6 weeks, and at 4 months postpartum. Breastfeeding outcomes were assessed via telephone interview at 6 weeks, 4 months, and 6 months postpartum. [...]
Les importants benefices de I' allaitement maternel pour la sante sont tres bien documentes, et on recommande a. l'heure actuelle d'allaiter exclusivement (c.-a.-d. de ne donner que du lait maternel au nourisson) durant les six premiers mois de vie. Guidee par Ie modele interactionnel (Loiselle, 2001), cette etude prospective corelationnelle a examine l'influence predictive et interactive de facteurs potentiellement modifiables personnels (la confiance en l'allaitement, les croyances des meres face a. I'allaitement, la perception de la satisfaction du bebe qui allaite) et contextuels (les croyances des peres face a. l'allaitement, l'information disponible sur l'allaitement, Ie soutien en matiere de post-partum) conditionnant la duree et l'exclusivite de l'allaitement maternel d'un echantillon de convenance de 189 meres primipares allaitantes. Les facteurs personnels, contextuels, et de contr6le ont ete evalues en fonction de questionnaires d'auto-evaluation remplis durant l'hospitalisation, a. 6 semaines et a. 4 mois post-partum.[...]
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Honey, Michael Graham. "Subjunctive Realism." Thesis, Canberra, ACT : The Australian National University, 1994. http://hdl.handle.net/1885/95313.
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I examine a metaphysical theory which accounts for the indeterminism
of which quantum mechanics is both cause and symptom. This theory,
which I call subjunctive realism, is based on a many-worlds
interpretation of quantum mechanics, where the multiple possible results
of observations describe branching states of the object system. Our
universe is but one branch of a larger “multiverse”: quantum-mechanical
observations provide information regarding the area of the multiverse
where the observer is located. An account of personal identity which can
cope with the demands of the theory is also provided, along with an
exploration of some ramifications of the theory for questions regarding
quantum theory and personal identity.
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Avivi, Yael. "Spousal Facilitation and Hindrance of Goal Pursuit as Predictors of Personal Well-Being and Marital Satisfaction over Time." Scholarly Repository, 2009. http://scholarlyrepository.miami.edu/oa_dissertations/279.
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While successful goal pursuit is associated with well-being for individuals, new work has begun exploring the role of goals in satisfaction with romantic relationships. The present work examines the effects of spousal involvement in goal pursuit on personal and marital outcomes. One hundred twenty married couples completed measures of perceived spousal facilitation (i.e., perceiving one's spouse as being encouraging and helpful) and hindrance (i.e., perceiving one's spouse as hindering) of goals, individual well-being, and marital satisfaction over 3 points in time, starting as newlyweds. Mediation analyses tested various models in which enhanced goal progress mediates the influence of perceived spousal facilitation and hindrance of goals on personal and marital outcomes. Results showed some support for the idea that spousal involvement in goal pursuit can be related to concurrent as well as later personal and marital outcomes. Specifically, perceiving one's spouse as facilitating and hindering one's goals predicted personal and marital outcomes in both cross-sectional and longitudinal models, depending on whether the goals represented personal or relationship-focused aspirations. Furthermore, reports of goal progress mediated both within-individual and cross-partner effects in some longitudinal models. Findings from this study offer implications for further understanding the role of a spouse in goal pursuit and in personal as well as marital outcomes over time.
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Bejarano, Nicho Gissella María. "Planificación de horarios del personal de cirugía de un hospital del Estado aplicando algoritmos genéticos (Time Tabling Problem)." Bachelor's thesis, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, 2010. http://tesis.pucp.edu.pe/repositorio/handle/123456789/551.
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El presente documento describe un proyecto de fin de carrera en Ciencias de la
Computación. Este proyecto intenta dar solución al problema de generación de
horarios del personal de un hospital, para ser más exactos del servicio de
Cirugía y Radioterapia de un hospital del estado.
La solución se construye con el uso de un algoritmo genético. Se ha tomado
como caso de estudio el servicio de un hospital del país, el cual se visitó en
repetidas ocasiones para el respectivo levantamiento de información y
adaptación de un algoritmo que cumpla con sus restricciones y requerimientos.
Para facilitar la búsqueda de esta solución se aplicará los operadores de
casamiento y mutación, especialmente pensados para la estructura del
cromosoma o individuo.
La calidad de las soluciones generadas por el algoritmo se medirá en base a la
cantidad de preferencias cumplidas (condiciones débiles, dado que las
restricciones y requerimientos son condiciones obligatorias que se cumplen en
cada solución. Para determinar los valores de los parámetros del algoritmo se
realizaron varias corridas con diferentes combinaciones de valores y se eligió la
que optimizaba la función objetivo de la solución. Se estima que la duración del
proyecto será de un año.Tesis
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Bender, Christine. "ENHANCING LEADERSHIP ABILITY IN FIRST-TIME FRESHMEN THROUGH MENTORSHIP: A GROUNDED THEORY APPROACH." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 2015. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd/163.
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According to the Center for American Progress, women make up 52% of all professional-level jobs, however, they only make up 14.6% of executive officers, 8.1% of top salary earners, and only 4.6% of Fortune 500 CEOs. Considering this disparity in leadership, it brings to question if women are generally taking on leadership throughout their lives. The purpose of this study was to examine how mentorship affects first-time female freshmen’s willingness to take on leadership opportunities.
Data were collected from three mentees and three mentors through an initial interest survey, semi-structured personal interviews, and the 3D Wisdom Scale Assessment. Data were analyzed using a ground theory approach which consisted of open, axial, and selective coding; leading to a discursive set of theoretical propositions. Interviews focused on the mentee’s experience through the mentorship program, and the mentor’s perspective of the mentorship program on their mentees. Additionally, the 3D Wisdom Scale developed was utilized to evaluate growth in wisdom dimensions which directly correlated to personal construct corollaries.
The findings of the study included: 1) The mentees and mentors expressed growth in their self-esteem and self-confidence. This increase in self-awareness led to a willingness to take risk and face potential failure; 2) Leadership development took place on several levels; 3) The mentees had a realization of the impact of their gender; 4) Two-thirds of the mentees showed a substantial understanding and practice in all three of respective corollaries; and 5) The mentees and mentors displayed general development and growth.
The substantive theory that emerged from this grounded theory study was: ‘Through proper mentorship, a first-time female freshman’s’ self-esteem and willingness to take on leadership opportunities will increase.’ Unlike the majority of upperclassmen who have had a mentor, all of the freshmen participating never had a mentor prior to their participation in the program. Mentors played a substantial role in the development of these freshmen and their willingness to take on leadership opportunities. Recommendations for further research include a longitudinal study examining if these freshmen continue to involve themselves in leadership opportunities throughout their college career.
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Nählstedt, Kristoffer, and Martin Norén. "Hemtjänsten i Växjö kommun : En fallstudie om personal- och ruttplanering." Thesis, Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för ekonomistyrning och logistik (ELO), 2017. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-64921.
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Kurs: Examensarbete i logistik för Civilekonomprogrammet, 4FE19E, VT17 Författare: Martin Norén och Kristoffer Nählstedt Handledare: Hana Hulthén Examinator: Helena Forslund Titel: Hemtjänsten i Växjö kommun - En fallstudie om personal- och ruttplanering Bakgrund: Boendeformen särskilt boende har minskat påtagligt de senaste åren och förväntas minska ytterligare i framtiden. Samtidigt ökar andelen äldre som är i behov av vård och omsorg. Ett sätt att lösa detta är att förlägga omsorgsvården på hemtjänsten. För att klara sitt uppdrag använder hemtjänstenheter idag sig av olika planeringsverktyg som är tänkt att säkerställa att en kostnadseffektiv hemtjänst kan bedrivas samtidigt som den inte ska ge avkall på kvalitén av omsorg. Det ökade trycket på hemtjänsten kräver dock mycket resurser och det är idag svårt att klara av att nå upp till de interna målen som ställts på organisationen under denna föränderliga tid. Därför är det viktigare än någonsin med effektiva planeringsprocesser som kan underlätta och stödja hemtjänsten i sina åtaganden. Syfte: Syftet med studien är att effektivisera hemtjänstenheters planeringsprocesser. Avsikten med effektiviseringen är att uppnå en mer kostnadseffektiv hemtjänst som når måluppfyllelsen inom kontinuitet och brukartid. Metod: Studien är en fallstudie som genomförts i Växjö kommuns omsorgsenhet. Med hjälp av semi-strukturerade intervjuer, insamling av kvalitativ och kvantitativ data har studien kunnat inhämta empiriskt material. En processkartläggning genomfördes och författarna identifierade slöserier och presenterade sedan förbättringsförslag med stöd från åtskilliga teorier. Slutsatser: Författarna lyckades lägga fram förbättringsförslag på alla de tre planeringsprocesser som studien lyckades identifiera. Först lades förbättringsförslag av både kvantitativ och kvalitativ karaktär fram med avsikten att säkerställa kompetensförsörjningen i organisationen. I ruttplaneringsprocessen delade författarna upp hemtjänstenheten Vikaholm i två olika grupper baserat på dess geografiska placeringar och lyckades därigenom förbättra både kontinuiteten och brukartiden samtidigt som kostnaden sjönk för organisationen som helhet. Efter observationer och intervjuer på de olika arbetsgrupperna framkom slutligen fler förbättringsförslag på hur hemtjänstenheter skulle kunna arbeta för att effektivisera sin schemaläggningsprocess ytterligare. Nyckelord: Hemtjänst, äldreomsorg, kontinuitet, brukartid, planering, planeringsprocesser, processkartläggning, ruttplanering, prognostisering.Course: Examensarbete i logistik för Civilekonomprogrammet, 4FE19E, VT17 Authors: Martin Norén and Kristoffer Nählstedt Tutor: Hana Hulthén Examiner: Helena Forslund Title: Home care for the elders in Växjö municipality - A case study about personnel and route planning Background: In Sweden the amount of people living in an assisted living have reduced significantly during the recent years and is predicted to be reduced even more. At the mean time the amount of elders in need of care is increasing. One way of solving this is by the use of home care. To handle its duty home care units use different kinds of planning tools to ensure quality of the care and that the home care is being cost efficient. The increased demand on the home care service requires a lot of resources and it is today very hard to achieve the internal goals which have been set up by the organisation. Therefore it is now more important than ever with efficient planning processes that can ease and support the home care service in its obligations. Purpose: The purpose of the study is to streamline the planning process in elder care units. The streamlined planning process intends to achieve a more cost efficient elder care, that achieves the objectives concerning continuity and time spent with the elders. Method: The study is a case study, which have been carried out in the municipality of Växjö. With the use of semi-structured interviews, gathering of qualitative and quantitative data the study have been able to obtain empirical material. In order to identify waste the authors used process mapping and then later on proposed improvements with support from a number of theories. Conclusions: The authors managed to propose improvements on all of three identified planning processes. Firstly, the study presented the proposed improvements on the process of ensuring competent personnel with the use of both qualitative and quantitative data. In the route planning process the authors split the home care unit of Vikaholm into two units, based on the locations of the elders. Thereby the authors managed to improve all of the three main goals of the home care unit; continuity, economy and the amount of time the care takers spend with the elders. Observations and interviews on the different units lead to the conclusion of potential improvements on how home care units could work to be more efficient in their scheduling processes. Keywords: Home care, elder care, time spent with the elder, planning, process planning, process mapping, route planning, forecasting.
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Toole-Holt, Lavenia Anne. "A comparative analysis of travel time expenditures in the United States." [Tampa, Fla.] : University of South Florida, 2004. http://purl.fcla.edu/fcla/etd/SFE0000390.
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Gu, Yun. "The Impacts of Real-time Knowledge Based Personal Lighting Control on Energy Consumption, User Satisfaction and Task Performance in Offices." Research Showcase @ CMU, 2011. http://repository.cmu.edu/dissertations/54.
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Current building design and engineering practices emphasizing on energy conservation can be improved further by developing methods focusing on building occupants’ needs and interests in conservation. Specifically, the resulting energy effective building performance improvements cannot reach the desired goals, if the resulting indoor environmental conditions do not meet thermal, visual and air quality needs of the occupants. To meet both energy conservation and human performance requirements simultaneously requires to give the occupants information regarding indoor environmental qualities and energy implications of possible individual decisions. This requires that building control components and systems must enable occupants to understand how the building operates and how their own actions meet both their needs and the energy and environmental goals of the building project.
The goal of the research and experiments of this dissertation is to explore if real-time information regarding visual comfort requirements to meet a variety of tasks and to simultaneously conserve energy, improves occupant behavior to meet both objectives. Two workplaces in Robert L. Preger Intelligent Workplace were equipped to test the performance of 60 invited participants in conducting computer based tasks and a paper based task, under three difference lighting controls:
1) Centralized lighting control with no user choice
2) User control of
- blind positions for daylight shading
- ceiling based lighting fixture luminance output level
- task lighting: on/off
3) User control the three components (as listed under point 2 above), with provided simultaneous information regarding energy and related CO2 emissions implications, appropriate light levels meeting tasks requirements, and best choices in order to meet both task requirements and energy conservation goals/objectives.
The main findings of the experiments are that real-time information (listed under point 3 above) enables users to meet the visual quality requirements for both computer tasks and the paper task, and to conserve significant amounts of electricity for lighting. Furthermore, the 60 invited participants were asked to identify the importance of the four types of provided information tested in point 3 above. While individual users identified the importance of different information categories, the overall assessment were considered to be significant.
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Mary, Latisha Marie. "Fostering self-esteem in the French primary classroom through the use of personal social and citizenship education." Thesis, University of Exeter, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10036/106655.
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The aim of this study was to investigate the role of personal, social and citizenship education (PSCE) in fostering positive self-esteem in two instrumental case studies which took place in two classrooms of 7-10 year old children (N=40) in France during the 2007-2008 school year. The study used a mixture of quantitative and qualitative methodologies including a self-esteem survey administered to pupils in the two case-study classrooms as well as to students in two control classrooms (N=47) at the beginning and end of the school year. Throughout the course of the year a series of semi-structured interviews was also conducted with six focus children selected from each class (2 high, 2 medium and 2 low self-esteem children) as well as with the two class teachers and the parents/step-parents of the focus children. In addition, the study included non-participant observation which focussed on the participation and behaviour of the focus children during PSCE lessons and other lessons through the use of three separate observation schedules. The study found evidence of the important influence of significant others, in particular, parents, peers and teachers, on the focus children’s self-esteem. Although the quantitative analysis of the self-esteem questionnaires showed no statistically significant increase in self-esteem at the group level over time, the qualitative findings indicate that teachers’ relationship with their students, their promotion of responsibility and self-efficacy, and their careful implementation of PSCE practices contributed to increases in individual children’s self-esteem. There was also evidence that the implementation of PSCE activities contributed to improvements in children’s peer relations.
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Lee, Jae-Song. "TESOL Employment Ads in China and South Korea: Personal Characteristics, Knowledge, and Skills Identified in Full-Time Ads Posted for International Instructors." BYU ScholarsArchive, 2014. https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/5519.
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The purpose of this master's project was to investigate the types of personal characteristics, knowledge, and skills TESOL employers are seeking in foreign job candidates in today's biggest EFL job markets, specifically in China and South Korea. First, the literature review introduces the enormous development of the EFL job market in these two countries and some challenges these two countries faced in their attempt to hire foreign EFL teachers. A total of 303 job advertisements were gathered from two Internet sources (Dave's ESL Café and TESOL.org) that met all the established criteria for choosing a reliable data source during a 12-month period and analyzed in order to determine the personal characteristics, knowledge, and skills listed by TESOL employers in these two Asian countries. The results indicate that 92% of the ads required international applicants to be native speakers of English. Key skills needed in both countries included communication skills, computer skills, a high level of English language proficiency, and writing skills. The majority of the full-time positions sought instructors with experience in materials development, curriculum development, or assessment. In terms of personal characteristics, employers want applicants to be enthusiastic, energetic, dedicated, and interested in young learners ranging in age from kindergarten to high school level. These findings have important implications for those TESOL graduates preparing themselves to obtain full-time jobs in China and South Korea.
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Harrysson, Norgell Sara. "Samlingen : En studie om hur personal i barngrupp på förskolan resonerar om samlingen och dess syften." Thesis, Karlstads universitet, Fakulteten för humaniora och samhällsvetenskap (from 2013), 2013. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kau:diva-26338.
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The purpose of this study was to analyse how adults in preschool staff reason about circle time and its purpose as well as children’s participation and planning. The study was conducted as qualitative interviews with four adults in preschool staff. Results from the study show that the planning of the circle time is the responsibility of every adult in preschool staff and demands a grounded and a thoughtful view. The adult in preschool staff also claim that is important to have the children active and included in circle time and that they should be in focus. There are three main reasons why adult in preschool staff decide to have circle time with the children. There are reasons to encourage language, social and emotional development. The literature, however, takes up the collection's purpose is more about providing security, community and school preparation. The biggest reason they also point out the affirmation of the children. Both adult in preschool staff and literature speaks of confirmation and community but the adult in preschool staff does not speak about school preparatory activity that reason that they have set. The study also showed that there are ready-made materials for different kinds of circle time. Children's participation is something that should be the focus of the circle time, but the adult in preschool staff use too often and easy the ready materials instead.
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Zhao, Huijin. "Assessment of Personal Exposure to Particulate Matter Based on a Space-time Method for a Student Residing near a Large Urban Campus." The Ohio State University, 2011. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1316462387.
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Bazalar, Rojas Ricardo Andrés, and Flórez Eduardo Enrique Sedano. "Impacto de la gestión del tiempo en el desempeño de las funciones del personal del área de operaciones de las líneas navieras que actúan en el puerto de apm terminals en el año 2019." Bachelor's thesis, Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas (UPC), 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/10757/650405.
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El presente informe está dividido en 6 capítulos. El contenido del primer capítulo se centra en explicar conceptos teóricos claves, como el comercio internacional, logística, transporte marítimo y también las características del área de operaciones de una línea naviera: su estructura, funciones y los principales agentes dentro de su cadena de procesos. Por motivos de la investigación se tomaron como referencia cuatro líneas que operan actualmente en APM Terminals: ONE, MSC, HLC & HMM. Además, se tratará el tema de gestión del tiempo, detallando también técnicas y modelos (como la Matriz de Eisenhower) propuestos por expertos en los temas de eficiencia y productividad.
En el segundo capítulo presentamos el objetivo principal y específicos que serán la base de nuestra investigación. Dentro de los objetivos secundarios buscamos identificar posibles causas de pérdida de tiempo que puedan afectar al área, en particular cuando se ejecuta su tarea más importante: el proceso de llenado del CAL (Lista de Embarque de Contenedores).
En el tercer capítulo se explicará la metodología usada, detallando el tipo de estudio, técnica de muestreo y los métodos de recopilación de datos. En este caso, se optó por un estudio mixto.
Finalmente, en el capítulo cuarto, quinto y sexto se presentan los formatos de las herramientas de investigación, los resultados obtenidos, y las conclusiones y recomendaciones, respectivamente.
Se tiene la expectativa que los hallazgos obtenidos puedan servir de base para otras investigaciones, o incluso ayudar a las líneas navieras a identificar posibles deficiencias en sus políticas de manejos de tiempo para aumentar así su productividad.This report is divided into 6 chapters. The content of the first chapter focuses on explaining key theoretical concepts, such as international trade, logistics, maritime transport and also the characteristics of a shipping lines’ operations department: its structure, functions and the main agents within its process chain. For research purposes, four lines that currently operate in APM Terminals were taken as reference: ONE, MSC, HLC & HMM. In addition, the topic of time management will be discussed, detailing techniques and models (such as the Eisenhower Matrix) proposed by experts in the areas of efficiency and productivity. In the second chapter we present the main and specific objectives that will be the basis of our research. Within the secondary objectives we seek to identify possible causes of time mismanagement that may affect the area, particularly when its most important task is executed: the process of filling the CAL (Container Announcement List). The third chapter explains the methodology used, detailing the type of study, sampling technique and data collection methods. In this case, a mixed study was chosen. Finally, the research tools’ formats, the results obtained, and the conclusions and recommendations, respectively, are presented in the fourth, fifth and sixth chapters. It is expected that the obtained findings may serve as a basis for further research, or even help shipping lines identify possible deficiencies in their time management policies to increase their productivity.
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Ruffner, Tacey L. "A study of time orientation, temporal integration and reading comprehension: Back to the future." Scholarly Commons, 1993. https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/uop_etds/2940.
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Problem. Lower-track high school students' combination of poor reading comprehension, present time orientation and shortened temporal integration is an area that has been identified in a range of divergent literature, but little studied in terms of educational practice. Previous research into time orientation and temporal integration has failed to investigate a connection with reading comprehension. Purpose. The purpose was to determine if there is a relationship between time orientation, temporal integration, reading achievement/high school track level and reading comprehension. Procedures. Two measures, a Time Orientation Questionnaire and a Cloze Test of Reading Comprehension, previously identified and pilot tested, were employed. One class in each of four track levels (College Preparatory, General, Remedial and ESL) at two high schools was tested. The data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. Findings. The utility of the two measures was validated by this study. The data indicate that track placement affected 63% of the verb tense items reflecting time orientation on the Cloze Test, and 55% of the verb tense items reflecting temporal integration. The Cloze Test of Reading Comprehension differentiated among the four track levels of reading ability, and showed that there are temporal factors which are involved. These temporal factors have not been understood as elements which mediate between levels of reading comprehension. In addition, track placement affected 35% of the responses on the Time Orientation Questionnaire, which addressed future and present time orientations. Recommendations. The educational problem is how to accomplish temporal intervention by teaching about a broad range of temporality: (1) The teaching should focus on establishing a sense of the future, by starting from the present and incorporating the definite (past tense) and then the indefinite past (present perfect tense) in both teacher-student interactions and reading comprehension materials. (2) The primary vehicle is language and temporally-designed reading comprehension materials throughout the high school curriculum, indicating that a temporally-sophisticated curriculum can be designed to meet the needs of at-risk students.
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Hope, James. "The semantics of psychospace." Thesis, Heriot-Watt University, 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/1842/17574.
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Traditionally, in the landscape profession, landscape analysis has been concerned with the physical aspects of place. Properties like shape, amount, use, colour and content have been surveyed, identified and classed in their various combinations to describe ' place character '. With few exceptions, (Appleton 1998), the psychological aspects of place as criteria for classification have been largely ignored. One of the reasons for this, has been the argument that such data are' subjective' and personal, when what is required is,' objective', verifiable and subject to 'constancy'. Another equally valid objection has been the difficulty in defining and identifying the psychological properties of place. The proposed method of analysing places by their psychological properties depends on people being able to verbally describe their feelings and states of mind. To define the survey parameters, these personal, emotional and mental properties have been identified and arranged in spectrums. By selecting the appropriate terms to describe their feelings in place, psychological profiles can be prepared, describing person-place relationships. With many such profiles, linked to personal details, like age, activity, sex and culture, factor analysis allows statistical examinations to be made of these person-place relationships. These reveal consistent patterns, relating particular combinations of feelings to particular combinations of perceivable place properties. Language is the medium of analysis and a linguistic examination of the data allows its classification into different types of place property. Those which are tangible, nominals and nouns, like apples, beds and chairs, and those which are intangible and descriptors, like abnormality, banality and chaos. Linguistics also offers, through concepts like antonymy, the ability to express opposites or contrasts in design terms, like, alien-friendly, bold-weak, chaotic-ordered. Certain combinations of emotions and perceivable, intangible place properties indicate places of particular significance. These are defined as archetypes. Thus, Arcadia is emotionally peaceful, restful and tranquil, and perceivably fertile, productive and beautiful. Battlefield is tense, shocking, stressful and perceivably brutal, chaotic and dramatic. CG Jung, (1968) asserted that anthropomorphic archetypes exist in the 'collective unconscious' of society and that this innate knowledge prepares the mind for future encounters. His archetypes included concepts like Mother and Father, Superman and Hero. By extension, it is postulated that places are also archetypal. To relate people to places objectively, the concept of 'objective relativity' is evoked ( G H Mead. 1932), allowing personal properties like awe, beauty and calmness to be logically attributed to place, relative to particular people. The main concept on which the thesis is based, is 'Psychospace', a linguistic model of the total psychological experience of place. New concepts are created to describe further people-place relationships. Prattles are property feelings of people attributed to place and Percies are properties of place perceived by some people and not others, and therefore 'subjective', like order, chaos and formality. Also included in 'subjective' judgements are those of assessment. Procons are personal properties, like quality and value, good, bad and satisfactory, but also objectively relative. Methods are proposed for the analysis of places and people and the identification of concepts which are employed in the processes of design. Examples are shown and discussed of how the formulated principles work in practice.
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Chang, Yue-Feng. "A Measure of Time A Sense of Place." Thesis, this resource online, 2005. http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-01132006-113859/.
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Ahmed, Mustafa, and Victoria Fröst. "Personal Experiences of Somali Women in Uddevalla : A comparative case study on Somali women’s understandings of their experiences in the integration process." Thesis, Högskolan Väst, Avd för juridik, ekonomi, statistik och politik, 2018. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hv:diva-12743.
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In connection to an existing research project, Micro-migration and Integration with relevance for Uddevalla, this study aims to analyse and compare the subjective understandings of Somali women’s experiences in the integration process in the Swedish society. Integration is a multifaceted and ongoing process in which the self-understandings of this notion is bound to change over time in relation to socio-economic and cultural contexts. In light of this, the thesis employs a comparative case study that is based on data collected through focus group discussions with newly arrived women and women who have stayed in Sweden for a longer time. The analytical framework utilizes acculturation theory to study what traces of integration, assimilation, separation and marginalization can be identified in the selfunderstandings and how they develop over time. Some of the conclusions from the study by the interviewees notify language being crucial. Both groups understand that Swedish constitutes a step in the overall process for establishment and the newly arrived women showed an awareness about it being the ultimate factor that can speed up their own integration process. The findings of the research include that there is a deviation of the understandings between the groups when it comes to housing and identity. The group of newly arrived women with the exception of one participant, indicated a clear separation in regard to both aspects above whereas the women who have lived in Sweden for 9-10 years showed clear traces of integration. Hence, in the beginning of the integration process a person might have a theoretical understanding that indicates separation but experience a discursive shift towards the lens of integration.
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Wong, Winnie. "A Hybrid Pixel Detector ASIC with Energy Binning for Real-Time, Spectroscopic Dose Measurements." Doctoral thesis, Mittuniversitetet, Institutionen för informationsteknologi och medier, 2012. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:miun:diva-16171.
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Hybrid pixel detectors have been demonstrated to provide excellent quality detection of ionising photon radiation, particularly in X-ray imaging. Recently, there has been interest in developing a hybrid pixel detector specifically for photon dosimetry. This thesis is on the design, implementation, and preliminary characterisation of the Dosepix readout chip. Dosepix has 256 square pixels of 220 mm side-length, constituting 12.4 mm2 of photo-sensitive area per detector. The combination of multiple pixels provides many parallel processors with limited input flux, resulting in a radiation dose monitor which can continuously record data and provide a real-time report on personal dose equivalent. Energy measurements are obtained by measuring the time over threshold of each photon and a state machine in the pixel sorts the detected photon event into appropriate energy bins. Each pixel contains 16 digital thresholds with 16 registers to store the associated energy bins. Preliminary measurements of Dosepix chips bump bonded to silicon sensors show very promising results. The pixel has a frontend noise of 120 e-. In low power mode, each chip consumes 15 mW, permitting its use in a portable, battery-powered system. Direct time over threshold output from the hybrid pixel detector assembly reveal distinctive photo-peaks correctly identifying the nature of incident photons, and verification measurements indicate that the pixel binning state machines accurately categorise charge spectra. Personal dose equivalent reconstruction using this data has a flat response for a large range of photon energies and personal dose equivalent rates.