Dissertations / Theses on the topic 'SENIAT'

One of the major duties performed by the censors of the Roman Republic was that of the lectio senatus, the enrolment of the Senate. As part of this process they were able to expel from that body anyone whom they deemed unequal to the honour of continued membership. Those expelled were termed ‘praeteriti’. While various aspects of this important and at-times controversial process have attracted scholarly attention, a detailed survey has never been attempted. The work is divided into two major parts. Part I comprises four chapters relating to various aspects of the lectio. Chapter 1 sees a close analysis of the term ‘praeteritus’, shedding fresh light on senatorial demographics and turnover – primarily a demonstration of the correctness of the (minority) view that as early as the third century the quaestorship conveyed automatic membership of the Senate to those who held it. It was not a Sullan innovation. In Ch.2 we calculate that during the period under investigation, c.350 members were expelled. When factoring for life expectancy, this translates to a significant mean lifetime risk of expulsion: c.10%. Also, that mean risk was front-loaded, with praetorians and consulars significantly less likely to be expelled than subpraetorian members. In Ch.3 and 4 we discuss the mechanics of the lectio and review legislative and personal responses to expulsion, including the observations that censors were sensible to a number of societal constraints, among them the opinions of outside actors; also, that expulsion was not necessarily an insuperable setback. Part II comprises a single chapter, a catalogue of all known named praeteriti. An Appendix presents all source testimonia that allude to each praeteritus’ expulsion. The chronological range is bookended by the promulgation of the plebiscitum Ovinium (which gave censors the responsibility of performing the lectio) and the final censorship of the functioning Republic.

La revision constitutionnelle sous la cinquieme republique est marquee a la fois par une ancienne querelle et un recent renouveau. Durant ses cinq premieres annees d'existence, la constitution francaise de 1958 a ete formellement revisee par la mise en oeuvre de trois procedures differentes. Depuis les cinq dernieres annees, les pouvoirs publics l'ont modifiee autant de fois qu'elle l'avait ete pendant plus de trente ans. La notion meme de "revision constitutionnelle" s'en trouve renouvelee. Dans cette double specificite - incertitudes procedurales et frequence des revisions - du systeme constitutionnel actuel, le senat a une place particuliere. Le referendum direct prevu par l'article 11 de la constitution a ete utilise d'abord malgre les regles du bicamerisme puis contre le bicameralisme. Spectatrice puis victime, la seconde chambre est devenue pleinement actrice de la revision constitutionnelle et ses droits ne furent plus contestes par les autres acteurs institutionnels. Or la desuetude du referendum constituant modifie sensiblement le systeme politique lui-meme et renforce la maitrise parlementaire. Si le droit de veto que confere a la haute assemblee le dispositif de l'article 89 de la constitution suppose qu'on le definisse clairement, il n'autorise pas qu'on le juge a l'aune de criteres inadequats. Aussi importe-t-il de mettre en perspective les orientations reformistes du senat, essentiellement telles qu'elle se sont manifestees au cours des nombreux actes de revision que la cinquieme republique a connus entre 1958 et 1996. Il apparait alors que, si la seconde chambre tend a defendre l'institution parlementaire, elle aspire surtout a etendre au-dela de la revision constitutionnelle l'"equicamerisme" que consacre la mise en oeuvre de l'article 89<br>During the fifth republic, the constitutional review is marked at the same time by an old quarrel and a recent revival. During its first five years, the french constitution of 1958 has been formally reviewed by the implementation of three differents procedures. Over the last five years, the governments has changed it as many times as it has been changed for more than thirty years. The very notion of "constitutional review" is thus renewed. As regard this two-side specificity - uncertain proceedings and the frequency of reviews - of the present constitutional system, the senate has a particular position. The direct referendum provided in the article of the constitution was first used in spite of the rules of the bicameral system and then against it. First a witness then a victim, the second chamber has become a true actor in the constitutional review and its rights have not been denied by the other institutional actors any longer whereas the obsolescence of the constituent referendum slightly modifies the political system itself and strengthens the parliamentary control. If the right to veto which is given to the haute assemblee by the article 89 of the constitution supposes that it should be clearly defined it can't be judjed from inadequate criteria. Thus it is important to consider the reformist trends of the senate, basically as they have emerged all along the numerous acts of revision, which the fifth republic has experienced between 1958 and 1996. Then if the second chamber seems to defend the parliamentary institution it longs for the expression of the equity of the two chambres above all beyond the constitutional review established in article 89

Made available in DSpace on 2016-04-27T18:47:08Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Micheli Patricia de Fatima Magri.pdf: 1102664 bytes, checksum: 874b54c39950a11c5274ec08e40f2f5b (MD5) Previous issue date: 2011-07-08<br>Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior<br>This thesis is based on the theoretical and interdisciplinary issues surrounding eye health in the elderly and the socio-cultural barriers facilitators. The issue focuses on the elderly with visual impairment caused by cataract senile and needs to undergo an outpatient surgical procedure and, for reasons that are investigated here, can not or will delay the procedure. Research of the statements from the elderly, the reasons for the suspension of cataract surgery. The quantitative approach accounts for the collection and presentation of data obtained from documents and databases available, suitable for "translation" numeric (absolute and relative) in the period January to December 2009. The qualitative approach was conducted from interviews with older people who have benefited from cataract surgery. We used a "field journal" to record the situations that involve the suspension of cataract surgeries. We note that the results in the year 2009 had a total of 2,956 surgical schedule. Of these 78% (2306) were performed and 21% (650) were suspended. The clinical causes of hypertension and had the cough causes more prevalent. The rate of recovery varied between 73.2% to 84.7%. Indicators of surgery cancellation between 15.3% to 26.3%. We selected the stories that attracted the most attention by the content set out in its analysis. Seeking a deeper analysis of the data collected, other meanings were revealed regarding the issues considered as problems that caused the suspension of surgery in the lives of individuals and how they were treated in the health services at two levels: municipal and regional health. In assessing what caused the suspension of the surgery and cause the elderly to find that the financial and psychological impacts are most significant to the elderly respondents<br>Esta dissertação fundamenta-se na perspectiva teórica e interdisciplinar com questões que envolvem a saúde ocular em idosos e os entraves facilitadores sócio-cultural. O problema focaliza os idosos com dificuldade visual causada pela catarata senil e precisa se submeter a um procedimento cirúrgico ambulatorial e, por motivos que são aqui investigados, não conseguem ou protelam o procedimento. Investigam-se, a partir de falas dos idosos, as razões da suspensão de cirurgias de catarata. A abordagem quantitativa responde, pela coleta e apresentação de dados obtidos junto a documentos e bancos de dados disponíveis; passíveis de tradução numérica (absoluta e relativa), no período janeiro a dezembro de 2009. A abordagem qualitativa foi realizada a partir de entrevistas junto a idosos que não se beneficiaram da cirurgia de catarata. Foi utilizado um diário de campo para o registro das situações que, envolvem a suspensão das cirurgias de catarata. Verificamos nos resultados que, no ano de 2009 tivemos um agendamento cirúrgico total de 2.956. Destas 78% (2.306) foram realizadas e 21% (650) foram suspensas. As causas clínicas tiveram a Hipertensão arterial e a tosse as causas mais prevalente. A taxa de aproveitamento cirúrgico variou de 73,2% a 84,7%. Os indicadores de suspensão de cirurgia entre 15,3% a 26,3%. Foram selecionados os relatos que mais chamaram a atenção pelo conteúdo expostos na sua analise. Buscando uma maior profundidade na análise dos dados coletados, outros significados foram revelados relativos às questões consideradas como dificuldades que a suspensão da cirurgia causou nas vidas dos indivíduos e, como foram atendidos nos serviços de saúde nos dois níveis: municipal e regional de saúde. Ao avaliar o que a suspensão da cirurgia causou e causa para os idosos verificamos que os impactos psicológicos e financeiros são os mais significantes aos idosos entrevistados

The present PhD thesis entitled "Silica Hybrid Materials for detection of toxic species and clinical diagnosis" is focused on the design and synthesis of new hybrid materials, using different silica supports as inorganic scaffolds, with applications in recognition, sensing and diagnostic protocols. The first chapter of the PhD thesis is devoted to the definition and classification of hybrid materials, relying on concepts of Nanotechnology, Supramolecular and Materials Chemistry. State of art of this field of knowledge is described using numerous examples of applications for molecular recognition, especially about gated materials. In the second chapter, the general and specific objectives of the PhD thesis are presented. The third chapter shows the synthesis, characterization and sensing performances of hybrid silica nanoparticles for the chromogenic detection of formaldehyde. Commercially available silica nanoparticles are functionalized with thiol and polyamine moieties. These hybrid nanoparticles were used for the chromogenic recognition of formaldehyde using a blue squaraine indicator. In the absence of formaldehyde, suspensions of the functionalized nanoparticles are able to bleach the blue squaraine solutions due to a reaction between the grafted thiol moieties and the added dye. In the presence of formaldehyde, -SH moieties onto the surface reacts with this molecule with the subsequent inhibition of thiol-squaraine reaction. As a consequence suspension remains blue and formaldehyde is detected. These nanoparticles allows detection of formaldehyde in a selective and sensitive fashion in aqueous and in gas phase. The fourth chapter deals with the preparation of acetylcholinesterase capped mesoporous silica nanoparticle that are used for the selective and sensitive sensing of diisopropylfluorophosphate (DFP), a nerve agent mimic. Mesoporous silica nanoparticles are prepared and the pores loaded with rhodamine B dye. Then, the external surface of the loaded nanoparticles is functionalized with a pyridostigmine derivative (a reversible inhibitor of acetylcholinesterase enzyme). Finally the pores are capped upon acetylcholinesterase addition (by coordination with the grafted inhibitor). In the absence of DFP nanoparticles are tightly closed whereas in the presence of nerve agent simulant pore opening and dye release is observed (due to preferential coordination of DFP with the enzyme active sites and detachment from the nanoparticles surface). In an extension of the previous results, nanoparticles functionalized with a neostigmine derivative are prepared and characterized and its controlled release features studied in the presence of several acetylcholinesterase inhibitors. The selective recognition of Mycoplasma fermentans genomic DNA using capped mesoporous silica nanoparticles is presented in chapter fifth. Sensing nanodevices are based on mesoporous silica nanoparticles loaded with rhodamine B and with the external surface functionalized with isocyanatopropyl moieties. Then, a short DNA sequence was covalently attached to the surface of the nanoparticles through the formation of urea linkages. Finally, the pores were capped by adding a single stranded oligonucleotide which is a highly conserved sequence of the 16S ribosomal subunit of the mycoplasma species genome. Aqueous suspensions of the DNA-capped nanoparticles showed negligible dye release. However, only in the presence of Mycoplasma fermentans genomic DNA the pores are opened and a marked rhodamine B release is observed. Using these nanoparticles a limit of detection as low as 70 DNA copies uL-1 is achieved.<br>La presente tesis doctoral titulada "Silica Hybrid Materials for detection of toxic species and clinical diagnosis" está enfocada al diseño y síntesis de nuevos materiales hibridos usando diferentes soportes inorgánicos basados en sílice, con aplicaciones en protocolos de reconocimiento, sensado y diagnóstico. El primer capítulo de la tesis está dedicado a la definición y clasificación de los materiales híbridos, basándose en conceptos de Nanotecnología, Química Supramolecular y Química de Materiales. El estado del arte de este campo de conocimiento se describe usando numerosas aplicaciones para reconocimiento molecular, especialmente sobre materiales de tipo puerta molecular. En el segundo capítulo se presentan los objetivos generales y específicos de la presente tesis. El tercer capítulo presenta la síntesis, caracterización y capacidades sensoras de nanopartículas híbridas de sílice para la detección de formaldehído. Nanopartículas silíceas comerciales se funcionalizan con grupos tiol y poliamina. Estas nanopartículas híbridas han sido usadas para el reconocimiento cromogénico de formaldehído usando un indicador azul de escuaridina. En ausencia de formaldehído, suspensiones de nanopartículas son capaces de decolorar las disoluciones azules de escuaridina debido a una reacción entre los tioles insertados y el colorante añadido. En presencia de formaldehído, los grupos -SH de la superficie reaccionan con esta molécula con la consiguiente inhibición de la reacción tiol-escuaridina. Como consecuencia la suspensión permanece azul y el formaldehído es detectado. Estas nanopartículas permiten la detección de formaldehído de manera sensitiva y selectiva en disolución y fase gas. El cuarto capítulo trata de la preparación de nanopartículas mesoporosas de sílice tapadas con acetilcolinesterasa que son usadas para el sensado selectivo y sensitivo de diisopropilfluorofosfato (DFP), un simulante de gas nervioso. Nanopartículas mesoporosas de sílice se preparan y sus poros se cargan con rodamina B. Entonces, la superficie externa de las nanopartículas cargadas se funcionalizan con un derivado de piridostigmina (un inhibidor reversible de la enzima acetilcolinesterasa). Finalmente los poros se tapan con la adición de acetilcolinesterasa (por coordinación con el inhibidor insertado). En ausencia de DFP, las nanopartículas permanecen cerradas mientras que en la presencia del simulante de agente nervioso los poros se abren y se observa la liberación del colorante (debido a la preferencia de coordinación de los sitios activos de la enzima con el DFP y el desanclaje de la superficie de las nanopartículas). En una extensión de los resultados comentados, se preparan nanopartículas funcionalizadas con un derivado de neostigmina para caracterizarlas y estudiar sus procesos de liberación controlada en presencia de distintos inhibidores de acetilcolinesterasa. El reconocimiento selectivo de ADN genómico de Mycoplasma fermentans usando nanopartículas mesoporosas de sílice se presenta en el quinto capítulo. Nanodispositivos sensores basados en nanopartículas de sílice mesoporosa cargadas con rodamina B y con la superficie externa funcionalizada con grupos isocianatopropilo. Entonces, una secuencia corta de ADN se ancla covalentemente a la superficie de las nanopartículas a través de la formación de enlaces urea. Finalmente, los poros se tapan añadiendo un oligonucleótido de cadena simple el cuál está formado por una secuencia altamente conservada de la subunidad ribosomal 16S del genoma de esta especie concreta de micoplasma. Suspensiones acuosas de nanopartículas tapadas con oligonucleótido presentan una liberación insignificante de colorante. Sin embargo, sólo en presencia de ADN genómico de Mycoplasma fermentans los poros se abren y se observa una marcada liberación de rodamina B. Usando estas nanopartículas se llegó a un límite de detección tan bajo como 70 c<br>La present tesi doctoral titulada "Silica Hybrid Materials for detection of toxic species and clinical diagnosis" està enfocada al disseny i síntesi de nous materials híbrids utilitzant diferents suports inorgànics basat en sílice, amb aplicacions en protocols de reconeixement, sensat i diagnòstic. El primer capítol de la tesi està dedicat a la definició i classificació dels materials híbrids , basant-se en conceptes de Nanotecnologia, Química Supramolecular i Química dels Materials. L'estat del art d'aquest camp de coneixement es descriu utilitzant nombroses exemples de aplicacions per a reconeixement molecular, especialment sobre materials de tipus porta molecular. En el segon capítol es presenten els objectius generals i específics de la present tesi. El tercer capítol presenta la síntesi, caracterització i capacitats sensores de nanopartícules híbrides de sílice per a la detecció de formaldehid. Nanopartícules silícies comercials es funcionalitzen amb grups tiol i poliamina. Estes nanopartícules híbrides han sigut utilitzades per al reconeixement cromogènic de formaldehid utilitzant un indicador blau de escuaridina. En absència de formaldehid, suspensions de nanopartícules son capaces de decolorar les dissolucions blaves de escuaridina degut a una reacció entre els tiols inserits i el colorant afegit. En presència de formaldehid els grups -SH de la superfície reaccionen amb esta molècula amb la conseqüent inhibició de la reacció tiol-escuaridina. Com a conseqüència la suspensió roman blava i el formaldehid es detecta. Estes nanopartícules permeten la detecció de formaldehid de forma sensitiva i selectiva en dissolució i en fase gas. El quart capítol de la tesi tracta de la preparació de nanopartícules mesoporoses de sílice tapades amv acetilcolinesterasa que són utilitzades per al sensat selectiu i sensitiu de diisopropilfluorofosfat (DFP), un simulant de gas nerviós. Nanopartícules mesoporoses de sílice es preparen i els seus porus es carreguen amb rodamina B. Llavors, la superfície externa de les nanopartícules carregades es funcionalitzen amb un derivat de piridostigmina (un inhibidor reversible de l'enzim acetilcolinesteras). Finalment els porus es tapen amb la addició de acetilcolinesterasa (per coordinació del inhibidor inserit). En absència de DFO, les nanopartícules romanen tancades mentre que en la presència del simulant d'agent nerviós els porus s'obrin i s'observa l'alliberament del colorant (degut a la preferència de coordinació dels centres actius de l'enzim amb el DFP i el desancoratge de la superfície de les nanopartícules). En una extensió dels resultats comentats, es preparen nanopartícules funcionalitzades amb un derivat de neostigmina per a caracteritzar-les i estudiar els seus processos d'alliberació controlada en presència de diferents inhibidors d'acetilcolinesterasa. El reconeixement selectiu d'ADN genòmic de Mycoplasma fermentans utilitzant nanopartícules mesoporoses de sílice es presenta en el quint capítol. Nanodispositius sensors basats en nanopartícules mesoporoses de sílice carregades amb rodamina B i amb la superfície externa funcionalitzada amb grups propilisocianat. Llavors, una seqüència curta d'ADN s'ancora covalentment a través de la formació d'enllaços urea. Finalment, els porus es tapen afegint un oligonucleòtid de cadena simple, el qual està composat per una seqüència altament conservada de la subunitat ribosomal 16S del genoma d'aquesta espècie concreta de micoplasma. Suspensions aquoses de nanopartícules tapades amb oligonucleòtids presenten una alliberació negligible de colorant. No obstant, solament en presència d'ADN genòmic de Mycoplasma fermentans els porus s'obrin i s'observa una marcada lliberació de rodamina B. Utilitzant estes nanopartícules es va aplegar a un límit de detecció tan baix com 70 còpies d'ADN per uL.<br>Pascual Vidal, L. (2017). Hybrid silica materials for detection of toxic species and clinical diagnosis [Tesis doctoral no publicada]. Universitat Politècnica de València. https://doi.org/10.4995/Thesis/10251/80076<br>TESIS

This study focuses on the writing of senior students in the subject English at an ACT secondary college. Several features of the ACT education system are relevant. There is a high retention rate, so the sample is a broad one. The curriculum is school based, as is assessment. There are separate courses for those seeking tertiary entrance (TE) and those seeking to complete their education at Year 12 (Accredited). The theoretical basis of the study is provided by the work of a number of linguists with an interest in school language, in particular Graham Little. 255 samples of writing have been analysed, taking account of the function and forms of language. The function, or meaning, has been analysed in terms of content, abstraction, purpose and audience. The writing in the Accredited course is evenly distributed between the human and material worlds, three quarters is informational and one quarter Imaginative. The level of abstraction shows a predominance of reporting and generalising. Writing in the TE course is 60% concerned with the human world and reaches higher levels of abstraction such as speculation and hypothesising. The audience is academic. Compared with earlier findings, this study shows more human content and higher levels of abstraction. Language functions through selective use of forms. The aspects of form analysed are vocabulary, abstraction of noun phrase, sentence length and sentence sequencing. Figures produced were largely consistent with earlier studies; however the TE group shows higher syllable counts, greater abstraction of noun phrase and longer sentences than the Accredited group. Creative writing brings the groups closest together. Handwriting, spelling and punctuation are examined. Handwriting is always legible, spelling close to 98% correct and 84% of full stops are correctly used. A small number of scripts produce most of the errors in both spelling and punctuation. The achievement of students as revealed by this study of writing is consistent with earlier studies although the students represented here demonstrate higher levels of abstraction. The curriculum contains more human content and is commendably comprehensive, although there is less poetic and expressive writing than might be expected. This form of language analysis is recommended for its concentration on the language actually produced in class, the insights it provides for teachers and the information it provides for meaningful public discussion of education.

Self-efficacy refers to people&rsquo<br>s judgments of their own abilities about a specific situation. The present study examined self-efficacy beliefs of senior students about using ESP (English for Specific Purposes) in their prospective careers. For this purpose, a new scale was developed by the researcher. The predictive power of certain variables (gender, English course grade, watching English language films, reading English language books, listening to English language songs) was investigated through multiple regression analysis. The study was conducted at a private university in Ankara and 303 senior students participated in the study. Exploratory factor analysis (EFA) was performed to determine the factor(s) in the questionnaire. EFA provided evidence for two factor solution and they were named as Academic Reading-Writing Skill (ARWS) and Academic Communication Skill (ACS). Cronbach&rsquo<br>s alpha coefficients of both ARWS and ACS scales were .97 for each which was a satisfactory result. The results of multiple regression analysis showed that the model of the combination of variables which were gender, reading English language books, watching English language films, listening to English language songs and English grade significantly predicted both ARWS and ACS scores of the participants. The variables which were reading English language books, watching English language films and English course grade significantly predicted both ARWS and ACS scores of the participants. Listening to English language songs predicted ACS scores but not ARWS scores. However, gender predicted neither of them.

Tesis para optar al grado de Magíster en Administración<br>No disponible a texto completo<br>La oportunidad de nuestro negocio “Tienda Senior” se sustenta en que actualmente en Chile existe una demanda insatisfecha respecto a los productos para el adulto mayor, en un mercado que actualmente llega al 11,5% de la población y que presenta un crecimiento del 14%, proyectándose para el año 2020 un 18% para llegar hacia el año 2050 hasta un 29%. Un dato relevante, es que el mercado local hoy no cuenta con un formato de tienda que cubra las necesidades del adulto mayor de forma integral, con artículos que les permita movilizarse por si solos en el hogar, leer con facilidad e integrarse con sus familiares y amigos. Esto es, nula competencia directa. Es por esto que Tienda Senior ha decidido distribuir sus productos a través de un local ubicado en el Mall Parque Arauco organizado especialmente para ellos, de acuerdo a las preferencias que arrojó el Estudio de Mercado efectuado por el Equipo Gestor. Los productos ofrecidos en un inicio serán 49, organizados en cuatro líneas de negocios: Artículos para vivir mejor, Vestuario, Entretención, Salud e Higiene. Estos productos serán importados principalmente desde Asia, dado el menor costo y alta calidad que presentan estos artículos. El Directorio de este negocio estará conformado por los 4 socios, quienes son Ingenieros, con MBA en la U. de Chile y experiencia en el Área de Finanzas y Mercadeo durante 5 años, lo que será fundamental para la gestión del negocio. Además, como Administrador del negocio quedará Mauricio Rojas G., uno de los socios gestores. El proyecto requiere una inversión inicial de $20 millones el primer año y el tercer año una inversión de $10 millones adicionales, arrojando un VAN del Proyecto de $67 millones en un horizonte de 5 años, con una tasa de descuento del 30%. La TIR de este negocio es de 59% para el mismo plazo. Se espera que a partir del segundo año las ventas crezcan a un ritmo del 25% anual, logrando al quinto año ventas cercanas a los $200 millones, generando un EBITDA de $56 millones y con una utilidad de $44 millones. La inversión requerida, será financiada por los socios.

The master’s thesis project is developed for the implementation of a new building for the elderly and persons with reduced mobility - Senior Park. The building is divided into several parts: the main building with facilities and separate wooden houses for the accommodation. The main building is a single-storey structure with a vegetative roof. The houses are designed with gable roof, without a basement. There is an emphasis on utmost privacy of individuals along with the care and closeness to nature. I embedded the main building partially into the ground so as to offset the difference in land and thus facilitate the movement after the plot and also served as a park for the inhabitants.

Senior cohousing is situated in the Moravian-Silesian Region in city Orlová and it is designed as complex. It is a new form of living for seniors in the Czech Republic. The loose translation could be „close neighbourly living for senior people. “ Access road to the complex is from Tešínská Street and then down the main road from the southeast on the car park. Near the car park there are three main buildings. Building A is the main common building for seniors’ meetings. Building B has a private doctor and a small gym. Building C is designed as technical premises. There are four types of family houses for seniors. Family house type 1 - in the complex 3x is suitable for two seniors. Family house type 2 - in the complex 2x is suitable for two seniors with moving difficulties. Family house type 3 - in the complex 3x is designed as semi-detached house for two senior couples. Family houses accommodate 30 seniors in 15 housing units. All the objects are brick, single-storey without cellar built up from HELUZ system with footings from plain concrete with foundation slab, flat roofs, contact insulation of perimeter walls, partly wood tiling. What is more, in senior cohousing there are senior playground, orchard park, lake, road inside the complex, pavements and paths.

Made available in DSpace on 2016-04-28T20:38:39Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Jose Carlos Zeppellini Junior.pdf: 1218568 bytes, checksum: a068121095255b194e2fabcdd6a6a116 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2013-05-06<br>Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico<br>The present doctoral thesis is based on clinical experience and represents a deeper study of the research developed and presented in the master s dissertation Dementia: identities that sicken. Considerations about the psychopathologic aspects of the aging process defended in the Laboratory of Fundamental Psychopathology (Laboratório de Psicopatologia Fundamental), in the Program of Post-Graduation studies in Clinical Psychology at PUC-SP in 2008. The investigation of this work specifically focuses on the peculiarities of the psychic function that directly affects the mnemonic system of elder patients suffering from dementia processes. The point of view hereby defended is that the senile dementia processes are manifestations that are caused by the impossibility of forgetting, resulting in an imprisonment of the memory register. This perspective does not exclude the possibility that other dementia processes, classified as primary, have other forms of expressions and/or distinct genealogies. Nevertheless, it reveals that it is fundamentally important to consider the subjective aspects expressed by the dementia symptomatology. It points out the importance of taking these singularities into consideration in the treatments and demonstrates important aspects of the psychic apparatus concerning the mnemonic functions and the relation with pathos that becomes evident in the psychical working over related to aging (envelhescência). The distress, passion and excess inherent in the aging process send them to the conflicting encounter between the temporality of the body and non-temporality of the unconscious and also, of the ideal of the ego. This encounter may give stimulus to the formation of specific symptoms that will be activated in the senile dementia processes. They will be characterized by the refusal of the present time and the surrender of the ego to the magnificence of the memories from the past, recovered and strengthened by the increasing power of the superego<br>A presente tese de doutorado constituiu-se com base na experiência clínica e representa um aprofundamento da pesquisa desenvolvida e apresentada na dissertação de mestrado Demências: identidades que adoecem. Considerações sobre os aspectos psicopatológicos do envelhecimento defendida no Laboratório de Psicopatologia Fundamental, do Programa de Estudos Pós-Graduados em Psicologia Clínica da PUC-SP em 2008. O foco de investigação deste trabalho converge especificamente para as peculiaridades do funcionamento psíquico que afetam diretamente o sistema mnêmico de pacientes idosos acometidos por processos demenciais. O ponto de vista aqui defendido é o de que os processos demenciais senis são manifestações que ocorrem em virtude de uma impossibilidade de esquecer, apresentando-se como o resultado de um aprisionamento no registro das lembranças. Essa perspectiva não exclui a possibilidade de que processos demenciais concebidos como primários tenham outras formas de expressão e/ou genealogias distintas. Revela, entretanto, ser de fundamental importância prestar atenção aos aspectos subjetivos expressos por meio da sintomatologia demencial. Aponta para a importância de que essas singularidades sejam levadas em conta nos tratamentos e revela aspectos importantes do aparelho psíquico no que tange às funções mnêmicas e sua relação com o pathos que se evidencia no trabalho de envelhescência. O sofrimento, as paixões e os excessos inerentes ao envelhecimento remetem-nos ao conflitivo encontro entre a temporalidade do corpo com a atemporalidade do inconsciente e, também, do ideal do ego. Esse encontro pode estimular formações de compromissos específicas que serão postas em atividade nos processos demenciais senis. Esses irão caracterizar-se por uma recusa do tempo presente e pela rendição do ego diante da imponência das lembranças, resgatadas e fortalecidas pelo crescente poder exercido pelo superego

La thèse s'organise autour de la correspondance complète de Salomon (dit Senia) JUPTZER, entretenue entre 1939 et 1944 avec les membres de sa famille, immigrée juive russe installée à Paris en 1922, et sa fiancée, Lucie Bitchatch, éxilée aux Etats-Unis dès février 1940. La recherche retrace sa vie à partir des lettres qui relatent non seulement les activités de guerre de Senia Juptzer mais aussi ses impressions d'immigré russe, de juif, de patriote français et de déporté. De nonbreux témoins ont été interviewés afin de compléter les informations déja fournies par les nombreuses archives consultées (publiques, privées, documents associatifs, photographies, lettres et cartes postales. . .

Research indicates that today’s aging population may obtain various benefits from using computer technology. These benefits include increased self-esteem, decreased depression, increased life satisfaction, and decreased loneliness; however, few of these studies have employed quantitative measures to quantify these results. This study focused on the possible benefits related to self-esteem and life satisfaction of older computer users. Participants belonged to either a control group or an experimental group. The experimental group participated in an eight-week computer training course. The control group did not receive computer training. All participants were administered the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale and the Life Satisfaction Index-Z at the beginning and the end of the study. The researcher hypothesized that participants who received computer training would have higher levels of self-esteem and life satisfaction when compared with the group of participants who did not receive computer training. Results of the study indicated life satisfaction for both the control and experimental group rose slightly, but was not statistically significant. Therefore it is impossible to say that the SeniorNet computer training course helped to increase aged individuals’ life satisfaction. These results may indicate that any sort of meaningful activity (either participating in a computer class or involvement in social activities at a senior community center) may increase an individuals’ life satisfaction. The results also indicated that self-esteem for the experimental group rose slightly after receiving computer training; however, these results were not statistically significant. It could be possible that the sense of mastery over a subject may have increased the participant’s self-esteem, as stated in the study by Hoot and Hayslip (1983). Further research needs to be conducted on this population, and such research may enhance an aging population’s outlook on life and themselves.

<p> Mobile phones especially smart phones have become increasingly more popular over the years. In 2016, the number of mobile phone users worldwide was 4.61 billion and it is projected by 2019 to pass the 5 billion mark. According to the 5^th Annual Makovsky/Kelton &ldquo;Pulse of Online Health&rdquo; Survey, 66 percent of Americans would use a mobile application or &ldquo;app&rdquo; to manage health-related issues. </p><p> The Senior Saver app is a mobile healthcare application targeted to coordinate care for seniors and make transition of care easier and smoother between family members and providers. The Senior Saver app is designed to be the &ldquo;lifesaver&rdquo; helping to save senior lives and saving the family members and providers from extra stress and/or problems.</p><p>

I had performed a recital of my compositions on April 22, 2016. This thesis is a portfolio of all of my compositions, including the program from my recital, program notes for each piece, and all scores. My senior recital consisted of two distinct halves. The first half was an exploration of abstract, theoretical, and experimental concepts in Western Art Music. The second half was an exploration in synthesizing the Carnatic music system with Western Art Music styles. This half was also an experiment in reversing musical orientalism, which has been historically prevalent in Western Art Music.

Mestrado em Gestão de Recursos Humanos<br>A iniciativa por explorar este tema nasceu de um interesse pessoal pelos problemas da população sénior aliado ao tema do recrutamento. Numa primeira parte apresentar-se-á a revisão da literatura e na segunda apresentam-se os resultados do estudo empírico obtidos através de entrevistas semi-estruturadas a gestores de recursos humanos. São também discutidos os resultados das entrevistas realizadas aos colaboradores seniores. Como conclusão observa-se que existem algumas divergências na perspectiva entre os gestores de recursos humanos e os colaboradores seniores. Em comum vêm sénior como sinónimo de experiência e não apenas como um colaborador com uma determinada idade. Na perspectiva dos gestores de recursos humanos os seniores são uma mais-valia para a organização e vêem muito mais vantagens do que os próprios colaboradores. Estes, por outro lado, demonstram-se frustrados com o estado actual do país, do mercado de trabalho e das próprias oportunidades que (não) surgem.<br>The initiative to explore this issue was born of a personal interest in the problems of senior citizens combined with recruitment area. In the first part will be present the literature review and in the second part presents the results of an empirical study through the semi structured interviews with human resources experts and with some older workers. We can conclude that exist some differences between human resources experts and the older workers views. In common they describe senior as synonymous of experience and not only as a worker with some age. In human resources experts perspective the senior workers are an added value to the company and see a lot more advantages than own workers sees. Older workers feel frustrated with the current state of the country, the work market and with the opportunities that (don't) come or appear.

It is difficult to have an integrated population throughout all age strata in a society. Especially if one considers the growing percentage of the aged population and their feeling alienated in their current physical surroundings. In order to solve imminent problems with the growing elderly population, a primary task should be considering how to improve the housing of senior citizens. Furthermore, bringing the youth and elderly together would produce a functioning self-help system. It engenders interaction strategies by employing the strengths of one generation to serve another generation’s needs. This idea was introduced by the systemic family therapist Gerhard Schiele. He indicates that current care facilities, nursing homes and assisted living facilities are not socially sustainable over the long term. This system also fosters a symbiotic relationship within a living complex, where residents and local communities interact in a mutually beneficial living arrangement. An improvement in the design of senior living community, combined with programs that promote a multi-generational interaction, can provide a holistic solution for the entire population. This cross generational solution will focus on the best practice of intergenerational living as it aims to allow all age groups to commingle. The ultimate goal of this study is to show an optimal type of residence within a mixed use building complex that accommodates the aging process with a full life perspective. A focus on age-related issues not only provides great promise for those as they mature, but also greatly improves the quality of life for everyone, regardless of age.

The thesis deals with the apprehension of homogeneity and heterogeneity of the senior consumer market and their impact on marketing. The thesis is mapping specification and characterization of the lifestyle and consumer behavior of the 55+ generation in the Czech Republic. It aims to determine the marketing potential of the target group. Typical views of elderly people in terms of the society and companies are based on analysis of MML-TGI data, secondary data research and own primary data using both qualitative and quantitative market research methodologies. Primary data are acquired by the face-to-face and on-line questioning, and carrying out through individual depth interviews. The marketing approach for seniors is recommended on the base of findings and conclusions resulting from both -- the methodological and analytical part of the thesis.

Trust between individuals and groups has been identified as an important factor in determining organisational success, organisational stability and the well-being of employees. The present research contributes to the growing literature on trust by developing measures and models of how employees trust senior management. Drawing from the literature and the results of pilot studies, a six dimensional model of trust in senior management - consisting of dispositional, cognitive, affective, social and behavioural intent dimensions - was tested using confirmatory factor analysis (n = 416). The results clearly supported the convergent and discriminant validity of the measurement model. For example, all model fit indices were above minimum recommended values and all items loaded at significant levels on their specified factor.The measures were successfully cross- validated in a sample from a different organization (n = 249). Next, models portraying alternative structural relations between the dimensions were examined, before deriving a model which successfully summarized the data in a theoretically plausible way. The model showed trust in senior management, defined in terms of behavioural intentions, to be directly influenced by affective reactions and perceived social norms. Cognitive assessments about the overall effectiveness of senior management were shown to have an indirect influence on trust. This structural model was successfully cross- validated on an independent sample. The attitudinal dimensions of the model were shown to hold, longitudinally, over a twelve month period (n = 257).In contrast to previous cross-sectional research, disposition did not influence trust in senior management over time. In terms of determining the organizational consequences of trust in senior management, the results showed that trust in senior management influenced cynicism toward change over a twelve month time period. Theoretical implications and the practical implications for the diagnosis and management of trust in senior management are discussed.

A man goes through several development periods in their life; and the ultimate stage is the old age. Today's middle age generation is awaiting a very long journey towards their well-deserved rest, and therefore it is necessary to change some patterns of thinking and behaviour in view of old age and aging generation. Every man should realize that they themselves will be old and reliant on the help of others one day, and adapt their behaviour and thinking accordingly now because not only every person but every senior deserves to be supported and encouraged enough to have a will and interest to live a quality life filled with an active interest in themselves and their surroundings, as well as to feel dignified, wanted and confident, not pushed to the edge of society, imprisoned in their loneliness and uncertainty.

Under covid-19 pandemin tvingades fysiska mötesplatser för äldre personer att stänga. Som följd av detta startade digitala mötesplatser. Syfte: Genom intervju beskriva äldre personers uppfattning om vad som var betydelsefullt för deras upplevelse av delaktighet i sociala digitala mötesplatser, under covid-19 pandemin. Metod: Kvalitativ design. Semistrukturerade intervjuer genomfördes med tio äldre personer som deltagit i en digital mötesplats under covid-19 pandemin. Vid rekrytering av informanter tillämpades det typiska urvalet. Materialet analyserades utifrån kvalitativ innehållsanalys. Resultat: Informanternas uppfattning beskrevs i fyra kategorier: möjligheter och begränsningar i digitala mötesplatser, individens och gruppens engagemang i mötesplatsen, mötesplatsens innehåll samt mötesplatsens betydelse för informanter. De digitala mötesplatserna bidrog till sociala kontakter och meningsfullhet i vardagen. Slutsats: Detta examensarbete visade att digitala mötesplatser skulle kunna vara ett verktyg för att främja delaktighet bland äldre personer som är socialt distanserade eller isolerade.<br>During the covid-19 pandemic, physical meeting places for elderly people were forced to close. Due to this, digital meeting places started. Purpose: Through interview, describe elderly people’s comprehension of what is significant for their experience of participation in social digital meeting places during the covid-19 pandemic. Method: A qualitative design. Semi structured interviews were conducted with ten elderly people who participated in digital meeting places during the covid-19 pandemic. The typical case sample was applied to recruit informants. The material was analysed based on qualitative content analysis. Result: Informants’ perception was described in four categories: opportunities and limitations in digital meeting places, the individual’s and the group’s engagement in the meeting place, the content of the meeting place, and the meaning of the meeting place for informants. The digital meeting places contributed to social contacts and meaningfulness in everyday life. Conclusion: This student thesis showed that digital meeting places could be a tool to promote participation among elderly people who are social distanced or isolated.

Sammanfattning Den demografiska förändringen som sker i Sverige har bland annat resulterat i en befolkning med fler personer i högre åldrar. Bristen på seniorboende i Sverige är betydande och den stora gruppen av fyrtiotalister har högre krav än tidigare generationer. Detta gör att fastighetsföretagen som erbjuder seniorboende måste tänka om vid utveckling av nya koncept på marknaden. Tidigare forskning, enkätstudier och intervjustudier av koncepten inom seniorboendemarknaden samt fyrtiotalisternas nya inställningar, har till viss del gjorts men området bör uppmärksammas betydligt mer. Syftet med denna uppsats var att utreda hur fyrtiotalisternas attityder och behov påverkar samt förändrar företagens koncept för seniorboende. I den teoretiska referensramen beskrivs seniorboendebranschens utveckling samt framtida möjligheter i Sverige. Demografin och den ökade medellivslängden beskrivs samt stort fokus ligger på fyrtiotalisterna. För att mäta vad som efterfrågas i ett koncept redogörs både kundvärde och kundnyttor. Kvalitativ Metod har använts. Sex representanter från fastighetsföretag medverkade i halvstrukturerade intervjuer vid insamling av data. Intervjuerna inspelades med hjälp av mobiltelefoner och omskrevs till en text. Bearbetningen av empirin resulterade i fem kategorier som anses vara av relevans för att analysera syftet. Dessa är: boendekoncept, aktiviteter och tjänster, efterfrågan på seniorboende, uppföljning av kundnöjdhet och observerade attitydförändringar hos fyrtiotalisterna. Kategorierna sammanfattas slutligen i en tabell. I Analysen jämförs den empiriska undersökningen med den teoretiska referensramen. Detta för att belysa problemet med att utveckla skräddarsydda koncept efter fyrtiotalisternas efterfrågan. Slutsatsen är att det i studien framkommer att seniorboendemarknaden med dess anpassade koncept för de äldre är uppskattade av både marknadens aktörer och av kunderna. När gruppen av äldre personer blir både större och friskare skapar det goda möjligheter för företag att investera i seniorboenden. Framtiden ser positiv ut och fler aktörer bör bygga seniorboenden.

Societal structure has changed through the decades to reflect a contemporary interest in youth culture. The nuclear family, where generations lived under one roof no longer exists, leaving the elderly on the periphery of the family structure. Where once grandparents, parents and children all cohabitated, now the oldest family members are relegated to solitary retirement and aging alone. Studies have shown that "depression in the elderly is more likely to lead to suicide. Elderlywhite men are at greatest risk, with suicide rates in people ages 80 to 84 more than twice that of the general population. The National Institute of Mental Health considers depression in people age 65 and older to be a major public health problem." (http://www.healthyplace.com/communities/depression/elderly.asp)Providing social activity for seniors can increase their well being and by extension their physicalhealth. The Grace Street Senior Center was designed to accommodate a variety of social activities for the center's members as well as house the center's administration. The member areas range in function from the public, for example, a multi-function area for dance and aerobic classes to the private such as the reading area and music room. All the spaces within the scope of this project are designed with the comfort and well being of the users paramount.

Senior Health Care System (SHCS) is created for users to enter participants' conditions and store information in a central database. When users are ready for quarterly assessments the system generates a simple summary that can be reviewed, modified, and saved as part of the summary assessments, which are required by Federal and California law.

Made available in DSpace on 2016-08-10T10:46:50Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 DALBA MAXIMIANO MOREIRA.pdf: 3799965 bytes, checksum: beecd558ee3be7210e97fef53120d521 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2012-05-31<br>This paper, through the literature review, seeks to demonstrate the complementary activity developted by private entities such as Senar / AR-GO, on social assistance. The Social assistance and the support to the activities of health and social insurance are items that are part of the Principle of Human Dignity, bringing decent life condition and survival for those who have sufficient financial resources or not. The Dignity of the Human makes part of Human Rights, and its recognition is important to reflect about the modern conception of citizenship (Federal Constitution of 1988), citizenship that allowed the evolution of worker rights (Labour and Social Security) and its importance to society. These rights must be guaranteed by state entities, although there are a lot of government omission, which grows mainly in the rural population. The Social Security makes room in the Organic Law of Social Assistance to the inclusion of private initiatives, among them, the Health Field Program Senar / AR-GO was chosen as an example of private activity to illustrate the contribution of corporate welfare in the developed by state entities.<br>Esta dissertação, através de revisão bibliográfica, busca demonstrar o papel complementar desempenhado por entidades privadas, como o Senar/AR-GO, na assistência social. A Assistência Social e o amparo às atividades de Previdência Social e Saúde são itens que integram o Princípio da Dignidade Humana, trazendo condições dignas de vida e sobrevivência para àqueles que possuem ou não recursos financeiros suficientes. A Dignidade da Pessoa Humana faz parte dos Direitos Humanos, sendo o seu reconhecimento importante para tecer reflexões sobre a concepção moderna de Cidadania (Constituição Federal de 1988), cidadania essa que possibilitou a evolução dos direitos do trabalhador (Direito do Trabalho e Seguridade Social) e sua importância perante a sociedade. Esses direitos devem ser garantidos por entes estatais, porém existe muita omissão governamental, que se acentua, sobretudo, na população rural. A Seguridade Social abre espaço na Lei Orgânica da Assistência Social para a inserção de iniciativas privadas, dentre elas, o Programa Campo Saúde do Senar/AR-GO foi escolhido como exemplo de atividade privada para ilustrar a contribuição de pessoas jurídicas na assistência social desenvolvida pelos entes estatais.

The amount of people retiring in Sweden is increasing and will continue to do so in the future. Politicians have recognized a challenge in this demographic development and it is important that they act in time and in a way that satisfies the need. The disposable income for people above the age of 65 has increased the past years and continues to increase according to the Swedish Statistics forecast, this indicates that the retired people will have more money to spend on housing in the future. There are different types of living for elderly in Sweden; staying at home, senior living, secure living and nursing homes and an interesting question is if these will be adoptable in the future. New solutions, which address the demands for higher standards, will ease the social and security aspects for the residents as well as improve the work environment for the employees in the home care service business. These different solutions are not yet implemented in a large scale, but development show that they are influencing the future direction of building senior residencies. Retired couples who get ill at different times might not get to live together or near each other when they require different levels of assistance to manage daily life. Moving away from a familiar area, family and friends can be stressful. By placing different types of elderly living close to each other is a solution that might help decrease that stress. There are some solutions like this already on the market today and it is a solution worth investigating more. We believe that the availability of new and refurbished buildings needs to be more focused on easing the living for elderly people and may be achieved by implementing a certification system. Implementation and use of this certification system may create goodwill for investors and therefore force construction companies to build according to it. However a certification has to be requested by residents, municipalities and tenants, to be considered by the investors.

A Work Project, presented as part of the requirements for the Award of a Masters Degree in Management from the NOVA – School of Business and Economics<br>This thesis presents a business plan of an innovative start-up, named “Three Generations”(TG), which includes three infrastructures: Senior Residence, Nursery&Kindergarten and Pool&Gym. I did a extensive research of both industries using mainly internet resources. I identified that Portugal is currently experiencing an “aging boom” and that intergenerationality is a key factor to deal with it. Although in the last years there was an increase in Senior Care Services supply, a market gap is identified, so TG’s main target will be people with medium/medium-high income level, and by joining seniors with children, the company will be contributing to the active aging.