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Linderström, Jenny. "Naruto mon amour : Maskulinitet i shonen manga." Thesis, Stockholms universitet, Centrum för genusstudier, 2009. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:su:diva-56412.
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In this study I examine the representation of masculinity in the manga, Naruto. The manga is about the orphan Naruto, who, together with other children goes to a ninja school. Boys and girls study and practice together, at first sight seemingly without emphasized gender differences. As the story continues, the gender differences are, however, quite obvious and to the boys advantage. I find the difference between Naruto and other popular culture ususally presented to pre-bubertal and teenage boys to be considerable. Whereas the domination of women and the message that you can get as far as you wish, are common in American and west produced popular culture as well as in Naruto, the difference lies in how the success is achieved. The men in Naruto reach their goals by allowing their feelings to be seen and expressed. They cry, love, comfort and hate, the feelings give the men strength The loving is not sexualized, but expressedly aimed at friends, pupils and all of humankind, and the outcome is a wish to protect the loved ones. The hate on the other hand is considered as a one-way road, and Naruto’s power is his ability to make those who have given in to hate to see this. A cultural studies approach allows me to argue för seeing Naruto as part of what is constructing masculinity in Sweden today. The hegemonic masculinity in Naruto is confident, healthy and white. It differs from femininity by expressing it’s goals and by reaching victory in the battles it parttake. It is however also loving, caring, comforting and able to express sadness and loneliness as well as anger.
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Marcusson, Sophia. "Manliga hjälteideal : En jämförande studie av amerikanska Comics och japansk Manga." Thesis, Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för film och litteratur (IFL), 2014. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-31862.
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Gamarra, Stagnaro Alessandra Tatiana. "El camino del dolor : el discurso sobre el ciclo bélico de violencia representado en el anime shonen Naruto Shippuden a partir del relato de Nagato/Pain." Bachelor's thesis, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12404/15516.
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Kayser, Pedro Augusto Bittencourt. "The Brazilian Shoe Industry and the Chinese Competition in International Markets." Ohio University / OhioLINK, 2008. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1212609523.
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Ayappa, Ravishankar Chirag. "Shower Atomization." TopSCHOLAR®, 2017. https://digitalcommons.wku.edu/theses/2033.
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The research will help to design a shower for Dr. Chelson’s shelter, which can control the water flow, pressure and duration of the shower, which optimizes the utilization of water. The showers could be used in drought-hit areas where water is very scarce, as daily sanitation needs are necessary to keep a person safe and healthy without wasting water. The report from, World Health Organization shows that showers consume the most water. A timed shower could help resolve this issue through eliminating the wastage. Eco-friendly environmentalists may also be attracted to the showers, as their main purposes are to save energy and water. The showers could be set according to the needs of the person. Annually, the difference in costs reflects that these showers are effective and make optimal use of the available water and energy.
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Wardell, Marcee. "Fistful of Shovel." TopSCHOLAR®, 2019. https://digitalcommons.wku.edu/theses/3125.
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My thesis project is a draft of a novel. It is literary/realistic fiction telling the story of a single father of a young daughter who struggles with navigating complicated relationships and building a meaningful life for himself and his daughter in their small town. In this draft, the protagonist, Clint, deals with developing new romantic relationships while managing his relationships with his daughter’s mother, her family, and his, as well as recognizing his portion of the blame in the dissolution of his romantic relationship with his daughter’s mother and the biases and expectations that prevent his healing and development.
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Gallacher, Lesley-Anne. "Sleep of reason? : the practices of reading shônen manga." Thesis, University of Edinburgh, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/1842/4894.
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In this thesis, I explore the practices of English-speaking readers of shônen manga (Japanese comics written primarily for an audience of teenage boys). I concentrate on three series in particular: Hiromu Arakawa’s Fullmetal Alchemist (2001–2010), Tite Kubo’s Bleach (2001–ongoing), and Masashi Kishimoto’s Naruto (1999–ongoing). I argue that, although it may appear to be inherently imbued with (authorial) meaning, the shônen manga text emerges from a curious ‘alchemy’ through which the practices of readers transform the ‘raw’ materials provided by manga creators to produce a text that appears to have always been inherently meaningful in itself. I argue that this is always an impossible and monstrous transformation. In the first chapter, I introduce the monstrous combinations of words and pictures, panels and gutters known as shônen manga and argue for the importance of taking the practices of ‘ordinary’ (or, at least, non-scholarly) reading seriously. In the second chapter I explore the idea that reading is an ‘alchemy’ through which the disparate elements readers encounter on the page are transformed into a meaningful text. In the third chapter, I discuss the ways in which time and narrative are braided as readers assemble the disparate elements they encounter on the shônen manga page. In Chapter 4, I explore the visceral thrills of reading shônen manga, which are often expressed through notions of the awesome and the epic. Finally, in Chapter 5, I examine the ways in which a group of shônen manga readers known as ‘shippers’ find love and romance amidst the fighting in shônen manga and demonstrate the legitimacy of these readings by locating them in the material text through the concept of ‘canon’. By attending to reading as an embodied and material practice in this way, the thesis contributes to debates about the relationships between creators, texts and audiences and ongoing attempts to imagine new ways of being critical within cultural and literary studies. Within cultural geography, these kinds of attempts have often been aligned with what might broadly be described as nonrepresentational theories. As such, this thesis attempts to draw out the geographies through which manga texts are realised as manga texts at all.
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Richardson, Laura E. "Hallelujah Shoes." FIU Digital Commons, 2010. http://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/etd/163.
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HALLELUJAH SHOES is a collection of poems, many grounded in the landscape and vernacular of rural and coastal North Florida, and steeped in a sense of place, loss, and the difficulties and mysteries of the human condition. Written mainly in free verse, the collection also contains poems written in traditional and nontraditional forms: abecedarian, haiku, sonnet, noun, and theatrical play. Section one is dominated by the narrator’s relationships with family and culture—their demands, dramas, and allures—and the conflict they create with the narrator’s desire for autonomy. Section two focuses on the narrator as she makes her own way in the world, exercising independence yet still subject to the emotional undertow of childhood experiences. Section three locates the narrator in the present, back in Florida after many years away, with knowledge of the transience of life, but taking joy where she can find it.
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Endo, Ramos Diego Alonso, Ayala Lyssette Leslie Jara, Anquise Paula Esther Chambe, Reyes Martin Julio Sanchez, and Ramos Marjory Leticia Suncion. "Clean Shoes." Bachelor's thesis, Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas (UPC), 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/10757/654865.
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El presente trabajo de investigación se realiza con el objetivo de sustentar la viabilidad de un proyecto de negocio, el cual consiste en brindar el servicio de limpieza y compostura de todo tipo de calzados. Esta propuesta de negocio se realiza pensando en la necesidad de una gran parte de la población, que tiene calzados guardados, como también en mal estado y que no cuenta con el tiempo disponible para darle una limpieza adecuada. En este sentido, optamos por el servicio de limpieza y compostura de calzados, servicio que se brindará de manera delivery, brindándole comodidad, seguridad y accesibilidad a los clientes.
Para ello, se realizó un análisis completo del entorno externo, interno y de la industria, con la finalidad de determinar algunas dificultades del negocio e identificar aquellas oportunidades que nos permitan elaborar estrategias y desarrollar los objetivos planteados. Posteriormente, se procederá a realizar una investigación de mercado con la finalidad de recopilar información, utilizando la metodología cualitativa, como también cuantitativa para concluir y obtener datos que nos servirán en la validación de la hipótesis planteada.
Además, se elaborará un plan de marketing para el diseño de estrategias, así como también un plan de operaciones y estructura organizacional de recursos humanos.
Finalmente, se desarrollará un plan económico financiero en el cual se analizará toda la información económica, proyecciones económicas y financiación de nuestro plan de negocio, que nos ayudará a determinar la viabilidad del proyecto.The present research work is carried out with the objective of sustaining the viability of a business project, which consists of providing the cleaning and repair service of all types of footwear. This business proposal is carried out thinking about the need of a large part of the population, who have stored shoes, as well as in poor condition and who do not have the time available to give them an adequate cleaning. In this sense, we opted for the shoe cleaning and repair service, a service that will be provided in a delivery manner, providing comfort, security and accessibility to customers. For this, a complete analysis of the external, internal and industry environment was carried out, in order to determine some business difficulties and identify those opportunities that allow us to develop strategies and develop the objectives set. Subsequently, a market research will be carried out in order to collect information, using qualitative as well as quantitative methodology to conclude and obtain data that will serve us in the validation of the hypothesis raised. In addition, a marketing plan will be prepared for the design of strategies, as well as an operations plan and organizational structure of human resources. Finally, a financial economic plan will be developed in which all the economic information, economic projections and financing of our business plan will be analyzed, which will help us determine the viability of the project.
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Carranza, Caballero Telma Cecilia, Sedano Freddy Jimmy Gonzales, Rivadeneyra Melissa Ivonne Mimbela, and Valencia Ivon Briggite Ramos. "Clean Shoes." Bachelor's thesis, Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas (UPC), 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/10757/653026.
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El presente trabajo de investigación tiene por finalidad el satisfacer una necesidad de nuestro mercado objetivo, el tener unos zapatos limpios y cuidados todo el tiempo. En la actualidad son pocos los lugares que ofrecen un servicio para el cuidado y limpieza de los calzados. Por ello, se vio factible un modelo de negocio como el que presentamos, que permitirá una rentabilidad idónea para los inversionistas.
El proyecto Clean Shoes, ofrecerá sus servicios de calidad a través de su aplicativo móvil. En ella, se ofrecerá un servicio de limpieza de calzado solicitado por delivery. Además, podrán encontrar los diversos servicios que brindamos, así como los diferentes métodos de pago y el servicio al cliente a cualquier hora. Nuestro servicio tendrá como público objetivo a hombres y mujeres de NSE B y C de 25 a 39 años, que se encuentran en los distritos de San Miguel, Pueblo Libre, Magdalena y Jesús María.
Tras la realización del análisis financiero proyectado a 5 años, Clean Shoes iniciará con un capital social de S/ 14,819 con una VAN de S/ 88,249 y una TIR de 73.36%. Se espera que las ventas en el 1er año lleguen a S/ 276,390. Asimismo, se ha proyectado un incremento en nuestras ventas de 5% en todos los años venideros, teniendo un incremento en el 5to año de un 20%. De acuerdo al análisis financiero se comprueba que el modelo de negocio presentado es rentable para los inversionistas.The present research work aims to satisfy a need in our target market, to have clean shoes and care all the time. Currently there are few places that offer a service for the care and cleaning of footwear. For this reason, a business model like the one we presented was seen to be feasible, which will allow an ideal return for investors. The Clean Shoes project will offer its quality services through its mobile application. In it, a shoe cleaning service requested by delivery will be offered. In addition, you can find the various services we provide, as well as the different payment methods and customer service at any time. Our service will target NSE B and C men and women from 25 to 39 years of age, who are in the districts of San Miguel, Pueblo Libre, Magdalena and Jesús María. After carrying out the financial analysis projected over 5 years, Clean Shoes will start with a share capital of S / 14,819 with an NPV of S / 88,249 and an IRR of 73.36%. Sales in the 1st year are expected to reach S / 276,390. Likewise, an increase in our sales of 5% has been projected in all the coming years, having an increase in the 5th year of 20%. According to the financial analysis, it is verified that the presented business model is profitable for investors.
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Huapaya, Garriazo Pablo José, Ponte Liliana Mariela Herrera, Vela Edda Marioline Medina, and Tito Daisy Magali Hanco. "Ñusta Shoes." Bachelor's thesis, Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas (UPC), 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10757/624075.
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El presente trabajo de investigación desarrolla una idea de negocio de calzado femenino de cuero con motivos incaicos, identificando como nicho de mercado a las turistas mujeres extranjeras que visitan nuestro país y se encuentran de paso por Lima, atraidas por el misticismo y la magestuosidad de nuestra cultura étnica. Se concluye que el proyecto es altamente rentable, al tener unaTasa Interna de Retorno (TIR) de 52%. Además, presenta un Periodo de Recuperación a 2 años 4 meses y 10 días.The present work develops a business idea of feminine footwear with Inca´s motifs, identifying as a market niche, the female tourists that visit our country and are passing through Lima, attracted by the mysticism and the magestuosity of our ethnic culture. It is concluded that the project is highly profitable, having an Internal Rate of Return (IRR) of 52%. In addition, it presents a Recovery Period at 2 years 4 months and 10 days.
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Bautista, Salirrosas Sara Noemi, Medina Debora Clotilde Cherres, Apaza Evelin Yanet Corpuna, Enco Haydee Elizabeth Paredes, and Zanabria Juan de Dios Peña. "Clean Shoes." Bachelor's thesis, Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas (UPC), 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/10757/626309.
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El presente trabajo de investigación tiene la finalidad de sustentar la puesta en marcha de un modelo de negocio basado en el lavado de zapatillas a vapor en tiempo exprés y con servicio delivery que está dirigido a personas de 25-39 años de los distritos de Miraflores, San Isidro y San Borja ubicados en Lima Metropolitana del NSE A y B. La idea de este negocio nace ante las nuevas tendencias por el cuidado y la apariencia estética, identificando de esta manera una oportunidad de negocio para este público. Esto nos llevó a crear un nuevo sistema de negocio enfocado en brindar un servicio que no solo es innovador, también es un servicio especializado el cual superará las expectativas del público previamente segmentado, este proyecto tiene como ventaja competitiva dar un servicio diferenciado. La estructura del trabajo incluye planeamiento estratégico, investigación de mercado, plan de marketing, plan de operaciones, estructura organizacional y recursos humanos, así como el plan económico financiero, todo dirigido a un horizonte de 5 años. A través del análisis de cada punto mencionado se determinó la viabilidad del proyecto por la rentabilidad presentada, el periodo de recuperación de 3 años y una tasa interna de recuperación mayor al costo de oportunidad.This research work has the purpose to supports the star-up of a business model based on steam wash of sneakers, done in an express time with delivery service, it is directed to people from 25 to 39 years, who are located at Miraflores, San Isidro and San Borja districts from A and B socioeconomic level. The business idea comes from the new trends about care and appearance, so we identified a business opportunity for these kind of people. This lead us to the creation of a new business system focus on to offer a service that is not only innovative, but also is a specialized service that will overcome our users expectations previously identified and segmented, the competitive advantage of this project is to offer a differentiated service. The structure of this work includes planning strategy, market research, marketing plan, operations plan, organizational structure, human resources and the economic financial plan, all of this is focus on 5 years horizon. Through the analysis of each mentioned point it was determined the project viability by the profitability found, the recovery period is 3 years and the internal recovery rate more than the opportunity cost.
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Wei, Lin. "Zonation patterns on rocky shores." Thesis, University of York, 2011. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.583273.
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Zonation, defined as biological distribution pattern along the vertical dimension, is the most obvious biological phenomenon in the intertidal zone throughout the shore globally. The formation of zonation involves many abiotic and biotic factors and underlying processes. Some early zonation schemes assumed that zonation patterns are merely controlled by tidal level, specifically" critical tidal levels". Later, based on observations of shores in different regions of the world, ecologists increasingly believed that "biological zones" would be more appropriate for describing zonation in the intertidal zone and this approach is accepted by most ecologists currently. But because of a lack of quantitative descriptions and criteria, "biological zones" cannot be assessed or described accurately for a practical guideline to be used in fieldwork around the world. Under the framework of hierarchical theory, different scales of sampling were conducted for revealing the zonation patterns by multivariate analysis techniques, including MDS, DCA and cluster analysis, based on a data set derived from a gentle sloping gravel flat in Daya bay, in South China. The results show that perception and interpretation of zonation is scale- dependent. A sampling grain (size of sample unit) along the vertical level which is greater than 10cm appears adequate to identify zonation on this shore. Based on these results, zones were grouped under different scale schemes with the best groupings being those at the scale which has the largest discrepancy between zones and the smallest discrepancy within zones. The spatial patterns of abiotic and biotic variables were revealed using classic statistical methods (standardized Moristia Index) and spatial analysis techniques (Mantel correlation). Most dominant species were found to be significantly patchy, as were the environmental factors (sediment, shore height, etc.) measured. However, environmental factors displayed significant correlations with community structure, while most of the dominant species were significant related to community structure, except for vertical height which showed a significant correlation with community structure for most sample lags and for all sampling periods. In order to evaluate the relative contribution of different factors and underlying processes to zonation, the Mantel coefficients between community structure and vertical height, biological factors and spatial autocorrelation were subjected to path analysis and partial path analysis models using a variance partitioning approach. Three basic components were found to be significantly correlated with community structure, represented by spatial, vertical height and biological matrices. Variation in community structure determined by vertical height (Z) is equivalent to "critical tidal level", variation in community structure determined by interactions between biological factors and vertical height (ZB) is equivalent to "biological zone". The value of Z and the value of ZB, zonation scheme of "biological zone" is stronger than that of "critical tidal level". The large value of SZ, variation of community structure determined by the interaction between spatial autocorrelation and vertical height, indicated that zonation cannot solely interpreted in terms of "biological zones" and that the underlying mechanisms of zonation need to be explored further.
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Bugher, Jeffrey S. "Take Me With Your Shovel." VCU Scholars Compass, 2017. http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/4929.
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Take Me With Your Shovel is a collection of poems that explore systems of oppression with an emphasis on psychiatry and law enforcement, the slow crawl of catching a break as a member of the blue collar class, the monotonous side of working in pop music, drug abuse, and finding God in the midst of it all--salvation through sin rather than salvation from sin.
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Kuyumcuoglu, Gabriel, and Sebastian Lagerström. "Utveckling av testmaskin för teknik i skor." Thesis, KTH, Maskinkonstruktion (Inst.), 2016. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-191499.
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RECCO AB är ett företag som utvecklar räddningssystem för lavinolyckor. Systemet fungerar genom en RFID tag (reflektor) och en detektor. Detektorn känner av reflektorn som sitter på jackan, hjälmen, skon eller pjäxan upp till 200 meters avstånd eller 30 meter genom snön. Detektorn används av erfaren lavinräddningspersonal. RECCO ska implementera reflektorer i vandringsskor för att söka efter människor som är i skogen och uppe i bergen. Syftet med examensarbetet är att utveckla en skotestmaskin som ska kunna testa livslängden på reflektorn. Bakgrundsundersökningen genomfördes genom en informationssökning om biomekanik i ben och fot, olika benrörelser som kan påverka skon, olika typer av vandringsskor och olika skotestmaskiner som finns ute på marknaden idag. Genomförandet av projektet inleddes genom ett test för att undersöka hur stora krafterna är som påverkar reflektorn i skon. Testet genomfördes med en tryckkänslig sensor och en Arduino UNO. Den maximala kraften på reflektorn blev 7.1 N. Därefter gjordes en brainstorming som resulterades i sju olika koncept. Koncepten vägdes emot varandra med hjälp av en PUGH matris, som resulterade i att ett koncept valdes att gå vidare med. Analysen av konceptet genomfördes med Solidworks, Matlab och ADAMS. Med SolidWorks gjordes detaljerade ritningar och ett montage av modellen. Med Matlab gjordes beräkningar på lagerhus, glidlager, kulbussning och motor. ADAMS användes för att simulera rörelsen och för att verifiera Matlab-beräkningarna. Resultatet av slutprodukten blev lyckat. Maskinens rörelse och de påverkande krafterna på reflektorn efterliknar testet som genomfördes i början av projektet. Eventuella förbättringar som kan utföras är inköp av en starkare motor för att uppnå en mer konstant hastighet eller ett svänghjul för att minska påfrestningarna på motorn. För vidare arbete på slutprodukten kan RECCO programmera en strömbrytare som stänger av motorn vid uppnått antal cykler.RECCO is a company that develops rescue system for avalanche accidents. The system works by a RFID tag (reflector) and a detector. The detector senses the reflector that is attached to jackets, helmets, shoes and ski boots up to 200 meters or 30 meters through the snow. The detector is used by experienced avalanche rescue groups. RECCO will implement reflectors in hiking shoes to search for people who are in the woods and in the mountains. The purpose of this master theses is to develop a shoe test machine to be able to test the service life of the reflector. The background study was performed by an information search about the biomechanics of the leg and foot, different leg movements that may affect the shoe, different types of hiking shoes and several shoe test machines available on the market today. The implementation of the project began with a test to examine how large the forces are on the reflector acting in the shoe. The test was conducted by a pressure sensitive sensor connected to an Arduino UNO. The maximum force on the reflector was 7.1 N. This was followed by a brainstorming session that resulting in seven different concepts. The concepts were then evaluated against each other using a PUGH matrix, which resulted in a concept for further development. The analysis was conducted using SolidWorks, Matlab, and ADAMS. Detailed drawings and assembly of the model were made using SolidWorks. The calculations were made on bearing housings, plain bearings, linear ball bearing and the motor using Matlab. ADAMS was used to simulate the movement and to verify the Matlab calculations. The result of the final concept was succeeded. The machine's movement and the influencing forces on the reflector mimic the performed test that was made at the beginning of the project. Improvements that can be done is to change to a more powerful motor to achieve a more constant speed or a flywheel to reduce the strain on the motor. For further work RECCO can program a switch that turns off the motor when the number of cycles are achieved.
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Toscano, Oliveros Cristina, and Acuña Hernán Molina. "Cristina Toscano Shoes." Tesis, Universidad de Chile, 2014. http://www.repositorio.uchile.cl/handle/2250/117474.
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Toscano Oliveros, Cristina [Parte I Análisis estratégico y de mercado], Molina Acuña, Hernán [Parte II Análisis organizativo-financiero]
El objetivo de este proyecto es la creación de una empresa llamada “Molitosca Spa” dedicada a la importación de calzado femenino desde Europa y venta mediante una tienda localizada en el Barrio Italia de Santiago. Para atraer al segmento femenino se ha creado la marca “Cristina Toscano” la cual queremos identificar con los valores de calzado de calidad y diseño, producto a la moda y que tenga connotaciones exclusivas ya tanto por el diseño como por la cantidad ya que habrá pocos pares de cada modelo. La propuesta tiene como fundamento el crecimiento del consumo de calzado y vestimenta en Chile como consecuencia de un aumento de poder adquisitivo y evolución del gusto de los consumidores nacionales hacia productos más de tendencia y de mayor calidad. Así, “Cristina Toscano” es una colección de calzado para la mujer segura de sí misma y actual, con una línea creativa, atractiva, fresca y con diseño internacional. El objetivo es hacer realidad un zapato femenino, diseñado con una gran calidad y sensible a las peticiones de la moda. Los modelos de calzado que se van a solicitar, van a tener el test de gusto de haber pasado la temporada en Europa y en especial en España, debido a la diferencia de estaciones entre el hemisferio norte y el sur, e igualmente el seguimiento en Chile de la moda del hemisferio norte y no a la inversa, lo va a facilitar. Con esto se garantiza un primer test de gusto y calidad. El segundo test de gusto va a corresponder al hecho de poner la marca “Cristina Toscano” en zapatos de alta calidad, queremos que sea un sello que funcione como garantía para la consumidora, es decir, la selección basada en el conocimiento y búsqueda de calzado, e incluso el posterior timbrado del nombre de la marca en el interior de algunas colecciones, quiere reflejar la importancia de estampar ciertos principios: al margen de un fundamento estético, va a primar un fundamento de originalidad, exclusividad en el mercado y alta calidad en los materiales y detalles del calzado, con un buen acabado que van a dar un anclado perfecto al pie incluso en los zapatos con tacos más elevados. La ventaja competitiva con la que se va a contar es el conocimiento del mercado europeo donde se crea la mayor parte de la moda mundial y la posibilidad de negociar en diferen- tes países que no necesariamente hablan castellano en una industria donde el único idioma que los productores suelen manejar es el local del país donde se encuentran. A pesar de ello inicialmente el país va a ser España. Las razones básicas que nos hacen creer que existe una necesidad no cubierta en el mercado es el hecho de que existe un aumento de demanda de calzado en el mercado, que se refleja tanto en el aumento de ventas como de importaciones. Las tendencias actuales reflejan un aumento por la búsqueda de calidad y diseño. El aumento de la presencia de la mujer chilena en cada vez posiciones más altas dentro de las empresas y la evolución en la necesidad de su calzado, es algo que justifica esta tendencia. La industria presenta bajas barreras de entrada y ha manifestado un crecimiento continuo en el consumo de calzado en torno al 13% promedio anual entre 2008 y 2012. La localización de una tienda con diseño de vanguardia y el enfoque con connotaciones internacionales nos hace pensar que tendrá un fuerte atractivo y sugiere el cubrir una necesidad en la que existe un escalón entre los zapatos de calidad promedio con precios igualmente promedio y los de muy alta calidad con unos precios que pueden llegar a ser veinte veces el precio de los anteriores. Este nicho no cubierto es en el que queremos entrar. Desde un punto de vista general, la industria de comercialización de calzado en Santiago de Chile se considera altamente competitiva y abierta dominada por grandes cadenas de retail que se diferencian por su gran nivel de infraestructura, ubicación de las tiendas y grandes campañas de marketing. No obstante, la industria permite la entrada de nuevos competidores que pueden satisfacer necesidades no cubiertas o mal cubiertas, ya que los competidores son muy numerosos y no están coordinados entre si. La forma legal del negocio será una Spa (Sociedad por Acciones) y se espera obtener de los socios todas las necesidades de inversión sin recurrir a endeudamiento. La inversión inicial requerida es de $52,3 millones de pesos chilenos que corresponde a las inversiones para iniciar el negocio (habilitar el local de ventas, formación de la sociedad, página web y otros), el primer inventario inicial, capital de trabajo y gastos de operación del primer año. Los ingresos provendrán directamente de la venta de zapatos, que tendrán un precio promedio por par de $63.000.- más IVA y se espera alcanzar un nivel de ventas al quinto año de operación de $204 millones de pesos chilenos anuales que equivale al promedio de ventas del mercado en Santiago. Si bien, el nivel de ventas que se pretende alcanzar corresponde a un escenario esperado, para la evaluación del proyecto nos hemos planteado distintos escenarios en los que las ventas podrían sufrir variaciones en -30% y 30%. Para establecer la tasa de descuento del proyecto se utilizó el CAPM que dio una tasa de 10,80%. No obstante y dado que las tasas de mercado se han mantenido extraordinariamente bajas en el último año, hemos evaluado el proyecto en rangos de tasas de descuento entre 10,80% y 20,0% para determinar la viabilidad del proyecto. Considerando lo anterior y tomado 10 años como horizonte del proyecto, en el escenario esperado el proyecto tiene una TIR de 48,17%, un VAN de $241,1 millones de pesos chilenos y se espera recuperar totalmente la inversión al cuarto año de operación. En la tabla 1-2 se muestran las variaciones de los indicadores en distintos escenarios. En conclusión recomendamos la realización del proyecto para la creación de la marca “Cristina Toscano” dado que es una alternativa que se ajusta perfectamente a los deseos de sus potenciales clientes. Por otra parte, no se requieren grandes inversiones en plantas o equipos ni la carga de costos fijos es alta, por lo que el proyecto es viable incluso en el escenario pesimista donde se plantea la disminución de las ventas en un 30%. Por todo lo mencionado, el proyecto es una buena alternativa de inversión a un nivel de riesgo aceptable
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Shober, Kacie Ann. "Stolen Identity." Thesis, Montana State University, 2007. http://etd.lib.montana.edu/etd/2007/shober/ShoberK0807.pdf.
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Students' previous experiences have contributed to their loss of voice in writing. Through the examination of historical events that occurred within the basic reading and writing classroom, a significant separation between students and what is deemed as academically appropriate writing is apparent. By exploring the dynamics of students and the established curriculum, the argument can be made that through a multigenre project students are able to reconnect with writing and rediscover their voice.
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Smith, Cameron Ewart. "A comparison between macrofaunal communities on mixed shores and rocky and sandy shores in False Bay." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 1999. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/9910.
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Bibliography: leaves 92-99.The community structures of three shore types namely: "mixed shores" (those where rocky and sandy-shore habitats are intermixed), pure rocky shores and pure sandy beaches in False Bay, South Africa are compared in this study. Four habitats were identified - pure rock (unaffected by sand), mixed rock (rock affected by sand), mixed sand (sand between emergent rocks) and pure sand (beaches with no emergent rock) - representing a gradation from pure rock to pure sandy beaches. The specific aims of this study were to: (1) Sample quantitatively and describe macrofaunal communities on mixed shores in False Bay; (2) make direct comparisons among both the four types of habitats and three types of shores; and (3) test the hypothesis that sand inundation increases diversity at both habitat (a-diversity) and shore (diversity) level. The biological communities of mixed shores are described in terms of species composition, trophic organisation and zonation. Mixed-shore zonation patterns are different from those previously described for pure rocky shores in the region. The ability of Charomytilus meridiana/is and inability of patellid limpets and various algae, to withstand sand inundation are largely responsible for these differences.
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Cooper, Zakilya Ayofemi Ahn Sang-Gyeun. "Design approach for personalizing and improving the appearance of specialty shoes." Auburn, Ala., 2006. http://repo.lib.auburn.edu/2006%20Summer/Theses/COOPER_ZAKILYA_23.pdf.
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Sancaktar, Aslı Kipöz Şölen. "An analysis of shoe within the context ofsocial history of fashion/." [s.l.]: [s.n.], 2006. http://library.iyte.edu.tr/tezlerengelli/master/endustriurunleritasarimi/T000364.pdf.
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Glover, Philip L. "Land loss along New England shores /." Connect to resource, 1994. http://hdl.handle.net/1811/24777.
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Finnigan, Ellen Maureen. "Lines of Motion: Streets and Shores." The University of Montana, 2008. http://etd.lib.umt.edu/theses/available/etd-05282008-125535/.
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Bobba, Vedik. "Temperature control of an air shower." Connect to this title online, 2007. http://etd.lib.clemson.edu/documents/1181252087/.
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Loxley, D. "Problematic shores : The literature of islands." Thesis, University of Essex, 1986. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.376744.
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Adkins, Raymond. "A LIQUID CRYSTAL BASEDELECTRON SHOWER DETECTOR." Case Western Reserve University School of Graduate Studies / OhioLINK, 2018. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1522427297703445.
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Proskurka, Maria. "Klomps – traditional dutch shoes." Thesis, Київський національний університет технологій та дизайну, 2019. https://er.knutd.edu.ua/handle/123456789/13150.
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Niño, Cáceres Roxana, Aguilar Sara Ortiz, Villarreal Carol Osorio, and López Miriam Sotelo. "Shoes to live 4." Bachelor's thesis, Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas (UPC), 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10757/622219.
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Propuesta de negocio de calzado que ofrece un calzado bonito, elegante, cómodo, práctico y versátil, que permite cambiar el tamaño de su tacón con tan solo un dispositivo imantado, además de brindar la posibilidad de decorarlo con los accesorios que más le guste. Dirigido a mujeres de entre 25 a 39 años de los sectores A-B de Lima, amantes de la moda, acostumbradas a la calidad y el confort. Nuestro producto irá dirigido a esas mujeres que valoran una marca por su calidad, comodidad, diseño y exclusividad y que están dispuestas a apostar por la innovación. El objetivo es posicionarnos en el mercado en un lapso de dos años, contando con un eficiente servicio de venta y postventa desde el inicio de las operaciones para fortalecer la lealtad de las consumidoras y mantener un índice de nivel de satisfacción del 85% y así alcanzar rentabilidad en un año para poder afrontar nuevos proyectos de inversión, ofreciendo un servicio y un producto de calidad en el mercado. Finalmente concluimos que este mercado es potencialmente nuevo, viable y escalable, ya que las mujeres de este estrato social adquieren en promedio 5 pares de zapatos al año, además tienen las necesidades de comodidad por cubrir.Trabajo de investigación
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Bastías, Silva Rodrigo. "Zapatos Cordwainer Handmade Shoes." Tesis, Universidad de Chile, 2016. http://repositorio.uchile.cl/handle/2250/143334.
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TESIS PARA OPTAR AL GRADO DE MAGÍSTER EN ADMINISTRACIÓNEl presente Plan de Negocio pretende reinventar un emprendimiento de un Ingeniero Civil llamado Álvaro Veliz. Dicho negocio nace a partir de las ganas de aprender un oficio de este profesional y que poco a poco comenzó a tomar nuevos ribetes, perfeccionando la técnica, la calidad y la destreza en la fabricación de zapatos de vestir para hombres. Es así como surge la marca Eligens. Pese a que los zapatos Eligens fueron de calidad y de gusto de sus clientes, la complejidad del negocio y la falta de una estrategia operacional, comercial y financiera, hizo que este emprendimiento fracasara y que el joven emprendedor volviera a trabajar en su antigua profesión dejando de lado este proyecto. Es en este contexto, donde Rodrigo Bastías como parte del equipo gestor en conjunto con las ideas y experiencia de Álvaro Veliz, toma esta iniciativa y elabora el presente Plan de Negocio, con el propósito de definir nuevas estrategias y marcos operacionales que permitan si se dan las condiciones esperadas, resultados exitosos en un mercado extremadamente competitivo. El objetivo principal de la creación de esta nueva empresa es redefinir el negocio, con una nueva marca llamada “Cordwainer”, inspirada en los elementos característicos de los zapatos fabricados por los antiguos zapateros ingleses. Para ello, se considera al cliente como foco principal, estudiando sus gustos, sus preferencias, dónde y por qué compra, qué se puede hacer para llegar a él y cuáles son los factores críticos de éxito que permitirán obtener los beneficios esperados. Dentro de este marco, se realiza también un estudio a fondo de la competencia, los proveedores y el macroentorno en general para establecer las condiciones en las cuales se va a competir y finalmente la ventaja competitiva. Como resultado del estudio, se define el barrio El Golf en la comuna de Las Condes como el lugar adecuado para desarrollar el negocio. El Cliente objetivo es el hombre profesional, con capacidad de adquirir zapatos cuyo precio está sobre el promedio de mercado (en su mayoría de origen asiático), no obstante hay que tener en cuenta que este cliente exige siempre alta calidad, estilo y comodidad y para satisfacerlo es clave enfocarse en la competencia central de la marca, la cual es: la capacidad de ofrecer zapatos hechos a mano con materiales de alta calidad y comodidad, elaborados por artesanos altamente calificados y con personal de ventas cercano, que asesora y puede entregar un producto personalizado. Finalmente, es fundamental poner foco en la penetración y difusión de la marca, a través de la encontrabilidad, masividad y relacionalidad con los clientes. La evaluación de este proyecto se define a 5 años obteniendo un resultado de MM$ 45,5 de VAN dada una inversión inicial de MM$ 57, lo que hace recomendable este proyecto para el inversionista. Cabe destacar que este escenario se considera conservador desde el punto de vista del posible crecimiento del mercado y/o la cantidad de unidades que podría comprar un cliente promedio, ya que, según las encuestas, esta podría ser mayor. Por otro lado, se recomienda poner énfasis en el cumplimiento del plan de ventas y el presupuesto de costos, sobre todo en aquellos incentivos variables para los trabajadores.
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Gunnels, Christine M. "Survey and home range analyses of wintering shorebirds using the Lanark Reef Shorebird Complex, Franklin Co., Florida." Morgantown, W. Va. : [West Virginia University Libraries], 1999. http://etd.wvu.edu/templates/showETD.cfm?recnum=714.
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Thesis (M.S.)--West Virginia University, 1999.Title from document title page. Document formatted into pages; contains vii, 55 p. : ill., maps. Vita. Includes abstract. Includes bibliographical references.
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Cetin, Necmettin. "Open Pit Truck /shovel Haulage System Simulation." Phd thesis, METU, 2004. http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/12605499/index.pdf.
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This thesis is aimed at studying the open pit truck- shovel haulage systems using computer simulation approach. The main goal of the study is to enhance the analysis and comparison of heuristic truck dispatching policies currently available and search for an adaptive rule applicable to open pit mines. For this purpose, a stochastic truck dispatching and production simulation program is developed for a
medium size open pit mine consisting of several production faces and a single dump site using GPSS/H software. Eight basic rules are modeled in separate program files. The program considers all components of truck cycle and normal
distribution is used to model all these variables. The program asks the user to enter the number of trucks initially assigned to each shovel site.
Full-factorial simulation experiments are made to investigate the effects of several factors including the dispatching rules, the number of trucks operating, the number of shovels operating, the variability in truck loading, hauling and return
times, the distance between shovels and dump site, and availability of shovel and truck resources. The breakdown of shovel and trucks are modeled using exponential distribution. Three performance measures are selected as truck production, overall shovel utilization and overall truck utilizations. Statistical analysis of the simulation experiments is done using ANOVA method with Minitab software. Regression analysis gives coefficient of determination values,
R2, of 56.7 %, 84.1 %, and 79.6 % for the three performance measures, respectively. Also, Tukey&rsquos method of mean comparison test is carried out to compare the basic dispatching rules. From the results of statistical analysis, it is concluded that the effects of basic truck dispatching rules on the system performance are not significant. But, the main factors affecting the performances are the number of trucks, the number of shovels, the distance between the shovels and dump site, finally the availability of shovel and truck resources. Also, there are significant interaction effects between these main factors. Finally, an adaptive rule using the standardized utilization of shovels and trucks is developed.
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Ferguson, Steve, University of Western Sydney, College of Health and Science, and School of Engineering. "Limit states design of steel formwork shores." THESIS_CHS_ENG_Ferguson_S.xml, 2003. http://handle.uws.edu.au:8081/1959.7/565.
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Approximately half of all framework collapses occur during concrete placement. Researchers who have measured the actual loads in formwork shores consistently found that they differ from those predicted. There is some evidence that current methods tend towards underestimation. In Australia the current practice for designing steel formwork shores is set out in Australian Standard AS 3610-1990 Formwork for Concrete. It was the first national standard to be published in limit states format and departed from previous practice introducing new methods for the design of formwork shores. Prompted by doubt cast on current practice and the absence of hard basis for the methods set out in AS 3610, the aim of the research is to develop new more reliable rules for the design of steel formwork shores. This is achieved using first-order probabilistic techniques to compare the reliability of new and reused shores designed in accordance with AS 3610 with current international permissible stress and limit states methods form British, American, Israeli and draft European formwork StandardsMaster of Engineering (Hons)
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Ferguson, Stephen Angus. "Limit states design of steel formwork shores /." View thesis, 2003. http://library.uws.edu.au/adt-NUWS/public/adt-NUWS20060504.153139/index.html.
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Thesis (M. Eng.) (Hons) -- University of Western Sydney, 2003."A thesis submitted in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Engineering (Hons.) [at] University of Western Sydney, 2003." Bibliography : leaves 105 - 111, and appendices.
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Johnson, Kelly. "Sholem Schwarzbard: Biography of a Jewish Assassin." Thesis, Harvard University, 2012. http://dissertations.umi.com/gsas.harvard:10644.
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The thesis represents the first complete academic biography of a Jewish clockmaker, warrior poet and Anarchist named Sholem Schwarzbard. Schwarzbard's experience was both typical and unique for a Jewish man of his era. It included four immigrations, two revolutions, numerous pogroms, a world war and, far less commonly, an assassination. The latter gained him fleeting international fame in 1926, when he killed the Ukrainian nationalist leader Symon Petliura in Paris in retribution for pogroms perpetrated during the Russian Civil War (1917-20). After a contentious trial, a French jury was sufficiently convinced both of Schwarzbard's sincerity as an avenger, and of Petliura's responsibility for the actions of his armies, to acquit him on all counts. Mostly forgotten by the rest of the world, the assassin has remained a divisive figure in Jewish-Ukrainian relations, leading to distorted and reductive descriptions his life. In contrast to these partial views, the thesis follows Schwarzbard's fate chronologically, from cradle to grave, emphasizing development and contradiction in his story. Special attention is paid the dynamic nature of Schwarzbard's Jewish, Anarchist, and French commitments. After a long struggle, it was the first of these that came to dominate Schwarzbard's life, as he called the Jews back into history and himself back to his people with a single, irrevocable deed.Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations
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Rands, G. A. "Recolonisation and succession on Northumberland rocky shores." Thesis, University of Newcastle Upon Tyne, 1986. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.373062.
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Murias, dos Santos Antonio E. Ferrand de Almeida. "Intertidal ecology of northern Portuguese rocky shores." Thesis, University of Southampton, 2000. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.326590.
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Palacios, Laguna Christian John. "Diseño del sistema de riego Shongo-Tanín." Bachelor's thesis, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, 2008. https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12672/14327.
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Realiza los estudios mínimos para el diseño y su posterior ejecución del sistema de riego, de manera que permita elevar la tecnología en la eficiencia, control y distribución del agua de riego a través de propuestas que puedan aplicarse y adaptarse a las necesidades de la población de la zona, de este
modo, el presente estudio es de vital importancia por que aumentara la frontera agrícola al incorporar más áreas de cultivo bajo riego. Es indiscutible la importancia que tienen los recursos naturales agua y suelo en el desarrollo económico del país. Su empleo en forma racional y eficiente solo puede lograrse mediante un adecuado planeamiento. Las necesidades de la agricultura son las que finalmente, condicionan las acciones por las cuales debe ser considerada y coordinada la utilización del agua. Esto significa la necesidad de planificar los cultivos y el riego basándose en los momentos oportunos y cantidades de agua óptima que requieren las plantas para satisfacer sus necesidades; como también formular una adecuada política en la distribución, control y medición eficiente del agua a través de la infraestructura. La necesidad de riego en el Perú tiene particular importancia, especialmente en la sierra donde las inversiones ejecutadas en proyectos de aprovechamiento hidráulico se encuentran en una proporción mínima. Por tanto, la necesidad de incrementar el área cultivada bajo riego es vital para satisfacer la demanda alimentaría de una población que crece, lo cual exige una mayor productividad por unidad de área cultivada. Por tal motivo en marco de la Estrategia Focalizada de Lucha Contra la Pobreza, se ha considerado realizar los estudios para la construcción de un sistema de riego, con base a los problemas identificados.Trabajo de suficiencia profesional
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Gibbons, M. J. "Studies on the meiofauna of rocky shores." Doctoral thesis, University of Cape Town, 1988. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/8410.
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Bibliography: leaves 88-97.Annual macrofaunal and meiofaunal standing stocks were estimated on an exposed rocky shore along the west coast of False Bay, South Africa, using comparable area based sampling techniques. While meiofaunal densities exceeded those of macrofauna in all zones, by an overall ratio of approximately 400:1, macrofaunal biomass exceeded that of meiofauna by an overall ratio of 10:1. The numbers of meiofauna were not evenly distributed across the shore but varied with the algal standing stocks in each zone and their sediment load. By incorporating turnover ratios from the literature, mean annual productivity ratios were calculated which suggested that meiofauna were responsible for 25 of total (excluding bacterial) secondary production. To follow this up, the impact of wave exposure on the meiofauna of one species of alga (viz. Gelidium pristoides) was examined on five shores around False Bay. Meiofaunal densities (dominated by animals between 63um-280um) were significantly greater on sheltered than exposed shores. As the minimum width of Gelidium fronds exceeds that of these permanent meiofauna, and tufts offer little resistance to wave action, only those individuals living in the dense, holdfast region of plants could escape the impact of waves on exposed shores. Total meiofaunal biomass per plant remained constant irrespective of shore type, due to the greater numbers of juvenile bivalves and amphipods on exposed shores. Algal and herbivore biomass were not significantly different between shore types around False Bay and therefore, the proportional contribution by meiofauna to total secondary production on sheltered shores was predicted to be greater than on exposed shores, where the biomass of macrofaunal filter feeders was very high. It has previously been argued that differences in meiofaunal communities between plant species are a result of differential surface area, number of habitats and refugia from predation. The possible fate of meiofaunal productivity as food for higher trophic levels (fish) and the mediating role played by algal complexity was investigated in a series of carefully designed laboratory and field experiments.
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Jenkins, Stuart Rees. "The ecology of sheltered, canopy dominated shores." Thesis, University of Liverpool, 1995. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.481202.
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Strandmark, Alma. "Baltic shore-lands facing climate change." Doctoral thesis, Stockholms universitet, Institutionen för ekologi, miljö och botanik, 2017. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:su:diva-141794.
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This thesis provides new insight concerning drivers behind differences in arthropod diversity and abundance in Baltic shore ecosystems and how the arthropod communities might be affected when the conditions in the Baltic Sea are altered due to climate change. The focus has been on climate related changes that are unique for coastal ecosystems, especially sea level rise and changes in the inflow of marine nutrients. As sea levels rise, features in coastal landscapes will be altered, islands and habitats will be flooded and diminished, and structural connectivity within the island landscape will therefore change. This thesis shows that arthropod diversity within the two arthropod groups, spiders and beetles, increases with island size but also that diversity is positively influenced by a high number of islands in the surroundings. A changed distribution and occurrence of marine species, due to climate change or eutrophication, can also affect terrestrial organisms on the shore. In the Baltic Sea the new conditions following climate change will decrease the prevalence of bladder-wrack and benefit filamentous algae. Algal deposits on shores reflect the marine species composition and a decreased prevalence of bladder-wrack in the Baltic Sea will also be visible on the shores. This thesis shows that a lower proportion of bladder-wrack in the algal deposits will decrease the diversity and abundance of arthropods in these deposits. Changes in the marine environment may also affect the inflow of insects with aquatic life stages and terrestrial adult stages. On Baltic shores, prey species with aquatic life stages, especially chironomids, constitute a large proportion of the diet of the terrestrial predatory group, wolf spiders. In freshwater system, the inflow of chironomids is known to decrease with elevated water temperatures if this is true in the Baltic Sea prey availability of wolf spiders would decrease. This thesis supports the importance of chironomids as a prey for coastal wolf spiders, but also shows that the diet varies over season with dominance of terrestrial prey in early summer shifting to a dominance of marine prey in late summer and autumn. This seasonal variation is primarily due to a gradual increase in the consumption of chironomids over season. Climate change has the potential to alter the biogeographical conditions in coastal landscapes as well as the density and quality of marine nutrient inflow. Sea level rise will diminish and flood islands and this thesis shows that a moderate sea level rise of 0.5 meters would make the total number of islands in the outer part of Stockholm archipelago decrease with about 25 %. Sea level rise could thus have consequences for arthropod diversity in Baltic shore meadows in the near future. The combined effects of sea level rise and changed prevalence of marine species in the Baltic Sea will affect the abundance and diversity of arthropods substantially. The abundance and diversity of spiders and beetles will decrease on shores that today have a high occurrence of bladder-wrack and prey availability for coastal predators might decrease due to a decreased inflow of chironomids. Changes in the arthropod communities could have consequences also further up in the food chain, such as for shore birds feeding on these arthropods.At the time of the doctoral defense, the following papers were unpublished and had a status as follows: Paper 2: Manuscript. Paper 3: Manuscript. Paper 4: Manuscript.
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Smeltzer, Kristie. "HURRICANE SHOES AND OTHER STORIES." Master's thesis, University of Central Florida, 2005. http://digital.library.ucf.edu/cdm/ref/collection/ETD/id/2176.
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Hurricane Shoes and Other Stories is a collection of short stories that center on evolving and devolving relationships. The characters in these stories form tentative bonds with people in their lives while other relationships slip away. In "Hurricane Shoes," Katrina attempts to reinvent herself by ending an affair. Katrina's pregnancy and her mother's cancer pull the two women closer. "Da's Violets" is about Cheryl's changing relationship with her father. Just as he moves on from the wife who left him for her podiatrist, the wife returns with hopes to reconcile. These stories catch characters in moments when they must make difficult choices and endure the uncertainties and ambiguities of relationships. In "Lady Luck," Laurel is a cocaine addict and alcoholic on the verge of finalizing a divorce. She propositions a young man named River to exchange sex for money. River turns the table, and offers Laurel a deal where she'll have all the money and drugs she wants, as long as she helps him transport cocaine. "Bridges" is a coming of age story in which Linda and Kristin have a close call with a train, and Linda matures as she realizes love has limits. The catalyst for changing relationships is sometimes an exchange between characters. In "Special Son," Mark's father is dying of cancer. The father asks his son to take special care of his mother, and Mark needs his father to finally acknowledge Mark's sexuality. In "Swim or Sink," Doreen befriends her campground neighbor, Michael McBride. McBride has been living at the campground since he left his cheating wife, and he offers Doreen insight when she discovers her husband's infidelity. Together the stories function as a mosaic--each very different, but a complement to the others in forming a larger portrayal of relationships.M.F.A.
Department of English
Arts and Sciences
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Jones, Larissa V. "Recovery and insurance issues following Hurricane Ivan in Gulf Shores, Alabama." Virtual Press, 2007. http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/1371846.
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Hurricane Ivan struck the Gulf Coast in September 2004. Ivan was classified as a category five storm on the Saffir-Simpson scale of Hurricane Intensity before it made landfall in the U.S. with winds around 165 miles per hour. Its intensity dropped to a category three as it approached the Gulf Coast. Ivan damaged not only properties and businesses along the coast but inland as well. Heavy rains caused rivers and lakes to overflow their banks and tornadoes spawned by the storm struck Tennessee, Kentucky, Louisiana, and Georgia.The purpose of this research is to examine if hurricane insurance or separate endorsements adequately protects and reimburses owners for their losses and to access public and private responses to natural hazards and disaster mitigation using Gulf Shores, Alabama as a case study. Since fall 2004, many homeowners and business owners have been negotiating with their insurance companies. Owners received some help from the organizations like FEMA and the American Red Cross but these efforts were not enough to recuperate all the damages and losses. This study seeks to place the issues of insurance costs, claims and coverage in Gulf Shores, Alabama within the overall context of natural hazards research using archival sources, observation, questionnaires, and formal and informal interviews as data sources. In light of continuing migration to hurricane prone coastal areas, ever-increasing property values and insurance premiums, and the added risk of increasing hurricane frequency, this research contributes to a better understanding of the role of insurance on natural hazard mitigation and preparedness.Department of Geography
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Thompson, Richard. "The ecology of epilithic microalgae on Manx shores." Thesis, University of Liverpool, 1996. https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.320574.
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Gaïor, Romain. "Easier : extensive air shower identification using electron radiometer." Paris 6, 2013. http://www.theses.fr/2013PA066412.
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La composition des rayons cosmiques d ‘ultra haute énergie est une information cruciale pour déterminer leur source. Les techniques actuelles la mesure avec un cycle utile limite a 10%. Le projet EASIER (Extensive Air Shower Identification using Electron Radiometer) est un système de détection radio intégré au détecteur de surface de l'Observatoire Pierre Auger. L’objectif est la mesure de la composition à hautes énergies (E > 10EeV) par l’observation du profile électromagnétique avec un cycle utile de 100%. Le principe d’EASIER a été appliqué dans la bande VHF (30-80 MHz) dans laquelle un signal radio cohérent a déjà été observé et dans la bande C (3. 4-4. 2 GHz) dans laquelle une émission isotrope est attendue. Une partie importante de cette thèse décrit les développements et la caractérisation des dispositifs expérimentaux dans ces deux bandes. L’installation de 7 détecteurs dans la bande VHF a permis la détection de 36 événements. Leurs caractéristiques indiquent une émission concentrée autour de l’axe de la gerbe avec une distance caractéristique de l’ordre de 200m pour des gerbes verticales. Dans la bande C un prototype de 7 unités a permis la première détection d'un signal radio dans cette bande. L’extension à 61 unités porte le nombre de candidats à 4, tous détectés à des distances à l’axe inferieures à 300m. La comparaison avec des simulations a permis d’établir des limites sur les caractéristiques d’une émission isotrope. Les distances de détection sont contraintes par les mécanismes d’émission observés et restent trop faibles pour remplir les objectifs d’EASIER. Des développements sont en cours pour abaisser la sensibilité des détecteurs dans les deux bandesUltra high energy cosmic ray composition is crucial to determine their source. Current techniques measure it with a limited duty cycle of 10%. The EASIER project (Extensive Air Shower Identification using Electron Radiometer) is a radio detection system integrated with the surface detector of the Pierre Auger Observatory. Its goal is the measurement of the mass composition at high energy via the observation of the electromagnetic profile of air showers with a 100% duty cycle. The principle of EASIER was applied in the VHF band (30-80 MHz) in which a coherent signal was already observed and in the C band (3. 4-4. 2 GHz) in which an isotropic emission is expected. A large part of this thesis describes the development and calibration of the experimental setups in both bands. The installation of 7 detectors in the VHF band led to the detection of 36 events. Their characteristics indicate an emission beamed around the shower axis with a characteristic distance of the order of 200m for vertical showers. In the C band, 7 detector units were installed and led to the first detection of a radio signal in this band. The extension to 61 units raised the number of candidates to 4, all detected at distances to the shower axis lower than 300m. The comparison with simulations allowed us to set limits on the parameters of an isotropic emission. The distances of detection are limited by the emission mechanism and are up to now too small to fulfil EASIER goals. Improvements are underway to lower the sensitivity in both bands
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Oliveira, Adalberto Ribeiro. "Shoper marketing na atmosfera do ponto de venda." Master's thesis, FEUC, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10316/24675.
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Dissertação de mestrado em Marketing, apresentada à Faculdade de Economia da Universidade de Coimbra, sob a orientação de Arnaldo CoelhoO Projeto Shopper Marketing na atmosfera do ponto de venda apresentado no formato dissertação pretende analisar o comportamento de compra do shopper ao receber estímulos de shopper marketing na atmosfera do ponto de venda. Pretende-se também verificar quais os estímulos de shopper marketing que têm influenciado de forma mais eficaz os diferentes tipos de shopper ao longo da jornada de compra. No início da década de 80, nos Estados Unidos e na Europa, verifica-se uma profunda mudança na relação entre a indústria e o varejo, sobretudo, na indústria de bens de consumo não duráveis. A globalização das grandes redes varejistas, a consolidação das grandes redes de supermercado, os novos formatos varejistas, o varejo on-line, são exemplos de mudanças ocorridas no varejo e que influenciaram de forma decisiva na relação com a indústria. Devido a estas mudanças, a indústria viu seu poder sobre o varejista ameaçado, visto que, o varejo se tornou forte economicamente, tendo a sua marca valorizada sobretudo, pelo lançamento de produtos com marcas próprias. Diante deste cenário, as empresas começaram a buscar formas de diferenciação para atrair os clientes e destacar os seus produtos no Ponto-de-venda (PDV). Sendo assim, ao longo dos últimos anos, muitos dos recursos de comunicação e marketing das empresas migraram da mídia tradicional para serem alocados no PDV através de campanhas promocionais, campanhas de incentivo, merchandising, padronização de layouts de lojas, planogramas, etc. O conceito de shopper marketing surge devido a um contexto cada vez mais complexo, onde verificamos um acirramento da concorrência, uma cada vez maior segmentação e fragmentação da comunicação e a consolidação de um consumidor/comprador cada vez mais informado, exigente e ávido por experiências relevantes de compra. O conceito de shopper marketing é mais amplo e considera etapas de contato com o consumidor/comprador, anteriores e posteriores ao ponto de venda. Segundo Shankar (2011) shopper marketing refere-se ao planeamento e execução de todas as atividades de marketing que influenciam o shopper durante toda a jornada de compra, desde a decisão de comprar, até a compra efetiva, consumo, recompra e indicação.
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Bobba, Vedik. "Temperature control of an air shower an overview." Saarbrücken VDM Verlag Dr. Müller, 2005. http://d-nb.info/988564254/04.
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Smith, Lucia Wallis. "An Edition of Ellen Glasgow's "Between Two Shores"." W&M ScholarWorks, 1992. https://scholarworks.wm.edu/etd/1539625739.
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Chester, Thomas J. "Hard soled shoes : a poetry collection." Virtual Press, 2005. http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/1313071.
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Hard Soled Shoes is a collection of poetry designed to appeal to several, specific audiences. The first audience consists of: other poets, creative writers, and literary critics. I have submitted a work drawn from the life experience of a 42 year-old man. I crafted the poems with the academic learning gained from a graduate study of poetry and creative writing. My graduate education has helped me recognize a higher and broader standard in the realm of poetry. It also enabled me to refine my own style of writing; a comfortable mix of song lyrics and image-rich writing.Another group I hope to reach with this collection is a segment of readers who have a limited knowledge of poetry. I feel it is important to reach out beyond the academic community to a broader audience. There are many people outside academia who can appreciate and enjoy good poetry. I chose many poems for this collection that are accessible and relevant to people of many backgrounds, interests, and demographics. The use of humor, meter, rhyme, and familiar characters give the pieces understandable "hooks" to draw the attention of readers. The inclusion of song lyrics and musical devices like refrains bring a familiarity to readers who only have experience of poetry through popular music.My intent is to use simple and clear language to express more complex ideas. Hopefully the depth of subject matter will entice readers to re-read certain pieces and consider new ideas. The use of repetition and rhyme will hopefully bring focus and power to certain poems and create at least a few memorable or quotable lines from the collection.I believe a poetry collection can be an artistic endeavor and still have a broad entertainment appeal. My education has prepared me to recognize and write quality, literary poetry suitable for publication. My years of experience producing creative ideas for media and advertising have made me aware of the challenges of trying to reach a vast audience. I see a hole in the media market. I believe good, accessible poetry could fill a void and successfully satisfy the needs of a specific, literary niche.Department of English
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Ferreira, Ana Filipa dos Santos Timóteo da Silva. "Shoes closet: entering the German market." Master's thesis, NSBE - UNL, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10362/9485.
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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 EconomicsThe purpose of this project is to prepare and help ShoesCloset company for international business activity, namely in Germany. After having a careful study on the core foundation of the company I conclude that ShoesCloset has indeed potential to succeed by offering what the target segment is looking for in footwear. Nevertheless, the firm still has to improve in areas such as marketing, management operations, distribution channels and internal structure. In relation to the German market and according to my studies the best mode of entry is through direct exports, which would be under the supervision of the CEO. Moreover, it is imperative to increase the productive capacity in order to satisfy both national and international expected demands.
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Ikäheimonen, Jukka. "Construction loads on shores and stability of horizontal formwork /." Stockholm, 1997. http://www.lib.kth.se/abs98/ikah0206.pdf.
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Chu, Fung Joanna, and 朱鳳. "Ecology of supralittoral lichens on Hong Kong rocky shores." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 1997. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B31235712.
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