Dissertations / Theses: 'Square use'

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Highlander, Matthew Jacob. "THE RURAL TOWN SQUARE AND ITS NEW IDENTITY." OpenSIUC, 2009. https://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/theses/32.

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AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Matthew J. Highlander, for the Masters of Architecture degree in Architecture, presented on July 6, 2009, at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. TITLE: THE RURAL TOWN SQUARE AND ITS NEW IDENTITY MAJOR PROFESSOR: Dr. Craig K. Anz This thesis investigates the current complex nature that is the American town square and its identity in rural heartland communities. Historically, the town square in this context becomes an image of civic pride in its community through the incorporation of essential civic buildings such as county courthouses, city halls, community centers, guest houses as well as functioning playhouses, gathering spaces such as a parks, gazebos, or green space for public use within the town square. However, through the advent of the automobile, one-stop shopping, and urban sprawl, rural town squares have become a shell or fossil of their former selves as citizens visit this district of town less frequently due to a lack of business and public activities. Hence, these spaces become subjugated to other forms of planning and thus become dens for poverty and areas for crime. However there are many present solutions that can facilitate a movement towards improvement in this area. One such solution is the redesign of surrounding square spaces in conjunction with the incorporation of mix-use facilities within the town square streetscape. Mix-use buildings offer a variety of options that can introduce daily use businesses such as coffee houses, bookstores, deli shops, etc..., have night hours, and do not require a large amount of space to operate business. Along with these businesses, mix-use facilities can also incorporate a variety of residential living quarters such as lofts, studios, and townhomes to foster life within these places. Again, as a result, there is a substantial increase in the amount of public activity within the towns square between residents, business proprietors, and shoppers. This activity alone can transform a once dim light of the community into a shining example of the image and identity that the community wishes to project to its participants. The mix-use building and square together also have the ability to co-operate as a self-sustaining entity of the community due to the type of businesses that it incorporates and its proximity to other businesses within the town square and the community as a whole.

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Schneider, Rick Harlan. "Vibrant City: Mixed-Use and Transit-Oriented Development at Virginia Square." Thesis, Virginia Tech, 1998. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/33745.

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This development plan for the Virginia Square Metro is located near Washington DC in Arlington County, Virginia. The proposal includes â open planâ mid-rise residential, high-rise mixed-use, an identifiable transit station and linked green space with small scale agricultural potential. Mid-rise dwelling units provide the density to support local business along shop-lined streets. Pedestrian ways and bike trails offer additional transportation routes while mass transit cuts down on automobile usage. The scheme combines sustainable design, innovative construction techniques and transit-oriented development principles to provide the infrastructure and act as a catalyst for healthy future growth along the Rosslyn-Ballston development corridor.
Master of Architecture

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Camargo, Elizabeth Gus. "Piazza Navona, Harvard Square, Piccadilly Circus : a study about morphology and use." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1985. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/71365.

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Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Architecture, 1985.
MICROFICHE COPY AVAILABLE IN ARCHIVES AND ROTCH.
Includes bibliographical references (leaves 46-47).
This thesis is about lively urban spaces and their distinctive characteristics. Its objective is to look at the various aspects responsible for the dynamic atmosphere of such environments, identifying the role played by their physical configuration within this context. It recommends the inclusion of a historical approach in the analysis of urban spaces. since the studies so far conducted have primarily focused on their physical aspects without providing very successful results. The possible contributions of the historical approach are examined in the investigation of three squares well-known for their liveliness and attractive power: Piazza Navona (Rome. Italy), Harvard Square (Cambridge, U.S.A.) and Piccadilly Circus (London. England). Based on a historical review, the main aspects influencing the character of the squares are grouped into three categories: form, use and relation to the city. These categories, nevertheless. are not relevant when considered independently, because they assume a meaningful role only through their participation in a set of tight relationships. The study also explores the situations of change experienced by the squares. since the historical perspective has unveiled the fact that changes have always affected their formal. functional and contextual characteristics. while being intended to preserve their lively atmosphere.
by Elizabeth Gus Camargo.
M.S.

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Kirmizi, Meric. "Taksim Republican Square: A Field Study On Socio-economic, Form, Use And Meaning Dimensions." Master's thesis, METU, 2011. http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/12613398/index.pdf.

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Cavender, Terri A. "The Use of the Power Method to Find Dominant Eigenvalues of Matrices." Thesis, University of North Texas, 1992. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc501200/.

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This paper is the result of a study of the power method to find dominant eigenvalues of square matrices. It introduces ideas basic to the study and shows the development of the power method for the most well-behaved matrices possible, and it explores exactly which other types of matrices yield to the power method. The paper also discusses a type of matrix typically considered impossible for the power method, along with a modification of the power method which works for this type of matrix. It gives an overview of common extensions of the power method. The appendices contain BASIC versions of the power method and its modification.

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Qureshi, Aleem. "A Novel Equivalent Squares Formalism for use in Small Field Dosimetry." University of Toledo Health Science Campus / OhioLINK, 2017. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=mco149338511600157.

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Santa, Ritta Pietsch Michelle. "Design proposal for a 2 star mixed use green hotel in the city ofStockholm: The case of Brunkebergs square." Thesis, KTH, Urban and Regional Studies, 2009. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-24851.

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The word sustainability does not only mean building environmentally friendly buildings, with green high technology solutions, but it also touches the economical, physical and social aspect of a given area. A building can not be called sustainable if it is not designed for people’s needs and does not promote social interaction between people. In a broader extend, the three levels of sustainability, economical, social and environmental need to be achieved at the same time, or else the concept of sustainability itself is neglected. Nowadays most of the hotels in the core of the city of Stockholm range in a classification from 4 to 5 stars, and rarely there are 2 or 1 star hotels. The world financial crisis that emerged in 2008 and which substantially decreased the number of customers who could afford to pay the high fees of the luxury hotels, leaded to crisis in the hotel industry emptying many rooms and eaving the 4 and 5 stars hotel to their own luck. The core of the city centre has other problems such as potential areas with commercial and office buildings which only have a day life and at night are considered abandoned and unsafe, especially nowadays with the crisis in the hotel industry.The aim of this master thesis is the design of a prototype green mixed use building by Brunkebergs square, which is a square in need of renovation and located in the core area of the city of Stockholm. The prototype green building is a 2 star mixed use green hotel with green design features and public, semi public and private character. This new hotel also would be part of a group of hotels called CBD Vasagatan. The integration between the new prototype building, Brunkebergs square and Drottningatan will be done according to concept and context of the new building. The areas in question will be renovated under the guidelines of Stockholm Vision 2030, which is an improvement city plan proposed by Stockholm under the years 2006 and 2007, and following a few Green Design premises as dictated by architect Ken Yeang and LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design). The proposed 2 stars green hotel, besides representing the possibility of being a cheaper lodging alternative, and therefore helping the declining economy of the Hotel market in the city of Stockholm, will also promote physical integration with Brunkebergs square, creating a path of communication inside the building leading from Brunkebergs square to Drottningatan, which is one of the most known retail streets in Stockholm city center. This way the flow of pedestrians between these 2 important areas would be enabled and Brunkebergs square would suffer renovation and become more attractive to tourists and Stockholm citizens.

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Vaculíková, Petra. "Veřejné prostory historického jádra Brna - náměstí." Doctoral thesis, Vysoké učení technické v Brně. Fakulta architektury, 2013. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-233246.

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Changes of physical, functional and social structure of the city as a result of the group of variously interrelated changes and events that are fundamentally participate in the formation of the image of the urban development. This doctoral thesis is based on research of the historical city center - squared. First part is focuses on the historical development of urban texture of the inner city of Brno and its squares. We are talking about Square of Freedom, Vegetable Market, Dominican square, Jacobs square, Capuchins square and Šilingrovo square. Based on individual characteristics, describing the emergence of morphological and functional changes in Brno square was created urban classification of basic types of square. City of Brno, as the capital city of region has a significant position in the structure of settlements. This fact has become one of the key aspects for the selection of examples of European cities and their squares. The second part of the thesis is based on comparative studies of different types of historical squares. In order to define the value of public spaces, it is necessary to look at the public places of historical perspective and deal with the causes that led to the decline of the importance and role of public spaces. Austrian capital cities of region (Graz, Linz, Klagenfurt and Salzburg) will be examined with regard to similar climatic conditions and a common cultural and historical context of the city. Based on urban patterns and graphic diagrams of each square are observed inner relationships between shapes of square, form, function and location of the position of an artwork. Research areas are also focused on comparing aspects of transport, green space, functional use, visual unit and social activities. The public space is shaped by a set of characteristics that promote diversity and interdependence of functions. For a better interpretation of the results have been established two benchmarks - symbol of identification with the place and the Magnet (function and filling space). The objective of the thesis is to define an aspects and elements of space which were involved in square use.

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Myer, Gregory D. "The effect of three selected exercises on electromyographic root mean square values and vastus medialis oblique to vastus lateralis ratio." Virtual Press, 1998. http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/1101588.

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The primary purpose of this study was to determine the ratio of activation between the VMO and VL while performing three selected knee exercises (drop squat, modified lateral squat, Muncie Method). Additionally, the data was analyzed to determine if a correlation existed between the muscle's activation rate per set and whether or not the rates are affected by Q-angle or gender. Twenty Ball State University subjects (10 male, 10 female) who were asymptomatic to Patellofemoral Syndrome (PFS), provided electroymyographic (EMG) data while performing the three selected exercises. A one-way ANOVA found no statistical significance (p=0.500) on any of the tested variables except the Drop Squat VL Root Mean Square (RMS). Significant correlations were found between: VL RMS to set number during drop squat, and VMO and VL RMS to set number during Muncie Method performance. Based on the results of this study, each of these exercises could be used to selectively strengthen the VMO in treatment of PFS.
School of Physical Education

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Carline, Roger Timothy. "One dimensional modelling of the charge control in square quantum well pseudomorphic AlGaAs/InGaAs field effect transistors for use in device design." Thesis, University of York, 1990. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.304163.

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Teker, Mahmut. "Identifying Factors That Facilitate The Use Of Multi-purpose Smart Cards By University Students: An Empirical Investigation." Master's thesis, METU, 2011. http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/12612983/index.pdf.

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The aim of this thesis is to identify factors that affect the university students&rsquo
acceptance of multi-purpose Smart Cards. The findings of this study will be beneficial to facilitate the use of Smart-Card enabled system both n universities and in other institutions which either have these systems in use or plan to invest on these systems in the future. The research methodology employed within this study is based on quantitative methods. A survey instrument comprising 51 5-point Likert-type questions has been developed and applied to 207 university Middle East Technical University students. The data collected has been analyzed using Exploratory Factor Analysis to categorize factors having items. According to analysis results, the data classified under 5 factors
Perceived Usefulness, Perceived Ease of Use, Behavioral Intention, Anxiety, and Technological Complexity. Then, the relations between these 5 factors identified and a measurement model was created. For assessing the proposed model Discriminant and Convergent Validity scores were calculated by Confirmatory Factor Analysis. Then, Structural Equation Modeling was conducted with Partial Least Squares for validating the model&rsquo
s estimated influence. The study has shown that the main Technology Acceptance Model constructs fit for determining the university students&rsquo
intention of Smart Card usage except for Perceived Ease of Use over Behavioral Intention. Moreover, study showed that Anxiety and Technological Complexity were the external factors that have effect on willingness of using multi-purpose Smart Cards. If students have Anxiety, this affects their perception of easiness of the system and it has negative indirect effect on the perceived usefulness and direct effect on intention. Technological Complexity is another factor which has direct affect on the perception of easiness and usefulness and intention.

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Flach, Christopher. "EN KVANTITATIV STUDIE PÅ ANVÄNDNING OCH ACCEPTANS AV MOBILA PLÅNBÖCKER : Analys med PLS-SEM." Thesis, Högskolan i Skövde, Institutionen för informationsteknologi, 2015. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:his:diva-11483.

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Den mobila plånboken gör det möjligt att kunna utföra betalningar med hjälp av sin smarttelefon i butiker och har funnits tillgänglig i både Sverige och andra länder runt om i världen under en längre tid. Trots detta visar studier på att denna teknik inte har blivit accepterad av konsumenterna vilket även gör att butiker är motvilliga att investera i denna typ av teknik. Syftet med undersökningen som har genomförts i denna rapport är att delvis undersöka hur utbrett användningen av mobila plånböcker är bland studenter på Högskolan i Skövde, det huvudsakliga syftet är dock att identifiera de faktorer som påverkar konsumenternas acceptans och avsikt att använda mobila plånböcker. Att skaffa en förståelse till hur och varför en individ väljer att acceptera en ny teknik anses vara en av de viktigaste forskningsaspekterna inom informationssystem. Arbetet baseras på en undersökningsmodell som främst härstammar från UTAUT2 och där analysen av data utfördes med PLS-SEM. Resultatet från denna undersökning kan komma att hjälpa de parter och organisationer som är delaktiga i tillhandahållningen av tjänsten mobila plånböcker att identifiera vilka faktorer konsumenter anser vara viktigast för att påbörja användningen av mobila plånböcker och vad som leder till fortsatt användning. Resultatet av undersökningen visar bland annat på att upplevt värde och förväntad prestanda har störst effekt på avsikten att använda mobila plånböcker.

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Trevisan, Camila Orsi. "Uso e apropriação das praças públicas na metrópole de São Paulo: do centro expandido à periferia." Universidade de São Paulo, 2010. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/8/8136/tde-07122010-112217/.

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A presente pesquisa realiza uma análise crítica do uso e da apropriação de espaços públicos da cidade de São Paulo, com foco nas praças públicas, para através destas apreender como se dá o uso e a apropriação das mesmas, além de analisar a atual função do espaço público na metrópole de São Paulo do século XXI. Para alcançarmos este objetivo traçamos duas estratégias de pesquisa, a primeira baseada na discussão teórica dos dois conceitos-chave espaço público e praça pública, somada à retrospectiva histórica das ações dos órgãos públicos para a administração dos espaços públicos. A segunda estratégia de investigação científica foi a realização do estudo de caso de cinco praças distribuídas ao longo de um transepto, através das quais pudemos observar, analisar e compreender o uso e apropriação de praças públicas na cidade. Haja vista que o propósito da pesquisa é a análise das praças públicas da cidade de São Paulo, de grande dimensão territorial e de características socioeconômicas diversas e de realidades distintas no que tange a seus espaços públicos, buscamos praças localizadas em bairros e regiões distintas (bairros do centro expandido à periferia), buscando assim abarcar uma parte mais representativa da complexa realidade dos espaços públicos da metrópole de São Paulo. Ao final da análise crítica, propusemos algumas ações e medidas para a Política Pública Municipal de Gestão do espaço público, além de sugerirmos uma nova postura dos órgãos públicos municipais frente às questões relacionadas aos espaços públicos, buscando, principalmente, a sua valorização.
This research conducts a critical analysis of the use and ownership of public spaces in the city of São Paulo, with a focus on public squares. The main goal is to learn through this how the use and ownership of these squares take place, and to analyze the current role of public space in the metropolis of the twenty-first century. To achieve this goal we established two research strategies, the first theoretical discussion based on two key concepts of public space and public square, plus the historical review of the actions of public agencies for the administration of public spaces. The second strategy for scientific research was the use of five case studies of squares distributed along a transept, through which we can observe, analyze and understand the use and appropriation of public squares in the city. Considering that the purpose of research is the analysis of the public squares of the city of São Paulo, within large regional and socioeconomic characteristics of various and different realities with respect to its public spaces, we sought squares located in different regions and districts (districts expanded from the city center to the periphery), thus seeking to cover a more representative part of the complex reality of the public spaces of the metropolis of São Paulo. At the end of the review, we have proposed certain actions and measures for the Municipal Public Policy Management of public space, and suggesting a new position of municipal public agencies faced with the issues related to public spaces, seeking mainly the recovery of said places.

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Reynolds, Larry J. "Is it really Smart Growth?" Thesis, Manhattan, Kan. : Kansas State University, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/2097/1243.

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Li, Mimi. "Urban Regeneration through Public Space: A Case Study in Squares in Dalian, China." Thesis, University of Waterloo, 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/10012/991.

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Urban regeneration has been accompanying urban development since the earliest human settlement, and was emphasized after the World War Two. Several decades' experience and billions of dollars forced the decision makers to realize the importance of urban image, quality of life, and urban environment, which were recognized as prerequisites and catalysts for the economic development of cities. In this circumstance squares have been involved in urban regeneration projects to create symbol of the city and to provide space for residents, and have been proved to be effective for urban regeneration by many western countries. Dalian, a coastal city in Northeast China presented to be a successful case in the country in involving the construction of squares in regenerating central city to transform the city from a heavy industrial city to a garden city. In the circumstance of urban beautification movement in China, which began in 1990s and was partly symbolized by the construction of fancy, large, but under-used squares, a study on the success of Dalian is indeed needed. This study shed light on the major concerns of Dalian government to create squares in central city, the land use issues of squares, the usage on the squares, and the perception of squares by users. Through the application of key-informant interview, questionnaire survey, and onsite observation, the paper concluded that the construction of squares was part of the urban regeneration policies in Dalian, the major concern was to provide local residents with public open space to enjoy public life, and to improve urban environment. The construction of squares was carefully and systematically planned, the location of squares was pertinent to the land use pattern nearby and to the function of each of the three districts in central city, the squares are fully utilized, and are appreciated by both local residents and tourists. The squares were considered as catalyst in urban environment improvement, urban image enhancement, and tourism and economic development from the perspective of government officials, local residents, and tourists. Implication was provided for other cities in China based on the major findings and reviewed literature, future research opportunities were also suggested.

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Boiko, Svitlana. "Konverze uvolněných hospodářských objektů zámku, Žďár nad Sázavou." Master's thesis, Vysoké učení technické v Brně. Fakulta architektury, 2017. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-316317.

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An extensive historical estate of the Kinsky family connected with the Žďár nad Sázavou monastery and create a remarkable set of cultural and natural heritage. Monastery owners, the Kinsky family, are seeking for a long time to evaluate this legacy, and therefore, has recently decided to prepare concrete reflection on the development and rehabilitation of the monastery and its accessories by preparing a global strategy for the concept of building development and its tourist use. The ambition of the Kinsky family is to develop in Žďárka a project of an important monument and Cultural center with European fame. Their will is to create from this place an important example of cultural and tourist development beyond the territory The presence of a unique collection of Baroque culture and architectural monuments from the Jan Blažej Santini (pilgrimage church of St. John of Nepomuk, The Monastery, the Abbey, the Church of the Assumption of Virgin Mary, the Riding Hall, the Cemetery, the Lyra Farm, the Chateau) make this area a unique monument and an important cultural heritage of the Czech Republic. The area of the monastery with its surroundings opens the strong potential of free space in the remarkable historical buildings capable of transforming cultural, tourist and commercial functions of all types: cultural events, expositions and exhibitions, seminars, accommodation, restaurant operations. Recently, the topic of the public cultural space has become more recent. These are new cultural buildings where people can meet, have fun and learn every day, spend their free time every day. Earlier, communism times fulfilled this function with cultural buildings. But modern life dictates new demands and functions of public space. Today it assumes more interactive space than before. Person works with space and architecture, engaging in activities. A new urban space is emerging, which opens up for a full-day multifunctional use - a cultural area. On the basis of the analysis of the solved territory, a proposal dealing with the whole locality of economic premises of the monastery was elaborated as a complex whole whose main aim was to create a functional and aesthetic environment. The site is situated in the area of the Cistercian monastery, which is located between two ponds. Next to the monastery there is a public transport stop and a public car parking. Design territory is defined by the monastery's backyard area. In addition, there is a functioning elementary school. The project is based on minimalism and respect for the place. Combined with the historical basis of the complex, a new cultural unit will be created. The cultural center is multifunctional, which corresponds to a simple and clearly arranged operation allowing for a wide range of cultural and educational activities, which can be attended by both: tourists and children from the local elementary school. The proposed multifunctional cultural facility meets the basic requirements for organizing cultural events of diverse character, such as theater, film and music performances, shows, balls, dance and sports courses and other social activities. It also provides facilities for families, mothers with children and open-air events during the summer months.

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Daqqa, Ibtisam. "Subconstituent algebras of Latin squares." [Tampa, Fla] : University of South Florida, 2008. http://purl.fcla.edu/usf/dc/et/SFE0002395.

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Pienaar, Rousseau. "City building." Diss., Pretoria : [s.n.], 2004. http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-02212005-085046.

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Gordic, Milorad. "Theoretical modeling of cortisol sensor." [Tampa, Fla] : University of South Florida, 2008. http://purl.fcla.edu/usf/dc/et/SFE0002689.

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Cook, Finnie B. "Globalization, Migration and the U.S. Labor Market for Physicians: The Impact of Immigration on Local Wages." [Tampa, Fla] : University of South Florida, 2009. http://purl.fcla.edu/usf/dc/et/SFE0003279.

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Bedford, David. "Finite left neofields and their use as a unifying principle in constructions for orthogonal Latin squares." Thesis, University of Surrey, 1991. http://epubs.surrey.ac.uk/843470/.

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One of the outstanding problems in the study of Latin squares is that of improving the known lower bounds for N(n), the maximum number of Latin squares of order n in a mutually orthogonal set. After describing the methods of construction which attain the best known lower bounds for N(n), n < 32 and showing how most of these are interrelated we provide a general method of construction for sets of mutually orthogonal Latin squares (m.o.l.s.) from left neofields. We then give detailed information about the structure of all isomorphically distinct left neofields of order less than ten and about the m.o.l.s. which they produce, and summarised information for orders up to fourteen. We further show that many of the previously known constructions of m.o.l.s. effectively employ the construction which we describe, in particular the recent constructions of three m.o.l.s. of order fourteen and four of order twenty. In the course of this investigation it is noted that the number of complete mappings of both of the non-cyclic abelian groups of order eight is the same. Furthermore, it is found that both of the non-abelian groups of order eight possess the same number of complete and near complete mappings. We explain and justify why this is the case. In our study of left neofields we discuss the properties of sequenceability and R-sequenceability of groups. At the end of the thesis, we discuss a related question, raised by R. L. Graham, as to which groups are r-set-sequenceable. This is solved for abelian groups except that, for r = n - 1, the question is reduced to that of asking which abelian groups are R-sequenceable.

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Olsen, Davey J. R. "Determining Compost Carryover for Optimal Use in an Organic Corn Squash Rotation." DigitalCommons@USU, 2012. https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/etd/1458.

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Organically certified farms using compost to improve or maintain fertility rarely consider compost carryover and its impact on the determination of economically optimal application rates. Compost carryover is comprised of nutrient and non-nutrient elements. Both affect crop growth, yet carryover is typically described primarily in terms of nitrogen (N)-carryover only. This study tested a new method for estimating compost carryover on organically certified land and expressed carryover in units that capture both the nutrient and non-nutrient components. Compost carryover for five treatment rates was estimated over four years in an organically certified field trial in a corn and squash rotation. Nitrate (NO3-), phosphorus (P), soil organic matter (SOM) were investigated to determine the residual effect of a one-time compost application. Implications for fertility management and farm profitability were considered. The new method successfully modeled carryover, determining that compost had a persistent and positive effect on crop yields, evident even three years after an initial one-time application. No NO3- carryover was observed in any year, suggesting that yield responses were due primarily to non-N carryover. Compositional changes in SOM corresponding to compost input three years earlier suggested that compost was able to influence non-nutritive soil properties many years after incorporation. High value cash-crops are necessary in organic rotations to offset the high input cost of compost use. In organic fertility management, compost is an important and economical source of non-N fertility, which benefits crop yield many years after incorporation. When used with a dedicated N-fixing cover crop in a rotation that includes a high value cash-crop, complete fertility goals could be met in a sustainable manner. (153 pages)

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Lopez, Montero Eduardo. "Use of multivariate statistical methods for control of chemical batch processes." Thesis, University of Manchester, 2016. https://www.research.manchester.ac.uk/portal/en/theses/use-of-multivariate-statistical-methods-for-control-of-chemical-batch-processes(6cf45624-2388-4e85-b4c6-99503547ad06).html.

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In order to meet tight product quality specifications for chemical batch processes, it is vital to monitor and control product quality throughout the batch duration. However, the frequent lack of in situ sensors for continuous monitoring of batch product quality complicates the control problem and calls for novel control approaches. This thesis focuses on the study and application of multivariate statistical methods to control product quality in chemical batch processes. These multivariate statistical methods can be used to identify data-driven prediction models that can be integrated within a model predictive control (MPC) framework. The ideal MPC control strategy achieves end-product quality specifications by performing trajectory tracking during the batch operating time. However, due to the lack of in-situ sensors, measurements of product quality are usually obtained by laboratory assays and are, therefore, inherently intermittent. This thesis proposes a new approach to realise trajectory tracking control of batch product quality in those situations where only intermittent measurements are available. The scope of this methodology consists of: 1) the identification of a partial least squares (PLS) model that works as an estimator of product quality, 2) the transformation of the PLS model into a recursive formulation utilising a moving window technique, and 3) the incorporation of the recursive PLS model as a predictor into a standard MPC framework for tracking the desired trajectory of batch product quality. The structure of the recursive PLS model allows a straightforward incorporation of process constraints in the optimisation process. Additionally, a method to incorporate a nonlinear inner relation within the proposed PLS recursive model is introduced. This nonlinear inner relation is a combination of feedforward artificial neural networks (ANNs) and linear regression. Nonlinear models based on this method can predict product quality of highly nonlinear batch processes and can, therefore, be used within an MPC framework to control such processes. The use of linear regression in addition to ANNs within the PLS model reduces the risk of overfitting and also reduces the computational e↵ort of the optimisation carried out by the controller. The benefits of the proposed modelling and control methods are demonstrated using a number of simulated batch processes.

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Bazyler, Caleb D., George K. Beckham, and Kimitake Sato. "The Use of the Isometric Squat as a Measure of Strength and Explosiveness." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2015. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/3783.

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The use of the isometric squat as a measure of strength and explosiveness. J Strength Cond Res 29(5): 1386–1392, 2015—The isometric squat has been used to detect changes in kinetic variables as a result of training; however, controversy exists in its application to dynamic multijoint tasks. Thus, the purpose of this study was to further examine the relationship between isometric squat kinetic variables and isoinertial strength measures. Subjects (17 men, 1-repetition maximum [1RM]: 148.2 ± 23.4 kg) performed squats 2 d·wk−1 for 12 weeks and were tested on 1RM squat, 1RM partial squat, and isometric squat at 90° and 120° of knee flexion. Test-retest reliability was very good for all isometric measures (intraclass correlation coefficients > 0.90); however, rate of force development 250 milliseconds at 90° and 120° seemed to have a higher systematic error (relative technical error of measurement = 8.12%, 9.44%). Pearson product-moment correlations indicated strong relationships between isometric peak force at 90° (IPF 90°) and 1RM squat (r = 0.86), and IPF 120° and 1RM partial squat (r = 0.79). Impulse 250 milliseconds (IMP) at 90° and 120° exhibited moderate to strong correlations with 1RM squat (r = 0.70, 0.58) and partial squat (r = 0.73, 0.62), respectively. Rate of force development at 90° and 120° exhibited weak to moderate correlations with 1RM squat (r = 0.55, 0.43) and partial squat (r = 0.32, 0.42), respectively. These findings demonstrate a degree of joint angle specificity to dynamic tasks for rapid and peak isometric force production. In conclusion, an isometric squat performed at 90° and 120° is a reliable testing measure that can provide a strong indication of changes in strength and explosiveness during training.

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Teixeira, Marina da Silva. "O processo de degradação e revitalização dos espaços públicos: usos e apropriações das praças no Centro Histórico de João Pessoa-PB." Universidade Federal da Paraíba, 2014. http://tede.biblioteca.ufpb.br:8080/handle/tede/5844.

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This research analyzes the transformations of the public spaces located on the historic center of João Pessoa through its uses, considering the relations of domination and appropriation that occur between the agents that act in those places. The focus is on three squares: Praça Vidal de Negreiros, also known as Ponto de Cem Réis, Praça Anthenor Navarro and Praça Rio Branco. We make a historical approach of some interventions promoted by the government and private initiatives, lighting the changes that took place on those squares and surroundings. The content and the implementation of the projects of revitalization are analyzed, identifying the impacts that they caused on the uses of those public spaces, observing some spatial practices of different people and groups in the everyday life. This work is divided in three pieces. In the first chapter is the theoretical and methodological discussion that underlies the research, bringing the approach of production and reproduction of urban space to think the transformations of public spaces located on urban centers. Besides, we present the methodological strategies and the empirical objects of analysis: the squares we chose to be the focus of this work. In the second chapter, the concepts of center and centrality are brought to clarify the process that defined the principal center and the historic center of João Pessoa. We tried to characterize the principal center of the city, highlighting its dynamic and history. We also tried to understand the significations of its degradation and revitalization among the production of urban space. Therefore, experiences of revitalization that took place in other countries and Brazilian cities are discussed, showing the recent valorization of memory and heritage of old urban areas. Finally, we recognize the (re)invention of the historic center of João Pessoa because of the projects of revitalization that occurred from the 1980 s until nowadays. In the third chapter, we reflect on the "cultural use" of public spaces and some experiences observed on the center of João Pessoa. We make a brief discussion on the construction of the concept of culture in the social sciences and how we got to the notions of culture industry and mass culture. We relate this discussion to the notions of spectacle and gentrification in urban centers, especially regarding the merchandise of places. With the contribution of Henri Lefebvre, we make a dialectical approach of the "leisure spaces" and parties. From situations experienced in field, interviews and documentary research, we analyze the project "Sabadinho Bom" ( Good Saturday ) and Beco cultural ("Cultural Alley"), two cultural projects that are taking place in Praça Rio Branco. Finally, we discuss the realization of events in other areas of the historic center, as parties and the project called "Circuito Cultural ( Cultural Tour").
Esta pesquisa tem o objetivo de analisar as transformações nos usos dos espaços públicos do centro histórico de João Pessoa, considerando relações de dominação e apropriação que ocorrem entre diferentes agentes que atuam nestes espaços. O principal foco são três praças: a Praça Vidal de Negreiros, conhecida como Ponto de Cem Réis, a Praça Anthenor Navarro e a Praça Rio Branco. Buscamos historicizar algumas intervenções promovidas pelo poder público ou por iniciativas privadas, destacando as modificações relativas a essas praças e seu entorno. Analisamos o conteúdo e a implementação do(s) projeto(s) de revitalização do centro histórico e seus rebatimentos nos usos dos espaços públicos, identificando algumas práticas espaciais de diferentes sujeitos e grupos sociais que cotidianamente fazem uso desses espaços. O trabalho está dividido em três partes. No primeiro capítulo, trazemos a discussão teórico-metodológica que embasa a pesquisa, explicitando a abordagem sobre a produção e reprodução do espaço urbano e as transformações nos espaços públicos em centros urbanos. Além disso, apresentamos as estratégias metodológicas e os objetos empíricos de análise: as praças que fazem parte do recorte metodológico deste estudo. No segundo capítulo, são abordados os conceitos de centro e centralidade para pensar o processo de definição do centro principal e do centro histórico de João Pessoa. Procuramos caracterizar o que reconhecemos como centro principal da cidade, destacando elementos de sua dinâmica e historicidade. Também buscamos compreender os sentidos da degradação e da revitalização do mesmo em relação à produção do espaço urbano. Para tanto, discutimos a recente valorização da memória e do patrimônio nos antigos núcleos urbanos, apontando experiências de revitalização em outros países e no Brasil. Por fim, abordamos a (re)invenção do centro histórico de João Pessoa a partir de projetos de revitalização que ocorreram da década de 1980 até os dias de hoje. No terceiro capítulo, refletimos sobre o uso cultural dos espaços públicos e algumas experiências vividas nesse recorte temporal no centro histórico de João Pessoa. Fazemos uma breve discussão sobre a construção do conceito de cultura nas ciências sociais e como chegamos às noções de indústria cultural e cultura de massa. Relacionamos essa discussão com os processos de espetacularização e gentrification nos centro urbanos, especialmente no que diz respeito à transformação de lugares em mercadoria. Com a contribuição de Henri Lefebvre, abordamos dialeticamente os espaços de lazer e as festas. A partir de situações vivenciadas em campo, realização de entrevistas e pesquisa documental, tratamos do projeto Sabadinho Bom e Beco Cultural que ocorrem na Praça Rio Branco. Finalmente, discutimos a realização de eventos nos demais espaços do centro histórico, como as festas e a proposta do Circuito Cultural .

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Sinioja, Tim. ""Source characterization of soils contaminated with Polycyclic Aromatic Compounds (PACs) by use of Partial Least Squares Discriminant Analysis (PLS-DA)"." Thesis, Örebro universitet, Institutionen för naturvetenskap och teknik, 2017. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:oru:diva-64627.

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Polycyclic aromatic compounds (PACs) are organic compounds that include several sub-groups of toxic, persistent and carcinogenic environmental pollutants consisting of two or more non-substituted or substituted aromatic rings. Due to the complexity of PAC-mixtures found in the environment it can be challenging and time-consuming to track the sources of contamination. In the present study, multivariate data analysis (MVDA) models, such as principal component analysis (PCA) and partial least squares discriminant analysis (PLS-DA) were applied to track sources of PACs at contaminated sites. Based on the chemical profile of 78 PACs obtained in GC-MS analysis of soils, 26 observations were classified according to their petrogenic, pyrogenic or urban background soil origin. Two soil samples of unknown origin collected at a contaminated site in Mjölby, Sweden, were successfully fitted to the validated PLS-DA model and their origins were determined as petrogenic. The study shows that validated PLS-DA models can be applied to predict the petrogenic, pyrogenic and urban background soil origins of samples collected at PAC contaminated sites, thus to track the sources of contamination. It is also concluded that 16 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) priority polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are not sufficient to predict the origin of contamination with PCA or PLS-DA.

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Patten, Kyle. "An analysis of the modeling used to determine customer satisfaction." Thesis, Kansas State University, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/2097/35765.

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Master of Agribusiness
Department of Agricultural Economics
Kevin Dhuyvetter
Many companies use surveys to establish customer satisfaction metrics. This OEM has been using surveys to analyze customer satisfaction with their products, services, and distribution channel for several decades. Satisfaction metrics are established for the brand, product, and channel partners. The product metric is derived from a question on the survey asking customers how satisfied they are with the product. There are subsequent questions thereafter inquiring about satisfaction with specific functional areas of the product. It is common practice to use Partial Least Squares (PLS) regression analysis to evaluate what impacts the functional area questions have on the overall satisfaction question. The model results are used to understand what areas of the machine should be focused on to improve customers’ experiences with the machine. These results are compared to other data sources such as warranty, field reports, customer focus groups, etc. The results from these models are sometimes questioned based on what common intuition would suggest. Typically the top three drivers to the product metric are understandable, but there are often one or two key areas that do not make logical sense. The objective of this thesis was to understand whether PLS modeling is appropriate given the nature of customer survey data. Models were estimated using existing survey data on a specific model in the tractor product line. PLS models assume data are linear with no bounds. This in itself likely makes this type of model inappropriate for analyzing customer survey data. Responses are bounded on an 11 point scale from 0-10, however, the PLS model being non-bounded assumes there can be a score under 0 or over 10. The model also assumes a linear slope that would indicate each covariate answer 0-10 has the same level of effect on the response variable. This research has found that each covariate answer is in fact non-linear. For example, a customer answering a 2 to quality of manufacturing workmanship has a different impact on the overall satisfaction score than a customer who answers 8. Finally, this research discovered that the PLS models produce negative coefficients of significant value that are not reported to the enterprise. Binary and ordered logistic (logit) models were estimated as an alternative to PLS. Logistic models are non-linear and are commonly used to evaluate bounded data. Response data were separated into two groups based on Net Promoter Score (NPS) Methodology (Reicheld 2006). Using the NPS methodology, 0-6 scores are considered detractors, 7-8 scores are considered passives, and 9-10 scores are considered promoters. The logistic models demonstrate that the top two drivers to customer satisfaction scores are still quality of manufacturing workmanship and reliability/operational availability (similar to results of the PLS model). The unresolved problems question on the survey was included in the models and demonstrated that the predicted probability of a customer being a promoter is much higher in both binary and ordered logit models if no unresolved problems exist. Finally, the model found engine oil consumption remained negative and is statistically significant suggesting that even with the alternative modeling approach there still may be data issues related to the survey. It is recommended that the OEM implement logistic modeling for analyzing customer survey data. It is also recommended that a new survey design be constructed to eliminate issues with correlated data that can lead to spurious and unexplainable results.

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DeNooyer, Eric-Jan D. "Statistical Idealities and Expected Realities in the Wavelet Techniques Used for Denoising." Scholar Commons, 2010. http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/etd/3929.

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In the field of signal processing, one of the underlying enemies in obtaining a good quality signal is noise. The most common examples of signals that can be corrupted by noise are images and audio signals. Since the early 1980's, a time when wavelet transformations became a modernly defined tool, statistical techniques have been incorporated into processes that use wavelets with the goal of maximizing signal-to-noise ratios. We provide a brief history of wavelet theory, going back to Alfréd Haar's 1909 dissertation on orthogonal functions, as well as its important relationship to the earlier work of Joseph Fourier (circa 1801), which brought about that famous mathematical transformation, the Fourier series. We demonstrate how wavelet theory can be used to reconstruct an analyzed function, ergo, that it can be used to analyze and reconstruct images and audio signals as well. Then, in order to ground the understanding of the application of wavelets to the science of denoising, we discuss some important concepts from statistics. From all of these, we introduce the subject of wavelet shrinkage, a technique that combines wavelets and statistics into a "thresholding" scheme that effectively reduces noise without doing too much damage to the desired signal. Subsequently, we discuss how the effectiveness of these techniques are measured, both in the ideal sense and in the expected sense. We then look at an illustrative example in the application of one technique. Finally, we analyze this example more generally, in accordance with the underlying theory, and make some conclusions as to when wavelets are an effective technique in increasing a signal-to-noise ratio.

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Klasson, Nathalie, and Jenny Källgård. "En förskola med en planprincip med ett större gemensamt utnyttjat torg : – en konceptuell utformning där god rumslig upplevelse står i fokus." Thesis, Luleå tekniska universitet, Institutionen för samhällsbyggnad och naturresurser, 2018. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:ltu:diva-69908.

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Svenska förskolor har tidigare utformats med separataoch identiska avdelningar i vilka samtliga aktiviteter tarplats. Idag finns ett annorlunda synsätt vid byggnationerav förskolor som nu gestaltas med små hemvisten för olika åldersgrupper tillsammans med gemensamma rumför lek, skapande, vetenskap, musik och måltider. I dettaarbete utförs en konceptuell gestaltning av en förskola för144 barn i samhället Sävast i Bodens kommun utifrån ett redan framtaget lokalprogram och en given tomt. Syftetär att gestalta en förskola i ett plan med större gemensamt utnyttjade torg och undersöka hur god rumslighet skapas itorgen. Samtidigt ska trivseln i inomhusmiljön beaktas medhänsyn på barnen och pedagogerna. Arbetet påbörjas genom en inledande litteraturstudiedär arkitektoniska kvalitéer, barnets behov och utvecklingbeaktas kopplat till förskolor med ett gemensamt utnyttjat torg. Litteraturstudien följs av tre stycken fallstudier på förskolor i Luleå och Umeå där både platsbesök och intervjuer genomförs. Därefter syntetiseras resultatet från litteraturstudien och fallstudierna med hjälp av metodenProblem Seeking vilket går ut på att identifiera behov ochlösningar. Det resulterar i en syntes bestående av sex styckenlösningar som uppfyller flest identifierade behov för barn och pedagoger, vilka i sin tur ligger till grund för det framtagna konceptet. Syntesen resulterar i följande sex kvalitéer: Öppen planlösning, Utmanande och varierande, Nivåer och krypin, Färg, material och texturer, Ljus och transparenta ytor samt Skapa aktivitetsrum i rummet. Detta resulterar efter en platsanalys, flödes- och sambands-skisser samt volymstudier i en rödfärgad förskola med skiftande tak innehållande ett större och ett mindre torg som tillsammans med restaurangen skapar en cirkulation kring en innergård. Torgen resulterar i öppna utrymmenmed snedställda innerväggar, varierande takhöjder samt utstickande och oregelbundna fönstersättningar. Mindrerumsligheter i torgen skapas främst med hjälp av olika typer av lös inredning där både transparenta och opaka material med olika texturer förekommer. Huruvida god rumslighet har skapats i torgen för att forma en trivsam inomhusmiljö är svårt att svara på då rumslig upplevelse är individuell. Vilka medel som kan användas för att skapa god rumslighet i en inomhusmiljö har däremotkunnat identifieras, vilket skapar goda förutsättningar för attuppnå det syfte torgutformningen tillgivits.
Preschools in Sweden have previously been designed with separate and identical departments where all activities take place. Today, there is a different approach when designing preschools. They are now shaped with small units for different age groups, along with common spaces for play, creation, science, music and meals. In this work, a conceptual design of a preschool for 144 children is carried out in Sävast, part of the municipality of Boden, on the basis of an alreadydeveloped local program and a given site. The purpose isto form a preschool in one level with larger common used squares and explore how good spatiality is created in the squares. At the same time, the indoor environmental comfort is taken into consideration with regard to both the childrenand the educators. The work is initiated by a literature study in which architectural qualities, child needs and development is taken into account regarding preschools with a common used square. The study of literature is followed by three case studies at preschools in Luleå and Umeå, where both site visits and interviews are conducted. Thereafter, the results of the study of literatureand the case studies are synthesized using the ProblemSeeking method, which has a purpose of identifying needsand solutions. This results in a synthesis consisting of sixqualities which meet the most identified needs for childrenand educators. This in turn underlies the developing ofthe design concept. The synthesis leads to the following six qualities: Open plan, Challenging and varying, Levels and nests, Colour, material and textures, Light and transparentsurfaces and Creating activity spatiality’s in a bigger space. After a site analysis, flow and connection sketches and volume studies the result is a red-colored preschool withvarying roofs. The preschool contains a larger and smallersquare which together with the restaurant creates a circulation around a courtyard. The squares results in an open space with oblique interior walls, varying ceilings, and protruding and irregular windows. Smaller spaces in the squares are mainly created using various types of non permanent furnishings, where both transparent and opaque materials with differenttextures are present. Whether good spatiality has been created to form a pleasantindoor environment is difficult to answer when spatial experiences are individual. On the other hand, the meansthat can be used to create good spatiality in an indoorenvironment have been identified, which creates goodconditions for achieving the purpose of the design of the squares.

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Gesuelli, Fabrizio. "Precarious lives, practices and spaces : an investigation into homelessness and alternative uses of public space." Thesis, University of Edinburgh, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/1842/33075.

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The aim of this doctoral thesis is to investigate the practices of rough sleeping and inhabiting public space, with a focus on the modern city of Rome. By inhabiting public spaces, people who are homeless expose their private sphere to public view. Paradoxically, this public exposure of the private becomes a means of exclusion according to Judith Butler and Athena Athanasiou (2013). Scholars acknowledge public space as constructed by the actions that people carry out in public (Lefebvre 1991; Tschumi 1996; Harvey 2012; Jon Goodbun et al. 2014). People who are homeless certainly contribute to the construction of public space (Petty 2016). However, as asserted by architectural scholar Gill Doron, certain practices 'reveal how the public space is restricted to a very small spectrum of activities, and how many other activities are not permitted' (Doron 2000, p.254). These practices put into question what public these spaces are designed and designated for, questioning why only some activities are regarded as public and why some others take place only at night when spaces are temporary urban voids. Rough sleeping in Rome takes place mostly at night, exposing the city to its own fragilities and contradictions. Public space emerges as precarious. It is defned by social and cultural boundaries, within which urban practices alternate one with the other. These are irreconcilable poles within a parallax gap (Žižek 2009). The theoretical scaffolding of the thesis is structured alongside two other transgressive case studies: Pussy Riot's occupation in Moscow and my interviews with parkour practitioners. These cases have been investigated in comparison with homelessness in order to highlight aspects concerning occupation of space as a performative action under precarious circumstances (precarity). The literary review is combined with auto-ethnographical studies I conducted with a community of rough sleepers, comprising 20-40 members who inhabit a portico area nearby St Peter's Square in Rome. I also ran focus groups, individual interviews and project presentations to people who either are involved in charitable bodies that deal with homelessness or are part of the general public, such as passers-by in St Peter's Square. This study has revealed a series of aspects concerning the negotiation of public space and the role of agency and mediation. This study has stimulated questions concerning the role design can play in discourses of social innovation and inclusion. The research conducted has also outlined diffculties concerning the range of data and the possible response to the many voices heard. How can design re-imagine the centre ground between alternative practices in space? By highlighting the centre as precarious, is it possible to fnd a way of re-thinking the centre? On the basis of this study, the aim of the research has been to look at the state of the gap between these alternative poles, investigating and exploring the concept of precarity. This suggests the possibility of redefning concepts of mediation, social inclusion and architectural activism, articulated further through a series of speculative projects, concluding with the presentation of a 'precarious' object I designed together with the community of rough sleepers in St Peter's Square and COTRAD onlus (a charitable body based in Rome).

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Gaillard, Edith. "Habiter autrement : des squats féministes en France et en Allemagne : une remise en question de l'ordre social." Thesis, Tours, 2013. http://www.theses.fr/2013TOUR2001/document.

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Loin d’être homogène, l’habitat est à la fois le reflet de l’assignation des femmes à un rôle de sexe et, dans le même temps, un instrument politique du changement social, de la transgression des normes sociales fixées sur le genre. De quelles manières des actions collectives féministes qui se réclament de l’émancipation peuvent-elles, par le biais de pratiques habitantes, affirmer un autre possible, construire d’autres modes d’être et d’agir en vue d’une vie plus libre ? La mise en œuvre de notre questionnement a conduit à choisir comme objet d’étude le « squat » associé à une critique féministe de l’ordre social. Du squat féministe, un regard se pose sur l’ordre social, un discours est porté sur les raisons de cet engagement dans les marges de la société. Des attitudes, des manières de faire et d’agir s’y construisent afin d’élaborer des réponses à la question des rapports sociaux, des rapports de genre. Nous avons comparé deux modèles de squat féministe : les squats politiques français soumis à une grande instabilité du fait de leur statut « sans droit ni titre » et les squats « légalisés » allemands qui, au regard du contexte historique et politique, s’inscrivent dans un temps plus long. La thèse permet d’élaborer une sociologie du genre renouvelée à partir d’une remise en question de l’ordre social par un engagement féministe autour de pratiques habitantes et de rendre compte de la façon dont des actrices sociales répondent aux problèmes féministes en fabriquant un « autre » modèle
Far from being homogeneous, the habitat is both a reflection of the relegation of women to the role of sex and, at the same time, a political instrument of social change, of the transgression of social norms of gender. In what ways can feminist collective actions, which claim to be representative of emancipation, affirm another possible, develop other modes of being and acting for a freer life, through inhabitants’ practices? The implementation of our questioning has led us to choose as the object of study the "squat" associated with a feminist critique of the social order.. From the feminist squat, one’s gaze rests on the social order, a speech is focused on the reasons for this engagement in the margins of society. Attitudes, ways of doing and acting, develop to answer the question of social relationships, of gender relationships. We compared two models of feminist squat: in France, political squats which are instable because of their status "without right or title" and in Germany, "legalized" squats which, in terms of historical and political context, are in a longer timeframe.The thesis allows the development of a sociology of gender, from a feminist questioning of the social order around inhabitants’ practices. It also helps to account for how the social actors respond to feminist problems by making an "other" model

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Mpezamihigo, Mouhamad. "The use of photoselective plastic films to control growth and cropping of three raspberry (Rubus ideaus) cultivars, ('Autumn Bliss', 'Glen Ample' and 'Joan Squire'." Thesis, University of Reading, 2004. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.402788.

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Fridlind, Ann M., Xiaowen Li, Di Wu, Lier-Walqui Marcus van, Andrew S. Ackerman, Wei-Kuo Tao, Greg M. McFarquhar, et al. "Derivation of aerosol profiles for MC3E convection studies and use in simulations of the 20 May squall line case." COPERNICUS GESELLSCHAFT MBH, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/624334.

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Advancing understanding of deep convection microphysics via mesoscale modeling studies of well-observed case studies requires observation-based aerosol inputs. Here, we derive hygroscopic aerosol size distribution input profiles from ground-based and airborne measurements for six convection case studies observed during the Midlatitude Continental Convective Cloud Experiment (MC3E) over Oklahoma. We demonstrate use of an input profile in simulations of the only well-observed case study that produced extensive stratiform outflow on 20 May 2011. At well-sampled elevations between -11 and -23 degrees C over widespread stratiform rain, ice crystal number concentrations are consistently dominated by a single mode near similar to 400 mu m in randomly oriented maximum dimension (D-max). The ice mass at -23 degrees C is primarily in a closely collocated mode, whereas a mass mode near D-max similar to 1000 mu m becomes dominant with decreasing elevation to the -11 degrees C level, consistent with possible aggregation during sedimentation. However, simulations with and without observation-based aerosol inputs systematically overpredict mass peak D-max by a factor of 3-5 and under-predict ice number concentration by a factor of 4-10. Previously reported simulations with both two-moment and sizeresolved microphysics have shown biases of a similar nature. The observed ice properties are notably similar to those reported from recent tropical measurements. Based on several lines of evidence, we speculate that updraft microphysical pathways determining outflow properties in the 20 May case are similar to a tropical regime, likely associated with warm-temperature ice multiplication that is not well understood or well represented in models.

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Carroll, Kevin M., Josh D. Christovich, Caleb D. Bazyler, Nicholas J. Fiolo, George K. Beckham, and Kimitake Sato. "An Exploratory Study on the Use of Concentric Velocities in the Back Squat as a Monitoring Tool." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2014. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/3842.

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Carroll, Kevin M., John P. Wagle, Kimitake Sato, Christopher B. Taber, Nobushisa Yoshida, Garett E. Bingham, and Michael H. Stone. "Characterizing Overload in Inertial Flywheel Devices for Use in Exercise Training." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2018. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/6287.

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The purposes of this investigation were to: (1) assess kinetic characteristics of overload, (2) examine eccentric and concentric muscle activations and (3) explore velocity measurement as a method of intensity prescription in inertial flywheel squat training. A series of two experiments were performed: one assessing kinetic and muscle activation characteristics of flywheel squat training using three progressive inertial loads. The second experiment assessed inertial load-velocity relationships using six progressive inertial loads. Peak force, net impulse, positive–negative impulse ratio and positive–negative impulse duration ratio were each statistically significant between all three load conditions (p < 0.05). Concentric vastus lateralis muscle activation was the only significant increase between inertial loads (p < 0.05). Although not statistically significant, concentric quadricep muscle activation was increased from the lowest to highest inertia. Conversely, eccentric quadricep muscle activation was reduced from the lowest to highest inertia. In the second experiment, statistically significant regression equations were observed for average concentric velocity (R2 = 0.66) and peak concentric velocity (R2 = 0.60). In conclusion, our results indicate (1) overload is possible kinetically, (2) phase-specific muscle activation responds differently to increased inertia and (3) velocity has the potential to be used for load prescription in the inertial flywheel squat.

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Aranyi, Gabor. "Developing a psychological model of end-users' experience with news Web sites." Thesis, Teesside University, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10149/236331.

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The primary aim of the research project presented in this thesis was to develop and test a comprehensive psychological model of interaction experience with news Web sites. Although news media have been publishing on the Web increasingly since the second half of the 1990s and news sites have become a favoured source of news for many, there is a lack of knowledge about news sites in terms of interaction-experience constructs and their structural relationships. The project aimed to examine people’s use of news sites from the perspective of interaction-experience research by developing a model and, based on this model, to provide guidance for designers of news sites. The project comprises three research phases: (1) exploratory phase, (2) modelling phase and (3) experimental phase. In the exploratory phase, a review of literature and an exploratory study of interaction experience with news Web sites were conducted. The latter explored how users of a particular news site interact with the site and which aspects of their experience they report. Data for the exploratory study were collected with an online questionnaire and by recording participants’ use of a news site under think-aloud instructions. In the modelling phase, an online questionnaire was used to collect answers to psychometric scales that were selected based on the literature review and the exploratory study. A measurement model was formulated to test the relationship between measurement items and the measurement scales, and structural models were formulated to test hypotheses related to the structural relationships of variables. Following the test results, a model of interaction experience with news sites was formulated to predict outcome measures of interaction experience from variables measuring aspects of interaction experience. Components of interaction experience, in turn, were predicted from measures of perceived news-site characteristics. In the experimental phase, an experiment was conducted to test the model of interaction experience with news sites in a controlled setting. Additionally, measures of person- and context characteristics were included in the prediction of components of interaction experience. The model of interaction experience with news sites was supported and accounted for a medium to substantial amount of variance in outcome measures. Finally, design guidance was derived from the model to advance interaction-experience knowledge, and conclusions were drawn regarding the model, in relation to existing research.

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Montelli, Clarissa Castro Calderipe. "Avaliação estética e uso de três praças em Pelotas / RS." reponame:Biblioteca Digital de Teses e Dissertações da UFRGS, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10183/13186.

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Essa pesquisa avalia a estética de três praças em Pelotas, considerando as variáveis associadas aos diferentes elementos físico-espaciais que compõem as praças, bem como investiga a relação entre estética e uso das mesmas. Nessa investigação levam-se em consideração as percepções de diferentes faixas etárias de usuários: adolescentes, adultos e idosos. O objetivo central é fornecer subsídios teóricos para que possam ser produzidas praças mais satisfatórias para os usuários. As três praças selecionadas como objetos de estudo estão situadas na cidade de Pelotas (RS) e possuem características que as tornam pertinentes quanto a avaliação estética. Os métodos de coleta e análise de dados fazem parte daqueles utilizados na área de pesquisa Ambiente e Comportamento. Os dados foram obtidos a partir de levantamentos de arquivo e levantamento de campo, esse incluindo observações, mapas comportamentais, levantamento das variáveis associadas aos aspectos físico-espaciais e questionários. Os resultados dessa investigação demonstram que existe relação entre a estética e o uso das praças. Além disso, destaca que dentre as variáveis consideradas, as mais importantes para a definição da satisfação geral com as praças estão associadas às características das fachadas que delimitam as praças, principalmente com a composição arquitetônica e com características associadas ao espaço aberto das praças, salientando a presença de vegetação. Torna-se evidente para o desenvolvimento de bons projetos e para a existência de usuários satisfeitos a consideração de tais variáveis. Espera-se que os dados encontrados despertem o interesse pelo desenvolvimento de outros estudos sobre o tema da estética e sua relação com o uso das praças.
This research evaluates the aesthetics of three squares in Pelotas, considering the variables associated to the different physical and spatial aspects that compose the squares, as well as investigating the relation between aesthetic and use. In this inquiry the perceptions of different ages are taken into account: adolescents, adults and elder people. The main objective is to supply theoretical subsidies to produce more satisfactory squares for the users. The three selected squares used in this study are located in the city of Pelotas (RS – BRAZIL) and have characteristics that become them pertinent for the esthetic evaluation. The data collecting methods and data analysis are part of Environment and Behavior area. The data were obtained from file and field surveys, including observations, behavior maps, survey of the variables associated to the physical and spatial aspects and questionnaires. survey of the variables associated to the physical and spatial aspects and questionnaires. The results demonstrate that there is a relation between the aesthetic and the use of the squares. Moreover, it is features that the most important variable for the definition of the general satisfaction with the squares are associated with the characteristics of the facades that delimit the squares, mainly with the architectural composition and characteristics associated with the open space of the squares, pointing out the vegetation presence. The consideration of such variables becomes evident for the development of good projects and the existence of satisfied users. One expects that this data could awake the interest for the development of other studies on the subject of the aesthetic one and its relation with the use of the squares.

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Cruz, Franciane Cougo da. "Caracterização da satisfação dos usuários do sistema municipal de estacionamento rotativo através da aplicação do modelo ECSI." Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, 2014. http://repositorio.ufsm.br/handle/1/4679.

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The term mobility is at the same time, cause and effect of urban development and is directly related to the economic, social and environmental aspects of a region. Your qualified plan implies harmonic, efficient and democratically run cities. Whereas parking lots are defined as infrastructure for urban mobility, the research objective was to identify the perceptions of users of municipal services paid parking lots in order to provide subsidies for the construction of the Mobility Plan Territorial Bagé. Therefore, the present study uses the model ECSI (European Customer Satisfaction Index) to measure relationships involving users of the municipal system of rotating Paid parking. ECSI was estimated by PLS-PM method that is characterized by its robustness in the face of structural models with missing data with normality. Data were collected through questionnaires and applied, non-randomly by 401 users Municipal Parking System Revolving in the city of Bagé, Rio Grande do Sul. The results indicate that the system user considers the level of service provided satisfactory (mean 7.65), and this construct most affected by the expectation of users and image of service. The construct with the lowest average was the perceived value (average 6.73). The constructs differ systematically only for income and age profiles, in other words, as age or income increase, the trend is that there is a better evaluation of the different constructs.
O termo mobilidade é, ao mesmo tempo, causa e efeito do desenvolvimento urbano e está diretamente relacionado com os aspectos econômicos, sociais e ambientais de uma região. O seu planejamento qualificado implica cidades harmônicas, eficientes e democraticamente geridas. Considerando que estacionamentos são definidos como infraestrutura de mobilidade urbana, o objetivo da pesquisa foi o de identificar a percepção dos usuários do serviço municipal de estacionamento rotativo a fim de fornecer subsídios para a construção do Plano de Mobilidade Territorial de Bagé. Para tanto, o presente estudo utiliza o modelo ECSI (Índice Europeu de Satisfação do Cliente) na mensuração das relações que envolvem os usuários do sistema municipal de estacionamento rotativo Pago. O ECSI foi estimado pelo método PLS-PM que se caracteriza por sua robustez diante de modelos estruturais compostos por dados com falta de normalidade. Os dados foram coletados mediante questionários aplicados e respondidos, de forma não aleatória, por 401 usuários do sistema municipal de estacionamento rotativo na cidade de Bagé, Rio Grande do Sul. Os resultados obtidos permitem concluir que o usuário do sistema considera o nível de serviço prestado satisfatório (média 7,65), sendo este constructo mais afetado pela expectativa dos usuários e imagem do serviço prestado. O constructo com menor média foi o valor percebido (média 6,73). Os constructos diferem de forma sistemática apenas para os perfis renda e idade, ou seja, à medida que a idade ou a renda aumentam, a tendência é de que exista uma melhor avaliação dos diferentes constructos.

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Mbah, Alfred Kubong. "On the theory of records and applications." [Tampa, Fla.] : University of South Florida, 2007. http://purl.fcla.edu/usf/dc/et/SFE0002216.

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Kleski, Kurt W. "GIS Uses for Modeling Subsurface Conditions in Ohio Coal Mines." Ohio University / OhioLINK, 2017. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1511877505215923.

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Cavalcante, Miquelina Rodrigues Castro. "Avaliação da qualidade térmica de praças em Maceió Alagoas : três estudos de caso." Universidade Federal de Alagoas, 2007. http://repositorio.ufal.br/handle/riufal/672.

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The aim of this work is to evaluate the thermal quality of urban squares in Maceió city, AL, Brazil, and its relationship with the use of those areas and the thermal sensation of the users. The adopted procedures were the bibliographic review and a field research. In the bibliografic review was set the theoretical reference: the squares´ characteristics, the urban climate and its relationship with human thermal confort. To charachterize those squares it was used the concept of Robba and Macedo´s SQUARE (2002). As a field research after an inventory of the squares in Maceió, AL these squares were chosen and analyzed: Ricardo Lessa´s square, in Tabuleiro dos Martins district; Tenente Madalena´s square, in Cruz das Almas district; and Muniz Falcão´s square, in Ponta Verde´s district. Climate variables were measured and questionnaires were applyed, and behaviour maps were built for January and February, 2006. As thermal confort index it was used the parameters proposed by Fanger (1970). It has been found that thermal quality in square areas is an important factor for their use, specially because they refer to leasure and relaxing areas. This study represents an effort to raise questions and should continue as an investigation object.
Fundação de Amparo a Pesquisa do Estado de Alagoas
O presente trabalho tem como objetivo avaliar a qualidade térmica de praças na cidade de Maceió - AL e a sua relação com a utilização destes espaços e a sensação térmica dos usuários. Os procedimentos utilizados foram a pesquisa bibliográfica e documental e a pesquisa de campo. Na pesquisa bibliográfica e documental foi demarcado o referencial teórico: as características de praças, do clima urbano e a sua relação com o conforto térmico humano. Para caracterizar as praças foi usado o conceito de PRAÇA de Robba e Macedo (2002). Na pesquisa de campo, após a elaboração de um inventário das praças de Maceió-AL, foram escolhidas e analisadas as praças Ricardo Lessa, no Bairro Tabuleiro do Martins; Tenente Madalena, no Bairro Cruz das Almas; e Muniz Falcão, no Bairro Ponta Verde. Foram realizadas medições de variáveis climáticas, aplicados questionários e construídos mapas comportamentais nos meses de janeiro e fevereiro de 2006. Como Índice de Conforto Térmico foram utilizados os parâmetros estabelecidos por Fanger (1970). Ficou comprovado que a qualidade térmica dos espaços nas praças é um importante fator para a sua utilização, principalmente quando se trata de uma área destinada ao lazer e descanso. Em virtude dos limites e dificuldades, este estudo representa esforço de reflexão e um levantamento de questões que devem continuar sendo objeto de investigação.

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Björk, Julia. "The effect of a weight lifting belt and the use of valsalva maneuver on power output and velocity in a squat." Thesis, Högskolan i Halmstad, Akademin för ekonomi, teknik och naturvetenskap, 2017. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hh:diva-33956.

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Background: A squat is a common exercise that is used in many areas of strength training and for different purposes and the literature is inconclusive when it comes to whether the weight lifting belt (WB) affects performance and/or is injury-preventing. The use of breathing techniques is common during heavy lifting and therefore the practice of the breathing teqnice; valsalva maneuver (VM) may be of interest to study and if this along with the WB can provide some advantages in power output and velocity. Aim: The specific aim of the study was to evaluate whether the velocity in the eccentric and the concentric phase of the squat, and the peak velocity in the concentric phases are affected in power output through the use of the VM when the subjects use or did not use a WB. Method: Fifteen subjects (10 men and 5 women) volunteered freely to participate and did a total of 12 squats divided in four different sets with three repetitions each on 75% of their self-reported one repetition maximum (1RM). The first two sets were either with or without WB and the third and fourth sets were either with or without the practice of the VM. The three conditions (with WB, with WB + VM and VA only) were compared to each other and to the control group (without any instructions and no WB) in terms of power output and velocity in the eccentric, concentric and peak velocity in the concentric phase of the squat. Result: There was no significant difference in power output when comparing the four different test conditions. The velocity in the eccentric, concentric and peak velocity in the concentric phase did not have a significant difference between the different test conditions. Conclusions: This study shows a different output compared to previous literature. The WB and the practice of VM did not affect the power output and velocity in a squat, alone or together.
Bakgrund: Det finns många olikheter i litteraturen när det gäller huruvida tyngdlyftarbältet påverkar prestationen och/eller om det minskar skaderisken. En knäböj är en vanlig övning som används inom många områden av styrketräning och för olika ändamål. Användning av andningstekniker är vanligt vid tunga lyft och därför kan utförandet av andningstekniken; valsalvamanövern vara av intresse att studera och om det tillsammans med lyftbältet kan ge effekt på effektutveckling och hastighet i lyft. Syfte: Syftet med studien var att utvärdera hastigheten i en knäböjs olika faser (excentriska, koncentriska och topphastigheten i den koncentriska fasen) och hur effektutvecklingen påverkas av lyftarbälte och valsalvamanövern. Metod: Femton personer (10 män och 5 kvinnor) deltog frivilligt och utförde totalt 12 knäböj i fyra olika sets med tre repetitioner på 75 % av testpersonernas självrapporterade 1RM. De första två seten var utförda antingen med eller utan tyngdlyftarbälte och de tredje och fjärde seten var utförda antingen med eller utan utövande av valsalvamanövern. Dessa tre förhållanden ( med lyftarbälte, med lyftarbälte + VA och VA endast) jämfördes med varandra och med kontrollgruppen ( ingen VM och inget lyftarbälte) med avseende på effektutveckling och hastigheten i den excentriska, koncentriska och topphastighet i knäböjens koncentriska fas. Resultat: Effektutvecklingen gav ingen signifikant skillnad i någon av de fyra olika förutsättningarna (med lyftarbälte, utan lyftarbälte, med bälte och valsalvamanövern och utan bälte och valsalvamanövern). Hastigheten i den excentriska, koncentriska och topphastigheten i den koncentriska fasen visade ingen signifikant skillnad mellan de fyra olika seten. Konklusion: Studien visade ingen skillnad vilket kan jämföras med tidigare litteratur där en skillnad fanns. Lyftarbältet och utförandet av valsalva manövern påverkade inte effektutvecklingen och/eller hastigheten när en knäböj utfördes.

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Looper, Jason K. "Semiparametric Estimation of Unimodal Distributions." [Tampa, Fla.] : University of South Florida, 2003. http://purl.fcla.edu/fcla/etd/SFE0000132.

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Nkengne, Nguimezong Alex Albert. "Prédire l'âge de personnes à partir de photos du visage : une étude fondée sur la caractérisation et l'analyse de signes du vieillissement." Paris 6, 2008. https://tel.archives-ouvertes.fr/tel-00812718.

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L’âge a de tout temps constitué un attribut identitaire important. Nous avons développé au fil de l’évolution une aptitude innée à classer les individus en fonction de leur âge. Cette classification s’appuie en grande partie sur le visage et sur les transformations anatomiques qu’il subit au cours du temps. De plus en plus de traitements cosmétiques, dermatologiques et d’interventions chirurgicales s’attaquant à un signe ou un groupe de signes spécifiques du vieillissement sont mis en oeuvre pour annuler, ou tout au moins masquer partiellement l’effet du temps sur le visage. On peut dès lors s’interroger sur l’influence de chacun des signes sur notre capacité à prédire l’âge d’un individu en observant son visage. Afin de construire un algorithme capable de déterminer l’âge d’individus à partir de leurs photos, nous nous sommes intéressés aux signes du vieillissement et à leur impact sur l’âge apparent. Dans un premier temps, nous avons déterminé et analysé les transformations anatomiques qui altèrent le visage à partir de l’âge adulte (au-delà de 20 ans). Puis nous avons étudié les signes sur lequel on se base pour prédire l’âge d’une personne. Enfin, nous avons construit et validé un modèle prédictif de l’âge en s’appuyant sur les observations précédentes. Transformations anatomiques du visage avec l’âge : La prévalence d’un certain nombre de signes de vieillissement (rides, tâches brunes, forme du visage…) a été mesurée sur un panel représentatif de femmes volontaires âgées de 20 à 74 ans. Ces données ont permis d’établir la cinétique d’apparition de ces signes. Appréciation subjective de l’âge: Il s’agissait de déterminer les signes sur lesquels un observateur s’appuie lorsqu’il évalue l’âge d’un sujet. Pour ce faire, nous avons demandé à un panel constitué de 48 observateurs d’attribuer un âge aux volontaires sur lesquelles nous avions précédemment mesuré les signes du vieillissement. Nous avons confirmé avec ce groupe d’observateurs que la perception de l’âge est liée au sexe et à l’âge de l’observateur. De plus, à l’aide d’une régression PLS (Partial Least Square régression), nous avons établi des relations entre les signes du vieillissement et l’âge observé et démontré que selon que l’on soit jeune ou âgé, un homme ou une femme, on n’exploite pas les mêmes signes de vieillissement pour prédire l’âge. Modèle de prédiction : Enfin, nous avons proposé un modèle s’appuyant sur la régression PLS pour prédire automatiquement l’âge à partir des photos du visage. Ce modèle présente la particularité d’associer, dans une approche unifiée, les signes relatifs à la couleur, à la forme et à la texture du visage, à l’âge des sujets. A l’instar des Modèles Actifs D’apparence (AAM), le modèle construit vise à réduire fortement l’information portée par l’ensemble des pixels du visage. Toutefois, ce dernier est supervisé : Il est donc très approprié dans notre contexte puisque que l’on peut mettre en oeuvre une procédure d’apprentissage pilotée par le but. Les performances sont de fait comparables à celles des humains
Age has always been an important identity attribute. In order to build an algorithm for predicting age from someone front face picture, we have study the signs of facial aging and their incidence on perceived age. Firstly we have analyzed the anatomical transformations that alter the adult face. Secondly, we have determined the features associated with aging that mostly drive the human perception of age. Finally, we have built and validated a predictive model of age from front face pictures. This model uses the Partial Least Square (PLS) regression to summarize the facial information related to aging. Thanks to this model, people age can be predicted, at the level of human accuracy

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Farlow, Brian. "Square Peg Thinking, Round Hole Problems: An Investigation of Student Thinking About and Mathematical Preparation for Vector Concepts in Cartesian and Non-Cartesian Coordinates Used in Upper-Division Physics." Diss., North Dakota State University, 2019. https://hdl.handle.net/10365/31479.

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Bovo, Marcos Clair [UNESP]. "Áreas verdes urbanas, imagem e uso: um estudo geográfico sobre a cidade de Maringá – PR." Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/11449/105006.

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A manutenção das áreas verdes urbanas sempre foi justificada pelo seu potencial em proporcionar qualidade ambiental à população. Essas áreas interferem diretamente na qualidade de vida por meio das funções ecológico-ambiental, estética, paisagística, climática, psicológica e também recreativa que elas exercem para amenização das consequências negativas da urbanização. Neste sentido, a presente pesquisa tem por objetivo caracterizar e analisar as áreas verdes urbanas de Maringá/PR, destacando seus aspectos paisagísticos e sua infraestrutura a fim de compreender a qualidade ambiental desses espaços públicos e propor medidas que auxiliem no seu planejamento e gerenciamento. Para tanto, foram realizadas análises investigativas das 104 praças existentes em Maringá, de 09 parques urbanos e de 01 cemitério parque. Para a análise realizou-se trabalho de campo com base em dois formulários. O primeiro deles visava à avaliação qualitativa e quantitativa da vegetação e se constituiu dos seguintes itens: nome da área verde, sua localização, sua altitude, a vegetação nela existente, o porte e a densidade da vegetação, a cobertura do solo, as condições de relevo, aspectos físicos e sanitários da vegetação, tipo de ocupação das proximidades e qualidade paisagísticas das praças, dos parques e do cemitério parque. O segundo formulário teve como objetivo fazer o levantamento dos aspectos quantitativos e qualitativos dos equipamentos e estruturas existentes em cada logradouro...
The maintenance of urban green areas has always been justified by its potential to provide quality environment for people. These areas directly affect the quality of life through ecological functions, environmental, aesthetic, landscape, climate, psychological and recreational they have for alleviating the negative consequences of urbanization. Accordingly, this research aims to characterize and analyze the areas of urban green Maringá / PR, highlighting the landscape aspects and its infrastructure in order to understand the quality of the environmental public spaces and propose measures to assist in their planning and management. This way, it was investigated for analysis of existing in Maringá, 104 squares,09 parks and 01 cemetery. For the analysis it was carried out the fieldwork in two forms. The first one aimed at qualitative and quantitative assessment of vegetation and consisted of the following: name of the green area, its location, its altitude, the vegetation in that area, the size and density of vegetation, soil cover, the conditions for relief , physical and health of vegetation, type of occupation of the nearby landscape and quality of parks, the parks and the cemetery park. The second form aimed to make the lifting of quantitative and qualitative aspects of equipment and structures in each street addresses. Accordding to the results found the lack of infrastructure and lack of criteria adopted in the spatial distribution of the squares, and the neglect of the public, about the replacement of equipment and facilities to be located in squares, whichever the greater investment in the central part and in the absence periphery. As the squares of the predominant vegetation and tree trick in 49.03%, then, the squares formed by the vegetation... (Complete abstract click electronic access below)

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Pulido, Herrera Edith. "Improving Data Fusion in User Positioning Systems." Doctoral thesis, Universitat Jaume I, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10803/10485.

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A fault detection and correction methodology for user positioning systems based on Kalman filtering is presented in this thesis. To develop this methodology, various aspects of the design of positioning systems are taken into account, such as the dynamic models of the systems, the definition of the estimation technique, the available technology and the environment (to identify disturbances that can affect the systems).
In the first phase, the available technologies were identified, and the algorithms and the physical-mathematical models were defined for the positioning systems for both indoor and outdoor environments. The Dead Reckoning (DR) algorithm was included for this reason, because it can be applied in both environments. This algorithm allows the pedestrian's position to be obtained while s/he is walking. Given that one of the main parameters of DR is the pedestrian's step length, a careful analysis was carried out to determine it. Algorithms that allow, first, detection of a step and, second, calculation of its length are therefore presented here.
An integrated system based on UWB and inertial technologies (IMU) is proposed for indoor environments. This system uses the information about the step length to improve the information provided by the UWB system. The system that was defined for outdoor environments is a GPSIMU system based on the DR algorithm. Data fusion is carried out by means of Kalman filtering for both systems. In the GPSIMUDR system, the errors of the azimuth bias and the step length are obtained by means of Kalman filtering, which allows the DR parameters to be corrected and, consequently, the pedestrian's position can be obtained with greater accuracy.
In the next phase, the fault detection and correction methodology is developed. This is based on the principles of causal diagnosis using the theory of possibility. This methodology is proposed in order to prevent the introduction of erroneous information into the Kalman filter. In order to carry this out, failure states of the sensor systems are defined and corrective measures are applied when one or more of those states are present. These states are defined taking into account the empirical knowledge of the behaviour of the system. The performance of the filters was also monitored. This consists in the continuous evaluation of their innovations and, in case of inconsistency, corrective measures are applied to the parameters of the filters.
The experiments, for the proposed systems, presented results that improved their initial response to a considerable degree. For the UWBIMU system, an analysis that involves the detection of inconsistencies of the filter is presented, while for the GPSIMUDR system the fault detection and correction methodology is applied. In the UWBIMU system, the corrective measures introduced into to the Kalman filter allowed both consistent filtering and a soft signal to be obtained, i.e. most of the reflections of the signal provided by the UWB system were eliminated. The results of the GPSIMUDR system indicated that by implementing the methodology developed here, consistent filtering was obtained and the values of the azimuth and the step length were corrected properly. As a result more exact pedestrian trajectories were obtained.

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Nedbalová, Monika. "Nová Jižní čtvrť a její propojení s řekou Svratkou." Master's thesis, Vysoké učení technické v Brně. Fakulta stavební, 2019. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-400030.

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Brno has been considering moving the Main railway station for several decades. Countless urban plans have been done through several competitions, the new South District, which will be located north direction of today's Dolní nádraží station in the future. The architectural study, which was the subject of this diploma thesis, designs multifunctional object called Platform. The building could become part of the emerging South District. The base for the architectural study of the Platform was urban concept of South District designed by me as a pre-diploma thesis. The significance of the South District is comparable to the new Main Railway Station in Vienna surrounded by new district. Those opportunities were the foundation for designing compact urban structure with great variability of public spaces and buildings themselves. The new building is located on the Route of experiences, which is an alternative lane to the main boulevard from the Main Station to the centre of Brno. That starts at the railway station, leads through South District and its main square, the waterfront, through the islands of Svratka, to the park next to the river. Lane continues to the rediscovered railway viaduct and further to today's Main railway station. The viaduct was an inspiration for the architectural design, in the sense of material and shape. The mass of the building itself is divided horizontally into two parts. The lower, heavy masonry brick part of the market is visually separated from the upper objects that seem to levitate above the market. These three upper masses grow from the green roof of the market. Their function is already evident due to their facades. Upper part belongs to the two apartment buildings with a regular grid of south-west orientated windows and one coworking facility located in the northern corner of the Platform. The location of the building is significant. The views from the Platform are amazing - one side there is the Svratka River with island

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Bovo, Marcos Clair. "Áreas verdes urbanas, imagem e uso : um estudo geográfico sobre a cidade de Maringá - PR /." Presidente Prudente : [s.n.], 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/11449/105006.

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Resumo: A manutenção das áreas verdes urbanas sempre foi justificada pelo seu potencial em proporcionar qualidade ambiental à população. Essas áreas interferem diretamente na qualidade de vida por meio das funções ecológico-ambiental, estética, paisagística, climática, psicológica e também recreativa que elas exercem para amenização das consequências negativas da urbanização. Neste sentido, a presente pesquisa tem por objetivo caracterizar e analisar as áreas verdes urbanas de Maringá/PR, destacando seus aspectos paisagísticos e sua infraestrutura a fim de compreender a qualidade ambiental desses espaços públicos e propor medidas que auxiliem no seu planejamento e gerenciamento. Para tanto, foram realizadas análises investigativas das 104 praças existentes em Maringá, de 09 parques urbanos e de 01 cemitério parque. Para a análise realizou-se trabalho de campo com base em dois formulários. O primeiro deles visava à avaliação qualitativa e quantitativa da vegetação e se constituiu dos seguintes itens: nome da área verde, sua localização, sua altitude, a vegetação nela existente, o porte e a densidade da vegetação, a cobertura do solo, as condições de relevo, aspectos físicos e sanitários da vegetação, tipo de ocupação das proximidades e qualidade paisagísticas das praças, dos parques e do cemitério parque. O segundo formulário teve como objetivo fazer o levantamento dos aspectos quantitativos e qualitativos dos equipamentos e estruturas existentes em cada logradouro... (Resumo completo, clicar acesso eletrônico abaixo)
Abstract: The maintenance of urban green areas has always been justified by its potential to provide quality environment for people. These areas directly affect the quality of life through ecological functions, environmental, aesthetic, landscape, climate, psychological and recreational they have for alleviating the negative consequences of urbanization. Accordingly, this research aims to characterize and analyze the areas of urban green Maringá / PR, highlighting the landscape aspects and its infrastructure in order to understand the quality of the environmental public spaces and propose measures to assist in their planning and management. This way, it was investigated for analysis of existing in Maringá, 104 squares,09 parks and 01 cemetery. For the analysis it was carried out the fieldwork in two forms. The first one aimed at qualitative and quantitative assessment of vegetation and consisted of the following: name of the green area, its location, its altitude, the vegetation in that area, the size and density of vegetation, soil cover, the conditions for relief , physical and health of vegetation, type of occupation of the nearby landscape and quality of parks, the parks and the cemetery park. The second form aimed to make the lifting of quantitative and qualitative aspects of equipment and structures in each street addresses. Accordding to the results found the lack of infrastructure and lack of criteria adopted in the spatial distribution of the squares, and the neglect of the public, about the replacement of equipment and facilities to be located in squares, whichever the greater investment in the central part and in the absence periphery. As the squares of the predominant vegetation and tree trick in 49.03%, then, the squares formed by the vegetation... (Complete abstract click electronic access below)
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Luz, Joana Rita Costa Paixão Rosado da. "A intenção de adoção do QR code em Portugal pelos utilizadores finais." Master's thesis, Instituto Superior de Economia e Gestão, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.5/12891.

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Este trabalho estuda qual a intenção de adoção da tecnologia Qr Code em Portugal pelos utilizadores finais. Este é um código bidimensional bastante utilizado no quotidiano, não só pelas suas características bastante diferentes dos habituais códigos de barras, mas também porque fornece um rápido acesso a informação uma vez que pode ser lido por smartphones. O objetivo deste estudo foi não só saber qual a intenção de adoção desta tecnologia por parte dos consumidores finais portugueses mas também quais os principais fatores que a influenciam. Para tal foi utilizado o modelo UTAUT 2, uma extensão ao modelo original UTAUT ? Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology. Foi lançado um inquérito online que obteve um total de 165 respostas, tratando-se de uma amostra de conveniência não representativa da população. A técnica de análise de dados utilizada foi a modelação de equações estruturais onde foi utilizado o SmartPLS para análise da regressão por mínimos quadrados parciais. No final da avaliação concluiu-se que os constructos que mais influenciam positivamente o uso efetivo do Qr code são o Hábito e a Intenção de Uso. Por sua vez, a Expectativa de Desempenho foi a variável que mostrou ter maior influência na Intenção de Uso do Qr Code. O mesmo não se verificou com a Expectativa de Esforço e Influência Social. Neste estudo, estes constructos mostraram não ter impacto na Intenção de adoção do Qr code.
The main objective of this work was to understand the QR Code adoption intention in Portugal. This is a two-dimensional code widely used in daily life, not only for its very different characteristics from the usual bar codes, but also because it provides quick access to information as it can be read by smartphones. The aim of this study was to know the intention to adopt this technology by Portuguese final consumers and the main factors that influence it. It was used an online survey that follows the UTAUT 2 model, an extension of the original UTAUT model - Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology. The survey received 165 responses, a non-representative sample of the population. The technique used for data analysis was the modeling of structural equation modeling. It was used the PLS (Partial Least Squares) program. The results showed that habit and intention of use were the constructs that positively influence the most the use of QR Code. In turn, the Performance Expectancy was the variable that showed the highest influence on the Intent of Use QR Code. The same did not happen with the Effort Expectancy and Social Influence. In this study, these constructs showed no impact on the QR code adoption.
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