As literaturas contemporâneas espanhola e portuguesa como espaços culturais de memória histórico-política

Nesta dissertação analisamos a forma como quatro obras literárias contemporâneas se podem constituir como espaço cultural de memória histórico-política das décadas que em Portugal e Espanha se seguiram à implantação dos regimes democráticos. O trabalho incide na análise de Os Memoráveis, de Lídia Jorge, Novembro, de Jaime Nogueira Pinto, Las leyes de la frontera, de Javier Cercas, e Romanticismo, de Manuel Longares. Procede-se à análise comparativa dos quatro romances e à forma como cada um problematiza dois períodos fundamentais da história recente dos dois países. São também tratadas as questões relacionadas com o diálogo entre o conhecimento histórico e literário, o lado fictício e imaginário da história e a contribuição da memória para a reconstrução dos processos históricos. Procura-se também entender de que forma a literatura se constitui como uma forma de reflexão catártica e crítica, como suscita a problematização do momento presente, e que marcas pessoais e/ou autobiográficas os autores deixam transparecer nas suas obras.

Resilience factors of university and college students with learning disabilities as revealed through retrospective interviews /

This qualitative study examined resilience factors of eight university and college students with learning disabilities as revealed through retrospective interviews. This study has added to the existing literature surrounding resilience especially as it relates to individuals with learning disabilities. This study may provide additional insight into the emotional impacts of repeated and chronic risks on students with learning disabilities. The major themes that emerged using the interpretive phenomenological analysis method (Smith & Osborn, 2003) were organized under these four major headings: Challenges and Obstacles, Surviving Challenges, Supportive Conditions, and A Journey of Discovery and Hope. An adaptation of the listening guide analytical method (Gilligan, Spencer, Weinberg, & Bertsch, 2003) was also utilized and offered a more personal depiction of the participants and an exploration of the unique contributions their stories made to this study. Specifically, a theme of feeling trapped/wanting to escape emerged as a reaction to adversity faced during elementary school years. Furthennore, this study has demonstrated that for several of the participants, the benefits of positive outlets extended beyond nurturing areas of strength and self-esteem to also include the provision of a short respite from their challenges and enhanced feelings of overall well-being. Additionally, this study may add to the existing literature surrounding character traits evident in resilient students, specifically highlighting the significance of optimism and selfacceptance.

THE USE OF COGNITIVE INTERVIEWS TO EVALUATE THE LIVING CONDITIONS SURVEY

Cognitive interviews were used to evaluate two draft versions of a financial survey in Jamaica. The qualitative version used a few open-ended questions, and the quantitative version used numerous close-ended questions. A secondary analysis based on the cognitive interview literature was used to guide a content analysis of the aggregate data of both surveys. The cognitive interview analysis found that the long survey had fewer respondent errors than the open-ended questions on the short survey. A grounded theory analysis then examined the aggregate cognitive data, showing that the respondents attached complex meanings to their financial information. The main limitation of this study was that the standard assessments of quantitative and qualitative reliability and validity were not utilized. Further research should utilize statistical methods to compare and contrast aggregated cognitive interview probe responses on open and close ended surveys.

La televisión y el aprovechamiento escolar de los niños de primaria (estudio de Monterrey y su área metropolitana) [por] Francisco Javier Martínez Garza

Tesis (Maestría en Ciencias de la Comunicación) U.A.N.L.

Aplicación de técnicas de control no lineal a un proceso de fermentación [por] Emilio Javier Castillo Silva

Tesis (Maestría en Ciencias en Ingeniería Eléctrica, con especialidad en Control) U.A.N.L.

Liderazgo integral [por] Andy Javier Correa Montejo

Tesis (Maestría en Administración de Empresas) U.A.N.L.

Estrategias y técnicas para optimizar el crédito y la cobranza [por] Javier Humberto Guajardo Cruz

Tesis (Maestría Contaduría Pública) U.A.N.L.

Fatiga de metales con cargas de amplitud variable por el método de Strain-Life [por] Javier de Jesús García Villarreal

Tesis (Maestría en Ciencias) U.A.N.L.

Implementación de sistema de calidad Seis Sigma Ubaldo Garza de León y [Roberto Javier Gloria de la Garza.]

Tesis (Maestría en Ciencias de la Administración con especialidad en Producción y Calidad) U.A.N.L. Facultad de Ingeniería Mecánica y Eléctrica, 1995

Secuencia de procesamiento de aceros inoxidables martensíticos [por] Buenaventura Javier Flores Rodríguez

Tesis (Maestría en Ciencias de la Ingeniería Mecánica con Especialidad en Materiales) U.A.N.L.

Evaluación hematológica de tres especies de peces Ictalurus punctatus, Morone saxatilis y Micropterus salmoides, en condiciones de desnutrición [por] Francisco Javier Alvarez Mendoza

Tesis (Maestría en Ciencias con Especialidad en Ecología Acuática y Pesca) U.A.N.L.

Servicio de administración tributaria por Javier López Urbina

Tesis (Maestría en Contaduría Pública con Especialidad en Impuestos) U.A.N.L.

Caracterización térmica de espinel MgAl2O4 por técnica fotoacústica [por] Javier Rivera de la Rosa

Tesis (Maestría en Ciencias de la Ingeniería Mecánica con Especialidad en Materiales) U.A.N.L.

Diseño, construcción y calibración de una estructura de soporte y acercamiento primario para un microscopio de campo cercano [por] Francisco Javier Treviño Guajardo

Tesis (Maestría en Ciencias con Especialidad en Metrología de la Radiación) U.A.N.L.