In 2022, the 100th anniversary of the so-called "Critical Theory," the antithesis of "Traditional Theory", was celebrated. 100 years ago, the first founding memorandum of the...
Pedagogical Resilience, From Class To Digital Room: A Comparative Study Of Technology Adoption In Brazilian Higher Education Before And During The Pandemic
With the rise of digital technology, educators must adapt quickly, especially in higher education. "Pedagogical Resilience, from Class to Digital Room" examines how Brazilian...
Narrative, Genre And Ideology In Video Games: An Analysis Of Gender Roles And Structures Of Power
This book sheds light on gender politics and structures of power that can be found in new media, as a single structure that can be found in any game. This book brings to the...
Democratic Governance In Sports
The ability of sports federations to self-regulate is a profession of faith in the governance of global sports, even as a defense measure against attempts at political...
A Thousand Heroes And One: The Hero's Journey In George R.r. Martin's A Song Of Ice And Fire
This master's thesis approaches the heroes in George R. R. Martin's "A Song of Ice and Fire", analyzing the journeys of Eddard Stark, Quentyn Martell, Jon Snow, and Daenerys...
The Bolsa Família Case: A Road To The Unconditional Basic Income
The theory of the Unconditional Basic Income (UBI) has been debated for centuries. However, one of the major obstacles to the implementation of the UBI is lack of empirical...
Information Systems Architecture For University Hospitals
The implementation of the Information Systems (IS) Architecture is one of the steps in the construction of the Enterprise Architecture (EA), according to The Open Group...
"cuidado!" In Urban Brazil: An Auto Ethnographic Discussion Of Fear And Safety In Public Space
"Cuidado! (Be careful)" is one of the most frequent sayings I received along my urban life in Brazil. This dissertation focuses on analyzing the safety advice and warnings that I...
On The Process Of Maintenance Decision-making In The Offshore Operational Environment Of The Oil And Gas Industry: A Systems Approach
The overall objective of this research is to develop a decision support framework for preventive maintenance program implementations in the offshore operational environment of the...
Enhancing Deep Learning Performance Using Displaced Rectifier Linear Unit
Recently, deep learning has caused a significant impact on computer vision, speech recognition, and natural language understanding. In spite of the remarkable advances, deep...
