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Teixeira, Frederico. "Bad Habits : Exploring visual objects as a means of extracting and creating material for music composition." Thesis, Kungl. Musikhögskolan, Institutionen för komposition, dirigering och musikteori, 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kmh:diva-4191.
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This dissertation explores my process of drawing inspiration from visual objects and visual arts in order to generate compositional tools for music writing. It analyzes some of my earlier works, when this practice started taking shape, up until the construction of Bad Habits, an orchestral piece that utilized the late works of late North American painter Philip Guston as its main drive. The text follows a chronological and journal-like approach that seeks to dissect and investigate each step from the elaboration to the organization of each element drawn from visual objects in order to create a cohesive composition that leans heavily on subjectivity as it pays homage to Guston as an individual and as an artist.
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Steiner, Lindsay B. "The Available Means of Design: A Rhetorical Investigation of Professional Multimodal Composition." Kent State University / OhioLINK, 2013. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1374244511.
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Dolmage, Jay T. "METIS: DISABILITY, RHETORIC AND AVAILABLE MEANS." Miami University / OhioLINK, 2006. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1154379257.
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Dadurka, David T. "Metaphoric Competence as a Means to Meta-Cognitive Awareness in First-Year Composition." Master's thesis, University of Central Florida, 2012. http://digital.library.ucf.edu/cdm/ref/collection/ETD/id/5178.
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A growing body of writing research suggests college students' and teachers' conceptualizations of writing play an important role in learning to write and making the transition from secondary to post-secondary academic composition. First-year college writers are not blank slates; rather, they bring many assumptions and beliefs about academic writing to the first-year writing classroom from exposure to a wide range of literate practices throughout their lives. Metaphor acts as a way for scholars to trace students' as well as their instructors' assumptions and beliefs about writing. In this study, I contend that metaphor is a pathway to meta-cognitive awareness, mindfulness, and reflection. This multi-method descriptive study applies metaphor analysis to a corpus of more than a dozen first-year composition students' end-of-semester writing portfolios; the study also employs an auto-ethnographic approach to examining this author's texts composed as a graduate student and novice teacher. In several cases writing students in this study appeared to reconfigure their metaphors for writing and subsequently reconsider their assumptions about writing. My literature review and analysis suggests that metaphor remains an underutilized inventive and reflective strategy in composition pedagogy. Based on these results, I suggest that instructors consider how metaphoric competence might offer writers and writing instructors an alternate means for operationalizing key habits of mind such as meta-cognitive awareness, reflection, openness to learning, and creativity as recommended in the Framework for Success in Post-Secondary Writing. Ultimately, I argue that writers and teachers might benefit from adopting a more flexible attitude towards metaphor. As a rhetorical trope, metaphors are contextual and, thus, writers need to learn to mix, discard, create, and obscure metaphors as required by the situation.ID: 031001446; System requirements: World Wide Web browser and PDF reader.; Mode of access: World Wide Web.; Title from PDF title page (viewed June 27, 2013).; Thesis (M.A.)--University of Central Florida, 2012.; Includes bibliographical references (p. 129-135).
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Thomas, Evans Margaret Anne. "Available Means in the Twenty-First Century: Women’s Organization Websites." Miami University / OhioLINK, 2009. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1240261550.
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Metsios, Giorgos S. "Metabolism and body composition in chronic inflammatory arthritis : prevention and intervention through pharmaceutical and physical means." Thesis, University of Wolverhampton, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/2436/15396.
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Background: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is characterised by excessive production of tumour necrosis factor alpha (TNFα). This leads to rheumatoid cachexia, a condition characterised by increased resting energy expenditure (REE) and loss of fat-free mass (FFM) leading to functional disability, decreased strength and balance. The aims of this research work was to: a) to develop a new REE equation in order to continuously monitor abnormal changes in REE in the RA population, b) to investigate if smoking further enhances hypermetabolism and c) to examine if the new anti-TNFα medication reverses this metabolic abnormality. Methods: 68 patients with RA were assessed for demographic and anthropometrical characteristics, REE (indirect calorimetry), body composition (bioelectrical impedance), and disease activity [C-reactive protein (CRP), erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), disease activity score 28 (DAS28) and health assessment questionnaire (HAQ)]. 20 of the total 68 patients, about to start anti-TNFα therapy, underwent the exact same aforementioned procedures but on three separate occasions (Baseline: two weeks prior to anti-TNFα treatment, Time-1 and Time-2: two weeks and three months, respectively, after the drug had been introduced. Results: Study 1: Based on FFM and CRP, a new equation was developed which had a prediction power of R2=0.76. The new equation revealed an almost identical mean with measured REE (1645.2±315.2 and 1645.5±363.1 kcal/day, p>0.05), and a correlation coefficient of r=0.87 (p=0.001). Study 2: Smokers with RA demonstrated significantly higher REE (1513.9±263.3 vs. 1718.1±209.2 kcal/day; p=0.000) and worse HAQ (1.0±0.8 vs. 1.7±0.8; p=0.01) compared to age and FFM matched RA non-smokers. The REE difference was significantly predicted by the interaction smoking/gender (p=0.04). Study 3: Significant increases were observed in REE (p=0.002), physical activity (p=0.001) and protein intake (p=0.001) between the three times of assessment. Moreover, disease activity significantly reduced [ESR (p=0.002), DAS28 (p=0.000), HAQ (p=0.000) and TNFα (p=0.024)] while FFM and total body fat did not change (both at p>0.05). Physical activity and protein intake were found to be significant within-subject factors for the observed REE elevation after 12-weeks on anti-TNFα treatment (p=0.001 and p=0.024, respectively). Conclusions: Findings from the first study revealed that the newly developed REE equation provides an accurate prediction of REE in RA patients. Moreover, the results from the second study showed that cigarette smoking further increases REE in patients with RA and has a negative impact on patients’ self-reported functional status. Finally, our data from the third study suggest that REE remains elevated not because of the maintenance of the RA-related hypermetabolism but due to the concomitant significant increases in physical activity and protein intake.
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Smoot, Richard Jordan. "The synthesis and manipulation of fused ensemble timbres and sound masses by means of digital signal processing /." The Ohio State University, 1986. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1487265555439254.
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Coronel, Ernesto. "Solving Problems in Surface Engineering and Tribology by Means of Analytical Electron Microscopy." Doctoral thesis, Uppsala : Acta Universitatis Upsaliensis : Univ.-bibl. [distributör], 2005. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-4785.
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Wang, Chia-Hui. "Investigations of age, growth and ecology of the veined squid Loligo forbesi by means of statolith microstructure and chemical composition." Thesis, University of Liverpool, 2003. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.272604.
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Magiera, Anja [Verfasser]. "Assessment of species composition, productivity and functionality of grassland in the Greater Caucasus (Georgia, Kazbegi Region) by means of remote sensing / Anja Magiera." Gießen : Universitätsbibliothek, 2018. http://d-nb.info/1155097165/34.
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Geise, Susanne Seybold. "From Ambiguity to Perspicuity: Applying Burke's Pentad as a Means of Preserving and Expanding the Discourse Community of Blacksmithing History in Hancock County." University of Findlay / OhioLINK, 2018. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=findlay1525801452672734.
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Jewell, Mark. "Diversit?? des arbres, interactions a??riennes et souterraines et d??composition des feuilles mortes." Mémoire, Universit?? de Sherbrooke, 2013. http://savoirs.usherbrooke.ca/handle/11143/75.
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R??sum?? : La d??composition des liti??res v??g??tales a ??t?? d??crite comme ??tant la deuxi??me plus importante fonction ??cosyst??mique sur terre, apr??s la productivit?? primaire. Alors que la photosynth??se fournit les apports ??nerg??tiques ?? la plupart des cha??nes alimentaires, la d??composition recycle les nutriments, permet leur utilisation future par d???autres organismes et relargue dans l???atmosph??re le carbone fix?? photosynth??tiquement. Dans un contexte de changement climatique, un grand int??r??t est port?? sur la d??composition des liti??res, car il s???agit, ?? l?????chelle globale, de la plus grande source d?????mission de CO[indice inf??rieur 2] dans l???atmosph??re. Les taux de d??composition des liti??res sont principalement d??termin??s par trois facteurs: les variables climatiques, la structure des communaut??s de d??composeurs et les propri??t??s chimiques et physiques de la liti??re. La structure de la communaut?? v??g??tale h??te dans laquelle se produit la d??composition et d???o?? provient la liti??re peut influencer l???ensemble de ces trois facteurs. Des changements dans la structure de la communaut?? v??g??tale pourraient donc affecter les futurs taux de d??composition et modifier significativement les dynamiques globales du carbone. Malgr?? cela, la communaut?? h??te est rarement prise en compte dans les ??tudes sur la d??composition des liti??res. Des exp??riences enl??vent souvent la liti??re de son environnment naturel de d??composition, mesurant la d??composition des liti??res ?? partir de monolithes ou de microcosmes en laboratoire, afin de contr??ler les variations ind??sirables des propri??t??s du sol. Dans ce m??moire, j?????tudie les effets de plusieurs propri??t??s fonctionnelles de la communaut?? v??g??tale h??te sur les taux de d??composition des liti??res et leur contribution ?? la respiration du sol. En utilisant une plantation exp??rimentale d???arbres qui permet de manipuler la structure de leur communaut??, je teste l???effet de l???identit?? fonctionnelle des arbres, des esp??ces et de la diversit?? fonctionnelle, ainsi que des interactions entre d??composeurs et arbres sur ces processus ??cosyst??miques. La d??composition des liti??res et la respiration du sol sont li??es aux propri??t??s fonctionnelles des plantes. La d??composition des liti??res est bien pr??dite par les valeurs moyennes de traits fonctionnels des liti??res, mais plus faiblement corr??l??e ?? la diversit?? sp??cifique. D???apr??s mes r??sultats, le nombre d???esp??ces en m??lange de liti??res ne constitue pas un facteur important pour la d??composition, ?? cause des interactions globalement idiosyncratiques entre types de liti??res. Cependant, l???augmentation conjointe de la diversit?? fonctionnelle des m??langes d???esp??ces en liti??res et de la communaut?? d???arbres-h??tes acc??l??re les taux de d??composition et la respiration du sol. Les premi??res phases de d??composition de liti??res en surface ne sont que faiblement affect??es par la diversit?? des plantes, alors que pour la respiration du sol, qui prend en compte les derni??res phases de d??composition de liti??re et de mati??re organique du sol, la diversit?? est la propri??t?? fonctionnelle de plantes qui fournit le meilleur pouvoir de pr??diction. De plus, j???ai trouv?? que les apports sp??cifiques de liti??res ?? long terme pouvaient cr??er des conditions qui favorisent la d??composition des liti??res native et pouvaient modifier l???effet de la diversit?? des arbres sur la d??composition. J???attribue cet effet aux r??troactions entre la liti??re et les organismes d??composeurs du sol. Ce travail de recherche fournit une nouvelle perspective sur les effets des changements de structure de communaut?? foresti??re sur les processus de d??composition. La compr??hension de ces effets est n??cessaire pour pr??dire les taux de d??composition de liti??res et les dynamiques globales du carbone. // Abstract : The decomposition of plant litter has been described as the second most important ecosystem function for sustaining life on earth, after primary productivity. Whereas photosynthesis provides the energy input for most food chains, decomposition recycles nutrients for future use by other organisms and returns photosynthetically fixed carbon back to the atmosphere. In the context of climate change, litter decomposition is of specific interest because it represents one of the largest sources of CO[subscript 2] to the atmosphere globally. Rates of litter decomposition are largely determined by three factors: climatic variables, the structure of the decomposer community, and the chemical and physical properties of the litter. The structure of the host plant community under which decomposition takes place and from which the litter is derived can influence all three of these factors. Therefore, any systematic changes in plant community structure could affect future decomposition rates and significantly alter global carbon dynamics. Despite this, the host plant community is rarely considered in litter decomposition studies. Experiments often remove litter from its natural decomposition environment, instead measuring decomposition of litter in common garden settings and laboratory microcosms to control for unwanted variation in soil properties. In this thesis I investigate the effect of several functional properties of the host plant community on rates of litter decomposition and its contribution to soil respiration. Using an experimental tree plantation that manipulates tree community structure, I test the effect of tree functional identity, species and functional diversity, and tree-decomposer interactions on these ecosystem processes. Both litter decomposition and soil respiration were related to plant functional properties. Litter decomposition was best predicted by average-values of litter functional traits and was poorly related to species diversity. The number of species in a litter mixture does not seem to be important for decomposition, as interactions between litter types were idiosyncratic. However increasing the functional diversity both of mixed-species litter and of the host tree community accelerated rates of litter decomposition and soil respiration. Early stages of surface litter decomposition were only marginally affected by plant diversity. In contrast, diversity was the best predictor of soil respiration, which includes latter stages of litter and soil organic matter decomposition. Furthermore, I found that specific repeated litter input to the soil can result in conditions that favour the decomposition of the long-term litter type and can mediate the effect of tree diversity on decomposition. I attribute this effect to feedbacks between the litter and soil decomposer organisms. This research provides insight into the effect of changing forest community structure on decomposition processes. Such an understanding is necessary to predict future rates of litter decomposition and global carbon dynamics.
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Lukačovič, Markéta. "Paralela mezi konceptem díla v architektuře a hudbě." Doctoral thesis, Vysoké učení technické v Brně. Fakulta architektury, 2012. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-233234.
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The doctoral thesis preliminary focuses on the comparison of concepts of creation in music and architecture and to explore the connection and possible blending of both arts. The main focus of the dissertation is the research of the parallel between the composition of music and architecture, in their characters, means of composition and methods. The methods of approaching the topic were the analysis's of music and architectural materials such as dedicated books, magazines, internet articles, as well as audio recordings, realisations of architectonic works, printed materials on acoustics, psychology of perception and aesthetics as well as own experience and knowledge in the field of music and architecture and the experiment in composition. Results of the dissertation are theoretical conclusions enlightening the given topic and the practical experiment in the form of the analysis of the music composition and the application of its compositional methods into the architectonic design.
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Dzedulionis, Ignas. "Šriftinės interpretacijos ir jų taikymas dailės pamokose." Master's thesis, Lithuanian Academic Libraries Network (LABT), 2007. http://vddb.library.lt/obj/LT-eLABa-0001:E.02~2007~D_20070816_175644-11445.
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Gebėjimu išraiškingai rašyti rūpinasi bendrojo lavinimo mokyklos, tėvai, draugai, bendramoksliai. Nuo aplinkos priklauso ar mokinys skirs pakankamai dėmesio savo raštui, ar ne. Kadangi šrifto formose pasireiškia mokinio individualus charakteris, nuotaikos, todėl negatyvi nuostata į rašymą gali paveikti vaiko charakterio vystimąsi, pasitikėjimą savimi. Tyrimo problema – mokinių kūrybiškumo ugdymas, pasitelkiant šriftinę interpretaciją. Tyrimo objektas – paauglių šriftinės interpretacijos. Tyrimo tikslas - atskleisti šriftinės interpretacijos ypatumus dailės pamokose, o Tyrimo hipoteze spėjama, kad šrifto mokymas dailės pamokose praplečia mokinių vizualinės raiškos diapazoną. Tyrimo uždaviniai: Apžvelgti metodinę literatūrą apie šrifto vystymąsi ir taikymo ypatumus; apibūdinti šrifto interpretacijos taikymo dailės pamokose ypatumus; atskleisti šriftinės interpretacijos vaidmenį paauglių vizualinėje raiškoje. Tyrime naudoti metodai: teoriniai, empiriniai (anketinė apklausa ir paauglių šriftinės interpretacijos darbų analizė) ir matematinės analizės metodas.
Tyrimas vyko Vilniaus vaikų ir jaunimo dailės mokykloje 2007 vasario - kovo mėn., kuriuo norėta ištirti Vilniaus vaikų ir jaunimo dailės mokyklos paauglių šrifto mokymosi ypatumus. Darbų analizei atrinkti paauglių (12 - 16 metų) šriftinės interpretacijos 205 darbai. Anketinė apklausa atlikta su 45 minėtos mokyklos to paties amžiaus mokiniais. Anketa norima išsiaiškinti mokinių požiūrį, žinias ir įgūdžius šrifto ir... [toliau žr. visą tekstą]Schools, parents, friends and schoolmates take care of the ability to write expressively. Whether a pupil will pay enough attention to his handwriting or not depends on the environment. As individual nature of a learner reveals in hand-written characters, negative attitude to writing can influence the development of a child’s character and self-confidence. Research of the problem — development of schoolchildren’s creativeness with the help of interpretation of hand written characters. Object of the study (research) — teenagers’ Interpretations of hand-written characters. The aim of the research — to reveal the peculiarities of interpretation of hand-written characters in art lessons and the hypothesis of the study is supposed that hand-written characters in art lessons broaden schoolchildren’s range of visual impression. The objectives of the research — to look over methodical literature about development of hand-written characters and applying peculiarities, to describe the applying of interpretation hand written characters in art lessons, to reveal the role of interpretation of hand-written characters in teenagers visual expression. Methods used in the research: theoretical, empirical (the survey and analysis of teenagers’ interpretation of hand—written works) and the method of mathematical analysis. The research was accomplished at children and youth art school in Vilnius in February-March, 2007, with the help of which the peculiarities of learning interpretation of... [to full text]
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Tardif, Antoine. "Pr??diction des taux de d??composition des liti??res v??g??tales par les traits fonctionnels agr??g??s." Thèse, Universit?? de Sherbrooke, 2014. http://savoirs.usherbrooke.ca/handle/11143/84.
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Sommaire : Comprendre le fonctionnement des e??cosyste??mes est un enjeu crucial, en particulier dans un contexte de changements globaux. Afin de mieux pre??dire les processus e??cosyste??miques, j???ai teste?? la pre??cision et les limites des hypothe??ses du biomass-ratio de Grime (HBMR) et de l???annulation idiosyncratique (HAI), cette dernie??re e??tant une hypothe??se originale de cette the??se. Pour cela, j???ai applique?? le principe du biomass-ratio aux traits fonctionnels, en employant la me??thode des traits agre??ge??s en communaute??, pour estimer la re??ponse globale des espe??ces en me??lange.
La de??composition des litie??res plurispe??cifiques constitue un bon mode??le biologique, pour lequel je me suis pose?? les questions suivantes : (1) est-ce que l???HBMR pre??dit bien les taux de de??composition en me??langes plurispe??cifiques ? ; (2) est-ce que le degre?? de variabilite?? de ces taux diminue pour des raisons biologiques avec l???augmentation de la richesse spe??cifique (RS) des me??langes (HAI) ? ; (3) est-ce que la variabilite?? des taux entre me??langes diminue quand les conditions abiotiques du site deviennent plus limitantes ? ; (4) conside??rant que les me??langes plus contraste??s fonctionnellement sont susceptibles de de??velopper plus d???interactions, est-ce que la de??viation a?? la pre??diction augmente avec la dispersion fonctionnelle des me??langes (?? FDis ??, Laliberte?? & Legendre 2010) ?
Cette the??se inclut deux expe??riences de de??composition en sachets a?? litie??res : (1) a?? Sherbrooke (QC, Canada) avec des microcosmes, impliquant des litie??res de six espe??ces d???arbres, de??composant seules et en me??langes et (2) sur trois sites au climat contraste?? dans la re??gion de Clermont-Ferrand (France) avec des litie??res de quatre espe??ces d???herbace??es, de??composant seules et en me??langes.
Les re??sultats montrent des de??viations positives et ne??gatives par rapport aux taux pre??dits, mais l???HBMR de??crit bien la re??ponse moyenne des litie??res plurispe??cifiques. Bien que l???HAI ait e??te?? rejete??e, les re??sultats montrent une convergence des taux observe??s vers les taux pre??dits quand (1) la RS des me??langes augmente, (2) l???e??chelle spatiale augmente et (3) le climat est plus limitant pour la de??composition. Enfin, malgre?? des corre??lations entre FDis et interactions entre espe??ces dans les litie??res, cette relation n???est pas ge??ne??ralisable et l???hypothe??se de corre??lation positive entre FDis et de??viation a?? l???HBMR a e??te?? rejete??e. // Abstract : Understanding ecosystem functioning is a key goal in ecology, especially in the context of global changes. To better predict ecosystem processes, I tested the accuracy and the limits of Grime???s biomass-ratio (BMRH) hypothesis and a novel idiosyncratic annulment (IAH) hypothesis. I applied the biomass-ratio to functional traits, using the community-weighted means (CWM) to estimate the global response of species in mixtures. I studied the decomposition of litter species mixtures as a biological model and asked the following questions : (1) does the BMRH predict well the decomposition rates of mixed species litters? ; (2) does the degree of variability of these rates decrease with increasing species richness (SR) beyond that expected from purely mathematical causes (IAH)? ; (3) does the variability of rates between mixtures decrease with less favourable abiotic conditions for decomposition? ; (4) as more functionally contrasted mixtures are expected to develop more interactions, does the deviation from prediction increase with increasing functional dispersion in mixtures (?? FDis ??, Lalibert?? & Legendre 2010)? This study involves two decomposition experiments using litterbags: (1) at Sherbrooke (QC, Canada), in microcosms, involving litters from six tree species, decomposed alone and in mixtures and (2) in three climatically contrasted sites in the region of Clermont-Ferrand (France) with litters from four herbaceous species, decomposed alone and in mixtures. Despite both positive and negative deviations from expectation occurring at all levels of SR, the BMRH well described the average response of mixed species litters. Although I rejected the IAH, the results showed a convergence to the predicted values based on CWM with (1) increasing the SR in mixtures, (2) increasing the spatial scale of the study and (3) a less favourable climate to decomposition. Finally, although there was a correlation between litter interactions and functional divergence, this relationship was not generalizable and I rejected the hypothesis of a positive correlation between FDis and the deviations from BMRH.
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Compton, Callie Elise. "What Do You Mean, "Practice"? Theorizing the Writing-Music Connection." TopSCHOLAR®, 2016. http://digitalcommons.wku.edu/theses/1608.
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Researchers in the field of composition studies have frequently made allusions to musicians when they’ve discussed the role of practice in gaining skill. In doing so, however, they’ve risked making speculative rather than testable claims and separating composition studies from recent insights on practice from other disciplines such as education and music psychology. These fields, I argue, offer testable frameworks with which composition instructors and scholars can teach and study writing practice. Such frameworks are necessary because composition researchers need to supplement qualitative studies of writers and writing with quantitative data to generate replicable tests of teaching methods that may benefit practicing writers.
This thesis draws on prior research in composition studies to illustrate the context of its central argument. It then breaks down some of the key assertions about practice that support this context before introducing frameworks from other disciplines that will allow composition researchers to replicate studies of effective writing practice instruction in the first-year college writing classroom. These frameworks or models of practice instruction include self-regulated strategy development and practice sessions conceived as stages of error and mistake management. Supplementing these models are descriptions of a few key activities built on these frameworks for students to practice writing in and outside the classroom.
Students need more than instruction in crafting better writing products to become more effective revisers and more expert writers. They also need explicit instruction that teaches them how to engage effectively in repeated, structured practice that imparts the tools they learn to solve writing problems with staying power and flexibility. This instruction is about more than handy tips or exercises; it’s about changing students’ and teachers’ assumptions about writing’s purpose outside the classroom.
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Bennoson, Janet. "The effect of manipulating the macronutrient composition of meals postprandial lipid metabolism." Thesis, University of Southampton, 2000. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.310698.
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Kurt, Esra. "Associations between lipid composition, shelf life and sensory quality in ruminant meats." Thesis, University of Bristol, 1999. http://hdl.handle.net/1983/a77d9a0c-f888-4650-b6b8-7c1b8f5cee45.
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Jivraj, Stephen. "The effect of internal migration on the socioeconomic composition of neighbourhoods in England." Thesis, University of Manchester, 2011. https://www.research.manchester.ac.uk/portal/en/theses/the-effect-of-internal-migration-on-the-socioeconomic-composition-of-neighbourhoods-in-england(10b2e42a-daaf-460d-9094-a14c4b899684).html.
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This thesis determines the extent to which internal migration affects the socioeconomic composition of neighbourhoods in England and how its impact compares with that of other components of area change. It is hypothesised that the selective character of internal migration contributes to increased concentration of poverty in the most deprived neighbourhoods. The focus of the analysis at this small spatial scale will interest policy makers who have sought to reverse the spiral of socioeconomic decline in selected neighbourhoods through area-based regeneration initiatives. It will also add to neighbourhood change theory that assumes internal migration is widening spatial inequalities, which has rarely been empirically tested. The analysis is conducted using an administrative dataset called the School Census. The School Census enables detailed geographical analysis that is not possible with existing datasets used to measure internal migration in the UK. The thesis demonstrates the potential of the School Census for migration research and its usefulness in shaping policy. Change in the socioeconomic composition of a neighbourhood can be measured using the proportion of pupils claiming Free School Meals (FSM), which is widely used as a measure of poverty in educational research. The change in the concentration of FSM pupils is uniquely analysed at varying spatial scales to determine an appropriate neighbourhood level at which to conduct further analysis. The effect of internal migration on neighbourhood socioeconomic change is analysed using a growth model for Lower Super Output Areas. It shows that internal migration contributes to increased concentration of FSM pupils in the most deprived neighbourhoods. However, the effect is small. The effect of pupils changing their FSM status but not moving (in-situ change) is more dominant and reduced the concentration of FSM pupils in the most deprived neighbourhoods during the period 2002-2007. These findings contribute to a small but growing literature that suggests the effect of internal migration is minor when compared with in-situ change. Factors related to internal migration at the neighbourhood level are modelled using linear and spatial regression. A number of characteristics are found to be similarly associated with net migration of FSM and non-FSM pupils. This suggests there is an element of choice exercised by all families with school children when they move. However, there are discriminating effects, including school quality, that are related to higher net migration of non-FSM pupils but not FSM pupils. Moreover, the effects of some neighbourhood characteristics on migration including worklessness are shown to vary across different parts of the country. These findings suggest policy makers should be sensitive to local contexts when planning public service provision.
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Slattery, Eric William. "Effects of Proxies for Muscle Fiber Composition and Body Composition on Resting Blood Pressure." Miami University / OhioLINK, 2014. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1399056085.
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Hossein, Zavieh Amin. "Optimization and Modeling of electrode structure and composition for novel PEM water electrolyser MEAs." Thesis, Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet, Institutt for materialteknologi, 2011. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:no:ntnu:diva-16329.
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Lack of commercial electrocatalysts and membrane electrode assemblies (MEA) which are efficient, durable and reasonably priced for proton exchange membrane water electrolysis was the inspiration of the current project.A reliable, reproducible and optimized membrane electrode assembly preparation protocol for water electrolysis was developed, with emphasis on the oxygen evolution electrode. The MEAs comprised of a Nafion® 115 membrane with commercially available 20 wt% Pt on carbon and in-house synthesized 20 wt% Ir on antimony tin-oxide, manually sprayed onto the membrane using an airbrush, and functioning as the hydrogen and oxygen evolution catalysts, respectively. A current density of 2.1 A/cm2 was obtained at a cell voltage of 1.85 V and 80 °C.In-situ electrochemical characterization such as steady state polarization and cyclic voltametry was performed on the MEAs to be able to predict performance in stationary applications. Effect of loading on cell performance at different cell voltages was studied and 0.8 mgIr/cm2 loaded MEA showed the highest current at 1.85V. Furthermore, cross section and morphology of the catalyst was studied using SEM and TEM. The catalyst layer thickness found to be from 2 to 5 µm for 0.4 to 1.0 mgIr/cm2 loadings.A theoretical one-dimensional model was proposed for current and reaction rate distribution through the catalyst layer. Since the conductivity of the catalyst measured to be higher than Nafion, model shoed at high loadings and potentials (or catalyst layer thicknesses) reaction tends to happen mostly near the membrane while at low loadings and potentials reaction rate is uniform though the layer. In addition, model was compared to experimental data and shown it is reliable for low potentials but it needs some correction for high potential due decrease in specific active area per volume by reducing thickness of the layer and not taking other factors than Tafel polarization into consideration.Introducing accelerated degradation protocol, durability of the catalyst was studied and corrected by subtracting ohmic losses due oxidation and etc. The loss for accelerated degradation found to be 0.3 mV/h. Then structure of the MEA cross-section was investigated using TEM after degradation test so major cause of the loss in performance found to be migration of Iridium nano particles into the membrane
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Pondini, Alessio. "Tenacizzazione di laminati compositi mediante l'utilizzo di nanofibre in PVDF." Master's thesis, Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna, 2015. http://amslaurea.unibo.it/8463/.
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Analisi riguardante la tenacizzazione della matrice di laminati compositi. Lo scopo è quello di aumentare la resistenza alla frattura di modo I e, a tal proposito, sono stati modificati gli interstrati di alcuni provini tramite l’introduzione di strati, di diverso spessore, di nanofibre in polivinilidenfluoruro (PVDF). La valutazione di tale metodo di rinforzo è stata eseguita servendosi di dati ottenuti tramite prove sperimentali svolte in laboratorio direttamente dal sottoscritto, che si è occupato dell’elaborazione dei dati servendosi di tecniche e algoritmi di recente ideazione. La necessità primaria per cui si cerca di rinforzare la matrice risiede nel problema più sentito dei laminati compositi in opera da molto tempo: la delaminazione. Oltre a verificare le proprietà meccaniche dei provini modificati sottoponendoli a test DCB, si è utilizzata una tecnica basata sulle emissioni acustiche per comprendere più approfonditamente l’inizio della delaminazione e i meccanismi di rottura che si verificano durante le prove. Quest’ultimi sono illustrati servendosi di un algoritmo di clustering, detto Fuzzy C-means, tramite il quale è stato possibile identificare ogni segnale come appartenente o meno ad un determinato modo di rottura. I risultati mostrano che il PVDF, applicato nelle modalità esposte, è in grado di aumentare la resistenza alla frattura di modo I divenendo contemporaneamente causa di un diverso modo di propagazione della frattura. Infine l’elaborato presenta alcune micrografie delle superfici di rottura, le quali appoggiano i risultati ottenuti nelle precedenti fasi di analisi.
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Alfaia, Cristina Maria Riscado Pereira Mateus. "Contribution to the study of lipid composition and nutritional value of intramuscular fat in ruminant meats." Doctoral thesis, Universidade Técnica de Lisboa. Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.5/1157.
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Tese de Doutoramento em Ciência e Tecnologia AnimalContribuição para o estudo da composição lipídica e do valor nutricional da gordura intramuscular na carne de ruminantes - A composição em ácidos gordos e o ácido linoleico conjugado (CLA) são temas actuais de grande interesse, com particular relevância para a qualidade da carne e saúde humana. As carnes de ruminantes têm sido consideradas alimentos pouco saudáveis, principalmente devido à sua fracção lipídica com elevada concentração em ácidos gordos saturados. Contudo, as gorduras edíveis dos ruminantes são a principal fonte natural de isómeros CLA, sendo os isómeros bioactivos (c9,t11 e t10,c12) associados a propriedades potencialmente benéficas para a saúde humana. Em Portugal, a informação científica disponível para apoiar a qualidade e a reputação da carne bovina de raças autóctones criadas segundo as especificações de Denominação de Origem Protegida (DOP) continua restrita. Para além disso, os dados disponíveis não permitem ter uma percepção global de como distintos factores influenciam a composição da carne, desde a sua produção até ao consumo. Neste contexto, a nossa investigação foi desenvolvida estudando o efeito dos regimes alimentares dos animais (pastagem×concentrado), processamento tecnológico da carne após o abate (irradiação) e tratamentos térmicos (fervura, microondas e grelhagem), no perfil lipídico, especialmente nos isómeros do CLA, e no valor nutricional de carne de ruminantes. Foram seleccionadas e caracterizadas 4 carnes tradicionais DOP (Carnalentejana, Mertolenga, Barrosã e Arouquesa). Os resultados sugerem que a gordura intramuscular das carnes de novilho relativamente às de vitela, apresentam menor valor nutricional ao longo do ano, devido ao sistema de produção semi-extensivo utilizado nos novilhos. Por sua vez, a Carnalentejana-DOP apresenta uma qualidade nutricional superior comparativamente à carne de vaca de produção intensiva. No sentido de avaliar em detalhe o efeito de diferentes regimes alimentares no valor nutricional dos lípidos da carne, bem como a sua utilidade como discriminantes químicos da origem da carne, realizou-se um ensaio controlado. Os dados obtidos reforçam os resultados anteriores que sugeriam que a carne de animais de pastoreio apresenta melhor qualidade nutricional (teores mais elevados de n-3 PUFA e CLA) do que a carne de animais alimentados a concentrado. Este facto traduz os efeitos benéficos da pastagem no perfil de ácidos gordos da carne. Relativamente às alterações na composição da gordura intramuscular, resultantes do efeito de processamentos seguintes ao abate, a irradiação, uma tecnologia prospectiva para a conservação das carnes, não promoveu modificações significativas. Os tratamentos térmicos, frequentemente utilizados em culinária, induziram um impacto moderado no perfil dos ácidos gordos, como consequência das perdas de humidade e concentração da gordura. Em resumo, a composição lipídica da gordura intramuscular das carnes de bovino DOP estudadas apresenta um valor nutricional acrescentado para os consumidores, considerando os valores de n-3 PUFA, CLA (total e do isómero c9,t11) e da razão n-6/n-3, contribuindo para a sua diferenciação no mercado.
RESUMO - Contribuição para o estudo da composição lipídica e do valor nutricional da gordura intramuscular na carne de ruminantes - A composição em ácidos gordos e o ácido linoleico conjugado (CLA) são temas actuais de grande interesse, com particular relevância para a qualidade da carne e saúde humana. As carnes de ruminantes têm sido consideradas alimentos pouco saudáveis, principalmente devido à sua fracção lipídica com elevada concentração em ácidos gordos saturados. Contudo, as gorduras edíveis dos ruminantes são a principal fonte natural de isómeros CLA, sendo os isómeros bioactivos (c9,t11 e t10,c12) associados a propriedades potencialmente benéficas para a saúde humana. Em Portugal, a informação científica disponível para apoiar a qualidade e a reputação da carne bovina de raças autóctones criadas segundo as especificações de Denominação de Origem Protegida (DOP) continua restrita. Para além disso, os dados disponíveis não permitem ter uma percepção global de como distintos factores influenciam a composição da carne, desde a sua produção até ao consumo. Neste contexto, a nossa investigação foi desenvolvida estudando o efeito dos regimes alimentares dos animais (pastagem×concentrado), processamento tecnológico da carne após o abate (irradiação) e tratamentos térmicos (fervura, microondas e grelhagem), no perfil lipídico, especialmente nos isómeros do CLA, e no valor nutricional de carne de ruminantes. Foram seleccionadas e caracterizadas 4 carnes tradicionais DOP (Carnalentejana, Mertolenga, Barrosã e Arouquesa). Os resultados sugerem que a gordura intramuscular das carnes de novilho relativamente às de vitela, apresentam menor valor nutricional ao longo do ano, devido ao sistema de produção semi-extensivo utilizado nos novilhos. Por sua vez, a Carnalentejana-DOP apresenta uma qualidade nutricional superior comparativamente à carne de vaca de produção intensiva. No sentido de avaliar em detalhe o efeito de diferentes regimes alimentares no valor nutricional dos lípidos da carne, bem como a sua utilidade como discriminantes químicos da origem da carne, realizou-se um ensaio controlado. Os dados obtidos reforçam os resultados anteriores que sugeriam que a carne de animais de pastoreio apresenta melhor qualidade nutricional (teores mais elevados de n-3 PUFA e CLA) do que a carne de animais alimentados a concentrado. Este facto traduz os efeitos benéficos da pastagem no perfil de ácidos gordos da carne. Relativamente às alterações na composição da gordura intramuscular, resultantes do efeito de processamentos seguintes ao abate, a irradiação, uma tecnologia prospectiva para a conservação das carnes, não promoveu modificações significativas. Os tratamentos térmicos, frequentemente utilizados em culinária, induziram um impacto moderado no perfil dos ácidos gordos, como consequência das perdas de humidade e concentração da gordura. Em resumo, a composição lipídica da gordura intramuscular das carnes de bovino DOP estudadas apresenta um valor nutricional acrescentado para os consumidores, considerando os valores de n-3 PUFA, CLA (total e do isómero c9,t11) e da razão n-6/n-3, contribuindo para a sua diferenciação no mercado.
This work was co-financed by Centro de Investigação Interdisciplinar em Sanidade Animal (Project CIISA/52.Carne-Bioactivos) da Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária da Universidade Técnica de Lisboa and Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (POCTI/CVT/2002/44750) and Ministério da Agricultura (AGRO/2003/512).
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Yahya, Lamyaa. "NUTRITIONAL COMPOSITION OF BREAKFAST MEALS SERVED IN ALL-GIRL INTERMEDIATE AND SECONDARY PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN MECCA, SAUDI ARABIA." Kent State University / OhioLINK, 2017. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1492094653927566.
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Metz, Diana Kathryn. "Literacy: Adopting motivational literacy practices meant to last a lifetime." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 1998. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/1822.
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Lopato, Marisza. "The effect of body mass and body composition on mean power output in the 30 second Wingate test at five resistance settings /." Thesis, McGill University, 1989. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=59408.
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The purpose was to examine the effect of body mass and body composition on the mean power output in the 30 second Wingate cycling test at five resistance settings. Forty females (X = 22 years), were divided into four groups based on body mass and the sum of five skinfolds. The Wingate test was performed at the resistance settings of 0.075, 0.080, 0.085, 0.090, and 0.095 kp/kg body weight. A 3-way ANOVA (mass, skinfolds, resistance settings) indicated that: (1) mean power (W/kg) was similar for low and high mass groups; (2) the low sum of skinfolds group had a significantly higher (p $<$ 0.02) mean power output than the high sum of skinfolds group; and (3) at resistance settings of 0.080, 0.085, 0.090, and 0.095 (kp/kg) the low sum of skinfolds group had a higher (p $<$ 0.05) mean power score than the high sum of skinfolds group at equivalent resistance settings.
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Wan, Zhenzhu. "Stable Carbon and Nitrogen Isotopic Studies of Devonian Land Plants -- An Indicator of Paleoclimate and Paleoenvironmental Changes." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2012. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1343068259.
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Smith, Andrew Martin. "Remnants." Bowling Green, Ohio : Bowling Green State University, 2009. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc%5Fnum=bgsu1237661688.
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Thesis (M.M.)--Bowling Green State University, 2009.Document formatted into pages; contains 1 score (vi, 29 p.) For clarinet, bassoon, and chamber orchestra (two trumpets, two horns, tenor trombone, bass trombone, percussion, piano, harp, and strings (six first violins, six second violins, four violas, four cellos, and two basses) Includes bibliographical references.
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Piton, Gabin. "Résilience des écosystèmes prairiaux aux stress climatiques selon l'intensité de gestion. Une approche par le concept de trait fonctionnel microbien Using proxies of microbial community‐weighted means traits to explain the cascading effect of management intensity, soil and plant traits on ecosystem resilience in mountain grasslands The resilience of soil microbial communities to climate change-induced rain regimes differs between conventional and ecological-intensive managed soils across European agroecosystems Implementing ecoenzymes in the trait framework bring new insights on the microbial communitiy composition control on ecosystem functioning." Thesis, Université Grenoble Alpes (ComUE), 2019. http://www.theses.fr/2019GREAV070.
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Dans le contexte actuel du changement climatique et de l’augmentation de la fréquence et de l’intensité des épisodes climatiques extrêmes, une question centrale pour l’écologie scientifique est de comprendre les répercussions de ces changements sur le fonctionnement des écosystèmes. Les communautés microbiennes du sol contrôlent une grande partie des processus écosystémiques déterminant la circulation de l’énergie et des nutriments. Dans le cadre des agroécosystèmes se pose donc la question de l’influence des pratiques agricoles sur les communautés microbiennes du sol et sur leur aptitude à maintenir le fonctionnement des écosystèmes face au changement climatique. L’intensification écologique de l’agriculture a récemment été proposée comme une approche intégrant les processus écologiques dans la stratégie de gestion des agroécosystèmes, dans l’objectif d’optimiser leur fonctionnement et leur résilience. L’écologie fonctionnelle pourrait répondre à certains des enjeux posés par le changement climatique et l’intensification écologique de l’agriculture.Dans cette thèse, j’ai cherché à mobiliser le cadre conceptuel des traits fonctionnels pour apporter de nouveaux éléments de compréhension de l’influence de différentes modalités d’intensité de gestion d’agroécosystèmes prairiaux (gestion extensive, conventionnelle-intensive et écologiquement-intensive) : 1) sur les caractéristiques fonctionnelles des communautés microbiennes du sol; 2) sur la capacité de ces communautés microbiennes à maintenir le fonctionnement de l’écosystème face à des périodes de stress climatiques (résilience). Dans le cadre de ma thèse, trois expérimentations ont été réalisées en faisant varier le degré de contrôle des facteurs de gestion, le type de stress climatique et la durée de ces stress. S’appuyant sur des agroécosystèmes prairiaux répartis dans trois pays Européens (France, Suisse, Portugal), les résultats des deux premières expérimentations de cette thèse montrent que les communautés microbiennes des sols des prairies écologiquement-intensives disposent d’une plus faible capacité à maintenir les propriétés écosystémiques microbiennes durant les stress (faible résistance) mais disposent d’une meilleure capacité de récupération comparée aux communautés microbiennes des sols en gestion conventionnelle-intensive. Une autre étude montre que la gestion éco-intensive favorise des communautés microbiennes protéolytiques bénéfiques à l’assimilation de l’azote pour les plantes en conditions perturbés. L’étude des traits végétaux suggère que ces effets de la gestion sur la composition des communautés microbiennes et sur leur résilience passe par certains traits, notamment une augmentation de la richesse en phosphore des litières en gestion écologiquement-intensive. En effet ces traits fonctionnels des plantes semblent influencer les traits microbiens, favorisant des communautés microbiennes copiotrophes, caractérisées par un ratio azote:phospore faible de leur biomasse et un faible investissement dans la production d’enzymes extracellulaires, deux traits négatifs pour la résistance au stress mais favorisant une récupération rapide. Ainsi, ces deux expérimentations soulignent l’importance de la gestion des traits des plantes dans le contrôle des traits microbiens et de la résilience des écosystèmes au changement climatique. La troisième expérimentation a cherché à tester spécifiquement les effets d’un épisode de fertilisation minérale sur la résilience des communautés microbiennes à différents stress climatiques. Les résultats montrent que la fertilisation modifie la composition et les traits microbiens avec des répercussions négatives sur la stabilité de l’écosystème face à la sécheresse et à l’inondation.Mobilisant une approche par le concept de trait fonctionnel microbien, ce travail de thèse apporte de nouveaux éléments de compréhension des effets de l’intensité de gestion sur la résilience des écosystèmes prairiaux face aux stress climatiquesIn the current context of climate change, associated with increases of climate extremes frequency and intensity, understanding the ecosystem response to climate variability is a central challenge in ecology. Soil microbial communities control most ecosystem processes driving energy and nutrients fluxes. In the context of agriculture management, an important question is to understand the influence of farming practices on soil microbial communities and their capacity to maintain ecosystem functioning under climate change. Ecological-intensive agriculture has been recently proposed as an approach integrating ecological processes in management strategies to optimise agroecosystems functioning and resilience to climate change. Functional ecology might be relevant to address these challenges associated with climate change and ecological-intensification of agriculture.In this PhD thesis, I used the functional trait framework to grassland ecosystems to address how different modalities of management intensity (extensive, conventional-intensive, ecological-intensive management) influence: 1) functional parameters of soil microbial communities; 2) the capacity of these soil microbial communities to maintain ecosystem functioning during and after climatic stresses (Resilience). During my PhD, three experiments have been conducted using different degrees of control of management factors and simulating different kind of climatic stresses, with different durations. Based on grassland agroecosystems in three countries across Europe (France, Switzerland, Portugal), results from the first two experiments of this PhD showed that ecological-intensive management select soil microbial communities with a lower capacity to maintain microbial ecosystem properties during stresses (resistance) but with higher capacity to recover compared with soil microbial communities of soils under conventional-intensive management. Moreover, another study showed that ecological-intensive management promotes beneficial proteolytic soil microbial communities for plant nitrogen uptake under climate change-induced rain regimes. Plant functional traits assessment suggest this management effect on microbial communities composition and resilience to be explained by higher litter phosphorous content in ecological-intensive systems. Indeed, this plant functional trait affect microbial traits, favouring copiotrophic microbial community characterized by a lower nitrogen:phosphorous ratio of their biomass and a lower investment in extracellular enzymes production, two traits decreasing stress resistance but increasing recovery capacities. Thereby, these two experiments stress the relevance of plant traits management to control soil microbial traits and the resilience of soil microbial communities to climate changes. A third experiment tested specifically the impact of a mineral fertilisation event on the resilience of soil microbial communities to different climatic stresses. Results clearly demonstrated that fertilization modify soil microbial community composition and soil microbial traits and decrease ecosystem stability under climatic stresses.Implementing an approach based on the microbial functional trait concept, this thesis brings new insights on the effects of management intensity on grassland ecosystem resilience to climatic stress
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Berthier, Serge. "Théories de la fonction diélectrique optique des milieux inhomogènes : application aux propriétés électromagnétiques des cermets." Paris 6, 1986. http://www.theses.fr/1986PA066283.
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Analyse comparative des différentes théories de la fonction diélectrique optique des milieux inhomogènes aléatoires macroscopiques (MIAM). Résultats expérimentaux sur le comportement diélectrique de 5 échantillons au-MGO dont la concentration volumique en métal n'excède pas 0,41; apparition de la résonnance de plasmon de surface sur tous les échantillons entre 550 et 600 nm. Nouvelles approches: théorie de Bruggeman modifiée, méthode des groupes de renormalisation. Applications dans les capteurs solaires
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Wilson, Jeffrey Norman. "Inheritance of Oil Production and Quality Factors in Peant (Arachis hypogaea L.)." Thesis, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/151227.
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Peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.) has the potential to become a major source of biodiesel but for market viability, peanut oil yields must increase and specific quality requirements must be met. Oil yield in peanut is influenced by many components, including oil concentration, seed mass, and mean oil produced per seed. All of these traits can be improved through selection as long as there is sufficient genetic variation. Thus, elucidating the genetics of oil concentration, seed mass, and mean oil produced per seed in peanut is essential to advancing the development of genotypes with high oil yields. Additive genetic effects were predominant for oil concentration in two generation means analyses involving a proprietary high oil breeding line and additive genetic variance was highly significant in a complete four-parent diallel analysis. Genetic variance for weight of 50 sound mature kernels (50 SMK) and mean oil produced per SMK (OPS) was additive the diallel analysis. Narrow-sense heritability estimates were high for oil concentration in both the diallel and generation means analyses. Narrow-sense heritability was also high for 50 SMK, but was low for OPS. The low OPS heritability estimate was caused by the negative correlation between oil concentration and seed mass. Consequently, oil concentration and seed mass can be improved through early-generation selection, but large segregating populations from high oil crosses will be needed to identify progeny with elevated oil concentrations that maintain acceptable seed sizes.
Increasing the ratio of oleic to linoleic acid (O/L) in peanut oil and reducing the long chain saturated fatty acid concentration (which includes arachidic, behenic, and lignoceric acids) produces high quality, stable methyl esters for biodiesel. Therefore, elucidating the inheritance of these factors and their relationships in peanut populations segregating for high oil is critical. The results from generation means analysis confirm that the high-oleic trait is under simple genetic control and can be manipulated through selection. Oil concentration was negatively correlated with oleic acid concentration in the F2 generations of both crosses and positively correlated with arachidic acid in most of the segregating generations that were evaluated. Therefore, developing a peanut genotype high in oil and oleic acid concentration that has reduced long chain saturates will require the evaluation of large numbers of segregating progeny.
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Kowalski, David Kowalski David. "The array as a compositional unit a study of derivational counterpoint as a means of creating hierarchical structures in twelve-tone music ; Clarinet quartet /." 1985. http://catalog.hathitrust.org/api/volumes/oclc/35257933.html.
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Thesis (Ph. D.)--Princeton University, 1985.This essay and the composition "Clarinet Quartet" together constitute the dissertation but are otherwise unrelated. Includes bibliographical references (leaves [123]-139 (vol. 1)) and index.
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Léonard, Rosalie. "Facteurs environnementaux, éléments du paysage et structure spatiale dans la composition des herbiers submergés du lac Saint-François, fleuve Saint-Laurent." Thèse, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/1866/17042.
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Lachance, Martin. "Groove, Fanfare & Finale pour quintette de cuivres ; Voyage pour orchestre ; et Fantaisie pour piano et orchestre." Thèse, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/1866/4801.
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La version intégrale de ce mémoire est disponible uniquement pour consultation individuelle à la Bibliothèque de musique de l’Université de Montréal (www.bib.umontreal.ca/MU).Le présent mémoire est une analyse de trois pièces musicales composées dans le cadre de ma maîtrise en composition instrumentale. L’analyse se concentrera sur divers points importants pour chacune de ces œuvres et détaillera la structure formelle de chacune. Les œuvres présentées dans ce mémoire sont : 1. Groove, Fanfare & Finale pour quintette de cuivres ; 2. Voyage pour orchestre ; 3. Fantaisie pour piano et orchestre. La composition de ces œuvres s’est révélée être un laboratoire de recherche exceptionnel pour l’élaboration d’un langage musical personnel. Ce langage se caractérise entre autre par des textures hautement contrapuntiques, une économie de moyens, la recherche de transitions efficaces entre diverses idées et un souci d’unité formelle.
This memoir contains a musical analysis of three musical works. These works were composed as part of my master’s degree in instrumental musical composition. The analysis will focus on some important aspects for each of these works, and will detail the structure of each. The works analyzed in this memoir are: 1. Groove, Fanfare & Finale for brass quintet; 2. Voyage for orchestra; 3. Fantasia for piano and orchestra. The composition of these works has provided a tremendous opportunity for me to develop a personal musical style. This style is characterized by highly contrapuntal textures, economy of means, a constant search for efficient transitions between musical ideas and an emphasis on structural unity.
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OŠMEROVÁ, Lucie. "Funkčnost a efektivita systému HACCP a nutriční jakost stravy v zařízení společného stravování." Master's thesis, 2018. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-376582.
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Objectives: The first aim of this diploma thesis was to analyze the functionality and effectiveness of the HACCP system in selected catering facilities. Other goals were to find out how to make a meal and find out the satisfaction of meals with a meal composition. Research Questions: 1. How is the temperature controlled at the expedition of the dishes in vessels and their direct dispatch? 2. How is the schedule plan of food delivery fulfilled? 3. How is the concrete diet created? 4. How are the borders satisfied with the composition of the diet? Methodology: A qualitative research survey was used in the practical part. There is the secondary analysis of HACCP data, a field survey by measuring temperature and participating in food distribution. In addition, a personal interview was conducted with the leader on nutritional recommendations and diet. Personal interviews with fifteen boarders were conducted. Results: The results of the survey point out the fact that, although shortcomings in the HACCP legislation and production chart have been identified, the critical control point of food temperature measurement is effective. The lunch distribution plan was respected. An increase in the critical limit at this critical control point has been proposed. It was recommended to introduce a critical control point when receiving raw materials. It was also found that the diet was prepared according to the preferences of the boarders. The supervisor has insufficient knowledge of nutritional recommendations. A leaflet and a recipe for a healthy alternative to traditional dishes were created. Desserts prefer traditional Czech cuisine. They prefer meat dishes, frying and baking. They are not interested in adding vegetarian dishes and legumes. The gained information can also contribute to selected catering meals to other catering companies, public health workers and students in the field.
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Mikuš, Petr. "Proudění, chemismus a izotopové složení vody v nenasycené zóně kvádrových pískovců Klokočských skal." Master's thesis, 2012. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-307887.
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The study is focused on character of flow, permeability, mean residence of water, chemical composition of water and chemical fluxes in unsaturated zone of castellated sandstone at Klokočské Skály area. Soil water as well as the water seeping from up to 15 m thick sandstone unsaturated zone consists of mixture of: A) Component with mean residence time 2-4 months (50-75% of mixture) and B) Component with mean residence time exceeding 4 years (25-50% of mixture). In winter the component A is missing in K3 drip place probably because of freezing conditions, which prevent infiltration of the fast component. Sulfates are the most abundant anion in studied waters with chemical flux in sandstone unsaturated zone (SUZ) 7-10 g/m2/year, which exceeds several times the influx from total (wet and dry) atmospheric deposition (1.2 g/m2/year). On the other hand nitrates flux is decreasing with depth (atmospheric deposition 1.7 g/m2/year; flux in SUZ 0.2-0.4 g/m2/year). Aluminum is the most abundant cation in SUZ (average concentration 6.3 mg/l, max. 35 mg/l). Flux of aluminum in SUZ is 2.5 g/m2/year, which is 80 times more that atmospheric deposition. Surprisingly the forest vegetation does not seem to suffer any directly visible damage. Silica is another substance which is intensively leached from SUZ. The most prominent...
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Fortuna, Filipa Tavares. "Caraterização e avaliação da composição nutricional das refeições de três pré-escolas através da comparação com as recomendações nutricionais para crianças dos 24 aos 72 meses distrito da Ilha de Moçambique, Moçambique." Master's thesis, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/33914.
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Moçambique apresenta das percentagens mais elevadas do mundo de malnutrição crónica (MC) em crianças menores de 5 anos e Nampula, é a província de Moçambique com maior prevalência. A MC tem um impacto negativo no desenvolvimento físico e cognitivo da criança difícil de recuperar e, em idade pré-escolar, a criança poderá já ter a sua capacidade cognitiva comprometida por carências nutricionais anteriores. O acesso à refeição escolar traz benefícios a curto e a longo prazo no sucesso das crianças, potenciando o seu desempenho cognitivo e abrindo espaço ao ensino da alimentação e da nutrição saudável. A escola impõese assim como um meio privilegiado para oferecer conhecimento e alimento. O principal objetivo da investigação foi o de estudar a existia de inadequação do conteúdo nutricional (valor energético, macronutrientes e micronutrientes) das refeições de 3 pré-escolas do distrito da Ilha de Moçambique (Centro Infantil da Ilha de Moçambique, Escolinha Pérola do Lumbo e Escolinha Filipe Magaia), através da comparação com as recomendações nutricionais para crianças dos 24 aos 72 meses de idade. Foi realizada uma avaliação nutricional às crianças e um inquérito aos seus encarregados de educação/representantes legais (EE/RL) (n=125). Procedeu-se ainda com a caraterização e avaliação da composição nutricional das refeições das 3 pré-escolas (n=25), através da comparação com as referências nutricionais para 20% e 30% das necessidades diárias. Posteriormente, foram elaboradas sugestões com o propósito de adequar o conteúdo nutricional das refeições às necessidades diagnosticadas. Constatou-se que, 29,6% das crianças manifestou ter algum tipo de malnutrição, sendo que, 24% apresentou malnutrição crónica. Aferiu-se ainda que, em média, 83,5% dos EE/RL frequentou a escola (8,1% frequentou o ensino superior), o número de pessoas por agregado foi de 6, 75,3% da amostra era islâmica, o idioma dominante em casa era o Émakua (78,23%) e 75,96% dos agregados tinha eletricidade. Relativamente à diversidade e frequência alimentar das crianças verificou-se que, 85,12% e 80,3% cumpriu com os requisitos, respetivamente. Quando foram comparadas as composições nutricionais das refeições para 20% das necessidades diárias (uma refeição), as três escolas apresentaram inadequações face aos valores de referência. Todavia, a Escola de Magaia foi a que apresentou menores inadequações. Por outro lado, ao comparar com as recomendações para 30% das necessidades diárias (2 refeições) verificou-se que, as refeições não estavam tão aquém das recomendações, porém, ainda assim se observaram inadequações, principalmente em relação à vitamina A. Espera-se que, a longo prazo as sugestões elaboradas sejam tidas em consideração para que as refeições escolares sejam um veículo de saúde e informaçãoMozambique has presented one of the world’s highest proportion of children under five years old suffering from stunting and Nampula province accounted for the highest prevalence rates. In fact, stunting may affect both the children’s physical and cognitive development which is then becomes hard to recover. Additionally, for pre-school aged children they may already have their cognitive ability compromised by previous nutritional deficiencies. For this reason, school meals programmes may bring short-term and long-term benefits for children encouraging the healthy eating education. The school therefore is a major mean to provide knowledge and food. The research aimed primarily to study the existence of inadequate nutritional content (energy, macronutrients and micronutrients) of the meals provided by three preschools located in Ilha de Mozambique district (Centro Infantil da Ilha de Moçambique, Escolinha Pérola do Lumbo e Escolinha Filipe Magaia). The work was based on the nutritional recommendations for children aged from 24 to 72 months. A nutritional assessment was carried out on school children and it was performed a survey to the children’s parents/legal guardians (P/LG) (n=125). In addition, a comparison was also made between the nutritional composition of the three preschools’ meals (n=25) and the nutritional references regarding to 20% and 30% of the daily requirements. Finally, based on the diagnosed needs, recommendations and suggestions were prepared to improve the nutritional content of the meals provided. The children presented 29,6% of some type of malnutrition and 24% was diagnosed with stunting. According to the survey, on average, 83,5% of P/LG attended school (8,1% attended higher education), the number of people per household was 6, 75,3% of the sample was Islamic, the dominant language at home was the Émakua (78,23%) and 75,96% of the households had electricity. Regarding the diversity and feeding frequency of the children, 85,12% and 80,3% met the requirements, respectively. Moreover, when the nutritional compositions of the meals were compared to 20% of the daily requirements (1 meal), the 3 schools presented inadequacies against the reference values. However, Escola de Magaia was the one that presented the lowest amount of inadequacies. Comparing to the recommendations for 30% of daily requirements (2 meals), Escola do Lumbo and Centro Infantil exhibited more adequate meals, nevertheless, there were still inadequacies, especially in vitamin A values. It is expected that the recommendations provided throughout the work project may be taken into consideration for school meals to become a vehicle for health improvement and information.