Dissertations / Theses on the topic 'Swindon'

The empirical research is concentrated at two scales: national and local. At the national level, questions about the widespread, but geographically uneven, nature of mortgage debt are understood in relation to restructuring of housing and labour markets. On the one hand the promotion of owner occupation, sale of council sector stock and deregulation of the financial services sector allowed more people to buy their own homes. On the other hand, however, the growth of new forms of work, including part-time jobs and temporary contracts, coupled with high unemployment, made difficult the maintenance of monthly mortgage payments. Re-reading these debates through a feminist lens shows that questions about access to the private market, maintenance of shelter and threats to that shelter are questions about gender relations and about the significant of women's employment to household budgets. In untangling the specificities of these processes the research moves to the local level, drawing on material with interviews conducted with twenty households living in Swindon. In investigating gendered dimensions to the accumulation of arrears, and to the management and recovery processes, the case study part of the research concentrates on three areas: first, the extent to which the ability of households to enter, and stay in, owner occupation is related to income generated by women; secondly, to analyse the environment in which households move into default and to outline the connections this has to gendered changes in the labour market and the operation of the benefits system; and thirdly, to reflect upon decision making processes, and the development of gender-specific coping strategies, whether designed to maintain existing shelter or to move to new accommodation. Through this local case study the value of a feminist perspective in the analysis of labour and housing markets, in combination, is demonstrated.

This thesis explores how Britishness as nationalism, patriotism or national identity, and media come together in a local multi-ethnic urban population in Swindon, an ordinary English town. Providing a counterpoint to the elite political interest in Britishness from the 1990s onwards, it takes an ethnographic approach to the ways that "Indian Sikh", "Polish" and "English" adults of prime working age (30-55) draw upon both news content (media discourses) and life experience (experiential knowledge) in ordinary conversation and interviews to experience and define Britishness. It also looks at local and diasporic belonging, identities, and physical and conceptual 'communities'. The thesis uses a statistical survey to situate ethnographic and conversational analyses in a wider quantitative context. Theoretical context is provided through an interdisciplinary approach, connecting anthropological, sociological, and social psychological theories of identity, ethnicity, community, nation, diaspora and belonging with the media studies and media anthropology literature on consumption of news content, news talk and the articulation of identities. The thesis breaks away from historical discourses of Britishness that excluded ethnic minorities and emphasised difference by treating all informants as citizens and residents of the British nation. It also breaks away from community and ethnic- minority studies which locked their informants into single neighbourhoods or ethnic communities by taking a town-wide perspective emphasising common experiences of residence. It moves beyond media-centric studies which attribute undue importance to the influence of the media by splitting general talk from news talk, and engagements with media discourse and experiential knowledge in an approach termed 'discursive construction ism' . To meet these goals, it analyses two pan-ethnic case studies of general talk and news talk at local and national levels. The first shows how general talk about a sense of place in the town connects thematically with the most discussed stories from the local paper. The second shows how talk about routine national news prompts a series of critical commentaries about politics and society that are interlaced with discourses of nation and identities. Three ethnically-separate case studies show how engagements with 'extraordinary' international news stories from British and diasporic television news allow informants to construct identities and' symbolic communicative spaces' in the international frame. Altogether they enable a view on how individuals use different information resources to make sense of who they are, where they belong and the other people around them.

This thesis identifies the multiple meanings of the contemporary suburb by exploring the construction of suburban residential identities through an analysis of developers’ promotional literature. Special reference is made to a large housing development in North Swindon, which was regarded as Britain’s biggest housing scheme when construction first began in 1994 (Webb, 1994; Boddy et al., 1997; Marvell, 2004). Home to over 30,000 people, the final parts of the development are still awaiting completion at the time of writing. Using an approach inspired by Roland Barthes (1972; 1977), this thesis uncovers the multiple meanings of the contemporary suburb in terms of how it is portrayed by housing developers. Interviews with representatives from various housing developers, town planners and architects have helped to identify the process of brochure production and the representation of suburban identities. The findings suggest that meanings within the suburb are not static and change over time. The meanings are largely derived from a rural idyll, yet the constructed form is sub-urban rather than sub-rural. Interestingly, the terms ‘suburban’ or ‘suburb’ do not feature in any of the promotional material sampled. This thesis deconstructs the material using both text and image. Whilst some meanings coexist between text and image there are noticeable differences which are consistent with studies using applied social semiotics (Hodge and Kress, 1988; Kress and van Leeuwen, 2006). This thesis provides a contribution to knowledge because no recent studies have been published on this area of study since Eyles (1987) and Gold and Gold (1990). A deconstruction of text and image has reduced the promotional material to eight superordinate headings that reflect the importance of community, environment, family, heritage, financial incentives, lifestyle, location and design. The methodological approach developed in this thesis has the potential to be applied more widely to suburban developments in North America, Europe and Australia, which suggests that this research can contribute to a wider understanding of suburban form. This thesis widens the debate amongst policy makers, planners and government at both local and national level regarding the contemporary identity of the suburb. It defines what is being constructed today in preparation for tomorrow.

Le développement des villes européennes depuis la révolution industrielle et plus récemment l'essor des mobilités individuelles sont à l'origine de formes urbaines marquées par l'interpénétration de la ville et de la campagne. La genèse de cette nouvelle donne spatiale s'est accompagnée de la réappropriation sociétale d'espaces "naturels" longtemps peu considérés par les urbains. Dans ce contexte, nous proposons dans cette thèse une analyse des aspects tant spatiaux que sociétaux et fonctionnels de l'insertion de la "nature" dans la ville à travers l'exemple des espaces forestiers. Le choix de trois villes d'études : Grenoble, Limoges et Swindon, au sein d'un diplôme franco-anglais, a permis une approche comparative éclairante quant au poids des diversités régionales face à des dynamiques sociétales communes. Le centrage du travail sur les villes moyennes relève d'un constat : d'une part, il existe peu de travaux sur la question pour ces objets géographiques, l'essentiel des publications traitant des grandes métropoles ; d'autre part, les caractéristiques spatiales et démographiques de ces territoires entraînent des opportunités, mais aussi des obligations de répondre à des enjeux socio-environnementaux en pleine recrudescence. Pour construire notre réflexion, nous avons suivi deux cheminements méthodologiques complémentaires. Dans un premier temps, sur les plans spatiaux et fonctionnels, nous avons mené une étude diachronique de la relation Ville/forêt sur différents sites géographiques distribués selon un gradient d'intégration à l'urbain. Ce travail, réalisé à l'aide d'un SIG, a débouché sur une modélisation des processus observés. Dans un second temps, à travers l'analyse des jeux d'acteurs, nous avons pointé les limites des systèmes actuels de gestion des espaces forestiers périurbains et la nécessité de promouvoir des approches réellement globales, multifonctionnelles et participatives.

The purpose of this report is to provide insight on how and why we should include more cultural and historical context in a collegiate jazz education. The entry of jazz into academia raises a philosophical dilemma, as it represents an intersection of two contrasting cultures with different governing principles and cultural aesthetics. With the inclusion of jazz into academic institutions, it is possible that the cultural context and integrity of jazz has been marginalized. My aim for this report is to offer general recommendations to the field of jazz pedagogy with the ultimate purpose of better serving the music and the musicians who study it.

Thesis (PhD (Agric))--University of Stellenbosch, 2004.
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Biological control studies were conducted with isolates of entomopathogenic fungi Beauveria bassiana and Metarrhizium anisopliae from Ethiopia and South Africa against the spotted stem borer Chilo partellus. The study was conducted from April 2002 to April 2003, at the department of Entomology and Nematology, University of Stellenbosch, South Africa. The objectives were to screen these isolates for pathogenicity and to determine the susceptibility of different larval instars; to study the effect of temperature on fungal development and virulence; to investigate food consumption of fungus treated larvae; to determine compatibility of fungal isolates with insecticides; to study the effect of exposure methods and diets on larval mortality; and to evaluate promising isolates under greenhouse conditions using artificially infested maize plants. Four isolates of B. bassiana and six isolates of M. anisopliae were tested against second instar larvae. Of these isolates, B. bassiana (BB-01) and M. anisopliae (PPRC-4, PPRC-19, PPRC-61 and EE-01) were found to be highly pathogenic inducing 90 to 100 % mortality seven days after treatment. In subsequent assays, the fungal isolates were tested against third, fourth, fifth and sixth instar larvae. Second and sixth instar larvae were more susceptible to these isolates than third, fourth and fifth instar larvae. Conidial germination, radial growth and sporulation of the isolates PPRC-4, PPRC-19, PPRC-61, EE-01 and BB-01 were retarded at 15 and 35 0C. A suitable temperature range for the isolates was from 20 - 30 0C. At 25 and 30 0C the isolates induced 100 % mortality to second instar larvae within four to six days. Second and third instar C. partellus larvae were treated with the isolates PPRC-4 and BB-01, and daily consumption of maize leaf was measured. Treatment with the fungi was associated with a reduction in mean daily food consumption. In in-vitro studies, five concentrations (0.1 ppm, 1 ppm, 5 ppm, 10 ppm, and 100 ppm active ingredients) of the insecticides benfuracarb and endosulfan were tested with the isolates PPRC-4, PPRC-19, PPRC-16, EE-01 and BB-01. Increasing the concentration of the insecticides adversely affected germination, radial growth and sporulation of the isolates. In in-vivo studies combining the fungi, PPRC-4 and BB-01,with low concentrations (1 and 5 ppm a.i.), of the insecticides increased the mortality of third instar larvae from 65 to 100 %. Larvae sprayed directly with conidia, exposed to conidia treated leaves and dipped into conidial suspensions suffered high mortality of 98 to 100 %. Larvae exposed to treated leaves and larvae sprayed directly with conidia produced high numbers mycoses in cadavers. Exposure of larvae to treated leaves yielded high sporulation. At a low conidial concentration (1.25x107 conidia/ml), mycosis and sporulation were high. The optimum temperature was 20 0C for mycosis and 15 0C for sporulation. In greenhouse trails, a conidial suspension of 2 x 108 conidia/ml of the pathogenic isolates was sprayed on 3 to 4 week-old maize plants infested with 20 second instar larvae per plant. This resulted in suppression of foliar damage. Treatment with the fungi also reduced stem tunneling and deadheart. In addition, fungal treatment increased mean plant fresh and dry biomass compared to untreated control plants. In general, results from laboratory and greenhouse studies indicated that there was good potential for the use of these fungal isolates for controlling C. partellus larvae.
AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Biologiese beheerstudies is uitgevoer met isolate van die insekpatogeniese swamme, Beauvaria bassiana en Metarrhizium anisopliae teen die gespikkelde stamboorder, Chilo partellus. Die doelwitte was om hierdie isolate te evalueer vir patogenesiteit; die vatbaarheid van verskillende larvale instars teenoor hulle te bepaal; die invloed van temperatuur op swamontwikkeling en virulensie te bepaal; die voedsel inname van swambehandelde larwes te ondersoek; die verenigbaarheid van die swamisolate met insektedoders te bepaal; die invloed van blootstellingsmetodes en diëte op larvale mortaliteit; en om belowende isolate in glashuisproewe te evalueer met gebruik van kunsmatig besmette mielieplante. Vier isolate van B. bassiana en ses isolate van M. anisopliae is teen tweede instar larwes getoets. Uit dié isolate is B. bassiana (BB-01) en M. anisopliae (PPRC-4, PPRC- 19, PPRC-16 en EE-01) as hoogs patogenies bevind. Hulle het 90 tot 100 % mortaliteit na sewe dae veroorsaak. In daaropvolgende essays, is die swamisolate teen derde, vierde, vyfde en sesde instar larwes getoets. Tweede en sesde instar larwes was gevoeliger vir die isolate as die derde, vierde en vyfde instar larwes. Spoorkeming, radiale groei en sporulasie van die isolate PPRC-4, PPRC-19, PPRC-61, EE-01 en BB-01, is by 15 en 35 0C vertraag. ‘n Aanvaarbare temperatuurreeks vir die isolate is vanaf 20 tot 30 0C. By 25 en 30 0C het die isolate 100 % mortaliteit teen tweede instar larwes binne vier tot ses dae geïndusseer. Tweede en derde instar C. partellus larwes is met die isolate PPRC-4 en BB-01 behandel en die daaglikse inname van mielieblare gemeet. Behandeling met die swamme is met ‘n afname in die gemiddelde voedselinname geassosieer In in-vitro studies is vyf konsentrasies (0.1 dpm, 1 dpm, 5 dpm, 10 dpm en 100 dpm aktiewe bestandele) van die insekdoders, benfuracarb en endosulfan getoets saam met die isolate PPRC-4, PPRC-19, PPRC-16, EE-01 en BB-01. ‘n Toename in die konsentrasie van die insekdoders het ontkieming, radiale groei en sporulasie van die isolate benadeel. In in-vitro studies het die kombinering van die die swamme, PPRC-4 en BB-01, met lae konsentrasies (1 en 5 dpm a.b.) van die insekdoders mortaliteit van derde instar larwes vanaf 65 tot 100 % laat toeneem. Larwes wat direk met spore gespuit is, aan behandelde blare blootgestel is en in spoorsuspensies gedoop is het tot hoë mortaliteit gelei, (98 tot 100 %). Blootstelling aan behandelde blare saam met ‘n lae konidiakonsentrasie, 1.25x106 spore/ml) en ‘n temperatuur van 15 tot 20 0C het tot hoë swammikose en sporulasie in kadawers gelei. In glashuisproewe, is ‘n spoorsuspensies van 2 x 108 spores/ml van die patogeniese isolate op 3 tot 4 weekoud mielieplante wat met 20 tweede instar larwes per plant besmet is gespuit. Dit het blaarskade onderdruk. Behandeling met die swamme het ook stamtonnels en dooiehart verminder. Boonop het swambehandeling die vars- en droë plantbiomassa laat toeneem in vergelyking met die onbehandelde kontrole plante. Oor die algemeen het resultate van laboratorium- en glashuisproewe getoon dat daar goeie potensiaal is vir die gebruik van hierdie swamisolate vir die beheer van C. partellus larwes.

El presente trabajo analiza el delito de otorgamiento de contrato simulado en perjuicio de otro, previsto y sancionado en el art. 251.3 CP. A causa de la dispersión de tendencias doctrinarias y hasta cierto punto judiciales vigentes hasta la actualidad, se indaga el concepto de contrato simulado, asumiendo que su contenido y significado se deba tomar del derecho civil, es decir, como una categoría extrapenal. En este contexto, se explica el origen, formas que adopta y consecuencias jurídicas de la simulación en derecho privado, sus más relevantes clasificaciones o tipos, así como las diversas escuelas que han desarrollado los efectos de este fenómeno negocial. Luego, se ha recurrido a la historia fidedigna del establecimiento de tal precepto, a fin de intentar esclarecer si se trata de un delito que constituye una genuina figura penal exclusivamente hispánica y que aparece, por primera vez, en el primer Código Penal de 1848. Enseguida, se propone un determinado concepto de documento diferenciado de contrato, y que permite explicar el grupo de casos por el cual un agente, que simula uno, puede perjudicar a otro, concepto diferenciado del de un tercero. En este punto surge la necesidad de distinguir falsedad de simulación, y en particular, abundar acerca del efecto de la destipificación de las falsedades ideológicas cometidas por particular en documento privado operada en el Código Penal de 1995, e intentar responder si esta no vació de contenido a este delito, en particular. Una vez se ha definido el tipo objetivo de delito, se establecen sus relaciones concursales con la falsedad, la apropiación indebida, el alzamiento de bienes, y principalmente, con la administración desleal del patrimonio ajeno del art. 252 CP.
The present work analyzes the crime of granting a simulated contract to the detriment of another, foreseen and sanctioned in art. 251.3 CP. Because of the dispersion of doctrinal tendencies and up to a certain judicial point in force up to the present, the concept of simulated contract is investigated, assuming that its content and meaning must be taken from civil law, that is, as an extra criminal category. In this context, it explains the origin, forms that it adopts and legal consequences of the simulation in private law, its most relevant classifications or types, as well as the different schools that have developed the effects of this negotiation phenomenon. Then, it has been used the reliable history of the establishment of such a precept, in order to try to clarify if it is a crime that constitutes a genuine exclusively Hispanic criminal figure and that appears, for the first time, in the first Penal Code of 1848. Then, a certain concept of a differentiated contract document is proposed, which allows explaining the group of cases by which an agent, who simulates one, can harm another, a concept differentiated from that of a third party. At this point arises the need to distinguish falsehood of simulation, and in particular, to abound about the effect of the defacement of ideological falsehoods committed by private individual in the 1995 Criminal Code, and try to answer if it did not empty of content to this crime, in particular. Once the objective type of crime has been defined, its insolvency relations are established with falsehood, misappropriation, the raising of assets, and mainly, with the unfair administration of the alien patrimony of art. 252 CP.
El present treball analitza el delicte d'atorgament de contracte simulat en perjudici d'un altre, previst i sancionat en l'art. 251.3 CP. A causa de la dispersió de tendències doctrinàries i fins a cert punt judicials vigents fins a l'actualitat, s'indaga el concepte de contracte simulat, assumint que el seu contingut i significat s'hagi de prendre del dret civil, és a dir, com una categoria extra penal. En aquest context, s'explica l'origen, formes que adopta i conseqüències jurídiques de la simulació en dret privat, els seus més rellevants classificacions o tipus, així com les diverses escoles que han desenvolupat els efectes d'aquest fenomen negocial. Després, s'ha recorregut a la història fidedigna de l'establiment de tal precepte, per tal d'intentar aclarir si es tracta d'un delicte que constitueix una genuïna figura penal exclusivament hispànica i que apareix, per primera vegada, en el primer Codi penal de 1848. de seguida, es proposa un determinat concepte de document diferenciat de contracte, i que permet explicar el grup de casos pel qual un agent, que simula un, pot perjudicar a un altre, concepte diferenciat del d'un tercer. En aquest punt sorgeix la necessitat de distingir falsedat de simulació, i en particular, abundar sobre l'efecte de la destipificació de les falsedats ideològiques comeses per particular en document privat operada en el Codi penal de 1995, i intentar respondre si aquesta no va buidar de contingut a aquest delicte, en particular. Un cop s'ha definit el tipus objectiu de delicte, s'estableixen les seves relacions concursals amb la falsedat, l'apropiació indeguda, l'alçament de béns, i principalment, amb l'administració deslleial del patrimoni aliè de l'art. 252 CP.

To all who come to this fictitious place:Welcome.Fauxtopia is your land. Here, age relives distorted memories of the past, and here, youth may savor the challenge of trying to understand the present. Fauxtopia is made up of the ideals, the dreams and the fuzzy facts which have re-created reality... with the hope that it will be a source of edutainment for all the world.Ray KampfFauxtopia DedicationApril 1st, 2004

The purpose of this research was to investigate the factors affecting job satisfaction at the Coastal Kwa Zulu Natal (KZN) Further Education and Training (FET) COLLEGE - SWINTON CAMPUS in order to determine the factors that lead to job satisfaction and job dissatisfaction, to measure these factors and to present findings and make recommendations to management and the Department of Education in order to promote and improve job satisfaction at the college. The data was collected and administered by means of a structured questionnaire based on the Minnesota Job Satisfaction Questionnaire (MSQ). It was discovered that most of the academic staff draw their job satisfaction from having a positive working relationship with management, their relationships with their peers, their training needs and the training provided from the college, and the condition of their staff room. It was found that educators mostly derive their job dissatisfaction from the absence of recognition for work done, remuneration and the benefits that they receive, company policies and practices, achievement and advancement, feedback and communication, the ability to work independently and creatively and the general working conditions of the college. It was found that staff was generally dissatisfied with their jobs.
Management Sciences
M.Tech. (Business Administration)

碩士
國立中興大學
生命科學系所
105
Prey often use conspicuous, or aposematic coloration to advertise their unprofitability to potential predators. Besides coloration, other characteristics, such as marking patterns or appearance (body shape), can be used in prey recognition by predators. In the present study, I modified the number, size, colour of spots, and body patterns (stripes, circles and mesh) of markings Pachyrhynchus tobafolius and their shapes (cut off a fore wing of cricket, and attached to the elytra of weevils) to test how the Japalura swinhonis recognize the weevils as an unpalatable prey, and which character is critical for lizards’ cognition. Unchanged weevils had lower attacking rates, but prey with manipulated shapes were attacked more often than the other modified weevils. Similarity, attack latencies to the manipulated shapes were significantly shorter than the other modified weevils. Current study suggest that the appearance of prey is the vital signal for visual predators to recognize unpalatable prey.

碩士
國立臺灣大學
生物科技研究所
106
The Swinhoe‘s pheasant (Lophura swinhoii), which is a near-threatened species in the IUCN Red List indigenous to Taiwan, belongs to the family Phasianidae in the order Galliformes. This pheasant provides an opportunity to realize evolutionary processes following geographic isolation and the Lophura genus could be a good model to investigate adaptive evolution because of their diversified habitats in Asia. Currently, rapid development of next-generation sequencing technology provides an opportunity to get wealth of information from animal genomes. Furthermore, the whole-genome sequencing is a critical foundation for genomic research. In this study, we sequenced high quality Swinhoe''s pheasant genome, which is the first whole-genome assembly among the all twelve gallopheasants (Lophura genus), by integrating sequencing data from Illumina short reads and 10x Genomics linked-reads. Paired-end reads were used to assemble contigs, whereas mate pair and 10x Genomics reads were used for scaffolding. The draft genome contained 1.05 Gb of DNA, 15.3 Mb N50 length and over 90% of complete genes were evaluated by the BUSCO benchmark. The 16,442 predicted genes were identified in the genome. Of these genes, 15,687 were annotated as protein-coding genes. The mitochondrial genome was sequenced and assembled as well as the major histocompatibility complex B-locus (MHC-B) genes were annotated and curated. Compared with other avian genomes, the Swinhoe''s pheasant diverged from the Mikado pheasant (Syrmaticus mikado) approximately 11.6 million years ago. Besides, we annotated and analyzed the size changes of gene families among the Swinhoe''s pheasant, Mikado pheasant, and their common ancestor. The results indicated that the gene families related to fructose and mannose metabolism showed significant expansion in the Swinhoe''s pheasant genome. Conversely, the gene families related to immune system and response to bacterium showed significant contraction. In addition, analyzing the positive selection genes in evolution differences of Swinhoe''s pheasant found that the gene families related to morphogenesis were identified. In conclusion, this study provided a valuable genomic resource for the Swinhoe''s pheasant and revealed insights into the unique evolutionary characteristics from its genome.

SAR Wave INteraction for Natural Targets Over Land (SWINTOL) is a project funded by the European Space Agency. The study’s goal is to better understand the interaction of high frequency radar (> X-band) with vegetation and soils, in order to drive the development of a high-frequency electromagnetic model to simulate SAR imagery at high resolution (< 1 m). Existing models work well at C and X band frequencies, but do not work properly at higher frequencies. Cranfield University’s role in this project was to provide the field data necessary for model validation and development. Radar imagery was taken of a barley crop over an entire growing season. The portable outdoor GB-SAR system used the tomographic profiling (TP) technique to capture polarimetric imagery of the crop. TP is a scheme that provides detailed maps of the vertical backscatter pattern through a crop canopy, along a narrow transect directly beneath the radar platform. Fully-polarimetric imagery was obtained across overlapping 6.5 GHz bandwidths over the X- and Ku-band frequency range 8-20 GHz. This gave the opportunity to see the detailed scattering behaviour within the crop at the plant component level, from emergence of the crop through to harvesting. In combination with the imagery, full bio-geophysical characterisation of the crop and soil was made on each measurement date. Surface roughness characterisation of the soil was captured using a 3D optical stereoscopic system. This work details the measurements made, and provides a comparative assessment of the results in terms of understanding the backscatter in relation to biophysical and radar parameters.

碩士
國立屏東科技大學
畜產系所
97
Deer velvet has been a kind of traditional medicine which can strengthening the body. The purpose of this master thesis is to investigate the effects of the Formosan Sambar deer (Cervus unicolor Swinhoi) velvet extracts on gonadal development and the ability of testosterone secretion under the oxidative stress in vitro in the male ICR mice. The velvet were obtained from 4 3~5-year-old Formosan Sambar deer stags at 75 days after casting. One side of the velvet was divided into four sections (tip, upper, middle, and base) for phosphate buffer solution (PBS) and 20% ethanol extracts in fresh, the other side was preserved in -20℃ for 3 month in vacuum package for further extraction using the above-mentioned method. All the velvet extract samples were stored in -80℃ for the gonadal steroids (testosterone, progesterone, and estradiol) assay (Study 1), testing the effects on development of the reproductive organ and hormonal function (Study 2), and the semen quality (Study 3). It is showed that the PBS extracts contained estradiol higher than that in the 20% ethanol extracts, and the testosterone and progesterone contents in the 20% ethanol extracts, were higher significantly than that in the PBS extracts in the Formosan samber deer velvet, no matter what divided section or storage method (Study 1). Orally or injection administration of the Formosa sambar deer velvet PBS or 20% ethanol extracts to the male ICR mice in growth stage (weaned to puberty) benefited the reproductive organ development and serum testosterone concentration (Study 2), and the semen quality (Study 3).

碩士
國立屏東科技大學
動物科學與畜產系所
100
This study was aimed to investigate the contents/activities of antioxidant enzymes included superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT) and glutathione peroxidase (GPX) for evaluating the quality of the velvet obtained from Formosan sambar deer (experiment I), and the effect of crude protein level in total mixed ration (TMR) on velvet production (experiment II). It is showed that among eight pairs of velvet harvested from Formosan sambar stags (aged 5-10 y, growth periods 63-81 d after casting of the antler), the weight of deer velvet and the velvet growth period (days) was highly related (P < 0.01). The shear force value (16.5-40.0 kg/cm2), lightness(L*, 40.9-36.4) and Ca2+ concentration(2.63-8.80%) were significantly different (P < 0.05) among the section upper, middle and base of the velvet. The contents of SOD, CAT and GPX from upper to base were 3.91-1.50, 2.53-0.90 and 3.95-1.58 mg/mL, respectively. The upper section was most rich in these three essential enzymes (P < 0.05). Also, the upper section was most abundant in the activity of SOD (60.20, 21.11 and 16.97 U/mL, respectively) and the activity of per mg unit of SOD protein (14.97, 9.45 and 9.94 U/mg protein), by comparing the SOD activities among the sections. However, the relationship between antioxidant enzyme of SOD, CAT and GPX with the weight, and the growth period (days) of the velvet were not significant (P > 0.05). The contents and activity of SOD to the Ca2+ concentration, as so as the activity of per mg unit of SOD protein to the shear force value was both in the significantly opposite relation (P < 0.01). (experiment I). When the current TMR used in deer farm contained 13% crude protein in dry matter (CPDM) was designed for the control group, and the treatment groups contained 15 and 11 %CPDM respectively (n=7 in each group), and the ration and fresh water were fed ad libitum to Formosan sambar stags, aged 5-8 y, body condition score (BCS) 3-4, and velvet production 1.9-3.0 kg last year. Results showed that the velvet production (3.01-3.50 kg) was not significantly affected by the CPDM concentrations designed in this experiment (P > 0.05). Also, the daily ration intake (8.44-9.24 kg), and BCS (3.20-3.63) were not clearly different among the CPDM% groups (P > 0.05), although the 15 %CPDM group presented slightly better velvet production (avg. 3.50 kg), that were +10 and +16 % compared to 13 and 11 %CPDM groups, respectively (experiment II). It is concluded that the lower ossification, more whiteness and tenderness, and the higher content of antioxidant enzymes (SOD, CAT and GPX), also the higher activity of SOD in the upper section of velvet. It is expected that the higher CPDM could get higher velvet production. The results in this study could be indicated to appraise the quality of deer velvet, and for the adjusting of velvet production in the Formosan sambar deer.

Research Doctorate - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
This thesis examines the role of the Australian Catholic Church, its leaders and its relevant agencies and organisations in advocating for and welcoming people living with a disability into the life of the Church. It is intended that this thesis will go beyond issues of accessibility and definitions of “disability” and instead explore developments and tensions in the Australian Catholic Church’s response to issues of disability. It is clear from the literature and the qualitative interviews examined throughout this thesis that, at the rhetorical level, the Australian Catholic Church accepts, welcomes and advocates for all people regardless of their intellectual or physical abilities. This inquiry seeks to investigate the relationship between this rhetoric and actual substantive efforts towards inclusion of people living with a disability. It finds, based on the lack of substantive evidence revealing actual inclusionary practices, that there is a significant contradiction between the policy rhetoric and practice. To this end, it will be argued that the Australian Catholic Church is not engaged in sufficient practical action to foster and support communities to genuinely welcome people living with a disability and to enhance their sense of belonging to such communities. While acknowledging some good work being conducted by individual Church agencies, based on the evidence accrued from the qualitative data gathered for this thesis, it is the contention of the researcher that there are few tangible, consistent or concrete strategies or actions towards inclusion and genuine belonging that one can point to in day-to-day practice in the Catholic Church community. It is a central concern of this research to open up a conversation, dialogue and debate that might bridge the gulf between the policy rhetoric and practice, and so foster more positive inclusionary approaches and substantive change in this area of Catholic Church life.

Com a presente dissertação, pretende-se analisar a relação entre os crimes de escravidão, tráfico de pessoas e burla relativa a trabalho ou emprego, bem como dar resposta ao problema prático de delimitação do âmbito de aplicação destes crimes, quando estejam em causa contextos de exploração do trabalho. Para tal, tendo por base uma investigação doutrinal e jurisprudencial, este estudo inicia-se com a apresentação de uma visão global acerca da evolução de cada uma das referidas incriminações e dos bens jurídicos por elas tutelados, procurando-se, posteriormente, caracterizar o conceito de “exploração do trabalho”, compreender em que situações é que este tipo de exploração se pode configurar como “escravidão”, distinguir os crimes de escravidão e de tráfico de pessoas para fins de exploração do trabalho, analisar a relação concursal entre os crimes de escravidão e de tráfico de pessoas para fins de escravidão e, por fim, dar resposta à questão de saber se, atualmente, é necessária a manutenção do crime de burla relativa a trabalho ou emprego no Código Penal português.
This dissertation intends to analyze the relationship between the crimes of slavery, human trafficking and swindle related to work or employment, as well as to answer the practical problem of delimiting the scope of these crimes, when labour exploitation contexts are at stake. To this end, based on a doctrinal and jurisprudential investigation, this study begins with the presentation of a global view on the evolution of each of the aforementioned incriminations and the legal assets they protect, seeking, subsequently, to characterize the concept of “labour exploitation”, to understand in what situations this type of exploitation can be configured as “slavery”, to distinguish the crimes of slavery and of human trafficking for the purpose of labour exploitation, to analyze the relationship between the crimes of slavery and of human trafficking for the purposes of slavery and, finally, to answer the question of whether, today, it is necessary to maintain the crime of swindle related to work or employment in the portuguese Penal Code.