Dissertations / Theses on the topic 'THIN ROOTS'

We report on the detailed electrical investigation of all-inkjet-printed thin-film transistor (TFT) arrays focusing on TFT failures and their origins. The TFT arrays were manufactured on flexible polymer substrates in ambient condition without the need for cleanroom environment or inert atmosphere and at a maximum temperature of 150 °C. Alternative manufacturing processes for electronic devices such as inkjet printing suffer from lower accuracy compared to traditional microelectronic manufacturing methods. Furthermore, usually printing methods do not allow the manufacturing of electronic devices with high yield (high number of functional devices). In general, the manufacturing yield is much lower compared to the established conventional manufacturing methods based on lithography. Thus, the focus of this contribution is set on a comprehensive analysis of defective TFTs printed by inkjet technology. Based on root cause analysis, we present the defects by developing failure categories and discuss the reasons for the defects. This procedure identifies failure origins and allows the optimization of the manufacturing resulting finally to a yield improvement.

The recently developed technique of diffusive gradients in thin films (DGT) for speciation measurement of analytes in the environment was further developed through the development of series of new binding phases including poly(acrylamide-co-acrylic acid) copolymer hydrogel (PAM-PAA), poly(acrylamidoglycolic acid-co-acrylamide) (PAAGA-PAM) hydrogel, the Whatman P81 cellulose phosphate ion exchange membrane (P81) and a liquid binding phase of poly(4-styrenesulfonate) (PSS). A new diffusion layer, cellulose dialysis membrane, was also employed for the liquid binding phase DGT. PAM-PAA copolymer hydrogel was prepared by the controlled hydrolysis of polyacrylamide (PAM) in an alkaline solution of 10% sodium hydroxide. The capacity of the copolymer hydrogel to bind various metal ions was tested under a range of uptake conditions. Ions such as Cu2+ and Cd2+ were bound more strongly to the copolymer hydrogel than the competing ions such as Na+, K+, Ca2+ and Mg2+. Metals bound to the copolymer hydrogel can be efficiently eluted in 2 M HNO3 solution (>94%). Application of this new binding material to DGT technique was validated in a synthetic lake water (Windermere, Lake District, UK) with a recovery of 99.0% for Cu2+. PAAGA-PAM hydrogel was prepared by copolymerising 2-acrylamidoglycolic acid with acrylamide. The metal ion binding properties of the hydrogel were characterised for Cu2+, Cd2+ and competing ions under various experimental conditions. The hydrogel was shown to bind Cu2+ and Cd2+ strongly under non-competitive binding conditions, with binding capacities of 5.3 and 5.1 micromol cm-2, respectively. The binding capacity of each metal decreased, under competitive binding conditions (with a range of metal ions present at 17.8 mN), to 1.3 and 0.17 micromol cm-2, respectively, indicating a strong selective binding towards Cu2+. The metal ions were readily recovered (>94%) by eluting with 2 M HNO3. Finally, the copolymer hydrogel was tested as a binding phase with the DGT technique. A linear mass vs. time relationship was observed for Cu2+ in Windermere water with a recovery of close to 100%. The use of a commercially available solid ion exchange membrane (P81) as the binding phase in DGT analysis was demonstrated. P81 is a strong cation exchange membrane. Its performance characteristics as a new binding phase in DGT measurement of Cu2+ and Cd2+ were systematically investigated. Several advantages over the conventional ion exchange resin-embedded hydrogel based binding phases used in DGT were observed. These include: simple preparation, ease of handling, and reusability. The binding phase preferentially binds to transition metal ions rather than competing ions. Within the optimum pH range (pH 4.0 - 9.0), the maximum non-competitive binding capacities of the membrane for Cu2+ and Cd2+ were 3.22 and 3.07 micromol cm-2, respectively. The suitability of the new membrane-based binding phase for DGT applications was validated experimentally. The results demonstrated excellent agreement with theoretically predicted trends. The reusability of this binding phase was also investigated. Application of a liquid binding phase and a dialysis membrane diffusive layer were proposed for the first time. The binding phase was a 0.020 M solution of poly(4-styrenesulfonate) (PSS) polyelectrolyte using a specially designed DGT device. The binding properties of Cd2+, Cu2+, and a range of alkali and alkaline earth metal ions to the PSS solution were characterised. The PSS behaved like a cation exchanger with preferential binding to Cd2+ (6.0 micromole ml-1, log K = 9.0) and Cu2+ (2.5 micromole ml-1, log K = 8.1) under competitive binding conditions. The DGT devices were successfully validated for Cd2+ and Cu2+ in Windermere water. The speciation performance of the solid and liquid binding phases developed in this study was investigated in solutions containing ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid disodium salt (EDTA), humic acid (HA), glucose (GL), dodecylbenzenesulfonic acid (DBS) and tannic acid (TA) with Cu2+ and Cd2+. The ratios of labile metals over total metals were at good agreement with calculated theoretical values using Stability Constants Database. The results indicated that the DGT-labile concentration measured by DGT with these binding phases is essentially free metal ion concentration in the sample. All newly developed DGT binding phases were successfully applied for environmental speciation. The field deployments were carried out in both freshwater and salt-water test sites.

Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 2011.
Cataloged from PDF version of thesis.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 77-78).
The aircraft industry lacks an automated system for wing box manufacturing and maintenance. Currently workers assemble and inspect thousands of fasteners in the wing structure by hand. This manufacturing process consumes valuable time and resources. Mobile robots capable of navigating on the interior and exterior of the wing have the potential to perform the wing structure manufacturing tasks. This thesis describes the design, analysis, and implementation of paired robots engaged across a thin plate. Two robots, each capable of carrying an end effector, are engaged using strong magnets attracting each other and thereby supporting each body against gravity. The robots must move across the surface of the box, while avoiding interference with obstacles fixed to the surface. The multifunctional paired robots navigate the surface with three different operations. The paired robots are automatically loaded and unloaded from the confined box through a small entry hole using the "Flipping" operation. The "Drive and Slide" operation is used on horizontal surfaces. The robots "Step" over obstacles while securely holding each body against gravity. Parametric models of the robots are developed, and the conditions for the successful multifunctional operations are analyzed. The two primary failure modes are tipping of the robots on either side of the thin panel. An optimal trajectory that minimizes the peak tipping moments, while also minimizing how close the robots are to failure is designed to meet the many challenges of the stepping operation. The trajectory ensures that the failure modes are avoided during the disengagement of the strong permanent magnets in the stepping operation. The position trajectories are parameterized using cubic splines with the bounds being the start and end robot configurations. Prototype paired robots are constructed and experimentally tested. The prototype robots performed their multifunctional operation modes on a mock wing structure, validating the design and analysis.
by Geoffrey Ian Karasic.
S.M.

In this work, a series of simple, rapid and effective photoelectrochemical methodologies have been developed and successfully applied to the study of kinetic and thermodynamic characteristics of photocatalytic oxidation processes at TiO2 nanoparticulate films. As an application of the systematic studies of photocatalytic processes by photoelectrochemical techniques, a rapid, direct, absolute, environmental-friendly and accurate COD analysis method was successfully developed. In this work, the TiO2 nanoparticles colloid was prepared by the sol-gel method. The TiO2 nanoparticles were immobilized onto ITO conducting glass slides by dip-coating method. Thermal treatment was carried out to obtain nanoporous TiO2 films of different structures. At low calcination temperature (below 600°C), nanoporous TiO2 films of pure anatase phase were prepared. At high calcination temperature (above 600°C), nanoporous TiO2 films of mixed anatase and rutile phases were obtained. At these film electrodes, the work was carried out. By employing steady state photocurrent method and choosing phthalic acid as the model compound, the photocatalytic activity of the TiO2 nanoporous films calcined at various temperatures and for different lengths of time was evaluated. It was found that the films with mixed anatase and rutile phases calcined at high temperature exhibited high photocatalytic activity. Based on semiconductor band theory, a model was proposed, which explained well this finding. By employing linear sweep voltammetry (under illumination) and choosing glucose (an effective photohole scavenger) as a model compound, the characteristics of the photocatalytic processes at nanoparticulate semiconductor electrodes were investigated. Characteristics of the nanoporous semiconductor electrodes markedly different from bulk semiconductor electrodes were observed. That is, within a large range of electrode potentials above the flat band potential the electrodes behaved as a pure resistance instead of exhibiting variable resistance expected for bulk semiconductor electrodes. The magnitude of the resistance was dependent on the properties of the electrodes and the maximum photocatalytic oxidation rate at TiO2 surface determined by the light intensity and substrate concentration. A model was proposed, which explained well the special characteristics of particulate semiconductor electrodes (nanoporous semiconductor electrodes). This is the first clear description of the overall photocatalytic process at nanoparticulate semiconductor electrodes. The investigation set a theoretical foundation for employing photoelectrochemical techniques to study photocatalytic processes. By using the transient technique (illumination step method analogous to potential step method in conventional electrochemistry), the adsorption of a number of strong adsorbates on both low temperature and high temperature calcined TiO2 nanoporous films was investigated. Similar adsorption characteristics for different adsorbates on different films were observed. In all the cases, three different surface bound complexes were identified, which was attributed to the heterogeneity of TiO2 surface. The photocatalytic degradation kinetics of the pre-adsorbed organic compounds of different chemical nature was also studied by processing the photocurrent-time profiles. Two different photocatalytic processes, exhibiting different rate characteristics, were observed. This was, again, attributed to the heterogeneity of the TiO2 surface corresponding to heterogeneous adsorption characteristics. The catalytic first order rate constants of both fast and slow processes were obtained for different organic compounds. It was found that for different adsorbates of different chemical nature the magnitudes of rate constant for the slow kinetic process were very similar, while the magnitudes of rate constant for the fast process were significantly affected by the photohole demand characteristics of different adsorbates. Photohole demand distribution that depends on the size and structure of the adsorbed molecules was believed to be responsible for the difference. By employing steady state photocurrent method, the photocatalytic degradation kinetic characteristics of both strong adsorbates and weak adsorbates of different chemical structures were compared at pure anatase TiO2 nanoporous TiO2 films as well as at anatase/rutile mixed phase TiO2 nanoporous film electrodes. At the former electrodes for all the different organic compounds studied, the photocatalytic reaction rate increased linearly with concentration at low concentrations. Under such conditions, it was demonstrated that the overall photocatalytic process was controlled by diffusion and was independent of the chemical nature of organic compounds. However, the linear concentration range and the maximum photocatalytic reaction rate at high concentrations were significantly dependent on the chemical nature of the substrates. This was explained by the difference in the interaction of different organic compounds with TiO2 surface, the difference in their photohole demand distributions at the TiO2 surface and the difference in their nature of intermediates formed during their photocatalytic mineralization. In contrast, at the latter electrodes for the photocatalytic oxidation of different organic compounds the linear ranges (diffusion control concentration range) and the maximum reaction rates at high concentration were much larger than at the former electrodes and much less dependent on the chemical nature of the organic compounds. The spatial separation of photoelectrons and photoholes (due to the coexistence of rutile phase and anatase phase) and the increase in the lifetime of photoelectrons and photoholes are responsible for the excellent photocatalytic activity of the electrodes. By employing the thin-layer photoelectrochemical technique (analogous to the thin-layer exhaustive electrolytic technique), the photocatalytic oxidation of different organic compounds at the mixed phase TiO2 nanoporous electrodes were investigated in a thin layer photoelectrochemical cell. It was found that the charge derived from exhaustive oxidation agreed well with theoretical charge expected for the mineralisation of a specific organic compound. This finding was true for all the compounds investigated and was also true for mixtures of different organic compounds. The photocatalytic degradation kinetics of different organic compounds of different chemical identities in the thin layer cell was also investigated by the photoelectrochemical method. Two kinetic processes of different decay time constants were identified, which were attributed to the degradation of preadsorbed compounds and the degradation of compounds in solution. For the degradation of compounds in solution, a change in the overall control step from substrate diffusion to heterogeneous surface reaction was observed. For different organic compounds, the variation of the rate constant was determined by the photohole demand rather than by the chemical identities of substrates. The kinetics of the fast kinetic process, on the other hand, was greatly affected by the adsorption properties of the substrates. For the strong adsorbates, the rate was much larger than for weak adsorbates. However, the rate constant of the process was independent of the chemical identities of the substrates and the variation of the constant was also determined by the photohole demand. Based on the principles of exhaustive photoelectrocatalytic degradation of organic matter in a thin layer cell, a novel, rapid, direct, environmental-friendly and absolute COD analysis method was developed. The method was tested on synthetic samples as well as real wastewater samples from a variety of industries. For synthetic samples with given compositions the COD values measured by my method agree very well with theoretical COD value. For real samples and synthetic samples the COD values measured by my method correlated very well with those measured by standard dichromate COD analysis method.

Thesis (M. Eng. in Manufacturing)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 2012.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 80).
by Jun Bum Lee.
M.Eng.in Manufacturing

Magister Scientiae - MSc (Physics)
An increasing energy demand and growing environmental concerns regarding the use of fossil fuels in South Africa has led to the challenge to explore cheap, alternative sources of energy. The generation of electricity from Photovoltaic (PV) devices such as solar cells is currently seen as a viable alternative source of clean energy. As such, crystalline, amorphous and nanocrystalline silicon thin films are expected to play increasingly important roles as economically viable materials for PV development. Despite the growing interest shown in these materials, challenges such as the partial understanding of standardized measurement protocols, and the relationship between the structure and optoelectronic properties still need to be overcome.

Like many angiosperms, Brassica rapa underwent several rounds of whole genome duplication during its evolutionary history. Brassica rapa is particularly valuable for studying genome evolution because it also experienced whole genome triplication shortly after it diverged from the common ancestor it shares with Arabidopsis thaliana about 17-20 million years ago. While many B. rapa genes appear resistant to paralog retention, close to 50% of B. rapa genes have retained multiple, paralogous loci for millions of years and appear to be multi-copy tolerant. Based on previous studies, gene function may contribute to the selective pressure driving certain genes back to singleton status. It is suspected that other factors, such as gene expression patterns, also play a role in determining the fate of genes following whole genome triplication. Published RNA-seq data was used to determine if gene expression patterns influence the retention of extra gene copies. It is hypothesized that retention of genes in duplicate and triplicate is more likely if those genes are expressed in a tissue-specific manner, as opposed to being expressed globally across all tissues. This study shows that genes expressed specifically in flowers and roots in B. rapa are more resistant to fractionation than globally expressed genes following whole genome triplication. In particular, there appears to have been selection on genes expressed specifically in flower tissues to retain higher copy numbers and for all three copies to exhibit the same flower-specific expression pattern. Future research to determine if these observations in Brassica rapa are consistent with other angiosperms that have undergone recent whole genome duplication would confirm that retention of flower-specific-expressed genes is a general feature in plant genome evolution and not specific to B. rapa.

(Synopsis to introductory statement): An introductory statement to five documentary films made by Ian Lang in Australia between 1981 and 1997 exemplifying  a 'democratising' model of sustainable and ethical documentary film production. This document critically reflects on the production process of these films to accompany their submission for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy by Publication at Griffith University. It finds that a contemporary tendency towards 'post-industrial' conditions allows an observational film-maker to negotiate a critical inter-dependence rather than a romantically conceived 'independence' traditional to the genre. [Full thesis consists of introductory statement plus six DVD videodiscs.]

Le phytomanagement compte parmi les méthodes innovantes de gestion des sites et sols pollués en raison de son adéquation avec le développement durable. Pour répondre à la double exigence de performances environnementales et économiques, les phytotechnologies sont désormais combinées à la valorisation de la biomasse produite sur sols pollués. Parmi les filières éco-innovantes et non-alimentaires de valorisation de cette biomasse, la culture de plantes à parfums, aromatiques et médicinales (PPAM) pour la production d’huiles essentielles (HE), substances biosourcées à haute valeur ajoutée, a été proposée dans le cadre du projet PhytEO, financé par l’ADEME. Ainsi, ma contribution à ce projet a permis d‘évaluer la pertinence d’un mode de gestion reposant sur la culture de la sauge sclarée et de la coriandre, en présence ou non d’un amendement mycorhizien, en s’appuyant sur des démonstrateurs in situ à l’échelle de l’hectare, parcelles historiquement polluées ou non par les éléments traces (ET). La coriandre ainsi que la sauge sclarée ont toutes deux montré une bonne capacité à s’installer, à se développer et à produire une quantité importante de biomasse sur des sols présentant une forte pollution historique par les ET. Bien que l’ajout d’un amendement biologique à base de champignons mycorhiziens à arbuscules ait permis d’augmenter de façon significative les taux de mycorhization des racines de coriandre et de sauge sclarée, aucun gain n’a été observé ni au niveau de la croissance de ces deux PPAM, ni au niveau de la quantité et de la qualité des HE. Un effet positif en termes d’immobilisation des ET dans le sol, en particulier du Pb, et une réduction des transferts des ET (Cd et Pb) dans les parties aériennes a toutefois été montré chez la sauge sclarée. D’autre part, les HE distillées à partir de la biomasse de sauge sclarée (inflorescences) ou de coriandre (parties aériennes ou graines) cultivées sur sols pollués présentent une qualité très satisfaisante, caractérisée par leur non contamination en ET ou en résidus de pesticides (traces). Leurs compositions chimiques, non altérées par la pollution en ET et l’inoculation mycorhizienne, affichent divers principes actifs dont le linalol, l’acétate de linalyle, le germacrène, l’α-pinène, le γ-terpinène, le 2-décénal, le décanal et le 2-dodécénal. Ainsi, plusieurs propriétés biologiques potentiellement valorisables dans des domaines à vocation non-alimentaire, tels que la protection des cultures (effets fongistatiques, anti-germinatifs et herbicides) ou la santé humaine (effets anti-inflammatoires et antioxydants) ont été mises en évidence. En revanche, en dépit de son fort pouvoir complexant des HE, la β-cyclodextrine n’a montré aucun effet positif sur les propriétés biologiques testées. Par ailleurs, la végétalisation du sol pollué par la sauge sclarée permet une modulation de la structure des communautés bactériennes et fongiques, telluriques et racinaires. Enfin, l’ensemble des résultats de cette étude et de l’analyse technico-économique de la filière PPAM-HE soulignent le haut potentiel de la sauge sclarée dans une démarche de phytomanagement de sols pollués par les ET
To cope with the soil trace element (TE) pollution, phytomanagement was brought forward as an eco-friendly and feasible approach. To meet the dual requirements of environmental and economic performances, phytotechnologies are now combined with the valorisarion of biomass produced on polluted soils. Among the eco-innovative channels intended for the non-food valorisation of the produced biomass, the cultivation of aromatic and medicinal plants producing essential oils (EO), high-added value biosourced products, has been suggested within the framework of PhytEO project, funded by ADEME. Thus, this thesis contributed to evaluate the relevance of a management approach based on clary sage and coriander cultivation, combined or not with a mycorrhizal inoculum, on in situ experimental plots polluted or not with TE. Both clary sage and coriander have shown a good ability to settle in, to grow and to produce high amounts of biomass, despite the presence of high TE concentrations in the soil. The addition of an amendment based on arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi enhanced the mycorrhizal colonisation rates of both coriander and clary sage roots. However, no significant improvement was observed in terms of plants’ growth, EO amounts and quality. Moreover, mycorrhizal inoculation allowed TE immobilisation in soils, in particular Pb, and reduced TE (Cd and Pb) transfers in aerial parts of clary sage. Besides, the EO distilled from clary sage inflorescences and coriander (aerial parts orseeds) grown on TE polluted soils, displayed a highly satisfactory quality, regarding the absence of contamination by TE or pesticide residues (trace amounts). Their chemical compositions were not altered by both TE pollution and mycorrhizal inoculation and were characterized by several active principles, such as linalool, linalyl acetate, germacrene, α-pinene, γ-terpinene, 2-decenal, decanal and 2-dodecenal. Furthermore, several biological properties with potential applications in non-food fields such as crop protection (antifungal, antigerminative and herbicidal) or human healthcare (antioxidant and anti-inflammatory) have been brought forward. However, despite its ability to form inclusion complexes with EO components, β-cyclodextrin has shown no significant improvement of the tested EO biological activities. On another note, the soil revegetation with clary sage displayed a clear shaping of the bacterial and fungal communities, in both the rhizospheric soil and the roots of the aromatic plant species. Altogether, our results combined with the techno-economic feasibility assessment of the channel “aromatic and medicinal plants/EO” have emphasised clary sage as a good candidate for the phytomanagement of TE-polluted soils

Rodrigo Rubio es un escritor al que la mayoría de los críticos lo sitúan dentro del denominado realismo social y, más concretamente, dentro de un realismo existencial de fuertes raíces cristianas. Además, su literatura posee un alto contenido autobiográfico -desde el principio hasta el final de la misma-,con una fuerte reflexión individual y unas motivaciones psicológicas bastante profundas.El propio rubio siempre se manifestó como un firme defensor de la literatura comprometida, marcada por una fuerte vocación realista y por un irrenunciable carácter testimonial. De ahí su permanente defensa de la literatura como testimonio de la vida del ser humano y de su lucha diaria, muchas veces infructuosa, por encontrar la felicidad. Porque, para Rodrigo Rubio, literatura y vida son inseparables, tal y como siempre mostró a lo largo de su obra y como se ha pretendido poner de manifiesto incluso con el mismo título de esta Tesis Doctoral.
Rodrigo Rubio is a writer whom most critics have placed within the so-called social realism, and more precisely within an existential realism, with strong christian roots.Furthermore, his literature, has, from beginning to end, a high autobiographical content, together with a strong individual reflection and deep psychological motivations.Rubio himself always stood for committed literature with a strong realistic vocation and testimonial character. Hence, his permanent defence of literature as a testimony of the life of human beings and their daily, and so often fruitless, struggle for happiness. Because, for Rodrigo Rubio, literature an life cannot be separated, as he has showed all throughout his works, and the title of this Tesis Doctoral has intended to state.

The purpose of the master's thesis is to study the morphological adaptation of the root systems of petrophytic family Caryophyllaceae to extreme conditions. The work consisted of two blocks: Laboratory experiment to study the growth of Ni-excluder Silene baschkirorum roots on agar plates with the introduction of Ni, Ca, Mg in different combinations in comparison with the Ni-hyperaccumulator Alyssum obovatum. The structural features of the leaves and the underground sphere of the 6 types of Caryophyllaceae from natural habitats with moisture deficiency. The objects of the study were four perennial main-rooted species: Dianthus versicolor, Gypsophila altissima, Silene baschkirorum, Dianthus acicularis, and two annual species – Spergula arvensis and Arenaria serpyllifolia. The influence of Ni, Ca, Mg in different combinations on the growth of roots of seedlings Alyssum obovatum and Silene baschkirorum was studied in a laboratory experiment on agar plates under standard conditions at a constant temperature and a 16-hour photoperiod in accordance with the Protocol with modifications [Xu et al., 2013]. Morphological parameters of the leaf and underground sphere of Caryophyllaceae were measured by standard morpho-anatomical methods during adaptation to moisture deficiency [Иванова, 2014; Таршис, 2007]. The results of laboratory studies have shown that in all variants of the experiment the root system of Alyssum obovatum was in 1,5–5 times better developed than Silene baschkirorum. The introduction of metals stimulated the growth of the root system in A. obovatum and didn’t affect the growth of S. baschkirorum roots. Analysis of the leaf structure in 6 species of Caryophyllaceae growing in conditions of lack of moisture revealed that xeromesophytes Arenaria serpyllifolia, Dianthus versicolor, Gypsophila altissima have low leaf density both per area and per leaf volume in comparison with mesoxerophytic species Silene baschkirorum, Dianthus acicularis, Spergula arvensis. Analysis of the root system and absorbing roots revealed no differences between studied xeromesophytic and mesoxerophytic Caryophyllaceae species. It’s established that the adaptation of the underground sphere of the studied Caryophyllaceae to the moisture deficit is realized by species-specific ways of restructuring of the root system and absorbing roots. The work consists of 3 chapters, 34 pages, includes 67 sources, 1 table and 7 pictures. The materials of the master's thesis were presented at the all-Russian conference of young scientists «Ecology: facts, hypotheses, models», dedicated to the memory of N. V. Glotov on April 10–13, 2018. In July 2019, it is planned to present the materials of this work in the form of a graphic stand at the international conference IAVS 62nd ANNUAL SYMPOSIUM «Vegetation Science and Biodiversity Research» at the University of Bremen, Germany.
Цель выпускной квалификационной работы магистра заключается в изучении морфологической адаптации корневых систем петрофитных гвоздичных к экстремальным условиям. Работа состояла из двух блоков: Лабораторный эксперимент по изучению роста корней исключителя Ni Silene baschkirorum Janisch. на агаровых пластинах с внесением Ni, Ca, Mg в разных комбинациях в сравнении с гипераккумулятором Ni Alyssum obovatum (C. A. Meyer) Turcz. Описание структурных характеристик листьев и подземной сферы у 6 видов сем. Caryophyllaceae из естественных местообитаний с дефицитом влаги. Объектами исследования послужили четыре многолетних стержнекорневых вида: Dianthus versicolor Fisch. ex Link, Gypsophila altissima L., Silene baschkirorum, Dianthus acicularis Fisch. ex Ledeb., и два однолетних вида – Spergula arvensis L. и Arenaria serpyllifolia L. Влияние Ni, Ca, Mg в разных комбинациях на рост корней проростков Alyssum obovatum и Silene baschkirorum изучали в лабораторном эксперименте на агаровых пластинах в стандартных условиях при постоянной температуре и 16-часовом фотопериоде в соответствии с протоколом с модификациями [Xu et al., 2013]. Морфологические параметры листа и подземной сферы гвоздичных при адаптации к дефициту влаги измеряли с помощью стандартных морфо-анатомических методов [Иванова, 2014; Таршис, 2007]. Результаты лабораторных исследований показали, что во всех вариантах опыта корневая система у Аlyssum obovatum была лучше развита, чем у Silene baschkirorum в 1,55 раз. Внесение металлов стимулировало рост корневой системы у А. obovatum и не влияло на рост корней S. baschkirorum. Анализ структуры листа у 6 видов гвоздичных, произрастающих в условиях недостатка влаги выявил, что ксеромезофиты Arenaria serpyllifolia, Dianthus versicolor, Gypsophila altissima отличаются низкой плотностью листьев как в расчете на площадь, так и на объем листа в сравнении с мезоксерофитными видами Silene baschkirorum, Dianthus acicularis, Spergula arvensis.Анализ корневой системы и поглощающих корней не выявил различий между ксеромезофитными и мезоксерофитными видами изученных гвоздичных (сем. Caryophyllaceae). Установлено, что адаптация подземной сферы изученных гвоздичных к дефициту влаги реализуется видоспецифичными путями перестройки корневой системы и поглощающих корней. Работа состоит из 3 разделов, 34 страниц, включает в себя 67 источников, 1 таблицу и 7 рисунков. Материалы магистерской диссертации были представлены на Всероссийской конференции молодых ученых «Экология: факты, гипотезы, модели», посвященной памяти Н. В. Глотова 1013 апреля 2018 г. В июле 2019 года планируется представить материалы данной работы в форме стенда на международной конференции IAVS 62nd ANNUAL SYMPOSIUM «Vegetation Science and Biodiversity Research» в Бременском университете, Бремен, Германия.

碩士
東海大學
景觀學系
102
Excessive centralization of population increases the demand for land use in urban and artificial areas, and relatively reduces urban green land, thereby making the heat island effect increasingly common in urban sites. The use of thin-layer green roofs to increase green coverage not only alleviates the heat island effect but also reduces the energy consumption of buildings and increases the aesthetic value of the environment. Scholars have investigated the thermal effects of thin-layer green roofs with drought-tolerant and low-maintenance plants but have rarely studied the thermal effects of thin-layer green roofs with healing plants. Therefore, this study aims to determine if significant difference exist in thermal effects among thin-layer green roofs with and without plants. The samples in the daytime experiment (n=3,230) were divided into three groups according to daytime ambient temperature; Group I consisted of 706 samples at ambient temperature from 23.01°C to 30.00°C; Group II consisted of 1,230 samples at ambient temperature from 30.01°C to 33.00°C; and Group III was composed of 1,294 samples at ambient temperature from 33.01°C to 38.00°C. Independent t-test analysis was applied to test if significant difference exists in daytime temperature among thin-layer green roofs with and without plants for three ambient temperatures. The experimental analysis result showed that the ambient temperature of Group I ranged from 23.01°C to 30.00°C, and its difference in temperature was between 0.45°C and 1.40°C. The ambient temperature of Group II ranged from 30.01°C to 33.00°C, and its difference in temperature was between 0.92°C and 2.86°C. The ambient temperature of Group III ranged from 33.01°C to 38.00°C,and its difference in temperature was between 1.87°C and 4.46°C. Conclusion no.1: The higher the ambient temperature, the greater the difference existed in daytime temperature among thin-layer roofs with and without plants. Conclusion no.2: The daytime temperature differences between experience and control groups can be ranked as follows: Impatiens walleriana > Aglaia odorata >Wisteria sinensis > Bermuda grass.

碩士
朝陽科技大學
建築系建築及都市設計碩博士班
105
With the progress of the times artificial ground increased, the green space and the ecological environment decreased derive from the continuous expansion of urban areas. The excessive artificial structures resulted in heat island effect, increase the runoff, cause the energy consumption and urban flooding indirectly. In this predicament, the green roof was used to improve the environmental disasters by the urbanization. The abundant rainfall can’t be used effectively because of the urbanization issue in Taiwan. The purpose of this study is to discuss how to retain the rainfall by the extensive green roof. The soil and cultivation soil were selected to be the growth medium in the green roof. The current trend of medium is usable, not focus on the characteristic of the extensive green roof and the variety. The property of soil is stable but the misgiving is overloading. Due to the high soil humus, the depth will decrease in cultivation soil. Stability and not collapse, light loading, and few nutrients are characteristics of the mixed light-weight medium in the extensive green roof (Rowe, 2006). The aim of this study is based on the extensive green roof to select the medium, combination of the water retention effect and cooling effect was provided. The results show that mixes the peat moss, coir fiber, and fern chips is the best medium for the water retention effect. It is most commonly applied to the short rainy season area. The vermiculite mixes with other material can selected in the long rainy season area such as mix “peat moss, vermiculite, and synthetic fibre”, mix “peat moss, vermiculite, and fern chips”, mix“peat moss, vermiculite, and expanded clay”. In the high moisture content, the combination of the peat moss, vermiculite, and synthetic fibre is the best medium for cooling effect. Due to the lower water content, nine mixed medium will result in high temperature and temperature changes in the dry moisture content phenomenon.

This thesis focuses on the task of dexterous manipulation of deformable objects, and in particular, clothing and garments. The task of manipulating deformable objects such as clothing can be broken down into a series of sub-tasks: (1) perceive and pick up garment, and then identify garment and recognize its pose; (2) using a manipulation strategy, regrasp the object to put it into a canonical state; (3) scan the surface of the object to find wrinkles, and use an iron to remove the wrinkles; (4) starting from the wrinkle-free state, fold the garment according to pre-planned sequence of manipulations with optimized trajectories; In this thesis, we will address all the phases of this process. A key contribution of the work is innovative use of simulation. We use offline simulation results to predict states of deformable objects (i.e. cloth, fabric, clothing) that are then recognized by a robotic vision/grasping system to correctly pick up and manipulate these objects. The recognition will use the simulation engine to deform the models in real time to find correct matches. The simulation will also be used to find the optimized trajectories for the manipulation of the garments, such as the garment folding.

Thesis (M.Archit.)--University of the Witwatersrand, Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment, 2007.
Indian architecture has its unique place in the architectural history of the world. It constantly inspires its people. It continues to fascinate many a tourist and thinker. It has a multi-layered, 4000 year old history with the Indus valley civilisation (approx. 2500 BeE) boasting of highly sophisticated space planning concepts. The progressive evolvement of Indian culture since then has seen further refinement of all its art-forms. The remnants of the built forms of such bygone eras hold immense architectural merit that makes a walk through any traditional town a meaningful memory, even today. If architecture is the reflection of culture, what should have been the richness of the culture that gave rise to such splendour in architecture! Yet, "In order to understand a culture, it is not enough to describe its buildings, but one wants to know the impulses that drove people to build them." (Ballantyne, 2004, 30). So then what were these impulses that drove the Indian people to create the stupendous architecture, the representations of which are marvelled at today? The main proposition of the dissertation is that the ancient Hindu concept of "Art as Experience" on which much of the conscious place-making by the Hindu people was based, evolved from profound metaphysical seeds that addressed the very basis of man's existence on earth. The research hopes to partially prove that the greatness of traditional Hindu architecture lies in its metaphysical moorings of Ultimate Reality and Ultimate Truth and in doing so understanding what Ultimate reality was in Indian philosophy and what bearing it had on Hindu architecture and addresses the questions of how traditional Indian Hindu architecture housed man: body, being and all within his unique context? How does Hindu architecture with its unique perception of man and his environment converse with universal perennials? What is the currect architectural scene in India? And what are the lessons that such a comparative study might teach one? The research tries to answer the above questions by looking in depth at the ancient Hindu architectural concept of "Art as Experience" that is believed to have given rise to the ancient Hindu architecture of India. Starting with examining Indian metaphysical constructs and within it the perception of known and unknown entities of reality; further exploring its relevance to architecture in terms of the role of body in architecture, the concept of micro and macrocosms, contextual appropriateness and the unique place that thresholds held in life, the research moves on to the role of an architect and the way in which the architecture created lent meaning to the everyday life of people, attempting to understand how ancient architecture was weaved into the lives of people and their beliefs. Further, some parallels with non-Indian architectural thought are discussed following which the need for a sensate environment for human beings to live in, the need for identity and meaning in architecture, the concept of place and culture as a generating force for architecture are also explored. Finally the current state of architecture in India is discussed. In the end, some lessons that could be learnt from history are enumerated that could help in creating architecture that integrates both the universal principles and the particularities of culture to bestow meaning and identity to the people it purports to serve. This research tries to examine the past to look for clues to a future of identifiable and authentic architecture - to bring the ancient and contemporary into the same framework in order to look for lessons within. Abstract submitted by Kshama Chari. S.no: 0514479E to Dept. of Architecture. University of Witwatersrand on 18 lui 2007.

Bulbs of camas (Camassia leichtlinii and C. quamash; Liliacaeae) were an important native root vegetable in the economies of Straits Salish peoples. Intensive management not only maintained the ecological productivity of &us valued resource but shaped the oak-camas parklands of southern Vancouver Island. Based on these concepts, I tested two hypotheses: Straits Salish management activities maintained sustainable yields of camas bulbs, and their interactions with this root resource created an extensive cultural landscape. I integrated contextual information on the social and environmental histories of the pre- and post-European contact landscape, qualitative records that reviewed Indigenous camas use and management, and quantitative data focused on applied ecological experiments. I described how the cultural landscape of southern Vancouver Island changed over time, especially since European colonization of southern Vancouver Island. Prior to European contact, extended families of local Straits Salish peoples had a complex system of root food production; inherited camas harvesting grounds were maintained within this region. Indigenous peoples adapted their economic decisions and traditional food needs to fit shifting social and environmental parameters. Through ecological experimentation I examined the growth and development of camas in nursery cold fiames and in simulated Indigenous management techtuques of naturally occurring camas populations. These two studies showed that camas demonstrated a variety of growth patterns and maintained a range of developmental phases, leading me to conclude that this genus is a good candidate for regular management. The field study also confirmed a high degree of habitat heterogeneity characteristic of this region. I developed a multiscalar model of integrated Indigenous root management and reconstructed the ethnoecological dynamics of former camas landscapes. From this I derived management recommendations for future camas landscapes. I elucidated how camas harvest grounds were essentially agroecosystems, maintained by a range of anthropogenic disturbance patterns. The evolution of camas cultivation was a continuum of intensifjring intervention between humans and a native root crop, a relationship of human-environment interaction that quickly ended, for the most part, soon after European contact. Successful restoration of today's degraded camas populations, and of the nationally endangered Garry oak ecosystems, in which Camassia is a major herbaceous component, is dependent on ethnoecologically integrated restoration initiatives based on multidisciplinary landscape reconstruction studies.