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  • The Global ETD Search service is a free service for researchers to find electronic theses and dissertations. This service is provided by the Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations.
    Our metadata is collected from universities around the world. If you manage a university/consortium/country archive and want to be added, details can be found on the NDLTD website.
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Neutron scattering study on R2PdSi3 (R = Ho, Er, Tm) compounds

Tang, Fei 19 January 2011 (has links) (PDF)
Previous studies on the family of inter-metallic rare-earth compounds R2PdSi3 revealed multifaceted magnetic properties, for instance, spin-glass like behavior. Experimental observations include: Signs of a crystallographic superstructure, complicated magnetic structures both in zero field and in applied magnetic fields as well as a generic phase in applied fields for compounds in the series with the heavy rare-earths R = Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er and Tm. This thesis expands the studies on the magnetic properties of R2PdSi3 employing mainly neutron scattering on single crystals with the focus on the compounds with R = Ho, Er and Tm. A detailed analysis of the crystallographic superstructure using modulation wave approach and group theory is presented. The resulting structure implies the existence of two different rare-earth sites with reduced symmetry and an arrangement of the different sites according to sequences as determined by the superstructure. It will be shown that the reduced symmetry of the rare-earth sites is explicitly observed in the energy spectra of inelastic neutron scattering. The results on the magnetic structures and excitations are shown and discussed in the framework of the superstructure model. Specifically the generic phase in applied fields is interpreted as a direct consequence of the crystallographic superstructure. It is rather unusual that a crystallographic superstructure is playing such a decisive, and through the field dependence also tunable role in determining the magnetic properties as observed in R2PdSi3. The mediating interactions between the crystallographic part and the magnetic part of the system will be discussed. / Frühere Untersuchungen der Familie der intermetallischen Selten-Erd Verbindungen R2PdSi3 zeigten vielfältige magnetische Eigenschaften, zum Beispiel ein Spin-glas ähnliches Verhalten. Die experimentellen Beobachtungen beinhalten: Zeichen für eine kristallographische Überstruktur, komplizierte magnetische Strukturen, sowohl im Nullfeld als auch in angelegten Magnetfeldern und darüberhinaus eine generische Phase in Magnetfeldern in den untersuchten Verbindungen mit den schweren Selten-Erden R = Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er und Tm. Diese Dissertation erweitert die Untersuchungen der magnetischen Eigenschaften von R2PdSi3, hauptsächlich durch Verwendung von Neutronenstreuung an Einkristallen, mit dem Schwerpunkt auf den Verbindungen mit R = Ho, Er und Tm. Eine genaue Analyse der kristallographischen Überstruktur mittels Modulationswellenansatz und Gruppentheorie wird präsentiert. Das resultierende Strukturmodell impliziert die Existenz zweier unterschiedlicher Selten-Erd Lagen mit reduzierter Symmetrie in einer Anordnung entsprechend der durch die Überstruktur festgelegten Sequenzen. Es wird gezeigt, dass die reduzierte Symmetrie der Selten-Erd Lagen durch Beobachtungen der inelastischen Neutronenstreuung explizit bestätigt wird. Die Ergebnisse der magnetischen Strukturen und Anregungen werden im Rahmen des Überstrukturmodels diskutiert. Speziell die generische Phase folgt als direkte Konsequenz aus der Überstruktur. Es ist eher ungewöhnlich, dass eine kristallographische Überstruktur eine solch bestimmende und bei Magnetfeldvariation auch “tunebare” Rolle spielt, wie dies in den R2 PdSi3 Verbindungen beobachtet wird. Die vermittelnden Wechselwirkungen zwischen Struktur und Magnetismus werden diskutiert.
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The liturgical planning of Byzantine churches in Cappadocia /

Teteriatnikov, Natalia. January 1996 (has links)
Originally presented as the author's thesis (Ph. D.)--New York University, 1987. / Includes bibliographical references (p. [9]-16) and indexes. Also issued online.
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Žitavští a jejich kostely (cca. 1300-1600) / The Zittau people and their churches (approx. 1300-1600)

Hrachovec, Petr January 2014 (has links)
The Zittau people and their churches (approx. 1300-1600) The essay deals with the church history in the town of Zittau in Upper Lusatia, today's federal state of Saxony, Germany, in late Middle Ages and Early Modern Era. The main focus of the work was to illustrate the changes of religious institutions and benefactions throughout the era. Most importantly, we dealt with the fate of mostly medieval benefactions during reformation, which established a cultural break point in the given region. We analysed a broad spectrum of benefactions, ranging from small ones (masses, alms etc.) to more complex ones (monasteries, hospitals, church fabric etc.). The essay consists of three sections. The first section is dedicated to Middle Ages and it focuses on ancient history, i. e. the starting point from which the religious benefactions entered the reformation era. The second section focuses on the town of Zittau in the era of reformation and on the process of validation of the new denomination. We specifically focus on the end of four monasteries' benefactions in the course of 16th century, taken over by the Zittau city council. The third section deals with the fate of another general benefaction, i. e. the church fabric of Zitttau parish church, which, unlike the monasteries, successfully survived the...
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Characterization of a new endophytic astinproducer, Pelliciarosea asterica, from Aster tataricus

Jahn, Linda 09 December 2015 (has links) (PDF)
Aster tataricus (Asteraceae) is a plant native to Northern Asia and known for its use in the Traditional Chinese and Japanese Medicine. Beside many other secondary metabolites, it contains pentapeptides called astins from which some show an antitumor activity against different human cell lines. Astins are chlorinated, cyclic pentapeptides consisting of proteinogenic and non-proteinogenic amino acids. The astin structure indicates the involvement of non ribosomal peptide synthetases as well as flavin-dependent halogenases. Both enzymes are currently only known from bacteria and fungi. A new endophytic fungus Pelliciarosea asterica was isolated from A. tataricus which produces some of the astins found in the different plant organs. The nearest neighbors of P. asterica are ostropalean fungi from the Stictidaceae lineage (Stictidaceae, Ostropales, Lecanoromycetes, Pezizomycetes, Ascomycota). P. asterica is located in all plant organs of A. tataricus but the highest accumulation of the fungus is found in rhizomes and above-ground organs like leaves or inflorescences. In contrast, the highest astin concentration was found in the roots where nearly no fungus was detectable. P. asterica produces only one of the dichlorinated astins (astin C) in liquid culture, but in A. tataricus all three forms of the dichlorinated astins (A/B and C) were found. This indicates that either the plant is “using” the fungal astin C and metabolize it into one of the other astins or that the fungus, once living inside the plant, is itself producing the other astins. It was also searched for a candidate gene of a halogenase which is essential for the dichlorination of the astins with an antitumor activity. No halogenase could be found by PCR or Southern as well as colony blot, neither in A. tataricus nor in P. asterica. Even the genome sequencing of P. asterica revealed no candidate gene for a halogenase. Endophytes support the plant by suppressing pathogens (antibiosis) or by providing additional nutrients like phosphates or iron to the plant. P. asterica can solubilize different phosphate sources on agar plates. Different fungi are inhibited in growth by P. asterica on agar plates. The endophyte P. asterica from A. tataricus supports its host in different ways and produces secondary metabolites. These secondary metabolites seem to be fungal metabolites either used or degraded by the plant. P. asterica is therefore a good alternative for a possible large-scale production of such antitumor acting astins.
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Feasibility Study of Wind Turbine Blades Constructed in 1300 MPa Fossil-Free Steel : Finite Element weight optimization with respect to structural integrity by Abaqus and Tosca Structure

van der Brug, Peter, Urban, Sina January 2022 (has links)
This study aims to perform a feasibility study on the DTU 10MW-RWT wind turbine blades constructed in the fossil-free high-strength steel 1300 MPa from SSAB. The acceptance criteria, on which the study is based, are taken from the DTU composite wind turbine model. A maximum weight of 41 000kg and a maximum tip displacement of 12.5 m are chosen. By fulfilling the acceptance criteria, the results of this study could contribute to a more sustainable future by decreasing the carbon dioxide emissions of wind turbine blades and improving their  recycling options. To perform weight optimization the Finite Element Analyses software Abaqus and the optimization software Tosca Structure are used.  The study is conducted based on Design for Six Sigma (DFSS) up until the design concept SG2. The study results in a preliminary design of the wind turbine blade constructed in SSAB Strenx 1300 and proofs that Tosca is a suitable software for performing weight optimization. The results show that it would be feasible to replace the wind turbine blades with SSAB Strenx 1300 MPa, but it will result in a weight increase for the current design. For further studies, it is recommended to consult with the stakeholders on how much weight increase of the blade is acceptable and study on how to modify the design of the steel wind turbine blade.
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Jacob van Maerlant se Der naturen bloeme as ensiklopediese narratief

Theron, Elizabeth Rabie 08 1900 (has links)
Text in Afrikaans / During the past decade various studies have been conducted on the medieval bestiary and simultaneously much has been written on the life and work of the medieval scholar and writer, Jacob van Maerlant. Van Maerlant's famous encyclopaedic work, Der Naturen B/oeme (Book of Nature) has been thoroughly investigated in recent literary studies, though little has been done to identify this work as encyclopaedic narrative. The term, encyclopaedic narrative, is relatively unknown in Western literature and therefore demands the research which is conducted in this thesis. In the course of this study, the genre of encyclopedic narrative is investigated and the Naturen 8/oeme is identified as a member of this exclusive genre. Edward Mendelson's article "From Dante to Pynchon" (1976) serves as the starting point for this study, from where it continues its investigation into the works of Jacob Van Maerlant. Van Maerlant's Der Naturen 8/oeme is compared to a unique set of qualities for the encyclopaedic narrative in which corresponding points are identified. From this investigation it is shown that Der Naturen B/oeme qualifies as a member of the genre, encyclopaedic narrative. / Baie navorsing oor die Middeleeuse Bestiarium is reeds gedurende die afgelope dekade gedoen en baie is geskryf oor die lewe en werk van Jacob van Maerlant. Alhoewel sy natuurboek, Der Naturen Bloeme, baie belangstelling in die liter~re w6r~ld ontlok, is daar nog weinig gedoen om Der Naturen Bloeme as ensiklopediese narratief te identifiseer. Die relatiewe onbekendheid van die begrip ensiklopediese narratief in die Westerse literatuur dien as aansporing tot die ondersoeke wat in hierdie skripsie vervat word. In hierdie studie sal die genre van die ensiklopediese narratlef bespreek word. Der Naturen Bloeme word as voorbeeld gebruik. Die ensiklopediese narratief word bespreek na aanleiding van die artikel "From Dante to Pynchon" (1976) waarin Mendelson die term omskryf en riglyne daarstel vir die tipering daarvan as genre. Uit die ondersoek blyk dit dat die ensiklopediese narratief 'n genre is wat erkenning behoort te kry in die literêre wêreld. Die studie ondersoek ook die lewe en werk van Jacob van Maerlant wat as lnformatikus gedurende die MiddeJeeue groot bekendheid verwerf het. Sy omvangryke ensiklopediese werk, Der Naturen Bloeme, word telkens getoets aan die hand van kenmerke vir die ensiklopediese narratief en die raakpunte word uitgewys. Uit die ondersoek word aangetoon dat Der Naturen Bloeme as ensiklopediese narratief erken kan word. / Afrikaans & Theory of Literature / M.A. (Afrikaans)
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Jacob van Maerlant se Der naturen bloeme as ensiklopediese narratief

Theron, Elizabeth Rabie 08 1900 (has links)
Text in Afrikaans / During the past decade various studies have been conducted on the medieval bestiary and simultaneously much has been written on the life and work of the medieval scholar and writer, Jacob van Maerlant. Van Maerlant's famous encyclopaedic work, Der Naturen B/oeme (Book of Nature) has been thoroughly investigated in recent literary studies, though little has been done to identify this work as encyclopaedic narrative. The term, encyclopaedic narrative, is relatively unknown in Western literature and therefore demands the research which is conducted in this thesis. In the course of this study, the genre of encyclopedic narrative is investigated and the Naturen 8/oeme is identified as a member of this exclusive genre. Edward Mendelson's article "From Dante to Pynchon" (1976) serves as the starting point for this study, from where it continues its investigation into the works of Jacob Van Maerlant. Van Maerlant's Der Naturen 8/oeme is compared to a unique set of qualities for the encyclopaedic narrative in which corresponding points are identified. From this investigation it is shown that Der Naturen B/oeme qualifies as a member of the genre, encyclopaedic narrative. / Baie navorsing oor die Middeleeuse Bestiarium is reeds gedurende die afgelope dekade gedoen en baie is geskryf oor die lewe en werk van Jacob van Maerlant. Alhoewel sy natuurboek, Der Naturen Bloeme, baie belangstelling in die liter~re w6r~ld ontlok, is daar nog weinig gedoen om Der Naturen Bloeme as ensiklopediese narratief te identifiseer. Die relatiewe onbekendheid van die begrip ensiklopediese narratief in die Westerse literatuur dien as aansporing tot die ondersoeke wat in hierdie skripsie vervat word. In hierdie studie sal die genre van die ensiklopediese narratlef bespreek word. Der Naturen Bloeme word as voorbeeld gebruik. Die ensiklopediese narratief word bespreek na aanleiding van die artikel "From Dante to Pynchon" (1976) waarin Mendelson die term omskryf en riglyne daarstel vir die tipering daarvan as genre. Uit die ondersoek blyk dit dat die ensiklopediese narratief 'n genre is wat erkenning behoort te kry in die literêre wêreld. Die studie ondersoek ook die lewe en werk van Jacob van Maerlant wat as lnformatikus gedurende die MiddeJeeue groot bekendheid verwerf het. Sy omvangryke ensiklopediese werk, Der Naturen Bloeme, word telkens getoets aan die hand van kenmerke vir die ensiklopediese narratief en die raakpunte word uitgewys. Uit die ondersoek word aangetoon dat Der Naturen Bloeme as ensiklopediese narratief erken kan word. / Afrikaans and Theory of Literature / M.A. (Afrikaans)
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L'expression du temps dans les Chroniques de Froissart

Remy, Paul January 1953 (has links)
Doctorat en philosophie et lettres / info:eu-repo/semantics/nonPublished
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Personal Passions and Carthusian Influences Evident in Rogier Van Der Weyden's Crucified Christ between the Virgin and Saint John and Diptych of the Crucifixion

Smith, Tamytha Cameron 05 1900 (has links)
This thesis examines Rogier Van Der Weyden's two unique fifteenth century Crucifixions, The Crucified Christ Between the Virgin and Saint John and The Diptych of the Crucifixion, in light of Carthusian beliefs, practices and relevant devotional texts. The specific text used to support this examination is the Vita Christi by Ludolph of Saxony, which in part deals specifically with the Hours of the Passion. Ludolph's text is given visual form in Rogier's paintings and supports the assertion that Rogier and Ludolph were connected by a shared belief and worldview. Key aspects of Rogier's life, supported by original documentation- familial ties, associates, patrons, use of finances, and his close involvement with the Carthusians-- support this assertion. Other models of connections of belief, evidenced through artist's work, are corroborated in the work of Grunewald, Sluter and Durer.
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Dopamin und kognitive Handlungssteuerung: Flexibilität und Stabilität in einem Set-Shifting Paradigma / Dopamine and Cognitive Control: Flexibility and Stability in a Set-Shifting-Paradigm

Müller, Johannes 11 January 2008 (has links) (PDF)
Eine phasische Ausschüttung des Neurotransmitters Dopamin wird u.a. mit positivem Affekt, der Reaktivität auf Neuheit und kognitiver Handlungssteuerung in Verbindung gebracht. In der vorliegenden Doktorarbeit wurde der dopaminerge Einfluss auf die Flexibilität und Stabilität der Handlungssteuerung untersucht. Für eine zielgerichtete Handlung sind beide antagonistischen Anforderungen notwendig. Einerseits müssen gewählte Handlungsabsichten gegenüber irrelevanten Ablenkungsreizen abgeschirmt und somit stabilisiert werden. Andererseits müssen diese Absichten im Falle handlungsrelevanter Änderungen der Situation flexibel angepasst werden. Als theoretische Grundlage für die vorliegende Arbeit dienten in diesem Zusammenhang folgende Kernthesen von Miller und Cohen (2001): (1) Der präfrontale Kortex (PFC) ist entscheidend an der Regulation der Handlungssteuerung beteiligt. (2) Eine phasische Dopaminausschüttung ermöglicht die Aufnahme neuer Reize im PFC und damit die Möglichkeit, gegebenenfalls aktuelle Regeln und Ziele zu ändern. (3) Eine phasische Dopaminausschüttung verschiebt demnach die Balance zwischen einer flexiblen und stabilen Handlungssteuerung in Richtung Flexibilität. In den ersten beiden Studien der vorliegenden Arbeit wurde der Einfluss interindividueller Unterschiede dopaminerger Aktivität auf die Flexibilität der Handlungssteuerung untersucht. Als Prädiktoren wurden die spontane Lidschlagrate (EBR), die Polymorphismen COMT Val-158-Met und DRD4 Exon III sowie das Geschlecht eingesetzt. In der dritten Studie sollte eine Dopaminausschüttung experimentell durch die Darbietung von Signalen einer potenziellen Belohnung (Geldgewinn) stimuliert werden. Hierdurch sollten die beobachteten Zusammenhänge aus den ersten beiden Studien erhärtet und in einem erweiterten theoretischen Kontext untersucht werden. In allen drei Studien zeigte sich ein signifikanter Zusammenhang von Lidschlagrate und kognitiver Flexibilität (mittleres η²=8%). Entsprechend der Vorhersage wurde mit steigender Lidschlagrate eine erhöhte Flexibilität beobachtet. Ferner ergaben sich Interaktionseffekte zwischen EBR und DRD 4 Exon III Polymorphismus bzw. EBR und Geschlecht, sowie ein Geschlechtshaupteffekt. Zur Stabilität dieser Effekte konnte jedoch jeweils keine abschließende Aussage gemacht werden. In der dritten Studie zeigte sich bei Darbietung des Belohnungssignals eine erhöhte kognitive Stabilität (η²=7%). Dieser Zusammenhang wurde vom subjektiven Erlebens des Experiments moderiert (η²=11%): Personen, die den Eindruck hatten, ohne große Anstrengung viel zu gewinnen, zeigten eine erhöhte kognitive Flexibilität. Diese beiden Befunde können innerhalb einer integrativen Theorie von Cohen et al. (2004) plausibel erklärt werden. Der Belohnungs-Haupteffekt könnte auf die Dominanz eines (noradrenergen) Wirkungspfades im Kontext der Wettkampfsituation hinweisen. Der moderierende Effekt des subjektiven Erlebens könnte gemäß der oben erläuterten Kernthesen von Miller und Cohen (2001) als gleichzeitige Flexibilisierung über den dopaminergen Wirkungspfad interpretiert werden, die insbesondere bei geringer wahrgenommener Anstrengung dominieren kann. Als wichtigstes Ergebnis der vorliegenden Arbeit kann zusammenfassend festgestellt werden, dass die Hypothese einer dopaminergen Beeinflussung der Flexibilitäts-Stabilitäts-Balance der kognitiven Handlungssteuerung durch die Ergebnisse der drei Studien unterstützt werden konnte. Dabei erwies sich insbesondere die spontane Lidschlagrate als zuverlässiger non-invasiver und effizient zu erhebender Prädiktor dopaminerger Aktivität. Der flexibilisierende Einfluss von Dopamin kann von einem stabilisierenden Einfluss überlagert werden. Dies ist insbesondere dann der Fall, wenn eine erforderliche Leistung zur Erreichung einer Belohnung als nützlich eingeschätzt und subjektiv als anstrengend wahrgenommen wird. / Converging evidence suggests a modulatory role of the neurotransmitter dopamine concerning reward, positive affect, novelty, and cognitive control. According to Miller and Cohen (2001) a phasic burst of dopamine shifts the balance between cognitive flexibility versus stability towards increased flexibility. Based on this assumption the current dissertation aimed at revealing associations between correlates of dopaminergic activity and the cognitive flexibility in an attentional set-shifting paradigm. In the first two studies we examined individual differences in the spontaneous eyeblink rate (EBR), the polymorphisms DRD4 exon III and COMT Val158Met polymorphism, as well as gender. In the third study we examined the impact of prospective monetary gains. Through this the findings of the first two studies should be validated and tested in an extended theoretical background. In all three studies an association between high EBR and increased cognitive flexibility was observed (mean η²=8%). Thus the main thesis of Miller and Cohen (2001) could be confirmed. Furthermore we observed interactions between EBR and DRD4 and EBR and gender, as well as a gender main effect on cognitive flexibility. In the third study we observed increased cognitive stability in the face of prospective gains (η²=7%). However, this effect was modulated by the subjective evaluation of the reward cues: participants who reported increasing their effort in response to reward cues showed increased cognitive stability whereas those who reported a positive and relaxed attitude towards the reward cues showed increased flexibility (η²=11%). The results thus suggest that the flexibility-stability-balance is modulated by the perceived effort needed to receive the potential reward.

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