Marine sedimentary rocks ranging in age from Early Cambrian(?) to Middle Ordovician, inclusive, crop out in the Damascus area. Approximately 13,000 feet of beds are exposed, comprising 14 formations. The stratigraphic succession is rather complete and is broken by a single recognizable hiatus which represents most of late Early Ordovician time. Clastic rocks of questionable Early Cambrian age are about 3,600 feet thick. Rocks of known Cambrian age are about 6,800 feet thick and consist of, in ascending order, elastic rocks, dolomite, shale and carbonate rocks, and mixed carbonate rocks. Carbonate rocks of Early Orodovician age range from 1,000 to 6,000 feet in thickness. Middle Ordovician rocks aggregate approximately 800 feet in thickness, the basal 100 feet of which is limestone and the remainder is shale and sandstone. The Elbrook formation of middle and Late Cambrian age is herein divided into four members of which one, the Widener limestone member, is formally named and mapped. A crepicephalus fauna from the Widener limestone, and a single trilobite, Plethometopus sp. From the Conococheague formation are illustrated. The strata have been folded into five synclines and four anticlines and are broken by two major thrust faults, and Lodi thrust and the Holston Mountain thrust. The faults were initially low-angle thrusts which have been folded with the overridden rocks so that locally the fault planes have steep dips. / Master of Science

This thesis reviews and discusses the so-called “Group Averages method" in the linear regression, the quadratic regression, and the functional relation situations. In the linear and quadratic regression situations, under the assumption of X_i equally spaced, the efficiency of the Group Averages estimator is quite satisfactory as compared with Least Squares estimators. In the functional relation situation we used the Group Averages method and the Maximum Likelihood method for estimation of parameters. To compare their efficiencies we used the variance of the Group Averages estimator which was given by Dorff and Gurland [3], and developed the variance of Maximum Likelihood estimators. Under the assumption of X_i equally spaced, we round the efficiency of the Group Averages estimator to be quite satisfactory. However, caution is needed for using the Group Averages method in functional relationships, since it requires the following condition to be satisfied: Pr {|d_i| ≥ ½ c} negligible Where c = Min. |X_i+1 - X_i|. / Master of Science

A Virginia V-notch weir·box culvert combination gaging station is a discharge measuring device to record the runoff from small watersheds, usually less than two thousand acres in area. The station is composed of a prebuilt highway culvert, a one-foot thick triangular shaped weir placed between wing walls of the culvert entrance and a water level recorder placed 10 feet upstream from the weir. Water runs over the weir and enters the culvert, its surface elevation is controlled by the weir for low stages and, by the culvert, for high stages. The advantages of this kind of gaging station are: l. to make low flow measurable and accurate, 2. to permit free passage of debris and, 3. economical. The main purpose of this thesis is to determine the relationship between the discharge and the measured flow stage. Scaled model studies have been previously made for the same gaging station and the result is found practically agreeable. Theoretical analysis shows that the weir is hydraulically short-created. A suggestion, to place the flow stage measuring section within the wing walls of the culvert entrance, is recommended in this thesis. / Master of Science

The objects of this research to construct the necessary equipment for use with the solid stets surface-barrier detectors employed neutron detectors. This research also had the ultimate aim of showing the possibility of producing a neutron spectrometer using the proton recoil telescope with the surface-barrier detector. These objects were fulfilled. From the results with the protein recoil telescope, there is a possibility of producing a neutron spectrometer using the proton recoil telescope and surface-barrier detectors. However, if s thinner radiator were employed, the energy spread of the recoiling protons would be less end ultimately improve the resolution. The radiator in this trial had a large -dE/dx for protons and caused considerably straggling in the proton energy. Besides the straggling produced by the radiator there was some effect on energy spread by the collimator. A collimator with essentially an infinite number of baffles was used, since it consisted of a hole drilled through the collimator material. If the number of baffles were decreased, the possibility of protons being scattered from the collimator walls and benign detected, but at a lower energy, would be eliminated. With this batter collimation there will be a smaller solid angle and ultimately better resolution. Evacuating the chamber should also improve the resolution. Thus with some improvements, the present equipment could be changed into a neutron spectrometer with good energy resolution. / Master of Science

A historical study of Chinese garments for selected periods and the influences of these costumes on dress in other cultures was designed to gain some understanding of the role clothing played as reflected in selected historical periods in China and the characteristics of the Chinese people. This was also to observe the influence that the Chinese exerted on other nations as revealed in costume. Little information can be found pertaining to the subject. The researcher conducted this study by visiting various museums, reviewing related books and studying reprints of historical art products. The researcher found the immediate effect of historical events and people's typical characteristics fully displayed in costume. The historical Chinese costume has been classified inte four periods in their distinctive silhouettes. Historical Chinese inspiration was found to be evident in current costume of Vietnam, Korea, Japan and the United States of America. Thirty-eight illustrations on costumes have been included in this study. / Master of Science

English Studies / (M.A. (English))

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黃念欣. / 論文 (哲學碩士)--香港中文大學, 1999. / 參考文獻 (leaves 205-212). / 附中英文摘要. / Huang Nianxin. / Lun wen (zhe xue shuo shi)-- Xianggang Zhong wen da xue, 1999. / Can kao wen xian (leaves 205-212). / Fu Zhong Ying wen zhai yao / 引言 --- p.1-11 / Chapter 第一章： --- 「暴力美學」析論 --- p.12-23 / Chapter 第二章： --- 地域與「暴力美學」 --- p.24-69 / Chapter 第三章： --- 親族關係與「暴力美學」 --- p.70-103 / Chapter 第四章： --- 秩序與「暴力美學」 --- p.104-171 / 總結：「絶望之爲虛妄，正與希望相同」一一黃碧雲暴力美學的迷思 --- p.172-184 / 主要參考資料目錄 --- p.185-212 / 〔附錄一〕：有關黃碧雲作品的評論文章（字數及規格） / 〔附錄二〕：有關黃碧雲作品的評論文章（暴力論述) / 〔附錄三〕：〈祧花紅〉原文 / 〔附錄四〕：從專欄「暫且」看黃碧雲的理想與追求

La presente investigación se centra en demostrar cómo el contenido periodístico de la revista Di expresó la imagen aristocrática de la sociedad trujillana en la década del 60, basada en las creencias religiosas, en la valoración de la cultura extranjera y en el exclusivismo de las festividades de la ciudad de Trujillo. El análisis de la publicación se justifica ante la necesidad de enriquecer el estudio de medios de comunicación regionales que en su época fueron voceros de la realidad socioeconómica, histórica y cultural de su espacio inmediato. El objeto de análisis se constituye por 39 artículos periodísticos publicados entre los años 1961 y 1973, en 22 revistas, de un total de 58 ediciones. El aporte del trabajo, desde el aspecto metodológico, es la creación de fichas de análisis de contenido para el estudio de textos periodísticos. Primero se organizaron los artículos tomando en cuenta los elementos básicos del género periodístico. Posteriormente, los artículos se analizaron bajo un listado de categorías relacionadas con la imagen de la clase aristocrática. La investigación muestra que en las secciones “Personajes de portada”, “Festividades y tradiciones” y “Sociales” se advierte mayor presencia de la sociedad acomodada de Trujillo. Las tres están entrelazadas debido a que el grupo que organizaba dirigía y ejecutaba los eventos era el mismo, perteneciente a la clase adinerada de la ciudad. Finalmente, la revista Di muestra que los tres temas recurrentes, creencias religiosas, valoración de la cultura extranjera y el exclusivismo de las festividades, predominan en el discurso de las jóvenes entrevistadas, representantes del nivel social alto. / This research focuses on demonstrating how the journalistic content of Di magazine expressed the aristocratic image of Trujillo's society in the 60s, which was based on religious beliefs, appreciation of foreign culture and exclusivism of the festivities of Trujillo City. The analysis of the publication is justified by the need to enrich the study of the regional media, which in those times were spokespeople of the socioeconomic, historical and cultural reality of their immediate space. The object of analysis is made up of 39 journalistic articles published between 1961 and 1973, in 22 journals, out of a total of 58 issues. The contribution of the research work, from a methodological point of view, is the creation of content analysis sheets for the study of journalistic texts. First, the articles were organized considering the basic elements of the journalistic genre. Subsequently, the articles were analyzed according to a list of categories related to the image of the aristocratic class. The investigation shows that in the sections "Cover characters", "Festivities and traditions" and "Socials", there is a greater presence of the affluent society of Trujillo. The three are intertwined due to the fact that the group that organized, directed and carried out the events was the same one belonging to the wealthy class of the city. Finally, Di magazine shows that the three recurrent topics, religious beliefs, appreciation of foreign culture and exclusivism of the festivities, predominate in the discourse of the interviewed young women, who were representatives of the high social level. / Tesis

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / A presente dissertação trata da atuação da Igreja Católica nos debates sucedidos no processo de formulação e promulgação da primeira Lei de Diretrizes e Bases do Brasil, lei 4.024 de 1961. O objetivo central é discorrer sobre as ações e as estratégias de atuação da Igreja, que lhe permitiram vitórias na aprovação da referida lei, buscando demonstrar que esta vitória não é apenas o fruto de uma luta de treze anos (tempo de tramitação da lei), mas sim de um processo iniciado na década de 1920. Apresenta-se uma pesquisa qualitativa do tipo exploratória explicativa, com pesquisa bibliográfica e documental, que visa explicar o porquê da participação católica na elaboração da primeira LDB. Ao longo dos três capítulos recorre-se a fontes primárias de tipo variado como revista no caso, a revista A Ordem; o Boletim SERVIR; artigos - os analisados para a presente pesquisa estão todos reunidos no livro Indicações Políticas de Alceu Amoroso Lima -; e recorro também, a fontes jurídicas como a Constituição de 1934, a Constituição de 1946, os projetos apresentados ao Congresso em 1948 e em 1958, Diários e Anais do Congresso Nacional, a Lei 4.024 de 1961 a lei de Diretrizes e Base. A metodologia empregada em todas as fontes segue a linha de uma análise de conteúdo, ou seja, com leitura e interpretação de seu teor. / This dissertation addresses the role of the Catholic Church succeeded in discussions on the formulation and promulgation of the first Law of Guidelines and Bases of Brazil, Law 4024 of 1961. The main objective is to discuss the actions and strategies of action of the Church which allowed him to win the approval of the law, seeking to demonstrate that this victory is not only the result of a fight than thirteen years (time for handling the law), but a process that began in the 1920s. It presents a qualitative exploratory type - explanatory, with bibliographical and documentary, which aims to explain why the Catholic participation in the drafting of the first LDB. Over the three chapters resorts to primary sources as varied type of magazine in case the revised Order; Bulletin SERVE; articles - those analyzed for this study are all together in book Indications Policies Alceu Amoroso Lima -, and I turn too, the legal sources as the 1934 Constitution, the 1946 Constitution, the projects presented to Congress in 1948 and 1958, Journals and Proceedings of the National Congress, Law 4024 of 1961 and the law Base Guidelines. The methodology employed in all sources follows the line of a content analysis, ie, reading and interpretation of their content.