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Feeds that maximize reproductive potential are needed to ensure success of captive broodstock. Nutritional requirements for somatic growth of juvenile fishes differ from nutritional requirements of mature fishes and are largely species-specific. Broodstock nutritional research has focused primarily on lipid and fatty acid requirements and their effects on reproductive conditioning due to the importance of these nutrients in providing metabolic energy and structural elements, i.e. for phospholipids for embryonic development. Development of suitable broodstock feeds are limited by not knowing fatty acid requirements for many species. Once requirements are identified, plant, grain, marine, algal, and fungal lipid sources can be blended to develop least-cost diet formulations. The objectives of this dissertation are to (1) evaluate white bass Morone chrysops ovum fatty acid composition and reproductive performance after feeding maternal broodstock graded levels of squid to fish oil; (2) evaluate flax, canola, and corn oils as alternatives to marine oil(s) in white bass maternal broodstock diets; (3) determine extent to which grain oils can replace marine oils in female white bass broodstock diets in order to maintain reproductive performance and quantify fatty acid utilization of larvae with different initial fatty acid profiles; and (4) assess dietary supplementation of 20:4n-6, 20:5n-3, and 22:6n-3 concentrates to boost reproductive performance of female white bass fed primarily plant oil-based lipid sources. Of the marine and plant oils tested, menhaden fish oil provided female white bass broodstock the fatty acids (~3.9% n-3 long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids; LC-PUFA; dry matter basis) necessary to maximize embryonic survival; however, flax oil, due to its low 18:2n-6 and high 18:3n-3 content, showed promise as a suitable plant oil candidate for partial if not complete marine oil substitution in female white bass broodstock feeds. Differential responses in embryonic and larval survival resulted in comparable total larval yields at 5 days post hatch (DPH) after feeding female broodstock graded levels (0, 33, 67, or 100%) flax to fish oils for 30 weeks prior to spawning. At the end of the endogenous feeding period, fatty acid compositions of flax and fish oil-fed broodstock progeny deviated from initial ova composition. Although n-3 LC-PUFA from menhaden fish oil are essential for embryonic survival, sunshine bass appear to have lower n-3 LC-PUFA requirements after hatch. Larval survival was highly dependent on the presence of C18 PUFA present due to flax oil inclusion in maternal diets. Embryonic survival of progeny produced from broodstock fed dietary saturated fatty acid-rich plant lipids supplemented with intact LC-PUFA concentrates (~3.4% n-3 LC-PUFA; dry matter basis) was similar to that of the broodstock fed the menhaden fish oil control diet containing 4.8% n-3 LC-PUFA. Although the dietary requirement for n-3 LC-PUFA was reduced by feeding these LC-PUFA concentrates in combination with plant lipids, menhaden fish oil is still the most viable option for least cost broodstock diet formulations intended for white bass.

abstract: The legacy of the great double bassist and pedagogue Joseph Prunner (1886-1969) includes his scale and arpeggio exercise book, Progressive Studies for the Double Bass, composed in 1955. Progressive Studies was originally written for Prunner's students at the Bucharest Conservatoire and was not intended for a wide publication. In the work Prunner presents major and harmonic and melodic minor scales that are performed in one octave and then extended diatonically through all their modes, progressing through this pattern for three octaves, followed by a series of arpeggio exercises. These exercises are based on a modernized fingering system and are offered in the traditional positions and in what Prunner called "Fixed-Position" scales. A series of chromatic scale exercises are also included that follow the template of the major and minor scales. The study at hand is a revision and expansion of Prunner's work. The edition presented here intends to preserve the information that Prunner provided, fix the errors made in editing, and expand the study greatly by increasing the range of the exercises, providing more arpeggio exercises, creating melodic and harmonic minor "Fixed-Position" scales and arpeggio exercises, and including the study of double-stops. In support of the revised and updated version of Progressive Studies, this study includes a biography of Joseph Prunner and a summary of the importance of the type of scale and arpeggio practice the collection of exercises supports. An explanation of the revisions made to Prunner's work and recommendations for using the exercises also precede the new edition. / Dissertation/Thesis / D.M.A. Music 2012

Orientador: Dessislava Hristova Kochloukova / Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Instituto de Matemática Estatística e Computação Científica / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-24T15:38:10Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Onorio_AnaClaudiaLopes_M.pdf: 2325797 bytes, checksum: e0938ac85576f21ee8723d0aab2b0475 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2014 / Resumo: Estudamos o tipo homológico FPs de produtos subdiretos de grupos limites seguindo resultados de Bridson, Howie, Miller, Short. Desenvolvemos teoria de grupos limites usando como ferramenta homologia algébrica e teoria geométrica de grupos, em particular a teoria de Bass-Serre sobre grupos que agem sobre árvores. Palavras-chaves: teoria de Bass-Serre, álgebra homológica, grupos de tipo FPn, grupos limites, produto subdireto de grupos limites / Abstract: The homological type FPs of subdirect products of limit groups was studied according to Bridson, Howie, Miller and Short's results. The limit group theory was developed using as a tool the algebraic homology and geometric group theory and in particular Bass-Serre theory on groups acting on trees. Keywords: Bass-Serre theory, homological algebra, groups of type FPn, limit groups, subdirect product of limit groups / Mestrado / Matematica / Mestra em Matemática

This thesis provides evidence that a particular "topos" from the high Baroque's exalted style, the so-called chaconne bass, made a profound impact on a considerable body of Mozart's compositions from the last ten years of his life in Vienna. After identifying the topos in the first chapter, a detailed study in chapter two shows how Mozart's faith in the extraordinary emotional power carried by this topos was enough for him to work it into all of the completed keyboard fantasias. Chapter three illustrates that an understanding of the chaconne bass and its unmistakable association with the fantasia style can shed new light on three of Mozart's most enigmatic compositions from his final period, K. 465, K. 491, and K. 527.

This thesis examines the reproductive cycles of five species of Texas centrarchids: the largemouthed black bass, the black crappie, the bluegill, the redear sunfish, and the striped bass. In this report attention is given to the reproductive cycles of the five species for a period of one year.

Syftet med denna studie är att följa min inlärningsprocess av Serge Koussevitzkyskontrabaskonsert op. 3. Genom studien har jag kommit fram till olika övningsmetoder som kan tillämpas på Koussevitzky baskonserten som intonationsproblem samt tekniska svårigheter man stöter på under inlärningsprocessen. Med hjälp av videoanalys och loggbok dokumenteras processen. Flera förbättringsområden identifieras såsom övningsstruktur, fingersättningar, lägesväxlingar och stråkföring. I studien presenteras olika övningsstrategier i musikalisk gestaltning och lösningar på specifika tekniska hinder / The purpose of this study is to follow my learning process of Serge Koussevitzky's Double Bass Concerto op. 3. Through the study, I have come up with different practice methods that can be applied to the Koussevitzky bass concerto as intonation problems as well as technical difficulties encountered during the learning process. With the help of video analytics and logbook, the process is documented. Several areas for improvement are identified, such as practice structure, fingering, position shifts and stringing. The study presents different practice strategies in musical performance and solutions to specific technical obstacles.

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In most Puerto Rico reservoirs, Largemouth Bass Micropterus salmoides are typically fast-growing with distributions composed of distinct year-classes. Cerrillos Reservoir, however, displays the classic characteristics of a crowded bass population common in temperate lakes and ponds with fish stockpiling into a single modal distribution of slow-growing fish. This developed shortly after stocking in 1997, with the population quickly expanding to carrying capacity. Consequently, relative weight declined from above 100 to about 80 and the population was mostly composed of fish <=350 mm. A protected slot limit (356-508 mm) was implemented; however, limited effort and angler attitudes towards harvest of small bass prevented the success of this regulation, which was subsequently removed. In this dissertation, I examined the efficacy of using targeted management harvests for improving growth, size structure, and condition of Largemouth Bass in Cerrillos Reservoir. I used bioenergetics modeling to simulate the effects of targeted harvests. I predicted annual consumption of stock and quality-sized Largemouth Bass and used these estimates to model the effects of population reduction on consumption and growth of remaining bass. To validate the model, experimental removals of Largemouth Bass from the crowded size classes (200-380 mm) were conducted in 2012 and 2013. In these two years, I removed 20% and 22% of the total biomass, respectively. Following the experimental removals, mean condition of Largemouth Bass increased from 83 to 90, and increases were observed in all Largemouth Bass size categories. The reduction in predator abundance resulted in increased prey availability and smaller size structure of sunfish (Lepomis spp.) and tilapia (Coptodon and Oreochromis spp.) populations. I concluded that reducing Largemouth Bass abundance in Cerrillos Reservoir can move population dynamics toward desired management outcomes, but these actions must continue indefinitely to achieve success and sustainability. Annual management harvests are feasible but impractical, so I recommend increasing angler harvest and implementing management efforts designed to limit recruitment (e.g., shoreline rotenone application) to achieve management goals.

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