Submitted by PPG Filosofia (filosofia-pg@pucrs.br) on 2018-04-16T14:48:09Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Danusia Braeske Pulla.pdf: 872344 bytes, checksum: 7daac2d1f93ad97e7f533cdd98dd6b6b (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Caroline Xavier (caroline.xavier@pucrs.br) on 2018-05-03T18:24:56Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 Danusia Braeske Pulla.pdf: 872344 bytes, checksum: 7daac2d1f93ad97e7f533cdd98dd6b6b (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2018-05-03T18:31:48Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Danusia Braeske Pulla.pdf: 872344 bytes, checksum: 7daac2d1f93ad97e7f533cdd98dd6b6b (MD5) Previous issue date: 2018-01-31 / Coordena??o de Aperfei?oamento de Pessoal de N?vel Superior - CAPES / This dissertation aims to study the problem of free will in the compatibilism x incompatibilism debate from the perspective of Robert Kane. We first seek to characterize these two philosophical views and present their main arguments. In a second moment, we examine two conditions Kane?s takes as necessary for free will, namely alternative possibilities and ultimate responsibility. In the third chapter we explore specifically the theory of Robert Kane, mainly through the analysis of his work The Significance of Free Will. In the last chapter we discuss and comment on some of the main criticisms of the philosopher's theory. Throughout this work we analyze indeterminism from different perspectives in order to better understand the problems that constitute the greatest challenge to the intelligibility of incompatibilist free will. In the end, we conclude that there is still a way to go in order to respond satisfactorily to some criticisms but it seems too early or too strong to claim that Kane's freedom is not coherent or intelligible. / Esta disserta??o visa estudar o problema da liberdade no debate compatibilismo x incompatibilismo a partir da ?tica de Robert Kane. Buscamos primeiramente caracterizar essas duas vertentes filos?ficas e apresentar seus principais argumentos. Em um segundo momento, examinamos duas condi??es necess?rias para que haja liberdade para Kane, a saber, possibilidades alternativas e responsabilidade ?ltima. No terceiro cap?tulo exploramos especificamente a teoria de Robert Kane, principalmente por meio da an?lise da sua obra The Significance of Free Will. No ?ltimo cap?tulo expomos e comentamos algumas das principais cr?ticas feitas ? teoria do fil?sofo. Ao longo de todo o trabalho analisamos o indeterminismo sob diferentes perspectivas a fim de compreender melhor os problemas que constituem o maior desafio ? inteligibilidade da liberdade incompatibilista. Ao final, concluimos que ainda h? um caminho a se percorrer para responder satisfatoriamente a algumas cr?ticas por?m parece precoce ou forte demais se afirmar que a liberdade de Kane n?o ? coerente ou intelig?vel.

Thesis (M.A.) -- Central Connecticut State University, 2009. / Thesis advisor: Robert Wolff. "... in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in History." Includes bibliographical references (leaves 76-77). Abstract available via the World Wide Web.

Microbial communities influence the kinetics and pathways of reactions involved in the dissolution of a number of minerals (Ehrlich 1996). On a smaller scale these interactions can affect substrate permeability, porosity, and create highly localized biogeochemical conditions. However, a mechanistic understanding of the consequences of microbial surface colonization on calcite dissolution rate has yet to be achieved. More specifically, little is known about the impact of sulfur-oxidizing bacteria activity on the rate of carbonate mineral dissolution, or the nature of the microbe-limestone attachment and interaction. Through a series of laboratory and field experiments the effect of mineral surface colonization by microbial communities, obtained from an active sulfuric acid cave (Lower Kane Cave (LKC), Big Horn Basin, WY), on the dissolution rate of Madison Limestone was quantified. Results from laboratory experiments showed that a microbial biofilm, composed primarily of Epsilonproteobacteria and Gammaproteobacteria growing on a limestone surface oxidized thiosulfate and increased carbonate dissolution rates up to 3.3 times faster than abiotic rates. When all thiosulfate substrate was withheld the community oxidized stored intracellular sulfur, continuing to accelerate limestone dissolution and decreasing pH. This process is sensitive to O2 limitations. Characterization of this aggressive sub-biofilm corrosion was more closely examined by SEM imaging. By comparing mineral surface morphology of colonized chips to non-colonized chips of various carbonate substrates, it was shown that even under conditions near equilibrium with calcite, aggressive dissolution of carbonate substratum occurs exclusively beneath the biofilm. These findings support the hypothesis that (1) sulfur-oxidizing microbial communities aggressively dissolve carbonates in order to buffer the production of excess acidity by neutrophilic communities and (2) biofilm presence affects carbonate mineral dissolution by physically separating a bulk stream water from the sub-biomat environment. Furthermore, it was found that mineralogy affects the degree of establishment of microbial communities in this environment. Results from a series of four laboratory and one in situ reactor experiment showed that limestone and dolostone substratum consistently had higher biomass accumulations than silicate minerals or pure Iceland spar calcite in the same reactor. These results provide evidence to support the hypothesis that mineralogy influences microbial accumulation in sulfuric-acid karst systems. Particularly, neutrophilic sulfur-oxidizing communities accumulate in greater quantities on solid substrates that buffer metabolically-generated acidity. These results also demonstrated the dependence of microorganisms on colonization of a particular mineral surface, possibly in order to gain access to micronutrients bound within solid substrates when exposed to nutrient-limited conditions. / text

The Phaedra and Hippolytus myth is a frequently dramatized narrative of uncontrollable desire. This thesis examines two versions, Euripides' Hippolytus, first presented in 428 B.C. as part of the Athenian festival of Dionysus, and Sarah Kane's 1996 play, Phaedra's Love, first presented as part of the Gate Theatre of London's "new playwrights, ancient sources" series. In each play, Phaedra's desire is constructed according to sociohistorical conditions which are temporary in their cultural significance. Once the moment of creation has passed, so have the conditions in which each version of desire is originally understood. However, these constructions of Phaedra's desire also bear a simultaneously transhistorical quality as they complicate human notions of agency. In the West, therefore, Phaedra's desire is represented as a tragically constructed emotion. This thesis posits desire as transhistorically relevant in its ability to question modes of human subjectivity.

Manitoba’s population is aging. Trends in personal care home (PCH) use have also changed so that residents today have more cognitive impairments including Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (ADRD). While quality of life (QoL) has emerged as an important PCH research outcome, this literature is relatively sparse for residents with versus without ADRD. This study was conducted to examine the QoL of PCH residents with ADRD, using a recently developed but as of yet untested framework by Kane and colleagues (1999, as cited in Frytak; Kane 2001, 2003). The specific aims of this study were to gather family caregivers’ perspectives on: (a) the meaning of the six domains that constitute Kane et al.’s ADRD-specific PCH-QoL framework; (b) domains they considered to be more important or lacking from this framework; and, (c) general PCH policies, practices, and activities that currently (or could better) facilitate positive QoL experiences for their loved ones.

Manitoba’s population is aging. Trends in personal care home (PCH) use have also changed so that residents today have more cognitive impairments including Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (ADRD). While quality of life (QoL) has emerged as an important PCH research outcome, this literature is relatively sparse for residents with versus without ADRD. This study was conducted to examine the QoL of PCH residents with ADRD, using a recently developed but as of yet untested framework by Kane and colleagues (1999, as cited in Frytak; Kane 2001, 2003). The specific aims of this study were to gather family caregivers’ perspectives on: (a) the meaning of the six domains that constitute Kane et al.’s ADRD-specific PCH-QoL framework; (b) domains they considered to be more important or lacking from this framework; and, (c) general PCH policies, practices, and activities that currently (or could better) facilitate positive QoL experiences for their loved ones.

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The emerging seasonal subdivisions in the rural mountainous regions of Kane County was the focus of this study . A native of Kanab, county seat, the author has been in a position to witness the development of these projects. The desired purpose of the study was to ascertain the degree of involvement of local government and to indicate problems, their solutions and consequences. The problems encountered in analyzing these developments are basically those that must be faced by any new emerging community. No individual study was discovered that dealt with the specific locality under consideration. Of very recent origin, the developments have provided little time for in depth analysis. The absence of related studies has offered the author more personal contact with involved individuals than might otherwise have been the case. The author attempted to view the subdivisions as seen by both subdivider and governing official. Written questionnaires, personal interviews and informal discussions, on-site inspection of subdivisions , vis its to county offices, letters, and telephone interviews have provided the background material for this thesis. The study resulted in the following observations: 1. Local government must engage in long-range planning to effectively deal with the problems of the subdivisions. 2. Failure to adequately prepare now will necessitate far greater expenditures in future county operations. 3. As the problems continue to grow, so, too , will the cost of their eradication or containment. 4. Intergovernmental cooperative studies appear to be a logical method of determining overall effect of the problems. 5. Restructuring of local government may become necessary.

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This thesis is a study of vertebrate distribution in relation to certain habitats in cetral Kane County, Utah. Four areas were trapped, two in a sagebrush community and two in a grassland community. Oryzopsis hymenoides (Roem & Shult.) Ricker, Hilaria jamesii (Torr) Benth., Ephedra torreyana S. Watts and Guttierrezia sarothrae (Purah.) Britt and Rusby, were the dominant plants in the grassland community. The dominant plants in the sagebrush community were Artemisia tridentata Nutt., and Hilaria jamesii (Torr.) Benth. Dipodomys ordii cupidineus Goldman was the most common mammal trapped in both communities. Peromyscus maniculatus sonoriensis (LeConte) was trapped most often in the sagebrush community, but rarely taken in the grassland community. Reithrodontomys megalotis megalotis (Baird), was trapped most often in the grassland and only rarely in the sagebrush community. This cricetid seemed restricted to a habitat that offered a large amount of shrub and grass cover. Perognathus parvus trumbullensis Benson, seemed to be restricted to the sagebrush community. This was the only species that was not trapped in the grassland community. Perognathus longimembris arizonensis Goldman, on the other hand seemed to be restricted in central Kane County to the grassland community, because it was the only mammal that was not caught in the sagebrush community. Perognathus formosus domisaxensis Cookrum, appears to be the ecological equivalent on the Cockscomb Ridge of P. parvus in the sagebrush community and P. longimembris in the grasslands. From the data collected, Onychomys leucogaster melanophrys Merriam, appeared to be limited in distribution to the number of available invertebrates near the trapping transect. Most of the mammals that were trapped on the west side of the ridge, in the sagebrush community, appeared to be darker in color than those from the east side of the ridge. Thomomys umbrinus howelli exhibited a greater color contrast between the two communities than any other species. Closer examination of the skulls of these mammals revealed a difference in the width of the basioccipital between those caught on the west side of the ridge and those caught on the east side. The range of Crotalus viridis lutosus Klauber was extended east from the Cockscomb Ridge to the Paria Plateau. The range of Eutamias dorsalis utahensis Merriam was extended south past Catstairs Canyon.