Master of Music / Department of Music, Theatre, and Dance / Frank C. Tracz / The following report provides a comprehensive analysis of and teaching guide for one work for brass ensemble and two works for wind band: Legacy by Mark Camphouse, Concert Variations by Claude T. Smith, and Romance for Band by John Zdechlik. A chapter is included for each work, supplying essential information needed to properly prepare the conductor for teaching and rehearsing the work in question. Information is included regarding the composer, the composition, historical perspective, technical considerations, stylistic considerations, musical elements, form and structural analysis, listening suggestions, and a suggested seating arrangement. Outlines of rehearsal plans used by the author are included with self-evaluations of each rehearsal, in addition to a detailed score analysis grid as presented by Dr. Frank Tracz in Mark Walker's book, The Art of Interpretation of Band Music. Chapters are also devoted to the author’s philosophy of music education and philosophy of quality literature selection. All materials are included with the hope that this research can assist in preparation of these works by other conductors and ensembles, as well as to promote a more active programming of these quality, lesser-known works.

Studiens syfte är att få kunskap om hur förrättningslantmätare tillsammans med mätningsingenjörer förhåller sig till behövlig omfattning av gränsmarkering. Begreppet behövlig omfattning återfinns i Fastighetsbildningslagen, FBL, 4 kap. 27 §.   Metoder som tillämpats för att uppnå studiens syfte består, utöver en pilotstudie, av intervjuer och en kvalitativ enkätundersökning. Urval har gjorts bland statligt och kommunalt anställda förrättningslantmätare och mätningsingenjörer. 11 personer intervjuades och 36 personer besvarade enkät. I pilotstudie intervjuades 2 personer.   Erfarenhet av yrket är en viktig faktor som påverkar synen på gränsmarkering i lantmäteriförrättning. Bedömning, tolkning och tillämpning av behövlig omfattning grundas på sakägares behov av att tydligt förstå var fastighetsgränser går. Det råder delade meningar om hur tydliga tillgängliga riktlinjer är. Handbok för Enhetligt arbetssätt används som bedömningsunderlag, vilket innefattar en basnivå för fältarbete. Rättssäkerhet från juridiskt perspektiv är den enskilt viktigaste faktorn som styr behövlig omfattning av gränsmarkering. Mätningsingenjör har också de facto stor del i beslutsprocessen.   Slutsatser från genomförd studie visar att det finns svårigheter med att markera gränser i exploateringsområden. Erfarenhet ligger ofta till grund för bedömning, tolkning och tillämpning av behövlig omfattning. / The purpose of the study is to gain knowledge how surveying engineers together with cadastral surveyors relates to necessary existent when marking a boundary. The term necessary extent can be found in the Swedish property formation law, chapter 4 § 27.   The methods used to reach the purpose of the study were, besides a pilot study, interviews and a qualitative questionnaire. A selection was made among employees from the National cadastral authority and Municipal cadastral authority. 11 people were interviewed and 36 people answered the questionnaire. In the pilot study 2 people were interviewed.   Experience of the profession is an important factor which affects the view of marking a boundary in cadastral procedure. Assessment, interpretation and application of necessary extent are based on the interested parties’ need of clear understanding of property boundaries location. The opinion is divided of how clear existing guidelines are. The instruction manual Handbok för Enhetligt arbetssätt is used for assessments which consist of a base level for field work. The most important factor for necessary extent is to ensure the rule of law from a legal perspective when marking a boundary. Surveying engineers has in reality a major part in the decision making.   The conclusion from completed study shows difficulties when marking boundaries in land development sites. Experience is often the basis for the evaluation, interpretation and application of the necessary extent.

This thesis deals with analysis of consumer attitudes to various types of stores. Its goal is to determine these attitudes and define the various segments of consumers who go shopping in those stores. Further to recommend an appropriate marketing strategy on the basis of the obtained results. The thesis is dividend into two parts. The first theoretical part prepares a theoretical basis for the second part, which is own research on consumer attitudes in Pilsen and environs. The first part of the theoretical basis defines the different types of stores. They differ in many characteristics and their combinations. The second part deals with the attitudes. It includes definitions of attitudes, defines their components, determines the attributes and functions, their formation and possibilities of change. The third section focuses on the segmentation. What segmentation is, how it is done and what is its aim. The fourth section describes the various ways of marketing communications and defines its goal. It also deals with psychological reasons for buying and own trade mark. In the second practical part I achieve own market research, whose goal is analysis of attitudes of pilsener consumers to the various types of stores.

The thesis focuses on the intangible assets, particularly valuation of trademarks. The theoretical part deals with definition of intagible assets and tradenark. In next part is shown legislative issues of trademark and methods of vauation. Practical part includes the valuation of trademarks and application of described methods in a concrete example.

<div> <p>Understanding the dispersal ability of invasive insects provides useful insights for developing effective management strategies. Historically, methods for marking insects for dispersal studies have been expensive, time-consuming, and labor-intensive, especially for woodboring beetles. In addition, capturing or rearing insects requires human handling, which can alter behavior. Immunomarking is a well-established technique for studying the dispersal of insects, however, it has not been broadly applied to woodborers. This study evaluates the potential for using immunoproteins applied directly to woodborer-infested trees to mark emerging beetles. <a>Specifically, in the first experiment I sprayed varying concentrations of ovalbumin (egg white) solution directly onto logs infested with emerald ash borer (EAB, <i>Agrilus planipennis </i>Fairmaire) (Buprestidae: Agrilini) and ELISA was used to detect the presence of protein on emerged beetles. To test the persistence of the mark, I applied varying concentrations of albumin to freeze-killed beetles, mounted them on pins, and placed them in an exposed location outdoors. Adult EAB self-marked as they emerged from protein-treated trees, with higher protein concentrations persisting for longer on the cuticle when exposed to sun and rain. </a>This technique offers a convenient, inexpensive and durable means of marking woodborers and circumvents the need for human handling, allowing for more natural behavior and more realistic estimates of dispersal. Protein self-marking may find application in studies of woodborer dispersal within natural forest environments.<a></a></p> </div> <br>

O bagre cego de Iporanga, Pimelodella kronei, da região do Parque Estadual Turístico do Alto Ribeira-PETAR, SP, foi o primeiro peixe troglóbio descoberto e descrito no Brasil e um dos mais estudados até hoje. Populações de bagres cegos atribuídas a essa espécie foram encontradas, até o momento, em cavernas do Sistema das Areias (Areias de Cima - localidade-tipo e abrigando a maior população conhecida -, Areias de Baixo e Ressurgência das Areias da Água Quente, esta aparentemente com uma população periférica), na Caverna Córrego Seco, na Ressurgência de Bombas e em cavernas do Sistema Alambari (caverna Alambari de Cima - população aparentemente extinta -, e Abismo do Gurutuva). Os bagres cegos do Sistema Areias foram excessivamente coletados na década de 1970, o que teria provocado um declínio populacional acentuado, registrado por Trajano (1987) 10 anos mais tarde. O presente estudo aborda a ecologia de P. kronei, com ênfase na população das Areias, utilizando métodos comparáveis aos de Trajano (op. cit.), para fins de monitoramento. Os aspectos analisados nas Areias foram: tamanho da população, crescimento individual e deslocamentos no habitat, a partir de marcação e recaptura individual; estrutura da população em termos de distribuição das freqüências de tamanhos (comprimento-padrão), peso e fator de condição (isométrico e alométrico); troglomorfismos (graus de redução de olhos e de pigmentação melânica). Complementarmente, exemplares das Areias, Bombas, Córrego Seco e Gurutuva foram comparados quanto à morfometria. A população de P. kronei das Areias mostrou evidências de estabilidade através da recuperação da estrutura de peso e comprimento-padrão. Assim como observado para outras espécies de siluriformes troglóbios, o crescimento individual é altamente heterogêneo, com casos de crescimento negativo. Os parâmetros da equação de Von Bertallanfy revelaram valores superiores aos de Trajano (1987), resultando em uma longevidade média de 15-20 anos. Os bagres estudados na Areias de Cima mostraram tendência de deslocamentos rio acima, em direção ao ponto mais distal no Córrego Grande (mais próximo à entrada de alimento externo), provavelmente para alimentação e reprodução. É possível que existam diferenças entre a população de Bombas e as demais localidades, sendo necessária uma investigação mais aprofundada, com métodos mais discriminatórios. / The blind catfish from Iporanga, Pimelodella kronei, from Parque Estadual Turístico do Alto Ribeira- PETAR, SP, was the first troglobitic fish discovered and described in Brazil. It is also one of the most investigated species so far. Populations of blind catfish attributed to this species have been found in caves belonging to the Areias System (Areias de Cima - type-locality, sheltering the largest known population - , Areias de Baixo and Ressurgence of Areias of Águas Quente, which apparently shows a peripherical population), besides Córrego Seco Cave, Bombas Ressurgence and caves of the Alambari System (Alambari de Cima - an apparently extinct population - , and Gurutuva). The blind catfish of Areias system were over-collected during the 1970s, which may have led to an accentuated population decline, as recorded by Trajano (1987) ten years later. The present study focus on the ecology of P. kronei, with emphasis on the Areias population, by using methods comparable to those by Trajano (op. cit.) for monitoring purposes. The aspects studied in the Areias caves were: population size, individual growth and movements in the habitat, based on individual marking and recapture; population structure in terms of distribution of size (standard length), weight and condition factor (isometric and alometric) frequencies; troglomorphism (levels of eye reduction and melanic pigmentation). In addition, samples from Areias, Bombas, Córrego Seco and Gurutuva were morphometrically compared. The P. kronei population of Areias showed evidence of stability through the regain of the size and weight structure. Like the observed for other troglobitic siluriforms, the individual growth in P. kronei is highly heterogeneous, with frequent cases of negative growth. The parameters of the Von Bertallanfy equation calculated were higher than those by Trajano (1987), resulting in a higher expected longevity - 15 to 20 years. The blind catfish from Areias presented a tendency to move upstream, approaching the distal end of Córrego Grande (closer to the input of epigean nutrients), probably for feeding and reproduction. There may be some differences in the Bombas populations of other locations, to be investigated using more discriminatory methods.

A presença de cultivares indesejáveis em lotes de linhagens de milho não é tolerada, pois compromete a eficiência da multiplicação subsequente para a produção comercial de sementes. A detecção das sementes contaminantes é realizada através de testes para determinação da pureza varietal e/ou genética, os quais, geralmente, são baseados em marcadores morfológicos e bioquímicos. Devido à importância dessa determinação, métodos alternativos eficientes vêm sendo avaliados e, entre esses merecem destaque os baseados em polimorfismo de DNA, visando a obtenção de informações mais consistentes. Nesse sentido, esta pesquisa teve como objetivo principal a comparação da eficiência de marcadores morfológicos e microssatélites para avaliação de pureza varietal de linhagens de milho e a determinação do grau de sensibilidade da técnica de microssatélites para detectar a ocorrência de genótipos contaminantes em lotes de sementes. Utilizaram-se quatro linhagens (L1, L2, L3 e L4) fornecidas pela Dow AgroSciences Ltda., misturadas duas a duas, para a obtenção de níveis de contaminação de 0, 1, 2, 5, 10 e 100%. L1 e L3 foram consideradas linhagens puras, enquanto L2 e L4 foram tratadas como genótipos contaminantes. A avaliação mediante o uso de marcadores morfológicos foi realizada utilizando-se descritores para sementes, plântulas e plantas em diferentes estádios de desenvolvimento. Na técnica de microssatélites utilizaram-se iniciadores específicos para amplificar DNA isolado a partir de amostras constituídas por 100 sementes ou 100 pares de folhas de plântulas. As reações de amplificação foram conduzidas via reação da polimerase em cadeia e o programa de amplificação utilizado foi específico para microssatélites. Para a resolução dos fragmentos utilizaram-se os géis de agarose (3,5%) e poliacrilamida (6%). Com a finalidade de verificar a sensibilidade dos microssatélites em detectar a ocorrência de contaminantes, foram realizadas misturas sucessivas do DNA da linhagem denominada contaminante em DNA da linhagem pura, simulando níveis de contaminação de 0%, 0,01%, 0,013%, 0,02%, 0,04%, 0,1%, 0,2%, 1%, 2%, 5%, 10% e 100%. Foi observado que as características morfológicas de sementes, plântulas ou mesmo plantas, não ofereceram segurança suficiente para a detecção de contaminação em amostras de linhagens de milho. Por outro lado, a técnica de microssatélites apresentou maior eficiência e precisão, permitindo a detecção de níveis de contaminação de até 1%, como o uso de amostras constituídas por sementes e também folhas de plântulas. No experimento simulando misturas com DNA de diferentes genótipos (L1 - L2 e L3 - L4), a técnica de microssatélites foi eficiente em detectar de maneira consistente concentrações de 0,1% da amostra contaminante. Assim, a determinação da pureza varietal em lotes de sementes de linhagens de milho é mais eficiente pela utilização de marcadores microssatélites em comparação aos marcadores morfológicos. / Maize inbred lines seed production has been conducted to avoid the presence of varietal contamination since it compromises the subsequent multiplication phases within the commercial seed program. Contaminant seeds are detected through varietal and/or genetic purity determination tests which are usually based on morphological and biochemical markers, depending on the desired effectiveness. Thus, more efficient alternative approaches have been tested, with special emphasis on those based on DNA polymorphism. In that context, the main objective of this research was to compare the efficiency of morphological and microsatellite markers to evaluate varietal purity of maize inbred lines and to determine the sensitiveness of the microsatellite technique to detect the occurrence of contaminant genotypes in seed lots. There were used four inbred lines (L1, L2, L3 and L4) supplied by Dow AgroSciences Ltd., mixed to attain contamination levels of 0, 1, 2, 5, 10 and 100%. L1 and L3 were considered pure strains while L2 and L4 were treated as contaminant genotypes. For the morphological marker evaluation seed, seedling and plant descriptors at different development stages were used. Specific maize primers were used in the microsatellite technique and the DNA was isolated from samples of 100 seeds or 100 pairs of seedling leaves. The DNA amplification reactions were conducted through polymerase chain reaction, with amplification program especially designed for microsatellites, and for fragments resolution, 3.5% agarose and 6% polyacrilamyde gels were used. Successive mixtures among DNA of contaminant line and pure line (0%, 0.01%, 0.013%, 0.02%, 0.04%, 0.1%, 0.2%, 1%, 2%, 5%, 10%, and 100%) were performed to simulate contamination levels with the objective of verify the microssatellite sensitiveness in detecting the occurrence of contaminants. Morphological characteristics of the seeds, seedlings or plants were less reliable to detect contamination in maize inbred lines than the microsatellite technique; this provides more efficient and accurate evaluation of varietal purity of seed lots. Levels with 1% of contamination were detected by the use of seed and seedling leaf samples. The experiment with mixtures of DNA (L1 - L2 and L3 - L4) using microsatellite technique allowed the consistent detection of 0.1% contaminant DNA concentration. Thus, the determination of varietal purity in maize seed lots is more efficient by using microsatellite markers than morphological markers.

by Chiu Man-cheong and Lo Kin-chung. / Thesis (M.B.A.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1994. / Includes bibliographical references (leave 1 (4th gp.)). / ABSTRACT --- p.iii / TABLE OF CONTENTS --- p.iv / ACKNOWLEDGEMENT --- p.vi / Chapter / Chapter I. --- INTRODUCTION --- p.1 / Chapter II. --- LITERATURE REVIEW --- p.4 / Variations --- p.7 / Ratio Analysis --- p.13 / Applications on Real Markets --- p.14 / Chapter III. --- METHODOLOGY --- p.16 / Wave Counting --- p.20 / Fibonacci Targets --- p.22 / Data Source --- p.23 / A Note on Notations --- p.23 / Chapter IV. --- RATIO ANALYSIS --- p.25 / Fibonacci Relationships --- p.25 / Results of Ratio Analysis --- p.28 / Wave 2 --- p.29 / Wave 3 --- p.30 / Wave 4 --- p.30 / Wave 5 --- p.31 / Summary of Results / Chapter V. --- FORMULATION OF TRADE PLANS AND RESULTS OF SIMULATED TRADING --- p.32 / Formulation of Trade Plans --- p.33 / Trade Plan No. 1 --- p.35 / Pre-conditions of Trade --- p.35 / Trade Initiation --- p.36 / Cut-loss Mechanism --- p.38 / Profit Taking --- p.39 / Trade Plan No. 2 --- p.41 / Pre-conditions of Trade --- p.42 / Trade Initiation --- p.42 / Cut-loss Mechanism --- p.43 / Profit Taking Point --- p.44 / Trade Opportunities Scan --- p.46 / Trade Case 1 --- p.52 / Pre-conditions --- p.52 / Trade Initiation --- p.52 / Profit-taking/Cut-loss --- p.53 / Trade Case 2 --- p.54 / Pre-conditions --- p.54 / Trade Initiation --- p.55 / Profit-taking/Cut-loss --- p.56 / Trade Case 5 --- p.57 / Pre-conditions --- p.57 / Trade Initiation --- p.58 / Profit-taking/Cut-loss --- p.58 / Results of Simulated Trade --- p.59 / Discussions on Simulated Trading --- p.62 / Chapter VI. --- WAVE ANALYSIS AND MARKET PERSPECTIVES --- p.65 / Analysis of the Broadest Swing --- p.66 / Phase 1 Price Movement --- p.67 / Phase 2 Price Movement --- p.70 / Future Market Perspectives --- p.78 / Chapter VII. --- DISCUSSIONS --- p.82 / Experience in Wave Counting --- p.82 / Limitations of Elliott Wave --- p.85 / Practical Issues --- p.86 / Chapter VIII. --- CONCLUSIONS --- p.92 / APPENDICES --- p.A-l / Chapter 1. --- RESULTS OF RATIO ANALYSIS --- p.A-2 / Chapter 2. --- DETAILS OF SIMULATED TRADING --- p.A-3 / BIBLIOGRAPHY --- p.B-l

Madagascar's freshwater crayfish, belonging to the endemic genus Astacoides, are harvested throughout their range in the eastern highlands of the country. They provide an important source of protein and revenue to local communities but there is concern that the harvest may be unsustainable. In this thesis I assess the sustainability of crayfish harvesting in and around Ranomafana National Park, an area well known for its reliance on crayfish harvesting. Six taxa (belonging to four described species) are found in the Ranomafana area. Most families in villages with access to forest carry out some harvesting for subsistence use. Due to variation in local taboos (fady) and in access to forest, commercial crayfish harvesting is very important in only three of the 27 villages I visited. However, in these villages crayfish revenue is very important, particularly to poorer households. One species, Astacoides granulimanus, dominates the harvest: more than 95% of crayfish caught in the harvesting village of Vohiparara are of this species. I used a mark-and-recapture study involving more than 26,000 A. granulimanus across 79 sites under a range of harvesting intensities to estimate demographic parameters (growth, fecundity and survival) and investigate density-dependent control of growth and fecundity. No evidence for density-dependent control of growth was found, but the density of large crayfish negatively influenced the proportion of females of a given size which reproduced. I investigated the sustainability of the harvest of A. granulimanus using two approaches: I) comparing population structure and density under varying harvesting intensity and II) using population models to investigate the forest area necessary to provide the observed annual harvest from one harvesting village and comparing that with the area available. The conclusions are encouraging as they suggest that the A. granulimanus harvest in the Ranomafana area may be sustainable under current conditions. Preliminary work suggests habitat loss may be a more immediate threat, so scarce conservation resources should perhaps be concentrated on reducing habitat loss rather than enforcing a ban on harvesting.

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / Estudos envolvendo estimativas de parâmetros populacionais de cetáceos baseados em dados de foto-identificação têm crescido ao longo dos anos, possibilitando estimar parâmetros como abundância, sobrevivência, probabilidade de captura e padrões de emigração. No Brasil, ainda são poucos os estudos com cetáceos que utilizam essa abordagem, contudo, eles estão aumentando, principalmente com a espécie Sotalia guianensis (van Bénéden, 1864), conhecida como boto-cinza. O objetivo desse trabalho foi estimar a sobrevivência, a probabilidade de captura, a emigração e a abundância da população de botos-cinza na Baía de Paraty (RJ; 2307S 4433W), utilizando modelos de marcação-recaptura baseados em dados de foto-identificação, entre os anos de 2005 e 2009. Os cruzeiros foram realizados entre agosto de 2005 e julho de 2009 com uma embarcação de 26 pés e motor de 200hp. As fotografias das nadadeiras dorsais foram tomadas com a utilização de uma câmera digital Canon 20D equipada com lente de zoom 100-400mm. Foram realizadas 60 saídas de campo na Baía de Paraty totalizando 172 horas de esforço no campo, sendo 72 horas de esforço fotográfico. Nas 42 saídas com observação de botos-cinza foram efetuadas 27.892 fotografias e, destas, 6.612 (23,7%) foram consideradas adequadas e utilizadas na identificação dos indivíduos de boto-cinza. Um total de 621 indivíduos foi catalogado com base em marcas permanentes na nadadeira dorsal. Os históricos individuais de captura foram analisados no programa MARK. A estimativa de sobrevivência variou de 0,82 ( 0,05) a 0,85 ( 0,05) e a probabilidade de captura variou de 0,16 ( 0,04) a 0,40 ( 0,06). O número de indivíduos marcados na população estimado pelo modelo de Jolly-Seber foi de N = 586 ( 114,66) (IC: 361-811). A proporção de animais marcados na população para o modelo de JS foi de 0,66 ( 0,03). A partir desse valor, foi possível obter uma abundância total de 884 indivíduos ( 176,8) (IC: 602-1296). A probabilidade de emigração temporária (&#947;``) e de permanecer fora da área (&#947;`) foi de 0,43 ( 0,07) e a probabilidade de captura/recaptura variou de 0,01 ( 0,01) a 0,42 ( 0,05). A probabilidade de permanência na área (1 - &#947;``), assim como a probabilidade de retorno da emigração temporária (1 - &#947;`) foi 0,57. Apesar dos movimentos significativos de indivíduos transientes, uma vez que a área amostrada é menor do que as áreas de vida que se tem estimadas para o boto-cinza, os dados indicam uma residência moderada dos botos-cinza. A abundância anual total variou de 325 para o ano de 2005 a 448 para o ano de 2009. A análise de poder determinou que seriam necessários nove anos de estudo para observar uma tendência de queda de 5% no tamanho da população. Os resultados reforçam que a Baía de Paraty abriga uma das maiores populações já estimadas para Sotalia guianensis.