published_or_final_version / Architecture / Master / Master of Landscape Architecture

published_or_final_version / Architecture / Master / Master of Architecture

Thesis (M.Arch.)--University of Hong Kong, 1997. / Includes special report study entitled :Integration of architecture and ground form. Includes bibliographical references. Also available in print.

No description available.

Please read the abstract in the section 07summary of this document / Thesis (DPhil (Cultural History))--University of Pretoria, 2007. / Historical and Heritage Studies / unrestricted

The everyday survival of the other at the border between ‘East’ and ‘West’ is the object of this study. The country in-between, Estonia, is a ‘melting pot’ of Russian, Western and Nordic influence, what makes this zone an active, diverse, nevertheless invisible in the global awareness. The process of transition and rapid neoliberalization, which is characteristic for the post-socialist country such as Estonia, brings together number of side-effects, lots of redundant people, who could not adapt to the new regime, who speculate and trade. The investigation of ‘Russian’ semi-official spaces of trade in Estonian capital, Tallinn, reveals the values and defects of the open-air markets.  The thesis highlights the need to politicize the processes around the disappearing and/or transforming the open-air markets in the city. In spite of the fact, that the informal trading is often connected with poverty, illegality, low hygiene, distrust and crime, this work explores the alternative ways of trading, the power of immediacy and aesthetics in confrontation to the global capital. The architecture as the transversal practice cuts across the patterns of trading based on irresponsible consumerism and desire, and experiments with the original concept of the market with the dialogue in front. The speculative interventions are the sites of the common life, production and renewal.

There are about 300 archaeological open-air museums in Europe. Their history goes from Romanticism up to modern-day tourism. With the majority dating to the past 30 years, they do more than simply present (re)constructed outdoor sceneries based on archaeology. They have an important role as education facilities and many showcase archaeology in a variety of ways. Compared to other museum categories, archaeological open-air museums boast a wide variety of manifestations. This research assesses the value of archaeological open-air museums, their management and their visitors, and is the first to do so in such breadth and detail. After a literature study and general data collection among 199 of such museums in Europe, eight archaeological open-air museums from different countries were selected as case studies. They included museums in a very varied state with different balances between public versus private funding levels on the one hand, and on the other the proportion of private individuals to educational groups among their visitors. The issue of ‘quality’ was investigated from different perspectives. The quality as assessed by the museum management was recorded in a management survey; the quality as experienced by their visitors was also recorded using a survey. In addition on-site observations were recorded. Management and visitors have different perspectives leading to different priorities and appreciation levels. The studies conclude with recommendations, ideas and strategies which are applicable not just to the eight archaeological open-air museums under study, but to any such museum in general. The recommendations are divided into the six categories of management, staff, collections, marketing, interpretation and the visitors. They are designed to be informative statements of use to managers across the sector.

Thesis (M.Tech. - Tourism and PR Management, Dept. of Hospitality)--Vaal University of Technology. / The purpose of this study was to segment the various markets attending the Transvalia Open Air Show (Vaal Region) and the Cherry Festival (Free State). A comparison of the various segments enabled the researcher to identify key success factors with regard to market segmentation for tourism events to be implemented in the Vaal Region. It will also enable organisers to target the correct tourist market segments for both events and provide guidelines for improving the planning and marketing of events in both regions. This study therefore aimed to compare the market segments of two tourism events, the Cherry Festival. held in Ficksburg which is located in the Free State and the Transvalia Open Air Show, held in the Vaal Region. Questionnaires were distributed amongst visitors on the festival grounds as well as in areas surrounding the festival grounds. The study was based on availability sampling since only visitors who were willing to parttcipate in the survey completed the questionnaires. A total of 550 questionnaires was distributed, of which 472 were suitable for use. At the Transvalia Open Air Show 273 questionnaires were completed, of which 260 were usable. Students were trained by the researcher to assist in the survey. The questtonnaires were distributed on the show grounds. The data were used to compile graphs and tables so that a profile of each festival could be designed The variables that were the focal point of this study were gender, occupation, language, visitors' province of ongin, group size, number of days spent at these events and average spend. These results can contribute to better marketing and more targeted markets to create a larger number of attendants. The organisers can determine what type of entertainment, music and activities the attendants favour, so that all the elements of the event can then be marketed as a whole. Feedback also allows the organisers to improve the facilities and services available at the events.

The Diploma Thesis Planning Students' Learning during Wallachian Open Air Museum Field Trip is based on a description of three sites of Wallachian Open Air Museum - The Wallachian Village, The Wooden Townlet and The Water Mill Valley - describing their functional use. This theoretical part is supplemented also by information on the delimitation of Wallachia, its history and specific features and on open air museums. The practical part of the Diploma Thesis is oriented towards the field trip in Wallachian Open Air Museum from the didactical point of view. The educational programs available for students in Wallachian Open Air Museum are described there. Important is the draft of the Wallachian Open Air Museum field trip using the guide worksheets which are also a part of the thesis. Primarily the practical part could lead to the fulfilling of the aim of the thesis which is notification of interesting Wallachian area and an effort to expand knowledge and information about it through teaching.

The work in the dissertation expands the applications of DIEF and describes the development of incorporating DIEF in a microfluidic chip to create a comprehensive proteomics tool. Proof-of-concept DIEF experiments have been done previously, so the focus of this work is to explore the capabilities of DIEF. Dynamic isoelectric focusing (DIEF) is a separation technique invented by Dr. Luke Tolley. It is similar to capillary isoelectric focusing except it uses four high voltage electrodes to form a pH gradient instead of only two. The additional two electrodes are able to manipulate the pH gradient resulting in selection of the region and of the range of pH within a pre-defined sampling or extraction point. One of the first applications described for DIEF was to isolate a single protein from a complex mixture. The protein isolated was a cellulase enzyme capable of degrading multiple cellulose materials over a wide range of environmental conditions. DIEF did isolate the protein in a pH span of 0.005 which is equivalent to 0.075% of the total pH range. Fractions were collected for sequencing analysis, but the fractions were contaminated with keratin both times. DIEF was also successfully performed in an open air channel. Though other electromigration techniques have been successfully done in open air channels, these techniques were severely time and pH limited. In contrast, DIEF in an open air channel is capable of using the entire 3-10 pH range and can perform isolations until the proteins are completely separated. The device developed was also an improvement on increasing sample capacity. The channel was significantly bigger than the traditional glass capillaries used. Since the channel was open, fraction collection was made simpler by collecting using a pipette. This work also demonstrated that DIEF can be made through the use of silicone molding compounds and polyurethane. The amount of milling needed is reduced, the pieces are produced quickly, and a single mold can produce several pieces. Machining pieces with fragile bits is not needed to be done as much since only one acrylic piece is required produce a mold. The mold can produce several polyurethane pieces. This fabrication method has proven useful for making DIEF holders. The next step was to make DIEF a truly comprehensive proteomic tool by incorporating it into a microfluidic chip. Multiple sample fractions are rapidly generated on chip through the use of multiple bubbles simultaneously injected into the separation channel. This stops the separation and, since each droplet is isolated from others by a bubble on each side, the protein peaks are not able to broaden. This novel use of digital microfluidics is still a work in progress, but the fundamentals have been demonstrated. The fabrication protocol for making molds and PDMS casts was developed using materials and procedures that can be done in a common laboratory environment. DIEF is a separation technique still in its infancy, with a wide variety of available applications. DIEF will continue to be tested in other areas and developed into a comprehensive proteomic tool.