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  • The Global ETD Search service is a free service for researchers to find electronic theses and dissertations. This service is provided by the Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations.
    Our metadata is collected from universities around the world. If you manage a university/consortium/country archive and want to be added, details can be found on the NDLTD website.
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Surface exposure dating of stream terraces in the Chinese Pamir glacial chronology and Paleoclimatic implications /

Kirby, Benjamin Thomas, January 2008 (has links)
Thesis (M. S.)--Ohio State University, 2008. / Title from first page of PDF file. Includes bibliographical references (p. 49-58).
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Způsoby prezentace identit tádžických Pamírců s důrazem na náboženské vyznání a jazykovou příslušnost / Ways of identity representation of Tajik Pamirs in relation to Religious and Language Affiliation

Retka, Tomáš January 2019 (has links)
The thesis focuses on the subject of group identities of Tajik Pamirs. The ethnonym "Pamir" describes inhabitants of the mountainous region of Pamir, who differ by their religious confession, language affiliation, together with some other aspects of material culture from other groups living in the area of contemporary Tajik Republic. The official policy of the Tajik republic does not recognise Pamirs as an ethnic minority, legally they are all considered as being part of Tajik majority. However, neither Tajiks, nor Pamirs themselves identify with this version of ascribed nationality as interpreted by the State. Members of both groups highlight mutual cultural differences (mainly drawing on religious confession), through which they delimit from each other. The aim of this thesis is to analyze factors that influence forms and ways the identities of the mountain Pamirs manifest themselves. The text reflects the issue mainly on three basic levels: language affiliation, religious confession and kinship. Language affiliation and religious confession prese nt basic aspects of Pamirs' group identities. Through these aspects Pamirs define themselves against members of other (non-Pamirs) groups, specifically against majority Tajiks. The thesis also asks questions about the role of such concepts of Pamirs'...
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Analyse de la dynamique des glaciers himalayens et alpins à partir de 40 ans de données d’observation de la Terre / Analysis of himalayan and alpine glaciers dynamic with the use of 40 years of Earth's observation data.

Dehecq, Amaury 09 November 2015 (has links)
Les glaciers de montagne ont un impact sociétal important que ce soit à l'échelle locale où ils influencent les ressources en eau et l'attractivité touristique d'une région, ou à l'échelle mondiale en contribuant au niveau des océans. Par ailleurs, les glaciers de montagne sont extrêmement sensibles aux variations climatiques et sont donc des indicateurs pertinents des évolutions climatiques passées et présentes, en particulier du réchauffement global.Une meilleure compréhension de la réponse des glaciers à ces changements, ou dynamique, est nécessaire afin d'estimer leur contribution au système Terre et leur évolution future. Les satellites d'observation de la Terre, par leur couverture globale et des acquisitions régulières, représentent un atout formidable pour suivre l'évolution des glaciers. L'archive à disposition est considérable et celle à venir promet d'être encore plus importante. Il est donc indispensable de développer des méthodes pour traiter cette masse de données.L'objectif de cette thèse est de mieux comprendre la réponse dynamique des glaciers du Pamir-Karakoram-Himalaya (PKH) et des Alpes aux changements climatiques actuels en mettant à profit les 40 années de données satellitaires disponibles. Dans un premier temps, nous avons développé une chaine de traitement semi-automatique qui permet de mesurer les vitesses annuelles de surface d'écoulement des glaciers par corrélation d'images à partir d'une archive satellitaire. Grâce à la redondance des acquisitions, il est possible d'obtenir des champs de vitesse plus complets, plus robustes et d'estimer statistiquement l'incertitude. L’application de ce traitement à l’archive Landsat a permis d’obtenirdes champs de vitesse pour l’ensemble de la région du PKH (~92 000 km2) sur la période 1998-2014et sur les Alpes (~2 000 km2, période 1999-2014) avec une couverture de 60-80 % et une incertituded’environ 4 m/an. Des champs de vitesse ont également été obtenus de manière moins systématique sur la période 1972-1998 pour le PKH. Dans un second temps, l'analyse des variations de vitesse sur ces périodes a montré un ralentissement des glaciers sur l'ensemble des deux chaines de montagne, en lien avec un amincissement des glaciers sur la même période. Les variations de vitesse sont très contrastées spatialement et sont cohérentes avec les motifs observés pour les variations d'épaisseur. En particulier, les glaciers du Karakoram et du Kunlun qui sont stables ou gagnent de la masse sur cette période montrent également des signes d'accélération, alors que les zones d'amincissement le plus important (Himalaya occidental, Nyenchen Tangla, Alpes) sont celles ou le ralentissement observé est le plus fort. Il semble donc que les variations de vitesse observées soient conditionnées au premier ordre par un signal climatique. / Mountain glaciers have a high societal impact, first at a local scale since they influence the water ressources and the touristic attractivity of a region, but also at a global scale, being major contributors to the present sea-level rise. Moreover, mountain glaciers are sensitive to climate forcing and are thus relevant indicators of past and present climate change and particularly present global warming. It is thus important to analyse the dynamic of these glaciers and quantify the changes that are affecting them so that their contribution to the Earth system and their future evolution can be better estimated. Satellite Earth Observation imagery, with its global coverage and repeated acquisition, represents a unique tool to quantify temporal changes affecting glaciers. The available archive is huge and the flux of new data will increase it even more.It is thus necessary to develop new methods to process this large archive.The objective of this thesis is to quantify the dynamic response of mountain glaciers in the Pamir-Karakoram-Himalaya (PKH) and in the Alps to a changing climate, with the use of the 40-year long satellite archive. We first developped a semi-automated processing chain to derive annual ice flow velocities from feature-tracking of satellite images. The chain takes advantage of the redundancy in the archive to obtain more spatially complete and robust velocity fields and to statistically estimate the uncertainty. Application to the Landsat archive leads to the determination of an unprecedented velocity field for the entire PKH region (~92 000 km2) for the period 1998-2014 and over the Alps (2 000 km2, period 1999-2014) with a coverage of 60-80 % and a mean uncertainty of 4 m/yr.. Flow velocities have been derived less systematically for the period 1972-1998 over the PKH. Secondly, the analysis of velocity changes show a slow-down of the glaciers for most of the 2 regions. The velocity changes are spatially contrasted and coherent with the patterns of elevation changes. In particular, glaciers in the Karakoram and West Kunlun that are stable or advancing show also a clear speed-up, whereas regions where thinning is the most important (Western Himalaya, Nyenchen Tangla, Alps) show the most important slow-down. The observed velocity changes is thus primarily determined by a climatic signal.
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A closer look at the rhetoric of rape

Jones, Patricia Louisa Mae Reece, Rice, Jeff January 2009 (has links)
The entire thesis text is included in the research.pdf file; the official abstract appears in the short.pdf file; a non-technical public abstract appears in the public.pdf file. Title from PDF of title page (University of Missouri--Columbia, viewed on December 29, 2009). Thesis advisor: Dr. Jeff Rice. Includes bibliographical references.
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The Formation And Consolidation Of Pamiri Ethnic Identity In Tajikistan

Davlatshoev, Suhrobsho 01 February 2006 (has links) (PDF)
The aim of this study is to examine the formation and consolidation of the Pamiri people in Tajikistan. The research focuses on two topics. The first is to compare the primordialist and constructionist schools over the question of the features individuating ethnic groups. The formation of Pamiri ethnic identity during the Soviet rule was selected as a case study of this thesis. The second topic of this study is to examine the formation of Pamiri ethnic identity and the factors that contributed for its consolidation during the Soviet period. While the first topic is gathered around contemporary issues about ethnicity, the second one is based on the Soviet period with a focus on the policies about the nationality question.
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Surface exposure dating of stream terraces in the Chinese Pamir glacial chronology and paleoclimatic /

Kirby, Benjamin Thomas, January 2008 (has links)
Thesis (M.S.)--Ohio State University, 2008. / Title from first page of PDF file. Includes bibliographical references (p. 49-59).
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The Role of the Clarinet in China

January 2017 (has links)
abstract: Throughout western clarinet art music, there are not only a large number of great performers and classical works, but also a valuable body of literature that has laid a solid foundation for clarinet development and global dispersion. By contrast, Chinese clarinet literature is lacking in quantity and global distribution. However, this is the first comprehensive study that discloses the mysterious mask of China’s clarinet art. This study does not merely discuss the Chinese clarinet history, but it also introduces important historical events that influenced the development of the Chinese clarinet industry (excluding manufacturing), including Chinese military bands, clarinet music, pedagogy, clarinet figures, and its future direction. In the conclusion of this paper, the author discusses the deficiency of the Chinese clarinet industry and makes suggestions for solving problems with clarinet players practicing more technique rather than focusing on musicianship, educators’ lack of concentration on teaching and academic research, and the shortage of Chinese clarinet works. Additionally, the author appeals to Chinese clarinet players to actively participate in international activities and the Chinese government to increase incentives to introduce high-level Chinese talents overseas to help make China a better country in any field. / Dissertation/Thesis / Theme and Variations_Shuang Zhu / The Song of Grazing Horses_Shuang Zhu / The Sound of Pamir I_Shuang Zhu / The Sound of Pamir II_Shuang Zhu / The Sound of Pamir III_Shuang Zhu / Doctoral Dissertation Music 2017
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Dřevostavba s použitím izolace ze slámy

Kučera, Jakub January 2017 (has links)
This thesis focuses on the design of a family house. It is strawbale house with wooden framework construction. As the foundation of the building is used crawlspace type. In the text part of this thesis is described procedure of designing the house, materials, which are used in this house, composition and construction of the building. The practical part consist of the draft of the strawbale house, drawings, documentation and other parts regarding about the design of the house.
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Surface Exposure Dating of Stream Terraces in the Chinese Pamir: Glacial Chronology and Paleoclimatic Implications

Kirby, Benjamin Thomas 25 June 2008 (has links)
No description available.
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L'évolution tectonique des chaînes du Tian Shan et Kunlun Shan occidentale contrainte par analyses magnétostratigraphiques et thermochronologiques / Tectonic evolution of the Tian Shan and Western Kunlun Shan : evidence from magnetostratigraphic and thermochronological analyses

Yang, Wei 02 June 2014 (has links)
Deux questions scientifiques critiques sont adressées dans cette thèse présentées comme suit. ( 1 ) L’évolution mésozoïque du bassin d’avant-pays dans les piémonts nord et sud du Tian Shan. ( 2 ) L’évolution au Cénozoïque précoce du soulèvement du Tian Shan. Dans le chapitre 1, l'évolution du nord Tian Shan est étudiée par datation U/Pb (LA- ICP-MS) de zircons détritiques sur 14 échantillons de grès d'une série continue d’âge fin Paléozoïque à Quaternaire dans la marge sud du bassin de Junggar (région de Manasi). Dans le chapitre 2, l'évolution encore mal contrainte entre le Mésozoïque et le début du Cénozoïque de la marge sud-ouest du Tian Shan est étudiée en utilisant les datations U/Pb ( LA- ICP-MS ) sur zircons détritiques et les traces de fission sur apatites détritiques. Dans le chapitre 3, nous présentons une étude magnétostratigraphique détaillée de la zone Ulugqat au sud-ouest du Tian Shan, dans le but d'améliorer la compréhension de son soulèvement et de l'histoire de la déformation de la région au cours du Cénozoïque. Ce travail à permis de montrer que l'érosion du paléo-Tian Shan commencée au Trias moyen s’est traduite par le pénéplanation générale au Mésozoïque du Tian Shan qui était dominé par un système de drainage large pendant une longue période de quiescence tectonique. Le piémont nord du Tian Shan était caractérisé par un bassin en subsidence thermique post- extensive avec peu d'activité tectonique, et le piémont sud a également connu un aplanissement général de la topographie. Au cours du début du Jurassique, du Crétacé inférieur et du Crétacé supérieur, trois inversions tectoniques mineures sont identifiées avec des ajustements du bassin d’avant-pays du Tian Shan. Ces inversions peuvent correspondre respectivement à l’accrétion des terrains Cimmérien, de Lhassa, et du Kohistan-Dras à la limite sud de la plaque eurasienne. Les données U-Pb sur zircons détritiques et les données traces de fission sur apatite indiquent une première réorganisation du bassin à la fin du Crétacé – début du tertiaire, contemporaine d’une réactivation de l’érosion le long du piémont sud du Tian Shan. Nous avons interprété cette réactivation fin Crétacé – début Paléogène du Tian Shan sud à la réponse initiale des effets lointains de la collision Inde-Eurasie. Pendant le reste du Cénozoïque, la principale réactivation du Tian Shan est initiée fin Oligocène – début Miocène. Cela est attesté dans le piémont nord du Tian Shan par nos données U-Pb sur zircons détritiques et dans le piémont sud du Tian Shan par les données traces de fission sur apatite suggérant des chevauchements entre 18 et 16 Ma, par les résultats magnétostratigraphiques révélant une importante lacune de sédimentation oligocène ainsi que l’augmentation des taux d’accumulation à ~ 18.5 Ma. / Two critical scientific issues are adressed in the présent thesis as follows. (1) Mesozoic basin-range relationship in the northern and southern piedmonts of the Tian Shan. (2) Spatio-temporal differences in the Early Cenozoic uplift of the Tian Shan. In chapter 1, the évolution of the northern Tian Shan is investigated through U/Pb (LA-ICP-MS) dating of detrital zircons from 14 sandstone samples from a continuous series ranging in age from latest Palaeozoic to Quaternary in the southern margin of the Junggar Basin (Manasi area). In chapter 2, the still poorly constrained Mezosoic to early Cenozoic evolution of the southwestern Tian Shan piedmont is investigated using U/Pb (LA-ICP-MS) dating of detrital zircons and fission track analysis on detrital apatites. In chapter 3, we present a detailed magnetostratigraphic study from the Ulugqat area in piedmont of the Southwest Tian Shan, in order to improve understanding of the uplift and deformation history of the Southwest Tian Shan during the Cenozoic. This work enabled to show that erosion of the Paleo-Tian Shan initiated in the Middle Triassic results in the general peneplanation of the Mesozoic Tian Shan dominated by a wide drainage system and long-lasting tectonic quiescence. The northern piedmont of the Tian Shan was characterized by a post-extensional thermally subsiding basin without much tectonic activity, and the southern piedmont also experienced a general flattening of topography. During the Early Jurassic, Early Cretaceous and Late Cretaceous, three identified minor tectonic inversions and adjustments of basin-range pattern in the Tian Shan, may potentially correspond respectively to the accretions of Cimmerian, Lhasa, and Kohistan-Dras in the southern margin of the Eurasian plate. Detrital zircon U-Pb and apatite fission-track data indicate an initial late Cretaceous – Early Tertiary basin reorganization and coeval renewed erosion along the southern Tian Shan piedmont. We interpreted this late Cretacesou to Paleogene activity in STS as the initial response of the distant effects of India-Eurasia collision as previously argued. During the Late Cenozoic, the major reactivation of the Tian Shan initiated around the Late Oligocene-Early Miocene times. This is evidenced mainly from the detrital zircon U-Pb geochronology in the northern piedmont of the Tian Shan, the apatite fission-track data suggesting a possible activation of the Talas Fergana Fault between 18 and 16 Ma, the major Oligocene depositional hiatus and conspicuous increase in accumulation rates at ~ 18.5 Ma revealed by the magnetostratigraphic results in the southern piedmont of the Tian Shan.

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