Thesis ( Ph.D.)--Edith Cowan University, 2006. / Submitted to the Faculty of Community Services, Education and Social Sciences. [Incorrectly stated as Faculty of Community Services, Education and the Arts]. Includes bibliographical references.

<p> This investigation is intended to explore and trace the trend in the development of muskeg (organic terrain), of which water is an essential factor. The work proceeded as follows: field work and laboratory pollen macerations, identification of pollen and spores and pollen counting; and finally the analysis of the results obtained. </p> <p> The results do not favour the establishment of a strong relationship between water in muskeg and vegetation in situ. However, this needs further test. On the other hand, there are relationships found between pollen species, and also interesting natural grouping was observed to exist in the bogs studied, due to unknown factors. </p> / Thesis / Master of Science (MSc)

<p> The primary purpose of this study was to date the last metamorphism of a metanorthosite near Parry Sound, Ontario, by the Rb-Sr method on the mineral phases: biotite, hornblende and plagioclase. Due to problems with the mass spectrometer, the prepared samples could not be run. </p> <p> K/Rb ratios on biotites and plagioclase give a calculated K/Rb whole rock ratio for the mafic rich bands of about 230, consistent with the main trend of igneous rocks. The plagioclase K/Rb ratio, however, is much higher, and the anorthosite body as a whole may have a much higher K/Rb ratio, consistent with oceanic tholeiites and achondritic meteorites and indicating a possible lower crustal or mantle origin. </p> / Thesis / Bachelor of Science (BSc)

No description available.

<p> Coronite amphibolites located near the western contact of the. Whitestone Lake Anorthosite were studied in the field and laboratory in order to determine their origin. The corona textures consisted of garnet cores surrounded by complete rims of plagioclase, which in turn were occasionally surrounded by partial or complete rims of garnet or pyroxene. The development of coronas is also accompanied by an increase in pyroxene in the rock, and the development of cryptic zoning in both garnets and plagioclases. Whole rock X-Ray Fluorescence and mineral electron-probe analyses were determined for suites of samples collected. The analyses suggest that corona development occurred isochemically as the result of a contact metamorphism induced by anorthosite emplacement and mineral reactions have been proposed. Microprobe analyses of the garnets led to the establishment of models for the production of garnets in mafic assemblages and models for the observed cryptic zoning in the garnets~ It was concluded that the coronites represent the transition from almandine amphibolite facies to clinopyroxene subfacies of granulite metamorphism of garnetiferous amphibolites. This transition results from the thermal metamorphism induced by the emplacement of the Whitestone lake anorthosite. </p> / Thesis / Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Thesis (M.A.)--University of Missouri-Columbia, 2007. / The entire dissertation/thesis text is included in the research.pdf file; the official abstract appears in the short.pdf file (which also appears in the research.pdf); a non-technical general description, or public abstract, appears in the public.pdf file. Title from title screen of research.pdf file (viewed on November 1, 2007) Includes bibliographical references.

Notwithstanding the disparity in their age, nationality and background, both Hubert Parry (1848–1918) and Max Reger (1873–1916) were subject to a common heritage of European musical art that informed and shaped their compositional development. This can be seen in its most striking form in their shared reverence for and debt to Johann Sebastian Bach. While there is a considerable volume of literature on Reger and Bach, Parry’s response to the Leipzig master is less widely known outside Britain. In drawing some parallels between the organ music of the two composers, focusing in particular on the chorale-based compositions, I shall show how the spirit of Bach infused Parry’s organ works in a similar way to Reger’s, relating this to issues of universality and nationalism. In the process I shall touch on Reger’s reception in Britain during the latter part of Parry’s life.

Die vorliegende Dissertation analysiert Textgeneratoren aus der Frühzeit der Computergeschichte, seit den 1970er Jahren, ausgehend von ihrem Quelltext. Variablenskripte, Joseph Weizenbaums "Eliza", Kenneth Colbys "Parry", frühe Adventurespiele und Terry Winograds "SHRDLU" werden auf die ihnen zugrundelegienden metaphorischen und algorithmischen Strukturen untersucht. Alle diese Programme lassen sich auf den Glauben der formallogischen Tradition zurückführen, Sprache und das in ihr repräsentierte Wissen von Welt stellten vollständig explizierbare und sogar formalisierbare Sachverhalte dar, wie er in Ludwig Wittgensteins "Tractatus" kulminiert. Technisch werden hier optionale Elemente in Baumstrukturen angeordnet und erzeugen scheinbar unerschöpfliche Varianz. Dem wird eine zweite Traditionslinie gegenübergestellt, die statt an Optionen an Operationen arbeitet und mit dem Dadaisten Tristan Tzara, der Wiederentdeckung des russischen Mathematikers Andrei Markov durch Claude Shannon und den Cutup-Experimenten von William S. Burroughs verbunden ist. Als deren Weiterführung beschreibt die Arbeit das im Rahmen dieser Promotion entwickelte Computerprogramm "Poetry Machine", einen auf semantischen Netzwerken basierenden, interaktiven Textgenerator, der sich selbständig mit Informationen aus dem Internet versorgt. Im Anhang findet sich die Übersetzung des grundlegenden Textes "Ein Beispiel statistischer Forschung am Text ''Eugen Onegin'' zur Verbindung von Proben in Ketten" von A. Markov ins Deutsche. / The present dissertation analyses text generators from the early times of computer history, since the 1970ies, starting from their source code. Variable scripts, Joseph Weizenbaum''s "Eliza", Kenneth Colby''s "Parry", early adventure games and Terry Winograd''s "SHRDLU" are investigated regarding their metaphorical and arithmetical structure. These programs can be traced back to the belief of the formal-logic tradition that language and the knowledge about the world represented by it can be fully explained and even be formalised, like it culminates in Ludwig Wittgenstein''s "Tractatus". Technically, optional elements are arranged in tree-like structures and generate seemingly endless variance. A second line of tradition is opposed to this, that works on operations rather than on options. It is linked to the dadaist Tristan Tzara, the re-discovery of the Russian mathematician Andrei Markov by Claude Shannon and the cutup-experiments of William S. Burroughs. As a continuation, the computer program "Poetry Machine" is described in detail, which was developed within the framework of the present dissertation. This interactive text generator is based on semantic networks and acquires its information autonomously from the internet. The translation of the fundamental text "An Example of Statistical Investigation of the Text ''Eugene Onegin'' Concerning the Connection of Samples in Chains" by A. Markov into German is given in the appendix.

<p> The Whitestone Anorthosite is a relatively small anorthosite body (160 km2 ) located within the Parry Sound structural domain, Western Grenville Province, Ontario. Both the anorthosite and the surrounding gneisses have been affected by a granulite grade metamorphic event which predates the Grenville Orogeny. The outer margin of the anorthosite body has been strongly deformed and recrystallized and is characterized by a pervasive metasomatic alteration consisting of garnet, scapolite, hornblende, apatite, biotite, sphene, carbonate and opaques. The country rock gneisses exhibit a corresponding discontinuous, and highly variable, reaction aureole. Pre-existing mafic gneisses are particularily affected, being characterized by the breakdown of orthopyroxene and hornblende, an increase in garnet, clinopyroxene, apatite and opaques, and enrichment in Fe, Ti and P. </p> <p> The metasomatic alteration exhibited by the Whitestone Anorthosite is thought to be due to a combination of two processes: 1. Mechanical mixing at the anorthosite/country rock contact during intense deformation (tectonic assimilation), and 2. Widespread absorption of mobile components (predominantly volatiles) from both included material and the surrounding gneisses. </p> <p>The formation of the country rock reaction aureole is a continuous solid state metamorphic process, whereby mobile components are preferentially leached from the rock leaving a mafic restite. Post-deformation cooling of the anorthosite, combined with an increased volatile flux, has imparted a polygonal mosaic texture suggestive of contact metamorphism. The typical garnet-clinopyroxene assemblage exhibited by mafic gneisses within the reaction aureole, is a consequence of the increased Fe/Mg ratio which stabilizes this assemblage at lower P, T conditions. The temperature of final equilibration and recrystallization is estimated to be 750 ± 70 °C, based on clinopyroxene-garnet geotherrnometry. </p> <p> A similar metasomatic interaction, to the one outlined in this thesis, is to be expected at all anorthosite/country rock contacts which have been overprinted by granulite metamorphism. </p> / Thesis / Master of Science (MSc)

Le texte déposé ici est l'un des documents soumis en vue d'une Habilitation à diriger des recherches en lettres et sciences humaines, soutenue à l'Université Paris X-Nanterre le 29 juin 2006. Ce texte de synthèse retrace, comme c'est l'usage, la carrière du chercheur depuis ses enquêtes en pays touareg de 1976 à 1990. Avant d'aborder les recherches en cours, l'auteur fournit un résumé de ses deux principaux ouvrages, La tente dans la solitude. La société et les morts chez les Touaregs Kel-Ferwan (Paris/Cambridge, Maison des sciences de l'homme/Cambridge University Press, 1987) et Gens de parole. Langage, poésie et politique en pays touareg (Paris, La Découverte, 2000). Il entend marquer comment s'est imposé à lui, avec de plus en plus de force au cours des années, le fait que l'anthropologie doit être considérée comme une science historique : les concepts qu'elle utilise restent indexés sur le contexte d'écriture où ils sont apparus, et ne peuvent être transposés sans trahison ni isolés sans simplification. Ce qui suppose que l'anthropologue, tout comme les autres praticiens des sciences sociales, ne peut travailler qu'à un niveau d'abstraction assez bas.<br />Les recherches en cours, que le texte aborde ensuite, consistent tout d'abord en une réflexion générale sur la littérature orale, dans ses rapports avec l'écriture. Dans ce cadre l'auteur a notamment abordé la question homérique, à travers une analyse critique des thèses de Milman Parry et Albert Lord. Il s'est aussi attaché à montrer comment les thèmes de la poésie courtoise - qu'elle soit touarègue, arabe ou occitane - sont liés aux conditions de sa production et de sa réception. Ces recherches ont par la suite fourni la matière d'un livre paru en 2012 à CNRS Éditions : L'aède et le troubadour. Essai sur la tradition orale (voir http://www.academia.edu/1500254/Laede_et_le_troubadour._Essai_sur_la_tradition_orale). <br />Les recherches de l'auteur consistent par ailleurs en une réflexion sur l'histoire des premiers contacts entre Touaregs et Français. Cette réflexion a conduit l'auteur à retracer le parcours biographique de l'explorateur Henri Duveyrier (1840-1892), et de Charles de Foucauld (1858-1916). <br />Les autres documents soumis en vue de cette habilitation étaient un recueil d'articles, dont certains, consacrés au parcours de Charles de Foucauld, ont fourni la matière à une biographie parue en 2009: Charles de Foucauld, moine et savant (voir http://halshs.archives-ouvertes.fr/halshs-00426237/fr/). À quoi s'ajoutait une biographie d'Henri Duveyrier parue en 2007 aux éditions Ibis Press sous le titre: "Henri Duveyrier. Un saint-simonien au désert".