A study was conducted to investigate if morphometric facial measurements could be utilized to differentiate five categorical performance types of Quarter Horses. The five categories being Western, Halter, English, Reining, and Cutting. The measurements were collected from 323 registered Quarter Horses representing animals who ranged in age from one year to 30 years of age and one of three gender (Stallion, Gelding, and Mare) categories. Eight facial measurements were obtained from two geographic areas, Florida and Oregon. A correlation was performed and resulted in a reduction of the data from eight to five facial measurements, due to the presence of facial symmetry. The reduced data was subsequently analyzed by Multivariate Analysis, using the Wilks Lambda Analysis of Variance. The Main effects, age, gender, and categorical performance type were all significant (p<0.0001 to 0.001). Of the two-way interactions only age:gender was not significant (p>0.05) and the three-way interaction age:gender:type was also not significant (p>0.05) Based upon the not significant (p>0.05) Based upon the results, the five original performance categories could be reduced to four (English, Halter, Cutting, and Western/Reining). This indicates that there are a number of similarities in facial measurements between the Western and Reining horses. Findings of this thesis indicate that selected facial morphometric traits exist and are characterized in the different performance categories. / Graduation date: 2003

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International Telemetering Conference Proceedings / October 27-30, 1997 / Riviera Hotel and Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nevada / An edge-based hybrid finite element boundary integral (FE-BI) method using cylindrical shell elements is described for analyzing conformal quarter-wave patches embedded in a circular cylinder. Special care is also taken to deal with weight functions, dyadic Green’s function, and feed model. Some types of the patch arrays embedded in different circular radius have been developed. The tests of their VSWRs and radiation characteristics are in good agreement with the theoretical results.

The Internet and other advances in technology have dramatically affected cartography in recent decades and yet these new capabilities have not been adequately evaluated for effectiveness. Are dynamic maps more effective than traditional static paper maps in allowing users to visualize spatio-temporal patterns? How important is a higher level of interactivity in visualizing data? Which format is preferred? To examine these questions, human subject tests were conducted to evaluate different levels of interactivity as represented by 1) a static paper map series; 2) an animated map with 'VCR'-type controls; and 3) a toggle map featuring an interactive temporal legend. Results indicate that while the level of interactivity did not affect accuracy of answers to questions regarding spatio-temporal patterns, the total amount of time in which these questions were answered lessened as the level of interactivity increased. Overall, test subjects were more enthusiastic towards the tools featuring greater interactivity.

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Orientador: Luiz Carlos Vulcano / Resumo: Eqüinos da raça Quarto de Milha, 30 machos e 30 fêmeas com idade entre 42 a 48 meses que apresentavam a epífise distal do radio fechada, em plena atividade esportiva, foram analisados em seus valores da densidade mineral óssea do osso acessório carpo em milímetros de alumínio (mmAl). A avaliação foi realizada por meio de um programa computacional (Software) especialmente desenvolvido para medida de densidade óptica em filmes de raio-X, que contém a imagem radiográfica do osso carpo acessório e degraus de uma escala de alumínio (phantom) em milímetros, que permite a medida de densidade mineral óssea. Os valores encontrados para as fêmeas foram de 4,49 ± 0,69 mmAl com idade média de 43 ± 2 meses e para os machos de 4,43 ± 0,81 mmAl, com idade média de 45 ± 2 meses, não existindo associação entre idade e densidade mineral óssea (DMO) e também, nenhuma diferença estatística significativa entre os sexos. / Abstract: Equines of Quarter Horse, 30 males and 30 females aging between 42 and 48 months that presented distal epiphysis of the radio closed, in full sport activity, had been analyzed as to their values of the osseous mineral density of the accessory carp bone in milimeters of aluminum (mmAl). The evaluation was carried out through a computational program (Software) especially developed for measuring optical density in ray-X films, that contain radiographical image of the accessory carp bone and steps of an aluminum scale (phantom) in milimeters, that allows the measure of osseous mineral density. The values found for female were 4.49 ± 0.69 mmAl with average age of 43 ± 2 months and for male 4.43 ± 0.81 mmAl, with 45 average age of 45 ± 2 months without association between age and osseous mineral density (DMO) and also, no significant statistics difference between male and female. / Mestre

Orientador: Marcílio Dias Silveira da Mota / Resumo: O objetivo deste estudo foi de estimar os parâmetros genéticos para características de desempenho em corridas de cavalos Quarto de Milha, no Brasil. Os dados fornecidos pelo Jockey Club de Sorocaba, envolveram três hipódromos brasileiros, entre os anos de 1994 a 2003, com 13.914 informações para tempo e 8.968 para o índice de velocidade (IV), distribuídos em 2817 e 2521 páreos, respectivamente. Os componentes de variância foram estimados pelo programa MTGSAM, em modelo animal, a análise considerou como efeitos aleatórios de animal e ambiente permanente, e os efeitos fixos de sexo, idade e páreo. As herdabilidades para o tempo e IV, para as quatro distâncias estudadas (301, 320, 365 e 402 metros) variaram, respectivamente, de 0,15 a 0,41 e 0,14 a 0,19 ao passo que as repetibilidades foram de 0,36 a 0,68 (tempo) e 0,28 a 0,42 (IV), as correlações genéticas de 0,62 a 0,97 (tempo) e 0,33 a 0,73 (IV). / Abstract: The aim of this study was estimate genetic parameters for performance traits of Quarter Horses racing. The data were provide by Jockey Club of Sorocaba, with observations in three Brazilian's racing tracks, at the years ranged from 1994 to 2003, with 13,914 racing information for time and 8,968 for speed index (SI), in 2,817 and 2,521 races, respectively. The variance components were estimated by the program MTGSAM, by animal model, were consider randomly effects animal and permanent environment, as fixed effects sex, age and track. Heritability for time and SI, for all distances (301, 320, 365 and 402 meters) ranged, respectively, from 0.15 to 0.41 and 0.14 to 0.19, for repeatability were found values between, 0.36 to 0.68 (time) and 0.28 to 0.42 (SI). The genetic correlations were from 0.62 a 0.97 (time) and 0.33 to 0.73 (SI). / Mestre

In the field of International business management, there is more and more concentration on the topic about the role of subsidiaries in the Multinational corporations (MNC). Subsidiaries not only accept the order of head-quarter but also contribute the competitive advantage to MNCs. Depending upon the trend of the academic research The subject of the research focuses on the initiatives of Taiwan subsidiaries and their mandate in MNCs. Subsidiary initiative is defined as the activities subsidiaries take to increase the integration efficiency, local responsiveness and innovation activities. These activities include internal market development, external market development and innovation development. Subsidiary mandate is defined as the extended level and charter of decision making. Because subsidiaries have different value activities and charters which are set by the head-quarter, they will have different directions of their initiatives and mandate. Through the interview five subsidiaries in Taiwan such as Ciba, Philips, IBM, Sram and 3M, the basis of this research is set. First, the analysis logistic is begun from the value activities and charter of the subsidiaries set by the head-quarter. Second, we compare the types of the initiatives taken by the subsidiaries. Third, we list the mandate of the subsidiaries and compare them with the changed mandate after taking initiatives. Through the analysis step, we conclude the relationship of the subsidiary initiative and subsidiary mandate.

In the 60s, a new notion gentrification was used as a kind of residential transformation and gained importance in the 1970s and 1980s through the world. The notion used for the quarters invaded by upper income people and transformed to eloquent and expensive quarters after some renewal projects. This process is criticized because of some negative effects such as, displacement of old residents, increase of the prices in the area, appearance of conflict between the people of community and disappearance of social diversity. Different waves of gentrification caused transformations in some urban quarters of istanbul. Yeldegirmeni, as an early 20th century historical urban quarter of Kadik&ouml / y, is a potential area that may face with the threat of gentrification in the coming years because of some properties like historical character of the quarter, location that is close to the Kadik&ouml / y center, diverse transportation facilities and the existence of pioneers and investors. Considering that sustainable settlements of a city upgrade the environmental quality and life patterns of the inhabitants, provide social unity between them, increase the social consciousness, this thesis proposes a sustainable regeneration model for Yeldegirmeni to avoid gentrification. iskele Street in Yeldegirmeni is selected to make the spatial and social analyses in the quarter. According to these analyses, a pilot regeneration proposal which includes physical needs, physical interventions, functional decisions, social and environmental recommendations and average total cost is provided for iskele Street. Taking into the pilot regeneration proposal of one street, some decisions are constituted for the regeneration process throughout Yeldegirmeni.

This study explores different understandings of culture and creativity in the Finnish urban policymaking. It focuses on the development project of Suvilahti, an old power plant that is transformed into work spaces of cultural producers. As a theoretical background it uses different approaches to culture-led urban development and asks whether a ‘creative policy gap’ exists in Helsinki’s cultural policymaking. By analysing the City of Helsinki’s strategies in the field of cultural policy and semi-structured interviews with a sample of cultural producers, the study finds that a ‘creativity gap’ exists between the understandings of different actors. While planners’ understanding is characterized by the neoliberal understanding of creativity, cultural producers mainly understand creativity through the value of cultural democratization. The study calls for a wider understanding of culture in urban policymaking that recognizes creative activities’ potential also in bringing well-being to the society and understands culture’s intrinsic value.