From the Proceedings of the 1975 Meetings of the Arizona Section - American Water Resources Assn. and the Hydrology Section - Arizona Academy of Science - April 11-12, 1975, Tempe, Arizona / The universal soil loss equation (USLE) is widely used for estimating annual and individual storm erosion from field-sized watersheds. Records from a single precipitation gage in climatic areas dominated by thunderstorms can be used to estimate the erosion index (EI) only for the point in question on individual storms or for a specific annual value. Extrapolating the results for more than about a mile leads to serious error in estimating the erosion by the use of the USLE. Short time intervals must be used to obtain an adequate estimate of the EI when using the USLE. The variability of the annual EI can be approximated with a log-normal distribution. All studies indicated that investigations are needed to facilitate estimating the average annual EI from precipitation data as reported by state climatological summaries for states west of the 104th meridian. Additional work is needed to facilitate estimating the EI value from the precipitation data available in most areas of the southwest where thunderstorms dominate the rainfall pattern.

From the Proceedings of the 1977 Meetings of the Arizona Section - American Water Resources Assn. and the Hydrology Section - Arizona Academy of Science - April 15-16, 1977, Las Vegas, Nevada / Riverflow modeling is believed useful for purposes of decision making with respect to reservoir control, irrigation planning, and flood forecasting and design of structures to contain floods. This author holds the view that present riverflow models in vogue are unsatisfactory because, for one thing, sample simulations according to these models do not resemble observed southwestern river records. The purpose of this paper is to outline a general Markov model which assumes only that rivers have a finite memory. We show how to calibrate the model from river records and then present evidence to support our contention that some success has been realized in mimicking typical flows by our simulation procedure.

Landmarkism was a sectarian view of Baptist church history and practice. It arose in the mid-eighteenth century and was a dominant force in the first half-century of the life of the Southern Baptist Convention, America’s largest Protestant denomination. J. R. Graves was its chief architect, promoter, and apologist. He initiated or helped propagate controversies which shaped Southern Baptist life and practice. His influence spread Landmarkism throughout the Southern Baptist Convention through religious periodicals, books, and educational materials. Key Landmark figures in the seminaries and churches also promoted these views. After over fifty years of significant impact the influence of Landmarkism seemed to diminish eventually fading from sight. Many observers of Southern Baptist life relegated it to a movement of historical interest but no current impact. In an effort to examine this assumption, research was conducted which explored certain theological positions of Graves, other Landmarkers, and sects claimed as the true church by the promoters of Baptist church succession. Further research focused on the Landmark influence leading up to the American Civil War (1861-1865) and the spread of Landmarkism after the death of Graves (1893) until the close of the twentieth century. The research revealed significant theological inconsistencies which were heretofore unexamined critically and often ignored by promoters of the Landmark view as long as the view of the Baptist Church and its history was within Landmark definitions. A mass of vituperative rhetoric in defense of slavery from Landmark authors was uncovered. It was also found that significant percentages of Southern Baptists still hold some key Landmark beliefs. The persistence of these beliefs is tied to Landmarkers in key positions within the Southern Baptist Convention and the influence of local pastors with Landmark views. Landmarkism is a term the average Southern Baptist cannot define. Landmark beliefs, however, are still present, but many view them merely as Baptist doctrine and history. The research concluded that Landmarkism is far from a forgotten piece of Southern Baptist history. Its influence, impact, and grip are very visible in some Southern Baptist beliefs and practices. / Christian Spirituality, Church History and Missiology / D.Th. (Church History)

The subject of my thesis "Possible utilisation of EU funds for reconstruction and development of a business real property" is to analyse the most relevant options of the support for a selected realty with regard to its future use. The theoretical part is focused on the description and analysis of small and medium-sized enterprises in the Czech Republic. There are outlined different types of support for SMEs at the same time. In the practical part is presented a selected real property intended for a reconstruction. An analysis of grant opportunities suitable for that business real property is made furthermore. At the end is drawn up a concept of a project of reconstruction and development for that realty. This concept of a project is based on a selected real property and the appropriate grant program.

Title: "Analysis of Southwest ROP in terms of its importance for community development of the cities Trhové Sviny, Borovany and Nové Hrady.The paper initially deals with the possibilities of utilization of EU funds. The important part is to identify the Southwest Regional Operational Programme. Another important part of this work is characteristic of the selected towns Trhové Sviny, Borovany and Nové Hrady. These villages are part of microregion Rose, whose strategic document is the Strategic Development Plan Microregion Roses Association, which was developed for the period 2007 - 2013.Strategic Development Plan of the village have developed Borovany and Nové Hrady. Trhové Sviny entirely based on documents Roses Association. There are the projects that were co-financed under the ROP Southwest and the place of implementation in selected cities and their surrounding areas, including financial data

As interações tróficas de 31 espécies de peixes e 2 de lulas da Baía do Araçá, São Sebastião (SP), foram investigadas por meio dos isótopos estáveis de carbono (δ13C) e nitrogênio (δ15N). Os valores de δ13C das espécies variaram entre -17,2‰ e -12,1‰, e os de δ15N, entre 10,0‰ e 14,5‰. Os valores de δ13C dos produtores e consumidores permitiram indicar que as espécies analisadas participam das teias tróficas, pelágica e bentônica, e têm como base da cadeia alimentar o fitoplâncton, os microfitobentos e a matéria orgânica dos sedimentos. Maiores valores de δ13C nos peixes e lulas foram registrados no verão, associados a valores mais altos na base. As posições tróficas das espécies variaram entre 3,18 e 4,72, indicando que atuam como consumidores secundários e terciários. A composição da dieta dos peixes, avaliada pelo modelo de mistura isotópica, apontou elevada contribuição de presas como Polychaeta, Tanaidacea e Ophiuroidea, grupos com alta abundância na Baía do Araçá e no Canal de São Sebastião. A ingestão de presas disponíveis no interior da baía e no canal evidenciou a importância desses peixes e lulas como carreadores de nutrientes, realizando tanto acoplamento pelágico-bentônico, como entre as regiões sublitoral e entremarés da Baía do Araçá. / The trophic interactions of 31 fish species and 2 squid species of the Araçá Bay, São Sebastião (São Paulo, Brazil), were investigated through carbon (δ13C) and nitrogen (δ15N) stable isotopes. The δ13C of the species ranged from -17.2‰ to -12.1‰, and the δ15N, from 10.0‰ to 14.5‰. The δ13C data of the producers and consumers indicated that the species analysed are part of the pelagic and benthic trophic webs, and have phytoplankton, microphytobenthos and organic matter from the sediment as the base of the food web. Higher values of δ13C were registered in the summer, linked to the higher values at the base. The trophic positions of the species varied between 3.18 e 4.72, an indication that they act as secondary and tertiary-quaternary consumers. The diet composition of fish, evaluated trough the isotope mixing model, showed high contribution of prey, such as Polychaeta, Tanaidacea and Ophiuroidea, groups highly abundant in the Bay and the adjacent São Sebastião Channel. The intake of available prey in the intertidal region and in the Channel revealed the importance of the fish and squid as nutrient pathway links, coupling the pelagic-benthic systems and the sublittoral and intertidal regions of the Araçá Bay.

Made available in DSpace on 2017-07-10T18:33:17Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Jaime Antonio Stoffel.pdf: 4041431 bytes, checksum: c4b2098e6a127c72c4fd498e991c8c12 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2014-12-18 / The main goal of this thesis is to analyze the sustainability of family farming, through proposition and evaluation of indicators and indexes regarding economic, social, environmental and institutional dimensions. The study was carried out in the county of Francisco Beltrão, in the southwest region of Paraná state, specifically in the watershed of Jacaré River. The rural area of the watershed has 33 headquarters of agricultural ownership, being all of them characterized as family farming. When it comes to socioeconomic context, Southwest region of Paraná represents considerably the agricultural sector, and more specifically, family farming, which is present in all counties, accounting for around 90% of the sector. Methodologically eight indicators of sustainability for each dimension were selected, reaching a total of thirty-two indicators within the four analyzed dimensions. The information to calculate the indicators of sustainability was collected among the family farmers in the studied watershed, and also among the involved agents. This research aimed to know how human actions have affected their surroundings, regarding the risks of their stay, surviving in the medium and long run, as well as by making the best political decisions, through institutional environment. Initially, the Sustainability Indicators (SI) were calculated for each of the proposed dimensions and in each of the different ways of analyzed productive organizations (agricultural, dairy and integrated). Through the indicators, the other indexes that complement the study came out. Among them there are: Individual Sustainability Index (ISI); Specific Sustainability Index (SSI); Specific General Sustainability Index (SGSI); and Total Sustainability Index (TSI). It was noticed that the model developed and applied in the study proved to be able to answer the questions and the problems raised by the present research, through multidimensional analysis. Besides showing the reality of the agricultural properties which are part of the environment of the studied area intra-dimensionally, it also showed the relations of this reality inter-dimensionally. This way, it is possible to face sustainability individually, but especially, in the context of agricultural properties as a whole. / O objetivo central desta tese é analisar a sustentabilidade da agricultura familiar por meio da proposição e avaliação de indicadores e índices envolvendo as dimensões econômica, social, ambiental e institucional. O estudo foi desenvolvido no município de Francisco Beltrão, Região Sudoeste do Estado do Paraná, especificamente na microbacia do Rio Jacaré. A área rural na microbacia contêm 33 sedes de propriedades agrícolas, todas caracterizadas como agricultura familiar. A Região Sudoeste do Paraná tem em seu contexto socioeconômico uma representatividade considerável do setor agropecuário e mais especificamente da agricultura familiar, que está presente em todos os municípios, representando em média 90% do setor. Metodologicamente, optou-se em selecionar oito indicadores de sustentabilidade para cada dimensão, totalizando trinta e dois indicadores nas quatro dimensões analisadas. As informações para efetuar o cálculo dos indicadores de sustentabilidade foram coletadas junto aos agricultores familiares na microbacia em estudo, bem como junto aos agentes envolvidos. Buscou-se conhecer como a ação humana está afetando seu entorno em termos dos riscos de sua permanência, sobrevivência em médio, longo prazos, como também na tomada de melhores decisões políticas, por meio do ambiente institucional. Inicialmente calculou-se os Indicadores de Sustentabilidade (IS) para cada uma das dimensões propostas e em cada uma das diferentes formas de organização produtivas analisadas (agrícola, leiteira e integrada). A partir dos indicadores originaram-se os demais índices que complementam o estudo. Entre estes estão: Índice de Sustentabilidade Individual (ISI); Índice de Sustentabilidade Específico (ISE); Índice de Sustentabilidade Geral Específico (ISGE); e o Índice de Sustentabilidade Total (ISTO). Constatou-se que o modelo desenvolvido e aplicado no estudo, respondeu às questões e problemas levantados na presente pesquisa, por meio da análise multidimensional. Ao mesmo tempo, apontou a realidade das propriedades agrícolas que formam o universo da área estudada de forma intra-dimensional; mostrou também as relações dessa realidade de forma inter-dimensional. Isso permite que se possa olhar a questão da sustentabilidade de forma individual, mas sobretudo, no contexto das propriedades agrícolas como um todo.

Depuis une vingtaine d'années, la qualité de la prévision de la trajectoire des cyclones tropicaux a fortement progressé mais peu d'améliorations ont été apportées à la prévision de l'intensité. Cette thèse s'intéresse aux changements d'intensité des cyclones tropicaux du sud-ouest de l'océan Indien sous l'angle original de l'activité électrique.Une première étude climatologique s'appuyant sur les données du réseau de détection d'éclairs World Wide Lightning Location Network (WWLLN) a permis de valider la qualité de ces données et de montrer que les cyclones tropicaux pouvaient être une source importante de production d'éclairs à l'échelle du bassin. À partir de ce résultat, une étude ciblée a été menée en considérant la spécificité du bassin et trois régions ont été définis (océan ouvert, région à proximité de la côte est de Madagascar et Canal du Mozambique). L'activité électrique des cyclones tropicaux dépend de la région où ils se trouvent ainsi que de leur stade d'intensité. Les éclairs semblent être un marqueur des phases d'intensification et d'affaiblissement dans certains situations. La troisième étape de cette thèse a consisté à simuler de manière idéalisée un cyclone tropical mature et a tenté d'expliquer les processus physiques à l'origine de l'activité électrique. Le modèle reproduit bien le comportement sporadique des éclairs habituellement observé. Des bilans montrent que ce cyclone présente trois phases caractéristiques, chacune associée à un comportement dynamique, microphysique et électrique différent. Enfin, une deuxième étude purement numérique a tenté d'identifier des estimateurs de l'activité électrique. Pourcelà deux approches ont été adoptées : une étude globale et une étude par cellule. Dans les deux cas, les meilleurs estimateurs sont la masse totale de graupel, le volume d'updraft et le produit des flux des masses de glace précipitante et non précipitante. / Tropical cyclone track forecast has improved over the past two decades but little improvement have been done in intensity changes forecast. This thesis focuses on the intensity changes of tropical cyclones in the southwest Indian ocean through the original aspect of lightning activity. A climatology of lightning activity in the southwest Indian ocean using data from the World Wide Lightning Location Network (WWLLN) is first proposed. Results showed that the WWLLN was able to locate and capture the lightning activity in the basin and that tropical cyclones can be considered as a major source of lightning flashes in some oceanic parts of this region. From this result, study of lightning activity in tropical cyclones of the southwest Indian ocean has been done considering the basin configuration. Thus, three regions were defined: open ocean, region near the eastern coast of Madagascar and the Mozambique Channel. The location and intensity of lightning activity depend on the region and the intensity stage. Lightning flashes seem to be a proxy of intensification or weakening under some conditions. The third step of this thesis was to simulate in an idealized framework a mature tropical cyclone. The model was first able to reproduce the sporadic behavior of lightning activity as observed. Budgets have shown that the presence of three distinctive phases characterized by different dynamical, microphysical and electrical behaviors. Finally, another purely numerical work tried to identify some proxies of lightning activity according two approaches : a global analysis anda per-cell analysis. In both cases, the best proxies are the total graupel mass, the updraft volume and the product of precipitating and non-precipitating ice mass fluxes.

Throughout the colonial period, the Spanish attempted to Hispanicize the Indians along the northern frontier of New Spain. The conquistador, the missionary, the civilian settler, and the presidial soldier all took part in this effort. At La Junta de los Rios, a fertile area inhabited by both sedentary and semi-sedentary Indians, each of these institutions played a part in fundamentally changing the region and its occupants. This research, relying primarily on published Spanish source documents, sets the effort to Hispanicize La Junta in the broader sphere of Spain's frontier policy.

This thesis outlines the growth of curricula in the seven state teachers colleges in Texas from establishment to the 1939 - 1940 school year.