Thesis (B.S.)--University of Missouri, School of Mines and Metallurgy, 1902. / F. H. Walsh determined to be Francis Henry Walsh from "School of Mines and Metallurgy Catalogue 1902-1903". Thesis includes two plates. Plate No. I. "shows a topographical map of the spring and surroundings". Plate No. II. "shows sketches of the power house in plan, side elevation and cross section". PDF lacking plates. The entire thesis text is included in file. Typescript. Illustrated by authors. Title from title screen of thesis/dissertation PDF file (viewed November 5, 2008)

Thesis (D. Min.)--Nazarene Theological Seminary, 1989. / Includes bibliographical references (leaf 33).

Thesis (D. Min.)--Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, 1996. / Abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 242-249).

Thesis (M. Sc.)--University of Canterbury, 2005. / Typescript (photocopy). Includes bibliographical references (leaves 160-181). Also available via the World Wide Web.

Made available in DSpace on 2014-06-11T19:27:12Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2010-02-05Bitstream added on 2014-06-13T20:16:12Z : No. of bitstreams: 1 martins_ms_me_guara.pdf: 4378638 bytes, checksum: 5ab218d0c5345113e4a7e43df186b4af (MD5) / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES) / O presente trabalho tem por objetivo apresentar uma nova proposta de produção do aço para molas de válvulas para motores de combustão interna SAE 9258. Atualmente, este aço é produzido pela rota de lingotamento convencional, e pretende-se adotar o processo de lingotamento contínuo, mantendo-se todas as características mecânicas e metalúrgicas do aço produzido convencionalmente. Cuidados especiais durante o processo de refino secundário (fase líquida) foram levados em consideração para que sejam obtidas inclusões de silicatos deformáveis, essenciais para se conseguir uma vida em fadiga segura para as molas durante a vida útil do motor. Para avaliar essas características do aço foram feitas análises metalográficas da microestrutura em amostras na fase de processamento do aço (fio-máquina) e na fase final do processo (arames), realizados ensaios de tração, ensaios de fadiga axial em corpos-de-prova padronizados (ASTM E 466), ensaios de fadiga por flexão rotativa no arame (Nakamura test), ensaio de fadiga nas molas e análise das superfícies de fratura por fadiga com auxílio de microscopia eletrônica de varredura (MEV), para as duas rotas de produção (lingotamento convencional e contínuo). Os resultados obtidos mostram que não há diferenças com relação a microestrutura, propriedades mecânicas e comportamento em fadiga do aço na fase final de produção (arame) e na forma de produto (molas). Por outro lado, os resultados obtidos para o aço na fase intermediária do processamento (fiomáquina) mostram diferenças com relação à microestrutura, (presença de maior quantidade de carbonetos nas amostras do lingotamento contínuo), e menor redução de área com a consequente redução da resistência à fadiga. / This paper aims to present a new proposal for production of steel for valve springs for internal combustion engines SAE 9258. Currently this steel is produced by ingot casting route, and intended to adopt the continuous casting process, maintaining all the mechanical and metallurgical characteristics of the steel produced conventionally. Special attention during the process of refinement (liquid phase) were taken into account are obtained for silicate inclusions deformable essential to achieving a safe fatigue life for the springs during the life of the engine. To evaluate these features were made of steel metallographic analysis of microstructure in specimens during processing of steel (wire rod) and the final stage (wires) performed tensile tests, axial fatigue tests on specimens standard (ASTM E 466), fatigue tests in rotating bending on the wire (Nakamura test), the fatigue test the springs and examination of the areas of fatigue fracture with the aid of scanning electron microscopy (SEM) for the two production routes (ingot and continuous casting). The results show no differences with respect to microstructure, mechanical properties and fatigue behavior of steel in the final stages of production (wire) and the product form (spring). Moreover, the results obtained for steel in the intermediate stage of processing (wire rod) show differences from the microstructure (the larger amount of carbides in the samples of the continuous casting), lower area reduction with the consequent reduction resistance to fatigue.

The Lusk Creek Watershed, located in Pope County, IL, long has been recognized as a high quality area and as biologically significant. Yet, surveys of the macroinvertebrate fauna have been limited. Thus, a survey of the benthic insect community in the upper portion of Lusk Creek was conducted from May 2003 to April 2005. Eleven sites were selected and characterized by physical properties and water chemistry. Insect distribution patterns, abundance, and diversity (richness, evenness) were examined. A total of 20,888 specimens, mostly immatures, were examined during the study and represented eight orders. The Diptera, by far, was the most common order, with 18,590 specimens, almost all of which were members of the Chironomidae and Simuliidae. The EPT (Ephemeroptera, Plecoptera, Trichoptera) combined were common with 1,550 specimens but paled in comparison to the Diptera. The Coleoptera was represented by 647 specimens, almost all of which were members of Stenelmis (n = 612). The Shannon diversity index (H') showed that the H' values for individual sites were similar to those reported for other relatively undisturbed streams. Analyses of richness suggested that as many as 37 taxa were unobserved, indicating the survey was incomplete.

The main proponent of management of any animal species is habitat management. The ability of habitats to maintain species communities will depend on the variation in both habitat structure and composition. While spatial variation in habitat resources plays a critical role in determining the distribution of species, an equally important consideration that must be accounted for is temporal variation in the needs of the target species. Nutritional requirements, and thus the habitats used to fulfil those nutritional needs, will be different depending on if the individual is breeding, migrating, molting, enduring winter, or establishing a new range. For waterfowl, we currently assume that winter and migration are nutritionally stressful and are consequently the periods most limiting to populations. The theory of ideal free distribution assumes that animals distribute themselves according to the factor most limiting to their fitness. In the case of non-breeding waterfowl, this factor is believed to be food. We assume if habitats with abundant food resources are provided, waterfowl will make use of those habitats. Deviations from an ideal free distribution based on food become problematic for managers since these deviations will keep some areas from being exploited to their potential, while other areas may become over-exploited. Recent observations have made it clear that this assumption may need to be reconsidered for effective waterfowl management. In this dissertation I quantitatively examine the degree to which spring migrating waterfowl conform to, or deviate from, an ideal free distribution based on food. Since food availability was not expected to account for 100% of waterfowl distribution, I further investigated what other potential habitat components influence the distribution of spring migrating waterfowl. In the first chapter of this dissertation, I explicitly tested the influence of food availability on waterfowl distribution. A series of paired 0.42 ha (1 acre) plots were established in various habitat types. One plot in each pair was treated with corn to a density of 2000 kg/ha, while the remaining plot was used as a control. Background food availability was controlled for by taking core samples from each plot, and estimating the natural seed and invertebrate biomass. The abundance each species of waterfowl using the plots was recorded during morning and afternoon observation periods. Linear mixed models were used to assess how variations in food availability influenced distribution of waterfowl. Although the waterfowl community showed a significant preference for treatment plots, our ability to influence abundance was low. Food availability accounted for minimal variation in abundance of the waterfowl community as a whole or for each focal species. Since the results of the first chapter showed food availability to be a poor predictor of waterfowl distribution, in the second chapter I set out to determine other potential habitat variables could be responsible for driving waterfowl distribution during spring migration. After each observation period, a series of habitat structural measurements were made within each paired plot. Habitat measurements included water characteristics, vegetation structure, vegetation type, habitat type, and weather conditions. Linear mixed models and model selection were employed to determine which of the habitat characteristics showed the greatest ability to predict waterfowl abundance on study plots. Models containing precipitation and Wabash River flood stage predictor variables were the best performing, and were the best predictors of waterfowl abundance on study plots. The results from this chapter encouraged investigation into how environmental factors shape the formation of local duck communities are structured from regional pools. In the third chapter of this dissertation I investigate the relationship between local and regional waterfowl community structure and how this relationship is mediated through environmental filters which dictate what proportion of the regional species pool exists at local scales. To address this relationship, I tested three hypotheses: 1) resource availability drives species diversity at local scales; 2) similarity between local and regional habitats will result in a similar species community occurring at both scales, and; 3) increased heterogeneity of local habitat structure will result in more diverse waterfowl communities at local scales. I used Mahalanobis distance and cumulative standard deviation of habitat variables in conjunction with mixed models and model selection to compare hypotheses and determine which had the greatest potential for mediating local community structure from regional pools. Increasing resource abundance appeared to have the greatest influence over local duck diversity, but the model indicated that although species diversity could be increased by increasing food abundance, diversity at local scales would become saturated before becoming representative of the regional community.

MAJOR PROFESSORS: DR. UCHE ONYEBADI & DR. KATHERINE T. FRITH This dissertation was conducted to determine whom the Kuwaiti newspapers indexed in their news reports during the Karamat Watan protests, and how Twitter influenced the indexing process. This study also examined how and why Twitter affected Kuwaiti journalists' agenda building process during their coverage of the protests. For the purpose of this study, the theoretical framework was the indexing model and the agenda building theory. To answer the research questions and hypothesis in this dissertation the researcher used a mixed method approach, comprising the quantitative content analysis of Kuwaiti newspapers and qualitative in-depth interviews with Kuwaiti journalists. The content analysis results show that Kuwaiti newspapers indexed more public views than official views in their coverage of the Karamat Watan protests and the number of non-official sources is larger than the number of official sources in the coverage of the event- driven news. Also, the analysis shows that during the protests the independent newspapers indexed more public views than the semi- official newspapers in Kuwait. Furthermore, the interviews show that Kuwaiti journalists were not unanimous in their opinions regarding the role of twitter in their agenda building process during the protests. While some of them believed that twitter was a good tool that helped them in their coverage of the protests in particular and other events in general, others said that it was hard to be confident about the credibility of the online sources.

I evaluated diet and food selection of 5 species of spring-migrating female waterfowl including 3 dabbling ducks (Blue-winged teal, Anas discors, Mallard, Anas platyrhynchos, Gadwall, Anas strepera) and 2 diving ducks (Lesser Scaup, Aythya affinis, and Ring-necked duck, Aythya collaris). Diet was evaluated with regards to the proportion of invertebrates and seeds consumed, and compared to forage availability data collected in habitats available to them at 6 study locations throughout the Upper Mississippi River and Great Lakes Region. I found latitude (i.e., stage of migration), longitude, food availability, and date all influenced the diet of spring migrating waterfowl, with some factors having a stronger influence than others. I observed differing diet trends with regard to foraging guild (e.g., dabbling and diving ducks), as each foraging guild was represented by 1 species that was heavily dependant on invertebrates (dabbling duck - Blue-winged teal; diving duck - Lesser scaup) and 1 species that was heavily dependant on seeds (dabbling duck - Mallard; diving duck - Ring-necked duck). The proportion of invertebrate foods in the diet increased throughout spring for all species of waterfowl, suggesting the importance of invertebrate food sources during spring staging. Data from this study provides valuable information to habitat managers and conservationists wishing to improve spring habitat conditions for migrating waterfowl, which likely influences waterfowl productivity.

During the 2011 Arab Spring protests, the Presidents of Egypt and Tunisia lost their seats as a result of popular protests. While protests occurred in Morocco during the same time, King Mohammed VI maintained his throne. I argue that the Moroccan king was able to maintain his power because of factors that he has because he is a king. These benefits, including dual religious and political legitimacy, additional control over the military, and a political situation that make King Mohammed the center of the Moroccan political sphere, are not available to the region's presidents.