In remote sensing, the application determines the type of platform and scale used during air or space –borne data collection as the pixel size of the collected data varies depending on the sensor or platform used. Applications involving some cryospheric environments require the use of the microwave band of the electromagnetic spectrum, with snow water equivalent (SWE) studies making use of passively emitted microwave radiation. A key issue in the use of passive microwave remotely sensed data is its spatial resolution, which ranges from 10 to 25 kilometres. The Climate Research Branch division of the Meteorological Service Canada is using passive microwave remote sensing as a means to monitor and obtain SWE values for Canada’s varying land-cover regions for use in climate change studies. Canada’s diverse landscape necessitated the creation of a snow water equivalent retrieval algorithm suite comprised of four different algorithms; all reflecting different vegetative covers. The spatial resolution of small scale remotely sensed data does provide a means for monitoring Canada’s large landmass, but it does, however, result in generalizations of land-cover, and in particular, vegetative structure, which is shown to influence both snow cover and algorithm performance. The Climate Research Branch is currently developing its SWE algorithm for Canada’s boreal forest region. This thesis presents a means of successfully and easily collecting in situ remotely sensed data in the form of hemispherical photographs for gathering vegetative structure data to ground-truth remotely sensed data. This thesis also demonstrates that the Gap Light Analyzer software suite used for analyzing hemispherical photographs of mainly deciduous environments during the spring-fall months can be successfully applied towards cryospheric studies of predominantly coniferous environments.

The thesis examines representations of the matriarch in three Chinese Canadian texts: SKY Lee's Disappearing Moon Cafe, Wayson Choy's The Jade Peony, and Denise Chong's The Concubine's Children. The matriarch is the female head of the Chinese household who is able to gain substantial power by manipulating the assets granted to her in a patriarchal system. Dislocated from her home in China, she serves in these texts as the focal point for the collision between the New World, Canada, and the Old World, China. Confronted by a new environment, the matriarch must decide whether she will choose conformity or identity experimentation. The thesis is concerned with the way Chinese Canadian writers negotiate multiple identities through narrators who must come to terms with the divided loyalties of the women of the past. The analysis of the matriarch's identity shifts is informed by the work of the feminist theorists, Elspeth Probyn and Moira Gatens, who explore the productive potentials of rebelling against binary codes. The thesis is divided into three chapters that discuss how the texts come close to embracing identity fluidity, but cannot overcome the need to reach a coherent representation of the matriarch. The first chapter is devoted to Disappearing Moon Cafe, and argues that Lee's narrator sacrifices her female characters, albeit reluctantly, in order to privilege feminism over her Chinese heritage. The second chapter turns to The Jade Peony and discusses how Choy's child narrators give in to binary thinking by relegating Poh-Poh, the Old One, to the realm of memories to make room for the New Ways. The final chapter on The Concubine's Children explores Chong's desire to redeem a grandmother who wreaked havoc on the family when she defied traditional gender roles. The thesis concludes by determining that Lee, Choy, and Chong are reaching for a multi-voiced reading of the past, but cannot yet articulate a way out. The uncertainty of their representations of the matriarch signals their efforts to move beyond binaries to a state of coexisting identity categories.

Le lagopède alpin (Lagopus muta) et la perdrix grise (Perdix perdix) atteignent dans les Pyrénées les limites méridionales de leurs aires de répartition mondiale. Les populations pyrénéennes de ces deux sous-espèces (Lagopus muta pyrenaica et Perdix perdix hispaniensis) sont donc en situation d'isolat biogéographique. Les deux espèces sont d'excellents bio-indicateurs de l'évolution des milieux ouverts d'altitude. Sous la pression conjuguée des contraintes environnementales et anthropiques, ces milieux connaissent actuellement une évolution sensible caractérisée par un relèvement altitudinal des étages de végétation et donc un rétrécissement de l'habitat disponible pour les espèces d'altitude. La régression des activités agro-pastorales accentue ce phénomène généralisé de reforestation des milieux. Une conséquence attendue de ces bouleversements est l'augmentation du degré de fragmentation des habitats notamment pour les populations d'altitude. Au-delà de l'influence du paysage sur la structuration des populations, un autre facteur pourrait structurer les populations de perdrix grise : les lâchers d'individus d'élevage dans des populations sauvages. Dans cette thèse, nous nous intéressons à la structuration génétique du lagopède alpin des Pyrénées et de la perdrix grise en France afin d'aider à la décision des plans de conservation.

A burgeoning mega-club in the heart of Montreal's gay village, Sky embodies many forces active in gay club cultures and villages across North America at the end of the twentieth century. This project documents the daily operations of Sky--as a complex architectural site, a complicated set of managerial practices, and a popular space in Montreal's Village--and outlines the theoretical implications of such an establishment for both the gay community and for club culture more generally. A large entertainment complex currently undergoing a major expansion, Sky cannot be theorized as either a wholly oppressive or completely liberatory development. Although Sky presents some of the advantages of a mega-club for the gay community--increased diversity, accessibility and community--it also highlights the disadvantages in the development of such establishments: concentration of ownership, the removal of a gay presence from city streets, and the promotion of certain gay identities and cultures over others.

Thesis (M. of Strategic Studies)--U.S. Army War College, 2006. / Cover title. "15 MAR 2006"--Tech. report doc. page. Includes bibliographical references (p. 14-17). Full text document also available on public STINET.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Washington, 2006. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references (p. 139-145).

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No. of bitstreams: 1 oliveira_fa_me_bauru.pdf: 1471587 bytes, checksum: bd3d8d957ce22f22a6e2cb7ee20840b9 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2016-03-11 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES) / A presença de dificuldades associadas ao ensino de astronomia nas escolas, a falta de contato de professores com esta Ciência durante a formação inicial e a necessidade de formar indivíduos cientes a respeito do céu noturno, levaram a necessidade de um curso de formação continuada com ênfase na observação do céu. Esta pesquisa envolve o estudo de um curso de formação continuada em astronomia com relação ao desenvolvimento profissional reflexivo de professores. Nesse sentido, buscamos responder à questão principal: Que indícios do desenvolvimento de práticas reflexivas emergem durante um curso de formação continuada em astronomia? Com efeito, os movimentos realizados em prol de um diálogo entre teoria e prática deram-se a partir do trabalho colaborativo entre os professores e pesquisadora, sendo o processo reflexivo sustentado sob três aspectos: uma situação prática desses professores, reflexões em coletivo e apresentação de pesquisas acadêmicas sobre ensino de astronomia. Os dados foram constituídos a partir de um questionário e grupos focais realizados em dois encontros com os professores. Apoiando-se metodologicamente na Análise de Conteúdo, os resultados apontam para indícios da contribuição do curso com relação ao desenvolvimento de práticas reflexivas. Dessa forma, ultimamos que as condições de reflexão em coletivo mostraram-se efetivas ao permitir que situações reais de ensino fossem discutidas e estudadas entre os pares, possibilitando também o envolvimento dos professores nas decisões em relação ao curso. Alguns deles acreditam que as teorias não atendem às suas necessidades formativas, uma vez que estão distantes dos problemas que vivenciam na prática. Em contrapartida, outros professores entendem que há fatores limitantes quanto às condições de estudo e melhorias profissionais. Na visão de alguns professores as atividades práticas desenvolvidas ao longo dos encontros foram relevantes, pois consistem em estratégias e metodologias que viabilizam a abordagem da astronomia no contexto da sala de aula. Os resultados desta pesquisa mostram que os professores apresentam preocupações de ordem prática, relacionadas ao contexto da sala de aula e à aprendizagem dos alunos. / There are some difficulties associated with the teaching of astronomy in schools, the lack of contact of teachers with this Science during initial formation and the need to train individuals aware of the night sky, led to the need for a continuing education course with emphasis on watching the sky. This research involves the study of a continuing astronomy training course in relation to the reflective professional development of teachers. In this sense, we seek to answer the main question: What signs of the development of reflexive practices emerge during a course of continuing formation in astronomy? In fact, the movements carried out in favor of a dialogue between theory and practice were based on collaborative work between teachers and researcher, and the reflexive process was sustained under three aspects: a practical situation of these teachers, reflections in collective and presentation of Academic research on astronomy teaching. The data were constituted from a questionnaire and focus groups conducted in two meetings with the teachers. By supporting methodologically in Content Analysis, the results point to indications of the course's contribution to the development of reflective practices. Thus, we conclude that the conditions of collective reflection have proved to be effective in allowing real teaching situations to be discussed and studied among peers, thus enabling the involvement of teachers in decisions related to the course. Some of them believe that the theories do not meet their training needs, since they are far from the problems they experience in practice. On the other hand, other teachers understand that there are limiting factors regarding the conditions of study and professional improvements. In the view of some teachers, the practical activities developed during the meetings were relevant, since they consist of strategies and methodologies that enable the approach of astronomy in the context of the classroom. The results of this research show that teachers present practical concerns related to the context of the classroom and student learning.

Orientador: João Francisco Escobedo / Banca: Eduardo Nardini Gomes / Banca: Alexandre Dal Pai / Resumo: O estudo das condições médias de céu de um determinado local permite conhecer a dinâmica da variação dos níveis de energia solar, além de servir como parâmetro na estimativa de radiações a partir de modelos estatísticos, ambos úteis em estudos e projetos de aproveitamento da energia solar nos processos térmico e fotovoltaico, de ambiência, no planejamento e desenvolvimento turístico, secagem de produtos agrícolas, entre outros. Este trabalho apresenta uma análise estatística e climática da variação das condições de céu em Botucatu/SP, com base no índice de claridade KT, no período de 1995 a 2006. Foram determinadas as frequências diárias, anual média d a F e mensal média d m F , e as frequências horárias, anual média h a F e mensal média h m F , das condições de céu: nebuloso (KT < 0,35); parcialmente nebuloso com dominância para o difuso (0,35 < KT ≤ 0,55); parcialmente nebuloso com dominância para o claro (0,55 < KT ≤ 0,65) e claro (KT > 0,65). A evolução da frequência anual da d a F das quatro condições de céu mostrou não haver tendência sistemática de crescimento ou de decréscimo em nenhuma das condições de céu, em função das variações climáticas de micro e macro escala. A d a F da condição de céu nebuloso foi de 16,7% ± 2,41; para parcialmente nebuloso com dominância para o difuso foi de 25,6% ± 3,3; para parcialmente nebuloso com dominância para o claro foi de 26,4% ± 3,6; e para claro foi de 31,2% ± 6,7. Na evolução da frequência diária mensal média d m F , a d m F para nebuloso foi maior em janeiro (29,78% ± 12,82) e menor em julho (9,50% ± 5,43); para parcialmente nebuloso com dominância para o difuso, foi maior em janeiro (41,23% ± 7,76) e menor em agosto (13,57% ± 7,08); para parcialmente nebuloso com dominância para o claro, foi maior em julho (30,60% ± 12,80) e menor em janeiro... (Resumo completo, clicar acesso eletrônico abaixo) / Abstract: The study of the average sky conditions in a particular location give informations about the dynamics of variation in levels of solar energy, besides serving as a parameter in the estimation of radiations from statistical models, both working on studies and projects in solar energy thermal and photovoltaic processes, ambience, planning and tourism development, drying agricultural products, among others. This paper present a statistical analysis and climatical of the variations in sky conditions in Botucatu/SP, based on the clearness index KT for the period 1995 to 2006. Were determined the daily frequency of, monthly average d a F and annual average d m F , and the hourly frequencies, annual average d m F and monthly average h m F of the sky conditions: cloudy (KT <0.35), partly cloudy with dominance for the diffuse (0.35 < KT ≤ 0.55), partly cloudy with dominance for the clear (0.55 <KT ≤ 0.65) and clear (KT > 0.65). The evolution of the daily annual frequency d a F to the four sky conditions no showed systematic tendency to increase or decrease in any of the sky condition, depending on the climatic variations of micro and macro scale. The d a F of the sky condition cloudy was 16.7% ± 2.41; for partly cloudy with dominance for the diffuse was 25.6% ± 3.3; for partly cloudy with dominance for the clear was 26.4% ± 3.6; and clear was 31.2% ± 6.7. In the evolution of daily monthly average frequency d m F , the d m F for the cloudy was highest in January ( 29.78% ± 12.82) and lowest in July (9.50% ± 5.43); for partly cloudy with dominance for the diffuse, was highest in January (41.23% ± 7.76) and lowest in August (13.57% ± 7.08); for partly cloudy with dominance for the clear, was highest in July (30.60% ± 12.80) and lowest in January (21.29% ± 10.59); and to clear, was highest in August... (Complete abstract click electronic access below) / Mestre