Multicomponent seismic imaging techniques improve geological interpretation by providing crucial information about subsurface characteristics. These techniques deliver different images of the same subsurface using multiple waveforms. Compressional (P) and shear (S) waves respond to lithology and fluid variations differently, providing independent measurements of rock and fluid properties. Joint interpretation of multicomponent images requires P-wave and S-wave events to be aligned in depth. The process of identifying P and S events from the same reflector is called depth-registration. The purpose of this investigation is to illustrate procedures for depth-registering P and S seismic data when the most fundamental information needed for depth-registration – reliable velocity data – are not available. This work will focus on the depth-registration of a 9-component 3-dimensional seismic dataset targeting the Sycamore formation in Stephens County, Oklahoma. The survey area – 16 square miles – is located in Sho-Vel-Tum oilfield. Processed P-P, SV-SV, and SH-SH wave data are available for post-stack analysis. However, the SV-data volume will not be interpreted because of its inferior data-quality compared to the SH-data volume. Velocity data are essential in most depth-registration techniques: they can be used to convert the seismic data from the time domain to the depth domain. However, velocity data are not available within the boundaries of the 9C/3D seismic survey. The data are located in a complex area that is folded and faulted in the northwest part of the Ardmore basin, between the eastern Arbuckle Mountains and the western Wichita Mountains. Large hydrocarbon volumes are produced from stratigraphic traps, fault closures, anticlines, and combination traps. Sho-Vel-Tum was ranked 31st in terms of proved oil reserves among U.S. oil fields by a 2009 survey. I will interpret different depth-registered horizons on the P-wave and S-wave seismic data volumes. Then, I will present several methods to verify the accuracy of event-registration. Seven depth-registered horizons are mapped through the P-P and SH-SH seismic data. These horizons show the structural complexity that imposes serious challenges on well drilling within the Sho-Vel-Tum oil field. Interval Vp/Vs – a seismic attribute often used as lithological indicator – was mapped to constrain horizon picking and to characterize lateral stratigraphic variations. / text

The Major Histocompatibility Complex (MHC) is a genomic region in chromosome 6 which has been consistently found to be associated with the risk of developing virtually all common autoimmune diseases. Although its importance in disease pathogenesis has been known for decades, efforts to disentangle the roles of the classical human leukocyte antigens (HLA) and other variants responsible for the susceptibility to disease have often met with limited success, owing to the complex structure and extreme heterogeneity of the region. In this thesis, I interrogate the MHC for association with three common autoimmune diseases, ankylosing spondylitis, psoriasis and multiple sclerosis, with the aim of confirming the previously-reported associations and of identifying novel ones. To do so, I employ a systematic, joint analysis of single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) and HLA allele data, in a logistic regression framework, using a recently developed algorithm to predict the HLA alleles for samples where such information is unavailable. To ensure the reliability of the analysis, I apply stringent quality control procedures and integrate over the uncertainty of the HLA allele predictions. Moreover, I resolve the haplotype phase of individuals from the HapMap project to create reliable reference panels, used in both HLA prediction and in quality control procedures. By directly testing HLA subtypes for association with the disease, the power to detect such associations is increased. I present the results of the analysis on the three disease phenotypes and discuss the evidence for important novel findings amongst both SNPs and HLA alleles in two of the diseases. In the final part of this thesis, I introduce a novel, model-based approach to detect inconsistencies in the data and show how it can be used to flag problematic SNPs which conventional quality control procedures may fail to identify.

The struggle between France and Germany for control of the Saar territory after World War I was by no means a new feature in Saar history. On the contrary, it was merely the perpetuation of a long history of conflict in this region. One reason for the importance of the Saar, which comprises the territory extending along the banks of the Saar river which flows north to the Moselle, is its significance as a route between the Rhine and the territory to its west. [...]

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Washington, 1995. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves [301]-318).

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The aim of this thesis is to undertake a comparative study of contemporary British and German-language playwriting, with an eye specifically towards possible reasons and solutions for the problematic situation of German-language playtexts in Britain. I will first conduct a stylistic analysis of a selection of British and German-language playwrights, focusing on the differences in representation of interiority through dialogue and narration. I will then introduce a phenomenological lens that will expand this literary analysis by looking at specific stagings of these texts, and at the use of gestures in particular. Tracing the performative implications of dialogue and narration in their relationship with gestures, I will suggest that while dialogue mostly requires metonymical gestures, the phenomenology of narration is better served by a more metaphoric use. This is followed by a chapter on translation, which will look at the specific problems and chances posed by narration and so-called ‘postdramatic’ plays in general. After these theoretical considerations, I will scrutinise my findings in a practical environment in two major steps. The first step is a comparative rehearsal observation of one German and one British director and their work with contemporary playtexts. My main question will be in how far the tendency towards dialogue in British plays and towards narration in German-language plays is matched by corresponding trends in the directors’ formal language. Furthermore, I will contextualise the work of these two directors in the larger field of directing in their respective countries. The second and final step of my practical investigation will be an implementation and testing of the previous theses in two directing projects of my own. I will again focus on rehearsal methodologies, attempting to find out which methodologies are particularly useful for the rehearsal of narrative playtexts and thereby hoping to formulate some first ideas for the specific requirements of German-language playtexts in a British context.

Romanerna som ligger till grund för uppsatsens analys är Thomas Bailey Aldrich The story of a bad boy, Mark Twains Tom Sawyers och Huckleberry Finn samt Richmal Cromptons Just William. Syftet med uppsatsen är att undersöka de litterära gestalter som tar sig skepnad i företeelsen "bad boys" och de frågor som ställs i uppsatsen är: Hur och varför uppkom företeelsen "bad boys"? Hur växte genren "bad boys" fram? Vad karaktäriserar "bad boys" företeelsen? Uppsatsens narratologiska utgångspunkter bygger bland annat på Mieke Bals teori om fabelns och de textanalytiska begrepp som Maria Nikolajeva redogör för: tid och plats, författarens och läsarens föreställning av författaren, samtid och tidsperspektiv. Uppsatsen tar även stöd i R.W. Connell, John Stephens och Kenneth B. Kidds teorier. Uppsatsen visar att "bad boys"-genren har sitt ursprung under en period då bilden av mannen var under förändring och romaner för pojkar blev allt mer robusta."Bad boys" – genren karaktäriseras av driftiga pojkgestalter som delvis formar sin identitet i pojkgänget. "Bad-boys"- genren är även en konsekvens av de ändrade förhållandena för unga pojkar i USA. Dessa pojkar sågs ofta som små vandaler och det är dessa som återspeglas i "bad-boys" genren.

Neoconservatism has long had a tenuous relationship with International Relations theory. Despite an abundance of explanatory material and its influence in US foreign policy, few works in IR have attempted to build a stand-alone theory out of it. Furthermore, previous work on the topic has resulted in an under-developed and poor understanding of the movement’s core ideas. The thesis redefines neoconservatism as a trifecta of i) a set of explanatory ideas on world politics, ii) an approach to foreign policy, and iii) an ideology that stems from the European Enlightenment, all the way to the present day. Using this expanded conceptualization, the thesis builds a theory out of what can broadly be considered an ideology. The theory takes the form of an ideal-type construct and emphasizes hegemony in the international system. It offers an explanation for the causes of alliances, as well as regional and systemic conflicts. The theory also adopts a prescriptive function and offers an account of foreign policy analysis. It is highly recommended that the assumptions of the theory that are laid out here be tested in future work.

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L'objectif de ce mémoire est d'analyser les représentations de deux voyageurs occidentaux du 19e siècle concernant l'origine des bâtisseurs des anciennes cités mayas et la société yucatèque de cette période. Notre analyse utilisera comme sources documentaires les récits de voyage de deux explorateurs occidentaux: le Français Jean Frédérick Waldeck et l'Américain John Lloyd Stephens. Nous entendons démontrer que leurs récits ont alimenté et développé la connaissance historique sur au moins deux sujets que nous avons cru utile d'étudier prioritairement: d'une part, les origines de la civilisation qui a construit les cités précolombiennes du Yucatan et, d'autre part, l'étude de la société yucatèque du 19e siècle. Nous entendons privilégier une approche fondée sur l'analyse quantitative et qualitative des discours des auteurs dans une perspective comparative. / Québec Université Laval, Bibliothèque 2013