Thesis (D. Min.)--Trinity International University, 2003. / Abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 152-155).

Thesis (D. Ed. Min.)--Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2002. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 121-124).

Thesis (D. Ed. Min.)--Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2003. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 113-118).

Thesis (D. Min.)--Northern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2006. / Abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 111-116).

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Thesis (D. Min.)--Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, 1992. / Abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 245-252).

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A formação do perfil de velocidades do vento é influenciada pela rugosidade e topografia do terreno; em um terreno plano, por exemplo, as velocidades são diminuídas conforme a sua proximidade com a superfície terrestre, determinando a constituição da camada limite atmosférica (C.L.A.). O escoamento do vento em terrenos complexos, ou seja, terrenos que possuem morros e taludes, sejam isolados ou múltiplos, possui o perfil de velocidades modificado, fazendo com que para cotas mais próximas da superfície se observe um aumento das velocidades. A este incremento de velocidades dá-se o nome de speed-up. Esta pesquisa tem como foco a investigação da estrutura do escoamento do vento, analisando minuciosamente o perfil de velocidades em um escoamento turbulento, para topografias isoladas e complexas. Para tanto, foram utilizados dois métodos para obtenção do perfil de velocidades: ensaios experimentais em túnel de vento e aplicação de normas e modelos analítcos de carregamento do vento. O plano experimental engloba nove topografias dentre as quais estão: quatro morros bidimensionais (2D) isolados, quatro morros tridimensionais (3D) isolados e um morro 3D de uma topografia complexa. Os modelos foram ensaiados para duas categorias de terreno, conforme a Norma Brasileira NBR 6123 (ABNT, 1988): I – superfícies lisas de grandes dimensões e III-IV – terreno coberto por obstáculos, no túnel de vento Prof° Joaquim Blessmann. Após a execução do plano experimental aplicou-se modelos analíticos com as mesmas parametrizações do modelo experimental e por fim foram comparados entre si. Os modelos analíticos estudados foram: Jackson e Hunt (1975, Lemelin, Surry e Davenport (1988) e as normas estudadas são: NBR 6123 (ABNT, 1988), Eurocode 1 (CEN-TC, 2010), AIJ (AIJ, 2004), NBCC (NRCC, 2010), AS/NZS (AS/NZS, 2011), ASCE (ASCE, 2010). O estudo comparativo entre os modelos analíticos e normas revela a inexistência de uma homogeneidade entre os modelos, visto que a formulação de cálculo é distinta, quando temos uma topografia em análise. Além disso, os modelos analíticos, quando comparados com os ensaios experimentais, tendem a ser mais conservadores tanto para modelos 2D ou 3D, para pontos à barlavento, no cume e à sotavento do morro. A NBR 6123 apresentou os maiores incrementos de velocidades em comparação com os demais modelos e com os dados experimentais. / The formation of the wind speed profile is influenced by the roughness and topography of the ground; on a flat ground, for example, the speeds are reduced according to their proximity to the earth’s surface, determining the constitution of the atmospheric boundary layer (C.L.A.). The wind flow in complex terrain, in other words, whether single or multiples, has the modified wind speed profile, causing closest to the surface dimensions is observed increased speeds. To this increase speeds gives the name of speed-up. This research focuses on the investigation of the wind flow structure, thoroughly analyzing the speeds profile in turbulent flow, for isolated and complex topographies. For this purpose, two methods for obtaining the speed profile were used: experimental tests in a wind tunnel and application standards or wind loading codes. The experimental plan includes nine topographies among which are: four 2D hills (2D) isolates, four 3D hills (3D) isolates and a complex topography hill. The models were tested for two roughness according to the Brazilian standard NBR 6123 (ABNT, 1988): I – smooth surfaces large dimensions and III-IV – ground covered by obstacles, in the wind tunnel Prof° Joaquim Blessmann. After the execution of the experimental tests were applied analytical models with the same parametrization of the experimental model and finally were compared. The analytical models studied were: Jackson e Hunt (1975, Lemelin, Surry e Davenport (1988), NBR 6123 (ABNT, 1988), Eurocode 1 (CEN-TC, 2010), AIJ (AIJ, 2004), NBCC (NRCC, 2010), AS/NZS (AS/NZS, 2011), ASCE (ASCE, 2010. The compararative study between the analytical models and standards reveals the lack of homogeneity between the models, since the calculation formulation is different when we have a topography analysis. Furthermore, analytical models, compared with the experimental tests tend to be more conservative for both 2D and 3D models, points to the windward, top of the hill and leeward. The NBR 6123 showed the largest increases in speed compared to the other models and experimental data.

Fire has influenced species composition within the Central Hardwood Forest for millennia. Since the last glacial retreat, Native Americans followed by European settlers used fire as a tool to manipulate their environment. This fire use by humans helped maintain the dominance of well-adapted oak-hickory species across eastern forests. By the 1940's, land fragmentation from increased settlement and actively enforced suppression policies effectively eliminated fire from the landscape. Without the disturbance of recurrent fire that alters succession, the fertile loess-capped hills of southern Illinois have undergone several decades of compositional and structural change manifested by encroachment of mixed mesophytic competitors that are maladapted to fire. Today, land managers seek practical methods to restore declining oak-hickory forests. Southern Illinois forests in particular are lacking information on how cutting and prescribed fire techniques can be applied to encourage regeneration of oak-hickory species. In 2002, five sites were chosen across the Greater Shawnee Hills geographic region for similar ecological characteristics. A factorial combination of thinning and a fire treatment consisting of two burns was used to test the response of understory components including: seedling density, seedling height, seedling diameter, non-tree cover and available sunlight. Results showed a distinct improvement in oak-hickory seedling competitive position as compared to non oak-hickory species. Seedlings of sassafras out-competed all other groups in this study and were the only species to increase in both density and height following repeated fire. The non-tree vegetation layer increased as a result of thin from below treatments, while burning had no effect on the amount of available sunlight. Generally, woody seedlings benefited from thinning based on their physiological adaptations and fire essentially acts as a filter selecting for traits of disturbance-prone vegetation.

(Asteraceae Martynov do Morro Santana, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil). O Morro Santana localiza-se entre os municípios de Porto Alegre e Viamão, no estado do Rio Grande do Sul. Foi realizado o inventário florístico da família Asteraceae em sua área, de março de 2007 a dezembro de 2008, totalizando 19 excursões ao campo, com todos os tipos fisionômicos de vegetação amostrados. A família Asteraceae é bem representada no Morro Santana, com 154 espécies, 63 gêneros e 12 tribos. As tribos com maior número de espécies são Astereae (32) e Eupatorieae (29). Anthemideae, Barnadesieae e Helenieae possuem apenas três espécies cada. Os gêneros com maior número de espécies são Baccharis L. (18) e Eupatorium L. (17), seguidos por Vernonia Schreb. (9), Mikania Willd. (8), Senecio L. e Pterocaulon Elliott (6). Os gêneros com apenas uma espécie somam 35. As espécies exóticas são nove (Bidens pilosa L., Coleostephus myconis (L.) Rchb.f., Crepis japonica Benth., Emilia fosbergii Nicolson, Hypochaeris radicata L., Senecio madagascariensis Poir., Sonchus asper (L.) Hill, Sonchus oleraceus L. e Taraxacum officinale F.H. Wigg.). Quatro espécies encontradas no morro estão na Lista das Espécies Ameaçadas do Rio Grande do Sul (Gochnatia cordata Less., Mikania pinnatiloba DC., Pamphalea commersonii Cass. e Schlechtendalia luzulaefolia Less.). São apresentadas chaves de identificação para as tribos e espécies de cada tribo, e informações ecológicas e de distribuição geográfica sobre cada espécie. / (Asteraceae Martynov from Morro Santana, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil). Morro Santana is located between Porto Alegre and Viamão cities, in Rio Grande do Sul State. The floristic inventory was carrying out from March 2007 to December 2008, covering 19 field trips, with all vegetation types sampled. Asteraceae is well represented in Morro Santana, with 154 species, 63 genera and 12 tribes. Astereae (32) and Eupatorieae (29) are the tribes with the largest number of species. Anthemideae, Barnadesieae and Helenieae have only three species. The genera with the largest number of species are Baccharis L. (18) and Eupatorium L. (17), followed by Vernonia Schreb. (9), Mikania Willd. (8), and Senecio L. and Pterocaulon Elliott (6). Of the studied genera, 35 have a single species. Nine exotic species were found in the area (Bidens pilosa L., Coleostephus myconis (L.) Rchb.f., Crepis japonica Benth., Emilia fosbergii Nicolson, Hypochaeris radicata L., Senecio madagascariensis Poir., Sonchus asper (L.) Hill, Sonchus oleraceus L. e Taraxacum officinale F.H. Wigg.). Four species are in the Endangered Species List from Rio Grande do Sul State (Gochnatia cordata Less., Mikania pinnatiloba DC., Pamphalea commersonii Cass., and Schlechtendalia luzulaefolia Less.). Identification keys to tribes and species, and ecological and geografical distribution informations to each species are provide.