Thesis (M.S. in zoology)--Washington State University, May 2009. / Title from PDF title page (viewed on May 22, 2009). "School of Biological Sciences." Includes bibliographical references (p. 18-25).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Chicago. / Extracted from the Journal of the Linnean society of London, Zoology, vol. XXX (1908): p. 157-184, plates 23-26. Includes bibliographical references (p. 181-183). Also available on the Internet.

Tübingen, Univ., Diplomarb., 2000.

<p>Denna uppsats utgår från romanen Montecore: en unik tiger av Jonas Hassen Khemiri, som utkom 2006 på Norstedts Förlag och är Khemiris andra bok efter succédebuten med Ett öga rött. Detta är en intersektionell studie av den förstnämnda som tittar på hur de olika maktordningarna inom romanen ter sig. Men även hur dessa påverkar varandra.</p>

Denna uppsats utgår från romanen Montecore: en unik tiger av Jonas Hassen Khemiri, som utkom 2006 på Norstedts Förlag och är Khemiris andra bok efter succédebuten med Ett öga rött. Detta är en intersektionell studie av den förstnämnda som tittar på hur de olika maktordningarna inom romanen ter sig. Men även hur dessa påverkar varandra.

The modern computing industry tends to build integrated circuits with multiple energy-efficient cores instead of ramping up the clock speed for each single processing unit. While each core may not run as fast as the single core model, such architecture allows more jobs to be handled in parallel and also provides better overall performance. Asymmetric Multiprocessing, also known as Heterogeneous Multiprocessing, involves multiple processors that differ architecturally from one another, especially where each processor has its own memory space. Under power limitations, this design could provide better performance than that attained through symmetric multiprocessing. However, the heterogeneous nature adds difficulty to programming. Each specific architecture requires its own program code. Programmers also need to explicitly transfer code and data between processors. This study describes the implementation of a compiler of the pedagogic Tiger language for the Cell Broadband Engine, an asymmetric multiprocessing platform jointly developed by Sony, Toshiba and IBM. The problem above is solved by introducing multiple backends for the Tiger language, along with a remote call stub (RCS) generator. Functions are compiled into different architectures, and calls across architectures are linked automatically through the stubs. RCS takes care of the execution context switch and hides details of the argument data/return value transfer. TigC simplifies the programming and building procedures. It also provides a high-level view of the whole program execution for future optimization because all of the source files are processed by a single compiler. As an example of this procedure, the possible optimization of data transfer during remote calls is investigated here.

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Mémoire numérisé par la Direction des bibliothèques de l'Université de Montréal.

Thesis (MSc (Botany and Zoology))--University of Stellenbosch, 2006. / Although the Bengal tiger, Panthera tigris tigris, appears on the IUCN Red Data List for endangered animals, very little information is available in the literature on the components of this animal's marking fluid. Scent marking is the main form of communication in all cat species. In some species, including the Bengal tiger, the liquid used for spraying is not pure urine, but is mixed with scent gland secretions. The objective of this study was to characterise the volatile components in the marking fluid of the Bengal tiger to achieve a better understanding of the semiochemical communication of this animal. The marking fluid of the tiger was characterised through the use of analytical techniques, such as gaschromatography, low resolution gas chromatography - mass spectrometry and retention time comparison. Homologous series of alkanes, alcohols, aldehydes, methyl ketones, carboxylic acids, γ- and δ-lactones, amides and lactams, as well as esters and nitrogen containing compounds, were identified. Of these identified compounds the unbranched alkanes, saturated alcohols, aldehydes, branched methyl ketones, saturated carboxylic acids and γ- and δ- lactones are commonly found in mammalian secretions. Compounds that aren't as common in their secretions are the methyl ketones, branched carboxylic acids, dimethyl esters of dicarboxylic acids and amides. The marking fluid contains a phthalic acid ester. Phthalic acid esters are used in the polymer industry and are nowadays found almost everywhere in nature. It is known that these pollutants have endocrine disrupting properties. The heat, humidity and wet conditions that are characteristic of the Bengal tiger's natural habitat makes it necessary for the tiger to make use of a fixative to prolong the life of the semiochemical message. The compounds and the concentrations in which these compounds are present in the urine and the lipid fraction of the marking fluid of the tiger was determined and compared to assess the fixative role of the lipids. This study has provided evidence that the lipid material has a greater affinity for the volatile organic constituents of the marking fluid and that it can therefore extend the lifetime of a semiochemical message left by the tiger.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Simon Fraser University, 2001. / Includes bibliographical references.