Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Delaware, 2008. / Principal faculty advisor: Ann E. Gibson, Dept. of Art History. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Texas at Austin, 2006. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (M.B.A.)--University of Hong Kong, 1993. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 76-84).

Unlike many Black-specific disciplines in the academy (Black psychology, Black history, etc), Black philosophy never completely forged a unique conceptual framework separate from American and Continental intellectual traditions. Instead the field has continued to define its validity by the extent that Black authors extend the thought of white philosophers towards race. This epistemic convergence, or the extent to which Black theory converges with established white philosophical traditions, and hence white racial sensibilities, continues to misguide many of the current philosophical systems of Africana thought. Because this practice is so dominate, it has made current scholarship in African American and Africana thought derelict, in the sense that all investigations into Blackness are normatively, hence ideologically driven, and not culturally relevant to the actual lives of Africana people. Because whites are able to connect their work in traditional philosophy to studies of race under the misnomer of "critical race theory," these white associations with Black philosophy have given the illusion that integration and multicultural exchanges in Africana philosophy contribute to the restructuring of the discipline of philosophy and psychical changes in whites. Unfortunately this is merely wishful thinking that fails to consider the empirical research that confirms the undeniable failure of integration. This inability by Blacks to accept and explore racism without the illusion of racial coexistence in America makes current approaches to Black philosophy irrelevant to the present day struggles that Blacks find themselves burdened by in the American context. This dissertation however argues that the acceptance of the racial realist perspective, which accepts the permanence of racism, allows Blacks to "conceptually disengage" the triumphalism of the integrationist myth and explore the world without the illusion of anthropological parity. This lacuna in the European narration of liberal democracy's vision of equality spurs the culturalogical turn in Critical Race Theory, and introduces the philosophical insights of Derrick Bell and Paul Robeson as guiding voices towards the silencing of the idealist trends in contemporary studies of racism.

Made available in DSpace on 2016-08-12T19:15:40Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 LEONARDO PROPRINO ALVES.pdf: 1022868 bytes, checksum: 7a3e4adc930c58a37d157a23ff49c41b (MD5) Previous issue date: 2006-03-31 / Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico / Objecting to evaluate the productive aspects of the culture of the Bell pepper, paprika type, submeitted to different levels of phosphorus and nitrogen, an experiment was carried out at Bahama Agroindustrial farm, located in the town of Parazinho-RN, where there is a kind of soil classified as Alfisol. The treatment consisted of 5 different doses of nitrogen and phosphorus: 0, 85, 100, 115, and 130% of the conventional proportion used at the farm, being the phosphorus different just in the sowing. The delineating experiment was conducted in blocks completely randomized with portions of three double rows with 1,5m between rows,0,30m between double rows and 0,25m among plants with the length of 25m, adding up to 48plants per row (on average), the used variety was the Ver one. In 64, 86, 126, 147 and 163 days after the sowing, two plants of medium size per portion for each time were picked off from the lateral rows, and for the production analysis, just the fruits picked off in the latest hearvest were considered as commercial fruits. Within the factors studied, it was observed that the dose of nitrogen applied through fertirrigation that stood out mostly among the treatments, not concerning the variable studied, was the standard one, with 295 kg.ha-1 used at the farm, it was also found that the phosphorus when applied in the sowing, the largest applied dose P4 (144 kg.ha-1), got the best results in the fruit dry matter, besides the total productivity, the N2P4 treatment, the farm s conventional dose of nitrogen (295 kg.ha-1 of N), combined with the highest dose of phosphorus (144 kg.ha-1 de P), obtained values of gross income, net income, rates of return, and index of profitability, representing that way, the best cost of benefit for the producer / Visando avaliar os aspectos produtivos da cultura do pimentão, tipo páprica, submetido a diferentes níveis de fósforo e nitrogênio, realizou-se um experimento na Fazenda Bahama Agroindustrial, situada no município de Parazinho-RN, que possui um solo classificado como luvissolo crômico. Os tratamento constaram de 5 diferentes doses de nitrogênio e fósforo: 0, 85, 100, 115 e 130% da dosagem convencional utilizada pela fazenda, sendo o fósforo diferenciado apenas em fundação. O delineamento experimental foi em blocos ao acaso com parcelas compostas de três fileiras duplas de plantas espaçadas 1,5 mentre ruas, 0,30 m entre fileiras duplas e 0,25 m entre plantas com 25 m de comprimento, totalizando 48 plantas por fileira (em média), a variedade utilizada foi a Ver. Foram coletados aos 64, 86, 126, 147 e 163 dias após a semeadura (DAS), duas plantas de tamanho médio por parcela para cada época, retirada das fileiras laterais, sendo que para a análise de produção foram considerados como frutos comerciais apenas aqueles retirados na última coleta. Dentro dos fatores estudados observou-se que a dose de nitrogênio aplicado via fertirrigação que mais se destacou entre os tratamentos, independente da variável estudada, foi a padrão utilizada na fazenda de 295 kg.ha-1, notou-se também que o fósforo quando aplicado em fundação, a maior dose aplicada P4 (144 kg.ha-1) obteve os melhores rendimento em matéria seca de fruto, além de produtividade total, além disso, o tratamento N2P4, dose de nitrogênio convencional da fazenda (295 kg.ha-1 de N) combinado a maior dose de Fósforo (144 kg.ha-1 de P), obteve maiores valores de Renda Bruta, Renda Líquida, Taxa de Retorno e Índice de Lucratividade, representando assim o melhor custo benefício para o produtor

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Channel instability has occurred in the Bell river, north eastern Cape, in the form of meander cutoffs, incipient meander cutoffs, channel straightening and general channel instability. Recent cutoffs occurred in 1974 and 1988. The study examines the spatial and temporal controls of channel form and pattern in the Bell river in order to assess the causes of channel instability. From the 17 km surveyed stretch, it was found that the main spatial controls of channel form were riparian vegetation density and channel bed material. Discharge as estimated in the field was not the main controlling variable of channel form. Two distinct groups of stream beds were identified from the survey; an upper gravel-bed stream and a lower sand-bed stream. These sites displayed distinct form ratios, channel gradients and bed material characteristics. The incidences of major channel instability were identified as being the transitional zone between the two reaches. Examination of temporal controls of channel form included climatic trend analysis and catchment sediment production analysis. Rainfall analysis indicated that no long term progressive trends in the annual or seasonal data existed. Distinct wet and dry cycles occur with peaks every 16 to 19 years. Wet cycles are the result of an increase in the frequency of daily events rather than in the magnitude of events. Flow record analysis demonstrated the relationship between regional discharge and upper catchment rainfall. Coincidence of peak flows and channel straightening were also noted. Soil erosion surveys showed that erosion had increased in the catchment and that accelerated erosion were probably the result of overstocking and poor veld management. It was concluded that channel changes in the Bell river are possibly the result of anthropogenic influence in catchment and channel processes. Increased sediment production to the channel resulted in channel aggradation with attendant instability. The plantation of riparian vegetation led to perimeter stability in the short term at flows less than bankfull discharge, but served to reduce cross-sectional area in the long term, thereby increasing the potential for flooding, meander cutoffs and channel change

In this paper, we introduce the motivation for Bell inequalities and give some background on two different types: CHSH and Mermin's inequalities. We present a proof for each and then show that certain quantum states can violate both of these inequalities. We introduce a new result stating that for four given measurement directions of spin, two respectively from Alice and two from Bob, which are able to produce a violation of the Bell inequality for an arbitrary shared quantum state will also violate the Bell inequality for a maximally entangled state. Then we provide another new result that characterizes all of the two-qubit states that violate Mermin's inequality.

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