This thesis project examines the intertextuality between Cameron Awkward-Rich’s poetry collection Sympathetic Little Monster (2016) and earlier African American texts: Harriet Jacobs’ Incidents of a Slave Girl (1860) and Toni Morrison’s Sula (1973). Focusing on intertextuality and the trope of the train, this project analyzes Awkward-Rich’s collection which details how black bodies are still subjected to oppression and anti-black/anti-trans violence. His poems explore how black trans subjects are inhibited from reaching “arrival,” wholeness, and freedom in one’s representation and expression of their identity. White supremacy and constructs of race and gender attempt to dictate the speakers’ movements, possibilities, and mobility. Paying close attention to references to the past and the trope of the train, I examine how Awkward-Rich’s poetry interrogates black trans legibility, subjectivity, and subjugation. / Includes bibliography. / Thesis (M.A.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2020. / FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection

A polycrystalline diamond was tested as a bearing material for a tilting pad thrust bearing to be used in an electric submersible pump, which elevates process fluids from the bottom of well bores. The goal of this study was to compare the PCD to a current best of technology, which is stainless steel with an engineering polymer.This study found that PCD can handle larger loads than current technology but is limited in size due to diamond sintering and manufacturing constraints. The maximum size is Ø75mm.

A polycrystalline diamond was tested as a bearing material for a tilting pad thrust bearing to be used in an electric submersible pump, which elevates process fluids from the bottom of well bores. The goal of this study was to compare the PCD to a current best of technology, which is stainless steel with an engineering polymer.This study found that PCD can handle larger loads than current technology but is limited in size due to diamond sintering and manufacturing constraints. The maximum size is Ø75mm.

"The purpose of this study is to investigate paired groups of Latin-American and Anglo-American children in one community who have attended the public schools approximately the same number of years, to discover difference, if any, in achievement when comparable opportunities for education have been present. Achievement, in this instance, means all phases of the school program: core subject areas, vocational subjects, physical education and health, and participation in extra-curricular activities. Two source of data are utilized in this study: (1) background information concerning the status and accomplishments of the Latin-american child in Texas schools, taken from professional literature in the field and related studies; (2) primary data, consisting of test results and case studies of two selected groups of pupils in the Stuart High School in south Texas, taken from the school records and teacher-observations studies of the Stuart High School ."-- leaf 3.

O incremento aos programas de bioenergia em nosso país, aponta para uma provável duplicação da área plantada de cana-de-açúcar, num futuro bastante próximo. Neste contexto, a sustentabilidade da cultura deve ser preservada, evitando-se que sejam colocados em risco os avanços obtidos nas últimas cinco décadas no Controle Biológico de suas pragas. Para tanto, são necessárias pesquisas que atendam às necessidade das diversas etapas de um programa de Controlo Biológico. No presente estudo, avaliou-se o uso de temperaturas diferentes para criar cada fase do desenvolvimento de Diatraea saccharalis (Fabricius, 1794), com o objetivo de fornecer informações importantes para sua criação massal. Avaliou-se também, o raio de ação de uma armadilha contendo fêmeas virgens, a dinâmica populacional de D. saccharalis e o seu desenvolvimento em plantas de cana-de-açúcar, visando desenvolver um modelo de previsão da praga, com vistas ao seu controle biológico pelos parasitoides T. galloi e C. flavipes. As combinações de temperaturas 28°C-25°C-25°C, 28°C-28°C-28°C, 30°C-25°C-25°C e 30°C-22°C- 22°C para criar lagartas, pupas e adultos, respectivamente, destacaram-se das demais por promover rápido desenvolvimento aliado a altas taxas reprodutivas e podem assim, serem utilizadas para a criação massal de Diatraea saccharalis (Fabricius, 1794) e de seu parasitoide Cotesia flavipes (Cameron, 1891). O aumento de densidade de criação de 1 lagarta por tubo para 250 lagartas por frasco, não afetou o desenvolvimento e reprodução de D. saccharalis. Foi possível prever o momento de liberação de C. flavipes em cana-de-açúcar com base em modelos de exigências térmicas, assim como, orientar as liberações de T. galloi ao definir o período de ocorrência dos ovos de D. saccharalis. Os parâmetros climáticos determinaram uma faixa térmica de atuação para as armadilhas contendo fêmeas virgens (temperatura média acima de 24°C), faixa na qual foram observadas altas correlações entre a captura de machos e amostragem de lagartas, realizada 21 dias após a captura dos machos de D. saccharalis. De acordo com a dinâmica populacional de D. saccharalis, foram identificadas quatro gerações ao longo do ciclo da cultura. Para a utilização do parasitoide de ovos T. galloi deve-se usar uma armadilha contendo 4 fêmeas virgens de D. saccharalis para amostrar 12,5 ha, área determinada em função do raio de ação de 200 metros. / The increase of bioenergy programs in our country indicates a probable duplication of the planted area with sugar cane in a near future. In this context, the sustainability of the culture must be preserved, avoiding the risk of loose the progress achieved in the last five decades in the Biological Control of its pests. For this, it is necessary researches that attend the needs of the various steps of a biological control program. In this study, was evaluated the use of different temperatures to rear each phase of the development of Diatrea saccharalis (Fabricius, 1794), aimed to provide important informations for its mass rearing. It was also evaluated the radius of action of a trap containing virgin females, the population dynamics of D. saccharalis and its development in sugar cane, aimed the development of a prediction model of the occurence of D. saccharalis in sugar cane, suporting its biological control by the parasitoids T. galloi and C. flavipes. The temperatures combination 28°C-25°C-25°C, 28°C-28°C-28°C, 30°C-25°C-25°C, and 30°C-22°C- 22°C used to rear caterpillar, pupae and adults stood out from the others by promoting fast development combined with high reproductives rates and can be used for mass rearing of Diatraea saccharalis (Fabricius, 1794) and its parasitoids Cotesia flavipes (Cameron, 1891). The rearing of caterpillars individually or in groups of 250 did not interfere in the development and reproduction of D. saccharalis. It was possible to predict the release time of C. flavipes in sugar cane based in thermal requirements models and advise the releases of T. galloi deffining the period of occurrence of D. saccharalis eggs. The climatic parameters determined a temperature range of action for the pheromone traps with the virgin females (average temperatures above 24°C), range at which high correlations were observed between the males capture and caterpillar sampling performed 21 days after the capture of the D. saccharalis males. According to the population dynamics of D. saccharalis, four generations have been identified during the crop cycle. For the use of the egg parasitoid T. galloi, it should be used a trap containing four virgin femeales of D. saccharalis to sample 12.5 ha, area determined by the action radius of 200 meters.

The current US fleet of nuclear reactors has been in service for three decades. Over this period, existing welds in stainless steel (SS) shrouds have sustained stress corrosion cracking (SCC) and are in need of repair. Additionally, helium has formed interstitially as a byproduct of proton bombardment. Current repair technology, such as TIG welding, puts extreme amounts of heat into the material and allows for interstitial helium atoms to aggregate and form bubbles/voids at grain boundaries. This significantly weakens the material, proving to be a very counterproductive and ineffective repair technique. Much study has been done on friction stir processing (FSP), but none has explored it as an enabling repair technology for use in nuclear applications. Because of its relatively low energy input as a solid state joining technology, it is proposed that FSP could effectively heal SCCs in these existing welds without the negative side effect of helium bubble formation. A spread of speeds and feeds were initially tested using a PCBN-W-Re tool on 304L SS. Six of these parameter sets were selected as representations of high, medium, and low temperature-per-power outputs for this research: 2 IPM-80 RPM, 2 IPM-150 RPM, 4 IPM-150 RPM, 4 IPM-250 RPM, 6 IPM-125 RPM, and 6 IPM-175 RPM. These varied parameter sets were tested for their tensile, micro-hardness, and corrosion resistant properties. In general, the lower IPM and RPM values resulted in higher ultimate tensile strengths (UTS). Higher IPM and RPM values resulted in tunnel, pin hole, and surface void defects. These defects caused premature failure in tensile tests and could often be identified through microscopy. Micro-hardness testing demonstrated a strong correlation per the Hall-Petch relationship – finer grain sizes resulted in higher yield strength (hardness values) of the material. The tool temperature during FSP was a good indicator of the expected hardness – lower temperatures resulted in higher hardness values. Corrosion testing was performed with a 1000-hour alternate immersion test in a room temperature 3.5% NaCl solution. With these testing parameters, the results demonstrated that FSP had no effect on the corrosion resistance of 304L SS under these conditions.

Continuing an investigation on using FSP to heal stress corrosion cracks (SCC) in welds on nuclear reactors, this study seeks to use AM in addition to FSP to aid crack repair. Previous studies address that current repair technology on nuclear reactors involves the use of TIG welding which can allow helium atoms to aggregate and form voids at the grain boundaries. This weakens the material and renders the repair ineffective. Another previous study evaluated the effectiveness of FSP alone in repairing SCC which did have defects depending on the parameters used during FSP. This study evaluated the use of AM in addition to FSP. Literature is available on FSP and AM separately and literature is available on technologies that used both them together. However, the current processes that are available that use both AM and FSP can be expensive and may be impractical for some purposes. This study shows a new process that is both less expensive and more practical in SCC repair. Initial proof of concept trials was performed on 1018 mild steel using both wire fed additive and insert additive technologies. A slot would be removed and filled in with an additive process and processed using FSP. Because of poor repeatability, substantial distortion, and voids present this study went forward using insert technologies in further experiments rather than wire wed additive technologies. In addition, the depth and width of the insert or area where the added material would be placed was varied in initial trails. Tensile testing was performed on initial steel trials and the stainless steel experiments and it demonstrated a correlation between depth of the added material and the tensile strength. Micro-hardness mapping performed on initial steel trials also showed hardening in the FSP stir zone. Three-point bend tests were performed to show that an existing crack underneath the FSP zone would not propagate through the nugget. All evaluations supported a substantial increase in yield strength increased after FSP.

O incremento aos programas de bioenergia em nosso país, aponta para uma provável duplicação da área plantada de cana-de-açúcar, num futuro bastante próximo. Neste contexto, a sustentabilidade da cultura deve ser preservada, evitando-se que sejam colocados em risco os avanços obtidos nas últimas cinco décadas no Controle Biológico de suas pragas. Para tanto, são necessárias pesquisas que atendam às necessidade das diversas etapas de um programa de Controlo Biológico. No presente estudo, avaliou-se o uso de temperaturas diferentes para criar cada fase do desenvolvimento de Diatraea saccharalis (Fabricius, 1794), com o objetivo de fornecer informações importantes para sua criação massal. Avaliou-se também, o raio de ação de uma armadilha contendo fêmeas virgens, a dinâmica populacional de D. saccharalis e o seu desenvolvimento em plantas de cana-de-açúcar, visando desenvolver um modelo de previsão da praga, com vistas ao seu controle biológico pelos parasitoides T. galloi e C. flavipes. As combinações de temperaturas 28°C-25°C-25°C, 28°C-28°C-28°C, 30°C-25°C-25°C e 30°C-22°C- 22°C para criar lagartas, pupas e adultos, respectivamente, destacaram-se das demais por promover rápido desenvolvimento aliado a altas taxas reprodutivas e podem assim, serem utilizadas para a criação massal de Diatraea saccharalis (Fabricius, 1794) e de seu parasitoide Cotesia flavipes (Cameron, 1891). O aumento de densidade de criação de 1 lagarta por tubo para 250 lagartas por frasco, não afetou o desenvolvimento e reprodução de D. saccharalis. Foi possível prever o momento de liberação de C. flavipes em cana-de-açúcar com base em modelos de exigências térmicas, assim como, orientar as liberações de T. galloi ao definir o período de ocorrência dos ovos de D. saccharalis. Os parâmetros climáticos determinaram uma faixa térmica de atuação para as armadilhas contendo fêmeas virgens (temperatura média acima de 24°C), faixa na qual foram observadas altas correlações entre a captura de machos e amostragem de lagartas, realizada 21 dias após a captura dos machos de D. saccharalis. De acordo com a dinâmica populacional de D. saccharalis, foram identificadas quatro gerações ao longo do ciclo da cultura. Para a utilização do parasitoide de ovos T. galloi deve-se usar uma armadilha contendo 4 fêmeas virgens de D. saccharalis para amostrar 12,5 ha, área determinada em função do raio de ação de 200 metros. / The increase of bioenergy programs in our country indicates a probable duplication of the planted area with sugar cane in a near future. In this context, the sustainability of the culture must be preserved, avoiding the risk of loose the progress achieved in the last five decades in the Biological Control of its pests. For this, it is necessary researches that attend the needs of the various steps of a biological control program. In this study, was evaluated the use of different temperatures to rear each phase of the development of Diatrea saccharalis (Fabricius, 1794), aimed to provide important informations for its mass rearing. It was also evaluated the radius of action of a trap containing virgin females, the population dynamics of D. saccharalis and its development in sugar cane, aimed the development of a prediction model of the occurence of D. saccharalis in sugar cane, suporting its biological control by the parasitoids T. galloi and C. flavipes. The temperatures combination 28°C-25°C-25°C, 28°C-28°C-28°C, 30°C-25°C-25°C, and 30°C-22°C- 22°C used to rear caterpillar, pupae and adults stood out from the others by promoting fast development combined with high reproductives rates and can be used for mass rearing of Diatraea saccharalis (Fabricius, 1794) and its parasitoids Cotesia flavipes (Cameron, 1891). The rearing of caterpillars individually or in groups of 250 did not interfere in the development and reproduction of D. saccharalis. It was possible to predict the release time of C. flavipes in sugar cane based in thermal requirements models and advise the releases of T. galloi deffining the period of occurrence of D. saccharalis eggs. The climatic parameters determined a temperature range of action for the pheromone traps with the virgin females (average temperatures above 24°C), range at which high correlations were observed between the males capture and caterpillar sampling performed 21 days after the capture of the D. saccharalis males. According to the population dynamics of D. saccharalis, four generations have been identified during the crop cycle. For the use of the egg parasitoid T. galloi, it should be used a trap containing four virgin femeales of D. saccharalis to sample 12.5 ha, area determined by the action radius of 200 meters.

The thesis focuses on the British approach to EMU fiscal rules. Theoretical and conceptual framework is based on the theory of differentiated integration dealing with a various forms of closer cooperation among EU Member States. The research is built on the theoretical approach as described by Frank Schimmelfennig, Dirk Leuffen and Berthold Rittberger. Authors provide an analysis of conditions of differentiated integration within the EU. The aim of this thesis is to answer the question of why the United Kingdom decided not to participate in the fiscal compact and, consequently, did not allow further differentiated integration within the treaties (which led to an arrangement outside the EU legal framework) while accepting the initial fiscal rules agreed in the 1990s as well as other crisis reforms of EU fiscal governance. The first part describes Maastricht and SGP fiscal rules and analyses both the UK's position within EMU and the SGP provisions applied to the UK. The next chapter examines the British approach towards both the SGP revisions and the Euro Plus Pact. The third part analyses the new fiscal compact and explains why the UK decided to use the veto. In conclusion, the thesis provides an answer to the research question as set down in the introduction.

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