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  • The Global ETD Search service is a free service for researchers to find electronic theses and dissertations. This service is provided by the Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations.
    Our metadata is collected from universities around the world. If you manage a university/consortium/country archive and want to be added, details can be found on the NDLTD website.
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Autofictional practices : self-fashioning in Diana Thorneycroft's self-portraits

Chassin de Kergommeaux, C. Danielle January 2005 (has links)
No description available.
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Socioecology, stress, and reproduction among female Diana monkeys (<i>Cercopithecus diana</i>) in Cote d’Ivoire’s Tai National Park

Kane, Erin Elizabeth January 2017 (has links)
No description available.
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The Context of Dietary Variation in Cercopithecus diana in the Ivory Coast’s Tai National Park

Kane, Erin Elizabeth 05 January 2012 (has links)
No description available.
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"Simpsonovská aféra" a "annus horribilis" Příspěvek k proměnám obrazu britské královské rodiny na veřejnosti ve dvacátém století / The "Simpson Affair" and the "Annus horribilis" Contribution to the Changes of the Picture of the British Royal Family in the General Public in the 20th Century

Krausová, Markéta January 2015 (has links)
In this thesis the author analyses the changes in the view of the British Royal Family in general public during the 20th century. Given the extensiveness of the topic, the author focuses on two crisis situations - so called "Simpson Affair" - the abdication of King Edward VIII in 1936 and his relationship with divorced American Wallis Simpson, and so called "Annus Horribilis" - the divorce of the successor to the throne prince Charles and princess Diana Spencer. The author analyses changes in perception of the role of British Royal Family in life of British nation and its role within British general public. Author works with unpublished sources (mainly from the archive materials gathered from the sources of the Archive of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic and the National Archives in London - Kew, with published sources and extensive specialized literature mostly from British provenience. Keywords Great Britain, Monarchy, Royal Family, Edward VIII, Wallis Simpson, Elizabeth II, Prince Charles, Diana Spencer, General Public
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Reforço de ligações viga-pilar de estruturas de concreto pré-moldado pela colagem de laminados de polímero reforçado com fibra de carbono (PRFC) em entalhes no concreto de cobrimento / Strengthening of beam-to-column connections in precast concrete structures by NSM CFRP strips

Fonseca, Tatiana de Cássia Coutinho Silva da 07 February 2013 (has links)
Buscou-se por meio desta pesquisa avaliar a eficiência do reforço de ligações viga-pilar em estruturas de concreto pré-moldado. A técnica de reforço utilizada consiste na colagem de laminados de Polímero Reforçado com Fibra de Carbono (PRFC) em entalhes no concreto de cobrimento. Trata-se de uma técnica desenvolvida há cerca de dez anos, que apresentou, em pesquisas, desempenho superior às alternativas de colagem externa de mantas e laminados no tocante a reforço à flexão. Nenhuma referência ao uso desta ou de qualquer outra técnica para o reforço de ligações viga-pilar de estruturas pré-moldadas foi encontrada na pesquisa bibliográfica realizada. Entretanto, considera-se importante que esta opção seja apreciada ao se verificar comportamento insatisfatório de uma estrutura, haja vista a importância das ligações em seu desempenho global. Dado o caráter da pesquisa e o ineditismo da proposta, realizou-se um estudo experimental diversificado. Um ensaio piloto em modelo reduzido de pórtico com elementos de pilar e viga pré-moldados foi realizado. Por meio deste ensaio, verificou-se que o reforço promoveu significativa redução no deslocamento vertical da viga. Embora os resultados tenham sido promissores, destaca-se que o modelo reduzido impôs limitações, em relação ao comprimento para colagem do laminado e à distância do laminado ao canto da viga, que contribuíram para o seu arrancamento prematuro em uma das ligações. Realizou-se um ensaio em um modelo de ligação em escala real reforçado a momento fletor negativo e positivo. Em relação ao momento negativo, se alcançou um aumento de cerca de 100% na rigidez do modelo. Realizaram-se ensaios experimentais estáticos e dinâmicos em três modelos de pórtico cuja viga tinha escala real. Os resultados destes ensaios comprovaram a eficiência do reforço das ligações no aumento da sua rigidez , da frequência natural do pórtico e da resistência da estrutura. Observou-se também que o reforço promoveu redução da solicitação das armaduras principais da ligação. A simulação numérica dos ensaios dinâmicos permitiu a determinação indireta da rigidez das ligações de modo satisfatório e subsidiou a adoção de apoios elásticos na simulação dos ensaios estáticos que permitiram expandir a análise dos resultados experimentais em relação à fissuração e à distribuição de tensões. Por meio desta pesquisa comprovou-se a possibilidade de emprego da técnica de reforço proposta para a reabilitação de estruturas com deficiência relacionadas ao estado limite ultimo, já que o aumento de resistência foi alcançado, e também relacionadas aos estados limites de serviço, uma vez que as estruturas reforçadas apresentaram menores deslocamentos verticais e maiores frequências naturais. Destaca-se ainda uso eficiente da experimentação dinâmica que se prestou não somente à obtenção dos parâmetros modais da estrutura, mas também a uma avaliação realista das condições de contorno dos ensaios estáticos. / In this research, the strengthening of beam-to-column connections in precast concrete structures is evaluated. The strengthening technique used is internationally known as Near-Surface-Mounted and involves the bonding of CFRP (Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer) strips into slits made in concrete cover. There are no references about the use of this or any else technique in the strengthening of connections in precast structures however it could be an option when the structure presents an unsatisfactory behavior. Because of the innovative characteristic of the purpose, experimental tests are required. A pilot test was performed in a frame with reduced dimensions. The frame had initially pinned connections that were strengthened. The strengthening provided a reduction in the beam deflection and the recovery of the initial stiffness of the frame. Although the promising results, the frame dimensions imposed limitations in relation to the strips bonding length and to the distance to the beam edge that contributed to the premature failure by splitting of strips and concrete. It was also performed a test in a strengthened semi-rigid connection. An increase in the connection stiffness was observed. Experimental static and dynamic tests were performed on three real scaled frame models. The results of these tests demonstrated the effectiveness of the strengthening in the increasing of stiffness, natural frequency and strength of the frame. It was also observed that the strengthening reduced the reinforcement strain. The numerical simulation of the dynamic tests allowed the indirect determination of the connections stiffness and supported the definition of boundary conditions in the simulation of the static tests that allowed a better understanding in relation to cracking and stress distribution. Through this research it was confirmed that the strengthening technique proposed is useful for rehabilitation of structures with disabilities related to ultimate limit state, since the increase in resistance was achieved, and also related to the serviceability limit states, since strengthened structures presented lower vertical displacements and higher natural frequencies. It is highlighted that the dynamic tests were important not only to obtain the modal parameters of the structure, but also to evaluate the real boundary conditions of the static tests.
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Reforço de ligações viga-pilar de estruturas de concreto pré-moldado pela colagem de laminados de polímero reforçado com fibra de carbono (PRFC) em entalhes no concreto de cobrimento / Strengthening of beam-to-column connections in precast concrete structures by NSM CFRP strips

Tatiana de Cássia Coutinho Silva da Fonseca 07 February 2013 (has links)
Buscou-se por meio desta pesquisa avaliar a eficiência do reforço de ligações viga-pilar em estruturas de concreto pré-moldado. A técnica de reforço utilizada consiste na colagem de laminados de Polímero Reforçado com Fibra de Carbono (PRFC) em entalhes no concreto de cobrimento. Trata-se de uma técnica desenvolvida há cerca de dez anos, que apresentou, em pesquisas, desempenho superior às alternativas de colagem externa de mantas e laminados no tocante a reforço à flexão. Nenhuma referência ao uso desta ou de qualquer outra técnica para o reforço de ligações viga-pilar de estruturas pré-moldadas foi encontrada na pesquisa bibliográfica realizada. Entretanto, considera-se importante que esta opção seja apreciada ao se verificar comportamento insatisfatório de uma estrutura, haja vista a importância das ligações em seu desempenho global. Dado o caráter da pesquisa e o ineditismo da proposta, realizou-se um estudo experimental diversificado. Um ensaio piloto em modelo reduzido de pórtico com elementos de pilar e viga pré-moldados foi realizado. Por meio deste ensaio, verificou-se que o reforço promoveu significativa redução no deslocamento vertical da viga. Embora os resultados tenham sido promissores, destaca-se que o modelo reduzido impôs limitações, em relação ao comprimento para colagem do laminado e à distância do laminado ao canto da viga, que contribuíram para o seu arrancamento prematuro em uma das ligações. Realizou-se um ensaio em um modelo de ligação em escala real reforçado a momento fletor negativo e positivo. Em relação ao momento negativo, se alcançou um aumento de cerca de 100% na rigidez do modelo. Realizaram-se ensaios experimentais estáticos e dinâmicos em três modelos de pórtico cuja viga tinha escala real. Os resultados destes ensaios comprovaram a eficiência do reforço das ligações no aumento da sua rigidez , da frequência natural do pórtico e da resistência da estrutura. Observou-se também que o reforço promoveu redução da solicitação das armaduras principais da ligação. A simulação numérica dos ensaios dinâmicos permitiu a determinação indireta da rigidez das ligações de modo satisfatório e subsidiou a adoção de apoios elásticos na simulação dos ensaios estáticos que permitiram expandir a análise dos resultados experimentais em relação à fissuração e à distribuição de tensões. Por meio desta pesquisa comprovou-se a possibilidade de emprego da técnica de reforço proposta para a reabilitação de estruturas com deficiência relacionadas ao estado limite ultimo, já que o aumento de resistência foi alcançado, e também relacionadas aos estados limites de serviço, uma vez que as estruturas reforçadas apresentaram menores deslocamentos verticais e maiores frequências naturais. Destaca-se ainda uso eficiente da experimentação dinâmica que se prestou não somente à obtenção dos parâmetros modais da estrutura, mas também a uma avaliação realista das condições de contorno dos ensaios estáticos. / In this research, the strengthening of beam-to-column connections in precast concrete structures is evaluated. The strengthening technique used is internationally known as Near-Surface-Mounted and involves the bonding of CFRP (Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer) strips into slits made in concrete cover. There are no references about the use of this or any else technique in the strengthening of connections in precast structures however it could be an option when the structure presents an unsatisfactory behavior. Because of the innovative characteristic of the purpose, experimental tests are required. A pilot test was performed in a frame with reduced dimensions. The frame had initially pinned connections that were strengthened. The strengthening provided a reduction in the beam deflection and the recovery of the initial stiffness of the frame. Although the promising results, the frame dimensions imposed limitations in relation to the strips bonding length and to the distance to the beam edge that contributed to the premature failure by splitting of strips and concrete. It was also performed a test in a strengthened semi-rigid connection. An increase in the connection stiffness was observed. Experimental static and dynamic tests were performed on three real scaled frame models. The results of these tests demonstrated the effectiveness of the strengthening in the increasing of stiffness, natural frequency and strength of the frame. It was also observed that the strengthening reduced the reinforcement strain. The numerical simulation of the dynamic tests allowed the indirect determination of the connections stiffness and supported the definition of boundary conditions in the simulation of the static tests that allowed a better understanding in relation to cracking and stress distribution. Through this research it was confirmed that the strengthening technique proposed is useful for rehabilitation of structures with disabilities related to ultimate limit state, since the increase in resistance was achieved, and also related to the serviceability limit states, since strengthened structures presented lower vertical displacements and higher natural frequencies. It is highlighted that the dynamic tests were important not only to obtain the modal parameters of the structure, but also to evaluate the real boundary conditions of the static tests.
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A critical appraisal of existing models for nonlinear finite element analysis of reinforced concrete response

De Jager, Charl 03 1900 (has links)
Thesis (MScEng)--Stellenbosch University, 2012. / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study entails the appraisal of the constitutive models available for the non linear finite element analysis of reinforced concrete, using the DIANA finite element package and following generally accepted guidelines for non linear finite element analyses. The constitutive models considered are plasticity and total strain based (fixed and rotating crack) models. The appraisal consists of the analysis of various experiments performed on reinforced concrete beams that are governed by compressive, shear and tensile dominated failures. The investigation is not limited to the accuracy of the results obtained using these models but also of the consistency of the results obtained with regard to various mesh types and sizes, as well as a study of the individual influence of several material parameters. The intention of the study was to provide the reader with an indication of the performance capacity (accuracy and consistency) of the available constitutive models, where the notion of the use of the results obtained from non linear finite element analyses for design purposes is considered. The results obtained were varied. The models performed reasonably well in the compressive and tension dominated studies, with the importance of accurate material parameters being emphasized especially for the more advanced cementitious materials investigated. The total strain rotating crack model also showed a proclivity of simulating incorrect failure modes as well as exhibiting reluctance towards stress redistribution. All models used for the shear dominated study yielded mostly inaccurate and inconsistent results, but it was found that the four node quadrilateral element with selective reduced integration performed the best. The plasticity model did not capture shear failure well, and convergence was often not attained. The constant shear retention factor of the total strain fixed crack model was found to yield more detailed response curves for the smaller mesh sizes. The results of the tension dominated beams inspired more confidence in the models as quite accurate values were attained, especially by the plasticity model used. The ability of the available models to simulate realistic structural behaviour under various failure modes is very limited, as is evident from the results obtained. The development of a more advanced and robust model is required, which can provide consistently accurate results and failure modes, and even ‘anticipate’ potential failure modes not considered by the user.
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Visuality and the archive : the Gloria Evangelina Anzaldúa papers as a theory of social change

Bowen, Diana Isabel 09 February 2011 (has links)
The Gloria Evangelina Anzaldúa Papers, 1942-2004 are located in the Benson Latin American Collection at the University of Texas at Austin. They contain published and unpublished works along with photographs, correspondence, artwork, notes, interviews, etc. As a woman of color who is interested in issues of social justice, disrupting dominant ideological binaries, and intersections of race, class, and gender, Anzaldúa has much to offer the field of rhetoric and communication studies. The purpose of the study is to derive Anzaldúa’s theory of social change. As a woman of color, Anzaldúa simultaneously aligns and differentiates herself from the Chicano movement and the feminist movement. Citing her, and other Chicana feminists concerns, she uses a theory of the B/borderlands as a generative theory from which she theorizes using nepantla and images. Her theory of social change is implicit and available to rhetors upon an examination of the official and unofficial texts available in her archive. Diana Taylor’s concepts of the archive (official texts) and the repertoire (unofficial performances and iterations) are used to examine Anzaldúa’s archival collection. The artifacts included an examination of Anzaldúa’s birth certificate and corrections compared with a short story “Her Name Never Got Called.” In addition a documentary Altar is examined and compared with conversations that led to its creation. An analysis of Anzaldúa’s archive suggests that there is an oscillation between the official archives and the unofficial performances. These movements reveal Anzaldúa’s favor for images as instrumental in her theory-making process; they reveal her imagistic theory of social change. Applying a theory of discourse from the borderlands that emerges out of the archive of Anzaldúa will make rhetoricians better equipped to study texts that speak back to dominant discourses and refuse oppressive binaries. / text
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Paleo-Eskimo occupations at Diana-1, Ungava Bay (Nouveau-Québec)

Desrosiers, Pierre. January 1982 (has links)
No description available.
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Vandrande slott och skrotmonster : – En komparativ studie av Det levande slottet

Bergvall, Lilly January 2018 (has links)
Studien analyserar Diana Wynne Jones bok Det levande slottet (2005) och Studio Ghiblis film med samma titel (2004) i syfte att undersöka vilka förändringar som skett i övergången från bok till film. Delarna som undersöks är narrationen, karaktärerna, värderingar och budskap samt ifall filmen anpassats till japanska förhållanden och/eller japansk publik. Detta görs genom en komparativ metod. Studien diskuterar även möjligheten att använda något av verken i undervisning för årskurserna F–3. Resultatet visar att skillnaderna mellan bok och film är så stora att det är svårt att endast tala om en filmadaptation och att det därför är bättre att använda begreppet transformation. Även om filmen fortfarande har ett gemensamt tema med boken – alla ska kunna accepteras för den de är – har förändringarna och det nya temat krig tagit överhanden och påverkat narrationen, budskap, värderingar och karaktärer. I filmen finns inga förändringar som pekar på specifik anpassning till japansk publik, men genom filmens teckningar är det ändå tydligt att filmens regissör Hayao Miyazaki ingår i en japansk kultur. Resultatet visar dessutom problematik kring bokens användning i årskurserna F–3, men att det trots detta finns möjligheter att använda både den och filmen för att diskutera värden och budskap i de lägre årskurserna.

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