Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Wisconsin--Madison, 2000. / eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references (p. 410-441).

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / Agriculture expansion and intensification reassemble bird communities, including the loss of species, reduced diversity and the population increase of some species able to use the novel resources available. In some circumstances these species may be perceived as overabundant and conflict with human activities. This dissertation examines 1) the influence of the land use in agricultural landscapes in the abundance of eared dove and 2) the recognition of eared dove's populations as overabundant in the Southwestern of Brazil. The study was conducted in grain-producing regions comprising the part of the States of Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina, Paraná and São Paulo. We counted birds along 50 routes, each comprising 12 counting stations, placed on secondary roads and relate occurrence and abundance with land uses. We applied questionnaires to farmers record their perception about damages by eared doves in agriculture. Our data demonstrated that the eared dove was the most abundant species, representing 48% of total individuals counted and also one of the most common, being found in 93% of samples. At the landscape scale, the abundance of eared doves was associated positively with routes crossing landscapes dominated by plantations in winter and negatively associated with routes with large tracts of forests and mixed farming in summer. At the local scale the abundance of doves in winter was greater in routes with higher frequency of maize plantations and in summer in routes with higher frequency of sugar cane and soybean plantations. Thus, the type of land use influenced the abundance of doves. Of the farmers interviewed, 41% claimed some kind of damage to their crops. Among these, 70% reported damages of less than 10% of the planted area. The highest percentage of positive responses about damages occurred in Paraná, with 54% of complaints. Sixty seven percent of the reported damages were located up to 100 km from nesting colonies. The probability of reporting damages decreases 1% every 10 km away from a colony. We consider that eared doves can be classified as overabundant in parts of the States of Paraná and São Paulo, where the agricultural landscape favor high abundance of this species all over the year and risk of conflicts with agriculture is higher. / A expansão da agricultura e a intensificação dos processos agrícolas levam a um rearranjo nas comunidades de aves, incluindo a perda de diversidade e o aumento populacional de espécies capazes de aproveitar os novos recursos disponíveis. Em algumas circunstâncias espécies podem apresentar um marcado aumento populacional passando a ser percebidas como superabundantes e conflitantes para atividades humanas. Esta dissertação analisa 1) a influência do uso do solo na abundância da pomba-de-bando e 2) a aplicação de conceitos de superabundância para esta espécie no Sudoeste do Brasil. A área de estudo abrangeu regiões produtoras de grãos dos Estados do Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina, Paraná e São Paulo. Contamos aves em 50 rotas, cada uma com 12 estações de contagem, alocadas em estradas vicinais em meio a matrizes agrícolas e relacionamos ocorrência e abundância com a paisagem. Aplicamos questionários aos agricultores com a intenção de obter dados da percepção dos mesmos frente a danos causados pela pomba na agricultura. A pomba-de-bando foi a espécie mais abundante, representando 48% do total de indivíduos contados, e também uma das mais frequentes, sendo encontrada em 93% das amostras. Na escala da paisagem, mais ampla, a abundância esteve positivamente associada às áreas destinadas à agricultura e agropecuária no inverno e negativamente associada às áreas com grandes extensões de agropecuária e remanescente florestais no verão. Na escala local, mais fina, a abundância de pombas no inverno foi maior em rotas de contagem em que houve maior frequência de plantações de milho. Já no verão a abundância foi positivamente relacionada com a maior frequência de plantações de cana-de-açúcar e soja. Assim, o tipo de uso do solo na paisagem agrícola influenciou a abundância de pombas nas duas escalas. Dos respondentes aos questionários, 41% alegaram dano às suas plantações, sendo que 70% relataram danos inferiores a 10% da área plantada. O maior percentual de respostas positivas se deu no Paraná, com 54% de reclamações. Sessenta e sete por cento responderam sim a ocorrência de danos quando o local de aplicação do questionário estava a menos de 100 km de uma colônia de pombas. A probabilidade de reclamações decaiu 1% a cada 10 km de afastamento da colônia mais próxima. Consideramos que a pomba-de-bando pode ser classificada como superabundante somente em partes do Paraná e de São Paulo, onde a paisagem agrícola favorece uma alta abundância de pombas durante todo o ano e o risco de conflitos com a agricultura é maior.

This thesis focuses on the presence of Black women characters in domestic contexts in the early poetry of African American poets Nikki Giovanni and Rita Dove and examines the strategies these women employ, individually and in close relationships, in order to empower themselves and sustain those around them. It provides a joint exploration of the work of two major contemporary poets from a literary and interdisciplinary perspective, mapping instances of the poetic expression of Black feminist politics. The theoretical approach builds on a range of understandings of empowerment, strategy, and the central importance of home in an African American context, as conceptualized primarily in the work of Black feminists, in particular Patricia Hill Collins and bell hooks. Structurally, the study follows the cycle of a woman’s life from girlhood to old age. Thus, poems involving the empowerment strategies of girls at home are explored first. They are followed by poems where the domestic lives of adult women and then elderly women are addressed, with a focus on their respective empowering strategies. Discussed last are strategies of empowerment evident in the interactions of (largely) Black women of different generations in poems depicting intergenerational contacts and relationships. Homeplaces created by Black women have historically been experienced as sheltering African Americans from the perils of the dominant white society and thereby Black women’s domestic experiences have generally been linked to privilege rather than to confinement and victimization. In the poems, when at home, Black women utilize different strategies to assert themselves and each other, implicitly or explicitly, emerging strong and resilient, even though sometimes they may merely derive satisfaction from their poor circumstances. Strong connections to the past and a sense of belonging, partaking in legacies and storytelling, as well as memory, imagination, dreaming and hiding, are recurring elements of their empowerment processes. However, their enjoyment of loving bonds and their sharing of African-derived knowledges and ways of being emerge as the most significant aspects contributing to their empowerment.

The purpose of this study was to determine whether the Dove Campaign for Real Beauty could be used to effectively expand the media-narrowed definition of beauty. This study focused on the Onslaught video and corresponding message board. The sample included 119 posts written by 85 different message board users. Both a descriptive and interpretive content analysis based on reception analysis was used to deconstruct the message posters' interpretation and construction of individual beauty. The posters used the board primarily to express themselves, attach blame to the media and arrive at consensus. Overall, the users responded positively to the campaign. Twenty themes emerged from the posts, with the most prevalent attaching blame to the media for societal problems. The findings of this study suggest that Dove effectively created an online community where women could find a voice to express themselves and share experiences. More importantly, Dove initiated a public discussion that is a preliminary step in changing social norms. As such, the campaign should be viewed as having been effective.

Aim of this study was to assess distribution and abundance of common synanthropic species of birds (House sparrow, Tree sparrow, Eurasian collared dove and Blackbird) in area of the city České Budějovice in the Czech Republic in autumn and winter. Habitat preferences of these species were analysed. Study also determined influence of the certain characteristics of urban vegetation on their occupation by both species of sparrows.

International trade in fauna and flora is curently considered as one of the greatest threats to populations of many wildlife species. According to available information, some species are declining mainly due to persecution by people for meat or for trade. Illegal trade is increasing as well. Its yearly turnover is estimated to be in the order of billions of US dollars. This diploma theses analyzes the international trade with selected bird species under the CITES Convention - Asian hornbills, African turacos, South American tukans and arassari, and pigeons and doves during the period from 1990 till 2015. Although the CITES Convention has proven to contribute to protecting biodiversity and protecting endangered species by monitoring and regulating the trade with them, it has its limitations and shortcomings. These are described in this diploma thesis on the example of some specific cases.

Vibraphone performance continues to be an expanding field of music. Earliest accounts of the presence of the vibraphone and vibraphone players can be found in American Vaudeville from the early 1900s; then found shortly thereafter in jazz bands as early as the 1930s, and on the classical concert stage beginning in 1949. Three Pieces for Vibraphone, Opus 27, composed by James Beale in 1959, is the first solo concert piece written exclusively for the instrument. Since 1959, there have been over 690 pieces written for solo concert vibraphone, which stands as evidence of the popularity of both the instrument and the genre of solo concert literature. Christopher Deane has contributed to solo vibraphone repertoire with works that are regarded as staples in the genre. Deane's compositions for vibraphone consistently expand the technical and musical potential of the instrument. Performance of Deane's vibraphone works requires a performer to utilize grips and specific performance techniques that are departures from standard performance practices. Many of the performance techniques needed to successfully execute these pieces are not routinely found in either percussion pedagogy courses or performance ensemble situations. As a result, most percussionists are not familiar with these techniques and will require additional assistance, instruction, or demonstrations. The impetus of this document is to present explanations and solutions for performance areas that require extended performance techniques, to offer recommendations on the creation, choosing, and manipulating of special implements, and to propose varied choices related to artistic interpretation of three of Deane's vibraphone pieces: Mourning Dove Sonnet (1983), The Apocryphal Still Life (1996), and Dis Qui Etude (2004).

Detta arbete har undersökt fredsduvan som symbol i ukrainska krigsaffischer och vilken påverkan dess gestaltning får för slut resultatet. Syftet med arbetet var att skapa en djupare förståelse i hur en traditionell symbol, i detta fall fredsduvan, kan användas för att skapa en opinion för ett specifikt ändamål. Studien har genomförts genom en kvalitativ metod i form av en semiotisk visuell analys där materialet undersökts genom denotation och konnotation för att slutligen sättas i relation till det teoretiska ramverket. Teorin som applicerats är bland annat representation, semiotik och propaganda. Resultatet visar att fredsduvan tar på sig olika roller beroende på den kontext den gestaltas i men gemensamt för samtliga affischer är att den tydligt tar ställning för Ukrainas sak och den blir en symbol för att bygga upp sympatier i västvärlden. Som en del av mitt examensarbete har jag också gjort en medieproduktion. Syftet med denna var att göra om illustrationerna till Unicef Ukraina och Dzerelos befintliga broschyr ”Förvärvad funktionsnedsättning hos ett barn. Tips till föräldrar och pedagoger” med en mer positiv och inkluderande gestaltning av barn med funktionsnedsättning, samt att genom illustrationerna att inspirera och skapa en känsla av hoppfullhet hos målgruppen. / This thesis has investigated the dove of peace as a symbol in Ukrainian war posters and what affect its depiction have for the final result. The aim of the thesis was to create a deeper understanding of how traditional symbols, in this case the dove of peace, can be used to create an opinion for a specific purpose. The study was performed through a qualitative method in the shape of a semiotic visual analysis where the material was analyzed by using denotation and connotation and finally put in relation to the theoretical framework. Applied theory includes representation, semiotics, and propaganda. The result shows that the dove of peace takes on different roles depending on the context it is depicted in, but all posters have one thing in common and that is that it takes a clear stand for Ukraine’s cause, and it becomes symbol to create sympathy in the western world. As part of my degree project, I have also done a media production. The objective of this was to redo the illustrations for Unicef Ukraine and Dzerelo's existing brochure "Children with Acquired Disabilities. Guidelines for Parents and Professionals" with more positive and inclusive portrayal of children with disabilities, as well as to inspire and create a feeling of hope among the target group through the illustrations.

There is no consensus regarding the interpretation of the "Spirit like a dove" comparison in Jesus' baptism (Mk 1:10). Although scholars have proposed at least fifty different interpretations of the dove comparison, no study appears to have considered Isaiah's three dove texts as the background for the Markan dove (cf. Is 38:14; 59:11; 60:8). This neglect is surprising considering the abundance of Isaianic allusions in Mark's Prologue (Mk 1:1-15), and the growing awareness that Isaiah is the hermeneutical key for both the Markan Prologue and Jesus' baptism within it. Indeed, Mark connects the dove image inseparably to the Spirit's "descent" from heaven, which alludes to Yahweh's descent in a New Exodus deliverance in Isaiah 63:19 [MT]. Furthermore, each Isaianic dove text uses the same simile, "like a dove" or "like doves," which appears in Mark 1:10, and shares the theme of lament and restoration which fits the context of Mark's baptism account. This study therefore argues that the dove image in Mark 1:10 is a symbol which evokes metonymically Isaiah's three dove texts. So the Spirit is "like a dove" not because any quality of the Spirit resembles that of a dove, but because the dove recalls the Isaianic theme of lament and restoration associated with doves in this Scriptural tradition. After discussing the Markan dove in terms of simile, symbol, and metonymy, the study examines the Isaianic dove texts in the MT and LXX and argues that they form a single motif. Next, later Jewish references to the Isaianic dove texts are considered, while an Appendix examines further dove references in Jewish and Greco-Roman literature. Finally, the study argues that the Markan dove coheres in function with the Isaianic dove motif and symbolizes the Spirit's effect upon and through Jesus by evoking metonymically the Isaianic dove texts.