Changes in precipitation patterns, temperature, and other climatic variables have been shown to modify thehydrological cycle and hydrological systems, potentially resulting in a shift in river runoff behavior and an increasedrisk of floods. There have been several instances of devastating floods throughout Europe’s history, which haveresulted in devastation and enormous economic losses. As a result of the effects of climate change, floods areoccurring more frequently in Sweden as well as across Europe. Research on the subject of flood prediction has beengoing on for decades, where particularly data-driven models have advanced in recent years. This study examinedtwo different machine learning (data-driven) models for forecasting river discharge in the Nissan River: Linearregression and Random Forrest regression (RFR), with the use of ECMWF Reanalysis v5 ( ERA5 ) data and historicaldischarge data. The Linear regression model yielded a r2 score of 0.45 and could not be considered an acceptablemodel. The RFR model had a r2 score of 0.71. This implies, given ERA5 reanalysis data, that one might generatea moderately performing machine learning model for Nissan river. An additional investigation was carried out,to see if the trained model could be used with EC-EARTH CMIP6 future projection. The findings resulting fromapplying the EC-EARTH CMIP6 future data on the trained RFR indicated too many uncertainties, necessitatingmore investigation before any conclusions can be drawn.

Efter att EU införde ett ramverk år 2000 rörande regionens vattenanvändning, vattendirektivet, beslöt Sveriges regering att från och med sommaren 2020 ompröva rikets vattendammar. I de fall rådande vattenanvändning inte uppfyller de krav som anges i ramverket kan dammutrivning bli aktuellt. Syftet med studien är undersöka och utveckla en metod att utvärdera förändringar av strömhabitat uppströms ett vattendrag efter en dammutrivning. Studieområdet utgörs och begränsas av datamängden i form av flygfoton insamlade med UAV vid två tillfällen över samma område. Även batymetriska data över vattendragets botten från en bottenskanning har använts således även Lantmäteriets nationella höjdmodell. Två fotogrammetriprogram användes i arbetet, dels för att skapa en ortomosaik från flygfoton men även för att utföra en bildnormalisering. GIS programvaran ArcGIS Pro tillhandahåller flera algoritmer för klassificering av raster. Algoritmerna SVM och RT, viktades mot varandra och SVM användes vidare i metoden. Med olika generaliserings-verktyg kunde strömhabitat identifieras och förstärkas. Även olika terrängmodeller skapades från flygfoton och Lantmäteriets nationella höjdmodell. Dessa granskades mot varandra utifrån olika aspekter som variationer i bland annat detaljrikedom, generaliseringsgrad och återspeglandet av vattenytan.  Slutsatsen av studien är att klassificering av strömhabitat kan göras i ett GIS-program med en lägesosäkerhet på mellan 25 och 40 %, beroende på vilka strömhabitat som ska klassificeras. Efter utrivningen uppstod 17 zoner med förändrade strömhabitat vilket var två mer än vad prognoser förutsatt. Vidare påverkades vattenvolymen markant då en minskning på ca 40 % skedde från 2018 till 2020. En areal av ca 1,5 hektar berördes då gammal älvbotten blev torrlagd i samband med dammutrivningen. Ett samband syntes mellan avståndet från kraftverket och torrlagd botten då dessa ytor sågs minska i storlek i takt med att avståndet ökade. Att undersöka vart vattennivån påverkats som mest var inte möjligt i brist på data. Studien har utvecklat en metod att analysera en dammutrivnings påverkan på ett vattendrag med data från UAV och bottenskanning.

Submitted by isabela.moljf@hotmail.com (isabela.moljf@hotmail.com) on 2017-07-04T10:44:35Z No. of bitstreams: 1 hellencassiadossantosgomes.pdf: 4897399 bytes, checksum: 5c2ad21c559297af763a438dc5b1a398 (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Adriana Oliveira (adriana.oliveira@ufjf.edu.br) on 2017-08-08T13:06:11Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 hellencassiadossantosgomes.pdf: 4897399 bytes, checksum: 5c2ad21c559297af763a438dc5b1a398 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-08-08T13:06:11Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 hellencassiadossantosgomes.pdf: 4897399 bytes, checksum: 5c2ad21c559297af763a438dc5b1a398 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2010-03-12 / CAPES - Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / Inserido no Complexo da Serra da Mantiqueira, o Parque Estadual do Ibitipoca está localizado entre o município de Lima Duarte e a vila de Conceição do Ibitipoca e preserva um importante remanescente vegetacional que inclui diferentes tipos de fisionomias: Candeial, Campos Encharcados, Floresta Ombrófila Densa Altimontana, Floresta Ombrófila Densa Montana, Campo Rupestre Arbustivo, Campo Rupestre sensu stricto e, em especial, uma área de transição entre os dois tipos de campos rupestres. Os objetivos do presente estudo foram inventariar a riqueza específica de hepáticas e antóceros que ocorrem nas diferentes fisionomias do Parque; analisar as espécies nas diferentes fisionomias e relacioná-las com os tipos de substratos em que ocorrem, acrescentando dados para o conhecimento da brioflora atual de Minas Gerais. Os espécimes foram coletados aleatoriamente, ao longo de trilhas pré-existentes, em diferentes substratos e fisionomias do Parque, no período de maio de 2008 a outubro de 2009. No levantamento realizado, foram encontradas 89 espécies de hepáticas (agrupadas em 17 famílias) e uma espécie de antóceros, sendo 13 espécies (12 espécies de hepáticas e uma, de antóceros) citadas pela primeira vez para o Estado de Minas Gerais. O substrato em que as plantas ocorreram em maior frequência foi tronco de árvore, seguido de tronco de árvore morta ou em decomposição. A fisionomia que apresentou maior riqueza específica foi Floresta Ombrófila Densa Montana. A análise dos padrões biogeográficos indica que a maioria do táxons encontrados apresenta distribuição Neotropical. A distribuição geográfica no Brasil indica que a maioria das espécies ocorre em, praticamente, todas as regiões do Brasil. Dentre as famílias estudadas, Lejeuneaceae apresenta maior diversidade específica. O assinalamento de novas adições de hepáticas e antóceros do Parque Estadual do Ibitipoca para Minas Gerais é umas das evidências da relevância do estudo, que amplia o conhecimento da brioflora do estado e do Brasil. / The Ibitipoca State Park is part of the Serra da Mantiqueira, and is located between the municipality of Lima Duarte and the town of Conceição de Ibitipoca. The Park retains an important vegetation remnant which includes different types of physiognomies: “Candeial”, “Campos Encharcados (wet grasslands)”, “Floresta Ombrófila Densa Altimontana”, “Floresta Ombrófila Densa Montana”, Arbustive “Campo Rupestre”, “Campo Rupestre” sensu stricto, and, specially, a transitional area in which the vegetation is a mixture of the two types of “Campos Rupestres”. The aims of this study were to know the species richness of the liverworts and hornworts that occur in the different physiognomies present at the Park, to analyze the species in the different physiognomies, relating them to the substrate in which they occur, improving data to the knowledge of the actual bryoflora of Minas Gerais. The specimens were collected randomly in different substrates, through previously know tracks, during the period of May 2008 to October 2009. The inventory revealed the occurrence of 89 liverworts species (in 17 families) and one hornwort species in the Park; among these species, 13 are being referred for the first time to Minas Gerais (12 liverwort species, and one hornwort species). The more frequent substrate in which the plants occurred was tree trunks, followed by dead or decayed trunks. The physiognomy that presented the largest specific richness was “Floresta Ombrófila Densa Montana”. The biogeographic patterns of distribution indicated that the majority of the collected taxons have a Neotropical distribution. Concerning to distribution of the species in Brazil, the highest number of species studied can be found in almost all the Brazilian geographic provinces. Among the families studied, Lejeuneaceae presents the highest diversity. The relevance of the study is evidenced by the indication of new occurrences of liverworts and hornworts to Minas Gerais, from the Ibitipoca State Park; this improves the knowledge of the state and Brazil’s bryoflora.

Material degradation and a decrease of fuel quality are common phenomena when storing biomass. A magnitude of 7.8% has been reported to degrade over five months when storing spruce wood chips in the winter in Central Europe. This thesis presents a theoretical study of biomass storage. It includes investigations of bio-chemical, chemical and physical processes that occur during storage of chipped woody biomass. These processes lead to degradation caused by micro-activity, chemical oxidation reactions and physical transformation of water. Micro-activity was modeled with Monod kinetics which are Michaelis-Menten type of expressions. The rate expressions were complemented with dependency functions describing the impact of oxygen, moisture and temperature. The woody biomass was divided into three fractions. These fractions represent how hard different components of the wood are to degrade by microorganisms. Chemical oxidation was modeled as a first order rate expression with respect to the active components of the wood. Two different cases have been simulated during the project. Firstly, an isolated system with an initial oxygen concentration of air was considered. This case displayed a temperature increase of approximately 2˚C and a material degradation less than 1%. The second case considered an isolated system with an endless depot of oxygen. This case resulted in degradation losses around 0.45-0.95% in the temperature range between 65-80˚C during approximately 300 days of storage. The temperature increased slowly due to chemical oxidation.

This dissertation argues that philosophers Barbara Forrest and Robert T. Pennock fail to discredit William A. Dembski's Design Inference as a legitimate scientific program. Chapter 1 is the introduction, explaining the problem and the research methodology used in the dissertation to ascertain a conclusion. Chapter 2 is a background survey and analysis of contemporary Intelligent Design (ID) theory and Dembski's part within the overall schemata of the Intelligent Design enterprise. Particular aspects of Dembski's Design Inference framework and its corresponding "explanatory filter" are explained in Chapter 3. Both Forrest and Pennock had significant influence on the judge's final opinion in the Kitzmiller v. Dover trial, which brought serious scrutiny against ID's scientific merit. Criticism against Dembski was an important part of Forrest and Pennock's respective expert testimony against ID. Based on this trial testimony and their respective academic writings, Chapter 4 therefore argues for the legitimacy of Forrest and Pennock as influential critics when considering Dembski's scientific relevance. The chapter also surveys their substantive arguments against Dembski. Dembski's own response to the categorical criticisms by Forrest and Pennock are addressed in Chapter 5. The concluding analysis is in Chapter 6, arguing that Dembski's Design Inference maintains as viable science, despite the critiques by Forrest and Pennock. / This item is only available to students and faculty of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. If you are not associated with SBTS, this dissertation may be purchased from <a href="http://disexpress.umi.com/dxweb">http://disexpress.umi.com/dxweb</a> or downloaded through ProQuest's Dissertation and Theses database if your institution subscribes to that service.

This master thesis is the groundwork for realization of an educational nature trail in the Natural monument Milíčovský Forest and Ponds. The theoretical part deals with the nature protection in the Czech Republic, as a part of the European Union. Moreover, the characteristics of the given area are elaborated in detail with a focus on geology, flora and fauna in this part. In the practical part, I utilised the basic information as a basis for individual panels of the educational nature trail,. The graphical layout of individual panels is attached as an apendix of the thesis. The purpose of this study is to contribute to the protection of natureal values in Natural Natural monument Milíčovský Forest and Ponds. The information provided in this study should have wider impact in the way that they improve general understanding of nature. Furthermore they should extend general knowledge about Milíčovský Forest of its visitors and simultaneously they should reinforce their positive attitude toward nature as a whole.

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Master´s thesis is based on the design of energy efficient huts in the mountain resort Čenkovice . The specified property is currently located existing building mountain rescue . Land is the bigger size , medium steep , overgrown with trees higher . The existing building is of timber construction and is already inadequate to the needs of mountain rescue . The concept of the new HS object is to achieve the lowest power consumption of utility power to operate the building and to endeavor the least possible burden on the environment during construction. The new building is designed largely from natural materials , mostly of wood that form the supporting structure and it is well insulated. The house is rectangular in shape , with 2 floors and galleries. The first floor serves HS , second floor stay for ski school instructors . The rooms are oriented to the southwest side . The building uses solar energy to power and ventilation is forced.

In the nineteenth century, theatre and newspapers were the dominant expressions of popular culture in the northeastern United States, and together formed a crucial discursive node in the ongoing negotiation of American national identity. Focusing on the five decades between 1820 and 1870, during which touring stars from Great Britain enjoyed their most lucrative years of popularity on United States stages, this dissertation examines three instances in which English performers entered into this nationalizing forum and became flashpoints for journalists seeking to define the nature and bounds of American citizenship and culture. In 1821, Edmund Kean’s refusal to perform in Boston caused a scandal that revealed a widespread fixation among social elites with delineating the ethnic and economic limits of citizenship in a republican nation. In 1849, an ongoing rivalry between the English tragedian William Charles Macready and his American competitor Edwin Forrest culminated in the deadly Astor Place riot. By configuring the actors as champions in a struggle between bourgeois authority and working-class populism, the New York press inserted these local events into international patterns of economic conflict and revolutionary violence. Nearly twenty years later, the arrival of the Lydia Thompson Burlesque Troupe in 1868 drew rhetoric that reflected the popular press’ growing preoccupation with gender, particularly the question of woman suffrage and the preservation of the United States’ international reputation as a powerfully masculine nation in the wake of the Civil War. Three distinct cultural currents pervade each of these case studies: the new nation’s anxieties about its former colonizer’s cultural influence, competing political and cultural ideologies within the United States, and the changing perspectives and agendas of the ascendant popular press. Exploring the points where these forces intersect, this dissertation aims to contribute to an understanding of how popular culture helped shape an emerging sense of American national identity. Ultimately, this dissertation argues that in the mid-nineteenth century northeastern United States, popular theatre, newspapers, and audiences all contributed to a single media formation in which controversial English performers became a rhetorical antipode against which “American” identity could be defined. / text