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The objective of this study was to formulate a management system for improving early Quebec tomato yields through the use of polyethylene row tunnels and the screening of three tomato genotypes for their performance under a tunnel system of growing. / Three tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.) cultivars, Springset (early, cold-tolerant), Celebrity (standard), and Hope No. 1 (early, heat-tolerant), were grown under clear or white perforated polyethylene row tunnels that were either vented ten days prior to anthesis to maintain temperatures below 30$ sp circ$C or nonvented. Controls had no tunnel treatment. / Springset had the highest harvest index and subsequent highest early yield. Celebrity had the highest total yield. Hope was not suited to producing early yield under the frequent low temperature conditions occurring during the spring in Quebec. Tunnels did not improve early or total yield. / Further research is required before tunnels can be recommended for producing early tomatoes in Quebec.

Field experiments were established during the 1988 and 1989 growing seasons, to determine the effect of mini-tunnel management systems on floral development and fruit set of tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.). Two types of floral abnormalities reported to be caused by temperatures above 30$ sp circ$C were observed, namely: style exsertion and splitting of the antheridial cone. Clear vented and white non-vented mini-tunnels reduced the incidence of both these abnormalities compared to the controls in 1988. As a consequence these two types of mini-tunnels also had the greatest percentage fruit set and total marketable yield of the first three clusters. In 1989, none of the mini-tunnels tested significantly increased percentage fruit set or marketable yield. The cultivar Springset produced ripe fruits an average of 4 days before Hope#1 and 7 days before Celebrity in both 1988 and 1989.

Syfte: Syftet med den här uppsatsen är att undersöka hur genus representeras och hur feministisk kritik syns i Disneyfilmerna Mulan och Frost. Arbetet behandlar kopplingen till tidigare Disneyfilmer och stereotypa framställningar av manligt och kvinnligt. Det utgår från ett genusperspektiv som tar hänsyn till könsroller som är resultatet av sociala konstruktioner. Metod: Filmerna har studerats i sin helhet och sedan har specifika scener och sekvenser valts ut för närmare studie. De har analyserats utifrån Selby och Cowderys modell för narrativ analys i boken How to Study Television (1995). Analysen för bägge filmerna är uppdelad i tre delar som behandlar både sekvenser som sträcker sig över hela filmerna och enskilda scener. Teori: Eve Kosofsky Sedgwicks (1999) och Halls (1997) definitioner av genus har legat som grund för arbetet, men även Halls (1997) beskrivning av representation, Gills (2007) redogörelse för feminism och Davis (2006) genomgång av tidigare framställningar av manligt och kvinnligt i Disneyfilmer samt annan relevant litteratur tas upp. Resultat och slutsats: Jag fann att filmerna försökte vara nyskapande i sin framställning av kvinnor, men att teman som exempelvis vikten av att hitta en man fortfarande var grundläggande. Trots att de kvinnliga karaktärerna i bägge filmerna är huvudpersoner kan deras självständighet ifrågasättas. I Mulan agerar exempelvis huvudkaraktären efter hennes inställning till sin far och i Frost får huvudkaraktären berättat för sig vad kärlek är uteslutande av manliga karaktärer. Det visade sig att Disneys historia av stereotypa framställningar av manligt och kvinnligt i hög grad syntes i filmerna, både genom en vilja att gå ifrån stereotyper men också som en bekräftelse på att Disney ibland fastnar i gamla hjulspår. Filmerna symboliserar dock en strävan efter att diskutera genus och framställa kvinnor på nya sätt. Förslag till fortsatt forskning: Mulan skulle kunna undersökas ur ett etnicitetsperspektiv, eftersom det är en amerikansk skildring av ett kinesiskt folk. Därför skulle det kunna vara relevant för ytterligare forskning. När det gäller Frost skulle det vara intressant att jämföra den ur ett genusperspektiv med mer samtida Disneyfilmer för att studera huruvida de senaste fem årens filmer är tecken på en ny era av Disneyfilmer och vad som kännetecknar den.

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Roads in many northern climates like Saskatchewan can undergo structural failure caused by frost action and substructure moisture problems. Frost action can be efficiently controlled by eliminating at least one of the following conditions: moisture; freezing temperatures; and frost susceptible soils. However, effective use of shredded tire material could provide an environmentally sustainable solution for waste tires and could relieve pressure on limited quality aggregate resources. The City of Saskatoon has successfully incorporated crushed rock and crushed recycled concrete as a subsurface road drainage layer to mitigate substructure drainage and frost issues. However, the price of crushed high value aggregates can be cost prohibitive and at times these materials are not available in quantities required. Previous research has documented that shredded tires are efficient in controlling frost action by providing thermal insulation and free drainage, but shredded tires performed poorly as a structural support layer with low mechanical stiffness and high compressibility properties. The goal of this research was to provide improved pavement performance with respect to road substructure moisture drainage and frost mitigation. The specific objectives of this research were to: • Quantify the mechanical properties of shredded tires and investigate the mechanical behavior of mixes of shredded tires with and without sand blended into the tire matrix as compared to conventional subbase and base coarse materials; • Determine the permeability of shredded tires and investigate the effect of sand on the permeability of shredded tire/sand mixes as compared to conventional granular base and subbase materials, and; • Compare the structural primary response behavior and capital cost of alternate road structures constructed with shredded tires and mixes of shredded tire and sand as a free draining subbase material compared to conventional drainage layers and road structures. The hypothesis of this research was that the mechanical behavior of shredded tire material, used as a road substructure layer, can be improved by blending it with free draining sand. It was also hypothesized that blending shredded tire with free draining sand will have improved drainage compared to conventional granular subbase and base course materials. Volumetric and mechanistic material properties and structural performance behavior of shredded tires and shredded tire/sand mixes in the mix ratios (by volume) of 1Tire:1Sand, 1Tire:2Sand and 1Tire:3Sand were evaluated and compared to City of Saskatoon subbase materials: crushed rock and granular base; as well as Saskatchewan Ministry of Highways and Infrastructure (SMHI) Type 6 subbase. Laboratory characterization showed that 100% shredded tire materials were uniformly graded indicating high amounts of voids. The addition of sand resulted in a reduction of interparticle air voids. Results from strength and stiffness characterization tests indicated that 100% shredded tires exhibited low structural stiffness, but this behavior was improved as the quantity of sand in the shredded tire was increased. The 100% shredded tire material was determined to have a dynamic modulus value of 5MPa, whereas shredded tires/sand blends at the ratios of 1Tire:1Sand, 1Tire:2Sand and 1Tire:3Sand gave dynamic moduli values of 30MPa, 110 MPa and 158MPa, respectively. For comparison, SMHI Type 6 subbase, City of Saskatoon crushed rock and granular base exhibited dynamic moduli values of 94MPa, 174MPa and 471MPa, respectively. Permeability characterization indicated that the 100% shredded tire materials were free draining at 1.42cm/s. Permeability decreased from 1.42cm/s with 100% shredded tire to 0.0026cm/s with 1Tire:3Sand. However, the shredded tire/sand mixes maintained permeability values higher than sand (0.0013cm/s). SMHI Type 6 subbase and granular materials were found to have a permeability of 0.0018cm/s and 0.000025cm/s, respectively, while crushed rock was free draining with a permeability of 1.12cm/s. Structural behavior of 100% shredded tire, shredded tire/sand mixes and City of Saskatoon subbase materials were studied in road models using a 3-D numerical road modeling software that encoded triaxial material constitutive relationships determined in this research. A typical City of Saskatoon road structure was assumed for all road structures considered in this study with varying subbase material so as to directly compare the structural effect of the shredded tire with conventional road materials under primary load limits. Modeled results of the 100% shredded tire and crushed rock roads showed peak surface deflections of 2.19mm and 0.73mm, respectively. Peak surface deflection under primary load limits was found to decrease with an increase in sand quantity within the shredded tire layer. Based on the modeling results, 1Tire:2Sand and 1Tire:3Sand yielded peak surface deflections of 1.01mm and 0.96mm, respectively. For comparative purposes, road structures with SMHI Type 6 subbase deflected at 1.14mm. Field test sections were constructed at Adolph Way in Saskatoon to compare the structural performance of shredded tire to crushed rock (currently specified by City of Saskatoon for drainage layers) in a typical residential road in Saskatoon. Unfortunately, both crushed rock (control) and shredded tire sections were found to deflect above acceptable limits due to high moisture conditions within the deep subgrade. Therefore, deeper excavation was required and the test sections were not constructed. The Adolph Way field experimentation of shredded tire showed that shredded tire road systems can be effectively constructed in the field, but showed the same sensitivity to poor subgrade conditions as crushed rock. Capital cost analysis showed the 100% shredded tire and shredded tire/sand subbase layers to be less expensive than City of Saskatoon specified crushed rock drainage layers. The 100% shredded tire layer was estimated at a total cost of $2.93/m2 while 1Tire:1Sand, 1Tire:2Sand and 1Tire:3Sand were estimated at $4.39/m2, $4.88/m2 and $5.12/m2, respectively. SMHI Type 6 subbase, crushed rock and granular base layers were estimated at a total cost of $5.85/m2, $13.95/m2 and $9.00/m2, respectively for equivalent thickness. From the structural, permeability and economic perspective of this research, the 1Tire:2Sand and 1Tire:3Sand materials proved to be cost efficient as well as technically viable options for mitigating frost action as compared with City of Saskatoon crushed rock materials evaluated. The use of shredded tire/sand mixes of 1Tire:2Sand and 1Tire:3Sand in urban local road structures with low traffic volumes are therefore recommended as a cost effective subbase drainage layer material.

Thesis (M.A.)--Ohio State University, 1929. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves iii-vi). Available online via OhioLINK's ETD Center

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Carleton University, 1992. / Also available in electronic format on the Internet.

Thesis (M.S.) in Civil and Environmental Engineering--University of Maine, 2003. / Includes vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 164-169).

Dissertação (mestrado)—Universidade de Brasília, Instituto de Letras, Departamento de Línguas Estrangeiras e Tradução, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Estudos da Tradução, 2016. / Submitted by Albânia Cézar de Melo (albania@bce.unb.br) on 2016-05-02T13:09:57Z No. of bitstreams: 1 2016_JorioCorreaCunhaFilho.pdf: 519665 bytes, checksum: 8ddfb75a6276069a95dab8ea6c57717f (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Guimaraes Jacqueline(jacqueline.guimaraes@bce.unb.br) on 2016-05-02T15:24:13Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 2016_JorioCorreaCunhaFilho.pdf: 519665 bytes, checksum: 8ddfb75a6276069a95dab8ea6c57717f (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2016-05-02T15:24:13Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 2016_JorioCorreaCunhaFilho.pdf: 519665 bytes, checksum: 8ddfb75a6276069a95dab8ea6c57717f (MD5) / O presente procura concretizar a tradução para o português brasileiro de um total de 19 poemas de Robert Frost, de acordo com um projeto de integração dos elementos formais mais característicos de sua poesia na tradução. Para tanto, uma análise da escansão dos versos em inglês é empreendida, tomando por base a obra de Pires-de-Mello (PIRES-DE-MELLO, 2001), para que possa ser feita uma comparação entre as formas de escansão de poesia nas línguas inglesa e portuguesa. A proposta baseia-se na ideia de tradução do ritmo do texto literário de Meschonnic (MESCHONNIC, 1999) e na incorporação de elementos estrangeiros ao texto traduzido de Berman (BERMAN, 2012). Uma apresentação do poeta e de sua obra é feita inicialmente, a ver quais são as características que o definem e que deverão, certamente, ser mantidas quando de uma tradução de seus textos. Entre a apresentação e a análise, uma seção é dedicada à discussão sobre a intradutibilidade da poesia, argumentando em seu favor, ainda que admitindo, como apresentado ao final do trabalho, a possibilidade de uma intradutibilidade tópica ou circunstancial, segundo o termo cunhado por Mário Laranjeira (LARANJEIRA, 1993). _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ ABSTRACT / This study seeks to present a translation into Brazilian Portuguese of 19 poems by Robert Frost, pursuant to a project whose aim is to integrate the formal elements most characteristic of his work into the translated texts. To that intent, the poems have been analysed as to their metrical patterns with the book by Pires-de-Mello (PIRES-DE-MELLO, 2001) as a parametre for comparison. The proposal is based on the idea of translation of rhythm in literary texts by Meschonnic (MESCHONNIC, 1999) and on the ncorporation of foreign elements into the translation by Berman (BERMAN, 2012). With that in mind, a presentation of the poet is made and his work, so that the main characteristics of his poetry, the ones that should be retained in translation can be brought to the fore. Between this introduction and the analysis of formal elements, a discussion on the supposed untranslatability of poetry is included, arguing against it, despite admitting the possibility raised by Mario Laranjeira (LARANJEIRA, 1993) of topical or circumstantial unstranslatability in poetry.