Thesis (Ph.D.) -- McMaster University, 1997. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 80-87). Also available via World Wide Web.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Wisconsin--Madison, 1975. / Typescript. Vita. eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 150-157).

Thesis PlanA (M.S.)--University of Wisconsin--Stout, 2009. / Includes bibliographical references.

Some clinicians warn against pickle juice (PJ) ingestion due to its sodium. PJ drinking guidelines have been developed but never tested. The purpose of this study was to determine if drinking PJ, hypertonic saline (HS), or deionized water (DIW) affected ad libitum DIW ingestion, plasma variables, or perceptions of thirst, fullness, or nausea (perceptual indicators). On three days, subjects were dehydrated (~2%), given one of three treatment drinks, rated its palatability, and rehydrated with DIW ad libitum. Over 60 minutes of rehydration blood samples and perceptual indicators were collected. Subjects consumed more DIW ad libitum following HS and PJ than DIW. Plasma variables and perceptions of thirst, fullness and nausea didn’t differ between treatment drinks. The rationale behind PJ drinking guidelines is questionable. Subjects drink more, not less, after PJ ingestion. Plasma variables and perceptual indicators didn’t differ between PJ and DIW. Athletes should schedule their drinking to fully rehydrate.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--Boston University / This study is an investigation of the effects of alcohol ingestion on attention in alcoholics. Alcoholism is herein defined as alcohol ingestion, over which the individual exercises no control, in association with deterioration in marital or family relations, social status, or vocational activity for five or more years. Attention is defined as heightened accuracy in recognizing stimuli congruent with expectancies, where equally available incongruent material is less well recognized. Higher recognition of congruent than of incongruent signals is "narrow" focus of attention. Uniform accuracy in recognizing congruent and incongruent signals is "broad," or unfocused attention. Existing data indicates that relative narrowness of attention depends on the distinctiveness of stimulus qualities, and on personal capacities to develop and maintain attention-setting expectancies. Recent findings indicate alcoholics as a group may fail to narrow attention when directive qualities are lacking in the stimulus environment, and may therefore depend more on external stimulation than inner initiative for focusing attention [TRUNCATED]

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Thesis (M.S.)--University of North Texas, August, 2008. / Title from title page display. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (M.A.)--University of Missouri-Columbia, 2008. / The entire dissertation/thesis text is included in the research.pdf file; the official abstract appears in the short.pdf file (which also appears in the research.pdf); a non-technical general description, or public abstract, appears in the public.pdf file. Title from title screen of research.pdf file (viewed Aug. 21, 2009). Includes bibliographical references.

Highly integrated airframe-propulsion systems featuring ingestion of the airframe boundary layer offer reduced noise, emissions, and fuel consumption. Embedded engine systems are envisioned which require boundary layer ingesting (BLI) serpentine inlets to provide the needed air ow to the engine. These inlets produce distorted flow profiles that can cause aeromechanical, stability, and performance changes in embedded engines. Proper design of embedded engine systems requires understanding of the underlying fluid dynamics that occur within serpentine inlets. A serpentine inlet was tested in a specially designed wind tunnel that simulated boundary layer ingestion in a full-scale realistic environment. The measured total pressure proles at the inlet and exit planes of the duct, and the static pressure distributions along the walls provided useful data related to the flow in BLI serpentine inlet systems. A bleed ow control system was tested that utilized no more than 2% of the total inlet ow. Two bleed slots were employed, one near the first bend of the S-duct and one near second. The bleed system successfully reduced inlet distortions by as much as 30%, implying improvements in stall margin and engine performance. Analysis of the wake shape entering the S-duct showed that the airframe and inlet duct are both important components of a wake-ingesting inlet/diffusion system. Shape effects and static pressure distributions determined flow transport within the serpentine inlet. Flow separation within the S-duct increased distortion at the engine inlet plane. Discussion of airframe/inlet/engine compatibility demonstrates that embedded engine systems require multi-disciplinary collaborative design efforts. An included fundamental analysis provides performance estimates and design guidelines. The ideal airframe performance improvement associated with wake-ingestion is estimated. / Master of Science

ii Abstract Tapeng Bay has distinct dry (October to May) and wet (June to September) seasons. The salinity was 33‰ in the dry season, but may as low as 21‰ during the wet season. The yearly average temperature, salinity and chlorophyll a of Tapeng Bay are 26.9 ¢J, 29.7 ‰ and 2.24 £gg/L respectively. Thirty-six species of copepods belonging 18 families and three orders plus 16 unidenitified species were found in the materials of this study. The average abundance of copepods was 5.8 ¡Ó8.4 x10 5 ind./100m 3 . The nine most dominant species were Acartia tsuensis , Paracalanidae (copepodites), Acartiidae (copepodites), Parvocalanus crassi rostris , Oithonidae (copepodites), Oithona dissimilis , n auplius, Acrocalanus indicus and Zausodes spp., contibuting to 81% of the total copepods. Majority of the dominant species exhibited clear seasonal changes in abundance, varying positively with temperature. Acartia tsuensis and Acartiidae were dominant species in station N in the wet season, but other dominant species had higher abundance in the dry season. Aurelia aurita (Cnidaria, Scyphozoa) which was dominant in the dry season, may play the role of a keystone species at stations S and C. Species composition was different among stations. Fish-pond species was dominant at station S, copepodite and nauplii, and neritic species at station N. The abundance of copepods may be influenced by tidal action. When inlet species abundance is higher than neritic species, total copepod abundance at high tide is lower than at low tide, but the trend is reverse for neritic species. The grazing impact of copepods on phytoplankton was 0.04 to 40.36 % per day.