Thesis (MHSc--Health Science) -- Auckland University of Technology, 2004. / Also held in print (80 leaves, 30 cm.) in Akoranga Theses Collection (T 612.75 ROT)

Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2008. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 69-11, Section: B, page: 6531. Adviser: George O. Batzli. Includes bibliographical references. Available on microfilm from Pro Quest Information and Learning.

Thesis--University of Florida. / Description based on print version record. Typescript. Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 326-349).

Thesis (M.S.)--University of California, Berkeley, May 1927. / Description based on print version record. Bibliography: p. 41-42.

The Rainbow Range is a Late Miocene shield volcano (30 km diameter, 370 km³) whose stratiform flanks surround a complex central vent zone. Over a time span of 1-2 m.y., extrusion of highly fluid comendites and comenditic trachytes, along with minor mugearites and hawaiites, built up the gently sloping flanks. The viscosity of the peralkaline lavas was so low that their eruption produced a shield volcano rather than a composite cone. Comenditic trachytes (65.5 percent S10₂) are the lowest flows exposed on the north flank of the Rainbow Range. Chemical traits include high Na20 + K/jO (11 percent), moderately high AI₂O₃ (15 percent), low total iron as Fe₂0₃ (5 percent), and high Ba (300-1000 ppm). Thin flows of mugearite (54.9 percent Si0₂) rest on the comenditic trachytes. Comendites (68.7 percent Si02) uncon-formably overlie the mugearites and account for at least 75 percent of the volume of flows within the flank zone. These lavas are distinguished by lower AI2O3 (13 percent), higher total iron as Fe203 (7 percent), and extremely depleted Sr (1-10 ppm) and Ba (10-100 ppm). The termination of flank volcanic activity is recorded by the eruption of capping flows and related feeder dikes of hawaiite (50.1 percent Si0₂). Comenditic trachytes contain phenocrysts of anorthoclase (Or₂₅_₂₇), heden-bergite, and iron-titanium oxides in a groundmass of alkali feldspar, quartz, acmite, iron-titanium oxides, aenigmatite, and arfvedsonite. Comendites bear the phenocryst assemblage sanidine (Or₃₄_₃₇) + hedenbergite + fayalite + arfvedsonite set in a pilotaxitic groundmass of alkali feldspar, quartz, acmite, iron-titanium oxides, aenigmatite, and arfvedsonite. Continuous variation in major and trace element trends and feldspar compositions suggests that the hawaiite-mugearite-comenditic trachyte-comendite suite was derived from an alkali basalt parent, tapped several times as it underwent prolonged fractional crystallization in an intracrustal magma chamber. A best-fit mathematical model for the origin of the suite involves step-wise derivation of the lavas.in the order hawaiite > mugearite ? comenditic trachyte > comendite, with the main phases precipitating out in the order olivine, clinopyroxene, plagioclase, iron-titanium oxide, and alkali feldspar. Strontium isotopic evidence indicates that the peralkaline lavas were erupted soon after differentiation. The Rainbow Range and other peralkaline and alkaline volcanic centers of the Anahim volcanic belt are coeval.with calc-alkaline volcanic centers of the Pemberton volcanic belt. Together these belts outline the orientation and extent of the subducted Juan de Fuca plate during Late Miocene time. Volcanic activity in the Anahim belt may be related to a) an "edge effect" of the subducted Juan de Fuca plate, b) movement of the North American plate over a mantle hot spot at a rate of 2-3 cm/year, or c) an east-west trending rift zone. / Science, Faculty of / Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, Department of / Graduate

The demand for a model study of the Range problem in Table Bay Harbour was referred late in 1941 to the Research section of the Chief Civil Engineer's Department or the South African Railways and Harbours, the Research Engineer being requested to undertake an investigation. The Research Engineer at the time, Dr. C. V. von Abo. and the author commenced the task in January, 1942, by visiting Cape Town to sample nautical and technical opinion and study conditions, provisionally, on site.

Mongolian gazelles (Procapra gutturosa) are one of Asia's last large populations of ungulates and their 275,000-km2 steppe habitat is considered to be the largest remaining example of a temperate grassland ecosystem. The gazelles and their habitat are increasingly threatened, primarily as a result of human-induced activities. In order to provide informed recommendations to best address these threats, studies concerning steppe vegetation composition and nutritional qualities, the degree of and economic factors contributing to wildlife hunting by rural households, seasonal movements, and population and distribution estimates were conducted from 2000 to 2006. The most common forage species in the steppe are Stipa spp. grasses, Artemesia spp. shrubs, and Allium spp. forbs. Steppe vegetation appears to be of sufficient quality to meet Mongolian gazelles' nutritional demands, at least during the summer season. Wildlife harvesting is an important economic and subsistence activity by a majority of rural households with 65% having harvested at least one of the five game species commonly occurring in the steppe. Mongolian gazelles were the most sought after species with 71% of hunting families harvesting an average of 5.6 gazelles/year. As a household's livestock holdings decreased and family size increased they were more likely to participate in hunting activities. A rural household of 5.5 people earned just over US$1,200/year, and hunting households earned approximately 9% of their income from wildlife products. Movements of Mongolian gazelles do not appear to follow a specific pattern and do not show fidelity to any given range. Annual range size of 4 marked adult gazelles was 26,500-km2 with little range overlap occurring between seasons. The Mongolian gazelle population that occurs to the east of the UB-Beijing RR was estimated by driving long distance line transects in May and June 2005. Density estimates ranged between 2.9–10.9 gazelles/km2 suggesting a total population size of 1.126 million gazelles. Herding household density had significant negative impacts on the density of Mongolian gazelles; gazelle numbers dropped exponentially with each additional household per 5.75-km2 block, and gazelles were virtually absent in regions with more than 4 households/block. Conservation actions are needed to ensure the long term viability of Mongolian gazelles.

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This thesis aims to address how the strategic partnership between Russia and China is affected by the absence of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty, also known as the I.N.F. Treaty. Through historical evidence of the strategic partnership, along with various balancing theories, this thesis presents the argument that American abrogation of the I.N.F. Treaty would result in strengthened relations between Russia and China if the United States deploys intermediate-range nuclear weapons to the Pacific. Without U.S. deployment, however, the Russian-Sino strategic partnership will likely remain undisturbed. / Master of Arts / The purpose of this thesis is to examine the strategic partnership between Russia and China in the absence of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty, also known as the I.N.F. Treaty. This thesis presents the argument that American abrogation of the I.N.F. Treaty would result in strengthened relations between Russia and China if the United States deploys intermediate-range nuclear weapons to the Pacific. Without U.S. deployment, however, the Russian-Sino strategic partnership will likely remain undisturbed.