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  • The Global ETD Search service is a free service for researchers to find electronic theses and dissertations. This service is provided by the Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations.
    Our metadata is collected from universities around the world. If you manage a university/consortium/country archive and want to be added, details can be found on the NDLTD website.
1

Definite Forms in Valued Fields

Miller-Sims, Laurel G. 04 1900 (has links)
<p> Let K = (K, v, ... ) be a model of a model-complete theory, T of valued fields. We characterise, for certain definable subsets S of K^n, the collections of S-T-integral definite and S-T-infinitesimal definite rational functions. Specifically, we consider subsets S defined by both integrality and infinitesimality conditions for the theories of algebraically closed valued fields, p-adically closed fields, two model-complete theories of valued D-fields and in two model-complete theories of henselian residually valued fields.</p> / Thesis / Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
2

The role of the protein tyrosine kinase Jak3 in murine T-cell differentiation and function /

Sohn, Sue Jean, January 1998 (has links)
Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Washington, 1998. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves [88]-114).
3

Rational monoid and semigroup automata

Render, Elaine January 2010 (has links)
We consider a natural extension to the definition of M-automata which allows the automaton to make use of more of the structure of the monoid M, and by removing the reliance on an identity element, allows the definition of S-automata for S an arbitrary semigroup. In the case of monoids, the resulting automata are equivalent to valence automata with rational target sets which arise in the theory of regulated rewriting. We focus on the polycyclic monoids, and show that for polycyclic monoids of rank 2 or more they accept precisely the context-free languages. The case of the bicyclic monoid is also considered. In the process we prove a number of interesting results about rational subsets in polycyclic monoids; as a consequence we prove the decidability of the rational subset membership problem, and the closure of the class of rational subsets under intersection and complement. In the case of semigroups, we consider the important class of completely simple and completely 0-simple semigroups, obtaining a complete characterisation of the classes of languages corresponding to such semigroups, in terms of their maximal subgroups. In the process, we obtain a number of interesting results about rational subsets of Rees matrix semigroups.
4

A study of the immunopathogenesis of inflammatory bowel disease in cats

Waly, Nashwa Esmat Abdel-Azim January 2001 (has links)
No description available.
5

Implications on the Learning of Programming Through the Implementation of Subsets in Program Development Environments

DePasquale, Peter Joseph III 05 August 2003 (has links)
The undergraduate Computer Science program at Virginia Tech is the largest in the Commonwealth of Virginia, of which a key component is ``CS 1044: Introduction to Programming'', and is typical of a first course in computer programming throughout the USA. While the student access to learning resources has improved considerably with the development of web-based assets, students are still expected to use the same sophisticated program development tools as are used in industry. The perceived complexity of the learning environment currently in use drives many women and minority students from the Computer Science program. A great deal of attention has been paid to the need to administer the student assignments and the grading system for this course, so as to minimize the teaching/grading load, but little attention has been paid to the methodologies of learning the material through practice. The work reported herein is intended to improve the pedagogy of this course by creating and integrating teaching/learning tools that better manage the student's engagement in the use of program development activities. Following the implementation of a three-element software system involving an interpreter for the C-language, a program development environment, and a data-monitoring/collectiondevice, the system was deployed in support of the freshman course in parallel to the commercial system commonly used. The experiment concentrated on examining the impact of the simplified development environment and the effort required for students to complete assigned programming projects. / Ph. D.
6

Variação na diversidade funcional e taxonômica de aves em plantios de Eucalyptus sp.

Jacoboski, Lucilene Inês January 2014 (has links)
As alterações no uso do solo decorrentes das atividades humanas modificam as condições ambientais, o que pode levar a mudanças na estrutura de comunidades locais. A expansão da silvicultura ao redor do mundo tem causado uma crescente preocupação em termos de conservação da biodiversidade. Isto por que ela resulta em uma simplificação e homogeneização do habitat originalmente nativo. Este estudo avaliou a estrutura da assembleia de aves em áreas de silvicultura e em floresta nativa, sendo que os principais objetivos foram: 1) avaliar o possível impacto da silvicultura sobre a riqueza, abundância e composição de espécies de aves, considerando diferentes idades de plantio; 2) avaliar se as espécies de aves registradas em áreas de silvicultura representam um subconjunto daquela registrada na floresta nativa; 3) analisar as respostas da diversidade funcional e dos atributos funcionais morfológicos e comportamentais das espécies de aves. Foram amostrados plantios de eucalipto de quatro idades de cultivo assim como áreas de floresta nativa num total de 150 pontos de escuta. A riqueza, a abundância de espécies de aves e a diversidade funcional foram significativamente maiores na floresta nativa. A composição de espécies também apresentou diferença significativa entre a floresta e os plantios de diferentes idades. Entretanto apesar da diferença na composição, as espécies que ocorrem nos plantios de eucalipto representam subconjuntos daquelas encontradas na floresta nativa, com um elevado índice de aninhamento para os plantios de idade mais avançada. Os resultados deste estudo indicam a ação de um filtro ambiental imposto pela silvicultura, selecionando espécies com requerimentos de habitat e atributos similares, assim como um maior número de espécies generalistas de habitat. Pode-se inferir então que áreas de silvicultura oferecem um habitat pouco complexo para a avifauna com um nível limitado de recursos e com isso, uma perda de funções ecológicas essenciais ao ambiente, como a dispersão de sementes. / Changes in land use resulting from human activities modify the environmental conditions, which can lead to changes in the structure of local communities. The expansion of silviculture around the world has caused a growing concern for biodiversity conservation. This is because it results in a simplification and homogenization of originally native habitat. This study evaluated the structure of the assembly of birds in areas of native forest and silviculture, and the main objectives were : 1) to evaluate the possible impact of silviculture on the richness, abundance and composition of bird species, with different ages of planting and 2) assess whether the bird species recorded in areas of silviculture represent a subset that recorded in native forest, 3) analyze the responses of functional diversity and functional morphological and behavioral traits of birds species. Eucalyptus plantations four ages of cultivation as well as areas of native forest in a total of 150 point counts were sampled. The richness, abundance of bird species and functional diversity were significantly higher in the native forest. The species composition also showed a significant difference between the forest and plantations of different ages. However despite the difference in composition, species that occur in eucalyptus plantations represent subsets of those found in the native forest, with a high level of nestedness for plantations older age. The results of this study indicate the action of an environmental filter arising for silviculture, selecting species with similar habitat requirements and traits, as well as a greater number of generalist species habitat. It can be inferred then that silviculture areas offer a bit complex habitat for birdlife with a limited amount of resources and thus, a loss of ecological functions essential to the environment, such as seed dispersal.
7

Signaling and lineage relationships during intraepithelial lymphocyte development /

Page, Stephanie T., January 1997 (has links)
Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Washington, 1997. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves [78]-93).
8

Toll-like receptor modulation of disease relevant B cell responses

Rieger, Aja. January 1900 (has links)
Thesis (M.Sc.). / Written for the Dept. of Microbiology and Immunology. Title from title page of PDF (viewed2009/07/02 ). Includes bibliographical references.
9

Variação na diversidade funcional e taxonômica de aves em plantios de Eucalyptus sp.

Jacoboski, Lucilene Inês January 2014 (has links)
As alterações no uso do solo decorrentes das atividades humanas modificam as condições ambientais, o que pode levar a mudanças na estrutura de comunidades locais. A expansão da silvicultura ao redor do mundo tem causado uma crescente preocupação em termos de conservação da biodiversidade. Isto por que ela resulta em uma simplificação e homogeneização do habitat originalmente nativo. Este estudo avaliou a estrutura da assembleia de aves em áreas de silvicultura e em floresta nativa, sendo que os principais objetivos foram: 1) avaliar o possível impacto da silvicultura sobre a riqueza, abundância e composição de espécies de aves, considerando diferentes idades de plantio; 2) avaliar se as espécies de aves registradas em áreas de silvicultura representam um subconjunto daquela registrada na floresta nativa; 3) analisar as respostas da diversidade funcional e dos atributos funcionais morfológicos e comportamentais das espécies de aves. Foram amostrados plantios de eucalipto de quatro idades de cultivo assim como áreas de floresta nativa num total de 150 pontos de escuta. A riqueza, a abundância de espécies de aves e a diversidade funcional foram significativamente maiores na floresta nativa. A composição de espécies também apresentou diferença significativa entre a floresta e os plantios de diferentes idades. Entretanto apesar da diferença na composição, as espécies que ocorrem nos plantios de eucalipto representam subconjuntos daquelas encontradas na floresta nativa, com um elevado índice de aninhamento para os plantios de idade mais avançada. Os resultados deste estudo indicam a ação de um filtro ambiental imposto pela silvicultura, selecionando espécies com requerimentos de habitat e atributos similares, assim como um maior número de espécies generalistas de habitat. Pode-se inferir então que áreas de silvicultura oferecem um habitat pouco complexo para a avifauna com um nível limitado de recursos e com isso, uma perda de funções ecológicas essenciais ao ambiente, como a dispersão de sementes. / Changes in land use resulting from human activities modify the environmental conditions, which can lead to changes in the structure of local communities. The expansion of silviculture around the world has caused a growing concern for biodiversity conservation. This is because it results in a simplification and homogenization of originally native habitat. This study evaluated the structure of the assembly of birds in areas of native forest and silviculture, and the main objectives were : 1) to evaluate the possible impact of silviculture on the richness, abundance and composition of bird species, with different ages of planting and 2) assess whether the bird species recorded in areas of silviculture represent a subset that recorded in native forest, 3) analyze the responses of functional diversity and functional morphological and behavioral traits of birds species. Eucalyptus plantations four ages of cultivation as well as areas of native forest in a total of 150 point counts were sampled. The richness, abundance of bird species and functional diversity were significantly higher in the native forest. The species composition also showed a significant difference between the forest and plantations of different ages. However despite the difference in composition, species that occur in eucalyptus plantations represent subsets of those found in the native forest, with a high level of nestedness for plantations older age. The results of this study indicate the action of an environmental filter arising for silviculture, selecting species with similar habitat requirements and traits, as well as a greater number of generalist species habitat. It can be inferred then that silviculture areas offer a bit complex habitat for birdlife with a limited amount of resources and thus, a loss of ecological functions essential to the environment, such as seed dispersal.
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Variação na diversidade funcional e taxonômica de aves em plantios de Eucalyptus sp.

Jacoboski, Lucilene Inês January 2014 (has links)
As alterações no uso do solo decorrentes das atividades humanas modificam as condições ambientais, o que pode levar a mudanças na estrutura de comunidades locais. A expansão da silvicultura ao redor do mundo tem causado uma crescente preocupação em termos de conservação da biodiversidade. Isto por que ela resulta em uma simplificação e homogeneização do habitat originalmente nativo. Este estudo avaliou a estrutura da assembleia de aves em áreas de silvicultura e em floresta nativa, sendo que os principais objetivos foram: 1) avaliar o possível impacto da silvicultura sobre a riqueza, abundância e composição de espécies de aves, considerando diferentes idades de plantio; 2) avaliar se as espécies de aves registradas em áreas de silvicultura representam um subconjunto daquela registrada na floresta nativa; 3) analisar as respostas da diversidade funcional e dos atributos funcionais morfológicos e comportamentais das espécies de aves. Foram amostrados plantios de eucalipto de quatro idades de cultivo assim como áreas de floresta nativa num total de 150 pontos de escuta. A riqueza, a abundância de espécies de aves e a diversidade funcional foram significativamente maiores na floresta nativa. A composição de espécies também apresentou diferença significativa entre a floresta e os plantios de diferentes idades. Entretanto apesar da diferença na composição, as espécies que ocorrem nos plantios de eucalipto representam subconjuntos daquelas encontradas na floresta nativa, com um elevado índice de aninhamento para os plantios de idade mais avançada. Os resultados deste estudo indicam a ação de um filtro ambiental imposto pela silvicultura, selecionando espécies com requerimentos de habitat e atributos similares, assim como um maior número de espécies generalistas de habitat. Pode-se inferir então que áreas de silvicultura oferecem um habitat pouco complexo para a avifauna com um nível limitado de recursos e com isso, uma perda de funções ecológicas essenciais ao ambiente, como a dispersão de sementes. / Changes in land use resulting from human activities modify the environmental conditions, which can lead to changes in the structure of local communities. The expansion of silviculture around the world has caused a growing concern for biodiversity conservation. This is because it results in a simplification and homogenization of originally native habitat. This study evaluated the structure of the assembly of birds in areas of native forest and silviculture, and the main objectives were : 1) to evaluate the possible impact of silviculture on the richness, abundance and composition of bird species, with different ages of planting and 2) assess whether the bird species recorded in areas of silviculture represent a subset that recorded in native forest, 3) analyze the responses of functional diversity and functional morphological and behavioral traits of birds species. Eucalyptus plantations four ages of cultivation as well as areas of native forest in a total of 150 point counts were sampled. The richness, abundance of bird species and functional diversity were significantly higher in the native forest. The species composition also showed a significant difference between the forest and plantations of different ages. However despite the difference in composition, species that occur in eucalyptus plantations represent subsets of those found in the native forest, with a high level of nestedness for plantations older age. The results of this study indicate the action of an environmental filter arising for silviculture, selecting species with similar habitat requirements and traits, as well as a greater number of generalist species habitat. It can be inferred then that silviculture areas offer a bit complex habitat for birdlife with a limited amount of resources and thus, a loss of ecological functions essential to the environment, such as seed dispersal.

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