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Feir, Abdulmuhssin Al. "Geographical analysis of farming systems in semiarid lands: Taif region case study." Diss., The University of Arizona, 1989. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/184707.
Full textCropper, Thomas E. "Climate change across the Macaronesian geographical region, 1850-2100." Thesis, University of Sheffield, 2015. http://etheses.whiterose.ac.uk/9244/.
Full textSimpson, Peter. "Relationship Between Airline Category, Geographical Region, and Safety Performance." ScholarWorks, 2018. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/5528.
Full textBecker, Joachim, and Andreas Novy. ""Territorial Regulation and the Vienna Region: a historical-geographical overview"." WU Vienna University of Economics and Business, 1996. http://epub.wu.ac.at/6238/1/IIR_Disc_54.pdf.
Full textKhoshgoftarMonfared, Alireza. "Tactical HPC: Scheduling high performance computers in a geographical region." Diss., Georgia Institute of Technology, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/54934.
Full textJenson, Crystal Wride. "The Geographical Landscape of Tabernacles in the Mormon Culture Region." Diss., CLICK HERE for online access, 1992. http://patriot.lib.byu.edu/u?/MTGM,19177.
Full textDiem, Jeremy Everett 1972. "A geographical analysis of air pollution in the Tucson region." Diss., The University of Arizona, 2000. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/289152.
Full textRattle, Jessica Mary. "Neoliberalisation of the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park as a tourist region." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/13745.
Full textPhaladi, Raesetje Florina. "An analysis of rainy season characteristics over the Limpopo region." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/4793.
Full textThis thesis investigates characteristics of the summer rainy season over the Limpopo region that are important to the agricultural sector and other user groups. The Limpopo region supports a large rural population dependent on rain-fed agriculture as well as significant biodiversity, particularly in the Kruger National/Limpopo Transfrontier Park and is vulnerable to severe flood and drought events. REcently, the region has been impacted by severe drought (2002-2004) and flooding in late summer 2000. The rainy season characterisitcs investigated are the frequency of wet and dry spells during the rainy season and the onset date of the season.
McCallum, Alison Nicola. "An environmental impact assessment of urbanisation in the Erongo Region, Namibia." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 1996. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/16101.
Full textThe assessment conducted in this dissertation was shaped by the intended formulation of an Integrated Coastal Zone Management Plan (ICZMP), as proposed by the Danish Co-operation for Environment and Development. An ICZMP provides an integrated and holistic approach to planning, in which the various activities and resource demands that occur within the coastal belt and neighbouring regions are appropriately coordinated. The first phase of the formulation of this management plan entailed the compilation of a baseline report summarising the present state of the environment in the study area, with particular emphasis on the major issues which will require attention in an ICZMP. This study was undertaken by Masters students from the Department of Environmental and Geographical Science at the University of Cape Town. The study area is located within the coastal belt of Namibia's Erongo Region, and more specifically within the magisterial districts of Swakopmund and Walvis Bay (Map 3). This includes the National West Coast Tourist Recreation Area and a portion of the Namib Naukluft Park. The southern boundary extends to the Sandwich Harbour, while the northern boundary extends to the southern bank of the Ugab River. The eastern perimeter is that of the Swakopmund magisterial district, and includes the municipal areas of Walvis Bay, Henties Bay and Arandis, together with Rossing Mine and its immediate environment. The seaward boundary is defined by the three nautical mile limit from shore. The Baseline Report: Coastal Zone Management Plan for the Erongo Region, Namibia was submitted to DANCED in March 1996. The findings of the investigation, as recorded in the report, highlight a number of issues which require urgent attention in the ICZMP. One such issue concerns the rapid influx of migrants to the urban centres in the study area. Population is a determining factor which significantly influences the functioning of other key sectors within a given location. As such, an understanding of the ramifications of increased population numbers is imperative to the formulation of an ICZMP. The objective of this dissertation was, therefore, to identify the factors generating rapid migration to the study area, and to facilitate an assessment of the impacts of this phenomenon. Once identified and assessed, these impacts can be better managed within a holistic, integrated framework.
Earnshaw, Christine. "Obstetrical care in the Baffin Region, NWT : geographical, medical and cultural perspectives." Waterloo, Ontario : Wilfrid Laurier University, 1996. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/wlu/fullcit?pMM16579.
Full textIncludes bibliographical references (l.104-111). Issued also online via the World Wide Web; files in PDF format available to WLU users. Available in microfiche format.
Kariithi, Jacqueline Nduta. "Developing responsible nature-based tourism in the Mount Elgon region of Kenya: integrated approaches." Doctoral thesis, University of Cape Town, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/23024.
Full textStamelman, Adin. "Contested conservation : past and present conservation praxis in the Great Lakes region of Africa." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/8118.
Full textDescribing the history of Semuliki National Park from the late 19th century till the presentday, this study elucidates the origins of conservation in the Great Lakes Region of Africa.Using post-colonial and border studies as a theoretical framework, and using a combination of archival and qualitative data, the study questions how and why conservation praxis and policy has changed since the colonial era. The research presented here reveals that the conservation status of Semuliki Forest, as a forest estate on the Uganda - Congo border (and originally administered by the Uganda Forest Department) arose primarily because of geographical and logistical impediments that hindered commercial exploitation, and secondly in recognition of the unique ecological phenomena that occur within the protected area. However, over time, the physical boundaries of the forest were successfully contested by local inhabitants to accommodate population growth and increased agricultural production. The study reveals the flexible nature of the borders of Semuliki National Park (both national and international) and describes how these borders were constructed and subsequently challenged. It also reveals the enduring legacy of colonial border-making in that current conservationstratagems in the region (exemplified by Transboundary Natural Resource Management) aim to find ways of addressing conservation imperatives at locations such as Semuliki where important ecological areas are naturally contiguous but divided by international borders.
David, Robert G. "A region of beauty and delight : British imagination and the Arctic 1818-1914." Thesis, Lancaster University, 1997. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.242817.
Full textMafune, Itani. "Common property regimes and land reform in Namibia : a case study of Skoonheid, Omaheke region." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 1998. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/13888.
Full textThis dissertation is concerned with the question of local resource use. It explores this question and more specifically common property resource management regimes using Skoonheid Resettlement Project in the Omaheke Region in Namibia as a case study. This study was born out of a Retrospective Assessment of the Environmental Implications of Resettlement in Namibia, commissioned by the Namibian Programme to Combat Desertification (NAPCOD) through the Namibian Ministry of Environment and Tourism (MET).
Du, Preez D. "Conservation priorities and management recommendations for the Erongo Region Coastal Zone, Namibia." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 1996. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/17943.
Full textThe most intensively used part of the Namib Coastline, the area between Walvis Bay and the Ugab river, contains some of the most important and most sensitive natural habitats. Apart from their ecological value, these habitats also attract large numbers of tourists. Tourism is one of the main sources of income in the coastal area of the Erongo Region, therefore it is in the interest of Namibians that these habitats are utilised in a sustainable way. The Department of Resource Conservation of the Ministry of Environment and Tourism is responsible for managing the West Coast Tourist Recreation Area as well as the wildlife in all of Namibia. Conservation managers from this Department have identified sites in the study area that are important for maintaining healthy populations of rare, threatened or endemic species or species of international and regional importance. These sites must be managed in such a way that their conservation and tourism value is not detrimentally reduced. In order to assist conservation managers with the allocation of resources, the sites that were identified are divided into three priority groups, namely imperative, urgent and desirable. The evaluation for priority rating was done according to the criteria of conservation value, tourism value and threats. Sites were compared using pair-wise comparison, and groupings were obtained through cluster analysis. The sites that were identified, their main reason for conservation, most important threats and management recommendations are listed below according to the priority groupings. Management recommendations are only done for the two highest groupings, namely the imperative and important sites.
Al-Rakeiba, Abdullah S. "Movement and transport of pilgrims in the Hajj Region, Saudi Arabia : a geographical study." Thesis, Durham University, 1991. http://etheses.dur.ac.uk/1426/.
Full textAyorekire, Jim. "Planning for sustainable tourism development in the Lake Victoria shore region of Uganda : a physical environment planning approach." Doctoral thesis, University of Cape Town, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/4826.
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This study examined whether sustainable tourism development could be achieved in the Lake Victoria shore region of southern Uganda, based on the physical environment indicators of sustainable tourism. This arose out of the observation that tourism in this region was developing in an unplanned manner which was likely to be environmentally destructive. The study was conducted as a cross-sectional descriptive survey involving an analytical research design. Its objectives include: to identify the spatial and temporal characteristics of the tourism sites; to assess their performance relative to the physical environment indicators of sustainable tourism; to examine the factors explaining the performance of the sites; and to develop a planning approach that will help attain sustainable tourism development. Data were collected using survey, non-survey and geo-spatial methods. The survey methods included interviews and questionnaires, which were administered to planning and environment officials, local residents and visitors selected using various sample methods. Documentary analysis, field observation, remote sensing and experimentation were among the nonsurvey and geo-spatial methods used. Data were analysed using qualitative and quantitative analysis techniques, which included documentary analysis, statistical techniques involving, chi square, data reduction, ANOVA, and correlation and regression analysis. Results indicate that lakeshore tourism sites are increasing in both number and size, which is gradually resulting in a clustered spatial patterning, especially in urban areas. Sites are receiving an increasing number of visitors, mainly nationals and day visitors. Apart from conservation areas, the contribution of the sites to nature conservation is concluded to be minimal and their management of solid and sewage waste, water quality and use intensity generally poor. Moreover, tourism planning and development control was found to either be limited or lacking, a situation that has resulted in unregulated tourism development. This poses a significant threat, not only to the fragile physical environment of the lakeshore region, but also to the future of lakeshore tourism itself. Analysis of the results show that there are significant relationships between spatial distribution of sites, their characteristics, site performance and factors explaining the performance and planning for sustainable tourism development in the region. Further analysis indicates that each of these variables may significantly predict planning, especially at site and local government level. Accordingly, a linear regression model-based planning approach is developed. This study explains how the model, when rooted in incremental planning theory, can be applied in order to plan for sustainable tourism in the lakeshore region. It highlights the variables and the sequence in which tourism planning efforts can be applied. The study concludes that, although this planning approach may not provide a panacea to the achievement of sustainable tourism development in the lakeshore region, it represents a valuable contribution towards the understanding of sustainable tourism planning. With the identification of critical tourism planning intervention points, the Lake Victoria shore region may be able to develop into a major tourism destination that is environmentally sustainable.
Mulock-Houwer, Anne. "Late quaternary environmental reconstruction and climate modelling in the winter rainfall region of the Western Cape, South Africa." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 2001. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/6069.
Full textThe southwestern Cape of South Africa is a floristically diverse region experiencing winter rainfall, and is important as it represents a significant southern hemisphere example of a Mediterranean climate regime. Acquiring palaeoenvironmental data from this region is imperative in understanding the climatic changes that have occurred during the Late Quaternary, with a view to improved palaeclimatic modelling. The spatial distribution of studies for the Late Quternary in the southwestern Cape is uneven and palaeoenvironmental reconstructions have been largely restricted to sites, which are easilty accessible, and appropriate only for the methods being used (e.g. palynology for wetlands). Moreover, many of the palaeoenvironmental reconstructions implemented thus far fall outside the winter rainfall region sensu stricto. Hence spatial differentiation in climatic response may have remained obscured due to the 'selection' of sites used.
Blair, Iona. "In the wake of diamond mining : a critical assessment of environmental governance and corporate social responsibility in the Namaqualand coastal region." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10100.
Full textAyhan, Saglam. "Developing A Geographical Information System For The Gallipoli Campaign." Master's thesis, METU, 2005. http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/12606263/index.pdf.
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s modern armies use GIS effectively for different purposes such as determining strategic points and planning attack and defense. GIS can also be used for past wars, and historical GIS includes these kinds of applications. In this study, GIS have been used for analyzing Gallipoli Campaign in the First World War. This campaign started in February on 1915 and Allied troops left the Gallipoli Peninsula on 9th January 1916. Gallipoli Campaign have very important role in Turkish and World history. This study includes two different parts about Gallipoli Campaign. In the first part, selected battles of the campaign are analyzed with different GIS functions. Selected battles are Naval, Ariburnu, Conkbayiri, and 2nd Kirte Battles, and they are selected based on the availability of graphic and attribute data. In the second part, relationship between martyrs and locations are studied. Distributions of the number of soldiers for different criteria, such as province, district, soldier rank, death location and age are shown on maps and pie charts.
Kloppers, Pierre-Louis. "Investigating the relationships between wheat-specific rainfall characteristics, large-scale modes of climate variability and wheat yields in the Swartland region, South Africa." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/13214.
Full textWheat producers in the South Western Cape (SWC) of South Africa need to cope with biophysical and socio-economic systems exposing farmers to a multidimensional decision- making environment. The rain fed wheat production in the Swartland region is highly susceptible to the interannual variability of winter rainfall. Producers, therefore, need relevant climatic information to identify ways to improve profitability and to make sound economic decisions. Seasonal forecasting has the potential to provide wheat producers with invaluable information regarding the climatic conditions. However, due to the complex nature of the atmospheric dynamics associated with winter rainfall in South Africa, seasonal forecasting models have been found to have very little skill in predicting the variability of winter rainfall. Such a shortfall has created a gap for which this study has attempted to bridge. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between wheat-specific rainfall characteristics, large-scale modes of climate variability and wheat yields in the Swartland region to assess whether these relationships could provide useful climatic information to the wheat farmers. Six wheat-specific rainfall characteristics (total rainfall ; number of wet days ; number of ‘good’ rainfall events; number of heavy rainfall events; percentage ‘good’ rainfall ; and the number of dry dekads ) on various time scales (winter; seasonal; monthly and dekadal) were correlated against wheat yield records over a 17 year period from 1994 to 2010. From this analysis, the distribution and timing of the rainfall throughout the wheat growing season (April to September) emerged as an important determinant of wheat yield. An accurate statistical wheat prediction model was created using farmer stipulated rainfall- wheat yield thresholds. Three teleconnections (El Niño-Southern Oscillation [ENSO], Antarctic Oscillation [AAO] and South Atlantic sea surface temperatures [SSTs]) represented by eight climate indices (Nino 3.4 Index, Ocean Nino Index [ONI], Southern Oscillation Index [SOI], AAO index, Southern Annular Mode Index [SAM], South Atlantic Dipole Index [SADI], South Western Atlantic SST Index [SWAI] and South Central Atlantic SST Index [SCAI]), were correlated against wheat yield data over a 17 year period from 1994 to 2010. The relationships between the three teleconnections and wheat yield in the Swartland were established. Teleconnection-wheat yield correlations were found to be limited, with regards to the application of this information to farmers, due to the lack of a comprehensive understanding of the dynamics of how the three teleconnections influence the local climate and, therefore, the wheat yield in the Swartland. The eight climate indices, representing the three teleconnections, were correlated against the six wheat-specific rainfall characteristic indices from each of the three study areas over the period from 1980 to 2012. The state of ENSO during the first half of the year was shown to be correlated with rainfall characteristics during both the first (April to July) and second (July to September) halves of the wheat growing season; however, these correlations differ ed in their sign. Correlations suggested a negative phase of AAO was associated with above normal rainfall throughout the year across the Swartland region. Sea surface temperatures in the central South Atlantic during March to October showed significant negative correlations with rainfall during the latter half of the wheat growing season (July to October) across the Swartland region. This study presented evidence supporting the plausibility and validity for the use of the state of large-scale modes of variability in the prediction of wheat-specific rainfall characteristics and aggregated yields in the Swartland region. This has the potential to provide useful information to wheat farmers in the Swartland to aid in their decision making process
Lavelle, Jessica-Jane. "Digging deeper for benefits: rural local governance and the livelihood and sustainability outcomes of devils claw (Harpagophytum spp.) harvesting in the Zambezi Region, Namibia." Doctoral thesis, Faculty of Science, 2019. https://hdl.handle.net/11427/31696.
Full textNaidoo, Laven. "Using an airborne hyperspectral and LiDAR integrated sensor approach to spectrally discriminate and map savanna bush encroaching species in the Greater Kruger National Park region." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10946.
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Bush encroachment is an environmental phenomenon which affects arid and semi-arid savanna rangelands across the world. Bush encroachment has numerous negative and positive impacts on these savanna ecosystems depending on the land use practices and associated rangeland management regimes.
Ter, Morshuizen Leslie David. "Distribution patterns of fishes in the head region of a turbid Eastern Cape estuary." Thesis, Rhodes University, 1996. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1005105.
Full textVong, Tze-ngai, and 黃子毅. "Casino boom in Macau: exploring casino liberalization's impact on Macau residents' sense of place and theirsatisfaction and support for casino development." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2012. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B49858798.
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Lotter, Johanna Magdalena. "Potential implications of climate change for Rooibos (A. linearis) production and distribution in the greater Cederberg region, South Africa." Doctoral thesis, University of Cape Town, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/15585.
Full textWild plants assist in supporting human livelihoods worldwide, both within traditional systems of medicine, and as economically useful plants. Indigenous to the Fynbos biome in the north-western part of the Western Cape, South Africa is the leguminous shrub, A. linearis (rooibos), which is extensively used as ethnomedicine by local communities, while also commercially grown and exported for the herbal tea market. Being a range-restricted species, climate change poses a threat to wild plants and their dependent communities, as well as the sustainability of the rooibos industry. Climate mediated impacts on rooibos are mostly substantiated by anecdotal evidence from commercial growers and local communities and have traditionally been insufficiently addressed. This study integrates predictive modelling and empirical data to provide important insights into rooibos' plant physiological functioning in the presence of climatic and environmental constraints. The aim is to determine whether there is evidence of climate change over the rooibos distribution area, how these climate anomalies are expected to affect the species distribution and to perform experimental studies by testing plant physiological functioning of A. linearis under changing climate conditions. Analysis of climate parameters important for rooibos production (rainfall frequency and intensity, temperature extremes and wind speed) have shown that plants will experience a shorter period of water availability during winter, and prolonged exposure to summer conditions (high temperatures and water stress) in the coming decades. Under these conditions, climate envelope modelling suggests that wild and cultivated rooibos types are at risk to lose between 49.8% and 88.7% in the extent of the bio-climatically suitable localities, most notably along the western and northern periphery of the rooibos production area by 2070. Plant physiological responses (growth analysis, gas exchange parameters and leaf carbon and nitrogen isotope ratios) to the assessed climate anomalies were measured in experimental studies at glasshouse and field scale. Specific adaptation mechanisms (increasing water use efficiency, developing a higher level of sclerophylly and altering the allocation of plant reserves) which helped seedlings to survive short term drought in the glasshouse were not able to offset more severe conditions in field settings. Finally, a comparison of wild and cultivated tea has shown an apparent adaptive advantage of wild tea to tolerate increased aridity with greater water economy, and more reliance on biological nitrogen fixation for N nutrition, indicating a potentially less severe scenario of range contraction for wild types than initially indicated. This study provides a more robust prediction of rooibos plant responses to climate change factors to enable more effective adaptive planning and conservation management in a changing climate.
Dabros, Anna. "Distribution patterns of sedges in subarctic fens : ecological and phylogenetic perspectives." Thesis, McGill University, 2004. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=81323.
Full textMoeller, Michelle-Louise. "Factors affecting lion (Panthera Leo) spatial occurrence in the Zambezi region, Namibia." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/95930.
Full textENGLISH ABSTRACT: Lion populations globally are on the decrease and their habitats are fragmenting. Despite their importance in the Zambezi Region in Namibia, very little research has yet been undertaken to understand their occurrence in this area. One of the primary motivations behind this study was the Kavango Zambezi Trans Frontier Conservation Area’s (KAZA TFCA) need to identify trans-boundary movement of carnivores. The collaborative approach with the Ministry of Environment and Tourism in Namibia facilitated the collaring of lions in three National Parks. A number of species were collared and this study focuses on the occurrence of lions in the Zambezi Region. From the lion home range analysis we could see that the home-range sizes of the collared lions varied greatly across the study area. The difference in home range size is largely due to human pressure surrounding the protected areas. Geographically weighted regression assisted in understanding which were the main drivers of lion occurrence, but further investigation was needed using the Maximum Entropy (MaxEnt) model for presence-only data. The factors that were investigated as possibly affecting the occurrence of lions included the following: rivers, land cover, land use, elevation and human activity. After pursuing various research models and manipulating data among all these factors, no single factor or combination of factors was found to be reliable predictors on lion occurrence in the study area. As is discussed in recommendations for further research in Chapter 6, it became clear that quantitative data cannot be used in isolation to predict where lions may occur.
AFRIKKANSE OPSOMMING: Leeu-bevolkings is wêreldwyd aan die afneem en hulle habitatte fragmenteer al hoe meer. Ten spyte van hulle intrinsieke belang vir die Zambezi streek in Namibië is daar ‘n gebrek aan navorsing om die voorkome van leeus in hierdie streek te verstaan. ‘n Belangrike motivering vir hierdie studie was die vereiste van die “Kavango Zambezi Trans Frontier Conservation Area” (KAZA TFCA) om grensoorstekende bewegings te verstaan, in onder andere karnivore. In samewerking met KAZA TFCA is GPS-halsbande aangebring aan leeus in drie wildsparke, asook aan individue van ander spesies; hierdie studie fokus spesifiek op leeus in die Zambezi streek. Analise van die leeus se loopgebied toon breë variasies oor die studiegebied, vir die individue met halsbande, hoofsaaklik te wyte aan menslike druk vanuit omliggende nedersettings. Hierdie studie gebruik geografies geweegde regressie om die belangrikste faktore in die teenwoordigheid van leeus te verstaan, terwyl Maximale Entropie modelle (MaxEnt) vir slegs teenwoordigheid data in verdere ondersoeke ingespan is. Die volgende faktore is ondersoek ten opsigte van hulle moontlike bydrae tot die voorkome van leeus: riviere, land bedek, grondgebruik, hoogte en menslike aktiwiteite. Verskeie statistiese navorsingsmodelle is ondersoek, met inagneming van data vir al die faktore, maar geen betroubare aanwyser of aanwysers vir leeu-teenwoordigheid is gevind nie. Dit is duidelik dat bloot kwantitatiewe data ontoereikend is om leeuteenwoordigheid te voorspel, soos uiteengesit in hoofstuk 6.
Cóllar, Tlecuitl Lidia. "Market Data Update by Geographical Region and Saint-Gobain Glass Positioning for the Industrial Segments: Home Appliances and Commercial Refrigeration." Thesis, Universidad de las Américas Puebla, 2013. http://catarina.udlap.mx/u_dl_a/tales/documentos/lni/collar_t_l/.
Full textTuladhar, Dinesh. "Factors influencing river discharge variability in the Himalayan mountain region: a case study of two catchments with contrasting geographical settings." Thesis, Curtin University, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/89144.
Full textGuimarãis, Vitor António Rodrigues. "Efeito da alteração das Denominações de Origem vitivinícolas na preferência dos consumidores: o caso do Ribatejo/Tejo." Master's thesis, ISA, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.5/3360.
Full textThe purpose of this study was to understand how the change of an Official Designation influences wine consumers‟ buying attitude, i.e., have consumers noticed the recent change from “Ribatejo” to “Tejo” and in what way does it affect their wine buying decision. In light of this change it was also studied how the supplied information modifies consumers‟ behavior. Wine is a product characterized by various attributes (brand, price, grape variety, etc.) being the Region of Origin amongst the main ones relatively to the buying decision because it‟s a source of information to the consumer in regard of the product‟s quality. A test took place at a wine store in which the sales were registered and analyzed in order to obtain the necessary conclusions. It was concluded that the change of the Official Designation was accompanied with the lowering of prices. Consumers also preferred the Geographical Indication “Ribatejo” relatively to “Tejo” although the increasing supplied information level attenuated these preferences though without statistical significance because of the price effect that became bigger than all the other factors.
De, Beer Chénelle Lesley. "Genetic and morphometric variation of Octopus vulgaris in the Benguela Current region." Thesis, Rhodes University, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1012971.
Full textVan, der Velde Lode. "Missing links in the genesis of type 1 diabetes : A geographical approach to the case of enteroviruses in the Nordic region." Thesis, Stockholms universitet, Kulturgeografiska institutionen, 2018. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:su:diva-157064.
Full textMortimer, Elizabeth. "Phylogeny of Ameronothroidea in the south polar region and the phylogeography of selcted species on sub-antarctic Marion Island." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/21744.
Full textENGLISH ABSTRACT: Sub-Antarctic islands represent the only mid to high latitude terrestrial biomes in the Southern Hemisphere. These islands have various geological origins and histories, well-preserved terrestrial ecosystems and high levels of species endemism. In an attempt to understand the evolution and biogeography of terrestrial taxa in the South Polar Region, the first broad-scale molecular phylogeny was constructed for the unique terrestrial group, the ameronothroid mites (genus Halozetes (Oribatida)), collected from sub-Antarctic and Maritime Antarctic localities. Phylogenetic analyses based on a combined mitochondrial (cytochrome oxidase subunit I (COI)) and nuclear (histone-3 (H3)) sequence dataset indicated that the evolution of these mites were habitat specific (i.e. intertidal, supralittoral and terrestrial). Notwithstanding criticisms levelled against a molecular clock, the mites were evolutionary young (<10myo), contrary to their status as an ancient group predating Gondwana fragmentation. Biogeographic analyses indicated a complex pattern mainly sculpted by multiple independent dispersal events across the Antarctic Polar Frontal Zone similar to previous findings for other marine and terrestrial taxa. Also, the molecular phylogeny displayed considerable discourse with contemporary taxonomy suggesting the need for taxonomic revisions and reassessment of morphological characters. Sub-Antarctic Marion Island, the larger of the two islands comprising the Prince Edward Island archipelago (PEI), has experienced extensive glaciation and volcanism. To assess the impact of historical events (volcanism (including recent eruptions) and glaciation) and contemporary mechanisms (gene flow) on the genetic spatial distribution of species from Marion Island, two mite species namely Eupodes minutus (Prostigmata) and Halozetes fulvus (Oribatida) as well as a single plant species, Azorella selago (Apiaceae), were selected as model organisms. For independent phylogeographic analyses, mitochondrial sequence data (COI) were obtained for both mite species, while chloroplast sequence (trnH-psbA) and amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP) data were generated for the cushion plant, A. selago. Since A. selago is typified by two growth forms namely discrete cushions and continuous mats, it was essential to examine the growth dynamics prior to phylogeographic analyses. The sequence and fragment data indicated that both mite and plant species were significantly substructured across Marion Island. Manual comparisons indicated unique populations on the western (Kaalkoppie for H. fulvus, La Grange Kop for E. minutus and Mixed Pickle for A. selago), eastern (Bullard Beach for H. fulvus and Kildalkey Bay for E. minutus), northern (Middelman and Long Ridge for H. fulvus) and southern side (Grey Headed for H. fulvus and Watertunnel for A. selago) of the island. Importantly, the western side had unique localities for all species. Interestingly, based on the H. fulvus data, the western populations were relatively young, characterized by high migration rates, small effective (female) population sizes with no isolation-by-distance. The opposite scenario was found for the eastern populations. This spatial genetic structure described for species on Marion Island can be ascribed to both historical events and environmental conditions. These areas with their unique genetic composition are of special conservational concern; consequently this research will contribute to an active management plan for PEI, South Africa’s only Special Nature Reserve.
AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Sub-Antarktiese eilande verteenwoordig die enigste terrestriële bioom in die middel tot hoër breedtegrades van die Suidelike Halfrond. Hierdie eilande besit ‘n verskeidenheid van geologiese oorspronge en geskiedenisse, goed-bewaarde terrestriële ekosisteme en hoë vlakke van endemisme. In ‘n poging om die evolusie en biogeografie van terrestriële taksa in die Suid Pool Area te verstaan, is die eerste grootskaalse molekulêre filogenie saamgestel vir ‘n unieke terrestriële groep, die ameronothoïed miete (genus Halozetes (Oribatida: Ameronothroidea)), vanaf menigte sub-Antarktiese en Maritime Antarktiese lokaliteite. Filogenetiese analises gebaseer op die saamgestelde mitochondriale (sitokroom oksidase subeenheid I (COI)) en nukluêre (histoon-3 (H3)) basispaarvolgordes het aangedui dat die evolusie van hierdie miete habitat spesifiek is (m.a.w inter-gety, supralitoraal en terrestrieël). Ongeag die kritiek teenoor ‘n molekulêre klok, is hierdie miete evolusionêr jonk (<10mjo), wat teenstrydig is met hulle status as ‘n antieke groep wat terugdateer voor Gondwana fragmentasie. Biogeografiese analises het ‘n komplekse patroon aangedui wat grotendeels gekarakteriseer word deur menigte onafhanklike verspreidingsgebeurtenisse bo-oor die Antarktiese Polêre Frontale Zone, wat ooreenstemmend is met vorige bevindinge vir ander mariene en terrestriële taksa. Die molekulêre filogenie het ook aansienlik verskil van die tradisionele taksonomie, dus is taksonomiese aanpassings en herklassifisering van morfologiese karakters noodsaaklik. Sub-Antarktiese Marion Eiland, die groter eiland van die Prins Edward eilandgroep (PEI), het uitermate glasiasie en vulkanisme ondervind. Om die impak van historiese gebeurtenisse (vulkanisme (insluitend onlangse uitbarstings) en glasiasie) en kontemporêre meganismes (geenvloei) op die genetiesgespasieërde verspreiding van spesies vanaf Marion Eiland te bepaal, was twee mietspesies naamlik Eupodes minutus (Prostigmata) en Halozetes fulvus (Oribatida) asook ‘n enkele plantspesie, Azorella selago (Apiaceae), gekies as model organismes. Vir onafhanklike filogeografiese analises, was die mitochondriale basispaarvolgorde (COI) vir beide mietspesies bepaal, terwyl chloroplast basispaarvolgorde (trnH-psbA) asook geamplifiseerde fragmentlengte polimorfisme (AFLP) data gegenereer was vir die kussingplant, A. selago. Aangesien A. selago gekenmerk word deur twee groeivorme, naamlik diskrete kussings en aaneenlopende matte, was dit noodsaaklik om eers die groeidinamika van die plant te ondersoek alvorens ‘n filogeografiese studie kon geskied. Die basispaarvolgordebepalings en fragmentdata het aangedui dat beide mietspesies sowel as die plantspesie betekenisvolle substruktuur vertoon regoor Marion Eiland. Informele vergelykings het unieke populasies aangedui op die westelike (Kaalkoppie vir H. fulvus, La Grange Kop vir E. minutus en Mixed Pickle vir A. selago), oostelike (Bullardstrand vir H. fulvus en Kildalkeybaai vir E. minutus), noordelike (Middelman en Long Ridge vir H. fulvus) en suidelike kant (Grey Headed vir H. fulvus en Watertunnel vir A. selago) van die eiland. Die westelike kant besit dus unieke lokaliteite vir al die spesies. Interressantheidhalwe het die H. fulvus data getoon dat die westelike populasies relatief jonk is en gekarakteriseer word deur hoë migrasiesyfers en klein effektiewe (vroulike) populasiegroottes met geen isolasie-oor-afstand nie. Die resultate vir die populasies aan die oostelike kant van die Marion Eiland was presies teenoorgesteld. Dié beskryfde substruktuur vir die spesies op Marion Eiland is afkomstig van beide historiese gebeurtenisse asook omgewingstoestande. Hierdie areas met hul unieke genetiese samestelling, is belangrik vir natuurbewaring. Hierdie navorsing sal bydra tot die bestuursriglyne van PEI, Suid Afrika se enigste Spesiale Natuurreservaat.
Merideth, Craig. "An archaeometallurgical survey for ancient tin mines and smelting sites in Spain and Portugal : Mid-Central Western Iberian geographical region, 1990-1995 /." Oxford : BAR, 1998. http://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb37032249b.
Full textArpin, Sarah Marie. "Karst Hydrogeology of the Haney Limestone, South-Central Kentucky." TopSCHOLAR®, 2013. http://digitalcommons.wku.edu/theses/1253.
Full textAlemu, Gulilat. "GIS based and analytical network process based multi criteria decision aid for sustainable urban form selection of the Stockholm region." Thesis, KTH, Miljöbedömning och -förvaltning, 2011. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-95426.
Full textDiedericks, Genevieve. "Phylogeography of the Cape girdled lizard, Cordylus cordylus : investigating biogeographic patterning in the Cape floristic region (CFR)." Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/85866.
Full textENGLISH ABSTRACT: In the present study I examined the phylogeography of the rupicolous Cape girdled lizard, Cordylus cordylus. Samples were collected across the species distribution range from 63 localities in the Eastern and Western Cape and Free State provinces of South Africa, yielding a total sample size of 207 specimens. Four DNA loci, two nuclear (PRLR, PTPN12) and two mitochondrial (16S rRNA, ND2), were sequenced. Bayesian inference, maximum likelihood and maximum parsimony methods were employed to test evolutionary relationships among populations, followed by population structure analyses, divergence time estimations and niche modelling. My results confirm the species monophyly and revealed the presence of two distinct clades. Clade 1 comprised specimens from the western and southern portions of the Western Cape coast, while clade 2 comprised specimens from the southern and eastern Cape coast and adjacent interior of the Eastern and Western Cape and Free State provinces. An area of sympatry between the two clades was observed in the Breede river valley. The divergence time estimates revealed an Early Pliocene (4.31 Ma), Late Miocene (6.01 Ma) divergence for each of the two clades retrieved. Phylogeographic data suggest that clade 1 is younger (lower haplotypic and nucleotide diversity), in comparison to clade 2. Furthermore, the niche modelling shows that C. cordylus occupies a wide range of unfavourable habitats. The absence of marked phylogeographic patterning within clades is very uncharacteristic for a rupicolous vertebrate species. The ecological pliability and generalist nature of C. cordylus presumably contributed to the observed phylogeographic pattern and have facilitated the absence of within clade differentiation. Moreover, I suggest that microclimatic variables, rather than geographic barriers influence the genetic structuring of C. cordylus.
Ramalho, Monna Myrnna Mangueira. "Estudos fitogeogrÃficos no gÃnero Guzmania Ruiz & Pav. (Bromeliaceae: Tillandsioideae)." Universidade Federal do CearÃ, 2015. http://www.teses.ufc.br/tde_busca/arquivo.php?codArquivo=15816.
Full textA distribuiÃÃo geogrÃfica de um tÃxon à determinada por sua capacidade de dispersÃo associada a um conjunto de fatores abiÃticos como temperatura, quantidade de luz e umidade, e biÃticos, como as interaÃÃes ecolÃgicas i.e. competiÃÃo e predaÃÃo. Bromeliaceae à a segunda mais diversificada famÃlia de epÃfitas vasculares, contribuindo com a riqueza total de espÃcies nas florestas neotropicais, com a maior diversidade e endemismo em altitudes mais elevadas. Este trabalho tem como objetivo responder os seguintes questionamentos: i) Quais os padrÃes de distribuiÃÃo das espÃcies de Guzmania Ruiz & Pav. e quais filtros ambientais sÃo mantenedores desta distribuiÃÃo? ii) Quais as Ãreas com maior riqueza e diversidade das espÃcies? iii) Partindo das premissas que a modelagem preditiva nos fornece, qual a Ãrea potencial de distribuiÃÃo das espÃcies de Guzmania? Os dados de distribuiÃÃo geogrÃfica de Guzmania foram obtidos atravÃs do Centro de ReferÃncias de InformaÃÃes Ambientais â CRIA, posteriormente foram produzidos os mapas de distribuiÃÃo geogrÃfica utilizando o software DIVA-GIS 7.5. A regiÃo Neotropical foi dividida em dez Ãreas fitogeogrÃficas. As espÃcies foram classificadas em dois padrÃes de distribuiÃÃo, ampla e restrita, sendo a distribuiÃÃo ampla podendo ser contÃnua ou disjunta, e os padrÃes fitogeogrÃficos descritos. Foram obtidos os dados das variÃveis ambientais para verificar se hà relaÃÃo com os padrÃes de distribuiÃÃo das espÃcies. Utilizamos o Ãndice de Shannon (Hâ) para determinar os padrÃes de riqueza e diversidade e, para a anÃlise de similaridade (UPGMA) foi construÃda uma matriz binÃria com dados de presenÃa =1/ ausÃncia=0 visando determinar os blocos florÃsticos de espÃcie que apresentassem padrÃo semelhante. AtravÃs dessa matriz foi conduzida uma anÃlise de PAE (Parcimony Analysis of Endemicity), que classifica Ãreas ou localidades com tÃxons anÃlogos. A modelagem de distribuiÃÃo preditiva foi realizada apenas para as espÃcies ocorrentes nos remanescentes de floresta ombrÃfila do estado do Cearà (Serras Ãmidas). As espÃcies estudadas de Guzmania apresentaram um padrÃo de distribuiÃÃo amplo na regiÃo Neotropical com disjunÃÃes no nordeste do Brasil, nos DomÃnios fitogeogrÃficos do Caribe, AmazÃnico, Guianas, Andino-PatagÃnico e Chaco. A Ãrea de maior diversidade do gÃnero foi na regiÃo do Andes, seguida da AmazÃnia, AmÃrica Central, Escudo das Guianas e Serras Ãmidas do CearÃ. AnÃlise de similaridade (UPGMA) baseada na distribuiÃÃo das espÃcies resultou na formaÃÃo de trÃs blocos florÃsticos. A modelagem de distribuiÃÃo potencial prevà uma drÃstica reduÃÃo nas Ãreas de ocorrÃncia das espÃcies, principalmente nas Serras Ãmidas.
The geographical distribution of taxa is determined by its capability of dispersion together with a range of abiotic (e.g. temperature, light amount and humidity) and biotic factors (e.g. ecological interactions like competition and predation). Bromeliaceae is the second great family of vascular epiphytes, contributing with the total richness of species in Neotropical forests and with the greater diversity and endemism in high altitudes. This work aims to answer the following questions: i) What are the distribution patterns of Guzmania Ruiz & Pav. species and which environmental filters maintain this distribution? ii) Which areas present greater richness and diversity of species? iii) Taking into account the premisses offered by the predictive modeling, which is the potential area of distribution of Guzmania species?Data of geographical distribution of Guzmania were obtained at Centro de ReferÃncias de InformaÃÃes Ambientais - CRIA - and later the maps of geographical distribution were produced using DIVA-GIS 7.5 program. The Neotropical region was divided into 10 phytogeographic areas. The species were classified into two distribution patterns, large and restrict, where the former could be continuous or disjunct, and the phytogeographic patterns were described. Shannon index (H`) was used to determine the richness and diversity patterns and to similarity analysis (UPGMA) it was constructed a binary matrix with data concerning presence =1 and absence =0 aiming to determine the flower blocks of species presenting similar patterns. Based on this matrix it was conducted a PAE (Parcimony Analysis of Endemicity) analysis, which classifies areas or localities with analogous taxa. Modelling of predictive distribution was performed only to species occurring at ombrofila forest remnants in Cearà state (Humid Mountains). The studied Guzmania species presented a large distribution pattern at Neotropical region with disjunctions at Brazilian Northeast into the phytogeographic domains of Caribbean, Amazon, Guayana, Andes-Patagonia and Chaco. The greater diversity area of the gender was at Andes region, followed by Amazon, Central America, Guayana Shield and Humid Mountains of CearÃ. Similarity analysis (UPGMA) based on species distribution revealed the formation of three flower blocks. The modeling of potential distribution predicts a drastically reduction in the areas where the species are found, specially at Humid Mountains.
LaTragna, Mary Anne. "The Correlation Between the Geographical Region of a High School and the Enrollment Ratio of Males to Females in Accelerated College-Preparatory Level Mathematics Courses." Thesis, Lindenwood University, 2014. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3645322.
Full textFemales, in this modern age of feminism, have excelled in all fields of study and graduate from college in larger numbers than males. However, few women go into the STEM fields (Hill, Corbett, & St. Rose, 2010). To close this gap in mathematics-related fields, it is paramount that high schools produce female students who are advanced in Mathematics. The problem was the underrepresentation of females in mathematical fields of study, with a more pressing issue of underrepresentation of females in college preparatory mathematics classes at the high school level. The purpose of this study was to determine if the geographical region of a high school contributed to the resulting ratio of males to females enrolled in college level mathematics courses. In this mixed methods study, 21 urban, 14 suburban, and 30 rural public school districts in Missouri, were selected and the ratio of males to females enrolled in Calculus for each district was obtained. The researcher's rationale for this comparison was that the culture of each geographical region created bias affecting females' choice in their fields of study.
The research question was: Does the ratio of males to females differ between urban, rural, and suburban high schools in advanced mathematics courses? Two types of analyses were applied in this study and obtained the following results. The data analyzed in the study did not support a difference in ratios when comparing urban, rural, and suburban schools, nor did it support a difference in male to female ratios enrolled in advanced placement coursework. The data did not support a relationship between the ratio of Calculus students and the district budget, but did yield a mild positive correlation when comparing the ratios of male to female students in Calculus and male to female mathematics teachers.
Historically, lower enrollment of women in the STEM fields than males is a trend supportable by the findings of this study. In rural and suburban areas there were fewer females than males enrolled in advanced mathematics. However, in the urban areas a slight difference yielded more females than males enrolled in similar coursework.
Silva, Ricardo Gilson da Costa. "Dinâmicas territoriais em Rondônia: conflitos na produção e uso do território no período de 1970/2010." Universidade de São Paulo, 2011. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/8/8136/tde-14092011-131342/.
Full textThe purpose of the thesis is to explain the federal unity Rondônia from the structuring territorial dynamics in the period of 1970-2010. We departed from historical and geographical determinations which manifested in the accumulation and transformation of the territory by the social labour. The study point out that Rondônia was submitted to two processes of territorial organisation with different complementary and contradictory focuses. In the first moment, (1970-1995), the trajectory was implemented by the state action and its institutional agencies in the formation of a territorial coherence which macro-objective was the building of a functional net in the middle of a scarce economic and population process, ending in the production and expansion of the state territory. The following moment happened in the post-1995 epoch made by a joint of productive activities which amplified the scale of action and of realisation of the major economic activities in the territory. It is more evident the action of the individual capital (great business) in the primary-transformative productive activities, in the formation of agribusiness with volume and scale of production, enlarging the social context of places and of territory. In the first moment, under the auspices of the state, the literal production of territory is more evident and it is manifested in the creation of cities, in colonisation of lands, in migrant flows, in road axis and support of small-scale agropecuary. Lately, the territory was constituted as a functional coherence for the capital, feed by economic activities whose geographical scale produced the territorial fragmentation. In this above-mentioned situation, it is clear the new-born capitalistic agriculture and the agro-industrialisation as dynamic processes in the rural and urban dimension. The capital action fragments the territory whilst the state action searches a density and articulation in its total, even if in contradiction in those actions. Manifests a simultaneity and selectivity time-space as a structuring element of the territory.
Kapfer, Géraldine. "Distribution and habitat use of different bat species along a hydrographical network in the Brussels' Capital Region." Doctoral thesis, Universite Libre de Bruxelles, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/2013/ULB-DIPOT:oai:dipot.ulb.ac.be:2013/210713.
Full textRidefelt, Hanna. "Spatial and Temporal Variations of Solifluction and Related Environmental Parameters in the Abisko Mountains, Northern Sweden." Doctoral thesis, Uppsala universitet, Institutionen för geovetenskaper, 2009. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-101419.
Full textFairless-Clarkson, Victoria. "“An English which is not connected to Great Britain, the USA or any other geographical region.” : How is English presented in the Swedish educational television series Pick a colour?" Thesis, Stockholms universitet, Engelska institutionen, 2017. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:su:diva-144276.
Full textRussell, Monica G. "Abundance, distribution and habitat requirements of the tree-stem trapdoor spider, Aganippe castellum (Arachnida : Idiopidae) in the eastern West Australian wheatbelt." Thesis, Edith Cowan University, Research Online, Perth, Western Australia, 2008. https://ro.ecu.edu.au/theses/183.
Full textAksoy, Ece. "An Attempt To Classify Turkish District Data: K-means And Self-organizing Map (som) Algorithms." Master's thesis, METU, 2005. http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/12605711/index.pdf.
Full texts districts. Firstly, different clustering techniques for spatial classification were researched. K-Means and SOM algorithms were chosen to compare different methods with Turkey&rsquo
s district data. Afterward, database of Turkey&rsquo
s statistical datum was formed and analyzed joining with geographical data in the GIS environment. Different clustering software, ArcGIS, CrimeStat and Matlab, were applied according to conclusion of clustering techniques research. Self Organizing Maps (SOM) algorithm, which is the best and most common spatial clustering algorithm in recent years, and CrimeStat K-Means clustering were used in this thesis as clustering methods.
Harrison, Jane. "Building mounds : Viking-Late Norse settlement in the North Atlantic, c. AD800-1200." Thesis, University of Oxford, 2016. https://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:f5aa50e8-ace0-49fd-9065-c0c94187ffc6.
Full textMarín, Félix Yasmina. "Soil ascomycetes from different geographical regions." Doctoral thesis, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10803/306440.
Full textSe ha procedido a la identificación morfológica y molecular de hongos ascomicetos aislados a partir de muestras de suelo de diferentes regiones geográficas. En determinados casos, se realizó un estudio sobre la filogenia de diferentes grupos de interés taxonómico. Se han obtenido un total de 18 nuevos taxones para la ciencia, de los cuales diez, ya se han publicado en revistes indexadas. Los nuevos géneros propuestos son: Aphanoascella, Medusitheca, Naviculispora, Emmonsiellopsis y Rinaldiella, y las nuevas especies son: Aphanoascella galapagosensis, Aspergillus posadasensis, Auxarthron longisporum, Corynascus fumimontanus, Diplogelasinospora moalensis, Emmonsiellopsis coralliformis, Emmonsiellopsis terrestris, Leiothecium cristatum, Medusitheca citrispora, Navicularispora terrestre, Pseudoneurospora canariensis, Rinaldiella pentagonospora y Thelebolus nanus. Además, mediante el estudio morfológico y el uso de técnicas moleculares, algunos géneros han sido revisados, como es el caso de Myceliophthora, género de interés biotecnológico, y que se ha restringido a la especie tipo, segregándose en dos nuevos géneros termofílicos y restableciéndose el género Corynascus. También, se ha llevado a cabo una revisión del orden Melanosporales. Este orden, importante para el control biológico debido a su hiperparasitismo, ha estado poco estudiado a nivel molecular debido a la dificultad de obtener cultivos vivos y secuencias fiables de sus miembros. Gracias al presente estudio, el género más relevante de este orden, Melanospora, queda redefinido, Microthecium restablecido, y se proponen tres nuevos géneros. Por último, también se ha estudiado las familias Ajellomycetaceae y Lasiosphaeriaceae, para clarificar las relaciones filogenéticas entre sus miembros.
We have performed the morphological and molecular identification of ascomycetes isolated from soil samples from different geographical regions. In some cases, phylogenetic studies of different taxonomic groups of interest were performed. We have obtained a total of 18 new taxa for science, of which ten have already been published in indexed journals. The proposed new genera are: Aphanoascella, Medusitheca, Naviculispora, Emmonsiellopsis and Rinaldiella, and the new species are: Aphanoascella galapagosensis, Aspergillus posadasensis, Auxarthron longisporum, Corynascus fumimontanus, Diplogelasinospora moalensis, Emmonsiellopsis coralliformis, Emmonsiellopsis terrestris, Leiothecium cristatum, Medusitheca citrispora, Navicularispora terrestre, Pseudoneurospora canariensis, Rinaldiella pentagonospora and Thelebolus nanus. Furthermore, based on morphological and molecular studies, some genera have been reviewed, as Myceliophthora, genus of biotechnological interest, which has been restricted to the type species, being the other species segregated in two new thermophilic genera and reestablishing the genus Corynascus. Also, a review of the order Melanosporales has been performed. This order, which is important for biological control because of its hyperparasitism, has been poorly molecularly studied due to the difficulty in obtaining living cultures and reliable sequences of its members. Thanks to this study, the most important genus of this order, Melanospora, has been redefined, Microthecium reestablished, and three new genera proposed. Finally, the families Lasiosphaeriaceae and Ajellomycetaceae have been studied in order to clarify the phylogenetic relationships among their members.
Rocha, Elaine de Lima. "Propriedade intelectual por indicação geográfica: O caso da cachaça do Brejo paraibano." Universidade Federal da Paraíba, 2016. http://tede.biblioteca.ufpb.br:8080/handle/tede/8276.
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The intellectual property protection ensures the ownership and rights to creators and other producers of intellectual goods and services in what concerns to the elements of knowledge and information. The geographical indication, is a constituent part of the intellectual property rights, it protects goods or services with characteristics attributed to their geographical origin, such as reputation, quality and tradition. The main goal of this work was to verify the perception of the Brejo Paraibano cachaça producers with regard to obtaining the geographical indication seal. The case study methodology was applied to achieve the goal. The research data was collected and analyzed through qualitative research techniques, such as interviews and documentary analysis. The research targeted the producers of cachaça from the Brejo Paraibano micro region. The methodological instrument used in the data analysis process was the content analysis in three chronological poles: pre-analysis; exploration of the material; treatment of the results, inference and interpretation. With regard to the results, it was possible to verify that the researched sugar cane mills produce cachaça in the traditional way, preserving its identity, even when seeking modernization through technology. The producers highlight this identity and claim that consumers attribute quality to the product as a result of belonging to that specific territory. The producers also mention that there is a differential for the characteristics peculiar to the region. It was clearly observed the producers interest in obtaining the geographical indication seal to add value to the product and to strengthen the whole sector. Even though the producers do not possess an in-depth knowledge about the topic, they believe that the Brejo Paraibano micro Region has the necessary attributes for recognition. In order to achieve that, it is essential that producers and actors involved in the process cooperate with each other. However, the region's culture is not favorable to cooperation, being necessary a process to raise awareness among producers. Finally, the study aimed to contribute to the enrichment, enhancement and dissemination of the geographical indication theme in Brazil, with the intention to contribute to the protection of regional culture and tradition.
A proteção da propriedade intelectual garante a titularidade e o direito a criadores e outros produtores de bens ou serviços de natureza intelectual, referindo-se a elementos de conhecimento e informação. A indicação geográfica, parte constituinte da propriedade intelectual, protege bens ou serviços com características atribuídas a sua origem geográfica, como reputação, qualidade e tradição. Este trabalho teve como objetivo verificar a percepção dos produtores de cachaça do Brejo paraibano com relação à obtenção do selo de Indicação Geográfica. Para alcança-lo, aplicou-se a metodologia de estudo de caso. Assim, os dados foram coletados através de pesquisa qualitativa, mediante entrevistas e análise documental. Os sujeitos da pesquisa foram os produtores de cachaça da microrregião do Brejo paraibano. Já o instrumento metodológico utilizado no processo de análise de dados foi a análise de conteúdo, em três polos cronológicos: pré-análise; exploração do material; tratamento dos resultados, inferência e interpretação. No que se refere aos resultados, foi possível verificar que os engenhos pesquisados produzem cachaça de maneira tradicional, preservando a identidade, mesmo quando buscam a modernização por meio da tecnologia. Os produtores exaltam essa identidade e afirmam que os consumidores atribuem qualidade ao produto por pertencer a esse território, eles também demonstram que existe diferencial referente a características peculiares a região. Ficou claro o interesse dos produtores em obter o selo para agregar valor ao produto e fortalecer o setor, mesmo não dispondo de conhecimento aprofundado sobre o tema, eles acreditam que o Brejo possui atributos para o reconhecimento. Para isso, é fundamental que os produtores e atores envolvidos no processo estejam dispostos a cooperar entre si. No entanto, a cultura da região não é favorável à cooperação, sendo necessário um processo de sensibilização junto aos produtores. Por fim, o trabalho buscou contribuir com o enriquecimento, valorização e disseminação do tema no Brasil, com a intenção de colaborar com a proteção da cultura e tradição regionais.