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LA CLASIFICACIÓN: UNA HERRAMIENTA PARA LA INCLUSIÓN DE LA VIVIENDA VERNÁCULA URBANA EN EL UNIVERSO ARQUITECTÓNICO

This article is the doctoral thesis summary titled Modelo para la clasificacion arquitectonica a partir de sus componentes basicos (Architectural classification model based on baste components) (UNAM, 2007), which shows the way architecture is traditionally classified, that is from: models related to disciplines, historical periods, cultural aspeets, geographic location or specific historical periods, resulting in partial dassifications, related to the style's component, which exeludes great part oj the objects that constitute the architecture universe, especially the ones produced by empirical architeets (rural and urban vernacular architecture). In order to tackle this classification problem, a new model oj classification is proposed based on the jundamental components oj architectonic objects: style,jorm, ornament, structure, junction and space. The classification model was applied to objects from the academic ana vernacular architecture. It was concluded that in both cases, function variable is the predominant one; even in its synthesis, a direct relationship can be established among its basic components. The analyzed objects were described asidefrom the usual adjectives such as cubist, high tech, modera or post-modern with component related characteristics; so they were also portrayed as: stylist, jormalist, ornamental, stnicturalist, functionalist or spatial. Housing is mainly produced within the vernacular architecture. The architectural solutions that emerged from it, allowed the academic scholar and the other approach helping each enrich the commonly proposed solutions. . For this study two houses were chosen and the results demonstrate that the classification may be the starting point for those objects inclusion, usually not considered by most architecture specialist.

Are In Vitro Tests Suitable for Regulatory Use?

"All models are wrong, some models are useful." George E.P. Box, "Robustness in the strategy of scientific model building", 1979. This quote from George Box was the title of a book chapter on mathematical models-exactly the type of models which we will not address here, although a lot of the general reasoning can as well be translated to them, especially because they depend on the input and thus on the limitations of either in vitro or in vivo data, when applied for regulatory toxicology. This article was prompted by the 2008 SOT/EuroTox debate (March 2008 in Seattle and October 2008 in Rhodes), which challenged us in an Hegelian approach as thesis and antithesis to present with changing roles on both occasions on the statement "In vitro tests are useless for regulatory use." Here, we would like following Hegel a summary of thesis and antithesis, but also try to outline the synthesis.

Thesis Summary: Improvement of Quality Characteristics of Indian Mackerel (Rastrelliger kanagurta) by Solar Drying

This dissertation presents a series of studies conducted to improve quality characteristics of dried Indian mackerel (Rastrelliger kanagurta) by solar drying. Prior to designing the experiments, a field survey was conducted to assess the socio-economic conditions of small-scale fishers in Maharashtra, India. The survey revealed a lack of proper drying technology as a major constraint. Hence, this research is conducted to develop a cost-effective method for drying of mackerel.

Thesis Summary: Theoretical and Experimental Investigation of a Solar-Biomass Hybrid Air Heating System for Drying Applications

The overall objective of this research was to design, develop, and investigate the performance of a renewable energy-based (solar-biomass) hybrid air heating system. The system consists of an unglazed transpired solar collector (UTC), a rock bed thermal storage, and a biomass gasifier stove with heat exchanger, to supply hot air at a required temperature and flow rate for a daily load fraction exceeding 90%. From a review of literature, an air heating system aimed at reducing the weather dependency and improving the temperature and flow rate stability without a conventional back-up heater was designed. Among the various types of solar collectors, thermal storage, biomass stoves, and heat exchangers that are generally used, specific designs were chosen and analyzed. Based on the analyses, individual components of the air heating system were designed and developed. The components were coupled, and detailed experimentation was carried out on the integrated system.

Experiencing Authenticity at Heritage Sites: Some Implications for Heritage Management and Conservation

This article summarizes the results from recent research focusing on the experience and negotiation of authenticity in relation to the historic environment. I argue that approaches to authenticity are still hampered by a prevailing dichotomy between materialist approaches (which see authenticity as inherent in the object) and constructivist approaches (which see it as a cultural construct). This dichotomy means that we have a relatively poor understanding of how people experience authenticity in practice at heritage sites and why they find the issue of authenticity so compelling. Drawing on ethnographic research in Scotland and Nova Scotia, I show that the experience of authenticity is bound up with the network of tangible and intangible relationships that heritage objects invoke with past people and places. I argue that it is these inalienable relationships between objects, people, and places that underpin the ineffable power of authenticity, and this also explains why people use ideas about authenticity as a means to negotiate their own place in the world. A summary of the main thesis developed out of this research is provided with short case examples. The article then highlights the implications for practices of heritage management and conservation.

Investigation of Tobacco Pyrolysis Gases and Puff-by-puff Resolved Cigarette Smoke by Single Photon Ionisation (SPI) - Time-of-flight Mass Spectrometry (TOFMS)

Abstract The work presented deals with the application of Single Photon Ionisation- Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry (SPI-TOFMS) for the investigation of tobacco smoke. SPI-TOFMS is a modern analytical technique, which enables the simultaneous analysis of a large number of organic species in complex gas mixtures in real time. The paper is a summary of a PhD thesis (1) and seven research articles, which were recently published in various scientific journals (2-8). Consequently, more detailed information on particular aspects can be found in there. The experimental part covers two different approaches, and therefore, it is divided into two sub-sections. In the first one, the SPI-TOFMS is coupled to a pyrolysis furnace. The objective is to examine the thermal behaviour of tobacco under various controlled conditions. In so doing, three tobacco types (Virginia, Oriental, and Burley) were pyrolysed in two reaction gas compositions (nitrogen and synthetic air) and seven different furnace temperatures (400 °C, 500 °C, 600 °C, 700 °C, 800 °C, 900 °C, and 1000 °C). Results can help to unravel the complex formation and decomposition reactions taking place when tobacco is heated. In the second part the SPI-TOFMS is connected to a cigarette smoking machine in order to investigate the behaviour of cigarette smoke constituents on a puff-by-puff basis. The work incorporates the comparison of whole smoke and gas phase of cigarette smoke, a puff-resolved quantification of several hazardous smoke constituents, and the overall chemical characterisation of the individual smoking puffs. In addition, a critical consideration of the prevailing smoking procedure is given when applied to single puff analysis. A further study examines the influence of five different cigarette lighting devices (gas lighter, electric lighter, candle, match, and burning zone of another cigarette) on the chemical composition of the first puff.

PhD Thesis Summary: Energy Efficient Multistage Zeolite Drying for Heat-Sensitive Products

Although drying takes a significant part of the total energy usage in industry, currently available drying technology is often not efficient in terms of energy consumption. Generally, the energy efficiency for drying processes ranges between 20 and 60% depending on the dryer type and product to be dried. The high energy consumption and low energy efficiency have a high environmental impact due to combustion of fossil fuel or wood used as energy sources. Moreover, the sources of fossil fuel are limited, the prices for energy increase, and the worldwide industrial energy usage rises. In this context the development of efficient drying methods with low energy consumption is an important issue for research in drying technology.

The global importance of ‘illiberal moderates’, an exchange: partners in peace to precede a concert of democracies

The following is an exchange concerning the concept of ‘illiberal moderates’ and its implications for a new global architecture as well as for a worldview that sees the evolution of a global core of shared values which favour domestic and international security, in sharp contrast to the ‘clash of civilizations’ thesis. The original statement was published in the Cambridge Review of International Affairs (Etzioni 2006). A more extensive treatment can be found in Part III of Security first: for a muscular, moral foreign policy (Etzioni 2007b), which examines texts of four religious and two secular belief systems as well as review of relevant public opinion polls and ‘traveller notes’. Here follows a brief summary of the main thesis, followed by comments from prominent scholars and Etzioni's response to these comments.

Thesis Summary: Standardized Dried Extracts of Brazilian Medicinal Plants: Assessment of Technical and Economic Feasibility of Spouted Bed Drying

This study is an integral part of a research project which seeks the establishment of protocols for the production of standardized herbal dried extracts emphasizing the spouted bed drying. This thesis was conducted at faculty of Pharmaceutical Science of Ribeirão Preto/University of São Paulo, Brazil, under supervision of Prof. Dr. Wanderley Pereira Oliveira*, defended on September 28, 2007.

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Australian Journal of EntomologyVolume 47, Issue 1 p. 75-76 Thesis summary Melinda Moir, Melinda Moir School of BotanyUniversity of MelbourneParkville, Vic. 3010AustraliaEmail: mmoir@unimelb.edu.auSearch for more papers by this author Melinda Moir, Melinda Moir School of BotanyUniversity of MelbourneParkville, Vic. 3010AustraliaEmail: mmoir@unimelb.edu.auSearch for more papers by this author First published: 15 February 2008 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1440-6055.2007.00631.xRead the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditWechat No abstract is available for this article. Volume47, Issue1February 2008Pages 75-76 RelatedInformation

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Australian Journal of EntomologyVolume 46, Issue 4 p. 346-347 Thesis summary Ryan C Garrick, Ryan C Garrick Department of BiologyVirginia Commonwealth UniversityRichmond, VA 23284-2012USAEmail: rcgarrick@vcu.eduSearch for more papers by this author Ryan C Garrick, Ryan C Garrick Department of BiologyVirginia Commonwealth UniversityRichmond, VA 23284-2012USAEmail: rcgarrick@vcu.eduSearch for more papers by this author First published: 04 October 2007 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1440-6055.2007.00609.xRead the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat No abstract is available for this article. Volume46, Issue4November 2007Pages 346-347 RelatedInformation

Primate Anti-predator Strategies, by S. Gursky and K. A. I. Nekaris

S. Gursky, K. A. I. Nekaris (eds.). 2007.Primate Antipredator Strategies., Springer, New York, XX pp. ISBN ISBN -10:0-387-34807-7, price (hardbound), $129. This book on antipredator defenses in primates is successful in 2 ways: making predation a central focus in primatology, and puncturing the idea that small primates rely solely on crypsis and nocturnality to escape predators. The book, therefore, is aimed at quite a specific audience—primatologists— and those principally working on lemurs, galagos, tarsiers, and pottos. Primate anti-predator strategies starts with 2 general chapters: 1 by Zuberbuhler and 1 by Hart. The former presents interesting material on referential alarm calling and then goes on to advance the idea that predation drives cognitive skills in primates. The latter compares biogeographic patterns of predation in Africa, Madagascar, Asia, and the Neotropics, and concludes that felids, raptors, and—in Madagascar—the fossa ( Cryptoprocta ferox ) are the principal predators of primates. This meta-analysis is the summary of a doctoral thesis, as far as I could tell, but a useful one nonetheless. Next is a 10-chapter section on antipredator strategies of nocturnal primates that constitutes the core of the book and could have been its title. First, Dollar and colleagues show, using detailed data from scats, that the fossa is not a lemur specialist as is sometimes assumed, but takes birds, rodents, and reptiles too. Next, Karpanty and Wright use direct observations to demonstrate that lemurs are …

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Thesis Summary: Use of Fractal Analysis to Evaluate Physical Changes of Foods during Drying

Click to increase image sizeClick to decrease image sizeKeywords: CarrotConventional hot air dryingDeformationFractal dimensionFreeze dryingLow-pressure superheated steam dryingNerural network simulationPhysical changesPotatoStructure-quality relationship

Thesis Summary: Development and Study of Low-Pressure Superheated Steam Drying System for a Heat-Sensitive Material

At present, there is limited experience with superheated steam drying (SSD), especially for a process operated at reduced pressure. One of the objectives of the thesis was thus to study low-pressur...

Thesis Summary: Mathematical Modeling of Pulse Combustion and its Applications to Innovative Thermal Drying Techniques

Pulse combustion (PC) is an intermittent (periodic) combustion process of gaseous, liquid, or solid fuels. Pulse combustion drying technology utilizes one or multiple pulse combustors to produce hi...

Theory and practice of autonomy: illia's foreign policy

This article is a summary of Alejandro Simonoffs doctoral thesis. The thesis originated from a number of papers written since the end of the 80s in which a double phenomenon was observed: 1) the existence of political instability which had the consequence of an erratic atttitude to foreign affairs by our country; and, 2) the absence of a proper categorisation of many periods of our present history. The question posed was if this could obey to two reasons or just one of them. In order to solve the dilemma the policy of radical Arturo Illia was analysed. Such government, being weak and showing internal and external conflict, was thus unstable and had trouble in defining the Argentine position in the Cold war from an autonomist perspective. The characterization of Arturo Illia's government as autonomist proves complicated. This could be due to two reasons: either the designation is a result of instability or the models used for foreign policies analysis are inadequate to solve the dilemma. Therefore, our motivation to analyze the issue of autonomy involves both theoretical as well as practical aspects. Our main hypothesis has two parts as a consequence of this ambiguity: the theory itself and its application. Is the autonomist model enough to explain this foreign policy or is it that its limits arise from the events analyzed?

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The Significance of Letter Position in Word Recognition

Presents the summary of a PhD thesis on letter position in word recognition, which was written in 1976. The thesis was the source of the text used on the cover of the October 2006 issue of the IEEE Aerospace and Electronic Systems Magazine.

THE EVALUATION OF TRANSIT TRANSPORT PROBABLE EFFECTS ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF COUNTRY'S ECONOMY

The article describes the peculiarities of transit transport influence on the development of country's economy. The authors analyze transit transport definition and define the economic importance of transit transport. The first part of the article is assigned to the consideration of transit cargo transportation as an integral object of scientific research. The survey is supported with the comparative analysis of different scientists’ approaches to the transit transportation performance modelling. The evaluation of transit transport benefit for the economy of the country is presented. The concise summary of a principal thesis and conclusions may be useful for further analyses of different aspects or transit transport.