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University of South Carolina
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Huntington, William Joshua.
Improved Systems For On-Site Raman Measurements.
Degree: MS, Chemistry and Biochemistry, 2016, University of South Carolina
URL: https://scholarcommons.sc.edu/etd/3776
► The need to development lightweight miniature sensors for spectrometers for use in hazardous environments such as war zones, industrial settings, and space exploration is…
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▼ The need to development lightweight miniature sensors for spectrometers for use in hazardous environments such as war zones, industrial settings, and space exploration is ever growing. This thesis will present studies aimed at improving Raman instruments for such applications by reducing the size, weight, and power consumption of the instrument. The two methods described here include the utilization of a light emitting diode (LED) source for Raman spectroscopy and a new type of Raman gas sensor.
Chapter one describes a new Raman spectrometer that utilizes an LED for Raman excitation coupled to the SHRS. LEDs are highly divergent broadband , extended light sources that are not typically suitable for Raman measurements. In this work a broadband LED is optically filtered and the light is focused onto various solid and liquid samples where the large field of view of the SHRS is fully utilized to collect a large fraction of the Raman scattered light. The coupling of the SHRS with LED excitation shows great promise for the full utilization of LED excitation and provides great potential for spectrometer miniaturization and reduction of instrument size, weight, and power consumption.
Chapter two describes two new Raman gas cells. The first method couples a multi-pass capillary cell (MCC) to the newly developed spatial heterodyne Raman spectrometer (SHRS). The SHRS’s large field of view allows for directly coupling the MCC to the spectrometer without a fiber optic while maintaining a signal to noise ratio equivalent to the results recorded using fiber optically coupled MCC devices. The second method involves new hollow waveguide (HWG) designs, and a new gas chamber coupled to a dispersive Raman spectrometer with a new type of fiber optic Raman probe.
Advisors/Committee Members: S. Michael Angel.
Subjects/Keywords: Chemistry; Physical Sciences and Mathematics; Improved Systems; On-Site; Raman; Measurements
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Huntington, W. J. (2016). Improved Systems For On-Site Raman Measurements. (Masters Thesis). University of South Carolina. Retrieved from https://scholarcommons.sc.edu/etd/3776
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Huntington, William Joshua. “Improved Systems For On-Site Raman Measurements.” 2016. Masters Thesis, University of South Carolina. Accessed January 20, 2021.
https://scholarcommons.sc.edu/etd/3776.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Huntington, William Joshua. “Improved Systems For On-Site Raman Measurements.” 2016. Web. 20 Jan 2021.
Vancouver:
Huntington WJ. Improved Systems For On-Site Raman Measurements. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. University of South Carolina; 2016. [cited 2021 Jan 20].
Available from: https://scholarcommons.sc.edu/etd/3776.
Council of Science Editors:
Huntington WJ. Improved Systems For On-Site Raman Measurements. [Masters Thesis]. University of South Carolina; 2016. Available from: https://scholarcommons.sc.edu/etd/3776

University of Texas – Austin
2.
-3574-1242.
Reverse osmosis-based water management for US shale fields.
Degree: MSin Engineering, Mechanical engineering, 2018, University of Texas – Austin
URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.26153/tsw/10797
► Natural gas worth upto 50 billion USD (4% of global production) is flared in oilfields globally, with the US ranked 4th among top flaring nations.…
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▼ Natural gas worth upto 50 billion USD (4% of global production) is flared in oilfields globally, with the US ranked 4th among top flaring nations. Venting and flaring of gas are very common, due to absence of economically viable alternatives.
This waste gas can instead be used to produce water on an industrial scale. This study analyzes and compares the technical performance of three methods to produce water using excess natural gas. The first method involves using this gas to power reverse osmosis systems that treat flowback water from oil-gas production wells. While reverse osmosis has primarily been used for desalination, it is possible to use it to treat flowback water and brackish water up to certain total dissolved solids (TDS) levels. The second method involves using this waste gas to power thermal desalination units to treat flowback and brackish water. The third technique uses waste gas-powered refrigeration systems to produce the cooling capacity to enable large-scale dehumidification-based water production from the atmosphere. This method does not rely upon any water sources but is instead strongly dependent on ambient weather conditions.
The work develops an
improved version of the effectiveness-mass transfer units model to quantify the technical performance of excess natural-gas based reverse osmosis systems. The technical performance of reverse osmosis systems is compared with the other two methods. The advantages and limitations of these three methods is discussed and analyzed from a technical and techno-economic standpoint. The results of this work suggest that the attractiveness of these methods is location-specific and depends on certain technical and environmental parameters associated with the three water production technologies.
Advisors/Committee Members: Bahadur, Vaibhav (advisor).
Subjects/Keywords: Reverse osmosis; Shale fields; Flaring; Hydraulic fracturing; Improved E-MTU model
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-3574-1242. “Reverse osmosis-based water management for US shale fields.” 2018. Masters Thesis, University of Texas – Austin. Accessed January 20, 2021.
http://dx.doi.org/10.26153/tsw/10797.
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MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
-3574-1242. “Reverse osmosis-based water management for US shale fields.” 2018. Web. 20 Jan 2021.
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Vancouver:
-3574-1242. Reverse osmosis-based water management for US shale fields. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. University of Texas – Austin; 2018. [cited 2021 Jan 20].
Available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.26153/tsw/10797.
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-3574-1242. Reverse osmosis-based water management for US shale fields. [Masters Thesis]. University of Texas – Austin; 2018. Available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.26153/tsw/10797
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Universidade do Rio Grande do Sul
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Perius, Tiago Faria.
Geração de diretrizes de projeto com o uso do Design For X para o desenvolvimento de prótese de membro inferior de baixo custo.
Degree: 2014, Universidade do Rio Grande do Sul
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10183/116624
► A presente pesquisa teve por objetivo a geração de diretrizes de projeto para o desenvolvimento de Próteses de Membros Inferiores, que atendesse as necessidades funcionais…
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▼ A presente pesquisa teve por objetivo a geração de diretrizes de projeto para o desenvolvimento de Próteses de Membros Inferiores, que atendesse as necessidades funcionais dos usuários que resulte na simplificação do objeto. Para isso, investigou-se o usuário, percebendo suas necessidades físicas e psicológicas, com conhecimento de leis federais existentes para o auxílio a esse público. Também, foram examinados a anatomia humana e os procedimentos cirúrgicos para a amputação de membros inferiores, a fim de compreender sua influência na concepção de uma prótese. Outro enfoque da pesquisa foi o estudo da biomecânica para reconhecer os movimentos realizados por uma pessoa sadia durante a deambulação, observando-se as etapas da sua marcha em comparação à marcha de indivíduos amputados que utilizavam próteses. Ainda foram analisados distintos tipos de próteses de membros inferiores e a tecnologia empregada em cada uma de suas partes: sistema de encaixe ao coto, joelho protético e sistema pé-tornozelo. Esses estudos originaram dados empregados na aplicação da metodologia do Design for X, para avaliar as próteses atuais em seus aspectos e construção, com o objetivo de gerar diretrizes de projeto para a elaboração de próteses simplificadas. Constatou-se que a aplicação do método originou diretrizes de projeto que poderão ser empregados durante o desenvolvimento de projetos de próteses de membros inferiores, visando à redução de custo do produto.
This research aims to generate design requirements for the development of Lower Limb Prosthetics that meet the functional needs of users, leading to a simplification of the object. For this, we investigated the users regarding their physical and psychological needs, with full knowledge of the existence of federal laws in order to help people. Human anatomy and surgical procedures for lower limb amputation were also examined in order to understand their influence on the design of a prosthesis. Another focus of the research was the study of biomechanics to recognize the movements performed by a healthy person when walking, observing the steps of their march comparing them with the march of amputees who used prosthesis. For the simplified development of prosthesis different types of prosthetic legs have been examined, technology has been employed in each of its parts such as fitting the stump prosthetic knee and the ankle-foot system. These studies yielded useful data used in the application of the methodology of Design for X to assess current prosthetic aspects and construction, to achieve design requirements for the development of simplified prosthesis. It was found that the application of the method originated design requirements that may be employed during the development of lower limb prosthesis projects, aiming to reduce product cost.
Advisors/Committee Members: Teixeira, Fabio Goncalves.
Subjects/Keywords: Biomecânica; Lower limb prosthesis; Physical disability; Próteses e implantes; Design de produto; Biomechanics; Product design
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Perius, T. F. (2014). Geração de diretrizes de projeto com o uso do Design For X para o desenvolvimento de prótese de membro inferior de baixo custo. (Thesis). Universidade do Rio Grande do Sul. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10183/116624
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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Perius, Tiago Faria. “Geração de diretrizes de projeto com o uso do Design For X para o desenvolvimento de prótese de membro inferior de baixo custo.” 2014. Thesis, Universidade do Rio Grande do Sul. Accessed January 20, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/10183/116624.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Perius, Tiago Faria. “Geração de diretrizes de projeto com o uso do Design For X para o desenvolvimento de prótese de membro inferior de baixo custo.” 2014. Web. 20 Jan 2021.
Vancouver:
Perius TF. Geração de diretrizes de projeto com o uso do Design For X para o desenvolvimento de prótese de membro inferior de baixo custo. [Internet] [Thesis]. Universidade do Rio Grande do Sul; 2014. [cited 2021 Jan 20].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10183/116624.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Council of Science Editors:
Perius TF. Geração de diretrizes de projeto com o uso do Design For X para o desenvolvimento de prótese de membro inferior de baixo custo. [Thesis]. Universidade do Rio Grande do Sul; 2014. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10183/116624
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Delft University of Technology
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Contant, Stephane (author).
Design and Optimization of a Small Reusable Launch Vehicle Using Vertical Landing Techniques.
Degree: 2019, Delft University of Technology
URL: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:58cb0a6e-e9ac-4ce5-9051-5ddd863e98a8
► Recent years have seen a drastic increase in the number of small satellites launched per year, as these systems weighing less than 1000 kg have…
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▼ Recent years have seen a drastic increase in the number of small satellites launched per year, as these systems weighing less than 1000 kg have become less expensive alternatives to obtaining scientific data compared to satellites weighing multiple tons. A current drawback with these systems is their price to orbit, often reaching over 100k (2018) per kilogram for rideshare and cluster launches. Dedicated small satellite launch vehicles are a third solution to bringing small satellites to orbit that present potential reductions in price per kilogram. The combination of reusing the first stage of such a system presents a promising solution to further reducing these prices. The scope of this research is to develop a tool capable of costing a small, reusable launch vehicle using a Multidisciplinary Design Analysis approach, before implementing a Multidisciplinary Design Optimization method to optimize such systems for price per flight in the Tudat development environment. An RP1-propelled, 9-engine first stage design is established as the optimal case for a small, reusable launch vehicle with a price per kilogram of 18.2k (2018). Several expendable launch vehicles are optimized to compare these to the reusable system, with the configurations ranging in price per kilogram from 20.5k (2018) to 30.4k (2018), further demonstrating the cost-reduction potential of the small, reusable launch vehicle.
Aerospace Engineering
Advisors/Committee Members: Zandbergen, Barry (mentor), Delft University of Technology (degree granting institution).
Subjects/Keywords: Reusability; Multidisciplinary Design Analysis; Multidisciplinary Design Optimization; Small Launch Vehicle; Differential Evolution; Improved Harmony Search
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Contant, S. (. (2019). Design and Optimization of a Small Reusable Launch Vehicle Using Vertical Landing Techniques. (Masters Thesis). Delft University of Technology. Retrieved from http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:58cb0a6e-e9ac-4ce5-9051-5ddd863e98a8
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Contant, Stephane (author). “Design and Optimization of a Small Reusable Launch Vehicle Using Vertical Landing Techniques.” 2019. Masters Thesis, Delft University of Technology. Accessed January 20, 2021.
http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:58cb0a6e-e9ac-4ce5-9051-5ddd863e98a8.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Contant, Stephane (author). “Design and Optimization of a Small Reusable Launch Vehicle Using Vertical Landing Techniques.” 2019. Web. 20 Jan 2021.
Vancouver:
Contant S(. Design and Optimization of a Small Reusable Launch Vehicle Using Vertical Landing Techniques. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Delft University of Technology; 2019. [cited 2021 Jan 20].
Available from: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:58cb0a6e-e9ac-4ce5-9051-5ddd863e98a8.
Council of Science Editors:
Contant S(. Design and Optimization of a Small Reusable Launch Vehicle Using Vertical Landing Techniques. [Masters Thesis]. Delft University of Technology; 2019. Available from: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:58cb0a6e-e9ac-4ce5-9051-5ddd863e98a8

University of Glasgow
5.
Fitton, James Michael.
A national coastal erosion risk assessment for Scotland.
Degree: PhD, 2015, University of Glasgow
URL: http://theses.gla.ac.uk/7110/
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https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.685839
► The geography of Scotland, with a highly undulating hinterland, long and indented coastline, together with a large number of islands, means that much social and…
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▼ The geography of Scotland, with a highly undulating hinterland, long and indented coastline, together with a large number of islands, means that much social and economic activity is largely located at the coast. The importance of the coast is further highlighted by the large number of ecosystem services derived from the coast. The threat posed by climate change, particularly current and future sea level rise, is of considerable concern and the associated coastal erosion and coastal flooding has the potential to have a substantial effect on the socioeconomic activity of the whole country. Currently, the knowledge base of coastal erosion is poor, which serves to hinder the current and future management of the coast. This research reported here aimed to establish four key aspects of coastal erosion within Scotland: the physical susceptibility of the coast to erosion; the assets exposed to coastal erosion; the vulnerability of communities to coastal erosion; and the coastal erosion risk to those communities. Coastal erosion susceptibility was modelled here within a GIS, using data for ground elevation, rockhead elevation, wave exposure and proximity to the open coast. Combining these data produced the Underlying Physical Susceptibility Model (UPSM), in the form of a 50 m2 raster of national coverage. The Coastal Erosion Susceptibility Model (CESM) was produced with the addition of sediment supply and coastal defence data, which then moderates the outputs of the UPSM. Asset data for dwellings, key assets, transport infrastructure, historic assets, and natural assets were used along with the UPSM and CESM to assess their degree of exposure to coastal erosion. A Coastal Erosion Vulnerability Model (CEVM) was produced using Experian Mosaic Scotland (a geodemographic classification which identifies 44 different social groups within Scotland) to classify populations based upon 11 vulnerability variables. Dwellings were assigned a CESM and CEVM score in order to establish their coastal erosion risk. This research demonstrated that the issue of coastal erosion will impact on a relatively low number of properties compared to those impacted by flooding (both coastal and fluvial) as many dwellings are already protected by coastal defences. There is therefore, a considerable future liability, and great pressure for coastal defences to be maintained and upgraded in their current form. The use of the CEVM is a novel inclusion within a coastal erosion assessment for Scotland. Use of the CEVM established that coastal erosion risk is not distributed equally amongst the Scottish coastal population and highlighted that risk can be reduced by either reducing exposure or reducing vulnerability. Thus far in Scotland, reducing exposure has been the primary management approach, which has a number of implications with regards social justice. This research identified the existing data gaps that should be addressed by future research in order to further improve coastal management in Scotland. Future research should focus on assessing historical…
Subjects/Keywords: 551.45; G Geography (General); GB Physical geography
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Fitton, J. M. (2015). A national coastal erosion risk assessment for Scotland. (Doctoral Dissertation). University of Glasgow. Retrieved from http://theses.gla.ac.uk/7110/ ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.685839
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Fitton, James Michael. “A national coastal erosion risk assessment for Scotland.” 2015. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Glasgow. Accessed January 20, 2021.
http://theses.gla.ac.uk/7110/ ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.685839.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Fitton, James Michael. “A national coastal erosion risk assessment for Scotland.” 2015. Web. 20 Jan 2021.
Vancouver:
Fitton JM. A national coastal erosion risk assessment for Scotland. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Glasgow; 2015. [cited 2021 Jan 20].
Available from: http://theses.gla.ac.uk/7110/ ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.685839.
Council of Science Editors:
Fitton JM. A national coastal erosion risk assessment for Scotland. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of Glasgow; 2015. Available from: http://theses.gla.ac.uk/7110/ ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.685839

University of Glasgow
6.
Fitton, James Michael.
A national coastal erosion risk assessment for Scotland.
Degree: PhD, 2015, University of Glasgow
URL: http://theses.gla.ac.uk/7110/
► The geography of Scotland, with a highly undulating hinterland, long and indented coastline, together with a large number of islands, means that much social and…
(more)
▼ The geography of Scotland, with a highly undulating hinterland, long and indented coastline, together with a large number of islands, means that much social and economic activity is largely located at the coast. The importance of the coast is further highlighted by the large number of ecosystem services derived from the coast. The threat posed by climate change, particularly current and future sea level rise, is of considerable concern and the associated coastal erosion and coastal flooding has the potential to have a substantial effect on the socioeconomic activity of the whole country. Currently, the knowledge base of coastal erosion is poor, which serves to hinder the current and future management of the coast. This research reported here aimed to establish four key aspects of coastal erosion within Scotland: the physical susceptibility of the coast to erosion; the assets exposed to coastal erosion; the vulnerability of communities to coastal erosion; and the coastal erosion risk to those communities.
Coastal erosion susceptibility was modelled here within a GIS, using data for ground elevation, rockhead elevation, wave exposure and proximity to the open coast. Combining these data produced the Underlying Physical Susceptibility Model (UPSM), in the form of a 50 m2 raster of national coverage. The Coastal Erosion Susceptibility Model (CESM) was produced with the addition of sediment supply and coastal defence data, which then moderates the outputs of the UPSM. Asset data for dwellings, key assets, transport infrastructure, historic assets, and natural assets were used along with the UPSM and CESM to assess their degree of exposure to coastal erosion. A Coastal Erosion Vulnerability Model (CEVM) was produced using Experian Mosaic Scotland (a geodemographic classification which identifies 44 different social groups within Scotland) to classify populations based upon 11 vulnerability variables. Dwellings were assigned a CESM and CEVM score in order to establish their coastal erosion risk.
This research demonstrated that the issue of coastal erosion will impact on a relatively low number of properties compared to those impacted by flooding (both coastal and fluvial) as many dwellings are already protected by coastal defences. There is therefore, a considerable future liability, and great pressure for coastal defences to be maintained and upgraded in their current form. The use of the CEVM is a novel inclusion within a coastal erosion assessment for Scotland. Use of the CEVM established that coastal erosion risk is not distributed equally amongst the Scottish coastal population and highlighted that risk can be reduced by either reducing exposure or reducing vulnerability. Thus far in Scotland, reducing exposure has been the primary management approach, which has a number of implications with regards social justice.
This research identified the existing data gaps that should be addressed by future research in order to further improve coastal management in Scotland. Future research should focus on assessing…
Subjects/Keywords: G Geography (General); GB Physical geography
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APA (6th Edition):
Fitton, J. M. (2015). A national coastal erosion risk assessment for Scotland. (Doctoral Dissertation). University of Glasgow. Retrieved from http://theses.gla.ac.uk/7110/
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Fitton, James Michael. “A national coastal erosion risk assessment for Scotland.” 2015. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Glasgow. Accessed January 20, 2021.
http://theses.gla.ac.uk/7110/.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Fitton, James Michael. “A national coastal erosion risk assessment for Scotland.” 2015. Web. 20 Jan 2021.
Vancouver:
Fitton JM. A national coastal erosion risk assessment for Scotland. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Glasgow; 2015. [cited 2021 Jan 20].
Available from: http://theses.gla.ac.uk/7110/.
Council of Science Editors:
Fitton JM. A national coastal erosion risk assessment for Scotland. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of Glasgow; 2015. Available from: http://theses.gla.ac.uk/7110/

University of Birmingham
7.
Zuk, Tomasz.
Acquisition, 3-D display and interpretation of GPR data in fluvial sedimentology.
Degree: m_ph, College of Life & Environmental Sciences, 2011, University of Birmingham
URL: http://etheses.bham.ac.uk//id/eprint/2913/
► Alluvial architecture has an inherently three-dimensional character; however, standard methods used within fluvial sedimentology, including ground penetrating radar (GPR) surveys, generally provide only 1-D or…
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▼ Alluvial architecture has an inherently three-dimensional character; however, standard methods used within fluvial sedimentology, including ground penetrating radar (GPR) surveys, generally provide only 1-D or 2-D information. Thus data on paleoflow directions, for example, have to be inferred from 2-D profiles. However, full-resolution 3-D GPR data collection and processing is both time consuming and technically challenging and thus has been rarely applied to study fluvial deposits. The primary aim of this thesis is thus to try and bridge this gap and demonstrate that improvements to the processing and visualization of 2-D GPR data, with readily available seismic software, can provide high-resolution 3-D images of fluvial deposits without the need for the application of more technically difficult full-resolution 3-D acquisition and processing. It also tries to find out the extent to which such a method can be used as a standard tool of fluvial sedimentology.
Three grids of very closely spaced GPR lines collected from a meandering and a braided river were processed in 2-D and compiled into 3-D datasets with open-source Seismic Unix. AGC, ‘dewow’ and band-pass filtering were replaced with gain functions and time-variable filtering, which by addressing the fast-alternating GPR signal added up to 40% penetration to the interpretable parts of profiles. Two sets of filter gate values produced lower and higher resolution data. The first one recovers otherwise lost information from the lower parts of the profiles, while the second datasets provides better resolution in the upper parts of the profiles.
The volume display, offered by Kingdom seismic interpretation software, helped to establish the internal organization of sedimentary facies and their bounding surfaces. Time slicing and horizon tracing were used to establish the orientation of the sedimentary structures, to infer changes of the paleocurrent directions and to build 3-D models of the fluvial sedimentary architecture. This enabled features such as bartop hollows, crossbar channels, slipfaces and bar margin reactivation surfaces to be visualized that were not always apparent from 2-D sections alone. Quantitative comparison of interpretations carried out on 2-D profiles and 3-D volumes revealed that the accuracy of 2-D interpretation in relation to the facies recognised in 3-D was 76.0 to 99.9%. The last value does not take into account recognition of less than 20 degree changes of orientation of sedimentary structures which could only be revealed by 3-D volumes. On this basis it is concluded that 2-D data collection and analysis coupled with 3-D visualization may represent a useful compromise between quick 2-D surveys and more challenging fully 3-D methods. The approach outlined in this thesis may thus be especially useful for more complex areas of alluvial architecture. This final point is highlighted with illustrative examples of point bar, recirculation pool, deep scour fill and migrating unit bar deposits.
Subjects/Keywords: G Geography (General); GB Physical geography
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APA (6th Edition):
Zuk, T. (2011). Acquisition, 3-D display and interpretation of GPR data in fluvial sedimentology. (Thesis). University of Birmingham. Retrieved from http://etheses.bham.ac.uk//id/eprint/2913/
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Zuk, Tomasz. “Acquisition, 3-D display and interpretation of GPR data in fluvial sedimentology.” 2011. Thesis, University of Birmingham. Accessed January 20, 2021.
http://etheses.bham.ac.uk//id/eprint/2913/.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Zuk, Tomasz. “Acquisition, 3-D display and interpretation of GPR data in fluvial sedimentology.” 2011. Web. 20 Jan 2021.
Vancouver:
Zuk T. Acquisition, 3-D display and interpretation of GPR data in fluvial sedimentology. [Internet] [Thesis]. University of Birmingham; 2011. [cited 2021 Jan 20].
Available from: http://etheses.bham.ac.uk//id/eprint/2913/.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Council of Science Editors:
Zuk T. Acquisition, 3-D display and interpretation of GPR data in fluvial sedimentology. [Thesis]. University of Birmingham; 2011. Available from: http://etheses.bham.ac.uk//id/eprint/2913/
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

University of Birmingham
8.
Saris, Faize.
Hydroclimatic variability in northeast Turkey: identifying climate and river flow dynamics and controls.
Degree: d_ph, College of Life & Environmental Sciences, 2011, University of Birmingham
URL: http://etheses.bham.ac.uk//id/eprint/3074/
► The East Black Sea (EBS) and the Çoruh River basins (ÇRB) of northeast Turkey have a number of challenging water related issues of socio-economic and…
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▼ The East Black Sea (EBS) and the Çoruh River basins (ÇRB) of northeast Turkey have a number of challenging water related issues of socio-economic and ecological importance. This PhD thesis aims to understand hydroclimatological variability across Turkey taking a large-scale perspective by defining precipitation regimes and extremes and then focussing on the climatic and basin drivers of river flow variability in northeast Turkey. At the national-scale, Turkey exhibits six precipitation regime regions of which three characterise northeast region. The northeast and southwest coastal regions of Turkey are characterised by the highest frequency of extreme precipitation events. The mountainous area of the EBS is defined by May-June Peak river flow regime, while ÇRB is characterised by April-May Peak flow regime. Intra-annual variability in the timing of river flow over northeast Turkey is controlled mainly by the regional climatic variability. Spring rainfall peak is linked to snowmelt. Important changes are detected in temperature extremes, also in precipitation and river flow for some cases. Regional precipitation and temperatures for September-May period have an important influence on river flow extremes. Temperature variability across northeast Turkey is closely linked to seasonal indices of East-North Atlantic teleconnection patterns, especially during winter.
Subjects/Keywords: G Geography (General); GB Physical geography
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Saris, F. (2011). Hydroclimatic variability in northeast Turkey: identifying climate and river flow dynamics and controls. (Thesis). University of Birmingham. Retrieved from http://etheses.bham.ac.uk//id/eprint/3074/
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Saris, Faize. “Hydroclimatic variability in northeast Turkey: identifying climate and river flow dynamics and controls.” 2011. Thesis, University of Birmingham. Accessed January 20, 2021.
http://etheses.bham.ac.uk//id/eprint/3074/.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Saris, Faize. “Hydroclimatic variability in northeast Turkey: identifying climate and river flow dynamics and controls.” 2011. Web. 20 Jan 2021.
Vancouver:
Saris F. Hydroclimatic variability in northeast Turkey: identifying climate and river flow dynamics and controls. [Internet] [Thesis]. University of Birmingham; 2011. [cited 2021 Jan 20].
Available from: http://etheses.bham.ac.uk//id/eprint/3074/.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Council of Science Editors:
Saris F. Hydroclimatic variability in northeast Turkey: identifying climate and river flow dynamics and controls. [Thesis]. University of Birmingham; 2011. Available from: http://etheses.bham.ac.uk//id/eprint/3074/
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

University of Birmingham
9.
Aidoo, Isaac Albert.
Suspended sediment dynamics during storm events in urban catchments (River Tame: West Midlands, UK).
Degree: d_ph, College of Life & Environmental Sciences, 2015, University of Birmingham
URL: http://etheses.bham.ac.uk//id/eprint/6012/
► The study used continuously monitored, high resolution turbidity, ammonia, rainfall and flow data from EA UK. Urban storm events were not systematically characterised previously leading…
(more)
▼ The study used continuously monitored, high resolution turbidity, ammonia, rainfall and flow data from EA UK. Urban storm events were not systematically characterised previously leading to gaps in process understanding; previous studies used short time periods and with most of them formed on single gauges. Aimed at improving understanding with novel contributions, the objectives were characterising the events, finding their seasonal influence and the spatial scale effect on turbidity patterns.
Universally adaptable quantified events characterisation and classification were developed yielding single, double and multiple events. Double and multiple events together was more than single events for both smaller and larger catchments. Thus, analysing only single events could miss key dynamics of multiple events which showed significant increases in turbidity. More anticlockwise events than clockwise were found. Anticlockwise events decreased and clockwise increased from single to multiple events. Events with more number of turbidity than discharge peaks were found.
Seasonally, most attributes as well as high urban extent and effluent spillage showed significant effects on turbidity mostly in summer and autumn. All seasons but spring with more anticlockwise than clockwise events had more low flows. Winter had the highest anticlockwise events, possibly because of its wider areal rain event extent, high number of low flows as well as more distal runoff sources.
In the spatial scale studies, more single events in the smaller and more multiple events in the larger catchments as well as more anticlockwise events in the smaller and more clockwise events in the larger catchment were found.
Subjects/Keywords: G Geography (General); GB Physical geography
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Aidoo, I. A. (2015). Suspended sediment dynamics during storm events in urban catchments (River Tame: West Midlands, UK). (Thesis). University of Birmingham. Retrieved from http://etheses.bham.ac.uk//id/eprint/6012/
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Aidoo, Isaac Albert. “Suspended sediment dynamics during storm events in urban catchments (River Tame: West Midlands, UK).” 2015. Thesis, University of Birmingham. Accessed January 20, 2021.
http://etheses.bham.ac.uk//id/eprint/6012/.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Aidoo, Isaac Albert. “Suspended sediment dynamics during storm events in urban catchments (River Tame: West Midlands, UK).” 2015. Web. 20 Jan 2021.
Vancouver:
Aidoo IA. Suspended sediment dynamics during storm events in urban catchments (River Tame: West Midlands, UK). [Internet] [Thesis]. University of Birmingham; 2015. [cited 2021 Jan 20].
Available from: http://etheses.bham.ac.uk//id/eprint/6012/.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Council of Science Editors:
Aidoo IA. Suspended sediment dynamics during storm events in urban catchments (River Tame: West Midlands, UK). [Thesis]. University of Birmingham; 2015. Available from: http://etheses.bham.ac.uk//id/eprint/6012/
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

University of Birmingham
10.
Anderson, Paul.
Zonation and emplacement of the Newry igneous complex, Nothern Ireland.
Degree: d_ph, College of Life & Environmental Sciences, 2015, University of Birmingham
URL: http://etheses.bham.ac.uk//id/eprint/6265/
► The Newry Igneous Complex (NIC) in Northern Ireland comprises three largely granodioritic plutons, together with an intermediate-ultramafic body at its northeast end. Geochronology shows that…
(more)
▼ The Newry Igneous Complex (NIC) in Northern Ireland comprises three largely granodioritic plutons, together with an intermediate-ultramafic body at its northeast end. Geochronology shows that the NIC becomes broadly younger to the southwest and towards the centres of individual plutons. Geophysical results from the recent Tellus Survey of Northern Ireland have been combined with petrology and geochemistry to establish 17 distinct zones within the NIC, which are interpreted to represent separately intruded magma pulses. A combination of Anisotropy of Magnetic Susceptibility (AMS), petrographical and field data shows that the NIC was emplaced as a series of laccoliths into a tension-releasing bend on a strike-slip fault. This regime is proposed to have been facilitated by two deep-seated crustal lineaments. Inflation is suggested to have occurred due to magma pressure during emplacement of each individual zone. At least five constituent parts of the NIC are interpreted to have been emplaced separately at successively higher crustal levels. Thus the intrusion is thought to represent a series of stacked laccoliths, produced by a southwestward migrating source.
Subjects/Keywords: G Geography (General); GB Physical geography
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Anderson, P. (2015). Zonation and emplacement of the Newry igneous complex, Nothern Ireland. (Thesis). University of Birmingham. Retrieved from http://etheses.bham.ac.uk//id/eprint/6265/
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Anderson, Paul. “Zonation and emplacement of the Newry igneous complex, Nothern Ireland.” 2015. Thesis, University of Birmingham. Accessed January 20, 2021.
http://etheses.bham.ac.uk//id/eprint/6265/.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Anderson, Paul. “Zonation and emplacement of the Newry igneous complex, Nothern Ireland.” 2015. Web. 20 Jan 2021.
Vancouver:
Anderson P. Zonation and emplacement of the Newry igneous complex, Nothern Ireland. [Internet] [Thesis]. University of Birmingham; 2015. [cited 2021 Jan 20].
Available from: http://etheses.bham.ac.uk//id/eprint/6265/.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Council of Science Editors:
Anderson P. Zonation and emplacement of the Newry igneous complex, Nothern Ireland. [Thesis]. University of Birmingham; 2015. Available from: http://etheses.bham.ac.uk//id/eprint/6265/
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

University of Birmingham
11.
Slater, Ben James.
Cryptic diversity of a Glossopteris forest : the Permian Prince Charles Mountains Floras, Antarctica.
Degree: PhD, 2014, University of Birmingham
URL: http://etheses.bham.ac.uk//id/eprint/4830/
;
https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.600260
► The Toploje Member chert is a Roadian to Wordian autochthonous– parautochthonous silicified peat preserved within the Lambert Graben, East Antarctica. It preserves a remarkable sample…
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▼ The Toploje Member chert is a Roadian to Wordian autochthonous– parautochthonous silicified peat preserved within the Lambert Graben, East Antarctica. It preserves a remarkable sample of terrestrial life from high-latitude central Gondwana prior to the Capitanian mass extinction event from both mega- and microfossil evidence that includes cryptic components rarely seen in other fossil assemblages. The peat layer is dominated by glossopterid and cordaitalean gymnosperms and contains sparse herbaceous lycophytes, together with a broad array of dispersed organs of ferns and other gymnosperms. The peat also hosts a wide range of fungal morphotypes, Peronosporomycetes, rare arthropod remains and a diverse coprolite assemblage. The fungal and invertebrate-plant interactions associated with various organs of the Glossopteris plant reveal the cryptic presence of a ‘component community’ of invertebrate herbivores and fungal saprotrophs centred around the Glossopteris organism, and demonstrate that a multitude of ecological interactions were well developed by the Middle Permian in high-latitude forest mires. Comparisons of coal maceral data from co-occurring coal seams with quantitative analyses of the silicified peat constituents reveals that while silicified peats provide an unparalleled sample of the organisms forming these coal deposits, they do not necessarily reflect the constituents that ultimately dominate the coal maceral volume.
Subjects/Keywords: 561; G Geography (General); GB Physical geography
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Slater, B. J. (2014). Cryptic diversity of a Glossopteris forest : the Permian Prince Charles Mountains Floras, Antarctica. (Doctoral Dissertation). University of Birmingham. Retrieved from http://etheses.bham.ac.uk//id/eprint/4830/ ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.600260
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Slater, Ben James. “Cryptic diversity of a Glossopteris forest : the Permian Prince Charles Mountains Floras, Antarctica.” 2014. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Birmingham. Accessed January 20, 2021.
http://etheses.bham.ac.uk//id/eprint/4830/ ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.600260.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Slater, Ben James. “Cryptic diversity of a Glossopteris forest : the Permian Prince Charles Mountains Floras, Antarctica.” 2014. Web. 20 Jan 2021.
Vancouver:
Slater BJ. Cryptic diversity of a Glossopteris forest : the Permian Prince Charles Mountains Floras, Antarctica. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Birmingham; 2014. [cited 2021 Jan 20].
Available from: http://etheses.bham.ac.uk//id/eprint/4830/ ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.600260.
Council of Science Editors:
Slater BJ. Cryptic diversity of a Glossopteris forest : the Permian Prince Charles Mountains Floras, Antarctica. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of Birmingham; 2014. Available from: http://etheses.bham.ac.uk//id/eprint/4830/ ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.600260

University of Birmingham
12.
Saris, Faize.
Hydroclimatic variability in northeast Turkey : identifying climate and river flow dynamics and controls.
Degree: PhD, 2011, University of Birmingham
URL: http://etheses.bham.ac.uk//id/eprint/3074/
;
https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.542512
► The East Black Sea (EBS) and the Çoruh River basins (ÇRB) of northeast Turkey have a number of challenging water related issues of socio-economic and…
(more)
▼ The East Black Sea (EBS) and the Çoruh River basins (ÇRB) of northeast Turkey have a number of challenging water related issues of socio-economic and ecological importance. This PhD thesis aims to understand hydroclimatological variability across Turkey taking a large-scale perspective by defining precipitation regimes and extremes and then focussing on the climatic and basin drivers of river flow variability in northeast Turkey. At the national-scale, Turkey exhibits six precipitation regime regions of which three characterise northeast region. The northeast and southwest coastal regions of Turkey are characterised by the highest frequency of extreme precipitation events. The mountainous area of the EBS is defined by May-June Peak river flow regime, while ÇRB is characterised by April-May Peak flow regime. Intra-annual variability in the timing of river flow over northeast Turkey is controlled mainly by the regional climatic variability. Spring rainfall peak is linked to snowmelt. Important changes are detected in temperature extremes, also in precipitation and river flow for some cases. Regional precipitation and temperatures for September-May period have an important influence on river flow extremes. Temperature variability across northeast Turkey is closely linked to seasonal indices of East-North Atlantic teleconnection patterns, especially during winter.
Subjects/Keywords: 910.9; G Geography (General); GB Physical geography
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Saris, F. (2011). Hydroclimatic variability in northeast Turkey : identifying climate and river flow dynamics and controls. (Doctoral Dissertation). University of Birmingham. Retrieved from http://etheses.bham.ac.uk//id/eprint/3074/ ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.542512
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Saris, Faize. “Hydroclimatic variability in northeast Turkey : identifying climate and river flow dynamics and controls.” 2011. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Birmingham. Accessed January 20, 2021.
http://etheses.bham.ac.uk//id/eprint/3074/ ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.542512.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Saris, Faize. “Hydroclimatic variability in northeast Turkey : identifying climate and river flow dynamics and controls.” 2011. Web. 20 Jan 2021.
Vancouver:
Saris F. Hydroclimatic variability in northeast Turkey : identifying climate and river flow dynamics and controls. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Birmingham; 2011. [cited 2021 Jan 20].
Available from: http://etheses.bham.ac.uk//id/eprint/3074/ ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.542512.
Council of Science Editors:
Saris F. Hydroclimatic variability in northeast Turkey : identifying climate and river flow dynamics and controls. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of Birmingham; 2011. Available from: http://etheses.bham.ac.uk//id/eprint/3074/ ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.542512

University of Birmingham
13.
Aidoo, Isaac Albert.
Suspended sediment dynamics during storm events in urban catchments (River Tame, West Midlands, UK).
Degree: PhD, 2015, University of Birmingham
URL: http://etheses.bham.ac.uk//id/eprint/6012/
;
https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.655801
► The study used continuously monitored, high resolution turbidity, ammonia, rainfall and flow data from EA UK. Urban storm events were not systematically characterised previously leading…
(more)
▼ The study used continuously monitored, high resolution turbidity, ammonia, rainfall and flow data from EA UK. Urban storm events were not systematically characterised previously leading to gaps in process understanding; previous studies used short time periods and with most of them formed on single gauges. Aimed at improving understanding with novel contributions, the objectives were characterising the events, finding their seasonal influence and the spatial scale effect on turbidity patterns. Universally adaptable quantified events characterisation and classification were developed yielding single, double and multiple events. Double and multiple events together was more than single events for both smaller and larger catchments. Thus, analysing only single events could miss key dynamics of multiple events which showed significant increases in turbidity. More anticlockwise events than clockwise were found. Anticlockwise events decreased and clockwise increased from single to multiple events. Events with more number of turbidity than discharge peaks were found. Seasonally, most attributes as well as high urban extent and effluent spillage showed significant effects on turbidity mostly in summer and autumn. All seasons but spring with more anticlockwise than clockwise events had more low flows. Winter had the highest anticlockwise events, possibly because of its wider areal rain event extent, high number of low flows as well as more distal runoff sources. In the spatial scale studies, more single events in the smaller and more multiple events in the larger catchments as well as more anticlockwise events in the smaller and more clockwise events in the larger catchment were found.
Subjects/Keywords: 628.1; G Geography (General); GB Physical geography
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Aidoo, I. A. (2015). Suspended sediment dynamics during storm events in urban catchments (River Tame, West Midlands, UK). (Doctoral Dissertation). University of Birmingham. Retrieved from http://etheses.bham.ac.uk//id/eprint/6012/ ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.655801
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Aidoo, Isaac Albert. “Suspended sediment dynamics during storm events in urban catchments (River Tame, West Midlands, UK).” 2015. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Birmingham. Accessed January 20, 2021.
http://etheses.bham.ac.uk//id/eprint/6012/ ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.655801.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Aidoo, Isaac Albert. “Suspended sediment dynamics during storm events in urban catchments (River Tame, West Midlands, UK).” 2015. Web. 20 Jan 2021.
Vancouver:
Aidoo IA. Suspended sediment dynamics during storm events in urban catchments (River Tame, West Midlands, UK). [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Birmingham; 2015. [cited 2021 Jan 20].
Available from: http://etheses.bham.ac.uk//id/eprint/6012/ ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.655801.
Council of Science Editors:
Aidoo IA. Suspended sediment dynamics during storm events in urban catchments (River Tame, West Midlands, UK). [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of Birmingham; 2015. Available from: http://etheses.bham.ac.uk//id/eprint/6012/ ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.655801

University of Birmingham
14.
Anderson, Paul.
Zonation and emplacement of the Newry igneous complex, Northern Ireland.
Degree: PhD, 2015, University of Birmingham
URL: http://etheses.bham.ac.uk//id/eprint/6265/
;
https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.669066
► The Newry Igneous Complex (NIC) in Northern Ireland comprises three largely granodioritic plutons, together with an intermediate-ultramafic body at its northeast end. Geochronology shows that…
(more)
▼ The Newry Igneous Complex (NIC) in Northern Ireland comprises three largely granodioritic plutons, together with an intermediate-ultramafic body at its northeast end. Geochronology shows that the NIC becomes broadly younger to the southwest and towards the centres of individual plutons. Geophysical results from the recent Tellus Survey of Northern Ireland have been combined with petrology and geochemistry to establish 17 distinct zones within the NIC, which are interpreted to represent separately intruded magma pulses. A combination of Anisotropy of Magnetic Susceptibility (AMS), petrographical and field data shows that the NIC was emplaced as a series of laccoliths into a tension-releasing bend on a strike-slip fault. This regime is proposed to have been facilitated by two deep-seated crustal lineaments. Inflation is suggested to have occurred due to magma pressure during emplacement of each individual zone. At least five constituent parts of the NIC are interpreted to have been emplaced separately at successively higher crustal levels. Thus the intrusion is thought to represent a series of stacked laccoliths, produced by a southwestward migrating source.
Subjects/Keywords: 551.9; G Geography (General); GB Physical geography
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Anderson, P. (2015). Zonation and emplacement of the Newry igneous complex, Northern Ireland. (Doctoral Dissertation). University of Birmingham. Retrieved from http://etheses.bham.ac.uk//id/eprint/6265/ ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.669066
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Anderson, Paul. “Zonation and emplacement of the Newry igneous complex, Northern Ireland.” 2015. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Birmingham. Accessed January 20, 2021.
http://etheses.bham.ac.uk//id/eprint/6265/ ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.669066.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Anderson, Paul. “Zonation and emplacement of the Newry igneous complex, Northern Ireland.” 2015. Web. 20 Jan 2021.
Vancouver:
Anderson P. Zonation and emplacement of the Newry igneous complex, Northern Ireland. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Birmingham; 2015. [cited 2021 Jan 20].
Available from: http://etheses.bham.ac.uk//id/eprint/6265/ ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.669066.
Council of Science Editors:
Anderson P. Zonation and emplacement of the Newry igneous complex, Northern Ireland. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of Birmingham; 2015. Available from: http://etheses.bham.ac.uk//id/eprint/6265/ ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.669066

Colorado School of Mines
15.
Rabosky, Darren R.
Design optimization techniques for improved power factor and energy efficiency for industrial processes.
Degree: MS(M.S.), Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences, 2012, Colorado School of Mines
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/11124/76839
► Poor power quality such as reduced power factor and high levels of harmonic distortion create a number of problems for electrical utilities, and large industrial…
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▼ Poor power quality such as reduced power factor and high levels of harmonic distortion create a number of problems for electrical utilities, and large industrial consumers are typically charged accordingly. Reduced power factor is such a common problem based on typical loads that techniques are frequently applied to improve power factor when it is below certain levels. Traditional methods for improving power factor typically include adding power factor correction capacitors to supply the reactive volt-ampere reactive (VARs) near the location that inductive loads are absorbing VARs. In addition to inductive loads creating reduced lagging power factor, power electronic devices often reduce power factor similarly. Power electronic devices have become so commonly used that sophisticated techniques have been developed to improve power factor and reduce current total harmonic distortion for such devices. A common technique utilized for processes that must provide a large range of possible voltages is to include additional transformer taps coupled with the power electronic devices. In addition to traditional methods for improving power factor, by careful consideration during the
design phase of processes and load cycles that have a repetitive nature, power factor can be
improved even further. Such a technique uses a computer algorithm approach to determine the ideal compromise of the relevant
design parameters for
improved energy efficiency and power factor.
Advisors/Committee Members: Sen, Pankaj K. (advisor), Ammerman, Ravel F. (committee member), Rebennack, Steffen (committee member).
Subjects/Keywords: power factor optimization; improved power factor; improved energy efficiency; energy efficiency; design optimization for power factor; Energy conservation; Power resources – Management; Electric power systems
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Rabosky, D. R. (2012). Design optimization techniques for improved power factor and energy efficiency for industrial processes. (Masters Thesis). Colorado School of Mines. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11124/76839
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Rabosky, Darren R. “Design optimization techniques for improved power factor and energy efficiency for industrial processes.” 2012. Masters Thesis, Colorado School of Mines. Accessed January 20, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/11124/76839.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Rabosky, Darren R. “Design optimization techniques for improved power factor and energy efficiency for industrial processes.” 2012. Web. 20 Jan 2021.
Vancouver:
Rabosky DR. Design optimization techniques for improved power factor and energy efficiency for industrial processes. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Colorado School of Mines; 2012. [cited 2021 Jan 20].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11124/76839.
Council of Science Editors:
Rabosky DR. Design optimization techniques for improved power factor and energy efficiency for industrial processes. [Masters Thesis]. Colorado School of Mines; 2012. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11124/76839

University of Texas – Austin
16.
-5050-6507.
Design of circuits for sub-threshold voltages : implementation of adders.
Degree: MSin Engineering, Electrical and Computer engineering, 2016, University of Texas – Austin
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/2152/43627
► The demand and the need for low-power circuits is an ever increasing trend particularly due to the added overhead of design of efficient cooling systems…
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▼ The demand and the need for low-power circuits is an ever increasing trend particularly due to the added overhead of
design of efficient cooling systems or more sophisticated and expensive packaging techniques. In most new emerging applications that demand low power consumption such as biomedical implants, wearable devices, micro-sensor nodes and countless others, energy efficiency emphasis far supersedes the traditional focus on improving the speed. Such energy constrained systems can be operated at considerably reduced performance levels in order to save power and extend their battery lifetimes. Sub-Threshold
design has proven useful for ultra-low power and low energy applications since the dynamic power is reduced quadratically with supply voltage; the least energy operation usually takes place in the sub-threshold region. This work provides a comprehensive analysis of the CMOS standard cell characterization in the sub-threshold region, layout, logical library extraction, optimization and top-level implementation of 2 of the parallel prefix adders of different word sizes in 45nm technology with comparison between the sub-threshold region and strong inversion regions of operation. The analysis is done on PPA: power (energy), performance and area, the common metrics for any chip
design. The switching activities of the circuits were captured using dynamic gate level simulation to perform the time based peak power analysis. Static timing analysis was performed to estimate the delay of the critical path for each circuit. The analysis and results presented in this report will be helpful in choosing a specific adder configuration for an integrated circuit based on the constraints related to its application.
Advisors/Committee Members: Swartzlander, Earl E., Jr., 1945- (advisor), Touba, Nur A. (advisor).
Subjects/Keywords: Circuit design; Physical design
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-5050-6507. “Design of circuits for sub-threshold voltages : implementation of adders.” 2016. Masters Thesis, University of Texas – Austin. Accessed January 20, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/2152/43627.
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-5050-6507. “Design of circuits for sub-threshold voltages : implementation of adders.” 2016. Web. 20 Jan 2021.
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-5050-6507. Design of circuits for sub-threshold voltages : implementation of adders. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. University of Texas – Austin; 2016. [cited 2021 Jan 20].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/2152/43627.
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-5050-6507. Design of circuits for sub-threshold voltages : implementation of adders. [Masters Thesis]. University of Texas – Austin; 2016. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/2152/43627
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Universidade Nova
17.
Pereira, Fernando Joaquim Ganhão.
The DS-Pnet modeling formalismfor cyber-physical system development.
Degree: 2017, Universidade Nova
URL: https://www.rcaap.pt/detail.jsp?id=oai:run.unl.pt:10362/27876
► This work presents the DS-Pnet modeling formalism (Dataflow, Signals and Petri nets), designed for the development of cyber-physical systems, combining the characteristics of Petri nets…
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▼ This work presents the DS-Pnet modeling formalism (Dataflow, Signals and Petri nets), designed for the development of cyber-
physical systems, combining the characteristics of Petri nets and dataflows to support the modeling of mixed systems containing both reactive parts and data processing operations. Inheriting the features of the parent IOPT Petri net class, including an external interface composed of input and output signals and events, the addition of dataflow operations brings enhanced modeling capabilities to specify mathematical data transformations and graphically express the dependencies between signals. Data-centric systems, that do not require reactive controllers, are designed using pure dataflow models.
Component based model composition enables reusing existing components, create libraries of previously tested components and hierarchically decompose complex systems into smaller sub-systems.
A precise execution semantics was defined, considering the relationship between dataflow and Petri net nodes, providing an abstraction to define the interface between reactive controllers and input and output signals, including analog sensors and actuators.
The new formalism is supported by the IOPT-Flow Web based tool framework, offering tools to
design and edit models, simulate model execution on the Web browser, plus model-checking and software/hardware automatic code generation tools to implement controllers running on embedded devices (C,VHDL and JavaScript).
A new communication protocol was created to permit the automatic implementation of distributed cyber-
physical systems composed of networks of remote components communicating over the Internet. The editor tool connects directly to remote embedded devices running DS-Pnet models and may import remote components into new models, contributing to simplify the creation of distributed cyber-
physical applications, where the communication between distributed components is specified just by drawing arcs.
Several application examples were designed to validate the proposed formalism and the associated framework, ranging from hardware solutions, industrial applications to distributed software applications.
Advisors/Committee Members: Gomes, Luís.
Subjects/Keywords: Petri nets; dataflows; cyber-physical systems; embedded systems; design automation; Domínio/Área Científica::Engenharia e Tecnologia::Engenharia Eletrotécnica, Eletrónica e Informática
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Pereira, Fernando Joaquim Ganhão. “The DS-Pnet modeling formalismfor cyber-physical system development.” 2017. Thesis, Universidade Nova. Accessed January 20, 2021.
https://www.rcaap.pt/detail.jsp?id=oai:run.unl.pt:10362/27876.
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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Pereira, Fernando Joaquim Ganhão. “The DS-Pnet modeling formalismfor cyber-physical system development.” 2017. Web. 20 Jan 2021.
Vancouver:
Pereira FJG. The DS-Pnet modeling formalismfor cyber-physical system development. [Internet] [Thesis]. Universidade Nova; 2017. [cited 2021 Jan 20].
Available from: https://www.rcaap.pt/detail.jsp?id=oai:run.unl.pt:10362/27876.
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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Council of Science Editors:
Pereira FJG. The DS-Pnet modeling formalismfor cyber-physical system development. [Thesis]. Universidade Nova; 2017. Available from: https://www.rcaap.pt/detail.jsp?id=oai:run.unl.pt:10362/27876
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18.
Audrey de Souza Marquez.
Dosagem de imunoglobulinas IgG e IgE totais e específicas, proteínas séricas, HDL colesterol e imunocomplexos na paracoccidioidomicose aguda e crônica.
Degree: 2007, Universidade Estadual de Londrina
URL: http://www.bibliotecadigital.uel.br/document/?code=vtls000125817
► A Paracoccidioidomicose (PCM), causada pelo fungo dimórfico Paracoccodioides brasiliensis, apresenta duas formas clínicas distintas: forma aguda (AF) e forma crônica (CF). A AF ocorre principalmente…
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▼ A Paracoccidioidomicose (PCM), causada pelo fungo dimórfico Paracoccodioides brasiliensis, apresenta duas formas clínicas distintas: forma aguda (AF) e forma crônica (CF). A AF ocorre principalmente em indivíduos jovens e é mais grave e rara enquanto que a CF acomete, sobretudo, homens adultos e em geral de forma menos grave. Os casos de maior gravidade relacionam-se com a depressão da resposta imune celular, a ativação policlonal de células B e o desvio da resposta imune para Th2. Diversos componentes solúveis liberados pelo fungo, como a gp-43, assim como a presença de imuno complexos circulantes tem sido associados ao desvio de resposta e maior gravidade da PCM. O objetivo do presente trabalho foi determinar marcadores moleculares de diferenciação entre as duas formas da doença. Considerando as dificuldades em se estabelecer rotinas sorológicas simples, rápidas e com antígenos padronizados para o diagnóstico laboratorial ambulatorial da PCM e acompanhamento de tratamento, realizou-se inicialmente a correlação das alterações observadas nas frações de eletroforese de proteínas com a dosagem de IgG e IgE totais e HDL colesterol. Foram analisadas 30 amostras de soros de pacientes com CF PCM, 12 de AF PCM e 44 de doadores normais (NHS) por eletroforese e por ensaio imunoenzimático (ELISA). Na segunda etapa foram investigados os níveis séricos de IgG e IgE total e específicas, IC IgG-IgE e IC IgG-gp43 através de ELISA em soro de pacientes com CF PCM (22), AF PCM (12) e NHS (29). Os resultados demonstraram alterações nas frações de proteínas e que existem correlações positivas entre a fração beta e gama-globulinas ou alfa-1 globulinas, gama e alfa-1 globulinas e entre gama-globulinas e níveis de IgE total. Concluímos pelo trabalho que existem diferenças entre as duas formas por alterações nas frações alfa-1 e gama globulinas e que existe diferença na interpretação dos resultados de albumina quando analisados em porcentagem ou níveis absolutos e que o HDL colesterol não contribui para as elevações observadas na fração alfa-1 globulinas na PCM. Os resultados também confirmam que os níveis séricos elevados de IgG e IgE total e IgG e IgE específicas e IC IgG-gp43 estão associados com a forma mais grave da doença e este trabalho introduz pela primeira vez a presença de IgG-IgE IC diferenciando a forma aguda da PCM da crônica.
Paracoccidioidomycosis (PCM), caused by the dimorphic fungus Paracoccidioides brasiliensis, presents two different clinical forms: acute form (AF) and chronic form (CF). The AF occurs particularly in young individuals and is more severe and rare while the CF involves, mainly, male adults and a more benign form, in general. The more severe cases are related to the depression of cellular immune response, polyclonal activation of B cells and to a Th2 cellular immunity deviation. Several soluble components are liberated by the fungus, as gp-43, as well as the presence of circulation immune complexes (IC) has benn associated to the deviation of immune response and greater severity in PCM. The aim of this…
Advisors/Committee Members: Eiko Nakagawa Itano ., Nelson Figueiredo Mendes, Márcia Cristina Furlaneto, Mario Augusto Ono, Emerson José Venâncio.
Subjects/Keywords: Paracoccidioides brasiliensis; Imunoglobulina G; Imunoglobulina E; Microbiologia; Paracoccidioides brasiliensis; Immunoglobulin G; Immunoglobulin E
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Marquez, A. d. S. (2007). Dosagem de imunoglobulinas IgG e IgE totais e específicas, proteínas séricas, HDL colesterol e imunocomplexos na paracoccidioidomicose aguda e crônica. (Thesis). Universidade Estadual de Londrina. Retrieved from http://www.bibliotecadigital.uel.br/document/?code=vtls000125817
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Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Marquez, Audrey de Souza. “Dosagem de imunoglobulinas IgG e IgE totais e específicas, proteínas séricas, HDL colesterol e imunocomplexos na paracoccidioidomicose aguda e crônica.” 2007. Thesis, Universidade Estadual de Londrina. Accessed January 20, 2021.
http://www.bibliotecadigital.uel.br/document/?code=vtls000125817.
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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Marquez, Audrey de Souza. “Dosagem de imunoglobulinas IgG e IgE totais e específicas, proteínas séricas, HDL colesterol e imunocomplexos na paracoccidioidomicose aguda e crônica.” 2007. Web. 20 Jan 2021.
Vancouver:
Marquez AdS. Dosagem de imunoglobulinas IgG e IgE totais e específicas, proteínas séricas, HDL colesterol e imunocomplexos na paracoccidioidomicose aguda e crônica. [Internet] [Thesis]. Universidade Estadual de Londrina; 2007. [cited 2021 Jan 20].
Available from: http://www.bibliotecadigital.uel.br/document/?code=vtls000125817.
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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Council of Science Editors:
Marquez AdS. Dosagem de imunoglobulinas IgG e IgE totais e específicas, proteínas séricas, HDL colesterol e imunocomplexos na paracoccidioidomicose aguda e crônica. [Thesis]. Universidade Estadual de Londrina; 2007. Available from: http://www.bibliotecadigital.uel.br/document/?code=vtls000125817
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19.
Kimura, Hideaki.
Correlation-Aware Optimizations for Analytic
Databases.
Degree: PhD, Computer Science, 2012, Brown University
URL: https://repository.library.brown.edu/studio/item/bdr:297613/
► This thesis studies various techniques that exploit correlations between attributes to significantly improve the performance and maintainability of analytic databases. We first show how a…
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▼ This thesis studies various techniques that exploit
correlations between
attributes to significantly improve the performance and
maintainability of
analytic databases.
We first show how a correlation-based secondary index
developed here
achieves index sizes smaller by orders of magnitude than a
conventional secondary index. We then illustrate how, in the
context of
analytic databases, using a secondary index that is strongly
correlated with a clustered
index performs orders of magnitude faster than the
uncorrelated case. Our goal
was, then, to exploit these two observations in real database
system settings.
To meet the above goal, we developed (1) a data structure to
store correlations as a secondary index, and (2) a database
design tool to produce
correlated indexes and materialized views.
We further extended its applicability in a few directions,
namely:
(3) a formulation and optimization of
index deployment to achieve faster completion as well as
earlier query
speed-up,
(4) flexible partitioning and sorting techniques
to apply the idea of correlations in distributed systems such
as MapReduce, and
(5) a clustered index structure for uncertain attributes to
apply
the benefits of correlations to uncertain
databases.
Advisors/Committee Members: Zdonik, Stanley (Director), Cetintemel, Ugur (Reader), Van Hentenryck, Pascal (Reader), Madden, Samuel (Reader).
Subjects/Keywords: Physical Database Design
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Kimura, H. (2012). Correlation-Aware Optimizations for Analytic
Databases. (Doctoral Dissertation). Brown University. Retrieved from https://repository.library.brown.edu/studio/item/bdr:297613/
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Kimura, Hideaki. “Correlation-Aware Optimizations for Analytic
Databases.” 2012. Doctoral Dissertation, Brown University. Accessed January 20, 2021.
https://repository.library.brown.edu/studio/item/bdr:297613/.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Kimura, Hideaki. “Correlation-Aware Optimizations for Analytic
Databases.” 2012. Web. 20 Jan 2021.
Vancouver:
Kimura H. Correlation-Aware Optimizations for Analytic
Databases. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Brown University; 2012. [cited 2021 Jan 20].
Available from: https://repository.library.brown.edu/studio/item/bdr:297613/.
Council of Science Editors:
Kimura H. Correlation-Aware Optimizations for Analytic
Databases. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Brown University; 2012. Available from: https://repository.library.brown.edu/studio/item/bdr:297613/
20.
Carrola, Joana Carolina Quintela.
Development of constructs for recombinant expression of human follicle-stimulating hormone receptor in rod cells of the zebrafish.
Degree: 2009, RCAAP
URL: http://www.rcaap.pt/detail.jsp?id=oai:ubibliorum.ubi.pt:10400.6/1342
► The follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) is involved in the regulation of reproduction, by acting through a G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) on the surface of target cells.…
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▼ The follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) is involved in the regulation of
reproduction, by acting through a
G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) on the surface of
target cells. Like most of the GPCRs, not much is known about the structure of the
follicle-stimulating hormone receptor (FSHR). It is relatively difficult to purify the
FSHR protein from gonadal tissues, due to its low abundance on its native cells, and
therefore, to study its structure. For these reasons it is necessary to come up with a
strategy that allows the production of large quantities of protein in order to use it in
studies to obtain detailed structural information on full-length human FSHR.
Via polymerase chain reactions, site-directed mutagenesis and other molecular
biological methods, we were able to construct mutated receptors with different signal
sequences and different tags, including the last fifteen amino acids of human rhodopsin
which allow the receptor to be expressed on retinal rod cells of zebrafish. Mutations
were designed in a manner that the receptor becomes inactive, i.
e. incapable of signal
transduction but still expressed at cell surface. The receptor constructs were first tested
in human embryonic kidney cells (HEK 293-T) and their inserts will be used for
transgenetic studies on zebrafish in the future.
Advisors/Committee Members: Cavaco, José Eduardo Brites.
Subjects/Keywords: Proteínas G; Rodopsina; Proteínas G - Receptores acoplados; Domínio/Área Científica::Engenharia e Tecnologia::Engenharia Química
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Carrola, J. C. Q. (2009). Development of constructs for recombinant expression of human follicle-stimulating hormone receptor in rod cells of the zebrafish. (Thesis). RCAAP. Retrieved from http://www.rcaap.pt/detail.jsp?id=oai:ubibliorum.ubi.pt:10400.6/1342
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Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Carrola, Joana Carolina Quintela. “Development of constructs for recombinant expression of human follicle-stimulating hormone receptor in rod cells of the zebrafish.” 2009. Thesis, RCAAP. Accessed January 20, 2021.
http://www.rcaap.pt/detail.jsp?id=oai:ubibliorum.ubi.pt:10400.6/1342.
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MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Carrola, Joana Carolina Quintela. “Development of constructs for recombinant expression of human follicle-stimulating hormone receptor in rod cells of the zebrafish.” 2009. Web. 20 Jan 2021.
Vancouver:
Carrola JCQ. Development of constructs for recombinant expression of human follicle-stimulating hormone receptor in rod cells of the zebrafish. [Internet] [Thesis]. RCAAP; 2009. [cited 2021 Jan 20].
Available from: http://www.rcaap.pt/detail.jsp?id=oai:ubibliorum.ubi.pt:10400.6/1342.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Council of Science Editors:
Carrola JCQ. Development of constructs for recombinant expression of human follicle-stimulating hormone receptor in rod cells of the zebrafish. [Thesis]. RCAAP; 2009. Available from: http://www.rcaap.pt/detail.jsp?id=oai:ubibliorum.ubi.pt:10400.6/1342
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University of South Africa
21.
Kubheka-Tshikala, Thobile Nolwandle.
A strategy for formulating a monitoring and evaluation framework and a tool for the sustainability of mobile units in the Department of Home Affairs of the Republic of South Africa
.
Degree: 2012, University of South Africa
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10500/10421
► The study investigated the possibility of developing a monitoring and evaluation tool to capacitate the South African Department of Home Affairs towards the sustainability of…
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▼ The study investigated the possibility of developing a monitoring and evaluation tool to capacitate the South African Department of Home Affairs towards the sustainability of its mobile unit project. As South Africa has a history of gross discrepancies in the appropriation of services by the citizenry, a fleet of 117 mobile trucks was deployed as part of the 2004 Turnaround Strategy.
The chosen structural-functionalist theoretical vantage point informed a quantitative baseline survey in which the views of thirty eight respondents in six provinces and across various ranks were gauged. The majority expressed positive views about the sustainability of the mobile units beyond project phase. They expressed confidence in the goals, relevance and realistic nature of the mobile units. In the SWOT analysis, the respondents expressed more strengths and opportunities than weaknesses and threats. These findings form the baseline for the development of the intended M&
E framework.
Advisors/Committee Members: Du Plessis, G. E (advisor).
Subjects/Keywords: Intervention sustainability;
Improved access to services;
Moral functional imperatives;
M&E framework;
Formative evaluation;
SWOT analysis
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. (Masters Thesis). University of South Africa. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10500/10421
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Kubheka-Tshikala, Thobile Nolwandle. “A strategy for formulating a monitoring and evaluation framework and a tool for the sustainability of mobile units in the Department of Home Affairs of the Republic of South Africa
.” 2012. Masters Thesis, University of South Africa. Accessed January 20, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/10500/10421.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Kubheka-Tshikala, Thobile Nolwandle. “A strategy for formulating a monitoring and evaluation framework and a tool for the sustainability of mobile units in the Department of Home Affairs of the Republic of South Africa
.” 2012. Web. 20 Jan 2021.
Vancouver:
Kubheka-Tshikala TN. A strategy for formulating a monitoring and evaluation framework and a tool for the sustainability of mobile units in the Department of Home Affairs of the Republic of South Africa
. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. University of South Africa; 2012. [cited 2021 Jan 20].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10500/10421.
Council of Science Editors:
Kubheka-Tshikala TN. A strategy for formulating a monitoring and evaluation framework and a tool for the sustainability of mobile units in the Department of Home Affairs of the Republic of South Africa
. [Masters Thesis]. University of South Africa; 2012. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10500/10421
22.
Gao, Jhih-Rong.
Lithography aware physical design and layout optimization for manufacturability.
Degree: PhD, Electrical and Computer Engineering, 2014, University of Texas – Austin
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/2152/24835
► As technology continues to scale down, semiconductor manufacturing with 193nm lithography is greatly challenging because the required half pitch size is beyond the resolution limit.…
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▼ As technology continues to scale down, semiconductor manufacturing with 193nm lithography is greatly challenging because the required half pitch size is beyond the resolution limit. In order to bridge the gap between
design requirements and manufacturing limitations, various resolution enhancement techniques have been proposed to avoid potentially problematic patterns and to improve product yield. In addition, co-optimization between
design performance and manufacturability can further provide flexible and significant yield improvement, and it has become necessary for advanced technology nodes. This dissertation presents the methodologies to consider the lithography impact in different
design stages to improve layout manufacturability. Double Patterning Lithography (DPL) has been a promising solution for sub-22nm node volume production. Among DPL techniques, self-aligned double patterning (SADP) provides good overlay controllability when two masks are not aligned perfectly. However, SADP process places several limitations on
design flexibility and still exists many challenges in
physical design stages. Starting from the early
design stage, we analyze the standard cell designs and construct a set of SADP-aware cell placement candidates, and show that placement legalization based on this SADP awareness information can effectively resolve DPL conflicts. In the detailed routing stage, we propose a new routing cost formulation based on SADP-compliant routing guidelines, and achieve routing and layout decomposition simultaneously. In the case that limited routing perturbation is allowed, we propose a post-routing flow based on lithography simulation and lithography-aware
design rules. Both routing methods, one in detailed routing stage and one in post routing stage, reduce DPL conflicts/violations significantly with negligible wire length impact. In the layout decomposition stage, layout modification is restricted and thus the manufacturability is even harder to guaranteed. By taking the advantage of complementary lithography, we present a new layout decomposition approach with
e-beam cutting, which optimizes SADP overlay error and
e-beam lithography throughput simultaneously. After the mask layout is defined, optical proximity correction (OPC) is one of the resolution enhancement techniques that is commonly required to compensate the image distortion from the lithography process. We propose an inverse lithography technique to solve the OPC problem considering
design target and process window co-optimization. Our mask optimization is pixel based and thus can enable better contour fidelity. In the final
physical verification stage, a complex and time-consuming lithography simulation needs to be performed to identify faulty patterns. We provide a classification method based on support vector machine and principle component analysis that detects lithographic hotspots efficiently and accurately.
Advisors/Committee Members: Pan, David Z. (advisor).
Subjects/Keywords: DFM; Physical design; SADP; E-beam; OPC
…pattern assignment among SADP masks
and e-beams are determined.
In the current physical design… …design flexibility and still exists many challenges in physical design
stages. Starting from… …Chapter 2.
1
2
5
Self-aligned Double Patterning (SADP) Aware Physical Design
9
2.1… …In-design Physical Verification Flow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2.4.3 Experimental… …x29; Improved printed image with OPC. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Summary of the design flow…
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Gao, J. (2014). Lithography aware physical design and layout optimization for manufacturability. (Doctoral Dissertation). University of Texas – Austin. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/2152/24835
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Gao, Jhih-Rong. “Lithography aware physical design and layout optimization for manufacturability.” 2014. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Texas – Austin. Accessed January 20, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/2152/24835.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Gao, Jhih-Rong. “Lithography aware physical design and layout optimization for manufacturability.” 2014. Web. 20 Jan 2021.
Vancouver:
Gao J. Lithography aware physical design and layout optimization for manufacturability. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Texas – Austin; 2014. [cited 2021 Jan 20].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/2152/24835.
Council of Science Editors:
Gao J. Lithography aware physical design and layout optimization for manufacturability. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of Texas – Austin; 2014. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/2152/24835
23.
Charidemou, Miros Stavros James.
Paleoceanographic variability on the Agulhas
Plateau during the past 150 kyr BP.
Degree: PhD, 2018, Cardiff University
URL: http://orca.cf.ac.uk/113121/
► This thesis presents the results of a multi-proxy analysis of two sediment cores recovered from within the Indian-Atlantic Ocean Gateway (I-AOG). The main focus of…
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▼ This thesis presents the results of a multi-proxy analysis of two sediment cores recovered from within the Indian-Atlantic Ocean Gateway (I-AOG). The main focus of this study was on sediment core MD02-2588 which was recovered from the southern Agulhas Plateau. This core was used to produce reconstructions of the paleoceanographic variability of the deep and surface ocean during the past 150 kyr BP. Preliminary paleoceanographic records spanning the past 50 kyr BP are also presented from sediment core CD154-23-16P, recovered off southern Africa.
To reconstruct the history of mid-depth ocean circulation on the southern Agulhas Plateau during the past 150 kyr BP, a range of physical and chemical bottom water parameters were derived from the stable isotope, elemental ratio and grain size data from core MD02-2588. These data suggest that, during glacial stages, the southern Agulhas Plateau and the wider mid-depth South Atlantic Ocean came under increased influence of southern-sourced deep waters and experienced an increase in the storage of respired carbon, as CO2 was sequestered from the glacial atmosphere. The associated decrease in the relative volume of northern-sourced deep waters bathing the MD02-2588 core site appears to be counterbalanced by the lower nutrient content of northern-sourced water masses during glacial stages resulting in an overall reduction of nutrient concentrations in the mid-depth South Atlantic. The glacial lowering of seawater nutrient concentration in the mid-depth South Atlantic was possibly also affected by an increase in the formation of lower-nutrient mid-depth waters by open ocean convection in polynyas within the expanded circum-Antarctic sea ice zone. During glacial terminations, mid-depth nutrient concentrations within the I-AOG reach their highest values of the past 150 kyr BP. These increases are interpreted as resulting from the upward mixing of nutrient-rich bottom waters from the deepest and most isolated layers in the Southern Ocean following the deglacial breakdown of stratification in the ocean interior. The increases in mid-depth nutrient concentration recorded during deglaciations occur in tandem with increases in the bottom water carbonate saturation state on the southern Agulhas Plateau and increases of pCO2 in Antarctic ice cores. The covariation of these parameters supports the premise of increased out-gassing of carbon from the deep Southern Ocean during deglaciations.
This thesis also examines how the position of the subtropical front (STF) within the I-AOG migrated over the past 150 ky BP and considers how these changes may have impacted the nutrient supply to the surface waters of the southern Agulhas Plateau. The record of bulk sediment nitrogen isotope composition (δ15NBulk) from sediment core MD02-2588 suggests that the northward migration of the STF during glacials is associated with increases in nutrient supply relative to interglacial levels. Enhanced nutrient supply to the surface waters of the southern Agulhas Plateau is thought to be caused by increased…
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Charidemou, M. S. J. (2018). Paleoceanographic variability on the Agulhas
Plateau during the past 150 kyr BP. (Doctoral Dissertation). Cardiff University. Retrieved from http://orca.cf.ac.uk/113121/
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Charidemou, Miros Stavros James. “Paleoceanographic variability on the Agulhas
Plateau during the past 150 kyr BP.” 2018. Doctoral Dissertation, Cardiff University. Accessed January 20, 2021.
http://orca.cf.ac.uk/113121/.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Charidemou, Miros Stavros James. “Paleoceanographic variability on the Agulhas
Plateau during the past 150 kyr BP.” 2018. Web. 20 Jan 2021.
Vancouver:
Charidemou MSJ. Paleoceanographic variability on the Agulhas
Plateau during the past 150 kyr BP. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Cardiff University; 2018. [cited 2021 Jan 20].
Available from: http://orca.cf.ac.uk/113121/.
Council of Science Editors:
Charidemou MSJ. Paleoceanographic variability on the Agulhas
Plateau during the past 150 kyr BP. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Cardiff University; 2018. Available from: http://orca.cf.ac.uk/113121/

University of Glasgow
24.
Liu, Peng.
InSAR observations and modeling of Earth surface displacements in the Yellow River Delta (China).
Degree: PhD, 2012, University of Glasgow
URL: http://theses.gla.ac.uk/3787/
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http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.560080
► Subsidence in river deltas is a complex process that has both natural and human causes (Boesch et al., 1994). The Yellow River delta is used…
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▼ Subsidence in river deltas is a complex process that has both natural and human causes (Boesch et al., 1994). The Yellow River delta is used for farming, contains an important nature reserve for wild animals especially for waterfowl, has a population of 1.64 million, and is the location of significant oil fields (Chen et al., 2012). Increasing human activities like farming and petroleum extraction are affecting the Yellow River delta, and one consequence is subsidence. This subsidence may have social, economic and environmental impacts (Syvitski et al., 2009). The purpose of this thesis is to measure the surface displacement in Yellow River delta and to investigate the causes of measured displacement. The use of Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (InSAR) for Earth surface displacement mapping has increased since the 1990s when a lot of radar images become available. InSAR time series techniques identify displacement of an area between different image acquisition times. In this study, StaMPS package was employed to process Envisat ASAR images collected between 2007 and 2010. StaMPS selects only the stable pixels from interferograms to maintain the coherence signals over a long time interval. Consistent results between two descending tracks show subsidence with a mean velocity of up to 30 mm/yr in the radar line of sight direction in Gudao Town (oilfield), Gudong oilfield and Xianhe Town of the delta, and also show that subsidence is not uniform across the delta. Field investigation shows an association between areas of subsidence and of petroleum extraction. In a 9 km2 area of the Gu-Dao Oilfield in the delta, InSAR derived surface deformation is used to model the geometry, volume or pressure change of the deformation source, namely the extraction of fluids, using three different models: the spherical source Mogi type model, the finite prolate spheroid model and the poroelastic disk reservoir model. In general, good fits between InSAR observations and modelled displacements are seen. The source depths estimated in the three models agree well with the published oilfield depth. The subsidence observed in the vicinity of the oilfield is thus suggested to be caused by fluid extraction. For Mogi type model, a uniform subsidence rate of about 7 mm/yr is co-estimated. InSAR observations in Xianhe Town in the delta, which is not affected by oil extraction, also shows 8~12 mm/yr uniform subsidence. It is suggested this uniform subsidence is caused by other sources e.g. loading and sediment compaction. Since InSAR only measures relative displacement, accurate determination of small uniform rate need the reference phase provided by other observations e.g. GPS and levelling. Mogi model provides the volume change in Gudao oilfield. The ellipsoidal source and the disk reservoir model the pressure changes. Additional reservoir information e.g. material parameter will help better confine the model parameters. Although no production data is available for comparison, the volume and pressure changes obtained from the models,…
Subjects/Keywords: 551.457; G Geography (General); GA Mathematical geography. Cartography; GB Physical geography
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Liu, P. (2012). InSAR observations and modeling of Earth surface displacements in the Yellow River Delta (China). (Doctoral Dissertation). University of Glasgow. Retrieved from http://theses.gla.ac.uk/3787/ ; http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.560080
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Liu, Peng. “InSAR observations and modeling of Earth surface displacements in the Yellow River Delta (China).” 2012. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Glasgow. Accessed January 20, 2021.
http://theses.gla.ac.uk/3787/ ; http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.560080.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Liu, Peng. “InSAR observations and modeling of Earth surface displacements in the Yellow River Delta (China).” 2012. Web. 20 Jan 2021.
Vancouver:
Liu P. InSAR observations and modeling of Earth surface displacements in the Yellow River Delta (China). [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Glasgow; 2012. [cited 2021 Jan 20].
Available from: http://theses.gla.ac.uk/3787/ ; http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.560080.
Council of Science Editors:
Liu P. InSAR observations and modeling of Earth surface displacements in the Yellow River Delta (China). [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of Glasgow; 2012. Available from: http://theses.gla.ac.uk/3787/ ; http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.560080

University of Glasgow
25.
Liu, Peng.
InSAR observations and modeling of Earth surface displacements in the Yellow River Delta (China).
Degree: PhD, 2012, University of Glasgow
URL: http://theses.gla.ac.uk/3787/
► Subsidence in river deltas is a complex process that has both natural and human causes (Boesch et al., 1994). The Yellow River delta is used…
(more)
▼ Subsidence in river deltas is a complex process that has both natural and human causes (Boesch et al., 1994). The Yellow River delta is used for farming, contains an important nature reserve for wild animals especially for waterfowl, has a population of 1.64 million, and is the location of significant oil fields (Chen et al., 2012). Increasing human activities like farming and petroleum extraction are affecting the Yellow River delta, and one consequence is subsidence. This subsidence may have social, economic and environmental impacts (Syvitski et al., 2009). The purpose of this thesis is to measure the surface displacement in Yellow River delta and to investigate the causes of measured displacement.
The use of Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (InSAR) for Earth surface displacement mapping has increased since the 1990s when a lot of radar images become available. InSAR time series techniques identify displacement of an area between different image acquisition times. In this study, StaMPS package was employed to process Envisat ASAR images collected between 2007 and 2010. StaMPS selects only the stable pixels from interferograms to maintain the coherence signals over a long time interval. Consistent results between two descending tracks show subsidence with a mean velocity of up to 30 mm/yr in the radar line of sight direction in Gudao Town (oilfield), Gudong oilfield and Xianhe Town of the delta, and also show that subsidence is not uniform across the delta. Field investigation shows an association between areas of subsidence and of petroleum extraction.
In a 9 km2 area of the Gu-Dao Oilfield in the delta, InSAR derived surface deformation is used to model the geometry, volume or pressure change of the deformation source, namely the extraction of fluids, using three different models: the spherical source Mogi type model, the finite prolate spheroid model and the poroelastic disk reservoir model. In general, good fits between InSAR observations and modelled displacements are seen. The source depths estimated in the three models agree well with the published oilfield depth. The subsidence observed in the vicinity of the oilfield is thus suggested to be caused by fluid extraction.
For Mogi type model, a uniform subsidence rate of about 7 mm/yr is co-estimated. InSAR observations in Xianhe Town in the delta, which is not affected by oil extraction, also
shows 8~12 mm/yr uniform subsidence. It is suggested this uniform subsidence is caused by other sources e.g. loading and sediment compaction. Since InSAR only measures relative displacement, accurate determination of small uniform rate need the reference phase provided by other observations e.g. GPS and levelling.
Mogi model provides the volume change in Gudao oilfield. The ellipsoidal source and the disk reservoir model the pressure changes. Additional reservoir information e.g. material parameter will help better confine the model parameters. Although no production data is available for comparison, the volume and pressure changes obtained from the models,…
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Liu, P. (2012). InSAR observations and modeling of Earth surface displacements in the Yellow River Delta (China). (Doctoral Dissertation). University of Glasgow. Retrieved from http://theses.gla.ac.uk/3787/
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Liu, Peng. “InSAR observations and modeling of Earth surface displacements in the Yellow River Delta (China).” 2012. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Glasgow. Accessed January 20, 2021.
http://theses.gla.ac.uk/3787/.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Liu, Peng. “InSAR observations and modeling of Earth surface displacements in the Yellow River Delta (China).” 2012. Web. 20 Jan 2021.
Vancouver:
Liu P. InSAR observations and modeling of Earth surface displacements in the Yellow River Delta (China). [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Glasgow; 2012. [cited 2021 Jan 20].
Available from: http://theses.gla.ac.uk/3787/.
Council of Science Editors:
Liu P. InSAR observations and modeling of Earth surface displacements in the Yellow River Delta (China). [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of Glasgow; 2012. Available from: http://theses.gla.ac.uk/3787/

University of Birmingham
26.
Lavers, David Anthony.
Seasonal hydrological prediction in Great Britain – an assessment.
Degree: d_ph, College of Life & Environmental Sciences, 2011, University of Birmingham
URL: http://etheses.bham.ac.uk//id/eprint/1360/
► This thesis assesses seasonal hydrological prediction in Great Britain. Firstly, the study evaluates river flow prediction using climate model output to drive a rainfall-runoff model…
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▼ This thesis assesses seasonal hydrological prediction in Great Britain. Firstly, the study evaluates river flow prediction using climate model output to drive a rainfall-runoff model in the Dyfi basin, Wales. Results show that climate model precipitation can not skilfully simulate Dyfi discharge. When a downscaling process is employed to generate precipitation time series, river flow forecast skill improves, but historical river flows still provide superior forecasts. Secondly, large-scale climatic control on British precipitation/discharge and European precipitation is investigated by correlation analysis. Results show spatiotemporal hydroclimatological variation, with western regions generally having stronger empirical relationships. River flow has weaker associations because of basin controls and evapotranspiration. The dynamic nature of precipitation/discharge generating mechanisms is not captured by the North Atlantic Oscillation Index. Thirdly, seasonal climate model forecast skill is evaluated. Limited skill exists over land and over all extratropical regions for forecasts beyond month-1; precipitation has lower skill than 2-metre air temperature and mean sea level pressure. Seasonal climate models exhibit higher idealised predictive skill indicating potential for future increases in actual predictive skill. In conclusion, seasonal hydrological prediction using a climate-to-river modelling chain could be improved through consideration of the uncovered spatiotemporal hydroclimatological variability and through seasonal climate modelling improvements.
Subjects/Keywords: G Geography (General); GE Environmental Sciences; GB Physical geography
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Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Lavers, David Anthony. “Seasonal hydrological prediction in Great Britain – an assessment.” 2011. Thesis, University of Birmingham. Accessed January 20, 2021.
http://etheses.bham.ac.uk//id/eprint/1360/.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Lavers, David Anthony. “Seasonal hydrological prediction in Great Britain – an assessment.” 2011. Web. 20 Jan 2021.
Vancouver:
Lavers DA. Seasonal hydrological prediction in Great Britain – an assessment. [Internet] [Thesis]. University of Birmingham; 2011. [cited 2021 Jan 20].
Available from: http://etheses.bham.ac.uk//id/eprint/1360/.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Council of Science Editors:
Lavers DA. Seasonal hydrological prediction in Great Britain – an assessment. [Thesis]. University of Birmingham; 2011. Available from: http://etheses.bham.ac.uk//id/eprint/1360/
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

University of Birmingham
27.
Aljuhani, Abdulkhaliq Malla.
Developing a dynamical system model for an urban aquifer –Wadi system.
Degree: d_ph, College of Life & Environmental Sciences, 2017, University of Birmingham
URL: http://etheses.bham.ac.uk//id/eprint/7151/
► Urban waste water production increases day by day and its safe treatment and disposal need efficient procedures. In many areas, such effluents are discharged to…
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▼ Urban waste water production increases day by day and its safe treatment and disposal need efficient procedures. In many areas, such effluents are discharged to open water bodies such as lakes, rivers and sea coastal areas. Since there are no perennial streams in arid and semi-arid regions the disposal of treated outfalls is often to dry wadis. However developing an understanding of complex urban systems, where processes act at different space and time scales, is not easy.
Dynamical systems approaches have been used for many years in complex feedback systems. So in this work the use of dynamical system modelling is investigated to see if this approach can help develop at least in semi-quantitative way an understanding good enough to aid managers of urban water systems where wadis are involved.
The approach taken was to develop a flow and then a solute transport model for the urban system of Riyadh City - Wadi Hanifah. The softwares used was ‘Stella’, and a representation of two aquifers, two soil systems, the sewerage system, the water supply system, the non-urban catchments and the urban drainage system was set up and run using daily meteorological data for about 20 years. The model was compared with limited field data on water levels, flows, flooding, and water quality and modified until results were consistent with field data. Model was then investigated by looking at effects of changing a wide range of hydrogeological and other parameter values, including pipe leakage rates, rainfall, and water supply rate.
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Aljuhani, A. M. (2017). Developing a dynamical system model for an urban aquifer –Wadi system. (Thesis). University of Birmingham. Retrieved from http://etheses.bham.ac.uk//id/eprint/7151/
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Aljuhani, Abdulkhaliq Malla. “Developing a dynamical system model for an urban aquifer –Wadi system.” 2017. Thesis, University of Birmingham. Accessed January 20, 2021.
http://etheses.bham.ac.uk//id/eprint/7151/.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Aljuhani, Abdulkhaliq Malla. “Developing a dynamical system model for an urban aquifer –Wadi system.” 2017. Web. 20 Jan 2021.
Vancouver:
Aljuhani AM. Developing a dynamical system model for an urban aquifer –Wadi system. [Internet] [Thesis]. University of Birmingham; 2017. [cited 2021 Jan 20].
Available from: http://etheses.bham.ac.uk//id/eprint/7151/.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Council of Science Editors:
Aljuhani AM. Developing a dynamical system model for an urban aquifer –Wadi system. [Thesis]. University of Birmingham; 2017. Available from: http://etheses.bham.ac.uk//id/eprint/7151/
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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
28.
Barry, Christopher James.
Regional modelling to forecast the transient chlorinated solvent risk to groundwater for water supply security.
Degree: d_ph, College of Life & Environmental Sciences, 2018, University of Birmingham
URL: http://etheses.bham.ac.uk//id/eprint/8716/
► The UK has an environmental legacy of chlorinated solvent contamination from historic industrial activity. Groundwater in Permo-Triassic Sandstone aquifers has been widely impacted. Future use…
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▼ The UK has an environmental legacy of chlorinated solvent contamination from historic industrial activity. Groundwater in Permo-Triassic Sandstone aquifers has been widely impacted. Future use of this resource requires methods to forecast regional-scale chlorinated solvent risk to groundwater assets. Current methods do not adequately represent chlorinated solvent dense non-aqueous phase liquid (DNAPL) source term behaviour and transient contaminant transport. This research investigates the hypothesis that improvements for regional contamination forecasting methods are possible and necessary. Experimentation with particle-based transport solutions shows that neglect of spatial dispersion is over-simplistic, especially where there are complex interactions between capture zones of different receptors. A fully dispersing Lagrangian solution, dynamic random walk (DRW), is developed that accurately models contaminant migration even with coarse-gridded flow models. For representation of the source term, a review of research into DNAPL behaviour is conducted. It is not feasible to derive a generic model for DNAPL dissolution into groundwater based on readily derived metrics at the regional scale. Therefore, a source term framework is developed that tests multiple conceptual models of DNAPL behaviour and therefore gives a holistic uncertainty analysis. Two case studies, based in historically industrial catchments in Birmingham and Stourbridge, validate the combined use of the DNAPL source term framework and the DRW transport solution. Chlorinated solvent sources are persistent, but careful asset planning informed by these regional risk modelling tools- DRW and the DNAPL source term framework -could allow continued use of solvent-impacted groundwater bodies.
Subjects/Keywords: G Geography (General); GB Physical geography; GE Environmental Sciences
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Barry, C. J. (2018). Regional modelling to forecast the transient chlorinated solvent risk to groundwater for water supply security. (Thesis). University of Birmingham. Retrieved from http://etheses.bham.ac.uk//id/eprint/8716/
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Barry, Christopher James. “Regional modelling to forecast the transient chlorinated solvent risk to groundwater for water supply security.” 2018. Thesis, University of Birmingham. Accessed January 20, 2021.
http://etheses.bham.ac.uk//id/eprint/8716/.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Barry, Christopher James. “Regional modelling to forecast the transient chlorinated solvent risk to groundwater for water supply security.” 2018. Web. 20 Jan 2021.
Vancouver:
Barry CJ. Regional modelling to forecast the transient chlorinated solvent risk to groundwater for water supply security. [Internet] [Thesis]. University of Birmingham; 2018. [cited 2021 Jan 20].
Available from: http://etheses.bham.ac.uk//id/eprint/8716/.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Council of Science Editors:
Barry CJ. Regional modelling to forecast the transient chlorinated solvent risk to groundwater for water supply security. [Thesis]. University of Birmingham; 2018. Available from: http://etheses.bham.ac.uk//id/eprint/8716/
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

University of Birmingham
29.
Barry, Christopher James.
Regional modelling to forecast the transient chlorinated solvent risk to groundwater for water supply security.
Degree: PhD, 2018, University of Birmingham
URL: http://etheses.bham.ac.uk//id/eprint/8716/
;
https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.768282
► The UK has an environmental legacy of chlorinated solvent contamination from historic industrial activity. Groundwater in Permo-Triassic Sandstone aquifers has been widely impacted. Future use…
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▼ The UK has an environmental legacy of chlorinated solvent contamination from historic industrial activity. Groundwater in Permo-Triassic Sandstone aquifers has been widely impacted. Future use of this resource requires methods to forecast regional-scale chlorinated solvent risk to groundwater assets. Current methods do not adequately represent chlorinated solvent dense non-aqueous phase liquid (DNAPL) source term behaviour and transient contaminant transport. This research investigates the hypothesis that improvements for regional contamination forecasting methods are possible and necessary. Experimentation with particle-based transport solutions shows that neglect of spatial dispersion is over-simplistic, especially where there are complex interactions between capture zones of different receptors. A fully dispersing Lagrangian solution, dynamic random walk (DRW), is developed that accurately models contaminant migration even with coarse-gridded flow models. For representation of the source term, a review of research into DNAPL behaviour is conducted. It is not feasible to derive a generic model for DNAPL dissolution into groundwater based on readily derived metrics at the regional scale. Therefore, a source term framework is developed that tests multiple conceptual models of DNAPL behaviour and therefore gives a holistic uncertainty analysis. Two case studies, based in historically industrial catchments in Birmingham and Stourbridge, validate the combined use of the DNAPL source term framework and the DRW transport solution. Chlorinated solvent sources are persistent, but careful asset planning informed by these regional risk modelling tools- DRW and the DNAPL source term framework -could allow continued use of solvent-impacted groundwater bodies.
Subjects/Keywords: G Geography (General); GB Physical geography; GE Environmental Sciences
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Barry, C. J. (2018). Regional modelling to forecast the transient chlorinated solvent risk to groundwater for water supply security. (Doctoral Dissertation). University of Birmingham. Retrieved from http://etheses.bham.ac.uk//id/eprint/8716/ ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.768282
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Barry, Christopher James. “Regional modelling to forecast the transient chlorinated solvent risk to groundwater for water supply security.” 2018. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Birmingham. Accessed January 20, 2021.
http://etheses.bham.ac.uk//id/eprint/8716/ ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.768282.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Barry, Christopher James. “Regional modelling to forecast the transient chlorinated solvent risk to groundwater for water supply security.” 2018. Web. 20 Jan 2021.
Vancouver:
Barry CJ. Regional modelling to forecast the transient chlorinated solvent risk to groundwater for water supply security. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Birmingham; 2018. [cited 2021 Jan 20].
Available from: http://etheses.bham.ac.uk//id/eprint/8716/ ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.768282.
Council of Science Editors:
Barry CJ. Regional modelling to forecast the transient chlorinated solvent risk to groundwater for water supply security. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of Birmingham; 2018. Available from: http://etheses.bham.ac.uk//id/eprint/8716/ ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.768282

University of Birmingham
30.
Harun, Sahana.
Water quality dynamics in a lowland tropical catchment : the Kinabatangan river, Sabah, Malaysia.
Degree: PhD, 2013, University of Birmingham
URL: http://etheses.bham.ac.uk//id/eprint/4697/
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https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.583202
► Spatial and temporal trends of dissolved organic matter (DOM) were investigated in the Lower Kinabatangan River, Sabah, Malaysia over the period 2008-2012. The objectives were…
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▼ Spatial and temporal trends of dissolved organic matter (DOM) were investigated in the Lower Kinabatangan River, Sabah, Malaysia over the period 2008-2012. The objectives were to: i. quantify DOM in areas of the catchment dominated by oil palm plantations; ii. characterise DOM quantity and quality in waters draining three contrasting land use types (oil palm plantations, secondary forests and coastal swamps); iii. characterise and interpret DOM quantity and quality in the main stem of the Kinabatangan river according to depth; and iv. infer differences in water movement through the catchment. Optical parameters, including fluorescence excitation-emission matrices (EEMs) and ultraviolet absorbance spectroscopy (UV-vis); and Parallel Factor Analysis were used throughout the investigation. The research comprised a preliminary catchment-wide study (225 samples) and concentrated fieldwork campaigns (510 samples). The results indicated the dominance of peaks C and M in waters from the oil palm plantations and coastal swamps respectively. The relative loss of terrestrial derived peaks could indicate progressive DOM degradation from the upper reaches towards the estuary. Results also showed DOM was transported back to the main river, as dominated by fluorescence index peak A/peak C, particularly in the coastal swamps. DOM characterisation with depth in the river, showed the dominance of peaks C and M (relative to terrestrial and microbial and/or photo-degradation processes) in waters near the riverbed.
Subjects/Keywords: 551.48; G Geography (General); GB Physical geography; GE Environmental Sciences
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Harun, S. (2013). Water quality dynamics in a lowland tropical catchment : the Kinabatangan river, Sabah, Malaysia. (Doctoral Dissertation). University of Birmingham. Retrieved from http://etheses.bham.ac.uk//id/eprint/4697/ ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.583202
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Harun, Sahana. “Water quality dynamics in a lowland tropical catchment : the Kinabatangan river, Sabah, Malaysia.” 2013. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Birmingham. Accessed January 20, 2021.
http://etheses.bham.ac.uk//id/eprint/4697/ ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.583202.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Harun, Sahana. “Water quality dynamics in a lowland tropical catchment : the Kinabatangan river, Sabah, Malaysia.” 2013. Web. 20 Jan 2021.
Vancouver:
Harun S. Water quality dynamics in a lowland tropical catchment : the Kinabatangan river, Sabah, Malaysia. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Birmingham; 2013. [cited 2021 Jan 20].
Available from: http://etheses.bham.ac.uk//id/eprint/4697/ ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.583202.
Council of Science Editors:
Harun S. Water quality dynamics in a lowland tropical catchment : the Kinabatangan river, Sabah, Malaysia. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of Birmingham; 2013. Available from: http://etheses.bham.ac.uk//id/eprint/4697/ ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.583202
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