A Faixa Piritosa Ibérica é uma das províncias metalogenéticas mundiais mais estudadas e a sua prospecção e exploração extensivamente documentadas. Mesmo após mais de 5000 anos de contínua exploração mineira, as reservas demonstradas continuam excepcionalmente altas, embora confi…
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The Light is a twenty-four minute composition for two narrators and chamber orchestra. The two narrators perform the roles of the Apostle John and Moses. After an overview of the piece and a brief history of pieces incorporating narrators, the essay focuses on my compositional p…
It is inevitable that works on waqf written in English will employ terms from Anglo-American law to describe that institution. This study will endeavour to provide a proper understanding of these terms in order to clear up longstanding misconceptions of the nature of waqf. Throu…
In mammals, light phase-shifts circadian rhythms and suppresses melatonin levels in the pineal gland. Lesions of the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN) of the anterior hypothalamus eliminate theses effects. Light information is relayed to the SCN through the retinohypothalamic tract …
The spontaneous ignition characteristics of a super-light oil was investigated. The process involved saturating sand with the crude oil and oxidizing at a temperature of 135°C, the temperature of the reservoir from which the oil is produced. Various process parameters such as ai…
Understanding how organisms respond to resources available in the environment is a fundamental goal of ecology. Resource availability controls ecological processes at all levels of organisation, from molecular characteristics of individuals to community and biosphere. Climate ch…
Photonic Crystal structures have been heralded as a disruptive technology for the miniaturization of opto-electronic devices, offering as they do the possibility of guiding and manipulating light in sub-micron scale waveguides. Applications of photonic crystal guiding - the abil…
The mammalian circadian clock is located within the suprachiasmatic nuclei (SCN) of the hypothalamus and synchronizes organisms to their external environment allowing for the coordination of physiological functions within the body. Synchronization, or entrainment of circadian rh…
The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of different light regimes on molting in growing turkeys and chickens. Two groups of Beltsville Small White turkeys were reared from 3 to 24 weeks of age under two extremes of artificial light; one group received 10 hours an…
Camera Creatures addresses the new media landscape in which cameras, in most situations, outnumber pens. The dissertation argues that despite the accessibility and power of imagemaking devices, there persists in the humanities and social sciences a hesitation to engage the possi…
When developing restoration decisions for conservation of historic houses, determination of daylight performance of the spaces is important for new usage proposals. Among the rooms located around sofa in Anatolian historical houses, main room is the most spectacular space. It sh…
Although the use of daylight has an important role in educational spaces, uncontrolled use of daylight can lead to some undesirable situations for occupants. It is generally accepted that recommended illuminance values change between 300 lux and 2000 lux in educational spaces. H…
Geçmiş zamanlarda insanlar vakitlerinin çoğunu dış ortamlarda ve güneş ışığı altında geçirmekteydi. Günümüzde ise insanlar vakitlerinin çoğunu ev, ofis, hastane, okul gibi kapalı ortamlarda ve yapay aydınlatma kaynaklarının oluşturduğu ışıklar altında geçirmektedir. Gün ışığı, g…
I came from the Islamic republic of Iran where only one of everything has the power of speak (one religion, one political view, one educational system and etc.), I found myself in United States, land of freedom as I heard, a place to express oneself openly. It was here that I fi…
Ghazālī’s Munqidh can be treated as a prolegomenon or as a groundwork for the metaphysics and ontology of light that is presented in Mishkāt al-Anwār. The latter text goes further and can be termed more esoteric, and if one takes the Munqidh as a sort of foundation, the Mishkāt …
Bees are a diverse group of flower-visiting insects with over 20,000 described species. Understanding their phylogenetic relationships is essential for studying their biology and natural history. A central theme of this dissertation is the use of ultraconserved elements (UCEs) t…
Weeds are ever-present within our natural and urban environments: growing through the cracks in the pavement, accompanying our gardens, and carpeting human-induced dereliction. Humans often, socially and linguistically, refer to them as a nuisance, but what if we instead viewed …