Sediment Budget for Cane Land on the Lower Herbert River Floodplain, North Queensland, Australia

Land use in the river catchments of tropical North Queensland appears to have increased the export of sediment and nutrients to the coast. Although evidence of harmful effect of sediment on coastal and riverine ecosystems is limited, there is a growing concern about its possible negative impacts. Sugarcane cultivation on the floodplains of the tropical North Queensland river catchments is thought to be an important source of excess sediment in the river drainage systems. Minimum-tillage, trash blanket harvesting has been shown to reduce erosion from sloping sugarcane fields, but in the strongly modified floodplain landscape other elements (e.g. drains, water furrows and headlands) could still be important sediment sources. The main objectives of this thesis are to quantify the amount of sediment coming from low-lying cane land and identify the important sediment sources in the landscape. The results of this thesis enable sugarcane farmers to take targeted measures for further reduction of the export of sediment and nutrients. Sediment budgets provide a useful approach to identify and quantify potential sediment sources. For this study a sediment budget is calculated for a part of the Ripple Creek catchment, which is a sub-catchment of the Lower Herbert River. The input of sediment from all potential sources in cane land and the storage of sediment within the catchment have been quantified and compared with the output of sediment from the catchment. Input from, and storage on headlands, main drains, minor drains and water furrows, was estimated from erosion pin and surface profile measurements. Input from forested upland, input from fields and the output at the outlet of the catchment was estimated with discharge data from gauged streams and flumes. Data for the sediment budget were collected during two ‘wet’-seasons: 1999-2000 and 2000-2001. The results of the sediment budget indicate that this tropical floodplain area is a net source of sediment. Plant cane fields, which do not have a protective trash cover, were the largest net source of sediment during the 1999-2000 season. Sediment input from water furrows was higher, but there was also considerable storage of sediment in this landscape element. Headlands tend to act as sinks. The source or sink function of drains is less clear, but seems to depend on their shape and vegetation cover. An important problem in this study is the high uncertainty in the estimates of the sediment budget components and is, for example, likely to be the cause of the imbalance in the sediment budget. High uncertainties have particularly affected the results from the 20002001 season. The main source of uncertainty is spatial variation in the erosion and deposition processes. Uncertainty has to be taken into consideration when interpreting the budget results. The observation of a floodplain as sediment source contradicts the general understanding that floodplains are areas of sediment storage within river catchments. A second objective of this thesis was therefore to provide an answer to the question: how can floodplains in the tropical North Queensland catchments can be a source of sediment? In geomorphic literature various factors have been pointed out, that could control floodplain erosion processes. However, their importance is not 'uniquely identified'. Among the most apparent factors are the stream power of the floodwater and the resistance of the floodplain surface both through its sedimentary composition and the vegetation cover. If the cultivated floodplains of the North Queensland catchments are considered in the light of these factors, there is a justified reason to expect them to be a sediment source. Cultivation has lowered the resistance of their surface; increased drainage has increased the drainage velocity and flood control structures have altered flooding patterns. For the Ripple Creek floodplain four qualitative scenarios have been developed that describe erosion and deposition under different flow conditions. Two of these scenarios were experienced during the budget study, involving runoff from local hillslopes and heavy rainfall, which caused floodplain erosion. In the longer term larger flood events, involving floodwater from the Herbert River, may lead to different erosion and deposition processes. The present study has shown that the tropical floodplain of the Herbert River catchment can be a source of sediment under particular flow conditions. It has also shown which elements in the sugarcane landscape are the most important sediment sources under these conditions. This understanding will enable sugarcane farmers to further reduce sediment export from cane land and prevent the negative impact this may have on the North Queensland coastal ecosystems.

Understanding factors which trigger bullying among students at herbert spencer shool

Tesis (Licenciado en Lenguas Castellana, Inglés y Francés).--Universidad de La Salle. Facultad de Ciencias de La Educación. Licenciatura en Lengua Castellana, Inglés y Francés, 2014

Herbert Loebe / Eckart Severing (Hrsg.): Qualifizierungsberatung in KMU. Förderung systematischer Personalentwicklung. Bielefeld: W. Bertelsmann Verlag 2012 (294 S.) [Rezension]

Rezension von: Herbert Loebe / Eckart Severing (Hrsg.): Qualifizierungsberatung in KMU. Förderung systematischer Personalentwicklung. Bielefeld: W. Bertelsmann Verlag 2012 (294 S.; ISBN 978-3-7639-3609-0)

En recuerdo de Herbert Simon (1916-2001)

Las ciencias sociales padecen esquizofrenia aguda en su tratamiento de la racionalidad. Tenemos, a un extremo, a los economistas, que atribuyen al hombre económico una racionalidad absurdamente omnisciente. El hombre económico dispone de un sistema completo y consistente de preferencias, que le permite elegir siempre entre las alternativas que se le presentan; se da siempre perfecta cuenta de lo que son estas alternativas; no existen límites en la complejidad de los cálculos que puede realizar para determinar qué alternativas son mejores; los cálculos de probabilidad no le asustan ni encierran misterios para él. Durante la última década este cuerpo de teoría ha alcanzado, en relación con las situaciones de juego competitivo y la toma de decisiones en situación de incertidumbre, un estado de refinamiento tomístico que posee considerable interés normativo, pero escasa relación discernible con el comportamiento real o posible de los seres humanos de carne y hueso.

Incidencia del enfoque de educación inclusiva en la formación de profesoras y profesores y su aplicación en las estrategias de aprendizajes utilizadas en la disciplina del lenguaje en los niños y niñas de Primero y Segundo Ciclo de Educación Básica, del turno matutino en las aulas inclusivas del Centro Escolar Herbert de Sola del distrito 12-13 del municipio de San Miguel, departamento de San Miguel en el periodo de febrero a julio de 2015

Se estudió la Incidencia del enfoque de Educación Inclusiva en la formación de profesoras y profesores y su aplicación en las estrategias de aprendizajes utilizadas en la disciplina del Lenguaje en los niños y niñas de primero y segundo ciclo de educación básica, turno matutino en las aulas Inclusivas del Centro Escolar Herbert De Sola, del distrito 12- 13 del Municipio de San Miguel, Departamento de San Miguel, en el periodo de febrero a julio de 2015. Se verificó la importancia de la formación constante de los profesores y profesoras de Primero y Segundo ciclo de Educación Básica, con el enfoque de educación inclusiva, en la disciplina de Lenguaje y se identificaron las estrategias de aprendizajes con enfoque de Educación Inclusiva que son aplicadas por los profesores y profesoras en la disciplina del Lenguaje, en los niños y niñas de primero y segundo ciclo de Educación Básica. Por último, se Elaboró una propuesta metodológica de Estrategias de Aprendizajes para que sean utilizadas en la disciplina de Lenguaje, por los profesores y profesoras de Primero y Segundo Ciclo de Educación Básica. Metodología: se utilizó el método exploratorio, este permite la colección de una serie de información por medio de la observación directa en el proceso de aprendizaje en los y las aprendientes de primero y segundo ciclo de educación básica en la disciplina de Lenguaje. Conclusión: Los profesores y profesoras deben promover las cuatro competencias (comprensión oral, expresión oral, comprensión lectora, expresión escrita) que exige el programa de estudio en la disciplina de lenguaje con el enfoque de educación inclusiva en la disciplina de lenguaje, en donde los y las aprendientes desarrollen sus habilidades lingüísticas en cada uno de los contenidos, para que sean llevados a la práctica en la sala de aula, en la familia y comunidad. En este caso los aprendientes solo desarrollan dos competencias la expresión escrita y la expresión oral, ya que solamente leen pequeños textos y escriben lo que el profesor y profesora les pide que escriban, sin interpretar lo que hacen. Por otra parte los niños y niñas aprenden las competencias con el uso de estrategias de aprendizaje como la realización de trabajos grupales e individuales, trabajos de investigación, guías de resolución y de observación, entre otras estrategias creativas, para que a través de estas, demuestren su dedicación e interés por aprender en la disciplina de lenguaje.

Literatura e Filosofia: O Papel do Excluído em Guimarães Rosa e Herbert Marcuse

O presente trabalho analisa a figura do “excluído” no conto Famigerado pertencente à obra Primeiras Estórias de João Guimarães Rosa (1908-1967), e a partir da Teoria Crítica da Sociedade de Herbert Marcuse (1898-1979). Com base em uma revisão bibliográfica, observa-se que na filosofia de Herbert Marcuse os excluídos despontam como sujeitos capazes de mudar a realidade que estão inseridos. No conto Famigerado verifica-se que Damázio é um notório excluído da sociedade brasileira, excluído economicamente, excluído das cidades e um não-escolarizado que não tem acesso ao conhecimento produzido em linguagem oficial. Mas Guimarães Rosa não o retrata como um incapaz, mas sim um homem que tem o poder das armas, que luta para sobreviver e ter uma vida que considera digna. Marcuse define a literatura como uma das dimensões estéticas que estabelecem negação a realidade hodierna e pode falar a linguagem e experiência dos oprimidos e excluídos.

Technology strategy : findings from adoption and adaptation of Japanese manufacturing management (JMM) to ASEAN and Australasian automotive manufacturers

The purpose of this study is to demonstrate the appropriateness of “Japanese Manufacturing Management” (JMM) strategies in the Asian, ASEAN and Australasian automotive sectors. Secondly, the study assessed JMM as a prompt, effective and efficient global manufacturing management practice for automotive manufacturing companies to learn; benchmark for best practice; acquire product and process innovation, and enhance their capabilities and capacities. In this study, the philosophies, systems and tools that have been adopted in various automotive manufacturing assembly plants and their tier 1 suppliers in the three Regions were examined. A number of top to middle managers in these companies were located in Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Philippines, Viet Nam, and Australia and were interviewed by using a qualitative methodology. The results confirmed that the six pillars of JMM (culture change, quality at shop floor, consensus, incremental continual improvement, benchmarking, and backward-forward integration) are key enablers to success in adopting JMM in both automotive and other manufacturing sectors in the three Regions. The analysis and on-site interviews identified a number of recommendations that were validated by the automotive manufacturing company’s managers as the most functional JMM strategies.