Turbidity and the suspended sediment load of the regulated River Tees

The physical effects of river regulation in the U.K. by impoundments have attracted most attention from hydrologists and engineers concerned with predicting and maintaining discharge regimes for water supply. Grimshaw & Lewin (1980) suggested two basic methods to investigate the effects of regulation on suspended sediment discharge: (i) Compare the river load before and after reservoir construction, and (ii) adopt a paired catchment approach. The former method assumes stationarity of process in the natural system. The latter method, involving selecting two adjacent catchments of similar physical attributes, one regulated and one unregulated, assumes constancy of process spatially. In this report both approaches are adopted to examine the turbidity and suspended sediment concentration regime of the regulated River Tees. Neither approach was entirely satisfactory in the present case. This report examines the discharge and turbidity record consisting of approximately 4000 paired data points, representative of an 11-year post-impoundment period, that has been examined for the River Tees at Broken Scar, Darlington. A small amount of suspended sediment concentration data was also processed: these data are representative of both the pre-impoundment and post-impoundment sediment regime.

Infiltration of fine and coarse sand into an open-work gravel bed

The siltation of an experimental gravel bed, with three grades of sand moving in suspension and as bedload, was examined. The rate of infiltration of sand into the void space of the gravel was determined under differing conditions of discharge, water depth, and velocity (jointly expressed as variation in the Froude Number) and suspended sediment concentration. The downstream reduction in siltation from the point source was also examined.

Aspects of the washout of salmonid eggs. 6. Information on gravel composition , redd sites, the dimensions of redds and the depth of egg burial

Sampling was concentrated on the North Moor region and the series of ditches which drained this area to the Bristol Channel. Although most ditches were not deep the mud substratum precluded sampling from within the habitat. All samples were taken with a pond net from the banks. Efforts were made to sample each part of the habitat although in some ditches the macrophyte growth was so intense as to make sampling difficult particularly of the sediments. Organisms were identified on the 10 sampling sites.

Aspects of the washout of salmonid eggs. 4. Effects of a standard mechanical shock, applied at different stage of development, upon survival and development of eggs of brown trout (Salmo trutta L.)

It is generally accepted by fish culturists that salmonid eggs are sensitive to mechanical shock and that the sensitivity varies with the stage of development of the eggs. In general, the period of greatest sensitivity is thought to occur between fertilization and ”eyeing”. However, it is reasonable to expect that, during a period (perhaps of several hours) following fertilization, sensitivity will be low because in nature during this period the eggs may be subject to some mechanical shock caused by the parent fish covering them with gravel. In 1983-4 and 1984-5 experiments were performed on brown trout (Salmo trutta L.) eggs to examine the effect of a standard mechanical shock (c. 2,500 eggs in 1983-4 and c. 8,400 eggs in 1984-5) at various stages of development upon survival to hatching and time of hatching.The results of these experiments are reported in this study.

Effects of flow regime on the young stages of salmonid fishes. Summary and conclusions based on results for 1981-1985

The main British salmonid species spawn in clean gravel in streams and rivers, many of them in the upland areas of Britain. The earliest stages of the life cycle (eggs and alevins) spend some months within the gravel of the river bed. During this period their survival rate can be strongly influenced by flow regime and by related phenomena such as movement of coarse river bed material, changes in water level and the deposition of silt. In recent years human influence upon the flow regimes of upland water courses and upon the sediment inputs to them has increased. In order to conserve and, if possible, enhance the populations of salmonid fishes a deeper understanding of the interrelationships between survival of young salmonids and flow-related phenomena is needed. The acquisition of appropriate information is the main aim of the present project, which included: Studies on silt movement and the infilling of gravel voids by fine sediments, together with initial studies on the relationship between intragravel oxygen supply rate and the survival of intragravel stages of salmonids; studies in the general field of egg washout. The latter investigated the physical background to gravel bed disruption, the examination of the physical characteristics of sites chosen for redds, dimensions of redds and burial depth of eggs relative to the size of the fish constructing the redd and a series of smaller studies on other aspects of egg washout.

Experiments on downstream movement of recently emerged trout and salmon parr in Grassholme channels, 1983-1985

A number of authors have described the manner in which young salmonids, soon after emergence from the gravel, set up and defend territories. This leads to mortality or downstream displacement of the individuals which are unable to acquire territories and is widely accepted as the main method of population regulation amongst young salmonids. In some field experiments the fish were constrained in screened reaches and the option of downstream dispersal for the surplus fry was thus excluded. In order to explore some aspects of downstream dispersal more closely under conditions which gave more control than is obtained in a natural stream, four experimental channels were set up at Grassholme reservoir in Teesdale. The report describes the results of investigations on the timing and rate of downstream movement of young brown trout (Salmo trutta L.) and Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) out of experimental channels, with special reference to the effect of water velocity on the rate of ”emigration”.

Discharge and turbidity of the regulated River Tees. Variance spectrum analysis

High suspended sediment loads may be deleterious to adult salmonids and invertebrates in gravel-bedded streams. Further, the accumulation of fine material in the interstices of the gravel may have an adverse impact on the recruitment of the young stages of salmonids. It is important therefore not only to quantify the rates and degrees of silting but also to identify sediment sources and to determine both, the frequency of sediment inputs to the system and the duration of high sediment concentrations. This report explores the application of variance spectrum analysis to the isolation of sediment periodicities. For the particular river chosen for examination the method demonstrated the essentially undisturbed nature of the catchment. The regulated river chosen for examination is the River Tees in Northern England. Variance spectrum analysis was applied to a series of over 4000 paired daily turbidity and discharge readings.

Water temperature studies on the R. North Tyne after impoundment by Kielder dam. 1. General introduction and background data

This report describes the general background to the project, defines the stations from which data sets have been obtained and lists the available data. The project had the following aims: To develop a more accurate and less labour-intensive system for the collection and processing of water temperature data from a number of stations within a stream/river system, and to use the River North Tyne downstream of the Kielder impoundment as a test bed for the system. This should yield useful information on the effects of impoundment upon downstream water temperatures.

Do humor da crônica à crônica de humor

Com base no pressuposto de que o humor é um fenômeno regularmente presente em crônicas, esta tese pretende investigar as origens dessa relação. Por que motivo leitores diversos, estudiosos das Letras e do Jornalismo são categóricos nessa associação? Além disso, se o humor constitui traço marcante do gênero, como se caracterizam as estratégias que o possibilitam? Para que essas questões sejam respondidas, apresentamos a trajetória do fenômeno humor��stico nas crônicas anteriores e posteriores à chegada da imprensa no Brasil. Ademais, com corpus oriundo do jornal O Globo, trabalhamos com a teoria semiolinguística do discurso, especificamente com o contrato de comunicação e com os modos de organização do texto. Nosso objetivo geral, em suma, é verificar até que ponto procedimentos discursivos vários podem explicar o funcionamento do humor em crônicas jornalísticas contemporâneas, contribuindo para que elas se tornem um ícone de sedução dos cadernos dos jornais, transmutando-se em colunas de entretenimento

Humor e ironia em João Melo

Esta dissertação pretende desenvolver um estudo sobre o humor nos contos do escritor angolano João Melo, a partir dos livros Filhos da Pátria (2001), O dia em que o Pato Donaldo comeu pela primeira vez a Margarida (2006) e O homem que não tira o palito da boca (2009). Fundamentada nas perspectivas freudiana e lacaniana a respeito dos paradoxos do humor, pretende-se, ainda, apontar o aspecto tragicômico de seus textos e o modo como a ironia, estratégia discursiva contundente em seus contos, mostra-se como a principal estratégia discursiva do humor. Intenta-se, ainda, apontar a relação entre a literatura de João Melo e o processo criativo da sublimação, identificando-a, assim, como obra de arte, por excelência. Pelo discurso poético de João Melo, revive-se a história angolana, produzindo novas metáforas, incluindo novos significados e abrindo, assim, novos caminhos. A partir da máxima Seria trágico, se não fosse cômico, a Angola de João Melo seria traumática, se não fosse desconstruída por sua literatura

O mau humor na TPM: uma interpretação do feminino

Em O mau humor da TPM: uma interpretação do feminino propomos mostrar como são construídas algumas representações do feminino a partir da sua relação com a menstruação e discutir alguns significados culturais acerca dos transtornos de humor derivado de uma síndrome comumente conhecida como a tensão pré-menstrual. A partir de um recorte teórico do corpo e do olhar médico sobre este enquanto objetos das ciências sociais, isto é, como construções sociais, e tendo como orientação os estudos feministas, analisamos dois tipos de discursos circulantes acerca da menstruação, localizados nas camadas médias cariocas, no início do século XXI, que dizem representar ou dialogar com este corpo hormonal. Estes seguem duas direções diferentes: o primeiro discurso analisado é um livro de um médico, no formato de literatura de auto-ajuda, voltado para a discussão da inteligência hormonal; que pretende ser um modelo de subjetivação do feminino, baseado no olhar médico-científico. Este propõe um controle sobre o corpo, organizando o feminino a partir de idéias essencializadas as quais universalizam os corpos e tratam das descrições desse feminino como pré-determinadas por condições localizadas no corpo Natural. O segundo é um conjunto de entrevistas realizadas com bancárias, que registram o feminino subjetivado. Estes discursos sobre a vivência do feminino, apesar de também articularem descrições corporais enraizadas na biologia e nas ciências médicas, revelam ainda outros significados culturais representativos, destacando assim a importância dos estudos que privilegiam o agenciamento do sujeito na construção social de gênero, no caso desses femininos.

Eficácia do treinamento físico virtual na dor lombar crônica inespecífica, equilíbrio corporal, autonomia funcional e humor de idosas: experimento controlado, randomizado e duplo cego

Atualmente novos métodos de exercício físico vêm sendo pesquisados no campo da promoção da saúde, prevenção e tratamento de doenças. Uma estratégia inovadora e com expressiva aceitação no meio científico é a utilização da tecnologia de realidade virtual nas sessões terapêuticas para pessoas com distúrbios neurológicos e treinamento preventivo contra quedas em idosos, apresentando resultados promissores, motivando novos desenhos de estudos nessa área, porém com indivíduos de características clínicas diferenciadas. O objetivo da presente dissertação é abordar a tecnologia de realidade virtual, assim como seus dispositivos, na avaliação do equilíbrio corporal e treinamento de idosos. O artigo de confiabilidade da medida faz uma abordagem inovadora da medida quantitativa da estabilidade corporal, sendo esta avaliada por um instrumento de baixo custo e validado em relação ao padrão-ouro. Nesse artigo concluiu-se que o instrumento testado apresenta confiabilidade. O experimento controlado e randomizado com duplo cegamento é apresentado no formato de artigo original, contendo um resumo, introdução, finalizada pelo objetivo do estudo, que esclarece o que será estudado; depois segue a parte de materiais e métodos que descreve a amostra, as intervenções, as avaliações das respostas dos participantes e a análise dos dados, mostrando como foi realizado o estudo; seguido dos resultados, discussão, conclusão e referências. Nesse experimento concluiu-se que o treinamento com realidade virtual foi capaz de melhorar a autonomia funcional de idosas para sentar.

Morphine withdrawal affects both delayed-escape behaviour in Morris water maze and hippocampal NR2A/2B expression ratio

Repeated low-dose morphine treatment facilitates delayed-escape behaviour of hippocampus-dependent Morris water maze and morphine withdrawal influences hippocampal NMDA receptor-dependent synaptic plasticity. Here, we examined whether and how morphine wit

Social organization of black-and-white snub-nosed monkeys (Rhinopithecus bieti) at Deqin, China

Data on social organization of two bands of black-and-white snub-nosed monkeys (Rhinopithecus bieti) 14 were collected when the monkeys were crossing an open spot at Nanren and Bamei (northwest of Yunnan, China) using a sampling rule where individuals wit

Towards more sustainable and environmentally-friendly concretes: The use of silica fume

Concrete is the most widely used construction material. At the same time, however, the concrete industry is a major CO2 emitter thus contributing towards global warming. While enhanced efficiency in the production of concrete is not likely to dramatically reduce the CO2 emissions, cement replacement by a supplementary material or mineral additive, such as silica fume, which is not associated with CO2 emission, can substantially reduce the aforementioned problem. The present work discusses the benefits of incorporating mineral additives in concrete and shows that these additives can improve both the mechanical and physical properties of the end-product, and hence its durability, albeit with a reduction in cement content. © 2009 WIT Press.