Categorias, níveis e causas de resistência de genótipos de feijoeiro a Zabrotes subfasciatus (Boheman, 1833) (Coleoptera: Bruchidae)

Pós-graduação em Agronomia (Entomologia Agrícola) - FCAV

Stanley Lloyd Miller e a origem da vida: uma possibilidade para o estudo da natureza da ciência

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)

Effects of different formulations of neem oil-based products on control Zabrotes subfasciatus (Boheman, 1833) (Coleoptera: Bruchidae) on beans

Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)

Primeras experiencias de cultivo larvario del medregal negro ("Seriola rivoliana", Valenciennes 1833) en Canarias

Máster Oficial en Cultivos Marinos. VI Máster Internacional en Acuicultura. Trabajo presentado como requisito parcial para la obtención del Título de Máster Oficial en Cultivos Marinos, otorgado por la Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (ULPGC), el Instituto Canario de Ciencias Marinas (ICCM), y el Centro Internacional de Altos Estudios Agronómicos Mediterráneos de Zaragoza (CIHEAM)

Vom Innen und Außen der Blicke - Aus Arthur Schnitzlers TRAUMNOVELLE wird Stanley Kubricks EYES WIDE SHUT

Die Arbeit verfolgt Genese und Wirkungsgeschichte von Stanley Kubricks letztem Film EYES WIDE SHUT (GB 1999) mit dem Anliegen, durch die intensive Auseinandersetzung mit den narrativen und ästhetischen Gestaltungsfaktoren eines einzelnen Films den kalkulierten Einsatz filmsprachlicher Mittel nachzuvollziehen und den solcherart kreierten (Be-) Deutungsspielraum zu diskutieren. Dabei kommen die hinter Kubricks Inszenierungsentscheidungen erkennbaren Intentionen ebenso zur Sprache wie rezeptive Muster auf seiten des Publikums.Den ersten Untersuchungskomplex bildet die adaptierte Literaturvorlage, Arthur Schnitzlers TRAUMNOVELLE (1926), die sowohl hinsichtlich ihrer inhaltlich-thematischen als auch ihrer sprachlich-erzähltechnischen Gestaltung gewürdigt wird. Kernstück der Arbeit bildet eine detaillierte, wirkungsbezogene Analyse der Inszenierungskomponenten einzelner Szenen, die hinsichtlich ihres von Regieentscheidungen geprägten Zusammenspiels betrachtet und häufig mit den jeweiligen literarischen Gestaltungsmerkma-len der Vorlage verglichen werden. Auf diese Weise wird Kubricks kreative Leistung eines Transfers von einer bedeutenden Novelle hin zu einem künstlerisch eigenständigen Film erfaßt. Dabei fällt unter anderem auf, daß die Gedankengänge Fridolins im Film durch ein subtiles Netzwerk von Andeutungen, Auslassungen und inneren Querverweisen ersetzt wurden, welches der individuellen Zuschauerwahrnehmung einen hohen Stellenwert zuweist – der Betrachter rückt gewissermaßen ins Zentrum des Films, soll den Platz des recht blaß bleibenden Protagonisten einnehmen, der nur als Stellvertreter fungiert.

Revision of Trogulidae Sundevall, 1833 (Arachnida: Opiliones)

The relationship and phylogeny of the western Palearctic harvestmen family Trogulidae is investigated. The traditional system of seven genera and approximately 40 species appeared to be artificially composed but a phylogenetic approach and a comprehensive revision has long been sought after. Species are poorly characterised due to their uniform morphology and species evaluation is furthermore complicated by the variability of the few characters used for species delineation. To meet these demands a molecular genetic analysis is accomplished using the nuclear 28S rRNA gene and the mitochondrial cytochrome b gene. This analysis incorporates most genera and species of Trogulidae as well as a comprehensive set of Nemastomatidae and Dicranolasmatidae as outgroup taxa. Phylogenetic results of Bayesian analysis, Maximum Parsimony, Maximum Likelihood and Neighbor Joining are compared with distributional data, morphological characters and results of canonical discriminant analysis of morphometric characters and general congruence of these data sets is shown. To demonstrate the applicability of this method the revision of two species-groups within Trogulus is set out in detail. The Trogulus hirtus species-group and the Trogulus coriziformis species-group are revised. The former is in the central and north-western Balkan Peninsula. T. tricarinatus ssp. hirtus is raised to species level and four new species are described (T. karamanorum [man.n.], T. melitensis [man.n.], T. pharensis [man.n]; T. thaleri [man.n.]). The Trogulus coriziformis species-group is confined to the western Mediterranean area. T. coriziformis, T. aquaticus are re-described, T. cristatus and T. lusitanicus are re-established and four species are described as new (T. balearicus, T. huberi, T. prietoi, T. pyrenaicus). In both species-groups two further cryptic species probably exist but were not described. The species groups are shown to represent different phylogenetic levels and this information is used for the revisional work on the genus Trogulus as well as for the generic system of Trogulidae. Family status of Dicranolasmatidae is rejected and Dicranolasma is shown to be best incorporated within Trogulidae. Calathocratus, Platybessobius and Trogulocratus appear to be polyphyletic and are best to be united within Calathocratus, the oldest name of this set. The cryptic diversity within Trogulidae, especially in Trogulus and the composed genus Calathocratus rates to 150-235% and is thereby remarkably high for a group of the generally well researched European fauna. Genetic features of the group such as heteroplasmy, the possibility of major gene rearrangements and usability of the cytochrome b gene for phylogenetic studies in Opiliones are outlined.

Application of Submerged Grouted Anchors in Sheet Pile Quay Walls

Sheet pile walls are one of the oldest earth retention systems utilized in civil engineering projects. They are used for various purposes; such as excavation support system, cofferdams, cut-off walls under dams, slope stabilization, waterfront structures, and flood walls. Sheet pile walls are one of the most common types of quay walls used in port construction. The worldwide increases in utilization of large ships for transportation have created an urgent need of deepening the seabed within port areas and consequently the rehabilitation of its wharfs. Several methods can be used to increase the load-carrying capacity of sheet-piling walls. The use of additional anchored tie rods grouted into the backfill soil and arranged along the exposed wall height is one of the most practical and appropriate solutions adopted for stabilization and rehabilitation of the existing quay wall. The Ravenna Port Authority initiated a project to deepen the harbor bottom at selected wharves. An extensive parametric study through the finite element program, PLAXIS 2D, version 2012 was carried out to investigate the enhancement of using submerged grouted anchors technique on the load response of sheet-piling quay wall. The influence of grout-ties area, length of grouted body, anchor inclination and anchor location were considered and evaluated due to the effect of different system parameters. Also a comparative study was conducted by Plaxis 2D and 3D program to investigate the behavior of these sheet pile quay walls in terms of horizontal displacements induced along the sheet pile wall and ground surface settlements as well as the anchor force and calculated factor of safety. Finally, a comprehensive study was carried out by using different constitutive models to simulate the mechanical behavior of the soil to investigate the effect of these two models (Mohr-Coulomb and Hardening Soil) on the behavior of these sheet pile quay walls.

Distribuzione spazio-temporale di Stenella coeruleoalba (Meyen, 1833) e Tursiops truncatus (Montagu, 1821) nel Golfo di Taranto

Il Golfo di Taranto è una baia storica all’interno del Mar Ionio Settentrionale, Mar Mediterraneo Orientale. Sebbene il Mar Mediterraneo rappresenti meno dell’1% della superficie oceanica, presenta un alto livello di diversità biologica e si inserisce tra i primi 25 Biodiversity Hot Spot a livello globale. Esso purtroppo è anche uno dei bacini più antropizzati del mondo; tali pressioni mettono a serio rischio la conservazione di numerose specie, tra cui i Cetacei. Attualmente non sono presenti lavori riportanti dati di abbondanza dei Cetacei nel Golfo di Taranto: la mia ricerca vuole contribuire a colmare questo vuoto conoscitivo ed aggiungere nuove conoscenze sull’abbondanza dei Cetacei nel Mar Mediterraneo. Le aree di studio prese in esame si trovano nel Golfo di Taranto, sono contigue ed hanno la stessa superficie. Utilizzando il metodo del transetto lineare ed il software Distance 6.0 è stato possibile, raccogliere i dati di abbondanza dei delfinidi Stenella coeruleoalba e Truncatus truncatus ed analizzarli, ottenendo delle stime di abbondanza da confrontare con la serie storica disponibile (2009-2014). L’utilizzo del metodo del Distance Sampling, applicato per la prima volta nel Golfo di Taranto, è stato fondamentale perché ha permesso di colmare una lacuna conoscitiva sulla consistenza numerica associata alla nota presenza dei Cetacei nel Mar Ionio Settentrionale. I risultati ottenuti hanno reso possibile il confronto delle stime di abbondanza ottenute nel Golfo di Taranto con quelle del bacino ligure-corso-provenzale del Mediterraneo (Santuario Pelagos). Infatti è stato possibile rilevare che S. coeruleoalba presenta abbondanze generalmente inferiori ed un trend in diminuzione nel Santuario Pelagos, in netto contrasto con le maggiori abbondanze ed il trend in incremento evidenziato nel Golfo di Taranto e sintetizzato in questa tesi. Si evince, quindi la massima urgenza nell’implementare lo studio nel Golfo di Taranto, laddove la presenza di differenti specie di Cetacei e le stime di abbondanza di S. coeruleoalba e T. truncatus evidenziano la necessità di interventi di gestione finalizzati alla conservazione del patrimonio di diversità biologica del Mediterraneo.