PC-pelin itsenäinen lanseeraaminen digitaalisissa jakelukanavissa

Tutkielman tavoitteena on selvittää mitä tekijöitä ja erityispiirteitä kuuluu itsenäisen pelinkehittäjän PC-pelien lanseerauksen prosessiin digitaalisissa jakelukanavissa. Aihetta lähestytään tutkimalla lanseerauksen prosessia siihen liittyvän strategisen ja taktisen päätöksenteon kautta - tutustumalla lanseeraukseen liittyvään teoriaan ja alan käytäntöihin sekä tutkimalla miten lanseeraus on toteutettu käytännössä suomalaisessa pelinkehittäjäyrityksessä (Almost Human).

Avaliação do vigor de sementes de melão pelo teste de deterioração controlada

O trabalho teve como objetivo determinar a eficiência do teste de deterioração controlada para avaliar o vigor de sementes de melão (Cucumis melo L.). Inicialmente, sementes de quatro lotes do híbrido Golden Mine tiveram o seu teor de água ajustado para 20 e 24%. Foram então submetidas à deterioração controlada em banho Maria, a 45º C, por 24 e 48 horas. Os resultados obtidos foram relacionados aos de germinação, primeira contagem de germinação, germinação a baixa temperatura, emergência de plântulas em solo e comprimento médio de plântula. Os resultados indicaram que a deterioração controlada a 45º C por 48 horas, utilizando-se sementes com grau de umidade de 24%, foi o procedimento mais eficiente para a separação dos lotes em níveis de vigor.

Influência da água e do potássio na qualidade da semente de mamoeiro

O objetivo do presente trabalho foi verificar o efeito da adubação potássica e das diferentes lâminas de irrigação sobre a germinação e o vigor das sementes de mamoeiro. Foram utilizadas sementes provenientes de frutos hermafroditas de mamoeiro do grupo Solo (cv. Golden), colhidos no estádio dois de maturação, na Fazenda Santa Terezinha, pertencente a Caliman Agrícola, localizada no município de Linhares - ES. Após a colheita, os frutos permaneceram armazenados por oito dias em local aberto e arejado. Os tratamentos foram constituídos por cinco lâminas de irrigação equivalentes a 70, 90, 110, 130 e 150% da evapotranspiração de referência e quatro doses de potássio (30, 42, 54 e 66g/planta), aplicadas mensalmente até o término do experimento. O espaçamento utilizado foi de, respectivamente, 3,6m e 2,0m para as fileiras duplas e simples e a distância entre as plantas dentro das fileiras foi de 1,8m. As características avaliadas foram germinação e vigor, este último determinado pela primeira contagem do teste de germinação e pela classificação de plântulas. O delineamento estatístico utilizado foi o inteiramente casualizado, sendo os dados submetidos à análise de variância e regressão. A dose de 35g de potássio associada à irrigação equivalente a 70% da evapotranspiração propiciou os maiores valores de germinação e que a combinação adequada da dose de potássio e lâmina de irrigação contribuiu de maneira significativa para o aumento do vigor das sementes de mamoeiro.

Influência do nitrogênio e das lâminas de irrigação na qualidade fisiológica das sementes de mamoeiro

O presente trabalho teve por objetivo verificar a qualidade fisiológica das sementes de mamoeiro em função da aplicação de diferentes níveis de nitrogênio e lâminas de irrigação. Para a implantação do cultivo foram utilizadas plantas de mamoeiro da cultivar Golden (grupo Solo), dispostas em fileiras duplas e simples, totalizando a área de 5,04m2 por planta e 120,96m2 por parcela. Os tratamentos foram constituídos por cinco lâminas de irrigação equivalentes a 70, 90, 110, 130 e 150% da evapotranspiração de referência, estimada pela equação de Penman-Monteith (FAO-56) e quatro doses de nitrogênio (10, 20, 30 e 40g/planta) disponibilizadas mensalmente até o término do experimento, sendo utilizado o sulfato de amônio como fonte desse nutriente. As sementes foram extraídas de frutos hermafroditas e lavadas em peneira de metal para a remoção da sarcotesta. As características avaliadas foram germinação e vigor, estimadas pelos testes de germinação, primeira contagem de germinação, classificação de plântulas e peso da matéria seca da plântula. O delineamento estatístico utilizado foi o inteiramente casualizado no esquema fatorial, sendo os dados submetidos à análise de variância e regressão. Com os resultados obtidos foi possível concluir que a dose de 10g de nitrogênio associada à lâmina de irrigação correspondente a 109% da evapotranspiração, resultou em maiores valores de germinação e que doses de nitrogênio, associada a lâmina adequada de irrigação, contribuíram de maneira significativa para o aumento do vigor das sementes de mamoeiro.

Accelerating food safety and quality control: The use of antibody engineering techniques in the detec-tion of low-molecular weight food contaminants

The increased awareness and evolved consumer habits have set more demanding standards for the quality and safety control of food products. The production of foodstuffs which fulfill these standards can be hampered by different low-molecular weight contaminants. Such compounds can consist of, for example residues of antibiotics in animal use or mycotoxins. The extremely small size of the compounds has hindered the development of analytical methods suitable for routine use, and the methods currently in use require expensive instrumentation and qualified personnel to operate them. There is a need for new, cost-efficient and simple assay concepts which can be used for field testing and are capable of processing large sample quantities rapidly. Immunoassays have been considered as the golden standard for such rapid on-site screening methods. The introduction of directed antibody engineering and in vitro display technologies has facilitated the development of novel antibody based methods for the detection of low-molecular weight food contaminants. The primary aim of this study was to generate and engineer antibodies against low-molecular weight compounds found in various foodstuffs. The three antigen groups selected as targets of antibody development cause food safety and quality defects in wide range of products: 1) fluoroquinolones: a family of synthetic broad-spectrum antibacterial drugs used to treat wide range of human and animal infections, 2) deoxynivalenol: type B trichothecene mycotoxin, a widely recognized problem for crops and animal feeds globally, and 3) skatole, or 3-methyindole is one of the two compounds responsible for boar taint, found in the meat of monogastric animals. This study describes the generation and engineering of antibodies with versatile binding properties against low-molecular weight food contaminants, and the consecutive development of immunoassays for the detection of the respective compounds.

Trophic cascades in boreal landscapes: top predator protection on tree seedlings and forest grouse

Changes in the abundance of top predators have brought about notable, cascading effects in ecosystems around the world. In this thesis, I examined several potential trophic cascades in boreal ecosystems, and their separate interspecific interactions. The main aim of the thesis was to investigate whether predators in the boreal forests have direct or indirect cascading effects on the lower trophic levels. First, I compared the browsing effects of different mammalian herbivores by excluding varying combinations of voles, hares and cervids from accessing the seedlings of silver birch (Betula pendula), Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) and Norway spruce (Picea abies). Additionally, I studied the effect of simulated predation risk on vole browsing by using auditory cues of owls. Moving upwards on the trophic levels, I examined the intraguild interactions between the golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos), and its mesopredator prey, the red fox (Vulpes vulpes) and the pine marten (Martes martes). To look at an entire potential trophic cascade, I further studied the combined impacts of eagles and mesopredators on the black grouse (Tetrao tetrix) and the hazel grouse (Tetrastes bonasia), predicting that the shared forest grouse prey would benefit from eagle presence. From the tree species studied, birch appears to be the most palatable one for the mammalian herbivores. I observed growth reductions in the presences of cervids and low survival associated with hares and voles, which suggests that they all weaken regeneration in birch stands. Furthermore, the simulated owl predation risk appeared to reduce vole browsing on birches in late summer, although the preferred grass forage is then old and less palatable. Browsing by voles and hares had a negative effect on the condition and survival of Scots pine, but in contrast, the impact of mammalian herbivores on spruce was found to be small, at least when more preferred food is available. I observed that the presence of golden eagles had a negative effect on the abundance of adult black grouse but a positive, protective effect on the proportion of juveniles in both black grouse and hazel grouse. Yet, this positive effect was not dependent on the abundance foxes or martens, nor did eagles seem to effectively decrease the abundance of these mesopredators. Conversely, the protection effect on grouse could arise from fear effects and also be mediated by other mesopredators. The results of this thesis provide important new information about trophic interactions in the boreal food webs. They highlight how different groups of mammalian herbivores vary in their effects on the growth and condition of different tree seedlings. Lowered cervid abundances could improve birch regeneration, which indirectly supports the idea that the key predators of cervids could cause cascading effects also in Fennoscandian forests. Owls seem to reduce vole browsing through an intimidation effect, which is a novel result of the cascading effects of owl vocalisation and could even have applications for protecting birch seedlings. In the third cascade examined in this thesis, I found the golden eagle to have a protective effect on the reproducing forest grouse, but it remains unclear through which smaller predators this effect is mediated. Overall, the results of this thesis further support the idea that there are cascading effects in the forests of Northern Europe, and that they are triggered by both direct and non‐lethal effects of predation.

From gold money to fictitious money

ABSTRACT In the nineteenth century, money appear primarily as gold. In the twenty-first century, it appears as strictly fiduciary money. It is known that Marx said very clearly that the golden money was the effective basis of the monetary and credit system. Had the historical development finally shown that his theory of value and money would be false? Marxists have struggled continually with this problem. This paper tries to show that exist a simple and good answer to this crucial question. It comes just developing a little the dialectics of commodities and money found on Marx's Capital.

Resolución 49490 del 20 de agosto de 2014 ¿Es requisito para inscribir las actas de asamblea o junta de socios la indicación del número de acciones representadas en la reunión?

La Cámara de Comercio se abstuvo de registrar el acta de asamblea general de accionistas de la sociedad GOLDEN MEDICAL GROUP COLOMBIA SAS, por medio de la cual se nombraba el revisor fiscal y se aceptaba la renuncia del suplente del gerente. Esta decisión se fundamentó en 2 motivos: (1) No se indicó de manera clara el número de acciones representadas en la reunión. (con fundamento en los artículos 22 de la Ley 1258/08 y la ley 222/95) y (2) A título de recomendación: que por prohibición expresa del código, no es viable dejar un cargo de representación legal vacante, en consecuencia, debe o eliminarse el cargo, lo que acarrea una reforma estatutaria, o nombrar a alguien en dicho cargo.

Key Turning

As part of the Official Opening of Brock University, General Vanier unlocked the main doors to the Glenridge Campus with a golden key. It is interesting to note that the Governor General did not proceed to push open the doors, citing "that [it] was not in the script". Instead Madame Vanier instictively pushed open the doors herself moments later. The man just visible in the right edge of the photo is E. R. Davey, chairman of the property and building committee of the Brock University Founders' Committee. The Governor General can be seen turning the key.

Values and the classroom teacher

This is a descriptive study of elementary school teachers' perceptions of values transmitted in classrooms. Through circulation of a survey to teachers in Public and Separate Schools in the "Golden I-Iorseshoe" distt-ict of SOLtthern Ontario (e}{clLtding Toronto), it was found that teachers do see themselves as promoting values which tend to be conceptual or knowledge-based and receptive and pertain to self-perception and personal growth. They also show a tendency t.o Lise nlore conceptL\al teachi ng strategies SLieri as discussiona The respondents had no clear opinion regarding student disposition toward values but did feel very influential in developing that disposition. Demographic factors of gender, age, teaching division and teaching experience affected the responses to the surveYa The study was undertaken to describe a very sensitive area in education in the hope of moving closer toward a more effective school system II.

Every man his own guide to the Falls of Niagara : or, The whole story in a few words /

Cover title: Guide to Niagara Falls.

Michael Hornyansky Fonds,

Michael Sands Hornyansky was the son of well-known artist, Nicholas Hornyansky and a cellist. He attended Oakwood Collegiate, Toronto; University College in Toronto and Merton College, Oxford where he was a Rhodes scholar. He won the Newdigate prize for poetry in 1951. Dr. Hornyansky taught English Language and Literature at Carleton University, Ottawa for 10 years before moving to Niagara in 1964. He was the founding chairman of the English Department of Brock University where he remained until his retirement in 1993. Some of his achievements include:The Golden Phoenix, a retelling of French Canadian folk tales and the publishing of papers on children’s literature and the discriminating use of the English language. He also reviewed poetry for the University of Toronto Quarterly. Michael Hornyansky died on May 14th, 2008 in Alberta at the age of 81. The annual Michael Hornyansky prize for creative writing was established at Brock University.

Map - Plan of Attack of a Iagdkommaudo west of Cantigny, 27 May 1918

A map titled "Plan of Attack of a Iagdkommaudo west of Cantigny on 27 May 1918. There are two sketches and the legend indicates that sketch no. 1 is "Firing until 7A.M." and sketch no. 2 is "Firing after 7A.M."

Map - Principaute de Monaco

A map of Monaco with legend of fifty locations.

Map - Plan of Organization of Conquered Position

A map titled "Plan of Organization of Conquered Position". There is a legend at the top right that reads: "Parallel of Surveillance, Parallel of Resistance, Parallel of the Redoubts, Limit between Bns., Final Objective, Final Line after Counter Attack." The map is dated 17 December 1918