Onze femmes inuit à Montréal : comprendre leur expérience d'itinérance et de sortie de rue

La présente étude a pour objectif de comprendre l’expérience d’itinérance des femmes inuit du Nunavik installées à Montréal dans les trois phases de leurs trajectoires, soit le prédéplacement, le déplacement et le postdéplacement. Le cadre d’analyse privilégié est celui de l’approche intersectionnelle, car il invite à reconnaître la pluralité des composantes identitaires qui s’entrecroisent de façon unique dans l’expérience personnelle et collective, et amènent les femmes à cumuler les sources de vulnérabilité. Cette approche privilégie l’étude du point de vue des femmes marginalisées en leur laissant la parole, ce qui a été fait grâce à la méthode des récits de vie. L’échantillon a été construit sur la base de deux groupes afin d’explorer l’expérience d’itinérance incluant la sortie : cinq participantes étaient itinérantes et six autres se disaient sorties de la rue au moment des entretiens. Cette recherche a été développée en collaboration avec une interprète culturelle et linguistique. Les données proviennent d’observations, d’une informatrice-clé et de vingt-et-une entrevues. Dix des onze participantes ont été rencontrées à deux reprises. Après une première entrevue non directive, le récit de vie de chacune a fait l’objet d’une analyse thématique et a été recomposé sous forme de trajectoire résumée graphiquement. La seconde entrevue démarrait par la présentation de cette trajectoire résumée pour inviter les femmes à participer à une validation des données en plus d’enrichir leur récit. Les résultats confirment certains résultats d’études tout en apportant des éléments nouveaux. Par exemple, le handicap, conjugué au genre, expose particulièrement les femmes inuit à la violence communautaire et interpersonnelle au Nunavik. Les commérages, perçus comme abusifs et oppressants par les femmes, font partie d’une intense violence communautaire au Nord et motivent le déplacement de celles-ci vers Montréal. Avec la récente sédentarisation, la vie en grande proximité exacerbe l’importance des commérages. Quant à la sortie de rue, elle est particulière aux femmes inuit : le copain détient un pouvoir d’inflexion de leurs trajectoires d’itinérance. Les femmes conçoivent le copain comme une clé culturelle leur donnant accès au système de logement puisqu’il connaît les rouages culturels et structurels de la vie à Montréal.

Electrical Characteristics of n-ZnO/p-Si Heterojunction Diodes Grown by Pulsed Laser Deposition at Different Oxygen Pressures

Heterojunction diodes of n-type ZnO/p-type silicon (100) were fabricated by 12 pulsed laser deposition of ZnO films on p-Si substrates in oxygen ambient at 13 different pressures. These heterojunctions were found to be rectifying with a 14 maximum forward-to-reverse current ratio of about 1,000 in the applied 15 voltage range of -5 V to +5 V. The turn-on voltage of the heterojunctions was 16 found to depend on the ambient oxygen pressure during the growth of the ZnO 17 film. The current density–voltage characteristics and the variation of the 18 series resistance of the n-ZnO/p-Si heterojunctions were found to be in line 19 with the Anderson model and Burstein-Moss (BM) shift.

Dynamic characteristics of Atmospheric boundary Layer during different phases of Monsoon

Atmospheric Boundary layer (ABL) is the layer just above the earth surface and is influenced by the surface forcing within a short period of an hour or less. In this thesis, characteristics of the boundary layer over ocean, coastal and inland areas of the atmosphere, especially over the monsoon regime are thoroughly studied. The study of the coastal zone is important due to its high vulnerability mainly due to sea breeze circulation and associated changes in the atmospheric boundary layer. The major scientific problems addressed in this thesis are diurnal and seasonal variation of coastal meteorological properties, the characteristic difference in the ABL during active and weak monsoons, features of ABL over marine environment and the variation of the boundary layer structure over an inland station. The thesis describes the various features in the ABL associated with the active and weak monsoons and, the surface boundary layer properties associated with the active and weak epochs. The study provides knowledge on MABL and can be used as the estimated values of boundary layer parameters over the marine atmosphere and to know the values and variabilities of the ABL parameters such as surface wind, surface friction, drag coefficient, wind stress and wind stress curl.

Generation of Variability for Salt Tolerance in Rice Using Tissue Culture Techniques

The study deals with the generation of variability for salt tolerance in rice using tissue culture techniques. Rice is the staple food of more than half of the world’s population. The management of drought, salinity and acidity in soils are all energy intensive agricultural practices. The Genetic variability is the basis of crop improvement. Somaclonal and androclonal variation can be effectively used for this purpose. In the present study, eight isozymes were studied and esterase and isocitric dehydrogenase was found to have varietal specific, developmental stage specific and stress specific banding pattern in rice. Under salt stress thickness of bands and enzyme activity showed changes. Pokkali, a moderately salt tolerant variety, had a specific band 7, which was present only in this variety and showed slight changes under stress. This band was faint in tillering and flowering stage .Based on the results obtained in the present study it is suggested that esterase could possibly be used as an isozyme marker for salt tolerance in rice. Varietal differences and stage specific variations could be detected using esterase and isocitric dehydrogenase . Moreover somaclonal and androclonal variation could be effectively detected using isozyme markers.

Biochemical Investigations on the Stability of Biological Membranes

In this project, an attempt has been made to study the stability of erythrocyte and lysosomal membranes biochemically. Erythrocytes were chosen for the study because of their ready availability and relative simplicity. Biological membranes forming closed boundaries between compartments of varying composition consist mainly of proteins and lipids. They are asymmetric, fluid structures that are thermodynamically stable and metabolically active. Normal cellular function begins with normal membrane structure and any variation in it may upset the normal functions. The degree of fluidity of a membrane depends on the chain length of its lipids and degree of unsaturation of constituent fatty acids. In response to environmental changes, many cells can regulate composition of their membranes to maintain the overall semi fluid environment necessary for many membrane associated functions. The assembly and Maintenance of membrane structures in cells is a dynamic process. The components are not only synthesized and inserted into a growing membrane but are also continuously degraded at a slower rate. This turnover process varies with each individual molecule.Lysosomes are important in the catabolic processes occurring in the cell. Lysosomes contain hydrolytic enzymes and are stable under normal conditions. In certain pathological conditions, the lysosomal membrane may rupture, releasing the hydrolytic enzymes into the cell and digestion of cell takes place as a whole. This is very dangerous. In normal life processes of multi cellular organisms, lysosomes rupture following the death of a cell and it may have some value as a built in mechanism for selfremoval of dead cells.An attempt has also been made in this project towards developing lysosome membrane stability as an index of fish spoilage during storage. Different membranes within the cell and between cells have different compositions as reflected in the ratio of protein to lipid. The difference is not surprising given the very different functions of membranes

Engineering the Properties of Indium Sulfide for Thin Film Solar Cells by Doping

In the present work, structural, optical and electrical properties of indium sulfide are tuned by specific and controlled doping. Silver, tin, copper and chlorine were used as the doping elements. In2S3 thin films for the present study were prepared using a simple and low cost “Chemical Spray Pyrolysis (CSP)” technique. This technique is adaptable for large-area deposition of thin films in any required shape and facilitates easiness of doping and/or variation of atomic ratio. It involves spraying a solution, usually aqueous, containing soluble salts of the constituents of the desired compound onto a heated substrate. Doping process was optimized for different doping concentrations. On optimizing doping conditions, we tuned the structural, optical and electrical properties of indium sulfide thin films making them perform as an ideal buffer layer.

An analogue of the logistic map in two dimensions

This is a sequel to our earlier work on the modulated logistic map. Here, we first show that the map comes under the universality class of Feigenbaum. We then give evidence for the fact that our model can generate strange attractors in the unit square for an uncountable number of parameter values in the range μ∞<μ<1. Numerical plots of the attractor for several values of μ are given and the self-similar structure is explicity shown in one case. The fractal and information dimensions of the attractors for many values of μ are shown to be greater than one and the variation in their structure is analysed using the two Lyapunov exponents of the system. Our results suggest that the map can be considered as an analogue of the logistic map in two dimensions and may be useful in describing certain higher dimensional chaotic phenomena.

Studies on equatorial undercurrent in the indian ocean

This thesis is an outcome of the studies, carried out by the author on the Equatorial Undercurrent and the Equatorial Jet, an interesting and unique phenomenon discovered, recently, in the Indian Ocean (wyrtxi, 1973). The main objective of the thesis is to carry out a detailed investigation of the seasonal, latitudinal and longitudinal variation of the Equatorial Undercurrent in the Indian Ocean and also the Equatorial Jet, through mapping the vertical distribution of the oceanographic properties across the equator along various longitudes for all the months of an year, between SON and SOS, utilising the oceanographic data collected during the International Indian Ocean Expedition and subsequently in the equatorial Indian Ocean. As the distribution of the hydrographic properties give only a qualitative identification of the Undercurrent, a novel technique of computing the zonal flux through bivariate distribution of salinity and thermosteric anomaly introduced by Montgomery and Stroup (1962), is adopted in order to have a quantitative variation of the Equatorial Undercurrent and the Equatorial Jet. Finally, an attempt is made to give a plausible explanation of the features observed.

studies on Prawn Gill Nets of The Kerala Coast

In the present study. extensive investigations were carried out on various factors affecting the selectivity of prawn gill nets with reference to material, mesh size, coefficient of hanging secolouration. Effect of tidal current on fishing height of prawn gill net and seasonal variation of catch during the course of these investigations were also studied.

Studies On Some Aspects Of Phytoplankton

The present study is concentrated on a composite group of algae of phy— toplankton. The algae in the aquatic environment are the most important of all ch1orophy1l- bearing life on earth on which considerable attention is being given on account of their supreme status in the aquatic food chain. Though the higher plants serve as the major primary producers in the terrestrial biocycle, the primary producers in the aquatic ecosystem especially in the marine environment-" assume unparalleled significance ‘because of their c'ontribution.to the high magnitude of production generating the fishery resources

Heterotrophic bacterial activity in selected aquaculture systems near cochin

The principal interest of the present investigation was to determine seasonal and vertical variation of chemoorganotrophic utilisation of glucose and sodium—acetate by the natural bacterial population in the aquaculture pond of Narakkal, Cochin using techniques which allow maintenance of the in situ gaseous concentrations during incubation. In addition salinity, dissolved oxygen, temperature, hydrogen—ion—.concentration, primary production, plant pigments and total bacterial concentration were determined seasonally and vertically because of their possible relationship to chemoorganotrophy.

Value orientation of professional students in kerala

The present study is on value orientation of professional students•and as such the theoretical value is inherent and implied. Variation on this value is likely to be limited among the subjects. The relevance of the present study is with particular reference, to management as a profession. In organisational settings motivation plays an important role. According to McClelland's theory of needs, achievement, power, and affiliation are the three important needs that help in understanding motivation. Achieve~ent need may be defined as the drive to excel, to achieve in relation to a set of standards, and to strive to succeed. Some people have a compelling drive to succeed. They have a desire to do something better or more efficiently than it has been done before. McClelland found that high achievers differentiate themselves from others by their desire to do things . better. Considering this fact, 'achievement' is included as one of the values for the study

Temporal pattern of fish production in a microtidal tropical estuary in the south-west coast of India

The status of fisheries and seasonal variation in fish diversity in the Kodungallur-Azhikode Estuary (KAE) were investigated. Total annual average fish production in the estuary declined significantly to 908.6 t with average yield of 5.4 kg ha-1 day-1, when compared to earlier study; where 2747 t was reported. During the present study, 60 species of finfishes (belonging to 34 finfish families), 6 species of penaeid shrimps, 2 species of palaemonid prawns, 2 species of crabs (4 crustacean families), 6 species of bivalves and 2 species of edible oysters (3 molluscan families) were noticed. Finfishes were the major group that contributed 69.62% of total fishery in the estuary and crustaceans (23.47%), bivalves (6.84%) and oysters (0.07%) also formed good fishery. Many of the fish species in the estuary were observed as threatened (Horabagrus brachysoma, Channa striatus, Channa marulius, Clarias batrachus, Heteropneustes fossilis and Wallago attu). The major fishing gears employed in the estuary were gillnets, cast nets, stake nets, scoop nets, ring nets, traps and Chinese dip nets. Gillnets contributed 45% of the total fish catch. Gillnets also showed highest catch per unit effort (CPUE) of 6.91 kg h -1 followed by cast nets (1.85 kg h -1), Chinese dip nets (3.20 kg h -1), stake nets (3.05 kg h -1), ring nets (1.27 kg h -1), hooks and lines (1.35 kg h -1) and scoop nets (0.92 kg h -1). The study implies that temporal changes in fish landing pattern of the KAE was mainly due to environmental variability, habitat modification and fish migration; under the influence of south-west monsoon and anthropogenic activities in the KAE. Results of the study suggest that spatio-temporal variations in the fish community structure could be an indicator for anthropogenic stress and it should be considered for restoration programmes.

Seasonal Variability Of Dissolved Nutrients In Mangrove Ecosystems Along South West Coast Of Kerala, India

The mangroves of Kerala are fast disappearing due to developmental activities.There are very few studies conducted in the chemical aspects of these ecosystems.The main objective of this study is to assess the spatial and seasonal variation of hydrographical as well as nutrients in mangrove ecosystems along Kerala coast. Five sampling sites least intervened by industries were selected for the study. Sampling was done for a period of six months in monthly intervals. A monsoonal hike of dissolved nutrients was observed in all ecosystems except in the constructed mangrove wetland. The constructed wetland exhibited a different hydrography and nutrient level in all seasons. The mangrove forest in this area consists of the species Bruguiera gymnorrhiza which has been planted since forty years.

Sprachentwicklung und Fachlernen im Mechanikunterricht

Die empirische Studie untersucht das Wechselspiel zwischen der fachbezogenen Sprachentwicklung und dem Fachlernen von Schülerinnen und Schülern bei der Einführung in den Kraftbegriff. Sie betrachtet also sowohl sprachliche wie auch kognitive Aspekte des Lernens in der Mechanik. Dafür wurde ein Unterrichtskonzept entwickelt, das den Gebrauch des Fachwortes Kraft in der Wissenschaft und in der alltäglichen Sprache besonders thematisiert. Dieses Unterrichtskonzept basiert auf Empfehlungen und Ergebnissen der Kognitionspsychologie, Linguistik, Philosophie, Sprachlehrforschung und der Didaktiken der Physik und der Fremdsprachen. Im Rahmen des Unterrichts wurden die Schülerinnen und Schüler mit zwei Aufgabentypen konfrontiert: Beim ersten Aufgabentyp waren die Lerner aufgefordert, den Kraftbegriff so zu verwenden, wie es einer fachsprachlich angemessenen Form entspräche, etwa um die Bewegung eines Zuges zu beschreiben. Aufgaben des zweiten Typs sahen vor, dass die Schülerinnen und Schüler kurze Texte danach klassifizierten, ob sie der Alltagssprache oder der Fachsprache angehörten. Diese als Metadiskurs bezeichnete Form der Auseinandersetzung mit sprachlichen Aspekten verhalf den Schülerinnen und Schülern zu einer Gelegenheit, ihr eigenes Verständnis des Kraftbegriffs zu thematisieren. Weiter lieferte der Metadiskurs wichtige Hinweise darauf, ob die Schülerinnen und Schüler sich bei ihren Beurteilungen eher auf formal-sprachliche oder inhaltliche Aspekte der Sprache bezogen. Für die Datenerhebung wurden alle Unterrichtsstunden videografiert und transkribiert. Zusammen mit schriftlichen Arbeitsergebnissen und Tests stand ein umfangreicher Datensatz zur Verfügung, für dessen Auswertung ein inhaltsanalytisches Verfahren Anwendung fand. Die Ergebnisse zeigen, dass das Lernen im Fach Physik bestimmte Ähnlichkeiten mit dem Lernen einer Fremdsprache zeigt: Wenn die Schülerinnen und Schüler den Kraftbegriff fachsprachlich verwenden sollen, sehen sie sich oft einer Alternativentscheidung gegenüber. Entweder sie versuchen, einer fachsprachlichen Form zu gehorchen und verlieren dabei den Inhalt aus den Augen, oder sie konzentrieren sich auf den Inhalt, drücken sich dabei aber in ihrer Alltagssprache aus und folgen Alltagskonzepten, die weit entfernt von den fachlich intendierten liegen. Ähnliche Beobachtungen kann man im Sprachunterricht machen, wenn Schüler eine neue grammatische Regel einüben: Sie konzentrieren sich entweder auf die neu zu erlernende Regel, oder aber auf den Inhalt des Gesagten, wobei sie die grammatische Regel, die an sich Gegenstand der Übung ist, verletzen. Meistens fällt diese Entscheidung derart, dass die Konzentration auf den Inhalt des Gesagten gerichtet ist, nicht oder wenig auf seine Form. Im Unterschied zum Sprachunterricht ist der Physikunterricht allerdings nicht nur darauf gerichtet, fachsprachlich angemessene Formen einzuüben, sondern insbesondere darauf, den Blick für neue und ungewohnte Konzepte zu öffnen. Damit müssen die Schülerinnen und Schüler hier häufig sprachliche und kognitive Hürden zur selben Zeit bewältigen. Die detaillierte Analyse des Metadiskurses zeigt, dass das Problem des Nebeneinanders zweier unterschiedlicher Anforderung entschäft werden kann: Während die Schüler im Metadiskurs unterschiedliche Aspekte der Sprache diskutieren, sind sie eher in der Lage, sowohl formale wie inhaltsbezogene Merkmale der Sprache wahrzunehmen. Der Text referiert weitere Parallelen zwischen dem Physikunterricht und dem Fremdsprachenlernen, sodass die Auffassung gerechtfertigt ist, dass die Fremdsprachendidaktik als Ideenlieferantin dafür dienen kann, neue Verbesserungsmöglichkeiten für den Physikunterricht aufzufinden.