Architecture as drawing: representational space architecturally transformed

This thesis project was motivated by the premise that a drawing could take on architectural meaning beyond its initial performance as a re-presentation of an architectural idea. Initially, there existed the goal to create a drawing that was architecture. In the creation of a process wherein the drawing is the research, however, there comes an understanding that a drawing may never be literal architecture; although, the means by which the drawing is created might be architectural, or at the very least, speak to ideals which are fundamental to the creation, to the process, of architecture itself

Global and community-based sustainability: making it happen

David Arkell explores the emergence of a new project which concretely manifests the principles of sustainability. It shows how government, business and education can work together on global and community-based projects. Key to its success is the galvanisation of hearts and minds through reflective practice - emotional participation

Examining The Impact of Campus Intramural Sports Participation on Students’ Sense of Community Using A Pre-Test Post-Test Design

Participation in out-of-class activities and campus recreation/intramural sports are some of the most popular activities for students on college campuses and one of the most beneficial social outlets for students. However only recently has this connection been examined more deeply. Due to the overwhelming number of students participating in these programs and services it is important to examine the impact of participation in an attempt to better understand the degree to which involvement in campus recreational sports contributes to students’ sense of community. The purpose of this quantitative pre-test post-test study was to examine changes in students’ perceived sense of community over the duration of an intramural season. One hundred and forty-seven intramural participants (N=147) completed a pre-test questionnaire on their first week of their intramural sport season and a post-test on their last week of their intramural sport season. The initial plan of analysis to complete a Repeated Measures Multiple Analysis of Co-Variance (MANCOVA) was stopped promptly due to high mean scores from participants. For each question and factor the data was so consistently skewed and high it was simply not normally distributed leading to assumptions to be broken immediately. A Non-parametric design model Wilcoxon signed-rank test was used to analyze the data instead which indicates that there was not a significant change testing factors mean score ranks between the pre and post-test. This finding demonstrates that there was not a significant difference in participants perception of sense of community but rather participants had high perceived feelings of sense of community both times they were tested. This study supports the findings of previous research which has found that those students who are involved in recreational sports in a post-secondary environment receive both perceived feelings of sense of community but also relationship building opportunities and experiences. Future research should focus on studying perceptions of sense of community and to explore other areas of a campus community, such as; clubs, varsity sports teams, events, etc. Through studying other areas of a campus community there would be the ability to indicate if there are differences or similarities between feelings of sense of community by specific programs

Functional Analysis of Transforming Growth Factor-Beta Related Molecules During Early Mouse Development

Embryogenesis requires cell-cell communication in which individual cells send and receive signals that determine their final fate. The transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β) superfamily of molecules encodes secreted factors which are capable of regulating cellular growth and differentiation. Recently, members of the TGF-β superfamily have emerged as candidates for many postulated embryonic inductive interactions. As a step towards understanding such interactions, this thesis investigates the hypothesis that TGF-β superfamily molecules may act as embryonic inducing factors in the mouse. The embryonic expression of a number of TGF-β superfamily members and a putative inhibitor of one of these, follistatin, were investigated. While activin (a mesoderm inducing factor in Xenopus animal caps) was not expressed in the mouse embryo, follistatin, BMP-7, BMP-2 and Vgr-2 were expressed during gastrulation and early organogenesis. Strategies were designed to ectopically express two of these molecules, BMP-7 and Vgr-2 in embryogenesis. Firstly, embryonic stem (ES) cells were used as a vehicle to secrete Vgr-2 throughout the embryo. No effect on embryonic morphology was detected, although conditioned medium from the ES cells is capable of inducing mesoderm in Xenopus. Secondly, COS cells were used to deliver a localised source of BMP-7 to the cranial neural plate in cultured embryos. Such ectopic expression resulted in the induction of ectopic dorsal neural marker expression (Msx1 and AP-2), the diminished expression of a ventral marker (Shh), and a localised expansion of neurectodermal tissue. The localisation of endogenous BMP-7 mRNA during formation and patterning of the neural axis, together with the activities shown in this assay, suggest that BMP-7 may direct one or more aspects of early central nervous system formation in the mouse

The feed year approach to dairying

Dairy cows have different food requirements at different times of the year. Cows in peak production require much more food per day than dry cows. It is a waste of money to feed a dry cow more than it actually needs for maintenance. Equally, it is uneconomic NOT to feed a producing cow enough to give maximum production

Productive pastures pay - a manual on pasture establishment and management for the above 700 mm rainfall zone

This manual on pasture establishment andmanagement is designed to help farmers grow productive pastures. It deals with annual and perennial pastures on dryland and irrigated farms in the above 700 mm rainfall zone and may be used by individual farmers or discussion groups. Input from discussion groups will improve futureeditions of the manual.Farmers frequently need to reseed their pastures. Pastures deteriorate and new, more productive species and cultivars come on to the market. Also improved techniques are developed to tackle land management problems like salinity, waterlogging and acidity. All these situations lead to a reseeding operation.https://researchlibrary.agric.wa.gov.au/bulletins/1052/thumbnail.jp

Drawing as Architecture: Representational Space Architecturally Transformed

This project was motivated by the premise that a drawing could take on architectural meaning beyond its initial performance as a re-presentation of an architectural idea; in other words, the motivation was to create a drawing that was architecture. When the drawing is the research, however, the conclusions found are necessarily different from the earliest goals pursued. There comes an understanding that a drawing may never be literal architecture; although, the means by which the drawing is created might be architectural or, at the very least, speak to ideals which are fundamental to the creation, to the process, of architecture