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Showing 1 to 20 of 482 for “"Colonisation"”.
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Shipping sheep: a zooarchaeology of Greek colonisation
… in archaeological research. Taking the Greek colonisation of southern Italy and the Adriatic coast of Croatia as case studies faunal material was examined from Greece and both of these areas to determine what data domesticates could provide as to the scale and process of Greek colonisation in …
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Company Colonisation and the Settler Revolution, 1820–1840
… examines the cluster of agricultural trading and colonisation companies that emerged in the wake of the Napoleonic wars. It argues that company colonisation in Britain’s settler empire was driven by developments in the City of London. While scholars have long studied emigration and colonisation in …
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Painting Invasion and Colonisation: Provisional Evocations of the Past
… a vehicle for my reflections on the invasion and colonisation of Tasmania. The project brings together three fields of inquiry: the history of invasion and colonisation in Tasmania, contemporary politics, and the history and contemporary practice of painting. My research questions focus on …
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Painting Invasion and Colonisation: Provisional Evocations of the Past
… a vehicle for my reflections on the invasion and colonisation of Tasmania. The project brings together three fields of inquiry: the history of invasion and colonisation in Tasmania, contemporary politics, and the history and contemporary practice of painting. My research questions focus on …
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Ngāti Rehua o Te Moananui o Toi: Cobwebs of Colonisation
… sail, delving into the destruction wrought by colonisation and the ongoing injustice faced by Ngāti Rehua. The thesis, thus, highlights the unbreakable wairua of Ngāti Rehua and their resilience in living as the tangata whenua within the islands of Te Moananui o Toi. The thesis journey begins …
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The Drivers of Government Megapolicies: Internal Settler Colonisation in Indonesia
Why do governments pursue megapolicies, or disproportionate investments in structural change? Megapolicies include large-scale welfare, agricultural improvement, and population resettlement programmes. They are puzzling because of their high costs. Governments could have pursued alternative …
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The colonisation of treated water systems by <i>Legionella pneumophila</i>
… system. Copper was found to be inhibitory to colonisation and growth of <i>L. pneumophila</i>. <br></br><br></br>The model system was used to develop biofilms on the surface of appropriate plumbing materials and then these were used to determine efficiency of commercially available biocides. …
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Post-medieval colonisation in the forests of Bowland, Knaresborough and Pickering
… wastes. It was, in fact, the principal means of colonisation in the 16th and 17th centuries, and the existence of many such lists at the Public Record Office - most particularly for the Forest of Knaresborough - constitutes a hitherto untapped source, for this Forest at least. It is clear that …
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Biotic and climatic factors affecting the colonisation of wood-invading fungi
… The role of superior enzyme production in fungal colonisation was investigated and it has been established that the competitive ability of a fungus in terms of enzyme production may be assessed more readily by its Cellulolysis Adequacy Index (C.A.I.) rather than by growth rate measurement, or by …
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A theory of Greek colonisation : EIA Thrace and initial Greek contacts.
The study of Greek colonisation is still dominated by Hellenocentric and Imperialist approaches. Furthermore, culture historical methodologies are still common. Studies often prioritise Imperialist readings of Greek literature, and even (as demonstrated here) restore fragments of Archilochos …
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Some Studies on the Competitive Colonisation of Cellulosic Substrates by Microorganisms
In an investigation of aspects of the competitive colonisation of straw by microorganisms, fungi were first isolated from samples of straw to determine the predominant species present. Straw treated with ammonia solutions was also isolated from; under these conditions, Coprinus cinereus became the …
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Vers une nouvelle colonisation : le roman du dictateur francophone subsaharien et caribéen
This study proposes to examine the representation of neo-colonialist governments in black Francophone novels. The dissertation examines the modes and means by which several post-independences writers depict, portray, represent and, to some extent, codify within their texts the tactics of …
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An investigation in the seasonal patterns of bacterial colonisation in childhood pneumonia
… is the occurrence of asymptomatic bacterial colonisation or carriage of the nasopharynx, which in turn precedes disease development and progression. This study investigates the trends and patterns of bacterial carriage in the development of pneumonia in South African infants up to one year of …
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Disturbance in Small, Fragmented Peat Bogs and its Contribution to Iris pseudacorus Colonisation
Peat bogs are of global importance as carbon sinks and hotspots of biodiversity. In British Columbia, some peat bogs such as the Galiano Island Ecological Reserve are fragmented by the construction of roadways (Cook Road). This construction impacts the dynamic of the bog, which is also affected by …
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Genetic structure and colonisation history of European and UK population of Gammarus pulex
… to be a consequence of two separate waves of colonisation after the formation of the major drainages in the Miocene. The UK appears to have been colonised once from either the Elbe, Mosel and Rhine drainages separately or cumulatively across the drainage basins late in the Pleistocene before a …
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Essays on the political economy of 20th century colonisation and decolonisation in Africa
The focus of this dissertation is on colonisation and decolonisation as cornerstones in the development of sub-Saharan Africa's current institutions and how these historical institutions affect current economic growth outcomes. The dissertation consists of three main chapters besides the …
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Interrelationship of hydrology, microbial colonisation and hydrometallurgy in a simulated chalcopyrite heap leach
Chalcopyrite is the most abundant primary copper sulphide mineral found worldwide. As copper grades of ores available for extraction decrease, heap bioleaching is gaining interest as a potential operating alternative to traditional methods of roasting and smelting. The efficiency by which bacteria …
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A Hypothetical Exploration of Survival, Colonisation and Interplanetary Relations Around the planet Mars
… the short and long-term implications of Martian colonisation and an explication. The first part examines the necessity of a robust and mentally-fit crew along with the relationships between corporatism. The second, which happens a century later, explores the health effects of long-term living on …
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Neonatal enteral feeding tube as loci for Enterobacteriaceae colonisation and risk to neonatal health
The incidence of neonatal infections caused by Enterobacteriaceae has been increasing in recent years, and they are now recognised as the predominant causative agents in neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) outbreaks. Klebsiella spp. and Serratia spp. are the most common causative pathogens, and E. …
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