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Silence and the Borrowed Voices of Women in "Skeletons of Men (Otoko no hone: 男の骨)"
<p>This thesis examines womenΓÇÖs strategies of ΓÇ£silenceΓÇ¥ and ΓÇ£borrowed voicesΓÇ¥ as observed in ΓÇ£Skeletons of MenΓÇ¥ written by Enchi Fumiko: 1905-1986). Enchi deconstructs the reified image of women passed down through history by showing how the male-centered Japanese society whether …
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From Skeletons to Orchards
This thesis is a creative work that is segmented into three main phases in order to display the developing poetic growth and control in the work of Paul Andrew Thies. The first phase is titled "Skeletons and Rhinoceri." It was a phase where I focused on more classical forms of poetry, namely …
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Development of proxy seawater records from gorgonian coral skeletons
Information about the history of Earth’s climate system is largely derived from the chemical composition of biogenic skeletons preserved in the geologic record. The isotope and elemental composition of scleractinian corals have proven to be useful tools for palaeoceanographic reconstruction, …
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Chemical investigations into the physiology of bile acid skeletons
Bile acids are a class of surfactants that facilitate the digestion of dietary lipids and fat soluble vitamins in the intestines of vertebrates. Since they are the end products of cholesterol metabolism, bile acids biosynthesis is the major pathway to remove excess of cholesterol, which is another …
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Low shrinkage metal skeletons by three dimensional printing
Three Dimensional Printing (3DP) is a process for the rapid fabrication of three dimensional parts directly from computer models. A solid object is created by printing a sequence of two dimensional layers. The creation of each layer involves the spreading of a thin layer of powdered material …
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Materials systems for low shrinkage metal skeletons in three dimensional printing
Three Dimensional Printing (3DP) is a process for the rapid fabrication of three dimensional parts directly from computer models. A solid object is created by printing a sequence of two dimensional layers. The creation of each layer involves the spreading of a thin layer of powdered material …
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Strengthening porous metal skeletons by metal deposition from a nanoparticle dispersion
The accuracy of solid freeform fabrication processes such as three-dimensional printing (3DP) and selective laser sintering (SLS) must be improved for them to achieve wide application in direct production of metal parts. This work seeks to reduce sintering and deformation of porous metal skeletons …
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Flow injection analysis (FIA) determination of lead by hydride generation in banded coral skeletons /
… method was developed for the determination of lead at ng.ml-l level. Potassium ferricyanide (K3Fe(CN)6) was used along with sodium tetrahydroborate(III) (NaBH4) to produce plumbane (PbH4) in an acid medium. The design of a gas-liquid separator (hydride generator) was tested and the …
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The relation between elevated blood pressure in young men and critical growth periods /
… to appear in younger individuals, especially men. However, general cardiovascular disease risk factors fail to explain this trend. Insufficient attention is given to the possible relation between hypertension and birth parameters as well as growth characteristics. It was not known which of the …
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Cages and Skeletons in Digital Animation: A Novel Skeleton-based Approach for Cage Generation
Cages together with skeletons are the most widely used structures to pose a digital character, giving the illusion of its movement. While skeletons are generally used for primary motion, like limbs movements, cages instead, are usually used to enrich primary motion with secondary effects, like body …
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Fisher of Men
<p><em>Fisher of Men</em> tells the story of an ancient and secretive group of supernatural balance keepers. When God goes missing, it is up to them to locate him before the armies of Heaven and Hell lay siege to the earth, but they have their own problems. When knowledge of a secret weapon …
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Fishers of Men
<p>My novel, Fishers of Men, is a historical fiction account in which 23-year-old Henry Fisher, a present-day medical student, explores the urban legends surrounding the abandoned Waverly Hills Sanatorium in Louisville, Kentucky, which handled one of the largest tuberculosis outbreaks in world …
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Evil men
A collection of short stories interested in the nature of evil as it relates to the formulation of masculine identity. As means of this exploration, the collection engages a multitude of forms and narrative styles, as well as endeavors to build a broad cultural framework for storytelling.
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Hepatitis C prevalence in HIV infected heterosexual men and men who have sex with men
Background: Globally 1% of individuals are infected with hepatitis C virus (HCV). In South Africa (SA), the prevalence ranges between 0.3% - 1% with few prospective screening data available. Similarly, local data on transmission modes of HCV are limited but probably include parenteral routes and …
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The Substance Abuse Treatment Experience of Men Who Have Sex with Men
… study focuses on the substance abuse treatment experiences of men who have sex with men. Current research in this area indicates that while these men sometimes seek treatment for substance abuse issues, their treatment experience can be compromised due to personal fears or ignorance on the …
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"Men made out of words": reading men writing masculinities in Australian literature
This study of some Australian literary texts covers Rod Jones ("Julia Paradise"), David Brooks ("The book of Sei"), Robert Drewe ("A cry in the jungle bar"), George Johnston ("My brother Jack") and Patrick White ("The Twyborn affair")
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Successful illiterate men
… to eradicate illiteracy, it persists. Part of the problem is that too little is known about the people for whom literacy programs are designed. Such programs may fail if they are designed by people who view their clientele as deficient. This perspective of deficiency is based on two …
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Parent-Child Health Communication From the Perspectives of Young African American Men Who Have Sex With Men and the Parents of Young African American Men Who Have Sex With Men
<p>Background:African American young men who have sex with men (AAYMSM) experience an array of adverse health concerns. These young men are at an increased risk for substance use, risky sexual behavior, victimization, and HIV/AIDS. These health concerns are more pronounced among AAYMSM because of …
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