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Showing 1 to 20 of 2125 for “""Under Western Eyes""”.
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Under Western eyes : the BBC and the Iranian revolution 1978-1979 : a discursive analysis
… events as news. The way in which the BBC as a Western broadcaster mediated in the highly anti-Western context of the Iranian revolution of 1979 is the core question that the study attempts to explore. It does so by analyzing the BBC news-discourse based on a narrative model and by showing the …
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Under the Eyes of God: The Huichols and the Mexican State, 1810-1910
… violence. My work examines an important, but understudied group of people during a crucial period of Mexican history. It also provides an intimate glimpse into state consolidation and transnational influences upon indigenous groups who used state processes against the state itself in order to …
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Refractive Outcome in Eyes of Preterm Infants
… differences in the prevalence of hyperopia under the age of 4, and the degree of hyperopia was higher in premature infants born without threashold ROP than the others. The prevalence and the degree of astigmatism were similar among three groups. There were no significant differences in the …
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The western order under quasi-multilateralism:the Bosnian conflict and the West 1992-1995
… order with special reference to the Western debate regarding use of coercive power in the Bosnian conflict of 1992-1995. As the role of multilateralism and the authority of the UN were the most contentious issues of the debate, this thesis will provide a critical resource for …
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Tobacco Under Contract: Agricultural Development and Environmental Change in Kuria District, Western Kenya
In conclusion, this dissertation stresses the importance of placing the landuser at the center of agricultural and environmental policy discussions, especially if the twin goals of increasing agricultural productivity and environmental conservation are to be realized in sustainable manner.
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Monaural perception under dichotic conditions
… it has theoretical ramifications, and its understanding could lead to improvements in the quality of life of the hearing-impaired. More generally, the techniques and results can be applied to fields in which information is combined across an array of sensors (e.g., vision with two eyes and …
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Soil community structure and litter decomposition under irrigated Eucalyptus Globulus in South Western Australia
… and their contribution to litter decomposition under plantation systems (Adolphson, 2000). The Albany Effluent Irrigated Tree Farm provided an opportunity to research plantation (Eucalyptus globulus ) soil flora and fauna communities, rates of litter decomposition and to describe the impact of …
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Forests under threat? Changes in land use and forest cover in rural western Uganda
… and land use change are widespread in western Uganda. However, the spatial patterns and time-series of change and the reasons why it is occurring remain to be fully investigated. In this work a combination of satellite imagery and social surveys is used to quantify forest gains and loss …
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The Iconographic Owl through the Eyes of American Artists: From Native Americans to Joseph Cornell
… could be both a blessing and a curse. As western society spread American artists used the owl as a symbol in folk and fine art. Artists like John James Audubon and Alexander Wilson depicted owls in their work to create a visual awareness and to promote the advancement of scientific …
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Static and Dynamic Stress/Strain Properties for Human and Porcine Eyes
… for healthy postmortem human and porcine (pig) eyes. Maximum rupture stress for the quasi-static tests was found to be 11.17MPa for human tissue and 12.08MPa for porcine tissue, whereas stress for the dynamic tests was found to be 30.18MPa for human tissue and 26.01MPa for porcine tissue. …
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Econometric models of Western Canada crop acreage demand and yield response under risk and uncertainty
… it into acreage and yield responses for Western Canada grains, using aggregate data across provinces for 1961-1995. This study follows a similar study for Manitoba by Mundang (1996). Acreage demands are estimated by employing duality models and allowing risk aversion. Econometric results …
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Disability in under-resourced areas in the Western Cape, South Africa : a descriptive analytical study
Disability is a complex construct, and our understanding of it has evolved over the years from a purely medical description to encapsulating the experience of those with disability in the context in which they live. The International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) …
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Poetry & patronage in the early imperial era : through the eyes of Martial
… practical functioning in Roman society. A clear understanding of both of these social phenomena is essential so as to lay the necessary groundwork for the more specific examinations of function. By contrast, the second chapter shifts the discussion into the application of such relationships in …
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Poetry & patronage in the early imperial era : through the eyes of martial
… practical functioning in Roman society. A clear understanding of both of these social phenomena is essential so as to lay the necessary groundwork for the more specific examinations of function. By contrast, the second chapter shifts the discussion into the application of such relationships in …
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Eye Movement Control During Reading: The Selection of Where to Send the Eyes
… of eye movement control and the processes under investigation. While there is certainly a sufficiently close correspondence between eye movements and perceptual and cognitive processes to reach broad conclusions, as a reader's eye movements are called upon to make finer and more complicated …
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Through the women's eyes: Latin American Women's Experience of Immigration to Australia
… challenges and discrimination. In seeking to understand the specific acculturation challenges of Latin American females in Australia, 13 women – living in Australia for an average of 32 years – were interviewed using an open-ended schedule. The data from the interviews was qualitatively …
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Child Soldiers: victims or perpetrators - how they are treated under international law and Sierra Leonean law
… Desmond Tutu once said: 'We must not close our eyes to the fact that child soldiers are both victims and perpetrators. They sometimes carry out the most barbaric acts of violence. But no matter what the child is guilty of, the main responsibility lies with us, the adults. There is simply no …
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Neurons under tension: A study of vesicle dynamics
… by light sensitive optical neurons in our eyes; We move our bodies by actuating muscles signaled by motor neurons; And we are able to sense using sensory neurons wired throughout our bodies. Growing experimental evidence suggests that mechanical tension plays a significant role in …
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