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Showing 1 to 20 of 107 for “"Atlantis"”.
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Cash flow optimazation through inventory management improvements at Atlantis foundries
… A case study on castings manufacturer Atlantis Foundries (AF) located in Atlantis, South Africa, has been undertaken to prove a historical correlation between inventory developments and a deterioration in the net cash position. Based on that finding, a case specific set of key …
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Intuitive fully integrated platform for designing interactive objects in Quest Atlantis
Quest Atlantis is a 3D multi-user narrative game used as a teaching tool for children from ages 9 to 16. It has become highly successful and used by over 15,000 4th - 8th graders worldwide. Building upon this successful Quest Atlantis project, the designers of Quest Atlantis want to develop a …
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Fracture Analysis of the Lower Oceanic Crust, Atlantis Bank, Southwest Indian Ridge
<p>Atlantis Bank (AB) is an oceanic core complex (OCC), formed at the slow-spreading (spreading rate/yr) Southwest Indian Ridge (SWIR)-Atlantis II transform junction. AB is a domal massif composed of lower crustal and upper mantle rocks exhumed along a normal-sense detachment shear zone/fault. OCCs …
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Controlling Cape Town’s poor through water management devices: the case of Saxonsea, Atlantis
This study examined the impact of the City’s water management strategies, specifically the water management devices, on selected households in Saxonsea. The impact of cost recovery policies on poor households was interrogated in the light of government’s distributional and procedural equity in …
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Isolated direct photon production and the Atlantis event display for the ATLAS experiment
… Also explained is work carried out on the Atlantis event display. The thesis begins with a general overview of current research in particle physics, motivating the building of the LHC and ATLAS. These are described, concentrating on the main motivations for a direct photon measurement. The …
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The consultation relationship as a complex partnership: experiences of psychological consultation in Atlantis
… a school nurse and a mental health worker in Atlantis is discussed. Atlantis, a coloured town situated 48 kilometres from Cape Town along the west coast, is a remnant of Apartheid's separate development policy. A thematic analysis of the consultation relationships highlights the complex …
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Petrological and geochemical studies of an abyssal periodotite from the Atlantis II fracture zone
… of an abyssal peridotite dredged from the Atlantis II Fracture Zone in the southwestern Indian Ocean Ridge. Texturally, this sample is a serpentinized peridotite with a crosscutting coarse-grained clinopyroxenite vein. One of the alteration veinlets contains rutile and ilmenite in …
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Folk Music of Atlantis: An Exploration of Water as a Sound Source in Music
<p>Folk Music of Atlantis is a programmatic composition for water instruments and orchestra depicting the mythical city of Atlantis. I have researched water’s musical properties: its pitch bending, its ability to create sound through motion, and its percussive effects on various materials. Drawing …
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Petrological and geochemical studies of an abyssal periodotite from the Atlantis II fracture zone
Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences, 1997.
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Die Funktion der Atlantis-Rezeption in J. R. R. Tolkiens Númenor zwischen Empirie und Phantasie
… rezipiert: die Geschichte der versunkenen Insel Atlantis, die erstmals in Platons Dialogen Kritias und Timaios Erwähnung fand. Der Althistoriker und Phantastikforscher Michael Kleu resümierte in seinem Aufsatz Plato's Atlantis and the Post-Platonic Tradition in Tolkien's Downfall of Númenor, dass …
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The youth of Atlantis : can found youth be lost? : problems, needs and psychodynamics : an exploratory analysis
… problems, needs I and experiences of youth in Atlantis using an action research approach. Method: A purposive convenience sample of 15 youth between the ages of 12 and 21 were interviewed using semi-structured in-depth interviews (average length 70 minutes). In addition, two focus groups were …
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Smokkel for the pot : the politics of liquor retail in the Western Cape, a case study of Atlantis
… the political perceptions of the people of Atlantis towards political parties in light of the implementation of the Western Cape Liquor Act of 2008. Qualitative semi-structured interviews were conducted with key role players residing in Atlantis, and focus groups were also held with shebeen …
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Der ATLAS LVL2-Trigger mit FPGA-Prozessoren : Entwicklung, Aufbau und Funktionsnachweis des hybriden FPGA/CPU-basierten Prozessorsystems ATLANTIS
… des hybriden FPGA/CPU-basierten Prozessorsystems ATLANTIS als Triggerprozessor für das geplante ATLAS-Experiment am CERN. Auf der Basis von CompactPCI wird eine enge Verknüpfung zwischen einem Multi-FPGA-System und einer Standard-CPU umgesetzt. Das System ist in der Rechenleistung skalierbar und …
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A gateway to knowledge: the compliance of Wesfleur public library (Atlantis) with the UNESCO public library manifesto of 1994
The aim of this case study was to measure the compliance, or not, of the library services and resources of Wesfleur public library to the twenty-two principles of UNESCO Public Library Manifesto of 1994. The UNESCO Public Library Manifesto is a global guideline and framework for public libraries …
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3D Analysis of Fe-Ti Oxides and How They Affect Crystal-Plastic Deformation in Atlantis Bank, Southwest Indian Ridge
… and crystal-plastic deformation in Atlantis Bank, Southwest Indian Ridge by utilizing Micro-CT scanning. This was done through comparing the Micro-CT scans of 15 samples from three different Ocean Drilling Program and International Ocean Discovery Program drill holes using the Nikon …
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Investigation of the failure of statistical process control in manufacturing industries in South Africa : case study - Atlantis Diesel Engines
… results in some manufacturing industries such as Atlantis Diesel Engines in the Western Cape. Statistical Process Control is an improvement technique that, when properly used, can improve both the quality and the productivity levels which may subsequently improve the competitiveness of a company. …
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Evaluating the Occurrence, Fate and Human Health Risks of Contaminants of Emerging Concern in the Atlantis Managed Aquifer Recharge Scheme
… the impact of MAR on groundwater quality in the Atlantis Aquifer by assessing the occurrence and spatial distribution of 12 classes of CECs, including pharmaceuticals, pesticides, and industrial chemicals. In addition, it evaluates potential human health risks associated with exposure to CECs and …
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The Impact of Fe-Ti Oxide Concentration on the Structural Ridgity of the Lower Oceanic Crust, Atlantis Bank, Southwest Indian Ridge
… deformation in gabbroic samples from Atlantis Bank, Southwest Indian Ridge (SWIR). Atlantis Bank is an oceanic core complex that formed through the exhumation of lower oceanic crust along a detachment fault. OCCs form along slow-spreading ridges and are characterized by the complex …
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Re-imagining a child-centric spatial environment that promotes quality of life for children in Altantis (Witsand)
… of life for the development of children in Atlantis (Witsand). Altantis is located 45 kilometers north of Cape Town, Which is a long distance from the economic city centre. Atlantis was created in the early 1970s as a “model industrial node” within the framework of apartheid spatial …
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The Effects of Amphibole- and Sulfide-Producing Melts on Crustal Strength in Gabbros of Lower Oceanic Crust in Oceanic Core Complexes, Mid-Atlantic and Southwest Indian Ridges
… deformation. Thin section samples from the Atlantis Massif, MARK Area, and 13˚-15˚ North of the MAR and the Atlantis Bank of the SWIR were observed with petrography to find these dikelets and identify what type of dikelet is present. SEM-EDS is used to identify the mineral assemblages …
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