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Showing 1 to 20 of 45 for “"Bells"”.
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Colchicine-induced polyploidy in the azalea cultivar Coral Bells
Lateral buds of the azalea cultivar Coral Bells were treated twice a day on either the second, third, fourth, fifth, or sixth day following the terminal pinch with one of 3 colchicine concentrations (.25%, .5%, .75%). The remaining plants were pinched the same day and the consecutive day treatments …
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Ancient Mexican bells : an empirical rediscovery of the casting process
Thesis (B.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering, 1997.
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The Quantification of Strike Pitch and Pitch Shifts in Church Bells
… by the frequencies of its partials. Pitches of bells are generally virtual pitch or missing fundamental effects, generated in the ear rather than present as a frequency in the radiated sound. The exact pitch is shifted from that expected for the missing fundamental by changes in the frequency of …
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Ringers of Bells and Teachers of Civilization : the Work of the California Franciscan Missionaries, 1769-1821
<p>In 1769 Spain took active and decisive actions to settle the vast region of her empire known as California. To accomplish the feat she turned to the willing hands of the Franciscan missionaries. The friars willingly answered their call and through their labors assured Spanish hegemony over the …
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Why fewer bells toll in Ceará : success of a community health worker program in Ceará, Brazil
Thesis (M.C.P.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 1993.
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A Thousand Bells: Acoustical implementation of bell spectra using the finite element method and its compositional realization
… and analyze the spectra of these virtual bells. These bell models are analyzed, optimized and tuned to create tone colors that are defined in Chapter 2. After a validating process of the bell model, the general backgrounds of optimization theory are also introduced and analyzed for the …
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“A trans man is just a lesbian with bells on”: the intersection of gender identity and sexuality from the perspective of people who have explored both
Aims: To explore the subjective experience of developing a gender identity, a sexual identity and the intersection of the two, from the perspective of people who identify as LGBT+ and have questioned/explored both. Methodology: A qualitative methodology with a constructivist-interpretivist paradigm …
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The effects of authentic assessment in elementary school science
… the effectiveness of authentic assessments on Bells Elementary School students' understanding of science concepts. In this study the Washington Township Public Schools' Elementary School Science Committee created open-ended authentic assessments to enhance the district's science curriculum. The …
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Doctoral thesis recital (piano (lecture))
[Lecture]: Birds, water, and bells : representation of sound in Ravel's Miroirs -- [Performance]: Miroirs. Oiseaux tristes ; Une barque sur l'océan ; La vallé des cloches / Maurice Ravel.
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Bells in tower at evening toll : a performer's guide to the songs of David P. Rossow on the texts of William Shakespeare and A. E. Housman for baritone voice and piano
David P. Rossow (b. 1975) is a contemporary American composer and arranger of choral works, music for jazz ensemble, and most recently, songs for solo voice and piano. This document serves as a performer’s guide to Rossow’s songs for baritone/low male voice and piano, Three Shakespeare Sonnets and …
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"Roll over Beethoven" : the reaction of classical music recording divisions to the continuing emergence of a consumer culture in America between 1956 and 1982.
… classical music recorded on solid media, alarm bells sound. Why is there such a disparity between sales of classical recordings and those of popular music? This study seeks to understand if the situation in today's record market is a result of actions taken by classical recording companies in …
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The Attitudes of Wordsworth Toward Religion
… religious overtones: the church spire, chapel bells, the cross, the hermit, the nun in her cell. These images may edify or inspire the reader with hope or holy fear. But further observation reveals implications of another kind: the pompous mass, idolotry, popish deceit, and romish treachery. …
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Multigenerational Living: Reconfiguration of the Suburban House
… on Post WW2 cookie cutter housing stock in Bells Corners, Ottawa.
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Art history with a click of a mouse or a flip of a page?
… the study were fifth grade students who attended Bells Elementary School, Turnersville, NJ, in the fall of 2006.</p> <p>The researcher used multiple data collection instruments to verify findings: pre-tests and post-tests, a pre-research and post-research Student Attitude Survey, district standard …
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A Comparison of Image Classification with Different Activation Functions in Balanced and Unbalanced Datasets
… (COVID-19) outbreak began to ring alarm bells worldwide, rapid, efficient diagnosis was critical to the emergency response. The limited ability of medical systems and the increasing number of daily cases pushed researchers to investigate automated models. The use of deep neural networks …
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Paintings and Palaces, or the Lament of the Burger Flipper
… triangle, suspended cymbal, crash cymbal, agogo bells, cow bell, brake drum, metal whistle, whip, large gong, Glockenspiel, chimes, timpani in F (low) and C), eight or more violins in two parts, six or more violas in two parts, and eight or more cellos in two parts. The characters are Alejandro …
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THE ELECTROACOUSTIC TUBA: A STUDY OF SELECTED WORKS FOR TUBA WITH FIXED MEDIA AND LIVE PROCESSED ELECTRONIC ACCOMPANIMENTS
… – Shaman Returns for tuba, didgeridoo, jingle bells, and CD • Jonathan Harvey – STILL for Tuba and Electronics • Benjamin McMillan – Tomes of Hardened Steel for tuba and CD • Benjamin McMillan – Tomes of the Wanderer for tuba and CD • Peter Meechan – Floating Dreams for tuba and CD • Walter …
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Ways of integrating musical systems: a portfolio of compositions
… 2009), score and two sound recordings Church Bells c. 10’ (September 2007), score (Appendix to thesis) and sound recording
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Redesign of the platform-side actuation system for the Kendall Band interactive musical sculpture
… instruments, Kepler, Galileo, and two sets of bells known as Pythagoras, each operated by its own system of mechanisms and linkages, and "played" by passengers using handles located on each platform. The sculpture as a whole has ceased to function as a result of a series of mechanical failures. …
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