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Showing 1 to 17 of 17 for “"Bristow"”.
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String chamber music performance in New York City, 1842-1852: The social and cultural context of representative works by George Frederick Bristow
… during the years 1842 to 1852. George Frederick Bristow, an American composer, wrote string chamber works in 1845 and 1849. The study discusses the broader context of chamber music during the years surrounding Bristow’s composition of his string chamber works. From a consultation of primary …
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Identifying Gifted Students in Science
… These six schools, Cumberland Trace, Bristow, Lost River, Oakland, Richardsville, and North Warren, were chosen based on their larger population of students who qualify for free and reduced lunch.</p>
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An experimental analysis of the parameters of facial screening
… (Lutkzer & Spencer, Note 1; Zegiob, Becker & Bristow, Note 2; Lutzker, Note 3), applying a terrycloth bib to cover the face contingent upon self-injurious behavior, has been shown to be effective. The purpose of this study was to investigate the parameters of facial screening with two …
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Politics From the Pedestal: Modernity, Cultural Intervention, and the Myth of *Southern Womanhood, 1920--1945
… techniques and rhetorical strategies of Gwen Bristow (1903--1980), Willa Cather (1873--1947), Caroline Gordon (1895--1981), Julia Peterkin (1880--1961) and Lillian Smith (1897--1966). Illustrating the complex relationship between, on the one hand, narrative and, on the other, the racial, …
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The Palaeo-ecology and Biostratigraphy of the foraminifera from the Oxfordian of north Dorset
… defined by the British Geological Survey (Bristow et al, 1995) is confirmed and lithological boundaries not visible at outcrop are described. The distribution and abundance patterns of foraminiferal taxa are analysed and various statistical indices are compared for each borehole. …
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Sparking cultural transformation through dialogue
This study explores the transformational potential of dialogue to spark cultural change. Our society faces critical environmental challenges, and numerous studies demonstrate the power of dialogue to engage individuals in environmental issues. This qualitative study further investigates that …
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Pragmatics of attachment and detachment: medium (un)specificity as material agency in contemporary art
This research arises out of my situated experience and the subsequent indeterminate positioning of my practice in-between the traditional disciplinary fields of textiles and fine art. Through a body of studio enquiry and accompanying theoretical and reflective commentary, the research questions …
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Hikers' attitudes to the National Hikingway system in the south-western Cape
This research report sets out to determine the trail facility preferences (social carrying capacity) for National Hikingway trails in the south-western Cape. It was found that social carrying capacity is a complex concept, based on perceptive experiences and relative social values. It is not so …
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Context awareness for wearable computers
The research described in this thesis considers mobile technology with particular reference to the use of context sensing. It is argued that such technologies are useful to enhance user proficiency in everyday tasks. A wearable, context–aware computer system and a set of evaluation tasks are …
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La Serenissima
I am proposing the construction of a monumentally-scaled building nested in the waters of Venice's Bacino San Marco adjacent to the island of San Giorgio Maggiore. Programmatically, the building contains a theater, exhibition space, cafes, and a hotel/administration block. Typologically, it is a …
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Iterative Learning Control for Precision Motion Control of Microscale and Nanoscale Tracking Systems
Second, we develop a set of time-frequency ILC design and analysis techniques. These techniques are used to custom-design the ILC for precision tracking of aggressive trajectories suitable for rapid microscale and nanoscale manufacturing, assembly, or scanning. They are also useful for applications …
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Not all camps have camouflage: gay writing and the great South African dream
I shall be addressing the question of the constitutive importance of sexuality, and specifically of articulations and representations of homosexuality, in the self-defining national imagination of post-apartheid South Africa. I shall be concerned with ways of thinking the representation of …
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The geochronology and geochemistry of Karoo volcanics in the Lebombo and adjacent areas
Karoo volcanics of Jurassic to Cretaceous age crop out in the eastern areas of southern Africa. These volcanics are well preserved in the Lebombo monocline which straddles the borders of South Africa, Swaziland and Mozambique, and in the Nuanetsi and Tuli synclines and Sabi monocline of south-east …
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Effects of Road Characteristics, Land Cover, and Topography on Roadkill Patterns Across a Rural-Urban Gradient in Southwest Virginia
Roads are one of the most recognizable artifacts of human habitation and development. They cross various landscapes and expand with the increasing density of human settlements. While these structures are vital in facilitating vehicular transportation, they can also have unintended negative …
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Building a diverse health professions workforce? Changes in enrollment and completion among underserved populations in grant supported health professions pathways
… (Blagg & Blagg, 2008; Smedley, Butler, & Bristow, 2004). While efforts to increase the supply and diversity of health professionals through health professions education have had limited success, the question remains do significant federal human capital investments in health professions …