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Showing 1 to 11 of 11 for “"Constructed image"”.
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Challenging the Image of Karol Lipiński as an Ambassador of Polish Culture
… numerous fissures in his nationalistically constructed image, including his devotion to the Russian Tsar Nikolai I, his flexibility in tailoring concert programs to accommodate the expectations of local audiences, and his ideological conflict with Chopin. As I contextualize these fissures …
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How individuals experience and make sense of their problematic mephedrone use : an interpretative phenomenological analysis
… mephedrone as “fun”. Not only did the socially constructed image of mephedrone as harmless and fun encourage its use, it appeared to prevent users self-identifying with the stereotypical identity of problematic substance misuse commonly associated with traditional drug use. This potentially …
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The Construction of Destination Images in Jordan: Modelling Tour Guide and Tourist Inputs, Interactions and Consequences
Destination image is recognised and extensively researched as a key factor in tourism development. However, the construction of destination image during the tourist consumption experience has suffered from a paucity of theorisation, not only in regard to patterns of destination image as perceived …
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Home Movie, Nowhere
… apparatus studies the use of the archival image in Midwestern labor documentaries, demonstrating how these films both visually and metaphorically reframe place and labor history through the reframing of images. This work argues that the Midwestern labor documentary is an overlooked genre in …
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Digital hologram recording systems: some performance improvements
… moving di�users can be performed to improve the image quality of the reconstructed images. A LabView based user friendly interface has been developed. � Novel methods based on space-time tradeo� and �xed point arithmetic have been developed and implemented for speed- ing up the reconstruction …
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From scientific framing to architectural reconstruction : the creation of an ideal image at Didyma
… Temple of Didyma appeared in modern times as a constructed image, as an affirmation of the representative Greek temple. By the turn of the century the remains of the classical Didyma were rediscovered, the temple was redrawn and the site was literally and metaphorically "enframed." …
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Concrete microstructure homogenization technique with application to model concrete serviceability
… can be generated by converting realistic or (re)constructed concrete material image into finite element environment. In this dissertation, cell operation method is presented to (re)construct concrete. The similarity between (re)constructed image and target image is verified by low-order …
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An Exploration of the Relationship between Contemporary Spirituality, the Physically Active Rural Tourist and the Geography of Place: a case study of the Lake District
… seeking in particular to identify the impact of constructed place on the emotive/spiritual experience of tourists engaging in physical pursuits in rural areas. More specifically, the location of the study focus is the Lake District National Park, a unique and popular rural landscape that embodies …
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Semantic and spatio-temporal understanding for computer vision driven worker safety inspection and risk analysis
… achieve the full potential of construction site images and videos for construction safety. This dissertation explores methods for automated semantic and spatio-temporal visual understanding of workers and equipment and how to use them to improve automatic safety inspections and risk analysis: (1) …
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Chinese Spirit, Russian Soul, and American Materialism: Images of America in Twentieth-Century Chinese and Russian Travelogues
… Spirit, Russian Soul, and American Materialism: Images of America in Twentieth-Century Chinese and Russian Travelogues This study is concerned with the process of understanding and representation of the Other in travel narratives and the role of the traveler's cultural tradition and ideological …