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Showing 1 to 20 of 1801 for “"Hands"”.
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Both hands
This thesis is an in-depth analysis of the role of Voice in Suzan Zeder’s The Edge of Peace. A brief description of the author’s acting work before matriculating into The University of Texas’ MFA Acting program is described. The author then describes the skills learned in graduate school needed to …
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Hallowed hands
Human hand transplantation became a medical reality at the turn of the 2 1st century. Often hailed by media and the general public as miraculous, these life-changing surgeries are also highly controversial. Many doctors, ethicists, and medical professionals feel the benefits of having a hand …
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Show of Hands
Screenplay.
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Contact sensors for dexterous robotic hands
Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 1986.
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Cooperative hands : a proposal for offenders.
Thesis. 1975. B.S.--Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning.
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Issues associated with hands-on learning
Thesis (M. Eng.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 1996.
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Dexterous robotic hands : kinematics and control
Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 1988.
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Electrocardiographic Findings During Standard Hands Only CPR and Hands Only CPR Plus Pedal CPR in Senior Rescuers
… was to evaluate the effects of performance of hands only (HO) versus the combination (CO) of hands only plus pedal CPR on the electrocardiogram, including heart rate and heart rhythm.</p> <p>The subjects utilized in this investigation were six men and nine women between 56 and 71 years of age …
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Hands-on manipulative use in science instruction
<p>This study tested the use of physical manipulatives during science instruction – in conjunction with the traditional, textbook-oriented approach – and determines whether manipulatives create more significant learning experiences than text generates alone. The subject sample consisted of 20 …
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TeachBot : an automated, hands-on apprenticeship program
… to this problem through TeachBot, an automated, hands-on apprenticeship program. TeachBot seeks to empower manufacturing workers with the skills necessary to work collaboratively with robots in the manufacturing industry. Through the use of ROS, the program teaches key topics in robotics such as …
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Solar-powered carousel for hands-on teaching
… and residential neighborhoods to provide hands-on demonstrations about solar power. Users will sit on the carousel and feel the changes in speed of rotation of the platform as the insolation striking the solar panel or the torque/load fluctuates. A mini fan can be turned on as an extra …
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Homeplace of Hands: Fractal Performativity of Vulnerable Resistance
Homeplace of Hands: Fractal Performativity of Vulnerable Resistance is a feminist autoethnography of possibility that puts on display two new concepts I’ve named fractal performativity and vulnerable resistance. Fractal performativity as a way of seeing is an integrative performance methodology …
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Hands. Words. Mirrors. A letter to my mother.
<p>My capstone project is a memoir of my mother in a letter format, where I tell my mother the story she forgot, who she was, where we were, and where we’re headed. After my mother was diagnosed with Alzheimer's in 2013, my focus on telling my family history shifted from research of the family to …
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Passivity-Based Hands Towards General-Purpose Robotic Manipulation
… a long history of research into artificial hands and significant development along the way, human-level manipulation remains unsolved. The current landscape of manipulation research reveals a dichotomy between the push for complex systems with diverse behaviours which can interact and adapt …
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Many bloody hands : responsibility for genocide in Rwanda
The civil war in Rwanda included one of the bloodiest genocides of the twentieth century. This thesis explores the question of who is responsible for a crime that has claimed the lives of close to l million Rwandese and continues to be Rwanda's scourge. The thesis focuses on the most recent 1994 …
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Methods and Applications of Controlling Biomimetic Robotic Hands
… toward the development of biomimetic robotic hands that can simulate human operators. However, current methods of control are limited in scope and do not adequately represent human muscle memory and skills. The vision of this thesis is to provide a pathway for overcoming these limitations and …
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Defense Industry Offsets: The President's Hands on Policy
… U.S. Government perspective by calling it the 'hands off' policy. This reinforces a misunderstanding that the U.S. Government completely abstains from promoting U.S. industry interests in offset projects. Although the president retains the discretion to authorize encouragement for offsets, the …
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