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Showing 1 to 20 of 141 for “"In flux"”.
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In Flux
… practice of non-representational, mixed media painting as a way to consider the passage of time and the shifting nature of memory. Working in layers of paper, pigment, paint, and other materials, I build and disrupt surfaces that mirror the instability of short-term memory and the gradual erosion …
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IN FLUX: Land, Photography and Temporality
… a practice as research doctoral project that investigates the perceptual mechanisms and conceptions of land as a site of constant change. It utilises photographic practice as a form of visual communication. The aim is to examine the roles of movement and memory in the perceptual experiences of …
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Kink in Flux: BDSM theory and sexual praxis
<p>The opening decades of the 21<sup>st</sup> century have seen a veritable explosion of representations of bondage, discipline and sadomasochism (BDSM) and kink practices in mainstream media and American culture. Along with this, empirical researchers working in sexuality studies continue to show, …
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The urban waterfront in flux : accommodating uncertainty in Brooklyn
… every shade of a city's development. Once pulsating with trade and production, the very reason for the city's existence, the mid 20th century brought jarring macroeconomic shifts and technological change that left this vibrant edge largely abandoned. Nothing remains static at the shore; new value …
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Kinetic index : an exploration of site and program in flux
Sites and programs are in constant flux and are affected by environmental, social, and economic forces they encounter. This thesis explores the ways kinetic architecture mediates between the site and programs in flux. Programmatic flux requires the architecture to adapt through overlapping and …
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Rights in Flux: The Rights of Afghan Women in Different Eras
Have the lives of Afghan women improved since the U.S. invasion of October of 2001? Historically, the George W. Bush Administration followed past foreign governments, Afghan political parties, and Afghan regimes who also promised to "liberate Afghan women" when making the case for war or violence. …
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Damage analysis of internal faults in flux concentrating permanent magnet motors
Thesis (Nav. E.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Ocean Engineering, 1994, and Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 1994.
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American Muslim Philanthropy in Flux: Effects of Community Building and Identity Formation
American Muslim Philanthropy in flux is concerned with several interlinked ideas. From a discussion of how American Muslim communities have emerged, to the role of identity and philanthropy in creating them, this study is a careful examination of the central role that philanthropy has played in …
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Goddess in Flux: Devotional Intimacy and Everyday Life at a Regional Indian Pilgrimage Site
… studies religion, sociality, and gender in contemporary India by exploring devotional intimacies and everyday life in the shadows of the regional pilgrimage temple of Rani Bhatiyani, a Hindu goddess, in rural Rajasthan. Informed by scholarship on lived religion, it examines aspects of …
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Discovery in flux: informing design for experience of exploratory walking in changing urban landscapes
Contemporary European cities have been undergoing rapid spatial and social transition (United Nations 2014). Increasingly complex urban environments have been posing challenges to wayfinding — a process of negotiating and moving around unknown quarters (Lynch 1960). Wayshowing — an information …
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Political culture in flux: Formlessness and recreation in the trauma of the Russian transition
Using Russia as a case study, this dissertation enters the debate over political culture malleability. Based on fieldwork carried out in the Russian provincial cities Syktyvkar and Kirov during 1993-94, I examine the relationship of forces currently pushing for political change and the forces of …
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Dynamic Resistance of High-Tc Superconductor and Its Application in Flux Pumped Superconducting Magnets
… superconductors are ideal materials for use in extra high magnetic fields owing to their capability of transporting high-density DC current with little power loss. Hence, superconducting magnets are already widely used in areas such as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), particle accelerators, …
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Knowledge in flux : the transfer of technology and practice in an international joint venture
Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management, 1995.
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Identity in Flux: A Theoretical and Choreographic Enquiry into the Identity of The Open Dance Work
… a work of practical scholarship which re-examines issues of identity in the context of the open dance work. The debate takes the form of a symbiotic philosophical and choreographic enquiry into the identity of the open dance work. The philosophical enquiry examines the adequacy to the open …
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Irradiation assisted stress corrosion cracking susceptibility of low fluence stainless steels evaluated by in-flux slow strain rate tests
Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Nuclear Engineering, 1996.
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The Quest for a Filipino Identity: Constructing Ethnic Identity in a Transnational Location
Because the Internet is constantly in flux, people log in and out of the newsgroup, and most discussions were short-lived, the same topics were re-debated and old issues re-emerged. But, the process was the same. The participants drew on lived and imagined experiences and their knowledge of the …
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Walkabout: 2009 - 2011
The word walkabout is commonly used within the context of fine art to denote the guided discussion of an artwork, often lead by the artist, while in the presence of it. Walkabout is in one sense just that, however it involves no walking and there are no material objects in the gallery to which the …
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Outdoor augmented reality n-th game editing suite
… real world augmented with virtual characters and information. Augmented Reality has proved to be a valuable educational tool, but bridging the gap between experimental game engines and in-class deployment has proved difficult. OARnGES attempts to close that gap by removing the technical barriers …
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