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Showing 1 to 20 of 21 for “"Levis"”.
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The “Man Walks Outside Time Now”: Verbal Representations of Photographic Images in the Poems of Larry Levis
The poet Larry Levis often employed ekphrasis as an elegiac device—particularly with his verbal descriptions of photographic images—to explore human suffering and reconcile feelings of loss. Through the ekphrastic mode, Levis could juxtapose otherwise disparate images, manipulating their temporal …
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Níveis de dano econômico para o controle químico e biológico de Sphenophorus levis em cultivos de cana-de-açúcar de sequeiro e irrigado
… açúcar e etanol no mundo. O bicudo Sphenophorus levis Vaurie (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) é uma praga emergente da cultura da cana. Suas larvas broqueiam os rizomas e a parte basal dos colmos, causando perdas significativas à cultura. O controle de S. levis pode ser químico ou biológico (uso do …
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Effect of Signalization and Temporal Predictability Upon Electrical Brain Stimulation Preference in the Rat.
… studies which used different apparatus (Perkins, Levis, and Seymann, 1963), varied the immediacy of shock (Knapp, Kause, and Perkins, 1959), varied signal duration and shock duration (Perkins, Seymann, Levis, and Spencer, 1966), and controlled for the modifiability of shock (Lockard, 1963; …
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Meramecian conodonts and biostratigraphy of the (upper Mississippian) Greenbrier Limestone (Hurricane Ridge and Greendale Synclines), southwestern Virginia and southern West Virginia
… distinct from homologous elements of the K. levis-K. tenuis group. Evolutionary change from K. levis to K. tenuis is marked by slight Sa and Sb element changes, and the addition of an X element, DE Lambdagnathus fragilidens. Species of Kladognathus are promising Meramecian biostratigraphic …
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Individual differences in autonomic response to secondary aversive events
… responsivity remains unanswered. Boudewyns and Levis (1975) have proposed an avoidance model to explain this phenomenon. An experiment based on a design used by Hare and Blevings (1975) was conducted to investigate the possibility that this avoidance takes place at a perceptual …
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A creative journey: architecture for design
… of Learjets, Mustangs and Coca-Cola, of Levis and Harley-Davidsons. These objects have helped define America, its culture and attitudes, yet nowhere is the spirit and enthusiasm of their creators celebrated or remembered. We recall the battles and explorations of the Pioneers to the West, …
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Iodate Transformation By Marine Phytoplankton
… tertiolecta, Amphidinium carterae, Tetraselmis levis, Emiliania huxleyi, and Synechococcus sp.</em> , have been examined for their ability to take up and reduce iodate under a reduced nitrate environment. In both natural and elevated iodate environments, all phytoplankton took up iodate and …
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Production and Decomposition of Hydrogen Peroxide by Marine Phytoplankton
… galbana > Dunaliella tertiolecta > Tetraselmis levis > Emiliania huxley</em>i, and for decomposing it in the order of Synechococcus sp. = Skeletonema costatum » <em>Tetraselmis levis > Chaetoceros flexosus > Chaetoceros simplex > Isochrysis galbana > Thalassiosira oceanica > Amphidinium carterae …
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Information Quality Training Requirements Analysis Guideline Demonstrated in a Healthcare Context
In recent years, organizations have realized the critical importance of Information Quality Management (IQM) as a means to achieve long-term business success. Yet, many organizations find it difficult to implement an effective Information Quality Training Plan (IQTP). One reason for this is that …
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Building Agency Through Sensemaking: The Transformational Journey and Identity Development Process of Working Mother Leaders During the COVID-19 Pandemic
<p>Working mothers in America have long juggled a multitude of responsibilities while navigating several systemic barriers in the very society that claims to support them. The COVID-19 pandemic had an outsized impact on mothers when children were sent home from daycares and schools to reduce the …
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The Church as a Theophanic Community
The Vatican II document, Lumen Gentium, holds multiple images of the Church in tension and was greatly informed by two ecclesiological models: The Church as Sacrament and eucharistic ecclesiology. This thesis explores the Church as a community of theophany as a model that is not only in harmony …
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Determining Feasibility of a Propulsionless Microsatellite Formation Flight Mission
<p>Benefits of developing missions with multiple formation flying spacecraft as an alternative to a traditional monolithic vehicle are becoming apparent. In some cases, these missions can lower cost and increase flexibility among other situational advantages. However, there are various limitations …
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Investigation of Closed-Loop Control of Polyatomic Molecules
… Advisory Committee Chair: Prof. Robert J. Levis Experimental results that are based on mass spectral data, in this thesis includes ionization/fragmentation of DMMP and CH2BrI in strong femtosecond laser fields, coherent control using closed-loop optimization method for bond dissociation in …
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Speech intelligibility: a study of Iraqi EFL learners’ accented English
… 2001; Cruttenden, 2014; Munro and Derwing, 2006; Levis, 2016). Instead of pursuing perfect mastery of English pronunciation, most researchers recommend intelligibility as an achievable and practical pronunciation goal (Gimson, 2001; Quirk, 1990; Jenkins, 2000;James, 2014). Although intelligibility …
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Level of UV-B Radiation Influences the Effects of Glyphosate-Based Herbicide on Fitness of the Spotted Salamander
<p>Numerous causes have been implicated in contributing to amphibian population declines since the 1980's, with habitat modification, ultraviolet radiation (UV-B) and environmental contaminants (such as glyphosate-based herbicide) being among the most common. This study identifies the effects of a …
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An experimental study of the status of two low-rising intonation contours in American English
This thesis addresses the question of whether two low-rising contours, the L$\sp*$ L H% and L$\sp*$ H H% (Pierrehumbert and Hirschberg 1991), should be considered categorical distinctions in Midwestern American English. The status of L$\sp*$ L H% has been questioned by several previous researchers, …
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Design of a networked CD-ROM for multimedia applications
Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 1995.
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"EPTEALAS" : framework para o desenvolvimento corporativo de e-cursos assíncronos destinados a populações heterogéneas : mensuração da qualidade através de indicadores de eficácia e eficiência
… e analisar a importância derivada do output LeVIS (uma vez que a importância declarada foi anteriormente objeto de análise) e determinar o grau de prioridade ligado a cada atributo baseado na estimação das importâncias. Neste sentido, houve a necessidade de confirmar o modelo original baseado …
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Screening experiment for a polysilicon gate etch chamber
Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering, 1999.
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The preparation of metallic boron
Thesis (B.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Chemical Engineering, 1940.
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