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Showing 1 to 20 of 170 for “"Life and death"”.
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Matter of Life and Death
… a critical analysis of the processes, concepts and imagery of my artwork. In my art, I intended to explore death anxieties, individuality and the uncanny. I am interested in what we leave behind after we are gone as proof of existing post mortem. My themes include procreation, forensic science, …
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The Space Between Life and Death
… with the presence of passing. Understanding and reintegrating cemeteries within today's urban contextualization. Bridging the taboo nature of cemeteries through its revitalization of space and form. Ultimately reshaping cemeteries into an integral part of a community.
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Life and death are wearing me out
Life and Death Are Wearing Me Out is an orchestral composition inspired by Mo Yan's novel of the same name, which explores themes of existence, resilience, and socio-political turmoil in China during a specific period. Through the journey of Ximen Nao's multiple reincarnations, the piece delves …
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Life and death in an oil boom
… Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 1982.
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A contribution to life and death assemblage study
Thesis (B.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, School of Industrial Management, 1960.
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Proline-rich acidic protein 1 in Life and Death
… expressed in pregnant mouse uterus. The rat and human homologues were subsequently identified and found to be expressed abundantly in the gastrointestinal tract. This thesis describes the characterization of the physiological role of human PRAP1 in the gastrointestinal tract and its possible …
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Still Life and Death Metal: Painting the Battle Jacket
… of battle jackets using painting as a recording and analytical tool. A battle jacket is a customised garment worn in heavy metal subcultures that features decorative patches, band insignia, studs and other embellishments Battle jackets are significant in the expression of subcultural identity for …
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THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF LIFE AND DEATH IN THE U.S.A.
… transformations of American capitalism and attendant shifts in the distribution of health and illness at the dawn of the 21st century. Through the analytic lens of the political economy of public health, I shed novel light on the upstream determinants of America's overdose epidemic, …
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Contemplating Suicide: Responding to the Life and Death of Ashley Smith
… in the Canadian Correctional Facilities, and attempts to explore the ways in which her experiences were enframed by a heavily biopoliticized system. I demonstrate the ways in which, when traditional avenues of recourse failed, Ashley used her body and the objects in her seclusion cell as a …
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Transglutaminase in the life and death of the pancreatic β-cell
… cross-links via intermolecular isopeptide bonds, and the Ca2+-independent hydrolysis of GTP. The multifunctional nature of the TG2 protein has been reported in numerous intracellular mechanisms, cell-surface associations, and extracellular matrix (ECM) interactions. In the pancreas, the expression …
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Henry VII : a study of visual display in life and death
… VII reigned for twenty-four years (1485-1509) and established the Tudor dynasty, yet he is often regarded as a bland and avaricious monarch, who 'dwelleth more richly dead, in the monument of his tomb, than he did alive'. The aim of this research is to demonstrate that Henry was not a …
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Between life and death : HIV and AIDS and representation in South Africa
… examines the relation between political and semiotic representation and takes as its focus the marginalized social position of people living with HIV and AIDS in South Africa. It argues that this position can best be understood as a space between life and death. It engages with Michel …
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The life and death of Section 44 (Stop and Search) Terrorism Act 2000
This professional doctorate is about the life (inception), the utilisation (implementation) and ultimately the death (repeal) of a highly controversial and unpopular counter terrorism stop and search power (Section 44 of the Terrorism Act 2000) that was deployed within the United Kingdom. At the …
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A matter of life and death: the formation and destruction of planetary bodies
… in the 1990s, our knowledge of planets has expanded far beyond the Solar System, and surveys like Kepler and Tess have revealed a huge diversity of other worlds. In response to this new information, a novel field of planetary astronomy has sprung up to deal with the major questions, including: …
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The Kopon: life and death on the fringes of the New Guinea Highlands
… the lower Kaironk Valley, between the Bismarck and Schrader Ranges in Papua New Guinea. I compare the lower Kopon in certain respects with the upper Kopon, living further up the Kaironk Valley, and with the Kalam, living further up still. There are predominantly ethnographic chapters on the …
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Faulkner's As I lay dying : the evolution of Addie's view of life and death
Digitized by Kansas Correctional Industries
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The measurement of implicit responses to life and death: Implications for sub-clinical psychopathology
What an individual thinks about their own life and death appears to provide useful information on the likelihood of self-destructive behaviour. While these evaluations are typically measured using self-report methodologies, there is a burgeoning literature on implicit responses to life and death. …
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