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Showing 1 to 20 of 155 for “"Marching"”.
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The general's marching - Huo Qubing
The General's Marching - Huo Qubing is a symphonic work that captures the spirit of one of China’s most legendary military figures, the Han dynasty general Huo Qubing. Known for his swift and decisive campaigns against the Xiongnu, Huo embodied unyielding determination, strategic brilliance, and an …
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Fast Marching Methods - parallel implementation and analysis
Fast Marching represents a very efficient technique for solving front propagation problems, which can be formulated as partial differential equations with Dirichlet boundary conditions, called Eikonal equation: $F(x)|\nabla T(x)|=1$, for $x \in \Omega$ and $T(x)=0$ for $x \in \Gamma$, where …
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The implementation of a disambiguation marching cubes algorithm
… a classic surface generation algorithm, the marching cubes algorithm, in computer volume visualization, with emphasis on the mathematical background and the ambiguity problem of the algorithm. A simple and elegant disambiguation algorithm is then described and implemented. Finally, generated …
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Generalized spatial discretization techniques for space-marching algorithms
… indexing strategies suitable for use with space-marching algorithms are presented for the numerical solution of the equations of fluid dynamics. Both discretizations attempt to improve geometric flexibility as compared to structured indexing strategies and have been formulated while considering …
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Marching masters: slavery, race, and the Confederate Army, 1861-1865
Many historians have examined the Civil War soldier, but few scholars have explored the racial attitudes and policies of the Confederate army. Although Southern men did not fight for slavery alone, the defense of the peculiar institution, and the racial control they believed it assured, united …
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The Marching Band: A Program for the Small High School
… this study is (1) to take a critical look at the marching band program at Toledo High School, Toledo, Washington: (2) to formulate means of improving this program; (3) to formulate the results of materials and methods of presentation appropriate to the small high school band.
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Visual hulls for volume estimation : a fast marching cubes based approach
… which can be computationally expensive. The marching cubes algorithm improves upon the voxel based model by replacing surface voxels with polygonal patches, removing the sharp voxel comers characteristic of voxel based models. The positional accuracy of each surface patch is improved through …
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Mobilizing Online, Marching Offline: Familias Unidas Por Nuestros Desaparecidos’ Strategic Use of Social Media
<p>How do civilian women strategically steer their nonviolent social movements in reaction to the terrifying phenomena of forced disappearances under narco-violence? As a form of resistance, civilian women in Mexico have organized and joined groups to locate their missing family members and friends …
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Music and Noise: Loyalism, Marching, and the Meaning of the Political in Northern Ireland
In Northern Ireland, Protestant marching bands are hugely popular despite the political controversy often associated with them. Many of their parades commemorate Protestant military victories over Catholics and are seen by many today as triumphalist, sectarian, and offensive. However, tensions …
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A Matter of Marching, a Matter of Supply: Politics and Logistics in Arkansas, 1863-1864
<p>In the spring of 1864, Major General Frederick Steele led his men out of Little Rock on orders to cooperate with Major General Nathaniel Banks's campaign up the Red River. The two forces never met as planned. Steele eventually captured Camden, Arkansas, but was obliged to retreat in the face of …
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The Effects Of External Load And Body Composition On The Sebt In Marching Band Performers
<p>Introduction: Marching band performers are susceptible to a variety of injuries that may have long-term consequences, especially in the lower extremity. The Star Excursion Balance Test (SEBT) dynamic stability assessment tool has been utilized to detect the risk of lower extremity injuries, such …
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"When the saints go marching in" : sadhus in democratic politics in late 20th century India
This empirical study examines the political significance of religious leaders-known commonly as sadhus-in a huge and mature democracy like India. During the late '80s and the '90s, a flurry of sadhu activism coincided with the dramatic rise of a previously insignificant political party, the …
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Marching Upward: The Role of the Military in Social Stratification and Mobility in American Society
This study addresses the extent to which participation in the military affects subsequent status attainment and mobility in America. The purpose of this research was to conduct a comprehensive examination of existing empirical research resulting in a synthesis of findings and establishing a concise …
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A time marching boundary element method for the prediction of the flow around surface piercing hydrofoils
Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Ocean Engineering, 1996, and Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 1995.
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When the saints go marching in: an ethnography of volunteer tourism in post-Hurricane Katrina New Orleans
<p>This original study examines a new phenomenon in New Orleans tourism. Since Hurricane Katrina hit in late August 2005, droves of individuals and groups have come to New Orleans to help rebuild the city. Through conducting fifty interviews with these individuals from 2008-2009, the author traces …
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A comparative study of the present status of marching band and stage band in the state of Kansas
Digitized by Kansas Correctional Industries
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A study of factors that influence East Tennessee band directors in their decision to attend marching band competition
… that most influence band directors to attend marching band competitions. Those factors are: (1) pressure from parents, students, administrators, and others; (2) budgetary considerations; (3) general educational values; and (4) musical values. The purpose of this study was to -weigh the extent …
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Solving time domain scattering and radiation problems in a marching-on-in-degree technique for method of moment
… of moment has been proposed for a long time. The marching-on-in-time solver suffers from late time instability, while the marching-on-in-degree technique can avoid this problem. </p> <p>This thesis introduces a new temporal basis function and a new Green's function form that improves the …
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Truth Marching On: Documenting the Plan to Bring Robert F. Kennedy to the University of Mississippi in 1966
… the documentary thesis film <em>Truth Marching On: Robert F. Kennedy at the University of Mississippi</em>. In this paper, I attempt to do the following: 1) summarize the necessary backstory of Kennedy’s 1966 visit to the university that is central to my film and paper; 2) provide …
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