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Showing 1 to 11 of 11 for “"Physical Image"”.
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If There's No "Fat Lady," When Is the Opera Over? An Exploration of Changing Physical Image Standards in Present-Day Opera
… fields where talent matters more than physical appearance, as the 2004 firing of Deborah Voigt demonstrates, present-day opera singers are increasingly being held to stricter image standards. In 2004, Covent Garden dismissed Voigt from their production of <em>Ariadne auf Naxos</em>, in …
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The effects of image quality on reading performance and perceived image quality from CRT and hard-copy displays
The effects of physical image quality on reading and on perceived image quality from CRT and hard copy were studied in this experiment. The results showed that as the image quality of a display increased, indicated by an increase in the value of the MTFA, the reading speed increased and subjective …
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CRT anti-glare treatments, image quality, and human performance
… was a two-phase effort. Phase I investigated the physical image quality of 16 mesh, etched, and quarterwave antireflection filters for varying levels of filter transmissivity. Three levels of ambient lighting and two levels of monochrome CRT resolution were combined factorially with the filters. …
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The Hidden Power of Images: An Allegory of Chaos and Performance in the Digital Age
… this text, I explore the hidden power of images in American visual culture through painting-based installations. I investigate images of the past and present juxtaposed in a surrealist landscape. Through the use of images in the news, entertainment, advertising, and images within the home, …
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Modelling image quality for automotive display technologies
The aim of this thesis is to link perceived image quality to physical display parameters. This is done in the context of automotive displays. Specialities of automotive display applications like high ambient lighting conditions and the necessity to access information quickly are explained. A …
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Teaching the Unknowable: Does Analogy Lead to Implicit Skill Acquisition in a Dart-Throwing Task?
… task), and analogy (while imagining an analogous physical image). Each participant threw 6 blocks of 40 darts, receiving repeated instructions before each block. The next day (Day 2), participants were tested for retention and for transfer by the addition of a secondary distracting task. The …
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The corporate plaza and the office tower: The potential for a mutualistic space-form relationship
… of skyscrapers and the reason for its strong physical image - "the corporations desire for an attention drawing device". This desire has resulted in the design of the skyscraper as an object in the urban landscape with a high degree of 'recognizability'. Although the skyscraper's character of …
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Off-line Foveated Compression and Scene Perception: An Eye-Tracking Approach
… for efficient representation and compression of image and video data that take the features of the human visual system into account. One part of this thesis investigates whether knowledge about viewers' gaze positions as measured by an eye-tracker can be used to improve compression efficiency of …
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Victorians and the Underground
… which developed in the period. Just as the physical image of a tunnel promotes a sense of enclosure and confinement, the tunnel symbol seems subconsciously to pervade Victorian literature and art as it reflects the treatment of women in the eyes of the male artist. Specifically, the way in …
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The Influence of Cultural Identification and Gender-Linked Characteristics on the Body Satisfaction of African American Men
… (BA), Body Satisfaction Questionnaire (BSQ), Physical Appearance Comparison Scale (PACS), Physical Attractiveness Scale (PAS), Cross Racial Identity Scale (CRIS), and the Bem Sex Role Inventory (BSRI). Results supported all three hypotheses: men lower in cultural identification with a high …
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Racial and Socioeconomic Disparities Influencing Obesity Amongst Middle-Aged Women
… obesity but, few have examined the mental and physical well-being intersection. Obesity is a disease that affects many Americans and has become an epidemic affecting the American population. Obesity, especially morbid obesity, is a risk factor for many other obesity-related diseases such as …