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Showing 1 to 20 of 61 for “"R&B"”.
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Canadians Redefining R&B: The Online Marketing of Drake, Justin Bieber, and Jessie Reyez
In a country that long failed to accept, include, and institutionalize R&B music as part of Canadian culture, musical artists Justin Bieber, Drake, and Jessie Reyez have successfully broken-down barriers by having successful careers as racially diverse Canadian R&B artists. This qualitative study …
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Teaching rhythm and blues music: Exploring the pedagogical content knowledge of collegiate R&B music ensemble directors
Submission original under an indefinite embargo labeled 'Open Access'. The submission was exported from vireo on 2024-09-16 without embargo terms
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Development and Application of a Stream Flashiness Index based on Imperviousness and Climate using GIS
This work examines the relationship between imperviousness, climate, and the Richards-Baker (R-B) index, a measure of ow variability. Regression equations to predict the R-B index are developed for annual, cool, and warm seasons. The re- gression equations developed, are calibrated using stream ow …
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Ramsey Theory
<p>The Ramsey number $R(r, b)$ is the least positive integer such that every edge 2-coloring of the complete graph $K_{R(r, b)}$ with colors red and blue either embeds a red $K_r$ or a blue $K_b$. We explore various methods to find lower bounds on $R(r,b)$, finding new results on fibrations and …
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Mathematical Modeling, Simulation, and Time Series Analysis of Seasonal Epidemics.
<p>Seasonal and non-seasonal Susceptible-Exposed-Infective-Recovered-Susceptible (SEIRS) models are formulated and analyzed. It is proved that the disease-free steady state of the non-seasonal model is locally asymptotically stable if <em><b>R</b><sub>v</sub></em> < 1, and disease invades if …
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Rocket Powered Flight as a Perturbation to the Two-Body Problem.
<p>The two body problem and the rocket equation <b>r̈</b> + ∊ α <b>ṙ</b> + <em>k</em>/<em>r</em><sup>3</sup><b>r</b> = <b>0</b> have been expressed in numerous ways. However, the combination of the rocket equation with the two-body problem has not been studied to any degree of depth due to the …
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Reimagining the Collective: Black Popular Music and Recording Studio Innovation, 1970-1990
<p>This dissertation examines developments in the production practices of black popular music in the recording studio from 1970 to 1990. The year 1970 marked a transition in the recording practice of popular music that had a distinct impact on styles marketed as R&B, soul, and funk. Multitracking …
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Estudio de prefactibilidad para la instalación de un servicio de alquiler de vehículos
The present project consists in a pre-feasibility study for the implementation of a car rental service in the city of Lima Metropolitana and to be implemented in the northwest zone of the Surquillo’s district. The principal revenues that the project will get will come from the car rental for …
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Love and Determination Suite Composed in the Style of the Motown Sound from 1961 to 1969
The Motown Sound is an umbrella term coined as the name of the specific type of R&B music produced by Motown Records during its years of greatest success. This thesis presents an original composition entitled Love and Determination Suite which demonstrates and expands on the composers understanding …
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Studies of the inclusive semileptonic decays of the b-hadrons
<p>A detailed description of a new analysis, in which the correlation of the electric charge of the b-quark to that of the lepton is utilized to isolate different decay modes of the b-hadrons, is presented. Using the data collected by the DELPHI detector during the 1994 and 1995 data-taking …
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The cyclical, reciprocal relationship between funk drumming and the hip-hop technologist
This thesis seeks to reveal the cyclical and reciprocal nature of the relationship between live drummers, DJs, and beat producers (hip-hop technologists), illustrating the ways that these artists have continued to inform and inspire one another to evolve while considering various performance and …
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From This Day Forward: New Covenant Inauguration in Hebrews
It is often assumed that Hebrews presents Jesus as having inaugurated the new covenant at the cross. Building on the work of David Moffitt and R. B. Jamieson, I explore this topic, asking when and where the new covenant was inaugurated in Hebrews. I examine the covenant inauguration narrative in …
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Festphasensynthese mehrkerniger Metallkomplexe und Metallooligomere
Seit die Festphasensynthese in den 60er Jahren von R. B. Merrifield entwickelt wurde, ist sie die Methode der Wahl zur Darstellung von Peptiden. Die Strategie wurde ursprünglich nur für die Synthese von Peptiden konzipiert, aufgrund ihrer Vorteile wird sie nun auch für die Festphasensynthese von …
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El Ritmo del Westside: Exploring the Musical Landscape of San Antonio’s Historic Westside
<p>The westside of San Antonio, Texas fostered a uniquely diverse musical landscape throughout the 1950’s and 1960’s, demonstrating the results of cross-cultural exchanges reflected in music. From Conjunto and Ranchera music, to R&B and Jazz, a wide range of music genres was celebrated in the …
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At the Crossroads Commercial Music and Community Experience The Quonset Auditorium - A Roadhouse on the Dixie Highway
<p>This study of the Quonset Auditorium, one roadhouse among many on the regular tour route of R&B, gospel and country musicians in the post-World War II era (1947- 1959), illustrates the important role of roadhouses during a time of growth and change in popular music. It situates memories and …
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Observation of Eta-C and Other Structures in the Radiative Decay Psi to Gamma Eta Negative Pion Positive Pion
The Mark III detector at SPEAR was used to observe the exclusive radiative decay (psi) (--->) (gamma)(eta)(pi)('+)(pi)('-). The (eta)(,c) was seen as an intermediate state in this decay, (psi) (--->) (gamma)(eta)(,c), (eta)(,c) (--->) (eta)(pi)('+)(pi)('-). The product branching ratio B((psi) …
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Photometry and transit-timing analysis for eleven transiting exoplanets
This thesis presents time-series photometry of transits of 11 different extrasolar planets. Observations were conducted with the Fred L. Whipple Observatory 1.2m telescope and the Wise Observatory im telescope, in standard optical bandpasses. The number of transits observed for each planet ranges …
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"To Mississippi, Alone, Can They Look For Assistance:” Confederate Welfare In Mississippi
<p>In 1860, few destitute white citizens lived in Mississippi, and they were supported by their home counties. The Civil War drastically increased county indigent levels due to the high service and casualty rates of Mississippi soldiers. This thesis explores how Mississippi provided for its …
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Exercise and free radical induced damage to human skeletal muscle
This thesis reports five novel studies investigating exercise and free radical induced damage to human skeletal muscle, with a review of related literature. It has been proposed muscle adapts to eccentric exercise by increasing its resting length. The first study investigated the effects of …
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Piles in Sand and in Sand Overlying Clay
This thesis examines the behaviour of single 60mm and 114mm segmented tubular steel piles driven and placed into loose sand and loose sand overlying clay. The soil was placed and instrumented under controlled conditions in a 3.0m diameter by 3.0m deep concrete tank. The 60mm pile was dynamically …
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