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Showing 1 to 20 of 30 for “"Spatial Transformation"”.
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Migrant masculinities and spatial transformation in recent South African and Zimbabwean fiction
… the links between migrant masculinities and spatial transformation in recent South African and Zimbabwean fiction written by women authors. Using various postcolonial theories dealing with masculinity, I argue that the authors of the selected novels suggest that changes in the performance of …
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Validation of DARTEL registration technique. Application to Mild Cognitive Impairment and Schizophrenia using Voxel Based Morphometry
… and Schizophrenia. This information is coded by spatial transformation between Resonance Magnetic image and a template selected as anatomic reference. To get this information efficiently, DARTEL toolbox, a non lineal register, is studied.
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Charakteristische Nutzereigenschaften und ihr Einfluss auf die Bedienung von Notebook-Eingabegeräten : eine arbeitspsychologische Evaluation von Touchpad und Trackpoint
… of touchpad and trackpoint. The touchpad (easier spatial transformation) was used more efficient compared to the trackpoint (more difficult spatial transformation). Responsible for the performance discrepancy is the spatial transformation: Cursor movements are optimised when executed with the …
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A Harmony of Form and Place
My thesis explores an idea about a spatial transformation within a volume. This transformation occurs internally and externally with the introduction of light. The volumes become objects that can be studied, analyzed and transformed again. This constant transformation is guided by certain …
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New methods in image compression using multi-level transforms and adaptive statistical encoDing
… new techniques based on time to frequency spatial transformation methods. At the core of these methods are a family of transformations built on basis sets called "wavelets." The wavelet transform permits an image to be represented in a substantially reduced space by transferring the energy …
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Economic and policy analysis on high-speed rail and interactions with air transport
… the impacts of government initiatives on the spatial transformation of transport and regional systems. We further study the Chinese HSR by reviewing its network evolution and projecting its future development. Second, we conduct a macroeconomic comparison between HSR and Low-cost carrier in …
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Investigation of Intensity Correction in the Context of Image Registration
… affine and one dimensional B-Spline model as spatial transformation, as well as intensity correction models specific to CT images. They are global non-linear mapping and smooth local affine correction. The algorithm was tested experimentally using a wide class of simulated images and a limited …
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Aquarama Terminal
… is not dealing with the issue of growth but with transformation; in its<br />remaking as a place of mixed communities and neighborhoods. Understanding<br />the city spatially is the first part of an exploration into devising interventions that<br />can utilize existing infrastructure, reclaim and …
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Urban design for small town regeneration: A socio-ecological approach
… heritage and culture and with their own unique spatial character. Unfortunately, most small towns are in distress. The focus of investment to bring about spatial transformation has typically been in either cities, or villages; i.e. urban or rural. However, Arndt, Davies and Thurlow (2018) …
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Phillip collective hubb : architecture as a catalyst for socioeconomic and spatial equality in Cape Town
… is the issue of persistent socioeconomic and spatial segregation and inequality in South African society and cities today, and the role architecture can play towards socioeconomic and spatial transformation. South African cities, looking at Cape Town in particular, are faced with many problems …
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The Community Retrofit Trust: Incentivizing Deep Energy Retrofits in Massachusetts' Triple Deckers
… Decker retrofits as a pathway to social and spatial transformation that empowers residents through cooperative participatory processes. This project proposes a practical framework for a “Community Retrofit Trust” which uses systems of distributed energy savings, community ownership of DER …
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Neighborhood change in metropolitan America
… of neighborhood change to a greater time and spatial span, systematically examining the trajectories of neighborhood change at the census tract level. The results show that neighborhood change is complicated and exhibits various trajectories. The dominant patterns do not always conform to …
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Limitlessness of Queer Performance: On-stage Performances and the Construction of Off-stage Identities
… living outside normative ideas of existing, and spatial transformation. However, little research has focused on understanding how such performances influence performers' on and offstage identities. We understand the individual benefits gained from performing actions that maintain gender and …
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The temporal dynamics of neoliberal redevelopment governance and the restructuring of urban space: Chicago's Bronzeville (1989 - present)
… Although the wider literature acknowledges the spatial contingency of neoliberal redevelopment governance, temporal contingencies within the same city remain comparatively less explored. In this context, this study chronicles the evolutionary trajectory of Chicago’s fluid and evolving neoliberal …
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AN AUTOMATIC BIO-INSPIRED KEY POINT DETECTION AND EXTRACTION STRATEGY FOR CLASSIFICATION OF 2-D AND 3-D IMAGES
… main goal of this study is to show the saliency transformation of the images that accounts for detection of robust regions along with the extraction of key point descriptors can lead to high quality and accurate classification performances regardless of geometric and spatial transformation of the …
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Transience and durability in Japanese urban space
… for exploring the dynamics of the production and transformation of urban space. Three aspects of temporal experience identified by Giddens – routine, biographical and institutional time – are adopted as a framework for considering how the dynamics of social reproduction are expressed in terms of …
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Lamas and Followers: Doing Tibetan Buddhism in Contemporary Chengdu
… the thesis analyses three key dynamics: the spatial transformation of Tibetan Buddhist practices from monasteries to urban homes; the reconfiguration of religious authority through the ambulation of Tibetan lamas and hosting practices of both lamas and followers; and the cultivation of affect …
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Invisible village: A potential alternative for urban village redevelopment in China
… and local identity. It seeks to demonstrate that spatial transformation does not have to destroy the community roots but can instead support cultural continuity and a renewed sense of belonging. The research focuses on the evolution of urban villages, examining how these communities emerged …
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Refracted Governmentality: Space, Politics and Social Structure in Contemporary Luanda
… with explaining the process of political transformation. The city of Luanda was mostly built during colonialism to spatially accommodate extant race and class divisions. The million or more Angolans who occupied those differentiated spaces in the aftermath of independence challenged the …
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