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Turning.
Turning is a collection of twenty-two poems that reflects on the urge to migrate and explore, how that urge was expressed in my own family and life, and how it relates to a sense of place and belonging. Apart from the opening poem, the poems are arranged chronologically, and begin with two glimpses …
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Turning the Cylinder
These poems were written between September 1989 and July 1993. They represent four years of work in university workshops, one-on-one and group sessions with local writers, and long hours spent on my own. As influence, I acknowledge every poet I've ever read and admired, from Shakespeare to Sharon …
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30 Women Turning 30
Biographies.
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Stochastic turning point problem
… (localization phenomena) is analyzed for the turning point problem. The problem, in particular, above the turning point is formulated in terms of a transition scale. Two limit theorems for stochastic differential equations with multiple spatial scales, called Theorem 1 and Theorem 2, are …
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Biomechanics and dynamics of turning
… width.In chapter two, I explore the effects of turning around a 90° corner for humans with and without lower-limb, below-knee amputations. I find that amputees appear to compensate for their limb loss by reducing the extent to which they shift their prosthetic limbs under their pelvis during a …
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Turning compost : a collection of 40 poems
Turning Compost is a collection of forty poems, two of which, Seven Kakhaiku and Tres Troubled Triolets, are multiple poems intended to be read as units. The poems have been ordered so that there is a flow of connected or contrasting ideas from poem to poem, therefore it is recommended that they be …
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‘Amore Captus:’ Turning Bedtricks in the Arthurian Canon
<p>Over the past 1,400 years, the many retellings of Arthurian legend have served as a lens by which readers have been able to explore issues of power, ethics, and identity. The Arthurian canon has been appropriated by different generations, cultures, and ideological groups over the centuries to …
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Turning points of closeness in the sibling relationship.
… family scholars to study relationships called "Turning Point Analysis" (Baxter & Bullis, 1986) was used to capture the critical moments that impacted closeness within the sibling relationship. Six primary turning points of closeness emerged in the analysis and are described and explained from a …
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Neural Sequences Underlying Directed Turning in C. elegans
Complex behaviors like navigation rely on sequenced motor outputs that combine to generate effective movement. The brain-wide organization of the circuits that integrate sensory signals to select and execute appropriate motor sequences is not well understood. Here, we characterize the architecture …
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Airline development in the South Pacific : a turning point
… is experiencing a period of rapid change. A turning point for the industry has arrived in the form of new generation, long range aircraft used by Pacific Rim airlines. These aircraft have the propensity to overfly the South Pacific. This means reduced access to stop-over traffic for the small …
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Nanostructural Evolution of Hard Turning Layers in Carburized Steel
… final material removal processes such as hard turning or grinding. Therefore, the ability to optimize, modulate and predict the near surface properties during final metal removal operations would be extremely useful in the enhancement of service life of a component. Hard machining is known to …
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Improving energy efficiency : (turning wasted heat into cash flow)
The following gaps in critical goals are derived through a direct comparison of the Needs to Goals transformation versus the current waste heat recovery solutions and their stated goals. 1. Critical: Implementation of a sustainable financial plan which can help to initiate an increase in waste heat …
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Electromagnetically-driven ultra-fast tool servos for diamond turning
… elements have been successfully used for diamond turning of contoured surfaces. Fast tool servos (FTS) are high bandwidth positioning devices, which, in conjunction with an ultra-precision lathe and diamond tooling, can produce free form surfaces with nanometer-scale resolution, such as required …
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The Komera Initiative : turning product design into public service
Every mechanical engineering student at MIT takes the same courses: 2.009 being one of them. In our capstone product design course at MIT, most students glean an incredible amount from their teams, mentors, and projects, then focus their efforts on slightly more pressing issues, such as graduating …
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Turning Tears into Sweets: CandyCollect for Pediatric Salivary Pathogen Sampling
Open microfluidic channels are gaining widespread use in biotechnology, biology, and diagnostics due to their broad applicability and user-friendly design, which enables easy addition or removal of components. Chapter 1 reviews capillary-driven open microfluidic systems and the implementation of …
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Turning stealth liposomes into cationic liposomes for anticancer drug delivery
<p>Targeting the anticancer agents selectively to cancer cells is desirable to improve the efficacy and to reduce the side effects of anticancer therapy. Previously reported passive tumor targeting by PEGylated liposomes (stealth liposomes) have resulted in their higher tumor accumulation. However …
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