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Showing 1 to 20 of 269 for “"analogies"”.
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Proust and Stendhal--a study in analogies
Proust is the intellectual child of Stendhal and has bespattered A LA RECHERCHE DU TEMPS PERDU with expressions of admiration for his master. In truth, he has taken over not only the methods hut the philosophy of his teacher. "Proust's inheritance from Stendhal is apparent on every page and …
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Individual Brainstorming and the Use of Personal Analogies.
… two such techniques--brainstorming and personal analogies--as well as a combination of the two techniques when used by individuals.
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Phantom narratives: architectural analogies of site specific memories
The role of this report not only serves as an account of the work done in fulfilment of the Masters of Architecture (Professional) degree but also acts as a way for me to recognize and position myself within the physical context of the Cape Town. In addition to this, it offers me an opportunity …
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Judgement as play: revealing analogies between aesthetics and ethics
This thesis is about the similarities of process between aesthetic experience and ethical judgement. I claim that in both cases the activity is best described as a type of play in which elements interact in mutual adjustment and transformation. This conception of play has its roots in Kant's …
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Naturalising analogies - the role of accounting logic in gendered organisations
… logics, accounting practices, and naturalising analogies. Drawing on Acker’s theory of gendered substructures and incorporating grid-group typology, it redefines organisational logic as the symbolic and material patterns reflecting an organisation’s principles of order and values. This framework …
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The effect of experiential analogies on consumer perceptions and attitudes
… analogy. The predominance of experiential analogies in recent advertisements suggests that they are persuasive. Yet understanding what comes to mind when consumers process these comparisons remains to be investigated. By drawing on analogy and consumption experience literatures, an …
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Finding analogies in semantic networks using the singular value decomposition
We present CROSSBRIDGE, an algorithm for finding analogies in large, sparse semantic networks. We treat analogies as comparisons between domains of knowledge. A domain is a small semantic network, i.e., a set of concepts and binary relations between concepts. We treat our knowledge base (the large …
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Organized crime in the United States organizational analogies for counterinsurgency strategy
… military specialty. By showing that there are analogies between organized crime and insurgencies, further studies can be conducted on the applicability of modern law enforcement tactics to military operations. This thesis shows that there are organizational and conceptual analogies between …
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Le Subjectivisme De Pascal Etudie a Travers Quelques Analogies Des Pensees
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Asymptotics, exact results, and analogies in p-adic random matrix theory
… of both types are motivated and guided by analogies to existing results in classical random matrix theory over R, C or H, but often exhibit probabilistic behaviors which differ markedly from these known cases. Specifically, we prove the following: (1) We show exact relations between …
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Evaluating the effectiveness of analogies in an infographic on low-dose radiation
… about Low Dose Radiation (LDR) by using analogies. The nuclear industry has shown that trust is asymmetrical, meaning it is easily lost and hard to regain. This was evident in Saskatchewan, where a public inquiry in 2008 revealed a significant lack of trust. Conversely, Saskatchewan …
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Learning from physical analogies: A study in analogy and the explanation process
… process often involves drawing upon physical analogies--viewing the situation and its behavior as similar to familiar phenomena, conjecturing that they share analogous underlying causes, and using the plausible interpretation as a foothold to further understanding, analysis, and hypothesis …
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Computational aeroacoustic modelling using hybrid RANS/LES methods with modified acoustic analogies
… of the two modified versions of Curle's and FWH analogies with the results of other CFD practitioners as well as experimental data.
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Functional Analogies: Hans Keller's Wordless Functional Analysis as a Theory of Musical Comparison
A composer assembling movements of a string quartet; a teaching artist presenting stylistically diverse approaches to writing melodies; a recommendation-algorithm-assisted DJ choosing the order of a radio program: all rely on assumptions about how listeners perceive, learn from, and emotionally …
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Investigation of the analogies between viscometric and linear viscoelastic properties of polystyrene fluids
Thesis (Ph.D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Chemical Engineering, 1979.
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Teaching analogies and metaphors to enhance communication in interdisciplinary and cross-functional groups
… communication. This study examines the use of analogies and metaphors as effective communication tools in interdisciplinary group settings. Analogies and metaphors are an important aspect of our cognitive activities. Communication using analogies and metaphors plays an important role in …
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Laughlin's wave function, plasma analogies and the fractional quantum Hall effect on infinite cylinders
Gegenstand dieser Dissertation ist die Untersuchung von Laughlins Wellenfunktion auf einem Zylinder. Die Ergebnisse sind sowohl fuer die Theorie des fraktionalen Quanten-Hall-Effekts als auch fuer die klassische statische Mechanik geladener Teilchen in einem neutralisierenden Hintergrund von …
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