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Showing 1 to 16 of 16 for “"bows"”.
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Hydrodynamic Design of Ship Bulbous Bows Considering Seaway and Operational Conditions
Diese Arbeit zeigt die Anwendung von Langzeitsimulationen für den hydrodynamischen Schiffsentwurf, insbesondere für die Auslegung von Bugwülsten. Die vorgestellte Methodik vereint mehrere beteiligte Aspekte in einer zentralen Entwurfsplattform mit Simulationen, die u.a. Routen, Wetter-, und …
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New frontiers of expression through real-time dynamics measurement of violin bows
… and analyzing the physical parameters of common bowstrokes
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The revival and revitalization of musical bow practice
… which stimulated my interest in African musical bows. I grew up in a rural area in the Eastern Cape, historical home of the Xhosa-speaking people, and in which so much Xhosa traditional music has always been actively practiced. It seems hard to believe that musical bow performance never came into …
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Formidable genus armorum: the horse archers of the Roman Imperial Army
… the equipment in use by horse archers. The bows in use were invariably compound recurved bows of eastern design. Other specialized archery equipment was also eastern in origin while their general military and cavalry equipment seems to have been standard Roman military issue. Horse archers, …
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The revival and revitalization of musical bow practice in South Africa
… study. My growing interest drew me to musical bows, which have become my principal instruments for musical compositions, and also personal expression. The primary focus of the dissertation is current bow practice in the Eastern and Western Cape, and certain areas in KwaZulu Natal, and personal …
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1999 South Dakota Archery and Muzzleloader Deer Hunter Surveys
… string peeps (F= 633.72), and/or compound bows (F= 500.42) and traditional equipment users (18%) used wood arrows (F= 254.60), recurve bows (F= 215.78), and/or longbows (F = 125.67). About 81 % of bowhunters were satisfied with equipment restrictions. Type of archery equipment used did not …
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Kinematics of beam flexure four-bar linkages with applications in a compound bow
… be transferred to the arrow than with previous bows.
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Design, Development, and Testing of an Unmanned Surface Vessel (USV) for Oyster Aquaculture
… the Oystermaran V2 featured interchangeable bows, adjustable frame and mechanism dimensions, and worked to add mechanisms and capabilities that aquafarmers requested. Multiple rounds of testing and adjustments were conducted and the Oystermaran V2 proved to be a complete platform the team can …
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Analysis of bow crushing in ship collision
… already has been reported in the past on bulbous bows. The main structural members will include side shell and the deck. Transverse and longitudinal stiffeners will be taken into account by means of a smearing technique. A structural model is developed by identifying localized zones of plastic …
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Ray- and Wave-Theoretic Approach to Electromagnetic Scattering from Radially Inhomogeneous Spheres and Cylinders
… profiles that allow for direct transmission bows to exist. In Chapter 4, the complementary approach of wave-theoretic analysis leads to the construction of exact electromagnetic solutions for the asymptotic backscattered field produced by an incident plane wave. This has direct relevance to …
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Characteristics and Success of South Dakota Archery Deer Hunters
… that sport. Eighty-three percent was compound bows and 99% had hunted deer with a firearm as well as with a bow. Twenty-one percent of the sample had never had archery instruction indicating the need for a broader based hunter education program. Initial response rate to both questionnaires (74% …
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The Makhweyane bow of Swaziland: music, poetics and place
… this tradition. Despite this, however, musical bows have been co-opted as icons of Swazi national identity, and, along with the Incwala (the "first fruits" festival) and Umhlanga ("reed dance") ceremonies, are used as public affirmation of Swazi cultural homogeneity to rally support for the …
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Maritime Iconography at Punic Votive Sites at Carthage and Cirta: An Analysis of Watercraft Imagery from the 4th-1st c. BCE
… example, the first category includes images of bows, sterns, or full ships. This study analyzes the maritime symbols, but also examines the stelae according to what other prominent imagery is included, like the 'Sign of Tanit' or the raised hand. It lays out the maritime context of the …
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Towards a theory of Deference in South Africa; Trans-Atlantic Lessons
… oscillating alternatively between formalistic bows to deference and judicial interventions of extraordinary ambition. The thrust of the analysis with the normative model will not be to quibble with the impact of the Constitution, but rather to argue for a return to a conceptual analysis where …
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Hydrodynamic stability of a premixed flame subjected to transverse shear
… always spikes towards the burned gas region and bows on the unburned gas region. The DL stability plays a crucial role in the hydrodynamic behaviors of a premixed flame and has many ramifications when premixed combustion takes place in practice. We study the hydrodynamic behavior of a premixed …
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The Bowing Approach to Cello Playing
Too many cellists after several years of study have become comparatively far advanced and still are not completely acquainted with the instrument as a whole. Their practice has been confined to one string at a time, with the result that the student may have developed a position to fit that …