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Showing 1 to 20 of 45 for “"decorations"”.
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Glucuronic Acid Patterning on Xylan in Arabidopsis thaliana
… (GlcA). It is likely that the position of these decorations, created by Trichome-Birefringence-Like (TBL) and Glucuronic acid substitution of Xylan (GUX) enzymes respectively, are key for the xylan molecule to perform a hypothesised linking function between cellulose and lignin, contributing to …
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Highly Sensitive and Selective Gas Sensors Based on Vertically Aligned Metal Oxide Nanowire Arrays
… can be further enhanced by catalytic noble metal decorations. To form electronic nose systems, different metal oxide coatings and catalytic decorations were employed to diversify the chemical reactivity of the sensors. The systems can detect low concentrated H2S and NO2 at room temperature down to …
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The Zawiya and Shrine Ensemble of Shaykh Safi al-Din Ardabili: A Sufi Analysis
… historical context, function, architecture, and decorations. Moving beyond an aesthetic description, a novel approach to the analysis and interpretation of the shrine ensemble has been employed in this thesis. A detailed interpretative reading of the inner aspects of the architecture and …
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Biosynthesis and function of glucuronic acid substitution patterns on softwood xylan
… and function of Glucuronic acid (GlcA) decorations on softwood xylan. Results demonstrate that this GUX (GlucUronic acid substitution of Xylan)-dependent xylan branching is critical for the maintenance of biomass recalcitrance in a model vascular plant Arabidopsis thaliana. Experiments …
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Bifurcation in complex quadratic polynomial and some folk theorems involving the geometry of bulbs of the mandelbrot set
… shape from which hang numerous 'bulbs' or 'decorations'. Each of these bulbs is a large disk that is directly attached to the main cardioid together with numerous other smaller bulbs and a prominent 'antenna'. In this thesis we study the geometry of bulbs and some 'folk theorems' about the …
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Flexibility in extended phenotype sexual signals in great bowerbirds, Chlamydera nuchalis
… items available for males to use as decorations on their bower display. I demonstrated how males increased the salience and variance of their decoration display through their use and found a preference across males to use anthropogenic objects as decorations, irrespective of whether …
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Empty Pleasures
… tactics in my ersatz copies of pre-Modern decorations. Although my work mocks the uncultivated tastes of mainstream America, its pursuit of formal harmony and sentiment is sincere. My objects are machine produced, but they act as icons to manifest poetic sentiment.;Playful as it appears, …
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Sherds With Style: A Ceramic Analysis From A Protohistoric Site In Oktibbeha County, Mississippi.
… distinct curvilinear or angular surface decorations. This thesis is an analysis of the ceramic assemblage excavated in 2016 from the Protohistoric Stark Farm Site (22OK778) located in Oktibbeha County, Mississippi. This site is part of the Starkville Archaeological Complex and it features …
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Connected: An Artist’s Investigation into Digital Communication
… utilitarian forms are ornamented with surface decorations that represent contemporary symbols of the digital age. By doing this I intend to create artworks that allow the viewer to contemplate the evolution of human communication and their own reliance on technological devices.</p> <p>My studio …
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Identity in the Late Woodland Northeast: interpreting communities of practice from paste composition at the Thomas/Luckey and the Losey 3 sites
… of practice can be discerned from pottery decorations and paste was answered by analyzing sherds with pXRF. While pottery types are based on visual attributes, pXRF looks at elemental composition. Decoration is mimicable, but paste is not; paste accurately illustrates a vessel’s origin. …
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Body marking within New France : a contemporary perspective
… been used to construct meanings for such body decorations. The approach comes from a contemporary perspective, giving contemporary interpretations of body markings within New France. Some of the issues to be addressed are: the prevalence of the practice among the First Nations peoples, the …
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Anatolian Ceramics: A Reflection of Society and Culture
… how materials, styles, patterns, and decorations reflect the social and economic conditions of the makers: the sophisticated Hittites (cl900 - 1180 BCE) and their elaborated vessels, the strong Phrygians (cl 160 - 650 BCE) and their ornate pieces, the embattled Lydians (c650 - 546 BCE) …
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Late Roman and Early Byzantine Floor Mosaics in Cilicia
… of the fifth century complies with the church decorations found at the same time period in neighboring regions. The analysis also yield that the earliest church floor of the region contained an aniconic version of a figural mosaic found in a civic structure in Antioch. One of the numerous …
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Le imprese artistiche di Giuseppe Verani (1773-1853) nella Corte sabauda alla luce di un manoscritto inedito ottocentesco
… are flanked by the most varied activities, from decorations in the royal residences to designs for flags and uniforms, until the creation of the figures for the crib. These works are described in detail in the manuscript to witness the maturation of a long professional experience. On the strength …
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The reshaped Buddhist cosmos: a study of the iconography of the main chamber of Cave 45, Mogao Grottoes, Dunhuang
… eighth centuries, the original, Tang-period decorations of Cave 45 display an illusion of spectacular Buddhist paradises as conveyed in the Lotus Sutra;. Pictorial and structural evidence found in the main shrine during my field research of the grotto, however, indicates that the initial …
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PONTORMO'S CAPPONI ALTARPIECE A PIETÀ THE VIRGIN'S PAINFUL TRANSITION FROM THE MOTHER OF CHRIST TO THE MOTHER OF MANKIND
… painting or how it relates to Pontormo's other decorations within the Chapel. The purpose of this thesis is to analyze the iconography of the Capponi Altarpiece, as well as the other artistic elements in the Chapel, without the preconceptions of earlier studies, and to attempt to solve the …
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The Value of Dress in the Cecil Household, (c. 1550-1612)
… given to different fabrics, colours, styles, and decorations found in the elite and non-elite wardrobes. Attention to these specific clothing choices and their continuities or changes allows the thesis to show how cloth and clothing was constructed and worn in early modern England and allows for a …
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Mixed culture : experienced through a center for the mind and body
… to base Asian American architecture on applied decorations, the architecture will draw upon the spatial characteristics found in traditional architectural examples, as well as juxtapose different elements within one building. This center and hotel has three components: a health center offering …
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It's a kind of magic: exploring the role of the living in effecting food and drink offerings in private mortuary cults of late Old Kingdom Egypt
… illustrative examples of the offering related decorations, installations, and objects from a number of elite late Old Kingdom tombs (c.2492 2181 BCE) at Saqqara. These demonstrate that tomb design incorporated different modes to communicate salient information about the cult to the living: it …
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