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Showing 1 to 20 of 185 for “"form and function"”.
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3D-printing form and function
Integrating diverse functions inside man-made parts with specific shapes, in a highly scalable manner, is the central challenge in manufacturing. Functional integration is typically achieved by assembling specialized parts, each independently made using carefully designed production techniques - …
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The form and function of empathy
This thesis explores the form and function of empathy. It begins by exploring the ways in which the phenomenon has been traditionally understood, before advocating contemporary arguments about how it should be conceptualised—as a behavioural exchange of emotional information between two people in a …
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Form and function of Poly(A) tails
… role of the tail in the dynamics of mRNA decay, and describe the predominant mechanisms of decay for thousands of mammalian mRNAs. Next, I examine the effects of microRNAs, which influence mRNA decay and perturb tail length dynamics. Finally, I describe a physiological context in which the tail …
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Essays on Organizational Form and Function in Agricultural Production Alliances
… involves the conceptual choice of organizational form for industrialized swine production. Using models derived from various theories of the firm an integrated organizational form is shown to be more efficient in the long run relative to network (alliance) production. Secondly, system dynamics …
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The Evolution of Male Form and Function in Nightshade Flowers
… study is to investigate the diversity of anther form (male floral organs) in the genus Solanum to allow greater understanding of the relationship between anther form and buzz pollination. This project takes a multidisciplinary approach to investigating the anther traits found within the genus …
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How Form and Function Create Community in the Middle Landscape
The middle landscape, more commonly referred to as Suburbia, has become spatially discontinuous, lacking the cohesive union, open spaces and city centers that once defined community. Presently, the middle landscape's community spaces do not offer the opportunity for familiar and chance encounters …
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Form and function of expressive morphology: a case study of Russian
… the suffixes under investigation have the same function (“expressive”), they differ significantly in their formal properties. I identify two major semantic types of expressive suffixes: attitude and size suffixes. Attitude suffixes convey an attitude of the speaker toward the referent. Size …
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Evolution of stomata in mosses (Bryophyta): From molecules to form and function
As one of the first land plant groups to diversify, mosses are central in understanding the origin, diversification, and early function of stomata. Unlike tracheophytes that have stomata on anatomically complex leaves and stems, mosses bear stomata exclusively on spore-bearing organs (capsules). …
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Analyzing Navajo Discourse: Investigating Form and Function of Intonational Units in Referential Discourse
… on the Navajo verb complex (prefix morphology) and specific constructions (i.e. relative clause structure, subject-object-inversion), but to date the proposed establishment of a method to analyze actual discourse from a functional or usage based approach has not occurred. The goal of this study …
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Designing wearable sensors for Preventative Health: An exploration of material, form and function
… systems has reached unprecedented levels and as a result, attention has been shifting from the traditional approach of disease management and treatment towards prevention (Swan, 2012). Wearable devices for Preventative Health have become a focus for innovation across academia and industry, …
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Dental occlusal form and function in Equus capensis: evaluating a controvertible taxonomic status
… remains were originally regarded as distinct and readily distinguishable from those of other fossil equids, especially with respect to their large size. This applied particularly to its cheek teeth, that were described as large with unique occlusal enamel morphology. Palaeontologists have …
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Form and function: quantifying geomorphic heterogeneity and drivers in dryland non-perennial river corridors
… rivers, including intermittent rivers and ephemeral streams, comprise the majority of drainage networks globally. However, ephemeral streams remain understudied compared to perennial counterparts, and the majority of extant studies focus on in-channel dynamics. Floodplains along …
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Form and function of anabranches and floodplain secondary channels in lowland meandering river systems
Submission published under a 24 month embargo labeled 'Closed Access', the embargo will last until 2026-08-01
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The form and function of fixed collocational patterns in research articles in different academic disciplines
… research articles in an attempt to identify and compare the forms and discourse functions of fixed collocational patterns in different disciplines. In comparative studies of the language of different academic disciplines there are two ways of collecting comparable amounts of corpus data, both …
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A Study of the Form and Function of a Select Group of Minoan Utilitarian Ceramics
… ceramics has been undertaken in order to review and re-assess several select vessel types of problematical function. The pieces were chosen on the basis of similarities in form and other characteristics held in common. The. problematical nature of the selected vessels is demonstrated by wide …
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Intergroup Encounters in Grey-Cheeked Mangabeys (Lophocebus albigena) and Redtail Monkeys (Cercopithecus ascanius): Form and Function
Across species and populations, encounters between neighboring social groups take a variety of forms. In particular, intergroup encounters (IGEs) may or may not be aggressive and may include the participation of males and/or females. The proximate causes of aggressive participation by each sex, …
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A Comparison of the Form and Function of Code-Switching of Chicano and Puerto Rican Children
This study examined the nature of the form and function of code-switching of Chicano and Puerto Rican bilingual children. For this study "code-switching" was defined as the alternation of the syntactic elements of two languages within an utterance.
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Ecophysiology of Barrier Island Beach Plants: Responses in Form and Function to Daily, Seasonal and Episodic Stresses
Barrier islands (BIs) are transient, highly dynamic geological structures of fairly recent origin found along most continental shorelines. In particular, eighty-five percent of the East and Gulf Coasts of the United States are fronted by BIs. Within this environment, the BI beach is considered …
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