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Showing 1 to 20 of 44 for “"form-function"”.

  1. Form, function and environment: in southern African Codium species

    Singleton, NicolaDepartment of Astronomy1991

    cape-town Repository record

  2. Rethinking Landscape Interpretation: Form, Function, and Meaning of the Garfield Farm, 1876-1905

    Curtin, Abby2014

    … of mediation between these dual values. The function of the landscape of Garfield’s farm between 1876 and 1880 is a reflection of this process of mediation. After President Garfield’s assassination in 1881, his wife and children returned to their Mentor home. Between 1885 and c. 1905, …

    iupui Repository record

  3. The British Short Story of the First World War: Form, Function, and Canonisation

    Einhaus, Ann-MarieDurham University2010

    … of investigation is the question of how the formal and thematic features of the short story genre on the one hand, and the war as a topic on the other, affect processes of canonisation. The thesis locates First World War short stories in between two canons: a literary canon of short fiction, …

    durham Repository record

  4. Form, function and flow in the plankton : jet propulsion and filtration by pelagic tunicates

    Sutherland, Kelly R.Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution2010

    … between filtration rate and swimming performance among several salp species with distinct morphologies and swimming styles were compared. Small-scale particle encounter at the salp filtering apparatus was also explored. Observations and experiments were conducted at the Liquid Jungle Lab, …

    woods-hole Repository record

  5. Cooking Together: Form & Function of Community Kitchen as Urban ‘Third Place’ Promoting Community Wellbeing

    Heneine, Emma M.Massachusetts Institute of Technology2024

    … this thesis explores how community kitchens’ form and function can evolve into critical urban infrastructures, offering benefits beyond food relief to promote community wellbeing in the aftermath of a community shock. In so doing, community kitchens represent urban ‘third places’ – becoming …

    mit Repository record

  6. Form, function and flow in the plankton : jet propulsion and filtration by pelagic tunicates

    Sutherland, Kelly RakowMassachusetts Institute of Technology2010

    … between filtration rate and swimming performance among several salp species with distinct morphologies and swimming styles were compared. Small-scale particle encounter at the salp filtering apparatus was also explored. Observations and experiments were conducted at the Liquid Jungle Lab, …

    mit Repository record

  7. A Joining Of Hands: Form, Function, And Diversity At A Buddhist Monastery In Batesville, Mississippi

    Tan, Tanna2018

    Buddhism is a religious tradition that spans the globe, and has erupted in popularity in the United States since the 1960s. This is a study of Thã­ch Nhat Hanh's "mindfulness" practice center, Magnolia Grove Monastery, in Batesville, Mississippi. Participant observation and interviews are …

    mississippi Repository record

  8. Exploring the Role of the Artifact: An Evolution of Form, Function and Memory in the Urban Landscape

    Burg, Joel G.Virginia Tech2013

    … and seeks to uncover how such a role can inform effective design practice into the future.

    vt Repository record

  9. In service of the king: The form, function, and chronology of courtyard A-3 at Chan Chich, Belize

    Vazquez, EdgarTexas Tech University2015

    … generated extensive data sets pertaining to the form, function, and chronology of Courtyard A-3, also known as the Back Plaza and its associated structures. Extensive excavations have revealed the relationship between the Back Plaza and the rest of the site core. The material assemblage collected …

    ttu Repository record

  10. OLD BECOMING NEW AGAIN: A FORM-FUNCTION AND NARRATIVE ANALYSIS OF RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS’ 'FANTASIA ON A THEME OF THOMAS TALLIS'

    Sager, Aileen E2024

    … context.</p> <p>This study analyzes the overall form of the <em>Fantasia</em>, with particular focus on two key transitional sections and their various interpretations by other analysts. It presents a new analysis of the piece alongside previous scholarly interpretations. The study also examines …

    sfasu Repository record

  11. Effects of positive evidence, indirect negative evidence and form-function transparency on second language acquisition: Evidence from L2 Chinese and L2 Thai

    Prawatmuang, WoramonUniversity of Cambridge2018

    … that both Chinese and Thai learners could perform native-like in their acceptance of TL word orders since early stages of acquisition. However, it took them until an advanced level to be able to completely reject incorrect TL word orders that resembled structures in their L1. Thai learners …

    cambridge Repository record

  12. L2 learners' knowledge of verb form-function relationships at different stages in the acquisition of English as a second language : a study of college learners' interlanguage in Zaire.

    Mayala, Nsebang-KimaneseDurham University1991

    durham Repository record

  13. Investigating the Conditional Adaptiveness of Adolescents’ Aggression from an Evolutionary Perspective

    Lapierre, KianaBrock University2022

    … namely aggression characteristics (aggressive form, function, and anonymity), target characteristics (power of victim relative to the perpetrator), and perpetrator characteristics (experience of victimization and gender). Study 1 used a person-oriented approach to investigate how proactive and …

    brock Repository record

  14. Compliments and politeness among Mexican and Puerto Rican couples.

    Carruth, Melissa D.Baylor University.2011

    … it examines compliments according to their form, function, and topic. Results are compared with previous studies in the field. The results show that dialect, education level and gender of the speaker influence the style and delivery of compliments. In addition, the results show that both …

    baylor Repository record

  15. Relating Understanding of Inverse and Identity to Engagement in Proof in Abstract Algebra

    Plaxco, David BryantVirginia Tech2015

    … their conceptual understanding by drawing on the form/function framework (Saxe, et al., 1998). I then analyzed the participants proof activity using Aberdein's (2006a, 2006b) extension of Toulmin's (1969) model of argumentation. Finally, I analyzed across participants' proofs to analyze emerging …

    vt Repository record

  16. An Analysis of the Discourse Function of Saulteaux/mi-/ As Exemplified In A Traditional Cote First Nation Teaching Text

    Cote, Lorena LynnFaculty of Graduate Studies and Research, University of Regina2012

    … area. Second, the thesis focuses on the use and function of the discourse particle /mi-/ in Saulteaux text structure. Following an introduction to the main thesis topic, a cross-dialectal survey of this discourse particle in Ojibwe, both its morphosyntactic form and word order, sets the …

    regina Repository record

  17. Set in Stone: Rhetorical Performances in Virginia Tech's April 16th Memorial

    Covington, Brooke ElizabethVirginia Tech2020

    … the April 16th Memorial is a public memory performance that has changed (and continues to change) in its form, function, and significance across time. Based on a data set that includes archival evidence, interview data, and fieldwork, I argue that over the course of its history, the April 16th …

    vt Repository record

  18. Sex, Metaphysics, and Mental 'Dis-ease'

    Cook, Jane AlexandraUniversity of Waikato2012

    … Platonic/Aristotelian conception of essence (or form) as a purely immaterial, male preserve, thereby reducing woman to the material source, (Logical) properties and (sexual) demise of man’s essential being; this phallocentric misconception impelling a history of further misconceptions of essence, …

    waikato-masters Repository record

  19. Reveries of a walk: Architectonics and an Attunement to Nature

    Gunnels, Aeric TaylorVirginia Tech2018

    … with it and ourselves. Through derived forms and attention to details, architects can capture the essence of nature without direct imitation. Architecture has always had the power to reveal. The architect must choose what is revealed. This thesis is an exploration into the idea of …

    vt Repository record

  20. Résidences secondaires : how Eisenman houses fictive structures of history

    Koukoutsi-Mazarakis, Valeria E., 1962-Massachusetts Institute of Technology1989

    … device implicitly demarcates potential formal aspects of language as an agent of Eisenman's design and my own investigation in new modes of criticism of architecture. I structure this essay on a dual analysis of the case study by displacing architectural criticism from its house to …

    mit Repository record

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