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Showing 1 to 20 of 937 for “"groundwork"”.
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A Groundwork for Perspectival Quantum Mechanics
… to a number of these attacks by providing a groundwork for these types of theories. To lay this groundwork I focus on encapsulated measurements, which involve an isolated observer and a superobserver (who measures the observer). I first distinguish between invasive and non-invasive …
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Groundwork and Principles for Applied Conservatism
… populism and reactionaryism. The thesis provides groundwork to help establish principles of conservatism (POCs), consistent with Burke and Oakeshott, that might be acceptable to as wide a range of contemporary self-identifying conservatives as possible, and capable of supporting safe and …
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Robust Optimization and Groundwork for Problem Mapping
<p>Goals of this research were to develop a conceptual algorithm that can optimize execution time for generating a solution set and demonstrate that a solution set of one sub-problem can be applied to another sub-problem within the same problem set. To achieve the proposed goals, GloPro was …
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Heidegger and Deleuze: The Groundwork of Evental Ontology
<p>This dissertation examines the concept of event, as found in the ontologies developed by Martin Heidegger (1889-1976) and Gilles Deleuze (1925-1995). The texts I focus on are Heidegger's Sein und Zeit (1927), "Vom Wesen des Grundes" (1928), "Vom Wesen der Wahrheit" (lecture 1930, print 1943), …
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Existential psychology as an ontological groundwork for counseling the elderly
… existential psychology as an ontological groundwork for counseling elderly clients. Of the few gerontological counselors, there are many who employ methods and techniques designed for younger populations, often trying to isolate problems from the client's total experience. Existential …
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Engaging with the Invisible: STS Groundwork in an Electrical and Computer Engineering Department
This dissertation is a study of groundwork in Engaged Science, Technology, and Society (STS) research. Engaged STS scholars reframe STS knowledge and move it beyond the traditional scope and boundaries of the field. They use various methods such as critical participation, making and doing, situated …
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Laying technological groundwork for Templated Assembly by Selective Removal (TASR) at biological length scales
This work presents the size-selective sorting of biological cells using the assembly process known as Templated Assembly by Selective Removal (TASR). This research has demonstrated experimentally, for the first time, the selective self-assembly of mammalian as well as non-mammalian single cells …
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Toward Enhancing Treatment For Pregnant Smokers: Laying The Groundwork For The Use Of Complementary And Alternative Medicine Approaches
<p>Tobacco is the most widely used drug of abuse during pregnancy. Despite efforts to reduce perinatal tobacco use, its prevalence has remained steady over at least the past decade, suggesting that efforts to reduce smoking prevalence before and during pregnancy have not been effective. Although a …
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Feyerabend's Monster and the Critique of Scientism
… Paul Feyerabend’s political thought to lay the groundwork for a critical social theory of scientism. Across his political writings, Feyerabend develops a critical diagnosis of late modernity vis-à-vis pervasive misrepresentations of science and the authority of experts. He also presents a vision …
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An investigation into the fibre instrument feed for the Southern African Large Telescope (SALT)
… Feed (FlF) for SALT. Its goal is to provide the groundwork that will lead to the detailed design and manufacture of such an instrument that is to be completed by the time SALT is commissioned in mid-2004.
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Private Voices Teaching Public Values in the Fiction of Harriet Beecher Stowe, Mary Wilkins Freeman, and Sarah Orne Jewett
… asserting that local color functions as the groundwork on which the standards and practices of literary realism are based and as the way that nineteenth-century women writers could promote their domestic ministry. Furthermore, the thesis maintains that Stowe, Freeman, and Jewett utilized …
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Thomistic Doctrine on Effacious Grace in the Prayer-Life of the Church
… be very meaningful, however until we have laid a groundwork of concepts basic to both, upon which we can base our judgement.</p>
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Mapping the Spatial Transcriptome Across Whole Organisms
… features. The findings lay crucial groundwork for future integration of transcriptomic data with in situ connectomics and in vivo neural activity recordings. Understanding the spatial transcriptome in C. elegans is vital for insights into neural circuit coordination, disease …
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Sensor planning for novel view generation by camera networks
… in the novel view(s). This system lays the groundwork for future explorations in multi-camera video recording for electroholography and image-based rendering.
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Consent and Concepts
This dissertation lays out the groundwork for building a theory of radical consent and autonomy. Chapter 1, "Framing Consent," argues for a context-sensitive account of the semantic content of consent claims, and presents an introductory model of consenting as a speech act. In particular, I argue …
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Real-time process monitoring of Spark-Assisted Chemical Engraving (SACE) machine with data-driven techniques
… previous studies. This dissertation achieves the groundwork for process control by developing a real-time SACE process monitoring methodology for anomaly detection in glass microchannel fabrication. The first step in the methodology introduces a characterization algorithm that segments the …
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Managing Muskellunge in the New River, Virginia: Effective Regulations and Predation on Smallmouth Bass
… to improve fishery quality, thereby laying the groundwork for managers to address angler concerns before they arise. I found substantial increases in population size structure and in average adult density of Muskellunge since the institution of the 42-in MLL, but bioenergetics modeling did not …
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Grounding Architecture: Reading the Landscape
… to treat each discipline as a layer of groundwork. A groundwork and foundation that must be laid first and then consciously called to mind to create a strong foundation for the design. This common thread must be kept taut throughout the design process. The scene of this thesis is set at …
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The Burning of Restoran and Other Stories
… rest of the stories in this collection, “Twin,” “Groundwork,” “Facts about Octopuses,” and “Wait,” are short fiction or “flash fiction.” These stories tie together in theme; they are linked by the common theme of trauma. The making of this collection was heavily influenced by the format of fairy …
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An Overview of Body Armor and Single Plate Impact Dynamics
… and composite structures. This paper lays the groundwork for experimental and modeling methods used to understand the effectiveness of new armor designs. Focusing on the first layer of modern body armor, the ”High Impedance” layer. Experiments measuring the change in velocity of bullets passing …
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