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Showing 1 to 20 of 33 for “"human form"”.
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A wounded surface : dissolving the human form
… part of my reading on carefully posed groups in formal family photographs is Marianne Hirsch's Family Frames: Photography. Narrative and Post memory (1997). Gathered at symbolic rites of passage, the family photograph offers ideal images of certitude, of familial togetherness and of happiness. In …
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An Exploration of Movement and the Human Form
The Human form can be translated and diagrammed in multiple components, such as movement, structure, emotion, and tendency. As the art of dance redefines the limits of the body, these characteristics can be directly applied to the development of and progression through an architectural space. By …
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Anthropomorphic visualization : depicting participants in online spaces using the human form
… visualization is a new approach to presenting information about participants in online spaces using the human form as the basis for the visualization. Various data about an individual's online behavior are mapped to different parts of a humanoid yet abstract form. I hypothesized that using a …
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"Gods in human form?" : a study of the acclamations of divinity in the Acts of the Apostles.
… that divine acclamations in Acts do not conform to a single pattern of deification but several distinct patterns serving different purposes. This study begins by outlining the various ways humans were thought to be divine in Mediterranean antiquity. Each acclamation is then evaluated on its …
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Patterns as Documents and Drawings: An artistic exploration of tailoring patterns as historical documents and drawings abstracting the human form. An analysis from the perspective of a creative art practitioner
… interpretive reading of tailoring patterns as informative documents and inspiring drawings in their own right. Conventionally, patterns are treated only as a means to an end, aiding garment production. It is rare for patterns to be analysed by contemporary dress historians for their contribution …
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Borders: Separation, Detention, and Dehumanization
Borders: Separation, Detention, and Dehumanization is an exhibition that calls attention to the worsening situation at the southern border. The show is composed of large paintings and drawings, depicting scenes of either separation or detention, and an element of human suffering portrayed by …
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A candidate gene analysis of arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC)
… LAMRI and CBX5 as candidate genes for the human form of ARVC.
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Architectural Postures: A Proposed Education Center of Nature for Rock Creek Park
The human form becomes the bearer of my inspiration, revealing a cosmology within itself, appealing to the idea of understanding the body and implementing its essence into architecture. The lessons found in the tectonic of one's body will assist in discovering an integral logic that may translate …
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Recycled alterity: Familiar dehumanisation in the contemporary fiction of genetic posthumanism
… are now sufficiently advanced to alter the human genome. Indeed, gene editing is already practiced in some countries for medical purposes. However, future directions for the use of genetic technologies are unclear. Scholars of the “posthuman” future tend to speculate that genetic engineering …
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Prince of Life: An Anthem Cycle for Christian Year
… of Jesus as the Light as He incarnates into human form to save the world, whereas the "Cycle of Life" includes Lent, Palm Sunday, Maundy Thursday, Passiontide, Eastertide, Ascensiontide, and Trinity. They tell the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, who gave His life to the world, so that the world …
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Some People Call Them Dolls: Capturing the Iconic Power of the Female Form in Non-ferrous Metals.
… and Barbie. She chose to reference the female form, void of an actual body, implied through clothing. Works are figurative and sculptural and are constructed of copper, sterling and fine silver. They are sculptural hollow vessels, raised, formed, and colored with gesso and prismacolor …
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A body area network for wearable health monitoring : conductive fabric garment utilizing DC-power-line carrier communication
… heavy, bulky, and don't integrate well with the human form. Thus, it is critical to figure out how best to minimize the physical and mental burden that these systems place on the user. To address these problems, we propose a new method of designing wearable health monitoring networks by combining …
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Felinus Domus: A Veterinary Hospital for Cats in Old Town Alexandria, Virginia
Throughout time man has discovered that the human form, in all its harmonious proportion, can be used as a guide, gauge and tool to design and build structures. However, the human figure has not been the only organic form used to create architecture. Many animals create dwellings that synchronize …
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Psychological empowerment of female victims of spousal abuse through philophonetics
… races and ethnicities. It may take on various forms such as; physical beating, verbal/ emotional/ psychological abuse, sexual abuse, or financial abuse. Women often remain in abusive relationships for financial security, fear of further harm, and because of socials stigmatization. This study …
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The body and the blood: Graham Greene’s incarnational imagination
… The End of the Affair, Christ embodied as God in human form elevates the significance and potential holiness of normal human bodily experience, creating the potential for God to work His mercy and love within the corrupted earthly world. While religious themes are certainly not the only narrative …
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Purification of Recombinant HIS6-GFP-Preptin Fusion Protiens
… which shares high sequence similarity with the human form. Site-directed mutagenesis was performed using NEB Q5 QuickChange methodology, followed by recombinant expression in Escherichia coli. The GFP-preptin fusion protein was purified using nickel affinity chromatography, followed by gel …
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Three-dimensional measuring methods: a review of the technology and the development of a method for measuring the human body
… measurements can be specified, very little information is conveyed which describes a three-dimensional form. Advances in technology have provided instruments and methods which provide precise three-dimensional measurements. These three-dimensional measuring systems were investigated as a means …
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Towards a Human-like Robot for Medical Simulation
… for nurses and doctors and help eliminate human mistakes that would otherwise take place with a real person. The closer the mannequin is to mimicking a human being, the more effective the training; thus, additional features such as movable limbs and eyes, vision processing and realistic …
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#I'm With Her: An Artistic Exploration of Online Communication and Relationships
… I came across a variety of artists that used human emotion and pain in their work in many different ways. Artists like Tracey Emin and Sophie Calle let their pain from relationships they had experienced out through their work, while artists such as Jessica Todd Harper and Edward Hopper used …
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Infecting the Inanimate: Puppet Theatre Responds to Aids
… addressthe issues underneath them. Theatrical performance became a prevalent way to expressthe frustration and despair about HIV/AIDS, and puppet theatre, in particular, has made acontribution to the discourse.I investigate how puppetry artists have addressed the illness by examining threecase …
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