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Showing 1 to 20 of 51 for “"low tech"”.
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Knit architecture : low tech fabrication techniques in modern design : thesis
… of knitting into the realm of architecture as a low-tech means of fabrication in a world of high-tech design. This thesis attempts to break knitting down into its most essential components and use these to build a catalog of basic forms which can be generated through knitting. These basic forms …
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Efficiency of low-tech augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) access methods
1 PDF file (vi, 42 pages)
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Ecological characteristics of stream reaches with and without low-tech process-based restoration in a wildfire-affected watershed
… streams, leading to management challenges. Low-tech process-based restoration (LTPBR) may be a useful tool in post-wildfire catchments, but relatively few studies have examined how LTPBR may influence ecological responses following wildfire. This study compared abiotic and biotic …
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Exploring Faculty Perceptions after Teaching in Active Learning Classrooms through the Lens of Transformative Learning Theory: A Case Study in a Postsecondary Setting
… case study methodology. Focusing on both high-tech and low-tech environments, the research addresses two questions: (1) How have faculty perceptions of active learning and ALCs evolved through their teaching experiences? (2) How does the technological level of the ALC shape those perceptions? …
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Land Material Geometry: Spline Construction with Invasive Species in a time of Water Crisis in the Colorado River Basin
… Active bending of this raw natural timber allows for a low tech means to approximate structural geometry for adobe construction.
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Aspects of the furniture industry in Ireland
… Irish-owned and geographically dispersed low and medium technology industry. The dissertation consists of four thematically homogenous papers, the theme being the industrial economics of the furniture industry in Ireland. The first paper, based on a case study of a network of three …
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Making with attention
… bring value to something that had little. I use low-tech and old-world methods to create, allowing myself to experience the true labor inherent in the making of things, while at the same time creating a contemplative sculpture which embodies skillful craft and sensitivity to material.
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Unlocking Physical Spaces
… Australian cities through small-scale, low-tech, object-based interventions. Employing a research-by-design methodology, original interventions that invigorate everyday, abandoned and overlooked city spaces are created and interrogated. The unlocking of behaviours and corresponding …
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Leveraging smart system design to collect and analyze factory production data
… not have the capital available to invest in new technologies and processes, and the extremely manual nature of garment fabrication is the standard as a result. As customers continue to demand quicker product turn-arounds and higher levels of customization, factories need to better understand …
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TAME Health: Testing Activity Monitors’ Effect on Health
… Heart Association suggests 5 A’s counseling and technology-based resources for individuals at moderate risk for cardiovascular disease. Pedometers are low-tech devices that are often used to supplement counseling. However, the addition of an electronic activity monitor (EAM) to in-clinic …
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Technology versus Touch: Targeting Heart Failure Self-Care in Older Adults
… increased readmission rates despite advances in technology and treatment modalities. Healthcare costs are projected to rise from $31 billion in 2012 to $70 billion by 2030. Telemonitoring (“technology”) allows self-monitoring of daily weight, blood pressure, and clinical symptoms. Remote access …
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Exploratory data analysis for preemptive quality control
… to perform preemptive quality control on low-tech industrial processes with abundant process data. This involves a 4 stage process which includes understanding the process, interpreting and linking the available process parameter and quality control data, developing an exploratory data …
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Accelerated, graft-based germplasm conservation of American chestnut (Castanea dentata) in the South
Asexual propagation through grafting is a low-tech, noninvasive method for conservation of rare American chestnut germplasm. Particularly when in situ conditions prevent trees from reaching sexual maturity, graft-propagation allows release from shade conditions and disease pressure to promote …
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A Framework to Support the Development of Manually Adjustable Light Shelf Technologies
Active daylight harvesting technologies that are currently available in the market have often suffered from wide-spread market acceptability due to their high cost and imperfect performance. Passive systems, though simple and affordable, typically cannot harvest higher potentials of daylight, which …
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A tale of two predictors : the impact of regulatory focus and entrepreneurial orientation on small and medium-sized enterprises
… in different industry environments (i.e., high-tech and low-tech industries); (b) the independent effects of firms’ levels of innovativeness, risk-taking, and proactiveness on SME performance and how the effects differ between firms operating in different industry environments; and (c) the …
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Quantifying How High Tunnels Create a Microclimate For Improved Crop Growth
… in the Great Basin are investing in inexpensive low-tech greenhouses, known as high tunnels (HTs) or hoop houses. This study evaluated the microclimate inside HTs, how farmers were using HTs to grow crops and how the microclimate inside HTs led to improved crop growth. The HT microclimate varied …
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La gestión de la I+D+i agroalimentaria : un modelo basado en el aprendizaje social
… activities, i.e. because of having the lowest investing activity on the area, its atomisation, the use of ‘low-tech’ technologies and presence of dozens of public technological centres and research organisms; the work carried out confirms that enterprises prospered since they are based …
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IDENTIFYING INFLUENCERS FOR PSYOP
… in their audience’s own language but have been slow to adapt to the use of social media as a means of influence. Drawing from principles used in influencer marketing, we ask, How can U.S. PSYOP forces and their partners best identify social media influencers with whom they can partner in their …
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Sustainable shelters for post disaster reconstruction : an integrated approach for reconstruction after the South Asia earthquake
… terms of shelter design. Rather a synthesis of low tech solutions for improving the sustainability and safety of existing shelters has been provided along with an understanding of the social mechanisms necessary to address local needs and priorities. There are three main components that have …
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