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Showing 1 to 20 of 37 for “"modern form"”.
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Softwarepatents - A change of Law?
… application of traditional patent law to a modern form of inventions or constitutes a substantial change of the patent law which, in a democratic society, should only be done by a parliamentary act of legislation. The paper provides a discerning look at the genesis of software patents in the …
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The Non-Aspectual Verbal Theme /A/ in Russian
… aspectual a-theme in prefixed verbforms, e.g. prodvigal (moved), napeval (sang). For the most part, the non-aspectual a-theme occurs in unprefixed verbforms, e.g. bodal (butted), oxal (said 'oh'). The a-theme here is inserted between a root and an ending to preserve the root, e.g. …
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The Push Factors that Impact Sex Trafficking in the Former Soviet Union
… as a human rights abuse and determined to be a modern form of slavery. Through a comparative analysis of the experiences of Kazakhstan, Russia, and Ukraine as they were a part of the Soviet Union the study identifies the push factors of sex trafficking in women as forced labor with particular …
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45 King: A Story of the Southern Home
… rolls ahead, and the story which was informed by a heritage of living history begins to take a modern form. 45 King is today's story of the Southern home.
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Historical study and adaptation of Hawaiian folk dances for physical education classes
… appeared to be two main classifications of dance forms: the modern and ancient. In the modern form, hip, torso, simple and intricate step patterns, as well as hand and arm motions, are used to convey the meaning and rhythm of the music . This style is not readily adaptable to the high school …
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Counterterrorism in the 1990s: A framework for dynamic analysis
… from a tactical open warfare activity to its modern form as a complex political tool; Chapter Three defines the variables most important in the categorization of terrorist groups; Chapters Four through Seven contain descriptions of countermeasures generally available to policymakers facing the …
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Modern Yoginis: How Western Women Have Fundamentally Changed the Practice of Yoga
… religions and practices grew in the West and a modern form of yoga began to be brought out of India. Nine specific Western yoginis and spiritual teachers are largely responsible for this phenomenon and the resulting worldwide popularity of yoga today. This study examines these iconic women: …
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The mechanics of tractor performance and their impact on historical and future device designs
… farm tractor model to predict machine performance. This model is used to reflect on tractor evolution throughout the last century and the physics-based principles that govern tractor performance. Insights from this model and reflection can help designers create new farm tractor …
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Pedagogy of Graphic Novels
… data and an analysis and discussion of the modern form of graphic novels, we will come to the conclusion that graphic novels can be useful assets in the classroom when they are taken from the shelf of comic books and used to their full potential.</p>
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Negotiating difference: the Roma and European-ness
… of the Roma in France. Securitization is a modern form of Othering which helps to construct the idea of European-ness.</p>
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Fan fiction, fandoms, and literature: or, why it’s time to pay attention to fan fiction
… the world around us. We now have access to information, creations, and people on such a scale previously impossible. A direct result of the rise of the internet age is the growing popularity and visibility of fandoms and their creation and dissemination of derivative works, such as fan …
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Spalding Gray's Life As Art Story: Toward A Critical Perspective Of The Autoperformance
… literature. During this century, Gray's autoperformance has emerged as part of a new oral tradition. Using the form of the one-person show, he and other autoperformers transform their lives into art, as they perform autobiographical oral narratives. As a post-modern art form, the autoperformance …
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The Birth Control Clinic in America: Life Within; Life Without, 1923--1972
… its early days in the teens through to its modern form in the 1970s---and seeks to explain the rise and proliferation of what has become an institution common to cities and towns across the nation. In part, then, it is the story of life inside the clinic. By examining those who labored …
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Comics and Conflict: War and Patriotically Themed Comics in American Cultural History From World War Ii Through the Iraq War
… history. The comic book, which emerged in its modern form in the 1930s, was another form of visual entertainment that gave readers, especially children, a form of escape.</p><p>As World War II began, however, comic books became an integral part of war propaganda as well providing information …
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Digital pregnancy through domestic objects : creation of debate around the topic of surrogacy through creation of speculative domestic objects
… motherhood and careership can be seen as a modern form of regulatory control on women. The question of reproduction becomes a matter of our bio-techno-capitalist society as a confine of women's options, voices, and freedom. Companies such as Facebook and Apple have recently offered to pay …
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Will New Regulations Enhance The Mediation Process And The Work Of Mediators In Saudi Arabia?
… and institutions in practicing mediation in a modern professional context. </p> <p>The thesis traces the historical trajectory of mediation in the region, its presence in Islamic teachings, and the practice of Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, in several situations that emphasized …
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“we Send Our News By Lightning . . .”: The Information Explosion Of The Nineteenth Century And Adaptation In The Press, 1840-1892
… The American Civil War brought this new information technology together with an event that created massive audience demand for timely and factual news, as opposed to purely political or commercial information. In postwar years the press moved toward an increasingly fact-based and …
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Dementia within the Marital Sphere - Discourse, Power & Knowledge
… dementia were positioned in the role of the ‘informal professional’ yet also ‘the confessing patient’. Marriage discourses appeared to be complimentary in making marriage a natural sphere for caring. Biomedical discourse on dementia was effective in self-management of dementia ‘signs’ and …
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The Development of Modern Propaganda in Britain, 1854-1902
… on the twentieth century in terms of modern propaganda, much due to the impact of the First World War. However, it is the premise of this thesis that while the First World War was a propagandistic watershed, the sixty years preceding it were of equal importance in terms of the …
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Between the Lines: Friendship, Love, and Marriage in the Progressive-Era Correspondence of Robert and Louise Line
… late nineteenth century, a new, more permissive form of courtship emerged. By the 1920s, American courtship practices had changed to the modern dating system that we know today. This shift is well documented, but the process of this transition is less clear. Robert and Louise’s correspondence …
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