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Showing 1 to 20 of 679 for “"primary source"”.
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“KNOW WHAT I’M SAYIN’?”: ADVOCATING HIP-HOP AS A PRIMARY SOURCE FOR HISTORICAL SCHOLARSHIP
… This thesis argues in favor of the use of rap as primary source material in future historical research. Authenticity has always surrounded hip-hop, making rap a window into artists’ perspectives. Storytelling traditions in rap’s roots allow for fiction’s use as a tool to discuss reality in lyrics. …
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Truth goggles : automatic incorporation of context and primary source for a critical media experience
Falsehoods come in many forms. Politicians and advertisers make false claims, newsrooms and bloggers make mistakes, and the ease of publication and sharing makes it easy for even the most incredible theories to quickly spread. The risk of interpreting fiction as truth is significant and it is only …
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Reconstructing the creative life of Australian composer Margaret Sutherland: the evidence of primary source documents
… focus on the identification and examination of primary sources relating to Sutherland. Research on Sutherland and her creative life has been consistently hampered by problems such as numerous lacunae in the composer’s corpus of works and the transmission of errors from one study to the next. It …
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The Use of Primary Source Historical Documents, Historical Reasoning Heuristics, and the Subsequent Development of Historical Empathy
… of this study was to determine if the use of primary source historical documents used in conjunction with the heuristics associated with historical reasoning (sourcing, corroboration, and contextualization) would lead to a subsequent development of historical empathy. Three intact groups …
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The Perception of the Value of the Use of Primary Source Documents among East Tennessee Lakeway Area History Teachers in Grades 5-12.
… Area of East Tennessee concerning the use of primary source materials in classroom instruction. The purpose of this study was to determine what value the educators in the intact group held for the use of primary source documents, how much time was devoted to the analysis of primary source …
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A Causal Framework to Evaluate Racial Bias in Law Enforcement Systems
… and hence it is important to isolate the true source of bias within the “causal chain of interactions” rather than simply focusing on the end outcome; this can help guide reforms. In this work, we address these challenges by presenting a multi-stage causal framework incorporating criminality. …
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Sources of Nest Failure in Mississippi Sandhill Cranes, Grus canadensis pulla: Nest Survival Modeling and Predator Occupancy
… (Grus canadensis pulla). Lack of information on sources of nest failure hinders effective management to increase recruitment. I examined sources of nest failure for 54 nests at the Mississippi Sandhill Crane National Wildlife Refuge, 2008-2009. Nest cameras identified predation as the primary …
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Thomas J. Clarke : 1916 revolutionary
… of this study, which is based new and underused primary source material, is to investigate Clarke's position and influence in the Irish Republican Brotherhood (IRB) 1907-1916; also his early life, influences and the foundations of his Fenianism (1858-1907) will be examined. The chronology of …
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Error Sensor Placement for Active Control of an Axial Cooling Fan
… of minimized sound power. A theoretical point source model, based on the condition previously stated, reveals the location of near-field pressure nulls that may be used to optimize error sensor placement. The actual locations of these near-field pressure nulls for both an axial cooling fan and …
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The Origin and Development of the Australian Winds
… Winds personnel as well as a review of primary source documents. The impact of the Australian Winds on the fledgling Australian band movement has yet to be determined. Further research in Australian music education and the history of the Australian band movement was recommended.
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The Medieval Tournament: Chivalry, Heraldry and Reality. An Edition and Analysis of Three Fifteenth-Century Tournament Manuscripts
… been transcribed or translated. The content is a primary source for the study of the medieval tournament as well as many other aspects of the elite culture of late-medieval Burgundy, England, and France. It is composed of fourteen different texts called items. This edition comprises a …
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Optimization of Control Source and Error Sensor Locations in Free Field Active Noise Control
… axial cooling fans. Optimization of the control source and error sensor placement is desired to maximize the attenuation using ANC. A genetic algorithm was developed to find the optimal placement of control sources for a given primary source. The optimal configuration of control sources around a …
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An Introduction to the Life and Work of Javier Alvarez
… information presented is based on hundreds of primary source documents, an interview with the composer conducted over the course of three days, and academic sources only available in Spanish.
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Ibn Hazm on the doctrine of Taḥrīf
… Communities, Ideologies and Sects) as the primary source of reference. It consists of an introduction of four chapters and a conclusion.
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Reactive Oxygen Species are Second Messengers in the Lysophosphatidic Acid Induced Survival Signaling of Ovarian Cancer
… that is known to inhibit NADPH oxidase, a primary source of ROS in non-phagocytic cells. Finally, we found that DPI decreased LPA stimulated ROS production in our model ovarian cancer cell line. Our findings revealed that ROS is a necessary signaling component in the survival response of …
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Bayesian Dynamic Data Borrowing Methodologies for Source-Specific Inference
… a growing interest in making inferences about source-specific parameters. While technologies have provided a wealth of data for each person, the optimal utilization of multisource population data to enhance source-specific inference remains an open research question. Numerous existing methods …
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German-Soviet cooperation in the Baltic States and Poland, 1918 to 1920
… based on German, Soviet, American, and British primary source material, as well as memoirs and a variety of secondary sources. Through an investigation of the Polish-Lithuanian dispute, the Polish-Soviet War, the Baltic attempts to achieve independence, as well as German and Soviet military …
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INSPIRING PUBLIC TRUST IN OUR CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS: ARCHIVES, PUBLIC HISTORY, AND THE PRESIDENT'S HOUSE IN PHILADELPHIA
… trust in their cultural institutions, while primary source material can be utilized to promote constructive conversation among audiences. Public conflict will be directed into more productive channels if museums create a safe space for dialogue.
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AN ASSESSMENT OF THE EFFICACY AND COST OF ALTERNATIVE CARBON MITIGATION POLICIES FOR THE STATE OF INDIANA
… is because Indiana relies heavily on coal as its primary source for electricity generation and coal is much more carbon-intensive than other fossil fuels. In the possible event that Indiana will have to take action on carbon mitigation, for example because of a national climate policy in the …
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A Brief Historiography Of The Opium Trade With A New Evaluation Of Dr. William H. Park's Opinions Of Over 100 Physicians On The Use Of Opium In China
… for future utilization of this important primary source.</p>
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