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Showing 1 to 20 of 144 for “"punch"”.
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Punch-Drunk
Punch-Drunk, a collection of 43 poems, deals with themes involving masculinity, violence, family, religion, and the apocalypse. As such, the collection shows an array of relationships the speaker has with various men, family members, religious figures, and forces of nature, thereby revealing the …
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The Longitudinal Effects of Beta-Alanine on Punch Power, Punch Frequency, and Fatigue in Female Amateur Fighters
… Research indicates BA supplementation increased punch power, punch frequency, and lactate concentrations in male amateur fighters after 28-day supplementation. There are currently no studies evaluating the effects of BA on boxing performance variables in women. Therefore, the purpose of this …
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Proselytising public health reform in Punch 1841-1858
… the methods, both verbal and visual, by which Punch proselytised reform. Drawing on a range of primary data, this thesis uses a thematic case study to undertake a systematic re-examination of Punch's distinctive stylistic form from 1841 to 1858. This will also assist in identifying how the …
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Design, construction, calibration and testing of a punch press dynamometer
Call number: LD2668 .T4 1964 P29
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The Last Laugh: Selected Edwardian Punch Cartoons of Edward Linley Sambourne
… illustrative work of Edward Linley Sambourne for Punch magazine during the period 1901-1910 addresses a myriad of political topics prevalent during the Edwardian period in British history. This thesis examines two of those topics - Women's Suffrage and Socialism - through their artistic treatment …
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Frictional and geometric effects in punch-stretch sheet metal formability testing
Includes bibliographical references (pages 401-404).
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<i>Sucker Punch</i> and the Political Problem of Fantasy to Female Representation
… that equates women with pleasure. <i>Sucker Punch</i> is important to this discussion because it is a unique example of a mainstream attempt to critically address dominant fantasies about women and, using the work of Laura Mulvey, Slavoj Zizek, Jeffrey Brown, Angela McRobbie and Rosalind …
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Improvement of Punch and Die Life and Part Quality in Blanking of Miniature Parts
… the influence of various process parameters on punch and die life and blanked edge quality. In high volume blanking and blanking of high strength materials, improving the tool life can save not only tool material but also change over time which can take up to a few hours for every change …
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Validation and application of the small sample punch test for toughness measurement of steels
… plants. The quasi-non-destructive small punch test (SPT) method was developed to determine the integrity and mechanical properties of materials with use of minimal material removal from components being examined, improving on the conventional mechanical test methods which require a …
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The Design and Fabrication of a Punch and Die System for 2.008 Thermoformed Parts
… (LMP) were all optimized for the class, the punch and die system was one process that was more tedious than the rest. Punches, a die, and a calibration piece were designed, fabricated, and tested to find the best clearance size and fill in the gap in documentation of punching plastics. A new, …
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Development of the small punch test platform to evaluate the embrittlement of power plant materials
… as high as 50%. Due to its small size, the small punch test (SPT) technique can be regarded as a quasi-non-destructive test, and is therefore a preferred method for determining the fracture toughness in aid of structural assessment. The SPT technique involves a compression load from the punch to a …
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Blood on FTA™ Paper: Does Punch Location Affect the Quality of a Forensic DNA Profile?
… of a bloodspot from 50 anonymous donors. Optimal punch location was first scored on the number of failed, partial or discordant profiles. Then, profile quality was determined based on peak characteristics of the resulting DNA profiles. The results for all three disc locations were 5.3% failed …
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Caracterización mecánica y análisis de la fragilización por hidrógeno de aceros estructurales mediante el ensayo small punch
… uno de los más interesantes el ensayo small punch (SPT). Este trabajo presenta un amplio análisis de la validez del SPT para estimar las propiedades mecánicas a tracción y a fractura, así como la susceptibilidad a la fragilización por hidrógeno, de los aceros estructurales. Existen diferentes …
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And Now a Punch, Kick, and Slap from Our Sponsors: A Content Analysis of Aggression in Network Television Commercials.
<p>While the violent content of television news and entertainment programs has been widely documented, commercials have been rarely scrutinized for aggressive traits. This study sought to improve on this situation and gather additional data about television commercial violence. Because commercials …
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The manifestations of fatigue in amateur boxing performance
… To be successful, boxers must deliver forceful punches and exert dominance over an opponent. There has been limited research examining the strategies used by boxers to win fights under the TPMS and whether these strategies induce fatigue that is sufficient to significantly affect punch force. …
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Development of a constitutive model predicting the point of short-circuit within lithium-ion battery cells
… three point bending tests, and hemispherical punch tests on cylindrical cells. For the pouch/prismatic cells, the tests included hemispherical punch tests of various sizes as well as a conical punch test, vertical cylindrical punch test, and rectangular punch test. The tests measured the force …
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A Comparison of Liver Biopsy Techniques in Dogs
… Hypothesis: Liver biopsy specimens obtained via punch, cup biopsy, and 14 gauge needle biopsy would result in similar histopathologic diagnoses to those found on deeply sectioned samples of liver obtained at necropsy and that discordant results would not differ between lobes. Animals: Seventy …
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