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Showing 1 to 20 of 2101 for “"raising"”.
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Raising The Machine.
… through March 28<sup>th</sup>, 2011. <em>Raising the Machine</em> showcases my exploration of forms using fabrication techniques found in metalsmithing and other media. Discussed within are the concepts, techniques, and materials used to create the forms including images and works from the …
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The acquisition of raising
… acquisition of subject-to-subject (StS) raising. In particular, it asks how English-speaking children come to comprehend a StS raised sentence like (1) versus its semantically equivalent unraised counterpart (2), and how the presence of an experiencer-phrase affects interpretation (3): …
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Raising awareness in study abroad
As a result of globalization, U.S. students need to acquire international knowledge, intercultural communication skills, and a global perspective in order to compete, succeed, and contribute to the interconnected world and global economy of the 21st century (Leask, 2001; Obst, Bhandari, & …
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Copy-raising in Koine Greek
… results from the application of the rule COPY-RAISING in the derivation of a sentence. COPY-RAISING claims that any noun phrase that is a constituent of a complement clause may be duplicated or copied, the copy being then raised into the clause of which the complement clause is a constituent. …
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Neg-raising : polarity and presupposition
… this thesis, I advance a semantic theory of Neg-Raising rooted in the work of Bartsch (1973) and Heim (2000) and defend it against syntactic and pragmatic alternatives. The primary source of support for my position on Neg-Raising comes from the natural way in which the approach explains a variety …
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Optimization of electric propulsion orbit raising
Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 2002.
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'We are actually raising South Africans''. Raising immigrant families: The parenting experiences of Zimbabweans in South Africa
… experiences of immigrant Zimbabwean parents raising their children in South Africa. Specifically, it investigates the ways in which raising children in a different country and cultural context influences parents’ understanding of and approaches to parenting. Nine Zimbabwean mothers and …
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The Health of Rural Grandparents Raising Grandchildren
… are becoming increasingly responsible for raising their grandchildren. Previous studies have noted physical and mental health limitations for custodial grandparents. Grandparents face numerous challenges in raising grandchildren and consequently, experience high stress levels. However, …
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Interaction of stress-raising features in aerostructures
… of stress concentration factors around stress-raising features. Within aerostructures, design problems often occur where two or more geometric features are placed in close proximity such that their associated stress-fields interact. It is difficult to assess potential susceptibility to fatigue …
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School Gardens: Raising Environmental Awareness in Children
<p>This paper explores the reasons for gardens and natural spaces on school campuses and the effects that such exposure to the natural world has on the students. Blending case studies, observational data and personal experience, the paper discusses the impacts a garden has on the students who …
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Single, divorced mothers experiences of child raising
Includes bibliographical references (leaves 117-123).
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Resilience and spirituality among grandparents raising their grandchildren
… numbers of grandparents are responsible for raising their grandchildren. Grandparent caregivers face altered developmental paths compared to their noncaregiving peers. Past research has focused on health concerns and coping mechanisms that assist these grandparents in their parenting role, …
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Cost of raising pullets on representative Michigan farms
Thesis (M.S.)--Michigan State College of Agriculture and Applied Science. Dept. of Poultry Husbandry, 1955
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Grandparents Raising Grandchildren: An Investigation of Identified Burdens
<p>Grandparents who are primarily responsible for raising their grandchildren face life-altering choices with little support. This study sought to identify the burdens faced by grandparents raising their grandchildren. Grandparents who find themselves as parents again experienced several …
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The function of photographs in fund raising appeals
This study examined the function of photographs in a direct mail appeal used by World Vision Canada. Specifically, it sought to determine if donors' response rates and financial contributions would be differentially affected by the presence or absence of a photograph, or by the type of photograph …
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Level raising for automorphic representations of GL(2n)
… The aim of this thesis is to prove a level raising theorem for automorphic representations of $\mathrm{GL}(2n)$. More precisely, given a regular algebraic automorphic representation $\Pi$ of $\mathrm{GL}(2n)$ over $E$, which is either unitary, conjugate self-dual and cuspidal or an isobaric …
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