Graphic arts Graphic arts Three-dimensional display systems Paper work Gestalt psychology. Visual perception.

Thesis (M.F.A.)--Rochester Institute of Technology, 1992. , Typescript. Includes bibliographical references (leaf 48).

Computer graphics Interactive multimedia Origami Origami

Thesis (M.F.A.)--Rochester Institute of Technology, 1992. , Typescript. Includes bibliographical references (leaf 56).

Computer graphics Graphic arts Interactive multimedia Multimedia systems Women artists

Thesis (M.F.A)--Rochester Institute of Technology, 1992. , Typescript. Includes bibliographical references.

ecophysiology

Thermophysiological traits of two isolated Hoplodactylus maculatus populations were investigated to test adpatations to climate. Geckos were collected from Craigieburn (high altitude, generally cooler site) and Banks Peninsula. If climatic conditions at respective sites influenced physiology, I expected geckos from Craigieburn to exhibit cold-adapted physiological traits, whilst Banks Peninsula geckos would exhibit traits more characteristic of a warmclimate species. To this end I investigated f...

random variate generation / rejection method

The transformed rejection method uses inversion to sample from the dominating density of a rejection algorithm. But in contrast to the usual method it is enough to know the inverse distribution function F^(-1)(x) of the dominating density. This idea can be applied to various continuous (e.g. normal, Cauchy and exponential) and discrete (e.g. binomial and Poisson) distributions with high acceptance probabilities. The resulting algorithms are short, simple and fast. Even more important is the fact...

[PHYS:ATOM] Physics/Quantum Optics, Atomic and Molecular Physics

Ce mémoire s'inscrit dans le domaine du piégeage et du refroidissement radiatifs. Il présente la réalisation et l'étude d'un piège magnéto-optique dans une cellule à faible pression de vapeur de césium. Le remplissage du piège est décrit par un modèle Monte-Carlo sur une transition F = 0/F' = 1. Néanmoins une compréhension plus détaillée du fonctionnement du piège fait intervenir la structure des niveaux de l'atome, les nouveaux mécanismes de refroidissement sub-Doppler, ains...

Fields of Research::380000 Behavioural and Cognitive Sciences::380100 Psychology

The 1980s saw an increasing interest amongst psychologists, both as researchers and as practitioners, in the ways in which people react to nuclear weapons issues, especially the perceived threat of nuclear war. Much of the research in relation to "nuclear threat", undertaken either within the United States or by United States psychiatrists in collaboration with European colleagues, and using extensive questionnaire surveys, focused on the fears of children and teenagers. Some researche...

Fields of Research::270000 Biological Sciences::270100 Biochemistry and Cell Biology

The work in this Thesis concerns the replication control system of the P307 plasmid RepFIB replicon. The basic replicon occupies ≈ 1.6kb of DNA and contains a single large open reading frame (repA) flanked on either side by a series DNA repeat elements. The organisational structure of fie replicon has placed RepFIB into the Step function class of replicons. The placement of RepFIB within this group, as well as a strong homology between RepFIB and mini-P1, has resulted in a series of predictions ...

Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

Although the impacts of livestock and human activities on riparian zones and associated wildlife have been well documented, little is known about the impacts that browsing by large native ungulates such as elk and moose may have. In the northern Yellowstone area, some willow stands experience intense browsing by elk and moose whereas others experience medium or very low amounts of browsing. The objectives of this study were (1) to compare the species and densities of birds among willow stands th...

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Hawaii at Manoa, 1992. , Includes bibliographical references (leaves 553-576) , Microfiche. , 2 v. (xix, 576 leaves), bound 29 cm

Blood pressure

Thesis (M.F.A.)--Rochester Institute of Technology, 19xx. , Typescript. Includes bibliographical references.

Education

Chemistry, General

The micro-calorimetry of C$\sb{60}$ has been performed on a series of pure samples, and the enthalpy of formation $\{\Delta\sb{\rm f}$H$\sp{\rm o}\sb{\rm m}$ (cr)$\}$ for C$\sb{60}$ (cr) was found to be 579 $\pm$ 3.35 kcal mol$\sp{-1}$, or 9.65 $\pm$ 0.06 kcal mol$\sp{-1}$ per carbon, relative to standard state graphite. This can be converted to the standard enthalpy of formation $\{\Delta\sb{f}$H$\sp{\rm o}\sb{\rm m}$(g)$\}$ for C$\sb{60}$ of 635 $\pm$ 6.0 kcal mol$\sp{-1}$, or 10.6 $\pm$ 0.10 ...

Indole alkaloids - Synthesis.

Psychology, Experimental

Modern automotive instrument panels are often equipped with numeric readout and digital bargraph displays instead of traditional analog displays. An informal survey of 1990 model cars revealed wide disparity in automotive displays. Three major classes of displays were in use: (1) traditional analog, (2) binary indicators, and (3) readout displays. The present work reports results from four experiments of display monitorability. Twelve computer-simulated displays were designed for evaluation by d...

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Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Hawaii at Manoa, 1992. , Includes bibliographical references (leaves 84-93) , Microfiche. , x, 93 leaves, bound ill. (some col.) 29 cm

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Mechanical engineering

Two-dimensional and three-dimensional heat transfer through fenestration systems, subject to design (winter, night time) conditions, was numerically modeled in this dissertation. The numerical modeling was divided into two major parts: (A) numerical modeling of the two-dimensional convective heat transfer on external fenestration boundaries (indoor and outdoor); and (B) numerical modeling of the two-dimensional and three-dimensional heat transfer in fenestration systems consisting of an insulati...

Condensation,Acoustics,Fluid dynamics,Gases,Geophysics

1a. Two model porous media and a precise drying protocol are employed in numerical simulation of fluid configurations in partially saturated porous media. Over a substantial range of partial saturation $N\sb{L},$ the liquid-vapor configurations are inhomogeneous on a length scale that is a sensitive function of $N\sb{L}.$ Several measures of the characteristics of fluid configurations are developed. Details of the fluid configurations are found in the study of $p(x;\ell,N\sb{L}),$ the probabilit...

English literature,American literature,Comparative literature

This dissertation examines canonical female figures throughout Medieval, Renaissance, Victorian and Contemporary British and American literature who are single mothers. Historical research is combined with Freudian, Jungian and feminist psychoanalytic criticism to provide insight into the mythic and subconscious impetus for the creation of these characters as well as a real life context. The purpose of this discussion is to explore the position in society that these women hold, the range of thei...

Chemistry, Physical

Theoretical calculations for the ground states of arsine (AsH$\sb3$), trimethylgallium (TMG) (Ga(CH$\sb3$)$\sb3$), the arsine$\cdot$TMG adduct, gallane (GaH$\sb3$), the gallane$\cdot$arsine adduct, small Ga$\sb{x}$As$\sb{y}$ clusters (x = y; x = 2-4), and small gallium hydrides are carried out at the self consistent field (SCF) Hartree-Fock level of theory, using analytic energy gradients for rapid geometry optimization. In addition, the SCF results are compared with theoretical predictions obta...

Mechanics,Physical education

In springboard diving the effect of the fulcrum setting on height generated by the backward press has not been determined. The purpose of this study was to model the springboard and diver as an oscillating spring system as well as to determine a prediction equation in order to predict the fulcrum setting at which the diver generates the most amount of height. 11 male and 9 female collegiate divers participated in the study. Video data were sampled at 60 Hz with a shutter speed of 1/250 sec. Data...

Mechanical engineering,Materials science,Plastics

Percolation concepts successfully correlate the effect of crystallinity on the mechanical properties of the poly(butylene terephthalate) (PBT)/BT copolymer blends (miscible and immiscible); the degree of miscibility depends on the hard block length of the BT copolymer. The dependence of the modulus (E) and the yield stress ($\sigma\sb{\rm y}$) on crystallinity can be modelled as the deformation of a percolative crystalline network. It is proposed that tie molecules between the crystals resist th...

Teacher education

New understandings of human potential and ways of learning have contributed to the possibility of radical change in education. Research has demonstrated that children have vast learning potential and has suggested a wide range of methods for enhancing creativity in the classroom. It is the responsibility of educators to develop a climate that encourages creativity and the discovery of the self. However, there are limited opportunities available for teacher training in creativity. When creativity...

School administration,Secondary education

Many high schools appear to be experiencing declining academic achievement and decreasing attendance. The Renaissance Program, which relies heavily on incentives, is currently being advocated nationally as a solution to these problems and has been implemented in many schools. The effectiveness of this program needs to be evaluated. School improvement literature from the Excellent Schools, the Essential Schools, and the Effective Schools calls for the institutional use of incentives to improve ac...

Biology, Cell

I am interested in understanding a mechanism by which multicellular organisms sense number of cells of the same type. The model selected is the conditioned medium factor secreted by Dictyostelium discoideum. In submerged monolayer culture, Dictyostelium cells can differentiate into prespore and prestalk cells at high cell densities in response to cAMP but this process does not occur at low cell densities. However, cells at low densities will differentiate in medium taken from developing cells st...

harmonic gear transmission

In my research, I have performed an extensive experimental investigation of harmonic-drive properties such as stiffness, friction, and kinematic error. From my experimental results, I have found that these properties can be sharply non-linear and highly dependent on operating conditions. Due to the complex interaction of these poorly behaved transmission properties, dynamic response measurements showed surprisingly agitated behavior, especially around system resonance. Theoretical models develop...

Physics, Electricity and Magnetism

This thesis describes the background behind and early results from an instrument designed to measure atmospheric electrical currents. Preliminary data presented herein (including the marked similarity in the signals from the two arrays, the noticeable Carnegie curve, and the correlation between the measured electric field and current at the same site) demonstrate the proper functioning of the instrument. A description of global circuit theory and Antarctic climate illuminate the deployment decis...

Sociology, Industrial and Labor Relations

This dissertation provides an occupational study of police constables in the three provincial English cities of Manchester, Birmingham, and Liverpool from 1900 to 1939. As a study of police life, it challenges the social control and police historians who support the thesis that policemen lose their class identity on joining the force. My findings indicate that policemen were able to adopt those parts of the police image that were helpful or attractive, such as their role as upholders of justice,...

Astronomy,Astrophysics

We implement a new method by which to study the faint end of the field star luminosity function. The method relies on deep, multicolor photometry of fields projected against highly obscured, nearby molecular clouds. The clouds act as nearly opaque screens and delimit a well-defined survey sample volume free of the problem of distinguishing nearby, intrinsically faint dwarf stars from more distant red giants. We demonstrate that with this technique it is possible to probe the faint end of the fie...

Sloan School of Management

by Robert W. Sommer. , Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management, 1992. , Title as it appears in the M.I.T. Graduate List, June 1992: Building internal knowledge networks in multinational corporations, a study of cross-border research and development. , Includes bibliographical references (leaves 49-53).

Aeronautics and Astronautics

by Edward Wolf. , Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 1992. , Includes bibliographical references (v. 2, leaves 187-189).

Humanities

by Ona Wu. , Thesis (B.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Humanities, 1992. , Includes bibliographical references (leaves 151-157).

Mechanical Engineering

by Irene A. Chow. , Thesis (B.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 1992. , Includes bibliographical references (leaves 97-98).

Mechanical Engineering

by Sima J. Doshi. , Thesis (B.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 1992. , Includes bibliographical references (leaves 109-112).

Civil and Environmental Engineering

by Adel B. Mardelli. , Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Civil Engineering, 1992. , Includes bibliographical references (leaves 124-125).

Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

by Lee Hayes Morgenroth. , Thesis (B.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 1992. , Includes bibliographical references (leaf 121).

Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

by Daniel B. Olster. , Thesis (B.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 1992. , Includes bibliographical references (leaf 31).