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Journal articles on the topic "Action films"

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Soberon, Lennart. "Making enemies: A theoretical approach to antagonism and emotion in the contemporary American action film." International Journal of Media & Cultural Politics 17, no. 1 (March 1, 2021): 53–68. http://dx.doi.org/10.1386/macp_00038_1.

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Conflict and adversity form an essential component of many American action films. Not only are these spectacular blockbuster films often grafted on forms of contemporary geopolitical warfare, moreover, the violent deaths of the film’s villains arguably form one of the genre’s key pleasures. Utilizing Laclau and Mouffe’s concept of antagonism, this article deconstructs how within the action film, discursive articulations of enemyhood attempt to structure heroic violence as just and the lives of villains as ungrievable. The action films Lone Survivor (2015) and London Has Fallen (2017) will operate as case studies in elucidating how antagonistic frontiers between the hero self and the enemy other are cinematically drawn and strengthened.
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Yue, Audrey. "“Westie” Films and Doing Transnational Action." Amerasia Journal 36, no. 2 (January 2010): 33–48. http://dx.doi.org/10.17953/amer.36.2.ql40556w7m804833.

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Popova, Liana V. "NIGHT ACTION IN A. HITCHCOK FILMS." Articult, no. 4 (2019): 94–102. http://dx.doi.org/10.28995/2227-6165-2019-4-94-102.

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Ryu, Goun. "3-D Live-Action Films vs 3-D Conversion Films." Journal of Digital Design 13, no. 4 (October 2013): 33–42. http://dx.doi.org/10.17280/jdd.2013.13.4.004.

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Kozlov, V. G., and S. R. Forrest. "Lasing action in organic semiconductor thin films." Current Opinion in Solid State and Materials Science 4, no. 2 (April 1999): 203–8. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s1359-0286(99)00006-6.

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Kitazawa, O., T. Sekiguchi, N. Matsui, and S. Nakamura. "Reciprocal Action of Multilayered Permalloy Thin Films." IEEE Translation Journal on Magnetics in Japan 1, no. 6 (September 1985): 715–16. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/tjmj.1985.4548924.

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Ergenekon, Begümşen. "Using Films for Writing Reaction-Response Essay: A Class-Room Action Research on Turkish ESP Learners." International Journal of Languages, Literature and Linguistics 2, no. 2 (June 2016): 73–78. http://dx.doi.org/10.18178/ijlll.2016.2.2.70.

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Fisher, Mark. "The Lost Unconscious: Delusions and Dreams in Inception." Film Quarterly 64, no. 3 (2011): 37–45. http://dx.doi.org/10.1525/fq.2011.64.3.37.

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An analysis of Christopher Nolan's science-fiction thriller, Inception, which relates it to Nolan's previous films and argues that the film's multilayered nest of worlds and strangely cold action sequences relate to the commodification of the psyche.
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Negrila, Catalin Constantin, Daniela Predoi, Rodica V. Ghita, Simona Liliana Iconaru, Steluta Carmen Ciobanu, Mirela Manea, Monica Luminita Badea, et al. "Multi-Level Evaluation of UV Action upon Vitamin D Enhanced, Silver Doped Hydroxyapatite Thin Films Deposited on Titanium Substrate." Coatings 11, no. 2 (January 21, 2021): 120. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/coatings11020120.

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Hydroxyapatite Ca10(PO4)6(OH)2 (HAp) is an important bioactive material for bone tissue reconstruction, due to its highly thermodynamic stability at a physiological pH without bio-resorption. In the present study, the Ag:HAp and the corresponding Ag:HAp + D3 thin films (~200 nm) coating were obtained by vacuum deposition method on Ti substrate. The obtained samples were exposed to different UV irradiation times, in order to investigate the UV light action upon thin films, before considering this method for the thin film’s decontamination. The effects of UV irradiation upon Ag:Hap + D3 are presented for the first time in the literature, marking a turning point for understanding the effect of UV light on composite biomaterial thin films. The UV irradiation induced an increase in the initial stages of surface roughness of Ag:HAp thin film, correlated with the modifications of XPS and FTIR signals. The characteristics of thin films measured by AFM (RMS) analysis corroborated with XPS and FTIR investigation highlighted a process of recovery of the thin film’s properties (e.g., RMS), suggesting a possible adaptation to UV irradiation. This process has been a stage to a more complicated UVA rapid degradation process. The antifungal assays demonstrated that all the investigated samples exhibited antifungal properties. Moreover, the cytotoxicity assays revealed that the HeLa cells morphology did not show any alterations after 24 h of incubation with the Ag:HAp and Ag:HAp + D3 thin films.
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Wongchalard, Natawan. "Heroes and Representations of Masculinity in Thai Action Films." Manusya: Journal of Humanities 22, no. 1 (July 15, 2019): 34–53. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/26659077-02201002.

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This paper contextualises a cultural construction of hegemonic masculinity and discusses ways in which Thai action film heroes in historical and Muay Thai films are represented. Traditionally, the quality of nakleng is desirable for Thai action heroes along with having mastery in a particular skill. In the moral realm, the idea of gratitude or khwam-katanyu in Thai, is prioritised and highly regarded to be the inevitable requisite for good men, which includes action heroes. This sense of gratitude extends to one’s ideological obligations to one’s motherland or matuphum, which is often thematically portrayed in Muay Thai and historical films through the struggle of the hero. Based on a reading of the two exemplar films, Ong Bak (Muay Thai Warrior 2003, dir. Prachya Pinkaew) and The Legend of King Naresuan: The Elephant Duel (2014, dir. Chatri Chalerm Yukol), the different social backgrounds of the two heroes, their hegemonic masculinity, autonomy and lack can be explained in relation to the discourse of Buddhist spirituality. In addition, the ways in which the two heroes are differently depicted is a cinematic device with the aid of which, in addition to the observance of filmic verisimilitude, the representations are designed to cater to segmented subject/citizen audiences. In psychoanalytic terms, each hero from the two films is similarly made to acquire autonomy and experience ‘lack’ in different realms of the symbolic order.
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Dissertations / Theses on the topic "Action films"

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Christie, Elizabeth, and elizabeth christie@unisa edu au. "Explosions in the Narrative: Action films with Lacan." Flinders University. Screen Studies, 2006. http://catalogue.flinders.edu.au./local/adt/public/adt-SFU20071121.092301.

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Since the late seventies, the violence, speed and spectacle associated with the genres of war films, Westerns and the spectacular melodramas of early cinema have developed into a distinct genre of its own – the action film. With the development of the stylistic language at the core of this generic universe came derogatory generalisations and a tendency to categorise simplistically. To overcome these simplifications, this thesis explores the shifts in generic language to distinguish its subtleties and complexities of logic. Overwhelmingly the genre is considered masculine, but the purpose of this thesis is to explore the logic of this masculinity and analyse the effect of the feminine upon it. Beginning with overviews of the theoretical attempts to grasp the concept of genre that focus primarily on the limitations of the view of their having distinct boundaries, the theory that genre theory has failed is investigated. Leaving this view of boundaries through an exploration of symbolic universes that have translucent boundaries, the filmic movement of genre passes back and forth through the theoretical frameworks. The intention is not to analyse the overall concept of genre, but to focus on the symbolic universe and the language intrinsic to action films. The rules of action cannot be simply transposed onto other generic categories but stand-alone. Genre theory does not fail if approached from a perspective of discourse analysis focusing on the development of symbolic universes. Using Jacques Lacan’s theory of the four discourses, and focusing primarily on the oppositions of the Master’s and the Analyst’s discourse, the question moves from the listing of conventions as the markers of the boundaries of genre, to exploring why the combination of certain conventions and signifiers coming together created the genre. Through Lacanian discourse analysis it becomes apparent that the generally acknowledged logic of masculine and feminine are limited. The masculine is the ‘norm’ that appears to need no explanation, but the feminine has transgressed the norm and shown the construction of fantasy inherent in the genre. This has led to post-action films that are ambiguous both in their generic structure and symbolic language.
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Withey, A. "Antifoam action in thin films and bubble dispersions." Thesis, Swansea University, 1995. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.636678.

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The first procedure involved bubbling air at a superficial velocity of 7mm/s through a twice filtered concentrated dispersion of silicone antifoam, both in a foam column and in an agitated tank. The rate of removal from the solution of emulsion droplets, which were deposited as an oily layer at the surface, was determined by measuring the volume concentrations and size distributions of droplets in the liquid by means of a Malvern "MasterSizer" particle size analyser. The following general trends for the rates of removal of M30 antifoam drops were found. In a 30mm diameter foam column, rates of removal were in the following order of drop diameters: 100 μm > 50 μm > 35 μm > 20 μm > 10 μm > 5 μm In a 50mm diameter foam column and the agitated tank, the order was: 10 μm > 5 μm > 20 μm > 35 μm > 50 μm > 100 μm The second procedure involved bubbling air at various superficial velocities through solutions containing different concentrations of M30 antifoam and 0.2 g/L BSA. This procedure demonstrated that foam growth was linked to the extent of droplet removal from the solution. As the effectiveness of the antifoam decreased with time, foam height increased rapidly due to accumulation of bubbles at the base of the foam layer. The third procedure involved forming two captive hemispherical bubbles of 0.8 mm diameter which were almost touching. One bubble was very rapidly expanded by the injection of a further quantity of air, producing a thin film. Laser interference patterns formed by the film draining were studied by video image analysis techniques. Whenever, an antifoam droplet appeared to be present in or near the film rapid thinning and collapse of the film occurred.
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Goulden, Jan. "The western, the buddy movie and noir : lesbian re-readings of the American action movie." n.p, 1999. http://library7.open.ac.uk/abstracts/page.php?thesisid=13.

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Esmail, Ayad M. S. "Surface organisation and transistor action in naphthalocyanine and porphyrin nanoring thin films." Thesis, University of Nottingham, 2017. http://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/40406/.

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In this thesis, the growth of metal-free naphthalocyanine (Nc) and copper naphthalocyanine (CuNc) on both bare Si/SiO2 and octadecyltrichlorosilane (OTS) modified Si/SiO2 surface were studied. The effects of the substrate temperature on morphology and structure of Nc and CuNc thin film growth were presented. For these purposes thin films of Nc and CuNc prepared by thermal vacuum evaporation were studied using atomic force microscopy (AFM) and X-ray diffraction (XRD). We observed that the increase of substrate temperature during growth affects the morphology, preferential molecular orientation and degree of crystallinity of both Nc and CuNc thin film, which were used as active layers in organic field effect transistor (OFET) devices. Organic thin film transistors (OFETs) were fabricated using these molecules as the active layers and their electrical characteristics were measured under both vacuum and atmospheric conditions and they were found to exhibit p-type transistor action. A series of samples of the Nc and CuNc thin films were grown on Si/SiO2 and OTS-modified oxide surface at different substrate temperature but fixed equivalent deposited thickness. The growth conditions, particularly the substrate temperature strongly affect nucleation size and shape of the organic thin film. In general, the thin film morphology shows a near circular grain and elongated grain shape at low substrate temperature, while the thin Nc film shows small needle-like structure and extended needle-like crystalline structures with large gaps at high substrate temperature. The optimum substrate temperature during the growth of Nc on both surfaces is achieved at 200 °C, and this occurs for growth of CuNc at 180 °C and 160 °C on Si/SiO2 and OTS surfaces, respectively, for which the naphthalocyanine thin film shows the best morphological and electrical properties. We used Nc and CuNc thin films prepared at different substrate temperatures as active layers to fabricate bottom and top-contact organic field effect transistors. Their electrical characteristics were measured at room temperature in vacuum and air in the dark. We plotted the output characteristic and transfer characteristic of all OFET devices so that the effects of grain size and crystal structure on the performance characteristic of Nc OFET device could be investigated. Then we studied the effects of hysteresis and charge traps on device performance when exposed to air. We found that the changes generated by exposure of the device to atmosphere may be reversed by annealing the thin film to ∼100 °C in vacuum. We reported the highest mobility of (5.16 ± 0.23) × 10-2 cm2 /Vs for top-contact Nc device prepared at 200ºC on SiO2 after annealing in vacuum, and also we reported the highest mobility of (3.56 ± 0.14) × 10-2 cm2 /Vs for top-contact CuNc device prepared at 180ºC on SiO2 after annealing in vacuum. We found that the top-contact device always performs better than the bottom-contact device. We attributed this to the change of morphology of active layer in the interface between contact metal and SiO2. Solvent induced self-assembly, self-trapping, and self-organizing of c-P30 cyclic porphyrin polymers on the Au surface that are deposited from two solutions and various concentrations in ambient condition was also studied. This results in the arrangement of cyclic polymers in different configurations such as stacking columnar, supramolecular nesting and uniform height hexagonal close packed structure. These conformations are observed using scanning tunnelling microscopy. Highly covered surface stacking columnar like porous array is also observed. We show that toluene:methanol mixture can play a crucial role in self-assembly of supramolecular structure in two dimensions, π-π stacking conformation perpendicular over surface in three dimensions and single in double nested nanoring conformation. Cyclic porphyrin polymers deposited from toluene shows nested nanorings structure, such as single nanoring self-trapped inside a near-circular shape single ring on surface. Diluted solutions using a large volume of methanol relative to the toluene can suppress the adsorption of nanorings to the surface. Interestingly, adsorption of the cyclic polymer from toluene:methanol 3:5 can result in the formation of uniformly height hexagonal close packing on surface, where nanorings aggregate as columnar stacks in two layers, dependent on concentration. Our results show that the self-assembly of artificial cyclic polymers is dependent on solvent and concentration provides a significant step towards control of the three-dimensional arrangement of supramolecular conformation on surfaces using non-covalent interactions.
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McKahan, Jason Grant. "Hollywood counterterrorism: violence, protest and the Middle East in U.S. action feature films /." Tallahassee, Florida : Florida State University, 2009. http://etd.lib.fsu.edu/theses/available/etd-11162009-124125/.

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Thesis (Ph. D.)--Florida State University, 2009.
Advisor: Andrew Opel, Florida State University, College of Communication and Information, School of Communication. Title and description from dissertation home page (viewed on May 26, 2010). Document formatted into pages; contains x, 370 pages. Includes bibliographical references.
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Perazzo, Barbosa Vania. "La Parole en action : trois exemples de «mise en scène du réel»." Paris 10, 1988. http://www.theses.fr/1988PA100169.

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L’étude de la mise en scène du réel à partir de la réflexion sur 3 films réalisés dans des conditions assez différentes: Romão (Super-8, Brésil, portrait d'un joueur de "berimbau"), Magda, 3eme étage à droite, Super-8, France, les activités d'une voyante) et Carnaval Sujo (16mm, Brésil, ayant comme sujet un évènement). Premièrement, nous avons fait une réflexion à propos de la stratégie employée dans la réalisation de chaque film. Ensuite, nous avons procédé a l'analyse des 3 films, justifiant la mise en scène du point de vue du choix d'angles et cadrages des mouvements de la camera et aussi de la stratégie employée dans l’élaboration de chaque séquence. Finalement, nous avons traite du problème de la mise en scène de la réalité: -l'interview ou le témoignage, la parole en action, la chanson et l'action proprement dite. La mise en scène a une relation très étroite avec le sujet du film, mais la force du sujet ne présuppose pas l'effacement du cinéaste en tant que personnalité créatrice
A study of the "mise en scene" of the reality starting from the reflexion of three films which are made in many different conditions: Romao (Super 8, Brazil), Magda, 3eme étage à droite (Super 8, France) and Carnaval Sujo (16mm, Brazil). Firstly, it was made a reflexion of the strategy used when making each film. Secondly, it was made the analysis of the three films, justifyins the "mise en scene", taking into account the choice of angles, framing and movement of the camera, as well as the strategy used in the elaboration of each sequence. Next, it was discussed the problem pf the "mise en scene" of reality: in each film four options were available to present: interviews or testemonies; the word in action (moments where the word, having an important role was obtained through different kind of interviews); the song; the action in itself. The films were then a result of these four options of "mise en scene", which have a very close relation with the theme of the film. Nevertheless, the respect to the theme, to the characters end to reality, does not imply in the invalidation of the film-maker's creativity
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Martin, Jennifer Gail. "Portrayal of Older People in Disney Live Action Films from the 1990s and 2000s." BYU ScholarsArchive, 2009. https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/1817.

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Children as young as three years old are scared of the idea of growing old, and negative stereotypes about older people have started to develop by the time children enter elementary school. Negative stereotyping of older characters has been found to be prevalent in all forms of media. Because children use media to figure out who they are and what the world is like, this study looks at some of the most popular films of the past two decades aimed toward children. This study is a content analysis of older major and minor characters from the 60 top grossing Disney live action films in the 1990s and 2000s. This study is a continuation of an earlier study conducted analyzing the same subject in Disney animated films. The two studies will be compared throughout in order to identify trends in Disney's portrayal of older characters. The results of this study found an even more disparate underrepresentation of women and minorities than previous studies. However, this study found a majority of positive portrayals of older people. The majority of older characters in Disney live action films were identified with: the personality traits of “friendly” and “intelligent”; the primary roles of “friend” and “boss”; the health status of “active” or “very active” and in good health; and the stereotypes of “Perfect Grandparent”, “John Wayne Conservative”, and “Golden Ager”. These positive portrayals in all areas are in sharp contrast to many previous studies conducted concerning the portrayal of older characters in the media and are even more positive than the results from the previous study conducted on Disney animated films. As children interpret their social reality based on the media they watch, including Disney live action films, this research postulates that children will cultivate a more positive image of older people as they are portrayed in these films.
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Hensley, Katharine Elizabeth. ""Terrorism Is Theater": How Antagonist Portrayals in Action Films Affect Stereotyping and Impression Formation." Thesis, Virginia Tech, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/32667.

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This study examined portrayals of terrorists in several action films and their effects on participantsâ thoughts concerning the films and their characters. A 2 x 2 x 2 factorial experiment was used to test the effects of antagonist ethnicity (white or non-white), antagonist portrayal type (sympathetic or non-sympathetic), and mortality salience (treatment or control) on narrative transportation, attitude toward the antagonist, attitude toward the video, stereotype endorsement, and response time for attitude toward the antagonist. Gender differences were also investigated.Participants viewed one 15-minute clip from an action film that manipulated antagonist ethnicity and antagonist portrayal. Then, participants answered several questionnaires surrounding the previously mentioned dependent variables. White terrorists and sympathetic portrayals were preferred over non-white terrorists and non-sympathetic portrayals. Participants in the mortality salience control condition evaluated Arabs more favorably than those exposed to the mortality salience treatment. In addition, males rated antagonists more favorably than females, and males were also less likely to engage in stereotyping of Arabs and African Americans. Implications for theory and suggestions for future research were discussed.
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Malape, Maibi Aaron. "Low temperature growth of Amorphous Silicon thin film." Thesis, University of the Western Cape, 2007. http://etd.uwc.ac.za/index.php?module=etd&action=viewtitle&id=gen8Srv25Nme4_7768_1254727160.

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The growth of amorphous hydrogenated silicon (a-Si:H) thin films deposided by hot wire chemical vapor deposition (HWCVD) has been studied. The films have been characterised for optical and structural properties by means of UV/VIS,FITR,ERDA, XRD.XTEM and Raman spectroscopy. Low subtrate heater temperatures in the range form 130 to 200 degrees celcius were used in this thesis because it is believed to allow for the deposition of device quality a-Si:H which can be used for electronic photovoltaic devices. Furthermore, low temperatures allows the deposition of a-Si:H on any subtrate and thus offers the possibility of making large area devices on flexible organic substances. We showed that the optical and structural properties of grown a-Si:H films depended critically upon whether the films were produced with silane gas or silane diluted with hydrogen gas. We also showed that it is possible to to deposit crystalline materials at low temperature under high hydrogen dilution ratio of silane gas.

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Waeselmann, Sven H. [Verfasser]. "Waveguiding and Laser Action in Rare-Earth-Doped Sesquioxide and Sapphire Films / Sven H. Waeselmann." München : Verlag Dr. Hut, 2016. http://d-nb.info/1113335122/34.

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Books on the topic "Action films"

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Julius, Marshall. Action!: The action movie A-Z. Bloomington Ind: Indiana University Press, 1997.

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Action figures: Men, action films, and contemporary adventure narratives. New York, NY: Palgrave Macmillan, 2006.

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Action speaks louder: Violence, spectacle, and the American action movie. Westport, Conn: Praeger, 2004.

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Lichtenfeld, Eric. Action speaks louder: Violence, spectacle, and the American action movie. Middletown, Conn: Wesleyan University Press, 2007.

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Thornton, Chuck. Allan "Rocky" Lane, Republic's action ace. Madison, NC: Empire Pub., 1990.

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The Asian influence on Hollywood action films. Jefferson, N.C: McFarland, 2008.

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Director in action: Johnnie To and the Hong Kong action films. Hong Kong: Hong Kong University Press, 2008.

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Wilshin, Mark. A cinematic history of action & adventure. Chicago, Ill: Raintree, 2005.

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Nazzaro, Giona A. Action!: Forme di un transgenere cinematografico. Recco (Genova): Le Mani, 2000.

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Wilshin, Mark. A cinematic history of action & adventure. Oxford: Raintree, 2006.

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Book chapters on the topic "Action films"

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Jung, Berenike. "The Films." In Narrating Violence in Post-9/11 Action Cinema, 25–111. Wiesbaden: VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften, 2010. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-531-92602-5_2.

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Wied, M., E. S. H. Tan, and N. H. Frijda. "Duration Experience under Conditions of Suspense in Films." In Time, Action and Cognition, 325–36. Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands, 1992. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-3536-0_33.

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Farquhar, Mary. "A Touch of Zen: Action in Martial Arts Movies." In Chinese Films in Focus II, 219–26. London: British Film Institute, 2008. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-92280-2_29.

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Bushnell, Rebecca. "Time-Travel Films: Replaying Time, Choice, and Action." In Tragic Time in Drama, Film, and Videogames, 47–64. London: Palgrave Macmillan UK, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-58526-4_3.

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Dixon, Wheeler Winston. "Missing in Action: The Lost Version of Vanishing Point." In Dark Humor in Films of the 1960s, 72–78. New York: Palgrave Macmillan US, 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/9781137562500_4.

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Fremer, Maria. "At the Cinema: The Swedish ‘du-reform’ in Advertising Films." In Address Practice As Social Action: European Perspectives, 54–74. London: Palgrave Macmillan UK, 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/9781137529923_4.

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Lee, Vivian P. Y. "Karmic Redemption: Memory and Schizophrenia in Hong Kong Action Films." In Hong Kong Cinema Since 1997, 138–59. London: Palgrave Macmillan UK, 2009. http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/9780230245433_7.

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Langlois, Suzanne. "And Action! UN and UNESCO Coordinating Information Films, 1945–1951." In A History of UNESCO, 73–96. London: Palgrave Macmillan UK, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-137-58120-4_4.

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Alexander, P., and E. S. Horning. "Observations on the Oppenheimer Method of Inducing Tumours by Subcutaneous Implantation of Plastic Films." In Ciba Foundation Symposium - Carcinogenesis: Mechanisms of Action, 12–25. Chichester, UK: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., 2008. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/9780470719138.ch3.

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Nelson, John S. "Introduction Doing Political Theory with Popular Films: Styles in Action in Everyday Life." In Popular Cinema as Political Theory, 1–16. New York: Palgrave Macmillan US, 2013. http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/9781137373861_1.

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Conference papers on the topic "Action films"

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Nunzi, Jean-Michel, Frank Sobel, Denis Gindre, Bouchta Sahraoui, Christine Denis, Vincent Dumarcher, Celine Fiorini-Debuisschert, Barbara Paci, and Licinio Rocha. "Laser action in periodically structured polymer films." In SPIE's International Symposium on Optical Science, Engineering, and Instrumentation, edited by Manfred Eich and Mark G. Kuzyk. SPIE, 1999. http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.368272.

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Yu, S. F., Eunice S. P. Leong, S. P. Lau, and Clement Yuen. "Formation of random laser action in ZnO thin films." In SPIE Proceedings, edited by Junhao Chu, Zongsheng Lai, Lianwei Wang, and Shaohui Xu. SPIE, 2004. http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.608689.

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Veiko, V. P., M. V. Yarchuk, and A. I. Ivanov. "Mechanisms of thin Cr films modification under multipulse femtosecond laser action." In Fundamentals of Laser Assisted Micro- and Nanotechnologies 2010, edited by Vadim P. Veiko and Tigran A. Vartanyan. SPIE, 2010. http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.889864.

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Dang, Cuong, Kwangdong Roh, Joonhee Lee, Craig Breen, Jonathan S. Steckel, Seth Coe-Sullivan, and Arto Nurmikko. "Red, green, and blue laser action in solid colloidal quantum dot films." In 2012 IEEE 12th International Conference on Nanotechnology (IEEE-NANO). IEEE, 2012. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/nano.2012.6322195.

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Zhang, D., G. Kostovski, C. Karnutsch, and A. Mitchell. "Improved lasing action from dye doped SU8 films exploiting biologically derived nanostructures." In 12th European Quantum Electronics Conference CLEO EUROPE/EQEC. IEEE, 2011. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/cleoe.2011.5943271.

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Narendranath, Aneet D., Jeramy Kimball, James C. Hermanson, Robert W. Kolkka, and Jeffrey S. Allen. "Stability of Liquid Films." In ASME 2010 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition. ASMEDC, 2010. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/imece2010-40090.

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Macroscopic thin liquid films are entities that are important in biophysics, physics, and engineering, as well as in natural settings. They can be composed of common liquids such as water or oil, rheologically complex materials such as polymers solutions or melts, or complex mixtures of phases or components. When the films are subjected to the action of various mechanical, thermal, or structural factors, they display interesting dynamic phenomena such as wave propagation, wave steepening, and development of chaotic responses. Such films can display rupture phenomena creating holes, spreading of fronts, and the development of fingers. The present work examines, through the solution of a onesided evolution equation as an initial value problem with periodic boundary conditions, the various mechanisms that affect the stability of liquid films. The numerical program employed to solve the non-linear evolution equation is validated by comparing the results produced with previously published data. The wavenumber associated with various destabilizing mechanisms is extracted. The effect of pinned boundary conditions versus periodic boundary conditions will be discussed.
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Higashi, T., N. Yamasaki, H. Utsumi, H. Yoshida, A. Fujii, and M. Ozaki. "Thermal Annealing Effects on Aligned π-Conjugated Polymer Films Fabricated by Capillary Action." In 2011 International Conference on Solid State Devices and Materials. The Japan Society of Applied Physics, 2011. http://dx.doi.org/10.7567/ssdm.2011.p-10-2.

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Gritsenko, Konstantin P., Peter N. Grakovich, Leonid F. Ivanov, Alexey I. Tolmachev, Yuri L. Slominsky, and Yurii Sogulaev. "Optical properties of dye films deposited in vacuum with laser and plasma action." In Optical Systems Design and Production, edited by Claude Amra and H. Angus Macleod. SPIE, 1999. http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.360114.

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Ajaev, Vladimir S. "Simulations of Rupture in Thin Films of Evaporating Liquids." In ASME 2005 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition. ASMEDC, 2005. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/imece2005-80920.

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Evolution of dry patches in a thin film of a volatile liquid on a uniformly heated plate is investigated in the framework of a lubrication-type model. The effects of surface tension, evaporation, thermocapillarity, and disjoining pressure are taken into account. Dry areas on the plate are modeled by isothermal microscopic films, which are in thermodynamic equilibrium with the vapor. For non-polar liquids such equilibrium is achieved due to van der Waals forces. Simulations indicate formation of a well-defined capillary ridge around a growing dry patch and show increase in the contact line speed with time. For polar liquids the microscopic film is formed by combined action of van der Waals and electrical double layer forces, the capillary ridge is very small and the contact line speed quickly approaches a constant value. Numerical simulations demonstrate that the proposed model is capable of describing a number of complicated phenomena observed in dewetting of evaporating films.
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Zaitsev, D. V., and O. A. Kabov. "Microgap Cooling Technique Based on Evaporation of Thin Liquid Films." In ASME 2009 InterPACK Conference collocated with the ASME 2009 Summer Heat Transfer Conference and the ASME 2009 3rd International Conference on Energy Sustainability. ASMEDC, 2009. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/interpack2009-89318.

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Thin and very thin (less than 10 μm) liquid films driven by a forced gas/vapor flow (stratified or annular flows), i.e. shear-driven liquid films in a narrow channel is a promising candidate for the thermal management of advanced semiconductor devices in earth and space applications. Development of such technology requires significant advances in fundamental research, since the stability of joint flow of locally heated liquid film and gas is a rather complex problem. The paper focuses on the recent progress that has been achieved by the authors through conducting experiments. Experiments with water in flat channels with height of H = 1.2–2.0 mm show that a liquid film driven by the action of a gas flow is stable in a wide range of liquid/gas flow rates. Map of isothermal flow regime was plotted and the length of smooth region was measured. Even for sufficiently high gas flow rates an important thermocapillary effect on film dynamics occurs. Scenario of film rupture differs widely for different flow regimes. It is found that the critical heat flux for a shear driven film can be 10 times higher than that for a falling liquid film, and exceeds 400 W/cm2 in experiments with water for moderate liquid flow rates. This fact makes use of shear-driven liquid films promising in high heat flux chip cooling applications.
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Carman, Greg P., and Catherine A. Kerrigan. Damping MEMS Devices in Harsh Environments Using Active Thin Films. Fort Belvoir, VA: Defense Technical Information Center, June 2008. http://dx.doi.org/10.21236/ada499154.

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Goldner, R. B. Attaining a solar energy economy with active thin film structures. Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI), October 1995. http://dx.doi.org/10.2172/132828.

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Caballero, Julián, Ugo Panizza, and Andrew Powell. The Second Wave of Global Liquidity: Why Are Firms Acting Like Financial Intermediaries? Inter-American Development Bank, May 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0000443.

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William L. Dunn and Douglas McGregor. High-Efficiency Thin-Film-Coated Semiconductor Neutron Detectors for Active Dosimetry Monitors. Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI), December 2009. http://dx.doi.org/10.2172/970981.

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Steinbach, Andrew. Final Technical Report for project entitled Highly Active, Durable, and Ultra-Low PGM NSTF Thin Film ORR Catalysts and Support. Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI), March 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.2172/1608958.

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Wright, Laverne C., Kristin Williams, and Elizabeth J. Willis. 1999 Survey of Active Duty Personnel: Administration, Datasets, and Codebook. Appendix G: Frequency and Percentage Distributions for Variables in the Survey Analysis Files. Fort Belvoir, VA: Defense Technical Information Center, December 2000. http://dx.doi.org/10.21236/ada399482.

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Sun, Sey-Shing. Development of a Manufacturable Blue Electroluminescent (EL) Phosphor Process for the Production of White Monochrome Thin Film Electroluminescent (TFEL) and Full Color Active Matrix Electroluminescent (AMEL) Displays. Fort Belvoir, VA: Defense Technical Information Center, November 2002. http://dx.doi.org/10.21236/ada408952.

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Gupte, Jaideep, Sarath MG Babu, Debjani Ghosh, Eric Kasper, and Priyanka Mehra. Smart Cities and COVID-19: Implications for Data Ecosystems from Lessons Learned in India. Institute of Development Studies (IDS), March 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.19088/sshap.2021.034.

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This brief distils best data practice recommendations through consideration of key issues involved in the use of technology for surveillance, fact-checking and coordinated control during crisis or emergency response in resource constrained urban contexts. We draw lessons from how data enabled technologies were used in urban COVID-19 response, as well as how standard implementation procedures were affected by the pandemic. Disease control is a long-standing consideration in building smart city architecture, while humanitarian actions are increasingly digitised. However, there are competing city visions being employed in COVID-19 response. This is symptomatic of a broader range of tech-based responses in other humanitarian contexts. These visions range from aspirations for technology driven, centralised and surveillance oriented urban regimes, to ‘frugal innovations’ by firms, consumers and city governments. Data ecosystems are not immune from gendered- and socio-political discrimination, and technology-based interventions can worsen existing inequalities, particularly in emergencies. Technology driven public health (PH) interventions thus raise concerns about 1) what types of technologies are appropriate, 2) whether they produce inclusive outcomes for economically and socially disadvantaged urban residents and 3) the balance between surveillance and control on one hand, and privacy and citizen autonomy on the other.
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Niles, John S., and J. M. Pogodzinski. Steps to Supplement Park-and-Ride Public Transit Access with Ride-and-Ride Shuttles. Mineta Transportation Institute, July 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.31979/mti.2021.1950.

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Public transit ridership in California declined in the five years before the pandemic of 2020–21 and dropped significantly further after the pandemic began. A sharp downward step in the level of transit boarding occurred after February 2020, and continues to the date of this report as a result of the public-health guidance on social distancing, expanded work-at-home, and a travel mode shift from public transit to private cars. A critical issue has come to the foreground of public transportation policy, namely, how to increase the quality and geographic reach of transit service to better serve the essential trips of mobility disadvantaged citizens who do not have access to private vehicle travel. The research focus of this report is an examination of the circumstances where fixed route bus route service could cost-effectively be replaced by on-demand microtransit, with equivalent overall zone-level efficiency and a higher quality of complete trip service. Research methods were reviews of documented agency experience, execution of simple simulations, and sketch-level analysis of 2019 performance reported in the National Transit Database. Available evidence is encouraging and suggestive, but not conclusive. The research found that substitutions of flexible microtransit for fixed route buses are already being piloted across the U.S., with promising performance results. The findings imply that action steps could be taken in California to expand and refine an emphasis on general purpose microtransit in corridors and zones with a relatively high fraction of potential travelers who are mobility disadvantaged, and where traditional bus routes are capturing fewer than 15 boardings per vehicle hour. To be sufficiently productive as fixed route replacements, microtransit service technologies in the same or larger zones need to be capable of achieving vehicle boardings of five per hour, a challenge worth addressing with technology applications. Delivery of microtransit service can be undertaken through contracts with a growing set of private sector firms, which are developing processes to merge general purpose customers with those now assigned to ADA-required paratransit and Medi-Cal-supported non-emergency medical transport.
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Lazonick, William, Philip Moss, and Joshua Weitz. The Unmaking of the Black Blue-Collar Middle Class. Institute for New Economic Thinking Working Paper Series, May 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.36687/inetwp159.

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In the decade after the Civil Rights Act of 1964, African Americans made historic gains in accessing employment opportunities in racially integrated workplaces in U.S. business firms and government agencies. In the previous working papers in this series, we have shown that in the 1960s and 1970s, Blacks without college degrees were gaining access to the American middle class by moving into well-paid unionized jobs in capital-intensive mass production industries. At that time, major U.S. companies paid these blue-collar workers middle-class wages, offered stable employment, and provided employees with health and retirement benefits. Of particular importance to Blacks was the opening up to them of unionized semiskilled operative and skilled craft jobs, for which in a number of industries, and particularly those in the automobile and electronic manufacturing sectors, there was strong demand. In addition, by the end of the 1970s, buoyed by affirmative action and the growth of public-service employment, Blacks were experiencing upward mobility through employment in government agencies at local, state, and federal levels as well as in civil-society organizations, largely funded by government, to operate social and community development programs aimed at urban areas where Blacks lived. By the end of the 1970s, there was an emergent blue-collar Black middle class in the United States. Most of these workers had no more than high-school educations but had sufficient earnings and benefits to provide their families with economic security, including realistic expectations that their children would have the opportunity to move up the economic ladder to join the ranks of the college-educated white-collar middle class. That is what had happened for whites in the post-World War II decades, and given the momentum provided by the dominant position of the United States in global manufacturing and the nation’s equal employment opportunity legislation, there was every reason to believe that Blacks would experience intergenerational upward mobility along a similar education-and-employment career path. That did not happen. Overall, the 1980s and 1990s were decades of economic growth in the United States. For the emerging blue-collar Black middle class, however, the experience was of job loss, economic insecurity, and downward mobility. As the twentieth century ended and the twenty-first century began, moreover, it became apparent that this downward spiral was not confined to Blacks. Whites with only high-school educations also saw their blue-collar employment opportunities disappear, accompanied by lower wages, fewer benefits, and less security for those who continued to find employment in these jobs. The distress experienced by white Americans with the decline of the blue-collar middle class follows the downward trajectory that has adversely affected the socioeconomic positions of the much more vulnerable blue-collar Black middle class from the early 1980s. In this paper, we document when, how, and why the unmaking of the blue-collar Black middle class occurred and intergenerational upward mobility of Blacks to the college-educated middle class was stifled. We focus on blue-collar layoffs and manufacturing-plant closings in an important sector for Black employment, the automobile industry from the early 1980s. We then document the adverse impact on Blacks that has occurred in government-sector employment in a financialized economy in which the dominant ideology is that concentration of income among the richest households promotes productive investment, with government spending only impeding that objective. Reduction of taxes primarily on the wealthy and the corporate sector, the ascendancy of political and economic beliefs that celebrate the efficiency and dynamism of “free market” business enterprise, and the denigration of the idea that government can solve social problems all combined to shrink government budgets, diminish regulatory enforcement, and scuttle initiatives that previously provided greater opportunity for African Americans in the government and civil-society sectors.
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