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Allers, Michael C. "Classical Greek and classical Chinese warfare: a comparative analysis." Thesis, Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School, 2000. http://hdl.handle.net/10945/32930.
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This study is a comparative analysis of the warfare traditions of classical China and Classical Greece. The first part of this study is designed to provide a framework for understanding how certain characteristics of a society's military tradition arise, and in particular, why certain aspects of the military traditions of classical China and classical Greece are dissimilar while other aspects are similar. Specifically, chapter two demonstrates that the particular socio-political situation of a given state sets constraints upon the way that state can mobilize, organize, and employ a military force, and shows that intensive militant competition places a market incentive on a state to innovate and to select the most efficient defensive action options from the feasible set of possibilities. The third chapter suggests that the major differences in warfare character between classical Greece and China stem from the robust differences in the socio-political situations of the two societies. The methodological approach for the second part, chapters four and five, is simple comparative analysis. Chapter four examines organizational differences of classical Greek and Chinese warfare specifically differences related to armaments, force structures, and command and control elements. The subsequent chapter five examines the main differences relating to classical Greek and Chinese operational concepts.
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Nguyen, Duc Tho. "Classical and semi-classical analysis of magnetic fields in two dimensions." Thesis, Rennes 1, 2019. http://www.theses.fr/2019REN1S045/document.
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Ce manuscrit est consacré à l'étude de la mécanique classique et la mécanique quantique en présence d'un champ magnétique. En mécanique classique, nous utilisons un Hamiltonien pour décrire la dynamique d'une particule chargée dans un domaine soumis à un champ magnétique. Nous nous intéressons ici à deux problèmes classiques de physique : le problème de confinement et le problème de scattering. Dans le cas quantique, nous étudions le problème spectral du laplacien magnétique au niveau semi-classique dans des domaines de dimension deux: sur une variété Riemanienne compacte à bord et dans ℝ ². En supposant que le champ magnétique ait un unique minimum strictement positif et non-dégénéré, nous pouvons décrire les fonctions propres par les méthodes WKB. Grâce au théorème spectral, nous pouvons estimer efficacement les vraies fonctions propres et les fonctions propres approchées localement proche du minimum du champ magnétique. Dans ℝ ², sous l'hypothèse additionnelle d'une symétrie radiale du champ magnétique, nous pouvons montrer que les fonctions propres du laplacien magnétique décroissent de manière exponentielle à l'infini avec une vitesse contrôlée par la fonction phase de la procédure WKB. De plus, les fonctions propres sont très bien approchées dans un espace à poids exponentielThis manuscript is devoted to classical mechanics and quantum mechanics, especially in the presence of magnetic field. In classical mechanics, we use Hamiltonian dynamics to describe the motion of a charged particle in a domain affected by the magnetic field. We are interested in two classical physical problems: the confinement and the scattering problem. In the quantum case, we study the spectral problem of the magnetic Laplacian at the semi-classical level, in two-dimensional domains: on a compact Riemmanian manifold with boundary and on ℝ ². Under the assumption that the magnetic field has a unique positive and non-degenerate minimum, we can describe the eigenfunctions by WKB methods. Thanks to the spectral theorem, we estimated efficiently the true eigenfunctions and the approximate eigenfunctions locally near the minimum point of the magnetic field. On ℝ ², with the additional assumption that the magnetic field is radially symmetric, we can show that the eigenfunctions of the magnetic Laplacian decay exponentially at infinity and at a rate controlled by the phase function created in WKB procedure. Furthermore, the eigenfunctions are very well approximated in an exponentially weighted space
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Fang, Hong-bin. "Some non-classical multivariate distributions." HKBU Institutional Repository, 1998. https://repository.hkbu.edu.hk/etd_ra/259.
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Marincak, Lucas. "A Narratological Analysis of the Life of Aaron." Thesis, Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10393/34583.
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This thesis analyzes the narratological structure of the Life of Aaron, a hagiographical text from Late Antique Egypt. Such an analysis has not yet been performed on this text, and the method is still rarely applied to hagiographical literature. In the short term, I intend for this thesis to expose the complex yet consistent structure of this fascinating text. In the long term, I see this thesis as part of a broader movement to incorporate Coptology into the mainstream study of Late Antique literature. My general introduction discusses the Life of Aaron, its manuscript and archaeological evidence, and the state of scholarship on it. Following this, my first chapter compares the text to five significant Late Antique hagiographical works from Egypt: the Life of Antony, the Life of Pachomius, the Historia Monachorum in Aegypto, the Life of Onnophrius, and the Life of Shenoute. My second chapter surveys the ancient (Aristotelian) and modern (structuralist) narratological methods employed in this thesis. Finally, my third chapter contrasts the Life of Aaron’s literal structure with its underlying chronology - what narratologists call the fabula - and exposes the story’s narrator hierarchy. An epilogue then proposes avenues for future research, and the thesis closes with two short appendix graphs which summarize my analysis.
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Andrade, Rogerio Pereira de. "Dynamics of conventions : a post-classical analysis." Thesis, University College London (University of London), 1998. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.287879.
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Bystrik, Y. "Driven anharmonic oscillator: classical and quantum analysis." Thesis, Sumy State University, 2016. http://essuir.sumdu.edu.ua/handle/123456789/46814.
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The existence of a perfectly isolated quantum system is impossible. In
reality, no quantum system is completely isolated from its surroundings, so
every quantum system is open to some extent. The dynamics of any open
quantum system is described by Lindblad equation [1].
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Özaslan, Tan Hakan. "Computational analysis of expressivity in classical guitar performances." Doctoral thesis, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10803/128877.
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L’estudi de l’expressivitat musical és un camp molt actiu en la computació musical. El seu interès ve donat per diverses motivacions: entendre i modelitzar l’expressivitat musical; identificar els recursos expressius que caracteritzen un instrument, gènere musical o intèrpret; i construir sistemes de síntesi amb la capacitat de reproduir música expresivament. Per abordar aquest problema tan ampli, la literatura existent tendeix a focalitzarse en instruments o gèneres musicals concrets. En aquesta tesi, ens hem focalitzat en l’anàlisi de la expressivitat en la guitarra clàssica y el nostre objectiu serà modelitzar l’ús de recursos expressius en aquest instrument. Els fonaments de tots els mètodes utilitzats en aquesta tesi estan basats en tècniques de búsqueda y recuperació de la informació, aprenentatge automàtic y processament del senyal. Concretament, combinem diversos algorismes de l’estat de l’art per fer una proposta de caracterització de l’ús dels recursos expressius. La guitarra clàssica és un instrument que es caracteritza per la diversitat de les seves possibilitats tímbriques. Els guitarristes professionals són capaços de transmetre molts matisos durant la interpretació d’una peça musical. Aquesta característica específica de la guitarra clàssica fa que l’anàlisi d’aquest instrument sigui una tasca difícil. Dividim el nostre anàlisi en dues línies de treball principals. La primera línia proposa una eina capaç d’identificar automàticament recursos expressius en el context d’una gravació comercial. Construim un model amb l’objectiu d’analitzar i extreure automàticament els tres recursos expressius més utilitzats: legato, glissando i vibrato. La segona línia proposa un anàlisi integral de desviacions de tempo en la guitarra clàssica. De les variacions, potser les més importants siguin les variacions de tempo: són fonamentals per a la interpretació expressiva i un ingredient clau per conferir una qualitat humana a interpretacions basades en ordinador. No obstant, la naturalesa d’aquestes variacions és encara un problema d’investigació que no ha estat resolt, amb diverses teories que apunten a un fenòmen multi-dimensional. El nostre sistema utilitza tècniques d’extracció de característiques i aprenentatge automàtic. La precisió de la classificació mostra que les desviacions de tempo són predictors precisos de la peça musical corresponent. Para recapitular, aquesta tesi contribueix al camp de l’anàlisi expressiu proveint un model automàtic d’articulació expressiva i un sistema predictor de peces musicals que analitza les desviacions de tempo. Finalment, aquesta tesi analitza el comportament dels models proposats utilitzant gravacions comercials.The study of musical expressivity is an active field in sound and music computing. The research interest comes from different motivations: to understand or model musical expressivity; to identify the expressive resources that characterize an instrument, musical genre, or performer; or to build synthesis systems able to play expressively. To tackle this broad problem, researchers focus on specific instruments and/or musical styles. Hence, in this thesis we focused on the analysis of the expressivity in classical guitar and our aim is to model the use of expressive resources of the instrument. The foundations of all the methods used in this dissertation are based on techniques from the fields of information retrieval, machine learning, and signal processing. We combine several state of the art analysis algorithms in order to deal with modeling the use of the expressive resources. Classical guitar is an instrument characterized by the diversity of its timbral possibilities. Professional guitarists are able to convey a lot of nuances when playing a musical piece. This specific characteristic of classical guitar makes the expressive analysis is a challenging task. The research conducted focuses on two different issues related to musical expressivity. First, it proposes a tool able to automatically identify expressive resources such as legato, glissando, and vibrato, in commercial guitar recordings. Second, we conducted a comprehensive analysis of timing deviations in classical guitar. Timing variations are perhaps the most important ones: they are fundamental for expressive performance and a key ingredient for conferring a human-like quality to machine-based music renditions. However, the nature of such variations is still an open research question, with diverse theories that indicate a multi-dimensional phenomenon. Our system exploits feature extraction and machine learning techniques. Classification accuracies show that timing deviations are accurate predictors of the corresponding piece. To sum up, this dissertation contributes to the field of expressive analysis by providing, an automatic expressive articulation model and a musical piece prediction system by using timing deviations. Most importantly, it analyzes the behavior of proposed models by using commercial recordings.
El estudio de la expresividad musical es un campo muy activo en la computación musical. El interés en investigar ésta área tiene distintas motivaciones: entender y modelar la expresividad musical; identificar los recursos expresivos que caracterizan un instrumento, género musical, o intérprete; y construir sistemas de síntesis con la capacidad de reproducir música expresivamente. Para abordar este problema tan amplio, la literatura existente tiende a enfocarse en instrumentos o géneros musicales específicos. En esta tesis nos enfocaremos en el análisis de la expresividad en la guitarra clásica y nuestro objetivo será modelar el uso de recursos expresivos en este instrumento. Los fundamentos de todos los métodos usados en esta tesis están basados en técnicas de búsqueda y recuperación de la información, aprendizaje automático y procesamiento de señales. Combinamos varios algoritmos del estado del arte para lidiar con el modelado del uso de los recursos expresivos. La guitarra clásica es un instrumento que se caracteriza por la diversidad de sus posibilidades tímbricas. Los guitarristas profesionales son capaces de transmitir muchos matices durante la interpretación de una pieza musical. Esta característica específica de la guitarra clásica hace que el análisis de este instrumento sea una tarea difícil. Dividimos nuestro análisis en dos líneas de trabajo principales. La primera línea propone una herramienta capaz de identificar automáticamente recursos expresivos en el contexto de una grabación comercial. Construimos un modelo con el objetivo de analizar y extraer automáticamente los tres recursos expresivos más utilizados: legato, glissando y vibrato. La segunda línea propone un análisis integral de desviaciones de tiempo en la guitarra clásica. De las variaciones, quizás las más importantes sean las variaciones de tiempo: son fundamentales para la interpretación expresiva y un ingrediente clave para conferir una cualidad humana a interpretaciones basadas en ordenador. No obstante, la naturaleza de tales variaciones es aún un problema de investigación que no ha sido resuelto, con diversas teorías que apuntan a un fenómeno multi-dimensional. Nuestro sistema utiliza técnicas de extracción de características y aprendizaje de automático. La precisión de la clasificación muestra que las desviaciones de tiempo son predictores precisos de la pieza musical correspondiente. Para recapitular, esta tesis contribuye al campo del análisis expresivo proveyendo un modelo automático de articulación expresiva y un sistema predictor de piezas musicales que emplea desviaciones de tiempo. Finalmente, esta tesis analiza el comportamiento de los modelos propuestos utilizando grabaciones comerciales.
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Kheyfets, Boris Leonid. "Some stochastic properties of random classical and Carlitz compositions /." Philadelphia, Pa. : Drexel University, 2004. http://dspace.library.drexel.edu/handle/1860/309.
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Austin, Tara Ashley. "Stress and Anxiety Interventions for Classical Musicians." BYU ScholarsArchive, 2018. https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/7248.
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This meta analysis looks at the results of performance anxiety related interventions with musicians. This meta analysis results from all found studies on computerized databases including National Library of Medicine's PubMed, dissertations and Theses (ProQuest), PsycINFO, and Oxford Journals Database. They range from cognitive interventions, behavioral interventions, mediation, and biofeedback. The results are primarily drawn from participant<'>s self report before and after the intervention. They were coded for length of intervention, number of participants, level of participant (students or professionals), type of intervention, self report measures used, and the effect size of the intervention. The overall effect of all 17 studies involved in the meta analysis was (Hedge<'>s g -0.627, 95% CI [-0.926, -0.384], p<.000). The interventions were significantly different, with largest effect sizes in combination interventions (Hedges g = -0.813, 95% CI [-1.171, -.456], p>.000), followed by physiological interventions with an effect of (Hedges g = -0.638, [-1.111, -.164], p=.008), and purely cognitive interventions having the smallest effect size (Hedges g = -0.455, 95% CI [-0.757, -.153], p=.003).
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Miller, Jason Andrew. "Functional element analysis of Bronze Age Aegean sword types using Finite Element Analysis." Thesis, California State University, Long Beach, 2017. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10260776.
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This thesis analyzes the utility of Finite Element Analysis (FEA) in testing strength trends in Type A, Ci, Dii, F, and G swords described by the Sandars Bronze Age Aegean classification. Comparing sword composition of a variety of alloys and using three-dimensional models of each sword type, I evaluate the strength and resilience of each sword shape form in thrusting and hacking impact and shearing under a series of force intervals. The results of these tests suggest that there is performance variability between the sword types and that the sword forms generally correlate with an increase in strength over time. Furthermore, the tests suggest that the alloy and temper of the sword have a significant impact on the sword’s strength. This indicates that a sword’s form was based on more than mere prestige and had clear functional characteristics. Further testing on alloy and temper type use over time is necessary.
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Elallam, Abderrahim. "Constructions & Optimization in Classical Real Analysis Theorems." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2021. https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/3901.
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This thesis takes a closer look at three fundamental Classical Theorems in Real Analysis. First, for the Bolzano Weierstrass Theorem, we will be interested in constructing a convergent subsequence from a non-convergent bounded sequence. Such a subsequence is guaranteed to exist, but it is often not obvious what it is, e.g., if an = sin n. Next, the H¨older Inequality gives an upper bound, in terms of p ∈ [1,∞], for the the integral of the product of two functions. We will find the value of p that gives the best (smallest) upper-bound, focusing on the Beta and Gamma integrals. Finally, for the Weierstrass Polynomial Approximation, we will find the degree of the approximating polynomial for a variety of functions. We choose examples in which the approximating polynomial does far worse than the Taylor polynomial, but also work with continuous non-differentiable functions for which a Taylor expansion is impossible.
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Chan, Wing Yi. "Visualizing the semantic structure in classical music works /." View abstract or full-text, 2009. http://library.ust.hk/cgi/db/thesis.pl?CSED%202009%20CHAN.
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Calvo-Bado, Leonides Antonio. "Sexuality in wild Agaricus species, classical and molecular analysis." Thesis, King's College London (University of London), 1999. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.322221.
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Tuohino, S. (Sasu). "Analysis of nonlinear dynamics in a classical transmon circuit." Bachelor's thesis, University of Oulu, 2017. http://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:oulu-201711223138.
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The focus of this thesis is on classical dynamics of a transmon qubit. First, we introduce the basic concepts of the classical circuit analysis and use this knowledge to derive the Lagrangians and Hamiltonians of an LC circuit, a Cooper-pair box, and ultimately we derive Hamiltonian for a transmon qubit. The transmon Hamiltonian is used to derive the equations of motion and also the meaning of these equations is discussed. Finally, the thesis is ended with some numerical results for the transmon equations of motion with a brief interpretation included.
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Couture, Scott A. "CSADP, a classical control system analysis and design package." Thesis, Virginia Tech, 1985. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/45563.
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The Control System Analysis and Design Package (CSADP) is a computer-aided design package for applying classical control system analysis and design tools to experimental frequency response measurements. CSADP allows the user to analyze and manipulate measured frequency response data, design control systems using these measurements, and determine the operational amplifier hardware required to implement the design. To perform these tasks, CSADP provides tools that allow the user to define problems using both frequency response data files and transfer function descriptions; generate Bode, Nyquist, and root-locus plots; and curve-fit frequency response data. The curve·fitting program uses novel data-scanning techniques for conditioning the data, and for predicting the model form and starting parameters. CSADP also allows the user to design compensators interactively using Bode and root-locus methods, and aids the user in selecting the required resistor and capacitor values needed for implementing the compensator using op-amp circuits. In addition, CSADP provides coefficients required to implement the compensator using selected digital algorithms. CSADP was used in the design of a velocity loop compensator for a precision diamond turning machine. Open loop frequency response data gathered from the machine was used as the basis for compensator design using Bode methods. The required compensator coefficients generated by the program were programmed into the servo for testing. Results showed that the closed loop response predicted by the program accurately matched the measured response. Estimates of natural frequencies provided by the model prediction program were within 5 percent of the actual values. Errors in estimates of the damping ratios for very lightly damped complex poles ranged from only 10 percent to 30 percent. CSADP is written in FORTRAN 77 and provides Tektronix (TEK) 4010/4014 compatible graphics output.
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Kempf, Amanda Michelle. "Witches and Wives: An Analysis of Plutarch's Depiction of Women in the Life of Marc Antony." Wright State University / OhioLINK, 2017. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=wright15153241456123.
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Gabbanelli, Luciano. "Analysis of some classical and quantum aspects of black holes." Doctoral thesis, Universitat de Barcelona, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/10803/668189.
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For ninety years we have known that our universe is in expansion. Cosmological data favor an unknown form of intrinsic and fundamental uniform energy contributing approximately 68% of the total energy budget in the current epoch. The simplest proposal in accordance with observations is the standard cosmological model consisting of a small but positive cosmological constant producing a gravitational repulsive effect driving the accelerated expansion. In standard cosmology general relativity is assumed as the theory for gravity, which in turn predicts that a sufficiently compact mass can deform spacetime and form a black hole. At a mathematical level, these objects are considered vacuum solutions described by very few parameters. For instance, a stationary black hole solution is completely described by its mass, angular momentum, and electric charge; and two black holes that share the same values for these parameters, are indistinguishable from one another.
On the basis of the usual metrics describing black holes, it is generally believed that all contained matter is localized in the center or, if rotating, on an infinitely thin ring. Recent approaches challenge this unintuitive assumption and consider matter just spread throughout the interior. Clearly, this begs for a quantum description in curved space. In past years, a novel approach established a new bridge between quantum information and the physics of black holes when an intriguing proposal was made: black holes could possibly be understood as Bose—Einstein condensates of soft interacting but densely packed gravitons. The aim of this thesis is to discuss how to construct a graviton condensate structure on top of a classical gravitational field describing black holes. A necessary parameter to be introduced for this analogy is a chemical potential which we discuss how to incorporate within general relativity. Next we search for solutions and, employing some very plausible assumptions, we find out that the condensate vanishes outside the horizon but is non-zero in its interior. These results can be extended easily to a Reissner—Nordström black hole. In fact, we find that the phenomenon seems to be rather generic and is associated with the presence of a horizon, acting as a confining potential. In order to see whether a Bose— Einstein condensate is preferred, we use the Brown—York quasilocal energy, finding that a condensate is energetically favourable in all cases in the classically forbidden region. The Brown—York quasilocal energy also allows us to derive a quasilocal potential, whose consequences allow us to suggest a possible mechanism to generate a graviton condensate in black holes. On the contrary, this is not the case for any kind of horizons; for instance, this mechanism appears not to be feasible in order to generate a quantum condensate behind the cosmological de Sitter horizon.
Furthermore, when a pair of black holes merge, an immense amount of energy should be given off as gravitational waves. Their wave forms have been recently confirmed to be perfectly described by general relativity. We discuss why for low frequency gravitational waves aimed to be detected by astrophysical PTA observations the fact that propagation should take place over an expanding (approximately globally de Sitter) spacetime should be taken into account. In this manner, harmonic waves produced in such mergers would
become anharmonic when measured by cosmological observers. This effect is tiny but appears to be observable for gravitational waves to which PTA are sensitive. Therefore we have characterized modifications to the expected signal, and how it is related to the source and pulsar characteristics that are employed by the IPTA collaboration. If the cosmological constant were an intrinsic property, this experiment would be capable of confirming the relevance of lambda at redshift z < 1.El objetivo de la presente tesis es profundizar en diversos aspectos de la física de los agujeros negros. Tanto en lo que respecta a sus características constitutivas fundamentales, su "estructura" interna, como a la posibilidad de observar o detectar mediante observaciones astrofísicas ciertos efectos producto de su dinámica. Por un lado, hemos seguido las ideas de Dvali, Gómez et al. quienes han sugerido la posibilidad de que un agujero negro sea un condensado de Bose—Einstein de gravitones débilmente interactuantes. En nuestro caso hemos estudiado la existencia de este tipo de soluciones sobre diferentes métricas de agujero negro (Schwarzschild y Reissner— Nordström) que actuarían como potencial confinante para dichos condensados. Un parámetro necesario para ello, es el equivalente a un potencial químico que debe ser incorporado a la relatividad general. Cabe destacar que la solución encontrada puede ser interpretada como la función de campo medio del condensado. Además resulta fuertemente ligada a la estructura clásica de la métrica que la sustenta. Por otro lado, es bien sabido que la aceleración de cuerpos muy masivos producen perturbaciones de tipo onda en el espaciotiempo. Son de nuestro interés las ondas gravitatorias de baja frecuencia, provenientes de la colisión de agujeros negros supermasivos y que deberían poder ser detectadas mediante sistemas de púlsares (Pulsar Timing Arrays). De acuerdo a una línea de investigación desarrollada por Espriu et al. la presencian de una constante cosmológica podría tener un efecto en la propagación y por lo tanto en la detección por parte de la colaboración IPTA de estas ondas. En la presente tesis hemos generalizado el método para incluir diferentes tipos de materia (relativista y no relativista) además de la constante cosmológica. Del análisis se deriva que el efecto depende sensiblemente del valor de la constante de Hubble (que engloba todos los tipos de materia presentes). Continuando dicha línea, hemos caracterizado detalladamente el efecto en su dependencia con los parámetros cosmológicas y las distancias involucradas, y cómo podría ser hallado. Esperamos que nuestros resultados puedan contribuir a una definitiva detección por IPTA.
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Franco, John. "A critical analysis of Alvin Plantinga's position on classical foundationalism." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN) Access this title online, 1992. http://www.tren.com.
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Kakoulli, Ioanna. "Late Classical and Hellenistic monumental paintings : techniques, materials and analysis." Thesis, University of Oxford, 1998. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.313475.
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Duncan, Dean William. "Classical music in narrative film : strategies for use and analysis." Thesis, University of Glasgow, 2000. http://theses.gla.ac.uk/9082/.
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The present study deals with the use of classical music in narrative film, and some of the theoretical and historical considerations that can help us contextualize and understand that use. The following is a list of chapters, and a summary of concepts contained therein. CHAPTER ONE: After briefly considering some of the challenges of interdisciplinary scholarship, I will review the literature on classical music in the sound film. This review will touch upon the early (1930s and 1940s) commentaries of Kurt London, Hanns Eisler and Theodor Adorno, and John Huntley, and then pass on to a kind of concensus held between both commentators and composers of the 1960s and 1970s. Finally I will review the work of more recent film music scholars who, along with some others working in other fields, provide what I feel to be a more open model for understanding this kind of film music. CHAPTER TWO: Having reviewed the position of the film music community, this chapter will concern some responses of music critics to film music generally, and the appropriation of classical music in particular. I will outline specific complaints and criticisms, and attempt to show some of the broader socio-musical issues that motivated them. CHAPTER THREE: This chapter will consider the musical parallelism associated with traditional Hollywood-type narratives, and then concentrate on the oppositional model (derived from "montage" aesthetics) represented by Soviet and other modernist cinemas. I will deal especially with the influential "counterpoint analogy, " and consider how musical discourse can resolve some of the confusions that this analogy has habitually presented. CHAPTER FOUR: The last chapter will have presented a counterpoint based on musical principles as a possible analogy or metaphor for how film music works, and how its meaning and affect can be understood. This chapter is about the programme music tradition that prevailed in the nineteenth century. I will enumerate some of its sin-fflarities, musically and in terms of its critical reception by the music community, to film music. I will explore how programmes, or extra-musical narratives, are also central to understanding musical meaning, and to the use of classical music in films. CHAPTER FIVE: Here I will look more closely at montage, meaning, and classical music on film. A number of questions will be addressed. What are the interpretive strategies that most apply? How does musical meaning function in a film context, especially with regard to source music? Beyond classical music in general, what is the importance of periods, idioms, composers and specific pieces? What is the significance of the artist's intent? What about when the artist is not fully in control of his circumstances, or of his craft? What of phenomenology? All of these expansions obviously complicate the equation. Accordingly the concept of indeterminacy will be reviewed to suggest how both chance and control operate within musical montage. CHAPTER SIX: I will suggest and expand upon some of the extra-musical implications of this study. I will suggest some of the possibilities these raise for future research.
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Yacobi, Oded. "An analysis of the multiplicity spaces in classical symplectic branching." Diss., [La Jolla] : University of California, San Diego, 2009. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/ucsd/fullcit?p3356200.
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Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of California, San Diego, 2009.Title from first page of PDF file (viewed July 7, 2009). Available via ProQuest Digital Dissertations. Vita. Includes bibliographical references (p. 101-103).
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Gay, Fernández Carlos. "Jazz influence on classical clarinet : Analysis and identification of jazz elements in classical clarinet repertoire in the 20th century." Thesis, Kungl. Musikhögskolan, Institutionen för klassisk musik, 2017. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kmh:diva-2384.
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This thesis is about jazz influence on classical clarinet repertoire, focusing on analysis and identification of all the jazz elements that run through this style into classical music. It also wants to describe the huge change of way of playing noticeable in the Swing Era in relation to the classical way.In the first part of the thesis I describe the birth of jazz and the political, historical and musical situation in the West, to understand the process in which they got blended. After that I identify and classify jazzy elements in classical music, analyzing in depth the repertoire of my exam-concert, which is strongly influenced by this style, and in a more superficial way other influenced classical clarinet works as well. I show in the very last part of the thesis how this influence is reflected, classifying these elements in harmonic, melodic, written and rhythmical ones.
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Andersson, Bror Erik Petrus. "Biomechanical analysis of the herringbone technique in classical cross-country skiing." Thesis, Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet, Institutt for bevegelsesvitenskap, 2011. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:no:ntnu:diva-13154.
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Purpose: To investigate the mechanics of the cross-country herringbone technique and to enhance the understanding of adaptations in kinematics and kinetics due to increasing velocity. Method: Eleven male elite cross-country skiers performed the herringbone technique at three different velocities; moderate, high and maximal. The slope covered a total distance of 50 m. The first 35 m, at ~7.5° incline, was utilized for acceleration using the diagonal stride technique to reach the desired velocity, followed by an 8 m measuring section (~15° incline) using the herringbone technique. All trials were filmed synchronously using two video cameras placed perpendicular along the section and one moving panning camera. Two photocells were used in order to obtain average section times and velocities. All subjects used ski poles that were constructed for force measurements and the forces directed along the poles was recorded with a sampling rate of 1500 Hz. Vertical plantar pressure was recorded at a rate of 100 Hz using the Pedar Mobile System. The plantar pressure was further converted to plantar ("leg") force. Results: Cycle rate and cycle length increased synchronously from moderate to high velocity, whereas the increase from a high to a maximal velocity was achieved by a higher cycle rate. The poling and the leg thrust times decreased gradually as velocities increased, whereas the relative poling and leg thrust times were constant; ~50% and ~40%. From moderate to maximal velocities the peak pole forces increased by 74%, in association with a 75% shorter time to peak force. The peak leg force increased by 7% from moderate to high velocity with no further changes at maximal velocity. The time to peak leg force decreased 24%, from moderate to maximal velocity. The force impulse ratio between pole and leg remained constant at ~8% from moderate to maximal velocity and the ratio for propulsion was ~30% due to the higher relative propulsive components from the poles. Changes in joint kinematics across the velocities were negligible, except for the total body lean and the lower leg angle. The angle of the lower leg, at end of the push off, decreased with increased velocity and was negatively correlated to maximal pole/leg force, cycle length and maximal velocity. Strength parameters correlated positively to force distribution between upper and lower body, as well as to maximal velocity. Conclusions: The adaptation of herringbone velocity between moderate and high velocity was achieved by increased cycle rate and cycle length, whereas the adaptation from high to maximal velocity was achieved only by increased cycle rate. The latter is explained by increased force generation from the upper and lower body, despite decreased poling and leg thrust times, with a constant impulse ratio between the upper and lower body. Higher skiing velocity was primarily assisted by constant body segment and joint angles. Key Words: CYCLE LENGTH, CYCLE RATE, HERRINGBONE, IMPULSE RATIO, LEG FORCE, POLE FORCE, PROPULSION
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Woolley, Douglas Albert. "Generic Continuous Functions and other Strange Functions in Classical Real Analysis." Digital Archive @ GSU, 2008. http://digitalarchive.gsu.edu/math_theses/44.
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In this paper we examine continuous functions which on the surface seem to defy well-known mathematical principles. Before describing these functions, we introduce the Baire Category theorem and the Cantor set, which are critical in describing some of the functions and counterexamples. We then describe generic continuous functions, which are nowhere differentiable and monotone on no interval, and we include an example of such a function. We then construct a more conceptually challenging function, one which is everywhere differentiable but monotone on no interval. We also examine the Cantor function, a nonconstant continuous function with a zero derivative almost everywhere. The final section deals with products of derivatives.
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Lee, Tang. "Outcome prediction and genome-transcriptome correlation analysis in classical Hodgkin's lymphoma." Thesis, University of British Columbia, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/2429/6929.
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Treatment outcome prediction in classical Hodgkin’s Lymphoma is currently standardized with the International Prognostic Score (IPS), a scoring system based on 7 clinical parameters: age, stage, sex, serum albumin, absolute lymphocyte count or percentage, hemoglobin, and white blood cell count. Known limitations of the system are that it is tailored for advanced-stage patients, and it is unable to identify patients with very poor prognosis. In our dataset of 100 cases, the IPS predicted only 28% of the treatment Failures correctly, and 78% treatment successes correctly. We examined the outcome predictive power of whole-tumour gene expression profiling (GEP) in comparison to the clinical parameters, to see whether additional predictive power can be gained by combining the two data sources. Random Forests and Sparse Multinomial Logistic Regression were used for classification and feature importance ranking. Receiver-Operator Characteristic (ROC) curves and Area Under the Curve (AUC) values did not suggest a significant improvement with GEP, but potentially important GEP predictors were revealed (CSDA, DPEP2, PDE4D, HBP1, etc) and only one of the seven clinical parameters (Ann Arbor Stage) was found to have predictive value.
The use of whole-tumour GEP warranted that very limited amount of data reflected the biology of the malignant Hodgkin Reed Sternberg (HRS) cells, since these cells take up only 1-2% of the whole tumour. Treatment response/outcome likely involves a significant contribution by the HRS cells, therefore examining only an enriched pool of micro-dissected HRS cells would be very beneficial. Twelve cases of micro-dissected HRS cells were available, and this limited sample size prevented the development of a reliable classification model. Instead, we gained insights into the biology of HRS cells by examining the relationship between DNA copy number (CN), as profiled by array CGH, and GEP. The second part of the thesis involved a single-sample strategy for the examination of the twelve cases and a joint analysis to compare between cases of different CN status. Sparse patterns of correlations with CN gains were found on chromosomes 2p, 6p, 9p, and 12p, including locus JAK2 which has known correlation with gain of 9p.
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Brischetto, Salvatore. "Classical and mixed multilayered plate/shell models for multifield problems analysis." Paris 10, 2009. http://www.theses.fr/2009PA100198.
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Des approches analytiques et numériques ont été développées et implémentées dans ce travail afin d’étudier les structures multicouches sous sollicitations multi physiques. Le document est organisé en trois principales parties : une extension des relations géométriques et des lois de comportement aux problèmes multi physiques et aux plaques et coques multicouches; l’introduction de la CUF, des principes variationnels, et leur extension aux problèmes multi physiques; des résultats pour différents problèmes multi physiques couples. Les lois de comportement pour les problèmes multi physiques sont présentées dans la première partie et étendues aux matériaux à gradient fonctionnel en utilisant des fonctions adaptées pour décrire les variations dans l’épaisseur. Ces lois sont obtenues en utilisant les lois de la thermodynamique, sont ensuite étudiées pour différents couplages et réécrites dans le cas particulier des approches mixtes. Les relations géométriques des plaques et coques sont aussi discutées dans le cas des problèmes multi physiques. La seconde partie est dédiée à la CUF, en utilisant une présentation générale et unifiée permettano de décrire les variables mécaniques, thermiques et électriques pour les plaques et les coques. Les modèles proposés sont raffinés ou avancés, en fonction de la formulation variationnelle : raffinés dans le cas du principe des puissances virtuelles (PVD, en anglais), avancés si on utilise le théorème variationnel mixte de Reissner (RMVT, en anglais). La troisième partie concerne les résultats dans le cas d'analyse mécanique, thermo-mécanique et électro-mécaniqueAnalytical and numerical models have been implemented in this work to study multifield problems for multilayered structures. The dissertation is organized in three main parts: an extension of the geometrical relations and constitutive equations to multifield problems and multilayered plates and shells; the introduction of Carrera’s Unified Formulation (CUF), the use of variational statements, and their extension to multifield problems; the results of several multifield couplings. Constitutive equations for multifield problems are given in the first part and they are extended to functionally graded materials by employing opportune thickness functions to describe the physical properties that continuously change in the thickness direction. The multifield constitutive equations, obtained in a generalized way by employing thermodynamic considerations, are discussed for several multifield couplings and rewritten opportunely for the case of mixed models. Geometrical relations for plates and shells are discussed, with particular attention to their extension to multifield problems. The second part is devoted to CUF, with the introduction of a general and unified manner of describing the variables related to mechanical, thermal and electrical fields in multilayered plates and shells. The proposed two-dimensional models are defined as refined or advanced, according to the considered variational statement: refined models are based on the principle of virtual displacements (PVD), advanced models employ Reissner's mixed variational theorem (RMVT). The third part is about the results of the pure mechanical analysis, the thermo-mechanical analysis and the electro-mechanical coupling
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Roberts, Lewis George Wilson. "Parametric analysis of transient stability in power systems using classical models." Thesis, University of Bristol, 2016. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.702145.
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This thesis aims to strengthen the bridge between mathematical and practical research into the transient stability of power systems. Literature that exploits the mathematical parallels between models for transient dynamics in power systems and the phenomenon of synchronisation in complex networks is explored. However, it is contended that research at the intersection of complex systems and power system stability can limit its applications to practical issues in power engineering. This thesis focuses on the measurement of transient stability in power systems in terms of a traditional stability metric for short-circuit faults on a power network, the critical clearing time (CCT). The CCT provides an upper bound on the duration of a short circuit on a power network before it is removed - cleared - by the action of protection mechanisms to isolate the faulted circuit such that the system will regain synchrony once the fault is cleared. Approaches that use energetic methods for assessing the transient stability of a power system are extended by developing metrics that can measure stability trends for different scenarios in a power system via the numerical continuation of equilibrium configurations under the variation of system parameters. An analytical CCT (ACCT) approximation is derived from this energetic framework in order to capture trends in stability with respect to a system parameter. The performance of the ACCT is compared to more accurate computations of CCT that use slower numerical simulation techniques. Attention is given to how well the ACCT approximation can capture stability trends under variation of key network design parameters such as load admittance and generator inertia. It is found for a two-machine infinite bus (TMIB) system that load parameter values that can improve stability can be identified using the ACCT. Also, the general dependence of a fault's CCT on the inertia of a generator in a TMIB power system is identifiable using the ACCT. For power systems with stationary generator inertia values, a method to provide a contingency analysis of fault locations is proposed. The method ranks the locations of short-circuit faults by their CCT; the more severe a fault the shorter its CCT. It is found in a TMIB system that the ACCT can identify the general location of severe faults under different inertia scenarios. It is shown that in larger power systems, energetic methods can be used to accurately identify the locations of faults with short CCTs. These results, together with relevant literature are used to suggest possible strategies to monitor transient stability within modern power systems.
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Riach, Maureen B. R. "Molecular and classical genetic analysis of penicillin biosynthesis in Aspergillus nidulans." Thesis, University of St Andrews, 1994. http://hdl.handle.net/10023/14263.
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Clones of A. nidulans genomic DNA (pSTA200, pSTA201 and pSTA207) spanning 20 kb have been isolated and demonstrated by a combination of classical and molecular genetic means to represent the npeA locus, involved in the synthesis of penicillin, located on linkage group VI of A. nidulans. As well as containing, the gene encoding the second enzyme for penicillin biosynthesis, namely isopenicillin N synthetase (IPNS) (designated ipnA), results presented here show that these clones contain two additional genes to form a cluster of three contiguous penicillin biosynthetic genes. Our evidence suggests that these genes encode (L-a-aminoadipyl)-L-cysteinyl-D-valine synthetase (ACVS) and acyltransferase (ACYT) (designated acvA and acyA respectively), the first and third enzymes reguired for penicillin biosynthesis, with the genetic order being acvA-ipnA-acyA. Transcripts have been identified for the three genes and their approximate sizes determined: acvA >9.5 kb, ipnA 1.4 kb and acyA 1.6 kb. Results indicate that the acvA and ipnA genes are divergently transcribed, whilst acyA is transcribed in the same orientation as ipnA. Northern blot and hybridisation analyses of the regulation of expression of the structural genes for penicillin biosynthesis indicated that all three genes are subject to some form of regulation, the mechanism of which is not clear from our studies. Hybridisation data appeared to suggest that if any regulatory genes exist for penicillin biosynthesis, they are not located immediately 5' of acvA or 3' of acyA at the A. nidulans npeA locus.
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Scott, Elizabeth Mary. "A critical analysis of the Scholia Demosthenica on the First Olynthiac." Thesis, University of Glasgow, 1991. http://theses.gla.ac.uk/3971/.
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The thesis consists of a critical analysis of the scholia Demosthenica on the First Olynthiac. The merits of the scholia are discussed through an examination of the different traditions of scholia on the speech. The thesis also contains a discussion of the value of the prolegomena Ulpiani and its relationship to the scholia proper. It is apparent that the author of the prolegomena was aware of different interpretations of the speech which have, in some cases, been preserved in the scholia. The sources of the scholia are examined and certain individuals have been identified as posible authors. Of particular interest is the possiblity that Menander Rhetor may be the author of a long unified commentary which is found in one codex. The influence of the Alexandrians appears to be less significant than is widely held. A summary of the development of commentaries and the function of scholia within that tradition is also provided. The thesis offers a complement to general works on rhetoric. The comments contained in the scholia and prolegomena are found to be perceptive and provide a fresh approach to the study of Demosthenes' speeches. There are clear indications that the scholia Demosthenica have been undervalued in the past.
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Turcotte, Tyler. "SYMPHONIC FANTASY: DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS." UKnowledge, 2019. https://uknowledge.uky.edu/music_etds/137.
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The following piece is a three movement, twenty minute orchestral work in a Romantic style whose primary goals are accessibility and beauty. In the process of writing this piece, I learned that strong and memorable melodies are the key to a successful composition - taking influence from Henry Mancini and early Japanese video game composers, this work takes a central melodic theme through a series of variations to demonstrate the power of harmonic and orchestrational recontextualization. Rhythmically, the work utilizes techniques from the Minimalist and Progressive Rock traditions to strike a balance between rhythmic complexity and melodic focus. The three movements are meant to represent three steps towards self-actualization - Explore depicts curiosity and open-mindedness, Engage demonstrates the merits of focusing on one's craft, and Wonder represents the value of feeling awe towards the world even if it is not easy or simple. Ultimately, the work moves through a wide variety of moods and textures throughout its duration while staying focused on the central theme until the end, with the goal of creating a listening experience that is both rich and memorable.
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Sherman-Ishayek, Norma Lillian. "Closing gestures in opening ideas : strategies for beginning and ending in classical instrumental music." Thesis, McGill University, 1991. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=60092.
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This paper studies the formal ambiguity that arises when a closing gesture occupies a beginning location in the instrumental works of Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven. Accordingly, I am interested in those formal areas within a piece that are concerned with the functions of either "beginning" or "ending."I first present a systematic survey of the theoretical principles underlying the formal functions of beginning and ending in this style. I then show some specific examples of typical cadences and of initial units that imitate them. Next, I focus on the "main theme," observing how the function of "beginning" is performed by a "closing initial idea" and then, how the main theme's cadences express their proper function. Finally, I study what happens in other locations such as the return of the main theme, the cadence closing the form, and post-cadential material.
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Dewald, Andrew S. "Semi-Classical Analysis of One-Dimensional Power- Plus Inverse-Power-Law Potentials." Ohio University Honors Tutorial College / OhioLINK, 2016. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ouhonors1461689832.
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Harursampath, Dineshkumar. "Non-classical non-linear effects in thin-walled composite beams." Diss., Georgia Institute of Technology, 1998. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/12501.
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Pekon, Yakup. "Analysis Of Chandra Data Of The Old Classical Nova Rr Pic (1925)." Master's thesis, METU, 2007. http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/12608716/index.pdf.
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In this work, the CHANDRA ACIS-S3 data of the old classical nova RR
Pic (1925) is presented. The source is detected with a count rate of 0.067 (+-0.002)
c/s in the 0.3-5.0 keV energy range. The orbital period of the binary system in
X-ray wavelengths is detected. X-ray spectrum of RR Pic can be represented
by a composite model of bremsstrahlung with a photoelectric absorption, two
absorption lines centered around 1.1-1.4 keV and 5 Gaussian emission lines centered
at around 0.3-1.1 keV . The best t bremsstrahlung temperature derived
from the model ranges from 0.99 to 1.60 keV and the unabsorbed X-ray flux is found to be 2.51 (+0.39
-1.21) erg/cm2/s in the 0.3-5.0 keV range.The absorption
lines correspond to several transitions of Fe, Ne and Na. The emission lines
correspond to various transitions of S, N, O, C, Ne and Feand observations with better spectral resolution are needed to determine the exact transitions. The source spectrum is better explained with photoionized plasma model rather than the cooling flow model. It has also been found that the neutral Hydrogen column density differs for orbital minimum and orbital maximum spectra with values 0.25 (+0.23 -0:18)*10^22 atoms/cm2 and 0.64 (+0.13 -0.14)*10^22 atoms/cm2 respectively at 3 sigma confidence level. The difference of neutral Hydrogen column density between the maximum and minimum phase spectra indicates existence of a warm absorbing region on the disc at the location of the impact zone.
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Gyaltshen, Dorji. "A Comparative Analysis of Classical Tibetan (CT) and Dzongkha (DZ) basic vocabulary." 名古屋大学大学院国際開発研究科, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/2237/14060.
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Tian, Hengcun Joseph. "Forgiving the unrepentant a theological analysis drawing on classical and contemporary sources /." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 2006. http://www.tren.com/search.cfm?p029-0650.
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Chan, Wilbur Wai Pang. "Comparison of classical and transient analysis methods for estimation of VOR dynamics." Thesis, McGill University, 2003. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=19449.
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The Vestibular Ocular Reflex (VOR) controls the stability ofgaze in mammals and operates even in darkness. It has been classically believed that the VOR can be represented by a steady state model, in which the switching between slow and fast phases does not affect the content in each slow phase segment. This assumption, as we will explore in this thesis, is found to be invalid. Furthermore, a new analysis method that takes into account the transient effect ofthe switching will be introduced. The classical and a new transient analysis method are first tested on simulated VOR data. The results show that the transient method is more consistent, while the classical method applied to fixed-parameter simulations provides VOR characteristics that apparently change with stimulus level and/or fast phase frequency. When applied to real clinical data, the transient method provides better fits (prediction), and is promising for clinical detection of vestibular patients
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Dallas, C. "The significance of costume on classical Attic grave stelai : A statistical analysis." Thesis, University of Oxford, 1987. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.381837.
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Bharath, Ranjeetha. "Nonlinear observer design and synchronization analysis for classical models of neural oscillators." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/83684.
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Thesis (S.B.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 2013.Cataloged from PDF version of thesis.
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This thesis explores four nonlinear classical models of neural oscillators, the Hodgkin- Huxley model, the Fitzhugh-Nagumo model, the Morris-Lecar model, and the Hindmarsh-Rose model. Analysis techniques for nonlinear systems were used to develop a set of observers and perform synchronization analysis on the aforementioned neural systems. By using matrix analysis techniques, a study of biological background and motivation, and MATLAB simulation with mathematical computation, it was possible to do a preliminary contraction and nonlinear control systems structural study of these classical neural oscillator models. Neural oscillation and signaling models are based fundamentally on the biological function of the neuron, with behavior mediated through the channeling of ions across a cell membrane. The variable assumed to be measured for this study is the voltage or membrane potential, which could be measured empirically through the use of a neuronal force-clamp system. All other variables were estimated by using the partial state and full state observers developed here. Preliminary observer rate convergence analysis was done for the Fitzhugh-Nagumo system, and preliminary synchronization analysis was done for both the Fitzhugh-Nagumo and the Hodgkin- Huxley systems. It was found that by using a variety of techniques and mathematical matrix analyses methods (e.g. diagonal dominance or other norms), it was possible to develop a case-by-case nonlinear control systems approach to each particular system as a biomathematical entity.
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Escalante, Ana S. (Ana Stephanie). "Vitruvius on architecture : a modem application and stability analysis of classical structures." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/83710.
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Thesis (S.B.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Mechanical Engineering, 2013.Cataloged from PDF version of thesis.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 65-66).
Imperial Rome has left numerous legacies, the most well-known being its literature and monuments. Though many monuments, such as the Pantheon, are well-preserved, in cases where little physical evidence remains, historians can often use literary sources to inform reconstruction efforts. For more technical studies of Roman construction, technical literature is rare and the contemporary awareness of such literature even less known. When Vitruvius wrote De architectura, he did not intend for it to be a manual for instruction but rather a central source of general architectural knowledge. Directly aimed at architects, contractors, and other individuals involved in the design and construction of buildings, De architectura provides insight into contemporary technical knowledge. One aim of this thesis is to identify the presence of Vitruvian knowledge in imperial Roman structures. De architectura was written during the time of Augustus, therefore Augustan monuments show the immediate impact and relevance of the knowledge presented by Vitruvius. Almost a century later, architectural innovation was a hallmark of Hadrian's reign, but a study of Hadrianic structures demonstrates the longevity of De architectura. A structural analysis of the Teatro Marittimo and Sala dei Filosofi in Hadrian's villa at Tivoli, both influenced by Vitruvian precepts, was carried out to characterize the load distribution in supporting structures. The results of this analysis demonstrate that although Vitruvius gave no quantitative support for his guidelines, his suggestions are structurally sound, even by modem engineering standards.
by Ana S. Escalante.
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Fong, Nga Hin Benjamin. "Modeling, Analysis,and Design of Responsive Manufacturing Systems Using Classical Control Theory." Diss., Virginia Tech, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/27269.
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The manufacturing systems operating within todayâ s global enterprises are invariably dynamic and complicated. Lean manufacturing works well where demand is relatively stable and predictable where product diversity is low. However, we need a much higher agility where customer demand is volatile with high product variety. Frequent changes of product designs need quicker response times in ramp-up to volume. To stay competitive in this 21st century global industrialization, companies must posses a new operation design strategy for responsive manufacturing systems that react to unpredictable market changes as well as to launch new products in a cost-effective and efficient way.
The objective of this research is to develop an alternative method to model, analyze, and design responsive manufacturing systems using classical control theory. This new approach permits industrial engineers to study and better predict the transient behavior of responsive manufacturing systems in terms of production lead time, WIP overshoot, system responsiveness, and lean finished inventory. We provide a one-to-one correspondence to translate manufacturing terminologies from the System Dynamics (SD) models into the block diagram representation and transfer functions. We can analytically determine the transient characteristics of responsive manufacturing systems. This analytical formulation is not offered in discrete event simulation or system dynamics approach. We further introduce the Root Locus design technique that investigates the sensitivity of the closed-loop poles location as they relate to the manufacturing world on a complex s-plane. This subsequent complex plane analysis offers new management strategies to better predict and control the dynamic responses of responsive manufacturing systems in terms of inventory build-up (i.e., leanness) and lead time. We define classical control theory terms and interpret their meanings according to the closed-loop poles locations to assist production management in utilizing the Root Locus design tool. Again, by applying this completely graphic view approach, we give a new design approach that determine the responsive manufacturing parametric set of values without iterative trial-and-error simulation replications as found in discrete event simulation or system dynamics approach.Ph. D.
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Rea, Alexander. "Classical and molecular taxonomy, pathogenicity testing and genetic analysis of Phytophthora species." Thesis, Rea, Alexander (2011) Classical and molecular taxonomy, pathogenicity testing and genetic analysis of Phytophthora species. PhD thesis, Murdoch University, 2011. https://researchrepository.murdoch.edu.au/id/eprint/32395/.
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When this study commenced in April 2007, a recent molecular re-evaluation of a number of historical isolates of Phytophthora kept by the Vegetation Health Service (VHS) at the Department of Environment and Conservation (DEC) of Western Australia (WA) had indicated the presence of at least nine undescribed taxa. This study has described three of these as novel pathogenic species of Phytophthora and expands our knowledge of the number and diversity of species occurring within this vast landscape and the role they play in the ecology of the ecosystems in which they occur. Together with the description of P. multivora and five ITS clade 6 species a total of nine species have now been described following their isolation from natural (and disturbed) ecosystems in WA.
Phytophthora elongata, a pathogen predominantly isolated in association with diseased Eucalyptus marginata, was the first species to be described as part of this study. Phytophthora elongata shares many morphological similarities with P. citricola to which it had traditionally been mistakenly classified. It serves as an excellent example of the utility of molecular taxonomic approaches to delineate morphologically cryptic species. In agreement with previous studies the results of sequencing both the ITS rDNA and coxl gene of this species in this study revealed no genetic variation at these loci suggesting that this population is clonal and likely to have been recently introduced to the jarrah forest. The discovery of P. bisheria, the closest described phylogenetic relative of P. elongata, in undisturbed native forest in Taiwan suggests a possible Asian origin for P. elongata. However, the occurrence of the closest known phylogenetic taxon of P. elongata, P. taxon elongata-like, in the southern jarrah forest is noteworthy.
The other species described in this study, P. constricta and P. arenaria, occur in the sandy heath-land vegetation referred to in WA as kwongan and both appear to be well adapted physiologically to the ecosystems in which they occur. However, these two species differ considerably in morphology and are distant phylogenetically. Like P. elongata, the use of a molecular phylogenetic approach clearly elucidates these taxa as species distinct from morphologically similar species. Indeed in the case of P. constricta (ITS clade 9) and P. arenaria (ITS clade 4), the most morphologically similar species, P. megasperma (clade 6) and P. cactorum (clade 1), respectively, belong to distant ITS clades. The study of both P. constricta and P. arenaria also illustrates the importance of fully characterising species to gain insights into their biology and physiology, that explain how these species survive in the ecosystems in which they occur. For example, the high oospore-wall index and the relationship between temperature and growth for P. arenaria are indicative of adaptation to survival in the kwongan vegetation of the northern sandplains. This, coupled with the ITS rDNA and coxl sequence diversity observed for the isolates examined in this study suggests that this species may be endemic to WA. Similarly, the sequence diversity observed for the coxl gene for P. constricta suggest that it too may be endemic, whilst its slightly lower optimal temperature for growth and oospore wall index make it well adapted to the cooler southern kwongan from which it has predominantly been isolated. Thus, although species identification using traditional morphological methods is being increasingly overlooked in favour of molecular diagnostic tools, these studies illustrate the importance of insights gained by characterising all aspects of the biology of an organism. This may be particularly relevant in the context of plant biosecurity, when one is interested in the invasive potential of a pathogen or its suitability to persist in a given situation. In addition to confirming the pathogenic ability of the three described species on hosts they have been isolated from natural ecosystems, the results of this study have also demonstrated that P. elongata is a pathogen of Banksia attenuata, a potential host that is widespread throughout the south-west botanical province.
The diversity observed within the coxl locus lead to the hypothesis that P. multivora may be endemic to WA. In the present study DNA sequence variation at four nuclear and three mitochondrial loci was assessed for a putative worldwide collection of P. multivora isolates and subjected to coalescent-based genealogical and population genetic analysis. Overall the results clearly show that the isolates from the Republic of South Africa (RSA), taken as a population, have greater values for all measures of genetic diversity, including a greater number of multi-locus nuclear and mitochondrial genotypes than those from WA. It therefore appears likely that P. multivora has been introduced to WA, possibly from RSA.
This study also analysed the genetic diversity within P. plurivora and closely related taxa from Phytophthora ITS clade 2a. The loci assessed in this study were the same as those used in the study of P. multivora. Compared to P. multivora, markedly lower levels of genetic diversity were observed amongst the assessed isolates of P. plurivora. Interestingly, the genealogical analysis of the predominantly European P. plurivora isolates revealed two clonal lineages, consistent with P. plurivora being introduced to Europe on at least two occasions. Furthermore, this study revealed two undescribed taxa closely related to P. citricola sensu stricto amongst isolates obtained from the Royal Horticultural Society gardens in Surrey, England, and the first recorded isolation of P. plurivora in Australia.
In addition to describing three novel pathogenic species of Phytophthora and examining the genetic diversity and evolutionary history of P. multivora, P. plurivora and closely related taxa, the present study emphasises the role played by the movement of plants across international borders in spreading plant pathogens around the globe, highlighting the potential risk that this trade poses to biosecurity.
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Hayward, Christopher. "Contextualizing the Archaeometric Analysis of Roman Glass." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2016. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1455209008.
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Hearnshaw, Edward J. S. "A Post-classical economics approach to ecosystem management." Diss., Lincoln University, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10182/1425.
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A principal purpose of this thesis is to present an economic evaluation of ecosystems. The concept of ecosystem health is adopted to ascertain the status of ecosystems. Ecosystem health is considered in part an economic concept and defined as a function of utility through the ecosystem services that satisfy various needs, subject to preserving the integrity of the adaptive cycle. In order to quantify the utility supplied by ecosystem services the novel utility index Ecosystem Outcome Protection Year (ECOPY) is developed. By forming this index, an evaluation can be performed using cost utility analysis, which avoids monetizing these benefits. An attempt is made to ascertain an appropriate approach for ecosystem management. It is reasoned that expert intuition can determine some kind of macro-regularities in ecosystems despite their complex dynamics. Hence, these inferences could be used for ecosystem management. Adaptive co-management is introduced as a means to bring about the collaboration of experts as resource co-managers. The concept of informed intuition is developed to bring about a systematic approach to learning and evaluation where the mental models of experts are transcribed using fuzzy cognitive mapping. However, it is argued that ecosystems as complex adaptive systems are non-ergodic and full of surprises. Accordingly, abduction, the logic of creative conjecture is systematically developed, for the purposes of maintaining mental model flexibility. This systematic application of abduction with an informed intuition forms the proposed abductive process of research, which is grounded in Shacklean potential surprise, a non-probabilistic function. To demonstrate this novel research process, a post-classical economic evaluation of Te Waihora lake ecosystem is undertaken, which employs the ECOPY index and potential surprise method. This empirical case study reveals various cost-effective management actions for improving lake health, which went beyond the intuitions of resource co-managers. This indicated the potential of the approach, which is considered a significant contribution for the methodological development of ecosystem management.
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Karlsson, Ulf. "Semi-classical approximations of Quantum Mechanical problems." Doctoral thesis, KTH, Mathematics, 2002. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-3440.
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Barber, Kathryn King. "A rhetorical analysis of Plato's Phaedrus." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 1994. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/924.
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Tyson, Margaret. "The first elegy of Maximianus, a translation and commentary based on an analysis of possible earlier latin influences found by a computer search on the PHI CD-ROM disk." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1997. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk3/ftp04/mq20957.pdf.
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Greer, Heather F. "Electron microscopy of crystalline solids and non-classical crystal growth." Thesis, University of St Andrews, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10023/4127.
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This project concerns the non-classical crystal growth of various porous and non-porous materials. In order to determine their crystal growth mechanism, the reaction was stopped at several different reaction times with the size, morphology, crystal structure and orientation of the particles analysed using scanning electron microscopy and high resolution transmission electron microscopy as the principal characterisation techniques. Other techniques used include X-ray diffraction, energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, selected area electron diffraction and thermal gravimetric analysis. Selected biomimetic systems include the early stage crystal growth of ZnO/gelatin composite twin-crystals and the time dependent microstructural evolution of CaCO₃/gelatin composite particles from spherulites into rods. Further investigations of the role of gelatin molecules were carried out by replacing gelatin by gum arabic. Using knowledge gained from synthetic systems, several travertine crust specimens collected from hot springs were investigated to gain an insight into the possible formation mechanisms of naturally occurring biominerals. Another form of ZnO investigated was the formation of core-shell ZnO hexagonal microdisks and selective dissolution of their core to form microstadiums followed by the selective growth of nanorods and nanocones onto the columnar surfaces of the microstadiums to generate branched-microstadiums. The formation mechanism of ultrasonically prepared BiOBr displaying a flower-like architecture was investigated. These BiOBr assemblies are found to exhibit excellent photocatalytic activity and stability during the photodegradation of Rh.B under visible-light irradiation. Finally mesoporous silicate plates displaying a single crystal-like property were re-investigated to clarify whether the previously reported mesoporous silicate plates exhibiting a single crystalline property were one-phase materials or a composite of non-crystalline mesoporous silicate and crystalline zeolite.
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Krasnyuk, Maxim, Antonina Tkalenko, and Svitlana Krasniuk. "Results of analysis of machine learning practice for training effective model of bankruptcy forecasting in emerging markets." Thesis, List Verlag. in Ullstein Buchverlage GmbH & Europäische Wissenschaftsplattform, 2021. https://er.knutd.edu.ua/handle/123456789/18975.
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All still existing classical techniques methods of assessing the financial stability of an enterprise have their own disadvantages and advantages. Therefore, today an important question arises about the development of such a complex multistage methodology of financial analysis and forecasting (hereinafter FAP), which would give a clear idea of the existing financial condition of the enterprise.
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Wright, Ian Paul. "The law of value : a contribution to the classical approach to economic analysis." Thesis, Open University, 2016. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.700476.
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This thesis contributes to our understanding of the relationship be- tween the material activity of human labour and the monetary forms of an economy by examining the theoretical foundations of the classi- cal approach to economic analysis, in particular the objective costs-of- production approach to economic value. The classical labour theory of value suffers from two related prob- lems: David Ricardo's problem of an invariable measure of value and Karl Marx's transformation problem. This thesis proposes to resolve both problems by constructing a more general labour theory of value. The more general theory provides a new perspective on related issues in the classical theory, including Marx's classification of money-capital as an irrational commodity, the meaning and significance of Piero Sraffa's standard commodity and Luigi Pasinetti's restriction of the labour theory to a normative role. According to the classical account of capitalist competition the scram- ble for profit causes market prices to "gravitate" to natural prices. This thesis proposes a nonlinear dynamic model of classical gravitation in which prices and labour costs converge to a state of mutual consistency in equilibrium. The dynamic model, combined with a general labour theory of value, establishes a lawful relation between prices and labour costs, which reconstructs Marx's version of the classical "law of value".