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Bondesson, Laban. "Microscopic Interpretations of Drug Solubility." Doctoral thesis, Stockholm : Skolan för Bioteknologi, Kungliga Tekniska högskolan, 2007. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-4388.
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Hilbert, Martin. "Pierre Duhem and neo-Thomist interpretations of physical science." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 2000. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk3/ftp04/nq53764.pdf.
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Alkozei, Anna. "Autonomic arousal and interpretations of physical symptoms in childhood anxiety disorders." Thesis, University of Reading, 2014. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.632831.
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Anxiety disorders and social anxiety disorder in particular, are common in childhood and associated with negative short and long term consequences. Psychophysiological theories suggest that anxiety disorders are associated with chronic dysregulation of the autonomic nervous system, as indexed by respiratory sinus arrhythmia (RSA) and heart rate (HR). Findings to date regarding autonomic arousal at rest and in response to stress, among children with (social) anxiety disorder(s) have been inconsistent however, and/or subject to a range of methodological limitations. The first study presented in this thesis aimed to investigate whether children with social anxiety disorder, other anxiety disorders and nonanxious children differ in terms of their autonomic arousal at rest and in response to stress, taking account of various methodological shortcomings of previous studies. Results showed limited evidence for autonomic dysregulation in anxious versus nonanxious children. These findings were contrary to expectations on the basis of psychophysiological models. This may suggest however, that it is how children interpret their physical symptoms that is particularly important in relation to childhood anxiety disorders, and social anxiety disorder in particular. Past research has suggested that negative interpretation of physical symptoms and/or inferring threat from a situation on the basis of one's own physical experience, is associated with high levels of anxiety in children. Furthermore, theories of social anxiety disorder suggest that socially anxious individuals in particular interpret their internal physical symptoms in a negative way which influences their view of themselves as a social object. The second study presented in this thesis investigated these hypotheses among children with social anxiety disorder, other anxiety disorders and nonanxious children, again taking into account methodological limitations of previous studies. Children with social anxiety disorder were more likely than both other groups to assume that physical symptoms are associated with negative consequences, and to view ambiguous situations as anxiety provoking, whether physical information was present or not. The findings highlight that cognitive characteristics may be particular pertinent in the context of social anxiety disorder in childhood, and may be a potential target for treatment.
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Oliver, Kimberly L. "Adolescent Girls' Body-Narratives and Co-Constructed Critical Interpretations." Diss., Virginia Tech, 1996. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/30691.
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Narrative analysis, a form of narrative inquiry, uses stories to frame and describe how people interpret and construct the meanings of their lives. Stories connect us with our past, help us to understand our present, and offer vision of possible futures. People live and create their lives through the stories they see, hear, tell, internalize, and hope for. The interpretation of narrative is not about certainties or standards, but rather about the multiplicity of perspectives and possibilities that can be constructed to make experience understandable. Critical interpretation of narrative can thus be a transformative process; a process being so crucial to the health of adolescent girls in Western culture. This study explores how four adolescent girls, and one researcher, together, interpreted and constructed the meanings of their bodies. The journey connects the researcher's struggle to find more democratic and empowering forms of inquiry, with the stories four eighth grade girls, diverse in race, social class, religion, and skin color, tell about how they experience and see their bodies in culture, in relation to others, and as them selves. All four girls are learning to create and desire an "image" of an ideal woman, and thus are beginning to objectify their bodies to be "looked at" by others. Image was a predominant interpretive frame for constructing meaning of the body for all four girls. Yet race, particularly visual racial representations, was also a predominant interpretive frame for the two African American, and one African American-Indian girls.Ph. D.
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Gathongo, Njoroge Ikonye. "Validating Local Interpretations of Land Cover Changes at Mt. Kasigau, Kenya." Miami University / OhioLINK, 2012. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1344617761.
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Jonsson, Christina E. "Holocene climate and atmospheric circulation changes in northern Fennoscandia interpretations from lacustrine oxygen isotope records /." Doctoral thesis, Stockholm : Department of physical geography and quaternary geology, Stockholm University, 2009. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:su:diva-29343.
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Diss. (sammanfattning) Stockholm : Stockholms universitet, 2009.At the time of the doctoral defense, the following papers were unpublished and had a status as follows: Paper 1: In press. Paper 2: Submitted. Paper 5: In progress.
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Rousseau, François L. "A study of the relationships between physical activity levels, experienced bodily changes, age-stereotyped interpretations of changes, and motivation to exercise in older adults." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1998. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk2/tape15/PQDD_0010/MQ33443.pdf.
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Dickson, Chelsea Lynn. "Making Sense of the Equal Sign in Middle School Mathematics." BYU ScholarsArchive, 2019. https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/7605.
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One of the main reasons that students struggle as they transition from arithmetic to algebra in the middle grades is that they fail to develop the appropriate understanding of the equal sign. Previous research has suggested that students need to move past an operational understanding and develop a relational understanding of the equal sign in order to work with algebraic equations successfully. Other research has suggested that the way that we interpret and utilize the equal sign is based on three main factors: multiple meanings of the equal sign, equation types, and structural conventions. This study extends both areas of research by analyzing two middle grade curricula and looking for what meanings, equation types, and structural conventions appear in both teacher and student materials. The study confirms that students are exposed to three main meanings of the equal sign in the middle grades. The study also describes which meanings of the equal sign are associated with particular equation types and the frequency with which these equation types appear throughout the 7th and 8th grade curricula. Study findings can be used to inform instruction, as they delineate the factors that are attended to while making sense of the equal sign in the middle grades.
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Fawaz, Ahmad. "Optimisation topologique basée sur la méthode de densité des échangeurs de chaleur à plaques." Electronic Thesis or Diss., Nantes Université, 2024. http://www.theses.fr/2024NANU4028.
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Les échangeurs de chaleur (HX) jouent un rôle essentiel dans divers systèmes énergétiques, ce qui peut grandement influencer leur efficacité globale. Plus récemment, l’intérêt pour l’optimisation topologique (TO) pour les problèmes de transfert de chaleur connaît une croissance rapide, ce qui peut donner lieu à des conceptions thermiques innovantes. Par conséquent, la présente thèse étudie l’utilité du TO basé sur la densité pour les unités HX à double flux avec un domaine de conception étroit, ainsi que la CFD (dynamique des fluides computationnelle) et des vérifications expérimentales. Une conception convergente- divergente (C-D) d'ailettes est acquise à l'aide d'un générateur de topologie (TG), dont l'efficacité peut être prouvée par les simulations CFD, malgré une déficience identifiée dans le champ de vitesse de la topologie dérivée du TG. De plus, après résolution de cette déficience, une nouvelle topologie a été acquise en allouant les solides générés à proximité des limites adiabatiques pour maximiser les performances thermohydrauliques de l'unité HX avec un matériau conducteur modéré. Des approches numériques haute fidélité sont utilisées pour examiner l'efficacité de cette nouvelle conception à travers une analyse comparative avec un cas de référence, et des expériences sont menées pour valider les résultats numériques. Les approches numériques et expérimentales démontrent que l'unité HX dérivée du TO présente les meilleures performances thermohydrauliques, reflétant sa faisabilité en pratique. De plus, des interprétations physiques détaillées sont fournies pour analyser la physique sous-jacente aux topologies obtenuesHeat exchangers (HXs) play a critical role in various energy systems, which can largely influence their overall efficiency. Most recently, the interest in the topology optimization (TO) for heat transfer problems is growing rapidly, which can derive innovative thermal designs. Therefore, the present thesis investigates the utility of the density-based TO for dual-flow HX unit with narrow design domain, along with CFD (computational fluid dynamics) and experimental verifications. A convergent-divergent (C-D) design of fins is acquired using a topology generator (TG), of which efficacy can be proven by the CFD simulations, despite an identified deficiency in the velocity field of the TG-derived topology. Furthermore, upon the resolution of this deficiency, a new topology has been acquired by allocating the generated solids in proximity to the adiabatic boundaries for maximizing the thermo-hydraulic performance of the HX unit with moderate conductive material. High fidelity numerical approaches are employed to examine the efficacy of this new design through a comparative analysis with a benchmark case, and experiments are conducted to validate the numerical results. Both numerical and experimental approaches demonstrate that the TO-derived HX unit has the best thermohydraulic performance, reflecting its feasibility in practice. Furthermore, detailed physical interpretations are delivered to analyze the underlying physics behind the obtained topologies
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Deng, Xinping. "Texture analysis and physical interpretation of polarimetric SAR data." Doctoral thesis, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10803/396607.
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This thesis is dedicated to the study of texture analysis and physical interpretation of PolSAR data. As the starting point, a complete survey of the statistical models for PolSAR data is conducted. All the models are classified into three categories: Gaussian distributions, texture models, and finite mixture models. The texture models, which assume that the randomness of the SAR data is due to two unrelated factors, texture and speckle, are the main subject of this study. The PDFs of the scattering vector and the sample covariance matrix in different models are reviewed.
Since many models have been proposed, how to choose the most accurate one for a test data is a big challenge. Methods which analyze different polarimetric channels separately or require a filtering of the data are limited in many cases, especially when it comes to high resolution data. In this thesis, the L2-norms of the scattering vectors are studied, and they are found to be advantageous to extract statistical information from PolSAR data. Statistics based on the L2-norms can be utilized to determine what distribution the data actually follow.
A number of models are suggested to model the texture of PolSAR data, and some are very complex. But most of them lack a physical explanation. The random walk model, which can be interpreted as a discrete analog of the SAR data focusing process, is studied with the objective to understand the data statistics from the point of view of scattering process. A simulator based on the random walk model is developed, where different variations in the scatterer types and scatterer numbers are considered. It builds a bridge between the mathematical models and underlying physical mechanisms.
It is found that both the mixture and the texture could give the same statistics such as log-cumulants of the second order and the third order. The two concepts, texture and mixture, represent two quite different scenarios. A further study was carried on to see if it is possible to distinguish them. And higher order statistics are demonstrated to be favorable in this task. They can be physically interpreted to distinguish the scattering from a single type of target from a mixture of targets.Esta tesis está dedicada al estudio del análisis de texturas y de la interpretación física de datos PolSAR. Como punto de partida, se ha llevado a cabo un estudio completo de los modelos estadísticos para datos PolSAR. Todos los modelos se han clasificado en tres categorías: distribuciónes gaussianas, modelos de textura y modelos de mezcla finita. Los modelos de textura, que asumen que la aleatoriedad de los datos SAR se debe a dos factores no relacionados, la textura y el speckle, son el tema principal de este estudio. Las distribuciones del vector de dispersión y de la matriz de covarianza en diferentes modelos son revisados. Debido a que se han propuesto muchos modelos, cómo elegir el más preciso para unos datos en particular es un gran reto. Los métodos que analizan diferentes canales polarimétricos por separado o requieren de un filtrado de los datos presentan limitacions en muchos casos, especialmente cuando se trata de datos de alta resolución. En esta tesis, la norma L2 de los vectores de dispersión se estudian, demostrando su utilidad para extraer información estadística de los datos PolSAR. Las estadísticas basadas en la norma L2 se pueden utilizar para determinar la distribución de los datos. En la literatura, se sugieren una serie de modelos para modelar la textura de los datos PolSAR, siendo alguno de ellos muy complejos. Sin embargo, la mayoría de ellos carecen de una explicación física. El modelo de random walk, que se puede interpretar como un análogo discreto del proceso de enfocado de los datos SAR, se estudia con el objetivo de comprender las estadísticas de los datos desde el punto de vista de proceso de dispersión. Se desarrolla un simulador basado en el modelo de random walk, donde se consideran diversas variaciones en los tipos de dispersores y número de dispersores. Se construye un puente entre los modelos matemáticos y mecanismos físicos subyacentes. Se encontró que tanto la mezcla como la textura podrían dar las mismas estadísticas, tales como log-cumulantes de segundo orden y tercer orden. Los dos conceptos, la textura y la mezcla, representan dos escenarios muy diferentes. Se realizó un estudio adicional para ver si es posible distinguirlos, demostrando que las estadísticas de orden superior son favorables en esta tarea. Pueden interpretarse físicamente para distinguir la dispersión a partir de un solo tipo de blanco de una mezcla de blancos.
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Osterman, Fredrik. "Comparison of Photogrammetry Interpretation with Physical Structural Field Measurements." Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Institutionen för geovetenskaper, 2017. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-324699.
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Fracture mapping of bedrock and knowledge about how fractures influence rock strength and stability is of great importance in a constructional context. These factors largely dictate where one can build and not build in rock, and to what extent reinforcements and safety measurements are needed. In a city like Stockholm where infrastructure has been forced to expand due to a rapidly growing population, this type of knowledge plays a central role to ensure continued development. Fracture mapping is traditionally executed by a geologist who manually measures fracture orientations with a compass. However, this method bears obvious risks as the geologist must physically approach a possibly unstable rock face to carry out manual measurements of fractures and structures. In some cases, the geologist is not even allowed to approach the rock face for safety reasons. The aspect of time should not be neglected either since the process of manual measurements is often time consuming. This has resulted in newer and safer technological methods being developed and tested. In 2015, The Geological Survey of Sweden (SGU) acquired photogrammetrical equipment and 3D-modelling software ShapeMetriX to ease the fracture mapping process, obtain data of higher quality and increase personnel safety in the field. In this report, the photogrammetrical system is quality tested by comparing its results with manual field measurements. The control was carried out on three different rock faces in two locations; Torsgatan, a central street in Stockholm, and Kungens kurva, a construction site southwest of central Stockholm. The study shows that the results of ShapeMetriX correspond well to the manual field measurements and that the method has several advantages as well as disadvantages compared to conventional mapping methods.Sprickkartering av berggrund och kunskap om hur bergets hållfasthet och stabilitet påverkas av sprickor är viktigt i konstruktionssammanhang. Dessa faktorer dikterar till stor del var man kan och inte kan bygga i berg samt till vilken grad förstärkningar och säkerhetsåtgärder behövs. I en stad lik Stockholm vars infrastruktur tvingas anpassa sig efter en kraftigt växande befolkning sätts dessa kunskaper i en ännu mer central roll för att kunna säkerställa stadens fortsatta utveckling. Sprickkartering utförs traditionellt av en geolog som med hjälp av en kompass manuellt mäter sprickors orientering. Detta medför dock uppenbara risker då denna fysiskt måste befinna sig nära bergskärningen för att kunna utföra mätningar av sprickor och strukturer. I vissa fall kan geologen, av säkerhetsskäl, inte alls närma sig den berörda ytan vilket omöjliggör en detaljerad kartering. Tidsaspekten av det hela bör inte heller bortses då manuella fältmätningar ofta är tidskrävande. Detta har resulterat i att nyare och säkrare teknologiska metoder för kartering och klassificering av berg både utvecklas och prövas. Sveriges geologiska undersökning (SGU) förvärvade 2015 fotogrammetrisk karteringsutrustning och 3D-modelleringsprogrammet ShapeMetriX för att effektivisera sprickkarteringsarbetet, erhålla data med högre kvalitét och öka säkerheten för personal I fält. I denna rapport utvärderas nämnda stereofotogrammetriska karteringsmetod med tillhörande analysmjukvara genom en jämförelse av dess resultat med manuella fältmätningar. Kontrollen utfördes på tre berghällar; en belägen på Torsgatan, en central gågata strax nordväst om centrala Stockholm och de andra vid Kungens kurva, en byggarbetsplats i närheten av Skärholmen i södra Stockholm. Resultat av studien visar att ShapeMetriX mätningar väl stämmer överens med manuella fältmätningar och även att metoden har en
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Docherty, Peter. "Generalised Robinson-Trautman and Kundt waves and their physical interpretation." Thesis, Loughborough University, 2004. https://dspace.lboro.ac.uk/2134/13508.
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In this thesis, Newman-Penrose techniques are used to obtain some new exact solutions to Einstein's field equations of general relativity and to assist in the physical interpretation of some exact radiative space-times. Attention is restricted to algebraically special space-times with a twist-free, repeated principal null congruence. In particular, the Robinson-Trautman type N solutions, which describe expanding gravitational waves, are investigated for all possible values of the cosmological constant A and the Gaussian curvature parameter E. The wave surfaces are always (hemi-)spherical, with successive surfaces displaced along time-like, space-like or null lines, depending on E. Explicit sandwich waves of this class are studied in Minkowski, de Sitter or anti-de Sitter backgrounds and a particular family of such solutions, which can be used to represent snapping or decaying cosmic strings, is considered in detail. The singularity and global structure of the solutions is also presented. In the remaining part of the thesis, the complete family of space-times with a non-expanding, shear-free, twist-free, geodesic principal null congruence (Kundt waves), that are of algebraic type III and for which the cosmological constant (Ac) is non-zero, is presented. The possible presence of an aligned pure radiation field is also assumed. These space-times generalise the known vacuum solutions of type N with arbitrary Ac and type III with Ac = O. It is shown that there are two, one and three distinct classes of solutions when Ac is respectively zero, positive and negative and, in these cases, the wave surfaces are plane, spherical or hyperboloidal in Minkowski, de Sitter or anti-de Sitter backgrounds respectively. The singularities which occur in these space-times are interpreted in terms of envelopes of these wave surfaces. Again, by considering functions of the retarded time which "cross-over" between canonical types, sandwich waves are also studied. The limiting cases of these, giving rise to shock or impulsive waves, are also considered.
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Farina, Sofia. "A physical interpretation of network laplacian: role of perturbations and masses." Bachelor's thesis, Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna, 2018. http://amslaurea.unibo.it/16345/.
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Il presente elaborato si propone di studiare il laplaciano associato ad un network, oggetto di interesse sia perchè dalla sua analisi spettrale è possibile ricavare delle tecniche di ricostruzione e rappresentazione della rete efficienti e al contempo semplici da implementare, ma anche per la sua possibile intepretazione fisica.
Il lavoro si struttura in due sezioni: la prima, riguardante l'analisi numerica dello spettro del laplaciano di un network con particolari proprietà di simmetria e regolarità anche in seguito alla sua perturbazione in termini di rimozone casuale di nodi e di link; la seconda incentrata su un suo modello intepretativo in chiave fisica che ci permette di ragionare sul reticolo immaginandolo come una serie di masse collegate tra loro da molle, dotate di una lunghezza caratteristica e di una costante elastica, e di vedere la sua rappresentazione come la visualizzazione dello stato di equilibrio raggiunto da questo sistema.
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Titievsky, Kirill. "Physical interpretation of coarse-grained bead-spring models of complex fluids." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/46597.
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Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Chemical Engineering, 2009.Includes bibliographical references (leaves 143-148).
Bulk properties and morphology of block copolymers and polymer blends are highly sensitive to processing history due to small free energy differences among various stable and metastable states. Consequently, modeling these materials requires accounting for both thermal fluctuations and non-equilibrium processes. This has proven to be challenging with traditional approaches of energy minimization and perturbation in field theories. At the same time, simulations of highly coarse-grained particle-based models, such as lattice chain Monte Carlo and bead-spring simulations, have emerged as a promising alternative. The application of these methods, however, has been hampered by a lack of clear physical interpretation of model parameters.This dissertation gives a rigorous interpretation to such coarse-grained models. First, a general thermodynamic approach to analyzing and comparing coarse-grained particle models is developed. Second, based on the analysis, a specific particle-based model is constructed so that it is unambiguously related to the standard Gaussian chain model and related field theories at realistic molecular weights. This model is complementary to field theoretic polymer simulations, which are computationally prohibitive for realistic molecular weights. Several applications of the model are demonstrated, including: fluctuation corrections to mean-field theories of block copolymers as well as a detailed investigation of the key effects governing the self-assembly of diblock copolymers confined in cylinders such as fibers or pores. The latter application introduces a novel impenetrable wall boundary model designed to attenuate effects of the walls on the total monomer density. The general approach and the specific models proposed here will find immediate application in modeling effects of flow, metastability, and thermal fluctuations on the morphology of complex fluids with molecular weights of 104 - 106 g/mol using lattice and continuous space molecular simulations.
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Lamoureux, Marie-France 1972. "Quantitative interpretation of laser ceilometer observations." Thesis, McGill University, 1996. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=23905.
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This is a study of various methods for the analysis of the returned power measured by a laser ceilometer. The calibration constant of the ceilometer is computed, and used to solve for atmospheric optical extinction profiles, in various cases of haze and precipitation. Other methods of analysis, requiring simultaneous measurements with a UHF boundary layer profiler, are also used to find extinction profiles. A comparison between the extinction profiles found using the different analysis techniques is provided. The results indicate that the method of solution that uses the calibration constant of the ceilometer is the most accurate. This work is not a comprehensive study of all the different methods of solving for optical extinction profiles using ceilometer and radar measurements, although it provides solid groundwork for future research.
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Sauzier, Georgina Yasmin. "Applications of chemometrics to the analysis and interpretation of forensic physical evidence." Thesis, Curtin University, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/2065.
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Forensic investigations often rely upon items of physical evidence. However, current interpretation protocols for such evidence are subjective, leading to potential bias in forensic examinations. Chemometric techniques may be used to develop more objective methods for assessing evidential significance, as well as establishing statistically validated evidential procedures. This dissertation describes the application of chemometrics to various aspects of physical evidence examination, with a specific focus on textile fibres, pen inks and explosive residues.
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Fawcett, William James. "Supersymmetry searches at the LHC and their interpretations." Thesis, University of Oxford, 2017. https://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:562ef583-9686-4895-adb0-801d1abb291d.
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One of the primary goals of the CERN Large Hadron Collider is to search for new physics. Many such searches have been carried out, in particular searches for supersymmetry, yet no new physics beyond the Standard Model has been found. With a large number of free parameters introduced by frameworks such as supersymmetry, it can be difficult to interpret the null results of searches. The first analysis presented in this thesis attempts to tackle this difficulty head-on, and gives a summary of the constraints from the Run-1 ATLAS searches. A combination of 22 searches were used, with integrated luminosities of up to 20.3 inverse femtobarns of 7 and 8 TeV data. The results are interpreted in the context of the 19-dimensional phenomenological MSSM, and are presented in terms of the masses of supersymmetric particles. Constraints from dark matter, heavy flavour and precision electroweak measurements were incorporated, and results are also interpreted in terms of these observables. Properties of models missed by the Run-1 searches are also shown. The second analysis presented in this thesis documents a direct search for new physics, using 18.2 inverse femtobarns of 13 TeV data collected during 2015 and 2016 by the ATLAS detector. The search targets final states with large jet multiplicity (at least 7 to at least 10 jets), which can arise from the pair production of gluinos decaying via a cascade. Further requirements are imposed on the sum of masses of reclustered large-radius jets. No evidence for new physics is found, and the results are interpreted in both a model-independent way and in terms of two simplified supersymmetric models, one of which was inspired by the results of the first study. Limits on the gluino mass of up to 1600 GeV are set at the 95 % confidence level, extending previous limits.
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Buckle, John L. "Interpretation of multi-media geochemical datasets using GIS, application to SW Cape Breton Island." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 2000. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk1/tape4/PQDD_0019/MQ57092.pdf.
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Hiratsuka, Mitsuichi 1967. "Human action interpretation by body pressure sensing with application to a physical assist deveice." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2000. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/88857.
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Bernabeu, Jiménez Tomás. "Contribution to the physical interpretation of characteristic mode resonances. Application to dielectric resonator antennas." Doctoral thesis, Universitat Politècnica de València, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10251/86177.
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The Theory of Characteristic Modes is being adopted by many research groups around the world in the last decade. This topic and their use in different metallic antenna design is growing very fast. However, most of the applications has been only concentrated on conducting surfaces without any physical knowledge about its limitations and its physical interpretation. As far as dielectric bodies are concerned, there have not been so many published articles. The reason is that there are different integro-differential formulations and the interpretation of their solutions is not as obvious as in conducting bodies. Here, a theoretical interpretation considering loss-less conducting and dielectric bodies is presented.
The conclusions drawn in this thesis will allow us to better understand the solutions of the Theory of Characteristic Modes and their limitations. This is important for antenna engineering. In addition, this analysis will allow to develop a novel method for the design of antennas based on dielectric resonators, DRA. This method is called Substructure based-PMCHWT method, and is based on the implementation of the Schur complements of the method of moments matrix operator. This study permits to optimize the radiation bandwidth in the same analysis process for both, the dielectric and the feed, e.g. slot. Moreover, it allows to understand how the slot behaves in the presence of the dielectric resonator and vice versa. This method can also be used to design DRA using low permittivities. This is important in the design of DRA because the feed perturbs the system and produces a shift in the resonances of the characteristic modes. So, therefore, by considering the feed system in the characteristic modes analysis a more realistic results than a conventional analysis is obtained. On the other hand, the resonances of the characteristic modes at low permittivities are displaced from what are the natural resonances of the dielectric resonator and also the corresponding S11 resonance. Thus, designing with this new method it can draw new conclusions about the design of DRA using the Theory of Characteristic Modes.En la última década, la teoría de los modos característicos está siendo utilizada por muchos grupos de investigación en todo el mundo. Este tema y su uso en diferentes diseños de antenas metálicas está creciendo muy rápido. Sin embargo, la mayoría de las aplicaciones se han concentrado únicamente en antenas metálicas sin ningún conocimiento físico acerca de sus limitaciones y su interpretación física. En lo que se refiere a cuerpos dieléctricos, no han habido tantos artículos publicados como en metales. La razón es que existen diferentes formulaciones integro-diferenciales y la interpretación de sus soluciones no es tan obvia como en cuerpos metálicos. En esta tesis se presenta una interpretación física de las soluciones de la Teoría de Modos Característicos al considerar cuerpos metálicos y dieléctricos sin pérdidas. Las conclusiones de esta tesis nos permitirán comprender mejor las soluciones de la Teoría de Modos Característicos y sus limitaciones. Esto es importante en ingeniería de antenas. Además, este análisis permitirá desarrollar un nuevo método para el diseño de antenas basadas en resonadores dieléctricos, DRA. Este método está basado en la formulación PMCHWT y la función de Green multicapa utilizada en el método de los momentos (MoM). A este nuevo método se le ha denominado "Substructure Characteristic Mode method", y está basado en la implementación de los complementos Schur sobre las submatrices del operador del MoM. Este estudio permite optimizar el ancho de banda de radiación de un DRA en el mismo proceso de análisis tanto para el dieléctrico como para la alimentación, como por ejemplo una ranura. Además, este método permite comprender como se comporta la ranura en presencia del resonador dieléctrico y viceversa. Este método también puede usarse para diseñar DRA usando permitividades bajas. Esto es importante en el diseño de DRA porque la alimentación perturba el sistema y produce un cambio en las resonancias de los modos característicos. Por lo tanto, al considerar la alimentación en el análisis de modos característicos se obtienen resultados más realistas comparándolos con los obtenidos mediante un análisis convencional. Así, diseñando con el "Substructure Characteristic Mode method" se pueden extraer nuevas conclusiones sobre el diseño de DRA mediante la Teoría de Modos Característicos.
En l'última dècada, la teoria dels modes característics està sent utilitzada per molts grups d'investigació en tot el món. Este tema i el seu ús en diferents dissenys d'antenes metàl·liques està creixent molt ràpid. No obstant això, la majoria de les aplicacions s'han concentrat únicament en superfícies conductores sense cap coneixement físic sobre les seues limitacions i la seua interpretació física. Pel que fa a cossos dielèctrics, no hi ha hagut tants articles publicats com en metalls. La raó és que hi ha diferents formulacions integro- diferencials i la interpretació de les seues solucions no és tan òbvia com en cossos conductors. En esta tesi es presenta una interpretació teòrica considerant cossos conductors i dielèctrics sense pèrdues. Les conclusions d'esta tesi ens permetran comprendre millor les solucions de la Teoria de Modes Característics i les seues limitacions. Açò és important en enginyeria d'antenes. Açò és important en enginyeria d'antenes. A més, esta anàlisi permetrà desenrotllar un nou mètode per al disseny d'antenes basades en ressonadors dielèctrics, DRA. Este mètode està basat en la formulació PMCHWT i la funció de Green multicapa utilitzada en el mètode dels moments (MoM) . A este nou mètode se li ha denominat "Substructure Characteristic Mode method", i està basat en la implementació dels complements Schur sobre les submatrius de l'operador del MoM. Este estudi permet optimitzar l'amplada de banda de radiació d'un DRA en el mateix procés d'anàlisi tant per al dielèctric com per a l'alimentació, com per exemple una ranura. A més, este mètode permet comprendre com es comporta la ranura en presència del ressonador dielèctric i viceversa. Este mètode també pot usar-se per a dissenyar DRA usant baixes permitivitats. Açò és important en el disseny de DRA perquè l'alimentació pertorba el sistema i produïx un canvi en les ressonàncies dels modes característics. Per tant, al considerar l'alimentació en l'anàlisi de modes característics s'obtenen resultats més realistes comparant-los amb els obtinguts per mitjà d'una anàlisi convencional. Així, dissenyant amb el "Substructure Characteristic Mode method" es poden extraure noves conclusions sobre el disseny de DRA per mitjà de la Teoria de Modes Característics.
Bernabeu Jiménez, T. (2017). Contribution to the physical interpretation of characteristic mode resonances. Application to dielectric resonator antennas [Tesis doctoral no publicada]. Universitat Politècnica de València. https://doi.org/10.4995/Thesis/10251/86177
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Creese, Charles W. "Meteorological interpretation of near-surface refractivity measurements." Thesis, McGill University, 1999. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=30360.
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Measurements of the radio refractive index (or refractivity) of near-surface air using phase information from radar ground echoes can be used to provide valuable humidity information on storm-scale anomalies not adequately resolved by the surface observations. Using changes in the phase of ground targets as proxies for changes in the two-way travel times of radar pulses, fields of near-surface refractivity have been generated in real time on McGill University's Doppler S-band radar since 1996. Retrieval of meteorological information from refractivity is possible because of its strong dependence on air humidity and also density (and hence temperature). In a sensitivity study it was found that accurate high-resolution moisture information can be extracted, as the effects of temperature and pressure fluctuations are relatively small during the summer. Errors on radar-derived near-surface moisture measurements due to neglect of temperature and pressure variability were found to be smaller than those typical of point measurements made at traditional surface stations. Further, the effects of radar phase measurement errors due to refraction and precipitation are usually less significant than those that result from ignoring temperature and pressure variability. On this basis, refractivity measurements were used to study small-scale moisture signatures, in particular, a refractivity contrast associated with initiation of a convective system which, interacting with a near-surface moist region, developed into a shallow supercell hailstorm. Refractivity was found to be a useful predictor of convective storms, through detection of convergence lines and the use of near-surface moisture diagnosis to improve stability assessments.
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Rodenburg, J. M. "Detection and interpretation of electron microdiffraction patterns." Thesis, University of Cambridge, 1986. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.377238.
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Hemmo, Meir. "Quantum mechanics without collapse : modal interpretations, histories and many worlds." Thesis, University of Cambridge, 1996. https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/251601.
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Bacciagaluppi, Guido. "Topics in the modal interpretation of quantum mechanics." Thesis, University of Cambridge, 1996. https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/283711.
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Wainwright, Elizabeth N. "The interpretation and delivery of the Welsh Foundation Phase and its contribution to physical literacy." Thesis, University of Bedfordshire, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10547/576443.
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The introduction of the Foundation Phase gave a unique opportunity to study the interpretation and delivery of a play-based early childhood curriculum. This new curriculum saw the disappearance of Physical Education for pupils under the age of seven in Wales. Physical Education is acknowledged as more than the development of physical competence, being part of a process concerned with lifelong physical, intellectual, social and emotional learning accrued through a range of physical activities, in a variety of contexts (Doherty and Brennan, 2008). As such a goal of Physical Education is physical literacy, (Hardman, 2011; Talbot, 2007). In light of this, this research set out to explore the contribution of the Foundation Phase to the development of children’s physical literacy. In order to achieve this, a three-phase complementarity mixed-methods design (Greene et al., 1989) was used to generate data over two years in selected schools in Wales. The schools were found to be enacting the Foundation Phase with fidelity to the original aims of the policy makers by demonstrating the key features of play-based active learning, focused adult-led sessions, child-initiated learning, and use of the outdoors for learning. In so doing they were deemed to be successful in achieving the aim of the Foundation Phase of developing independent, motivated active learners. The Foundation Phase was also found to be supporting the development of children’s cognitive development with good levels of achievement in literacy and numeracy assessments. The playful pedagogy observed in the schools enabled the pupils to have autonomy in their learning. Pupils were motivated, active and engaged in embodied learning both indoors and outdoors. The findings indicated that the Foundation Phase was making a positive contribution to the development of children’s physical literacy.
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Selem, Alexander. "A diquark interpretation of the structure and energies of hadrons." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/32910.
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Thesis (S.B.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Physics, 2005.Includes bibliographical references (leaves 67-70).
I present a simple phenomenological model which successfully organizes and classifies essentially all hadrons. The model is originally inspired from three simple theoretical indications including: treating baryons as a two body system with a diquark and quark connected by a flux tube, thereby indicating that they lie on Regge trajectories; allowing for independent combinations of diquark and quark to enumerate the observed trajectories; and that spin-flavor symmetric diquarks are more massive than their stisymmetric counterparts. With this framework essentially all hadrons can be consistently organized confirming the first three hypotheses and elucidating new ones, including: a universal slope or flux tube tension for both baryons and mesons implying the same color-charge at the flux tube ends, small spin forces external to diquarks, and the existence of tunneling effects. This framework and classification can then be used to estimate diquarks masses, and can be applied to exotic and cryptoexotic states. The model also make predictions for the existence of several particles and their energies; among them, tetraquark states. Finally, the arguments presented here naturally lead to many future projects in both experiment and theory.
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Chouinard, Andrew D. "A TEACHER’S INTERPRETATION AND APPLICATION OF TWO CONTEMPORARY MODELS OF SPORT AND GAMES EDUCATION: AN ECOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE." Kent State University / OhioLINK, 2007. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1176128177.
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Tan, Francisca Marie. "Interpretation of BOLD events using fMRI at 7 Tesla." Thesis, University of Nottingham, 2017. http://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/39051/.
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Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) acquired at ultra‐high magnetic field (7 Tesla) provides increased blood oxygen level dependent (BOLD) sensitivity and contrast‐to‐noise ratio. Sparse Paradigm Free Mapping (SPFM) is an fMRI data analysis method recently developed to detect sparse events related to brain activity without prior timing information. This thesis designs and validates methods that interpret BOLD events detected using SPFM at 7 Tesla. Firstly, this thesis validates the use of temporal Independent Component Analysis to decompose SPFM outputs into temporally‐independent BOLD events with spatially overlapping activation maps using a task‐based paradigm. Activation maps of these components can then be used for decoding purposes. This thesis also proposes a method to decode BOLD events by relating their spatial activation maps to a meta‐analysis of previous fMRI studies. A decoding score was derived to relate SPFM outputs to Activation Likelihood Estimation (ALE), which is a coordinate‐based meta‐analysis method. The proposed method was validated against motor task paradigms to decode task‐based and spontaneous motor events in the Sensorimotor Network (SMN). Finally, to investigate the Default Mode Network (DMN), which is a cognitive resting‐state network that has overlapping functions, DMN BOLD events during motor tasks and resting‐state events were investigated. It is shown that there is a small percentage signal change that is close to baseline in DMN nodes when spontaneous events occur in the SMN. In addition, the Precuneus/Post‐Cingulate Cortex (pC/PCC) also co‐activated with the nodes of Dorsal Attention Network (DAN) and Supplementary Motor Area (SMA), further supporting the theory of the DMN being functionally heterogeneous and suggesting a dynamic role of pC/PCC as a functional hub.
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Demirkesen, Ali Can. "Constructing a prior information base for river mapping from digital images and DEMS by an advanced image interpretation system /." The Ohio State University, 2001. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1486399160105487.
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Tufts, Bruce Randall 1948. "Lithospheric displacement features on Europa and their interpretation." Diss., The University of Arizona, 1998. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/282707.
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A geologic study of lithospheric displacements on the Jovian moon Europa reveals lateral motions and plate flexure. Tectonics are governed by the rotation rate, nature of the lithosphere and underlying decoupling layer, the nature and causes of lateral displacements, plus mechanisms for creating and consuming surface area, and for restoring lithospheric rigidity. Astypalaea Linea is an 810-km-long strike-slip fault near the south pole, with 42 km of right-lateral offset, and includes a large pull-apart. Considering scale and contaminants, the lithosphere may have a tensile strength of ∼2.5 bars. The fault probably formed as a crack due to stresses from nonsynchronous rotation and diurnal tides, and was displaced by "walking" due to diurnal tides. Adjacent regional structures record earlier episodes of strike-slip. Wedge-shaped bands in the antijovian fracture zone are reconstructed, confirming the occurrence of block rotation and episodic dilation. A band on the leading side of the satellite is also reconstructed. Whether these bands formed under the influence of the same stress patterns which caused Astypalaea Linea is unclear; regional structures in the antijovian region suggest deformation by distributed shear. Dilation has also occurred across at least one ridge representative of a type independently interpreted as dilational based on ridge morphology. Other ridges apparently flex the underlying lithospheric plate downward. The lithosphere is inferred from flexural parameters at one locality to be 0.25-3.5 km thick. New lithosphere forms by ratchet-type spreading at bands and some ridges. Surface area may be removed by chaos formation or other processes. A global time marker based on a shift in ridge size is used to show that displacement was probably long-lived as well as widespread. During displacement, lithospheric plates were rigid and integral despite the appearance of cracks, perhaps due to annealing processes. Tides are the primary driving force for Europan tectonics and have produced a complex geologic history, consistent with Greenberg et al. (1997). A subsurface ocean, maintained by tidal heating, probably existed at the time of the displacements, which are relatively recent, and may well exist today.
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Chouinard, Andrew D. "A teacher's interpretation and application of two contemporary models of sport and games education an ecological perspective /." [Kent, Ohio] : Kent State University, 2007. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc%5Fnum=kent1176128177.
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Thesis (M.A.)--Kent State University, 2007.Title from PDF t.p. (viewed July 3, 2007). Advisor: Connie S. Collier. Keywords: ecological tasks, tactical games, sport education, physical education. Includes survey instrument. Includes bibliographical references (p. 103-109).
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Matthews, Adrian. "Interpretation of spectral data from tokamaks." Thesis, Queen's University Belfast, 1999. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.314124.
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Drummond, Fiona Jean. "Spectral interpretation of the melting layer using a wind profiler." Thesis, McGill University, 1994. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=55490.
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A boundary-layer wind profiler has been operated continuously in downtown Montreal as a collaborative project of McGill University and the NOAA Aeronomy Laboratory. The records contain hundreds of hours of data on the melting layer of snow, consisting of Doppler spectra in the vertical profiler beam with a typical height resolution of 100 m and a time resolution of about 1 minute. A particular case study day was selected for analysis of precipitation processes associated with the melting of snow to become rain. We have examined the Doppler spectra just above and below the melting layer for evidence of aggregation or breakup during melting. Apart from the complete spectrum, we also show that the product of the mean Doppler velocity and the reflectivity factor in snow should be equal to that in the rain if aggregation and breakup are negligible. Both approaches indicate that there are times when snow merely melts to become rain, each snowflake forming one drop, but other times when aggregation or breakup are evidently important. It appears breakup is associated with regions of higher reflectivity.
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Hutzler, Nicholas Richard. "A New Limit on the Electron Electric Dipole Moment| Beam Production, Data Interpretation, and Systematics." Thesis, Harvard University, 2014. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3626724.
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The charge distribution associated with an electron has surprising implications for a number of outstanding mysteries in physics. Why is the universe made out of matter versus anti-matter, instead of both equally? What new particles and interactions lie beyond the current reach of accelerators like the LHC? Models which propose answers to these questions, such as Supersymmetry, tend to predict a small, yet potentially measurable, asymmetric interaction between an electron and an electric field, characterized by an electric dipole moment (EDM). Despite over six decades of experimental searching, no EDM of any fundamental particle has ever been measured; however, these experiments continue to provide some of the most stringent limits on new physics. Here, we present the results of a new search for the electron EDM, de = (-2.1 ± 3.7stat ± 2.5syst) × 10-29 e cm, which represents an order of magnitude improvement in sensitivity from the previous best limit. Since our measurement is consistent with zero, we present the upper limit of |de| < 8.7 × 10-29 e cm with 90 percent confidence.
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Trzesniak, Daniel Rodrigo Ferreira. "Interplay between computer simulations and experimental data in physical chemistry and structural biology : Testing, interpretation and prediction /." Zürich : ETH, 2006. http://e-collection.ethbib.ethz.ch/show?type=diss&nr=16661.
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Glynn, S. V. "Description, interpretation, explanation and understanding in the physical, human and social sciences : A phenomenological and existential approach." Thesis, University of Manchester, 1986. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.377475.
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O'Leary, Nicholas. "The influence of occupational socialization on physical education teachers' interpretation and delivery of teaching games for understanding." Thesis, University of Bath, 2012. https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.571872.
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Despite sound policy and educative reasons for its adoption, the use of Teaching Games for Understanding (TGfU) (Bunker and Thorpe, 1982, 1986b) amongst Physical Education (PE) teachers remains limited. Previous research has indicated that PE (student) teachers’ past and current experiences influence their interpretation and application of this instructional model. The purposes of this interpretative case study therefore were to (a) examine how PE teachers not formally educated in its use interpreted and delivered TGfU using net games and (b) identify the factors that led to their interpretation and delivery of this model. The participants were three purposefully selected teachers from a Sports Academy in the West Midlands, United Kingdom (UK). Data were collected through formal, stimulated-recall and informal interviews, lesson observation field notes, teacher reflective journals and lesson planners. The theoretical framework used to guide data collection and analysis was occupational socialization¹ (Lawson, 1983a, b). The data was inductively analysed teacher by teacher and then by cross-case analysis (Lincoln and Guba, 1985). Findings showed that the teachers demonstrated differing versions of TGfU based around teaching tactics, techniques and use of social constructivist learning strategies. Themes that influenced the teachers’ interpretations and use of TGfU individually and/or collectively were their knowledge of games; the capabilities and behaviour of their pupils and the influence of past and present colleagues. The original contribution to knowledge of this thesis is that the workplace appears incapable of encouraging the full version of the model to be utilised by teachers not previously educated in its use in the UK, irrespective of the relative simplicity of the game taught and the time frame. It is recommended that teachers receive Continuous Professional Development (CPD) to develop their understanding of the tactical problem-solving nature of games; ensure they have sufficient content knowledge and be able to implement the underpinning learning theory effectively.
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Gupta, Bhaawan. "Advanced electromagnetic non-destructive testing on creep degraded high chromium ferritic steels : Characterization, Modelling and physical interpretation." Thesis, Lyon, 2019. http://www.theses.fr/2019LYSEI074.
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Sous des températures et des pressions élevées constantes, les matériaux métalliques de structure subissent une dégradation mécanique par fluage qui entraîne des changements microstructuraux. Ces derniers, s'ils ne sont pas surveillés à temps, peuvent entraîner des incidents sérieux, notamment dans le domaine de la production d’énergie électrique (centrales électriques). Pour déterminer les changements microstructuraux, le matériau doit avoir une forme et une taille spécifiques pour que l'analyse des images obtenues par microscopie électronique à balayage, diffraction par rétrodiffusion d'électrons, etc. soit effectuée. Cette préparation destructive demande à extraire le matériau à tester du système, et à le modifier pour la mesure. Afin de surmonter ce problème, dans ce travail de thèse sont proposées trois techniques micro magnétiques non destructives, pour étudier l'évolution des signatures magnétiques par rapport aux niveaux de rupture auquel les matériaux sont exposés. Il est légitime de supposer que tous les changements microstructuraux qui se produisent dans le matériau vont se refléter dans les signatures magnétiques mesurées. Le matériau étudié ici est de l'acier à haute teneur en chrome très sensible au fluage et principalement utilisé dans les centrales thermiques. Certains paramètres magnétiques, tels que la coercivité, la réversibilité magnétique, sont dérivés et montrent de fortes corrélations avec la microstructure. De même, des techniques basées sur les courbes d'hystérésis et le bruit magnétique de Barkhausen sont également appliquées. Pour quantifier davantage les résultats obtenus à partir des signatures magnétiques des matériaux, le modèle de Jiles-Atherton a été adapté à la simulation des signaux de contrôle non destructif. A l’inverse, la possibilité de déterminer les paramètres du modèle à partir des seules mesures de contrôle non destructif est démontrée. Cela apporte des éléments complémentaires à l’interprétation physique des changements microstructurels. La technique de modélisation peut aider en outre à résoudre le problème de l'absence de normes dans les essais non destructifs, quel que soit le dispositif expérimental utilisé. Les paramètres sont enfin comparés pour révéler la sensibilité de chacun d’entre eux aux changements microstructuraux, et ce en fonction de chaque technique de contrôle non destructif utiliséeUnder constant high temperatures and pressure, the material undergoes mechanical creep degradation which leads to microstructural changes. These microstructural changes if not monitored on time, can lead to some serious fatal accidents such as in power plants. To investigate these microstructural changes, the material has to be shaped in a certain specific shape and size to have the imaging analysis using Scanning electron microscopy, Electron backscatter diffract ion etc. which are destructive in nature and involve high equipment cost. In order to overcome this issue, this thesis work, incorporates three different non-destructive techniques, to study the evolution of magnetic signatures with respect to the level of rupture they are exposed to. It is legitimate to assume that all the microstructural changes that occur in the material can be reflected in the corresponding magnetic signatures measured. The material that has been studied here is high chromium creep degraded steel which is used in the thermal power plant. The magnetic signatures are evaluated in terms of microstructural information to draw the conclusions. Some magnetic parameters from the curves, such as coercivity, magnetic reversibility are derived which show strong correlations with the microstructure. Similarly, techniques based on Hysteresis curves, and magnetic Barkhausen Noise are also implemented. To further quantify the results obtained from the magnetic signatures of the materials, a model has been developed to derive model parameters in order to physically interpret the microstructural changes. The modelling technique will help in overcoming the issue of lack of standards in NDT, irrespective of the experimental set-up involved. The parameters are compared to reveal sensitivity based on the technique. Finally, conclusion has been drawn to check which parameters are correlated to microstructure for a particular NDT technique used
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gALLANT, Alan. "ANTON CHEKHOV:THE CHARACTERIZATION AND INTERPRETATIONOF A HISTORICAL FIGURE FOR THE STAGE." Master's thesis, University of Central Florida, 2006. http://digital.library.ucf.edu/cdm/ref/collection/ETD/id/2599.
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ABSTRACT This thesis will explore the execution of the monograph role of "Anton Chekhov" in the original one-act play, An Evening with Anton Chekhov. The play script, rehearsal and public performances of the piece are all self- generated by the candidate, with the proper assistance of the thesis committee. This written thesis serves as the completion of the thesis project, and includes analysis of several key areas of the development of the script and thesis role. This document includes the original script with endnotes and a structural analysis. Social and historical background of the character, Anton Chekhov, a real person, is presented. This background includes the history as it pertains to Anton Chekhov and the national mindset in pre-revolutionary Russia. This background is integral in not only the development of the character, but also of the script which supports the character. Much of what is contained in the script is from correspondences, anecdotes, and written material from and about Anton Chekhov. These materials will be used as interpretive tools in the development of the character, and includes clues to physical appearance and personality. The character analysis contained herein is, in part, a reflection of these historical and environmental concerns. In addition, external and internal portrayal and the means used to achieve them are discussed. These means include physical and vocal techniques for the stage in conjunction with the use of emotional recall, behaving "as if," and being emotionally and energetically present for the acting partner. Since this is a "one man show," the acting partner will take the form of the audience as other or confidante. This phenomenon, and its effect on the performance, is included in the written thesis. The acting approach in execution of the monograph will also be reflected in a journal, which will contain a record of the successes, challenges, choices and adjustments made in the rehearsal/performance process. Included among these will be the various adjustments made in order to achieve a higher level of spontaneity in movement and transition, and how this semi-improvisational approach aided in adjusting to each unique audience in performance. Analysis will be provided by members of the committee. Dr. Julia Listengarten and Mark Brotherton will submit performance analysis, while the committee chair, Dr. Donald Seay will also provide rehearsal reports. Script work on An Evening with Anton Chekhov will begin in October of 2005, with rehearsals commencing on February 6, 2006. Two performances will be given at the Black Box theatre on the campus of UCF on Monday, February 27, and Tuesday February 28, 2006.M.F.A.
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Walsh, Caroline Annabelle. "Modelling and interpretation of electron energy-loss spectra from interfaces." Thesis, University of Cambridge, 1989. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.316804.
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Valentine, Robert Warren 1964. "Deterministic chaos and the de Broglie-Bohm causal interpretation of quantum mechanics." Diss., The University of Arizona, 1996. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/282109.
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In this thesis, properties of particle trajectories associated with the de Broglie-Bohm causal interpretation of quantum mechanics are studied. These trajectories are shown to exhibit deterministic chaos and adiabatic invariance under certain conditions. The very basic elements of the causal interpretation are presented in the first chapter. These include the equations of motion for the particle and the quantum potential. A brief discussion of the philosophically agreeable features of the theory is also included. In Chapter 2, properties of chaotic systems are studied. We define deterministic chaos for a flow and present methods for calculating the maximum Lyapunov exponent. The properties of the different types of systems and the conditions that lead to chaos in these systems are analyzed. We study in detail the specific example of the two-dimensional harmonic oscillator in Chapter 3. We find that different types of trajectories include those which are periodic and chaotic. The necessary conditions for obtaining chaos are determined for a superposition of stationary states. Systems which are qualitatively similar to the harmonic oscillator are covered in Chapter 4. These include the two-dimensional infinite well, an infinite well bisected by a finite barrier, and a Rydberg atom in an external electromagnetic field. In Chapter 5, the effect of a spin 1/2 wavefunction is considered. The causal equations of motion for a spin 1/2 particle are introduced. We find that chaotic trajectories are easily obtained. The causal analogue of the geometric phase is defined in Chapter 6. This phase is shown to be an adiabatic invariant for periodic trajectories. We define the geometric frequency for both periodic and aperiodic trajectories. Finally, in Chapter 7 we examine trajectories associated with stationary states. We define necessary conditions for chaos to arise in the trajectories. The properties of entangled boson and fermion systems are analyzed.
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POST, MADISON JOHN. "ATMOSPHERIC INFRARED BACKSCATTERING PROFILES: INTERPRETATION OF STATISTICAL AND TEMPORAL PROPERTIES." Diss., The University of Arizona, 1985. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/187935.
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This work describes the design, implementation, and calibration of NOAA's coherent, pulsed, Doppler lidar. This lidar was used to acquire 252 high quality, independent measurements of atmospheric backscattering profiles from 4 to 30 km altitude over Boulder, Colorado, at a wavelength of 10.6 micrometers between May 1981 and May 1983, a period that includes the injection and removal of debris from the El Chichon eruptions. Statistical analyses of the data set by computer show that atmospheric backscattering is approximately lognormally distributed for all but the lowest altitudes, and a theoretical explanation is offered for this property. Seasonally-averaged profiles and altitudinally-stacked, filtered time sequences show the volcanic cloud appearing in the stratosphere and falling through the tropopause into the troposphere at rates far higher than can be explained by gravitational settling alone. The dynamic process of tropopause folding is proposed as the dominant mechanism for the observed exchange of volcanic debris from the stratosphere to the troposphere. This hypothesis is supported by case studies of mid-tropospheric backscatter-enhancing events. Mie calculations and comparisons with other measurements show that vertically-integrated backscatter is a good long-term measure of total atmospheric mass loading of volcanic debris. It is found that the time constant which characterizes debris removal is 208 days for the stratosphere and 60 days for the troposphere. No appreciable debris is removed before the volcanic cloud falls to 6 km altitude 420 days after the volcanic eruptions.
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CARTER, STEVEN MICHAEL. "EPISTEMOLOGICAL MODELS SHARED BY AMERICAN PROJECTIVIST POETRY AND QUANTUM PHYSICS." Diss., The University of Arizona, 1985. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/187927.
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The American Projectivist verse of Jack Spicer, Charles Olson, and Robert Duncan contains within its poetics many epistemological assumptions shared by quantum physics. These assumptions exist in three broad categories: perception, process, and wholeness. In physics, the epistemology of perception has been profoundly altered by the Heisenberg Uncertainty Relation, which creates a symbiotic relationship between the observer and the observed. At least one photon of light is necessary to observe an electron; one photon is sufficient to alter the electron's momentum or position; therefore, a physicist affects an electron's "fate" in the act of observing it. Similarly, in Projectivist poetics, the perceptions of the reader are often enlisted to help "compose" the poem which is offered to him in "pieces," or, as in Robert Duncan's poetry especially, in self-reflexive segments. By "self-reflexive," we further mean that the Projectivist poem often "mirrors itself" as an electron "mirrors itself" as wave or as particle, while it is paradoxically both. A Projectivist poem may pause halfway through and "unravel" itself, i.e., study its own etymology. The reader thus must participate in "putting the poem back together," as the physicist participates in the phenomena he observes. The second epistemological model in physics and poetry stresses becoming, rather than being. Matter at the subatomic level has been defined as energy-in-flux. Similarly, the Projectivist poems of Charles Olson especially often exist as "fields" with no syntactical beginnings or endings. Moreover, the "I" of the Maximus Poems is often seen in a perpetual process of becoming the world of spacetime in the poems, creating a system similar to the being-and-becoming model of particle-and-field in quantum mechanics. Third, wholeness is a premise governing poetry and physics separately and together. Jack Spicer's thematics blend matter and consciousness, as "love and death matter/Matter as wave and particle." Similarly, Robert Duncan's poetics describes a "dancing organization between personal and cosmic identity." In physics, wholeness is seen primarily in an "implicate order" which attempts to overturn the old paradigms of fragmentation and connect matter and consciousness, including language, as interrelated systems of information.
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Hall, Bradley J. "Pre-Service Teachers' Interpretation and Translation of the Five Propositions in the Australian Curriculum: Health and Physical Education." Thesis, Griffith University, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/10072/409149.
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It is important that Health and Physical Education (HPE) graduates from teacher education programs are equipped with the knowledge and skills to provide meaningful learning experiences to their school students. This study investigates pre-service HPE teachers' interpretation and translation of the Australian Curriculum: Health and Physical Education's (AC:HPE) five propositions. Using ‘policy as curriculum enactment’ as the theoretical perspective for this study, research questions were tailored to understand how pre-service teachers interpreted and translated the propositions and how contextual factors affected these enactments. Participants were six undergraduate HPE students from two Brisbane-based universities. Data for this study was collected by interviewing participants and analysing unit plans they created for a AC:HPE class. The results, presented via a thematic analysis, indicated that participants had superficial enactments of the propositions. The theoretical perspective was used to explain possible explanations for this surface-level understanding.Thesis (Masters)
Master of Education and Professional Studies Research (MEdProfStRes)
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McLay, Grant A. "Movement Capture: A choreographic re-interpretation of the physical dynamics and sequential movements of a rugby union match." Thesis, Queensland University of Technology, 2017. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/109619/1/Grant_McLay_Thesis.pdf.
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This thesis explored ways of coding and reinterpreting physical movement data from sport to create movement responses within a choreographic practice context in the field of contemporary dance. The study consisted of the notation and analysis of the physical dynamics and sequential body patterns of the high impact sport of rugby union to inform and influence the creation of movement scores that resulted in the creation of a new contemporary dance work and contributed to furthering the knowledge, understanding and practice of choreographic approaches to dance.
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Lam, M. M. "A computer simulation of nonlocality using the causal interpretation of quantum mechanics." Thesis, University of Portsmouth, 1993. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.357145.
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Wong, Wing-Hong. "An appraisal of the interpretation of Einsteinian physics in T.F. Torrance's scientific theology." Thesis, University of Aberdeen, 1994. http://digitool.abdn.ac.uk:80/webclient/DeliveryManager?pid=128381.
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In the introductory chapter (chapter 1) of this thesis, through a survey of literature it is demonstrated that a major, systematic, and detailed appraisal of the interpretation of natural science, especially Einsteinian physics, in T.F. Torrance's programme of scientific theology is really overdue. In chapter 2, the basic themes of scientific theology, especially those which are more pertinent to Torrance's interpretation of Einstein's physics, are surveyed. In chapter 3, the themes which are specifically relevant to his interpretation of the implications of Einsteinian physics for systematic theology are reviewed. In chapters 4-7, the strengths and weaknesses of the interpretation of Einstein's physics in Torrance's scientific theology are appraised in six major areas. It is found that, in the six key areas of interpretation of Einsteinian physics, Torrance's interpretation was partly correct in one area (the geometry analogy), partly correct in two areas (the invariance analogy, relativity theory and the nature of space), and fundamentally wrong in three areas (relativity theory and the magnitude of space, determinism and relativity theory, determinism and Einstein's critique of quantum theory). The theological implications of these appraisive results are: in the six major areas of integration of Einstein's physics with systematic theology in his scientific theology, Torrance's integration was successful in one area (the geometry analogy), partially successful in two areas (the invariance analogy, relativity theory and the nature of space), and unsuccessful in three areas (relativity theory and the magnitude of space, determinism and relativity theory, determinism and Einstein's critique of quantum theory). The contribution of the thesis is discussed, and suggestions for further research on Torrance's scientific theology are made, in the concluding chapter (chapter 8).
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Roberts, D. "Physical conclusions? : an exploration of [dis]continuities in Thomas Vaughan's [al]chemical tracts." Thesis, University of Wales Trinity Saint David, 2001. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.683187.
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Cheyney, Samuel. "3D quantitative interpretation of archaeomagnetic surveys : application of mathematical modelling to determine depths and physical characteristics of buried materials." Thesis, University of Leicester, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/2381/11049.
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High-resolution total-field magnetic data can be collected rapidly and relatively cheaply over large archaeological sites due to recent advances in data collection. However, interpretation of these datasets still generally comprises a sequence of data correction and filtering operations prior to a 2D visual interpretation based on pattern recognition. In contrast, current developments in aero-magnetic interpretation have led to several tools for identifying location, shape and depth information of anomalous sources. Information regarding the horizontal location of sources can be obtained from derivative based methods such as the horizontal gradient magnitude, tilt-angle and theta-map, however these methods typically fail for archaeological purposes due to the high noise content of these datasets. Here it is shown that using pseudogravity data with these techniques overcomes the problem of noise amplification that has previously hampered archaeological implementation. Ideally, what it desired from the survey is information regarding the physical properties of causative features, rather than their magnetic responses. To achieve this, 3D inversion of the dataset can be used to produce a magnetic susceptibility model of the subsurface. It is demonstrated here that significant changes to the routine procedure employed during inversion of aero-magnetic data are required to avoid large discrepancies between the true and modelled depths of archaeological features. Here, a workflow is proposed that demonstrates how to process and model magnetic data for archaeological interpretation. A number of different stages are identified, dependant on the level of interpretation required, from enhancing the data image to full 3D quantitative results. Greater interpretation of the magnetic data will aid the planning of higher resolution surveys such as GPR or resistivity, or to position targeted excavations. In some situations the detailed 3D geophysical model may supply sufficient archaeological information to avoid excavation, thus reducing cost and risk to the archaeological material.
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Horrell, Andrew Brian. "Pragmatic innovation in curriculum development : a study of physical education teachers' interpretation and enactment of a new curriculum framework." Thesis, University of Edinburgh, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/1842/21005.
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There is an assumption that the ways in which teachers engage with policy are known, yet there is very little evidence to demonstrate how teachers engage with new policies and how this engagement patterns their approach to curriculum development (Kulinna, Brusseau, Cothran, & Tudor-Locke, 2012). Previous research has not clearly distinguished between teachers’ understanding of policy discourses and their subsequent enactment of curriculum. An opportunity to do so arose with the introduction in Scotland of a new curriculum. This new curriculum, Curriculum for Excellence (CfE), intended to provide a framework within which teachers would exercise professional judgment and engage in School Based Curriculum Development (SCBD). The Scottish Government determined the overarching policy for education and Local Authorities were responsible for overseeing the development of the curriculum. CfE intended to empower teachers by encouraging innovation with the proviso that key experiences deemed to be central for pupil learning were addressed. This study aimed to provide insights into the process of SBCD in physical education as teachers prepared for the first year of teaching CfE. The research questions therefore focused on developing an understanding of how the lead teachers tasked with designing the physical education curriculum, within a newly formed curriculum area of health and wellbeing, had engaged with policy and enacted the curriculum. In order to gain a fine-grained understanding of curriculum leaders’ experiences of SBCD, this study drew its sample from a single local authority. The study adopted a research design of repeated interviews with nine teachers who led curriculum development in their respective schools. Two related orders of SBCD as reported and experienced by curriculum leaders emerge from the study: first order SBCD pertains to the process of engagement with policy discourses; and second order refers to the activities associated with the enactment of the curriculum. The findings reported in this thesis showed that events organised by the local authority to support teachers led to the development of a professional learning community which facilitated teachers' active engagement in SBCD. This active engagement required careful tailoring of new developments to the constraints and affordances of their individual schools. First order SBCD was a complex process of engagement/active interpretation and reinterpretation of policy as teachers considered the context for SBCD. These processes led to teachers viewing the broad aims of CfE as a reinforcement of existing practice and curricula. Discourses of accountability appear to have had the most influence in curriculum design decisions, overshadowing the discourses of health and wellbeing within CfE. Teachers’ professional judgements were influenced by regimes of accountability at national and local levels which patterned but did not determine schools’ and teachers’ responses. This is because second order SBCD reflected teachers’ perceptions that a wholescale transformation of physical education was not required or possible within the constraints of their contexts. Curriculum leaders concentrated their efforts on covering the broad aims of CfE and the ‘experiences and outcomes’ outlined in CfE through focusing on their approach to teaching and learning the existing physical education curricula. Thus, they saw health and wellbeing as only one element of physical education rather than as the key focus of their enactment of the curriculum. Teachers’ collective efforts at curriculum enactment were therefore depicted as pragmatic innovation as this encapsulates their responses to policy discourses as they developed a curriculum that would in their view effectively address the broad aims and purposes of CfE while taking account of the constraints of their local context. In contrast to preceding work, a more nuanced account of teacher agency is revealed; teachers were neither wholly the subject of policy discourse nor were they wholly free agents. It follows that if policymakers are seeking transformational change in physical education and an orientation of the subject towards health and wellbeing, there is a need not only for mechanisms to support professional learning, but also for regimes of accountability such as the inspection framework to reflect the policy aims of health and wellbeing more closely.