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A Training Module For The Integration Of Text, Scanned Graphics, And Computer-Generated Artwork Into A Page Layout Program On A Macintosh Design System, Linda A. Jackson
A Training Module For The Integration Of Text, Scanned Graphics, And Computer-Generated Artwork Into A Page Layout Program On A Macintosh Design System, Linda A. Jackson
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The purpose of this study is to develop a training module for integrating text, artwork, and graphics into a page layout program. Currently, the information for successful integration must be referenced from several sources. By having the key elements of integration in one volume, users attempting to layout and/or design a publication using these programs will be able to proceed quickly with fewer technical problems. Rapid growth is predicted for computer-based tools in graphic design studios, advertising agencies, and magazines which normally use computer design stations. These computer design stations require proper training to be used cost effectively. Consequently, training …
Relationship Between Chromatographic Retention And Donor And Acceptor Numbers, Peter J. Michelsen
Relationship Between Chromatographic Retention And Donor And Acceptor Numbers, Peter J. Michelsen
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The prediction of chromatographic retention times for a wide range of chemical compounds has been a subject of interest and intense study during the past few decades. Several of these studies are discussed, in particular those which utilize empirical parameters of solvent polarity in a correlation to chromatographic retention. Several of these empirical scales of solvent polarity are discussed in detail. The compilation of accurate acceptor and donor numbers is thoroughly discussed. Correlation of some of these empirical parameters to the solvent's normal phase liquid chromatographic retention was attempted. The multiple variable correlation equation which resulted in the best correlation …
Collage And Installations: Between The Sky And The Earth, Misun Hong
Collage And Installations: Between The Sky And The Earth, Misun Hong
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My work comes from my feelings about abortion. It is a difficult situation for all involved. It is a painful decision for a woman to make, one which not only affects her life but also that of a fetus and other people close to her. I wanted to inform others about the chaotic and complicated sadness that abortion brings to one experiencing it. A woman may ask, "Why do I have to make this decision? I have always tried to be a good person. Why me? Why woman? Why not men? Who's fault is this? I feel trapped, but in …
Comparison Of Methods For Generation Of Absolute Reflectance Factor Measurements For Brdf Studies, Xiaofan Feng
Comparison Of Methods For Generation Of Absolute Reflectance Factor Measurements For Brdf Studies, Xiaofan Feng
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For remote sensing applications, there is a need for knowledge concerning the reflectance properties of natural and man-made materials as a function of measurement geometry and wavelength. This information is used to determine the so-called bidirectional reflectance distribution function (BRDF). This study is intended to generate an absolute bidirectional reflectance factor for BRDF studies. This is accomplished by development of a goniospectroradiometer which can simulate any source-sensor-target geometry. The spectral range is from visible to near- infrared (2500 nm) with a spectral resolution of 10 nm. The study involves both theoretical and experimental work for calibration of BRDF by: (1) …
A Ccd Based Bidirectional Spectral Reflectance Field Instrument, Michael H. Davis
A Ccd Based Bidirectional Spectral Reflectance Field Instrument, Michael H. Davis
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Accurate interpretation and maximum use of multispectral data acquired from spaceborne and aircraft instruments require increased knowledge and understanding of the bidirectional reflectance distribution function (BRDF) of earth scene elements. Knowledge of the relationships between the spectral characteristics and important parameters of earth surface features can best be obtained by carefully controlled studies over areas, fields or plots where complete data describing the condition of targets is attainable and where frequent, timely spectral measurements can be made. The Bidirectional Spectral Reflectometer (BuSTeR) described in this thesis was developed to provide the Digital Imaging and Remote Sensing Laboratory (DIRS) with the …
American Dreams, Mark Lyons
American Dreams, Mark Lyons
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The intention of this thesis is to investigate metaphorical narratives about experiences in American life. The commentaries depict cultural ironies and satirical imagery of everyday activity. The vessel is used as a stage for these metaphors. I used various glazes, stains, and atmospheres in firing, multiple techniques in construction, and a collection of common historical and personal imagery in each piece. A narrative environment appeared to be the best mechanism to convey statements in the vessels. This body of work reflects many of the experiences I had as a child. These experiences translate into many of the values our society …
The Design, Fabrication, And Test Of A Cmos Operational Amplifier, Edward P. Sayre
The Design, Fabrication, And Test Of A Cmos Operational Amplifier, Edward P. Sayre
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The topic of this thesis is the design, fabrication, and testing of a CMOS operational Amplifier. This Operational Amplifier was first realized as a class design project for Advanced Analog IC design. Specifications for the device performance were determined by Dr. Fuller and Edward Sayre to enable the op-amp to be incorporated into a larger more complex design. The specifications of the operational amplifier were made to enable design integration into an amplifier which would operate in the audio frequency range. The main constraints placed on the design of the op-amp were low power consumption and a relatively moderate gain.
Conventional And Differential Scanning Optical Microscopy Using Higher-Order Gaussian-Hermite Beam Patterns, Peter Chrusch
Conventional And Differential Scanning Optical Microscopy Using Higher-Order Gaussian-Hermite Beam Patterns, Peter Chrusch
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This thesis addresses the problem of contrast in scanning optical microscopy by resorting to differential imaging. The use of a unique, two-wavelength laser as the coherent source in a scanning format is investigated. In particular, it is shown that the TEM10 mode of this laser provides a novel method for performing simultaneous conventional and differential microscopy. Results are presented on the use of the laser for performing differential imaging. In addition, the technique is extended to encompass a second, tunable, laser. Rather than performing electronic differentiation, the TEMi0 mode of this, second, laser provides an in-situ, optical differential microscope. Two …
Striking Visual Contrasts, Pei-Yung Chou
Striking Visual Contrasts, Pei-Yung Chou
Theses
In the thesis, I plan to make experiments mainly about blending graphic forms in painting, possibly combining all kinds of different forms that I am interested in, for instance, Expressionism, Hard-edge, Symbolism, Abstractionism, and Realism to create a striking visual contrast. Simultaneously, I hope to research the following areas during the development of the work. (They will influence the pictorial effects to some degree.): 1 The relation between the artwork and the exhibition space. 2.The extension of painting in terms of reconstituting or changing the order of complete paintings. In my final work, I spent most of my time on …
Modification Of Organic Polymers With Vacuum Ultraviolet Radiation From Inert Gas Plasmas Rotating In A Magnetic Field, Jian-Xin Chen
Modification Of Organic Polymers With Vacuum Ultraviolet Radiation From Inert Gas Plasmas Rotating In A Magnetic Field, Jian-Xin Chen
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DC arc plasmas containing He and Ar, which were made to rotate by the application of a magnetic field, were used for generating vacuum UV light (VUV) to modify polymer surfaces. Polymers such as poly(tetrafluoroethylene) (PTFE), fluorinated ethylene propylene copolymer (FEP), polyimide (PI), UPDLEX-S and UPILEX-R were modified with and without optical filters for different exposure times. PTFE was also exposed to helium and argon arc plasmas at different exposure temperatures. After the treatment, the polymerfilms were measured by weight loss, contact angle and Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM). Copper was sputter deposited onto some of the treated samples and the …
Analysis Of Umberger's Theory For Subtractive Color Reproduction, Paul R. Bartel
Analysis Of Umberger's Theory For Subtractive Color Reproduction, Paul R. Bartel
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A method, proposed by Umberger, for the identification of additive stimuli representative of the red, green, and blue primaries controlled by dyes obeying Beer's law was examined. The primary stability study suggests that for a set of colors created of various dye concentrations, the pattern of Umberger's primary distribution is a translation of the original colors on a chromaticity diagram. Results of a theoretical color reproduction study where the colormatching functions of Umberger's primaries were assumed as the color reproduction system's spectral sensitivities indicate an increase in metric chroma of reproduced colors. Color reproduction errors for a large number of …
Provocations: Raw Constructs In Mixed Media, Heinrich Klinkon
Shaping Wood/Naming Shapes, Robert Thomas Leverich
Aggression And Symbols Of Power, Karen Kuhn
Aggression And Symbols Of Power, Karen Kuhn
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Weapons are one of the oldest and most significant forms of artifacts, occurring in virtually all human cultures. Weapons and their technology often determine power structures, not only by brute force of arms, but by long standing respect to ritual aggression. In many cultures, weapons have become abstracted and formalized to become symbols of power and authority, as in a ruler 's scepter, which is a glorified war club. Jewelry functions in much the same manner, proclaiming the social status of the wearer, although in the western world, we have lost most of the symbolic meaning of our jewelry; for …
Kinetic Studies Of Dna Interstrand Crosslink By Nitrogen Mustard And Phenylalanine Mustard, Margaret I. Kaminsky
Kinetic Studies Of Dna Interstrand Crosslink By Nitrogen Mustard And Phenylalanine Mustard, Margaret I. Kaminsky
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Phenylalanine mustard (PAM) and nitrogen mustard (HN2) are bifunctional alkylating agants which covalently crosslink DNA. Their crosslinking ability forms the basis of their usefulness as anti-cancer drugs since crosslinked DNA cannot replicate and thus the cancers cells cannot reproduce. Despite apparent similarities, the two drugs are known to have important differences. PAM is more effective against cancer and has fewer side effects. In reactions with cell cultures, PAM produces crosslinks more slowly, but the crosslinks are more persistant The experiments reported here offer kinetic explanations for the differences. In vitro time-dependent crosslinking reaction profiles for HN2 and PAM produced using …
Thin Film Adhesion Measurement Using Excimer Laser Ablation Test, Wen-Chieh Lee
Thin Film Adhesion Measurement Using Excimer Laser Ablation Test, Wen-Chieh Lee
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An excimer laser incident on a metallic thin film is used to measure the adhesion between the film and the substrate. The initial optical absorption leads to electron excitation. After collisions and degradation of the excited electrons, the absorbed energy is transferred into various kinds of energy among which the major one is thermal. The superheated surface undergoes vapor explosion which serves as one source of shock wave to break the thin film. The evaporated particles may recoil back to the surface constructing another shock wave to break the film. In addition, a tensile stress may be formed by the …
An Interferometric Method For Evaluating Holographic Materials, Roger C. Sumner
An Interferometric Method For Evaluating Holographic Materials, Roger C. Sumner
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A new method for evaluating the performance of holographic optical elements and holographic materials is described. The method involves recording a spherical holographic lens, aligning the lens in an interferometer, obtaining an interferogram, and analyzing the interferogram with fringe interpretation software . The analysis of the holographic lens provides a direct measure of the optical performance including the wavefront error or optical path difference, the point spread function, the MTF, and a set of Zernike polynomial coefficients. The aberration coefficients could prove to be very useful in quantifying the limiting performance of the holographic material as well as establishing a …
A Methodology For Nmos Vlsi Manufacturing: From Design To Test, Thecla Chomicz
A Methodology For Nmos Vlsi Manufacturing: From Design To Test, Thecla Chomicz
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The development of a methodology to integrate design automation with the fabrication of very large scale integrated circuits is presented. A multiplier circuit is used as an example of a full custom circuit development, simulation and layout using Apollo workstations. Several other circuits, such as a 16x1 static random access memory (SRAM), a three bit counter, and a stepper motor controller, are included in the final layout. The final layout also includes smaller test circuits such as an AND gate, a shift register and a full adder. The discussion of circuit simulation includes the calculation of SPICE model parameters based …
Computer Animation: The Animation Capabilities Of The Genigraphics 100c, Pamela Barth Stainback
Computer Animation: The Animation Capabilities Of The Genigraphics 100c, Pamela Barth Stainback
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None provided.
Scatterer Number Density Estimation For Tissue Characterization In Ultrasound Imaging, Hui Zhu
Scatterer Number Density Estimation For Tissue Characterization In Ultrasound Imaging, Hui Zhu
Theses
Ultrasound RF signal, backscattered from an inhomogeneous parenchymal tissue has the character of a random signal. It is the random fluctuating nature of this signal that is responsible for the speckle pattern observed in the images. These random signals, nevertheless, bear information related to the random scattering structure of the medium. Statistical moments of the signal can serve as feature parameters that are related to mean scatterer spacing in the random structure. However, such a feature is biased because the statistical nature of the RF signal depends, not only on the random tissue scattering structure, but also on the resolution …
Imagination Makes Things Perfect, Donna Lee Rollins
Laser Diodes Incorporating Diffractive Features, Mark Meyers
Laser Diodes Incorporating Diffractive Features, Mark Meyers
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Laser diode structures which incorporate diffractive features (such as linear gratings or focusing output couplers) have several advantages in terms of device performance and increased flexibility. In this paper the properties of distributed feedback (DFB) and distributed bragg reflector (DBR) laser diodes are compared with those of cleaved cavity fabry-perot type laser diodes. Analysis of the propagation of light in the waveguide formed by the GaAlAs/GaAs/GaAlAs heterostructure will reveal how the interaction of light with periodic variations in dielectric interface can provide the optical feedback neccessary for lasing to occur. The resulting laser light wavelength is significantly less sensitive to …
Light And Landscape, Stacey Neale
Measurement Of Thermal Conductivities Of Polymer Films With The Tc-1000 Thermal Comparator, Dong Ming Li
Measurement Of Thermal Conductivities Of Polymer Films With The Tc-1000 Thermal Comparator, Dong Ming Li
Theses
The single-probe, direct reading thermal comparator has been used extensively to measure the thermal conductivity of bulk solids, liquids, and gases. With the use of an analytical heat flow model based on the work of Dryden1 and the work of Carslaw and Jeager2, the comparator can also be used to obtain an in-situ measurement of the thermal conductivity of a film while attached to a substrate. The purpose of this paper is to test this model by measuring the thermal conductivities of commercially available polymer films (DuPont Kapton and Teflon). The values obtained with the comparator were found to be …
Exploring The Future Of Compact Disc-Interactive, Patrick J. Haggerty
Exploring The Future Of Compact Disc-Interactive, Patrick J. Haggerty
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None provided.
Transputer-Based Robot Controller, Wei-Chieh Chang
Transputer-Based Robot Controller, Wei-Chieh Chang
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A cost-effective architecture for the control of robot manipulators based on functional decomposition of the equations of motion is described. The Lagrange-Euler( LE) and the Newton-Euler( NE) formulations are used for decomposition. According to real-time control criterion, the LE equations are not suitable for implementation using currently available hardware because the required number of computations is too high, even after taking the inherent parallelism into account. However, the recursive nature of the Newton-Euler equations of motion lend themselves to being decomposed to terms used to generate the recursive forward and backward formulations. A special architecture implemented on a network of …
Prediction Of Screener-Induced Moire In Digital Halftone Pattern Generation, Richard Comeau
Prediction Of Screener-Induced Moire In Digital Halftone Pattern Generation, Richard Comeau
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In the graphic arts, objectionable moire patterns are often observed on films or printed products due to the interaction of various periodic structures of halftone images. A particular type of moire pattern that results from digital halftoning at arbitrary angles and frequencies using a virtual screen function has been studied. A computer program was developed that produces uniform digital halftone patterns using a virtual screen approach and that calculates the corresponding amplitude spectra. It was found that aliasing due to the sampling of the virtual screen causes low frequency components in the amplitude spectrum. Moire patterns with fundamental vector frequencies …
Halogenolyses Of Tri-Alkylborane, Qingyi Lu
More Than A Record: An Analysis Of The Stylistic Development In W. H. Jackson's Photography, Sarah Beckner
More Than A Record: An Analysis Of The Stylistic Development In W. H. Jackson's Photography, Sarah Beckner
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The enthusiasm that the editors of the Philadelphia Photographer showed for William Henry Jackson's 1872 Yellowstone views reflects the complex level of perception and understanding to which photography had arrived by late midcentury. Although Jackson had been commissioned as official photographer to the Geological Survey of the Territories to gather visual documentation for the survey to be an objective documentarian his photographs simultaneously depicted the artistic beauty of the region and, through their realistic illustration, transported the viewer to the far-away place.
Investigation Of An In-Situ Method For Determining The Modulation Transfer Function And Its Applications In A Microlithographic Wafer Stepper, Steven D. Carlson
Investigation Of An In-Situ Method For Determining The Modulation Transfer Function And Its Applications In A Microlithographic Wafer Stepper, Steven D. Carlson
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Research into characterization of wafer stepper systems has been done primarily by analyzing a series of wafer exposures. This method does not allow for easy separation of the effects of the exposure system and the resist processing system. In addition, determination of the transfer characteristics of projection lithographic lenses is typically done before the lens system is installed into the wafer stepper system. A method is presented which allows for the in-situ determination of the modulation transfer function. This method separates the processing effects from those of the exposure system. Scattered light from a polys il icon edge is shown …