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Stylistic Analysis And Recognition Of Piano Sonatas Of Four Composers -- Mozart, Chopin, Debussy, Anton Webern, Emily Feng-Hwa Lin-Jeng

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This thesis describes a system that incorporates techniques developed by musicologists to do stylistic analysis of music, an important applied field in music theory analysis. To do the analysis requires the knowledge of many musicological analysis methods and pattern recognition algorithms that are central issues to this project. In addition, AI techniques of learning were used to improve the whole system's skills. The conclusions reached as a result of this project were that computers can perform musical tasks usually associated exclusively with naturally intelligent musicologists, and that learning techniques can expand and enrich the behavior of musically intelligent systems.

White Chief: The Story Of Edward H. Davis, Charles Mitchell Hudgins

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With Mother Earth for a couch, To sleep under the fragrant conifers; To breath the purity of the ranges; To watch the procession of the constellations; To listen to the music of the wind harps of the sierras; To leave care, worry, responsibilities behind us; To be in harmony with nature at all times; To live simply, to think severely, the love deeply, to be content; And to learn patience and tolerance from the mighty mountains; That me thinks is to be happy. Edward H. Davis Mesa Grande August 26, 1933

Predictive Questioning In Teaching Reading Comprehension To Intermediate Level Students, Catherine M. Cassy

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This study involved nine sixth grade students In determining the effects of using predictive questioning techniques to Improve reading comprehension in Intermediate level students versus the results of using traditional reading methods. Present research gives supporting evidence that teachers spend too little time developing questioning abilities and therefore ask simple questions that require only literal comprehension skills . Although simple questioning has been found t o improve the reader's ability to recall specific information from the text , it Is a teacher- centered process that allows students to take a passive role in reading comprehension. The need for the focus …

Uguru: A Natural Language Unix Consultant, John Hanson

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UGURU is a natural language conversation program, implemented in Prolog, which can manage a wide knowledge base of facts about Unix. The range and wording of questions that it understands are based on surveys taken of students, mostly Unix beginners. UGURU is also designed to accept statements in English that can be added as facts to the knowledge base. Each fact is represented as a "binding set:" a verb-oriented semantic net with the characteristics of directed acyclic graphs. The main actions taken by UGURU are divided between two primary modules, a parser and a retriever. To produce a binding set …

Fric: An Expert System To Recognize Fricatives, Karen A. Atkinson

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In building a speaker independent continuous speech understanding sys tem, a method is needed to translate the speech signal to a phoneme string. Current recognition attempts based on statistical methods are not as accurate as desired and require vast numbers of templates for comparison. On the other hand, human experts can transcribe phoneme strings from spectrograms with a high degree of accuracy, without needing to match unidentified seg ments against identified templates. This paper discusses the development of Fric, an expert system for identifying fricative phonemes, intended to func tion as part of a phoneme identification knowledge source. Fric attempts …

A Toolkit For Uncertainty Reasoning And Representation Using Fuzzy Set Theory In Prolog Expert Systems, Marcelle M. Bicker

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This thesis examines the issue of uncertainty reasoning and representation in expert systems. Uncertainty and expert systems are defined. The value of uncertainty in expert systems as an approximation of human reasoning is stressed. Five alternative methods of dealing with uncertainty are explored. These include Bayesian probabilities, Mycin confirmation theory, fuzzy set theory, Dempster-Shafer's theory of evidence and a theory of endorsements. A toolkit to apply uncertainty processing in PROLOG expert systems is developed using fuzzy set theory as the basis for uncertainty reasoning and representation. The concepts of fuzzy logic and approximate reasoning are utilized in the implementation. The …

Adaptive Statistical Recognition Of Hand-Printed Telugu Characters, Murthy Lakshmana Mantha

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A brief description of statistical and syntactic pattern matching techniques is presented with an emphasis on statistical techniques. The characteristics of the Telugu script are described. A subset of 16 characters, which are both easy and hard to recognize, is selected for the dictionary of standard characters. A weighted linear difference polynomial of features is used to recognize Telugu characters. The features were Fourier descriptors of projection profiles and cross sections taken in various directions. Algorithms for obtaining the projection profiles cross sections and adaptive learning method are presented. The system was trained and tested with a set of 8 …

Jmsl - A Language Derived From Apl, John Mark Smeenk

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A new AFL-derived language called JMSL is presented which rnodifies seven aspects of APL so that many current and potential APL users could benefit from a language which is easier to learn, read, write, and maintain. JMSL uses ASCII tokens instead of APL symbols to remedy interfacing, extensibility, and readability problems with APL. JMSL revises and extends APL built-in capabilities to provide greater expression and improved symbol-meaning correspondence. JMSL includes a new notation for nested arrays (a powerful data structure which combines the array processing of APL with the tree processing of LISP). JMSL provides hierarchical directories (similar to PASCAL …

A Variant Of Tale-Spin With Independent Data And Rule Bases, Laxmi Gupta

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A Middle School Curriculum For Those Gifted In Art, Gerald A. Bresnahan

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The development of sound programs in gifted education throughout the country is increasing. However, some subject areas have received more attention than the fine arts. This project involved the creation of a curriculum guide for gifted art students at the middle school level. The content of this curriculum guide was determined by a careful research of the literature in various areas of gifted general education and gifted art education. Successful programs receiving national recognition were also examined. Significant differences between gifted and general art programs are included. The results from a review of the literature indicated necessary components for an …

A Cognitively-Based Communication Curriculum For Persons With Multiple Handicaps Functioning Between 0-24 Months Developmentally, Victoria Budzinski Mcmullen

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This curriculum is designed to provide appropriate communication programming for the multi-handicapped student functioning at a developmental age of 0-24 months. It is conceptually based on the developmental theory of Piaget and the movement-based model of communication of van Dijk. Goals included are the development of causality, object permanence, and imitation as well as receptive and expressive language development.

Information is given on how to assess individual children and how to adapt the curriculum to meet their special needs.

A Semiotic Approach To The Study Of Symbols, Susan Dosick

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Recognizing Promises, Advice, Threats And Warnings In Natural Language Discourse, Kevin Donaghy

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Dynamic Laryngeal Analysis : Hardware And Software, Augustine Chan

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A data acquisition and analysis system has been built and tested for the study of laryngeal dynamics: The system uses a computer to control the digitizing rate and to coordinate the pitch prompting for the subject. Tokens of steady state laryngeal vibration are obtained from an electroglottograph when the subject intones a series of computer prompted pitches in a musically scalar sequence. The system digitize the data at a basic rate of 200 samples per laryngeal cycle: This procedure enables the system to perform a modal analysis of laryngeal function: The signal processing and analysis procedure developed displays voice registration …

Comparative Learning Effectiveness In Reading And Language Skills As Taught By Success In Reading And Writing Vs,, Jean M. Becker

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The project presented herein was designed to measure in a quantitative way the comparative effectiveness of teaching and learning reading and Language skills in groups taught by the basal reading series and by the Success in Reading and Writing.

A discussion of the rather substantially different approaches in these two teaching methods is presented. The basal reading series is a highly structured, specifically ordered teaching system involving detailed material in the teacher's manual, student readers and workbooks at each level of instruction, Grades K- 6.

The Success in Reading and Writing program, on the other hand , while quite structured …

A Presentation Of The Self-Organizing Paradigm; Speculation On Its Impact On Health, Gail Dahl Schomaker

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This thesis explores the emergence of a new paradigm in understanding health, grounded in the scientific principles of self-organization and systems theory. Gail Dahl Schomaker presents a comprehensive examination of the shift from the traditional Newtonian mechanical worldview to the dynamic, process-oriented perspective rooted in the theory of dissipative structures as formulated by Ilya Prigogine. Central to this new worldview is the conceptualization of living organisms, including humans, as open systems that maintain and increase order through continual interaction with their environment.

The paper is structured to introduce key theoretical models from systems theory, cybernetics, and holistic health, progressively building …

Tradition And Transformation In Arab Education: The Challenge For Saudi Arabia, Maha Muhammad Lufti Adeeb Al-Najami

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This thesis focuses on the developments in education in the Arab world .. It begins with a broad historical survey of traditional education in the Middle East. Traditional educational institutions are viewed in the context of the Islamic religious heritage and the various Islamic dynasties which developed throughout the Middle East. Then, the consequences of the Western influence on Arab education are explored. A brief history of Western colonial interests in the Middle East is given focusing on the effects of these colonial interests on the traditional educational programs. The Western impact began the process of modernization in the Arab …

A Curriculum For The Teaching Of Writing At The Fifth Grade Level Using Cerebral Symmetry, Karen Sue Roth

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Children's writing doesn't just happen. The transferring of private thoughts onto paper is a fragile and complicated press. To make the best use of instructional time and assure the quality of children's writing experiences, this author upon reviewing the current research felt a writing program based on integrating the right and left modes of thinking in a non-threatening environment was necessary. This is a curriculum designed to involve both modes of perceiving. It allows for the right hemisphere modes by encouraging clustering, body movement, color, image making, and metaphoric thinking. It enhances the left hemisphere modes by providing exercises for …

Toward A New Visual Vocabulary: A Guide To Syntactic Variables In Graphic Design, Craig Malmrose

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A Pitch Based Processor For The Analysis Of Steady State Laryngeal Modes, Tzyy-Jenq Lou

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A data acquisition and analysis stem for use in the study of laryngeal dynamics has been built and tested. The special feature of the system is the computer controlled digitizing rate and coordinated subject pitch prompting. Tokens of steady state laryngeal vibration are obtained from an electroglottograph when the subject intones a series of computer prompted pitchs in a musically scalar sequence. The digital samples of this data are captured by the system at a basic rate of 200 samples per laryngeal cycle. This procedure enables the system to perform a modal analysis of laryngeal function, not unlike the analysis …

Success: A Reading And Writing Program Compared To A Basal Reader Program, Helen Jansen

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The Wentzville R-IV School District initiated a pilot program using the SUCCESS in Reading a nd Writing approach to teaching reading in the Fall of 1984. This study was conducted to compare the effects of the SUCCESS approach on the vocabulary , comprehension , attitudes , and behavior of the students participating in the pilot program to those who were taught in the Houghton-Mifflin basal reading program . It was predicted that students who experienced instruction i n the SUCCESS app roach would achieve significantly greater gains in vocabulary and comprehension . It was also predicted that the SUCCESS students …

Using Natural Language For Database Queries, Mikel J. Brown

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The Effects Of A Reflective Drill On Graphically Similar Substitution Errors, Janet Westmann

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This paper concentrates on the reduction of substitution errors through the use of a graphically similar reflective drill in the oral reading of first graders. A reflective drill is a drill designed with a timed delayed response. The delayed response is designed to train the student to discriminate between the stimuli and respond correctly rather than quickly.

After defining terms, the literature review includes studies on 1) reading errors, 2) perceptual development, and 3) impulsivity.

The research design will be experimental using the classroom situation and first grade students. Using previously established reading groups within the classroom six subgroups will …

Dye Imagery, Linda C. Brown

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A Comparative Study Of Second Grade Students On The Effects Of The Use Of Manipulative Aids On The Operational And Recall Skills In The Multiplication Of Three, Kell Brown

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The purpose of this experimental study was to investigate the operational and recall ability of second grade children, after instruction and the use of manipulative aids , to understand the multiplication of three. Multiplication of numbers at the early stages, in most mathematics programs, provides for rote memorization and drill instead of concept understanding. Most practices and drills require only answers to the facts, which provide little indication that a student can explain or show how that answer was obtained. Memorizing the multiplication facts is important, but at this early age the operation on those numbers to obtain an answer …

The Development Of Verbal Expression In Children 3 To 5 Years Of Age Using The Fine Arts As A Catalyst, Margaret Massey

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Verbal expression is very important to young children for idea exchange, expression of knowledge, and socialization. Young children learn to talk, but need to be stimulated through experiences to motivate the children's self-expression into verbal communication. The visual fine arts give such motivation to children.

This arts-experienced based curriculum was developed to use with children, age 3 to 5 years. The primary emphasis is the general need of young children to verbalize. The necessity of young children to experience and their enjoyment of the visual fine arts ,;.,ere also fundamental in the development of this curriculum. This curriculum works toward …

A Validation Study For Four Tests Of Behavioral Cognition, Kenneth J. Kish

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This study is a predictive validity study employing subjects who were currently employed as psychiatric nurses on the four locked psychiatric units at Barnes Hospital, in St. Louis, Missouri. The purpose of the study was t o examine the relationship of four tests of social intelligence or behavioral cognition, and on the job performance, looking for a correlation between test scores and successful job performance . The criteria of job performance employed in the study were five scales designed by the researcher according to the behaviorally anchored scales model of performance reviews. Employees were rated by their respective supervisors using …

The Selection And Conservation Of A Collection Of Nineteenth Century Architectural Photographs, Douglas Severson

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Taking My Father's Pictures, Carl Raphael Yusavitz

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Effect Of Title Iv-B Funding In St. Charles County Public Libraries, 1976-1982, Lucinda Menkhus

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In 1974 Congress consolidated several existing educational programs into the Elementary and Secondary Education Act Title IV. Part B of that bill was designed to provide instructional materials for schools. A majority of Title IV-B money nationwide was used to purchase library books, audiovisual hardware, and audiovisual software.

This study was designed to examine the possible benefits Title IV-B funding had on St. Charles j County school libraries. Between 1976 and 1982, 15 school libraries were able to meet Missouri State standards in the size of the collection category. This study was needed to show that Title IV-B played an …