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Thermovacuum Forming Plastics For Artistic Endeavors, Rose E. Corcoran

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The Comparison Of The Bay Area Writing Project And Traditional Composition Methods, Nancy Black

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This paper is a study of a means of improving the instruction of composition. It is a comparison of the Bay Area Writing Project Method to the Traditional Writing Method. An experiment was conducted using a treatment group that was taught composition through the Bay Area Writing Project Method and a control group that was taught composition through the Traditional Writing Method. The results were two-fold. Statistically, there was not a significant difference in post-test scores on a holistically graded composition, but if one considered the number of students showing improvement and the increased mean score, the Bay Area Writing …

An Investigation Of The Library Education Of Teachers In The Lutheran Elementary Schools In The Saint Louis Area, Joanne Bader

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This study was designed to investigate the library education of teachers in the Lutheran elementary schools in the Saint Louis area. It vas hypothesized that teachers were not prepared to use the library as it should be used, partly because they had not been taught to do so, and that their feelings of how adequately trained they were would depend on when and where they had received their education. Elementary teachers, a total of 244 teachers, in twenty-nine schools were surveyed. Results indicated that generally the teachers are not well trained in formal courses in library education, but obtained most …

Focusing On The Black Family, Eunice Spratt

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"Focusing on the Black Family" by Eunice Spratt is an interdisciplinary teaching guide designed for fourth-grade students, emphasizing both average and below-average learners. Developed in the summer of 1981, this curriculum aims to foster an understanding of the family as a social unit, with a particular focus on the strengths and dynamics of the Black American family. Spratt's approach integrates sociology, anthropology, economics, geography, history, and political science to help students explore the concept of family across various cultures and time periods.

The curriculum is divided into four units: the general structure and function of families, how families interact with …

Coherent Optical Linewidth Measurement Of Thick Films On Integrated Circuit Wafers, Andrew Pomerene

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A linewidth measurement system has been developed which incorporates a coherent laser microspot with a piezo flexure-pivot translational stage. A line is scanned beneath the microspot and reflected energy collected with an on axis geometry normal to the wafer. Position versus reflectance data are presented for lines patterned in thick and thin oxide films on I.e. wafers.

Mise En Scene, Nelson Vigneault

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Visual Modulation Transfer Function As A Predictor Of Acuity, Thomas A. Sebring

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The use of Fourier and modulation transfer techniques implies the ability to characterize an optical system and predict the output resulting from various inputs. In this study, the optical system is defined as a projection system, rear projection screen, and the human eye. A determination of modulation thresholds of visibility for a series of sinusoidal (in transmittance) test objects results after some manipulation in the modulation transfer function of the complete system. This result is then used to predict the subject's ability to resolve conventional acuity challenges. These conventional test objects are then manufactured for projection in the system. Correlation …

A Purely Chemical Nitrogen Dioxide Laser, Conrado Mendoza Malalis

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Purely chemical lasers promise to provide future high-power lasers for remote installations, airplanes, ships and in space without the necessity of external electric power, sources.

This study is about the design and construction of a new, gas phase purely chemical NO₂ laser, based on the reaction of NO + O₃ + NO≠₂ + O₂. The vibrationally excited NO≠₂ species at 1-40 mm Hg total pressure is the source of energy (photons) for the laser. A series of computer program calculations on the reaction kinetics and relaxational processes involved have also been made, …

Generative Systems & The Sense Of Vision, James Bouchard

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A Visual Synthesis, Mark Foster

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The Bausch & Lomb Industrial Design Department Identity Program, Lorrie Frear

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The Effect Of Band-Passed Spatial Noise On The Perception Of Grain, Wallace Carpenter

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A one octave ranged noise target was constructed with the aid of fourier optics and band-pass spatial filtering. Band-limited noise targets of varying degrees of percent modulation were then generated as a means of determining threshold values of noise perception at low spatial frequencies.

Small Scale Monumental Sculpture, Henry Ponter

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Small Area Densitometry Utilizing Fiber Optics, Eric D. Bruening

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A transmission densitometer utilizing fiber optics for the efflux geometry was designed, constructed, and tested with several black and white films, and one color film. The system was semi-specularly illuminated and used semi-specular collection. The system demonstrates the feasibility of using fiber optic bundles in sensitometric equipment. Scattering properties of silver emulsions, color dye infra-red radiation transmission, and assorted electronic factors which introduce error in densitometric values are observed and discussed.

Similarities Between Chinese Taoism And Western Graphic Design, Lillian Yin-Ling Sung

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Qualities Of Uncoated Groundwood Paper Affecting Adhesive Binding Strength, Kenneth S. Gross

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This investigation has examined the adhesive binding of paper, with particular attention to the action of the fiber/adhesive interface. The efforts of this research were concentrated on relating properties of the paper to strength of the resultant binding. To simulate the problems of economical binding styles, uncoated groundwood paper and hot melt adhesives were studied. Although the hypotheses assumed that a strong interfiber bond within the sheets would lead to a strong binding, it was found that the most critical factor was not the strength of the sheet, but the availability of the fibers to the adhesive. The strength of …

Factors Influencing The Acceptance Of Computer Assisted Estimating, Sharon Ryan

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In spite of its advantages over manual estimating methods, computer assisted estimating (CAE) lacks acceptance in the printing industry today. Possible reasons for non-acceptance are: 1) the cost of CAE, 2) CAE's lack of versatility, 3) printing manager's lack of knowledge on the subject of CAE and/or computers in general, and 4) the small size of the majority of the printing companies does not warrant the use of CAE. A survey questionnaire was designed for the purpose of finding out how printing companies feel about CAE, and if the reasons listed above are, in fact, major influences on their decision …

My Sisters And Me: A High School Play, Anne Mccormack

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My Sisters and Me: A High School Play is a history of the production of a one-act play at a secondary school, submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements of a Masters of Education at the Lindenwood Colleges, Saint Charles, Missouri. The philosophy of the educator-director is presented along with a log of the processes of selection, casting,rehearsal and performance. A review of the literature concerning educational drama is incorporated. The chosen play, My Sisters and Me, is a compiled script, adapted by the author, and included in the appendix of this paper.

Art Therapy As A Means Of Ego Enhancement For Severely And Profoundly Mentally Retardedk, Kimberly Riemer

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Kimberly Riemer’s thesis, Art Therapy as a Means of Ego Enhancement for the Severely and Profoundly Mentally Retarded (1981), explores the impact of art therapy on individuals with severe and profound mental retardation. The study was conducted as part of a six-month practicum, during which Riemer worked with both children and adults in a specialized educational and vocational setting.

Drawing from psychological theories, particularly those of Erik Erikson, Riemer argues that ego development is crucial for mentally retarded individuals. She hypothesizes that if art therapy can aid emotionally disturbed individuals, it should also benefit those with cognitive impairments. Through structured …

An Investigation Of The Vapor Cushion Thickness, Temperature, And Vaporization Time Of Leidenfrost Drops, Frank Bonsignore

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The subject of this investigation was the film boiling of liquid drops on a hot horizontal surface (the Leidenfrost Phenomenon) . Using Gottfried and Bell's model of a Leidenfrost drop, the thickness of the vapor cushion beneath film boiling water drops, 6, was calculated over a range of test plate and drop temperatures. The results indicated that the vapor cushion thickness varied very slowly with test plate temperature and maintained a finite value at test plate temperatures where the Leidenfrost Phenomenon cannot be initiated. To experimentally verify this fact, a heat exchanger was fabricated to cool the hot test plate …

The Theoretical Foundations Of Psycho-Diagnostics: A Comparison Of Dynamic Psychiatry And Ego Developmental Psychiatry, Marian Rice

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Marian Rice's thesis compares two models of psychiatry: dynamic and ego developmental. The dynamic model, rooted in classical psychoanalytic theory, focuses on resolving the Oedipal conflict. The ego developmental model emphasizes object relations theory and resolving the rapprochement crisis. The thesis explores the history of psychoanalytic theory, highlighting the evolution of Freud's ideas and the contributions of other theorists like Reich, A. Freud, and Hartmann. Object relations theory, a key aspect of ego developmental psychology, is discussed in detail, examining the works of Klein, Fairbairn, Winnicott, Balint, and Mahler. The thesis concludes by summarizing both models and emphasizing the importance …

A Humanistic/Existential Approach To A Universal Symbol, Linda Sweeney

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This paper explores the therapeutic potential of the universal heart symbol in the context of humanistic–existential art therapy. The author situates the work within a tradition that emphasizes creativity, spirituality, and the search for meaning, presenting the heart as a transcultural and archetypal image capable of guiding clients toward self-discovery. Unlike symptom-focused or diagnostic approaches, this perspective underscores the transformative role of symbols and imagery in facilitating psychological growth and healing.

The heart, as both biological organ and cultural metaphor, is shown to occupy a central place in human imagination and artistic expression. Across history and across cultures, it has …

Campobello Island: Far From The Mainstream, Stephen O. Muskie

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The Halftone Effect In Color Photographic Enlargements, Rick Crowsey

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In continuous-tone photography, a 'Halftone Effect" sometimes occurs that alters the tone reproduction in a distinctive way. Highlight contrast is decreased and middletone densities are lowered. Published data show that this effect occurs in black-and-white photography when the grain pattern of the negative is reproduced very sharply in the print . High-magnification enlargements are especially susceptible. Does a corresponding effect occur in color photography? A search of the literature reveals no answer. The research here described is to determine, by direct measurements of densities in sharp and blurred enlargements, the magnitude of the halftone effect in particular color enlargements from …

A Comparison Of The Random Dot And The Conventional Halftone Printing Process With Respect To Color Characteristics, Sanat Hazra

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A comparative study was made of random dot printing and conventional halftone printing with respect to color characteristics. Random dot printing is similar to continuous tone printing or very high frequency screen ruling and is capable of overcoming the limitatio of halftone printing. The randomly selected dots are achieved by the grain structure of the pre- sensitized printing plates. The advantages and the disadvantages of this process over conventional halftone printing process are discussed. The images and the test targets of both the processes were exposed to, and printed from a single plate for each process color so as to …

Depth Of Field In High Magnification Fine Grain Photography, Mark Konieczny

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Under normal, general purpose photographic conditions, depth of field is determined by the size of a geometrical blur circle on the negative or print. Under high magnification conditions, another means of measurement must be used based on the wave nature of light and the resolution of the imaging system. For this purpose, an effective depth of field was determined on the basis that no significant deterioration of image quality could be detected by means of resolution and Transfer function in the range of frequencies where the eye transfer function is at its peak. The experimental values obtained were compared with …

The Effect Of Temperature And Relative Humidity During Drying On The Covering Power Of Processed X-Ray Films, John M. Lauffer

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With the constantly decreasing silver reserves and correspondingly higher costs, film manufacturers are continually searching for methods to reduce the amount of silver that is used. By using closely controlled conditions of temperature and saturated salt solutions to provide control of relative humidity during drying of processed x-ray film, it was found that the covering power may be as low as 70$ of its maximum value depending on the conditions used for drying the film. The highest values for covering power existed when the film was dried at low temperatures and high relative humidities or high temperatures and low relative …

A Digital Image Processing System For Slow Scan Television, James Schueckler

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This paper describes a low cost, but powerful, digital image processing system. Although general purpose, it was designed for experimentation with amateur radio slow scan television (SSTV). The project involved conceptualizing, designing, building, programming, and operating the complete integrated system. The image format is the SSTV standard: 128 picture elements (pixels) per line, 128 lines, 4 bits per pixel. The IEEE Standard 696 (S-100) microcomputer bus was used for system interconnect to provide flexibility and expandability. Several microcomputer boards were purchased, and two image interface boards were designed and built by the author. One image interface board provides for transmitting …

Image Degradation In A Diffusion Transfer Process, Peter Petch

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The Diffusion Transfer Process is now widely used in the Graphic Arts industry, and it is important to determine to what length different factors affect the optimum use of it. The effects of exposure, age of the processing solution, and line frequently on the image quality of the Kodak PMT system were studied. Exposure was varied by exposing the material to a standard illuminance for different amounts of time; the processing solution was aged by bubbling air through it for varied amounts of time; line frequency was varied by using a Kodak sinusoidal target and examining the images of two …

Contemporary Furniture And The Pursuit Of Comfort, Joseph G. Prutch

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