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Reflections From A Soul Of Glass, Mills Lyon

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I have long had a "love-affair" with photography. As a teacher of photography and a "semi-professional" photographer, I desired to further my study of photography by seeking a master's degree in this field. In so doing, I have had many opportunities to examine my feelings toward this subject and my relationship with it.

The purpose of this paper is to explore both my technical and aesthetic relationships with photography. In examining these two areas, I have also looked at my photographic past as well as the photographic involvement in my present way of living.

In Chapter One I examine what …

Using Natural Language For Database Queries, Mikel J. Brown

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Strips, Marlin Minks

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The PURPOSE OF THE THESIS is to utilize the human figure in movement as recorded over an extended period of time to create photographic panoramas of flowing, anamorphic design.

Workings Of A Male Hegemonic Discourse: Representations Of Women In Life Magazine Around Wwii, Lisa Bloom

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Basic Characteristics To Achieve Common Sense Reasoning, A. Raul Maselli

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Color As A Subjective Tool Of Poetic Images., Carlos Othoniel Torres

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Short Time Spectrum Analysis-Synthesis Of Speech, Dusan Vujcic

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This thesis presents an extensive study of the short time spectrum analysis-synthesis of speech. This type of speech processing attempts to synthesize speech without the short time Fourier transform phase information. Several existing analysis-synthesis methods are presented. In addition, five other methods are attempted experimentally. The results of these experiments are explained, identifying some very important properties of the short time spectrum analysis-synthesis. One of the methods was shown to synthesize a high fidelity speech. Finally, a comparison is made between this method and other known methods which are based on short time Fourier transform approach.

Non-Linear Principal Component Analysis (Approximation By A Second-Order Taylor Series), John Viggiano

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Linear Principal Component Analysis (LPCA) has been applied in multivariate analysis because of its many optimality properties. However, when applied to locate singularities in a set of data, LPCA is only able to locate linear singularities. If the problem being considered tends to produce variables with non-linear relationships, such as with non-linear regression, LPCA is necessarily of limited utility in identifying singularities. Non-linear generalizations of PCA have been suggested in the literature. Essentially, these involve augmenting the data with higher-order terms, in particular square and cross product terms, and running a LPCA on the augmented data set. The problem with …

Human Factors In Quality Assurance, Min C. Tzou

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This thesis is concerned with the impact of human factors elements upon the efficiency and quality of output in a manufacturing environment. The subject was aproached through the current literature as it appeared in periodicals and papers. There were very few texts on the subject of human factors discipline, specially in the application of behavioral principles, which this thesis was mostly base on.

The first chapter of this thesis discusses the increasing role people play in product quality, and the changing attitudes of today's work force. The next six chapters are broken down into three parts. Chapter II and III …

Management Concept For Consumer Services Via Microprocessor Systems, Thomas William Bradshaw

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With the proliferation of home computers and the subsequent ability to communicate with retail establishments, an opportunity exists for alternative delivery of goods and products to residential consumers. This paper explores the establishment, management, and problems associated with these burgeoning enterprizes.

Presently, there are several technologies and market strategies under devlopment which stress the convenience of making purchases. In addition to home computers there are other communication networks using different protocols such as videotext which consists of several arrangements of text and graphical protocols. In addition there are several mediums like cable and videotext by which product information can be …

A Survey Of The Reading Interests Of The Middle School Student, Kathleen Irene Hettich

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The purpose of this study was to determine the reading interests of middle school students ranging in age from 10 to 14 years. The middle school has grown tremendously in acceptance since its beginnings in the 1960's. Years of study, careful planning, and evaluation using pilot schools preceded the success of this new grouping of students, usually consisting of grades six, seven, and eight. However, one aspect of the middle school did not receive the attention it deserved. Little can be found in a review of research on student use of the middle school library. Studies were directed either to …

Geometry And Vision To Galen, Mario Biagioli

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Tract, Bil Jaeger

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Intelligent Computer Decision Systems, Robert J. Heath

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This paper demonstrates that the concepts developed through Artificial Intelligence research are applicable to computerized information systems; and that a system of expert problem solvers and natural language interfaces exhibiting characteristics of "intelligent behavior" offer several advantages over present-day, conventional database management designs. Development of the conclusion was accomplished after an analysis and assimilation of the current literature in the field of Artificial Intelligence and participation in university symposia concerning its application to the business environment. It is concluded that incorporating the notions of learning and creativity, common sense(heuristics), and self-awareness, intelligent computer decision systems will provide managers with : …

Recruiting Techniques To Detect Truth And Personality, Franklin Keith Howard

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Organizations today increasingly rely upon new measures of detecting employee honesty. Such approachs including lie detectors, handwriting analysis, voice stress tests, have their supporters and detractors.

This thesis will specifically concentrate upon the phenomenon of lie detectors...its origin, application and evaluation.

This thesis covers reasons why employers use these techniques, controversial issues centered around their use, legal implications, and their outlook in the employment setting.

The Effects Of Feedback On Operator Performance In A Production Environment, Diane L. Knoll

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The objective of this thesis and it's associated research is to analyze the positive effects of feedback in a production environment. The experimental data was collected at the Ortho Pharmaceutical Corporation in New Jersey and a subsidiary company, The J. T. Clark Company, in Illinois.

The experiments involved three types of feedback indirect feedback provided to a large group of packaging operators, direct feedback provided to a small group of temporary packaging operators in a training situation, and direct feedback provided to an entire workforce of operators performing dissimilar, but interrelated tasks.

The results of these experiments were consistent with …

A Study Of Worker Motivation, Farid Uddin Ahmad

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This thesis mainly deals with the motivation of the production managers, engineers, technicians and production workers. The purpose is to emphasize the need for providing due motivations to an important work group of the industry who are largely ignored. An attempt has been made to amply demonstrate the various techniques for worker motivation. As the study of standard motivational theories alone cannot solve the complex motivational problems, all possible efforts have been made to relate, integrate and blend the theories with actual applications in the organizations. All the relevant and important issues connected with worker motivation have been highlighted. Points …

The Vitality Of Portraiture, Diana Smolenski

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I am a painter of people, of faces, recording lives on canvas. I would not say that I love people. They make me nervous and uncomfortable (particularly in large crowds); however, they fascinate me. I have spent hours observing their mannerisms and expressions. I have absorbed through them much of what life offers simply by watching them pass by me on streets, buses, and in cafes, parks, barrooms, and diners . I am interested in describing people through visual imagery and revealing who they are to others. My concern is not merely to duplicate reality, but to seek a higher …

A Curriculum For The Gifted Kindergarten Program On The Lindenwood College Campus, Kay Hoffmeister

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The establishment of a kindergarten for gifted children on the campus of Lindenwood College, St. Charles, Missouri, created the need for a curriculum designed to meet the special strengths and weaknesses of those who would attend.

While these children often possessed advanced skills in reading and math, they were still five-year-olds with certain emotional, social and physical limitations due to their young age.

Also, research suggested that high IQ scores and accelerated cognitive, left brain learning did not usually exist with high levels of creativity. Yet futurists noted that creative, divergent thought skills would be essential in the world of …

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 …

Early Childhood Physical Fitness Curriculum, Mary A. Reineke

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Physical education in early childhood should be organized, directed, and purposeful. With this criterion as a guideline herewith is offered a general, comprehensive physical education curriculum which includes guidelines in the areas of physical development with a specific proposed physical fitness curriculum which offers a sequential plan of instruction related to the development of the young child and makes available to parents, teachers, and physical education directors, a coordinated program which is useful when working with young children. To validate the proposal, recent literature in the field of study was examined, experts in the field of sports, medicine, and physical …

Seakindly Furniture Designs For Yacht Interiors, Steve White

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Thesis Photographs, Judith Hanlon

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Dye Imagery, Linda C. Brown

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A View Of The Creative Process Influenced By The Philosophy Of Susanne K. Langer, Robert E. Sitro, Robert Johnston

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My thesis work consists of a series of figurative paintings that began as direct responses to the female nude model and then were completed without her presence, utilizing glazing and palette knife techniques. This approach allowed more freedom for creative resolutions. The creative process involved is highly personal and this paper represents an effort to gain a greater understanding of its complexities. The emphasis will be on the creative process in the visual arts. The direction of my research has been strongly influenced by the philosophy of Susanne K. Langer. I have found that her concept of what constitutes a …

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 …

Pastels In Oil Painting: Experimentation In Line Quality And Tonal Areas In A Series Of Figure Paintings, Walter Piepke

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An Inquiry Into Engineering Career Choice And Career Satisfaction, Gunars Bachs

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The purpose of this thesis was to ascertain factors that motivate a person to study engineering, and to examine the aspects of engineering career satisfaction. This study was conducted as a survey by means of a mail questionnaire, which was distributed among graduates of New Jersey Institute of Technology. Another sample, comprised of master's degree recipients of NJIT who had received their bachelor's degree from other undergraduate schools, served as a control group.

Motivation factors and positive and negative aspects of the engineering career were established and ranked in order of their importance. A method to measure career satisfaction was …

An Investigation Of The Effects Of Required Homework Versus No-Homework On The Achievement Level Of Third Graders In Mathematics And Language, Dorothy L. Winton

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Purposes of the Study: The purposes of this study were to examine the effects of two types of homework on the achievement level .of third graders in language and mathematics. Specifically, the study was designed to answer the question: Is there a significant difference in the achievement of students who have homework and those who do not have homework? Does the subject matter make a difference?

Procedures: In this study, twenty students from one classroom were randomly placed into two experimental groups of ten students each. Each experimental group was used as a control group for the other.

Both groups …

Peer Tutoring: A Systematic Approach To Individualizing Instruction For Academic Gains, Dorothy Payne

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Can peer tutoring significantly improve student achievement, comparing students who received peer tutoring and students without peer tutoring? The purpose of this investigation was to determine whether peer tutoring, systematically controlled, could significantly improve student achievement, comparing students who received peer tutoring and students without peer tutoring.

The major research hypothesis is: There will be a significant difference between the mean gain scores of the experimental and control groups in counting money, telling time, and linear measurement as a result of the treatment from a systematic peer tutoring program.

The sample for the study consisted of 16 second grade students …