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Hovering At A Low Altitiude, Hagit Cohen

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In the spring quarter of 1988 I became acquainted with computer graphics which opened up great visual possibilities for me. The computer enabled me to layer and integrate various photographic fragments of reality, and enhanced my ability to reveal aspects of my personality-- my fears, my desires, and my feeling of confusion between contrasting values within my life. I could now communicate on a more general level, dealing with not just personal but cultural issues such as the role of mythology in our everyday life and how we deal with all the information that we absorb in modern life.

In Purpose There Is Harmony, Trevor M. Tait

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Realistic Emergence, Roger Otis

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Nagual Interpretations, Bernard C. Meyers

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European Immigrant Designers And Their Influence On American Graphic Design: 1920-1950, Jerry W. Counselman

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Spirit, Vision, Heart, Deane Colin Fay

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Graphic Design Archive Prototype 3.0, David Lamarca

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Images In Felt, Lisa Popovics

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This written thesis documents the information used and applied in the process of creating the "Images in Felt" body of work. The document begins with a forward which briefly discusses personal history, and then is followed by the remainder of the paper which is broken up into three seperate parts. The first part is entitled "History of Felt". This section contains relevant historical and present day facts about felt, as well as information on the Bedouin cultures that have used simple textile techniques throughout history. The second part, entitled "Thesis Techniques", describes the various processes used in the making of …

A Comparison Between The Gca/Gatf Off-Press Proof Comparator And The Gatf Standard Offset Color Control Bar For Identifying When A Cromalin Off-Press Proof Is Prepared To Specification For Web Offset Publication, William F. Breakstone

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Off-press proofing is a method of simulating the way a set of separation negatives or positives will look when printed without having to go to the printing press. In 1965, The Graphic Arts Technical Foundation (GATF) developed a proofing control device for production Lithography. The Standard Offset Color Control Bar was also utilized for off-press proofing. In 1983, The Graphic Communications Association, in cooperation with GATF, introduced The Off-Press Proof Comparator. This control device was designed specifically for this technology and intended to be used by both technical and non-technical personnel with equal and successful results. This thesis is concerned …

The Element Of Line In Jewelry Design, Benjamin A. Glover

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The Tug Function: A Method Of Context Sensitive Dot Structuring For Digital Halftones, Steven Hoffenberg

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The process of digitizing images to create halftones inherently reduces sharpness through the averaging of grayness values within cell areas. Within the context of a resolution independent page description language, overcoming this reduced sharpness is conventionally addressed by adjusting the grayness values of cells to create larger or smaller halftone dots where edges are present. Such an approach does not take full advantage of the capabilities of the output device. The objective of this project was to design and implement a method of sharpening digital images by altering the shape and position, rather than the size, of halftone dots. Such …

The Real Estate Appraiser's Courtroom Guide, Jeff Short

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This thesis provides a comprehensive guide for real estate appraisers who serve as expert witnesses in courtroom settings, particularly in cases involving eminent domain, taxation disputes, damages, and property rights. It emphasizes the critical role appraisers play in presenting credible, defensible valuations that withstand legal scrutiny while upholding the integrity of the profession.

The study begins by examining the evolution of the appraisal profession, its struggle for consistent standards, and the increasing importance of regulation and certification. It reviews the limited literature available to appraisers compared to attorneys, highlighting the need for specialized resources tailored to valuation experts in litigation. …

Automatic Mesh Generation, Ajay Garg

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The objective of this thesis project is a study of Pre-Processors and development of an Automatic Mesh Generator for Finite Element Analysis. The Mesh Generator developed in this thesis project can create triangular finite elements from the geometric database of Macintosh Applications. The user is required to give the density parameter to the program for mesh generation. The research is limited to Mesh Generators of planar surfaces. Delauny Triangulation method maximizes the minimum angles of a triangle. Watson's Delauny Triangulation method can mesh only the 'convex hull' of a set of nodes. This algorithm has been modified to create triangular …

A Graphic Identity Program For Sculpture '91, Alexandra Felice Young

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The Purpose of this thesis was to create a graphic design program for Sculpture '91 . My intent was to research environmental art and design, and participate in the project developement. The graphics developed would then be applied to various promotional pieces.

Electronic Design And Publishing For Mexican Textile Exhibition, Maria Andrea Robledo Arcos

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This report is written to introduce Graphics Designers and Visual Communicators to the use of the Macintosh computer for design and print production processes. For this computer has changed not only the way traditional design is done, but in addition, has created new styles, new typesetting methods and typographical looks. Above all, it has modified the design and print production processes!

Painting Perceptions, Jacqueline Domin

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The computer is a multidisciplinary tool engaging all the senses. Creating with color, light, and motion is a rich visual experience enhanced by the vibrations of sound. These vibrations, both light and sound, are absorbed by the viewer and influence his experience. This makes the computer a profoundly different medium than the static arts. Artist have powerful tools with which to create experiences - paint perceptions. As a painter, creating rich visual relationships has been a focus for many years. Exploring the computer as an image making tool is different than using it for graphic design. It has taken years …

On Axial Vibration Of A Web-Idle Roller System, Richard Bomba

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A typical continuous web-processing machine consists of hundreds of idle rollers and web spans. A web span is formed by tensioning a thin film (the web) over at least two idle rollers. Machine drive controls, bearing friction, and air impingement on the web surface represent some of the factors that can influence web tension and web speed. A significant effort is devoted to maintaining uniform web tension and web speed in these machines. The uniformity of these parameters is a requirement to consistently manufacture web products within rigorous quality specifications. In support of this effort to control web tension and …

Various Combinations Of Fibers And Anodized Aluminum, In-Won Jung

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Fabric And Paper: Expressive Potentials In Fiber, Rebecca Cunningham

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To Determine The Drying Rate And The Rewettability Characteristics Of Water Based Flexographic News Inks, Parthasarathy Varadarajan

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A major problem in the printing of newsprint by flexography with water-based inks is the filling-in of halftones. Drying of the ink and rewettability, the ability of the fresh ink to wet the dried ink, appear to be primary in the understanding of the filling-in problems. Quantification and qualification of critical factors are essential in resolving this problem. In this study black water based flexographic news inks from different manufacturers were compared in terms of their drying and rewettability characteristics. The change in weight with time and contact angle measurements are the response parameters considered. Proper care has been exercised …

Analysis Of Color Variation During Four-Color Offset Lithographic Press Runs By Monitoring Changes In Three-Filter Density Values Of Overprint Tints, Curtis L. Smith

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A densitometric method of monitoring color variation during four-color offset lithographic press runs is proposed. Once an 'OK' press sheet has been approved for the run, a standard color reference is established with which successive sheet pulls can be compared. In order to develop an accurate and repeatable system for monitoring and controlling color variation, densitometric analysis of three color overprinted tints can be utilized. In relation to the OK sheet, changes in the three-filter density readings measured at specific points across successive press sheets, indicate the visual change in color hue and strength that occurs during the press run. …

Study Of Marketing Techniques Involving Color And Texture Associations As Used In Book Publishing, Roxanne Mcclanahan

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Books can send messages to reach the subconscious levels of the reader's mind. These subconscious messages are learned associations from past experiences that use color and texture as means of expression. This perception is not with the eyes, but more with the observer's mind. Therefore, when the book buyer is browsing in a bookstore and the suggestion that one experiences from looking at the book does not match one's subconscious message, the book is quickly put down. The principal object of this study is the effect of color and texture used in cover design of books on the subconscious mind …

Bathrooms Can Be Easier To Use!, Kathryn Kochanowski

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Repose, Diane Blazy

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The Art Of Rokusho, Mark Williams Morgan

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Application Research On Wastewater Reuse For Petrochemical Refining Industry In Taiwan, Lih-Shyan Lee

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Nowadays water conservation and pollution abatement are needed to provide increasingly higher levels of treatment for industrial wastewaters.

Reducing treatment costs give us the incentive to minimize the volume of Wastewater effluent. Also, the national goal of zero discharge of pollutants to the waterways by 1985 provided further incentive -to minimize the flow of wastewaters.

A successful treatment of the wastewater discharged from the secondary effluent of the petroleum refinery plant to economically acceptable conditions offers a challenge to our technology.

Through this research, it is concluded that the excellent effluent water qualities produced from filtration and granular activated carbon …

Three-Dimensional Stress Analysis Of The Femoral Midshaft Utilizing Computed Tomography And Finite Element Analysis, Peter F. Marion

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Recent advances in computer technology have provided both the medical community and biomedical engineers with a method for noninvasively evaluating the internal structure in a way not previously possible. A three-dimensional finite element model of a midshaft section of the femur was generated, utilizing Computed Tomography scan data. The CT scan data file was introduced into an edge-detection algorithm and a file of geometric edge data was generated. This edge data was introduced into a solid modeling Computer-Aided Engineering software package to produce a three-dimensional solid model. A mesh generation procedure was then used to create a three-dimensional finite element …

Computer Integrated Manufacturing : A Systems Approach For Small Manufacturing Enterprises, Sanjeet Jagdish Patel

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This work is dedicated to small manufacturing enterprises seeking to explore Computer Integrated Manufacturing (CIM) technology, which is the recent trend in the manufacturing world. The main therie of this thesis is to improve productivity, product quality and reliability and reduce costs by integrating various disciplines.

Generic manufacturing functions including order entry, inventory control, manufcturing planning and control, automated drafting, direct numerical control etc. were enhanced by the effective utilization of low end workstations grouped together into a network and equipped worth industry standards software.

The introduction of computers into a manually resourced system yielded significant results such as reduction …

Simulation And Design Of Field Emission Diode, Yun Yuan

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A new generation of microelectronic devices utilizing vacuum field emission cathodes becomes surging interest in recent years. This paper concentrates on the study of the field emission diode — a basic vacuum microelectronic device. The field emission efficiency, current spatial distribution and time dispersion of conical tips and wedges of various geometrical shapes are compared and calculated by analytical methods and computer simulations. Two field emitter heating effects, namely the Joule heating and Nottingham effect, are discussed theoretically. All the simulation results in this paper are performed on 386 based personal computer. The limiting memory space of PC induced simulation …

Studies Of Nitro-Pah On Ambient Air Particulate Matter, Yadan Wang Chen

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A rapid, simple method for routine trace analysis of four isomeric nitropolycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (nitro-PAH) (1-nitropyrene, 2-nitropyrene, 2-nitrofluoranthene and 3-nitrofluoranthene) in ambient air particulate matter is described. Two types of air particle sample (TSP and IP10) were collected and particle extracts were prefractionated by thin layer chromatography and the appropriate zones of interest analyzed by reversed-phase HPLC with UV and fluorescence detection. The study of Zn/Si post-column reaction chamber and oxygen scrubber for catalytic reduction of target compounds is also described. Six nitro-PAH compounds were identified in TSP and five in IP10 air particle samples. The results of identification and …