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The Nude, Catharine Monoki Di Lella

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An Investigation Of The Design And Execution Of Large Scale Studio Paintings, Dennis Morgan

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Structural Forms In Stress, Robert Nicoll

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Production And Evaluation Of A Holographic Lens, H. Scott Gregory

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This thesis is concerned with the production of high diffraction efficiency holographic lenses for laser machining. A holographic lens is a high efficiency, low absorption phase hologram which, in this application, is used to diffract an expanded, highpower laser beam into a desired focal point or pattern. For ideal phase holograms, the coupled–wave theory, as applied by H. Kogelnik1, predicts diffraction efficiencies as high as 100%. This implies that all the power in the expanded laser beam could be diffracted into the focal point or pattern. Single focal point holographic lenses have been produced with 40% diffraction efficiency. These lenses …

A Comparison Of Sulfur Sensitization On Silver Bromide And Silver Iodobromide Emulsions, Frederick Marland Jr

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In emulsion literature, it has been stated that silver iodobromide emulsions can be sensitized more efficiently than pure silver bromide. 20 Recently, work has been published comparing the two emulsion types, using single jet emulsions with high internal versus surface sensitivity. Tani found that when the internal / surface sensitivity ratio increased because of the addition of iodide, the ratio of sulfur sensitization also increased. 5 This showed that the increase in sensitivity upon chemical sensitization was greater for the iodobromide emulsion, and can be explained by the lower sensitivity of the unsensitized silver iodobromide. In this experiment, internal sensitivity …

Image Quality Of A Multiple-Pass Optical Contrast Enhancement Technique, Dudley Boden

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People have been looking for means of recovering underdeveloped images since the inception of photography. The use of two partially reflective parallel mirrors on either side of the negative is one of the more simple possabilities. This system has been investigated to see how much contrast enhancement it provides and what affect it has on resolution and graininess. It has been found that contrast gains of 1.5 to about 3.0 times can be expected for images with densities from .14 to .30. Also the resolution of low contrast images is increased slightly and graininess is decreased by almost three times. …

A Quantitative Study Of Cuprous Oxide Photodismutation, Anne Dresden Bowman

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A cuprous oxide emulsion was made using noodling and washing emulsion making techniques. An attempt to use phthalated gelatin and coagulation washing resulted in the formation of cuprous hydroxide and destruction of the phthalated gel molecule and lack of coagulation within the emulsion. Cuprous oxide was also slurried with water and coated onto unglazed porcelain plates. The density-log exposure relationship was linear for the cuprous oxide slurry and non-linear for the cuprous oxide emulsion. The cuprous oxide film gave a speed value twenty-five times greater than that obtained with the slurry. The cuprous oxide dismutation system possesses great variability and …

Printed Imagery On Fabric, Sheryl Fatla

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Artifacts Of A Pink Childhood, Elizabeth Feick

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The Monoprint: Techniques And Translations, Alice Kreit

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Cycles And Processes, Linda Brophy

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A Study Of The Algonquin Hotel, Cheryl Jelonek

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Sequential Imagery, Richard Elliott

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Superstructures In Wood A Sculptural Application Of Woodworking Techniques, Christopher Weiland

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Characteristics Of Thermoplastic Sensitivity Due To Thickness, Jeffrey Fleisher

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Thermoplastic, as a relief image recording material, has several advantageous characteristics. All processing is dry, development is almost instantaneous and in situ, and the recorded image can be erased and reused. Theoretical studies have shown that the amount of relief image formed in a thermoplastic is a function of the thermoplastic thickness and frequency of input exposure. This thesis shows that this relationship is valid under a number of physical restraints. Results indicate that there is a thickness to input-signal-modulation interaction within the thermoplastic. With variable frequency sinusoids as the input, the physical structure of the relief fringes formed is …

The Development Of Creative Self-Expression: A Right Hemispheric Approach, Valerie Rope

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Valerie Rope’s 1978 thesis, The Development of Creative Self-Expression: A Right-Hemispheric Approach, explores how engaging the brain’s right hemisphere fosters creativity and emotional well-being. Rooted in humanistic psychology, the study examines the dichotomous functions of the brain’s hemispheres—where the left hemisphere processes analytical and verbal tasks, and the right hemisphere governs intuition, spatial awareness, and artistic expression.

Rope details how early childhood experiences shape creative development, emphasizing that many individuals experience creative blocks due to left-brain dominance reinforced by traditional education. She presents a right-hemispheric approach to drawing and painting that helps individuals overcome these barriers. Techniques such as …

The Investigation Of Metameric Grays For The Testing Of Spectral Changes In The D5000 Standard Illuminant, Chun-Fai Alexander Wat

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Very often, different results are obtained when colored originals and/or reproductions under different so-called standard light sources are evaluated. A possible explanation for the different results is that not all admissible standard sources have the same spectral power distribution, either due to differences in manufacturing or due to aging. A possible solution to the problem would be to determine how the spectral power distribution of a given illuminant differs from the standard (D5000) distribution by visually comparing suitable metameric grays with a stable non-selective gray under the illuminant in question. This comparison would serve as a quick and inexpensive way …

Dumb Pictures: An Exploration, Richard Margolis

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An Investigation Into The Interactions Of Certain Visual Attributes Of A Four-Color Reproduction Produced On A Sheet-Fed Offset Lithographic Printing Press, Daniel Lake

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The development of a closed loop press control system has been the goal of many press manufacturers in recent years. These closed loop systems are designed to collect data from sample press sheets by measuring certain process variables which are considered to be indicators of press control. The theory is that by controlling the variation of these indicator variables, it is possible to control the color variation of the halftone overprints of the reproduction. The problem in the design of these automatic control systems, however, concerns which process variables should be considered indicators of press control. This study was undertaken …

A Printmaker's Interpretations In Mystery And Fantasy, Lois Shaffer

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Concept I: A Guide To Primary Mathematics: A Visual Design Problem, Kenneth Delor

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Evolution Of A Program "Driving After Age 55", Michael Andrew Seaton

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This thesis documents the development of “Driving After Age 55,” a specialized driver education program tailored for older adults, particularly members of the National Retired Teachers Association/American Association of Retired Persons (NRTA/AARP). Created during Seaton's tenure with NRTA/AARP and his graduate studies at Lindenwood College, the program addresses the unique needs of drivers aged 55 and older—an often-overlooked demographic in traditional defensive driving curricula. The thesis outlines the rationale for a separate course, citing age-related physical changes, increased accident rates per miles driven, and a lack of formal driver training among older populations. It includes an assessment of existing programs, …

The Determination Of Line Spread Functions For Unconventional Photographic Emulsions, Peter Jann

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System mean normalized line spread functions with 90% confidence limits were determined for four emulsions. These emulsions or film materials were Kodak Panatomic-X, H & W Control type #77 , 3M #7842 dry silver , and Xidex DMCF diazo. The method of edge gradient analysis was employed with replication of n = 3. Microdensitometer degradation was not eliminated from these system mean normalized line spread functions. Microdensitometer mean MTFs with 90% confidence limits were determined for different types and/or modes of instrument operation with replication of n = 2. Due to a lack of precision in the determination of the …

Inner City Sanctuary: The History And Theology Of Rochester's Black Jews, Ira Srole

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Psychical Distance In Photography, Hildred Scott

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Production Of A Micro-Scale Linear Density Wedge, Lawrence Mattison, Roger Triplett

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In the evaluation of conventional photographic imaging systems the non-linearity of the macroscopic curve can easily be dealt with by examining the "effective exposure" rather than expressing the density or transmittance. Dealing with the nonlinearities on a microscopic level, however, is very difficult since they result from development adjacency effects. A tool was made using a "V-shaped" groove design by G.W. Schumann which consists of a series of microscopic linear density wedges. The density wedges were made by filling V-cut grooves in a high quality acrylic plastic with a carbon-epoxy dispersion. The density wedges have been produced at the frequencies …

The Mental Health Needs Of The Moderately Mentally Retarded Individual And The Family, Carol Ann Baglin

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The general setting for this study was a typical special education site serving the severely handicapped in Los Angeles County, between the ages of three to twenty-one. The discussions refer to those individuals whose psychological evaluations , using the Stanford- Binet Intelligence Scale , the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children Revised, or the Leiter International Intelligence Scale, place them within the range of the moderately retarded and cause them to warrant an educational setting that serves such individuals. The families reside in Los Angeles County and generally fall within the lower to middle economic strata , with approximately 55% qualifying …

The Heritage Arts Project: A Bridge Between Generations, Roz Flax

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Group Dynamics In A Task Oriented Work Group, Virginia H. Foster

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The Use Of Fourier Analyzed Square Waves In The Determination Of The Modulation Transfer Function Of Photographic Materials, David Moffett, John Stanton

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Fourier analysis and a computer were used to generate the Fourier series and coefficients for the transmission distribution of a square wave target and the effective exposure produced on Kodak Plus-X film. This was performed in an effort to find a workable alternative to the proposed American National Standards Institute (ANSI) method for the determination of the photographic modulation transfer function. The results showed that the square wave method generated a curve with the same general trend as the conventional ANSI method. The Fourier analyzed square wave method had a greater degree of variability than did the standard method. The …