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Nyamilandu, Steve Evans McRester Trinta. "Contextualising Classics teaching in Malawi : a comparative study." Thesis, University of St Andrews, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10023/9427.
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The thesis of this study is that Classical studies at the University of Malawi, Chancellor College, has been taught with almost no reference to its African context, yet the Classical world, as Ogilvie (1979:2) observed ‘is far removed in time, geography, and philosophy from the world of Africa'. Classics in Malawi is currently taught as in the West, with which it has immediate ties, but if there are to be meaningful gains on the part of students learning Classics in Malawi, we need to contextualise its teaching. The purpose of this study was to identify ways in which Classics teaching at undergraduate level in Malawi might be strengthened in order to make the learning of Classics more meaningful and relevant to the Malawian context, by bridging the gaps between Classical Antiquity and African cultures. The comparative approaches explored will facilitate revision of the University of Malawi Classical Studies curriculum to fulfil the needs and interests of Malawians with the main purpose of contextualising Classical Studies in Malawi. The thesis consists of five chapters which deal with issues relating to Classics teaching in Malawi, namely: the evolution of Classical Studies in Malawi and its challenges; the need to change with the times; views of Latin/Classics teachers about Latin teaching at secondary level; attitudes and perceptions of undergraduate Classics students at Chancellor College to Classics, their perceptions about skills and Classics teaching in general; and views from Classicists from other universities on Classics teaching in general. The main comparative element in the thesis draws on analysis of similar issues in a wide variety of other institutions, including in the UK, the USA, Asia and Africa. Literature relating to Classics pedagogy and Comparative Education approaches, specifically Bereday's Model, has been reviewed. In addition, Classical Reception theory and Social Constructivism theory, particularly with regard to pedagogy, have been surveyed. The study used purposive sampling. Five types of samples and their corresponding data capturing instruments were used, broken down in the following categories: two types of interviews (one involving Malawian Latin or Classics teachers at secondary level, and the other universities' Classics lecturers); review of various documents of international universities' Classics programmes; lecture observations for Classics; and student questionnaire interviews administered to University of Malawi Classics students. The research was a mixed-method design, combining both quantitative and qualitative data analysis, but overall, the study was more qualitative than quantitative. Quantitative data were analysed using descriptive statistics and qualitative data were analysed using the thematic analysis method. These analyses were followed by discussions of the findings of both quantitative and qualitative data. The major conclusions and implications of the study point to the need for a curriculum review of all Classics courses to ensure that Classics becomes more relevant in the Malawian context.
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VALERA, MANUEL ANTONIO. "DENSITY FUNCTIONAL STUDY OF CLASSICAL LIQUIDS." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2002. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1029526163.
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Traube, Caroline. "An interdisciplinary study of the timbre of the classical guitar /." Thesis, McGill University, 2004. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=85100.
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This dissertation proposes an interdisciplinary approach for the study of the timbre of the classical guitar. We start by identifying the static; control parameters of timbre, relating to the structural components of the guitar and the dynamic control parameters of timbre, relating to the gestures applied by the performer on the instrument. From the plucked string physical model (obtained from the transverse wave equation), we derive a digital signal interpretation of the plucking effect which is a comb filtering. Then we investigate how subjective characteristics of sound, like timbre, are related to gesture parameters. The starting point for exploration is an inventory of verbal descriptors commonly used by professional musicians to describe the brightness, the colour, the shape and the texture of the sounds they produce on their instruments. An explanation for the voice-like nature of guitar tones is proposed based on the observation that the maxima of the comb-filter-shaped magnitude spectrum of guitar tones are located at frequencies similar to the formant frequencies of a subset of identifiable vowels. These analogies at the spectral level might account for the origin of some timbre descriptors such as open, oval, round, thin, closed, nasal and hollow, that seem to refer to phonetic gestures. In a experiment conducted to confirm these analogies, participants were asked to associate a consonant to the attack and a vowel to the decay of guitar tones. The results of this study support the idea that some perceptual dimensions of the guitar timbre space can be borrowed from phonetics. Finally, we address the problem of the indirect acquisition of instrumental gesture parameters. Pursuing previous research on the estimation of the plucking position from a recording, we propose a new estimation method based on an iterative weighted least-square algorithm, starting from a first approximation derived from a variant of the autocorrelation func
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Papke, Julia Kay Porter. "Classical Sanskrit preverb ordering: a diachronic study." The Ohio State University, 2010. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1268028740.
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Alfozan, Abdulrahman Ibrahim. "Assimilation in classical Arabic : a phonological study." Thesis, University of Glasgow, 1989. http://theses.gla.ac.uk/1144/.
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This thesis deals with the phenomenon of assimilation, a natural phonological process, in classical Arabic. It consists of three chapters: The first chapter of the thesis deals with the Arabic sounds in isolation: their points of articulation and manners of articulation with reference to the views of both Arab linguists and scholars of Tajw{=i}d. Secondary sounds, both accepted and rejected, are mentioned too. A brief discussion is devoted to the distinctive features, with particular reference to those that seem to have been described inaccurately by some early or modern linguists. The second chapter deals with the definition and different types of assimilation. The term idgh{= a}m, which has been rendered as `lq assimilation is, in fact, narrower in application than the English term; other topics and sub-topics in Arabic grammar that subsume aspects of assimilation are also discussed. The direction of assimilation, whether the influence comes regressively or progressively or in both directions is dealt with, with detailed examples, mostly from the Qur'{= a}n. A brief discussion of both complete and partial assimilation is given followed by a discussion of distant assimilation, with particular attention being given to the so called `lq al-Idgh{= a}m al-Kab{=i}r. The last sub-chapter here deals with the history of sound changes in Arabic. The third chapter is the main part of the thesis. It deals with Arabic sounds in combination. Consonants are discussed first, from two points of view: the occurrence or non-occurrence of certain consonants with each other within the same roots, and the influence of certain sounds upon others when these occur adjacently. Vowels are then discussed in detail, particularly with respect to the best-known phenomena associated with them: im{= a}lah, vowel harmony, lengthening and shortening, and tafkhim. Under im{= a}lah, we consider whether the alif al-im{= a}lah is an independent phoneme, a dialectal variant, or an allophone of the actual /= a/. When this alif is likely to occur and when it is likely to be inhibited is also seen. In the section on vowel harmony the question as to whether there is systematic harmony is confronted. In the section on lengthening and shortening, the circumstances in which these two phenomena occur are discussed, with particular attention to the over-lengthened vowels. Finally, alif at-tafkh{=i}m is investigated, to see whether this vowel /bar >/ is an independent phoneme, a dialectal variant, or an allophone of the actual /=a/.
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Rosenzweig, Rachel. "Aphrodite in Athens : a study of art and cult in the classical and late classical periods /." view abstract or download file of text, 1999. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/uoregon/fullcit?p9957572.
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Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Oregon, 1999.Typescript. Includes vita and abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 225-237). Also available for download via the World Wide Web; free to University of Oregon users. Address: http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/uoregon/fullcit?p9957572.
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Morton, Anne Caroline. "The place of classical civilization in the school curriculum." Thesis, Rhodes University, 1985. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1001444.
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Classical Studies, as a subject, has not been seriously presented in many schools until fairly recently. Britain initiated the introduction of Classical Studies to the school curriculum in 1974, and interest has continued to grow steadily in other countries like America, New Zealand, Australia and Canada. This thesis was started on the assumption that this entirely new subject could be introduced into the curriculum for standard six and seven pupils at South African schools, for reasons which will be given later. As work continued on the thesis, the 1985 syllabus for Latin lent it further impetus. Some of the implications of the new Latin syllabus will be considered in the conclusion (Introduction, p. 6)
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Delbar, David Carter. "Myths on the Move: A Critical Pluralist Approach to the Study of Classical Mythology in Post-Classical Works." BYU ScholarsArchive, 2019. https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/7492.
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The Classical Tradition, now more commonly known as Classical Reception, is a growing sub-discipline in Classics which seeks to trace the influence of Greco-Roman culture in post-classical works. While scholars have already done much to analyze specific texts, and many of these analyses are theoretically complex, there has yet to be a review of the theories these scholars employ. The purpose of this study is to provide researchers with a theoretical tool kit which allows them greater scope and nuance when analyzing usages of classical mythology. It examines five different approaches scholars have used: adaptation, allusion, intertextuality, reception, and typology. Each theory is followed by an example from Spanish literature or film: Apollo and Daphne in Calderón's El laurel de Apolo, Orpheus in Unamuno's Niebla, Dionysus in Unamuno's San Manuel Bueno, mártir, Persephone in del Torro's El laberinto del fauno, and the werewolf in Naschy's Waldemar Daninsky films. This thesis argues that a critical pluralist approach best captures the nuance and variety of usages of classical mythology. This allows for both objective and subjective readings of texts as well as explicit and implicit connections to classical mythology.
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Lam, Lap, and 林立. "A study of Yu Dafu's (1896-1945) classical Chinesepoetry." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 1994. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B31212414.
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Slavin, Andrew John. "A study of the nebular remnants of classical novae." Thesis, Liverpool John Moores University, 1996. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.319832.
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Al-Saad, Salman. "Conditional structure in Classical Arabic : a general descriptive study." Thesis, SOAS, University of London, 2010. http://eprints.soas.ac.uk/28736/.
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This work investigates the structure of the conditional sentence in Arabic under different headings, following a descriptive method and analysing the topic through elements, uses, functions and meanings. This method will develop statistics regarding the frequency of occurrence of these structures in the Qur'an. The purpose of utilising the descriptive approach is to provide a picture of the use of each particle in the Qur'an and other classical Arabic texts. In doing so, this study aims to derive some general conclusions which can help us begin to focus in on more accurate interpretations, and similarly help us to avoid common pitfalls. Four major headings are covered in this work. Firstly, an investigation is conducted into the list of the conditional particles provided by the grammarians. The particles are divided into two groups according to certain rules within the conditional structure. Certain particles are investigated in detail and others discussed in terms of views relating to their acceptability or unacceptability, including the author's contributions to this field. In doing so, statistics on the frequency of the appearance of these particles in the text of the Qur'an, which was chosen as the main source for examples, are listed in brief tables at the end of the discussion of each particle. This study of the conditional particles analyses the material via typological classification, examines methods of connecting the two clauses of conditional sentences, and undertakes a structural review of the word order and syntactical position of each element of the conditional sentence. Secondly, some common conditional structures that do not occur with all the particles are covered. Examples of these are the use of the fa- as an apodosis introducer with the 'in conditional particle, or the emphatic lm with the law conditional structure and the interrupting conditional sentence. Thirdly, I discuss the functional position of the conditional sentence within given Qur'anic texts. Finally, the thesis concludes with a study of discourse function which contributes to modern linguistics studies on the subject. The thesis represents a broad investigation of the sources on this subject and an examination of selected data, and it is intended for use as reference for further studies not possible within scope of this work.
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Parker, Grant. "The prose prefaces of Martial and Statius : a study in literary purpose." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 1991. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/22122.
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Bibliography: pages 207-225.In this thesis I offer a detailed examination of the ten prose prefaces which head the Epigrams of Martial (AD c45-c96) and the Siluae of Statius (c45-c96). The most remarkable feature of these ten short pieces of prose lies in the field of literary history: these are the first extant instances of collections of verse which are headed with pieces of prose, and it is chiefly from this angle that the prefaces are studied. The body of the thesis (Section B) is devoted to a close thematic examination of the prefaces. Their content is discussed under three main headings, namely justification, information and request (chapters 5, 6 and 7 respectively). Within this framework the prefaces are examined in the terms suggested by the four chapters of Section A - the literary history of prefacing (both prose prefaces per se and proems to collections of verse), the production and dissemination of ancient literature, the patronage of letters, and the biographies of the two poets (chapters 1 to 4 respectively). All these topics are treated broadly in Section A and then with specific reference to the prefaces in Section B.
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Nelson, Max. "The magical Narcissus, a study of the water-gazing motif in the Narcissus myth." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1997. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk3/ftp04/mq27071.pdf.
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Barbour, John Francis. "Byron among the classics : a study of the influence of classical poetry on the work of lord Byron." Thesis, Durham University, 1994. http://etheses.dur.ac.uk/5816/.
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This study begins by defining epic to determine if Byron's claims, regarding Don Juan,to be writing an epic, are justified, concluding that though most epics preserve the form ofearlier epics, substituting a different "message" or heroic ethos, Byron, in defiance of thistradition, attempts to preserve the essence of Homeric epic, particularly its new heroicethos, but in a new form. This is where Byron and Vergil's imitations of Homer differ,Byron rejecting both Vergil's manner of imitation and his heroic ethos. In a series ofimitations, Byron parodies Vergil, borrowing his imagery to suggest the unnatural and thesterile. Differences are exposed in their respective treatments of war, Byron advocatingthe self-justifying act of love rather than the consolations of duty and fame offered byVergil, which rely on a perception of cosmic order lacking in Byron's view, a view whichlinks him to Homer and the Attic tragedians. The Greek view of the darkness andconfusion of the cosmos Byron finds congenial, appreciating the opportunities it affordsfor open-endedness, though aware that this open-endedness is always subsumed by largerclosure due to different levels of perspective (actors, chorus, and gods). In ChildeHarold's Pilgrimage, Byron attempts to emulate this multilevelledness as a means todistance himself from the cycles of Nature from which he is painfully excluded due to hismixed body and spirit nature, finally breaking out to channel these cycles of Natureproductively through art. In Byron's dramas, too, there are cycles of evil whose origins liein Attic tragedy. Ever present in Byron, as in classical tragedy, is the Promethean dilemmabetween submission, and defiance leading to inevitable defeat. In his later poetry, Byronis more reconciled to the cycles of life, though continuing his Promethean quest in thefields of love and literature.
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Elewa, Abdel-Hamid. "Collocation and synonymy in Classical Arabic : a corpus-based study." Thesis, University of Manchester, 2004. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.488171.
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Yabu, Yoshiro. "Geometric Study of Classical and Quantum Systems with Group Actions." 京都大学 (Kyoto University), 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/2433/123853.
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Hill, Travis, and Travis Hill. "The Afterlife of the Classical Stoa: Investigating the Transition from Classical to Medieval through the Study of Byzantine Stoa Reuse." Thesis, The University of Arizona, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/624130.
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Changing circumstances during Late Antiquity and the Early Byzantine Period (4th-9th centuries A.D.) required Byzantine communities to make deliberate adjustments in order to survive, endure, and ultimately flourish again during the Middle Byzantine Period (10th-12th centuries). The role these communities had in decision-making can easily be overlooked, leaving instead hapless victims of insurmountable external pressures such as imperial manipulation, economic recession, Christian acculturation, or a general sense of inexorable decline. Although factors such as these played a role as each community deliberated on a complex and unique set of local concerns, the ultimate decisions each community made should not be assumed but rather investigated on the basis of both textual and archaeological evidence.
The stoa is particularly well-suited for the study of reuse and therefore valuable for understanding the adaptive strategies implemented by Byzantine individuals and communities during the transition period from antiquity to the medieval period. The stoa was one of the most ubiquitous buildings of the Greco-Roman city and was highly adaptable for reuse, whether by incorporation into large structures such as churches or fortifications, or by subdivision into smaller units for uses such as housing, storage, or commercial activities. The stoa was commonly found not only in urban contexts, particularly in agorai and fora, but also at many extraurban sanctuaries. By compiling data on the reuse of stoas throughout the Byzantine Empire during the 4th - 10th centuries, four patterns of reuse can be identified: residential, economic, ecclesiastical, and defensive. Abandonment, or a lack of reuse, is a fifth pattern. These patterns of reuse provide insight into the lives of Byzantines outside of the imperial and ecclesiastic elites and inform the excavation of post-classical phases of stoas.
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Sharp, James Edward. "Dea Roma and the Roman virtues : a comparative study in the policy and practice of Deified abstractions." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/14011.
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The purpose of this thesis is to provide an in-depth study of the goddess Roma and the development and spread of her cult across the eastern and western halves of the Roman Empire from the second century BC to the reign of Augustus. In the east the institution of her cult was the result of expanding Roman influence in the region, and served as a means for people to conceptualise the presence of Roman power. In contrast to this, her worship in the west, as part of the imperial cult, was mandated by the emperor Augustus. In order to better understand the place of Roma in the context of the western empire, I argue that it is best to view her as a deified abstraction. The deified abstractions were a group of divinities in Rome that embodied a specific ideal or concept (the goddess Concordia embodying concord, Pax embodying peace etc.). In order to view the goddess in this manner, I examine what it meant for Roma to embody "Rome", and what this would have meant to the people who worshipped her. This examination also takes into account the views of scholars such as Mellor, who view Roma as little more than a political tool and a by-product of Greek sycophancy, as well as those scholars who view the deified abstractions in Rome as a carry-over of archaic Roman religion that held little importance to the people of Rome. Such opinions, I argue, are both erroneous and untenable.
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Rountree, Janet, and n/a. "A framework for virtual artifacts : digital images as teaching tools in Classical art." University of Otago. Department of Information Science, 2005. http://adt.otago.ac.nz./public/adt-NZDU20060809.112225.
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This thesis explores the problem of how to present digital images of ancient artifacts in a manner that supports the task of visual analysis.
The real object presents the "truth": exact scale, colour, and fine details. An original work of art provides the viewer with the opportunity to react directly with the object, is closest to the impact intended by the artist, and provides a tangible physical link with the past. Digital images limit and alter the experience of a work of art (1) with regard to the amount of data available (resolution), and (2) through the interpretation of the object by the producers of the digital copy (mediation).
A new framework is developed to improve the understanding and presentation of virtual artifacts. This Fidelity-Mediation framework provides a continuum for considering the effects of design strategies on media used in teaching Classical arch�ology. Two small-scale experiments and follow-up interviews were undertaken to assess the usefulness of the Fidelity-Mediation framework as a descriptive model. During the experiments, quantitative analysis could detect no statistical difference in the effectiveness of different types of presentation (real object, VR object, and still digital images).
This is a surprising result as it might be expected that there is nothing like seeing the real thing. Digital images provide less visual integrity. However, the digitised artifacts make up for the loss of excitement and authenticity by providing the advantage of mediated focus. Digitised artifacts thus turn out to be useful, effective study tools in the analysis of Classical art.
Findings from this research are expected to generalise only to learning situations which support task orientation--situations conducive to developing personal skills and mastery--in contrast to performance orientation where the goal is to display performance relative to others. The distinction between task orientation and performance orientation is discussed in Chapter Eight of this thesis.
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Karsten, Susanne. "Simulation study on the epidemiology and control of classical swine fever /." Kiel : Selbstverl. des Inst. für Tierzucht und Tierhaltung der Christian-Albrechts-Univ. zu Kiel, 2004. http://edok.ahb.niedersachsen.de/inhalt/07/479339244.pdf.
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Ceserani, Giovanna. "The study of Magna Graecia : classical archaeology and nationalism since 1750." Thesis, University of Cambridge, 2000. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.621607.
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Heady, Lucy Clare. "Inhibiting CDK2 : a computational study with ab-initio and classical methods." Thesis, University of Cambridge, 2006. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.613729.
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Dernlan, Timothy James. "Spiritual Formation: A Comparative Study of Modern and Classical Christian Schools." Ashland University / OhioLINK, 2013. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ashland1365819437.
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Zhou, SiYang. "A Study of Argumentation Structure in English and Classical Chinese Texts." Miami University / OhioLINK, 2009. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1250787901.
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Wu, Y. "A study of non-classical immune interactions with influenza A virus." Thesis, University College London (University of London), 2009. http://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/18784/.
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The study of the immune system has classically been divided between the innate and the adaptive. Natural antibodies (NAbs) are a class of antibodies produced in response to no well-defined stimuli, with broad-spectrum activity often for conserved carbohydrate antigens. γδ T cells similarly, are a subset of T cells which display oligoclonal T cell receptors specific for conserved microbial antigens. While antibodies and T cells are classically adaptive responses, NAbs and γδ T cells display many non-classical innate interactions. Their interactions with influenza A virus are investigated here with an aim to improve the immune response. Using reverse genetics I have demonstrated here that influenza A viruses can be engineered to express the galα1-3gal and ABO blood group carbohydrate antigens, making them targets for anti-galα1-3gal and anti-ABO antibodies widely expressed in humans. I then investigated the potential of NAbs to enhance the immunity to influenza. In addition, I investigated the presentation of influenza by a novel antigen presenting cell, the γδ T cell. These cells were shown to acquire this antigen by phagocystosis. This surprising capacity for phagocytosis was demonstrated by flow cytometry, by direct observation under confocal and electron microscopy and by functional assays of antigen presentation. γδ T cells could be shown to phagocytose both Escherichia coli and 1μm synthetic beads. This process was at least partly mediated by the receptor for phagocytosis, CD16. Being “adaptive”, γδ T cells retain the capacity for rapid clonal expansion and yet at the same time these cells possess the highly specialized functions of phagocytosis and antigen presentation classically restricted to a small population of innate DCs. Such novel and non-classical immune interactions open new avenues in the development of rapid immunotherapeutic interventions against potential pandemic strains of influenza A.
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Doulamis, Konstantinos. "The rhetoric of Eros in Xenophon of Ephesus and Chariton : a stylistic and interpretive study." Thesis, University of Exeter, 2002. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.269809.
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Sharland, Suzanne. "Captatio in law, life and literature : a study of the topos of inheritance-hunting in the context of Roman testamentary legislation and social practice." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 1991. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/18255.
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"Captatio and the captator are stock elements of literature and undoubtedly existed in life, but as actual practice and figure in Roman society they are nearly impossible to identify" (Champlin 1989: 212). Captatio (inheritancehunting), as it appears in Latin literature, can be defined as the systematic courtship of elderly, preferably sickly or dying, childless wealthy people by social adventurers known as captatores, with the aim of gaining inheritances from these people by will. The methods by which this is shown to be achieved include gift-giving, salutatio, sexual favours, flattery etc. Roman literature suggests that this practice often took place within the exchange network of amicitia. This thesis examines captatio, as presented in the Latin literature of the early Empire, in the context of definable legal and social structures. It is not so much the purpose of this study to decide whether captatio existed or was a purely literary conceit, as to examine this literary topos in its broader context.
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Halliwell, Jonathan Miles. "Epinician precepts : a study of Chiron and the wise adviser in Pindar." Thesis, University of Birmingham, 2009. http://etheses.bham.ac.uk//id/eprint/257/.
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This thesis offers a fresh appraisal of the wise adviser in Pindar's epinician poetry. By focusing on the prominent figure of Chiron, it shows how Pindar engages with the paraenetic tradition in a way that reveals the distinctive character of the epinician poet. The first part of the study explores the function of Chiron as an interactive model for Pindar as poet-teacher. Chapter 1 examines how the mythical pedagogue enhances the status of the poet as wise adviser by illuminating the moral character of his advice. It shows how the relationship between teacher and pupil in the myth provides a model for that of poet and addressee and enables the poet to present his advice indirectly. In two separate case studies, I explore how Chiron's paradigmatic associations interact with the poet as adviser. In Chapter 2 (Nemean 3), I argue that the poet dramatises the instruction of a pupil as part of a collaborative and interactive form of learning. In Chapter 3 (Pythian 3), I argue that Pindar reconfigures preceptual instruction in a 'dialogue' between two speakers who enact the pedagogic relationship of Chiron and Asclepius. This strategy allows the poet to present his teaching tactfully and authoritatively. I conclude that Chiron is a figure for the poet as tactful and authoritative adviser and contributes to the poet's creation of a 'paraenetic encomium'. Secondly, this study of the reception and remodelling of the paraenetic tradition in Pindar illuminates the distinctive character of his advice and its central importance in Pindar's construction of poetic and moral authority.
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Aljabri, Khalid. "Exploring strategies for developing Western classical music education in the Sultanate of Oman." Thesis, Royal College of Music, 2017. http://researchonline.rcm.ac.uk/384/.
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The initial aim of this research was to assess whether it was possible to introduce Western Classical Music (WCM) into the Omani school music curriculum. Oman is a model for establishing, firstly, whether it is possible to introduce WCM to a school regime in which it has never previously existed and, secondly, how such an introduction can be most effectively implemented. There was no published research in this area and, as this research developed, the initial stance evolved and modified, leading to broader conclusions. This has implications not only for music education in Oman but also for wider discussions about the role of WCM in non-Western music education and its potential expansion in non-traditional spheres. The thesis reports on both the cultural and historical context of music and music education in Oman, as well as the attitude of Omani Islam to the permissibility of music within an Islamic state. Previous global attempts to introduce alien musical traditions into their curricula are reviewed to establish what lessons might be learned alongside the educational models and approaches adopted within English schools. The English observations are used to design investigative pilot schemes (including alternative pedagogies), which were conducted within four Omani state schools. Throughout the thesis, qualitative research makes use of ethnographically informed case studies and five research methods: semi-structured interviews, surveys, participant observation, field notes and documentation. Data are analysed thematically and via descriptive synthesis in order to identify key concepts and themes and, thus, to arrive at holistic strategies for a potential introduction of WCM into the National Curriculum (NC). Findings suggest that it is possible to introduce WCM into an outward-looking country with links to external governments and an established music scene. Religious reservations were largely overcome by public debate while cultural resistance was soothed by an emphasis on the equal status of national music alongside non-native music education. Observations in English schools found that learning outcomes are dependent on a number of factors including the individual ability of each teacher, teaching resources and a receptive environment. The Omani pilots, in turn, suggest that the incorporation of WCM into the NC requires additional elements such as cultural sensitivity, detailed planning and comprehensive, open debate. Additionally, it was not the musical genre that created the successful outcomes but, rather, the pedagogy. The desired outcome, therefore, was not to effect the introduction of WCM into the Omani national music curriculum per se but to open up the school music curriculum to a more progressive model of pedagogy. This research has implications for the introduction and expansion of new musical genres into National Curricula.
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Ho, Yuen-ying, and 何婉瑩. "The effect of introducing a computer software in enhancing comprehension of classical Chinese text." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 1995. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B31957869.
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Fielding, Ian. "Later Latin elegy : a study of Ovid’s successors in the fifth and sixth centuries." Thesis, University of Warwick, 2010. http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/35236/.
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This study provides a synoptic account of the development of Latin elegiac poetry from the first century BC to late antiquity. It focuses primarily on a group of texts from the fifth and sixth centuries AD in which elegy once again becomes a medium for sustained poetic lamentation, four hundred years after the death of Ovid, its most famous exponent. These texts are Rutilius Namatianus, De Reditu; Orientius, Commonitorium; Dracontius, Satisfactio; and the elegiac collection of Maximianus. Each work is interpreted in the context of the radical historical changes that were taking place in this period. The study makes particular reference to the influence of Ovid, as it analyses the distinctive formal and narrative modalities by which these poets present a variety of subject matter. It advances the hypothesis that each of the four elegies presents the experience of a traumatic loss or break. As well as providing detailed examination of these important primary texts, this study also invites re-evaluation of the elegiac works of the Augustan period, which have long been canonical in Classics. In so doing, it indicates the potential for a highly developed criticism of previously neglected works of Latin poetry.
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Savage, R. W. H. "Structure and sorcery : The aesthetics of post-war serial composition and indeterminacy." Thesis, University of Sussex, 1987. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.377937.
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Kvasnikova, Ioulia. "A classical molecular dynamics study of thermodynamic variables for finite nuclear systems." Thesis, McGill University, 1996. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=24017.
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The classical molecular dynamics model is used for a study of the possible nuclear phase transition in heavy ion collisions at intermediate energies. We implemented this model through Monte Carlo techniques. Different kinds of initial configurations are considered, as well as different methods of particles propagation. In order to simulate the canonical ensemble dynamic evolution we investigate two methods of keeping the temperature constant.We consider a system of 85 nucleons interacting through two-body nucleon-nucleon potential. The calculations are first carried out ignoring Coulomb interaction and then including it. Data on various thermodynamic quantities are obtained and the question of the existence of the phase transition is investigated.
To estimate the effect of a finite particle number on critical parameters we go to a system of 200 nucleons.
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Shrestha, Tej B. "Comparison study on some classical lack-of-fit tests in regression models." Manhattan, Kan. : Kansas State University, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/2097/4247.
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Green, Roy. "Classical theories of money, output and inflation : a study in 'historical economics'." Thesis, University of Cambridge, 1988. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.317732.
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Jarrett, Timothy Christopher. "A study of classical and quantum systems with a centralized interaction network." Thesis, University of Oxford, 2006. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.442827.
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Al-Mashani, Muhammad. "The lexical relationship between classical Arabic and Shehri: a comparative analytical study." Thesis, University of Manchester, 1999. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.575141.
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The plan of the present work may be outlined as follows. The first chapter contains a discussion of the concept of Classical Arabic. In the second chapter, the Shehri language is introduced and the region in which it is spoken is described. Background information is presented concerning the social and historical conditions of the region and the reasons are discussed for the language's survival there. This is followed by a review of all the writings, comments, and recent studies of Arab linguists on the topic. Chapter Three contains a glossary of Shehri words that correspond in root and meaning with Classical Arabic. Chapter Four contains a glossary of Shehri words that correspond in root with Classical Arabic and are similar in meaning. Chapter Five contains a glossary of Shehri words that correspond in meaning with Classical Arabic although not having the same roots. Chapter Six contains a glossary of Shehri words that are similar in both root and meaning to Classical Arabic. Chapter Seven contains a systematic study of metathesis and mutation in Shehri and Classical Arabic. In the Conclusion, a review is made of results, followed by a discussion and a number of recommendations.
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Troudi, Khaled. "Qurʾanic hermeneutics with reference to narratives : a study in classical exegetical traditions." Thesis, University of Exeter, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10036/3355.
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Qurʾānic Hermeneutics with Reference to Narratives: A Study in Classical Exegetical Traditions ABSTRACT This dissertation is a critical study of the hermeneutical analysis used in classical tafsīr with reference to some Qurʾānic narrative passages. It examines those discourses that are related to these narrative passages by producing a comparative review of the some widely used Qurʾānic commentaries—namely, those by Hūd ibn Muḥakkim, al-Ṭabarī, al-Zamakhsharī, al-Thaʿlabī, al-Rāzī, al-Ṭabrisī, Ruzbihān al-Baqlī, and Nisābūrī. It critically studies the conditions that influenced the interpreters’ prejudices and preconceptions. Also, this research critically analyzes the gap that exists between these Qur’ānic narratives and their interpretations. This research consists of five chapters. The first two chapters deal with hermeneutics and narratives with respect to approaches and methods. The last three chapters are case studies, which explore the hermeneutical discourses related to these narratives. An analysis of the early methods of exegesis used on selected Qurʾānic narrative passages—conducted through the interrelated concepts of linguistics, grammar, lexicography, mysticism, history, textuality, and theology- will serve as the framework within which to study the level of understanding of these interpreters of the Qurʾānic text and their impact on the Muslim community. Critical research is conducted and primary sources are used to study how these exegetes understood the Qurʾānic text and contextualized the available knowledge to interpret Qurʾānic narratives on the literary, textual narrative, theological, and mystical levels.
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Kanchanawong, Pakorn. "The application of non-classical stark effects to study charge transfer reactions /." May be available electronically:, 2007. http://proquest.umi.com/login?COPT=REJTPTU1MTUmSU5UPTAmVkVSPTI=&clientId=12498.
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Hassan-Smith, Ghaniah Zeb. "A study of classical and novel markers of disease in multiple sclerosis." Thesis, University of Birmingham, 2015. http://etheses.bham.ac.uk//id/eprint/6249/.
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Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic inflammatory and degenerative condition of the Central Nervous System. Focal demyelinating lesions are its neuropathological hallmark, but widespread abnormalities found in otherwise “normal-appearing” tissue are better associated with disability outcomes. HMGB1 is a promiscuous sensor of cellular stress, acting as a link between sterile damage and innate immune mechanisms, with its extra-nuclear release producing diverse outcomes. We report novel findings of significantly increased HMGB1 expression throughout the brain tissue of MS vs. non-MS patients, particularly in macrophages/microglia and oligodendrocytes (OGD). In addition, cerebrospinal fluid HMGB1 levels were increased in early-stage MS patients compared to non-inflammatory control patients. HMGB1 stimulation in-vitro upregulates expression of its receptors in an OGD cell line, potentially propagating chronic inflammation. Expression of the Leucine Rich Repeat and Ig-domain-containing molecules, AMIGO-3 and LINGO-1 is also significantly increased by HMGB1 stimulation in-vitro. These molecules demonstrate particularly intense immunoreactivity in human brain tissue taken at biopsy, at an early disease stage. Thus, exogenous HMGB1 may influence neurodegenerative processes via AMIGO-3 and LINGO-1 and blocking their function could have therapeutic value. Increased expression of HMGB1 in OGD, however, may highlight endogenous neuroprotective mechanisms in response to an unknown trigger.
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Bocksberger, Sophie Marianne. "Telamonian Ajax : a study of his reception in Archaic and Classical Greece." Thesis, University of Oxford, 2016. https://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:a9bacb2a-7ede-4603-9e6a-bf7f492332ed.
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This thesis is a systematic study of the representations of Telamonian Ajax in archaic and classical Greece. Its aim is to trace, examine, and understand how and why the constitutive elements of his myth evolved in the way they did in the long chain of its receptions. Particular attention is paid to the historical, socio-cultural and performative contexts of the literary works and visual representations I analyse as well as to the audience for which these were produced. The study is divided into three parts, each of which reflects a different reality in which Ajax has been received (different with respect to time, place, or literary genre). Artistic representations of the hero, as well as his religious dimension and political valence, are consistently taken into account throughout the thesis. The first part - Ajax from Salamis - focuses on epic poetry, and thus investigates the Panhellenic significance of the hero (rather than his reception in a particular place). It treats the entire corpus of early Greek hexameter poetry that has come down to us in written form as the reception of a common oral tradition which each poem has adapted for its own purpose. I establish that in the larger tradition of the Trojan War, Ajax was a hero characterised by his gift of invulnerability. Because of this power, he is the figure who protects his companions - dead or alive - par excellence. However, this ability probably also led him to become over-confident, and, accordingly, to reject Athena's support on the battlefield. Hence, the goddess's hostility towards him, which she demonstrated by making him lose the reward of apioteia (Achilles' arms). His defeat made Ajax so angry that he became mad and committed suicide. I also show how this traditional Ajax has been adapted to fit into the Iliad's own aesthetics. The second part - Ajax in Aegina - concentrates on the reception of Ajax in the victory odes of Pindar and Bacchylides for Aeginetan patrons. I argue that in the first part of the fifth century, Ajax becomes a figure imbued with a strong political dimension (especially with regard to the relationship between Athens and Aegina). Accordingly, I show how the presence of Ajax in Pindar's and Bacchylides' poems is often politically charged, and significant within the historical context. I discuss the influence this had on his representation. Finally, the third part moves to Athens, as I consider Ajax's reception during three distinct periods: the sixth century, the first half of the fifth century, and finally the rest of the classical period. I equally insist on the political dimension of the figure. I demonstrate that his figure undergoes a shift of paradigm in the early fifth century, which deeply affects his representation. By following in the footsteps of Ajax, this study prompts a series of reflections and comments on each of the works in which the hero features as well as on the relationship of these works to the historical context in which they were produced.
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Shrestha, Tej Bahadur. "Comparison study on some classical lack-of-fit tests in regression models." Kansas State University, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/2097/4247.
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Master of ScienceDepartment of Statistics
Weixing Song
The relationship between a random variable and a random vector is often investigated through the regression modeling. Because of its relative simplicity and ease of interpretation, a particular parametric form is often assumed for the regression function. If the pre-specified function form truly reflects the truth, then the resulting estimators and inference procedures would be reliable and efficient. But if the regression function does not represent the true relationship between the response and the predictors, then the inference results might be very misleading. Therefore, lack-of-fit test should be an indispensable part in regression modeling. This report compares the finite sample performance of several classical lack-of-fit tests in regression models via simulation studies. It has three chapters. The conception of the lack-of-fit test, together with its basic setup, is briefly introduced in Chapter 1; then several classical lack-of-fit test procedures are discussed in Chapter 2; finally, thorough simulation studies are conducted in Chapter 3 to assess the finite sample performance of each procedure introduced in Chapter 2. Some conclusions are also summarized in Chapter 3. A list of MATLAB codes that are used for the simulation studies is given in the appendix.
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Pavlides, Nicolette A. "Hero-cult in Archaic and Classical Sparta : a study of local religion." Thesis, University of Edinburgh, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/1842/14212.
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This dissertation examines the hero-cults in Sparta in the Archaic and Classical periods on the basis of the archaeological and literary sources. The aim is to explore the local idiosyncrasies of a pan-Hellenic phenomenon, which itself can help us understand the place and function of heroes in Greek religion. Although it has long been noted that hero-cult was especially popular in Sparta, there is little known about the cults, both in terms of material evidence and the historical context for their popularity. The first, second and third chapters query the origin and development of herocults and challenge the traditional assumption that Helen, Menelaos and Hyakinthos were 'faded gods‘. They also question the Dorian Spartan adaptation of Achaian heroes for political propaganda. Instead, the evidence at the Menelaion and the worship of Agamemnon and Alexandra/Kassandra, Orestes and others who remain anonymous to us, are viewed as a local phenomenon reflective of the developing communal and social consciousness in Archaic and Classical Sparta. The fourth chapter deals with the heroisation of the recently dead in the context of the possible posthumous heroisation of the Spartan kings and other important communal personalities. Thus, hero-cults are explained and interpreted as a changing phenomenon, which are influenced and shaped by societal dynamics at any given time. It is concluded that in Sparta the boundaries of the divine/heroic/mortal were fluid, which allowed a great variation in the expression of cults. The fifth and sixth chapters study the more intimate relationship of the individual to the hero through a survey of the votive deposits dedicated to heroes and an iconographical analysis of the votives, such as the stone and terracotta reliefs. The study of the archaeological record permits an analysis of the kinds of offerings to hero cults and an evaluation of the architecture that housed such cults. Because of the material and spatial distribution of the votive deposits, I conclude that Sparta had a large number of hero shrines scattered throughout the polis which attests to an enthusiastic and long-lasting local votive practice at a popular level.
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Alsehail, Marzoug A. M. "Ḥadīth-Amālī sessions : historical study of a forgotten tradition in Classical Islam." Thesis, University of Leeds, 2014. http://etheses.whiterose.ac.uk/9621/.
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This thesis is motivated by the shortage of research on the historical phenomenon ofḥadīth dictation sessions (al-amālī). It is the first to investigate the subject of ḥadīth dictation sessions, anextraordinary and highly-valued intellectual phenomenon in Islamic cultural history. It focusses on the writings ofal-Khaṭīb and al-Samcānī and compares them to other manuscripts on amālīheld in libraries in various parts of the Muslim world. The study has tried to bring together a large number of manuscripts to explore aspects of this area, imlā’ al-ḥadīth. The main objective of this research is to shed light on this important genre and to uncover itsmajor characteristics, structures and value, and ultimately to address the relative neglect this area of research has suffered. The major finding of this study is that amālī was the most highly-regarded and most trusted method in transmitting, preserving and analysing ḥadīthwithin scholarly cirlces. Alsothe study has demonstrated that al-Khaṭīb al-Baghdādī and al- Samcānī’s approachesare descriptive and lack the precision in regards to the main principles of imlā’, a method that was a particularlyrobustway of documenting only valid ḥadīth. The study also revealthat the claimsof several scholars to reviving this method are not accurate. Particularly, the study showsthat al-Suyūṭī did not lead a movement to revive the ḥadīth dictation sessions after Ibn al-Ṣalāḥ. This is the first dedicated study on imlā’ in either English or Arabic and should be of paticular interest to students of ḥadīth and scholars interested in pedagogical methods in the Medieval East and West.
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Devaki, H. P. "Pre-classical yoga philosophy-A study." Thesis, 1993. http://hdl.handle.net/2009/1689.
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Chen, Hsien-tang, and 陳顯堂. "Study on Classical Music of Thailand." Thesis, 2011. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/90582279895395258690.
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碩士南華大學
民族音樂學系碩士班
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Thailand, which is located in the center of Southeast Asia, and its status and importance is self-evident. However, it is completely isolated with its associated by whether the Taiwan government or the private sector. Based on the admiration for Confucius and love for music, Confucius and the words "Shao music", led to pursuit of the ancient sages’ courtesy, which is "music", and never stop to chase for the lost and can not be understood the ancient sages’ music for more than a decade. The only existing under the environment of empery state, which preserves a veritable palace music, and the ancient sages’ music is its part in the context. Had gone to the Royal University of S.W.U. in Bangkok, Thailand for the methodology of ethnomusicology and anthropology. It took totally 99 days for four times of the field data collection, field survey, studying, visition, and observation. Besides, looked for a coach, measured tone for musical instruments, translated the music historical data, and establish the translation word of key vocabulary. There provide an overview on the history and socio-cultural of Thailand, political environment, social systems, beliefs, and habits. With the geographic and cultural district, the musice of the central and eastern Thailand, and the Royal stationed, universal present situation, custom, various instruments, apprenticing ceremony, operating system, and music theory will be instructed elaborately. It is the time while the turmoil of policy the of Thailand, the critical occasion for continued or abolition the court system. No matter how the evolution in the future, I hope the court music and main operating system that can be survived and paied early attention to be protected and developed before being completely lost and no longer. Besides, I wish to position for my own main musical ideas as soon as possible, and more careful review and improvement for my own music education strategy
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Huang, Yi-kai, and 黃怡凱. "STUDY on TOPICS of CLASSICAL MECHANICS." Thesis, 2001. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/84019590602958603482.
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碩士國立交通大學
應用數學系
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We can use the concept of the differentiable manifold to express a system with an ideal holonomic constraint, and we can define the generalized coordinate on a chart of an atlas of the manifold. So we can solve it by Lagrange equation. Of course we will study some topics in mechanics like small oscillation, the motion of a rigid body. Finally, we will investigate of sleeping and fast tops even of the case that in the absence of gravity.
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Hsieh, Yun-Da, and 謝昀達. "Classical Monte Carlo Study on Phase Transitions." Thesis, 2012. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/67160579344281422294.
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Lattice models are of significance in studying phase transitions and crit- ical phenomena. For example, the three-dimensional (3D) XY or O(2) universality class has relevance to the nature of the λ-transition in 4He and the exhibition of the Kosterlitz-Thouless(KT) transition in two-dimensional (2D) XY model. In particular, the second-order phase transitions in nature can be classified into different universality classes by its critical behaviors. Using the universality properties, we could investigate the critical phenomena by proposing a suitable lattice model belonging to the same universality class of the problem in which we are interested. Due to the difficulty of solving these models analytically, recently numerical research has played an important role in investigating model Hamiltonians with the help of the development of high performance computers. Moreover, with the advantage of the graphics pro- cessing unit (GPU), computation can be accelerated by parallelization of pro- grams. As a result, it is now possible to perform numerical studies on some difficult cases and boost the quality of the statistical results. This thesis is devoted to classical Monte Carlo simulations on lattice mod- els. The Monte Carlo method is a powerful tool for exploring the properties of physical models which have not yet been solved analytically, such as the 3D Ising model, XY model in two and three dimensions and so on. How- ever, in numerical studies, we can only simulate systems with finite lattice sizes, which is also an inevitable limit for other numerical methods. In the finite-size scaling hypothesis, the statistical estimates are sensitive to the size, which may be the main source of the statistical bias. In the quest for the true physics behind statistical error, increasing the lattice size in simulations is indispensible in most cases. Nevertheless, in order to increase the lattice size while keeping the quality of the statistical data, the amount of computations may become unaffordable for the traditional central processing unit (CPU). In light of the situation and also the parallel nature of the Monte Carlo method, we implement a GPU version of Monte Carlo simulations with NVIDIA CUDA frameworks. The performance of the GPU versions of var- ious models are satisfying, running approximately 100 times faster than our CPU versions while generating outcomes consistent with our CPU studies and other works. Here is an overview of the thesis. In the first chapter, we introduce the phase transitions occuring in nature and the model Hamiltonians we will dis- cuss in the following chapters. The second chapter, which is the most impor- tant one, describes the basic idea of performing Monte Carlo simulations on lattice systems. It provides both the theoretical basis, such as Markov chain processes and practical guidance, such as the Metropolis algorithm and evaluation of expectation values. In the latter half of the chapter, we cover the step-by-step procedure of the GPU implementation from the point of view of its architecture. The third chapter contains the techniques of processing statistical data from the Monte Carlo simulations and the procedures for find- ing the critical exponents with finite-size data. We provide two- and three- dimensional Ising models as an example to demonstrate the procedures of fitting the finite-size scaling functions and to benchmark the GPU versions of the simulation programs. In the fourth chapter, we show our simulation results of the 2D and 3D XY models. For the 3D case, we perform the simulations up to lattice size L = 160 to reduce the finite-size effects and have consistent results but better statistics compared to previous numerical and experimental works. In th 2D XY model, we adopt a method related to the spin-stiffness in order to locate the critical temperature of the KT transition. The difficulty of locating the KT transition point due the logarithmic size correction is a well-known fact. However, we can overcome the difficulties by increasing the lattice size up to L = 512 and boosting the statistical quality with longer Monte Carlo runs. This thesis is intended for the reader who: ‧ is interested in Monte Carlo simulations of lattice models and needs a basic but complete introduction to the Monte Carlo method. ‧ wants to migrate his or her Monte Carlo programs to GPU. Detailed guidance and examples are included. Also the benchmarked GPU pro- grams can be provided if needed. ‧ already has CPU or GPU simulation results, and would like to to check the accuracy of his or her implementation. In the thesis, all the results are consistent with previous works (or exact solutions if they exist) and even have better statistical quality.
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XU, HUI-JUN, and 許惠鈞. "A Study of Democracy of Classical Liberalism." Thesis, 2016. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/28614337714079318993.
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Li, Hsu-Chun, and 李緒純. "A Study of Rewriting of Classical Short Novels." Thesis, 2012. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/w692hd.
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碩士國立臺東大學
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Despite the widely varying claims of opponents and proponents of rewriting of classics, it is undeniable that rewritten versions of classics published for children to learn classical literature has its own niche in the market. With the passage of time, rewriting is not longer viewed equivalent to register translation. Therefore, traditional ways of conversion and rewriting of classics should also be adapted to meet the needs of readers of different times and backgrounds. Consisting of six chapters, this study investigated rewriting of Chinese classical novels among works listed as Good Books for Everyone over the past 10 years. This study not only observed common tendencies among these works but also classified them into different genres for analysis of themes and reasons for rewriting. Later, this study conducted a text comparative analysis to observe the similarities and differences between rewritten works and originals in content and format to further induce the features and meanings of rewriting. The final chapter concluded results of this study and current conditions of rewritten works examined in this study. The conclusions could be a reference for parents, educators, rewriters, and future researchers.