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Гладченко, Оксана Робертівна, Оксана Робертовна Гладченко, Oksana Robertivna Hladchenko, and O. Grishchenko. "Direct marketing." Thesis, Вид-во СумДУ, 2009. http://essuir.sumdu.edu.ua/handle/123456789/17070.

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Currier, Daniel W. "Direct Address." VCU Scholars Compass, 2007. http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd_retro/44.

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"Direct Address" is a document intended to complement a body of artwork, including photographs and digital video. The focus of this text is to discuss my process of creating documentary film. Beginning with my thesis film it traces my development as documentary filmmaker over a two-year period, highlighting shifts in my thinking and activity during that time.

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Lamont, Robert W. "Direct fire synchronization." Thesis, Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School, 1992. http://hdl.handle.net/10945/23644.

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Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited<br>This thesis analyzes defense in sector missions adapted from the National Training Center and conducted with the Janus(A) high resolution combat model to check for relationships which influence direct fire synchronization. This analysis should enhance the monitoring of unit performances in the area of concentration of massing of fires consistent with the commander's intent. The combat fighting vehicle, which combines the characteristics of mobility with high volumes of firepower, dominates the desert battlefield and is the focus of th

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Negahdaripour, Shahriar. "Direct passive navigation." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1986. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/14939.

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Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 1987.<br>MICROFICHE COPY AVAILABLE IN ARCHIVES AND SCIENCE<br>Bibliography: leaves 219-225.<br>by Shahriar Negahdaripour.<br>Ph.D.

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Corrie, Thomas James Alexander. "Intramolecular direct arylation." Thesis, University of Edinburgh, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/1842/28820.

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The research conducted for this thesis has led to the development of an intramolecular gold-catalysed direct arylation protocol whereby tethered arenes and aryltrimethylsilanes are coupled (Scheme 1). In Chapter 1, the key synthetic and mechanistic studies that have ultimately led to the conception of this project are introduced. In Chapter 2, the substrate scope of intramolecular direct arylation is assessed. The reaction tolerates a wide range of substrates with tether lengths between one and five units (containing C, N and O) generating 5- to 9- membered rings. Substrates that lead to 5-mem

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O'Loughlin, Kieran John. "The comparability of direct and semi-direct speaking tests : a case study /." Connect to thesis, 1997. http://eprints.unimelb.edu.au/archive/00000378.

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Sultan, Jassim. "Direct methanol fuel cells /." Internet access available to MUN users only, 2003. http://collections.mun.ca/u?/theses,162066.

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Tapsell, John Peter. "Direct-Write Digital Holography." Thesis, University of Sussex, 2008. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.487902.

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Chapter 1 gives a brief history of the field of holography along with an overview of this thesis. A more detailed description of holography is provided in Chapter 2 along with a discussion of digital holography. Chapter 3 examines the design of a one-step monochromatic hologram printer capable producing white-light viewable transmission holograms created with the aid of an LCOS display system and printed in a dot-matrix sequence. The lens system employed includes a microlens array and an afocal relay telescope which are both quantitatively examined in order to maximise the contrast, diffractio

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Turner, Gemma L. "Direct arylation of thiazoles." Thesis, University of Edinburgh, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/1842/3188.

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An introduction to the thiazole ring system is presented together with a detailed, but non-exhaustive review of the rapidly emerging area of palladium-mediated directed arylation. The direct arylation of thiazole is also discussed together with our attempts to improve the established methods. A high-yielding, mild protocol has been developed for the functionalisation of the most electron-rich carbon-hydrogen bonds in a number of heterocyclic ring systems, this represents the first example of a C-H activation reaction being accomplished in aqueous media and allows access to a diverse range of f

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Taylor, Emmanuel J. "Direct DC solar integration." Thesis, University of Pittsburgh, 2015. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3647989.

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<p> The output characteristic of a photovoltaic (PV) module varies as the environmental conditions of the module’s operation change. Changes in operating temperature and incident sunlight dynamically change the maximum power available from a PV module, as well as the output voltage. The output voltage of the PV generating system must be regulated, in order to ensure proper power quality for connection to an electrical load, building electric power system, or the electric grid.</p><p> PV modules are typically connected in series strings and parallel arrays to create PV generating system

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Sandomire, Daniel M. (Daniel Micah). "Direct sequential system assemblage." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1996. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/70282.

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Thesis (M. Arch.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Architecture, 1997.<br>Includes bibliographical references (p. 79-82).<br>Decisions made during the building process have the opportunity to both inform the next set of decisions and provide unexpected and possibly positive features in the final project. Thus, working beyond the minimum definition at each size will provide a more rich environment for the next ... This thesis proposes to investigate those decisions both analytically and synthetically. In volume one, construction phases are established and a set of physical syste

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Ohnmacht, Stephan A. "Direct arylations of azoles." Thesis, University of Edinburgh, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/1842/11233.

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Ahluwalia, Arvind. "Computer Controlled Direct Descent." Thesis, Mälardalens högskola, Akademin för innovation, design och teknik, 2017. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mdh:diva-36214.

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How an aircraft performs its approach and descent towards an airport today has got big potential for improvements. It's mainly the environmental impact and safety that can, and must, be improved for a sustainable future in aviation. "Green Approaches" is a small, yet relatively well-known, optimized approach system mainly used by Scandinavian Airlines on Arlanda airport. Unfortunately "Green Approaches" aren't used often enough, due to the simple reason that it doesn't work very well during heavy traffic. Luckily further research is being done in this field to further optimize an aircraft’s ap

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Alvarez-Garcia, Luciano Gritti Jules. "Poétique du direct télévisuel /." Louvain : Ciaco, 1985. http://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb373621701.

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Williams, A. Lynn, Sharynne McLeod, and R. J. McCauley. "Direct Speech Production Interventions." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2010. https://www.amzn.com/1598570188/.

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Book Summary: With detailed discussion and invaluable video footage of 23 treatment interventions for speech sound disorders (SSDs) in children, this textbook and DVD set should be part of every speech-language pathologist's professional preparation. Focusing on children with functional or motor-based speech disorders from early childhood through the early elementary period, this textbook gives preservice SLPs critical analyses of a complete spectrum of evidence-based phonological and articulatory interventions. This textbook fully prepares SLPs for practice with a vivid inside look at inter

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Hill, Mathias [Verfasser], and Ingo [Akademischer Betreuer] Krossing. "Direct fluorination in mini and microreactors = Direkte Fluorierung in Mini- und Mikroreaktoren." Freiburg : Universität, 2013. http://d-nb.info/1115494619/34.

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Lampropoulou, Sofia. "The use of direct speech in Greek youth storytelling:constructing (gender) identities through direct speech." Thesis, Lancaster University, 2007. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.514459.

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Finateu, Thomas. "A direct digital retransmitter based on phase-interpolar direct digital synthesizer and injection locking." Thesis, Bordeaux 1, 2008. http://www.theses.fr/2008BOR13671/document.

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Cette thèse présente un émetteur radio-fréquences, composé d’un synthétiseur numérique de fréquences, lui-même construit autour d’un sigma delta et d’un interpolateur de phase, ainsi que d’un oscillateur verrouillé par injection. Le synthétiseur numérique direct génère des fréquences de 400 à 500 MHz avec une résolution fréquentielle d’au moins 60 Hz. L’oscillateur verrouillé par injection, quand à lui, transpose ces fréquences dans la bande Bluetooth en assurant une multiplication de fréquences par 5. De plus, l’oscillateur verrouillé filtre le bruit de phase du signal d’injection jusqu’à réc

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Farr, Fabian. "Determinants of foreign direct investment and foreign direct investment in agriculture in developing countries." Thesis, Kansas State University, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/2097/36241.

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Master of Agribusiness<br>Department of Agricultural Economics<br>Allen M. Featherstone<br>Understanding determinants of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and Agricultural Foreign Direct Investment (AGFDI) is vital to policy makers in developing countries. FDI is a source of capital for the host country that does not affect its debt balance. Even so, technological spillover, better infrastructure as well as an increase in value added and market access have been the source of motivation to increase efforts to attract FDI. As for AGFDI, ongoing uncertainty with the financial markets created a shif

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Sivertsen, Victoria. "Direct Charging of a Solar Thermal Battery : Direkte soloppvarming av et termisk batteri." Thesis, Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet, Institutt for energi- og prosessteknikk, 2013. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:no:ntnu:diva-24286.

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Direct illumination of a thermal storage from a concentrating solar collector can be used to charge a phase change material (PCM) for the purpose of storing heat for cooking. Top illumination can be achieved by a double reflecting system to avoid any dangers of expansion from heating the storage from the bottom.An experimental investigation of the double reflecting system has been conducted at the lab of the Department of Energy and Process. The main purpose of the experiments was to be able to conduct an efficiency measurement of the systems ability to charge the heat storage. A double

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Florian, Baron Camilo. "Laser direct-writing for microfabrication." Doctoral thesis, Universitat de Barcelona, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10803/400403.

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Digital manufacturing constitutes a real industrial revolution that is transforming the production processes from the early stages of research and development to mass production and marketing. The biggest difference in comparison with old fabrication methods is the possibility to perform changes in the pattern design just by using mouse clicks instead of modifying an already fabricated prototype, which results in faster, cheaper and more efficient fabrication processes. For example, new technologies enabling the production of printed electronic devices on flexible substrates and compatible wit

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Barakat, Mohamed. "Functional spaces a direct approach /." [S.l.] : [s.n.], 2001. http://deposit.ddb.de/cgi-bin/dokserv?idn=963974971.

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Abel, Gary R. "Direct time resolution of sonoluminescence." Thesis, Monterey, Calif. : Springfield, Va. : Naval Postgraduate School ; Available from National Technical Information Service, 1993. http://handle.dtic.mil/100.2/ADA276157.

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Thesis (M.S. in Physics) Naval Postgraduate School, December 1993.<br>Thesis advisor(s): Xavier K. Maruyama, Anthony A. Atchley. "December 1993." Includes bibliographical references. Also available online.

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Joseph, Krishna Sathyamurthy. "Hybrid direct methanol fuel cells." Thesis, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/44777.

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A new type of fuel cell that combines the advantages of a proton exchange membrane fuel cells and anion exchange membrane fuel cells operated with methanol is demonstrated. Two configurations: one with a high pH anode and low pH cathode (anode hybrid fuel cell (AHFC)),and another with a high pH cathode and a low pH anode (cathode hybrid fuel cell (CHFC)) have been studied in this work. The principle of operation of the hybrid fuel cells were explained. The two different hybrid cell configurations were used in order to study the effect of the electrode fabrication on fuel cell performance. Furt

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Cetin, Selcan. "Direct Income Payments: Turkish Experience." Master's thesis, METU, 2010. http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/12612441/index.pdf.

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In 2001, Turkey started an agricultural reform program which ended at the end of 2008. The major component of the reform program was to make the transfers decoupled from production. In this scope, direct income support (DIS) was the tool that has been used to reduce the price distortions. DIS received noteworthy criticisms since the first signs of it and now, even after it is over, the prejudice against DIS prevails in Turkey. On the other hand, Turkey&rsquo<br>s commitments to WTO&rsquo<br>s Agreement on Agriculture insist on replacing price supports with non-distortionary policy tools and it

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Endriss, Cornelia, and Stefan Hinterwimmer. "Direct and indirect aboutness topics." Universität Potsdam, 2007. http://opus.kobv.de/ubp/volltexte/2008/1964/.

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We propose a definition of aboutness topicality that not only encompasses individual denoting DPs, but also indefinites. We concentrate on the interpretative effects of marking indefinites as topics: they either receive widest scope in their clause, or they are interpreted in the restrictor of an overt or covert Q-adverb. We show that in the first case they are direct aboutness topics insofar as they are the subject of a predication expressed by the comment, while in the second case they are indirect aboutness topics: they define the subject of a higher-order predication – namely the set of si

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Ståhl, Daniel, and Freddie Tydal. "Direct-EGR tillämpat på HCCI." Thesis, KTH, Maskinkonstruktion (Inst.), 2006. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-101174.

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The Homogeneous Charge Compression Ignition (HCCI) engine is promising in terms of low NO x, low particulates and high efficiency. Due to its homogeneous charge, where the combustion starts almost simultaneously from a number of points in the combustion chamber, only lean mixtures are possible to burn because of the resulting rapid combustion, which is much faster than the combustion in an SI-engine or a diesel engine. When richer mixtures are used the combustion will start earlier and also be more violent. To phase the combustion later and lower the combustion speed, external cooled EGR can b

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Bryans, Joan Douglas. "Direct reference and belief attributions." Thesis, University of British Columbia, 1989. http://hdl.handle.net/2429/30602.

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The aim of this dissertation is to provide a non-Fregean account of the functioning of belief attributions (BA's), specifically those of the form 'B believes that Fa' where 'a' is a proper name, which provides a satisfactory account of the phenomena associated with the substitution of co-referential names and with the use of vacuous names. After an intitial study of non-Fregean theories of reference, specifically those of Kripke, Kaplan and Donnellan in which Kaplan's introduction of content, of the singular proposition, is found to be necessary, an examination of certain proposed solutions f

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Boyle, Mark. "Database querying with direct manipulation." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1997. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk3/ftp04/nq24732.pdf.

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Gablonsky, Jörg M. "Modifications of the DIRECT Algorithm." NCSU, 2001. http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/theses/available/etd-20010521-153035.

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<p>GABLONSKY, JÖRG MAXIMILIAN XAVER. Modifications of the DIRECTAlgorithm. (Under the direction of Carl Timothy Kelley.)This work presents improvements of a global optimization method for boundconstraint problems along with theoretical results. These improvements arestrongly biased towards local search. The global optimization method known asDIRECT was modified specifically for small-dimensional problems with few globalminima. The motivation for our work comes from our theoretical results regarding thebehavior of DIRECT. Specifically, we explain how DIRECT clusters its search neara global mini

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Lundin, Palmerius Karljohan. "Direct Volume Haptics for Visualization." Doctoral thesis, Norrköping : Department of Science and Technology, Linköpings universitet, 2007. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-8771.

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Liu, Tianfu 1976. "Direct action in marine reinsurance." Thesis, McGill University, 2002. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=29562.

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Marine reinsurance is an indemnity relationship in which the marine reinsurer indemnifies the insurance company for losses paid. When a primary insurance company becomes insolvent, there may be insufficient funds in the estate to pay claims in full and it may take several years to distribute such funds.<br>For this reason, some insureds and third-party claimants seek to collect reinsurance proceeds directly from reinsurers (direct actions). However, The indemnity nature of the reinsurance agreement prohibits direct actions against reinsurers for reinsurance proceeds by insureds and other claim

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Forbes, Colin 1971. "Foreign direct investment in Venezuela." Thesis, McGill University, 2000. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=33355.

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This paper analyzes the liberalization of Venezuela's foreign direct investment (FDI) laws. In the past, Venezuela placed tough restrictions upon the entry and operation of foreign investment. These restrictions were made possible as long as petroleum prices remained high and the country had access to cheap international bank loans. The debt crisis in the 1980s, a drop in commodity prices, and a decrease in international bank loans once again made FDI an attractive source of foreign capital. In order to attract greater FDI inflows, Venezuela began to liberalize its foreign investment laws in t

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Maggiotti, Virginie. "Direct biocatalytic asymmetric aldol reactions." Thesis, University of Oxford, 2003. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.275468.

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Al-Khalifa, Lobna Ali Abdulla. "Foreign direct investment in Bahrain." Thesis, University of Leeds, 2007. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.483707.

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Johnson, Benjamin Thomas. "The Semi-Direct Aerosol Effect." Thesis, University of Reading, 2003. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.654489.

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Nguyen, Long. "DIRECT MANIPULATION OF VIRTUAL OBJECTS." Doctoral diss., University of Central Florida, 2009. http://digital.library.ucf.edu/cdm/ref/collection/ETD/id/2898.

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Interacting with a Virtual Environment (VE) generally requires the user to correctly perceive the relative position and orientation of virtual objects. For applications requiring interaction in personal space, the user may also need to accurately judge the position of the virtual object relative to that of a real object, for example, a virtual button and the user's real hand. This is difficult since VEs generally only provide a subset of the cues experienced in the real world. Complicating matters further, VEs presented by currently available visual displays may be inaccurate or distorted due

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Cook, Benjamin. "Direct Reference and Empty Names." Honors in the Major Thesis, University of Central Florida, 2013. http://digital.library.ucf.edu/cdm/ref/collection/ETH/id/944.

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The purpose of my thesis is to explore and assess recent efforts by Direct Reference Theorists to explain the phenomenon of empty names. Direct Reference theory is, roughly, the theory that the meaning of a singular term (proper name, demonstrative, etc.) is simply its referent. Certain sentences, such as negative existentials ("Santa does not exist"), and sentences in contexts of fiction ("Holmes lived on Baker Street"), present the following challenge to DR Theory: Given that the semantic value of a name is simply its referent, how are we to explain the significance and truth-evaluability of

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Brine, A. "Direct sequence data transmission systems." Thesis, University of Kent, 1987. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.379274.

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Duffield, Roger John. "Direct atomisation furnace atomic absorption." Thesis, University of Leeds, 1988. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.236310.

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Akhtar, Mohammad Hanif. "Foreign direct investment in Pakistan." Thesis, University of Leeds, 1998. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.365864.

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Tay, Bee Yen. "Continuous direct ink jet printing." Thesis, Queen Mary, University of London, 2001. http://qmro.qmul.ac.uk/xmlui/handle/123456789/1560.

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This thesis describes the preparation and continuous printing of zirconia ink under different conditions, as well as the development of silver inks, for the same purpose. The dispersion of sub-micrometer zirconia powder in industrial methylated spirit using other additives such as dispersant and binder was investigated with different mixing methods and at varying powder and binder contents. The use of high shear mixing by triple roll milling followed by ultrasonic disruption as well as adequate sedimentation and filtration produced a homogeneous and stable ink of 2.5 vol. % ZrO2. The ink could

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Stenhouse, Henry G. "Direct bonding dissimilar optical materials." Thesis, University of Southampton, 2018. https://eprints.soton.ac.uk/420653/.

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This thesis presents the work conducted during this project on direct bonding of dissimilar optical materials at the Optoelectronics Research Centre, University of Southampton. It covers the history and background of the art, before progressing to the development of unique bonding processes used during the research detailed. During this project, direct bonding using chemical and plasma activation is successfully conducted on both amorphous and crystalline materials. Bonding of borosilicate glass is demonstrated in the production of planar structured fibre preforms to be caned. Development of N

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Franzén, Johan. "FrankZlicer : Direct slicing using arcs." Thesis, Mittuniversitetet, Avdelningen för data- och systemvetenskap, 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:miun:diva-36021.

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3D printing a CAD modelnormally requires conversion into a polygon mesh, usually an STL-file, in orderto be able to load the model in the slicer. This conversion destroys roundsurfaces and replaces them with flat surfaces. Slicing a polygon mesh resultsin one or more polygons, consisting of a number of straight lines. This canaffect both dimensional accuracy and surface smoothness. Modern 3D-printerscan, in addition to straight lines, handle arcs. However, today’s commonslicers can not generate arcs as the input does not contain any curvedfeatures. This project aims at finding an alternative s

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Kunpalin, Angkana. "Foreign direct investment in Thailand." Thesis, Middlesex University, 1986. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.568369.

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This study of foreign direct investment (FDI) in Thailand fills a gap since no such studies exist for Thailand. After an introduction to Thailand's economy, the thesis presents a brief survey of the theories of FDI with reference to the less-developed countries. It is followed by a study of the country-wise and sector-wise pattern of FDI in Thailand. The next two chapters carry out empirical tests of the capital-intensity hypothesis and the raw-material availability hypothesis respectively. Both the hypotheses are found to be statistically acceptable in the case of Thailand. This is followed b

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Shan, Yunhai. "Direct current hybrid vacuum breaker." Thesis, University of Strathclyde, 2014. http://oleg.lib.strath.ac.uk:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=24306.

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Hybrid DC circuit breaker switching techniques have been proposed for use in multi-terminal HVDC networks, to create an efficient, reliable and controllable system. There are two DC hybrid switching techniques. The first is arc interruption based on current oscillation. The second is interruption without an arc, like with a voltage commutation approach. The main difference is whether or not the interruption mechanism deals with the arc. Interrupting the arc not only causes erosion of the electrode surface, therefore reducing useful lifetime, but also introduces uncertainty to the process of su

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Maria, Marreiros Filipe Miguel. "Real-Time Direct Volume Rendering." Thesis, Universidade do Algarve, Vision Laboratory, Portugal, 2002. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-131375.

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The goal of this project is to create a software application that permits the visualizationof 3D sampled scalar data, also known as Volume Data, using a technique calledDirect Volume Rendering (DVR). This technique allows the creation of an image thatrepresents the entire data set, including the visualization of the interior of the volume,i.e., not just the surface. The drawback of this technique is the tremendous storageand processing requirement, since it needs the entire volume information in order togenerate the image. In order to generate this image one of the DVR algorithms waschosen: th

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Alismail, Hatem. "Direct Pose Estimation and Refinement." Research Showcase @ CMU, 2016. http://repository.cmu.edu/dissertations/754.

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We study a fundamental question in pose estimation from vision-only video data: should the pose of a camera be determined from fixed and known correspondences? Or should correspondences be simultaneously estimated alongside the pose? Determining pose from fixed correspondences is known as feature-based, where wellestablished tools from projective geometry are utilized to formulate and solve a plethora of pose estimation problems. Nonetheless, in degraded imaging conditions such as low light and blur, reliably detecting and precisely localizing interest points becomes challenging. Conversely, e

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Cosgrove, Sebastian Cronin. "Direct photochemical amination of aromatics." Thesis, University of Leeds, 2017. http://etheses.whiterose.ac.uk/17796/.

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The formation of aromatic carbon to nitrogen bonds is one of the most important processes used in the chemical industry. It is prevalent in many biologically-relevant molecules such as pharmaceuticals and agrochemicals. A modified Hofmann-Löffler-Freytag reaction, which allowed the direct functionalisation of aromatic C-H bonds using N-haloamines under UV-irradiation in highly acidic media, was first reported by Bock et al. in 1965.1 The reported conditions used concentrated sulfuric acid as solvent and demonstrated a minimal substrate scope. Here, it has been shown that UV-irradiation of N-ch

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Hugh-Jones, David. "Papers on direct democratic institutions." Thesis, University of Essex, 2009. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.502177.

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