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Aryani, Dewi Isma, Krisanti Fransissca Ribenty Setiawan, and I. Nyoman Natanael. "The "Awal Mula Peh Cun di Tangerang": An Animated Film about Acculturation of Chinese Culture Fort in Tangerang." Journal of Games, Game Art, and Gamification 6, no. 1 (2021): 21–26. http://dx.doi.org/10.21512/jggag.v6i1.7503.

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The Peh Cun tradition is an Indonesian tradition that is acculturated with Chinese culture. The celebration of the Peh Cun tradition in Tangerang City is one of the oldest Peh Cun celebrations in Indonesia. In the celebration of Peh Cun there are many activities carried out such as: prayer, dragon boat race, eating Bacang, and also the people's market. The purpose of this design is to participate in preserving and introducing the Peh Cun tradition of the Chinese Benteng community in Tangerang to the Indonesian people with an age range of 7-20 years through the medium of short animated films. The benefits of this design are expected to increase public knowledge about one of the acculturation cultures that exist in Indonesia so that this culture remains sustainable. The design of the short animated film is carried out in a two-dimensional style suitable for cartoon type films so that it can be enjoyed by various ages, and the distribution of this short film is carried out through social media such as Instagram and Youtube as an educational function.

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Sayfo, Omar. "Mediating a Disney-style Islam: The Emergence of Egyptian Islamic Animated Cartoons." Animation 13, no. 2 (2018): 102–15. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1746847718782892.

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As early as the 1930s, Egypt was the first Arab country to establish an animation production. While the majority of productions in the eight-decade history of the industry have been aimed at a national audience and conveyed through locally relevant messages, a growing number of films and series on Islamic topics targeting a transnational Muslim audience have emerged since the 1990s. This article examines the growth and characteristics of Egyptian Islamic animated cartoons and the Islamization of animation. It explores how the Egyptian state’s politics in the 1990s and its tightening affiliations with al-Azhar, the country’s highest religious authority, paved the way for such a production. Through a close study of the case of Qisas al-Qur’an (Stories from the Qur’an), the country’s most significant production to date in terms of budget, quality and distribution, this article provides an introduction to the characteristics of Egyptian Islamic animation.

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Lamarre, Thomas. "Regional tv: Affective Media Geographies." Asiascape: Digital Asia 2, no. 1-2 (2015): 93–126. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/22142312-12340021.

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The rise of what has been called ‘new television’ or ‘media regionalism’ in East Asia has occurred in a context in which the production of media networks ‒ both infrastructures (broadcast and relay stations, satellites, cable systems) and media devices or platforms (tvsets,vcr,vcd, and mobile phones) ‒ outstrips the production of contents. The essay considers the question: what is coming into common through this emerging sense of media regionalism? Looking at the highly popular seriesHana yori dangoor ‘Boys over Flowers’, which has been formatted across media forms (such as manga, animatedtvseries, animated films, television dramas, and theatrical release cinema) and across nations (Japan, Taiwan, Korea, China, and the Philippines), this essay finds that the feeling of media regionalism is related to both the gap between infrastructures (of distribution and production) and the gap within media distribution (between mobility and privatization).

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JACK, CAROLINE. "Fun and Facts about American Business: Economic Education and Business Propaganda in an Early Cold War Cartoon Series." Enterprise & Society 16, no. 3 (2015): 491–520. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/eso.2014.37.

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In the late 1940s and early 1950s, millions of theatergoers, students, and industrial workers saw one or more animated short films, shot in Technicolor and running eight to nine minutes, that were designed to build public support for the principles and practices of free enterprise. The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation quietly funded the production of this series of cartoons, titledFun and Facts about American Business, through multiple grants to industrial animation house John Sutherland Productions via Harding College, an evangelical college in rural Arkansas that would become known nationally for its anti-communist and conservative political activism. This article examines the creation and distribution of theFun and Factsfilms in the years 1946 through 1952 as a notable case of ephemeral film and as an example of the Cold War public relations movement known as “economic education.” Further, the article examines the consequences of economic education as a conceptual category on the production and distribution of Cold War industrial propaganda.

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Wang, Kai, and Guojun Li. "The Impact of Big Data Technology on the Scale Management of China’s Animation Film Industry." Mathematical Problems in Engineering 2022 (April 13, 2022): 1–14. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/1060943.

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With the development of science and technology, social networking and digital media technology are also constantly developing. Handheld mobile smart terminals have been continuously promoted and popularized. The promotion and popularization of network and digital media technology bring convenience to people’s life and work. People can use their leisure time to shop online and watch related videos. The advent of the Internet era has promoted the development of China’s industry. The era of big data is coming. Big data analysis brings enormous value to all occupations. At the same time, it has brought new developments to Chinese animation films, realizing the marketing and development design of animated films. At the same time, big data has also brought opportunities for the development of the Chinese animation film industry. The application of big data brings a foundation for China’s animation film industry. From investment and financing, topic development and design, marketing promotion, and distribution and development of derivative products, big data brings huge value to the entire industry chain. However, big data is not omnipotent, and there are certain problems in the use of big data in Chinese animation films. At present, the application of big data in China’s animation film industry also has limitations and practical difficulties. Based on this, this paper focuses on discussing and analyzing the historical status of China’s animation industry. Moreover, it analyzes the future development prospects of the animation industry and other related contents. It is hoped that the brief analysis in this article provides some reference and inspiration for relevant practitioners.

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Gorcevic, Admir R., Samina N. Dazdarevic, and Amela Lukač Zoranić. "DYSPHEMISMS IN ANIMATED FILMS." Folia linguistica et litteraria XII, no. 35 (2021): 175–94. http://dx.doi.org/10.31902/fll.35.2021.9.

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Current research focuses on an observational investigation of dysphemistic words and phrases in contemporary animated films. The language of animated films varies from other genres and styles, and this divergence from conventional language presents an important sociolinguistic problem. The main reason for the study is an assumption that authors and script writers of animated films use dysphemisms in this specific language style, despite the fact that they should be avoided. The study's methodological foundation is a corpus analysis which deals with three different corpora: the primary corpus – selected contemporary animated films (dating from 2017 to 2020) and the secondary – a) the native language corpus (Corpus of Contemporary American English - COCA), and b) Google search engine. The following goals were pursued in this dysphemism investigation: (1) the selection of animated films for the primary corpus, (2) identification of dysphemisms in the primary corpus, (3) sociolinguistic analysis and explanation of some of the most appealing expressions from the primary corpus, and (4) to cross-check some of the dysphemisms identified in the primary corpus against the secondary corpus. The authors believe that certain number of them are exclusive to animated films and cannot be found in the native discourse. The analysis has confirmed that the language of animated films contains dysphemisms, and that their number and nature vary from film to film. The most common dysphemisms can be found in all animated films, but those containing the most profane language are characteristic only for South Park. Further investigation revealed that certain number of dysphemistic expressions identified in the primary corpus can only be found in animated films and not in the natural discourse.

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ANDRIEU, J. P., C. DEMARQUILLY, and J. ROUEL. "Conservation et utilisation par les génisses de l’herbe de prairies naturelles. Intérêt des balles rondes enrubannées comparativement à l’ensilage direct et au foin." INRAE Productions Animales 5, no. 3 (1992): 205–12. http://dx.doi.org/10.20870/productions-animales.1992.5.3.4234.

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La conservation des fourrages préfanés et mi-fanés pressés en balles rondes enrubannées se développe rapidement en France et en Europe du Nord depuis la mise au point récente de films plastiques étirables de qualité et de machines permettant l’enrubannage automatisé. La valeur alimentaire pour des génisses laitières de 1 an de ces fourrages a été comparée durant 2 hivers successifs à celles des ensilages coupe fine et directe avec et sans conservateur et des foins correspondants. La qualité de conservation des fourrages enrubannés augmente avec la teneur en matière sèche et devient excellente quand cette teneur est supérieure ou égale à 50-55 %. Dans ces conditions leur valeur alimentaire (quantité ingérée, indice de consommation) est équivalente à celle des ensilages à l’acide formique et est légèrement supérieure à celle des foins correspondants récoltés dans d’excellentes conditions et surtout à celle des ensilages directs sans conservateur. Ces essais ont en outre permis de mettre en évidence l’intérêt, pour les fourrages de prairies naturelles, d’une récolte à un stade précoce (début épiaison) d’un conservateur à base de bactéries lactiques et d’enzymes cellulolytiques associé à une petite quantité de mélasse, et de la distribution d’une petite quantité d’azote peu dégradable aux animaux recevant des ensilages directs sans conservateur.

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Frølunde, Lisbeth. "Animated war." Convergence: The International Journal of Research into New Media Technologies 18, no. 1 (2012): 93–103. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1354856511419918.

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In this feature article two DIY (do-it-yourself) film projects are examined from perspectives of resemiosis (transformations in meaning-making) and the textual production practices of contemporary multimedia authorship. These practices are considered as evolving in a complex media ecology. The two films analysed are Gzim Rewind (Sweden, 2011) by Knutte Wester, and In-World War (USA, expected 2011) by DJ Bad Vegan. The films are currently in production and involve many collaborators. Both films have themes of war and include film scenes that are ‘machinima’ – real-time animation made in 3D graphic environments – within live action film scenes. Machinima harnesses the possibilities of reappropriating digital software, game engines, and other tools available in digital media. War-related stories are resemiotized in the machinima film scenes as meanings are transformed in the story’s shift from a war game context to a film context. Thus machinima exemplifies how DIY multimedia storytellers explore new ways to tell and to ‘animate’ stories. The article contains four parts: an introduction to machinima and the notions of resemiosis and authorial practice; a presentation of DIY filmmaking as a practice that intertwines with new networked economics; an analysis of the two DIY film projects; and a discussion of implications including issues relating to IP (intellectual property) and copyrights when reappropriating digital assets from commercial media platforms.

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Zhao, Wei Jun, and Ying Ying Wu. "The Impacts of CG Technology on Architectural Designs in Animated Films of the U.S.A." Advanced Materials Research 468-471 (February 2012): 2806–11. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.468-471.2806.

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In the digital animated films of the U.S.A, the frontier technology is CG (Computer Graphics). This paper, based on the study of American CG animated films, analyzes the unique architectural designs in these films and further points out that CG has brought unprecedented impacts on the traditional animated films. Thus, the architectural designs have been changing in the animated films of the U.S.A..

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Lawson, Andrea, and Gregory Fouts. "Mental Illness in Disney Animated Films." Canadian Journal of Psychiatry 49, no. 5 (2004): 310–14. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/070674370404900506.

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Dissertations / Theses on the topic "Distribution of animated films"

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Jung, Myung-Chul. "A shadow of an idea /." Online version of thesis, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/1850/7923.

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Shin, Hyungho. "'Hey, Brother' thesis report / by Hyungho Shin." Online version of thesis, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/1850/11206.

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Gochoco, Michael. "Variations /." Online version of thesis, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/1850/7796.

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Klinger, Lori Jean Brestan Elizabeth V. "What are your children watching? a DPICS-II analysis of parent-child interactions in television cartoons /." Auburn, Ala., 2006. http://repo.lib.auburn.edu/2006%20Fall/Dissertations/KLINGER_LORI_42.pdf.

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Bergstrom, Ander. "Lockers /." Online version of thesis, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/1850/7791.

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Jin, Rui. "Memoir of a marionette /." Online version of thesis, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/1850/8039.

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Lee, Pei-Cheng. "Longshi /." Online version of thesis, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/1850/8744.

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Giles, Zachary. "Do you hear what I hear /." Online version of thesis, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/1850/8827.

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Su, Jiunnfu. "Co co nut /." Online version of thesis, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/1850/10126.

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Azad, Sehar Banu. "Lights, camera, accent examining dialect performance in recent children's animated films /." Connect to Electronic Thesis (CONTENTdm), 2009. http://worldcat.org/oclc/456287167/viewonline.

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Books on the topic "Distribution of animated films"

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Nottridge, Rhoda. Animated films. Crestwood House, 1992.

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Osmond, Andrew. 100 animated feature films. Palgrave Macmillan on behalf of the British Film Institute, 2010.

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100 animated feature films. Palgrave Macmillan on behalf of the British Film Institute, 2010.

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How to Make Animated Films. Elsevier Science, 2009.

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Anime from Akira to Howl's moving castle: Experiencing contemporary Japanese animation. Palgrave Macmillan, 2005.

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Ade, Albrecht. Animated films from Germany 2004: Animated films, photos, drawings, paintings, settings, puppets : Gil Alkabetz, Jochen Ehmann ... Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen, 2004.

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Minutella, Vincenza. (Re)Creating Language Identities in Animated Films. Springer International Publishing, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-56638-8.

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British animated films, 1895-1985: A filmography. McFarland, 1987.

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Český animovaný film: Czech animated film. Národní Filmový Archiv, 2012.

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Murphy, Mary. Beginner's guide to animation. Watson-Guptill Publications, 2008.

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Book chapters on the topic "Distribution of animated films"

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canemaker, john. "animated films." In winsor mccay. CRC Press, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1201/b22526-8.

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Allen, Steven. "Getting Animated — Valuing Anime." In Valuing Films. Palgrave Macmillan UK, 2011. http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/9780230305854_5.

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Ehrlich, Nea. "Indeterminate and Intermediate or Animated Nonfiction: Why Now?" In Drawn from Life. Edinburgh University Press, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.3366/edinburgh/9780748694112.003.0004.

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In this chapter Nea Ehrlich proposes that the contemporary fascination with animated documentary stems from animated non-fiction’s challenging of traditionally perceived differences between animation and photography as seminal modern and postmodern visual media. In tandem with the huge proliferation of animated documentaries since 2008, there has also been a significant rise in the creative practice, academic study, and distribution of this medium. This chapter explains why this shift in visual culture is occurring now, and how it shapes viewership. Ehrlich advances a case for understanding animated documentary’s increasing contemporary usage and perceived credibility by exploring the wider context of animation’s use within news media. These range from daily news broadcasts made by the Taiwanese broadcaster Next Media Animation through to investigative short films produced by the UK’s Guardian newspaper. Ehrlich reflects upon different modes of representation that many deem “more real” and believable as legitimate documentation than traditionally privileged photographic and journalistic tools and strategies.

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Ward, Paul. "Animated Documentary." In Emotion in Animated Films. Routledge, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9780203731253-5.

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"Appendix 1: Animated Films by Mochinaga Tadahito." In Animated Encounters. University of Hawaii Press, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/9780824877514-009.

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Harrison, S. L. "Cartoons and Animated Films." In Encyclopedia of International Media and Communications. Elsevier, 2003. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/b0-12-387670-2/00021-2.

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Fahlenbrach, Kathrin, and Maike Sarah Reinerth. "Audiovisual Metaphors and Metonymies of Emotions in Animated Moving Images." In Emotion in Animated Films. Routledge, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9780203731253-3.

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Hogan, Patrick Colm. "The Butterfly Lovers." In Emotion in Animated Films. Routledge, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9780203731253-4.

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Grodal, Torben. "Aesthetics and Psychology of Animated Films." In Emotion in Animated Films. Routledge, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9780203731253-6.

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Uhrig, Meike. "AnimOtion." In Emotion in Animated Films. Routledge, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9780203731253-1.

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Conference papers on the topic "Distribution of animated films"

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Nunes, Sofia, and Maria Joao Antunes. "Older characters in animated films : Analysis of the most popular animated films in Portugal." In 2021 16th Iberian Conference on Information Systems and Technologies (CISTI). IEEE, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.23919/cisti52073.2021.9476573.

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van Hamersveld, Eric, Bob Hanon, and Debra Miller. "Anyone can make quality animated films!" In ACM SIGGRAPH 2005 Courses. ACM Press, 2005. http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/1198555.1198557.

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van Hamersveld, Eric, Bob Hanon, and Debra Miller. "Anyone can make quality animated films!" In ACM SIGGRAPH 2007 courses. ACM Press, 2007. http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/1281500.1281662.

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Wang, Miaomiao. "“Combining Education With Entertainment” and “Truth, Goodness and Beauty” in Animated Films: Enlightenment from Pixar Animated Films." In 4th International Conference on Art Studies: Science, Experience, Education (ICASSEE 2020). Atlantis Press, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.200907.091.

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Yu, Jennifer, Ken Bielenberg, Apurva Shah, Jim Hillin, Eben Ostby, and Neville Spiteri. "Function and form of visual effects in animated films." In ACM SIGGRAPH 99 Conference abstracts and applications. ACM Press, 1999. http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/311625.311936.

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Meng, Qian, Lingxuan Wang, and Qi Yang. "The Innovative Design of Villain Roles in Animated Films." In 3rd Eurasian Conference on Educational Innovation 2020 (ECEI 2020). WORLD SCIENTIFIC, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1142/9789811228001_0200.

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Zhao, Yunxuan. "The Construction of Chinese Wisdom in Hollywood Animated Films." In 2020 3rd International Conference on Humanities Education and Social Sciences (ICHESS 2020). Atlantis Press, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.201214.536.

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Holladay, Seth, and Parris Egbert. "Hybridizing education of both video games and animated films." In SA '18: SIGGRAPH Asia 2018. ACM, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/3283254.3283272.

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"Research on Production and Innovation of Contemporary Chinese Animated Films." In 2018 4th International Conference on Education & Training, Management and Humanities Science. Clausius Scientific Press, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.23977/etmhs.2018.29153.

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Li, Shu, and Maohua Li. "Analysis on the Art Therapy Function of Animated Documentary Films." In 4th International Conference on Education, Language, Art and Intercultural Communication (ICELAIC 2017). Atlantis Press, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.2991/icelaic-17.2017.113.

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Reports on the topic "Distribution of animated films"

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Caldwell, Michael. The Occurrences, References and Projected Attitudes About LGBT Lifestyles in Children's Media: A Content Analysis of Animated Films. Portland State University Library, 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.15760/honors.107.

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Lackritz, Hilary L. Nonlinear Optical and Charge Distribution Studies Probing Electric Field Effects in Polymer Thin Films for Second Order Nonlinear Optical Applications. Defense Technical Information Center, 1996. http://dx.doi.org/10.21236/ada315598.

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Galili, Naftali, Roger P. Rohrbach, Itzhak Shmulevich, Yoram Fuchs, and Giora Zauberman. Non-Destructive Quality Sensing of High-Value Agricultural Commodities Through Response Analysis. United States Department of Agriculture, 1994. http://dx.doi.org/10.32747/1994.7570549.bard.

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The objectives of this project were to develop nondestructive methods for detection of internal properties and firmness of fruits and vegetables. One method was based on a soft piezoelectric film transducer developed in the Technion, for analysis of fruit response to low-energy excitation. The second method was a dot-matrix piezoelectric transducer of North Carolina State University, developed for contact-pressure analysis of fruit during impact. Two research teams, one in Israel and the other in North Carolina, coordinated their research effort according to the specific objectives of the project, to develop and apply the two complementary methods for quality control of agricultural commodities. In Israel: An improved firmness testing system was developed and tested with tropical fruits. The new system included an instrumented fruit-bed of three flexible piezoelectric sensors and miniature electromagnetic hammers, which served as fruit support and low-energy excitation device, respectively. Resonant frequencies were detected for determination of firmness index. Two new acoustic parameters were developed for evaluation of fruit firmness and maturity: a dumping-ratio and a centeroid of the frequency response. Experiments were performed with avocado and mango fruits. The internal damping ratio, which may indicate fruit ripeness, increased monotonically with time, while resonant frequencies and firmness indices decreased with time. Fruit samples were tested daily by destructive penetration test. A fairy high correlation was found in tropical fruits between the penetration force and the new acoustic parameters; a lower correlation was found between this parameter and the conventional firmness index. Improved table-top firmness testing units, Firmalon, with data-logging system and on-line data analysis capacity have been built. The new device was used for the full-scale experiments in the next two years, ahead of the original program and BARD timetable. Close cooperation was initiated with local industry for development of both off-line and on-line sorting and quality control of more agricultural commodities. Firmalon units were produced and operated in major packaging houses in Israel, Belgium and Washington State, on mango and avocado, apples, pears, tomatoes, melons and some other fruits, to gain field experience with the new method. The accumulated experimental data from all these activities is still analyzed, to improve firmness sorting criteria and shelf-life predicting curves for the different fruits. The test program in commercial CA storage facilities in Washington State included seven apple varieties: Fuji, Braeburn, Gala, Granny Smith, Jonagold, Red Delicious, Golden Delicious, and D'Anjou pear variety. FI master-curves could be developed for the Braeburn, Gala, Granny Smith and Jonagold apples. These fruits showed a steady ripening process during the test period. Yet, more work should be conducted to reduce scattering of the data and to determine the confidence limits of the method. Nearly constant FI in Red Delicious and the fluctuations of FI in the Fuji apples should be re-examined. Three sets of experiment were performed with Flandria tomatoes. Despite the complex structure of the tomatoes, the acoustic method could be used for firmness evaluation and to follow the ripening evolution with time. Close agreement was achieved between the auction expert evaluation and that of the nondestructive acoustic test, where firmness index of 4.0 and more indicated grade-A tomatoes. More work is performed to refine the sorting algorithm and to develop a general ripening scale for automatic grading of tomatoes for the fresh fruit market. Galia melons were tested in Israel, in simulated export conditions. It was concluded that the Firmalon is capable of detecting the ripening of melons nondestructively, and sorted out the defective fruits from the export shipment. The cooperation with local industry resulted in development of automatic on-line prototype of the acoustic sensor, that may be incorporated with the export quality control system for melons. More interesting is the development of the remote firmness sensing method for sealed CA cool-rooms, where most of the full-year fruit yield in stored for off-season consumption. Hundreds of ripening monitor systems have been installed in major fruit storage facilities, and being evaluated now by the consumers. If successful, the new method may cause a major change in long-term fruit storage technology. More uses of the acoustic test method have been considered, for monitoring fruit maturity and harvest time, testing fruit samples or each individual fruit when entering the storage facilities, packaging house and auction, and in the supermarket. This approach may result in a full line of equipment for nondestructive quality control of fruits and vegetables, from the orchard or the greenhouse, through the entire sorting, grading and storage process, up to the consumer table. The developed technology offers a tool to determine the maturity of the fruits nondestructively by monitoring their acoustic response to mechanical impulse on the tree. A special device was built and preliminary tested in mango fruit. More development is needed to develop a portable, hand operated sensing method for this purpose. In North Carolina: Analysis method based on an Auto-Regressive (AR) model was developed for detecting the first resonance of fruit from their response to mechanical impulse. The algorithm included a routine that detects the first resonant frequency from as many sensors as possible. Experiments on Red Delicious apples were performed and their firmness was determined. The AR method allowed the detection of the first resonance. The method could be fast enough to be utilized in a real time sorting machine. Yet, further study is needed to look for improvement of the search algorithm of the methods. An impact contact-pressure measurement system and Neural Network (NN) identification method were developed to investigate the relationships between surface pressure distributions on selected fruits and their respective internal textural qualities. A piezoelectric dot-matrix pressure transducer was developed for the purpose of acquiring time-sampled pressure profiles during impact. The acquired data was transferred into a personal computer and accurate visualization of animated data were presented. Preliminary test with 10 apples has been performed. Measurement were made by the contact-pressure transducer in two different positions. Complementary measurements were made on the same apples by using the Firmalon and Magness Taylor (MT) testers. Three-layer neural network was designed. 2/3 of the contact-pressure data were used as training input data and corresponding MT data as training target data. The remaining data were used as NN checking data. Six samples randomly chosen from the ten measured samples and their corresponding Firmalon values were used as the NN training and target data, respectively. The remaining four samples' data were input to the NN. The NN results consistent with the Firmness Tester values. So, if more training data would be obtained, the output should be more accurate. In addition, the Firmness Tester values do not consistent with MT firmness tester values. The NN method developed in this study appears to be a useful tool to emulate the MT Firmness test results without destroying the apple samples. To get more accurate estimation of MT firmness a much larger training data set is required. When the larger sensitive area of the pressure sensor being developed in this project becomes available, the entire contact 'shape' will provide additional information and the neural network results would be more accurate. It has been shown that the impact information can be utilized in the determination of internal quality factors of fruit. Until now,

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