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Rajagopal, Manoj Kumar. "Cloning with gesture expressivity." Phd thesis, Institut National des Télécommunications, 2012. http://tel.archives-ouvertes.fr/tel-00719301.
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Virtual environments allow human beings to be represented by virtual humans or avatars. Users can share a sense of virtual presence is the avatar looks like the real human it represents. This classically involves turning the avatar into a clone with the real human's appearance and voice. However, the possibility of cloning the gesture expressivity of a real person has received little attention so far. Gesture expressivity combines the style and mood of a person. Expressivity parameters have been defined in earlier works for animating embodied conversational agents.In this work, we focus on expressivity in wrist motion. First, we propose algorithms to estimate three expressivity parameters from captured wrist 3D trajectories: repetition, spatial extent and temporal extent. Then, we conducted perceptual study through a user survey the relevance of expressivity for recognizing individual human. We have animated a virtual agent using the expressivity estimated from individual humans, and users have been asked whether they can recognize the individual human behind each animation. We found that, in case gestures are repeated in the animation, this is perceived by users as a discriminative feature to recognize humans, while the absence of repetition would be matched with any human, regardless whether they repeat gesture or not. More importantly, we found that 75 % or more of users could recognize the real human (out of two proposed) from an animated virtual avatar based only on the spatial and temporal extents. Consequently, gesture expressivity is a relevant clue for cloning. It can be used as another element in the development of a virtual clone that represents a person
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Ståhl, Anna. "Designing for Emotional Expressivity." Licentiate thesis, Computer Systems Laboratory, 2005. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:ri:diva-21159.
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In our daily lives we communicate emotions not only in face-to-face situations, but also in the digital world. When communicating emotions to other people we are not always aware of exactly what we are expressing. Emotions are communicated not only by the actual words we say, but through physical expressions like gestures, body posture and tone of voice. Designing for emotional expressivity requires a design that can capture the characteristics of emotions as well as the subjective experiences. This design should also mirror the communicative reality that we live in and open up for personality, context and situation to be expressed. In order to explore emotional communication in the digital world we have designed, implemented and evaluated eMoto, a mobile service for sending text messages that can be enhanced with emotional content. In this thesis we will present a detailed description of the design process, including user studies, leading to the design of the emotional expressivity in the eMoto prototype. Through the use of a body movement analysis and a dimensional model of emotion experiences, we arrived at the final design. The service makes use of the sub-symbolic expressions; colours, shapes and animations, for expressing emotions in an open-ended way. The results from the user studies show that the use of these sub-symbolic expressions can work as a foundation to use as a creative tool, but still allowing for the communication to be situated. The inspiration taken from body movements proved to be very useful as a design input. From the design process and the user studied we have extracted four desirable qualities when designing for emotional expressivity: to consider the media specific qualities, to provide cues of emotional expressivity building on familiarity, to be aware of contradictions between the modalities, and to open for personal expressivity. Incorporating these qualities open up for more expressivity when designing within this area. The actual design process is itself another example that can be used as inspiration in future designs aiming at emotional expressivity.
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Agenbag, Gustel. "Musical expressivity in choral singing." Thesis, Nelson Mandela University, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10948/13614.
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This qualitative mini-treatise explores Musical expressivity in choral singing with reference to three High School choirs in the Port Elizabeth area. Singing with emotions is not only a facial expression of some sort. There are so many more aspects which could be applied in order for the choral performance to be of an outstanding nature and not merely a performance. The researcher questioned the possibility of introducing expressiveness into rehearsals and performance through the application of more expressive conducting techniques, more detailed musical aspects and a general sense of unity within the group. The choral conductor plays a primary role and should therefore be considered as the most important link between choir and excellence. Focus is put on specific warm up exercises and suggestions are put forward regarding the development of your own, personalized exercises which suits your own unique setup. Data was collected through open-ended interviewees of the three school choir conductors as well as data from current and past studies on various topics. The perceptions of these conductors were noted and the manner in which they apply Musical knowledge during their rehearsals. Research findings indicate that not enough emphasis is put on expressive singing during rehearsals. More research done by the conductors and attending workshops are recommended for personal growth and development.
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Walther, Dirk. "Strategic logics : complexity, completeness and expressivity." Thesis, University of Liverpool, 2007. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.485912.
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by transferring normative attributes from an agent to another. Such interactions are called delegation. Formal models of delegation and control were studied in, e.g., [189, 149, 191]. In this work, we consider the scenario where agents delegate control over propositions to other agents. The distinction between controllable and uncontrollable propositions stems from areas like discrete event systems and control theory, where, e.g., Boutilier [39] studied control in the context of deontic logic. Control and controllable propositions were also studied in [52, 66, 249, 248]. We now give an overview of the thesis. The main purpose of Chapter 2 is to introduce basic concepts and notation and to review relevant literature. The first section presents a brief survey on modal logic. Then, in sections 2.2, 2.3 and 2.4, we introduce epistemic, temporal and strategic modal logics and state known results that characterise their expressivity and computational complexity. In particular, we consider variants of ATL as extensions of branching-time logics. With such ATL-like logics we can describe dynamic multi-agent interactions. In Section 2.5, we discuss extensions of ATL with epistemic notions. Additionally, we suggest a framework for memory-bounded strategic reasoning. In particular, we introduce an epistemic variant of ATL that accounts for agents with limited memory resources as this case was neglected in the literature to date. In Chapter 3, we investigate the computational complexity of ATL and its epistemic extension ATEL. We show in detail how 'the complexity of the satisfiability problem for both logics can be settled at ExpTIME-complete. The part of the chapter about ATL is based on the paper 'ATL Satisfiability is Indeed ExpTIME-COmplete' by Walther, Lutz, Wolter and Wooldridge in the Journal of Logic and Computation, 2006 (265)' and the part about ATEL is based on the paper 'ATEL with Common and Distributed Knowledge is ExpTime-Complete' by Walther which was presented at the 4th Workshop on Methods for Modalities, Humbolt University, Berlin, December 1-2, 2005 [264]. In Chapter 4, we aim to extend the expressiveness of ATL without increasing its computational complexity. We introduce explicit names for strategies in the object language and extend modal operators with the possibility to bind agents to strategy names. In this way, we can fix the decisions of agents that possibly belong to several coalitions. By identifying the behaviqur of agents, we can reason about the effects of agents changing coalitions. Dynamic coalitions provide more flexibility to adapt abilities to a changing environment. We investigate the expressivity of the resulting logic ATLES and compare it to ATL and ATL*. Moreover, we formulate two model checking problems for ATLES and investigate their complexity as well as the complexity of the satisfiability problem for ATLES. Additionally, we present a complete axiomatisation. This chapter is based on the paper 'Alternating-time Temporal Logic with Explicit Strategies' by Walther, van der Hoek and Wooldridge which is going to presented at the 11th Conference on Theoretical Aspects of Rationality and Knowledge (TARK), Brussels, Belgium, June 25-27, 2007 [266].
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Semple, Melanie Marguerite. "Contemporary fatherhood and male emotional expressivity." Thesis, University of Southampton, 2001. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.392700.
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Kniele, Kathryn Kloss Jacqueline D. "Emotional expressivity and working memory capacity /." Philadelphia, Pa. : Drexel University, 2004. http://dspace.library.drexel.edu/handle/1860/399.
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Eyupoglu, Hilal. "The Relationships Between Parental Emotion Expressivity, Children." Master's thesis, METU, 2007. http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/12608240/index.pdf.
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This study aims to investigate the relations between the dimensions of parental expressivity which are positivity, negative dominant expressivity, negative submissive expressivity, family environment and child&rsquo<br>s coping strategies, and the effect of child temperament on this relation .111 preschool children between the ages of 4 and 6 years and their families participated in the study. Family expressivity as assessed with Halberstadt&rsquo<br>s Self Expressivennes in the Family Questionnaire. Three subscales of Family Environment Scale which are cohesion, expressivity and conflict were utilized to measure the relation in the family. In order to determine how the child copes with situation specific stress Vignette Assessment of Preschool Children&rsquo<br>s Coping Strategies was used. VAPCCS consists of four stressful vignettes that are mastery challenge, peer conflict, parent&ndash<br>child conflict and separation situations. Child&rsquo<br>s coping strategies were coded as five coping strategies, problem approach and problem avoidance, passive acceptance, and emotion venting. Child&rsquo<br>s temperamental characteristics were assessed with Colorado Child Temperament Inventory. Results revealed that children&rsquo<br>s temperamental characteristics did not predict children&rsquo<br>s coping strategy by its own. However, child coping strategies varied in the interaction of different child temperament characteristics and dimensions of maternal emotional expressivity. Children&rsquo<br>s soothability moderated the relation between maternal negative submissive expressivity and children&rsquo<br>s problem approach coping. Moreover, children tended to use less problem avoidance coping strategy in cases where mothers expressed negative submissive emotion more frequently in the family and when children had highly sociable temperamental characteristics. Overall, the results of the study suggested that when fluctuations in the degree of expression of negative emotion in the family are taken into consideration with children&rsquo<br>s temperamental characteristics, they influence how the children cope with stress.
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Özaslan, Tan Hakan. "Computational analysis of expressivity in classical guitar performances." Doctoral thesis, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10803/128877.
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L’estudi de l’expressivitat musical és un camp molt actiu en la computació musical. El seu interès ve donat per diverses motivacions: entendre i modelitzar l’expressivitat musical; identificar els recursos expressius que caracteritzen un instrument, gènere musical o intèrpret; i construir sistemes de síntesi amb la capacitat de reproduir música expresivament. Per abordar aquest problema tan ampli, la literatura existent tendeix a focalitzarse en instruments o gèneres musicals concrets. En aquesta tesi, ens hem focalitzat en l’anàlisi de la expressivitat en la guitarra clàssica y el nostre objectiu serà modelitzar l’ús de recursos expressius en aquest instrument. Els fonaments de tots els mètodes utilitzats en aquesta tesi estan basats en tècniques de búsqueda y recuperació de la informació, aprenentatge automàtic y processament del senyal. Concretament, combinem diversos algorismes de l’estat de l’art per fer una proposta de caracterització de l’ús dels recursos expressius. La guitarra clàssica és un instrument que es caracteritza per la diversitat de les seves possibilitats tímbriques. Els guitarristes professionals són capaços de transmetre molts matisos durant la interpretació d’una peça musical. Aquesta característica específica de la guitarra clàssica fa que l’anàlisi d’aquest instrument sigui una tasca difícil. Dividim el nostre anàlisi en dues línies de treball principals. La primera línia proposa una eina capaç d’identificar automàticament recursos expressius en el context d’una gravació comercial. Construim un model amb l’objectiu d’analitzar i extreure automàticament els tres recursos expressius més utilitzats: legato, glissando i vibrato. La segona línia proposa un anàlisi integral de desviacions de tempo en la guitarra clàssica. De les variacions, potser les més importants siguin les variacions de tempo: són fonamentals per a la interpretació expressiva i un ingredient clau per conferir una qualitat humana a interpretacions basades en ordinador. No obstant, la naturalesa d’aquestes variacions és encara un problema d’investigació que no ha estat resolt, amb diverses teories que apunten a un fenòmen multi-dimensional. El nostre sistema utilitza tècniques d’extracció de característiques i aprenentatge automàtic. La precisió de la classificació mostra que les desviacions de tempo són predictors precisos de la peça musical corresponent. Para recapitular, aquesta tesi contribueix al camp de l’anàlisi expressiu proveint un model automàtic d’articulació expressiva i un sistema predictor de peces musicals que analitza les desviacions de tempo. Finalment, aquesta tesi analitza el comportament dels models proposats utilitzant gravacions comercials.<br>The study of musical expressivity is an active field in sound and music computing. The research interest comes from different motivations: to understand or model musical expressivity; to identify the expressive resources that characterize an instrument, musical genre, or performer; or to build synthesis systems able to play expressively. To tackle this broad problem, researchers focus on specific instruments and/or musical styles. Hence, in this thesis we focused on the analysis of the expressivity in classical guitar and our aim is to model the use of expressive resources of the instrument. The foundations of all the methods used in this dissertation are based on techniques from the fields of information retrieval, machine learning, and signal processing. We combine several state of the art analysis algorithms in order to deal with modeling the use of the expressive resources. Classical guitar is an instrument characterized by the diversity of its timbral possibilities. Professional guitarists are able to convey a lot of nuances when playing a musical piece. This specific characteristic of classical guitar makes the expressive analysis is a challenging task. The research conducted focuses on two different issues related to musical expressivity. First, it proposes a tool able to automatically identify expressive resources such as legato, glissando, and vibrato, in commercial guitar recordings. Second, we conducted a comprehensive analysis of timing deviations in classical guitar. Timing variations are perhaps the most important ones: they are fundamental for expressive performance and a key ingredient for conferring a human-like quality to machine-based music renditions. However, the nature of such variations is still an open research question, with diverse theories that indicate a multi-dimensional phenomenon. Our system exploits feature extraction and machine learning techniques. Classification accuracies show that timing deviations are accurate predictors of the corresponding piece. To sum up, this dissertation contributes to the field of expressive analysis by providing, an automatic expressive articulation model and a musical piece prediction system by using timing deviations. Most importantly, it analyzes the behavior of proposed models by using commercial recordings.<br>El estudio de la expresividad musical es un campo muy activo en la computación musical. El interés en investigar ésta área tiene distintas motivaciones: entender y modelar la expresividad musical; identificar los recursos expresivos que caracterizan un instrumento, género musical, o intérprete; y construir sistemas de síntesis con la capacidad de reproducir música expresivamente. Para abordar este problema tan amplio, la literatura existente tiende a enfocarse en instrumentos o géneros musicales específicos. En esta tesis nos enfocaremos en el análisis de la expresividad en la guitarra clásica y nuestro objetivo será modelar el uso de recursos expresivos en este instrumento. Los fundamentos de todos los métodos usados en esta tesis están basados en técnicas de búsqueda y recuperación de la información, aprendizaje automático y procesamiento de señales. Combinamos varios algoritmos del estado del arte para lidiar con el modelado del uso de los recursos expresivos. La guitarra clásica es un instrumento que se caracteriza por la diversidad de sus posibilidades tímbricas. Los guitarristas profesionales son capaces de transmitir muchos matices durante la interpretación de una pieza musical. Esta característica específica de la guitarra clásica hace que el análisis de este instrumento sea una tarea difícil. Dividimos nuestro análisis en dos líneas de trabajo principales. La primera línea propone una herramienta capaz de identificar automáticamente recursos expresivos en el contexto de una grabación comercial. Construimos un modelo con el objetivo de analizar y extraer automáticamente los tres recursos expresivos más utilizados: legato, glissando y vibrato. La segunda línea propone un análisis integral de desviaciones de tiempo en la guitarra clásica. De las variaciones, quizás las más importantes sean las variaciones de tiempo: son fundamentales para la interpretación expresiva y un ingrediente clave para conferir una cualidad humana a interpretaciones basadas en ordenador. No obstante, la naturaleza de tales variaciones es aún un problema de investigación que no ha sido resuelto, con diversas teorías que apuntan a un fenómeno multi-dimensional. Nuestro sistema utiliza técnicas de extracción de características y aprendizaje de automático. La precisión de la clasificación muestra que las desviaciones de tiempo son predictores precisos de la pieza musical correspondiente. Para recapitular, esta tesis contribuye al campo del análisis expresivo proveyendo un modelo automático de articulación expresiva y un sistema predictor de piezas musicales que emplea desviaciones de tiempo. Finalmente, esta tesis analiza el comportamiento de los modelos propuestos utilizando grabaciones comerciales.
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Lefebvre, Monique. "Instrumentality, expressivity, and dyadic adjustment: Gender-specific mediation processes." Thesis, University of Ottawa (Canada), 1997. http://hdl.handle.net/10393/4381.
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Although Instrumentality and Expressivity scores have been shown to be powerful intrapersonal predictors of reported relationship satisfaction and adjustment, conceptual models exploring the mechanisms by which Instrumentality (I) and Expressivity (E) influence intimate relationships are few. The results presented in this thesis are derived from two studies, each using survey research methods and the little-used Bem Sex Role Inventory Short-Form (BSRI-SF). Study 1 (N = 75 couples) examined several statistical and methodological issues in using the short form BSRI in couples research. Study 2 (N = 119 couples) provided a preliminary evaluation of a model in which it was proposed that the relations among Instrumentality (I), Expressivity (E), and relationship adjustment are mediated in part by interpersonal processes related to couple conflict resolution (CR) and maintenance and enhancement of intimacy (MEI). A number of gender-specific findings were obtained. The proposed model was supported using a path analytic approach comparing the direct model of IE with the mediator model. Specifically, variance in men's reported levels of dyadic adjustment covaried with their own levels of Instrumentality, Expressivity, and self-reported intimacy and conflict behaviour. Variance in women's reported levels of dyadic adjustment covaried in a complex fashion with their own and their partners' scores. Across couple-related variables (DAS, CR, and MEI), results generally supported a main effects model (i.e., significant statistical prediction from Instrumentality scores and/or Expressivity scores), but not an interactional model (Instrumentality times Expressivity). Results indicated that use of the BSRI-SF's nonconfounded Instrumentality and Expressivity subscales can be valuable in model testing in couples research. It is suggested that the short-form provides ease of interpretation compared to the controversial long-form BSRI. Gilligan's theory of gender-specific developmental tasks is proposed as a framework for understanding the gender-specific correlational patterns which emerged.
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Lefebvre, M. M. "Instrumentality, expressivity, and dyadic adjustment, gender-specific mediation processes." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1997. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk3/ftp04/nq21975.pdf.
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Schrempel, Martha Kratz. "Teaching Expressivity at the Piano: History, Signs, and Strategies." Diss., Temple University Libraries, 2010. http://cdm16002.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p245801coll10/id/86718.
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Music Performance<br>D.M.A.<br>This monograph explores the development and variety of signs for musical expression and discusses strategies for identifying and teaching them, enabling students to communicate musical expressivity. Chapter 1 provides a background for this study, including a brief survey of how writers from ancient times to the present conceived of expression, along with findings from recent psychological research into the connection between emotion and music. Chapter 2 delves into the signs themselves and proposes how students can learn to recognize them at different levels of study. An overview of musical topics and structural features that contribute to musical expression leads to an analysis of the expressive states in the first movement exposition of Mozart's Sonata in C minor, K. 457. Chapter 3 discusses particular strategies for connecting the discovered signs with performance at the piano. To help their students communicate expressively, teachers first need to guide students to a recognition of musical signs, then help them to highlight expressive features through deviations in tempo, dynamics, and articulation. Instructors can use a variety of strategies ranging from metaphors and specific language through aural and physical modeling. Additional work with Hevner's mood wheel, supplemented by student projects in the visual arts, writing, movement, and drama, can create a connection between students and musical expression.<br>Temple University--Theses
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Offenwanger, Anna. "Sketch-based support for the creation of expressive personal visualizations." Electronic Thesis or Diss., université Paris-Saclay, 2025. http://www.theses.fr/2025UPASG023.
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La visualisation expressive peut devenir personnelle grâce à des structures de visualisation flexible, en intégrant des données personnelles, en incorporant du contexte, en proposant des choix esthétiques, en conservant le style visuel personnel de l'auteur, ou en supportant l'expression de son point de vue. Dans cette thèse, j'explore les interactions par le dessin pour proposer des outils supportant la visualisation personnelle expressive. Je m'attache notamment à aider à exprimer les caractéristiques du style visuel de l'auteur, l'expression de son point de vue et le contexte de la visualisation.J'ai commencé par la collection de croquis de visualisation dessinés par 8 personnes qui ont imaginé des visualisations de leurs données personnelles. J'ai complété cet ensemble avec d'autres exemples de visualisations personnelles expressives afin d'identifier des directions de recherche, notamment autour des représentations temporelles en 2D et 3D ainsi que la customisation de glyphes.Les représentations temporelles sont essentielles pour communiquer des récits chronologiques, mais les outils existants ne permettent qu'une représentation conventionnellement linéaire, rendant impossible d'exprimer des conceptualisations idiosyncratiques du temps. J'ai créé Timesplines, un outil permettant la création d'axes temporels de formes libres et l'alignement de données hétérogènes sur ces axes, via un workflow appelé «lazy data binding». Les résultats de deux études montrent comment les utilisateurs s'approprient les concepts de Timesplines pour exprimer leur propre conceptualisation du temps. Une galerie de visualisations créées avec le système illustre son potentiel d'expressivité.Pour explorer davantage l'expression de point de vue et la contextualisation, je suis passée d'un environnement 2D à 3D pour étudier les récits personnels immersifs. Les expériences immersives permettent de montrer le point de vue d'une autre personne, ce qui peut aider à pallier à des différences culturelles. Moments est un système pour créer et partager des expériences personnelles, particulièrement des expériences de migration. Pour exprimer son point de vue, l'utilisateur peut flouter, déflouter ou déformer certaines parties de l'image environnante sélectionnée. Je démontre la capacité de ces interactions à supporter l'expression de point de vue et la contextualisation à l'aide d'une galerie de récits créés avec Moments. Des travaux futurs pourront évaluer comment cette application facilite l'expression de récits de migration.Enfin, je me suis intéressée aux workflows de visualisation qui conservent le style visuel de l'auteur. En effet, le style visuel est inhérent au dessin, mais passer à une visualisation finalisée nécessite en général de se séparer des croquis originaux et recréer des visuels à partir de zéro. Je propose à la place de formaliser ces dessins, ce qui permet d'itérer dessus et de les relier systématiquement à des données en se basant sur des dessins paramétrisés comme exemples. Pour démontrer et évaluer ce workflow, j'ai implémenté DataGarden. J'ai réalisé deux études : une sur la tâche de reproduction d'une visualisation et une sur la création libre de nouvelles visualisations; ainsi qu'une galerie de visualisations créées avec le système. L'ensemble de ces résultats montre comment DataGarden permet l'expression personnelle et pointe vers les limitations de cette approche, ouvrant des perspectives de travaux futurs.Je conclus cette thèse par une comparaison de ces évaluations menant à des perspectives de travaux futurs pour supporter la création de visualisations expressives personnelles par des utilisateurs aussi bien experts que novices. Je poursuis les discussions sur l'aspect narratif des visualisations des différentes galeries, montrant ainsi comment ces visualisations peuvent être interprétées comme des structures narratives traditionnelles<br>Expressive personal visualization utilizes flexible visualization structures to make visualization personal, namely, to include personal data, incorporate the visualization context, enable a meaningful choice of aesthetics, retain personal visual style, or support personal subjective emphasis. Within this thesis I explore sketching-based interactions and workflows for supporting expressive personal visualization, specifically the attributes of personal visual style, subjective emphasis, and inclusion of context.I begin by collecting a set of visualization sketches drawn by participants envisioning visualizations for personal data. I triangularize this set with other examples of expressive personal visualization to outline potential research directions, identifying 2D and 3D temporal representations as well as custom glyphs as areas of interest.Temporal representations, i.e. timelines, are essential for communicating chronological narratives, but existing visualization tools tend to support only conventional linear representations, failing to capture idiosyncratic conceptualizations of time. In response, I built Timesplines, an authoring tool that allows people to sketch multiple free-form temporal axes and populate them with heterogeneous time-oriented data via a lazy data binding workflow. Authors can bend, compress, and stretch temporal axes to subjectively emphasize time intervals. To contextual the data they can annotate axes with text and figurative elements. The results of two user studies show how people appropriate the concepts in Timesplines to express their own conceptualization of time, and the curated gallery of images demonstrates the expressive potential of this approach.To further explore subjective emphasis and contextualization I move from 2D to 3D, investigating personal immersive narratives. Immersive experiences can help bridge cultural divides through perspective taking, but typically must be authored by people with programming expertise. Moments is a system to author and share personal experiences, specifically focusing on experiences of migration, in an immersive environment. Authors can recreate personal contexts through surround imagery, 2D and 3D content, ambient audio, audio annotation, and narrative transitions enabled by linking scenes together with teleporters. The author integrates their subjective experience by emphasizing parts of the surround imagery via blurring, focusing, and warping. We demonstrate the support for emphasis and contextualization with a small gallery of authored narratives. Future work will evaluate how this application supports people who have experienced migration in expressing their experiences.Finally, I focus on visualization workflows to support of personal visual style. Sketching directly supports personal visual style, but moving from a sketch to a full fledged visualization often requires throwing away the original sketch recreating it from scratch. We aim to instead formalize sketches, enabling them to support iteration and systematic data mapping through a sketch-based templating workflow. In this workflow, authors sketch a representative visualization and structure it into an expressive template for an envisioned or partial dataset. In order to demonstrate and evaluate the proposed workflow, I implement DataGarden, which is evaluated through a reproduction, a freeform study, and a visualization gallery. We discuss how DataGarden supports personal expression, identifying cases which demonstrate the limitations of our approach and discuss avenues for future work.I conclude with a comparison of the evaluations and how the systems support both novice and expert users, outlining directions for future work to support expressive personal visualization authoring. I further discuss the narrative aspect of the resulting galleries and how the visualizations might be considered through the lens of different narratives structures
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Perrinel, Matthieu. "Investigating the expressivity of linear logic subsystems characterizing polynomial time." Thesis, Lyon, École normale supérieure, 2015. http://www.theses.fr/2015ENSL1001/document.
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La complexité implicite est la caractérisation de classes de complexité par des restrictions syntaxiques sur des modèles de calcul. Plusieurs sous-systèmes de la logique linéaire caractérisant le temps polynomial ont été définis: ces systèmes sont corrects (les termes normalisent en temps polynomial) et complets (il est possible de simuler une machine de Turing pendant un nombre polynomial d'étapes). Un des buts sur le long terme est de donner statiquement des bornes de complexité. C’est pourquoi nous cherchons les caractérisations du temps polynomial les plus expressives possible. Notre principal outil est la sémantique des contextes: des jetons voyagent à travers le réseau selon certaines règles. Les chemins définis par ces jetons représentent la réduction du réseau. Contrairement aux travaux précédents, nous ne définissons pas directement des sous-systèmes de la logique linéaire. Nous définissons d'abord des relations -> sur les sous-termes des réseaux de preuves tel que: B -> C ssi ”le nombre de copies de B dépend du nombre de copies de C”. L’acyclicité de -> borne le nombre de copies de chaque sous-terme, donc la complexité du terme. Ensuite nous définissons des sous-systèmes de la logique linéaire assurant l’acyclicité de ->. Nous étudions aussi des caractérisations du temps élémentaire et primitif récursif. Dans le but d’adapter nos sous-systèmes de la logique linéaire à des langages plus riches, nous adaptons la sémantique des contextes aux réseaux d’interaction, utilisés comme langage cible pour de petits langage de programmation. Nous utilisons cette sémantique des contexte pour définir une sémantique dénotationnelle sur les réseaux d’interactions<br>Implicit computational complexity is the characterization of complexity classes by syntactic restrictions on computation models. Several subsystems of linear logic characterizing polynomial time have been defined : these systems are sound (terms normalize in polynomial time) and complete (it is possible to simulate a Turing machine during a polynomial number of steps). One of the long term goals is to statically prove complexity bounds. This is why we are looking for the most expressive characterizations possible. Our main tool is context semantics : tokens travel across proof-nets (programs of linear logic) according to some rules. The paths defined by these tokens represent the reduction of the proof-net.Contrary to previous works, we do not directly define subsystems of linear logic. We first define relations -> on subterms of proof-nets such that: B -> C means \the number of copies of B depends on the number of copies of C". The acyclicity of -> allows us to bound the number of copies of any subterm, this bounds the complexity of the term. Then, we define subsystems of linear logic guaranteeing the acyclicity of ->. We also study characterizations of elementary time and primitive recursive time. In orderto adapt our linear logic subsystems to richer languages, we adapt the context semantics to interaction nets, used as a target language for small programming languages. We use this context semantics to define a denotational semantics on interaction nets
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Barnfield, A. F. R. "Sport, movement, and the event : understanding the expressivity of football." Thesis, University College London (University of London), 2013. http://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/1387539/.
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Football was codified in Britain in 1863, the Football League was established in 1888, and by 1950 there were 92 professional clubs in England. In 1992 the top twenty professional teams in England broke away from the Football Association’s league programme to establish the English Premier League (EPL). Over the following decade football, the Premier League in particular, has developed considerably. The league now has a global reach with games being broadcast live around the world to audiences of millions. The EPL is the world’s richest and most watched league. Along with games that are broadcast live, coverage of the matches extends into news channels, newspaper reports and comment, fan sites, magazines, and radio programmes. Despite such activities there has been modest academic engagement with the sport itself. This thesis examines a football match from the EPL -- Everton versus Arsenal -- that took place on Sunday the 14th November 2010 to explore the forces and intensities that hold a match together. It uses ethnographic and archival fieldwork approaches to study three distinct aspects of a football match: the playing surface, the footwear of the players, and the live broadcast of the match. Engaging with vocabularies and concepts from contemporary cultural geography, Danish sociology of sport, and philosophies of difference the research examines how the extraordinary setting of elite, professional football is generative of expressive intensity through a mixture of mundane practices, objects, and corporeal techniques. This thesis presents the match as it happens, telling two concurrent stories of the event alongside each other; the match on the pitch and the live broadcast of the match. Presented in a format that aims to locate the research within the animated state of a football match and illustrate a match that moves in all sorts of ways emphasising the complex interweaving of forces and excess that characterise a football match.
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Izountouemoi, Anna. "Emotional Sensitivity, Emotional Expressivity and Dance expertise: A comparative study." Thesis, Mittuniversitetet, Institutionen för psykologi och socialt arbete, 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:miun:diva-41180.
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Kulkarni, Ajinkya. "Expressivity transfer in deep learning based text-to-speech synthesis." Electronic Thesis or Diss., Université de Lorraine, 2022. http://www.theses.fr/2022LORR0122.
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Bien que la synthèse de parole à partir du texte ait connu ces dernières années un immense succès dans le domaine de l'interaction homme-machine, les systèmes actuels sont perçus comme monotones en raison de l'absence d'expressivité. L'expressivité dans la parole réfère généralement aux caractéristiques suprasegmentales représentées par les émotions, les styles d'expression, les gestes et expressions faciales, etc. Une synthèse vocale expressive devrait permettre d'améliorer considérablement l'expérience utilisateur avec les machines. Le développement d'un système de synthèse de parole expressive dépend fortement des données vocales disponibles. Cette thèse vise à développer un système de synthèse de parole expressive dans la voix d'un locuteur pour lequel seules des données vocales neutres sont disponibles. L'objectif principal de la thèse est d'étudier des approches d'apprentissage profond pour explorer le désenchevêtrement des informations locuteur et d'expressivité dans un contexte de synthèse de parole multilocuteur. Le contexte d'application concerne l'expressivité en tant qu'émotion avec des classes d'émotion bien définies. Nous proposons différentes architectures de réseaux neuronaux profonds pour créer des représentations latentes du locuteur et de l'expressivité dans des configurations de synthèse de parole multilocuteurs. Pour le transfert de l'expressivité, les représentations de l'expressivité et du locuteur sont utilisées pour synthétiser la parole expressive dans la voix du locuteur souhaité. Nous utilisons également le critère multiclass N-Pair loss lors de l'apprentissage pour améliorer la représentation latente de l'expressivité (meilleure séparation des émotions dans l'espace latent), ce qui permet d'améliorer le transfert d'expressivité. Nous étudions également les modèles génératifs profonds permettant une modélisation tractable et évolutive de données vocales complexes et hautement dimensionnelles, ces modèles étant reconnus pour une synthèse vocale de haute qualité. Nous avons enrichi ces modèles pour étudier leur capacité de transfert d'expressivité. L'évaluation des systèmes proposés est difficile car aucune donnée de référence de parole expressive n'est disponible dans la voix du locuteur cible. Par conséquent, nous proposons deux mesures d'évaluation subjectives, le MOS expressivité et le MOS locuteur, qui indiquent les performances de transfert de l'expressivité et de rétention de la voix du locuteur cible. Nous proposons également une métrique d'évaluation objective basée sur la similarité en cosinus pour mesurer la pertinence de l'expressivité et de la voix du locuteur. Les résultats obtenus démontrent la capacité des approches proposées à transférer l'expressivité tout en maintenant la qualité globale de la parole expressive synthétisée dans la voix du locuteur cible. Cependant, l'identification des paramètres des réseaux neuronaux représentant explicitement les attributs des caractéristiques du locuteur et de l'expressivité reste difficile. Les caractéristiques d'expressivité et de locuteur sont des aspects conjoints de la prosodie<br>Recently, text-to-speech (TTS) synthesis has gained immense success in the human-computer interaction domain. Current TTS systems are monotonous due to the absence of expressivity. Expressivity in speech generally refers to suprasegmental speech characteristics represented by emotions, speaking styles, and the relationship between speech and gestures, facial expressions, etc. It seems likely that expressive speech synthesis provides the ability to improve the user experience with machines greatly. The development of an expressive TTS system heavily relies on the speech data used in training the system. The thesis aims at developing an expressive TTS system in a speaker's voice for which only neutral speech data is available. The main focus of the thesis is to investigate deep learning approaches for exploring the disentanglement of speaker information and expressivity in a multispeaker TTS setting. The scope of the work incorporates expressivity as an emotion attribute with well-defined emotion classes. We present various deep neural network architectures to create latent representations of speaker and expressivity in multispeaker TTS settings. During the expressivity transfer phase, representations from expressivity and speaker are used to interpolate for synthesizing expressive speech in desired speaker's voice. We present a deep metric learning framework for improving the latent representation of expressivity in a multispeaker TTS system setting, which results in improved expressivity transfer. The thesis work also investigates the expressivity transfer capability of probability density estimation based on deep generative models. The usage of deep generative models provides scalable modeling of complex, high-dimensional speech data and tractability of the system, resulting in high-quality speech synthesis. The evaluation of the proposed systems is a challenging aspect of the thesis, as no reference expressive speech data was available in the target speaker's voice. Therefore, we propose two subjective evaluation metrics, speaker MOS and expressive MOS, which indicate the performance of the framework to transfer the expressivity and the retention of the target speaker's voice. As it is a time-consuming process to conduct a subjective evaluation each time system is developed, we propose a cosine similarity-based evaluation metric to measure the strength of expressivity and the speaker's voice. The obtained results demonstrate the ability of the proposed work to transfer the expressivity with maintaining the overall quality of synthesized expressive speech in the target speaker's voice. It is hard to identify which neural network parameters represent the attributes of speaker characteristics and expressivity. Moreover, expressivity and speaker characteristics are bounded aspects of prosody parameters
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Беспалова, Г. В. "Лінгвокогнітивні аспекти експресивності в англомовному дискурсі". Thesis, Видавництво СумДУ, 2012. http://essuir.sumdu.edu.ua/handle/123456789/26142.
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Grachten, Maarten. "Expressivity-aware tempo transformations of music performances using case based reasoning." Doctoral thesis, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/10803/7485.
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La recerca presentada en aquesta dissertació glossa sobre transformacions de tempo de gravacions monofòniques de saxo jazz preservant l'expressivitat musical. Es una contribució al processament d'audio basat en el contingut, un camp de recerca que ha emergit recentment com a resposta a la necessitat creixent de gestionar intel·ligentment la creixent quantitat d'informació digital multimedia disponible actualment. S'ha investigat com una execució musical, tocada a un tempo concret, es pot reproduir automàticament a un altre tempo mantenint l'expressivitat. Aquest problema no es pot reduir a aplicar una transformació uniforme a totes les notes de la melodia, operació que degradaria la qualitat de l'execució. Proposem un sistema de raonament basat en casos per a transformacions de tempo preservant l'expressivitat. La validació del sistema mostra un comportament superior a la transformació uniforme. A m'es, s'han fet contribucions a l'anàlisi de gravacions expressives, CBR, recuperació de melodies i metodologires d'evaluació de models d'expressivitat.<br>The research presented in this dissertation focuses on expressivity-aware tempo transformations of monophonic audio recordings of saxophone jazz performances. It is a contribution to content-based audio processing, a field of technology that has recently emerged as an answer to the increased need to deal intelligently with the evergrowing amount of digital multimedia information available nowadays. We have investigated the problem of how a musical performance played at a particular tempo can be rendered automatically at another tempo, while preserving naturally sounding expressivity. This problem cannot be reduced to just applying a uniform transformation to all notes of the melody, since it often degrades the musical quality of the performance. We present a case-based reasoning system for expressivity aware tempo transformations. A validation of the system showed superior results compared to uniform transformation. Furthermore, contributions have been made to expressive performance analysis, CBR, melody retrieval, and evaluation methodologies of expressive models.
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Keown, Daniel J. "The effects of projected films on singers' expressivity in choral performance." Thesis, University of Missouri - Kansas City, 2013. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3588454.
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<p> The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of projected film visuals on singers' expressivity in choral performance. The study was divided into three phases. In Phase One, university choir singers (<i>N</i> = 21) viewed eight audiovisual pairings (two film excerpts and four choral etudes) and rated these pairings according to perceived music to film congruency. Based on these ratings, two choral etudes were identified that elicited the broadest congruency contrasts when paired with the film segments.</p><p> In Phase Two, a different group of university choir singers (<i> N</i> = 116) rehearsed and prepared both of the selected choral etudes referred to as "Doh" and "Noo." Subsequently, these singers were organized into smaller chamber ensembles (<i>n</i> = 11), and performed each choral etude three times under the following conditions: (1) while viewing congruent film, (2) while viewing incongruent film, and (3) with no film projected. After each performance, singers reported their level of self-expression. At the completion of all three performances, singers reported their preferred performance condition. Finally, participants listened to their audio-recorded performances and rated these for performance expressivity and personal preference. During Phase Three, choral experts (<i>N</i> = 8) rated performance expressivity and reported personal preference for each audio-recorded performance. </p><p> A two-way ANOVA with repeated measures found significant main effects of both etude and film visual performance condition on participants' expressivity ratings (<i>p</i> < .001). Additionally, a significant etude x film visual performance condition interaction was discovered (<i>p </i> = .001). Participants rated self-expression significantly higher when singing with a congruent film compared with other conditions for both etudes (<i>p</i> < .001). Chi-square tests found most preferred experiences during congruent performances, and least preferred experiences during incongruent performances for both etudes (<i>p</i> < .001). Expressivity ratings for audio-recorded performances indicated significantly higher expressivity ratings for the performances influenced by the congruent film visual of etude "Doh" (<i>p</i> < .05), while no significant differences were found for etude "Noo" (<i>p</i> > .05). Implications of these findings are discussed in relation to filmmaking techniques, music education curriculum, choral rehearsal pedagogy, and composition/performance practice, with recommendations for future research.</p>
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Heinrichs, Christian. "Human expressivity in the control and integration of computationally generated audio." Thesis, Queen Mary, University of London, 2018. http://qmro.qmul.ac.uk/xmlui/handle/123456789/33924.
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While physics-based synthesis offers a wide range of benefits in the real-time generation of sound for interactive environments, it is difficult to incorporate nuanced and complex behaviour that enhances the sound in a narrative or aesthetic context. The work presented in this thesis explores real-time human performance as a means of stylistically augmenting computational sound models. Transdisciplinary in nature, this thesis builds upon previous work in sound synthesis, film sound theory and physical sound interaction. Two levels on which human performance can enhance the aesthetic value of computational models are investigated: first, in the real-time manipulation of an idiosyncratic parameter space to generate unique sound effects, and second, in the performance of physical source models in synchrony with moving images. In the former, various mapping techniques were evaluated to control a model of a creaking door based on a proposed extension of practical synthesis techniques. In the latter, audio post-production professionals with extensive experience in performing Foley were asked to perform the soundtrack to a physics-based animation using bespoke physical interfaces and synthesis engines. The generated dataset was used to gain insights into stylistic features afforded by performed sound synchronisation, and potential ways of integrating them into an interactive environment such as a game engine. Interacting with practical synthesis models that have extended to incorporate performability enables rapid generation of unique and expressive sound effects, while maintaining a believable source-sound relationship. Performatively authoring behaviours of sound models makes it possible to enhance the relationship between sound and image (both stylistically and perceptually) in ways precluded by one-to-one mappings between physics-based parameters. Mediation layers are required in order to facilitate performed behaviour: in the design of the model on one hand, and in the integration of such behaviours into interactive environments on the other. This thesis provides some examples of how such a system could be implemented. Furthermore, some interesting observations are made regarding the design of physical interfaces for performing environmental sound, and the creative exploitation of model constraints.
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Wimmer, Alexander. "An exploration of a beginning undergraduate music student conducting with expressivity." Diss., Kansas State University, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/2097/36194.
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Doctor of Philosophy<br>Curriculum and Instruction Programs<br>Frederick Burrack<br>One of the most important roles of a conductor is to prepare an ensemble to perform, not only accurately but expressively, utilizing physical gestures and facial expressions. For many music students, the development of physical gestures that elicit expressive performance are typically introduced in a beginning undergraduate conducting course. This is important in establishing a framework for understanding the technical aspects of conducting, considering that many beginning student conductors lack a basic comprehension of conducting fundamentals. However, the interpretative and expressive principles of conducting are equally important as basic technique and are often more difficult to teach to undergraduate students.
There is an overwhelming amount of gestural skill that should be experienced and explored by a beginning undergraduate conductor. Despite a students’ best efforts in the classroom and in the practice room, expressive conducting skills that represent internal musical intentions remain a primary challenge with novice conducting students. The purpose of this study was to explore the experiences of a beginning undergraduate conductor as they learned to conduct and develop their considerations and skills of conducting to elicit expression. Through case study, exploring the experiences of an undergraduate music student enrolled in a beginning conducting course from a Midwestern university exposed valuable information that could become helpful when designing instruction. The findings addressed the research questions of the study and revealed additional aspects of the learning experience from the perspective of the participant. Through reflection, navigation of self, guided video elicitation, discussion of expressive conducting, and acknowledgement of prior musical expectations and intent, the participant discovered the differences between their perceived expressive gestures and the realization of an audible response from an ensemble.
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Humrichouse, John Jeffrey. "The hierarchical structure of emotional expressivity: scale development and nomological implications." Diss., University of Iowa, 2010. https://ir.uiowa.edu/etd/519.
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Integrating existing models of emotional expressivity, the 3-level hierarchical model contains a general factor of emotional expressivity vs. inexpressivity at the highest level; relatively independent factors of positive and negative expressivity at the second-order level; and discrete expressivity factors of sadness, hostility, guilt/shame, fear, joviality, confidence and amusement at the lowest level. The bottom-up analytic strategy consisted of identifying first the structure of the discrete affects; subsequent second-order factor analyses supported the existence of the higher order factors. The Iowa Scales of Emotional Expressivity (ISEE)--a hierarchical set of scales--systematically incorporate the level of abstraction of the items to assess each level of the hierarchy. Structural analyses replicated across college student (N = 387) and young adult (N = 344) samples with strong comparability coefficients. Striking differences existed in comparisons of the nomological relations of the general factor level vs. second-order level--Positive and Negative Expressivity demonstrated differential relations with Extraversion and Neuroticism and incremental predictive validity beyond Positive and Negative Affect, respectively. The ISEE demonstrated convergent and discriminant validity with existing scales and through multi-trait multi-method analyses of self-other agreement and test-retest data. Although test-retest correlations were less than optimal, the ISEE improve upon existing measures of emotional expressivity by extending the assessment to the discrete affect level and by creating Positive and Negative Expressivity scales with improved discriminant validity and clearer differential relations.
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Wilson, Ella. "Inner Connectivity and Outward Expressivity: A Phenomenological Investigation of Dancers' Psychological Experiences." Scholarship @ Claremont, 2016. http://scholarship.claremont.edu/scripps_theses/813.
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This thesis examines the psychological processes dancers experience while learning choreography through a phenomenological hermeneutic lens. This investigation took place at Scripps College Dance Department where I composed a choreographic work to explore the outer expressivity of internal experiences. By measuring psychological experiences of flow, the research identifies when dancers do or do not experience positive mental states of being in flow while engaged in the choreographic process of making concert dance. Data was collected using the Event Experience Scale (FSS-2) and the Performance Competency Evaluation Measure (PCEM), as well as additional comments from the participants. This thesis challenges the notion that the psychological experiences of creating dance cannot be investigated qualitatively.
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Carranza, Pinedo Víctor. "The landscape of affective meaning." Electronic Thesis or Diss., Université Paris sciences et lettres, 2022. http://www.theses.fr/2022UPSLE042.
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Les jurons sont des expressions qui ont la capacité d'exprimer les états affectifs du locuteur. Quels sont les mécanismes linguistiques qui permettent aux jurons d'afficher des états affectifs ? Même si la recherche sur la signification expressive a produit des modèles qui intègrent les aspects affectifs des jurons dans un cadre compositionnel, il existe de nombreuses preuves que les jurons ne peuvent pas se voir attribuer une interprétation affective stable. Par exemple, même si les adjectifs tels que 'sacré' généralement expriment des états affectifs à valence négative, ils peuvent également être interprétés positivement dans certains contextes. Ainsi, dans cette dissertation, je propose une approche 'indexicale' de la signification affective. Selon cette approche, une expression affective est associée à un ensemble de qualités affectives, dont chacune peut émerger dans un contexte donné en fonction des hypothèses préalables de l'interprète sur les états affectifs du locuteur<br>Swear words are expressions that have the ability to express the speaker's affective states. What are the linguistic mechanisms that allow swear words to display affective states? Although research on expressive meaning has produced models that incorporate the affective aspects of swear words into a compositional framework, there is ample evidence that swear words cannot be assigned a stable affective interpretation. For example, although adjectives such as 'damned' generally express negatively valenced affective states, they can also be interpreted positively in some contexts. Thus, in this dissertation, I propose an 'indexical' approach to affective meaning. According to this approach, an affective expression is associated with a set of affective qualities, each of which may emerge in a given context depending on the interpreter's prior assumptions about the speaker's affective states
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Edakkattil, Gopinath Deepak. "Enhancing stroke generation and expressivity in robotic drummers - A generative physics model approach." Thesis, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/53617.
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The goal of this master's thesis research is to enhance the stroke generation capabilities and musical expressivity in robotic drummers. The approach adopted is to understand the physics of human fingers-drumstick-drumhead interaction and try to replicate the same behavior in a robotic drumming system with the minimum number of degrees of freedom. The model that is developed is agnostic to the exact specifications of the robotic drummer that will attempt to emulate human like drum strokes, and therefore can be used in any robotic drummer that uses actuators with complete control over the motor position angle. Initial approaches based on exploiting the instability of a PID control system to generate multiple bounces and the limitations of this approach are also discussed in depth. In order to assess the success of the model and the implementation in the robotic platform a subjective evaluation was conducted. The evaluation results showed that, the observed data was statistically equivalent to the subjects resorting to a blind guess in order to distinguish between a human playing a multiple bounce stroke and a robot playing a similar kind of stroke.
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Calzada, Defez Àngel. "Conveying expressivity and vocal effort transformation in synthetic speech with Harmonic plus Noise Models." Doctoral thesis, Universitat Ramon Llull, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10803/360587.
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Aquesta tesi s'ha dut a terme dins del Grup en de Tecnologies Mèdia (GTM) de l'Escola d'Enginyeria i Arquitectura la Salle. El grup te una llarga trajectòria dins del cap de la síntesi de veu i fins i tot disposa d'un sistema propi de síntesi per concatenació d'unitats (US-TTS) que permet sintetitzar diferents estils expressius usant múltiples corpus. De forma que per a realitzar una síntesi agressiva, el sistema usa el corpus de l'estil agressiu, i per a realitzar una síntesi sensual, usa el corpus de l'estil corresponent. Aquesta tesi pretén proposar modificacions del esquema del US-TTS que permetin millorar la flexibilitat del sistema per sintetitzar múltiples expressivitats usant només un únic corpus d'estil neutre. L'enfoc seguit en aquesta tesi es basa en l'ús de tècniques de processament digital del senyal (DSP) per aplicar modificacions de senyal a la veu sintetitzada per tal que aquesta expressi l'estil de parla desitjat. Per tal de dur a terme aquestes modificacions de senyal s'han usat els models harmònic més soroll per la seva flexibilitat a l'hora de realitzar modificacions de senyal.
La qualitat de la veu (VoQ) juga un paper important en els diferents estils expressius. És per això que es va estudiar la síntesi de diferents emocions mitjançant la modificació de paràmetres de VoQ de baix nivell. D'aquest estudi es van identificar un conjunt de limitacions que van donar lloc als objectius d'aquesta tesi, entre ells el trobar un paràmetre amb gran impacte sobre els estils expressius. Per aquest fet l'esforç vocal (VE) es va escollir per el seu paper important en la parla expressiva. Primer es va estudiar la possibilitat de transferir l'VE entre dues realitzacions amb diferent VE de la mateixa paraula basant-se en la tècnica de predicció lineal adaptativa del filtre de pre-èmfasi (APLP). La proposta va permetre transferir l'VE correctament però presentava limitacions per a poder generar nivells intermitjos d'VE. Amb la finalitat de millorar la flexibilitat i control de l'VE expressat a la veu sintetitzada, es va proposar un nou model d'VE basat en polinomis lineals. Aquesta proposta va permetre transferir l'VE entre dues paraules qualsevols i sintetitzar nous nivells d'VE diferents dels disponibles al corpus. Aquesta flexibilitat esta alineada amb l'objectiu general d'aquesta tesi, permetre als sistemes US-TTS sintetitzar diferents estils expressius a partir d'un únic corpus d'estil neutre. La proposta realitzada també inclou un paràmetre que permet controlar fàcilment el nivell d'VE sintetitzat. Això obre moltes possibilitats per controlar fàcilment el procés de síntesi tal i com es va fer al projecte CreaVeu usant interfícies gràfiques simples i intuïtives, també realitzat dins del grup GTM. Aquesta memòria conclou presentant el treball realitzat en aquesta tesi i amb una proposta de modificació de l'esquema d'un sistema US-TTS per incloure els blocs de DSP desenvolupats en aquesta tesi que permetin al sistema sintetitzar múltiple nivells d'VE a partir d'un corpus d'estil neutre.
Això obre moltes possibilitats per generar interfícies d'usuari que permetin controlar fàcilment el procés de síntesi, tal i com es va fer al projecte CreaVeu, també realitzat dins del grup GTM. Aquesta memòria conclou presentant el treball realitzat en aquesta tesi i amb una proposta de modificació de l'esquema del sistema US-TTS per incloure els blocs de DSP desenvolupats en aquesta tesi que permetin al sistema sintetitzar múltiple nivells d'VE a partir d'un corpus d'estil neutre.<br>Esta tesis se llevó a cabo en el Grup en Tecnologies Mèdia de la Escuela de Ingeniería y Arquitectura la Salle. El grupo lleva una larga trayectoria dentro del campo de la síntesis de voz y cuenta con su propio sistema de síntesis por concatenación de unidades (US-TTS). El sistema permite sintetizar múltiples estilos expresivos mediante el uso de corpus específicos para cada estilo expresivo. De este modo, para realizar una síntesis agresiva, el sistema usa el corpus de este estilo, y para un estilo sensual, usa otro corpus específico para ese estilo. La presente tesis aborda el problema con un enfoque distinto proponiendo cambios en el esquema del sistema con el fin de mejorar la flexibilidad para sintetizar múltiples estilos expresivos a partir de un único corpus de estilo de habla neutro. El planteamiento seguido en esta tesis esta basado en el uso de técnicas de procesamiento de señales (DSP) para llevar a cabo modificaciones del señal de voz para que este exprese el estilo de habla deseado. Para llevar acabo las modificaciones de la señal de voz se han usado los modelos harmónico más ruido (HNM) por su flexibilidad para efectuar modificaciones de señales.
La cualidad de la voz (VoQ) juega un papel importante en diferentes estilos expresivos. Por ello se exploró la síntesis expresiva basada en modificaciones de parámetros de bajo nivel de la VoQ. Durante este estudio se detectaron diferentes problemas que dieron pié a los objetivos planteados en esta tesis, entre ellos el encontrar un único parámetro con fuerte influencia en la expresividad. El parámetro seleccionado fue el esfuerzo vocal (VE) por su importante papel a la hora de expresar diferentes emociones. Las primeras pruebas se realizaron con el fin de transferir el VE entre dos realizaciones con diferente grado de VE de la misma palabra usando una metodología basada en un proceso filtrado de pre-émfasis adaptativo con coeficientes de predicción lineales (APLP). Esta primera aproximación logró transferir el nivel de VE entre dos realizaciones de la misma palabra, sin embargo el proceso presentaba limitaciones para generar niveles de esfuerzo vocal intermedios. A fin de mejorar la flexibilidad y el control del sistema para expresar diferentes niveles de VE, se planteó un nuevo modelo de VE basado en polinomios lineales. Este modelo permitió transferir el VE entre dos palabras diferentes e incluso generar nuevos niveles no presentes en el corpus usado para la síntesis. Esta flexibilidad está alineada con el objetivo general de esta tesis de permitir a un sistema US-TTS expresar múltiples estilos de habla expresivos a partir de un único corpus de estilo neutro. Además, la metodología propuesta incorpora un parámetro que permite de forma sencilla controlar el nivel de VE expresado en la voz sintetizada. Esto abre la posibilidad de controlar fácilmente el proceso de síntesis tal y como se hizo en el proyecto CreaVeu usando interfaces simples e intuitivas, también realizado dentro del grupo GTM. Esta memoria concluye con una revisión del trabajo realizado en esta tesis y con una propuesta de modificación de un esquema de US-TTS para expresar diferentes niveles de VE a partir de un único corpus neutro.<br>This thesis was conducted in the Grup en Tecnologies M`edia (GTM) from Escola d’Enginyeria i Arquitectura la Salle. The group has a long trajectory in the speech synthesis field and has developed their own Unit-Selection Text-To-Speech (US-TTS) which is able to convey multiple expressive styles using multiple expressive corpora, one for each expressive style. Thus, in order to convey aggressive speech, the US-TTS uses an aggressive corpus, whereas for a sensual speech style, the system uses a sensual corpus. Unlike that approach, this dissertation aims to present a new schema for enhancing the flexibility of the US-TTS system for performing multiple expressive styles using a single neutral corpus. The approach followed in this dissertation is based on applying Digital Signal Processing (DSP) techniques for carrying out speech modifications in order to synthesize the desired expressive style. For conducting the speech modifications the Harmonics plus Noise Model (HNM) was chosen for its flexibility in conducting signal modifications.
Voice Quality (VoQ) has been proven to play an important role in different expressive styles. Thus, low-level VoQ acoustic parameters were explored for conveying multiple emotions. This raised several problems setting new objectives for the rest of the thesis, among them finding a single parameter with strong impact on the expressive style conveyed. Vocal Effort (VE) was selected for conducting expressive speech style modifications due to its salient role in expressive speech. The first approach working with VE was based on transferring VE between two parallel utterances based on the Adaptive Pre-emphasis Linear Prediction (APLP) technique. This approach allowed transferring VE but the model presented certain restrictions regarding its flexibility for generating new intermediate VE levels. Aiming to improve the flexibility and control of the conveyed VE, a new approach using polynomial model for modelling VE was presented. This model not only allowed transferring VE levels between two different utterances, but also allowed to generate other VE levels than those present in the speech corpus. This is aligned with the general goal of this thesis, allowing US-TTS systems to convey multiple expressive styles with a single neutral corpus. Moreover, the proposed methodology introduces a parameter for controlling the degree of VE in the synthesized speech signal. This opens new possibilities for controlling the synthesis process such as the one in the CreaVeu project using a simple and intuitive graphical interfaces, also conducted in the GTM group. The dissertation concludes with a review of the conducted work and a proposal for schema modifications within a US-TTS system for introducing the VE modification blocks designed in this dissertation.
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Aranda, Jesus. "On the Expressivity of Infinite and Local Behaviour in Fragments of the pi-calculus." Phd thesis, Ecole Polytechnique X, 2009. http://tel.archives-ouvertes.fr/tel-00430495.
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The pi-calculus [61] is one the most influential formalisms for modelling and analyzing the behaviour of concurrent systems. This calculus provides a language in which the structure of terms represents the structure of processes together with an operational semantics to represent computational steps. For example, the parallel composition term P | Q, which is built from the terms P and Q, represents the process that results from the parallel execution of the processes P and Q. Similarly, the restriction (v x)P represents a process P with local resource x. The replication !P can be thought of as abbreviating the parallel composition P | P | . . . of an unbounded number of P processes. As for other language-based formalisms (e.g., logic, formal grammars and the pi-calculus) a fundamental part of the research in process calculi involves the study of the expressiveness of fragments or variants of a given process calculus. In this dissertation we shall study the expressiveness of some variants of the pi-calculus focusing on the role of the terms used to represent local and infinite behaviour, namely restriction and replication. The first part of this dissertation is devoted to the expressiveness of the zero-adic variant of the (polyadic) pi-calculus, i.e., CCS with replication (CCS!) [21]. Busi et al [22] show that CCS! is Turing powerful [22]. The result is obtained by encoding Random Access Machines (RAMs) in CCS!. The encoding is said to be non-faithful because it may move from a state which can lead to termination into a divergent one which do not correspond to any configuration of the encoded RAM. I.e., the encoding is not termination preserving. In this dissertation we shall study the existence of faithful encodings into CCS! of models of computability strictly less expressive than Turing Machines. Namely, grammars of Types 1 (Context Sensitive Languages), 2 (Context Free Languages) and 3 (Regular Languages) in the Chomsky Hierarchy. We provide faithful encodings of Type 3 grammars. We show that it is impossible to provide a faithful encoding of Type 2 grammars and that termination-preserving CCS! processes can generate languages which are not Type 2. We finally conjecture that the languages generated by termination-preserving CCS! processes are Type 1 . We also observe that the encoding of RAMs [22] and several encoding of Turing-powerful formalisms in pi-calculus variants may generate an unbounded number of restrictions during the simulation of a given machine. This unboundedness arises from having restrictions under the scope of replication (or recursion) as in e.g., !(v x)P or μX.(v x)(P | X). This suggests that such an interplay between these operators is fundamental for Turing completeness. We shall also study the expressive power of restriction and its interplay with replication. We do this by considering several syntactic variants of CCS! which differ from each other in the use of restriction with respect to replication. We consider three syntactic variations of CCS! which do not allow the generation of unbounded number of restrictions: C2 is the fragment of CCS! not allowing restrictions under the scope of a replication, C3 is the restriction-free fragment of CCS!. The third variant is C4 which extends C2 with Phillips' priority guards [76]. We shall show that the use of an unboundedly many restrictions in CCS! is necessary for obtaining Turing expressiveness in the sense of Busi et al [22]. We do this by showing that there is no encoding of RAMs into C2 which preserves and reflects convergence. We also prove that up to failures equivalence, there is no encoding from CCS! into C2 nor from C2 into C3. Thus up to failures equivalence, we cannot encode a process with an unbounded number of restrictions into one with a bounded number of restrictions, nor one with a bounded number of restrictions into a restriction-free process. As lemmata for the above results we prove that convergence is decidable for C2 and that language equivalence is decidable for C3 but undecidable for C2. As corollary it follows that convergence is decidable for restriction-free CCS. Finally, we show the expressive power of priorities by providing a faithful encoding of RAMs in C4 thus bearing witness to the expressive power of Phillips' priority guards [76]. The second part of this dissertation is devoted to expressiveness of the asynchronous monadic pi-calculus, A [15, 47]. In [70] the authors studied the expressivenessn of persistence in Api [15, 47] wrt weak barbed congruence. The study is incomplete because it ignores divergence. We shall present an expressiveness study of persistence in Api wrt De Nicola and Hennessy's testing scenario which is sensitive to divergence. Following [70],,we consider Api and three sub-languages of it, each capturing one source of persistence: the persistent-input Api-calculus (PIA), the persistent-output Api-calculus (POA) and the persistent Api-calculus (PA). In [70] the authors showed encodings from Api into the semi-persistent calculi (i.e., POA and PIA) correct wrt weak barbed congruence. We show that, under some general conditions related to compositionality of the encoding and preservation of the infinite behaviour, there cannot be an encoding from Api into a (semi)-persistent calculus preserving the must testing semantics. We also prove that convergence and divergence are decidable for POA (and PA). As a consequence there is no encoding preserving and reflecting divergence or convergence from Api into POA (and PA). This study fills a gap on the expressiveness study of persistence in A in [70].
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Aranda, Jesus Alexander. "On the expressivity of infinite and local behaviour in fragments of the pi-calculus." Palaiseau, Ecole polytechnique, 2009. http://pastel.paristech.org/5858/01/TheseAranda.PDF.
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Скрипняк, О. В. "Особливості використання емоційно-експресивних засобів у сучасній англійській поезії". Thesis, Видавництво СумДУ, 2012. http://essuir.sumdu.edu.ua/handle/123456789/26221.
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van, Stade Koenraad J. H. "Discovering Ideals of Expressivity and Artistry in 19th-Century Vocal Performance: Re-enacting Schumann’s Dichterliebe." Thesis, The University of Sydney, 2022. https://hdl.handle.net/2123/29588.
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The beginning of the 20th century saw the rise of modernist aesthetics which moulded modern performance practice. This change caused a steadfast distancing from the expressive practices of the late 19th century which were part of a continuum of practice going back to the 18th century or earlier. Recordings of singers, who in some cases were trained in the 1830s and 1840s, provide first-hand evidence of these late 19th-century practices and give insight into their embodied and tacit knowledge. Their singing sounds vastly different to the singing style generally heard today.
This thesis examines vocal performance practice information preserved in written sources and early recordings. The practices examined are portamento, tempo rubato (rhythmical asynchrony and tempo modification), vibrato and messa di voce. The main goal is the re-enactment of the singing style from the decades preceding the recording era (extrapolating back to the 1850s). This has entailed a comprehensive analysis of a greater body of historical recordings than previously undertaken. Comparison between these recordings and written sources (annotated scores, instructive editions, vocal treatises, technical methods, concert reviews, correspondence, and biographies) provides in-depth understanding of practices and their application. For the practical application of this evidence, I have adopted a cyclical research process (recording emulation and experimental implementation of performance practice data), which has been used in previous research. Outcomes are presented in a practice-led case study: a recording of Schumann’s Dichterliebe (1840), a reimagining of the song cycle as it might have sounded in the decades immediately following its composition.
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Кузьменко, І. М. "Структурно-функціональні та лінгвістичні особливості створення експресивності рекламного тексту-регулятиву". Thesis, Сумський державний університет, 2013. http://essuir.sumdu.edu.ua/handle/123456789/30521.
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Текст-регулятив – специфічний жанр рекламно-художнього дискурсу. Тексти-регулятиви відрізняються від інших видів текстів тим, що в них використовуються, скорочуються, систематизуються, переробляються первинні художні тексти.
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Focone, Florian. "Le mouvement expressif du corps entier : variabilités intra-individuelles dans des contextes affectifs et interactifs." Thesis, Université Paris-Saclay (ComUE), 2015. http://www.theses.fr/2015SACLS229/document.
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Le mouvement est une composante primordiale et nécessaire de notre existence. Nous l’utilisons tous les jours pour accomplir des tâches simples et essentielles, mais également pour communiquer. Que cela soit intentionnel ou non, nos mouvements signent nos différences interindividuelles, mais aussi intra-individuelles liées à nos états émotionnels, notre status, et nos intentions. Au cours d’une même journée, la cinématique de nos mouvements tend inéluctablement à évoluer et à s’adapter en fonction de notre environnement social. Ce qui différencie le mouvement des robots et des personnages virtuels de celui des humains est sa capacité à varier, un humain ne reproduisant jamais deux mouvements identiques. Néanmoins, ce contraste est de moins en moins évident. Depuis Darwin et ses travaux sur l’impact des émotions dans le mouvement jusqu’aux plus récentes études sur l’expressivité du mouvement dans des contextes d’interactions (p. ex. homme femme, interaction professeur-élève) et d’applications variées (p. ex. autisme, exergame), les chercheurs et entreprises cherchent à implémenter la variabilité du mouvement biologique humain dans les interactions homme-machine (IHM). En s’appuyant sur les Sciences sociales, du mouvement et de l’informatique, ce travail doctoral multidisciplinaire contribue à la compréhension de l’action et de la perception de mouvement expressif à travers trois études dans un contexte sportif d’interaction coach-élève. La première étude a pour objectif de comprendre comment l’expressivité du mouvement humain signe l’émotion perçue. Dans la seconde étude, nous envisageons plusieurs dyades composées de participants dont les status de passations et les conditions expérimentales évoluaient. Enfin, une dernière expérience orientée IHM a été réalisée. Au cours de celle-ci, des personnages virtuels expressifs ont été conçus pour interagir non verbalement avec les participants. Les résultats de ces travaux permettent de mettre en évidence que certains paramètres de l’expressivité du mouvement issue de séries temporelles (ST) (Energie, Caratère direct, Rigidité et l’étendue) sont nécessaires pour discriminer les affects, les status et les ressentis des participants au sein des interactions. La visée applicative de ce travail doctoral est la création d’un coach virtuel qui, au moyen de ces mouvements expressifs, permet une interaction dynamique et crédible<br>Movement is a major component of our daily life. Every day we use it to both perform simple and essential task and to communicate. Intentionnal or not our movements sign our intraindividual and interindividual differences liked to our status, intentions and affects. In the same day, the cinematic of our movements evolve and adapt according of our social environnement. Distinction between movements of robot – virtual character and human movement is that the latter can vary. Indeed an identical movement made twice by a human will not be perfectly the same. However this specificity tends to change. From Darwin’s first works studying the impact of affect on movement to recent studies about movement expressivity in various interactive context (e.g. man-woman, student-professor interaction) and various applications (e.g. Autism, Exergames) researchers and entreprises seek to implement this human specificity in human computer interaction (HCI). Based on social science, movement science and computer science, this multidisciplinary work contributes to the understanding of action and perception of expressive movements thanks to three studies in coach-student sport context interaction. The first study aims at understanding how the perceived affect impact the expressivity of human movement. In the second study we examine dyadic interactions involving different status of participants and social set-up. Finaly we desgined an expressive full-body virtual agent and used it in an interactive trask. The main contribution of this PhD thesis is to show that expressivity features computed from different time-series (Energy, Caractère franc,rigidité and sptatial extent) are relevant to discriminate participants’ affects, status and thoughts. One goal and possible application of this work is the design of a virtual trainer allowing credible and dynamic full-body interactions thanks to its expressive movements
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Kara, Ahmet [Verfasser], Thomas [Akademischer Betreuer] Schwentick, and Benedikt [Gutachter] Bollig. "Logics on data words : Expressivity, satisfiability, model checking / Ahmet Kara ; Gutachter: Benedikt Bollig ; Betreuer: Thomas Schwentick." Dortmund : Universitätsbibliothek Dortmund, 2016. http://d-nb.info/1114498041/34.
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Ridge, Thomas. "Enhancing the expressivity and automation of an interactive theorem prover in order to verify multicast protocols." Thesis, University of Edinburgh, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/1842/1461.
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This thesis was motivated by a case study involving the formalisation of arguments that simplify the verification of tree-oriented multicast protocols. As well as covering the case study itself, it discusses our solution to problems we encountered concerning expressivity and automation. The expressivity problems related to the need for theory interpretation. We found the existing Locale and axiomatic type class mechanisms provided by the Isabelle theorem prover we were using to be inadequate. This led us to develop a new prototype implementation of theory interpretation. To support this implementation, we developed a novel system of proof terms for the HOL logic that we also describe in this thesis. We found existing automation to perform poorly, which led us to experiment with additional kinds of automation. We describe our approach, focusing on features that make automation suitable for interactive use. Our presentation of the case study starts with our formalisation of an abstract theory of distributed systems, covering state transition systems, forward and backward simulation relations, and related properties of LTL (linear temporal logic). We then summarise proofs of simulation relations holding for particular abstract multicast protocols. We discuss the mechanisation styles we experimented with in the case study. We also discuss the methodology behind our proofs. We cover aspects such as how to discover and construct proofs, and how to explore the space of proofs, how to make good definitions and lemmas, how to increase modularity, reuse, stability and malleability of proofs, and reduce maintenance of proofs, and the gap between intuitively understood proofs and their formalisation.
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Noguchi, Ryoichi J. P. "Family Expressivity and Social Anxiety in Children: The Potential Mediating and Moderating Roles of Emotion Regulation." Thesis, Virginia Tech, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/42582.
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The role of childrenâ s emotion regulation as a potential mediator or moderator in the relations between a familyâ s emotional expressiveness and their childâ s social anxiety was explored in a sample of clinic-referred children. For the mediational analyses, it was predicted that emotional expressivity in families would be associated with social anxiety and that this relationship would be mediated by emotion regulation. For the moderator analyses, it was predicted that the level of emotion regulation would affect the strength of the relationship between emotional expressivity in families and social anxiety. The hypotheses were explored through hierarchical regression analyses. Family expressivity was marginally related to social anxiety. However, exploratory analyses indicated that emotion regulation failed to mediate or moderate this marginal relationship. Interestingly, mother reports of expressivity were related negatively to social anxiety whereas father reports of expressivity were related positively to social anxiety in their offspring. These findings are discussed and their implications are explored.<br>Master of Science
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Quesada, Stanislas. "Recherche de nouveaux déterminants génétiques et épigénétiques de susceptibilité à la tumorigenèse intestinale au moyen du modèle murin Apcd14." Thesis, Montpellier 1, 2013. http://www.theses.fr/2013MON1T013.
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Le cancer colorectal (CCR) représente un problème majeur de Santé publique. Des facteurs de risque environnementaux, ainsi que l'apparition séquentielle d'altérations génétiques et épigénétiques corrélant avec la progression tumorale ont été extensivement décrites. Cependant, les variations épigénétiques préexistant dans le tissu sain, potentiellement responsables de différences notoires de susceptibilité au CCR, sont restées élusives jusqu'à ce jour. Afin de répondre à cette problématique, la lignée murine Apcd14 (porteuse d'une mutation hétérozygote constitutive au niveau du gène Adenomatous polyposis coli) a servi de modèle au cours de ce projet. Les individus de cette lignée comportent une expressivité très variable, au sens qu'ils développent spontanément un nombre plus ou moins important de tumeurs intestinales, impactant sur leur survie. Cette hétérogénéité est observée en dépit de conditions d'élevage et de génomes considérés identiques. L'analyse exhaustive de cette lignée a conduit à y caractériser deux groupes de souris, présentant une gravité différente de phénotype. La variation d'expression génétique dans le tissu sain (i.e en amont de la tumorigenèse) a ensuite été analysée dans le but de comprendre l'établissement de cette hétérogénéité. Ceci a mené à la découverte d'une signature de gènes différemment exprimés entre les deux groupes, permettant de corréler de façon parfaite données moléculaires et phénotype. La potentielle héritabilité de cette signature a par la suite conduit à remettre en cause le statut considéré syngénique de la lignée. Les approches expérimentales effectuées ont déjà permis de cibler une région chromosomique, ce qui mènera à court terme à la caractérisation d'un nouvel acteur impliqué dans la tumorigenèse intestinale. De manière plus générale, les expériences développées durant ce projet ouvrent la voie à la notion de susceptibilité individuelle face au cancer dépendante de la variation d'expression génétique<br>Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a major public health concern. Environmental clues, as well as sequential genetic and epigenetic alterations correlating with tumor progression have been extensively described. Meanwhile, pre-existing epigenetic variations in the healthy intestinal mucosa, potentially leading to differences in CRC suceptibility, have generally been overlooked. In order to answer to this question, we have made use of the Apcd14 mouse model (carrying a heterozygous mutation in the Adenomatous polyposis coli gene). Although all Apcd14 mice apparently share the same genome and are raised in the same environmental conditions, they exhibit a huge phenotypic variability at the individual level, spontaneously developping a few or numerous intestinal tumors, that ultimately results in differences in survival rates. Through detailed analysis of this strain, two groups have been characterized, exhibiting several phenotypic specificities. Gene expression analysis in the healthy intestinal tissue was then performed in order to understand the differences already existing, prior to tumorigenesis. This led to the identification of a group-specific gene expression signature, allowing a correlation between macroscopic phenotype and molecular data. Consideration of the hereditary potential of this signature led to reconsider the syngeneic status of the Apcd14 strain. Several experimental data already targeted a specific genomic region, and this will allow to identify the genetic alteration involved. More generally, this project opens the way to discover a link between individual susceptibility to intestinal tumorigenesis and gene expression variability
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Pizano, Mariana Peixoto [UNESP]. "Expressividade poética nas Metamorfoses de Ovídio: o episódio de Níobe (Metamorfoses, vi. 146-312)." Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/11449/139531.
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Previous issue date: 2016-03-10<br>Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)<br>Esta pesquisa apresenta três objetivos principais: 1) refletir criticamente sobre as diferentes opiniões de autores do século XX que se debruçaram sobre a produção literária de Ovídio, destacando dela os defeitos e o engenho; 2) oferecer uma tradução do relato mitológico de Níobe, narrado no sexto livro das Metamorfoses de Ovídio (v. 146-312), sem a preocupação de recriar a poeticidade do texto original latino, mas oferecendo equivalência lingüística bastante para a compreensão do texto – seguir-se-ão à tradução notas de cultura sempre que houver necessidade de esclarecer algum termo (mitológico , geográfico, histórico, etc); 3) realizar um estudo semiótico do episódio narrado nas Metamorfoses, que permita ao leitor compreender de que maneira a história (fabula) e sua expressão poética – o modo como o texto foi composto por meio do arranjo das palavras em verso, com todos os recursos permitidos pelo sistema linguístico do latim, reapropriado pelo(s) sistema(s) da poesia – unem-se a fim de construir sentidos que se valem (mas ao mesmo tempo ultrapassam) a mera gramaticalidade. O episódio mitológico de Níobe relata a audácia da esposa do lendário rei de Tebas, Anfião, ao ousar comparar-se à Latona, mãe dos gêmeos Febo (Apolo) e Febe (Diana). A mortal se julgava mais merecedora de receber os incensos e as preces ofertados pelas tebanas que aquela deusa, porque julga sua linhagem e sua numerosa prole (ao todo são quatorze filhos) superiores às da outra. Tamanha heresia rendeu-lhe uma terrível punição, imposta pelos filhos da deusa ultrajada: conhecidos pelo exímio trato com a flecha, Febo e Febe exterminam toda a descendência de Níobe. A mortal, acometida por um sentimento de dor inigualável, torna-se pedra.<br>This research has three main goals: 1) to reflect critically on different opinion of twentieth century’s authors who have studied Ovid’s literature, highlighting its faults and cleverness; 2) to provide a translation of Niobe’s mythological account, reported in the sixth book of Ovid’s Metamorphoses (v. 146-312), without concerning to recreate the poeticity of the original Latin text, but offering linguistic equivalence enough to the text understanding – the translation will be followed by culture notes whenever it’s necessary to elucidate any term (mythological, geographical, historical, etc.); 3) to perform a semiotic study of the episode reported on the Metamorphoses, which allows the reader to comprehend how the story (fabula) and its poetic expression – the way the text was composed by the arrangement of words in verse, with all resources allowed by the linguistic system of Latin language, reappropriated by the Poetic system – unite in order to create valid meanings, but at the same time go beyond the mere grammaticality. The mythological episode of Niobe reports the audacity of the wife of the Thebes’ legendary king, Amphion, by daring to compare herself to Latona, mother of Phoebus (Apollo) and Phoebe (Diana) twins. The mortal was thought worthier of receiving incense and prayers offered by the Theban than the goddess since she judges her ancestry and her numerous offspring (together they are fourteen) higher than the other. Such heresy earned her a terrible punishment, imposed by the children of the outraged goddess: known by the expert dealing with arrows, Phoebus and Phoebe exterminated all descendants of Niobe. Afflicted by a sense of unrivalled pain, the mortal turns into stone.
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Ferreira, Francisco Maria Zelaya da Costa. "Ruas imaginárias: o humor linguístico-expressivo nas crônicas de Aldir Blanc." Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, 2010. http://www.bdtd.uerj.br/tde_busca/arquivo.php?codArquivo=2646.
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O objetivo desta pesquisa é analisar as marcas linguísticas que compõem as relações de sentido no que diz respeito ao humor da crônica de Aldir Blanc. A partir da percepção da estrutura da Língua Portuguesa, verificar quais as ações na produção textual da crônica sejam estas morfológicas, gramaticais, lexicais, sintáticas, fonéticas, estilísticas ou semânticas que, ao aliar-se à práxis cotidiana (contexto) oferecida pelos jornais, propiciam o discurso humorístico do autor. Os pressupostos teóricos que corroboram as respectivas demarcações linguísticas terão ênfase no tocante aos aspectos semânticos, com Stephen Ullman, Pierre Guiraud e Edward Lopes. Os traços característicos da crônica, o humor e a ironia como recursos discursivos, a seleção lexical, as inferências, o jogo lúdico da grafia das palavras, as formas textuais serão inferidos dialogicamente em grande parte pelos estudos estilísticos de Marcel Cressot, Pierre Guiraud, Mattoso Câmara, Nilce SantAnna Martins e José Lemos Monteiro. Desse modo, apontamos para um estudo da língua sob uma ótica semântico-discursiva, levando em conta sua expressividade estilística. Dessa forma, à valorização do manuseamento linguístico, quer pela escritura, quer pela leitura, acrescenta-se o dado crítico da língua através do discurso presente no humor, tendo em vista o gênero textual que é a crônica e sua grande penetração social pelos jornais de grande circulação<br>The objective of this research is to analyze the linguistic marks that comprise the relationship of meaning with regards to the mood of Aldir Blancs chronicles. From the perception of the structure of the Portuguese language, check what actions in the textual production of the chronicle - be them morphological, grammatical, lexical, syntactic, phonetic, stylistic or semantic - that, by allying with the daily practice (the context) provided by newspapers, provide the author's humorous speech. The theoretical assumptions that support the linguistic demarcations will emphasize the semantic aspects with Stephen Ullman, Pierre Guiraud and Edward Lopes. The characteristics of the chronicle, humor and irony as discursive resources, the lexical selection, the inferences, the playful game of spelling, the textual forms will dialogically be inferred in large part by studies of style by Cressot Marcel, Pierre Guiraud, Mattoso Câmara Nilce Sant'Anna Martins and José Lemos Monteiro. Thus, we point to a study of language in a semantic-discursive perspective, taking into account its expressive style. Therefore, the enrichment of language handling, either by writing or reading, is added to the critical form of language through the speech present in his humor, given the textual genre that is the chronicle and its deep social penetration by newspapers of wide circulation
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Simons, Gwenda. "Emotional facial expresivity : exploring the assumption of an expressivity trait in healthy people and Parkinson's disease patients." Thesis, University of Portsmouth, 2003. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.271386.
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Calhoun, Susan. "When Good People are Happy People: Looking at Emotional Expressivity of Student-Centered Junior High School Teachers." Diss., The University of Arizona, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/195365.
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Learning emotional responsibility, including emotionally letting go, is an important part of the development of every teacher. When letting go is difficult, it can be helpful to have examples of people who have already matured. This study focuses on the emotional stance, or awareness, of eight effective student-oriented teachers. Sixteen different teachers, from six different middle schools were recommended by their principals as excellent classroom managers. From these, eight were chosen who demonstrated clear authority and a student-centered approach. These eight teachers were interviewed according to the Hilda Taba method for the Interpretation of Data (Maker and Schiever 2005). The questions were structured to help teachers consider their feelings and attitudes as causes of events. When the interviews had been transcribed, they were examined for common emotional dispositions. The dispositions found included those that orient teachers toward perspective taking, considering students to be their own authority, desiring relationships with students, having a positive attitude and being emotionally present. Implications for education include allowing students to determine a portion of their final evaluation.
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Neag, Curea Anamaria. "Expression et expressivité. Éléments pour une problématique linguistique : l'école de Genève [1900-1940]." Thesis, Paris 3, 2009. http://www.theses.fr/2009PA030131.
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La thèse intitulée « Expression et expressivité. Éléments pour une problématique linguistique : l'École de Genève (1900-1940) » est l'aboutissement d'un travail de recherche dans le domaine de l'histoire des idées linguistiques. L'étude des théories élaborées dans la première moitié du XXe par trois représentants de la linguistique genevoise (Charles Bally, Charles-Albert Sechehaye et Henri Frei) nous a amenée à formuler et à vérifier l'hypothèse générale du présent travail, à savoir la possibilité de déceler une systématicité de ces approches autour d'une problématique de l'expression, qu'elles mettent en place de manière différenciée et néanmoins concordante sur bien des points. Les convergences et les divergences dont nous tirons les conséquences dans notre analyse nous permettent de juger des conditions dans lesquelles se met en place une dynamique de pensée à l'intérieur d'une école linguistique. Le traitement de cette problématique est représentatif des stratégies par lesquelles ces linguistes ont procédé à une réinscription de certains thèmes théoriques saussuriens (la synchronie, la linguistique de la parole, l'arbitraire du signe, la valeur linguistique). La problématique de l'expression chez des linguistes se réclamant dans une large mesure de l'enseignement saussurien présente un intérêt d'autant plus grand qu'elle semble rompre avec les principes de F. de Saussure, en favorisant des points de vue a priori étrangers à sa conception de la langue : l'approche de l'affectivité ou de la subjectivité, une large part accordée à la « psychologie », une place privilégiée accordée au sujet parlant<br>The thesis named “Expression and Expressivity. A Discussion of Some Debatable Linguistic Issues : The School of Geneva (1900-1940)” is the result of research undertaken in the history of linguistic ideas. The study of several theories developed during the first half of the 20th century by three representatives of the Genevan linguistics (Charles Bally, Charles-Albert Sechehaye and Henri Frei) has led us to formulate and put to the test the general assumption of our thesis. What we have tried to achieve is the capturing of the systematic in the way the three accounts discussed deal with the expression issue by pointing out the differences and similarities in each approach of the issue at hand. The converging and diverging aspects from which we draw our conclusions allow us to establish the way a thought dynamics emerges within a linguistic school. Tackling such an issue points out the strategies used by these linguists to revisit some Saussurian theoretical concepts (the synchronic, the linguistics of la parole, the arbitrariness of the sign, the linguistic value). The question of the expression in the case of these linguists is of great importance. The reason is that, although they claim to follow the Saussurian line of thought to a large extent, they seem to depart from Saussure’s main principles by favouring beliefs which are a priori in disagreement with Saussure’s perspective on language: dealing with affectivity or subjectivity, addressing the matter of ‘psychology’ to a great extent, highlighting the role of the speaker
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Rozé, Jocelyn. "L'influence des mouvements posturaux des violoncellistes sur leur expressivité musicale." Thesis, Aix-Marseille, 2017. http://www.theses.fr/2017AIXM0416.
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Un aspect fascinant de l’expressivité musicale porte sur les relations entre le corps du musicien et les caractéristiques du signal acoustique produites par son instrument. De nombreuses études ont démontré cette connexion, en rapport avec le concept d’incarnation musicale, non seulement au niveau des gestes instrumentaux directement responsables de la production du son, mais aussi au travers de l’usage de mouvements ancillaires subtils et moins évidents. Notre recherche a pour objectif de mieux comprendre l’influence de ces ajustements posturaux sur l’interprétation musicale expressive dans le contexte des violoncellistes. A cette fin, nous avons mené une expérience soumettant plusieurs violoncellistes professionnels à divers types de contraintes posturales, et analysé l’influence de ces contraintes sur les caractéristiques rythmiques et timbrales du son par rapport à la situation de jeu naturelle. Les résultats des analyses ont révélé que les mouvements corporels des violoncellistes jouaient un rôle important pendant la performance. En fait, le tronc et particulièrement les mouvements de tête semblent garantir la cohérence métrique du geste d’archet de même qu’un phrasé musical expressif et des variations riches de timbre. Nous avons aussi exploré en détail les notes décharnées fréquemment produites en situation d’immobilisation physique par le buste et la tête, et effectué des corrélations entre ces dégradations du timbre et les caractéristiques de posture et de geste instrumental d’archet. Cette dernière analyse peut déboucher sur l’implémentation d’un nouvel outil pédagogique de correction de la qualité sonore pour les violoncellistes débutants<br>A particularly fascinating aspect of musical expressivity concerns the relationships between the musician’s body and acoustical signal features of the sounds produced by the instrument. Numerous studies have demonstrated this connection, referring to embodied musical cognition, not only through well-studied instrumental gestures directly responsible for the sound production, but also through the use of more indirect and ingrained ancillary movements. Our actual project aims to better understand the influence of these postural adjustments on the expressive musical interpretation for the cello instrument. To this aim, we conducted an experiment involving several professional cellists subjected to various kinds of postural constraints, and analysed the influence of these constraints on sound signal features by comparing constrained and natural playing situations. The results reveal that the cellists’ body movements play an important role during performance. In fact, the torso and especially the head movements appear to insure the metric coherence with the bowing gesture as well as an expressive musical phrasing and rich timbre variations. Finally, we explored more in depth the harsh notes frequently occurring in the most constrained condition, and drew correlations between this timbral degradation and bowing and postural features, with the aim of proposing new pedagogical tools for beginners
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Lee, KyungSook. "The associations within children's emotionality, emotion regulation, parenting practices, and parental expressivity among children in low-income families." Diss., Connect to online resource - MSU authorized users, 2008.
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Sundaresh, Harish Peruvamba. "Must linear algebra be block cyclic? : and other explorations into the expressivity of data parallel and task parallel languages." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/39328.
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Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Computation for Design and Optimization Program, 2007.<br>Includes bibliographical references (leaves 68-69).<br>Prevailing Parallel Linear Algebra software block cyclically distributes data across its processors for good load balancing and communication between its nodes. The block cyclic distribution schema characterized by cyclic order allocation of row and column data blocks followed by consecutive elimination is widely used in scientific computing and is the default approach in ScaLA-PACK. The fact that we are not familiar with any software outside of linear algebra that has considered cyclic distributions for their execution presents incompatibility. This calls for possible change in approach as advanced computing platforms like Star-P are emerging allowing for interoperability of algorithms. This work demonstrates a data parallel column block cyclic elimination technique for LU and QR factorization. This technique yields good load balance and communication between nodes, and also eliminates superfluous overheads. The algorithms are implemented with consecutive allocation and cyclic elimination using the high level platform, Star-P. Block update tenders extensive performance enhancement making use of Basic Linear Algebra Subroutine-3 for delivering tremendous speedup. This project also provides an overview of threading in parallel systems through implementation of important task parallel algorithms: prefix, hexadecimal Pi digits and Monte-Carlo simulation.<br>by Harish Peruvamba Sundaresh.<br>S.M.
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Silva, Gisela Gonzaga. "A comunicação contemporânea: transcrevendo o autismo para a performance." Master's thesis, Universidade de Évora, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10174/20784.
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“A comunicação contemporânea: transcrevendo o autismo para a performance” é o resultado final da pesquisa de natureza teórico-prática desenvolvida no período de Outubro de 2015 a Julho de 2016. As fases do processo de pesquisa dividem-se em duas onde a primeira esteve dedicada ao embasamento teórico que conjectura sobre possíveis relações entre o comportamento autista e o comportamento social na atualidade; passando a segunda fase dedicada a um processo criativo prático, com o objetivo de construir um personagem resultante da reflexão promovida pela pesquisa teórica. Narra-se o caminho percorrido desde as primeiras motivações até a concretização do processo criativo. A documentação desse processo se finaliza com a descrição do processo de montagem do espetáculo “Rotina”, onde é possível conhecer a forma como duas pesquisas contribuíram para a elaboração de um mesmo objeto artístico. Finalmente são apresentadas as conclusões como resultado das reflexões geradas pelo contato com cada área da pesquisa; ABSTRACT:
CONTEMPORARY COMMUNICATION:
Transcribing autism for performance
"Contemporary communication: transcribing autism for performance" is the end result of the research of theoretical and practical nature carried out from October 2015 to July 2016. The phases of the research process is divided into two where the first was dedicated to the theoretical basis that conjecture about possible links between autistic behavior and social behavior today; passing the second phase dedicated to a practical creative process, with the goal of building a character resulting reflection promoted by theoretical research. Narrates the journey from the first motivations to the implementation of the creative process. The documentation of this process ends with the description of the assembly process of the show "Routine", where it is possible to know how two surveys contributed to the preparation of the same artistic object. Finally we present the conclusions as a result of reflections generated by contact with each area of research.
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Meyrow, Arnold Burt. "The effect of on-screen instructor gender and expressivity upon adult learning of basic computer skills from an instructional videotape." Diss., Virginia Tech, 1991. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/39875.
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Bokowiec, Mark A. "Interconnecting forms of expressivity as a compositional process : the evolution of an interactive practice with specific reference to the Bodycoder System." Thesis, University of Huddersfield, 2011. http://eprints.hud.ac.uk/id/eprint/10990/.
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The main focus of this commentary is the examination of the Vox Circuit Trilogy (2007) consisting of The Suicided Voice (2003/2007), Hand-to-Mouth (2007) and Etch (2007). The innovative use of interactive technologies and the architecture of the Bodycoder System in terms of its software, hardware and human-computer interface will be examined. Kinaesonics will be discussed in relation to the coding of real-time one-to-one mapping of sound to gesture and its expression in terms of hardware and software design. The compositional processes will be discussed, in particular: the use of performance simulations, workshop collaboration with the performer and the negotiation of creation, composition and performance in the final work. Rehearsal processes will be examined with particular reference to The Suicided Voice. The notion of expressivity will be interrogated and how four principle forms of expressivity are interconnected, modelled and realized to generate a totally integrated performance modality.
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Zaharoff, Avril D. "The relationship between fibromyalgia and emotional expressivity and its influence on locus of control, ways of coping, and quality of life." Morgantown, W. Va. : [West Virginia University Libraries], 2003. http://etd.wvu.edu/templates/showETD.cfm?recnum=3253.
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Thesis (Ph. D.)--West Virginia University, 2003.<br>Title from document title page. Document formatted into pages; contains vi, 129 p. : ill. Includes abstract. Includes bibliographical references (p. 95-108).
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Trevisan, Priscila Raquel Tedesco da Costa [UNESP]. "A expressão da criatividade na dança." Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/11449/96099.
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trevisan_prtc_me_rcla.pdf: 1749343 bytes, checksum: c7d29ad42736156323738369dadf49a7 (MD5)<br>Este estudo, de natureza qualitativa, teve por objetivo investigar como a expressão criativa está sendo inserida no contexto dos processos de ensino e aprendizagem da dança, para além das técnicas específicas, na visão de professores-coreógrafos e participantes de academias de dança, no âmbito do lazer. Para tanto, o estudo foi dividido em duas etapas complementares, sendo a primeira relativa a uma pesquisa bibliográfica e a segunda, uma pesquisa exploratória, para a qual foi utilizado como instrumento para coleta de dados um questionário misto, contendo perguntas abertas e fechadas. O instrumento foi aplicado a uma amostra intencional de 20 sujeitos, composta por professores-coreógrafos e bailarinos, maiores de 18 anos, com experiência de mais de um ano na prática de dança. Os dados foram analisados de maneira descritiva, utilizando-se a técnica de Análise de Conteúdo Temático e os resultados evidenciam que a criatividade é uma capacidade que tem suas características e qualidades amplamente reconhecidas como essenciais ao processo de ensino-aprendizagem na dança pelos sujeitos da pesquisa. Para esses, estas expressões criativas apresentam extensos conceitos e significados, permitem aos sujeitos descobrirem diferentes formas de expressar seus sentimentos e emoções, sendo as características individuais e a personalidade, apontadas como agentes de grande influência. Embora acarretem, para alguns indivíduos, circunstâncias muitas vezes constrangedoras, com o tempo e ações pedagógicas adequadas, acontecem com maior naturalidade e se tornam uma fonte inesgotável de descobertas e conhecimentos, contribuindo, assim, com diversos contextos condizentes com os aspectos subjetivos, bem como, com a percepção de uma maneira mais prazerosa de se compreender os sentidos de dançar. Entretanto, os dados referentes à dimensão curricular para a formação nestes cursos...<br>This study, of qualitative nature, aimed at investigating how the creative expression has been placed within the context of teaching and learning of dance beyond the specific techniques vision teachers, choreographers and dance academies participants in leisure scope. Thus, the study was divided into two complementary stages, the first relating to a literature review and the second is an exploratory research for which it was used for data collection a mixed questionnaire containing open and closed questions. The instrument was administered to a purposive sample of 20 subjects composed of teachers, choreographers and dancers, over 18 years, with experience of more than a year in the practice of dance. Data were descriptively analyzed, using the Thematic Content Analysis technique and the results show that creativity is a skill that has its own characteristics and qualities widely recognized as essential to the process of teaching and learning in dance for the subjects of this research. For them, these creative expressions have extensive concepts and meanings, and enable individuals to discover different ways of expressing their feelings and emotions, and individual characteristics and personality was identified as agents of great influence. While entailing some individuals embarrassing circumstances with time and appropriate pedagogical actions, this happens more naturally and become an inexhaustible source of discoveries and knowledge, thus contributing to several contents consistent with the subjective aspects as well as the perception of a more pleasant way to understand the meanings of dance. However, data concerning the scale curriculum for training in these technical courses in dance, revealed priority in acquiring knowledge depicting the characteristics and technical qualities as well as developing the skills and physical abilities and motor functions. The creativity was associated... (Complete abstract click electronic access below)
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Gallina, Elisabete Patrícia. "A expressividade dos acadêmicos de educação física que cursam a disciplina de metodologia do ensino da dança escolar." reponame:Biblioteca Digital de Teses e Dissertações da UFRGS, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10183/13808.
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Considerando que expressividade é uma forma significativa de comunicação corporal, que busca através da Dança a harmonia das formas biológica, cultural e filosófica do ser humano, este estudo objetiva descrever e compreender a percepção dos acadêmicos de Educação Física que cursam a disciplina de Metodologia do Ensino da Dança Escolar sobre sua expressividade. Inicialmente são apresentados conceitos, classificações, bem como os níveis de complexidade da expressividade. Na seqüência faz-se uma interação entre Expressividade, Educação Física e Dança, ressaltando a importância do ato criativo da expressividade dentro do contexto de ensino. Participaram do estudo 16 acadêmicos do curso de Educação Física da Universidade Regional Integrada do Alto Uruguai e das Missões (URI) Campus de Erechim, que cursavam a disciplina de Metodologia do Ensino da Dança Escolar. Os instrumentos utilizados na pesquisa foram entrevistas semi-estruturadas (inicial e final) e notas de campo. O período de coleta de dados aconteceu de 02 de abril de 2008 a 28 de maio de 2008 na Sala de Dança e no Auditório Central da URI. As informações obtidas foram agrupadas em unidades de significado, que reescritas, originaram categorias de análise. Os resultados mostram uma significativa evolução em relação às definições de expressividade, evidenciando a linguagem do corpo em sua sensibilidade, bem como a constatação de como é possível criar e também incentivar a criação de novos movimentos, derrubando barreiras sociais com a Dança inserida no contexto da Educação Física.<br>If we consider that expressivity is one significative way of corporal communication, which searches through Dance the harmony of the biological, cultural and philosophical forms of human being, so this study desires to describe and to understand the perception of Physical Education undergraduate students who attend classes of Methodology of School Dance Teaching about their expressivity. In the beginning of this study is showed the concepts, classifications, as well as expressivity complexity levels. In the sequence, it does a interaction between Expressivity, Physical Education and Dance, it noted the importance of the creative act of expressivity inside teaching’s context. The participants were 16 students of Physical Education course from Universidade Regional Integrada do Alto Uruguai e das Missões (URI), Campus de Erechim. They attend classes of Methodology of School Dance Teaching discipline. The instruments utilized in the research were semistructured interviews (initial and final) and field notes. The collective period has happened at April 02nd, 2008 until May 28th, 2008 at Dance Room and at URI’s Central Auditorium. The informations were grouped in units of meanings that were rewrited. This originated the analyze categories. The results show a significative evolution related to expressivity definitions, which clear out the body language in your sensibility, as well as the observation that creating and also motivating the creation of new movements are possible, breaking down social obstacles with the Dance taking a place inside the Physical Education’s context.