Dissertations / Theses: 'Shasei'

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Varnau, Hannah Grace. "The Shakes." Bowling Green State University / OhioLINK, 2016. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1459421872.

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Camarena, Christina M. "Shades of gray /." abstract and full text PDF (free order & download UNR users only), 2007. http://0-gateway.proquest.com.innopac.library.unr.edu/openurl?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:dissertation&res_dat=xri:pqdiss&rft_dat=xri:pqdiss:1448327.

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Thesis (M.A.)--University of Nevada, Reno, 2007.
"August, 2007." Online version available on the World Wide Web. Library also has microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mich. : ProQuest Information and Learning Company, [2007]. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm.

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Silver, Joanna. "The shamed self." Thesis, City University London, 2011. http://openaccess.city.ac.uk/1176/.

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McClelland, Nicole. "Shades of Fine." ScholarWorks@UNO, 2006. http://scholarworks.uno.edu/td/359.

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Pollock, Rachel E. "Shades of Zaida." ScholarWorks@UNO, 2013. http://scholarworks.uno.edu/td/1661.

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Christodoulou, Carolina, and Philip Bertilsson. "Fifty Shades of Green." Thesis, Högskolan i Borås, Institutionen Textilhögskolan, 2013. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hb:diva-17436.

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The current green marketing industry is growing due to increasing consumer demand in combination with current environmental issues. Even so a common definition of the term green does not exist which creates both company and consumer confusion. Generally the expression is perceived by consumers to only describe environmentally friendly products but it is also further applied to different activities such as production, distribution and retailing. Due to the consumer lack of knowledge companies are having continuous difficulties satisfying the consumer’s changing needs and simultaneously protecting the environment. Companies are hoping to create awareness regarding environmental issues with the use of green marketing; however some companies are claiming to be green as a concealed marketing ploy, known as greenwashing.This study’s purpose aims to reveal and analyze whether there are gaps of knowledge in the topic green products and predominantly green cosmetics between Swedish green consumers and green companies. Lush Cosmetics has been chosen as a case company for this dissertations explorative kind and the empirical findings have been collected by a semi-structured interview with a product & people developer at the company. Answers from green consumers have been retrieved through focus group meetings with suitable respondents.Analysis of the empirical information was subsequently completed through the study’s theoretical framework to find what types of dissents exist between the two parts and why these have been generated. Results of the analysis showed that confusion as well as different opinions is present between the two parts. The knowledge gaps are prominent between the company and the consumers in the subjects of understanding marketing terms, price, ingredients and efficiency.
Program: Textilekonomutbildningen

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Dorrough, Louann. "Shades of Sunflower County." ScholarWorks@UNO, 2014. http://scholarworks.uno.edu/td/1790.

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Mairaj, Mir Jawad. "USES: Uniview's Shader Effect System." Thesis, Linköpings universitet, Medie- och Informationsteknik, 2013. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-92841.

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This thesis work details the implementation of a generic shader effect system for Uniview (a proprietary 3D graphics software for the display of astronomical data in digital planetariums developed by SCISS AB). The system enables Uniview to load a variety of 3D file formats, customize them in various ways and, using a multipass setup, create complicated effects including rainbows, shadows, orbiting meteorites etc. The functionality is similar (though tailored to Uniview's need) to effect systems such as AMD's RenderMonkey or Nvidia's FX Composer.

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Jesper, Målsten. "Vad är en digital shaker?" Thesis, Umeå universitet, Institutionen Designhögskolan, 2013. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-79985.

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Projektet i denna rapport har fokuserat på hur man kan förbättra den visuella och taktila upplevelsen av digitala slagverk. Målet var att utveckla en digital version av moderna percussionisters shakers, som tilltalar användarna inte bara med sina funktioner och digitala möjligheter utan även som ett musikinstrument.Processen och utveckling av instrumentimagen för digital percussion kan appliceras på alla digitala instrument, men resultatet av detta projekt illustreras genom ett koncept på en digital shaker.

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Wolfson, David R. "Biomechanics of shaken baby syndrome." Thesis, University of Nottingham, 2007. http://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/11217/.

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In the first part of this work, an Anthropometric Test Dummy (ATD) was used to obtain torso acceleration data for Shaken Baby Syndrome (SBS). These data were used to drive computational simulations of SBS, in studies of the effect of neck stiffness and head-torso impact on injury risk. Finally, physical models were used to investigate the strain induced in brain tissue during shaking. Clinical literature describes victims of Shaken Baby Syndrome (SBS) as young infants with life-threatening brain injuries, and poor long-term outcome. However, biomechanical studies using ATI)s to study head motion during shaking have been inconclusive about the capacity for shaking alone to cause these injuries 11,21. This work comprises a series of investigations into these conflicting findings. Torso acceleration data for SBS, obtained using a specially constructed ATD, were found to be consistent with previous findings. The data were used to simulate shaking in computational studies of SBS, using Rigid Body Models (RBM) of the infant head and neck. Parametric studies were used to investigate the importance of neck stiffness in assessing the injury capacity of SBS, and showed that in order to exceed current injury criteria for SBS, impact was required. Head torso impact was then simulated, and although this resulted in higher injury risk than shaking alone, criteria for injuries associated with SBS were not reached. Since these investigations did not predict brain injury in cases of SBS without impact, the origins of injury criteria were reviewed. It was found that they are derived from single high energy events, which is distinct from the type of motion in SBS. In order to establish if cyclic, low-energy motion contributes to brain injury in SBS, Physical Continuum Modelling was used to study strain in brain tissue during shaking. A test rig was constructed to shake silicone gel models, and high-speed video used to capture the motion of optical markers with in the gel. Their movement was tracked using optical flow methods, and Green-Lagrangian strain derived by tensor algebra. No evidence was found to indicate a build up in strain between cycles, but published critical strains for damage to neural tissue were exceeded. Although shaking alone was not found not induce head motion in excess of brain injury criteria, tissue damage criteria were exceeded. The application of current brain injury criteria to SBS maybe therefore be inappropriate.

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Hornby, Brian E. "The elastic properties of shales." Thesis, University of Cambridge, 1994. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.296669.

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Chew, Megan Lenore. "Shaker Heights’ Revolt Against Highways." The Ohio State University, 2009. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1252436871.

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Boswell, Anna. "‘Shakey Notions’ : settlement history on display." Thesis, University of Auckland, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/2292/11044.

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This thesis offers a critical examination of strategies employed by museums and heritage sites in representing settler-colonial history. Its concerns are focused through the lens of the northernmost region in Aotearoa New Zealand, Te Tai Tokerau, an area selected for its strong significance in this history. While several chapters deal with museums and heritage sites located within the region— including Waitangi National Trust, Ruapekapeka pa, the Kauri Museum at Matakohe, Te Rerenga Wairua, and the Kerikeri basin—the thesis interprets this designation in a broader way, too. Acknowledging that the region‟s history is not confined within its own geographical boundaries, it also discusses displays which have been staged in Canberra and in Salem, Massachusetts, and which relate to Te Tai Tokerau through the movement of materials, figures and stories. The thesis draws on a range of sources and theoretical models in order to devise approaches to loosely-framed phases of settlement. In its course, it deals with international trade carried out on distinct-but-related early cross-cultural frontiers; considers the concerted transformation of new world environments in terms of historical re-enactment; examines modes of display at the so-called birthplace of the nation in relation to „privileged settings‟, „hard facts‟ and historic turning points; explores counter-conventional ways of making sense of frontier conflict; and reflects on how notions of progress may be applied to emergent possibilities for tribal museums. In each of these cases, the thesis is concerned to examine the impact of postcolonial critiques on museum story-telling, and to examine the role that resurgent indigenous populations have played in shaping or re-shaping certain kinds of representations. The thesis pays particular attention to strains evident in contemporary modes of display, interpreting these as markers of the extent to which representations of settlement continue to be unsettled by the „shakey notions‟ (Maning 1967, 44) upon which they are necessarily founded. While its interests are primarily analytical, the thesis does offer a number of „experimental‟ possibilities for alternative displays—possibilities which may well, because of their own „shakey‟ nature, prove impossible in the context of a settler society.
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Carl, Matsuura Wynetta. "Perinatal Correlates of Shaken Baby Syndrome." Diss., University of Hawaii at Manoa, 2002. http://hdl.handle.net/10125/22047.

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Shaken Baby Syndrome (SBS) is a potentially lethal form of child abuse. Primary prevention efforts have been targeted towards educating the general population, especially pregnant women and new parents, about the dangers of shaking. It is hypothesized that there are identifiable perinatal risk fadors for children that make them more at risk for injury from SBS than other forms of Abusive Head Trauma (AHT). All hospitalized children with suspected AHT (n=206) over a 14-year period who were referred to a multidisciplinary child protection center, were identified. The records of 24 children were not included in the study because they were not available for review, the child did not have a primary head injury, or the child was adopted and birth records were not available. Nonaccidental injury was confirmed in 116 of the remaining children. These included 72 (62%) children fitting SBS criteria, and 44 (38%) children identified as having other AHT. Case analysis included review of hospital and multidisciplinary child protection center records. The SBS and AHT groups were compared to separate perinatal risk fadors that might assist in identifying children at increased risk for SBS. Results of the analysis demonstrated that there was no significant difference between groups evident in the perinatal history. These preliminary findings support the follOWing conclusion that in contrast to many published reports, the perinatal information on the child did not provide significant pre-injury risk identifiers. It was concluded that changes in early educational programs and media campaigns are needed to reduce the sequalae of head trauma in infants and children. Programs must focus on AHT in general, rather than only SBS.

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Frankl, P. J. L., and Yahya Ali Omar. "Shairi la washona-nguo wa mombasa." Universitätsbibliothek Leipzig, 2012. http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bsz:15-qucosa-94891.

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This lively poem, one of several hundred collected in Mombasa at the end of the nineteenth century by W.E T AYLOR thanks to Mwalimu SIKUJUWA bin ABDALLAH ai-BAIAWI (Frankl, 1993), is preserved in Volume Ill of the Taylor Papers, now in the library of the School of Oriental & African Studies (SOAS) in London.. lt consists of two versions - both in Arabic script (SOAS MS 47754); the first (Section X, page 4) is probably in the hand of ABDALLAH bin RASHID and has fifteen stanzas, while the second (Section Z, page 161) is in the hand of Mwalimu SIKUJUWA (one of T AYLOR\'s two Swahili teachers) and has twenty-one stanzas .. The entire text of version X is to be found in Z, although not in the same order. Version Z has thus six additional stanzas, and we have had no hesitation in selecting it as the text for this article (the manuscript having been most probably commissioned by TAYLOR).

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Iourinski, Dmitri. "A Dempster-Shafer theory inspired logic." Thesis, Middlesex University, 2008. http://eprints.mdx.ac.uk/6550/.

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Issues of formalising and interpreting epistemic uncertainty have always played a prominent role in Artificial Intelligence. The Dempster-Shafer (DS) theory of partial beliefs is one of the most-well known formalisms to address the partial knowledge. Similarly to the DS theory, which is a generalisation of the classical probability theory, fuzzy logic provides an alternative reasoning apparatus as compared to Boolean logic. Both theories are featured prominently within the Artificial Intelligence domain, but the unified framework accounting for all the aspects of imprecise knowledge is yet to be developed. Fuzzy logic apparatus is often used for reasoning based on vague information, and the beliefs are often processed with the aid of Boolean logic. The situation clearly calls for the development of a logic formalism targeted specifically for the needs of the theory of beliefs. Several frameworks exist based on interpreting epistemic uncertainty through an appropriately defined modal operator. There is an epistemic problem with this kind of frameworks: while addressing uncertain information, they also allow for non-constructive proofs, and in this sense the number of true statements within these frameworks is too large. In this work, it is argued that an inferential apparatus for the theory of beliefs should follow premises of Brouwer's intuitionism. A logic refuting tertium non daturìs constructed by defining a correspondence between the support functions representing beliefs in the DS theory and semantic models based on intuitionistic Kripke models with weighted nodes. Without addional constraints on the semantic models and without modal operators, the constructed logic is equivalent to the minimal intuitionistic logic. A number of possible constraints is considered resulting in additional axioms and making the proposed logic intermediate. Further analysis of the properties of the created framework shows that the approach preserves the Dempster-Shafer belief assignments and thus expresses modality through the belief assignments of the formulae within the developed logic.

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BRANTES, PAULA RENATA LOBO. "WELLBORE STABILITY ANALYSIS IN SHALES STRETCHES." PONTIFÍCIA UNIVERSIDADE CATÓLICA DO RIO DE JANEIRO, 2018. http://www.maxwell.vrac.puc-rio.br/Busca_etds.php?strSecao=resultado&nrSeq=35098@1.

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PONTIFÍCIA UNIVERSIDADE CATÓLICA DO RIO DE JANEIRO
COORDENAÇÃO DE APERFEIÇOAMENTO DO PESSOAL DE ENSINO SUPERIOR
PROGRAMA DE EXCELENCIA ACADEMICA
Os problemas de instabilidades de poços geralmente ocorrem quando camadas de folhelhos são perfuradas. O processo de instabilidade de poços é o resultado de fenômenos mecânicos e físico-químicos. As instabilidades mecânicas podem ser prevenidas e controladas mediante a otimização do peso do fluido de perfuração. Diferente destas, as instabilidades físico-químicas são dificilmente controláveis e mais complexas, pois além de possuírem várias variáveis, dependem do tempo. Neste sentido, o presente trabalho tem como objetivo analisar e compreender os casos de instabilidade do poço através de uma metodologia que integre os resultados de campo e análises em laboratórios a fim de propor fluidos economicamente mais viáveis e competentes que atuem na estabilidade físico-química em trechos de folhelho. Primeiramente são identificados os problemas de instabilidade de um poço (estudo de caso) e seus possíveis agentes causadores através das análises de Boletim Diário de Perfuração (BDP), dados de perfis e análise de estabilidade considerando o modelo elástico. Com base nos problemas identificados, são propostos fluidos hipotéticos de solução salina. Em seguida, amostras de testemunho do poço são coletadas, caracterizadas e analisadas em laboratório com o objetivo de obter os parâmetros de transporte de massa quando estas são submetidas aos fluidos hipotéticos. Por fim, são geradas as análises de estabilidade considerando efeitos físico-químicos conforme tempo de exposição aos fluidos salinos hipotéticos a fim de garantir a otimização do projeto do fluido de perfuração e a estabilidade do poço no processo de perfuração.
Wellbore instability problems usually occur when shale rocks are drilled. The process of wellbore instability is the result of mechanical and physicochemical effects. Mechanical instabilities can be prevented and controlled by optimizing the weight of the drilling fluid. On the other hand, physicochemical instabilities are more complex and difficult to control, because aside from having several variables, they are time-dependent. In this sense, this work has the objective of analysing and understanding the wellbore instability through a methodology that integrates the field results and laboratories analyses in order to propose competent and economically more viable drilling fluids to act in the physicochemical stability in shale stretches. First, the instability problems of a study case and its main causative agents are identified through Drilling Daily Report analyses, profile data and stability analyses considering the elastic model. Based on the problems identified, hypothetical saline fluids are proposed. Then, well samples are collected, characterized and analysed in laboratory in order to obtain its mass transporting parameters when samples are submitted to hypothetical fluids. Finally, stability analyses is performed considering physicochemical effects according to the exposure time to hypothetical saline fluids in order to guarantee the optimization of the drilling fluid design and the stability of the well in the drilling process.

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Sylvanus, E. "Nollywood film music : shades of identity." Thesis, City, University of London, 2018. http://openaccess.city.ac.uk/19927/.

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Nollywood is the branded name of Nigeria’s unique and globally recognised film industry. For over two decades (since 1992), the products of mainstream Nollywood film and music practitioners have been continually presented as a reflection and representation of the Nigerian society. Yet those creative and cultural underpinnings in Nollywood film music––processes, approach, symbology, commerce, and identity––have remained undocumented. This ethnomusicological research aims to establish verifiable evidence of Nigerian musical culture in the actions and inactions, assertions, and subversions within Nollywood film music practice. To do so, the study considers the industry from 1994 (the year of its first English-language film production) to 2016. Relying on an ethnographic study, this period provides the latitude for understanding Nigerian musical culture, and how the industry’s musicians have transported, transformed, and re- or de-contextualised it in film. The methodology for this material is based, in part, on an approach akin to grounded theory wherein the data drives the theoretical outcomes. This is achieved through a critical examination of the socio-cultural, economic, and technological determinants of Nollywood soundtracks with emphasis on three Nollywood films, a text-tune correlation analysis of a transcribed videofilm song, publications on the subject, as well as data from studio observations and interviews/conversations with practitioners. Findings validate the argument that there are three Nollywood film music schools of thought; that identity is performed through three mutually exclusive contexts labelled ‘Blocking’, ‘Blurring’, and ‘Acquiescing’; that there exists a Nollywood film music identity system (NoPIS); and that identity is a subtly packaged commodity that exists in ‘shades’ and is regulated by various elements including, but not limited to, politics, power, music and film genres, language, money, as well as localisation and deterritorialisation. To be clear, Nollywood film music draws heavily from Nigerian musical culture. And this is why the entire process (of film music production and the notion of identity) remains a socio-cultural construction that is plural––always in the process of becoming, and to some degree susceptible to re-signification.

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Morison, Christopher Neil. "The dynamics of shaken baby syndrome." Thesis, University of Birmingham, 2002. http://etheses.bham.ac.uk//id/eprint/64/.

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Shaken Baby Syndrome is a form of child abuse estimated to occur to one in 20,000 babies and presumed to occur when a carer cannot cope with a constantly crying child and so gives it a sharp shake. This causes the brain to move within the skull, stretching and possibly tearing the veins that bridge the fluid filled gap. To better understand this condition, experiments were performed to measure the mechanical properties of bridging veins followed by detailed mathematical modelling of the motion of a baby’s brain in response to shaking. Few finite element models of shaken baby syndrome exist, and those either ignore the fluid surrounding the brain or model it as a soft solid. The importance of modelling the fluid properly is demonstrated, and the reliability of MSC.Dytran’s fluid-solid interaction modelling is confirmed. The first three-dimensional finite element model of shaken baby syndrome which accurately includes the cerebrospinal fluid is created and used to estimate tolerance criteria for causing subdural haematoma by shaking. This research concludes that shaking of a baby could produce bridging vein strain close to the tolerance for failure and hence should be considered a possible cause of subdural haematoma.

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Khosh, Sokhan Monfared Siavash. "Microporoelastic modeling of organic-rich shales." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/97797.

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Thesis: S.M., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2015.
Cataloged from PDF version of thesis.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 175-183).
Due to their abundance, organic-rich shales are playing a critical role in re-defining the world's energy landscape leading to shifts in global geopolitics. However, technical challenges and environmental concerns continue to contribute to the slow growth of organic-rich shale exploration and exploitation worldwide. The engineering and scientific challenges arise from the extremely heterogeneous and anisotropic nature of these naturally occurring geo-composites at multiple length scales. Specifically, the anisotropic poroelastic behavior of organic-rich shales becomes of critical importance for petroleum engineers. Thus, the focus of this thesis is to capture mechanisms of first-order contribution to the effective anisotropic poroelasticity of organic-rich shales which can pave the way for more efficient and effective exploration and exploitation. We introduce an original approach for micromechanical modeling of organic-rich shales which accounts for the effect of organic maturity on the overall anisotropic poroelasticity through morphology considerations. This morphology contribution is captured by means of an effective media theory that bridges the gap between immature and mature systems through the choice of the system's micro-texture; namely a matrix-inclusion morphology (Mori-Tanaka) for immature systems and a polycrystal/ granular morphology for mature systems. Also, we show that interfaces play a role on the effective elasticity of mature organic-rich shales. The models are calibrated by means of ultrasonic pulse velocity measurements of elastic properties and validated by means of lab measured nanoindentation data. Sensitivity analyses using Spearman's Partial Rank Correlation Coefficient show the importance of porosity and Total Organic Carbon (TOC) as key input parameters for accurate model predictions. These models' developments provide a mean to define a "unique" set of clay elasticity. They also highlight the importance of the depositional environment, burial and diagenetic processes on overall mechanical and poromechanical behavior of organic-rich shales.
by Siavash Khosh Sokhan Monfared.
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Manchen, Manfred Ludwig. "Shaded-pole flat linear induction motor." Thesis, Cape Technikon, 1990. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11838/1137.

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Thesis (Masters Diploma (Heavy Current)) -- Cape Technikon, 1991
Linear induction motors are built for numerous applications. Their robustness, gearfree-link to the load and the fact that speed is not a function of the number of poles (as in round machines) are only a few advantages. As every single phase motor needs some starting aid, so does a linear induction drive. For round machines, capacitors or shaded poles are usually used. A capacitor can be damaged electrically, which is a rare occurrence for shading rings. A useful combination of these advantages is a linear induction motor which is gearless and uses the shaded pole principle as a starting aid. In order to simplify the designing process, a computer program (Fortran) was written. The main objective on the electrical side was to obtain low input power, high power factor and high efficiency. In order to find the performance curves, torque measurements were made. Although the principles of torque measurements are well known the device to measure torque for this machine was not available and had to be constructed.

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Frankl, P. J. L., and Yahya Ali Omar. "Shairi la washona-nguo wa mombasa." Swahili Forum 1 (1994) S. 29-46, 1994. https://ul.qucosa.de/id/qucosa%3A11606.

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This lively poem, one of several hundred collected in Mombasa at the end of the nineteenth century by W.E T AYLOR thanks to Mwalimu SIKUJUWA bin ABDALLAH ai-BAIAWI (Frankl, 1993), is preserved in Volume Ill of the Taylor Papers, now in the library of the School of Oriental & African Studies (SOAS) in London.. lt consists of two versions - both in Arabic script (SOAS MS 47754); the first (Section X, page 4) is probably in the hand of ABDALLAH bin RASHID and has fifteen stanzas, while the second (Section Z, page 161) is in the hand of Mwalimu SIKUJUWA (one of T AYLOR\''s two Swahili teachers) and has twenty-one stanzas .. The entire text of version X is to be found in Z, although not in the same order. Version Z has thus six additional stanzas, and we have had no hesitation in selecting it as the text for this article (the manuscript having been most probably commissioned by TAYLOR).

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Raja, Vidya. "Shale Shaker Model and Experimental Validation." University of Akron / OhioLINK, 2012. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1343768902.

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Marcus, Daniel N. Marcus. "Methylotrophic Methanogenesis in Hydraulically Fractured Shales." The Ohio State University, 2016. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1466564193.

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Kobayashi, Junko. "Barton Stone's rejection of Shaker unity." Online full text .pdf document, available to Fuller patrons only, 2003. http://www.tren.com.

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Curtis, John B. "Evaluation of the hydrocarbon source-rock potential of carbonaceous shales : upper Devonian shales of the Appalachian basin /." Connect to resource, 1989. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view.cgi?acc%5Fnum=osu1263906458.

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Curtis, John Blair. "Evaluation of the hydrocarbon source-rock potential of carbonaceous shales : upper Devonian shales of the Appalachian basin." The Ohio State University, 1989. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1263906458.

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Martini, Luca. "Real-time control of an Electrodynamic Shaker." Master's thesis, Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna, 2016. http://amslaurea.unibo.it/10080/.

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Questa tesi è essenzialmente focalizzata sullo sviluppo di un sistema di controllo in tempo reale per uno Shaker Elettrodinamico usato per riprodurre profili di vibrazione ambientale registrati in contesti reali e di interesse per il recupero di energia. Grazie all'utilizzo di uno shaker elettrodinamico è quindi possibile riprodurre scenari di vibrazione reale in laboratorio e valutare più agevolmente le prestazioni dei trasduttori meccanici. Tuttavia, è richiesto un controllo dello Shaker non solo in termini di stabilità ma anche per garantire l'esatta riproduzione del segnale registrato nel contesto reale. In questa tesi, si è scelto di sviluppare un controllo adattivo nel dominio del tempo per garantire la corretta riproduzione del profilo di accelerazione desiderato. L'algoritmo è stato poi implementato sul sistema di prototipazione rapida dSPACE DS1104 basata su microprocessore PowerPC. La natura adattiva dell'algoritmo proposto permette di identificare cambiamenti nella risposta dinamica del sistema, e di regolare di conseguenza i parametri del controllore. Il controllo del sistema è stato ottenuto anteponendo al sistema un filtro adattivo la cui funzione di trasferimento viene continuamente adattata per rappresentare al meglio la funzione di trasferimento inversa del sistema da controllare. Esperimenti in laboratorio confermano l'efficacia del controllo nella riproduzione di segnali reali e in tipici test di sweep frequenziale.

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Eseme, Emmanuel. "Oil shales: compaction, petroleum generation and expulsion." [S.l.] : [s.n.], 2006. http://deposit.ddb.de/cgi-bin/dokserv?idn=981527256.

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Pal, Kaushik. "A shader based approach to painterly rendering." Thesis, Texas A&M University, 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/1125.

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The purpose of this thesis is to develop a texture-based painterly shader that would render computer generated objects or scenes with strokes that are visually similar to paint media like watercolor, oil paint or dry media such as crayons, chalk, et cetera. This method would need an input scene in the form of three dimensional polygonal or NURBS meshes. While the structure of the meshes and the lighting in the scene would both play a crucial role in the ﬁnal appearance of the scene, the painterly look will be imparted through a shader. This method, therefore, is essentially a rendering technique. Several modiﬁable parameters in the shader gives the user artistic freedom while overall introducing some amount of automation in the painterly rendering process.

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McIntosh, Wendy H., and n/a. "On being shamed in a nursing culture." Griffith University. School of Nursing and Midwifery, 2006. http://www4.gu.edu.au:8080/adt-root/public/adt-QGU20060901.153403.

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This study explored the experience of shame in nursing using an interpretive phenomenological approach as described by van Manen (1997). Shame is a concept that has been extensively theorised within the social sciences as important in the development of individual identity, self esteem and role performance but overlooked in nursing. The purpose of this research was twofold; to gain an understanding of how shame influences and shapes nursing identity and to produce knowledge and stimulate dialogue about what that means for nursing culture. Participants were asked to discuss significant interactions with colleagues. Significantly, all disclosed the experience of shame. Further, four major themes emerged from this study to deepen understanding of what appears to be a cultural experience. The experience of shame involves: self appraisal, professional identity in conflict, the experience of isolation and recrimination. Within each theme a number of sub themes were identified including feeling dumb, being incompetent, withdrawing and going quiet and seeking revenge. The study concluded that in relation to nursing, internalised shame is not readily recognised although negative emotions that are linked to it are clearly felt. When these emotions are left unprocessed or unidentified as shame, then they are likely to have negative consequences. But recognising this hidden shame and bringing it to conscious awareness can express and perhaps relieve shame. Further, shame's adaptive functions, to provide moral direction and teach respect, could be acknowledged or reclaimed. It is argued therefore that acknowledging and discussing shame openly in nursing, such as through future research, scholarships and education, will facilitate consciousness raising and the potential for cultural change.

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Peyton, Amanda, and mandypeyton@yahoo com. "Different shades of blue individuation and depression." Swinburne University of Technology, 2004. http://adt.lib.swin.edu.au./public/adt-VSWT20060412.152618.

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Depression is uniformly identified as psychopathology by diagnostic systems such as the DSM-IV-TR and the ICD-10 and is viewed as a negatively biased perception by cognitive theories. However, a number of psychological and spiritual perspectives propose that the experience of depression may have positive outcomes for some individuals in the form of psychological growth and individuation, including theories from within the psychodynamic and humanistic traditions. These perspectives informed the formulation of the individuation theory of depression explored in this thesis. One empirically based perspective from which growth is considered as a potential outcome of depression, is that of depressive realism. This psychological stance of diminished self-deception in depressed individuals compared with non-depressed individuals is viewed as an opportunity for new levels of self-awareness and growth. The newly burgeoning field of posttraumatic growth research provides another empirical model from which the individuation theory of depression is explored in this thesis. The current research examined the relationships among depression, selfdeception and psychological growth in two studies. The first study used selfreport methodology, incorporating measures of prior and current depression, selfdeception (in the form of denial and positive illusions) and psychological growth (in the form of self-actualisation, adversarial growth and level of egodevelopment). The sample consisted of 132 women and 58 men (M=36 years, SD=14.4) who were divided into previously depressed (n=51), currently depressed (n=45), and never depressed (n=87) groups. The hypotheses regarding the individuation theory of depressive realism were partially supported by the enduring nature of diminished denial and a greater sense of positive personal change as sequelae of depression. Results suggest that the patterns of negative thinking and diminished use of positive illusions that are typically found in depressed individuals, subside after recovery from depression, but that the diminished use of denial endures. Also as predicted, a sense of positive personal change was significantly greater in the previously depressed group as compared with the never depressed group, particularly in the forms of personal strength and appreciation of life. Self-actualisation scores, however, were similar between the two groups. Contrary to expectations, no sex differences were evident for either the self-deception or the growth variables. Self-actualisation was significantly higher at the highest levels of ego development compared with the lowest as expected, yet levels of growth and self-deception were not significantly different between the levels of ego development. Preliminary analysis of qualitative data derived from responses to open-ended questions about change as a result of depression, reflected predominately positive themes of adversarial growth and benefit from the experience, especially in those of high ego-development. This formed the basis for the focus of the second study, which was an in-depth qualitative investigation. The second study examined the individuation theory of depression further via interviews with 10 women and 6 men of high ego development who had experienced a significant depression in their lives. After describing their experiences of depression, the respondents were asked to elaborate upon the ways in which they felt they had been changed by their depression. Themes were overwhelmingly positive and the most commonly reported responses were those of a changed perception of self through a newfound inner strength, greater selfworth and self-acceptance. Enhanced empathy and compassion were also reported, as were changed priorities and a greater appreciation of life, especially in aspects of simplicity. Recognition of choices and acceptance of personal responsibility for the choices made were prominent themes in some accounts, and a number of interviewees reported the need to revise their approach to spirituality. Although less prominent in their accounts, negative changes included an increased sense of vulnerability and sensitivity as a mixed blessing, and the need for ongoing management of the risk factors for depression in their lifestyle. Some degree of cynicism about aspects of life was evident in a few respondents. Paradoxes emerged in the interviewees� material congruent with high levels of ego development. For example, some individuals� accounts included perceptions of increased strength in parallel with awareness of greater degrees of vulnerability. Results from the two studies provide plausible evidence for the notion that growth is not only possible, but is also a commonly experienced outcome of depression, especially in those at higher levels of ego development. The salutary nature of depression is discussed in relation to the theories presented and an argument is made for a more developmentally defined and differentiated understanding of depressive experience than cognitive definitions and pathological labels generally afford. Suggestions are made for directions for further research into the individuation theory of depression, including deepening our understanding of the potential for growth as a result of depression at other levels of ego-development.

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Mattman, Thomas W. "The Culler-Shalen seminorms of pretzel knots." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 2000. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk2/ftp03/NQ64618.pdf.

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Eshuis, Pieter Gerben. "Collective phenomena in vertically shaken granular matter." Enschede : University of Twente [Host], 2008. http://doc.utwente.nl/58687.

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Pathi, Venkat Suryanarayana Murthy. "Factors affecting the permeability of gas shales." Thesis, University of British Columbia, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/2429/5302.

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The mechanical properties and matrix permeability of gas shales are the most important properties in determining their production capacity. In this research, I have investigated the matrix permeability and rock mechanical properties of Western Canadian and Woodford shales. The matrix permeability was measured using pulse decay experiment. The pulse decay experiment was employed with triaxial experiments combined with mercury porosimetry, helium pydnometry, Rock-Eval pyrolysis, SEM and X-ray diffraction analysis to measure rock strength, pore size, porosity, total organic content, fabric and composition of samples. The permeability results were correlated with effective stress, anisotropy, fabric, rock strength, porosity, pore size and total organic content. Mineralogy plays an important role in determining the permeability of Canadian and Woodford shales. Higher permeability was observed in samples with high clay content, and low permeability was observed in samples with high quartz and carbonate content. Among the clay-, silica-, and calcite-rich Canadian shales, the calcite-rich shales had a very low permeability (1O⁻⁷ md) compared to other shales. The permeability of all shales decline exponentially with increasing effective stress. Samples that were tested parallel to bedding had higher permeabilities than samples were tested normal to bedding. Among shales, the quartz-rich shales showed differences of three to four orders of magnitude for the samples tested parallel to bedding, compared to those tested normal to the bedding. The largest anisotropy was found in the clay-rich samples. Clay-rich shales also have a well developed fabric with a strongly preferred orientation, while the quartz-rich shales had random orientation of the fabric. The porosimetry results suggest that fluid flow is mostly in the meso (2-50 nm) and macro pores (>50 nm) of the Woodford shales. Samples with higher clay content (>30%) showed a higher intrusion volume in macro pores, while samples with higher quartz content showed intrusion volume in micro pores. Porosity is correlated to permeability in the Western Canadian shales and showed a linear correlation within the Woodford shales. Even though calcite-rich Canadian shales and quartz-rich Woodford shales have high TOC content, TOC was not seen to effect permeability. Triaxial compression rock testing was conducted on the Woodford shales to measure the elastic properties and strength behaviour of shale. Lithologic composition plays an important role in the strength and pore compressibility of shale. Quartz-rich or carbonate rich shales have a brittle behaviour and clay-rich shales have a ductile behaviour. Pore compressibility is greater in the clay-rich shales, and less in the quartz-rich shales.

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Macdonald, H. M. "Analysis and control of an electrodynamic shaker." Thesis, Heriot-Watt University, 1994. http://hdl.handle.net/10399/1353.

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MELENDEZ, VICTOR MANUEL ARESTEGUI. "EXPERIMENTAL EVALUATION OF TRANSPORT PARAMETERS IN SHALES." PONTIFÍCIA UNIVERSIDADE CATÓLICA DO RIO DE JANEIRO, 2010. http://www.maxwell.vrac.puc-rio.br/Busca_etds.php?strSecao=resultado&nrSeq=16782@1.

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COORDENAÇÃO DE APERFEIÇOAMENTO DO PESSOAL DE ENSINO SUPERIOR
Grande parte dos problemas de instabilidade de poços de petróleo ocorre quando rochas argilosas, como os folhelhos, são perfuradas. Tais problemas são creditados, em geral, à interação físico-química entre os fluidos de perfuração e as referidas rochas. Esta dissertação se foca no estudo experimental do comportamento de folhelhos expostos a diferentes soluções salinas, que simulam os fluidos de perfuração a base de água. O objetivo é estimar os parâmetros de transporte de massa (permeabilidade absoluta, coeficiente de reflexão e difusão) necessários para as análises de estabilidade de poços. São utilizadas um conjunto de células de difusão capazes de simular as condições de tensões in-situ e aplicar gradientes hidráulicos e químicos a corpos de prova de folhelhos. Foram caracterizados dois tipos de folhelhos típicos de plataformas offshore (BC-01) e onshore (Pierre01) provenientes, respectivamente, da Bacia de Campos (Rio de Janeiro, Brasil) e de Salt Lake City (Utah, Estados Unidos). Ensaios de porosimetria indicam que o folhelho BC-01 apresenta maiores diâmetros de poros quando comparados com o folhelho Pierre01. Resultados dos ensaios nas células de difusão sugerem que a direção dos planos de acamamento presentes nos corpos de prova afetam a permeabilidade e, por conseguinte, o coeficiente de reflexão que o folhelho possui. Os resultados sugerem que a composição mineralógica não tem influencia nos parâmetros de transporte de massa.
The majority of the problems related to wellbore stability occur when argillaceous rocks, such as shales, are drilled. Such problems are believed, in general, to be caused by the physical-chemical interaction between drilling fluids and the referred rocks. This dissertation focuses on the experimental study of the behavior of shales exposed to different saline solutions, which simulated water-based drilling fluids. The objective is to estimate the mass transporting parameters (absolute permeability, reflection coefficient and diffusion) necessary for the analysis of well stability. Groups of diffusion cells are used, being capable of simulating in-situ stress conditions and apply hydraulic gradients and chemicals upon shale samples. Two types of shales were characterized; representative of offshore (BC-01) and onshore (Pierre01) platforms derived, respectively, from Bacia de Campos (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) and Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. Porosimetry tests indicate that BC-01 shales present larger pore diameters when comparing with Pierre01 Shales. Experimental results from diffusion cells suggest that the direction of foliation planes present in the samples defines its permeability and, therefore the coefficient of reflection that the shales possess. The results suggest that mineral composition does not influence the mass transporting parameters.

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Walker, Kenneth A. (Kenneth Adley) 1978. "Height and gradient from stereo shaded images." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2002. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/87295.

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Thesis (M.Eng.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 2002.
Includes bibliographical references (leaves 33-34).
by Kenneth A. Walker.
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Lancaster, Donald R. "A novel, easy-to-clean protein shaker." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/45294.

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Thesis (S.B.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 2008.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 24).
The goal on this thesis project was to develop a novel, easy-clean protein shaker. Protein shakers are used to contain and mix protein supplementation powder and water or liquid of the user's choice. Due to the nature of products within the fitness theme, shakers should be easy to use and low maintenance. Significant problems with current protein shakers are bacteria build-up in hard-to-reach places, low quality seals, mouthpiece caps separating from the shaker, and unsatisfactory mixing. Therefore, the goal of this project was to design and prototype a protein shaker that would be easy to clean, preventing unnecessary bacteria build-up in hard-to-reach locations in the shaker. In order to identify the needs of shaker users, an investigation into what current shaker users believed important in a product was conducted. A new design that eliminated all corners and crevasses was proposed and a prototype was constructed using rapid prototyping technology. The prototype provided further insight to additional improvements that could be made to the design. The goal of being easy to clean was successfully achieved.
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Zandén, Christoffer, and Martin Danielsson. "Produktutveckling av shaker för underlättning av kosttillskottsblandning." Thesis, Mälardalens högskola, Akademin för innovation, design och teknik, 2017. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mdh:diva-35952.

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The following report is part of a degree project, carried out by signed M.Sc. students from Mälardalen University during the spring term of 2017. The work was carried out at the Bachelor of Science degree and comprises 15 credits. The work was carried out at Northpoint AB in Västerås, where the students developed a concept on a product that would facilitate dietary supplementation mixture. The product that the students developed was a shaker which is a tool used for mixing food supplements and liquids. The project was conducted on the basis of a specific product development process, where the project team chose to apply Ulrich and Eppinger's six phases. In order to ensure scientific quality and engineering standards, the project team used product development tools such as the Gantt scheme, requirement specification, and concept generation. The project is based on data collection conducted according to the qualitative and quantitative methods of research methodology. The project's problem formulation could be summarized by the following points: • When the project was started, there was no easy solution to both separate and mix water with dietary supplements. • The task of the students was to solve a separator function that can be combined with a shaker. • The project also included design of an attractive and innovative shaker. To solve the problems, the project team studied the theory of product development, ergonomics and viands. Based on the theoretical frame of reference studied, product development was conducted and resulted in the Eyeris concept where the product combines design and function. The result is presented with rendered CAD images, function descriptions, simulations and descriptive text. Simulations were performed using SOLIDWORKS injection molding tools as well as finite element analysis to provide an indication of whether the resulting concept meets the product's purpose. The project work's conclusion is that the company's needs were met and the Eyeris concept was chosen for further review and prototype production. The project team recommends that a further development of the concept should be implemented where function, seal and design are evaluated and tested.
Följande rapport är en del av ett examensarbete som genomfördes av undertecknade civilingenjörsstudenter från Mälardalens högskola under vårterminen 2017. Arbetet utfördes på högskoleingenjörsnivå och omfattar 15 högskolepoäng. Arbetet utfördes åt Northpoint AB i Västerås där studenterna utvecklade ett koncept på en produkt som skulle underlätta kosttillskottsblandning. Produkten som utvecklades var en shaker vilket är ett redskap som används vid blandning av kosttillskott och vätska. Projektet genomfördes utifrån en specifik produktutvecklingsprocess där projektgruppen valde att utgå ifrån Ulrich och Eppingers sex faser. För att säkerställa vetenskaplig kvalité och ingenjörsmässig standard använde projektgruppen produktutvecklingsverktyg så som Ganttschema, kravspecifikation samt konceptgenerering. Projektet grundar sig på en datainsamling som utfördes enligt forskningsmetodikens kvalitativa och kvantitativa metoder. Projektets problemformulering kunde summeras genom följande punkter: • Då projektet startades fanns ingen smidig lösning att både separera och blanda vatten med kosttillskott. • Studenternas uppgift var att lösa en separerarfunktion som går att kombinera med en shaker. • Projektet infattade även design av en attraktiv och innovativ shaker. För att lösa problemen studerade projektgruppen teori kring produktutveckling, ergonomi samt livsmedel. Utifrån den teoretiska referensramen som studerades genomfördes produktutvecklingen och resulterade i konceptet Eyeris där produkten kombinerar design och funktion. Resultatet redovisas med renderade CAD-bilder, funktionsbeskrivningar, simuleringar samt beskrivande text. Simuleringar utfördes med hjälp av SOLIDWORKS formsprutningsverktyg samt FEM-analys för att ge en indikation om det resulterande konceptet uppfyller produktens ändamål. En av projektarbetets slutsatser är att företagets behov uppfylldes och konceptet Eyeris valdes för vidare granskning och prototypframtagning. Projektgruppen rekommenderar att en vidareutveckling av konceptet genomförs där funktion, tätning samt konstruktion utvärderas och testas.

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Wurster, Lee Ann. "Shaken baby syndrome: a primary prevention strategy." Connect to resource, 1996. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view.cgi?acc%5Fnum=osu1244142835.

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Lomba, Rosana Fatima Teixeira. "Membrane behavior of shales and ionic solutions /." Digital version accessible at:, 1998. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/utexas/main.

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Minaeian, Vida. "True triaxial testing of sandstones and shales." Thesis, Curtin University, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/1283.

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In this study deformational and failure properties of sandstones and shales have been evaluated through laboratory experiments under true triaxial stress conditions. The impacts of intermediate stress and water saturation were investigated. The results indicated that rock strength, elastic moduli, dilatancy behaviour, failure mode and fractures pattern are affected by both the minimum and intermediate principal stresses. Variable water saturation also influences mechanical response of shales. Finally, multistage true triaxial testing was used and examined.

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Novakovic, David Petar. "Calculating shades of meaning in semantic spaces." Thesis, Queensland University of Technology, 2008. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/37313/1/David_Novakovic_Thesis.pdf.

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This thesis introduces the problem of conceptual ambiguity, or Shades of Meaning (SoM) that can exist around a term or entity. As an example consider President Ronald Reagan the ex-president of the USA, there are many aspects to him that are captured in text; the Russian missile deal, the Iran-contra deal and others. Simply finding documents with the word “Reagan” in them is going to return results that cover many different shades of meaning related to "Reagan". Instead it may be desirable to retrieve results around a specific shade of meaning of "Reagan", e.g., all documents relating to the Iran-contra scandal. This thesis investigates computational methods for identifying shades of meaning around a word, or concept. This problem is related to word sense ambiguity, but is more subtle and based less on the particular syntactic structures associated with or around an instance of the term and more with the semantic contexts around it. A particularly noteworthy difference from typical word sense disambiguation is that shades of a concept are not known in advance. It is up to the algorithm itself to ascertain these subtleties. It is the key hypothesis of this thesis that reducing the number of dimensions in the representation of concepts is a key part of reducing sparseness and thus also crucial in discovering their SoMwithin a given corpus.

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Shafei, Behrang [Verfasser], and Gabriele [Akademischer Betreuer] Steidl. "Multi-Class Image Segmentation via Convex and Biconvex Optimization / Behrang Shafei. Betreuer: Gabriele Steidl." Kaiserslautern : Technische Universität Kaiserslautern, 2013. http://d-nb.info/1044576189/34.

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Moyer, Robert Simms. "The morphological development of a wood burl shader." Thesis, Texas A&M University, 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/334.

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In the field of computer graphics, shaders provide an interface between lights and surfaces, giving the appearance of metal, plastic, wood, etc. As the field progresses, more and more shaders are required to simulate a wider and wider variety of materials. We present a new shader for the simulation of wood burl, a complex material used in furniture, art, car interiors, and a host of other luxury items. This shader was developed through a morphological approach - a study of the original material, its structure, and growth. Consequently, research began with a thorough look at wood burl, polished and unpolished, in an assortment of different species. We discovered the appearance can be broken into three sub-appearances - knots, curl, and a subtle undergrain. These three sub-appearances interact to create the characteristic swirls and whorls of burl. For the subtle undergrain, we used a common oak shader, added noise, and faded it into the background. We then developed a system of randomly placing points through the material to act as knots. Since the knots grow and distort the surrounding grain, we used distance-scaled forces to push the surface coordinates around and between all the knots. When the oak shader is applied, it appears to swirl and curl around the knots, much like a stream between rocks. This created the first level of curl or swirly grained wood, but one level alone appeared flat. To solve this, we procedurally blended levels of curl to give a look of increased depth. Finally, we added reflection, gloss, and other surface properties to give a look of warmth and polish. All of these properties are controlled by a set of parameters in the shader's interface. By adjusting these parameters, the user can emulate a variety of different burl types.

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Roychaudhuri, Basabdatta. "Spontaneous Countercurrent and Forced Imbibition in Gas Shales." Thesis, University of Southern California, 2018. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10635652.

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In this study, imbibition experiments are used to explain the significant fluid loss, often more than 70%, of injected water during well stimulation and flowback in the context of natural gas production from shale formations. Samples from a 180 ft. long section of a vertical well were studied via spontaneous and forced imbibition experiments, at lab-scale, on small samples with characteristic dimensions of a few cm; in order to quantify the water imbibed by the complex multi-porosity shale system. The imbibition process is, typically, characterized by a distinct transition from an initial linear rate (vs. square root of time) to a much slower imbibition rate at later times. These observations along with contact angle measurements provide an insight into the wettability characteristics of the shale surface. Using these observations, together with an assumed geometry of the fracture system, has made it possible to estimate the distance travelled by the injected water into the formation at field scale.

Shale characterization experiments including permeability measurements, total organic carbon (TOC) analysis, pore size distribution (PSD) and contact angle measurements were also performed and were combined with XRD measurements in order to better understand the mass transfer properties of shale. The experimental permeabilities measured in the direction along the bedding plane (10^–1–10^–2 mD) and in the vertical direction (~10^–4 mD) are orders of magnitude higher than the matrix permeabilities of these shale sample (10^–5 to 10^–8 mD). This implies that the fastest flow in a formation is likely to occur in the horizontal direction, and indicates that the flow of fluids through the formation occurs predominantly through the fracture and micro-fracture network, and hence that these are the main conduits for gas recovery. The permeability differences among samples from various depths can be attributed to different organic matter content and mineralogical characteristics, likely attributed to varying depositional environments. The study of these properties can help ascertain the ideal depth for well placement and perforation.

Forced imbibition experiments have been carried out to better understand the phenomena that take place during well stimulation under realistic reservoir conditions. Imbibition experiments have been performed with real and simulated frac fluids, including deionized (DI) water, to establish a baseline, in order to study the impact on imbibition rates resulting from the presence of ions/additives in the imbibing fluid. Ion interactions with shales are studied using ion chromatography (IC) to ascertain their effect on imbibition induced porosity and permeability change of the samples. It has been found that divalent cations such as calcium and anions such as sulfates (for concentrations in excess of 600 ppm) can significantly reduce the permeability of the samples. It is concluded, therefore, that their presence in stimulating fluids can affect the capillarity and fluid flow after stimulation. We have also studied the impact of using fluoro-surfactant additives during spontaneous and forced imbibition experiments. A number of these additives have been shown to increase the measured contact angles of the shale samples and the fluid recovery from them, thus making them an ideal candidate for additives to use. Their interactions with the shale are further characterized using the Dynamic Light Scattering (DLS) technique in order to measure their hydrodynamic radius to compare it with the pore size of the shale sample.

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Männikkö, Roope. "Voltage sensor movements in shaker and HCN channels /." Stockholm, 2003. http://diss.kib.ki.se/2003/91-7349-739-8.

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Masada, Teruhisa. "Characterization of the engineering behavior of nondurable shales." Ohio : Ohio University, 1986. http://www.ohiolink.edu/etd/view.cgi?ohiou1183140404.

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Wilson, Peter Nicholas. "Some theoretical aspects of the Dempster-Shafer theory." Thesis, Oxford Brookes University, 1992. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.387603.

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