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Gérin-Lajoie, José. "Emprises autoroutières du sud du Québec : diversité végétale et effet de la fréquence de tonte /." Thèse, Trois-Rivières : Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, 2002. http://www.uqtr.ca/biblio/notice/resume/03-2241045R.html.
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Mémoire (M.Sc.) - Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, 2002.<br>En-tête de t. : Université du Québec. Mémoire présenté sous forme de 2 articles scientifiques qui seront soumis soit au Canadian Journal of Bottany (Chapitre I) ainsi que Canadian Journal of Plant Science (Chapitre II)". CaQTU CaQTU Comprend des références bibliogr.
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Gérin-Lajoie, José. "Emprises autoroutières du sud du Québec : diversité végétale et effet de la fréquence de tonte." Thèse, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, 2002. http://depot-e.uqtr.ca/2572/1/000694567.pdf.
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Godin, Marie-Andrée. "Toute est dans toute : sorcelleries et féminismes." Master's thesis, Université Laval, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11794/29472.
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Ce texte témoigne des interrogations qui ont accompagné mon passage à la maîtrise et de ma recherche portant sur la figure de la sorcière comme figure féministe, ainsi que son inclusion dans ma pratique ar-tistique afin d’y soutenir la production d’un discours féministe. Abordant la sorcière sous les angles historique, politique et spirituel, j’examine les différents discours de réappropriation et de réhabilitation qui lui sont accolés. Souvent, ces discours s’apparentent au fémi-nisme radical et au féminisme marxiste ou au féminisme matérialiste. J'ai donc cherché à mieux com-prendre ces théories et en quoi elles concordaient ou non avec ma propre pensée. Je me suis demandé quelle façon celles-ci s'intégraient ou pouvaient s'intégrer à un féminisme d'aujourd'hui, principalement en regard des concepts d’intersectionnalité et de trans-inclusion. De mes recherches, certains concepts ont émergé : la conscience holistique, l’a-hiérarchie, les actes de fabrication et la connaissance comme source de pouvoir. Mots-clés: féminisme, sorcellerie, pensée holistique, a-hiérarchie, acte de fabrication, pouvoir, connais-sance, anticolonialisme, art.
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Zhang, Zheng-sheng. "Tone and tone sandhi in Chinese." online access from Digital dissertation consortium, 1988. http://libweb.cityu.edu.hk/cgi-bin/er/db/ddcdiss.pl?8907344.
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Pham, Hoa T. "Vietnamese tone, tone is not pitch." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 2001. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk3/ftp05/NQ63689.pdf.
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Miller, Heather Anne. "Tonto and Tonto speak an indigenous based film theory /." Thesis, Montana State University, 2006. http://etd.lib.montana.edu/etd/2006/miller/MillerH0506.pdf.
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Hartmann, Katharina. "Focus and Tone." Universität Potsdam, 2007. http://opus.kobv.de/ubp/volltexte/2008/1972/.
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Tone is a distinctive feature of the lexemes in tone languages. The
information-structural category focus is usually marked by syntactic and morphological means in these languages, but sometimes also by intonation strategies. In intonation languages, focus is marked by pitch movements, which are also perceived as tone. The present article discusses prosodic focus marking in these two language types.
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Banterle, Francesco. "Inverse tone mapping." Thesis, University of Warwick, 2009. http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/55447/.
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The introduction of High Dynamic Range Imaging in computer graphics has produced a novelty in Imaging that can be compared to the introduction of colour photography or even more. Light can now be captured, stored, processed, and finally visualised without losing information. Moreover, new applications that can exploit physical values of the light have been introduced such as re-lighting of synthetic/real objects, or enhanced visualisation of scenes. However, these new processing and visualisation techniques cannot be applied to movies and pictures that have been produced by photography and cinematography in more than one hundred years. This thesis introduces a general framework for expanding legacy content into High Dynamic Range content. The expansion is achieved avoiding artefacts, producing images suitable for visualisation and re-lighting of synthetic/real objects. Moreover, it is presented a methodology based on psychophysical experiments and computational metrics to measure performances of expansion algorithms. Finally, a compression scheme, inspired by the framework, for High Dynamic Range Textures, is proposed and evaluated.
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Chan, Lee Lee L. "Fuzhou Tone Sandhi /." Diss., Connect to a 24 p. preview or request complete full text in PDF format. Access restricted to UC campuses, 1998. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/ucsd/fullcit?p9935444.
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Monclair, Christen, and Alexander Jacobsson. "Fastighetsanalys för Södra Cell Tofte." Thesis, Karlstad University, Division for Business and Economics, 2010. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kau:diva-6284.
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Schamberger, Anja. "Eine Torte für das Lesen." Saechsische Landesbibliothek- Staats- und Universitaetsbibliothek Dresden, 2008. http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bsz:14-ds-1220525650449-87363.
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Torten und Lesen passen nicht zusammen, sollte man denken. Beim Lesen Torte zu essen, geht schon gar nicht, wenn es sich um ein Bibliotheksbuch handelt. Aber eine Torte als Preis für sehr gutes Lesen, das ist möglich. Und zwar beim Vorlesewettbewerb in Auerbach/Vogtland.
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Karlsson, Christoffer, and Lukas Schachtschabel. "Legible Tone Mapping : An evaluation of text processed by tone mapping operators." Thesis, Blekinge Tekniska Högskola, Institutionen för kreativa teknologier, 2016. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:bth-12748.
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Context. Tone mapping operators (TMO) are designed to reduce the dynamicrange of high dynamic range images so that they can be presented onstandard dynamic range display devices. Many operators focus on creatingperceptually similar images. Objectives. This thesis aims to investigate how dierent TMOs reproducephotographed text. The underlying reason being to test the contrast reproductionof each TMO. Methods. An experiment has been performed in order to investigate thelegibility of photographed and tone mapped text. A user study was conducted,in which 18 respondents partook, where respondents were to ratehow much of the text in each photograph that they found to be legible. Results. Due to low participation, the results of the experiment are mostlyinconclusive. However, some tendencies have been observed and analyzedand they fall in line with previous work within the area. Conclusions. The main conclusion that can be drawn from the results isthat the TMO presented by Kuang [11] is rated as better than the TMOsby Fattal [7] and Kim and Kautz [10].
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D'Oyley, Heather M. "Vasodilators and venous tone." Thesis, University of British Columbia, 1988. http://hdl.handle.net/2429/27871.
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The objective of these experiments was to investigate the effects of various membrane receptor-mediated and receptor-independent vasodilators on the resistance and capacitance vessels of conscious, unrestrained rats by measuring mean arterial pressure (MAP) and mean circulatory filling pressure (MCFP), an index of total body venous tone.
ln the first set of experiments the dose-response effects of the directly-acting vasodilators nitroglycerin, sodium nitroprusside and hydralazine were determined in intact rats as well as in rats treated with the ganglionic blocker, hexamethonium. The effects of these drugs were compared with those of the vehicle, normal saline, in control rats. In intact rats, iv infusion of nitroglycerin did not alter MAP while iv infusions of nitroprusside and hydralazine caused dose-dependent decreases in MAP. In intact rats, nitroglycerin and sodium nitroprusside did. not affect MCFP while hydralazine increased MCFP. After treatment with hexamethonium all three drugs decreased MCFP, though the decreases in MCFP caused by hydralazine were not significantly different from the corresponding changes in saline-treated rats. Therefore, sodium nitroprusside and hydralazine but not nitroglycerin were effective arteriolar dilators in intact rats; all three drugs dilated arterioles in ganglionic-blocked rats, ln intact rats, the direct venodilator actions of nitroprusside and nitroglycerin were masked by endogenous sympathetic tone. When sympathetic nerve activity was attenuated, both drugs had venodilatory effects. Hydralazine, on the other hand, hao insignificant venodilatory effects both in the presence and absence of the sympathetic reflexes. In the second set of experiments we determined the dose-response effects of hexamethonium, phentolamine, prazosin and rauwolscine — the latter being non-selective ⍺, ⍺₁-selective, and ⍺₂-selective adrenoceptor antagonists, respectively — in intact rats. Prazosin and rauwolscine were also administered to rats with reflexly increased venous tone induced by the infusion of hydralazine. In intact rats iv infusions of prazosin, phentolamine and rauwolscine all caused dose-dependent decreases in MAP; only rauwolscine reduced MCFP to levels slightly below control. Hexamethonium
caused a aecrease in MAP as well as a markea reduction in MCFP. After venous tone was raised by the infusion of hydralazine, both prazosin and rauwolscine dose-dependently decreased MCFP. Therefore, the resistance and capacitance vessels contain both ⍺₁- and ⍺₂-adrenoceptors. in the intact rat, however, the capacitance vessels are somewhat resistant to the effects of postjunctionally acting ⍺-antagonists in contrast to the effects of hexamethonium which acts at the level of the ganglion.<br>Medicine, Faculty of<br>Anesthesiology, Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Department of<br>Graduate
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Bao, Zhiming. "The structure of tone /." New York [u.a.] : Oxford Univ. Press, 1999. http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0602/99019275-d.html.
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Ighoroje, Ahbor Dolly Awani. "pH and vascular tone." Thesis, University of Glasgow, 1987. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.293493.
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Vančura, Jan. "Tone-mapping HDR obrazů." Master's thesis, Vysoké učení technické v Brně. Fakulta informačních technologií, 2010. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-237159.
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This thesis concerns with the introduction to the problematics of images with high dynamic range (HDR) and possibilities of HDR images compression options for display on devices with a low dynamic range (LDR). In the introduction is described historical evolution of recording of reality. It is focusing towards point of view of physics, human visual perception and digital recording. There are described the ways of generating and holding of HDR images. The thesis is corncerned to the techniques of HDR compression, it means the tone-mapping. The different techniques of tone-mapping are explained and specific aproach is targeted to the gradient domain high dynamic range compresion.
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Mwita, Leonard Chacha. "Verbal tone in Kuria." Diss., Restricted to subscribing institutions, 2008. http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=1666904901&sid=1&Fmt=2&clientId=1564&RQT=309&VName=PQD.
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Pulleyblank, Douglas George. "Tone in lexical phonology /." Dordrecht : Boston ; Lancaster : Netherlands ; GB : D. Reidel, 1986. http://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb34931840s.
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Tsay, Jane S. "Tone Alteration in Taiwanese." Department of Linguistics, University of Arizona (Tucson, AZ), 1991. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/227272.
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Salomoni, David. "Ecriture toute optique de dispositifs spintroniques." Electronic Thesis or Diss., Université Grenoble Alpes, 2024. http://www.theses.fr/2024GRALY008.
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L'évolution de la mémoire des ordinateurs conduit à plusieurs niveaux des applications, potentielles mariant vitesse, densité de stockage et coût. À mesure que les limites des mémoires CMOS (Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor) approchent, l'intérêt pour les alternatives non volatiles telles que la mémoire magnétique à accès aléatoire (MRAM) grandit.Dans la quête d'une mémoire plus rapide et plus efficace, la technologie de commutation tout-optique (AOS) cherche à réaliser le retournement de l'aimantation par une écriture ultrarapide à faible énergie avec une seul impulsion laser femto- ou picoseconde.Cette thèse a pour objectif d'utiliser des dispositifs AOS comme éléments mémoire MRAM. Les matériaux étudiés sont des systèmes multicouches de métaux de transition et terres rares, notamment les structures à base de Tb/Co. Grâce à une combinaison d'études expérimentales et de simulations numériques, nous avons élucidé la dynamique complexe de HI-AOS (écriture indépendante de l'helicité de l'impulsion laser) et l'avons utilisée pour développer des jonctions tunnel magnétiques AOS (AOS-MTJ) de taille nanométrique.L'étude de HI-AOS dans des multicouches de métaux de transition et terres rares a démontré le renversement fiable de l'aimantation, en explorant la réponse à différentes durées d'impulsion et à différentes fluences. Parmi les nouveaux résultats clés, on peut citer notamment l'observation d'anneaux concentriques avec des orientations magnétiques altérantes et l'indépendance de la fluence par rapport à la durée de l'impulsion.Le développement d'un modèle de macrospin, incorporant les principes du modèle à deux températures (2TM), explique le mécanisme de commutation par précession observé dans le système multicouche à base de Tb/Co. Les simulations révèlent une dynamique influencée par des paramètres tels que l'amortissement de Gilbert, l'angle d'inclinaison de l'anisotropie et le facteur de qualité Q. Les simulations atomistiques valident également les prédictions du modèle, soulignant l'importance des effets de l'aimantation et de l'anisotropie en fonction de la température dans le processus HI-AOS.Pour envisager des applications pratiques est nécessaire la fabrication et la caractérisation électrique des dispositifs MTJ. L’optimisation des valeurs de magnétorésistance tunnel (TMR), atteignant une valeur maximale de 74%, représente une amélioration significative par rapport aux démonstrations précédentes. La principale réalisation de la thèse a été la démonstration d'un retournement HI-AOS sans champ externe sur des dispositifs p-MTJ [Tb/Co] de 100 nm de diamètre, en utilisant des impulsions laser de 50 fs avec une énergie absorbée estimée à environ 68,6 fJ par bit. Ces études contribuent non seulement à notre compréhension du HI-AOS, mais ouvre également des pistes de recherche à l'avenir. Les prospectives pour les orientations futures comprennent l'utilisation de modèles atomistiques et LLB pour une compréhension plus complète, l'exploration de matériaux alternatifs au-delà du Tb/Co, l'étude de la commutation déterministe à l'aide du couple de transfert de spin, et l’investigation de la variabilité des dispositifs.La thèse propose une exploration complète de HI-AOS, de ses mécanismes fondamentaux à ses applications pratiques dans le domaine du stockage de données non volatiles et de la microélectronique à faible consommation d'énergie. Les valeurs optimisées de la TMR et la démonstration réussie de l'AOS dans des dispositifs nanométriques constituent un premier pas vers une nouvelle technologie mémoire. L'utilisation de méthodes expérimentales et simulées renforce l'importance des résultats obtenus pour les progrès futurs dans ce domaine.En résumé, cette recherche doctorale a non seulement élargi nos connaissances sur la commutation tout-optique indépendante de l'hélicité, mais a également posé les bases d'applications innovantes dans le domaine des technologies numérique à l'échelle nanométrique<br>The evolution of computer memory has led to a multilevel hierarchy, balancing speed, storage density, and cost. As Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor (CMOS) memory limits are approached, interest grows in nonvolatile alternatives like Magnetic Random Access Memory (MRAM). Although perpendicular spin transfer torque (p-STT-MRAM) is already in production, alternative technologies such as spin orbit torque (SOT) are explored for high-speed and fast cache operation. However, SOT has drawbacks, such as a larger bit-cell area and the need for an applied magnetic field for deterministic switching. In the pursuit of faster, more efficient memory, all-optical switching (AOS) technology seeks to achieve magnetization reversal through energy-efficient ultrafast writing with single-femtosecond laser pulses.This Ph.D. thesis addresses the objective of merging helicity-independent HI-AOS with MRAM devices. The materials investigated are rare-earth transition-metal multilayer systems, with a particular focus on Tb/Co-based structures. Through a combination of experimental investigations and numerical simulations, we unraveled the intricate dynamics of HI-AOS and used them to develop functional nanometer-sized AOS Magnetic Tunnel Junctions (AOS-MTJs). These results not only deepen our understanding of HI-AOS but also explore its applications in non-volatile data storage and energy-efficient computation at the nanoscale.The exploration of HI-AOS in thin films of rare-earth transition metal multilayer systems lays the foundation for reliable magnetization toggle reversal, exploring the response to different pulse durations and fluences. Key new findings include the observation of concentric rings with opposite magnetic orientations and the independence of fluence on pulse duration, challenging existing paradigms. A hypothesis emphasizing the role of local anisotropy decrease that favors a precessional type of HI-AOS is introduced.The development of a macrospin model, incorporating Two-Temperature Model (2TM) principles, explains the precession-driven switching mechanism observed in the Tb/Co-based multilayer system. Simulations reveal dynamics influenced by parameters such as Gilbert damping, anisotropy tilt angle, and the quality factor Q. Atomistic simulations further validate the model's predictions, emphasizing the significance of temperature-dependent magnetization and anisotropy effects in the HI-AOS process.Practical applications require the fabrication and electrical characterization of MTJ devices. Optimization of Tunnel Magnetoresistance (TMR) values, reaching a maximum value of 74%, a significant improvement over previous demonstrations. The thesis main achievement was demonstrating field-free HI-AOS on 100 nm diameter patterned [Tb/Co] p-MTJ devices, using 50 fs laser pulses with an estimated absorbed energy of approximately 68.6 fJ per bit reversal. The research not only contributes to our understanding of HI-AOS but also opens future research paths. Recommendations for future directions include using atomistic and LLB models for a more comprehensive understanding, exploring alternative materials beyond Tb/Co, investigating deterministic switching using Spin Transfer Torque, and addressing device variability challenges.The thesis offers a comprehensive exploration of HI-AOS, from its fundamental mechanisms to practical applications in nonvolatile data storage and energy-efficient computation. The optimized TMR values and successful demonstration of AOS in nanopatterned devices are a first step toward a new memory technology. The use of both experimental and simulated methods strengthens the importance of the obtained results for further progress in this area.In summary, this doctoral research not only has expanded the knowledge of helicity-independent all-optical switching but has also laid the foundation for innovative applications in nanoscale technology
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Kate, Albertus Aemilius Seyno ten. "Avec dévouement total la lutte de Dieu contre toute puissance: origine et évolution de la toute-puissance /." [S.l. : Amsterdam : s.n.] ; Universiteit van Amsterdam [Host], 2001. http://dare.uva.nl/document/84569.
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Hsieh, Feng-fan. "Relational correspondence in tone sandhi." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/41698.
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Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Linguistics and Philosophy, 2007.<br>Includes bibliographical references (p. 283-292).<br>This dissertation proposes that the constraint component of OT grammars should be expanded to include a family of faithfulness constraints that evaluate input-output/output-output mappings for the preservation of gross Fo contours (rising, falling, level) across two or more segments. Following Steriade (2006), I refer to constraints in this family as Relational Correspondence constraints. The central tenet of Relational Correspondence is that phonological processes are shaped by pressure to maintain perceptual similarity between correspondent relations between successive elements, or syntagmatic contrast preservation in the auditory domain Fo, as opposed to paradigmatic contrast preservation according to which the well-formedness of an entity is evaluated with reference to the set of entities it contrasts with. Two types of Relational Correspondence are distinguished in this work: Contour and Slope Correspondence. Contour Correspondence, formulated as RELCORR constraints, assesses correspondence of the phonological height (Fo scaling) relation between successive tones. Four height relations are proposed for the tonal contour: "greater than" (x>y), "less than" (x<y), "equal to" (x=y), and "non-equal to" (x=/y). Preservation of the four scaling relations is contextualized with respect to different degrees of cohesiveness: nucleus-internal, word-internal and across words. Slope Correspondence, formulated as MATCH-SLOPE constraints, requires preservation of the steepness of the Fo contour across successive tones. Relational correspondence provides a unifying account for a number of seemingly unrelated tone sandhi phenomena in genetically diverse languages, while explaining empirical facts that cannot be adequately expressed within the standard Correspondence Theory of faithfulness plus markedness constraints.<br>by Feng-fan Hsieh.<br>Ph.D.
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Sietsema, Brian Mark. "Metrical dependencies in tone assignment." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1989. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/14226.
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Bao, Zhiming. "On the nature of tone." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1990. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/14143.
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Wilson, Brian George. "5-tone ZVEI encoder analyser." Thesis, Cape Technikon, 1993. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11838/1141.
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Thesis (M.Diploma in Technology)--Cape Technikon, 1993<br>This thesis describes the development of a 5-Tone Zentral
Verband Electrotechische Industrie eZVEI) Encoder
Analyser. The 5-Tone ZVEI Encoder Analyser is used by the
Radio Section of the Test and Metering Branch, which falls
under the Electricity Department of the Cape Town City
Council.
It assists the Quality Assurance Technician in determining
whether the 5 tone ZVEI encoder, of the radio under test,
is operating within the manufacturers specifications.
Various manufacturers of radio equipment tender for the
supply of mobile radios fitted with ZVEI tone
The Radio Section are now capable of testing
encoders.
all the
various radios and comparing the analysed ZVEI
specifications of each manufacturer's radio. The results
can be used to assist management in deciding which radio
would be the most suitable for purchasing.
The development of the 5-Tone ZVEI Encoder Analyser
involved the design and development of hardware and
software. It was designed to be housed in a compact
enclosure and to interface to a Motorola Communications
System Analyser Model R-2001C. The RF output, from the
radio under test, connects to the RF input of the
Communications System Analyser. The demodulated output of
the Communications System Analyser connects to the input
of the 5-Tone ZVEI Encoder Analyser.
The softwa~e was designed using PLM-51 high level language
to p~ovide ~eal-time analysis of va~ious selective-calls
(selcalls) ~eceived f~om the demodulated output of the
Communications System Analyser. Once all 5 tones of the
ZVEI selcall have been analysed the software background
task is flagged and the analysed results a~e displayed as
various MODES of display on a 16 cha~acte~ by 4 line dot
matrix display.
The following parameters of the ZVEI selcall a~e analysed:
i) Frequency Digits.
ii) Frequency fo~ each of the 5 tones.
iii) Tone Duration for each of the 5 tones.
iv) Frequency Error for the 5 tones.
v) Tone Duration Er~or for the 5 tones.
The design and development of the 5-Tone ZVEI Encode~
Analyser was conducted at the Computer Section of the
Electricity Depa~tment, Cape Town City Council.
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Nejezchleb, Ivan. "Tone-mapping pro HDR obrazy." Master's thesis, Vysoké učení technické v Brně. Fakulta informačních technologií, 2009. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-236674.
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This thesis focuses on the high dynamic range (HDR) imaging problematic. It describes process of capturing and storage of HDR images in brief. Main part of thesis deals with techniques of how to display HDR images on common visual display devices, which are not able to represent them directly. This process is called tone-mapping. It is firstly described in general and than the text focuses on several techniques of tone-mapping, mainly on tone-mapping using bilateral filtering.
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Lawson, Michael Wayne. "Relationship Between Line and Tone." Thesis, Virginia Tech, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/83777.
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This project is the search for a room. The search included that which is sensible through tone, and that which is intelligible through line. Tone and color were used to paint the sensible, geometric constructions were used to understand the intelligible. The constructed axonometric drawings became both sensible and intelligible in the way that their very construction is an active reconstitution of the charred contours of a dream.
This project began with a glass of Scotch, which is a container of a world; dreamlike, smoky, and ethereal. It ended with drawings of a room; a reconstitution of a dream.<br>Master of Architecture
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Murnane, Owen D., Faith W. Akin, and T. Medley. "Tone-Evoked Vestibular Myogenic Potentials." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2002. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/1911.
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Peng, Long. "A unified theory of tone-voice." Diss., The University of Arizona, 1992. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/185871.
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This thesis studies the interactions of vowel tone with consonantal voice. Briefly, tone-voice interactions refer to: (i) voiced--not voiceless--onsets block high tone spreading; (ii) voiceless--not voiced--onsets block low tone spreading; (iii) sonorant onsets are transparent to both tonal processes. There are many variations to these archetypical patterns of tone-voice interactions. I argue that these variations as well as the archetypical patterns can receive a revealing account from the phonological theory. Specifically, this thesis explores the Prosodic Hypothesis of Tone-Voice, which claims: (i) tone must be represented prosodically (namely, tone is associated to mora); and (ii) tone-voice relations must be expressed by conditions (namely, path conditions, proposed in Archangeli and Pulleyblank (in prep)). By exploiting tonal representations and conditions on tone-voice, the Prosodic Hypothesis provides a principled account of tone-voice in Ngizim, Ewe, and Nupe. The result is a principled theory that unifies the known phonetic and phonological facts about tone-voice and that makes testable predictions about the nature and type of expected tone-voice interactions. In addition to tone-voice, this thesis investigates a range of theoretical issues from tonal representations, to onset representations, to the privative voicing theory to Grounded Phonology (Archangeli and Pulleyblank in prep.). I demonstrate that detailed formal analyses of tone-voice can not only uncover facts about tone-voice, but can also make important contributions to phonological theory.
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Stoffle, Richard W. "Tonto National Monument Cultural Landscape Assessment Presentation." Bureau of Applied Research in Applied Anthropology, University of Arizona, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/292645.
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Moseley, Brian Christopher. "Twelve-Tone Cartography| Space, Chains, and Intimations of "Tonal" Form in Anton Webern's Twelve-Tone Music." Thesis, City University of New York, 2014. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3601934.
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<p>This dissertation proposes a theory and methodology for creating musical spaces, or maps, to model form in Webern’s twelve-tone compositions. These spaces are intended to function as “musical grammars,” in the sense proposed by Robert Morris. And therefore, significant time is spent discussing the primary syntactic component of Webern’s music, the transformation chain, and its interaction with a variety of associational features, including segmental invariance and pitch(-class) symmetry. Throughout the dissertation, these spaces function as an analytical tools in an exploration of this music’s deep engagement with classical formal concepts and designs. This study includes analytical discussions of the Piano Variations, Op. 27 and the String Quartet, Op. 28, and extended analytical explorations of the second movement of the Quartet, Op. 22, and two movements from the Cantata I, Op. 29. </p>
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Mar, Li-Ya. "covert contrast| The acquisition of Mandarin tone 2 and tone 3 in L2 production and perception." Thesis, The University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee, 2016. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10123605.
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<p> This dissertation investigates the occurrence of an intermediate stage, termed a covert contrast, in the acquisition of Mandarin Tone 2 (T2) and Tone 3 (T3) by adult speakers of American English. A covert contrast is a statistically reliable distinction produced by language learners that is not perceived by native speakers of the target language (TL). In second language (L2) acquisition, whether a learner is judged as having acquired a TL phonemic contrast has largely depended on whether the contrast was perceived and transcribed by native speakers of the TL. However, categorical perception has shown that native listeners cannot perceive a distinction between two sounds that fall within the same perceptual boundaries on the continuum of the relevant acoustic cues. In other words, it is possible that native speakers of the TL do not perceive a phonemic distinction that is produced by L2 learners when that distinction occurs within a phonemic boundary of TL.</p><p> The data for the study were gathered through two elicitations of tone production, a longitudinal analysis, and two perception tasks. There were three key findings. First, both elicitations showed that most of the L2 participants produced a covert contrast between T2 and T3 on at least one of the three acoustic measures used in the study. Second, the longitudinal analysis reveals that some L2 participants progressed from making a covert contrast to a later stage of implementing an overt one, thereby supporting the claim that making a covert contrast is an intermediate stage in the process of acquiring a L2 phonemic contrast. Third, results of the perceptual tasks showed no reliable difference in identifying and discriminating Mandarin T2 and T3 on the part of the L2 learners who produced a covert contrast and those who produced an overt contrast, indicating that there was no reliable difference in the two groups’ ability to perceive the target tones. </p><p> In all, the occurrence of a covert contrast in the process of acquiring Mandarin T2 and T3 suggests that L2 acquisition of a tonal contrast is a gradient process, one in which an intermediate step occurs before a L2 learner reaches the final stage of implementing an overt contrast that is perceived as target-like by the native speakers of the TL.</p>
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Lui, Yik-yee Jessica. "Cantonese tone perception in young children." Click to view the E-thesis via HKUTO, 2000. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record/B36207597.
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Thesis (B.Sc)--University of Hong Kong, 2000.<br>"A dissertation submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the Bachelor of Science (Speech and Hearing Sciences), The University of Hong Kong, May 10, 2000." Also available in print.
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Bartram, Cathryn Virginia. "An investigation of tone in Walungge." Thesis, SOAS, University of London, 2011. http://eprints.soas.ac.uk/14184/.
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Yiu, Suet-yee, and 姚雪儀. "Aspects of tone in Cantonese English." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10722/211151.
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Yuzawa, Nobuo. "The rise-fall tone in English." Thesis, University of Reading, 2002. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.250642.
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Samba, Philippe. "The system of tone in Kikongo." Thesis, Lancaster University, 1989. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.292088.
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Coe, J. Y. "Alteration of neonatal pulmonary vascular tone." Thesis, University of Newcastle Upon Tyne, 1987. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.381381.
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Cochran, Jennie E. (Jennie Eleanor) 1981. "Learning Internet from tone of voice." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/28383.
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Thesis (M. Eng.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 2004.<br>Includes bibliographical references (leaf 56).<br>The ability to discern information from the tone of voice that a person uses is an important part of social interactions. Synthetic characters that can interact naturally with humans could take advantage of this information if they could discern it. I propose that a synthetic character with a vocalization affect classifier and the ability to learn associations can use the tone of voice of the person interacting with her to predict what the person is going to do. In this approach the classifier learns to distinguish tones in real time allowing the character to adapt to new tones. I describe the implementation of the system, called Minimus T.O. Mouse, and its extensions from previous affect classifying systems and previous synthetic characters.<br>by Jennie E. Cochran.<br>M.Eng.
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Staněk, Jiří. "Metody temporálního tone-mappingu HDR videa." Master's thesis, Vysoké učení technické v Brně. Fakulta informačních technologií, 2019. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-403155.
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The diploma thesis provides the theoretical background needed to understand the complex topic of high dynamic range, and deals with the implementation of an innovative method for temporal video tone-mapping. At first, high dynamic range image acquisition, storage and processing are described. Afterwards, a general introduction to tone-mapping, description of undesirable image artifacts and an overview of existing state-of-the-art algorithms are presented. The part which follows focuses on the implementation of the chosen method and proposes several additional enhancements of the initially selected algorithm. Based on the information provided, an application with an intuitive graphical interface, which can be used for temporal HDR video tone-mapping, has been created. Finally, the the achieved results are demonstrated and visually compared with existing methods for temporal video tone-mapping.
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Ioan, Cristina. "Developing the flute tone through singing." Master's thesis, Universidade de Aveiro, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/10773/1140.
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Mestrado em Música<br>Este estudo pretende propor um método alternativo para melhorar o
som na execução da flauta utilizanto elementos da técnica vocal. É
uma pesquisa interdisciplinar que consiste em desenvolver,
experimentar e analisar exercícios e métodos para estudar flauta
através do canto.
ABSTRACT: This music study whants to propose an alternative method for
developing the flute tone by using singing techniques. It is a piece of
interdisciplinary reasearch consisting in developing, experimenting, and
analyzing exercises and methods for practicing flute through singing.
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Boitard, Ronan. "Temporal coherency in video tone mapping." Thesis, Rennes 1, 2014. http://www.theses.fr/2014REN1S060/document.
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L'un des buts principaux de l'imagerie numérique est d'une part la capture et d'autre part la reproduction de scènes réelles ou synthétiques sur des dispositifs d'affichage aux capacités restreintes. Les techniques d'imagerie traditionnelles sont limitées par la gamme de luminance qu'elles peuvent capturer et afficher. L'imagerie à grande gamme de luminance (High Dynamic Range – HDR) vise à dépasser cette limitation en capturant, représentant et affichant les quantités physique de la lumière présente dans une scène. Cependant, les technologies d'affichage existantes ne vont pas disparaitre instantanément, la compatibilité entre ces nouveaux contenus HDR et les contenus classiques est donc requise. Cette compatibilité est assurée par une opération de réduction des gammes de luminance (tone mapping) qui adapte les contenus HDR aux capacités restreintes des écrans. Bien que de nombreux opérateurs de tone mapping existent, ceux-ci se focalisent principalement sur les images fixes. Les verrous scientifiques associés au tone mapping de vidéo HDR sont plus complexes du fait de la dimension temporelle. Les travaux recherche menés dans la thèse se sont focalisés sur la préservation de la cohérence temporelle du vidéo tone mapping. Deux principaux axes de recherche ont été traités : la qualité subjective de contenus tone mappés et l'efficacité de la compression des vidéos HDR. En effet, tone mapper individuellement chaque image d'une séquence vidéo HDR engendre des artefacts temporels. Ces artefacts affectent la qualité visuelle de la vidéo tone mappée et il est donc nécessaire de les minimiser. Au travers de tests effectués sur des vidéos HDR avec différents opérateurs de tone mapping, nous avons proposé une classification des artefacts temporels en six catégories. Après avoir testé les opérateurs de tone mapping vidéo existants sur les différents types d'artefacts temporels, nous avons observé que seulement trois des six types d'artefacts étaient résolus. Nous avons donc créé une technique de post-traitement qui permet de réduire les 3 types d'artefacts non-considérés. Le deuxième aspect considéré dans la thèse concerne les relations entre compression et tone mapping. Jusque là, les travaux effectués sur le tone mapping et la vidéo compression se focalisaient sur l'optimisation du tone mapping de manière à atteindre des taux de compression élevés. Ces techniques modifient fortement le rendu, c'est à dire l'aspect de la vidéo, modifiant ainsi l'intention artistique initiale en amont dans la chaine de distribution (avant la compression). Dans ce contexte, nous avons proposé une technique qui permet de réduire l'entropie d'une vidéo tone mappée sans en modifier son rendu. Notre méthode adapte la quantification afin d'accroitre les corrélations entre images successives d'une vidéo<br>One of the main goals of digital imagery is to improve the capture and the reproduction of real or synthetic scenes on display devices with restricted capabilities. Standard imagery techniques are limited with respect to the dynamic range that they can capture and reproduce. High Dynamic Range (HDR) imagery aims at overcoming these limitations by capturing, representing and displaying the physical value of light measured in a scene. However, current commercial displays will not vanish instantly hence backward compatibility between HDR content and those displays is required. This compatibility is ensured through an operation called tone mapping that retargets the dynamic range of HDR content to the restricted dynamic range of a display device. Although many tone mapping operators exist, they focus mostly on still images. The challenges of tone mapping HDR videos are more complex than those of still images since the temporal dimensions is added. In this work, the focus was on the preservation of temporal coherency when performing video tone mapping. Two main research avenues are investigated: the subjective quality of tone mapped video content and their compression efficiency. Indeed, tone mapping independently each frame of a video sequence leads to temporal artifacts. Those artifacts impair the visual quality of the tone mapped video sequence and need to be reduced. Through experimentations with HDR videos and Tone Mapping Operators (TMOs), we categorized temporal artifacts into six categories. We tested video tone mapping operators (techniques that take into account more than a single frame) on the different types of temporal artifact and we observed that they could handle only three out of the six types. Consequently, we designed a post-processing technique that adapts to any tone mapping operator and reduces the three types of artifact not dealt with. A subjective evaluation reported that our technique always preserves or increases the subjective quality of tone mapped content for the sequences and TMOs tested. The second topic investigated was the compression of tone mapped video content. So far, work on tone mapping and video compression focused on optimizing a tone map curve to achieve high compression ratio. These techniques changed the rendering of the video to reduce its entropy hence removing any artistic intent or constraint on the final results. That is why, we proposed a technique that reduces the entropy of a tone mapped video without altering its rendering
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Liu, Chun Hung. "Bit-depth expansion and tone mapping /." View abstract or full-text, 2008. http://library.ust.hk/cgi/db/thesis.pl?ECED%202008%20LIU.
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Correia, Marcelo Lima De Gusmao. "Sympathetic vascular tone in human obesity." Diss., University of Iowa, 2007. http://ir.uiowa.edu/etd/134.
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Wilson, Darren. "pH and vascular smooth muscle tone." Thesis, University of Bath, 1997. https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.362288.
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Stringer, Katherine Elizabeth. "Subverted modernism: Korngold's Die tote Stadt." Thesis, Boston University, 2013. https://hdl.handle.net/2144/12232.
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Thesis (M.M.)--Boston University<br>Using the 1920 opera Die tote Stadt as its primary case in point, this thesis interrogates the pervasive notion that the Austrian-born composer Erich Wolfgang Korngold (1897-1957) refused to acknowledge Modernist trends, dialogues and aesthetics in his works for the stage, and instead held fast to late-Romantic aesthetics and philosophies at the expense of engaging directly with contemporary culture and politics. I show evidence to the contrary, that Komgold was in fact actively involved with the intellectual, artistic and socio-political discourse of his time, and that this engagement is manifest in his opera, which draws parallels between the city of Bruges, setting of Die tote Stadt's source material, Georges Rodenbach's 1892 novel Bruges-la-morte, and Vienna, the composer's hometown, as it was at the close of the First World War. In substantiating this claim, I first of all seek to place the composer in his proper context as a child offin-de-siecle Vienna, and the son of that city's leading conservative music critic, the influential and much-feared Julius Komgold, successor to Eduard Hanslick at the Neue Freie Presse. I also interrogate lingering assumptions about the composer's lack of socio-political engagement owing to his status as a former child prodigy, famous across Europe for his preternatural musical gifts. I also explore the specific, alterations, additions and excisions made by the composer to his source material in translating it to the musical stage, and discuss how those changes reflect his compositional and socio-political ethos. Finally, I analyze portions of Die tote Stadt and discuss how a composer's late-Romantic compositional language can in fact indicate Modernist sympathies, albeit in their own specific strain, before sketching a brief reception history of this opera in particular, the composer's works in general, as well as discussing how this work might be reassessed and rehabilitated into the "art music" canon.
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Goswami, Abhishek. "Content-aware HDR tone mapping algorithms." Electronic Thesis or Diss., université Paris-Saclay, 2022. http://www.theses.fr/2022UPASG013.
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Le rapport entre l'intensité de luminance la plus lumineuse et la plus sombre dans les images à plage dynamique élevée (High Dynamic Range-HDR) est supérieur à la capacité de rendu du support de sortie. Les opérateurs de mappage de tonalités (Tone mapping operators - TMOs) compressent l'image HDR tout en préservant les indices perceptuels, modifiant ainsi la qualité esthétique subjective. Les techniques dans le domaine de la peinture ainsi que les techniques de correction manuelle de l'exposition en photographie ont inspiré de nombreuses recherches sur les TMOs. Cependant, contrairement au processus de retouche manuel basé sur le contenu sémantique de l'image, les TMOs dans la littérature se sont principalement appuyés sur des règles photographiques ou des principes d'adaptation de la vision humaine pour obtenir la 'meilleure' qualité esthétique, ce qui est un problème mal posé en raison de sa subjectivité. Notre travail reformule les défis du mappage des tonalités en se mettant dans la peau d'un photographe, en suivant les principes photographiques, les statistiques d'images et leur recette de retouche locale pour réaliser les ajustements de tonalités. Dans cette thèse, nous présentons deux TMO sémantiques : un SemanticTMO traditionnel et un GSemTMO basé sur l'apprentissage profond. Nos nouveaux TMO utilisent explicitement des informations sémantiques dans le pipeline de mappage de tonalités. Notre nouveau G-SemTMO est le premier exemple de réseaux convolutifs sur les graphes (Graph Convolutional Networks - GCN) utilisé pour l'amélioration esthétique de l'image. Nous montrons que l'apprentissage basé sur des graphes peut tirer parti de l'agencement spatial de segments sémantiques similaire au masques locaux fabriqués par des experts. Il crée une compréhension de la scène basée sur les statistiques d'image spécifiques à la sémantique et prédit un mappage dynamique et local des tonalités. En comparant nos résultats aux TMO traditionnels et modernes basés sur l'apprentissage profond, nous montrons que G-SemTMO peut imiter les recettes d'un expert et mieux se rapprocher des styles esthétiques de référence lorsque comparé aux méthodes de pointe<br>The ratio between the brightest and the darkest luminance intensity in High Dynamic Range (HDR) images is larger than the rendering capability of the output media. Tone mapping operators (TMOs) compress the HDR image while preserving the perceptual cues thereby modifying the subjective aesthetic quality. Age old painting and photography techniques of manual exposure correction has inspired a lot of research for TMOs. However, unlike the manual retouching process based on semantic content of the image, TMOs in literature have mostly relied upon photographic rules or adaptation principles of human vision to aim for the 'best' aesthetic quality which is ill-posed due to its subjectivity. Our work reformulates the challenges of tone mapping by stepping into the shoes of a photographer, following the photographic principles, image statistics and their local retouching recipe to achieve the tonal adjustments. In this thesis, we present two semantic aware TMOs – a traditional SemanticTMO and a deep learning-based GSemTMO. Our novel TMOs explicitly use semantic information in the tone mapping pipeline. Our novel GSemTMO is the first instance of graph convolutional networks (GCN) being used for aesthetic image enhancement. We show that graph-based learning can leverage the spatial arrangement of semantic segments like the local masks made by experts. It creates a scene understanding based on the semantic specific image statistics a predicts a dynamic local tone mapping. Comparing our results to traditional and modern deep learning-based TMOs, we show that G-SemTMO can emulate an expert’s recipe and reach closer to reference aesthetic styles than the state-of-the-art methods
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Fenner, Patti R. "RIPARIAN PHOTOPOINT PROGRAM ON THE TONTO NATIONAL FOREST." Arizona-Nevada Academy of Science, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/621695.
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Permanent riparian photopoints (repeat photography of streamside points) are a widely used monitoring method for situations where there are many streams to monitor, and little time to do it. They often display dramatic changes in these dynamic ecosystems – changes that are brought about by management of permitted and non-permitted activities, flood, drought, and fire. Most of all, they help us to learn more about the relationship of riparian areas to uplands, and how riparian ecosystems function.
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Marrache-Gouraud, Myriam. ""Hors toute intimidation" : Panurge ou la parole singulière." Poitiers, 2000. http://www.theses.fr/2000POIT5020.
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Panurge, le moins estimé des personnages rabelaisiens, est souvent traité comme le faire-valoir du géant Pantagruel. Rabelais le fait cependant apparaître très fréquemment, et sous des traits si variés et si importants pour l'intrigue qu'il paraît réducteur de ne voir en Panurge qu'un actant de second ordre. Elément complexe de la trame romanesque, Panurge étonne tout d'abord par ses paroles atypiques, dont nous dégagerons les principales caractéristiques en les comparant à celles des autres personnages. Ces discours, où se rencontrent des langues de toutes origines, des pièces poétiques, des pastiches et des mélanges déconcertants, défient tous les classements. Son boniment éclectique semble alors tout proche de celui d'un narrateur. Les paroles de Panurge provoquent d'une autre manière lorsqu'elles décodent des signes (linguistiques ou non). Ses audaces interprétatives témoignent d'une habilité autant que d'une méthode inédites. La singularité du personnage tient à cette insolence herméneutique qui multiplie les gloses : elle s'engage toujours "au rebours" des attentes et des convenances sémiotiques dont elle ne peut se satisfaire. L'excentricité se mesure enfin aux actions de ce personnage paradoxal : situées entre les fourberies du gueux littéraire et les fredaines du fou de cour, elles surprennent et se dérobent aux catégories. A ce titre elles confirment le ton des discours. Leur fonction avive celle de la parole : "excuse" de Rabelais, Panurge a le rôle essentiel de permettre à son auteur d'esquiver les attaques de la censure. Toujours innocente, et pourtant très corrosive, cette voix de fiction semble reproduire dans le roman les fonctions qui sont celles de la carte du Mat dans le jeu de tarot.
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Bin, Ngah Lufti Arif. "Synchronisation toute optique d’un réseau de communication quantique." Thesis, Nice, 2015. http://www.theses.fr/2015NICE4141/document.
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Ce manuscrit expose le développement de ressources fondamentales pour les communications quantiques à longues distances basées sur les technologies des fibres optiques télécoms et des guides d'onde optiques non linéaires. Après une introduction générale sur les communications quantiques, cette thèse est structurée en trois parties principales. La première partie illustre le développement de deux sources pour la génération de paires de photons intriqués en polarisation et émis à une longueur d'onde télécom via conversion paramétrique spontanée (SPDC) dans des guides d'ondes non linéaires intégrés sur niobate de lithium périodiquement polarisé. Les sources s'appuient respectivement sur un accord de phase de type-II et un accord de phase de type-0 et sur des solutions de filtrage et d'interférométrie mises en place après le cristal non linéaire. Dans la seconde partie, sont discutées les réalisations de deux sources de photons uniques annoncés haut débit. La première s'appuie sur le multiplexage spatial sur puce de photons uniques annoncés. La seconde exploite le multiplexage temporel passif grâce à l'utilisation d'un laser télécom cadencé à 10 GHz. Enfin, nous présentons une approche tout-optique visant la synchronisation de sources distantes de paires de photons intriqués, agencées selon une architecture de type relais quantique distribué. Cette technique innovante repose sur l'utilisation d'un laser télécom impulsionnel en tant qu'horloge optique de référence. Cette horloge autorise la synchronisation de l'émission de paires de photons dans la bande C des télécoms en deux lieux distants. Des résultats préliminaires d'interférence à deux photons sont montrés et discutés<br>This manuscript reports the development of fundamental resources for long distance quantum communication based on fibre telecom technology and non-linear optical waveguides. After a general introduction on quantum communication, the thesis is structured along three parts. The first part illustrates the development of two photonic polarization entanglement sources suitable for quantum networking. Both sources generate paired photons at telecom wavelength via spontaneous parametric down conversion (SPDC) in periodically poled lithium niobate waveguides (PPLN/W). They rely on type-II and type 0 phase matching, respectively. In the second part, two high quality heralded single photon sources are highlighted. The first one relies on on-chip generation and spatial multiplexing of heralded single photons towards achieving higher bit rates. The second one takes advantage of passive temporal multiplexing of a single SPDC process. Finally, an all-optical approach towards efficient and accurate synchronization of remote entangled photon pair sources within quantum relay architecture over long distances is presented. This particular synchronization technique highlights the use of ultra-fast picosecond pulsed telecom fiber laser, operating at 2.5 GHz repetition rate, acting as a master optical clock, enabling to accurately synchronize the emission of photon pairs in the telecom C-band of wavelengths at two remote locations. This innovative approach is applied for synchronizing two remote PLLN/W based sources operated at 2.5 GHz, and preliminary results on two-photon interference obtained with single photons coming from each source are shown and discussed