It was our hope to demonstrate that fairly simple systems such as a [2]rotaxane can itself be used as a reagent to synthesize even larger systems such a [3]rotaxane. This modular type approach offers several advantages over...
Tema:
Rotaxanes -- Synthesis, Cyclic compounds -- Synthesis y Chemical tests and reagents
In this thesis, I explore what it means to read a comic. Because comics combine words and images, reading a comic involves discovering the various relationships between two forms of language that create meaning. Fundamentally,...
Palabra clave:
comics y graphic novels
Tema:
Comic books, strips, etc. -- History and criticism
(T)here is a body of work focused on the role that systems play in the formation of everyday experiences and encountered objects and works to highlight these systems by mimicking their visual languages and organizational...
Palabra clave:
Desire, Invisibility, Relational Aesthetics, Relational Art, Social Practice y There
Exemplifying the symbolic relationship of materials, form, and space, the works of the exhibition reveal metaphorical signifiers of racial and gender focused binaries while utilizing combinations of traditional and contemporary...
Palabra clave:
art, metaphor y semiotics
Tema:
Race in art, Gender identity in art, Metaphor in art, Semiotics and art, Prints -- Technique y Sculpture in art
The Kanawha River of West Virginia begins at the confluence of the New and Gauley Rivers. It runs northwest for 97 miles through south central West Virginia until it reaches the Ohio River at the town of Point Pleasant. The...
Tema:
Salt industry and trade -- West Virginia -- Kanawha River Valley -- History -- 18th century, Salt industry and trade -- West Virginia -- Kanawha River Valley -- History -- 19th century, Kanawha River Valley (W. Va.) -- Economic conditions -- 18th century, Kanawha River Valley (W. Va.) -- Economic conditions -- 19th century y Slavery -- West Virginia -- 19th century
Audio systems are used to create two-dimensional (2D) and three-dimensional (3D) audio effects which involve the ability to localize sound within a multi-dimensional space. Multi-dimensional audio systems could be used to...
Palabra clave:
Localization, Sound y Vector Based Amplitude Panning
Tema:
Directional hearing, Auditory perception, Acoustic localization y Sound
The original goal of the proposed research project was to crystallize a chiral host molecule with a diene-containing quest molecule to produce stereoselective molecules in a solid state reaction. These topochemical reactions...
Tema:
Crystallography -- Industrial applications y Polymerization
This thesis defense and accompanying thesis exhibition is an investigation of cultural myths about race, gender and sexuality. The body is used as a familiar form to which metaphorical elements are added. These elements are...
Abrasive waterjet machining has gained significant importance in the manufacturing sector for its efficiency and versatility in cutting various materials without generating heat, making it suitable for temperature-sensitive...
Palabra clave:
Analysis of Variance (ANOVA), Grey Relational Analysis (GRA), Non traditional machining, Optimization, Taguchi DOE y Waterjet
Tema:
Abrasives, Water jet cutting, Taguchi methods (Quality control), Mathematical optimization y Analysis of variance
Activity Recognition (AR) is a process of identifying actions and goals of one or more agents of interest. AR techniques have been applied to both large and small scale activity identification. Examples of AR techniques include...
