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APPLICATION OF IMAGE ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES TO SATELLITE CLOUD MOTION TRACKING
(University of Plymouth, 1992)
Cloud motion wind (CMW) determination requires tracking of individual cloud targets.
This is achieved by first clustering and then tracking each cloud cluster. Ideally, different
cloud clusters correspond to diiferent ...
In the Labyrinths of Deceit: Culture, Modernity and Disidentity in the Nineteenth Century
(University of Plymouth, 1999)
This thesis examines the nature of identity and the problems implicit in attempts to affirm it within the
context of nineteenth century modernity. By exploring a number of texts from Romanticism to the fin de
siecle, it ...
Not Art: An Action History of British Underground Cinema
(University of Plymouth, 2003)
My thesis is both an oppositional history and a (re)definition of British
Underground Cinema culture (1959 - 2(02). The historical significance of
Underground Cinema has long been ideologically entangled in a mesh ...
TRANSMISSION & THE INTERNET: THE CONTEMPORARY RESPONSE OF A TRADITIONAL MUSICAL COMMUNITY
(University of Plymouth, 2003)
This thesis is a study of the performance, interpretation and transmission practices of traditional instrumental musicians in Scotland and Ireland. Extensive original research was undertaken over a period of four years ...
GROUND<C>: A METAVERSE LEARNING STRATEGY FOR THE CREATIVE FIELDS
(University of Plymouth, 2012)
In this thesis I cover the theoretical framework and the practice based implications of bringing the fundamental principles of a cybernetic art educational strategy, the Groundcourse, which was developed and taught during ...
Federalism and Federation in Europe: A Comparative Study of The Germanic Tradition
(University of Plymouth, 1989-08)
This thesis defines "federation" as a set of structures
and techniques, by means of which the constituent members of
a union are given guaranteed access to and are accommodated
within the decision-procedure of the centre. ...
Away, A Novel, And a Critical Essay on Narrative Space with Reference of Paul Auster's Fiction
(University of Plymouth, 2012)
ABSTRACT
Name of Candidate: Maria José de Brito Capelo
Title of thesis: Away, a novel, and a critical essay on narrative space with reference of Paul Auster’s fiction
My novel, Away, is mainly the story of a woman ...
Life Expansion: Toward an Artistic, Design-Based Theory of the Transhuman / Posthuman
(University of Plymouth, 2012)
The thesis’ study of life expansion proposes a framework for artistic, design-based
approaches concerned with prolonging human life and sustaining personal identity. To
delineate the topic: life expansion means increasing ...
Towards the Affect of Intimacy
(University of Plymouth, 2012)
Abstract
This thesis explores the trajectory that the developing technological fields of Ambient Intelligence and Persuasive Technologies introduce new intricate relationships beyond fundamental use and availability because ...
DEVELOPMENT OF NOVEL SENSORS FOR ANIONS OF ENVIRONMENTAL INTEREST
(University of Plymouth, 2000)
A range of ion-selective electrodes (ISEs) for the determination of nitrate has been
produced based upon rubbery membranes having covalently bound betaine salt sensor
molecules. The best performing electrode contained ...