Thesis (MScIng)--University of Stellenbosch, 2004. / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The preliminary development of a FM radio receiver module is discussed. An existing narrowband system operating between 48MHz and 50MHz will be replaced. Digital components were investigated, compared and used with analogue techniques to build a more flexible two-way radio receiver system. A direct digital synthesizer was considered as a replacement for the current synthesized phased lock loop local oscillator and much attention was given to the local oscillator and mixer design, characteristics and measurement procedures. A detailed study of receiver systems was undertaken to determine the specifications needed for every receiver component to achieve satisfactory receiver performance in the end. Receiver characteristics as well as receiver measurement procedures are defined. A software tool was developed to aid the design process, establishing computationally whether the receiver specifications are met prior to the final design. The complete design process, from fundamental specifications through to the developed final receiver module is discussed. A modular design approach was used to guarantee easy manufacturing, substitution and testing. This approach comprises the break-down of the receiver into well defined components that are each matched to 50O. The separate components of the system were designed, measured and characterized to make it possible to replace only a single component instead of the entire system when a part becomes redundant. / AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Die grondslag vir die ontwikkeling van ‘n FM radio ontvanger module word in hierdie dokument gelê. ‘n Bestaande noubandstelsel wat tussen 48MHz and 50MHz ontvang word vervang deur hierdie nuwe stelsel wat aangewend sal kan word in die bestaande tweerigtingradio se omhulsel. Digitale komponente is ondersoek, vergelyk en gebruik saam met analoogtegnieke om ‘n meer buigsame radiostelsel te bewerkstellig. ‘n Direkte digitale sintitiseerder is oorweeg as ‘n vervanging vir die huidige fasesluitlus ossillator met heelwat klem op die oscillator-en mengerontwerp, komponent spesifikasies en metingsprosedures. ‘n Diepgaande studie van ontvangerstelsels is gedoen om te bepaal wat die tipiese spesifikasies vir elke ontvangerstadium is, sodat die finale ontvanger se spesifikasies behaal kan word. Ontvanger eienskappe en meetprosedures word volledig gedefinieer. ‘n Sagtewareprogram is ontwikkel om die ontvanger-ontwerpsproses te vergemaklik deur vooraf te kan vasstel watter ontvangerspesifikasies bereik sal kan word al dan nie. Die volledige ontwerpsproses, vanaf fundamentele spesifikasies tot by die finale ontvanger word omskryf. ‘n Modulere-ontwerp prosedure is gebruik ter versekering van die maklike vervaardiging, vervanging en toetsing van elke komponent. Die radio is tydens ontwerp opgebreek in boublokkies wat elkeen aangepas word na 50O. Elke aparte boublokkie van die ontvangerstelsel is afsonderlik ontwerp, gemeet en volledig gespesifiseer om dit moontlik te maak om slegs een komponent te vervang in plaas van die hele stelsel wanneer ‘n enkele komponent nie meer beskikbaar is nie.

Uppsatsen Bilderboksstunden i förskolan undersöker potentialer i två välkända svenska bilderböcker under tretton videofilmade bilderboksstunder på två förskoleavdelningar i skilda kommuner. Undersökningen är gjord utifrån de föreställningsvärldar (Langer 1995:5) och den textrörlighet (Liberg m.fl. 2010c:46) som barn och pedagoger använder. Några möjliga innehållsliga teman i bilderböckerna kontrasteras mot det upptag som deltagarna ger uttryck för i dialogen – som förs med såväl språkliga som kroppsliga uttrycksmedel under tiden som boken blir läst – och i korta samtal direkt efteråt. Föreställningsvärldar skapas utifrån flera olika hållningar. Vanligt är att, till skillnad från vad forskning i skolans värld dokumenterat, röra sig ut mot egna erfarenheter. Barnen som är mellan tre och sex år engagerar sig starkt i det innehållsliga temat det farliga i den ena bilderboken. Pedagogerna följer barnen i deras intressen, men när de försöker väcka tankar om underliggande betydelser svarar barnen vänligt med att styra samtalen mot upplevelser istället. I den andra boken vill pedagogerna fokusera det normkritiska temat som förskolans läroplan påbjuder. Barnens svar är vanligen undvikande utom i en bilderboksstund där en grupp pojkar starkt argumenterar, gentemot pedagogen, för könssegregerade lekar. Deltagarna ställer många gånger olika hållningar bredvid varandra genom att hastigt röra sig genom olika föreställningsvärldar. Olika föreställningsvärldar kan till och med smälta samman därför att de med hjälp av hopfantiserade lekvärldar använder element från boken, egna och gemensamma erfarenheter eller kunskaper och sina personligheter. Vid upprepad läsning skapade barnen lekfulla kontrafaktiska resonemang utifrån böckernas handling. Förutsättningen för att bilderböckernas rika tolkningsmöjligheter ska kunna utnyttjas är att yttrandefriheten respekteras och att barnen får avbryta läsningen. Den mest intensiva dialogen uppstår ofta i samtalet under själva läsningen, medan samtalet efter läsningen ofta avstannar. Det verkar också som om barnens förmåga att återknyta till upplevelsen av boken är omedelbar när läsningen återupptas. Uppsatsen visar att det är möjligt att utveckla rika föreställningsvärldar och stor textrörlighet vid läsning av bilderböcker i förskolan. Detta sker om pedagoger samtalar med barn med öppenhet för de tolkningar och fantasifulla associationer som uppkommer under läsningen, bland annat sammansmälta föreställningsvärldar. Studiens fynd pekar framåt mot hur de didaktiska potentialerna i bilderboksstunden skulle kunna samverka med förskolans övriga verksamhet i ett mer utvecklat litteraturarbete.

Title: “What is Swedishness for you?” *Long silence* – A reception study about what role film as a medium with the film “Sveriges bästa svensk” can play in discussions that consist of Swedishness and integration. Authors: Emma D Markovic and Martin Nilsson. Research problem: In terms of reception of film in order to generate discussions on a determined theme, we identified a gap in the research field of integration and Swedishness. Therefore this study fills a great space in this field. Aim & Research question: This study aims to add new research of the reception of film in relation to the concept of Swedishness. It’s written in the media and communication science field. The key question is: What role film as a medium with the film "Sveriges bästa svensk" as an example, can play to generate discussion and question the perception of Swedishness. Method/material: Qualitative focus group interviews were conducted with two groups consisting of people aged 50–80 years, where elders borned in Sweden and Iran were represented. Theoretical framework: Stuart Hall's theory of encoding/decoding which is enhanced by the following concepts: Swedishness, identity, ethnicity and cultural adjustment. Main results: It is shown that film plays an important role when it comes to generating discussion about Swedishness, but also that film as a medium is complex when it comes to reception and interpretation. In light of the theory it is clear that a majority of the participants have difficulties to relate to the film or even accept the story because of their preconceptions. It also proves to be difficult for all participants to point out what is typically Swedish, but during the discussions codes that distinguishes the Iranian culture from the Swedish are found, which helps them to more easily discern the things that are perceived as Swedish. Social importance: We want to contribute to the social debate about integration in contemporary Sweden. We found that film can be used to raise questions related to this subject. Number of pages: 40. Course: Media and communication studies C. University & Department: Uppsala University, Department of Informatics. Period: HT 2016. Tutor: Paola Sartoretto.

Thesis (D.Sc.)--University of the Witwatersrand, Faculty of Science, 1959.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 1982. / MICROFICHE COPY AVAILABLE IN ARCHIVES AND ENGINEERING. / Vita. / Includes bibliographical references. / by David Michael Papurt. / Ph.D.

L’objet d’étude de cette thèse de doctorat est la traduction audiovisuelle et concerne plus particulièrement la réception du doublage par le destinataire « spécial » du corpus analysé, l’enfant. Le sous-titre du travail –une étude sur la réception– révèle son caractère empirique et expérimental, dont l’objectif principal est d’analyser empiriquement la réaction du jeune public face à des solutions de traduction qui viennent régulièrement adoptées dans les doublages du cinéma d’animation. L’utilisation de certaines stratégies et techniques de traduction peuvent se rapprocher ou s’éloigner du récepteur : on cherchera à évaluer dans quelle mesure celles-ci facilitent leur compréhension, lui font rire ou pleurer et, finalement, lui amusent. Le succès d’un long-métrage pour enfants n’est aperçu aujourd’hui qu’à travers les entrées au box-office et les ventes des films sur le marché vidéo des DVD, Blu-Ray et VOD. Afin de combler ce manque, nous avons décidé de mener à bien une expérience auprès d’enfants auxquels nous avons projeté quelques extraits de long-métrages doublés en espagnol. Ils ont ensuite rempli un questionnaire apte à leur stade de développement cognitif, nous aidant à déterminer quelles informations les participants ont-ils acquises en regardant les films. On cherchera ainsi à mieux connaître la répercussion des choix de traduction les plus habituels chez les traducteurs audiovisuels de films d’animation pour enfants. / Audiovisual Translation is the main subject of study of this research, evaluating more particularly the reception of dubbing by a “special” audience of the analyzed corpus, the child. The subtitle of the work –end user perception– reveals its empirical and experimental nature, our main goal being to empirically analyze the reaction of young people to some of the translation’s choices regularly adopted in dubbing animated films. Certain translation strategies and techniques may be used to reach or repel the audience: we will try to examine how they help understanding, make laugh or cry, and ultimately entertain the child.Nowadays, the only way to know if a children film is successful is by checking theaters’ box office and DVD, Blu-ray and VOD sales. In order to fill this gap, we have decided to perform an experiment with children which include the screening of some film clips dubbed in Spanish. Then, they have completed a specific questionnaire adapted to their cognitive development, which helped us to determine the information learned by the experience’s through the film. We thus seek to better understand the impact of the translation’s choices frequently made by audiovisual translators of animated films for children. / La presente tesis doctoral centra su atención en el estudio de la traducción audiovisual, concretamente en el ámbito de la recepción del doblaje por parte de un destinatario final especial, el niño. El subtítulo del trabajo –un estudio de recepción– revela el carácter empírico y experimental del mismo, pues se pretende analizar empíricamente la reacción del público infantil ante algunas soluciones de traducción que se adoptan habitualmente en el cine de animación. El empleo de ciertas estrategias y técnicas de traducción pueden conllevar un acercamiento o alejamiento del producto al receptor, y no sabemos en qué medida éstas facilitan la comprensión, hacen reír o llorar y, en última instancia, entretienen.Hoy en día sólo podemos inferir el éxito de un largometraje para niños, y de su doblaje, a través de su recaudación en taquilla y de las posteriores ventas en el mercado doméstico de DVD, Blu-Ray y plataformas de vídeo por Internet. Con objeto de arrojar luz sobre este ámbito, se ha diseñado un experimento que muestra la reacción de los espectadores infantiles ante un estímulo audiovisual traducido, utilizando como sistema de evaluación un cuestionario adaptado a su desarrollo cognitivo. De este modo, se pretende obtener información acerca de la repercusión de las opciones traductológicas por las que suelen decantarse los traductores audiovisuales de películas de animación para niños.

Cette thèse s’inscrit dans le champ de la littérature de jeunesse comme lieu d’expression artistique à la croisée de la littérature et des arts visuels. L’objet de notre travail est de décrire les formes que revêt le péritexte et les fonctions qui lui sont assignées dans l’album pour la jeunesse. Parce que l’album est un laboratoire d’écriture, parce qu’il est un objet plurisémiotique, le péritexte, dans les recherches plastiques et narratologiques les plus innovantes, se voit investi par les auteurs et traité comme un espace de créativité sémantisé. La fiction déborde sur les seuils, les seuils s’immiscent dans la fiction. Nous proposons dans un premier temps une typologie, appliquée à l’album, des usages péritextuels afin d’interroger les débordements de seuils de la périphérie du texte vers le récit, et inversement, du récit vers la périphérie du texte. Dans un second temps, nous observons ces débordements : deux types de transgressions sont à l’œuvre, l’un s’observant dans le récit iconotextuel de l’album et l’autre, dans ses seuils péritextuels, redéfinissant alors les contours mêmes du récit. Enfin, dans une perspective didactique, nous interrogeons la réception des jeunes lecteurs qui reçoivent effectivement ces péritextes plus ou moins canoniques ou nettement déviants. Nous réfléchissons alors aux moyens d’utiliser en classe les éléments péritextuels, hors des rituels connus, pour en faire des entrées heuristiques dans la lecture / This thesis deals with the issue of children's literature as a means of artistic expression, at a crossroad between literature and visual art.The aim of this research is to describe the various forms that the peritext assumes and the functions assigned to it, within the literary genre of children's books.Because the peritext is a laboratory in writing, and as the children's book is a plurisemiotic object, the peritext, in its most innovative plastic and narratological research, is invested by authors and thus treated as a field of semantic creativity by them. Fiction crosses over thresholds while thresholds meddle with fiction. In a first part, a typology of peritextual usage applied to children's books is suggested, so as to examine the overlapping of thresholds from the textual fringe to the narrative, and vice versa, from the narrative to the textual fringe. In a second part, these overlaps, defined here as metalepsis, are examined. Two types of transgressions are at work, one that can be noticed in the iconotextual narrative of the book and another in its peritextual thresholds, thus redefining the very contours of the narrative itself. Finally, from a teaching perspective, the reception process among young readers, who receive these more or less canonical, if not deviating peritexts directly, is considered. How to use the peritextual elements in class out of common rituals is then pondered upon in order to be turned into heuristic entries in the reading process.

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In this report, I examine the reception of Djuna Barnes’s novel Nightwood (1936) from contemporary reviews in periodicals to twenty-first century online reviews. I am interested in how the novel has been situated in both historical and personal canons. I focus on how Nightwood has been read through the lenses of experimental modernism, lesbian feminism and postmodern queer theory, and how my own readings of it have changed over the years. / text

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