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This thesis presents a solution to the problem of receiving a signal in the shadow and fringe areas. Theoretical and experimental investigation of the field behind an obstacle in a line of sight transmission path for UHF / microwave signals has resulted in a new approach to the analysis of electromagnetic fields in the shadow of an obstacle. Analysis using this approach showed the field to consist of varying amplitude and phase distribution. Additional analysis predicted an increase in received signal could be achieved if correlation between the field and antenna structure could be obtained. This was accomplished with a new antenna design. The thesis presents experimental and photographic evidence to support the theory. A novel technique involving the matching of the antenna structure to the field distribution, resulted in an increase of received signal in the diffracted field of up to 4 dB.

The purpose of this study was to see if there are any differences between high school girls and boy’s reception ability and memory after reading two Swedish lifestyle magazines. 9 boys and 9 girls from ages 17-18 were chosen to participate in the study. They were placed in a room one by one where they had to read one women’s magazine (Cosmopolitan) and one men’s magazine (Café). They did not know this was a memory and reception test until after they finished their reading. With help from former reception studies and the magazines, questions were selected so the interviews would give as much information as possible. The study gave some unexpected results, for example both genders seemed to remember numbers very well even if they didn’t remember the article itself. The myth that boys pay immediate attention to half naked girls more than anything else was not confirmed. They seemed to look at the half naked guys to compare themselves instead. When it comes to who remembered the most, girls outshined the boys. They paid more attention to the magazines and they got higher scores on the questions during the interviews. Overall the participants remembered far less than they thought which indicated that when they read these magazines they don’t think or reflect much. Interesting was the most common answer to why they seemed to remember an article.

Thesis advisor: Mark Thatcher / Rome changed throughout its history and the city that existed during the fourth century CE was different from the city that Virgil and Cicero lived in and described in their writings. The Roman state and society changed during the intervening four centuries as Rome ceased to be politically significant, elite behavior became increasingly disconnected from any role in governance, and the traditional religious cults were neglected as Christianity gained prominence. Despite these changes, Roman tradition dictated an idealization of ancestral custom, which was preserved in the corpus of extant literature. I argue that among the elites of fourth century society, there were individuals such as Ammianus Marcellinus or Symmachus who interpreted and responded to their society through the filter of these fossilized images of an idealized Rome. Although they lived in largely post-classical time, their writings express a worldview that is congruent with the late Republic and early Principate. / Thesis (BA) — Boston College, 2017.

Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong. / Bibliography: leaf R1.

Syftet med denna studie är att ta reda på och jämföra sex flickors läsning på fritiden med läsningen i svenskundervisningen. Studien fokuserar inte bara på vad flickorna läser utan även vilken funktion de uppger att läsningen har, det vill säga hur och varför flickorna läser. Läsningens funktion kopplas till hur svenska kan bli ett demokratiämne genom att se om flickorna, i läsningen, får en ökad förståelse för sig själva och omvärlden och får reflektera över moraliska och etiska problem. I studien har sex flickor valts ut efter vad de läser på sin fritid. Det går inte att dra några generella slutsatser kring vad flickorna läser på fritiden utan läsningen är individuell och skiljer  sig åt mellan flickorna. I svenskundervisningen dominerar läsning av skönlitteratur och tidnings- och debattartiklar. Läsningens funktion skiljer sig också åt då vissa läser för ett rent tidsfördriv medan andra använder läsningen som terapi och en del av sitt identitetsskapande. Studien tyder på att fritidsläsningens funktion tas med in i skolan när flickorna läser. I undersökningen framkommer att läsning kan användas för att göra svenska till ett demokratiämne. Dock uppger inte alla intervjuade flickor att läsningen i svenskundervisningen har en funktion som skulle kunna benämnas som demokratiskt fostrande.

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xii, 186 leaves : ill., graphs, tables ; 30 cm. / Title page, contents and abstract only. The complete thesis in print form is available from the University Library. / Thesis (Ph.D.1979) from the Dept. of Electrical Engineering, University of Adelaide

Thesis (M.S.)--University of Wisconsin. School of Nursing, 1976. / eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record.