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New technologies are continuously being developed that can aid us in archaeological research. The purpose of this project is to revisit an area containing Late Iron Age (LIA) Stone Walled Structures (SWS) that have received sporadic archaeological research over time, and employ new techniques and technologies to test/re-evaluate previous findings. This involves developing new mapping techniques, which involve the use of Geographical Positioning Systems (GPS), which allowed for a wide survey/mapping exercise in a time effective and budget conscious manner. From these data, a new typology was created in order to reflect new types as well as further segregate exiting types. The resulting data was analysed in a Geographic Information Systems (GIS) environment, allowing us to tackle issues such as spatial distribution and landscape patterns in a digital environment. This analysis allowed us to re-evaluate the original spatial distribution, looking at possible reasons for the inaccuracies in the original study. We then explore the implications of these new data. We tested the results of these analyses based on proposed scenarios for the location of these sites, in order to try better understand the positioning, as we as identify possible diagnostic sites that can undergo further examination.

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Thesis. 1977. M.Arch.--Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Architecture. / MICROFICHE COPY AVAILABLE IN ARCHIVES AND ROTCH. / Bibliography : leaf 66-68. / M.Arch.

Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Architecture; and, (M.C.P.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 1980. / MICROFICHE COPY AVAILABLE IN ARCHIVES AND ROTCH. / Includes bibliographical references. / by Frederick Luther Merrill, Jr. / M.S.

Thesis. 1975. M.Arch.--Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Architecture. / Bibliography: leaves 150-155. / M.Arch.

在中國各大城市的城市發展和舊城改造浪潮中，廣州的年輕人走了出來。他們走進社區，嘗試保護他們所珍視的文化和公民價值，反思另類的城市發展方式，推動著一股逆流。年輕人們透過互聯網及個人網路加入運動，並活躍在不同的群組裡，關注舊城改造和粤語傳承，思考著如何參與一個屬於自己的城市發展。但是，整個保育運動背後，除了是現代與傳統的衝突，也充滿著本土文化與外來文化的衝突，這種衝突深深地埋在廣州地域認同的建構過程裡，運動組織在參與文化保育運動時也要處理這個問題。本研究旨在探討廣州近年崛起的文化保育運動，關注當中不同的社會運動組織如何透過框架構造來建構運動的集體身份認同，並探討身份認同和框架在運動過程中如何演化。研究發現，框架構造是建構集體身份認同框架的重要過程，框架構造會塑造運動組織早期的集體身份認同；但是後期組織內的個人身份認同會促使運動後期的框架延伸，進而建構新的集體身份認同。 / In this wave of urbanization and renewal across major cities of China, Guangzhou young activists step in the old communities, try to preserve cultures and values remained in the communities, and re-think alternative modes of urbanization and modernization. They take part in the movement through the Internet and social network, and being active participants, they consider engaging in the community development. However, there are conflicts beyond cultural conservation, between modern and traditional values, and between territorial and other cultures. These conflicts are deeply embedded in the construction process of Guangzhou territory identity, and shall be tackled by movement activists. This research aims to investigate first the construction of collective identity of cultural conservation movement by framing, and second how the two processes change. The interplay of framing and collective identity is significant: framing helps shape the collective identity at the preliminary stage; personal identity suggests frame extension to construct new collective identity. / Detailed summary in vernacular field only. / 施德安. / "2012年9月". / "2012 nian 9 yue". / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2012. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 84-88). / Abstract in Chinese and English. / Shi De'an. / Chapter 一、 --- 研究背景與問題 --- p.1 / Chapter 二、 --- 研究意義 --- p.4 / Chapter 三、 --- 文獻回顧 --- p.5 / Chapter 四、 --- 分析框架 --- p.19 / Chapter 五、 --- 研究方法 --- p.22 / Chapter 六、 --- 研究分析 --- p.25 / Chapter 七、 --- 結論 --- p.70 / Chapter 八、 --- 研究限制 --- p.77 / Chapter 九、 --- 附錄恩寧路街區 --- p.79 / Chapter 十、 --- 參考書目 --- p.84

Lu Yang. / Thesis submitted in: November 2004. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2005. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 96-103). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / Abstract --- p.i / Acknowledgement --- p.iv / Chapter 1 --- Introduction --- p.1 / Chapter 1.1 --- Motivation --- p.1 / Chapter 1.2 --- Our Contributions --- p.3 / Chapter 1.3 --- Thesis Outline --- p.5 / Chapter 2 --- Background Study --- p.7 / Chapter 2.1 --- MPEG-7 Introduction --- p.8 / Chapter 2.2 --- Image Analysis in CBIR Systems --- p.11 / Chapter 2.2.1 --- Color Information --- p.13 / Chapter 2.2.2 --- Color Layout --- p.19 / Chapter 2.2.3 --- Texture Information --- p.20 / Chapter 2.2.4 --- Shape Information --- p.24 / Chapter 2.2.5 --- CBIR Systems --- p.26 / Chapter 2.3 --- Image Processing in JPEG Frequency Domain --- p.30 / Chapter 2.4 --- Photo Album Clustering --- p.33 / Chapter 3 --- Feature Extraction and Similarity Analysis --- p.38 / Chapter 3.1 --- Feature Set in Frequency Domain --- p.38 / Chapter 3.1.1 --- JPEG Frequency Data --- p.39 / Chapter 3.1.2 --- Our Feature Set --- p.42 / Chapter 3.2 --- Digital Photo Similarity Analysis --- p.43 / Chapter 3.2.1 --- Energy Histogram --- p.43 / Chapter 3.2.2 --- Photo Distance --- p.45 / Chapter 4 --- 1-Dimensional Photo Album Management Techniques --- p.49 / Chapter 4.1 --- Photo Album Sorting --- p.50 / Chapter 4.2 --- Photo Album Clustering --- p.52 / Chapter 4.3 --- Photo Album Compression --- p.56 / Chapter 4.3.1 --- Variable IBP frames --- p.56 / Chapter 4.3.2 --- Adaptive Search Window --- p.57 / Chapter 4.3.3 --- Compression Flow --- p.59 / Chapter 4.4 --- Experiments and Performance Evaluations --- p.60 / Chapter 5 --- High Dimensional Photo Clustering --- p.67 / Chapter 5.1 --- Traditional Clustering Techniques --- p.67 / Chapter 5.1.1 --- Hierarchical Clustering --- p.68 / Chapter 5.1.2 --- Traditional K-means --- p.71 / Chapter 5.2 --- Multidimensional Scaling --- p.74 / Chapter 5.2.1 --- Introduction --- p.75 / Chapter 5.2.2 --- Classical Scaling --- p.77 / Chapter 5.3 --- Our Interactive MDS-based Clustering --- p.80 / Chapter 5.3.1 --- Principal Coordinates from MDS --- p.81 / Chapter 5.3.2 --- Clustering Scheme --- p.82 / Chapter 5.3.3 --- Layout Scheme --- p.84 / Chapter 5.4 --- Experiments and Results --- p.87 / Chapter 6 --- Conclusions --- p.94 / Bibliography --- p.96

La mayoría de los monumentos históricos se ven afectados por la acción simultánea de factores ambientales y biológicos. La presente investigación se centra en la caracterización de los biofilms fotosintéticos y los factores abióticos involucrados en el deterioro de las zonas arqueológicas mayas del sureste mexicano (Palenque, Bonampak y Yaxchilán). Los biofilms se desarrollan tanto en la superficie como en el interior del material arqueológico (estuco y mortero). Las condiciones ambientales de la región son elevada irradiancia y humedad, combinada con un periodo de sequía. La distribución de estos biofilms ha sido analizada con varias técnicas de microscopia: Microscopia óptica, Microscopía Confocal (CSLM), Microscopía Electrónica de Barrido (SEM) y Microscopía Electrónica de Transmisión (TEM). Se han identificado por taxonomía clásica y biología molecular géneros de cianobacterias y algas: Chroococcidiopsis, Gloeocapsa, Gloeothece, Aphanothece y las especies Asterocapsa divina, Scytonema guyananse, Nostoc cf. commune y Trentepohlia aurea que se encuentran a 1-2 mm por debajo el sustrato y en la superficie. La distribución y composición de los biofilms en los sitios estudiados esta relacionado con las condiciones de cada sitio de muestreo, el tipo de sustrato (estuco y/o mortero) colonizado por los biofilms (bioreceptividad), la intensidad de luz recibida y la humedad relativa ambiental y la que el sustrato pueda retener. En la mayoría de los biofilms están las mismas especies pero en distintas proporciones. Las especies filamentosas S. guyanense y T. aurea dominan en zonas expuestas, mientras que las cianobacterias coloniales están en zonas relativamente protegidas, que coincide con sitios de mayor humedad. Se ha estudiado una especie que está en las tres zonas arqueológicas, N. cf. commune, es una especie que tolera la desecación y tiene varias estrategias fisiológicas que le facilitan la permanencia de cara a los cambios ambientales que se presenten a lo largo del tiempo.

The paper will highlight the use of heating regimes throughout the twentieth century both in large cathedrals and rural churches of medieval origin in Sweden. How have norms of thermal comfort been balanced against conservation needs of the buildings, their interiors and valuable objects? The choice of heating regime in an old church can be seen as a negotiation between different stakeholders. Together these voices have been articulating a discourse on indoor climate since the late nineteenth century when churches in Sweden were first heated. The historical indoor climate in churches is poorly known but often referred to in discussions on what kind of heating and climate is suitable for interiors and their artifacts. This is why it is important to collect empirically based knowledge on the features of the past climate. The historical indoor climate is shaped by several factors. Here we look at heating regimes, meaning how heating and ventilation systems have been selected, designed and used. By studying decision making regarding the choice of regimes and also what experience was drawn from the application of technology we will better understand the priorities made between comfort and conservation aims and how scientific knowledge has been used (or not used) to reach these aims. / Kulturarvet och komforten: frågan om lämpligt inomhusklimat i kulturhistoriska byggnader under 1900-talet