Thesis (Ph.D.)--Boston University / This dissertation is a prolegomenon to the study of (1) the early philosophy of Horatio Willis Dresser (1866-1954) as it relates to New Thought and (2) the philosophical foundations of New Thought as they relate to Dresser. New Thought is a philosophical-religious movement which originated in the United States in the nineteenth century. While it seeks to provide a complete approach to life, its primary field of emphasis has been healing by nonphysical means. New Thought's background is provided by the ancient tradition tradition of religious healing, American philosophy largely of the nineteenth century, and speculation inspired by phenomena produced by mesmerism, also known as animal magnetism [TRUNCATED]

Submitted by ALESSANDRO HIROSHI SAKAMOTO null (alessandro.sakamoto@usiban.com.br) on 2016-09-06T20:05:51Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Dissertação Alessandro Hiroshi Sakamoto.pdf: 3320308 bytes, checksum: 596ed8870d27e3ad4f87b4094f030349 (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Juliano Benedito Ferreira (julianoferreira@reitoria.unesp.br) on 2016-09-09T19:29:25Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 sakamoto_ah_me_bauru.pdf: 3320308 bytes, checksum: 596ed8870d27e3ad4f87b4094f030349 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2016-09-09T19:29:25Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 sakamoto_ah_me_bauru.pdf: 3320308 bytes, checksum: 596ed8870d27e3ad4f87b4094f030349 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2016-07-29 / O processo de retificação é uma das mais importantes operações usadas para a obtenção de peças com altas precisões, sendo a mesma responsável pelo aumento nos custos finais dos produtos. Para que as operações possam ser realizadas com o máximo de eficiência é importante que o rebolo – ferramenta utilizada na operação de retificação – seja dressado em intervalos frequentes para a remoção dos grãos gastos e manter o perfil de sua superfície. A dressagem apresenta várias técnicas, com diversas ferramentas, mas para a maioria dos rebolos, cujos quais são do tipo convencional, a dressagem realizado com a ferramenta de ponta única de diamante é a mais utilizada. Com isso o monitoramento se torna então uma questão para a qualidade da peça, onde o aperfeiçoamento das técnicas de retificação deve ser utilizada para um melhor aproveitamento do rebolo. Foram verificados a geometria de cada formato do diamante presente no dressador de ponta única, sendo a forma geométrica do dressador piramidal e trapezoidal. Neste trabalho foi avaliado a rugosidade da peça, após a retificação da peça em aço VP 80, sendo o rebolo dressado com dois tipos de dressadores com diamantes sintéticos CVD um com o tipo piramidal e trapezoidal. As medições de rugosidade foram realizadas em intervalos de 20, 70 e 120 passadas e diferentes parâmetros Ud (igual a 1 e 5), e após cada etapa realizada o rebolo era dressado e novamente era realizada a retificação da peça e, assim, sucessivamente para os demais ensaios, onde foram coletados os dados dos ensaios realizados e armazenados para avaliação de cada etapa que foi realizada. Observou que no decorrer dos ensaios os resultados apresentaram variações na rugosidade para ambos os dressadores e para os diferentes parâmetros de Ud. Baseado nos dados coletados observou que dressador com o formato trapezoidal apresentou menor rugosidade na peça após os intervalos de 70 e 120 passadas e o piramidal só apresentou menor rugosidade no intervalo de 20 passadas, sendo assim os ensaios mostram que o diamante com o formato trapezoidal tendo sua área de recobrimento maior que piramidal, e o parâmetro de Ud maior deixa o rebolo menos agressivo. / The grinding process is one of the most important operations used for obtaining high precision workpieces being such process responsible for the increase on the final product cost. In order to perform at its high efficiency it is important that the grinding wheel –a tool used in the grinding process – be dressed at frequent intervals for the removal of the worn grains and maintenance of the profile of its surface. The dressing allows several techniques with diversified tools but once most grinding wheels are the conventional types the dressing performed with a single point diamond tool is the most commonly used. Due to such a feature, monitoring becomes a relevant aspect for the quality of the workpiece, where the improvement of the grinding wheel rectification techniques must be used for majoring the use of the grinding wheel. It was verified the geometry of every diamond shape presented in the single point dresser with pyramidal and trapezoidal shapes. In this work it was evaluated the roughness of the workpiece after the rectification with VP 80 steel being the grinding wheel dressed with two kinds of CVD synthetic diamond dressers, both presenting pyramidal and trapezoidal shapes.The roughness measurement was carried out at 20, 70 and 120 spinning intervals and different Ud parameters (equal 1 and 5) and after every stage the grinding wheel was dressed and once again the rectification of the workpiece was performed and that was continuously done with the remaining essays so that the essays data were collected and stored for the evaluation of each stage. It was observed that during the essays process the results presented variations towards both dressers and towards the different Ud parameters. Based on the collected data it became clear that the trapezoidal dresser shape showed less roughness in the workpiece at the 70 and 120 spinning intervals and the pyramidal one only presented less roughness at the 20 spinning interval which leads to the conclusion that once the trapezoidal shape diamond has a wider covered surface than the pyramidal shape diamond, the bigger Ud parameter makes the grinding wheel less aggressive.

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This diploma thesis entitled "The history of guild crafts in a town Krupka" aims to bring the origin, development and functioning of craft guilds which operated in the town Krupka. The main aim of this diploma thesis is to analyze the content of guild orders, guild books and file material from different perspectives, which are described in detail in the chapters, in which the work is divided. The chapter sources and literature reflects the important archival sources related to guilds in a general scale for the territory of Krupka and the chapter also informs about the basic issued publications, that are thematically bind to the guild organizations, their development and functioning. The following section outlines the administrative development in the town Krupka. At the core is the chapter dealing with the guild craft in Krupka from different angles and perspectives. The annexes attached to this thesis is complemented with information referred to in the text of the work, and are composed mainly of namespaces of craftsmen.

Doctor of Philosophy / Department of Family Studies and Human Services / Anthony Jurich / This study was aimed at understanding the retrospective experiences of adults who have fathers who are cross-dressers. This study addressed common concerns that partners of men who cross-dress have regarding the impact of fathers’ cross-dressing on children. Previous research indicated that some women in relationships with men who cross-dress actively chose to not have children due to not knowing what effects their partner’s cross-dressing may have on children. Qualitative data from five interviews conducted with adult children of cross-dressing fathers was utilized. Participants reflected upon the following areas: The individual and relational factors that impacted their reaction to having fathers who are cross-dressers; the meanings they created about their fathers’ being cross-dressers; the perceived impact on their social development; and advice they would give to others that may promote the adjustment process for children who have fathers who cross-dress. This study revealed thick description of the adjustment processes for a sample of adult children of cross-dressing fathers. Specifically, the results revealed that the participants adjusted to having fathers who are cross-dressers relatively easily. The closeness of their relationships, the timing and nature of disclosure, their fathers’ comfort levels with being cross-dressers, and the familial response to the fathers’ cross-dressing were all revealed to play important roles in the participants’ acceptance of and adjustment to their fathers’ being cross-dressers. Overall, the participants identified more positive effects than negative in reference to their relationships with their fathers and their social adjustment. This research can assist clinicians in helping couples facing this issue to make informed decisions about having children and in deciding the timing and the preferred circumstances in which fathers should disclose their cross-dressing to their children.

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