Plant imagery abounds in Elizabeth Barrett Browning's novel-poem, Aurora Leigh, and critical readings have not thoroughly explored the meaning of and intent behind that imagery. Plant metaphor and images in Aurora Leigh are used to challenge the concept of Victorian women's inherently inferior "nature" and to present an argument for female equality. When traced throughout the work, plant imagery foreshadows Aurora and Marian's ultimate personal independence and familial harmony and helps the reader to understand the poem's controversial ending. Ties to three of Browning's literary influences in the selection of plant images are explored: Emanuel Swedenborg, Mary Wollstonecraft, and Samuel Taylor Coleridge. Each of these three understood and used nature imagery to significant effect in their own writings, and Browning adopted and developed those images in her work.

This essay examines the relationships between the different elements in Lisa Jonasson’s collage Existentiell Progg #6 and her very detailed technique. The essay has as its aims to understand and analyze both the details and the wholeness of the artwork and to try to put the collage in an art historical context. The thesis finds that Existentiell Progg #6 has a connection to the imagery of Africa and other collage artist such as Hannah Höch and Nancy Spero, which also gives the paper a perspective of feminism in the arts. The paper continues to create an understanding for the collage work by putting it in to Theodor Adorno’s theories about nature, the human being and the animal kingdom. The paper then comes to the conclusion that many of the elements in Existentiell Progg #6 are a part of its underlying meaning and purpose.

This thesis focuses on a distinctive period in Karian history marked by the Hekatomnid dynasty in the 4th century BC. The basic question is the ways in which the Hekatomnid power was reflected in the Karian settlement practices and urban imagery. In this regard Maussollos, the most well-known member of the Hekatomnid dynasty, and his policies, including vast building projects and synoikismoi activities, are important indicators in giving a hint on Karian political praxis for the solution of conjectural problems arising from Karia&amp / #8217 / s being &amp / #8216 / in-between&amp / #8217 / Greece and Persia. On the other hand, it is suggested that these particular Hekatomnid power practices are displayed in the urban imagery, where &amp / #8216 / scenographic planning&amp / #8217 / is observed to have been applied deliberately with this purpose, particularly in the Maussollan capital, Halikarnassos. Correspondingly, the Maussolleion is considered as the utmost level of Hekatomnid power display through the urban imagery founded by the scenographic planning in Halikarnassos.

The objective of this study is to apply Computer-generated imagery for knowledge and skills in daily life. There are some Computer-generated imagery study on traditional education training; however, fewer professional image processing courses of Synchronous Learning Networking are carried out in practice. The feasibility of using lecture video or practice on line in teaching Computer-generated imagery concepts is important. How do teachers examine students¡¦ performance and make good use of Synchronous Learning Networking? In this study, we will propose the following dimensions to discuss: (1) the difference on Computer-generated imagery between Synchronous Learning Networking and traditional teaching (2) the difficulty on Computer-generated imagery when teaching and learning (3) how to make better performance on Computer-generated imagery under Synchronous Learning Networking. Comparative Case Study is conducted at Tainan Training Center and LMS (Learning Management System) of K12 digital school for the adults who actively study Computer-generated imagery by the means of traditional learning and E-learning. We put Computer-generated imagery under traditional teaching and Synchronous Learning Networking, and we make questionnaires for examining the detailed factors regarding to the performance of Computer-generated imagery.The results indicates that lecture on Synchronous Learning Networking is something about practice on line, whiteboard, slides show, top desk share and homepage browse with office hours and paper work in replace of real discussion. Sometimes teachers and students are meeting the information and interaction delay under Synchronous Learning Networking. Therefore, we are offering seven suggestions to get Computer-generated imagery under Synchronous Learning Networking improved: (1) Teachers suggest that the standard of hardware and Net environment is required. (2) Students should develop active attitude for learning under Synchronous Learning Networking. (3) Teachers should perform on line teaching and stream video is auxiliary. (4) Multiple material for the topic is available for students to choose and adjust their learning model. (5) Dividing into groups is not good for teaching and office hour or guest board is much better for discussion and interaction. (6) Teachers should create new Computer-generated imagery courses to inspire students¡¦ motivation. (7) Continued materials and platform for students to review and interact are required.

<p>Denna studie utgår ifrån Paivios dubbelkodningsteori, som kortfattat säger att information bearbetas av två separata symboliska system. Dessa system är det ickeverbala och det verbala systemet vilka är specialiserade på att bearbeta två olika sorters stimulusmaterial: bildlikt och språklikt material. Vidare koncentrerar sig detta arbete på dubbelkodningshypotesen som kan härledas ur teorin. Genom olika minnesexperiment angående bilders och ords konkreta värde kom Paivio fram till att vi bäst minns bilder, därefter konkreta ord och slutligen abstrakta ord. Enligt dubbelkodningshypotesen beror det här på att bilder har störst möjlighet att kodas dubbelt (både ickeverbalt och verbalt). Efter det kan konkreta ord, till skillnad från abstrakta ord, lättare kodas dubbelt och därför är de bättre återkallade till minnet än abstrakta ord. De tidigare studier som gjorts har enbart varit på visuella stimuli. För detta arbete var det därför intressant att se om samma resultat skulle kunna fås med auditiva stimuli. Hypotesen blev då följande: Auditiv ickeverbal information återkallas bättre till minnet än vad auditiv konkret verbal information görs. Vidare återkallas auditiv konkret verbal information i sin tur bättre än auditiv abstrakt verbal information. Hypotesens riktighet undersöktes med hjälp av ett minnesexperiment. Det resultat som erhölls kunde varken stödja eller motbevisa hypotesen.</p>

Project (D. Min.)--Perkins School of Theology, Southern Methodist University, 1986. / Abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 339-346).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Washington, 2001. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 64-71).

Investigating how a media literacy education intervention tool affects women’s self-objectification, self-esteem, and body satisfaction was the first purpose of the study. Secondly, participants’ perceptions of media literacy education interventions and of media imagery were explored. Objectification theory was used as a framework for understanding media imagery effects. One hundred and eighty three participants completed the online study. Participants were mainly recruited from the undergraduate Psychology participant pool at the University of Saskatchewan. The control group (n = 99) viewed a compilation of magazine advertisements and completed measures of self-objectification (i.e., the Self-Objectification Questionnaire), self-esteem (i.e., the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale), body satisfaction (i.e., the Body Image States Scale), and media attitudes (i.e., the Media Attitudes Questionnaire). The intervention group (n= 84) received a media literacy education intervention tool (i.e., the Evolution video, by Dove), viewed magazine advertisements, and completed the same measures of self-objectification, self-esteem, body satisfaction, and media attitudes. The intervention group also completed open-ended questions about their perceptions of the intervention. Analyses included independent t-tests, Pearson correlations, descriptive statistics, and thematic analysis. Results indicated no significant differences between the control and intervention conditions for self-esteem, self-objectification, body-satisfaction, and media attitudes. Although significant correlations were found, most were in the direction that did not align with the predictions. A descriptive analysis indicated that women’s perceptions of themselves are negatively affected by media material. The thematic analysis demonstrated that viewing the intervention was both positively and negatively perceived. Results and limitations of the current study are discussed. Implications for practice and future research are also identified

Optimal scale of study and scaling are fundamental to ecological research, and have been made easier with remotely sensed (RS) data. With access to RS data at multiple scales, it is important to identify how they compare and how effectively information at a specific scale will potentially transfer between scales. Therefore, my research compared the spatial, spectral, and temporal aspects of scale of RS data to study biophysical properties and spatio-temporal dynamics of the northern mixed prairie vegetation. I collected ground cover, dominant species, aboveground biomass, and leaf area index (LAI) from 41 sites and along 3 transects in the West Block of Grasslands National Park of Canada (GNPC; +49°, -107°) between June-July of 2006 and 2007. Narrowband (VIn) and broadband vegetation indices (VIb) were derived from RS data at multiple scales acquired through field spectroradiometry (1 m) and satellite imagery (10, 20, 30 m). VIs were upscaled from their native scales to coarser scales for spatial comparison, and time-series imagery at ~5-year intervals was used for temporal comparison. Results showed VIn, VIb, and LAI captured the spatial variation of plant biophysical properties along topographical gradients and their spatial scales ranged from 35-200 m. Among the scales compared, RS data at finer scales showed stronger ability than coarser scales to estimate ground vegetation. VIn were found to be better predictors than VIb in estimating LAI. Upscaling at all spatial scales showed similar weakening trends for LAI prediction using VIb, however spatial regression methods were necessary to minimize spatial effects in the RS data sets and to improve the prediction results. Multiple endmember spectral mixture analysis (MESMA) successfully captured the spatial heterogeneity of vegetation and effective modeling of sub-pixel spectral variability to produce improved vegetation maps. However, the efficiency of spectral unmixing was found to be highly dependent on the identification of optimal type and number of region-specific endmembers, and comparison of spectral unmixing on imagery at different scales showed spectral resolution to be important over spatial resolution. With the development of a comprehensive endmember library, MESMA may be used as a standard tool for identifying spatio-temporal changes in time-series imagery. Climatic variables were found to affect the success of unmixing, with lower success for years of climatic extremes. Change-detection analysis showed the success of biodiversity conservation practices of GNPC since establishment of the park and suggests that its management strategies are effective in maintaining vegetation heterogeneity in the region. Overall, my research has advanced the understanding of RS of the northern mixed prairie vegetation, especially in the context of effects of scale and scaling. From an eco-management perspective, this research has provided cost- and time-effective methods for vegetation mapping and monitoring. Data and techniques tested in this study will be even more useful with hyperspectral imagery should they become available for the northern mixed prairie.

In this work, the idea of transportation via advertising is explored, specifically, transportation by means of print advertising. Transportation has been demonstrated to occur when one is observing some form of traditional media and becomes “carried away” by the narrative. The concept of transportation itself, an explanation of the idea of grotesque, and the manner and extent to which transportation takes place when viewing certain print ads will be analyzed. Transportation is described as one of three styles (modes) of engagement observed in this study, the other two being identity based and what is termed “immersion”. First, a review of relevant literature on narrative transportation an the use of grotesque imagery (defined below) to facilitate tr3ansportation, or at least a more powerful brand experience in high-end print advertising is provided; then the author develops the research question. Next, a series of depth interviews a survey considers the effects of narrative imagery in drugstore cosmetics print advertising. Findings are discussed, and theoretical explanations are provided. The report concludes with managerial implications and suggestions for future research. / text