Thesis (M.M.)--University of Michigan, 1971.

Thesis (M.M.)--University of Michigan, 1971. / eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record.

Thesis (M.M.)--University of Michigan, 1971. / eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record.

A work of fiction in which, much to the dismay of her band director father, a 13 year old girl is fired from her acolyting position.

Thesis (D.M.A.)--Boston University.

Le sujet de thèse s’inscrit dans le cadre de la lutte contre le cancer. La radiothérapie externe est une technique de traitement de cibles tumorales par des particules radioactives, sous guidage d’un système d’imagerie. L’efficacité de ce traitement à ciblage macroscopique dépend en partie de l’évolution de la cible biologique au cours du traitement, qui se programme sur plusieurs séances. Dans notre travail, nous nous sommes concentrés sur l’évolution temporelle de la cible biologique séance par séance. Le but est d’estimer l’espace couvert par son mouvement, et permettant de prédire le positionnement futur de la cible et corriger ou adapter le plan de traitement. Notre cible biologique microscopique dans le cas du cancer ORL est décrite par la glande parotide qui est sensible aux radiations. L’objectif est de minimiser l’accessibilité des rayons à cet organe lorsque la cible tumorale se trouve dans sa périphérie. Nous avons proposé deux méthodes de reconstruction en 3D de la parotide, à savoir B-Spline de Bézier bi-cubique et Marching cubes. Une fois la reconstruction est effectuée, le volume de la glande parotide, à chaque session est calculé. Une zone de sécurité autour de la glande parotide a été définie. Enfin, une classification des patients a été réalisée en se basant sur le dosage associé au traitement. A un niveau macroscopique, nous avons développé une approche d'aide à la décision pour affiner la position relative du patient sur la table de traitement. Cette approche est basée sur la modélisation par réseaux de neurones et spécifiquement MLP et RBF. La performance entre ces deux techniques a été analysée, suivant les positionnements géométriques des patients. / The thesis subject is defined in the framework of the fight against cancer. External radiation therapy is a technical treatment of tumor targets by radioactive particles, under guidance of an imaging system. The effectiveness of this macroscopic targeting treatment depends in part on the evolution and movement of the biological target during the treatment, which is planned over several sessions. In our work, we focused to the temporal evolution of the biological target session by session. The goal is to estimate the space covered by the target movement in each session, and to predict the future position of the target and thus to correct or adapt the treatment plan. Our microscopic biological target in the case of head and neck cancer is described by the parotid gland which is sensitive to the radiation. The objective is to minimize avoid radiating the parotid, when the tumor is in its periphery. We proposed two 3D reconstruction methods of the parotid, namely B-Spline Bezier bi-cubic and Marching cubes. Once the reconstruction is performed, the volume of the parotid gland, at each session of treatment is calculated. A safety zone around the parotid gland was defined. Finally, a classification of the patients was performed based on the associated dose for the treatment.At a macroscopic level, we have developed a decision-support approach to refine the relative position of the patient on the treatment table. This approach is based on a modeling of Neural Network and especially MLP and RBF. The performance between two neuronal approximation techniques was analyzed, according to the geometrical positioning of patients.

Thesis (M. A.)--Texas Woman's University, 2006. / Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Ohio State University, 1987. / Includes vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 113-114). Available online via OhioLINK's ETD Center.

Thesis (M. A.)--Texas Woman's University, 2006. / Includes bibliographical references.

The band movement in America has played a prominent role in the development of its cultural life. The large number of bands participating in numerous school and civic activities each year is a criterion by which one may ascertain the place of bands in the culture of America today. The degree to which bands have contributed to this culture is evidenced by the growth of the movement itself, as well as the demands placed upon it. Sunderman stated that in a survey made in 1943 there were over 2,000,000 players registered in approximately 25,000 bands and 40,00 orchestras in the American public schools alone. / Advisor: Robert L. Briggs, Professor Directing Paper. / Typescript. / "August, 1954." / "Submitted to the Graduate Council of Florida State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Music Education." / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 77-79).