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This study took the widely-accepted, ‘industry standard’ Structural Paradigm of feature film plotting, and ‘road tested’ it, assessing its value as a tool in the process of actually writing a feature film script. The methodology employed was to write a feature film script (titled THE ARM THAT DOES THE HARM) and look to apply the Paradigm to the writing process. Journals recording the process were kept and peer assessment undertaken. The data from these sources was then analysed and conclusions drawn. The reason for and value of this study are that, while this Paradigm is widely espoused by screenwriting gurus, taught as part of film courses and applied as a tool of script assessment and review, there is very little documented evidence of its actual value to the practice of writing a script. My findings revealed that, though a useful reference point throughout, the Paradigm is most valuable during the early stages of story structuring and again, most particularly, when editing later drafts. An important outcome of this study was that it identified the Paradigm as a valuable tool, not a rule that must be adhered to, a series of points a narrative must be seen to ‘hit’ in order for it to be considered to have been told correctly. Further, this study demonstrated in practice how this tool can be applied. This study suggests that trying to force an evolving story into the confines of the Paradigm can inhibit the story from developing ‘organically’ from its characters. Rather, the Paradigm should be applied as a tool for helping shape stories that first and foremost should be character-driven.

This thesis is missing pages 68, 118, 129 and 189 and these pages are not in any other copies of the thesis. -Digitization Centre / This thesis is a design of a three-dimensional plotting routine for the computer facilities at McMaster University with a subroutine to adopt the package for use on other computer systems and is divided into four sections. Section A is a review of the necessity of computerized plotting in science and engineering design with particular emphasis on software sophistication, which is the subject of this work. Section B describes the principles employed and the basic logic of the software package. The method by which a three-dimensional solid is mapped is also explained. Section C is a complete user's guide to the package. Section D deals with some applications for the package such as the solution of design optimization problems, visual analysis of data sets, an aid to teaching and combined interpolation and display of experimental results. / Thesis / Master of Engineering (ME)

The ability of the analog computer to stimulate physical phenomena is used in conjunction with a resistance paper model of the Walnut Gulch watershed in Arizona to plot constant precipitation maps from data obtained from recorded rainfall. Voltages which are proportional to rainfall at a specific raingage, located at scaled points of the resistance paper model, set up an electric field on the resistive sheet which is detected and processed by the computer. The detected potential is compared to a reference potential, or "precipitation value", and the necessary analog networks allow plotting of the equipotential line which is directly analogous to an isohyetal line.

ITC/USA 2014 Conference Proceedings / The Fiftieth Annual International Telemetering Conference and Technical Exhibition / October 20-23, 2014 / Town and Country Resort & Convention Center, San Diego, CA / Upon completion of a test where telemetry(TM) data was collected, the resulting TM file will usually contain millions of data points. Traditionally MatLab™, Mathlab™, or some third party software is used to plot the data. These methods may not always be desirable due to the expense of licensing, restrictions on the ability to create custom graphs and the inability to quickly plot large amounts of data. These problems were solved by using Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) graphics capabilities in conjunction with C# to develop a unique set of algorithms to display custom graphs of unlimited size with quick response.

OpenModelica is an open-source based development environment for Modelica, and an open source modelling and simulation platform. One of the main reasons for this thesis is the desire to change the existing plotting package into something more future safe due to performance issues of the existing plotting package in the OpenModelica framework. The package should be used in all OpenModelica tools, OMEdit, OMShell, and OMNotebook. The second part of the thesis includes implementing two additional shapes, a text shape and a bitmap shape to OpenModelicas graphical editor OMEdit. As a result of this work, a new plotting tool was developed and adopted as part of the OpenModelica platform; OMPlot.

Scaffolds for bone tissue engineering are essentially characterized by porous three-dimensional structures with interconnected pores to facilitate the exchange of nutrients and removal of waste products from cells, thereby promoting cell proliferation in such engineered scaffolds. Although hydroxyapatite is widely being considered for bone tissue engineering applications due to its occurrence in the natural extracellular matrix of this tissue, limited reports are available on additive manufacturing of hydroxyapatite-based materials. In this perspective, hydroxyapatite-based three-dimensional porous scaffolds with two different binders (maltodextrin and sodium alginate) were fabricated using the extrusion method of three-dimensional plotting and the results were compared in reference to the structural properties of scaffolds processed via chemical stabilization and sintering routes, respectively. With the optimal processing conditions regarding to pH and viscosity of binder-loaded hydroxyapatite pastes, scaffolds with parallelepiped porous architecture having up to 74% porosity were fabricated. Interestingly, sintering of the as-plotted hydroxyapatite–sodium alginate (cross-linked with CaCl₂ solution) scaffolds led to the formation of chlorapatite (Ca₉.₅₄P₅.₉₈O₂₃.₈Cl₁.₆₀(OH)₂.₇₄). Both the sintered scaffolds displayed progressive deformation and delayed fracture under compressive loading, with hydroxyapatite–alginate scaffolds exhibiting a higher compressive strength (9.5±0.5 MPa) than hydroxyapatite–maltodextrin scaffolds (7.0±0.6 MPa). The difference in properties is explained in terms of the phase assemblage and microstructure

Made available in DSpace on 2016-04-28T20:38:07Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Marcia Almeida Batista.pdf: 644780 bytes, checksum: 32677cbe8f453f278f9ef67316b238c7 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2012-05-18 / This is a thorough analysis of re-plotting, a sociodramatic working method developed by Arnaldo Liberman, looking at the potential of this method in the research of contemporary roles, with particular emphasis on the role of grandparents. Despite of being widely used by psychodramatists, we couldn t find references in the literature with regards the potential of re-plotting, and as we consider it to be an appropriate instrument for research, our aim is to conduct a thorough analysis of this working method. The reason we chose to explore the role of grandparents is that there is significantly less research of these in comparison to the parental roles, and with the aging of the population the chances of people experiencing these roles have increased. We have analysed a re-plotting session that took place during a public psychodrama act, comparing the information obtained from this event with information from the relevant literature, and evaluating the actual process of replotting through which this information was gathered. It was shown that the grandparent role is a role linked with elderly people who give their grandchildren a sense of importance and self-worth, and allow them to feel part of a family history with the acknowledgement of their ancestry. It was also shown that through the use of re-plotting a wide range of information can be gathered about the explored roles, also allowing a comparison of individual and collective concepts. Furthermore, through group members reflections on the information obtained during the process, this method can also promote wellbeing. In certain situations it also makes psychotherapeutic or axiodramatic work possible / Trata-se de uma análise criteriosa da retramatização, forma de trabalhar com sociodramas criada por Arnaldo Liberman, que avalia suas possibilidades na pesquisa de papéis contemporâneos, aqui particularmente no papel de avós. Apesar de amplamente utilizada pelos psicodramatistas, não encontrei trabalhos que verificassem suas possibilidades e considerando que pudesse ser um bom instrumento de pesquisa, optei por analisá-la. A escolha da utilização do papel de avós justificou-se por ser um papel familiar sobre o qual existe menos pesquisa, frente ao papel dos pais, e também pelo envelhecimento da população, o que aumenta a oportunidade de sujeitos que vivenciam ou vivenciarão este papel. Realizei a análise de uma retramatização feita em um ato psicodramático público, confrontando os dados obtidos sobre o papel de avós com a literatura, e avaliei o próprio processo da retramatização por meio da qual estes dados foram obtidos. O papel de avó mostrou-se um papel de idoso, que dá ao neto uma sensação de importância e valor, permitindo a ele inserir-se numa história familiar com o reconhecimento de uma linhagem. Verifiquei que a retramatização permite ampla obtenção de dados sobre o papel pesquisado, propiciando confronto entre conceitos individuais e coletivos. E que, além disso, pode favorecer a promoção de saúde por meio da reflexão dos próprios participantes do grupo sobre os dados que vão obtendo no processo. Em algumas situações pode permitir um trabalho psicoterapêutico, ou axiodramático

Using MATLAB and a National Instruments data acquisition card, a signal processing program meant to monitor the behavior of rotordynamic systems in real-time was developed and tested. By using traditional analysis methods in this field of engineering, commonly desired data representations such as bode, polar, orbit, full spectrum plots were able to be produced to a very high accuracy. Additional capabilities offered by this application are slow roll compensation, synchronous and sub-synchronous filtering, and true three dimensional plotting. The verification of this program was done by comparing the results to the ones acquired with Bently Nevada’s “Automated Diagnostics for Rotating Equipment” (ADRE) system. In addition to a data acquisition program, theoretical models of the two-disk rotor were created to estimate the unknown physical parameters of the system. By simulating the rotor with and without gyroscopic effects included, estimates for the stiffness, damping, eccentricity, initial phase, and initial skew values present in the system were determined.

In the past decade, there has been significant progress in 3D printing research for tissue engineering (TE) using biomaterial inks made from natural and synthetic compounds. These constructs can aid in the regeneration process after tissue loss or injury, but achieving high shape fidelity is a challenge as it affects the construct's physical and biological performance with cells. In parallel with the growth of 3D bioprinting approaches, some marine-origin polymers have been studied due to their biocompatibility, biodegradability, low immunogenicity, and similarities to human extracellular matrix components, making them an excellent alternative to land mammal-origin polymers with reduced disease transmission risk and ethical concerns. In this research, collagen from shark skin, chitosan from squid pens, and fucoidan from brown algae were effectively blended for the manufacturing of an adequate biomaterial ink to achieve a printable, reproducible material with a high shape fidelity and reticulated using four different approaches (phosphate-buffered saline, cell culture medium, 6% CaCl2, and 5 mM Genipin). Materials characterization was composed by filament collapse, fusion behavior, swelling behavior, and rheological and compressive tests, which demonstrated favorable shape fidelity resulting in a stable structure without deformations, and interesting shear recovery properties around the 80% mark. Additionally, live/dead assays were conducted in order to assess the cell viability of an immortalized human mesenchymal stem cell line, seeded directly on the 3D printed constructs, which showed over 90% viable cells. Overall, the Roswell Park Memorial Institute cell culture medium promoted the adequate crosslinking of this biopolymer blend to serve the TE approach, taking advantage of its capacity to hamper pH decrease coming from the acidic biomaterial ink. While the crosslinking occurs, the pH can be easily monitored by the presence of the indicator phenol red in the cell culture medium, which reduces costs and time.