This dissertation tests whether the difference in numbers of civic digital campaigns across countries, normalized by population and number of internet users, is explained by a multi-theoretical perspective that integrates the structural, cultural and sociopsychological contextua…
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Most available representational tools in the fields of Architecture and Urban Architectural History present inaccurate expressions of urban architectural evolution. Instead of representing urban architectural change as part of a universal flow, most of them present it as a serie…
We propose a novel approach to the analysis and design of reliable power distribution networks for digital VLSI circuits. The optimized power and ground buses should meet or outperform the noise level specifications while achieving minimum die size. The flow consists of two main…
PQuake™ is an integrated digital system that facilitates earthquake damage reconnaissance. It combines digital photography, handheld GPS technology and custom software for a Palm® handheld computer to provide a user-friendly field data collection system. It mitigates the deficie…
Iranian digital film-making, which has emerged and developed since 2000 in the Iranian cinematic context, mainly follows a trend based on the nature of new media. However, this trend is subject to fluctuation because of specific aspects of Iranian cinema. In addition, due to the…
This study sets out to explore first person theatre as a means of opening the individual to the problems of contemporary capitalism and its increasing pervasion of the personal in an era of embeddedness enabled by networked pervasive technology. Firstly setting out key definitio…
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) have become an interesting and active research topic for photogrammetry. Current research is based on images acquired by an UAV, which have a high ground resolution and good spectral and radiometrical resolution, due to the low flight altitudes com…
The researcher’s previous experience suggested the use of computer-based design and fabrication tools might enable new models of practice that yield a greater integration between the 3D art and design disciplines. A critical, contextual review was conducted to assess what kinds …
Dance and Technology is an elusive field incorporating choreography, technical innovation, and theoretical contemplation. This dissertation explores historical and contextual precedents with a particular focus on interactive works. With this basis, a body of research was underta…
This thesis interrogates the normative meanings of traditional activism versus new, emerging online forms of activism by considering how “activism” and “activist” work as culturally coded folk terms in an American speech community. At the heart of this exploration is the questio…
Use of internet technologies is widespread in Lebanon. Technology has a revolutionary impact on our lives, behavior, and in particular a strong impact on our students. Part of our students every day routine is to use the computer and the Internet to play, learn, and communicate.…
The applications of CMOS current-mode circuits have increased dramatically. Current-mode signal processing has some recognized advantages over voltage-mode signal processing in low voltage and low power application. Folding is a technique to reduce the complexity of the flash A/…
Arab American Muslim women often struggle to maintain conflicting identities. They feel pressure to perform the traditional roles of being a mild-mannered daughter, obedient wife, and strict mother (in that order); however, they are also often trying to remain true to their newe…
Small-to-Medium sized United Methodist Churches often struggle with adapting to new technology. Unfortunately, this problem has now become a large obstacle which must be overcome by each individual congregation while trying to spread the message of Jesus Christ. While congregati…
For centuries, millions of Muslims have been memorizing the entirety of the Qur’an, the holy scripture of Islam that provides guidance to its believers and contains over seventy-seven thousand words in Arabic. This study explores the present-day experiences of these adherents wh…
This dissertation examines the influence of a new form of statistical thinking on American fiction written between 1950 and 1964, elucidating in particular a tendency by novelists seeking a departure from previous novelistic forms to incorporate mathematical improbability into l…
What is the work of art? That is, not what is the artwork, or what does it mean, but what does it do, how does it perform? My provisional answer, to be argued over the course of the present dissertation, is that, contemporarily, the work of art is to invite and entertain, in all…
The relationship of textual authority and individual reasoning forms the basic dynamic found in the work of classical Islamic jurists. Using primary sources drawn from websites, blogs, and online messageboards, I will explore the ways in which digital fiqh alters the prescriptiv…
There is room for improvement in archaeological vision. Augmentation--field glasses, shelters, special lighting--can all benefit archaeologists in the field. The impact is more than superficial, for it cannot be denied that a major component in archaeological fieldwork is visual…