Austin Harris Archaeology ANT 240-01 23 April 2011 Construction of Stringed Instruments The construction and design of stringed instruments like the banjo and guitar has changed and evolved over time due to: cultural movements‚ technological advancements‚ innovation‚ diffusion and migration. Certain stringed instrument designs and styles evolved independently in different cultures as inventions. These instrument designs were a byproduct of the musical traditions of each society. They evolved
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Instrument used for measurement Making measurement by usisng some instrument or other is inevitable in physic.Hence‚ ensuring that careful and accurate reading are obtained for any measurement is of utmost importance.Table below shows some most commonly used instrument for making measurement in physics experiments. |Physical quantity |Instrument | |Length |Meter rule
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NIGHT VISION TECHNOLOGY ABSTRACT A night vision device (NVD) is an optical installment that allows images to be produced in levels of light approaching total darkness. They are most often used by the military and law enforcement agencies‚ but are available to civilian users. The term usually refers to a complete unit‚ including an image intensifier tube‚ a protective and generally water-resistant housing‚ and some type of mounting system. Many NVDs also include sacrificial lenses‚ IR illuminators
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“You have to play an instrument whether you like it or not!” my mom yelled as she dragged me to my piano lesson. I dreaded going to piano lessons. The teacher would slap my hands with a ruler if my hands were not cupped correctly. She would yell‚ “Again!” if I played one note wrong. After endless crying and begging‚ my mom finally let me choose an instrument. I wiped away my tears with relief. “Drums!”‚ I replied confidently. After three years‚ the music school decided to organize a recital. I wanted
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Personality Assessment Instrument Dechazlon C. Burnett Psych/525 March 30‚ 2012 Nancy Berman Lees Personality Assessment Instrument There have been a lot of assessments used in the selecting of possible top candidates in the job market today; it has also been used very well in the educational system as well. Looking more in depth of what Personality Assessment is all about‚ According to "The Free Dictionary" (2012)‚ it is defined as a “questionnaire that is supposed to yield a description
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Critique of Personality Assessment Instrument Lisa Clark Measurement and Statistics/PSYCH 525 December 6‚ 2010 Thomas Snider‚ PHD Abstract Psychological assessment instrument has four types of assessment that is used to determine and measure an individual personality. These psychological assessments are: qualities‚ observation‚ thinking‚ and feelings that characterize the individual. Psychological personality assessment instrument has many reasons of why there are four types and how
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Taking on one risk to off set another is hedging. The some of the tools required for hedging are futures‚ forwards‚ and swaps. With options‚ it is called as derivative instruments because one value of asset depends on the value of another asset. Futures contracts Futures were developed originally for agricultural commodities. For example‚ a farmer expects to have 100 tons of wheat to sell next September. If he is worried that the price may decline‚ he can hedge by selling 100 tons of September
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Advanced Optical Modulation Formats in High-speed Lightwave System by Sen Zhang Submitted to the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and the Faculty of the Graduate School of the University of Kansas in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science _________________________________ Professor in Charge _________________________________ _________________________________ Committee Members ________________________ Date thesis accepted
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light bulbs and LEDs. 3. Laser-(light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation) used to provide the high-powered‚ tightly controlled light wavelengths necessary for high-speed‚ long-distance optical fiber transmission. 4. Output Pattern-is the energy couples into the core of the optical fiber. 5. Output Power- allows transmission distances. 6. Modulation Speed- is something that can limit the performance of a fiber-optic communication system. 7. Core Diameter Mismatch- will cause confusion
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chemicals that make up the fiber must be deposited with precise control and symmetry to maintain consistent core/clad concentricity performance throughout the entire length of fiber. Fiber curl is the inherent curvature along a specific length of optical fiber that is exhibited
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