Dwelling encounters: migration, diversity and ambivalence in an Istanbul neighborhood by Biehl, K

“…<p>This thesis is about processes and lived experiences of inhabiting urban contexts deeply and continuously impacted by migration driven population changes. It builds on an ethnographic study of a neighbourhood in Istanbul known as Kumkapı, which over recent decades has emerged as a zone of arrival and initial settlement for successive new waves of migrants coming from an ever more expanding geography. …”

Exploring accountability: memory, object, metaphor and common sense by Mustafa, Hasri

“…Design/methodology/approach This study is based on a four-year ethnographic work from 2002 to 2006, as accessed and analysed by the researcher. …”

The Almajiri System and Insurgency in the Northern Nigeria: A Reconstruction of the Existing Narratives for Policy Direction by Usman, Abbo, Mohd. Zain, Zawiyah, Njidda, Bashir A

“…The work employs an ethnographic design where qualitative data were generated through interviews and focus group discussions. …”
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Terrorism and Violent Extremism in North-Eastern Nigeria: Toward a Model of Radicalization of the Almajiri Cohort by Usman, Abbo, Mohd. Zain, Zawiyah, Ali, Salim Ibrahim

“…The work adopts an ethnographic design in which data were collected through indepth-interview, focus group discussion and personal observation. …”
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Deformation and its surface expression in stressed planetary materials by Seltzer, Cassandra

“…This work models how tidal stresses interact with local topographic stresses to create fracture across Titan’s crust, creating pathways for sediment generation and fluid transport.…”
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The development of orogenic plateaus : Plateaus: case studies examining relationships between tectonics, crustal strength, surface deformation, and plateau morphology by Cook, Kristen Lee

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Migration and phenotype control of human dermal fibroblasts by electrospun fibrous substrates by Chen, Huizhi, Lui, Yuan Siang, Tan, Zhen Wei, Lee, Justin Yin Hao, Tan, Nguan Soon, Tan, Lay Poh

“…To design functional scaffolds, it is important to explore the interactions between scaffold topographic features and cellular responses, especially directional migration and phenotypic changes, which are critical functional aspects during wound healing. …”
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QUALITATIVE RESEARCH in BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT / by Myers, Michael D. (Michael David), 1954-, author 210024

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MatchLink - a multi-sensorial game for persons with dementia by Seah, Cassandra Ei Lyn, Tan, Michael Thaddeus Koon Boon

“…Primary information was collected through an ethnographic observation at Ng Teng Fong Hospital with the guidance of an OT. …”
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Unravelling the complex meanings and origins of zisha teapots in the Ming and Qing dynasties by Gao, X

“…The study employs a multidisciplinary approach, including ethnographic research, archaeological science, historical analysis, the concept of <em>chaîne opératoire</em>, and experimental archaeology, to examine various data sources and gain a comprehensive understanding of the origins and development of <em>zisha</em> teapots.…”

Another world is possible: reconceptualizing the “safe space”metaphor at a feminist safer space in New York City by Dlugatch, R

“…</p> <p>With a view to (re)conceptualizing safe spaces and interrogating the meaning(s) of safety in neoliberal America, my thesis posits the following ethnographic question: How does the Pocketbooks community (re)imagine, negotiate, and enact notions of safety to build a micro-society that is, in their words, “equitable, cooperative, and free?” …”

Of blood and belonging: the practice of antiretroviral treatment among HIV-positive youth in South Africa's Eastern Cape by Vale, B

“…Data for this study was gathered through eight months of multi-method ethnographic fieldwork with 23 HIV-positive youth, their families, and local health workers.…”

The sound of metal: amateur brass bands in southern Benin by Hoh, LM

“…<p>This thesis contributes an empirically informed understanding of postcolonial experience and musical expression in West Africa through an ethnographic study of amateur brass bands (<em>fanfares</em>) in the Republic of Benin. …”

Potting in the pandemic: investigating pottery skill development and its wellbeing impacts in Covid-19 Britain by O'Brien, CRK

“…Conducting digital and sensory ethnographic research with a range of novice to professional potters in this context, this thesis aims to explore how individuals were using these resources to learn pottery skills and the impact this had on their subjective psychological wellbeing. …”

Long-term slip rate of the southern San Andreas Fault from 10Be-26Al surface exposure dating of an offset alluvial fan by Ryerson, Frederick J., Van der Woerd, Jérôme, Klinger, Yann, Sieh, Kerry, Tapponnier, Paul, Mériaux, Anne-Sophie

“…Field mapping complemented with topographic data, air photos and satellite images allows precise determination of piercing points across the fault zone that are used to measure an offset of 565 ± 80 m. …”
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Objects of Collaboration: Roles of Objects in Spanning Knowledge Boundaries in a Design Company by Brubaker, Eric R, Sheppard, Sheri D, Hinds, Pamela J, Yang, Maria C

“…This paper describes a two-year inductive ethnographic study within a turbomachinery design company to understand how cross-functional design teams span their knowledge boundaries to advance their designs and design processes. …”
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Dissonances in care: childhood, well-being, and the politics of welfare in Japan by Chapman, CR

“…Through twelve months of ethnographic research in Tokyo, I worked with children, caregivers, caseworkers, and psychologists to contextualize discursive representations of care and children. …”

Kinematics of Active Deformation Across the Western Kunlun Mountain Range (Xinjiang, China) and Potential Seismic Hazards Within the Southern Tarim Basin by Guilbaud, Christelle, Simoes, Martine, Barrier, Laurie, Laborde, Amandine, Van der Woerd, Jérôme, Li, Haibing, Tapponnier, Paul, Coudroy, Thomas, Murray, Andrew

“…To quantify the rate of active deformation and the potential for major earthquakes in this region, we combine a structural and quantitative morphological analysis of the Yecheng–Pishan fold, along the topographic mountain front in the epicentral area. Using a seismic profile, we derive a structural cross section in which we identify the fault that broke during the Pishan earthquake, an 8–12 km deep blind ramp beneath the Yecheng–Pishan fold. …”
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Complexities of the San Andreas fault near San Gorgonio Pass : implications for large earthquakes by Yule, Doug, Sieh, Kerry

“…(U/Th)/He thermochronometry supports our interpretation that this south-under-north thickening of the crust has created the region's 3 km of topographic relief. We conclude that future large earthquakes generated along the San Andreas fault in this region will have a multiplicity of mostly specifiable sources having dimensions of 1–20 km. …”
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Instability Scaffolding: Enacting Strategic Instabilities to Produce Authentic Premium Wine by Zhang, Alan

“…My data are drawn from a 16-month ethnographic study of two field sites in the California premium wine industry, combined with archival data and industry interviews. …”
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