2026
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Andrew C. Morrison
Although the distinct sound of the Caribbean steelpan is quickly recognized by ear, a definitive characterization of the timbre of this unique musical instrument remains elusive. The timbre of the steelpan depends in part on the vibration's time evolution after being struck …
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2026
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Andrew C. Morrison
Cross-cultural adaptations of steelpans have occurred worldwide, covering many musical styles and traditions, along with the adaptation of the handpan and related instruments. The steelpan originated on the island of Trinidad in the middle of the 20th century. Since its development, the …
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2025
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Camilo Peralta
For centuries, science fiction authors have tried to solve the logistics of a trip to Mars, and debated the wisdom of going there in the first place. This paper focuses on two fictional portrayals of Mars from the first half of the …
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2025
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Nguyễn Thị Hương Giang, Truong Thanh Tu
Vietnam’s shrimp exporting industry plays a pivotal role in the structure of the national fisheries economy, generating billions of USD in annual export value. The year 2024 marked a significant milestone as Vietnam’s shrimp exports continued to achieve steady growth in key …
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2025
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George W. Uetz, Olivia Bauer‐Nilsen, Amanda Somerville, Brian Moskalik
Wolf spiders (Araneae: Lycosidae) in the genus Schizocosa Chamberlin, 1904 show a diverse array of male courtship behaviors, signaling modes and morphological traits, and have been the subject of extensive study. Although S. saltatrix (Hentz, 1844) is not as well-studied as some …
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2025
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Alexa Lee-Hassan, Catherine Kaduk, Anita Kursell, Elizabeth Rossiter
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2025
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Andrew C. Morrison
As the field of acoustics education research becomes established, we can benefit from examining other discipline-based education research fields for examples and guidance. Notably, physics education research (PER) is a well-established field with a rich history to draw from. PER has demonstrated …
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2025
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Camilo Peralta
For centuries, science fiction authors have tried to solve the logistics of a trip to Mars, and debated the wisdom of going there in the first place.This paper focuses on two fictional portrayals of Mars from the first half of the twentieth …
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2024
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Noella L. D’Cruz
Joliet Junior College, a community college in Joliet, Illinois, held a free public viewing event to celebrate the April 8, 2024, Total Solar Eclipse. From Joliet, Illinois, this eclipse was a deep partial solar eclipse, not a total solar eclipse. The Moon …
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2024
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Michael Thuné
This is a timely and interesting book that presents Nietzsche as an important forerunner of sorts, or an early prototype, of contemporary posthumanist thinking. Author Edgar Landgraf ‘examines how Nietzsche challenges the centrality and exceptionality of the human subject and the human …
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2024
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Andrew C. Morrison
One of the laboratory experiments in our general education acoustics class is a measurement of the speed of sound activity. The apparatus for this activity consists of a pair of ultrasonic transducers, a signal generator, and an oscilloscope. Each transducer is mounted …
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2024
conference-abstract
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Kurt R. Hoffman, Caroline P. Peyton, Andrew C. Morrison
Designs for low cost electronic speckle pattern interferometry (ESPI) systems allow broad use of this technique to study the vibration or deformation of surfaces. For example, the technique allows direct imaging of the normal mode shapes of musical instruments, which can be …
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