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Awesome LEGO creations with bricks you already have : 50 new robots, dragons, race cars, planes, wild animals and other exciting projects to build imaginative worlds
\"This unique activity book has step-by-step instructions and tons of photos to teach you how to build all-new and totally awesome robots and a robot lab, race cars to race your friends and jet planes to zoom across the room at lightning speed or fit in your pocket for on-the-go play.\"-- Provided by publisher.
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Modelscapes of Nationalism
Modelscapes are clusters of miniature architectural models that represent entire environments. They're frequently found in museums as representations of heritage, architecture, and collective identity. This book offers a critical analysis of modelscapes, using case studies from Israel, to show how miniature representations of contested physical space participate in the construction of a sense of national identity and appropriation of the land and its history. What, Yael Padan asks, is the meaning of such models, and what role do they play within the context of an ongoing violent conflict over territory and history?
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Genius LEGO inventions with bricks you already have : 40 new robots, vehicles, contraptions, gadgets, games and other fun STEM creations
\"Use science and engineering to transform your bin of LEGO bricks into amazing, movable toys, machines and gadgets. Bestselling author Sarah Dees is back with an all-new collection of projects featuring ingenious designs and simple scientific principles that real engineers use every day.\"--Publisher's description.
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Exploring the Materials and Condition of 20th-Century Dolls in Zoe Leonard’s IMouth Open, Teeth Showing/I 2000
Systematic condition and analytical surveys were carried out on Zoe Leonard’s (b. 1961) Mouth Open, Teeth Showing 2000, an installation artwork in Tate’s collection consisting of 162 children’s dolls. The dolls were manufactured at various points within the 20th century and encompass several potentially problematic synthetic polymers found in modern and contemporary museum collections. To explore the doll materials and conservation condition, a multi-analytical approach was used to identify key synthetic polymer types and additives present, including portable and bench analytical techniques. Challenging degradation phenomena associated with different types of doll have been discussed and related to their material composition, which has helped our understanding of the conservation challenges inherent to this contemporary artwork.
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The LEGO zoo : 50 easy-to-build animals
\"Instructions for how to build 50 simple animal models using only standard LEGO parts, in order of increasing complexity\"-- Provided by publisher.
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The Lego trains book
\"Whether you're a diehard LEGO trains fan or you've been a model railroader since the days of Lionel Trains, you're going to love this complete, illustrated guide to the world of LEGO train building. Sure, the LEGO company has an official line of train models, but official sets can be somewhat limiting -- and expensive. Why not build your own, custom creations without the confines of official LEGO sets? You'll begin with a walkthrough of the official LEGO train systems to get the lay of the land and a feel for its characteristic details and styles. Next, you'll learn how to integrate the style of different sets in your own models, and how to combine standard LEGO building styles with advanced aesthetic techniques (like SNOT -- studs not on top) to create more realistic models. Author Holger Matthes, a star in the LEGO train community, discusses the model-making process, including how to choose scale, wheels, and motors and how to build flexible track, track layout, and essentials like doors, windows, and track intersections.\"--Goodreads.com.
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Modelwork
How making models allows us to recall what was and to
discover what still might be Whether looking inward to the
intricacies of human anatomy or outward to the furthest recesses of
the universe, expanding the boundaries of human inquiry depends to
a surprisingly large degree on the making of models. In this
wide-ranging volume, scholars from diverse fields examine the
interrelationships between a model's material foundations and the
otherwise invisible things it gestures toward, underscoring the
pivotal role of models in understanding and shaping the world
around us. Whether in the form of reproductions, interpretive
processes, or constitutive tools, models may bridge the gap between
the tangible and the abstract.
By focusing on the material aspects of models, including the
digital ones that would seem to displace their analogue forebears,
these insightful essays ground modeling as a tactile and
emphatically humanistic endeavor. With contributions from scholars
in the history of science and technology, visual studies,
musicology, literary studies, and material culture, this book
demonstrates that models serve as invaluable tools across every
field of cultural development, both historically and in the present
day.
Modelwork is unique in calling attention to modeling's
duality, a dynamic exchange between imagination and matter. This
singular publication shows us how models shape our ability to
ascertain the surrounding world and to find new ways to transform
it.
Contributors: Hilary Bryon, Virginia Tech; Johanna Drucker,
UCLA; Seher Erdoğan Ford, Temple U; Peter Galison, Harvard U; Lisa
Gitelman, New York U; Reed Gochberg, Harvard U; Catherine Newman
Howe, Williams College; Christopher J. Lukasik, Purdue U; Martin
Scherzinger, New York U; Juliet S. Sperling, U of Washington;
Annabel Jane Wharton, Duke U.
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Brick cars and trucks : clever and creative ideas to make from classic LEGO
\"Offers 40 original, ingenious, and unique buildable projects to make from LEGO pieces... Anyone with a drawer full of LEGO bricks will be able to build and customize amazing vehicles, including a Ford Model T, SUVs, monster trucks, fire engines, and more. Based on the brick selection found in some of LEGO's Classic series, each project is a great way to test out unusual building techniques or to mix up pieces from existing kits that have already been broken up. Free your inner architect with these fun projects that really get your creative juices flowing. You can follow the instructions to the letter or go off in your own direction�it's your choice! Many of the designs in these books use fewer than 100 bricks, so you don't need a lot of bricks to get started. Discover loads of fun projects showcasing advanced techniques that are perfect for every LEGO enthusiast. showcasing advanced techniques for every LEGO enthusiast.\"--Publisher's website.
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Developing a fuzzy logic model for predicting soil infiltration rate based on soil texture properties
The prediction of the soil infiltration rate is advantageous in hydrological design, watershed management, irrigation, and other agricultural studies. Various techniques have been widely used for this with the aim of developing more accurate models; however, the improvement of the prediction accuracy is still an acute problem faced by decision makers in many areas. In this paper, an intelligent model based on a fuzzy logic system (FLS) was developed to obtain a more accurate predictive model for the soil infiltration rate than that generated by conventional methods. The input variables that were considered in the fuzzy model included the silt and clay contents. The developed fuzzy model was tested against both the observed data and multiple linear regression (MLR). The comparison of the developed fuzzy model and MLR model indicated that the fuzzy model can simulate the infiltration process quite well. The coefficient of determination, root mean square error, mean absolute error, model efficiency, and overall index of the fuzzy model were 0.953, 1.53, 1.28, 0.953, and 0.954, respectively. The corresponding MLR model values were 0.913, 2.37, 1.92, 0.913, and 0.914, respectively. The sensitivity results indicated that the clay content is the most influential factor when the FLS-based modelling approach is used for predicting the soil infiltration rate.
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