scholarly journals Accountabilities of posthuman research

2020 ◽  
Vol 19 (3) ◽  
pp. 337-349
Author(s):  
Terrie Lynn Thompson ◽  
Catherine Adams
Keyword(s):  
Research Work ◽  
Show Evidence ◽  
Research Account

What constitutes ‘good’ posthuman research? This article offers three dynamics to help assess the value of posthuman-inspired inquiry. We propose that a good posthuman research account should show evidence that the researcher: (1) attended to their own more-than-humanness and made explicit how they interviewed and attuned to the nonhuman things of their inquiry; (2) reassembled resemblings of the posthuman world by inventively weaving and fusing human and nonhuman storylines; and (3) offered analytic insights into the liveliness of posthuman research work as the performativity of difference.

scholarly journals Silver Combined Weddes Evangel XVI-XVII centuries. From the State Russian Museum. Research and Attribution

2019 ◽  
pp. 166-189
Author(s):  
Валерий Викторович Игошев
Keyword(s):  
Research Work ◽  
16Th Century ◽  
Xvii Century ◽  
Time Period ◽  
Show Evidence ◽  
Time Periods ◽  
In The Beginning ◽  
Xix Century ◽  
Cast Parts ◽  
Made In

В статье исследуется серебряный оклад Евангелия из собрания Государственного Русского музея с иконописным изображением Распятия на верхней деревянной крышке. Оклад Евангелия, происходящий из коллекции М. П. Боткина, выполнен в разнообразных техниках и имеет очень редко встречающуюся особенность - иконописное «Распятие» расположено в центральной части верхней крышки в заглублении (ковчеге). Аналогичные оклады Евангелий с иконописными изображениями нередко изготавливались псковскими мастерами в конце XIV- XVI вв. Исследуемый оклад состоит из разновременных серебряных деталей, которые свидетельствуют о его неоднократных переделках и «поновлениях». В центральной части верхней крышки Евангелия на гвоздиках крепятся серебряные золочёные пластины, украшенные надписями и растительным орнаментом, а также - семь узорчатых венчиков, выполненных псковским мастером в середине XVI в. Такие детали изготовлены в технике резьбы (оброна) и заполнены черной эмалью. В это же время сделаны литые детали двух застёжек с кожаными ремнями, скрепляющих деревянные крышки Евангелия. Все эти изящно и тонко исполненные серебряные детали по стилю и технике очень близки к работам псковских мастеров середины XVI в. Вероятно, к XVI в. следует отнести также гладкие накладные серебряные дробницы с гравированными изображениями символов евангелистов и святых. Разновременные дополнения оклада появились при его переделках. Обветшавшие, сломанные или утерянные детали изготавливались заново и заменяли оригинальные части оклада. Во второй половине XVII в. сделаны ажурные серебряные пластины со сканым растительным орнаментом и эмалью, закрывающие поля верхней крышки, выполненные псковским мастером в подражаниt тонким и изысканным образцам эмали по скани работы псковских мастеров XVI в. Во второй половине XVII в. было сделано утраченное иконописное изображение Распятия с фигурами предстоящих и летящими ангелами. В начале XVIII в. был заменён старый книжный блок на новый, а в XIX в. менялся бархат на нижней и верхней крышке Евангелия. Разнообразие деталей, сделанных в разных техниках на протяжении XVI-XVII-XVIII-XIX вв., свидетельствует о многочисленных ремонтах, и в то же время - бережном отношении к древнейшим деталям оклада книги, сохранившимся до нашего времени. The article reflects the research work of the silver oklad, laid on the Gospel book from the Russian Museum’s collection, with the iconographic depiction of the Crucifixion on the top. Originally, the Gospel cover came from the collection of M. P. Botkin and was made in a variety of techniques. It has a rarely encountered feature: the icon of “Crucifixion” is set in the recess, called “covchèg” (or “ark”) located on the top of a book cover. Similar oklads on the Gospel books with the iconographic images were often made by Pskov master jewelers at the end of the XIV-XVI centuries. This oklad consists of different silver parts of different time periods, which testify to its repeated alterations and “improvements.” The central part of the upper board is decorated with gilded silver plates, containing inscriptions, floral ornaments and seven patterned halos. They are made in the middle of 16th century by unknown Pskov jeweler in the technique of carving and decorated with a black enamel. The silver cast parts and pieces of two fasteners with a leather straps are made at the same time period. All these gracefully and finely made details are very similar in style and techniques to the works of the Pskov silversmiths active in the mid-16th century. The silver plaques with images and symbols of the evangelists and Saints engraved on them were made around the same time, but multiple additions and replacements, which were made at different periods appeared during its alterations. Broken or lost pieces were made anew, and they have replaced original, but worn out parts. The openwork silver plates and enameled filigree floral ornaments were made in the second half of the XVII century by the Pskov silversmith in imitation of subtle and exquisite enamel works of the 16th century Pskov masters. The Crucifixion with figures of Saints and flying angels was repainted in the second half of the XVII century. The old book block was replaced with a new one in the beginning of the XVIII century. The velvet, which is covering upper and lower book boards has been changed in the XIX century. Variety of parts were made in different technique styles during XVI - XVII - XVIII - XIX centuries; they show evidence of multiple repairs and, at the same time, show assiduous care for the most ancient pieces of the oklad and the book itself, preserved to our time.

scholarly journals Percepções de professores da área de ciências da natureza e matemática sobre a interdisciplinaridade

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 811
Author(s):  
Idmaura Calderaro Martins Galvão ◽  
Ana Carolina Biscalquini Talamoni ◽  
Isabel Cristina de Castro Monteiro
Keyword(s):  
Biological Sciences ◽  
Science Teaching ◽  
Research Work ◽  
Educational Practice ◽  
Sao Paulo ◽  
Natural Sciences ◽  
São Paulo ◽  
Show Evidence ◽  
And Mathematics ◽  
Perceptions Of Teachers

Resumo: Esta pesquisa tem por objetivo levantar e analisar as percepções de professores da área de Ciências da Natureza e Matemática acerca do tema Interdisciplinaridade aplicada ao Ensino de Ciências. Os professores participantes dessa pesquisa atuam em uma escola pública do interior do Estado de São Paulo, nas disciplinas de Ciências Biológicas, Matemática, Física, Química e Biologia. Aplicamos um questionário aberto aos professores, a fim de levantar suas ideias e analisar seus argumentos. Por meio dos referenciais de interdisciplinaridade propostos por Fourez (1994), Lenoir (2001) e Fazenda (2002) investigamos as argumentações desses professores com relação à inserção de atividades interdisciplinares na prática educativa, tomando por base o padrão de Toulmin (2006). Os resultados mostram indícios de que o trabalho interdisciplinar é defendido pelos docentes com argumentações lógicas e coerentes, indicando seu caráter dialógico, transformador e coerente com os objetivos que se pretende atingir para a formação dos alunos, no Ensino Médio. Os resultados indicam que o tema é relevante para a área de Ciências da Natureza e Matemática e pode contribuir para os estudos que tratam da emergência do tema na formação de professores.Palavras-chave: Interdisciplinaridade; Ensino de Ciência; Argumentação. Perceptions of teachers of the area of nature and mathematics science on interdisciplinarityAbstract: This research aims to raise and analyze the perceptions of teachers in the area of Natural Sciences and Mathematics about the theme Interdisciplinarity applied to Science Teaching. The teachers participating in this research work in a public school in the interior of the state of São Paulo, in the subjects of Biological Sciences, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and Biology. We applied an open questionnaire to teachers to raise their ideas and analyze their arguments. Through the references of interdisciplinarity proposed by Fourez (1994), Lenoir (2001) and Fazenda (2002) we investigated the arguments of these teachers regarding the insertion of interdisciplinary activities in educational practice, based on the pattern of Toulmin (2006). The results show evidence that the interdisciplinary work is defended by the teachers with logical and coherent arguments, indicating its dialogical, transformative and coherent character with the objectives that are intended to achieve the formation of students in high school. The results indicate that the theme is relevant to the area of Natural Sciences and Mathematics and may contribute to studies that address the emergence of the theme in teacher education.Keywords: Interdisciplinarity; Science teaching; Argumentation. 

The Cellular Origin in Atheromatous Lesion

1970 ◽  
Vol 28 ◽  
pp. 202-203
Author(s):  
T. M. Murad ◽  
H. A. I. Newman ◽  
K. F. Kern
Keyword(s):  
Smooth Muscle ◽  
Smooth Muscle Cells ◽  
Rabbit Aorta ◽  
Mixed Population ◽  
The Other ◽  
Cellular Origin ◽  
Ultrastructural Studies ◽  
Atherosclerotic Lesions ◽  
Show Evidence ◽  
Early Lesion

The origin of lipid containing cells in atheromatous lesion has been disputed. Geer in his study on atheromatous lesions of rabbit aorta, suggested that the early lesion is composed mainly of lipid-laden macrophages and the later lesion has a mixed population of macrophages and smooth muscle cells. Parker on the other hand, was able to show evidence that the rabbit lesion is primarily composed of lipid-laden cells of smooth muscle origin. The above studies and many others were done on an intact lesion without any attempt of cellular isolation previous to their ultrastructural studies. Cell isolation procedures have been established for atherosclerotic lesions through collagenase and elastase digestion Therefore this procedure can be utilized to identify the cells involved in rabbit atheroma.

Enumeration and Identification of Asbestos Fibres in Water

1974 ◽  
Vol 32 ◽  
pp. 526-527 ◽  
Author(s):  
O. Mudroch ◽  
J. R. Kramer
Keyword(s):  
Water Supply ◽  
Water Samples ◽  
Drainage Basin ◽  
Lake Superior ◽  
Research Work ◽  
List Type ◽  
The West ◽  
Asbestos Fibre ◽  
Amphibole Asbestos

Approximately 60,000 tons per day of waste from taconite mining, tailing, are added to the west arm of Lake Superior at Silver Bay. Tailings contain nearly the same amount of quartz and amphibole asbestos, cummingtonite and actinolite in fibrous form. Cummingtonite fibres from 0.01μm in length have been found in the water supply for Minnesota municipalities.The purpose of the research work was to develop a method for asbestos fibre counts and identification in water and apply it for the enumeration of fibres in water samples collected(a) at various stations in Lake Superior at two depth: lm and at the bottom.(b) from various rivers in Lake Superior Drainage Basin.

Beam-radiation effects on wool in the ESEM

1986 ◽  
Vol 44 ◽  
pp. 674-675
Author(s):  
G.D. Danilatos
Keyword(s):  
Electron Beam ◽  
Radiation Effects ◽  
Research Work ◽  
Beam Radiation ◽  
Liquid Environment ◽  
Know How ◽  
Environmental Sem

The advent of the environmental SEM (ESEM) has made possible the examination of uncoated and untreated specimen surfaces in the presence of a gaseous or liquid environment. However, the question arises as to what degree the examined surface remains unaffected by the action of the electron beam. It is reasonable to assume that the beam invariably affects all specimens but the type and degree of effect may be totally unimportant for one class of applications and totally unacceptable for another; yet, for a third class, it is imperative to know how our observations are modified by the presence of the beam. The aim of this report is to create an awareness of the need to initiate research work in various fields in order to determine the guiding rules of the limitations (or even advantages) due to irradiation.

Piezoelectric β-polymorph formation of new textiles by surface modification with coating process based on interfacial interaction on the conformational variation of poly (vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF) chains

2020 ◽  
Vol 91 (3) ◽  
pp. 31301
Author(s):  
Nabil Chakhchaoui ◽  
Rida Farhan ◽  
Meriem Boutaldat ◽  
Marwane Rouway ◽  
Adil Eddiai ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High Efficiency ◽  
Vinylidene Fluoride ◽  
Research Work ◽  
Research Area ◽  
Interfacial Interaction ◽  
Tetraethyl Orthosilicate ◽  
Poly Vinylidene Fluoride ◽  
Carbon Nanofillers ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Advanced Applications

Novel textiles have received a lot of attention from researchers in the last decade due to some of their unique features. The introduction of intelligent materials into textile structures offers an opportunity to develop multifunctional textiles, such as sensing, reacting, conducting electricity and performing energy conversion operations. In this research work nanocomposite-based highly piezoelectric and electroactive β-phase new textile has been developed using the pad-dry-cure method. The deposition of poly (vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF) − carbon nanofillers (CNF) − tetraethyl orthosilicate (TEOS), Si(OCH2CH3)4 was acquired on a treated textile substrate using coating technique followed by evaporation to transform the passive (non-functional) textile into a dynamic textile with an enhanced piezoelectric β-phase. The aim of the study is the investigation of the impact the coating of textile via piezoelectric nanocomposites based PVDF-CNF (by optimizing piezoelectric crystalline phase). The chemical composition of CT/PVDF-CNC-TEOS textile was detected by qualitative elemental analysis (SEM/EDX). The added of 0.5% of CNF during the process provides material textiles with a piezoelectric β-phase of up to 50% has been measured by FTIR experiments. These results indicated that CNF has high efficiency in transforming the phase α introduced in the unloaded PVDF, to the β-phase in the case of nanocomposites. Consequently, this fabricated new textile exhibits glorious piezoelectric β-phase even with relatively low coating content of PVDF-CNF-TEOS. The study demonstrates that the pad-dry-cure method can potentially be used for the development of piezoelectric nanocomposite-coated wearable new textiles for sensors and energy harvesting applications. We believe that our study may inspire the research area for future advanced applications.

A Computer-based Clinical Information System

1987 ◽  
Vol 26 (04) ◽  
pp. 189-194
Author(s):  
S. S. El-Gamal
Keyword(s):  
Information System ◽  
Hospital Information System ◽  
Clinical Information System ◽  
Research Work ◽  
Clinical Information ◽  
Hospital Staff ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
Daily Routine ◽  
Specialized Hospital ◽  
Computer Based

SummaryModern information technology offers new opportunities for the storage and manipulation of hospital information. A computer-based hospital information system, dedicated to urology and nephrology, was designed and developed in our center. It involves in principle the employment of a program that allows the analysis of non-restricted, non-codified texts for the retrieval and processing of clinical data and its operation by non-computer-specialized hospital staff.This Hospital Information System now plays a vital role in the efficient provision of a good quality service and is used in daily routine and research work in this hospital. This paper describes this specialized Hospital Information System.

The Stability of the WHO Reference Thromboplastin NIBS & C 67/40

1979 ◽  
Vol 42 (04) ◽  
pp. 1135-1140 ◽  
Author(s):  
G I C Ingram
Keyword(s):  
Human Brain ◽  
Collaborative Study ◽  
Calibration Constant ◽  
Long Term Stability ◽  
Freeze Dried ◽  
Show Evidence ◽  
Human Material ◽  
Reference Preparation ◽  
The Stability

SummaryThe International Reference Preparation of human brain thromboplastin coded 67/40 has been thought to show evidence of instability. The evidence is discussed and is not thought to be strong; but it is suggested that it would be wise to replace 67/40 with a new preparation of human brain, both for this reason and because 67/40 is in a form (like Thrombotest) in which few workers seem to use human brain. A �plain� preparation would be more appropriate; and a freeze-dried sample of BCT is recommended as the successor preparation. The opportunity should be taken also to replace the corresponding ox and rabbit preparations. In the collaborative study which would be required it would then be desirable to test in parallel the three old and the three new preparations. The relative sensitivities of the old preparations could be compared with those found in earlier studies to obtain further evidence on the stability of 67/40; if stability were confirmed, the new preparations should be calibrated against it, but if not, the new human material should receive a calibration constant of 1.0 and the new ox and rabbit materials calibrated against that.The types of evidence available for monitoring the long-term stability of a thromboplastin are discussed.

Integrated FAHP-VIKOR model for green supplier selection in a Nickle coating SME

2020 ◽  
pp. 133-139
Author(s):  
Sanatan Ratna ◽  
B Kumar
Keyword(s):  
Staff Training ◽  
Supplier Selection ◽  
Fuzzy Ahp ◽  
Research Work ◽  
Supplier Evaluation ◽  
Green Supplier Selection ◽  
The Past ◽  
Coating Industry ◽  
Sustainability Issue ◽  
Selection Of

In the past few decades, there has been lot of focus on the issue of sustainability. This has occurred due to the growing concerns related to climate change and the growing awareness about environmental concerns. Also, the competition at global level has led to the search for the most sustainable route in the industries. The current research work deals with the selection of green supplier in a Nickle coating industry based on certain weighted green attributes. For this purpose, a hybrid tool comprising of Fuzzy AHP (Fuzzy Analytical Hierarchy) and VIKOR (VlseKriterijumska Optimizacija I Kompromisno Resenje) is used. The Fuzzy AHP is used for assigning proper weights to the selected criteria for supplier evaluation, while VIKOR is used for final supplier selection based on the weighted criteria. The three criterions for green supplier selection are, Ecological packaging, Corporate socio-environmental responsibility and Staff Training. The outcome of the integrated model may serve as a steppingstone to other SMEs in different sectors for selecting the most suitable supplier for addressing the sustainability issue.

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