scholarly journals Prototyping of Ubiquitous Music Ecosystems

2015 ◽  
Vol 17 (4) ◽  
pp. 73-85 ◽  
Author(s):  
Victor Lazzarini ◽  
Damián Keller ◽  
Marcelo Soares Pimenta
Keyword(s):  
Sine Wave ◽  
New Approach ◽  
Development Platform ◽  
The Third ◽  
Wave Oscillator ◽  
First Case ◽  
Programming Tools ◽  
Design Cycle ◽  
Musical Interaction

This paper focuses on the prototyping stage of the design cycle of ubiquitous music ecosystems. The authors present three case studies of prototype deployments for creative musical activities. The first case exemplifies a ubimus system for synchronous musical interaction using a hybrid Java-JavaScript development platform, mow3s-ecolab. The second case study makes use of the HTML5 Web Audio library to implement a loop-based sequencer. The third prototype—a sine-wave oscillator—provides an example of using the Chromium open-source sand-boxing technology Portable Native Client (PNaCl) platform for audio programming on the web. This new approach involved porting the Csound language and audio engine to the PNaCl web technology. The PNaCl Csound environment provides programming tools for ubiquitous audio applications that go beyond theWeb Audio framework. The limitations and advantages of the three approaches proposed—the hybrid Java/JavaScript environment, the HTML5 audio library and the PNaCl Csound infrastructure—are discussed in the context of rapid prototyping of ubimus ecosystems.

scholarly journals Rehydration of Dried-Out Specimens: a New Approach

2020 ◽  
Vol 34 (1) ◽  
pp. 73-86
Author(s):  
F. Neisskenwirth
Keyword(s):  
Water Vapor ◽  
Soft Tissue ◽  
Second Step ◽  
Phosphate Solution ◽  
Glycerol Solution ◽  
New Approach ◽  
The Third ◽  
Demineralized Water ◽  
Chemically Induced

Abstract Different procedures are proposed in the literature for the rehydration of dried-out specimens. These procedures vary greatly in their efficiency and application. This work describes a new procedure that is inspired by the literature but that avoids heating the specimens. This method was applied to reconditioning dried-out specimens from a historical collection (Swiss freshwater fishes, bird brains, and bird eyes), stored at the Naturhistorisches Museum Bern in Switzerland. The procedure consists of five steps. The first step is the softening of hardened soft tissue with benzaldehyde and demineralized water. The second step is an indirect rehydration with water vapor. The third step is a chemically induced direct hydration using a trisodium phosphate solution that allows the specimen to swell in size before being washed with water to remove all additives. Finally, the rehydrated specimen is transferred into new preserving fluid. Because the dehydrating properties of ethanol as a preservative are problematic, this paper presents the results of an experimental case study using a glycerol solution as a preservation fluid.

The design(ing) of language

2020 ◽  
pp. 69-85
Author(s):  
Grant Goodall
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Inflectional Morphology ◽  
Human Language ◽  
The Third ◽  
First Case ◽  
Design Property ◽  
The Creation ◽  
John Wilkins ◽  
Fundamental Design

Courses on invented languages can do much more than just introduce students to linguistics. Through three case studies, it is shown that as students learn how to design a language, they also learn about the design of human language in a way that is unlikely to occur in other courses. The first case study involves the creation of a lexicon, in relation to John Wilkins’ invented language of 1668 and to Saussurean arbitrariness, commonly regarded as a fundamental design property of human language. The second case study concerns phonemic inventories. By designing their own from scratch, students see the competing pressures that phonemic inventories must satisfy in all languages. The third case study concerns inflectional morphology and the pressures that determine the form of particular morphemes. All of these case studies are accessible to students and help them engage with important aspects of the design properties of human language.

Talking Technologically in Preschool and School: Three Case Examples

1996 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marilyn Fleer
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Young Children ◽  
Technology Education ◽  
Early Childhood Teacher ◽  
Case Examples ◽  
The Third ◽  
Very Young Children ◽  
First Case ◽  
Insight Into

This paper details three examples of technology education in process. The first case study highlights how an early childhood teacher comes to think about and plan for technology education. A series of diary entries are included to show the progression in thinking. In the second case study, a preschool teacher shows how very young children can participate in technology education. In the third case study a Year 3 teacher reveals how young children can become investigators in a simulated architects studio. The focus is on following the children's technological questions. All three case studies provide some insight into the sort of technological language that can be fostered in early childhood.

scholarly journals Features of treatment in children with fractures of the distal metaphysis of the shin bones: cases report

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 453-460
Author(s):  
Alexander I. Dorokhin ◽  
Anastasia A. Adrianova ◽  
Vladimir I. Khudik ◽  
Dmitriy S. Sorokin ◽  
Alexey K. Goryunov
Keyword(s):  
Ct Scans ◽  
X Rays ◽  
Treatment Results ◽  
Main Method ◽  
The Third ◽  
First Case ◽  
Fractures In Children ◽  
Poor Treatment ◽  
Rehabilitation Period

This case study discusses the treatment of distal methapyphiseal fractures of shin in children. The choice of this problem based on wide expansion of fractures and poor treatment results. Age of children ranges from 10 to 16 years. Examination was done with X-rays, computed tomography (CT), and ultrasound, especially in cases where damaged ligamentous apparatus was suspicious. The main method of treatment was surgicalosteosynthesis by pins, plates, and screws. In the rehabilitation period, the legs were immobilized by Plaster of Paris for 46 weeks. The first case demonstrated the probability of damage of the distal tibiofibularis ligaments and necessity of their reconstruction. In the management of the second case, the efficacy of CT scans in validation of the fracture is presented. The treatment of the teenager presented in the third case was based on biomechanical principles. In majority of cases, outcomes in the period of 68 weeks after trauma were good and satisfactory. In our opinion, diagnosis and treatment of distal methapyphiseal fractures of the shin in children must be different that was proved in the examination of bones and ligaments injuries. Creation of the special structure classification for understanding and effective treatment of these kinds of methepyphiseal fractures in children is believed to be necessar.

scholarly journals Independent Publisher in the Networks of Translation

2007 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 135-173 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hélène Buzelin
Keyword(s):  
Research Programme ◽  
The Third ◽  
The Past ◽  
Ethnographic Approach ◽  
First Case ◽  
Translation Rights ◽  
Book Selling ◽  
Publishing Houses ◽  
The Way

Abstract Over the past ten years, the publishing and book selling industries (in Canada and elsewhere) have undergone a process of hyper-concentration that seems to threaten the future of independent publishing. How might this changing environment reflect on the attitudes of independent publishers toward translation and on the way they handle translation projects? This is the question this article seeks to examine. It is based on the first case study of a research programme that consists in following, by use of an ethnographic approach, the production process of literary translations in three independent Montréal-based publishing houses: from negotiations over the acquisition of translation rights to the launch of the translation. The article is divided into three parts. The first explains the rationale, methodology and ethics underlying this research; the second part tells the story of the title under study in a way that highlights the range of actors involved in the production of this translation, their own constraints and concerns, as well as the way publishing, editorial and linguistic/stylistic decisions intertwine. Based on this particular case, the third part discusses some of the strategies a publisher and his collaborators may devise in order to produce literary translations in an independent but network-based, competitive way. Particular emphasis is placed on strategies of cooperation such as co-translation and co-edition publishing, as well as on the role played by literary agents in the allocation of translation rights.

scholarly journals An innovative approach to reducing pain in patients with peripheral neuropathy related to HIV: A single case study

2014 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Natalie A. Benjamin ◽  
Jennifer Jelsma
Keyword(s):  
Peripheral Neuropathy ◽  
Single Case ◽  
Symptom Relief ◽  
Signs And Symptoms ◽  
Lower Limbs ◽  
Single Case Study ◽  
The Third ◽  
First Case ◽  
Immunodeficiency Virus

Introduction: Peripheral neuropathy (PN) is the most common neurological condition seen in people living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and has been estimated to be present in up to 30% of people with AIDS. Prevalence may be increasing as it appears to be related to the use of antiretroviral therapy in many cases, particularly medication containing stavudine. It is often characterised by burning and numbness in the feet. It can interfere severely with function and sufferers resort to a large number of strategies in an attempt to reduce pain.Case presentation: A 50-year-old man presented with severe PN and showed symptoms of extreme weakness and sensitivity of both lower limbs. His symptoms gradually worsened over a period of 18 months to such an extent that he was unable to walk. Medication had no effect on his pain or related symptoms. The authors tested the use of a Vibromat clinical vibrator to treat his PN symptoms. The patient was treated using the same modality for five evenly spaced (monthly) sessions.Outcome: The patient showed marked improvement in pain, numbness and pins and needles symptoms after the first session. He was able to walk a short distance with assistance. Treatment was continued and after the third session he was able to walk unaided. Symptom relief was maintained for 4 months.Conclusion: This is the first case demonstrating the use of the Vibromat in successfully treating the signs and symptoms of PN. This is important for clinicians who manage patients with HIV-related PN and pain.

scholarly journals Ethnic Diversity in the Recruitment of Diplomats: Why MFAs Take the Issue Seriously

2019 ◽  
Vol 15 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 43-65
Author(s):  
Christian Lequesne ◽  
Gabriel Castillo ◽  
Minda Holm ◽  
Walid Jumblatt Abdullah ◽  
Halvard Leira ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Affirmative Action ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Ethnic Diversity ◽  
Foreign Affairs ◽  
Western Countries ◽  
The Third ◽  
First Case ◽  
The World

Summary Diversity and its management have become an issue in all organisations. Ministries of foreign affairs (MFAs) do not escape the issue. In the 2000s, states decided to consider more ethnic diversity in the recruitment of their diplomats. In some countries, this new goal requires affirmative action programs. This article is based on three case studies. The first case study analyses two Western countries — France and Norway — where MFAs have to reflect the diversity of immigration in their societies. The second case study analyses the case of Brazil, a country where the legacy of slavery still causes discrimination in the recruitment of diplomats. The third case study analyses ethnic diversity in the MFAs of India and Singapore, which recognise multiculturalism or multiracialism. The study draws five comparative conclusions to generalise on why MFAs in the world cannot escape the challenge of ethnic diversity in their recruitment policy.

scholarly journals The Aśokan Empire

2021 ◽  
pp. 51-70
Author(s):  
William J. Long
Keyword(s):  
Soft Power ◽  
Third Century ◽  
Political Pluralism ◽  
The Third ◽  
First Case ◽  
Administration Of Justice ◽  
Medical Facilities ◽  
Ancient Times ◽  
The One

AbstractThis chapter introduces the first case study that serves as empirical referent for a Buddhist approach to statecraft in ancient times by considering the early kingdom of Aśoka. This chapter and the one that follows offer “proofs of concept” for the possibility of applying Buddhist ideas in the practice of politics and statecraft. Aśoka governed according to the dharma, meaning principles and policies that reflect Buddha’s teachings, although Aśoka expressed his principles and policies in edicts written in nonreligious, nonexclusive language. Aśoka’s rule was characterized by the promotion of nonviolence; social welfare; environmental protection; religious tolerance; political pluralism; the fair and compassionate administration of justice; and sound and responsive public administration meaning transparency, accessibility, impartiality, and accountability. His foreign policy was founded on principles of nonviolence, nonaggression, conciliation, stability, and improved understanding among international actors through diplomacy and mutually beneficial commerce. Aśoka even practiced the exercise of “soft power” by establishing medical facilities in foreign lands, sharing beneficial plants, and installing infrastructure beyond his immediate borders as acts of goodwill toward neighboring countries. While these governing principles and policies may be commonplace today, Aśoka, it should be remembered, governed in Asia in the third century B.C.E.

scholarly journals The Material Turn in the Study of Form: From Bio-Inspired Robots to Robotics-Inspired Morphology

2021 ◽  
pp. 643-665
Author(s):  
Marco Tamborini
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Production ◽  
High Performance ◽  
First Century ◽  
Structure Development ◽  
New Approach ◽  
First Case ◽  
Material Turn ◽  
Twenty First Century ◽  
Definition Of

Abstract This paper investigates the mechanisms of knowledge production of twenty-first century robotics-inspired morphology. How robotics influences investigations into the structure, development, and change of organic forms? Which definition of form is presupposed by this new approach to the study of form? I answer these questions by investigating how robots are used to understand and generate new questions about the locomotion of extinct animals in the first case study and in high-performance fishes in the second case study. After having illustrated the landscape of twentieth-century morphology, I will reflect on the definition of form adopted in twenty-first century robotics-inspired morphology as well as on the differences between this approach to the study of form and the so-called nature-inspired disciplines, such as bionics or biomimetics. In the conclusion, I suggest that we are now in a material turn in morphology, characterized by the coexistence of the robotic, the virtual, and the real, which enables an understanding of how the structures and dynamics of shapes change over time.

scholarly journals Next generation taxonomy: integrating traditional species description with the holobiont concept and genomic approaches - The in-depth characterization of a novelEuplotesspecies as a case study

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Valentina Serra ◽  
Leandro Gammuto ◽  
Venkatamahesh Nitla ◽  
Michele Castelli ◽  
Olivia Lanzoni ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Life History ◽  
Next Generation ◽  
New Paradigm ◽  
New Approach ◽  
Bacterial Endosymbiont ◽  
Reduced Genome ◽  
Taxonomic Description ◽  
First Case

AbstractIn 1991 Margulis defined holobionts as the assemblage of “two or more organisms, members of different species” which remain associate “throughout a significant portion of the life history”. In recent times, holobionts have been described among many and far-related groups of living beings, such as plants, algae, insects, corals, and even humans. These studies have arisen an increasing interest in different contexts but, to our knowledge, the holobiont concept has not been applied in taxonomy. Here we propose a new approach to modern taxonomy, aimed to integrate the holobiont concept and genomic and bioinformatic analyses with the classical/morphological tools traditionally used in taxonomy. The inclusion of symbiont morphology, and of mitochondrial and symbiont genomes will allow the discipline to move toward what could become the “next generation taxonomy”. As an example of this new paradigm in the characterization of holobionts, we herein provide the taxonomic description of the ciliate protistEuplotes vanleeuwenhoekisp. nov. (Euplotia, Ciliophora) and its bacterial endosymbiont “CandidatusPinguicoccus supinus” gen. nov., sp. nov. (Opitutae, Verrucomicrobia). Interestingly, we found that this endosymbiont has an extremely reduced genome (~163 Kbp), which is suggestive of a high integration with the host and represents the first case of such an extreme reduction inVerrucomicrobia, and the first case in a protist host.

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