scholarly journals Op die spoor van kreatiewe kreature: ’n interdissiplinêre ondersoek na die kreatiewe proses – projekbeskrywing

Literator ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-30
Author(s):  
S.F. Greyling ◽  
I.R. Marley
Keyword(s):  
Creative Writing ◽  
Visual Arts ◽  
Creative Process ◽  
Complex Nature ◽  
Support Structures ◽  
Preliminary Results ◽  
The Core ◽  
Project Description ◽  
Arts Festival

Tracking creative creatures: an interdisciplinary investigation into the creative process – project description “Tracking creative creatures” is an interdisciplinary exploration which originated out of a need for research possibilities within the creative disciplines, specifically visual arts and creative writing. The graphic works which formed the core of the project, and which served as creative stimuli for the various artists, originated in the imagination of a five year-old boy and were subsequently illustrated by his artist father. The project entails various components, including a flagship project with invited artists, a teaching subproject and a community sub-project, which were showcased at the Aardklop National Arts Festival, 2007. This article provides an overview of the project as a whole and the organic nature in which it evolved. The discussion includes the following aspects: context, conceptualisation, approach, methods, documentation, support structures, description of the various sub-projects, and preliminary results and appraisal. The complex nature of the projects is further communicated by means of illustrations.

scholarly journals PRELIMINARY STUDIES ON SEDIMENT CORE FROM THE TYRO BASIN

2017 ◽  
Vol 50 (1) ◽  
pp. 324
Author(s):  
M. Geraga ◽  
Ch. Anagnostou ◽  
I. Iliopoulos ◽  
M. Kontali
Keyword(s):  
Mediterranean Sea ◽  
Sediment Core ◽  
Eastern Mediterranean ◽  
Planktonic Foraminifera ◽  
Mineralogical Composition ◽  
Eastern Mediterranean Sea ◽  
Sediment Samples ◽  
Preliminary Results ◽  
The Core ◽  
Mineral Constituents

The present paper summarizes the preliminary results of the mineralogical and micropaleontological analysis conducted on sediment samples from core TYR05 retrieved from the anoxic and hypersaline Tyro basin in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. The core comprises a complex lithostratigraphic sequence attributed to the strong geodynamic regime of the area. The planktonic foraminifera associations present fluctuations which coincide with changes in the lithology of the core. The mineralogical composition of the sediments shows influence from the evaporites developed on the bottom of the basin. The mineral constituents in association to the microfauna assemblages suggest that the sediments include sapropelic layers. Further analyses are needed in order to determine safely the sapropelic deposits.

scholarly journals The Rise of Urbanized Landscapes in Mesopotamia: The QADIS Integrated Survey Results and the Interpretation of Multi-Layered Historical Landscapes

2019 ◽  
Vol 109 (2) ◽  
pp. 214-237 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicolò Marchetti ◽  
Abbas Al-Hussainy ◽  
Giacomo Benati ◽  
Giampaolo Luglio ◽  
Giulia Scazzosi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Dense Network ◽  
Urbanization Process ◽  
Anthropogenic Transformation ◽  
Preliminary Results ◽  
The Core ◽  
Survey Results ◽  
The University ◽  
Artificial Water ◽  
Over Time ◽  
Archaeological Landscape

Abstract This paper draws on the preliminary results of the QADIS survey project, conducted by the University of Bologna and the Iraqi State Board of Antiquities and Heritage since 2016 in the Qadisiyah province. The project addresses phenomena related to anthropogenic transformation of landscapes in a region that was at the core of the early Mesopotamian urbanization process. Building upon the seminal work conducted by R. McC. Adams in the 1960 s and 1970 s, we implemented an integrated documentation technique to reconstruct at regional levels the changes in the dense network of human settlements and artificial water infrastructures characterizing the evolution of this archaeological landscape over time. The aim of the article is that of providing a finer-grained regional picture of 4th and 3rd millennium BC urban developments which can be useful for better conceptualizing the scale and pace of early Mesopotamian urbanism.

scholarly journals Skryfkunsstudente se ervaring van hulle eie kreatiewe proses binne die konteks van die Op die spoor van kreatiewe kreature-projek: ’n narratiewe ontleding

Literator ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 149-176
Author(s):  
S.F. Greyling
Keyword(s):  
Creative Writing ◽  
Narrative Analysis ◽  
Creative Process ◽  
Theoretical Background ◽  
Narrative Form ◽  
First Year Students ◽  
North West ◽  
The North ◽  
Practice Based Research ◽  
The Individual

Creative writing students’ experience of their own creative process within the context of the Tracking creative creatures project: a narrative analysis First-year students in Creative Writing at the North-West University took part in an interdisciplinary investigation into the creative process, which posed certain creative challenges to them. The students’ reaction to the project indicated that they experienced the assignment as challenging and enriching. This article investigates the question whether the narrative analysis of students’ personal reports on the creative process can contribute to a better understanding of the individual experience, the project, and the creative process as such. A framework for analysis was developed against the theoretical background of contextual approaches to creativity, practice-based research and the method of narrative analysis. Amabile’s componential framework of creativity served as a basis for the framework to investigate the three levels of the narrative (form, content and context). The article discusses the project, collection of data, theoretical framework and research procedures, and illustrates and discusses the application and value of narrative analysis of students’ reports with reference to identified themes and selected examples.

Preliminary results of bowl trapping bees (Hymenoptera, Apoidea) in a southern Brazil forest fragment

2013 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rodrigo B. Gonçalves ◽  
Priscila S. Oliveira
Keyword(s):  
Taxonomic Composition ◽  
Statistical Analyses ◽  
Species Number ◽  
Southern Brazil ◽  
Forest Fragment ◽  
Preliminary Results ◽  
The Core ◽  
The World ◽  
Different Color

In recent years bowl traps have gained attention as a useful method for sampling bees and are now commonly used across the world for this purpose. However, specific questions about the method itself have not yet been tested on different regions of the globe. We present the preliminary results of bowl trapping in a Semidecidual Seasonal forest fragment in southern Brazil, including the test of two different color bowls, two different habitats, and the interaction of these variables in bee species number and composition. We used blue and yellow bowls in the border and in the core trails of the forest fragment. In five sampling days between October to December bowl traps captured 745 specimens of 37 morphospecies, with Halictinae bees being the richest and most abundant group. Non parametrical statistical analyses suggested that different colors of bowl traps influenced bee richness and composition and thus, they should be used together for a more complete sampling. Different trails influenced only the composition, while the interaction with different colors did not have a significant effect. These results, as well as the higher taxonomic composition of the inventoried bees, are similar to other studies reported in the literature.

Approaches to minimize overhang angles of SLM parts

2017 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 362-369 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Cloots ◽  
Livia Zumofen ◽  
Adriaan Bernardus Spierings ◽  
Andreas Kirchheim ◽  
Konrad Wegener
Keyword(s):  
Process Parameters ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Processing Parameters ◽  
Internal Stresses ◽  
Support Structures ◽  
Laser Melting ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Core ◽  
Processing Strategies ◽  
Process Heat

Purpose For geometries exhibiting overhanging surfaces, support structures are needed to dissipate process heat and to minimize geometrical distortions attributed to internal stresses. The use of support structures is often time- and cost-consuming. For this reason, this study aims to propose an approach which minimizes the use of such structures. Design/methodology/approach For minimizing the use of support structures, process parameters in combination with a contour-like exposure strategy are developed to realize support-less overhanging structures of less than 35°. These parameters are implemented in a shell-core strategy, which follows the idea of applying different processing strategies to the critical (overhanging) shell and the uncritical core of the part. Thereby, the core is processed with standard parameters, aiming a dense material. On the critical shell, optimized processing parameters are applied, reaching good results in terms of surface quality, especially at extreme overhang situations. Findings The results show that the selective laser melting (SLM) technology is able to realize support-less overhanging surfaces by choosing suitable scan strategies and process parameters. Particularly good results are always obtained when the exposure direction of the shell is parallel to the contour of the sample. Originality/value The validity of the results is demonstrated through the successful reproduction of the build strategy on two commercial SLM machines, reaching support-free builds of surfaces with an angle to the horizontal of less than or equal to 30°.

‘RESONANCE AND DISTANCE’: SIMON BAINBRIDGE IN CONVERSATION

Tempo ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 67 (265) ◽  
pp. 37-49
Author(s):  
Malcolm Miller
Keyword(s):  
Recent Work ◽  
Visual Arts ◽  
Creative Process ◽  
Good Deal ◽  
Primo Levi ◽  
Gunther Schuller ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship

AbstractThis interview, based on a conversation with Simon Bainbridge at London's City Literary Institute in June 2011, presents something of a rounded portrait of the composer while covering a good deal of ground. We began our conversation with a discussion of a recent work for orchestra, Concerti Grossi, going into some detail in matters of scoring and structure. The discussion then broadened to cover such topics as the creative process, formative influences (for example, his parents' activity in the visual arts, Debussy's Jeux, John Lambert and Gunther Schuller), instrumentation and the relationship of music and text. This led on specifically to Bainbridge's settings of Primo Levi, in for example the cycle Ad Ora Incerta, and to a consideration of the composer's relationship with the audience.

Neutronics Optimization of UN Fuel Pin Assemblies for a Sodium-Cooled, Small Modular Reactor

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Timothy M. Schriener ◽  
Mohamed S. El-Genk
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Power ◽  
Reactor Core ◽  
Central Cavity ◽  
Preliminary Results ◽  
The Core ◽  
Small Modular Reactor ◽  
Fuel Assemblies ◽  
Fuel Pin ◽  
Reference Design ◽  
Centerline Temperature

This paper presents preliminary results of neutronics and thermal-hydraulics design analysis of a sodium cooled, small modular reactor (SMR). The reactor’s nominal thermal power is 150 MWth at sodium inlet and exit temperatures of 630 and 780 K. The reactor core is comprised of three rings of shrouded hexagonal assemblies of 19.8% enriched UN fuel pins and a hexagonal assembly of enriched B4C pins in the central cavity for a coarse reactivity control. The objectives are to provide enough excess reactivity for achieving a refueling cycle > 5 year, maintaining a more even coolant flow in the core assemblies and keeping the peak centerline temperature of UN fuel pins < 1300 K. Fuel assemblies with scalloped shroud walls, 4 rings and 1.942 cm diameter fuel pins with p/d = 1.098 are selected for the reference design of the present SMR. In this design, peak fuel centerline temperature is only 1240 K and the beginning-of-life, cold-clean excess reactivity is $26.67.

scholarly journals Computational Aesthetics: On the Complexity of Computer-Generated Paintings

Leonardo ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 45 (3) ◽  
pp. 243-248 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kang Zhang ◽  
Stuart Harrell ◽  
Xin Ji
Keyword(s):  
Visual Arts ◽  
Computer Technology ◽  
Visual Art ◽  
Abstract Painting ◽  
Preliminary Results ◽  
Modern Computer ◽  
Computational Aesthetics ◽  
Future Direction ◽  
Aesthetic Computing ◽  
Modern Computer Technology

This article discusses how visual arts and computer technology could complement and assist each other in new and emerging interdisciplinary areas known as computational aesthetics and aesthetic computing. The authors present examples of computational aesthetics that demonstrate that modern computer technology can generate aesthetic forms of visual art. Several levels of complexity in computerized abstract paintings are discussed and explored. The authors recently experimented with encoding computational rules to automatically generate a particular style of abstract painting in an attempt to explore one of the levels. The preliminary results of this research are presented. A more systematic and grammar-based approach is discussed as a potential future direction of work.

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