СИНЕСТЕТИЧНІСТЬ ВИМІРІВ СУЧАСНОГО МИСТЕЦТВА. (Synestesthetic contemporary art.)

У статті розглянуто зміст, особливості, характерні ознаки сучасного мистецтва. Проаналізовано вагомі естетичні зміни мистецтва початку третього тисячоліття у зв'язку із впливом техногенної цивілізації, а саме: утворення нової естетичної чуттєвості, художньої мови, художнього простору, а також нових видів мистецтва. Досліджено ознаки сучасного естетичного досвіду - вір-туалістики через вивчення особливого чуттєвого (візуально-аудіо-гаптичного) сприйнятого серидо-вища та особливої ролі в ньому синестезії. (The article deals with content, features and characteristics of contemporary art. Significant aesthetic changes of the beginning of third millennium art were analyzed due to the influence of technological civilization, namely the formation of a new artistic language, art space, and new forms of art. Detailed attention is paid to the peculiarities of the field of visual arts and penetration of visuality in the creative arts. Mechanisms and principles of aesthetic virtual reality through the study of the interaction characteristics of the individual sensibility and computer technology. Features of modern aesthetic experience such as virtualistics through the study of specific sensory (visual - audio - haptyc) of perceived environment and the special role of synesthesia in it were investigated.. The article deals with the tradition ofthe growing role of enhanced sensitivity from modern to postmodern art with a positive impact on the arts in general and the particular feature. Were found specific aesthetic interactions of synaesthesia in video art, internet art and virtual arts. Outlined ways of modern art from the influence of enhanced sensitivity to its formation. Analyzed the negative effects of synaesthesia involvement in contemporary art - practices.

The Space Technology 8 Mission

The Space Technology 8 (ST8) mission is the latest in NASA’s New Millennium Program technology demonstration missions. ST8 includes a spacecraft bus built by industry, flying four new technology payloads in low- Earth orbit. This paper will describe each payload, along with a brief description of the mission and spacecraft. The payloads include a miniature loop heat pipe intended to save mass and power on future small satellites, designed and built by NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center; a lightweight, 35g/m linear mass, 40-m deployable boom intended as a future solar sail mast built by ATK Space Systems; a deployable, lightweight Ultraflex solar array producing 175W/kg, also built by ATK Space Systems; and a high-speed, parallel-processing computer system built of state-of-the-art COTS processors, demonstrating SEU tolerance without the need for radiation-hardened electronics, and 100M operations per second per Watt processing throughput density

Font Design of Psaltic (Byzantine) Notation for Greek Musical Repertoires

The possibility of rendering scores of Greek Chant repertoires from the 3rd to the 21st century A.D. with the use of the computer opens new horizons in musicological research. In this poster a synoptic overview concerning the historical development of notational types used for Greek chants is given. This is followed by a record of various fonts and software for Byzantine neumes created since 1989. The goal of the poster is to present a new font for psaltic notations of the first and second Christian millennium, displaying the great variety of signs, neume families and neume combinations which are encountered in musical manuscripts and theoretical treatises of the Psaltic Art. These by far exceed the Byzantine neumes found today in the unicode system. The future development of suitable software can facilitate interdisciplinary studies with other traditions and contribute to the communication between musicologists and musicians belonging to different areas of expertise

Intellectual Property Research: From the Dustiest Law Book to the Most Far off Database

This issue of IDEA introduces a regular series of articles on intellectual property research tools and strategies based on my experience for over a decade as Intellectual Property Librarian and Research Professor at Franklin Pierce Law Center. Pierce Law is consistently ranked among the top law schools training IP professionals. I have taught IP legal research, patent, trademark and copyright searching to hundreds of students and IP professionals in Pierce Law Graduate Programs. I have tackled hundreds of reference and research questions as well as working on countless projects requiring IP information. So I have been faced with challenges and changes common to consumers of IP information. What are the types of data IP researchers seek? What are the options for access to such data? How do we evaluate the access points? What is the value added to our information access choices? The mission of this series is to present tools and strategies and answers some of these consumer questions within evaluative frameworks appropriate to the tools under consideration. Each information acquisition choice is made on a moment-by-moment basis subject to the press of business. Choices are made by the totality of the circumstances. Pressures and factors such as time and money often drive information consumption and will be acknowledged and addressed in the series. Despite the intense growth of IP as a legal specialty, the widespread focus on IP in other disciplines outside the law and the increasing use of non-legal data such as patent statistical indicators, little has been written on IP research. There are no dedicated treatises or periodicals on IP legal research. There are no comprehensive treatises on patent, trademark or copyright searching. The intent of this series is not scholarship and footnotes. The intent is to provide some helpful tools and strategies to those performing IP research on the spectrum from law to facts. So, the phrase IP research in this introduction, unless otherwise specified, refers to the acquisition all types of IP information by the full range of consumers

Does the Pharmaceutical Sector Have a Coresponsibility for the Human Right to Health?

The highest attainable standard of health is a fundamental human right, which has been part of international law since 1948. States and their institutions are the primary duty bearers responsible for ensuring that human rights are respected, protected, and fulfilled. However, more recently it has been argued that pharmaceutical companies have a coresponsibility to fulfill the human right to health. Most prominently, this coresponsibility has been expressed in the United Nations (UN) Millennium Goal 8 Target 4. “In cooperation with pharmaceutical companies, provide access to affordable essential drugs in developing countries.

The adventures of Miranda in the brave new world: learning in a Web 2.0 millennium

This paper looks at the implications of Web 2.0 technologies for university teaching and learning. The latest generation of undergraduates already live in a Web 2.0 world. They have new service expectations and are increasingly dissatisfied with teacher‐centred pedagogies. To attract and retain these students, universities will need to rethink their operations. New social technologies mean that universities have the chance to create a new generation of student‐centred learning environments, to realize the idea of a University 2.0. The following discussion draws upon a fictional character in order to capture the possible futures of such a brave new world