Application of symbolic and algebraic manipulation software in solving applied mechanics problems

As its name implies, symbolic and algebraic manipulation is an operational tool which not only can retain symbols throughout computations but also can express results in terms of symbols. This report starts with a history of symbolic and algebraic manipulators and a review of the literatures. With the help of selected examples, the capabilities of symbolic and algebraic manipulators are demonstrated. These applications to problems of applied mechanics are then presented. They are the application of automatic formulation to applied mechanics problems, application to a materially nonlinear problem (rigid-plastic ring compression) by finite element method (FEM) and application to plate problems by FEM. The advantages and difficulties, contributions, education, and perspectives of symbolic and algebraic manipulation are discussed. It is well known that there exist some fundamental difficulties in symbolic and algebraic manipulation, such as internal swelling and mathematical limitation. A remedy for these difficulties is proposed, and the three applications mentioned are solved successfully. For example, the closed from solution of stiffness matrix of four-node isoparametrical quadrilateral element for 2-D elasticity problem was not available before. Due to the work presented, the automatic construction of it becomes feasible. In addition, a new advantage of the application of symbolic and algebraic manipulation found is believed to be crucial in improving the efficiency of program execution in the future. This will substantially shorten the response time of a system. It is very significant for certain systems, such as missile and high speed aircraft systems, in which time plays an important role

Traducció i anàlisi comparativa dels dos primers capítols d'"Anne of Green Gables" de L. M. Montgomery

Aquest treball té com a objectiu proposar una nova traducció al català de la novel·la Anne of Green Gables, de Lucy Maud Montgomery. Per a fer-ho, ens proposarem uns objectius i una metodologia a seguir i elaborarem un marc teòric investigant sobre l'obra, l'autora, la situació de la dona en l'època i la traducció de literatura infantil i juvenil. A continuació, elaborarem la traducció dels dos primers capítols de la novel·la i analitzarem els aspectes relacionats amb la traducció de literatura infantil i juvenil que hagen suposat una dificultat. Finalment, reflexionarem sobre tot el procés i sobre els resultats obtinguts en la conclusió.Este trabajo tiene como objetivo proponer una nueva traducción al catalán de la novela Anne of Green Gables, de Lucy Maud Montgomery. Para ello, nos propondremos unos objetivos y una metodología a seguir y elaboraremos un marco teórico investigando sobre la obra, la autora, la situación de la mujer en la época y la traducción de literatura infantil y juvenil. A continuación, elaboraremos la traducción de los dos primeros capítulos de la novela y analizaremos los aspectos relacionados con la traducción de literatura infantil y juvenil que hayan supuesto una dificultad. Finalmente, reflexionaremos sobre todo el proceso y sobre los resultados obtenidos en la conclusión.This project aims to propose a new Catalan translation of Lucy Maud Montgomery's novel Anne of Green Gables. To do so, we will propose goals and a methodology to follow and we will develop a theoretical framework in which we wil research the novel, the author, the situation of women at the time and the translation of children's literature. We will then work on the translation of the first two chapters of the novel and discuss the issues related to translating children's literature that have presented difficulties. Finally, in the conclusion we will reflect on the whole process and on the results obtained

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“And, Needless to Say, I Was Athletic, Too:” Southern Ontario Black Women and Sport (1920s – 1940s)

This dissertation presents a two-part study of sporting practices of Southern Ontario Black women, between the 1920s and the 1940s, aimed at developing a socio-cultural history of sport that includes narratives from marginalized groups. Given sport’s traditional position as a masculine domain, as well as Canada’s status as a patriarchal White supremacy, the accounts presented in this work centre Black women’s sport experiences through an intersectional perspective. It is argued that, by virtue of their simultaneously racialized and gendered identities, Black women had distinct sporting experiences from those of White women and men and Black men. The first study used archived oral histories of a group of Black women who lived across Southern Ontario to document a range of activities which located women in sporting spaces. These women were not just athletes, but also coaches, umpires, and spectators. Also, men and boys were influential in these practices, often introducing women to sport. Still, for many, participation in youth gave way to being in the stands in adulthood. These narratives demonstrate the influence of gender norms and racial identity on women’s sporting experiences. The second study focused on Jean Lowe, a champion Toronto track and field athlete in the late 1930s and 1940s who also played softball and basketball. The main source of evidence was the record of Lowe’s performance through two widely circulated newspapers: Toronto’s Globe and Mail and Daily Star. The media often praised Lowe, and her narrative denotes a Black woman’s ascent and integration in a White-dominated community. But, her seemingly unproblematic athletic career, as well as her qualification as representing an image of pulchritude, stand in sharp contrast with her sustained designation as “dusky,” her frequent inclusion into discussions of the ‘Black athlete’s’ threatening rise, and her permanent departure from the city in the mid-1940s. Lowe’s story underscores the reticulation of ‘acceptance’ and Othering that historically characterized Canadian racial relations. Through both the oral histories and the media, it is found that insidious notions of race and gender remained embedded in some Black women’s sport experiences, even as sport expanded and shifted the lens through which society viewed them

A worldwide mapping and characterization of innovative schools

The traditional school model is subject to growing social pressure. The collective awareness of the need to find new pedagogical and organizational approaches has fuelled the dynamics of school innovation. Over the last two decades, several schools have emerged worldwide bearing innovative models. The present study pursued two objectives: 1st - map the innovative schools worldwide, with students between 10/11 and 17/18 years old, referenced by academic publications; 2nd - identify the dimensions of school innovation that those same academic publications indicate in the referenced schools. A systematic literature review was carried out in English, Portuguese, and Spanish, between 2000 and 2021, in the search engines SCOPUS, Web of Science (WoS), EBSCO, Google Scholar, and RCAAP (Open Access Scientific Repositories of Portugal). There may be an increasingly broad consensus on the need for a change in the current school model, but are those so-called innovative schools more effective in promoting learning? The results obtained may raise further research to answer this question.O modelo escolar tradicional está sujeito a uma crescente pressão social. A consciência coletiva acerca da necessidade de se encontrarem novas abordagens pedagógicas e organizacionais tem alimentado a dinâmica da inovação escolar. Nas últimas duas décadas surgiram várias escolas com modelos inovadores um pouco por todo o mundo. O presente estudo foi desenvolvido com dois objetivos: 1º - mapear a nível mundial as escolas inovadoras referenciadas por publicações académicas com alunos entre os 10/11 e os 17/18 anos de idade; 2º - identificar as dimensões de inovação escolar que essas mesmas publicações assinalam nas escolas que referenciam. Para este efeito fez-se uma revisão sistemática da literatura em inglês, português e espanhol, entre 2000 e 2021, nos motores de busca SCOPUS, Web of Science (WoS), EBSCO, Google Scholar e RCAAP (Repositórios Científicos de Acesso Aberto de Portugal). Pode haver um consenso cada vez mais amplo sobre a necessidade de mudança do modelo escolar atual, mas as escolas ditas inovadoras são mais eficazes na promoção da aprendizagem? Os resultados obtidos pretendem suscitar outras pesquisas que procurem responder a esta questão

A Landscape of Left-Overs : Changing Conceptions of Place and Environment among Mi'kmaq Indians of Eastern Canada

This dissertation seeks to explore historical changes in the lifeworld of the Mi’kmaq Indians of Eastern Canada. The Mi’kmaq culture hero Kluskap here serves as a key persona in discussing issues such as traditions, changing conceptions of land, and human-environmental relations. In order not to depict Mi’kmaq culture as timeless, two important periods in its history are examined. The first study reviews historical evidence of the ontology, epistemology, and ethics – jointly labeled animism – that stem from a premodern Mi’kmaq hunting subsistence. This evidence dates from the period between 1850 and 1930, which is also the period when the Mi’kmaq were gradually being forced to settle in the reserves. The second study situates the culture hero in the modern world of the 1990s, when allusions to Mi’kmaq tradition and to Kluskap played an important role in the struggle against a planned superquarry on Cape Breton. This study discusses the ecocosmology that has been formulated by modern reserve inhabitants and that could be labeled a “sacred ecology”. If the premodern ecocosmologies have been favorably treated by Westerners, the modern Natives’ attempt to create a “sacred ecology” has been received with ambivalence. It has been welcomed by some as an alternative to Western ways of treating nature, which threaten our global survival. But it has also been criticized as a modern construction designed by Natives to gain benefits from Canadian society. In the example of the Mi’kmaq struggle against the superquarry, this critique is discussed, with a focus on how the Mi’kmaq are rebuilding their traditions and environmental relations in interaction with modern society. In this process, environmental groups, pan-Indianism, and education play an important role, but so does reserve life. By anchoring their engagement in reserve life the Mi’kmaq traditionalists have to a large extent been able to confront both external and internal doubts about their authenticity

(Her)itage: Literary Tourism and the Popular Legacies of Louisa May Alcott, L.M. Montgomery, and Beatrix Potter.

This dissertation theorizes tourist engagements with famous literary women through an examination of the popular legacies of Louisa May Alcott, L.M. Montgomery, and Beatrix Potter. Little Women (1868-1869, American), Anne of Green Gables (1908, Canadian), and The Tale of Peter Rabbit (1902, English) have been translated into 30+ languages and continue to inspire admiration, adaptation, and tourist pilgrimage. Three literary house museums are analyzed, using interdisciplinary methods including close readings of primary materials, personal interviews, and field observations. The term (her)itage is proposed to describe a range of contemporary emulations of historical feminine subjectivities that furnish comfort, escape, and inspiration to adult women who creatively annotate their own identities with ideas, values, and even clothing referencing these writers and their works. Each case study focuses on a different community of interpreters who recall, rehearse, and reimagine the popular legacies of these writers. Chapter One examines the call to emulate Louisa May Alcott by guides at Orchard House (Concord, MA). Chapter Two analyzes tourists' recreation of Anne's arrival at 'Green Gables' (Cavendish, PE). Chapter Three compares interpretations of Beatrix Potter's legacy by the makers of the romantic drama Miss Potter (2006) and staff at Hill Top Farm (Near Sawrey, UK) and the emulations each might inspire. Chapter Four examines the museum stores of each site, where institutional and consumer identities entwine, their points of intersection expressed in the meanings of goods sold and purchased. Contributing to the fields of literary tourism studies, postfeminist popular culture studies, and museum/heritage studies, this examination of the extraliterary legacies of Alcott, Montgomery, and Potter asks what aspects of historical feminine subjectivities 21st century women are drawn to emulate and what these practices reveal about the longings and anxieties of contemporary women, while speaking to larger questions about the synergy between historic sites and popular culture productions and the blending of personal histories and cultural histories that motivate visits to museums and historic sites.PhDAmerican CultureUniversity of Michigan, Horace H. Rackham School of Graduate Studieshttps://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/113625/1/sgothie_1.pd

Rare Respiratory Diseases: A Personal and a Public Health Problem

Dear Colleagues, A rare disease, also known as an orphan disease, is any disease that affects a small percentage of the population. Although definitions vary from continent to continent, according to the European Union, rare diseases are those with a prevalence of less than 1 in 2000 people. Rare diseases are, in general, chronic, debilitating diseases, which in many cases threaten patients’ lives. It is estimated that 1–2 million people in the European Union are affected by a rare respiratory disease, which is a public health problem. Due to the low prevalence and severity of many of these diseases, whose symptoms often initially manifest in childhood, combined efforts are needed to improve our knowledge of the pathophysiology of these diseases that will lead to the development of new, more effective treatments. Therefore, since rare respiratory diseases represent an important field in medicine, we propose this Special Issue to promote the dissemination of the latest advances in basic and clinical research in these diseases. Prof. Dr. Francisco Dasí Guest Edito

Prosecuting vice; etc. : Emma Stirling's work for children, youth and young women, 1894-95

139 leaves ; 29 cm.Includes abstract.Includes bibliographical references (leaves 133-139).Emma Maitland Stirling, if she is known at all in Nova Scotia, is known for her child migration work in the province between 1886 and 1895. Yet, her last years here have not been fully explored and her work with the Maritime Woman's Christian Temperance Union has been completely overlooked. Emma Stirling's efforts with the WCTU were about combating the possibility of moral decay in Nova Scotia society. Particularly important at times, was combating this apparent moral decay in the young of the world. In 1895 this work with the WCTU would converge for Stirling with her child migration work. The Parker and Miller abortion trial, Stirling's last engagement in Nova Scotia, must be re-envisioned as an extension of Stirling's WCTU work. By defending Grace Fagan, a grown child migrant, Stirling believed she was defending all the young of Nova Scotia society, local or transplanted, from moral degradation