American graphic Novel: Multimodality and Identity

The graphic novel is considered as a multimodal text — a complex of verbal and visual components. The differences between comics and graphic novels are explained. The definition of the concept of “multimodality” is given, and the main approaches to the study of a multimodal text are described. Attention is paid to the issue of identity in a multicultural aspect. On the example of a specific autobiographical graphic novel, the discursive construction of identity by visual and linguistic means is analyzed. The expediency of using critical discourse analysis to understand verbal and non-verbal connections, visual images and communications, as well as text and context is substantiated. To study the linguistic modality of the graphic novel, the methods of linguo-stylistic, lexico-semantic and contextual analysis of the literary text were used, while the iconic components were considered using the methods of observation, interpretation and comparison with the text. The sociocultural dominants of food and appearance were revealed in the novel, which contributed to the convergence of stylistic and iconic means of expressing meaning. Examples of combining linguistic, metalinguistic and visual aspects of expressing aspects of identity in the space of the American graphic novel as a multimodal text are given. The novelty of the study is seen in the demonstration of identity markers in a multimodal text

Doped Barium Titanate at Intermediate Stages of Synthesis of ВТО

This paper presents the results of synthesis and characterization of calcium 0doped nanocrystalline barium titanate powder with different concentration of doped elements ((Ba1-xCax) TiO3, were x 0; 0.02; 0.06; 0.1; 0.16; 0.2), produced by oxalate route. Calcium additives were added on the surface the samples of semidecomposed barium titanil oxalate. For synthesis were used simultaneously decomposition of unstable barium, titanium compositions and calcium salts. The semidecomposed barium titanil oxalate and doped barium titanate characterization carried out by specific surface area measurements, TEM, X-Ray. It is experimentally shown that Са2+ introduction reduces lattice parameter for samples that related with replacement of barium by calcium. Solubility of calcium in barium titanate nanopowders increase from 10 at % up to 16 at %. The second phase appears at 20 at %. When you are citing the document, use the following link http://essuir.sumdu.edu.ua/handle/123456789/3547

Twenty years of coordination technologies: State-of-the-art and perspectives

Since complexity of inter- and intra-systems interactions is steadily increasing in modern application scenarios (e.g., the IoT), coordination technologies are required to take a crucial step towards maturity. In this paper we look back at the history of the COORDINATION conference in order to shed light on the current status of the coordination technologies there proposed throughout the years, in an attempt to understand success stories, limitations, and possibly reveal the gap between actual technologies, theoretical models, and novel application needs