Satire As Confirmation Bias: South Park Meets The Simpsons

In this paper, I contrast The Simpsons and South Park to highlight how differing satirical strategies have the potential to spread disinformation through confirmation basis. The creators of South Park, Matt Stone and Trey Parker, employ a satirical strategy that does not seek approval or input from the objects of their satire. In contrast, the creator of The Simpsons, Matt Groening, seeks approval and agreement from the objects of their satire. Their different approaches to how they present their content to their audience coupled with the concepts of confirmation bias serve as yet another way for the possible spreading of disinformation. I argue that the difference between these satirical strategies can be defined using the terminology and conceptual frameworks of disinformation studies, namely, confirmation bias and theories of satire that highlight its potential to perpetrate disinformation.https://orb.binghamton.edu/research_days_posters_2023/1003/thumbnail.jp

Educação e comunicação de massa : ideologia subjacente à novela rebelde

Monografia (graduação)—Universidade de Brasília, Faculdade de Educação, 2014.Essa pesquisa tem como objetivo identificar a ideologia subjacente à novela Rebelde e especificar a cultura escolar, o estilo de vida e o comportamentos inculcados pela novela por meio da análise dos 215 capítulos da primeira temporada da mesma. Para tanto, foi utilizado o referencial teórico-metodológico do pensamento clássico alemão da sociologia mannheimiana, modernizado por Thompson (2011). A Hermenêutica de Profundidade foi aplicada por meio da análise formal para identificar padrões de comportamento, relações e regras representadas ao longo da trama por intermédio do comportamento das personagens, das frases ditas no início de cada capítulo, do cenário, da trilha sonora e do figurino utilizados. A pesquisa identificou que a primeira temporada da novela transmite os seguintes componentes ideológicos: cultura escolar do combate ao ensino tradicional; espetáculo como estilo de vida; hedonismo e discriminação por classes como comportamento inadequado; comportamento rebelde como inerente à juventude

Creación musical a partir de la corporalidad

Este trabajo da cuenta de los procesos de creación musical de un conjunto de obras compuestas en el marco del programa de Maestría Interinstitucional UFRGS/UdelaR, entre el año 2019 y 2021, incluyendo criterios estéticos y procedimientos técnicos concebidos a partir de la corporalidad. Uno de los aspectos más destacados es la utilización del fenómeno de la transmodalidad entre sonido y movimiento como mecanismo para generar músicas a partir de danzas, para luego generar danzas con las cuales generar nuevas músicas. Esta línea de composición musical a partir de la corporalidad tiene su origen en observaciones realizadas en distintas instancias de creación conjunta de danza y música, las cuales fueron sistematizadas en este trabajo mediante la elaboración de una propuesta de marco teórico construido principalmente a partir de conceptos de música, psicología de la música y de filosofía de la danza. En el memorial se describe la forma en la cual la relación entre el sonido y la corporalidad es utilizada en la composición de cada una de las músicas, y se profundiza en los procedimientos empleados en la composición de Ouroboros.This work accounts for the processes of musical creation of a set of works composed in the context of the UFRGS/UdelaR Inter-institutional Master's program, between 2019 and 2021. It includes the aesthetic criteria and technical procedures conceived from corporality applied in the composition of those works. One of the most outstanding aspects is the use of the phenomenon of transmodality between sound and movement as a mechanism to generate music from dances pieces, to later generate dances pieces with which to generate new music. This line of musical composition from corporality has its origin in observations made in different instances of joint creation of music and dance pieces, which were systematized in this work through the elaboration of a theoretical framework proposal built mainly from concepts of music, psychology of music and philosophy of dance. The memorial describes the way in which the relationship between sound and corporality is used in the musical works, and delves into the procedures used in the composition of Ouroboros

Fabrication of (bio)molecular patterns with contact printing techniques

[spa] Un patrón es una colección de unidades formadoras que se repiten predeciblemente en una magnitud definida. Los investigadores han utilizado patrones para garantizar la funcionalidad y repetitividad de sus estudios. Para conseguir eso, los datos obtenidos de los estudios se comparan entre varios resultados, esperando así una correlación. Dos métodos de investigación están basados en patrones: uno requiere un sustrato con unidades repetidas localizadas en un plano cartesiano definido, obteniendo una plataforma de análisis múltiple. El segundo método utiliza localizaciones definidas con diferentes áreas de prueba, creando así una plataforma de multianálisis. La miniaturización de estas pruebas permiten reducir el costo, maximizar la eficiencia e incrementar la repetitividad de los ensayos. Los micropatrones consisten en puntos de (bio)moléculas limitados en pequeñas áreas para crear zonas de reacción múltiples. Esta tecnología fue inicialmente utilizada para crear las interacciones del ADN para estudios genómicos. La técnica evolucionó para crear patrones de proteínas y actualmente se utiliza para estudios bioquímicos a gran escala y de muy alto rendimiento. Patrones de una (bio)molécula repetida a través del sustrato son fabricados rutinariamente en muchos laboratorios utilizando técnicas de impresión por contacto, por inyección u otro métodos. El cimiento de estas técnicas es transferir una (bio)molécula de una solución a un sustrato. Esta Tesis pretende expandir los métodos de creación de micropatrones por técnicas de impresión por contacto. Inicialmente se caracterizó una máquina automatizada de impresión por microcontacto para crear patrones y estudiar las variables que afectan al momento de la impresión. Se correlacionaron la presión y el tiempo de impresión para entender la morfología del patrón resultante. Igualmente se caracterizó el posicionamiento micrométrico de los patrones para crear estructuras complejas. Posteriormente, la máquina se modificó para incluir la técnica de impresión con plumas poliméricas. Esta técnica permitió crear micropatrones en superficies minúsculas. Estos micropatrones fueron luego liberados para crear micropartículas que pueden ser personalizadas para aplicaciones diversas. Finalmente, se formuló una nueva técnica de replicación de patrones de ADN desde un patrón inicial, manteniendo la información química y espacial presente en éste.[eng] For that, the obtained data is purposely compared over and over in hope that the results are comparable. Two main research approaches are based on patterns: The initial requires a single substrate with localized and repeated units to create multiple testing sites, obtaining a repeated, multi-analysis system. The second approach uses fixed localization with different testing motifs, creating a diverse multi-analysis platform. The miniaturization of these assays provides an alternative to reduce cost, maximize efficiency, and increase repeatability. Micropatterns consist on immobilized (bio)molecular motifs constrained in small areas over a solid substrate. These fixed spots provide up to thousands of reaction sites for parallel detection. Micropatterns were first developed to study the interaction between Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) strands and the study of the genome. Afterwards, this technology was used to create miniaturized protein patterns. Today, this technology is essential for large-scale and high-throughput biological and biochemical studies. Single-feature microarrays are routinely reproduced at many laboratories using various contact, non-contact, or alternatively methods. The foundation is to transfer a (bio)molecule in a solution onto a solid substrate obtaining a defined feature shape. This Thesis aims to expand the current contact replication techniques for microarray fabrication. Initially, an automatized microcontact printing tool was characterized to create complex patterns on a wide range of substrates. Thiols, silanes, and various biomolecules were printed on glass, silicon oxide or gold. The printing properties were explored to create a definitive protocol for further applications. The effect of the printing force and dwell time were thoroughly studied to form a mathematical expression to understand all the variables involved during contact printing. The miniscule resolution provided by the automatized tool allowed the creation of complex micropatterns with single or multiple printings steps. This tool was later upgraded and fitted with new controllers to create smaller patterns. An alternatively contact printing technique called polymer pen lithography was used to pattern the surface of specialized substrates to create micropatterns on constricted areas. The miniaturized microarrays were later liberated to create functionalized microparticles. These microparticles can be tuned for many biochemical applications, such as protein interaction studies, drug discovery or life science. Lastly, a new contact replication method was established to fabricate DNA arrays. An initial DNA master arrays was fabricated with known contact printing techniques. Then, either hybridized or in situ synthesized strands were transported to an intermediate substrate. A second hybridization or synthesis was used to transport a replica of the master array to a new substrate, maintaining the chemical and spatial information present on the original array

Avaliação de capacidade de infraestruturas de redes comunicação de dados

Trabalho de Conclusão de Curso (graduação)—Universidade de Brasília, Faculdade de Tecnologia, Departamento de Engenharia Elétrica, 2019.Este trabalho propõe uma nova metodologia para se realizar avaliações de capacidade de infraestruturas de redes de comunicação apoiada em teoremas estatísticos. Para este fim, inicialmente é sugerido levantar relações custos x benefícios ao se investir em infraestrutura na área da Tecnologia da Informação. Porém, devido à complexidade de se mensurar os gastos ao longo da vida útil desses ativos, e assim, mensurar o valor investido no total, buscou-se determinar outras medidas, sendo essas da estatística. Tais medidas, aliadas a modelagens analíticas e simulações computacionais, determinam e justificam necessidades de upgrades ou manutenções futuras na infraestrutura. Por fim, as considerações finais estipulam, com exemplos numéricos e gráficos, a utilidade e o benefício desta metodologia aplicada. Sugestões de trabalhos futuros encerram esse trabalho.This study proposes a new methodology for conducting evaluations of the capacity of communication network infrastructures based on statistical theorems. To this end, it is initially suggested to raise cost-benefit ratios when investing in information technology infrastructure. However, due to the complexity of measuring the expenditures over the useful life of these assets, and thus, to measure the amount invested in the total, appeared the need to determine other measure, these being the statistics. Such measure, combined with analytical modeling and computational simulations, determine and justify the need for future upgrades or maintenance of the infrastructure. Finally, the final considerations stipulate, with numerical and graphical examples, the usefulness and the benefit of this applied methodology. Suggestions for future work close this study

Internalization and viability studies of suspended nanowire silicon chips in HeLa Cells

Micrometer-sized silicon chips have been demonstrated to be cell-internalizable, offering the possibility of introducing in cells even smaller nanoelements for intracellular applications. On the other hand, silicon nanowires on extracellular devices have been widely studied as biosensors or drug delivery systems. Here, we propose the integration of silicon nanowires on cell-internalizable chips in order to combine the functional features of both approaches for advanced intracellular applications. As an initial fundamental study, the cellular uptake in HeLa cells of silicon 3 m 3 m nanowire-based chips with two different morphologies was investigated, and the results were compared with those of non-nanostructured silicon chips. Chip internalization without affecting cell viability was achieved in all cases; however, important cell behavior differences were observed. In particular, the first stage of cell internalization was favored by silicon nanowire interfaces with respect to bulk silicon. In addition, chips were found inside membrane vesicles, and some nanowires seemed to penetrate the cytosol, which opens the door to the development of silicon nanowire chips as future intracellular sensors and drug delivery systems

Discovery of the actinium, thorium, protactinium, and uranium isotopes

Currently, 31 actinium, 31 thorium, 28 protactinium, and 23 uranium isotopes have so far been observed; the discovery of these isotopes is discussed. For each isotope a brief summary of the first refereed publication, including the production and identification method, is presented.Comment: Accepted for publication in Atomic Data Nuclear Data Table

Estudo comparativo entre as metodologias eschka, infravermelho, condutividade térmica (TCD) e ultravioleta para a determinação de enxofre total em combustíveis sólidos

The oxidation of sulphur compounds upon burning emits large quantities of SOx into the atmosphere. Therefore, there is growing interest in fast and accurate methods for analyzing sulphur content in fuels. The objective of this work was to compare four different methods of total sulphur determination in solid fuels. The methods used in this work were Eschka, Infrared, Thermal Conductivity Detection (TCD) and Ultraviolet Fluorescence Detection (UV). The preliminary results showed that TCD and UV methods (nonstandard methods for solid fuels) have similar precision to the infrared method (standard method) for high-sulphur coal samples