Library as Agent of [Re]Contextualization

Paper presented at the Digital Humanities 2009 conference in College Park, Maryland

Library as Agent of [Re]Contextualization

Paper presented at the Digital Humanities 2009 conference in College Park, Maryland

Experiment K-353

I watched wistfully as the last brownie was tucked \u27carefully into the overladen basket. I gave a longing look as I saw the basket disappear through the gate under Mother\u27s arm. There I was, stomach feeling as if my throat had been cut. Under the impulse of the moment, I decided to see just what could be done to alleviate the situation

S19RS SGB No. 7 (Surplus Account)

A Bill To amend the Student Government Bylaw

Experimental Simulation of Nucleating Bubble Behavior in a Microgap with Air Injected Bubbles

The following study investigates the behavior of bubbles created by air injection under a tapered microgap. It is a continuation of previous work from the Thermal Analysis and Microfluidics Lab at RIT which showed that placing a tapered gap manifold over a heated surface in a pool boiling setup could direct the flow of vapor created by two-phase heat transfer and create a pumping effect to increase its heat transfer performance. This study isolates this phenomenon and examines exactly how bubble motion affects liquid throughput. The results of this study provide insight into the specific parameters which induce this effect such as taper angle, flow rate of air, and manifold gap height. An experimental setup has been fabricated which mimics the flow of vapor created by pool boiling on a heated surface. It consists of a volume of water, an orifice through which air is supplied, a polysulfone taper, a peristaltic pump, and a high speed camera to record motion. Videos are saved and analyzed in a tracking software to provide position, velocity, and acceleration data. This data is used to compare taper configurations and evaluate performance. Four different flow patterns were observed during the passage of air through the microgap: “bubble squeezing”, ”bubble sticking”, ”no squeezing”, and “bubble slingshot. The installation of side curtains on the taper restricted flow to the inlet and outlet and prevented fluid from escaping from the sides. Taper angle and inlet area were seen to be the most influential parameters in the flow pattern outcome for the bubble. The most desirable flow patterns are “bubble squeezing” and “bubble slingshot” as they provide higher interface velocities indicative of increased liquid throughput. This is expected to improve the heat transfer during boiling in this geometry

S19RS SGB No. 6 (Budget)

A BILL to amend the Student Government budget

Aristotle\u27s Illicit Quantifier Shift: Is He Guilty or Innocent

In accusing Aristotle of committing an illicit quantifier shift, some scholars point to I.i.1094a1-3 of the Nicomachean Ethics and others point to I.ii.1094a18-22. The author of this paper analyses the logical translations of both passages in order to determine the success of the cases for and against Aristotle. Wading through the various translations found in the secondary literature and also analysing the primary text, the author of this paper argues that the correct logical translation of both passages frees Aristotle from the accusation of an illicit quantifier shift. The first passage does not present an argument, but a description of practical reasoning. The second passage is a hypothetical argument that stipulates the conditions of the final end: eudaimonia. The author concludes that one cannot accuse Aristotle of committing the fallacy of the quantifier shift

Evolutionary Subject Tagging in the Humanities; Supporting Discovery and Examination in Digital Cultural Landscapes

In this paper, the authors attempt to identify problematic issues for subject tagging in the humanities, particularly those associated with information objects in digital formats. In the third major section, the authors identify a number of assumptions that lie behind the current practice of subject classification that we think should be challenged. We move then to propose features of classification systems that could increase their effectiveness. These emerged as recurrent themes in many of the conversations with scholars, consultants, and colleagues. Finally, we suggest next steps that we believe will help scholars and librarians develop better subject classification systems to support research in the humanities.NEH Office of Digital Humanities: Digital Humanities Start-Up Grant (HD-51166-10