The desire called architecture

Wissenschaftliches Kolloquium vom 19. bis 22. April 2007 in Weimar an der Bauhaus-Universität zum Thema: ‚Die Realität des Imaginären. Architektur und das digitale Bild

Notes on Narrative Method in Historical Interpretation

These notes are offered as a sketch of interpretive method. I suggest that the writing of architectural history is, or should be, a deeply theoretical sort of symptomatology – an account of how the very forms and experiences of architecture both construct and repress the absent thing we call the social, and are its most material symbolizations. Such an account benefits from an idea and a practice of narrative. Narrative is an ideological production that avoids any copy theories of representation even as it insists on the real, material forms and events that are its subject matter

Energy Compensation with Exercise is not Dependent on Dose

Background: Exercise induced weight loss is often less than expected due to a coordinated set of compensatory mechanisms that serve to maintain energy homeostasis. The extent to which exercise frequency, duration, intensity and exercise energy expenditure (ExEE) influences the compensatory response to an exercise-induced energy deficit (energy compensation) is controversial. Determining how these variables impact energy compensation would help health care providers prescribe exercise with greater probability of creating a sustained negative energy balance and subsequent weight loss. Methods: 44 Overweight/obese men and women (BMI=25-35kg/m²) aged 18 to 40 years were randomized to perform aerobic exercise 2 or 6 days/week or into a sedentary control group for 12 weeks. Changes in body composition and rates of energy expenditure at rest and during physical activity were assessed. Exercise sessions were evaluated for duration, intensity, and ExEE. Energy compensation was determined by comparing changes in bodily energy stores to total ExEE and expressed as both % energy compensated (compensation index, CI) and total energy compensated (kcal). Results: No differences in energy compensation (CI or total energy compensated) were observed between groups exercising two or six days per week. ExEE, time spent exercising per week, or exercise intensity did not influence CI or total energy compensated. Greater fat mass was lost (-1.77 kg) when weekly ExEE exceeded 2,000 kcal compared to under 2,000 kcal (-0.41 kg, p\u3c 0.05), ExEE predicted % fat mass loss (p\u3c 0.05) when controlling for total energy compensated. Conclusion: Greater exercise intensity, frequency, ExEE or exercise duration do not promote greater energy compensation when expressed as CI or total energy compensated. When energy compensated is held constant, greater ExEE promote fat mass loss. ExEE over 2,000 kcal/week is needed to overcome the compensatory response and reduce fat mass

The analysis & implementation of key innovation methods in order to prove that innovation is required for promoting market growth in the United States track & field industry

In relation to the rest of the world, the track and field industry within the United States lacks interest from the public. The market makes a name for itself during the short period of time the sport is televised in the Olympic Games. This is a problem for the elite athletes who are considered professional but have little to show for this title. The current marketing strategies and distribution of wealth within the industry are ineffective and detrimental to the future success of the sport. We must point the finger at the governing powers and demand a change. I believe that this change comes in the form of innovation. We must find ways to innovate the sport in order to attract the attention of the public on a regular basis, which will result in added revenue and market growth. To do this, we have to cater the marketing efforts towards the experiences had by both athletes and fans of the sport. In my thesis, I address this issue knowing very well that innovation is key beforehand. The paper is outlined similar to what a marketing plan would look like in the business world. I begin with providing an understanding of innovation and how the process works. From there, I incorporate six important aspects to innovation that are required for success. With these tools on hand, I then produce a framework for identifying the need for innovation. This framework encompasses the problem, the industry, research efforts, creativity and risk measures, and finally the concluding remarks and recommendations from the information gathered. By combing data that shows financial instability, insight from elite athletes and the frustration from current fans of the sport, my study proves that innovation is a necessity. With that, I propose three recommendations based on level of effort and difficulty. The best-case scenario for innovation efforts involves the creation of a new competition stadium, the employment of enthusiastic and knowledgeable commentators, better standards for television coverage, and more organized funding for promotional aspects of the sport

Where Equity Meets Expertise: Re-Thinking Appellate Review in Complex Litigation

The field of complex litigation continues to grow as both an academic study and a popular phenomenon. One cannot escape news accounts of major class action litigation, and lawyers continue to find new ways to push the outer bounds of civil litigation practices to accommodate large-scale disputes involving multiple claims or parties. Many question whether traditional procedures can or should apply to these cases. Drawing on this well-recognized procedural tension, this Article explores the relationship between trial and appellate courts in complex litigation and argues for a revised standard of appellate review for trial court decisions affecting the party structure of a lawsuit. The Article examines historical equity practices and modern principles of administrative law to explain the function of a trial court in complex litigation and to justify the form of appellate scrutiny that is applicable to that role

The Dehumanizing of the Humanities and a Remedy

Explores issues of professionalization and politicalization of humanistic studies. Sketches an up-dated return to the basics of humanistic research and teaching

Cosmology and galactic angular momenta

The plan of this paper is to present some observations and then in subsequent chapters to examine the two basic cosmological ideas in the light of these observations. The first of the observations involves an estimate of the angular momentum in a given volume of space and the ratio of this momentum to the mass or number of nucleons in the given volume. We therefore wish to obtain a rough estimate of the angular momentum in that part of the universe which man may call his immediate surroundings, i.e., the solar system and galaxy

Reliability of a Shuttle reaction timer

Reaction, movement, and task times refer to the times needed to initially respond to a stimulus, make the specific movement, and complete the entire task. This study evaluated the reliability of a simple reaction timer designed to mimic a Space Shuttle task (turning on an overhead switch)