Becoming conference interpreters: the deaf experience

Developing Deaf Interpreters Conference - University of Hamburg, Germany 25th - 26th May 2018In this article we consider the experience of two traditional ‘amateur’ Deaf interpreters working at an international conference within the context of the professionalization of deaf interpreters. We explore the themes raised during interviews of the Deaf and hearing interpreters who worked together at an efsli event. The path to becoming a professional deaf interpreter is often mediated by such capacity building opportunities in countries with limited access to formal training and so we note the dynamics of the teams and the professional reflections of the interpreters. We also draw attention to the attitudinal barriers that deaf interpreters face, which can affect the work of deaf interpreters and the ways in which traditional Deaf interpreters adopt strategies of collegiality and resilience to enable their professionalization

Agrupaciones de larvas de peces en aguas costeras de la zona central de Grecia: reflejo de la heterogeneidad en la topografía y la oceanografía

Patterns in the mesoscale distribution of larval fish in the coastal waters of central Greece, an area of high topographic and bathymetric complexity, were analysed using samples collected during two ichthyoplankton surveys in July 1998 and June 1999. Salinities were lower in the eastern (Aegean) part of the study area due to the influence of waters originating from the Black Sea. In this region, larvae of many epipelagic and benthopelagic (typically summer spawning) species were less abundant in June 1999, when waters were significantly cooler, compared to July 1998. Multivariate analyses identified ‘neritic’ and ‘pelagic’ groups of stations dominated by larvae of epipelagic/bethopelagic (typically shelf dwelling) and mesopelagic species. In the west (Ionian Sea), a prominent third group of stations located in the deep and highly enclosed Korinthiakos Gulf was also defined with very high abundances of mesopelagic fish larvae. However, the genera Cyclothone and Vinciguerria that dominated the neighbouring offshore assemblage of the Ionian Sea were absent from this gulf. In the study area, Korinthiakós Gulf ( > 900 m) and North Evoikos ( > 400 m) Gulf comprise unique ‘fjord-like’ ecosystems in the Mediterranean with increased productivity and significantly cooler deep waters compared to adjacent open sea basins.Se analizaron los patrones de distribución de mesoescala de larvas de peces en aguas costeras de Grecia central (un área de alta complejidad topográfica y batimétrica) mediante el estudio de muestras recogidas en el transcurso de dos muestreos de ictioplancton (julio de 1998 y junio de 1999). En la zona este del área de estudio (mar Egeo), las salinidades fueron menores debido a la influencia de aguas procedentes del mar Negro. En esta región, las larvas de muchas especies epipelágicas y bentopelágicas (normalmente de desove en verano) fueron menos abundantes en junio de 1999, cuando las aguas eran significativamente más frías, en comparación con julio de 1998. Un análisis multivariante identificó los grupos ‘nerítico’ y ‘pelágico’ en las estaciones dominadas por larvas de especies epipelágicas/betopelágicas (típicas de plataforma) y mesopelágicas. En el oeste (mar Jónico) se definió un tercer grupo de estaciones con altas abundancias de larvas de peces mesopelágicos ubicadas en el Golfo Korinthiakós, zona muy profunda y cerrada. Sin embargo, los géneros Cyclothone y Vinciguerria, que dominaban en la comunidad de aguas abiertas del Mar Jónico, estaban ausentes en este golfo. Dentro del área de estudio, los golfos de Korinthiakós ( > 900 m de profundidad) y el del Norte de Evoikos ( > 400 m) comprenden ecosistemas únicos en el Mediterráneo, semejantes a fiordos, con una productividad elevada y aguas profundas significativamente más frías que las de cuencas adyacentes del mar abierto

Numerical Investigation of the Seismic Behavior of Unanchored Steel Tanks with an emphasis on the Uplift Phenomenon

Ground steel storage tanks are widely used in different industries. Regarding the significance of these structures, ensuring the proper performance of such structures in earthquakes needs evaluating their seismic performance. The present study examines the seismic behavior of an unanchored fluid storage system via ABAQUS after validation using an experimental model. Next, the uplift of the bottom sheet is studied using the accelerogram records of the 1940 El Centro and 1994 Northridge earthquakes. The overturning moment time history of the fluid storage system and the maximum overturning moments were obtained to identify their behavior. The results indicated that not bracing storage tanks leads to the uplift phenomenon. Finally, the maximum axial stress of the storage tank shell was compared with the values recommended in the design codes to control the buckling

Copepod performance under CO2-induced acidification: the case of Acartia grani and Oithona davisae

11th Panhellenic Symposium on Oceanography and Fisheries, Aquatic Horizons : Challenges & Perspectives, 13-17 May 2015, Mytilene, Lesvos island, Greece.-- 11ο Πανελλήνιο Συμπόσιο Ωκεανογραφίας & Αλιείας, Μυτιλήνη, Λέσβος, Ελλάδα.-- 4 pagesThis experimental study aimed to evaluate the direct impact of two distinct pH levels, one “Control” (pHNBS: 8.17) and one “Low pH” (pHNBS: 7.75) on the feeding, respiration and reproductive output of two marine copepods: the calanoid Acartia graniand the cyclopoid Oithonadavisae. Adult copepods collected from laboratory cultures were preconditioned for 4 consecutive days at a dinoflagellate suspension (Akashiwo sanguinea) prepared with filtered sea water preadjusted at the targeted pH values via CO2 bubbling. Water acidification had no direct effect on the examined vital rates for any of the two copepod species. Our results lend support to the generally observed lack of direct influence of the seawater pH decrease projected at the end of the century on the group of copepodsThis work was supported by the project CROA (LS8-1893), implemented within the framework of the «Supporting Postdoctoral Researchers» Action of the >Education and Lifelong Learning> Operational Program (Action’s Beneficiary: General Secretariat for Research and Technology), and was cofinanced by the European Social Fund (ESF) and the Greek StatePeer Reviewe

S matrix for a three-parameter integrable deformation of AdS3×S3AdS_3\times S^3 strings

We consider the three-parameter integrable deformation of the $AdS_3\times S^3$ superstring background constructed in arXiv:1811.00453. Working on the string worldsheet in uniform lightcone gauge, we find the tree-level bosonic S matrix of the model and study some of its limits.Comment: 28 pages, one Mathematica notebook attached; v2: minor changes, references adde

Avaliação de distorção dimensional e propriedades mecânicas em fixadores automotivos tratados termicamente

TCC (graduação) - Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina. Centro Tecnológico, de Ciências Exatas e Educação. Engenharia de MateriaisFixadores automobilísticos de alta resistência necessitam passar pelo processo de tratamento térmico para que suas propriedades mecânicas sejam alcançadas, e para que sejam capazes de suportar cargas mais elevadas, uma vez que são utilizados principalmente em automóveis pesados e linha agrícola. Porém, como o limite de escoamento do aço diminui sensivelmente com o aumento da temperatura, quando se aquece uma peça até a temperatura de austenitização, a simples ação de seu próprio peso poderá causar deformações dimensionais permanentes que dificultam a sua montagem, mesmo que suas propriedades mecânicas estejam conforme solicitadas. Desta maneira, a disposição de uma carga dentro de um forno de tratamento térmico é um dos principais fatores para que não ocorram distorções, principalmente de componentes delgados. Neste sentido, o presente trabalho teve como objetivo analisar o método de condicionamento das peças no lote a ser tratado em um forno por bateladas, e suas respectivas propriedades mecânicas atingidas. O lote de fixadores com dimensões de 12mm x 300mm foi produzido em aço SAE 10B22 e submetidas ao tratamento térmico de têmpera à 890ºC e revenimento à 480º utilizado um dispositivo para acomodação das peças. Foi realizado caracterização microestrutural através de microscopia ótica, análise dimensional através do empenamento, e as propriedades mecânicas foram avaliadas através ensaios de tração, dureza Rockwell C e Vickers. Os resultados mostraram que fixadores automobilísticos produzidos em aço ao boro, tratados termicamente num forno em batelada, obtiveram as propriedades de resistência à tração e dureza eficientes para a classe de resistência solicitada. Alcançando plenamente também as especificações da norma ISO 898-1:2013, quanto a transformação martensítica mínima e a distorção de forma máxima.High-strength automotive fasteners need to go through the heat treatment process so that their mechanical properties are achieved, and to be able to withstand higher loads, since they are used mainly in heavy vehicles and the agricultural line. However, as the flow limit of the steel decreases appreciably with increasing temperature, when a part is heated to austenitizing temperature, the simple action of its own weight may cause permanent dimensional deformations that hinder its assembly, even if its properties mechanics are as requested. In this way, the disposition of a load inside a heat treatment furnace is one of the main factors so that distortions do not occur, mainly of thin components. In this sense, the present work aimed to analyze the method of conditioning the pieces in the batch to be treated in a kiln by batches, and their respective mechanical properties achieved. The batch of fasteners with dimensions of 12mm x 300mm was produced in SAE 10B22 steel and subjected to the heat treatment of quenching at 890ºC and tempering at 480ºC using a device to accommodate the parts. Microstructural characterization was performed using optical microscopy, dimensional analysis through warping, and the mechanical properties were evaluated through tensile tests, Rockwell C and Vickers hardness. The results showed that automotive fasteners made of boron steel, thermally treated in a batch oven, obtained the properties of tensile strength and hardness efficient for the requested strength class. Also fully reaching the specifications of the ISO 898-1: 2013 standard, regarding the minimum martensitic transformation and the maximum distortion

Impacts of ICTs on the temporal dimension of organizational culture: a literature review and a case study

Time as a social and cultural construction and conceptualization of Organizational time. Temporality as a dimension of organizational culture. Studies on the temporal implications of ICTs in organizations. A case study: temporal impact of a workflow system on the temporal dimensions of organizational culture.Time as a social and cultural construction and conceptualization of Organizational time. Temporality as a dimension of organizational culture. Studies on the temporal implications of ICTs in organizations. A case study: temporal impact of a workflow system on the temporal dimensions of organizational culture.LUISS PhD Thesi