Literary Tropes: The Battle of Words in Illness

Literary tropes are a universal type of creative expression that should be explored given how they capture the intensity of individuals suffering from severe disease. This study, therefore, aims to respond to two important questions: Are literary motifs prevalent in the compulsive thoughts of those suffering from diseases? What literary conventions appear to be predominant? Most of the studies that examine literary elements like metaphor and diseases seem to favour the medical personnel, Susan Sontag (1978;1988); Gavin Francis (2017). However, this paper critically analyses how John Green’s The Fault in Our Stars depicts patients with mental operations. By analysing the creative mental operations of affected characters, the study objectifies the presence of literary tropes in those operations and makes a proposition toward their identification. Derrida’s theory of deconstruction is used for the: critical analysis and distilling of literary tropes. Meanings are implicit and deducible in creative mental operations; this substantiates the essence of artistic undertakings

PLANNING SOLAR HEATING FOR POULTRY - A LINEAR PROGRAMMING APPROACH

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Image restoration and superresolution as probes of small scale far-IR structure in star forming regions

Far-infrared continuum studies from the Kuiper Airborne Observatory are described that are designed to fully exploit the small-scale spatial information that this facility can provide. This work gives the clearest picture to data on the structure of galactic and extragalactic star forming regions in the far infrared. Work is presently being done with slit scans taken simultaneously at 50 and 100 microns, yielding one-dimensional data. Scans of sources in different directions have been used to get certain information on two dimensional structure. Planned work with linear arrays will allow us to generalize our techniques to two dimensional image restoration. For faint sources, spatial information at the diffraction limit of the telescope is obtained, while for brighter sources, nonlinear deconvolution techniques have allowed us to improve over the diffraction limit by as much as a factor of four. Information on the details of the color temperature distribution is derived as well. This is made possible by the accuracy with which the instrumental point-source profile (PSP) is determined at both wavelengths. While these two PSPs are different, data at different wavelengths can be compared by proper spatial filtering. Considerable effort has been devoted to implementing deconvolution algorithms. Nonlinear deconvolution methods offer the potential of superresolution -- that is, inference of power at spatial frequencies that exceed D lambda. This potential is made possible by the implicit assumption by the algorithm of positivity of the deconvolved data, a universally justifiable constraint for photon processes. We have tested two nonlinear deconvolution algorithms on our data; the Richardson-Lucy (R-L) method and the Maximum Entropy Method (MEM). The limits of image deconvolution techniques for achieving spatial resolution are addressed

The Ursinus Weekly, March 22, 1943

Juniors to stress music, patriotism at annual formal • Curtain Club puts finishing touches on Cat and Canary • Last minute spurt names Nancy Landis bond queen • Penn prof believes in France\u27s future • Weekly to publish directory of Ursinus grads in service • Federation plan for post-war world approved by Pennsylvania debaters • WSGA sets date for filling petitions for 1944 officers • Susan finishes painting • Faith needed in crises Daniels tells vespers • Grad\u27s chem paper printed • Little-known professor surveys fraternity field in recent study • Irish jig at shamrock shag • Women to vote tomorrow • Ruby heads sign contract with Clark Publishing Co. • Council canvasses dorms for money to aid Red Cross • College to give April 2 qualifying tests for Army A-12 and Navy V-12 programs • Churchman compares Christians to soldiers • Community club to hear talk on Dupont plastics • English Club schedules two reviews for tonight • Library\u27s latest books added to rental shelf • Massey signs collegians • Coeds to close season at Rosemont in search of 7th victory in 8 starts • Soph-seniors take 10-5 lead in six-sport interclass race • Worthing, Parks will pick teams for class bouts • Girls triumph 27-16 over Chestnut Hill • Maples noses out Day to enter dorm finals • Jayvees seek 5th straight at Rosemont Wednesday • Kellett to try for Phils • Harrington, Landis, Bright on All-Philadelphia team • Navy silent on collegehttps://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/weekly/1757/thumbnail.jp

Rational Design of Pore Size and Functionality in a Series of Isoreticular Zwitterionic Metal-Organic Frameworks

The isoreticular expansion and functionalization of charged-polarized porosity has been systematically explored by the rational design of 11 isostructural zwitterionic metal-organic frameworks (ZW-MOFs). This extended series of general structural composition {[M3F(L1)3(L2)1.5]·guests}n was prepared by employing the solvothermal reaction of Co and Ni tetrafluoroborates with a binary ligand system composed of zwitterionic pyridinium derivatives and traditional functionalized ditopic carboxylate auxiliary ligands (HL1·Cl = 1-(4-carboxyphenyl)-4,4′-bipyridinium chloride, Hcpb·Cl; or 1-(4-carboxyphenyl-3-hydroxyphenyl)-4,4′-bipyridinium chloride, Hchpb·Cl; and H2L2 = benzene-1,4-dicarboxylic acid, H2bdc; 2-aminobenzene-1,4-dicarboxylic acid, H2abdc; 2,5-dihydroxy-1,4-benzenedicarboxylic acid, H2dhbdc; biphenyl-4,4′-dicarboxylic acid, H2bpdc; or stilbene-4,4′-dicarboxylic acid, H2sdc). Single-crystal structure analyses revealed cubic crystal symmetry (I-43m, a = 31-36 Å) with a 3D pore system of significant void space (73-81%). The pore system features three types of pores being systematically tunable in size ranging from 17.4 to 18.8 Å (pore I), 8.2 to 12.8 Å (pore II), and 4.8 to 10.4 Å (pore III) by the choice of auxiliary ligands. All members of this series have noninterpenetrating structures and exhibit robust architectures, as evidenced by their permanent porosity and high thermal stability (up to 300 °C). The structural integrity and specific surface areas could be systematically optimized using supercritical CO2 exchange methods for framework activation resulting in BET surface areas ranging from 1250 to 2250 m2/g. Most interestingly, as a structural landmark, we found the pore surfaces lined with charge gradients employed by the pyridinium ligands. This key feature results in significant adsorption of carbon dioxide and methane which is attributed to polarization effects. With this contribution we pioneer the reticulation of pyridinium building blocks into extended zwitterionic networks in which specific properties can be targeted

Growth, Development and Survival of Holothuria scabra Larvae in Different Microalgal Regimens and Water Rearing Media

Different aspects of Holothuria scabra larval production, including feeding regimen and water treatment, were investigated under experimental conditions. This study highlights the optimization of techniques and simplification of the requirements of sea cucumber larval rearing. The growth performance, development, and survivorship of H. scabra larvae were measured to assess which treatment provides optimum results. Chaetoceros gracilis (Cgr) and Chaetoceros calcitrans (Cc) were administered singly and in combination (Cgr-Cc) to sea cucumber larvae. Growth was highest in combined Cgr-Cc feed with mean final length of 2088µm, followed by Cc with 1855 µm and Cgr with 1800 µm, but with no significant difference (p > 0.05). Similarly, survival rates among treatments were not statistically different (Cgr-Cc = 2.23%; Cgr = 1.6%; Cc = 1.3%) (p > 0.05). However, larval development was better in combined Cgr-Cc and Cc single diet, with 90% and 100% composition of early juveniles on Day 30. Slower development was observed in Cgr single feed, with only 90% early juveniles observed later on Day 35. Different microalgal concentration of Cgr-Cc (10,000, 30,000 and 50,000 cells.mL-1) were also tested. Juveniles (~3 mm) yielded from 50,000 cells.mL-1 microalgal concentrations were five times larger than when fed at 10,000 cells.mL-1 microalgae. Development of larvae was also faster in 50,000 cells.mL-1, yielding harvestable juveniles in 25 days. However, water replenishment in tanks with high microalgal density should also be regularly done at 50-70% rate in two days interval to mitigate fouling. In addition, sand-filtered, chlorinated, and UV-treated seawater were also tested for their efficiency as culture media. Growth rates were significantly highest in sand-filtered seawater (68.3 µm.d-1), followed by UV-treated seawater (52.4 µm.d-1), and by chlorinated seawater (34.8 µm.d-1) (p < 0.05). Larval development did not differ in sand-filtered and UV-treated seawater, yielding ~1 mm juveniles as early as Day 25. Likewise, sand-filtered seawater rendered highest survival of larvae (10.24%) followed by UV-treated seawater (6.24%); chlorinated seawater yielded lowest (2.60%) (p < 0.05). Although a sterilization process is advised, findings on sand-filtered seawater as a rearing medium were notable