Food in transition: university students' discourse about food practices

Little is known about the food practices of UK university students. 'Student food' often carries a negative connotation of being 'improper' or 'unhealthy'. This thesis investigates the accounts of food practices offered by undergraduate students at the University of Nottingham. This thesis introduced Goffman's ideas of self-presentation of everyday life to examine the main theoretical approaches in the study of food and eating. Students' discourse about food practices at three stages was examined: food practices at home, in university accommodations, and in private accommodations. This thesis shows students' self-presentation through their discourse about the transitions in food practices in these three living situations. The focus in students' discourse shifts gradually from constructing institutional images to personal images, as students acquired more autonomy in food practices. When talking about the period before university, students' self presentation emphasised 'institutional images' or 'family images'. When they talked about food practices after entering university, their 'personal images' gradually became more prominent. This thesis also provides an account of students' discourse about Science, technology and food, using a case study of Genetically Modified (GM) food. Students' discourse about GM food was associated with their self presentation as Natural Science or Humanities and Social Science (HSS) students. This thesis concludes that students' discourse about food has shown that their self- presentation was often constructed according to what they expected their audience to consider as appropriate for university students in UK society. The university period was portrayed as a transition in developing their personal images as they learned to present themselves as responsible independent beings in the society and located themselves within particular communities of knowledge. This thesis suggests that university students' food practices are shaped by various factors. The assumption that students do not care about their food and eating should be challenged. Furthermore, this thesis also demonstrates the way in which people talk about GM food. This is to show that, in order to understand people's views about GM food, it is important to take their self- presentation into account when interpreting their responses

Prediction Model of End Mill Cutting Edge Based on Material Properties and Cutting Conditions

In machining, the cutting performance of the tool depends on the tool material, tool structure, tool geometry, properties of workpiece materials, and cutting conditions. If the user chooses an inappropriate cutting tool for the machining of the workpiece material, this will cause energy loss and severe tool wear. This study aims to investigate the influence of mechanical properties of workpiece material and cutting conditions on the tool geometry and to establish a polynomial network for the prediction of a reasonable normal relief angle and a normal wedge angle based on experimental data. Experimental results indicate that the cutting of high hardness and high strength workpiece materials requires a larger normal wedge angle to increase the cutting edge strength. In addition, the design of the normal relief angle is related to Young\u27s modulus and the toughness of the workpiece material, mainly to avoid material elastic recovery during the cutting process. In terms of cutting parameters, as the radial depth of cut increases, the contact area between the tool and the chip increases, which causes the heat to concentrate at the tip of the tool; hence, it is necessary to increase the normal wedge angle. In addition, the feed per tooth had a negligible effect on the normal wedge angle. Finally, the prediction model was verified by five untested workpiece materials. The results of the cutting tests showed that the flatness of the cutting edge was less than 15 μm, which indicates that a normal cutting phenomenon occurred on the flank

Few-Shot Deep Adversarial Learning for Video-based Person Re-identification

Video-based person re-identification (re-ID) refers to matching people across camera views from arbitrary unaligned video footages. Existing methods rely on supervision signals to optimise a projected space under which the distances between inter/intra-videos are maximised/minimised. However, this demands exhaustively labelling people across camera views, rendering them unable to be scaled in large networked cameras. Also, it is noticed that learning effective video representations with view invariance is not explicitly addressed for which features exhibit different distributions otherwise. Thus, matching videos for person re-ID demands flexible models to capture the dynamics in time-series observations and learn view-invariant representations with access to limited labeled training samples. In this paper, we propose a novel few-shot deep learning approach to video-based person re-ID, to learn comparable representations that are discriminative and view-invariant. The proposed method is developed on the variational recurrent neural networks (VRNNs) and trained adversarially to produce latent variables with temporal dependencies that are highly discriminative yet view-invariant in matching persons. Through extensive experiments conducted on three benchmark datasets, we empirically show the capability of our method in creating view-invariant temporal features and state-of-the-art performance achieved by our method.Comment: Appearing at IEEE Transactions on Image Processin

Poly[[(2,2′-bipyridine)(μ 3-7-oxabicyclo­[2.2.1]heptane-2,3-dicarboxyl­ato)cadmium] monohydrate]

The title compound, {[Cd(C8H8O5)(C10H8N2)]·H2O}n, was obtained by the reaction of cadmium acetate with 2,2′-bi­pyridine and 7-oxabicyclo­(2.2.1)heptane-2,3-dicarb­oxy­lic anhydride. The CdII atom is seven-coordinated in a distorted penta­gonal–bipyramidal configuration, defined by five O atoms from the carboxyl­ate groups of three 7-oxabicyclo­[2.2.1]heptane-2,3-dicarboxyl­ato ligands and two N atoms from the 2,2′-bipyridine ligand. Two O atoms link two CdII atoms, forming a dinuclear center: the Cd—O—Cd bridging angle is 110.19 (6)°. The polymeric structure extends along [100] and is linked by inter­molecular O—H⋯O hydrogen bonds involving the solvent water molecule. Extensive π–π stacking exists between 2,2-bypiridine ligands along [010] with centroid-centroid distance of 3.650 (2) 

Planning Review: Application of Vertical Greening for Landscape Beautification in Taipei

For the improvement of city landscape, vertical greening by plantation is one of the effective approaches. In the past few years, vertical greening has gained significant progress in both technological development and practical application. Thanks to the 2010 Flora Expo, vertical greening has made significant contribution to the landscape beautification in Taipei. Among various applications, temporary greening of fences surrounding construction sites has developed a unique landscape for Taipei city. In this paper, potential environmental benefits and application experience of vertical greening in Taipei city will be reviewed and discussed

A Machining Science Approach to Dental Cutting of Glass Ceramics Using an Electric Handpiece and Diamond Burs

Dental cutting using handpieces has been the art of dentists in restorative dentistry. This paper reports on the scientific approach of dental cutting of two dental ceramics using a high-speed electric handpiece and coarse diamond burs in simulated clinical conditions. Cutting characteristics (forces, force ratios, specific removal energy, surface roughness, and morphology) of feldspar and leucite glass ceramics were investigated as functions of the specific material removal rate, Q w and the maximum undeformed chip thickness, h max . The results show that up and down cutting remarkably affected cutting forces, force ratios, and specific cutting energy but did not affect surface roughness and morphology. Down cutting resulted in much lower tangential and normal forces, and specific cutting energy, but higher force ratios. The cutting forces increased with the Q w and h max while the specific cutting energy decreased with the Q w and h max . The force ratios and surface roughness showed no correlations with the Q w and h max . Surface morphology indicates that the machined surfaces contained plastically flowed and brittle fracture regions at any Q w and h max . Better surface quality was achieved at the lower Q w and the smaller h max . These results provide fundamental data and a scientific understanding of ceramic cutting using electric dental handpieces in dental practice

Structural design of a silicon six-wafer micro-combustor under the effect of heat transfer boundary condition at the outer walls

The aim of this investigation was to establish a methodology for designing highly stressed micro fabricated structures by studying the structural design issues associated with a silicon six–wafer micro combustor under the effect of heat transfer boundary condition at the outer walls. Some experimental and numerical simulation results have indicated that the flame can not be sustained in the micro combustor if the poor heat transfer coefficients at the outer wall are present. This could cause the combustor wall temperature higher than the auto ignition temperature of reactants and results in the upstream burning. Since silicon has relatively poor high temperature strength and creep resistance when the temperature is above the brittle to ductile transition temperature (BDTT), e.g. 900K, the combustion in the recirculation jacket could possibly damage the micro combustor due to the high wall temperature

Experimental analyses to investigate the feasibility and effectiveness in using heat pipe-embedded drills

This paper presents an experimental investigation to verify the feasibility and effectiveness of heat pipe cooling in drilling operations. The basic idea is to insert a heat pipe at the center of the drill tool with the evaporator close to the drill tip and the condenser at the end of the drill. Consequently, the heat generated at the tool–chip interface can be removed by convection heat transfer. Experimental studies were involved in three cases, including solid drill without coolant, solid drill with coolant, and heat pipe drill. Drilling tests were conducted on a CNC machining center with full immersion cutting. The cast iron square block was used as the workpiece, and the high-speed steel was chosen for the drill tool material. Flank wear is considered as the criterion for tool failure, and the wear was measured using a Hisomet II Toolmaker’s microscope. The tests were conducted until the drill was rejected when an average flank wear greater than 0.10 mm was recorded. The results demonstrate that using a heat pipe in the drilling process can effectively perform thermal management comparable to the flooding coolant cooling used pervasively in the manufacturing industry, extending the tool life of the drill

Rdzeniowy zespół twarzowo-palcowy: częsty zespół w nietypowej lokalizacji

Background and purpose Cheiro-oral syndrome (COS) is an established neurological entity characterized by a sensory impairment confined to the mouth angle and ipsilateral finger(s)/ hand. The current understanding of localization is a concomitant involvement of the spinothalamic and trigeminothalamic tract between the cortex and pons. The cervical spinal cord has not been mentioned in this situation yet, and this unusual location may heretofore increase the risk of misdiagnosis. Material and methods Six patients who presented with unilateral COS due to cervical cord disorder are reported. Results All patients were women and their age ranged between 42 and 70 years. Their neurological deficits included unilateral paraesthesiae restricted to cheiro-oral distribution, positive radicular sign, and mild change of tendon reflex. Cervical spinal stenosis at middle/lower cervical spine with variable magnitude of cord compression and intrinsic cord damage was found. A diagnostic dilemma obviously arises from the lack of tangible neurological signs or typical pattern of myelopathy, in addition to the previous concept of cerebral involvement. A benign course ensued in all reported patients. Conclusions Cheiro-oral syndrome can be an early neurological sign for cervical cord disorder; it further suggests that it is a strong neurological but weak localizing sign. A reciprocal influence of multiple factors is considered to generate COS at the cervical cord. Therefore, an absence of brain pathology should lead to a thorough examination of the cervical cord in case of COS.Wstęp i cel pracy Zespół twarzowo-palcowy (ZTP) jest znanym zespołem neurologicznym, który cechuje się niedoczulicą ograniczoną do kącika ust i palców ręki lub ręki po tej samej stronie. Bieżący stan wiedzy dotyczący lokalizacji uszkodzenia w tym zespole wskazuje na jednoczesne zajęcie dróg rdzeniowo-wzgórzowej i trójdzielno-wzgórzowej pomiędzy mostem i korą mózgową. W tym kontekście nie wymieniano dotąd uszkodzenia rdzenia kręgowego w odcinku szyjnym, a taka nietypowa lokalizacja uszkodzenia może zwiększyć ryzyko błędnego rozpoznania miejsca uszkodzenia. Materiał i metody W pracy przedstawiono dane dotyczące 6 pacjentek z jednostronnym ZTP spowodowanym występowaniem nieprawidłowości w obrębie rdzenia kręgowego. Wyniki Zakres wieku pacjentek wynosił od 42 do 70 lat. Objawy neurologiczne obejmowały jednostronne parestezje ograniczone do obszaru twarzy i ręki, objaw korzeniowy i niewielkie nieprawidłowości w zakresie odruchów głębokich. Stwierdzono występowanie zwężenia kanału kręgowego w środkowej lub dolnej części odcinka szyjnego z uciskiem rdzenia kręgowego i uszkodzeniem wewnątrz rdzenia kręgowego. Wątpliwości diagnostyczne wynikały z braku typowych objawów neurologicznych mielopatii i stwierdzenia lokalizacji zmian nieodpowiadającej wcześniejszym opiniom na temat mózgowego pochodzenia zespołu. U wszystkich opisywanych pacjentek przebieg schorzenia był łagodny. Wnioski Zespół twarzowo-palcowy może być wczesnym objawem neurologicznym nieprawidłowości w obrębie rdzenia kręgowego. Stanowi istotny objaw neurologiczny, ale jego wartość lokalizacyjna jest niewielka. Powstawanie ZTP wskutek uszkodzenia rdzenia kręgowego wynika z wzajemnych oddziaływań wielu czynników. W razie braku uchwytnej patologii mózgu należy w przypadkach ZTP przeprowadzić szczegółowe badania rdzenia kręgowego w odcinku szyjnym