Hawaiian Architecture: Developing Responsible Stewards of Our Land

Ka poʻe kahiko, the ancient Hawaiians recognized the relationship between the natural world and their existence as an integral part of their survival. They perpetuated and exemplified sustainable, ecological, and economical principles of conservation and encouraged those principles into their daily lives. These values also accessed a deep reflection for the type of structures that were built on the land and in the ocean. These traditional Hawaiian buildings are formed from natural laws and conditioned by material properties symbolizing the creative powers of the earth and sky. The intentions of the ka poʻe kahiko was to live with nature by honoring their gods, respecting the land, and developing harmonious relationships amongst themselves. In this thesis, traditional Hawaiian architecture practices, learning methods, and cultural norms are explored and successful elements identified. These elements and research of the literature are incorporated into a foundation for a Native Hawaiian undergraduate architecture concentration. However, the challenge for current architecture education research is to understand how cultural practices influence students, and in turn, how the understanding of modern design approaches can be used to improve, extend, and promote cultural transformation for the current architecture program. Implementing a relevant process of student reflections, survey, kūpuna interviews and analysis of community-based projects is included to illustrate how Hawaiian architecture education strategies can be effectively integrated into the current program.Ka poʻe kahiko, the ancient Hawaiians recognized the relationship between the natural world and their existence as an integral part of their survival. They perpetuated and exemplified sustainable, ecological, and economical principles of conservation and encouraged those principles into their daily lives. These values also accessed a deep reflection for the type of structures that were built on the land and in the ocean. These traditional Hawaiian buildings are formed from natural laws and conditioned by material properties symbolizing the creative powers of the earth and sky. The intentions of the ka poʻe kahiko was to live with nature by honoring their gods, respecting the land, and developing harmonious relationships amongst themselves. In this thesis, traditional Hawaiian architecture practices, learning methods, and cultural norms are explored and successful elements identified. These elements and research of the literature are incorporated into a foundation for a Native Hawaiian undergraduate architecture concentration. However, the challenge for current architecture education research is to understand how cultural practices influence students, and in turn, how the understanding of modern design approaches can be used to improve, extend, and promote cultural transformation for the current architecture program. Implementing a relevant process of student reflections, survey, kūpuna interviews and analysis of community-based projects is included to illustrate how Hawaiian architecture education strategies can be effectively integrated into the current program.Ka poʻe kahiko, the ancient Hawaiians recognized the relationship between the natural world and their existence as an integral part of their survival. They perpetuated and exemplified sustainable, ecological, and economical principles of conservation and encouraged those principles into their daily lives. These values also accessed a deep reflection for the type of structures that were built on the land and in the ocean. These traditional Hawaiian buildings are formed from natural laws and conditioned by material properties symbolizing the creative powers of the earth and sky. The intentions of the ka poʻe kahiko was to live with nature by honoring their gods, respecting the land, and developing harmonious relationships amongst themselves. In this thesis, traditional Hawaiian architecture practices, learning methods, and cultural norms are explored and successful elements identified. These elements and research of the literature are incorporated into a foundation for a Native Hawaiian undergraduate architecture concentration. However, the challenge for current architecture education research is to understand how cultural practices influence students, and in turn, how the understanding of modern design approaches can be used to improve, extend, and promote cultural transformation for the current architecture program. Implementing a relevant process of student reflections, survey, kūpuna interviews and analysis of community-based projects is included to illustrate how Hawaiian architecture education strategies can be effectively integrated into the current program.Ka poʻe kahiko, the ancient Hawaiians recognized the relationship between the natural world and their existence as an integral part of their survival. They perpetuated and exemplified sustainable, ecological, and economical principles of conservation and encouraged those principles into their daily lives. These values also accessed a deep reflection for the type of structures that were built on the land and in the ocean. These traditional Hawaiian buildings are formed from natural laws and conditioned by material properties symbolizing the creative powers of the earth and sky. The intentions of the ka poʻe kahiko was to live with nature by honoring their gods, respecting the land, and developing harmonious relationships amongst themselves. In this thesis, traditional Hawaiian architecture practices, learning methods, and cultural norms are explored and successful elements identified. These elements and research of the literature are incorporated into a foundation for a Native Hawaiian undergraduate architecture concentration. However, the challenge for current architecture education research is to understand how cultural practices influence students, and in turn, how the understanding of modern design approaches can be used to improve, extend, and promote cultural transformation for the current architecture program. Implementing a relevant process of student reflections, survey, kūpuna interviews and analysis of community-based projects is included to illustrate how Hawaiian architecture education strategies can be effectively integrated into the current program.Ka poʻe kahiko, the ancient Hawaiians recognized the relationship between the natural world and their existence as an integral part of their survival. They perpetuated and exemplified sustainable, ecological, and economical principles of conservation and encouraged those principles into their daily lives. These values also accessed a deep reflection for the type of structures that were built on the land and in the ocean. These traditional Hawaiian buildings are formed from natural laws and conditioned by material properties symbolizing the creative powers of the earth and sky. The intentions of the ka poʻe kahiko was to live with nature by honoring their gods, respecting the land, and developing harmonious relationships amongst themselves. In this thesis, traditional Hawaiian architecture practices, learning methods, and cultural norms are explored and successful elements identified. These elements and research of the literature are incorporated into a foundation for a Native Hawaiian undergraduate architecture concentration. However, the challenge for current architecture education research is to understand how cultural practices influence students, and in turn, how the understanding of modern design approaches can be used to improve, extend, and promote cultural transformation for the current architecture program. Implementing a relevant process of student reflections, survey, kūpuna interviews and analysis of community-based projects is included to illustrate how Hawaiian architecture education strategies can be effectively integrated into the current program.Ka poʻe kahiko, the ancient Hawaiians recognized the relationship between the natural world and their existence as an integral part of their survival. They perpetuated and exemplified sustainable, ecological, and economical principles of conservation and encouraged those principles into their daily lives. These values also accessed a deep reflection for the type of structures that were built on the land and in the ocean. These traditional Hawaiian buildings are formed from natural laws and conditioned by material properties symbolizing the creative powers of the earth and sky. The intentions of the ka poʻe kahiko was to live with nature by honoring their gods, respecting the land, and developing harmonious relationships amongst themselves. In this thesis, traditional Hawaiian architecture practices, learning methods, and cultural norms are explored and successful elements identified. These elements and research of the literature are incorporated into a foundation for a Native Hawaiian undergraduate architecture concentration. However, the challenge for current architecture education research is to understand how cultural practices influence students, and in turn, how the understanding of modern design approaches can be used to improve, extend, and promote cultural transformation for the current architecture program. Implementing a relevant process of student reflections, survey, kūpuna interviews and analysis of community-based projects is included to illustrate how Hawaiian architecture education strategies can be effectively integrated into the current program.Ka poʻe kahiko, the ancient Hawaiians recognized the relationship between the natural world and their existence as an integral part of their survival. They perpetuated and exemplified sustainable, ecological, and economical principles of conservation and encouraged those principles into their daily lives. These values also accessed a deep reflection for the type of structures that were built on the land and in the ocean. These traditional Hawaiian buildings are formed from natural laws and conditioned by material properties symbolizing the creative powers of the earth and sky. The intentions of the ka poʻe kahiko was to live with nature by honoring their gods, respecting the land, and developing harmonious relationships amongst themselves. In this thesis, traditional Hawaiian architecture practices, learning methods, and cultural norms are explored and successful elements identified. These elements and research of the literature are incorporated into a foundation for a Native Hawaiian undergraduate architecture concentration. However, the challenge for current architecture education research is to understand how cultural practices influence students, and in turn, how the understanding of modern design approaches can be used to improve, extend, and promote cultural transformation for the current architecture program. Implementing a relevant process of student reflections, survey, kūpuna interviews and analysis of community-based projects is included to illustrate how Hawaiian architecture education strategies can be effectively integrated into the current program.Ka poʻe kahiko, the ancient Hawaiians recognized the relationship between the natural world and their existence as an integral part of their survival. They perpetuated and exemplified sustainable, ecological, and economical principles of conservation and encouraged those principles into their daily lives. These values also accessed a deep reflection for the type of structures that were built on the land and in the ocean. These traditional Hawaiian buildings are formed from natural laws and conditioned by material properties symbolizing the creative powers of the earth and sky. The intentions of the ka poʻe kahiko was to live with nature by honoring their gods, respecting the land, and developing harmonious relationships amongst themselves. In this thesis, traditional Hawaiian architecture practices, learning methods, and cultural norms are explored and successful elements identified. These elements and research of the literature are incorporated into a foundation for a Native Hawaiian undergraduate architecture concentration. However, the challenge for current architecture education research is to understand how cultural practices influence students, and in turn, how the understanding of modern design approaches can be used to improve, extend, and promote cultural transformation for the current architecture program. Implementing a relevant process of student reflections, survey, kūpuna interviews and analysis of community-based projects is included to illustrate how Hawaiian architecture education strategies can be effectively integrated into the current program.Ka poʻe kahiko, the ancient Hawaiians recognized the relationship between the natural world and their existence as an integral part of their survival. They perpetuated and exemplified sustainable, ecological, and economical principles of conservation and encouraged those principles into their daily lives. These values also accessed a deep reflection for the type of structures that were built on the land and in the ocean. These traditional Hawaiian buildings are formed from natural laws and conditioned by material properties symbolizing the creative powers of the earth and sky. The intentions of the ka poʻe kahiko was to live with nature by honoring their gods, respecting the land, and developing harmonious relationships amongst themselves. In this thesis, traditional Hawaiian architecture practices, learning methods, and cultural norms are explored and successful elements identified. These elements and research of the literature are incorporated into a foundation for a Native Hawaiian undergraduate architecture concentration. However, the challenge for current architecture education research is to understand how cultural practices influence students, and in turn, how the understanding of modern design approaches can be used to improve, extend, and promote cultural transformation for the current architecture program. Implementing a relevant process of student reflections, survey, kūpuna interviews and analysis of community-based projects is included to illustrate how Hawaiian architecture education strategies can be effectively integrated into the current program

Quels sont les critères de choix d'un logiciel de développement d'application web ?: des CMS aux librairies JavaScript avancées

La croissance du nombre de sites internet durant ces dix dernières années est impressionnante. En effet, ils sont passés de 38'145’725, en 2006, et 170'197’310, en mai 2016. Cependant dans ce travail, nous allons nous focaliser sur les sites internet contenant une application web qui permet aux utilisateurs d’interagir avec les sites eux-mêmes. S’agissant de ces applications web, les développeurs sont en plein dilemme lorsqu’ils commencent un nouveau projet, car ils ne savent pas quels outils de développement sont adaptés à leurs besoins. A travers ce travail, nous présentons les différentes catégories d’outil de développement d’application web, les outils de développement associés à ces catégories et nous procédons à une courte description de plusieurs d’entre eux. Ensuite, nous traitons des différents critères de choix de l’outil le plus adapté. L’usage de ces critères constitue le coeur de notre recherche. Nous examinons leur importance respective et les possibilités de chacun. Nous expliquons par la suite pourquoi nous avons fait ces choix d’outils et de critères. S’ensuit une partie sur la recherche d’informations, qui permet de mieux comprendre nos pistes de réflexions et la manière dont les différentes informations ont été trouvées. Ceci nous amène à proposer deux tableaux. Le premier présente les aspects techniques de chaque outil. Le second contient tous les critères spécifiques qui nous permettent de choisir l’outil le plus adapté à chaque projet. Pour finir, sur la base de ce second tableau, nous avons déterminé l’outil le plus adapté à nos propres besoins. En utilisant l’outil ainsi choisi, nous avons créé un prototype d’application web. Cette application reflète à son tour le contenu de notre second tableau et permettra ainsi au futur utilisateur de déterminer plus facilement l’outil le plus adapté à ses propres besoins pour la création de sa propre application web

NMR-based metabolomic characterization of Vanilla planifolia

Vanilla planifolia, a flowering epiphytic orchid, is the major natural source of vanilla flavour. Largely used in dairy products, beverages, bakeries and perfume, vanilla flavour is obtained after a long process: from eight to nine months after flower pollination, mature pods are harvested and then prepared during about one year in order to release the characteristic vanilla aroma. Nowadays, more than half of vanilla pods world production comes from Madagascar. To face the concurrence, a solution could be to develop higher quality pods. Selection of the most aromatic vanilla plant is then preferred. Nevertheless, amelioration program are facing up to a lack of knowledge in vanilla plant physiology. It is now essential to understand more the physiological and biochemical mechanisms implied in the aromatic production of V. planifolia pods. In this thesis, a metabolomic analysis of vanilla green pods and leaves has been performed by nuclear magnetic resonance. This technique has allowed the qualitative and quantitative analysis of primary (sugar, amino and organic acids__) and secondary metabolites (phenolic compounds__) present in vanilla plant according to various physiological conditions: developing pods, viral infection, inter-accession or seasonal variation.the Regional Council of La Réunion and the European Social FundUBL - phd migration 201

Report on the 2018 trials of the multistatic NeXtRAD dual band polarimetric radar

NeXtRAD is a polarimetric, L and X Band, multistatic (three nodes), pulse Doppler radar, developed by UCT and UCL, as a follow on to the NetRAD sensor. This paper reports on the trials carried out in 2018, mostly in Simon's Bay, South Africa. The sensors (one active, two passive) are connected by WiFi communications link, with a maximum separation of 40 km. Practically, results are reported with 8 km maximum baselines. The focus is on targets in sea clutter and micro-Doppler. We report on the final integration and test of the system command and control system that allows for scheduling of measurement and recording of bursts of pulses, as well as video of the radar field of view. Some innovations have been made in terms of digital hardware, firmware, and high performance computing technology. The system is synchronised with the UCT GPS Disciplined Oscillators (one per node), but we also report on bistatic measurements with White Rabbit, fibre timing system, as well as the consequences of GPS failure (GPS Denied Environment)

Analysis of sea spikes in NetRad clutter

In this work our attention is focused on the statistical and spectral analysis of sea clutter spikes recorded by the netted radar system, NetRad, which works in both monostatic and bistatic configurations. Once separated the spikes from the background, we examine their properties, focusing on the spike width and on the interval which separates two consecutive spikes. The spectral properties of the sea spikes are also examined and compared with the background

Pulmonary miliary tuberculosis complicated with tuberculous spondylitis; an extraordinary rare association: a case report

In the last decade a significant rise in the prevalence of tuberculosis as well as in its extrapulmonary manifestations is detected worldwide. The central nervous system, the genitourinary tract, the organs of the abdomen and the skeletal system, are common sites of infection. Misdiagnosis and delay in treatment are common events. Herein, we present a case of a 78-year-old man non-smoker, with miliary tuberculosis complicated with tuberculous spondylitis. The patient presented with anemia and a left shoulder pain, accompanied by rigor and fever 37.5°C-38°C of one month duration. This entity is extremely rare, since only two similar cases have been reported in the English literature according to PubMed search

Simulation of the thermal profile of a mushy metallic sample during tensile tests

Strain measurement is a major challenge in tensile tests performed in a mushy state. While non-contact technique devices like the laser speckle extensometer remain the most reliable facility for this type of measurement, these devices are often not readily available. So the strain measurement is usually performed by determining the length of the ‘‘hot zone’’ of the sample. This is possible with the help of the thermal profile associated with the sample under heating. The purpose of our work is to develop a numerical model to predict the thermal profile of a A356 aluminum alloy sample at high temperature, taking into account the device geometry and characteristics. We simulate the joule heating effect using the FE software Abaqus. Our model takes into account the grips of a Gleeble machine, the thermal contact conductance and electrical contact resistance at the grip-sample interfaces, as well as the convection heat transfer on the free surfaces of the system. These thermo-physical properties have been determined by fitting the experimental thermal profile obtained at 545°C. The model was then used to simulate the temperature profile on the sample at higher temperatures (when the sample is in the mushy state). The thermal profile predicted by our model is in excellent agreement with the profile obtained experimentally

Measurements of the Multistatic X&L Band Radar Signatures of UAVS

This paper illustrates the results of a series of measurements of multistatic radar signatures of small UAVs at L and X band. The system employed was the multistatic multiband radar system, NeXtRAD, consisting of one monostatic transmitter-receiver and two bistatic receivers. Results demonstrate the capability of the system of recording bistatic data with baselines and two-way bistatic range of the order of few kilometres

First Measurements with NeXtRAD, a Polarimetric X/L Band Radar Network

NeXtRAD is a fully polarimetric, X/L Band radar network. It is a development of the older NetRAD system and builds on the experience gained with extensive deployments of NetRAD for sea clutter and target measurements. In this paper we will report on the first measurements with NeXtRAD, looking primarily at sea clutter and some targets, as well as early attempts at calibration using corner reflectors, and an assessment of the polarimetric response of the system. We also highlight innovations allowing for efficient data manipulation post measurement campaigns, as well as the plans for the coming years with this system

Metabolic characterization of green pods from Vanilla planifolia accessions grown in La Reunion.

Large phenotypic variation has been observed between the cultivated vanillas since a single genetic source of Vanilla planifolia was spread to the Indian Ocean and the Indonesia in the 19th century. In order to differentiate the cultivated vanilla plants, genetic studies have been conducted in the past on the plants grown in various regions such as the French island, La Réunion. However, the genetic difference was not big enough to differentiate diverse accessions of V. planifolia. In this study, metabolomics, in which genetic variation could be amplified, was employed to delve into the variation between the cultivated vanilla plants. To obtain a broad view of the metabolome, nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy was applied to the analysis of V. planifolia green pods. Principal component analysis (PCA) and partial least square-discriminant analysis (PLS-DA) of the data showed that the accessions could be differentiated according to their glucovanillin and glucosides A and B contents. Furthermore, a correlation between the glucovanillin content and the pod length, number of flower and growth capacity of the accessions has been observed from the multivariate data analysis