Pure language : Authenticity, Punk Ideology, and Belonging in A Visit from the Goon Squad

This thesis examines Jennifer Egan\u27s novel A Visit from the Goon Squad through its themes of identity, communication, and the search for authenticity, focusing especially on its treatment of punk aesthetics and technological communication. In dealing with these themes, this paper encourages consideration of the novel\u27s portrayal of punk aesthetics as they influence the way the characters perceive their own identities, their sense of belonging within a community, and their views on personal and artistic integrity. Of note are the characters Bennie Salazar and Scotty Hausmann, whose experiences in the punk scene of 1970s San Francisco inform how they recognize and perform legitimacy as adults, as well as how they perceive community as advanced, technological modes of communication become more prevalent with time\u27s passing. While either character centers himself around his idea of authenticity, their differing interpretations of punk ideology cause them to develop contrasting views on the maintenance of that authenticity. Despite these contrasting attitudes, these two characters share a desire for a meaningful connection to those around them, and a sense of belonging within a community, both of which are challenged by advancing technology. Depicting New York City in the 2020s, the novel\u27s closing chapter suggests that the character Alex, who is representative of a newer generation, feels isolated by this technology due to its ubiquity, while struggling with his own perception of ethical purity as technology allows for the commodification of personalities and interests. This paper argues that Bennie and Scotty, through their punk-informed ethics of authenticity that are challenged by advancing technology, influence characters such as Alex toward a sense of connectedness that overrides their preoccupation with individual validity

MeRIT: An interactive annotation tool for mensural rhythms

We introduce MeRIT, the Mensural Rhythm Interpretation Tool, a client-side JavaScript tool that interprets the rhythmic notation of pre-modern polyphonic music using rules derived from contemporary theory. The interpretation derived from the tool is written in standards-compliant MEI, including details of the rules being applied at each point and a fine-grained metrical analysis. We discuss the importance of system modularity and different levels of evaluation and describe a user feedback system that we have implemented, supporting corrections, detailed introspection and evaluation and also pedagogical use, training musicians to read the notation. This user interaction is facilitated by a system architecture that provides an API encapsulation of the MEI interaction, giving annotations provided by the user and interpreter a common interface

Intramembrane Cavitation as a Predictive Bio-Piezoelectric Mechanism for Ultrasonic Brain Stimulation

Low-intensity ultrasonic waves can remotely and nondestructively excite central nervous system (CNS) neurons. While diverse applications for this effect are already emerging, the biophysical transduction mechanism underlying this excitation remains unclear. Recently, we suggested that ultrasound-induced intramembrane cavitation within the bilayer membrane could underlie the biomechanics of a range of observed acoustic bioeffects. In this paper, we show that, in CNS neurons, ultrasound-induced cavitation of these nanometric bilayer sonophores can induce a complex mechanoelectrical interplay leading to excitation, primarily through the effect of currents induced by membrane capacitance changes. Our model explains the basic features of CNS acoustostimulation and predicts how the experimentally observed efficacy of mouse motor cortical ultrasonic stimulation depends on stimulation parameters. These results support the hypothesis that neuronal intramembrane piezoelectricity underlies ultrasound-induced neurostimulation, and suggest that other interactions between the nervous system and pressure waves or perturbations could be explained by this new mode of biological piezoelectric transduction.Comment: One can find the supplemental material at the end of the PDF fil

Experimental Studies of Cylinder Group State During Motoring

AbstractThe paper describes a method for diagnosing the cylinder-piston group of internal combustion engines (ICE). The method is based on analyzing the results of measuring the dynamic compression during crankshaft motoring. The position of the maximum pressure in the combustion chamber, its magnitude and phase parameters give a complete picture of the technical state of the engine cylinder group. Measured parameters of the pressure signal were compared to instrumental measurements of air leakage in the cylinder-piston group as well as to the compression values. The developed method allows to combine all the positive aspects of existing and proposed methods and to solve the long-standing problem of improving the accuracy of estimating the technical state of ICE units and mechanisms. cylinders, rings, pistons, valves, displacement of phases timing. Experimental results are presented as graphs showing the inter-dependency of parameters of the processes under consideration

THE CREATING EVALUATION MODEL ON DESIRABLE CHARACTERISTICS OF STUDENT MORALS ACCORDING TO THE PROMOTING EDUCATIONAL ACT FOR NON-FORMAL AND INFORMAL EDUCATION CENTERS

To develop and promote the evaluation model on desirable attributions of student morals according to the promoting act for non-formal education and informal education systems were the main purposes, to assess the morals of the desirable characteristics to non-formal education and informal education centers with the research and development (R&D) process were assessed. The research administrations were designed in four phases that composed of the corresponding evaluation of morals or the morals of the desirable characteristics and attributions of learners were investigated with the synthesis of documents and interviews with those involved to evaluate the morals of the desirable attributions, which sample consisted of 9 students. To create evaluating form on the desirable moral aspects of learning for non-formal education and informal educational systems’ data from the first phase for drafting format and letting determined from the experts to check with the suitability and feasibility techniques that based on the meeting with expert connoisseurship. Then, to trial evaluation model by assessing the desirable characteristics of a moral centers to non-formal education and informal education with a sample of 166 students in three groups from Roi-Et, Kalasin, Maha Sarakham provinces. Finally, to evaluate the evaluation model by assessor's teacher evaluating model was assessed. It has found that: the components of the evaluation model on desirable attributions of student morals consisted of six components, such as; principle and rationale, three moral behavior indicating purposes of component evaluation, evaluating methods, the evaluators, and evaluating criteria. The creating the model results were found that; this evaluation model consisted of 9 elements and 40 indicators of students’ behavior groups in each semester with the percentage and quality ratings, the IOC valued indicated of 0.92, responsively. Overall, on evaluation desirable moral of the students in three groups that ranged from 2.11 to 2.40 on the rating weight, ranged from 87.03 to 88.06 on percentage, respectively. Suggestions that the evaluation model is provided and developed of suitable, helpful, correct, and helpful to reality for students’ abilities to be applied and promoted in real life situations of their morals to their desirable attributions, exactly.  Article visualizations

On Hamilton-Jacobi-Bellman-Isaacs Equation for Time-Delay Systems

The paper deals with a two-person zero-sum differential game for a dynamical system which motion is described by a delay differential equation under an initial condition defined by a piecewise continuous function. For the value functional of this game, we derive the Hamilton-Jacobi type equation with coinvariant derivatives. It is proved that, if the solution of this equation satisfies certain smoothness conditions, then it coincides with the value functional. On the other hand, it is proved that, at the points of coinvariant differentiability, the value functional satisfies the derived Hamilton-Jacobi equation. Therefore, this equation can be called the Hamilton-Jacobi-Bellman-Isaacs equation for time-delay systems. © 2019. The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved

Minimax and Viscosity Solutions of Hamilton–Jacobi–Bellman Equations for Time-Delay Systems

The paper deals with a Bolza optimal control problem for a dynamical system, whose motion is described by a delay differential equation under an initial condition defined by a piecewise continuous function. For the value functional in this problem, the Cauchy problem for the Hamilton–Jacobi–Bellman equation with coinvariant derivatives is considered. Minimax and viscosity solutions of the Cauchy problem are studied. It is proved that both of these solutions exist, are unique, and coincide with the value functional. © 2020, Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature

Minimax and Viscosity Solutions of Hamilton–Jacobi–Bellman Equations for Time-Delay Systems

The paper deals with a Bolza optimal control problem for a dynamical system, whose motion is described by a delay differential equation under an initial condition defined by a piecewise continuous function. For the value functional in this problem, the Cauchy problem for the Hamilton–Jacobi–Bellman equation with coinvariant derivatives is considered. Minimax and viscosity solutions of the Cauchy problem are studied. It is proved that both of these solutions exist, are unique, and coincide with the value functional. © 2020, Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature

Approximation of linear conflict-controlled neutral-type systems

We consider a dynamical system described by linear neutral-type functional-differential equations which is controlled under conditions of unknown disturbances. This system is approximated by a system of ordinary differential equations. An aiming procedure between the initial and approximating systems is elaborated. Using such procedure, results of the control theory for ordinary differential systems can be applied to control of the initial system. © 201

Mechanically Stacked Triple-junction GaInP / GaAs / Si Solar Cell Simulation

Mechanically stacked triple-junction GaInP / GaAs / Si solar cell is simulated by Silvaco TCAD computer software and compared to more conventional GaInP / GaAs / Ge mechanically stacked configuration. External quantum efficiency, I-V characteristics and basic I-V parameters are obtained to demonstrate the advantages of using the silicon active substrate as the bottom sub-cell instead of the germanium substrate based bottom sub-cell. When you are citing the document, use the following link http://essuir.sumdu.edu.ua/handle/123456789/3554