Women’s False Agency in Daniel Defoe\u27s Roxana and Aphra Behn\u27s The Lucky Mistake

This paper examines the complications of women\u27s agency in two eighteenth-century British novels. In Roxana (1724) and The Lucky Mistake (1689), Daniel Defoe and Aphra Behn portray the struggles of women to enact their own will against the authoritative discourses of romance, marriage, sexuality, and virtue imposed upon them. While Defoe\u27s heroine Roxana is driven to prostitution for the sake of economic survival, her ability to capitalize upon this position for social advancement satirizes the same moral authorities that condemn her. Behn\u27s Atlante enacts a similar revolt against authority as she attempts to create a space of freedom for herself against the will of her father, whose arrangement of her marriage to a nobleman promises the family a higher social class. Through a close reading informed by genre theorists, including Michael McKeon, Toni Bowers, and Mikhail Bakhtin, this paper observes the loss of narrative control, and therefore the loss of agency that occurs as Roxana and Atlante navigate their restricted social spaces by using other women as proxies for themselves -- a strategy that backfires as the voices and wills of those others override their own. As Behn and Defoe satirize the impossibility of their heroines\u27 situations, both authors instead seek resolution in their readers, whose ability to see, hear, and trace the source of every novelistic voice enables them to recognize the truth, where Roxana and Atlante are unable. While these heroines find themselves further confined at their stories\u27 ends, the two novels demonstrate the unique power of the genre to expose the array of authoritative contradictory voices that threaten freedom, while placing their readers in the position of knowledge, power, and agency that eludes their characters

Variations of the Self: The Continuity of Life after Contact with Violent Death

Based on field research with a support group for relatives of road traffic victims; military police officers withdrawn from working on the streets due to physical and/or psychological problems; and people forced to become wheelchair users following accidents and now training in a sports-related project, the article analyses these actors’ memories of pain and the impact of these recollections on their everyday activities in the present. It discusses how these people have coped with changes in their ‘schemes of relevance,’ their relationships with third parties, environments, and objects, which point to profound changes in themselves after (and due to) encounters with death. I highlight how distinct conceptions of self are managed by these interlocutors to give coherence to their sense of self and to stabilize their emotions.Based on field research with a support group for relatives of road traffic victims; military police officers withdrawn from working on the streets due to physical and/or psychological problems; and people forced to become wheelchair users following accidents and now training in a sports-related project, the article analyses these actors’ memories of pain and the impact of these recollections on their everyday activities in the present. It discusses how these people have coped with changes in their ‘schemes of relevance,’ their relationships with third parties, environments, and objects, which point to profound changes in themselves after (and due to) encounters with death. I highlight how distinct conceptions of self are managed by these interlocutors to give coherence to their sense of self and to stabilize their emotions

The Use of Sensory Predicates to Predict Responses to Sensory Suggestions

A scale consisting of eight suggestions worded with specific sensory predicates was administered to a large undergraduate introductory psychology class. Following the presentation of the suggestions, Self-Scoring Forms were filled out to assess the subjects\u27 response to auditory (A), visual (V), and kinesthetic (K) suggestions. prior to the conclusion of the session, subjects were asked to write a brief essay describing their experience of the suggestion portion of the session. Subject essays were content analyzed for the use of predicates (including, but not only A, V, and K). Frequency of usage of A, V, and K predicates were compared with responses to A, V, and K suggestions to determine the amount of consistency between preference for the use of a specific category of sensory predicates and responsiveness suggestions worded in similar language. No significant correlations between the use of specific sensory predicates and response to specific sensory suggestions were found

System Vicarious Calibration for Copernicus Ocean Colour Missions: Updated Requirements and Recommendations for a European Site

The Copernicus Program has been established through the Regulation EU No377/2014 with the objective to ensure long-term and sustained provision of accurate and reliable data on environment and security through dedicated services. Among these, the Copernicus Marine Environment Monitoring Service and the marine component of the Climate Change Service, both rely on satellite ocean colour observations to deliver data on water quality and climate relevant quantities such as chlorophyll-a concentration used as a proxy for phytoplankton biomass. Satellite ocean colour missions require in situ highly accurate radiometric measurements for the indirect calibration (so called System Vicarious Calibration (SVC)) of the space sensor. This process is essential to minimize the combined effects of uncertainties affecting the space sensor calibration and those resulting from the inaccuracy of processing algorithms and models applied for the generation of data products. SVC is thus a fundamental element to maximize the return on investments for the Copernicus Program by delivering to the user science community satellite ocean colour data with accuracy granting achievement of target objectives from applications addressing environmental and climate change issues. The long-term Copernicus Program foresees multiple ocean colour missions (i.e., the Sentinel-3 satellites carrying the Ocean and Land Colour Instrument (OLCI)). The need to ensure the highest accuracy to satellite derived data products contributing to the construction of Climate Data Records (CDRs), suggests the realization, deployment and sustain of a European in situ infrastructure supporting SVC for Sentinel-3 missions, fully independent from similar facilities established and maintained by other space agencies (e.g., that operated in the Pacific Ocean by US agencies). It is emphasized that the need to cope with long-term Copernicus objectives on data accuracy, implies very stringent requirements for the in situ infrastructure and location providing reference measurements for SVC. These requirements, in fact, are much higher than those imposed by SVC for a single mission. The content of this Report, which is a revised version of a previous one (Zibordi et al. 2017), builds on the long-standing experience of the JRC on ocean colour radiometry. This experience counts on decadal field and laboratory measurements performed in support of validation and SVC applications, and additionally on activities comprehensively embracing measurement protocols, instruments characterization and the initiation of autonomous measurement infrastructures. Overall, this Report summarizes a number of recent investigations led by the JRC on SVC requirements for the creation of CDRs. The final objective is to consolidate in a single document the elements essential fJRC.D.2-Water and Marine Resource

System Vicarious Calibration for Copernicus Ocean Colour Missions: Requirements and Recommendations for a European Site

The Copernicus Program has been established through the Regulation EU No377/2014 with the objective to ensure long-term and sustained provision of accurate and reliable data on environment and security through dedicated services. Among these, the Copernicus Marine Environment Monitoring Service and the marine component of the Climate Change Service, both rely on satellite ocean colour observations to deliver data on water quality and climate relevant quantities such as chlorophyll-a concentration used as a proxy for phytoplankton biomass. Satellite ocean colour missions require in situ highly accurate radiometric measurements for the indirect calibration (so called System Vicarious Calibration (SVC)) of the space sensor. This process is essential to minimize the combined effects of uncertainties affecting the space sensor calibration and those resulting from the inaccuracy of processing algorithms and models applied for the generation of data products. SVC is thus a fundamental element to maximize the return on investments for the Copernicus Program by delivering to the user science community satellite ocean colour data with accuracy granting achievement of target objectives from applications addressing environmental and climate change issues. The long-term Copernicus Program foresees multiple ocean colour missions (i.e., the Sentinel-3 satellites carrying the Ocean and Land Colour Instrument (OLCI)). The need to ensure the highest accuracy to satellite derived data products contributing to the construction of Climate Data Records (CDRs), suggests the realization, deployment and sustain of a European in situ infrastructure supporting SVC for Sentinel-3 missions, fully independent from similar facilities established and maintained by other space agencies (e.g., that operated in the Pacific Ocean by US agencies). It is emphasized that the need to cope with long-term Copernicus objectives on data accuracy, implies very stringent requirements for the in situ infrastructure and location providing reference measurements for SVC. These requirements, in fact, are much higher than those imposed by SVC for a single mission. The content of this Report builds on the long-standing experience of the JRC on ocean colour radiometry. This experience counts on decadal field and laboratory measurements performed in support of validation and SVC applications, and additionally on activities comprehensively embracing measurement protocols, instruments characterization and the initiation of autonomous measurement infrastructures. Overall, this Report summarizes a number of recent investigations led by the JRC on SVC requirements for the creation of CDRs. The final objective is to consolidate in a single document the elements essential for the realization of a European SVC infrastructure in support of the Copernicus Program. Briefly, the various Chapters summarize: • General requirements for a long-term SVC infrastructure, which indicate the need for spatially homogenous oceanic optical properties, seasonal stability of marine and atmospheric geophysical quantities, negligible land perturbations, hyperspectral radiometry, and low measurement uncertainties; • Spectral resolution requirements for in situ SVC hyperspectral measurements as a function of bandwidths and center-wavelengths of most advanced satellite sensors, which specify the need for sub-nanometre resolutions to allow for supporting any scheduled satellite ocean color sensor; • Suitable SVC locations in European Seas showing the fitness of regions in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea to satisfy fundamental requirements.JRC.D.2-Water and Marine Resource

SMOS: Measuring Sea Surface Salinity from Space

Martech 2007 International Workshop on Marine Technology, 15-16 november 2007, Vilanova i la Geltrú, Spain.-- 2 pagesIn May 1999, the European Space Agency (ESA) selected SMOS as an Earth Explorer Opportunity mission. One of its goals is the generation of global Sea Surface Salinity (SSS) maps. The sensor embarked is an L-band interferometric radiometer with full-polarimetric capability called MIRAS. The retrieval of SSS from microwave measurements is based on the fact that the brightness temperature (TB) of seawater is a function of the dialectric constant, temperature and sea surface state (roughness, foam,...). The sensitivity of TB to SSS is maximum at L-band, but it is necessary to quantify the other effects to have a reliable SSS retrieval. In order to improve the present understanding of these effects on TB, ESA sponsored to WISE (Wind and Salinity Experiment) 2000 and 2001 and EuroSTARS field campaigns. These experimental results are of great importance for the development of sea surface emissivity models that will be used in the future SMOS SSS retrieval algorithms. This paper presents an overview of campaign performed as well as the activities there has been developedPeer reviewe

Pan-American Musical Exchange: The Relationship between Camargo Guarnieri And Carleton Sprague Smith

Title from PDF of title page, viewed July 27, 2023VitaDissertation advisor: Noel Torres-RiveraIncludes bibliographical references (pages 212-235)Dissertation (D.M.A.)--UMKC Conservatory. University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2023This dissertation focuses on the relationship between Brazilian composer Camargo Guarnieri and American flutist Carleton Sprague Smith, exploring their intersecting lives and the compositions that emerged from their collaboration set against the backdrop of Pan-Americanism. The first part of the dissertation focuses on Smith's interest in Latin America and Brazil in particular, as well as his impressions after his first visit to the country, which are documented in his Musical Tour Through South America. Through this lens, the dissertation explores the role of geopolitics in Smith's commentaries and the ways in which political values such as democracy and authoritarianism were promoted through various channels such as radio broadcasting, cultural institutions, and scholarship exchange. The dissertation then shifts its focus to Camargo Guarnieri, providing a detailed account of his life from his rural roots to his involvement with Pan-Americanism in the 1940s. Through archival research and by examining Guarnieri's correspondence with Smith, Aaron Copland, Luiz Heitor, and Charles Seeger, the dissertation sheds light on the ways in which American representatives perceived Brazil, its supposed racial harmony, and musical stereotypes. Furthermore, the dissertation analyzes the impact of Guarnieri's visits to the United States on his compositional output and demonstrates how certain experiences had a lasting impact on his views on music education and the music industry in Brazil. Finally, this work examines Guarnieri's compositions dedicated to Smith, including Improviso No. 2 for solo flute (1942), Sonatina for flute and piano (1947), and the cantatas Louvação do Amor Êtê (1944), and Colóquio (1959), revealing their collaborative nature and shedding light on their significance in the Brazilian orchestral repertoire.Introduction -- Carleton Sprague Smith's musical tour -- Camargo Guarnieri, from Tietê to New York -- Guarnieri's North American tours: insights and inspiration -- Writing for Smith: four analytical sketches -- Conclusio

Gestão de riscos em organizações brasileiras de construção civil de médio e grande porte

TCC (graduação) - Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina. Centro Tecnológico. Engenharia Civil.A gestão de riscos como parte do gerenciamento de projetos tem ganhado cada vez mais atenção e espaço dentro das diversas indústrias do setor produtivo. O processo permite a minimização de perdas e intensificação dos lucros e, portanto, se torna imprescindível para o sucesso de um projeto e de quem o executa. No entanto, na construção civil, o gerenciamento de riscos ainda é pouco conhecido e utilizado. Problemas de extrapolação de custos, qualidade insuficiente e não cumprimento de prazos ainda são bastante comuns nas organizações da área, que possuem pouco controle sobre tais aspectos. Dessa forma, este trabalho procura investigar como se dá a percepção de risco e da gestão de riscos por empresas ligadas à construção civil brasileira com o objetivo de trazer entendimento a respeito das razões pelas quais o gerenciamento de riscos não tem se desenvolvido no setor. Para isso, entrevistas semiestruturadas com cinco empresas sediadas em Goiânia, Goiás, foram conduzidas com seus líderes. Com base nas etapas da gestão de riscos, um questionário foi elaborado e aplicado. Os dados coletados revelam pouca maturidade das organizações respondentes em relação ao processo. Estas são reativas ao risco, o que as torna mais expostas a ameaças e impactos e, consequentemente, vulneráveis. Observa-se que a parte analisada do segmento de construção abrangido possui aversão ao risco e que a formalização de um processo para gerir riscos, de acordo com os entrevistados, foi considerada pouco eficiente na prática. A necessidade de rápidas respostas e tomadas de decisões, somada a alta variabilidade e dinamismo da indústria construtiva, fez com que os procedimentos descritos na teoria fossem vistos, muitas vezes, como inviáveis.Risk management as part of project management is continuously gaining space and attention within the various industries of the productive sector. The process allows minimisation of losses and maximisation of profits, thus being indispensable for the success of a project and who executes it. In the construction sector, however, little is known or applied concerning risk management. Costs extrapolation, insufficient quality and schedule delays are still very common problems for organisations of the area, which have little control of these aspects. Therefore, the objective of this study is to investigate how Brazilian construction companies perceive risk and risk management, building an understanding regarding the reasons why it is not being developed in the industry. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with the main leaders of five companies based in Goiânia, Goiás. Following risk management phases, a questionnaire was designed and applied. The results reveal low maturity of the respondents with respect to the process. The studied companies are risk reactive, what makes them more exposed to threats and impacts and, consequently, vulnerable. The portion of the construction segment analysed is risk-averse and formalising a dedicated process to manage risks was hardly considered as efficient in practice by the interviewees. The need for quick responses and decisions making, added to the wide variability and dynamism of the construction industry, created the view that the procedures described in theory are, most of times, unfeasible