Deep Image Compression Using Scene Text Quality Assessment

Image compression is a fundamental technology for Internet communication engineering. However, a high compression rate with general methods may degrade images, resulting in unreadable texts. In this paper, we propose an image compression method for maintaining text quality. We developed a scene text image quality assessment model to assess text quality in compressed images. The assessment model iteratively searches for the best-compressed image holding high-quality text. Objective and subjective results showed that the proposed method was superior to existing methods. Furthermore, the proposed assessment model outperformed other deep-learning regression models.Comment: Accepted by Pattern Recognition, 202

NOVA COLÔNIA JAPONESA DA GRANDE AMAZÔNIA (DAI AMAZON NO NIHON SHOKUMINCHI), DE TSUKASA UETSUKA

 This is a translation of Tsukasa Uetsu­ka’s plan for the exploration of the Amazon and which paved the way for the success of jute farming in the flood­plains of the States of Amazonas and Pará, leading Brazil to self-sufficiency in jute fiber in 1951. Tsukasa Uetsuka (1890-1978) was responsible for the new Jap­anese immigration modality through the formation of a group of leaders (koutakuseis) and the development of a research institute in Vila Amazônia in the munici­pality of Parintins-AM. From this text it is possible to understand the entire initial process , the concession contract of one million hectares by the governor of Am­azonas Efigênio Salles in 1927 to the Japanese and the first steps of the exploration of the State of Amazonas, presentation of the Amazon and its wealth to future ex­plorers. The text was published in the Japanese monthly magazine Kingu in June 1931 and is found today on the digital website of the Library Diet Library.Trata se da tradução do plano de Tsukasa Uetsuka para o desbravamento da Amazônia, que iniciou o caminho prodigioso da lavoura da juta nas várzeas dos estados do Amazonas e Pará, levando o Brasil à autossuficiência de fibra de juta em 1951. Uetsuka (1890 -1978) foi responsável pela nova modalidade de imigração japonesa mediante formação de um grupo de líderes (koutakusei) e desenvolvimento de um instituto de pesquisa na Vila Amazônia no município de Parintins-AM. O texto amplia a compreensão da arquitetura inicial do processo migratório, o contrato de concessão de um milhão de hectares pelo governador do Amazonas Efigênio Salles, em 1927, aos japoneses e os primeiros passos para a efetivação do assentamento no estado do Amazonas, da apresentação da Amazônia e suas riquezas aos futuros desbravadores. O texto foi publicado na revista mensal japonesa Kingu, em junho de 1931, e encontra-se disponível no site digital da biblioteca do Congresso Nacional Japonês

Educação literária com teatro : leitura cênica do travesseiro dos sonhos uma peça das peças do nô moderno de Yukio Mishima

Tese (doutorado)—Universidade de Brasília, Instituto de Letras, Departamento de Teoria Literária e Literaturas, 2020.Este estudo propõe reflexões sobre as contribuições do teatro para a educação literária. O principal objetivo é mostrar como a experiência prática de uma leitura cênica da peça “Kantan – Travesseiro dos sonhos”, presente na obra “Kindainôgakushû” (Peças de nô moderno), de Yukio Mishima, realizada junto a educandos do curso de graduação em licenciatura em letras em língua e literatura japonesa, relaciona-se à formação de indivíduos críticos éticos e com perspectivas estéticas. Neste trabalho, apresentam-se discussões sobre o dialogismo de Mikhail Bakhtin, a educação libertária de Paulo Freire, a multiculturalidade de bell hooks, a transdisciplinaridade de Edgar Morin, o político de Bertolt Brecht, os jogos teatrais de Viola Spolin, a leitura cênica de Magalhães dos Reis, além das reflexões de outros autores que debatem sobre a forma de educar a visão de mundo por meio de uma “teoria-práxis”. Aborda-se também a leitura de literatura pelo viés de Antonio Candido, Antoine Compagnon, entre outros teóricos que veem a literatura como humanizadora. Essa experiência de leitura cênica resultou em transformações no olhar dos educandos em relação à dramaturgia e à literatura, no sentido de levar em conta a materialidade do texto teatral com as dimensões corporais e afetivas do sujeito.This study proposes reflections on the contributions of theater to literary education. Its main objective is to show how the practical experience of a stage reading of the play “Kantan – The Magic Pillow”, from “Kindainôgakushû” (Modern Noh plays) by Yukio Mishima, with undergraduate students of the course in Teaching Japanese Language and Literature at the University of Brasília, is related to the education of critical, ethical individuals with aesthetic perspectives. The discussion includes Mikhail Bakhtin’s dialogism, Paulo Freire’s libertarian education, bell hooks’ multiculturalism, Edgar Morin’s transdisciplinarity, Bertolt Brecht’s political view, Viola Spolin’s theatrical games, Magalhães dos Reis’ stage readings, among other authors. We approached the reading of literature from the perspective of Antonio Candido, Antoine Compagnon, among others who see literature through a humanizing lens. This stage reading experience resulted in transformations in the students’ stances in relation to dramaturgy and literature in the sense of taking into account the materiality of the theatrical text with the subject’s bodily and affective dimensions

Absorption of Carbon Dioxide by the Application of Carbonic Anhydrase. II : Effect of Enzyme on the Rate of Absorption of Carbon Dioxide by Magnesium Oxide

In order to accelerate the rate of absorption of carbon dioxide by magnesium oxide, carbonic anhydrase or red blood corpuscles were added to magnesium oxide suspended in water as an accelerator. The rate of absorption was increased with the increase of the concentration of carbonic anhydrase up to 24 mg per litre. But by adding more amount of the enzyme, little further acceleration of the absorption rate was observed. The rate of absorption was also increased with the concentration of magnesium oxide up to 20 g per litre, whether the enzyme was present or not. The enzyme action was almost independent of the particle size of the oxide. The optimum temperature of the absorption was 35℃ in the absence of the enzyme and 45℃ in its presence. The enzyme lost its activity at 80℃. Red blood corpuscles, used instead of the enzyme, increased also the absorption velocity

Oralização de histórias antigas com uso de jogos teatrais para favorecer a expressão oral em língua japonesa

Dissertação (mestrado)—Universidade de Brasília, Instituto de Letras, Departamento de Línguas Estrangeiras e Tradução, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Linguística Aplicada, 2013.Esta pesquisa apresenta uma reflexão sobre as contribuições para o desenvolvimento em língua estrangeira que os jogos teatrais – com a oralização do gênero literário “narrativas de histórias antigas japonesas” – trazem para os aprendizes de língua japonesa. Ela propõe como objetivo favorecer a expressão oral a partir das interações reais, dando voz ao texto e usando as técnicas teatrais, considerando, assim, as dimensões afetivas e corporais dos participantes, que (re)-significam e (re)-constroem as enunciações em língua estrangeira. Adota-se, portanto, uma visão de língua que abarca seus indissociáveis contextos culturais, sociais e ideológicos. O alicerce da pesquisa está, principalmente, nas teorias de Bakhtin (1929/1986), Revuz (1998), Mastrella de Andrade (2011), Reis (2008), Viola Spolin (2000), dentre outros. A experiência prática foi aplicada em um curso temático oferecido ao público, pela Universidade de Brasília, para alunos com nível básico completo de japonês, utilizou-se da metodologia de pesquisa-ação dentro da perspectiva de Barbier (2007), a fim de dispor uma transformação no modo de ensinar/aprender uma língua estrangeira. A análise qualitativa e interpretativista dos documentos e os diários de bordo trouxeram aspectos da subjetividade, identidade, interação, jogos, corpo e voz. ________________________________________________________________________________ ABSTRACTThis research presents a reflection on the contributions of the development of language that theater games bring to learners of the Japanese language, with an oralization of the literary genre: narratives of ancient Japanese histories. Its aim is to foster oral expression starting from real interactions, giving importance to text and using theatrical techniques, thus considering the affective and corporal dimensions of the participants, which (re)mean and (re)construct the utterances in a foreign language. It adopts a view of language that embraces its inseparable cultural, social and ideological contexts. The research is based mainly on the theories of Bakhtin (1929/1986), Revuz (1998), Mastrella de Andrade (2011), Reis (2008), Viola Spolin (2000), amongst others. The practical experience was applied in a thematic course offered to the public by the University of Brasília, for students that completed a basic level of Japanese. The methodology of action research was used within the perspective of Barbier (2007), in order to have a transformation in the mode of teaching / learning a foreign language. _______________________________________________________________________________ RÉSUMÉCette recherche présente une réflexion à propos de contributions pour le développement en langue étrangère que les jeux théâtraux, avec la mise-en-voix du genre littéraire : récits d´histoires japonaises anciennes, apportent pour les apprenants de langue japonaise. Elle propose comme objectif favoriser l´expression orale à partir des interactions réelles, donnant voix au texte et utilisant les techniques théâtrales, ainsi considérant les dimensions affectives, corporelles des participants qui (re)-signifient et (re)-construisent les énonciations en langue étrangère. Cette étude adopte un point de vue sur la langue qui encadre ses indissociables contextes culturels, sociaux et idéologiques. La recherche est échafaudée, surtout, sur les théories de Bakhtine (1929/1986), Revuz (1998), Mastrella de Andrade (2011), Reis (2008), Viola Spolin (2000) parmi d´autres. L´expérience pratique appliquée dans un cours thématique offert à la communauté, par l´Université de Brasilia, pour les étudiants de japonais a utilisé la méthodologie de la Recherche-Action sous la perspective de Barbier (2007) afin de promouvoir une transformation dans la façon d’enseigner/apprendre une langue étrangère. L´analyse qualitative et dans le paradigme interpretativiste des documents et des journaux de bord ont apporté des aspects liés à la subjectivité, identité, interaction, jeux, corps et voix

Preparation of Hydroxylamine Using Liquid Sulfur Dioxide

In order to prepare hydroxylamine from sodium nitrite, sodium bisulfite, and sulfur dioxide, liquid sulfur dioxide was used instead of gaseous one and the optimum condition for getting maximum yield was studied by rather quickly adding the dioxide. The best mole ratio of the material is as follows : NaNO_2:NaHSO_3:SO_2 = 1.0:1.0:0.95～0.97. Even the excess of any component results less yield. The preparing time of sodium hydroxylamine disulfonate was reduced to 1/10～1/20 by quickly adding liquid sulfur dioxide. But it was perceived that the yield was independent of the adding velocity of the sulfur dioxide. On the hydrolysis of the disulfonate in presence of sulfuric acid by direct heating, the hydrolyzing time was shortened. In total, the preparing time of hydroxylamine was shortened by about one tenth

Absorption of Gas in Liquid with Corona Discharge

The absorption rate of gases in liquid in wetted-wall columns is strongly accelerated by a corona discharge. The phenomenon occurs when the main resistance is in the gas phase. It is recognized that the acceleration of the absorption rate is caused by the turbulence of the gas stream, in wetted-wall columns, produced by the corona discharge

A NARRATIVA CRÍTICA DE AKIYUKI NOSAKA EM HOTARU NO HAKA EM UMA PERSPECTIVA DE ENSINO DE LITERATURA JAPONESA

Considerando que a literatura é um elemento fundamental na formação de leitores, inclusive em língua estrangeira, o objetivo deste trabalho é analisar o conto Hotaru no haka, de Akiyuki Nosaka, assim como sua transmutação fílmica, visando à elaboração de uma orientação didático reflexiva que permita sua utilização em sala de aula. A narrativa promove a reflexão sobre um fenômeno social amplo, a Segunda Guerra Mundial, a partir de um relato intimista

Critical narrative by Akiyuki Nosaka in Hotaru no haka from a perspective of Japanese literature teaching

Considerando que a literatura é um elemento fundamental na formação de leitores, inclusive em língua estrangeira, o objetivo deste trabalho é analisar o conto Hotaru no haka, de Akiyuki Nosaka, assim como sua transmutação fílmica, visando à elaboração de uma orientação didático reflexiva que permita sua utilização em sala de aula. A narrativa promove a reflexão sobre um fenômeno social amplo, a Segunda Guerra Mundial, a partir de um relato intimista.Considering that literature is a fundamental element in the formation of readers, the formation in a foreign language included, the objective of this work is to analyze the tale Hotaru no Haka by Akiyuki Nosaka, as well as its filmed version, aiming at the design of a reflective didactic orientation that allows for its use in classrooms. This narrative promotes a reflection on a broad social phenomenon, the Second World War, from an intimate account