Reconsidering Polar Literature in the Anthropocene:Hope in the Works of Jean McNeil and Barry Lopez

This article examines the capacities of polar literature within an interwoven framework to think through climate crisis and human involvement therein in the midst of the Anthropocene. Ice Diaries (2016) and Arctic Dreams (1986) provide the opportunity to reconsider Earth’s cryosphere in literary form as mediated places that participate in the global network of the planetary imaginary (Clarke). Examining polar literature through a reparative lens (Sedgwick) enables the tutelary aspects of both landscapes to emerge as they provide strategies for investigating present and future trouble (Haraway). Employing theories from Earth System Science and spatial studies, this paper locates the potential for hope in remote regions that are nonetheless embedded within global realities—climatic and political—through the sharing of stories that encourage life to flourish even in what appear to be the harshest of circumstances

INFLUENCE OF ANKLE TAPING ON JUMP PERFORMANCE

The present study aimed to investigate the influence of prophylactic ankle taping on jump performance, in the push off and the landing phase, for healthy subjects, for three types of jump. Ankle sprains represent from 38 to 50% of the total sport injuries (Jones et al., 2000). Functional taping and ankle braces are passive preventive measures frequently utilised in sports, however, studies on the influence of functional taping on sports tasks are scarce and most of them only analyse the passive ROM restriction (Hume and Gerrard, 1998)

THE EFFECT OF BODY MARKERS ON GOLF DRIVING PERFORMANCE

No study to date has reported if and how the use of body markers used in three dimensional optical tracking methods to study swing kinematics in golf affect movement performance. Egret et al. (2004) studied the use of wired electromyographic equipment during the golf swing and concluded that the equipment significantly influenced the kinematic pattern of the golf swing. Researchers have previously concentrated their methodological analyses on such factors as the type of marker used, either wand or skin marker (Kirtley, 2002) or skin movement artefact during movement (Holden et al., 2007). The golf swing is a movement that is closed-chain, non-impact and does not cause excessive unwanted movement of skin and wand markers. It is therefore concluded that the golf swing lends itself well to kinematic analysis using body markers. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effect of body markers on golf driving performance for tests carried out in a laboratory setting

VALIDATION OF AN ELECTRONIC JUMP MAT

The purpose of this investigation was to determine the validity of a commonly used Electronic Switch Mat (ESM), or jump mat, compared to force platform data. 10 subjects completed 3 Squat Jumps (SJ), 3 Countermovement (CMJ) jumps and 3 Drop Jumps (DJ) from a height of 30cm. The jumps were performed on a force platform (FP) with an ESM positioned on top of the platform. CMJ (r=0.996) and SJ (r=0.958) jump heights correlated very strongly with force platform data however drop jump data was not as strong (r=0.683). The ESM can accurately calculate CMJ height, and SJ height. However, the faster contact times, and rapid movements involved in a DJ may limit its reliability when giving measures of contact time, flight time, and height jumped for DJs

PerancanganMedia Komunikasi Visual Sebagai Sarana Promosi Sinar Surya Pelangi

Sinar Surya Pelangi adalah penyedia pigment yang sudah berdiri di Surabaya pada tahun 1997. Selama berdiri belum pernahmelakukan promosi, maka Sinar Surya Pelangi membutuhkan perancangan media promosi yang efisien, efektif dan juga menarik agar SinarSurya Pelangi ini dapat dikenal oleh target audience dan dapat bersaing dengan para kompetitornya. Perancangan ini menggunakan konsep“The Exclusive” yang bertujuan untuk menginformasikan pada target audience bahwa Sinar Surya Pelangi mengutamakan kualitas dan hasilyang bagus untuk para konsumen.Sinar Surya Pelangi juga mengharapkan agar bantuan promosi ini bisa memaksimalkan kinerja dariperusahaan itu sendiri yaitu sinar surya pelangi, dimana Perusahaan ini memiliki potensi yang terbilang baik dengan standart sesuai dengantaraf Internasional artinya Perusahaan ini mampu menghasilkan barang yang tidak kalah dibandingkan dengan skala dunia.Perusahaan inimemiliki segi yang menarik dan berkualitas dikarenakan barang yang diproduksi oleh Perusahaan memiliki nilai seni karena termasuk padajajaran ilmu desain mengenai colour atau warna. Pada poin inilah menunjukkan kalau Perusahaan ini memiliki tidak hanya kualitas dalamhasil barang melainkan juga demngan nilai seni didalamnya yang menjadikan Perusahaan ini mampu menghasilkan beragam warna secaracustom sesuai selera yang menjadi kata kunci di sini mengenai kekreatifan serta proses hasil

Multivariate analysis of energy dispersive X-ray diffraction data for the detection of illicit drugs in border control

A system using energy dispersive X-ray diffraction has been tested to detect the presence of illicit drugs concealed within parcels typical of those which are imported into the UK via postal and courier services. The system was used to record diffraction data from calibration samples of diamorphine (heroin) and common cutting agents and a partial least squares regression model was established between diamorphine concentration and diffraction spectra. Parcels containing various crystalline and amorphous materials, including diamorphine, were then scanned to obtain multiple localised diffraction spectra and to form a hyperspectral image. The calibration model was used for the prediction of diamorphine concentration throughout the volume of parcels and enabled the presence and location of diamorphine to be determined from the visual inspection of concentration maps. This research demonstrates for the first time the potential of an EDXRD system to generate continuous hyperspectral images of real parcels from volume scanning in security applications and introduces the opportunity to explore hyperspectral image analysis in chemical and material identification. However, more work must be done to make the system ready for implementation in border control operations by bringing down the procedure time to operational requirements and by proving the system's portability