Anne de Graville Translates Alain Chartier : Identifying the Manuscript Source in the Margins of B.N. fr. 2235

An examination of the single manuscript of Anne de Graville?s Rondeaux, a ?translation? of Alain Chartier?s La Belle Dame sans mercy, as well as consideration of Carl Wahlund?s 1897 critical edition reveals that Anne used several manuscripts and early printed editions in establishing the version of Chartier?s poem written in the margins of BN fr 2253. The base exemplar was most likely St. Petersburg, National Library of Russia MS fr. f° v. XIV. 0007, with variants found in BN fr 20026, BN fr 924, and the early printed editions

Leadership in research across academia and practice

Transcript of a keynote address delivered by John McRae at the 2009 ARCC Architectural Research Conference at the University of Texas San Antonio.I value very much the award and I certainly have truly enjoyed the time and the meeting these couple of days has been extremely stimulating. We were talking several of us ahead of time about the rigor and the intensity with which the programs are being presentedin each of the meetings. We really, I think, have the group here that's going to be serving us well for thefuture.I want to also say today, in expressing my appreciation for this award, that the list of past awardees is stellarand includes several colleagues and personal friends towhom I owe a debt in my professional development and am grateful for the opportunity to address the conference and hope that my remarks with be of even a small benefit to our collective efforts to strengthen research across academia and practice. I started my career in both academia and practice in 1967, little more than the 30 years you were so gracious to give me, in Gainesville and at the University of Florida. Over this span of the last 42 years I have sought to develop my own research and creative work agenda and, through administrative roles, have made an effort to foster the research of colleagues when I could. So what was it like in the late 60's and early70's? Some of you may recall. In the interest of full disclosure, I have included a few images of my research work during my early years as a faculty member at the University of Florida. And so, here is another shot of our research team. Some of you may remember the Chicago 7. This is the rainbow 9 and, in fact, aside from myself, whom you will recognize, there are several other people there who are today in positions helping to lead this nation. That is kind of hard to imagine but there they are

Cardiac Cell Mechanics at the Single Cell Level

The analysis of the cellular microenvironment is an area that has received much attention recently in the study of the tractions cells use for locomotion. Specifically, the study of cardiac cell mechanics is of particular interest as cardiac dysfunction is one of the leading causes of death in America. This progression is fueled by the need to have a system capable of reproducing mechanical environments before, during and after a dysfunctional event in order to fully characterize the causes and prevent any permanent damage. The current study proposes a system capable of providing quantitative measurements of the cellular microenvironment while concurrently allowing the same environment to be spatially controlled through collagen deposition and alignment. In this study, we have developed a system capable of characterizing the mechanical environment of contractile cardiac myocytes and migratory cardiac fibroblasts while concurrently allowing for fine control over cell position and alignment using a combination of Traction Force Microscopy with a deformable substrate and Finite Element Analysis. The results of this study indicate that this system can be applied to the study of the mechanical nature of cardiac dysfunctions like hypertrophy, myocardial infarction and hypertension

An Objective Analysis Technique for Constructing Three-Dimensional Urban-Scale Wind Fields

An objective analysis procedure for generating mass-consistent, urban-scale three-dimensional wind fields is presented together with a comparison against existing techniques. The algorithm employs terrain following coordinates and variable vertical grid spacing. Initial estimates of the velocity field are developed by interpolating surface and upper level wind measurements. A local terrain adjustment technique, involving solution of the Poisson equation, is used to establish the horizontal components of the surface field. Vertical velocities are developed from successive solutions of the continuity equation followed by an iterative procedure which reduces anomalous divergence in the complete field. Major advantages of the procedure are that it is computationally efficient and allows boundary values to adjust in response to changes in the interior flow. The method has been successfully tested using field measurements and problems with known analytic solutions

Loblolly pine provenance testing in Tennessee

Six loblolly pine (Pinus taeda L.) provenance test plantations distributed across Tennessee (ages 19 to 26 years from planting) were evaluated on an individual tree basis for total height, dbh, volume and basal area. In addition, wood specific gravity and percentage composition of cortical monoterpenes were evaluated at the Ames Plantation in west Tennessee and the Highland Rim Forestry Field Station near Tullahoma. Significant differences among provenances were found at Ames Plantation, the Highland Rim Forestry Field Station, the Counce plantation in west Tennessee and the Stephen\u27s Switch plantation in the lower elevations of the Cumberland Mountains. At the Stephen\u27s Switch plantation, trees from southeast Tennessee, north Alabama and the North Carolina Piedmont and Coastal Plain produced significantly more volume and basal area on a per hectare basis than trees from the Georgia Piedmont or the South Carolina Coastal Plain. At Ames Plantation, trees from Tishomingo, MS (upper- Coastal Plain), Accomac, VA (eastern shore), Johnston, SC (Piedmont), Chilesburg, VA (Piedmont) and Crossett, AR (upper-Coastal Plain) consistently produced the most volume per hectare, basal area per hectare and tonnes of wood per hectare. Intermediate production was attained by trees from Griffin, GA and Cullman, AL, both of the upper- Coastal Plain region. Low production was associated with provenances that originated near Georgetown, SC (Coastal Plain) and in Gulf Coastal Plain localities. Trees in the Counce plantation varied significantly only in diameter and volume per tree. Trees from the South Carolina Coastal Plain, south Alabama and the North Carolina Coastal Plain were largest in diameter and volume, while those from the Georgia Piedmont, Maryland Coastal Plain and northeast Mississippi were smallest. No significant differences among provenances for unextracted and extracted specific gravity, or extractives were evident at either Ames Plantation or the Highland Rim. However, extractives were produced at the Highland Rim in significantly greater amounts than at Ames. With one exception, a general pattern of decreasing specific gravity from the Atlantic Coastal Plain (.475 to .471), inland into the Piedmont region (.466 to .463) was indicated. Considerable variation was found in cortical monoterpene composition; beta-pinene, myrcene, limonene, and beta-phellandrene showed bimodality, while the alpha-pinene data had normal distribution. Combined data from the Ames and Highland Rim plantations revealed that 12 of 16 possible phenotypes occurred when each tree was classified as being high or low for each of the 4 monoterpenes showing bimodality. High amounts of limonene and beta-phellandrene occurred in greater percentages in trees of western origins, while high amounts of myrcene were frequently found in eastern trees. Distribution of beta-pinene was patchy and no trend was identified. A trend of increasing percent alpha-pinene content in a southwest to northeast pattern was indicated. It was recommended that trees best suited to west Tennessee growing conditions included those from Virginia, the Carolina Piedmonts and north Mississippi. Loblolly pine plantations on the Highland Rim should consist of trees from Virginia and the Carolina Piedmonts. Trees from southeast Tennessee, north Alabama and the North Carolina Piedmont were recommended for planting in the lower elevations of the Cumberland Mountains. Trees planted at the Friendship Forest (ridge and valley) and Norris (ridge and valley) did not indicate statistically significant differences among provenances. Future measurements of these provenance tests were not recommended