The Humanities and the University in Globalization: A Question Surrounding "The University without Condition" by J. Derrida

Derrida entiende que la cuestión tecno-comunicacional se encuentra estratégicamente involucrada en la transformación actual de la condición universitaria. La universalidad de la comunicación tecnológica protagoniza, en esta perspectiva, tanto la condiciónDerrida acknowledges that the techno-communicational question is strategically involved in the current transformation of the nature of universities. From this perspective, the universality of technological communication plays a leading role both in the u

STRUCTURAL DYNAMIC CHARACTERIZATION OF A PLATE TYPE ELEMENT ORIENTED AT ACTIVE CONTROL IMPLEMENTATION

Successful implementation of an active vibration control system is strictly correlated to the exact knowledge of the dynamic behavior of the the system, of the excitation level and spectra and of the sensor and actuator’s specification. Only the correct management of these aspects may guarantee the correct choice of the control strategy and the relative performance. Within this paper, some preliminary activities aimed at the numerical and experimental dynamic characterization of a plate type test article as well as the evaluation of piezoelectric sensors and actuators will be presented and discussed. All these information represent, in-fact, the basic information for a successive choice and implementation of the more appropriate active control strategy

Preliminary study and experimental test of Peltier cells for a potential implementation in a renewable energy device

The present work focuses its attention about the need of implementation of a cooling system for photovoltaic cells. In fact the efficiency and technical lifetime is strongly affected by temperature of photovoltaic cell and this is a fundamental topic for every installation but above all in the cases of regions with a very hot climate or for concentrated photovoltaic plants. In a specific way it is proposed preliminary evaluations and study for a potential use of a thermoelectric cooling system for PV, based on Peltier cells. An overview of Peltier cells, treating about their functionality, properties and possible applications, is presented. It is performed an experimental phase, which is based on the creation of the setup and preliminary tests on Peltier cells for the next implementation in a cooling system for PV cells

The Teacher Pay for Performance Phenomenon

The purpose of this dissertation research was to explore the link between teacher motivation and performance-based compensation. This topic has been a controversial issue over the last decade across the country. There is a critical need for more research on teacher pay-for- performance systems, especially as it relates to motivation, student achievement, and the profession of teaching. Qualitative in design, the intent of this research study was to make meaning of teachers’ perceptions about the influence of performance-based compensation on the profession and practice of teaching. This study extends the current understanding and adds to the discussion of compensation policy as linked to teacher practice and performance. Policy makers and educational practitioners will find it crucial to continue this line of research, as it directly relates to their teacher preparation programs and training teachers to enter the twenty- first century educational workforce of standards-based performance of inputs and outcomes

ACOUSTIC IMPACT OF CAPODICHINO AIRPORT BY THE USE OF THE AEDT SOFTWARE

About the study of the acoustic impact of the Capodichino airport (Naples), a new acoustic simulation soft ware was used to generate the study of noise propagation in the area near the airport and relative footprint. In the past, the INM (Integrated Noise Model) calculation code provided by the FAA (Federal Aviation Agency) has been represented the standard code for these simulation operations and widely used all over the international airports. Anyway, in the last three years, a new code has been implemented by the FAA, to overcome some of the lim itation of the INM. This new tool, named Aviation Environmental Design Tool (AEDT) present a new manage ment of the acoustic parameters (as, for instances the implementation of innovative sound absorption model such as the SAE-AIR-5534) and a different management of the acoustic maps definition (as, for instances, the use of dynamic grids) . It also allow to a contextual management of acoustic and air pollution (CO2) problems. AEDT also presents a catalog of aircraft updated and constantly updated, which INM did not have and for which equivalent aircraft should have been taken. In the framework of the present study, AEDT provisional results have been compared with data already available and based upon the use of the INM code. An in-depth study has been also dedicated to the comparison of numerical forecasted data and experimental one measured at specific target point through the use of the Capodichino Airport remote monitoring noise sys tem. The study has highlighted some of the peculiarities of the new software consolidating the opportunity to use AEDT as future planning tool for Capodichino and other airport’s scenario

Semi-regular Dubuc-Deslauriers wavelet tight frames

In this paper, we construct wavelet tight frames with n vanishing moments for Dubuc-Deslauriers 2npoint semi-regular interpolatory subdivision schemes. Our motivation for this construction is its practical use for further regularity analysis of wide classes of semi-regular subdivision. Our constructive tools are local eigenvalue convergence analysis for semi-regular Dubuc-Deslauriers subdivision, the Unitary Extension Principle and the generalization of the Oblique Extension Principle to the irregular setting by Chui, He and St\"ockler. This group of authors derives suitable approximation of the inverse Gramian for irregular Bspline subdivision. Our main contribution is the derivation of the appropriate approximation of the inverse Gramian for the semi-regular Dubuc-Deslauriers scaling functions ensuring n vanishing moments of the corresponding framelets