296 research outputs found
Cultural Computing – Creative Power Integrating Culture, Unconsciousness and Software
No full textInternational audienceThe author is carrying out technology studies to explore and expand human emotions, sensibility, and consciousness by making innovative use of artistic creativity. We develop interfaces for experiencing and expressing the "essence of culture" such as human feelings, ethnicity, and story. History has shown that human cultures have common and unique forms such as behavior and grammar. We suggest a computer model for that process and a method of interactive expression and experiencing cultural understanding using IT called "cultural computing". We particularly examine Japanese culture, although it is only a small subject of computing
Characteristics of ion-cyclotron surface waves in semi-bounded (r, q) distribution dusty plasmas
No full textThe influence of magnetic field strength, ion mass, and the non-thermal character on the dispersion properties of ion-cyclotron surface wave is investigated in a semi-bounded (r, q) distribution dusty plasma. In the limit of short wave number, the dispersion relation is derived by adopting the specular reflection boundary condition and the effective screening distance in (r, q) distribution dusty plasma. It is found that the stronger magnetic field strength suppresses the wave speed, but the heavier ions will enhance the wave propagation. To investigate the wave propagation in the non-Maxwellian plasma, the typical values of r and q are chosen and the dispersion relation is plotted to obtain the general character of wave propagation. The result would reduce to the case of Maxwellian plasma for r -> 0 and q -> infinity.The work was supported by the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) grant funded by the Korean Government (MISP) (NRF-2016R1A2B4011356)
A Stylistic and Pedagogical Analysis of Selected Solo Piano Works by Naoko Ikeda
No full textNaoko Ikeda (b.1964) is the first Japanese composer to sign with an American publisher, The Willis Music Company, which has exclusively published her works in the United States since 2004. As of this writing, Ikeda’s pedagogical compositions have begun to gain global appeal and are increasingly utilized in lessons, concerts, festivals, lectures, examinations, and competitions across Japan, the United States, Canada, and Europe. This document explores Naoko Ikeda’s solo piano works, presents an overview of her solo piano music, and analyzes 38 pieces from 6 selected collections from her output. Chapter 1 presents the overview, purpose, need, limitations, and procedures of the study, and includes a review of related literature. Chapter 2 offers a biographical sketch of Naoko Ikeda, shedding light on her musical upbringing and significant career accomplishments to date. Chapter 3 outlines Ikeda’s eclectic compositional style, which draws inspiration from a variety of Eastern and Western musical genres and styles. This chapter also briefly surveys her published works for piano to determine the development of her compositional style over the last two decades. To supplement this survey, chronological and leveled guides to Ikeda’s complete piano works to date are provided in Appendices A and B. Appendices C and D provide the Institutional Review Board’s Approval Letter and the Interview Guide used to conduct email interviews with Ikeda. Appendix E outlines Hal Leonard’s Copyright Permission Letter to reproduce Ikeda’s music in this document. Chapters 4 through 9 analyze 38 solo piano pieces from 6 collections: Shoukei, Book 1 (2004), Shoukei, Book 2 (2005), Moving Pictures (2006), Celestial Dreams (2007), Miyabi (2012), and Aya (2022). For each of these 6 collections, the author offers a brief discussion on the background of the piece, a compositional analysis, and a pedagogical analysis. Chapter 10 concludes the study, summarizes Ikeda’s compositional style and contributions as a composer, and suggests potential avenues for future research. By exploring Ikeda’s piano music, this document addresses the dearth of academic literature on Ikeda’s works, acknowledges her growing global importance as an educational composer, and serves as a resource for teachers and pianists interested in Ikeda’s music
<Articles PART I : BEYOND THE SELF>Introduction to Beyond the Self
No full textThis is an introduction to Paul Standish's book, Beyond the Self : Wittgenstein, Heidegger and the Limits of Language (1992) (hereafter abbreviated as 'BTS'.) Naoko Saito, in collaboration with five graduate students from Kyoto University, is in the final stage of translating the book (to be published from Hosei University Press). The value of the book has been rediscovered centring on the theme of self, other and language, and how their inseparable relation presented in the book can serve today in envisioning an alternative route to education : 'education for otherwise' (Standish 2002) and 'ethics before equality' (Standish 2001). The purpose of our dialogical presentation is to explore the possibilities and limits of BTS; and to show how the preliminary declaration of the author 's stance in going 'beyond the self' has been developed since then in venturing into the territory of 'beyond Beyond the Self, especially in his critique of Heidegger through Levinas and Cavell
Recommended from our members
Carl Vine's "Piano Sonata No. 4": An Analysis and Performer's Guide
No full textThis essay provides a structural analysis and performer’s guide to Carl Vine’s "Piano Sonata." Commissioned by the author in 2018 and premiered in 2019, this analysis will be conducted through the lens of performing the piece—an analysis of its components and overall structure which generates an informed interpretation. As the first pianist to study and perform this new work, the author includes a performer’s guide which offers relevant suggestions for execution of the score, i.e. approach to sound, phrasing, texture, rhythmic features, and technical challenges. Throughout the essay, similarities shared between "Piano Sonata No. 4" and other solo piano works of Carl Vine will be discussed briefly, highlighting characteristics of his piano music. A corroborating recording of this sonata has been released by the author, which supports the analysis and ideas explored. This new work deserves to earn its place as one of the most important solo piano sonatas of the 21st century
Letter from Yukio Mochizuki to Mrs. Naoko I. Kurotobi, September 3, 1977
No full textA thank you letter from Yukio Mochizuki to Mrs. Kurotobi for arranging the meeting between himself and her husband, Mr. Isamu Kurotobi. He had also originally enclosed his thank you letter for Mr. Kurotobi in this letter.Collection of notes, articles, correspondence, photographs, and term papers collected by Yukio Mochizuki, a student at CSU Dominguez Hills, while researching Japanese American incarceration and Japanese Peruvian internment during World War II
Upgrade of Imaging Bolometers on LHD
No full textInfrared Imaging Video Bolometers (IRVB) provide an image of the plasma radiation by using a thin metal foil to absorb the radiation, which is then imaged by an IR camera. In LHD IRVBs at Ports 6-T and 1-O have been upgraded. Both of the ? 1 micron × 70 mm × 90 mm gold foils have been replaced with ? 2.5 micron Pt foils of the same area for greater sensitivity (Pt vs Au) and absorption of higher energy photons estimated up to 8.2 keV. Also the IR cameras have been replaced; an FLIR/SC500 (? 100 mK, 60 fps, 320 × 240 pixels) IR camera at Port 1-O with a FLIR/Phoenix (? 16 mK, 345 fps, 320 × 256 pixels) IR camera at Port 10-O and an AGEMA/THV 900 LW (? 190 mK, 15 fps, 136 × 272 pixels)] with a FLIR SC-4000 (? 19 mK, 327 fps, 320 × 256 pixels) IR camera at port 6-T. In the current campaign these IRVBs will use 8 mm × 8 mm apertures resulting in 12 × 16 channels on the foil. The noise equivalent power density for these two new IRVBs ranges from ? 360 ?W/cm2 for 327 fps operation to 3.6 ?W/cm2 for 15 fps operation, which is over two orders of magnitude of improvement over the previous IRVB at Port 6-T.journal articl
Hydrogen Isotopes Plasma-Driven Permeation through Tungsten Coated Reduced Activation Ferritic Steel F82H
No full textHydrogen isotopes plasma-driven permeation (PDP) through F82H coated with two different types of tungsten coatings, i.e., sputter-deposited tungsten (SP-W) and vacuum plasma-sprayed tungsten (VPS-W) has been studied in the temperature range of 300 - 550 °C. It has been found that hydrogen isotopes PDP fluxes through VPS-W coated F82H are reduced compared to that through bare F82H. However, the PDP fluxes through SP-W coated F82H are enhanced compared to bare F82H. Reduced or enhanced PDP fluxes are related to the different microstructure of tungsten coatings and its surface recombination characteristics.journal articl
Comparison of Au and Pt Foils for an Imaging Bolometer
No full textIn the imaging bolometer a thin metal foil converts plasma radiated power to infrared radiation measured by an infrared camera. Calibration of the foil provides information on its sensitivity, which is helpful in selecting the best foil material. In this study thermal properties of submicron Au and Pt foils are investigated by heating the foils with a chopped HeNe laser beam (?20 mW) and observing the temperature change, ΔT, and thermal time constant, τ, of the foil temperature. Assuming that the foil cooling is dominated by diffusion, we can compare the relative sensitivities of the foils by comparing the ratio of the thermal diffusivity to the thermal conductivity of the foil, κ/k, to the ratio ΔT/τ. The results indicate that Pt is more than 9 times more sensitive than Au even though standard thermal properties indicate that Au should be slightly (14%) more sensitive than Pt. This inconsistency indicates that the IR radiation is dominant over diffusion in the foil cooling. In that case the sensitivity should be evaluated by 1/k ? ΔT, which indicates that Pt is 8 times more sensitive than Au, while the ratio of thermal conductivities indicates that it should be only 4 times more sensitive.journal articl
How Can Psychoanalytical Techniques Benefit Qualitative Research?: Using Countertransference at Interviews on Sensitive Topics
No full text本稿では近年，質的研究における調査面接と心理臨床面接とがSullivan(19531976)の「関与しながらの観察」の点で共通性が増してきたことをまず指摘した。次にセンシティブな話題に関する調査面接の特徴を概説し，それにあたり精神分析での逆転移の概念とその取り扱いを援用することの有用性を述べた。その際Sullivanから発展した対人関係論的精神分析の観点に依拠した。センシティブな話題に関する調査面接ではインタビュアーも激しく感情的に巻き込まれる。その感情は精神分析での逆転移と同一ではないが，その感情を逆転移の取り扱いを参考に吟味することで①インタビュアーの「共感的な中立性」(Patton, 1990)の維持，②センシティブな話題の面接での適切な境界保持に役立つことを論じた。ただし得られる情報の妥当性やフィードバック，インタビュアーの訓練とサポートの点で留意する必要がある旨を述べた。This paper first highlights the recent emphasis on similarities between qualitative research interviews and psychotherapeutic interviews in that both share the nature of Sullivan’s (1953) “participant observation.” Second, the author overviews sensitive research and argues how the reference to the psychoanalytical concept and technique of addressing countertransference can be beneficial for sensitive research. The argument is built on Interpersonal psychoanalysis, which evolved from Sullivan’s theory. In sensitive research interviews, not only the interviewee but also the interviewer tend to be intensely emotionally engaged with each other. Although feelings held in the interviewer are not the same as countertransference in psychoanalysis itself, implementing analysis of the interviewer’s feelings in a similar way as addressing countertransference in psychoanalysis can help the interviewer 1) to maintain an attitude of what Patton (1990) calls “empathic neutrality, ” and 2) to keep proper boundary between the interviewee and the interviewer in sensitive research interviews. The author also explores some points that need to be addressed when including analysis of the interviewer’s feelings in the research design; validity of the data, consideration on feedback, and training and support for the interviewer
- …
