26 research outputs found
Portrayals of working-class life in the authorships of Ragnar Järhult and Per Gunnar Evander
No full textThe main purpose of this Master’s thesis is to analyse the portrayals of working-class life in a selection of works by the Swedish authors Ragnar Järhult and Per Gunnar Evander. The research questions are: * How is the working conditions described?* What political messages can be found in the works?* What image of the class society is shown?The second aim of this Master’s thesis is to analyse the concept of working-class literature and to investigate if the works of Per Gunnar Evander could be seen as working-class literature. Methodologically, the study draws on established theories, concepts and methods from the sociology of literature and the history of ideas. The core analytical concepts are ”social class” and ”working class literature”. This study shows that there are several similarities between the works of Järhult and Evander, especially in the criticism against the working conditions for the workers at papermills and tileworks. Evander is not normally seen as a working-class author but this study points out that the selected works from both the authors should be seen as working-class literature. The discussion on the concept of working-class literature reveals that it is difficult to find a perfect definition concerning the working-class literature. Every definition seems to be vague and that can either be seen as a weakness or strength. I like to see the broad description of working-class literature as something positive because a wide-ranging definition makes it possible to collect all the different aims and trends under one concept. Working-class literature should be seen as a broad literary current, not as a genre sharply marked off from its surroundings.Uppsatsnivå:
Brain–Computer Interface With Functional Electrical Stimulation Training for Upper-Extremity Rehabilitation Performance Outcomes
No full textAbstract
Date Presented 3/31/2017
A study was conducted to evaluate the efficacy of a 6-wk brain–computer interface with functional electrical stimulation (BCI–FES) therapy in improving upper-extremity (UE) motor function in adults poststroke. Data suggest BCI–FES therapy is promising for UE rehabilitation poststroke.
Primary Author and Speaker: Samantha Evander Elmore
Additional Authors and Speakers: Laura Kiekhoefer, Jessica Abrams, Rebecca Vermilyea
Contributing Authors: Dorothy Farrar-Edwards, Muhammad Al-Heizan, Brittany Young, Alexander Remsik</jats:p
PENDETEKSIAN PERANGKAT MENGGUNAKAN UAV DENGAN KOMUNIKASI DEVICE-TO-DEVICE
No full textPada area terdampak bencana, konsumsi energi tiap-tiap perangkat dan jaringan menjadi isu yang krusial. oleh karena itu, jaringan komunikasi nirkabel yang hemat energi perlu dibangun di daerah bencana yang luas secara cepat pada saat terjadi kerusakan infrastruktur jaringan komunikasi. Tugas Akhir ini mengusulkan penggunaan Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) sebagai Flying Mobile-Base Transceiver Station (FM-BTS) untuk mendeteksi perangkat-perangkat yang potensial dalam membentuk komunikasi Device-to-Device (D2D) di area bencana. Komunikasi D2D dapat mengurangi konsumsi energi antar perangkat. Penelitian terkait UAV dalam literatur tidak memperhitungkan konsumsi energi dari UAV serta tidak memberikan saran penggunaan pola tertentu pada suatu keadaan bencana alam seperti banjir, gempa bumi, atau bencana lainnya. Tujuan tugas akhir ini adalah untuk mencari pola terbang UAV yang mampu beradaptasi sesuai kondisi bencana dan tetap memperhatikan faktor konsumsi energi UAV.
Konsumsi energi dipengaruhi secara signifikan oleh pola terbang. Pada Tugas Akhir ini dilakukan pengembangan dari empat skema untuk pola terbang UAV, yaitu: O-Path, Rectangular-Path, ZigZag-Path, dan S-Path. Peningkatan ini dapat mengurangi gap area pada pola terbang UAV sehingga terjadi peningkatan coverage untuk area tersebut. Untuk memperoleh pola terbang UAV yang terbaik untuk beberapa kasus bencana alam, beberapa simulasi telah dilakukan dan dianalisis. Hasil menunjukkan bahwa pada kondisi bencana dengan pola kerusakan yang merata, pola terbang UAV yang optimal adalah S-Path dikarenakan coverage yang luas (mencakup sekitar 80 persen dari total perangkat di ketinggian terbang UAV 100 m). Sebaliknya, untuk kondisi bencana dengan pola kerusakan yang memusat, pola terbang UAV yang terbaik adalah O-path, diikuti dengan Rectangular-path dan
ZigZag-path dikarenakan durasi terbang yang singkat dan konsumsi energi yang kecil (delapan kali lebih kecil dibanding S-path pada ketinggian terbang UAV 100 m)
Kata Kunci: Device-to-Device, UAV, Device Discovery, 5G, Emergency Communicatio
5G TELKOM UNIVERSITY CHANNEL MODEL UNDER FOLIAGE EFFECT
No full textThis thesis proposes (i) 5G Telkom University channel model simulated in Telkom University
campus, Bandung, Indonesia, (ii) a framework to calculate and validate the channel model
and its performance by using a real-field parameters of any locations in Indonesia, the 5G Indonesia
channel model of several cities in Indonesia is derived based on the proposed framework.
5G Telkom University channel model is represented by the power delay profile (PDP) taken
from a series of computer simulation by considering a real-field parameters of environments in
Telkom University. This thesis also calculates the 5G Indonesia channel model to examine the
proposed framework. The 5G Indonesia channel model is in practice does not exist, however it
can be a reference when making comparison of 5G channel model in several cities of Indonesia.
This thesis considers operating frequency of 3.3 GHz with 40 MHz bandwidth based on the
specification of orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) numerology zero and the
regulation from ministry of communication and informatics Indonesia about broadband wireless
access in Indonesia.
The obtained outage performance of 5G Telkom University channel models are validated
using bit error rate (BER) and block error rate (BLER) performance of cyclic-prefix orthogonal
frequency division multiplexing (CP-OFDM) numerology zero with 5G complex binary phase
shift keying (BPSK) and Polar codes. This thesis found that when foliage does not exist, the
5G Telkom University channel model has smaller number of path. The results show that foliage
attenuation causes performance degradations indicated by smaller number of paths and worse
theoretical outage performance.
The obtained outage performances of 5G Telkom University channel model are expected
to be a reference of outage performance for 5G system implementation in Telkom University.
Similarly, the proposed framework can be used to calculate 5G channel model in any locations
in Indonesia such that an optimal 5G system implementation in Indonesia can be achieved
Telkom University 5G Channel Models Under Foliage Effect and Their Performance Evaluations
No full textJimmy Carter Speaking at a The Carter Center Event, circa 1997
No full textJimmy Carter is shown speaking at a The Carter Center event alongside panelists including Joseph E. Lowery and Evander Holyfield, who were members of an election observation team for the Jamaican elections.The Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library acknowledges the generous support of the Joseph & Evelyn Lowery Institute for Justice and Human Rights, the Joseph Echols Lowery Irrevocable Trust, and other donors in supporting the processing and digitization of Morehouse College's Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection
History, literature and (post)colonialism: politics and gender in Tsitsi Dangarembga's Nervous Conditions (Zimbabwe, 1960s-1980s)
Get PDFO objetivo principal do artigo consiste em uma análise de Condições Nervosas (Nervous Conditions), romance de estreia da autora zimbabuana Tsitsi Dangarembga, o qual foi publicado originalmente em 1988 e narra a trajetória e a formação intelectual/subjetiva de Tambudzai (ou Tambu), uma jovem shona no interior rural da Rodésia (atual Zimbábue), na década de 1960, com ênfase nas oportunidades educacionais que almeja após a morte de seu irmão mais velho, e os conflitos ocasionados a partir do contato entre valores tradicionais africanos e elementos de modernidade, sobretudo no que diz respeito às relações familiares e de gênero. Ao longo da narrativa, Dangarembga contrasta as várias mulheres que integram as vivências de Tambudzai, a exemplo de sua prima, Nyasha, e a tia Maiguru, que representam mulheres que conseguiram oportunidades de estudo e ascensão social, ainda que vivenciando conflitos ocasionados pelo contato com as culturas colonialistas. A análise do romance, a partir das interlocuções teórico-metodológicas acerca das relações entre História e Literatura, e com amparo nos estudos africanos, concentra-se na obra de Dangarembga para investigar os processos de formação de subjetividades femininas na sociedade colonial no Zimbábue, com atenção à construção de espaços de protagonismo e agenciamento de mulheres shona em diferentes espaços sociais, e contrapondo essas questões a um contexto demarcado pelos debates políticos e conflitos ocasionados em torno da descolonização e consolidação da nação zimbabuana.The main objective of the article is to analyze "Nervous Conditions," the debut novel by Zimbabwean author Tsitsi Dangarembga, originally published in 1988. The novel portrays the journey and intellectual/subjective development of Tambudzai (or Tambu), a young Shona girl in rural Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) during the 1960s. It focuses on her aspirations for educational opportunities following the death of her older brother, as well as the conflicts that arise from the clash between traditional African values and elements of modernity, particularly in relation to family and gender dynamics. Throughout the narrative, Dangarembga contrasts the experiences of Tambudzai with various women, such as her cousin Nyasha and her aunt Maiguru. These characters represent women who have attained educational opportunities and social mobility, albeit while facing conflicts resulting from their encounters with colonial cultures. The analysis of the novel, drawing on theoretical and methodological frameworks exploring the relationship between history and literature, as well as African studies, focuses on Dangarembga's work to investigate the processes of forming female subjectivities in colonial Zimbabwe. It pays attention to the construction of spaces for women's agency and empowerment within different social spheres, while also addressing the political debates and conflicts surrounding decolonization and the establishment of the Zimbabwean nation
História, literatura e (pós)colonialismo: política e gênero em Condições Nervosas de Tsitsi Dangarembga (Zimbábue, décadas de 1960-1980)
No full textThe main objective of the article is to analyze "Nervous Conditions," the debut novel by Zimbabwean author Tsitsi Dangarembga, originally published in 1988. The novel portrays the journey and intellectual/subjective development of Tambudzai (or Tambu), a young Shona girl in rural Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) during the 1960s. It focuses on her aspirations for educational opportunities following the death of her older brother, as well as the conflicts that arise from the clash between traditional African values and elements of modernity, particularly in relation to family and gender dynamics. Throughout the narrative, Dangarembga contrasts the experiences of Tambudzai with various women, such as her cousin Nyasha and her aunt Maiguru. These characters represent women who have attained educational opportunities and social mobility, albeit while facing conflicts resulting from their encounters with colonial cultures. The analysis of the novel, drawing on theoretical and methodological frameworks exploring the relationship between history and literature, as well as African studies, focuses on Dangarembga's work to investigate the processes of forming female subjectivities in colonial Zimbabwe. It pays attention to the construction of spaces for women's agency and empowerment within different social spheres, while also addressing the political debates and conflicts surrounding decolonization and the establishment of the Zimbabwean nation.O objetivo principal do artigo consiste em uma análise de Condições Nervosas (Nervous Conditions), romance de estreia da autora zimbabuana Tsitsi Dangarembga, o qual foi publicado originalmente em 1988 e narra a trajetória e a formação intelectual/subjetiva de Tambudzai (ou Tambu), uma jovem shona no interior rural da Rodésia (atual Zimbábue), na década de 1960, com ênfase nas oportunidades educacionais que almeja após a morte de seu irmão mais velho, e os conflitos ocasionados a partir do contato entre valores tradicionais africanos e elementos de modernidade, sobretudo no que diz respeito às relações familiares e de gênero. Ao longo da narrativa, Dangarembga contrasta as várias mulheres que integram as vivências de Tambudzai, a exemplo de sua prima, Nyasha, e a tia Maiguru, que representam mulheres que conseguiram oportunidades de estudo e ascensão social, ainda que vivenciando conflitos ocasionados pelo contato com as culturas colonialistas. A análise do romance, a partir das interlocuções teórico-metodológicas acerca das relações entre História e Literatura, e com amparo nos estudos africanos, concentra-se na obra de Dangarembga para investigar os processos de formação de subjetividades femininas na sociedade colonial no Zimbábue, com atenção à construção de espaços de protagonismo e agenciamento de mulheres shona em diferentes espaços sociais, e contrapondo essas questões a um contexto demarcado pelos debates políticos e conflitos ocasionados em torno da descolonização e consolidação da nação zimbabuana
Joseph E. Lowery With Others at an Event, circa 1997
No full textJoseph E. Lowery is shown standing with others including Evander Holyfield, Colin Powell, and Jimmy Carter (second thru fourth from left, respectively, after Lowery) at an event related to the election observation team for the Jamaican elections.The Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library acknowledges the generous support of the Joseph & Evelyn Lowery Institute for Justice and Human Rights, the Joseph Echols Lowery Irrevocable Trust, and other donors in supporting the processing and digitization of Morehouse College's Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection
De leões sem garras e homens eruditos: visões do masculino em Lésbia (1890), de Maria Benedita Câmara Bormann (Délia)
No full textThis article aims at analyzing the cons-truction of masculinities in Lésbia (1890), a novel by Délia, literary pseudonym of Maria Benedita Câmara Bormann (1853-1895). The plot narrates the background and the fictional trajectory of a Brazilian novelist, through which the author de-nounces social stigmata carried by women, especially middle-class, who wish to have a professional life in fin-de-siècle Brazil. Multiple male profiles presented in this narrative make it possible to reflect on how Bormann problematizes the construction of virility models that prevailed in the beginning of the republican period in 19thcentury Brazil, as well as their impact on gender hierarchies and contrasts. On the one hand, these profiles signal critical appropriations of naturalistic elements in the analysis of masculinity profiles, understood by the novelist as vain and petty, violent and irresponsible. On the other hand, they suggest the possibility of other experiences of the masculine, marked by erudition and sensitivity, capable of cultivating less vertical relationships with women, based on passion and valorization of the intellect.O artigo se propõe analisar a construção das masculinidades no romance Lésbia (1890), de Délia, pseudônimo literário de Maria Benedita Câmara Bormann (1853-1895). A trama narra a formação e a trajetória ficcional de uma romancista brasileira, por meio da qual a autora delata os estigmas sociais que recaem sobre as mulheres, sobretudo das classes médias, que anseiam pela inserção em carreiras profissionais no fin-de-siècle brasileiro. A multiplicidade de perfis masculinos delineados na narrativa possibilita a reflexão a respeito do modo como Bormann problematiza a construção dos modelos predominantes de virilidade na passagem para o período republicano no Brasil oitocentista, bem como seus impactos sobre as hierarquias e contrastes de gênero. Por um lado, indica as apropriações críticas de elementos do naturalismo no escrutínio de perfis de masculinidade compreendidos pela romancista como vaidosos e mesquinhos, violentos e irresponsáveis; por outro, sugere a possibilidade de outras vivências do masculino, demarcados pela erudição e sensibilidade, capazes de cultivar relações menos verticalizadas com mulheres, baseadas na paixão e na valorização do intelecto
