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Watching As The World Turns: Performance, Everyday Life, and the Self in the Novels of David Foster Wallace
No full textThis thesis examines manifestations of performance in the novels of David
Foster Wallace. It argues that as Wallace engages with the theme of
performance he concurrently addresses the related topics of everyday life and the self. Taking key theories of performance from the discipline of
performance studies and applying these to an analysis of Wallace’s novels, this thesis demonstrates how the views of everyday life and the self presented by Wallace are predicated on performance and uncertainty. It first compares Wallace’s view of the everyday with theories put forward by Henri Lefebvre and Guy Debord. Wallace’s view of the self is then outlined, primarily through close readings of how choice, boredom, rituals, and masks are presented in Wallace’s novels, alongside comparisons of his work with two further theorists of the everyday, Raoul Vaneigem and Erving Goffman. The thesis concludes by examining how Wallace presents audiences within his novels, suggesting that he often uses performance situations to articulate his thoughts on the relationship between the self and the other, before calling for further interdisciplinary research into Wallace’s writing
Antropología y colonialismo interno : David J. Guzman, entre poder supremo y capital
No full textIntroducción. David J. Guzmán y los Anales del Museo Nacional. Dinámica entre lo propio y lo ajeno. Etnicidad. Migración neocolonial. Conclusión. Bibliografía mínima de David J. Guzmán.En Kóot, enero 2010, año N°1, N°1, p. 11-22Universidad Tecnológica de El Salvado
A 2 h periodic variation in the low-mass X-ray binary Ser X-1
No full textSpectroscopy of the low-mass X-ray binary Ser X-1 using the Gran Telescopio Canarias have revealed a ?2 h periodic variability that is present in the three strongest emission lines. We tentatively interpret this variability as due to orbital motion, making it the first indication of the orbital period of Ser X-1. Together with the fact that the emission lines are remarkably narrow, but still resolved, we show that a main-sequence K dwarf together with a canonical 1.4 M? neutron star gives a good description of the system. In this scenario, the most likely place for the emission lines to arise is the accretion disc, instead of a localized region in the binary (such as the irradiated surface or the stream-impact point), and their narrowness is due instead to the low inclination (?10°) of Ser X-1
Experimental investigation into the effect of substrate clamping on the piezoelectric behaviour of thick-film PZT elements
No full textThis paper details an experimental investigation of the clamping effect associated with thick-film piezoelectric elements printed on a substrate. The clamping effect reduces the measured piezoelectric coefficient, d33, of the film. This reduction is due to the influence of the d31 component in the film when a deformation of the structure occurs, by either the direct or indirect piezoelectric effect. Theoretical analysis shows a reduction in the measured d33 of 62%, i.e. a standard bulk lead zirconate titanate (PZT)-5H sample with a manufacturer specified d33 of 593pC/N would fall to 227.8pC/N. To confirm this effect, the d33 coefficients of five thin bulk PZT-5H samples of 220µm thickness were measured before and after their attachment to a metallized 96% alumina substrate. The experimental results show a reduction in d33 of 74% from 529pC/N to 139pC/N. The theoretical analysis was then applied to existing University of Southampton thick-film devices. It is estimated that the measured d33 value of 131pC/N of the thick-film devices is the equivalent of an unconstrained d33 of 345pC/N
p-n Junction Formation in i-Ge Crystal by Laser Radiation
No full textP-n junction is the main component of many semiconductor devices. Thermodiffusion, ion implantation and molecular beam epitaxy are only a few methods to form a p-n junction. The main drawback for these methods is high cost per p-n junction since the equipment for these methods is expensive. A possibility of p-n junction formation by laser radiation was shown in several p- and n-type semiconductors: p-Si[1,2], p-CdTe[3], p-InSb[4,5], p-InAs[6], p-PbSe[7] and p-Ge[8] due to inversion of conductivity type. Unfortunately, the mechanism of p-n junction formation by laser radiation is not clear until now.
In the present research rectification effect of current-voltage characteristic in pure intrinsic Ge crystal after irradiation by Nd:YAG laser was observed. The effect is characterised by threshold intensity of the laser radiation. Increase of rectification ratio of current-voltage characteristics and barrier height with intensity of the laser radiation, energy of laser radiation quanta and number of pulses was observed in this experiment. The mechanism of this phenomenon is explained by generation and redistribution of intrinsic point defects in temperature gradient field, which causes strongly absorbed laser radiation. The redistribution of defects takes place because interstitial atoms drift towards the irradiated surface, but vacancies drift in the opposite direction – in the bulk of semiconductor according to Thermogradient effect. Since interstitials in Ge crystal are of n-type and vacancies are known to be of p-type, a p-n junction is formed.
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Acknowledgments.
The author gratefully acknowledges financial support in part by Europe Project in the Framework of MATERA+ project, European Regional Development Fund within the project “Sol-gel and laser technologies for the development of nanostructures and barrier structures”, the ESF Projects No. 1DP/1.1.1.2.0/09/ APIA/VIAA/142 and «Support for the implementation of doctoral studies at Riga Technical University»
Eversley David — The dependants of the coloured Commonwealth Sukdeo Fred: population of England and Wales
No full textC. Y. Eversley David — The dependants of the coloured Commonwealth Sukdeo Fred: population of England and Wales. In: Population, 28ᵉ année, n°4-5, 1973. p. 968
Measurement of the branching fraction
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of integrated luminosity collected with the LHCb detector at the LHC. This channel is sensitive to
the penguin contributions affecting the sin 2β measurement from B
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David Mamet A Research and Production Sourcebook
No full textThe most complete record of a contemporary American dramatist available, David Mamet: A Resource and Production Sourcebook is the result of ten years' research by a widely published drama and theatre scholar and a university bibliographic specialist. Presenting a complete overview of all reviews and scholarshp on Mamet, the authors challenge assumptions about the playwright, such as the charge that he is an antifeminist writer. This comprehensive sourcebook is an essential purchase for Mamet scholars and students of American drama alike. David Mamet: A Resource and Production Sourcebook reflects the revolution underway in the study of drama, in which not only previous scholarship but performance reviews are a necessary part of research. It gives a complete listing and overview of over 250 scholarly articles and chapters of books on Mamet's plays. It also presents the complete production history of each play, including review excerpts. The authors have produced an invaluable guide to research into this key contemporary dramatist.Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- A Note on Use -- Acknowledgments -- Life and Career -- Chronology -- Primary Bibliography -- Selected Short Writings -- Selected Interviews and Profiles -- Plays: Summaries, Productions, Overviews, Reviews and Scholarly Criticism -- American Buffalo (AB) -- Bobby Gould in Hell (BGH) -- Boston Marriage (BM) -- Three Children's Plays -- The Revenge of the Space Pandas (RSP) -- The Poet and the Rent (PR) -- Frog Prince (FP) -- The Cryptogram (C) -- Duck Variations (DV) -- Edmond (E) -- Glengarry Glen Ross (GGR) -- Lakeboat (L) -- A Life in the Theatre (LITT) -- The Old Neighborhood (ON) -- Oleanna (O) -- Reunion, Dark Pony, The Sanctity of Marriage (R/DP/S) -- Sexual Perversity in Chicago (SPC) -- The Shawl and Prairie du Chien (S/PdC) -- Short Plays -- Death Defying Acts: "The Interview" (DDA) -- Goldberg Street & -- Crosspatch (GS& -- C) -- Jade Mountain (JM) -- Lone Canoe (LC) -- No One Will Be Immune (NWB) -- A Sermon (S) -- Uncle Vanya (UV) -- Speed-the-Plow (STP) -- Squirrels (S) -- The Water Engine: An American Fable (WE) -- The Woods (W) -- Scholarly Criticism of Multiple Plays (MP) -- Dissertations on Mamet (D) -- Selected Film Scholarship (F) -- Bibliographies and Reference Books (BR) -- Name Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- ZThe most complete record of a contemporary American dramatist available, David Mamet: A Resource and Production Sourcebook is the result of ten years' research by a widely published drama and theatre scholar and a university bibliographic specialist. Presenting a complete overview of all reviews and scholarshp on Mamet, the authors challenge assumptions about the playwright, such as the charge that he is an antifeminist writer. This comprehensive sourcebook is an essential purchase for Mamet scholars and students of American drama alike. David Mamet: A Resource and Production Sourcebook reflects the revolution underway in the study of drama, in which not only previous scholarship but performance reviews are a necessary part of research. It gives a complete listing and overview of over 250 scholarly articles and chapters of books on Mamet's plays. It also presents the complete production history of each play, including review excerpts. The authors have produced an invaluable guide to research into this key contemporary dramatist.Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, YYYY. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries
Lipschitz free p-spaces for 0 < p < 1
No full textThis paper initiates the study of the structure of a new class of p-Banach spaces, 0 <p < 1, namely the Lipschitz free p-spaces (alternatively called Arens—Eells p-spaces) Fp(M) over p-metric spaces. We systematically develop the theory and show that some results hold as in the case of p = 1, while some new interesting phenomena appear in the case 0 <p < 1 which have no analogue in the classical setting. For the former, we, e.g., show that the Lipschitz free p-space over a separable ultrametric space is isomorphic to ℓp for all 0 <p ≤ 1. On the other hand, solving a problem by the first author and N. Kalton, there are metric spaces N⊂M such that the natural embedding from Fp(N) to Fp(M) is not an isometry.F. Albiac acknowledges the support of the Spanish Ministry for Economy and Competitivity Grants MTM2014-53009-P for Análisis Vectorial, Multilineal y Aplicaciones, and MTM2016-76808-P for Operators, lattices, and structure of Banach spaces as well as the Spanish Ministry for Science and Innovation under Grant PID2019-1077701GB-I00. J. L. Ansorena acknowledges the support of the Spanish Ministry for Economy and Competitivity Grant MTM2014-53009-P for Análisis Vectorial, Multilineal y Aplicaciones. M. Cúth has been supported by Charles University Research program No. UNCE/SCI/023 and by the Research grant GACR 17-04197Y. M. Doucha was supported by the GACR project 16-34860L and RVO: 67985840
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