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Evaluation of the accuracy and precision of lung aerosol deposition measurements from planar radionuclide imaging using simulation
No full textMultiple narratives of il/legality and im/morality: The case of small-scale hashish harvesting in Kyrgyzstan
No full textThe aim of this study is to contribute to the current literature concerning the social acceptance of illegal practices. Using legal pluralism as a general framework of analysis, this study discusses the relationship between state law and alternative perspectives concerning its legitimacy. It presents the experience of people involved in hashish harvesting in one of the regions of Kyrgyzstan, how the state defines it as an ‘illegal practice’ and how the local population subsequently invokes normative systems based on local spiritual knowledge and the local moral economy of hashish production. It argues that acceptance of hashish harvesting as a legitimate means of support is not a straightforward process. Despite the predominant legitimating narrative of hashish harvesting, it enters into a conversation with state defined notions of ‘illegality’ and is also shaped by the customary understanding of the spiritual power of cannabis plants that requires caution when making hashish.© 2019, The Author(s). This is an author produced version of a paper published in THEORETICAL CRIMINOLOGY uploaded in accordance with the publisher’s self- archiving policy. The final published version (version of record) is available online at the link. Some minor differences between this version and the final published version may remain. We suggest you refer to the final published version should you wish to cite from it
The Reveries of Orientalism and the realities of fiction: an analysis of the short story “The Hashish Man” by Lord Dunsany: An analysis of the short story “The Hashish Man” by Lord Dunsany
No full textLord Dunsany, pseudônimo de Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett, é ainda um obscuro autor de literatura de fantasia que, no entanto, é reconhecido como influência decisiva na obra de outros escritores modernos de gêneros como o fantástico, a ficção científica e o horror cósmico. A partir da análise do conto intitulado “The Hashish Man”, investigamos como Lord Dunsany apresenta inflexões originais e novas angulações no tocante às temáticas e imagens orientalistas comuns em sua época. Para isso, exploramos primeiramente como as narrativas novecentistas que tematizam ou versam sobre a toxicomania, sobretudo o ópio e o haxixe, revelam uma faceta das ansiedades imperiais e suas tensões políticas, culturais e econômicas. Em seguida, buscamos uma formulação do modo como o autor, mediante recursos como a metatextualidade e a metaficção (recursos não tão habituais em sua tradição e época), desarticula ou desloca alguns dos tropos e lugares-comuns do Orientalismo, conduzindo sua narrativa não só para um horror cósmico avant la lettre, mas também para um questionamento da própria natureza do real e da literatura.Lord Dunsany (pseudonym of Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett) is still a relatively obscure author of fantasy literature. Nonetheless, he is recognized as a decisive influence on the work of other modern writers in literary genres such as the fantastic, science fiction, and cosmic horror. Through analysing his short story "The Hashish Man," we examine how Lord Dunsany introduces original nuances and new angles regarding the Orientalist themes and imagery common in his time. To accomplish this, we first explore how the 19th-century narratives that thematize or address drug addiction, particularly opium and hashish, reveal a certain feature of imperial anxieties and their political, cultural, and economic tensions. Then we proceed to formulate how the author, through techniques such as metatextuality and metafiction (which were not so common in his tradition and historical period), disarticulates or displaces some of the tropes and clichés of Orientalism, leading his narrative not only towards a cosmic horror avant la lettre but also towards a questioning of the very nature of reality and literature
Full-wave analysis of a wide band parallel cascaded band pass filter using the novel method of lines
No full textOptimization of microstrip coupled lines band pass filters using the method of lines and the neural network technique
No full textAccuracy enhancement in the analysis of microstrip patch antenna using integral equation moment method
No full textEvent-Triggered Control for Vehicle Platooning: Application to heterogeneous platoons
No full textThis thesis covers the implementation of Event-Triggering Control (ETC) on Cooperative Adaptive Cruise Control (CACC). CACC has the potential to increase road capacity, by having safe vehicle following with small intervehicle distance (less than 1 second), to increase traffic flow by eliminating shockwave effects, such that string-stable behavior is achieved, and it increases vehicle safety and driving comfort. CACC uses Vehicle-To-Vehicle (V2V) or Vehicle-To-Infrastructure (V2I) communication. However, excessive use of this wireless communication may result in reliability issues of the communication network. By means of Event-Triggered Control, this issue can be tackled by establishing communication only when it is necessary, while guaranteeing desired closed-loop performance. In this thesis, an event-triggered controller for heterogeneous vehicle platooning is designed, which is decentralized, guarantees vehicle-following with small intervehicle distances, is robust against time-varying delays, and guarantees a positive minimum inter-event time. The algorithm is backed up by simulations, and it shows that communication is significantly reduced while maintaining desired closed-loop performance, when compared to periodic communication.Mechanical Engineering | Systems and Contro
Reconstruction of permittivity profiles of planar structures using an optimized networking technique
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