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The finishing of surfaces in the work of Carlo Scarpa
No full textThe authors explore the fundamental value of surface finishes in the work of Carlo Scarpa, particularly the Venetian master’'s remarkable skill with the ancient Italian technique of Stucco. The first part of the essay investigates the roots of Scarpa’'s interest in this technique, his collaborations with artists and craftsmen, and how it influenced his architectural vision. The second part focuses on the museum complex of Castelvecchio, in Verona, Scarpa’'s masterpiece, to examine how the beauty of the works of art on display is combined with the materiality of the environments he defined. Here, a perfect and vibrant union enhances the visitors’' sensory experience. Notably, it is shown how, over the years, this ideal and untouchable balance has served as an active principle for defining new exhibition opportunities and unexpected symbiotic affinities
Con Feuerstein, oltre Feuerstein /
No full textLa proposta di Reuven Feuerstein si basa sulla Teoria della Modificabilità Cogni- tiva Strutturale. Essa postula, per ogni individuo, anche se affetto da handicap, o fortemente deprivato sul piano psicosociale, la possibilità di modificare struttu- ralmente i suoi processi di pensiero e cambiare il modo con cui si accosta alla co- noscenza e alle esperienze di vita. Tale progresso dipende in larga misura, nella prospettiva di Feuerstein, dalla forza della Mediazione Educativa. Il concetto di mediazione è sicuramente la seconda colonna che costituisce l’impalcatura del- la proposta di Feuerstein (Feuerstein, Klein, Tannenbaum, 1999). Questi riprende in proposito le intuizioni di Vygotsky e le osservazioni sullo scaffolding di Bru- ner (1960) e le sviluppa ulteriormente facendo delle esperienze di apprendimen- to mediato la base metodologica del suo programma, ovvero la condizione per lo sviluppo a spirale della modificabilità cognitiva (Feuerstein, 1990). Ma la Zona di Sviluppo Prossimale proposta da Lev Vygotsky, l’Esperienza di Apprendimen- to Mediato proposta da Reuven Feuerstein, nonché le ricerche e il lavoro sugli anziani di Warner Schaie e Sherry Willis e i numerosi studi sugli effetti della sco- larizzazione sulle capacità intellettive, gli studi condotti da Gardner sulla plurali- tà delle intelligenze e le ricerche avviate dalla sua scuola (Fisher et alii) costitui- scono basi di conoscenza e di evidenze che non possiamo più ignorare. Possia- mo e dobbiamo pensare l’intelligenza in maniera diversa e più flessibile; ossia in maniera atta ad aiutare le persone a fronteggiare le sfide poste dall’ambiente in cui vivono grazie all’incremento dei livelli di metacognizione.
Con tutto ciò il progresso continuo della ricerca scientifica sul funzionamen- to dei processi cognitivi, ed in particolare sui processi di metacognizione con- nessi alla prospettiva della embodied cognition, per un verso, e alla caratteristi- ca enattiva che intrama e mobilita le nostre scelte di comportamento (Rossi, 2011), per l’altro, ci impongono di rivisitare sia la teoria che la metodologia pro- poste da Reuven Feuerstein allo scopo di valorizzarla, e di superare, insieme, al- cuni nodi problematici che incontriamo nelle pratiche di counselling o di inter- vento riabilitativo e inclusivo
The Development of Cognitive functions of elementary school students through intervention the Feuerstein Instrumental Enrichment
No full textDiplomová práce s názvem Rozvoj kognitivních funkcí žáků základní školy prostřednictvím intervence Instrumentálního obohacování Reuvena Feuersteina se v úvodní části zabývá fenoménem školního neúspěchu. Dále shrnuje základní informace o Feuersteinově díle - teorie Strukturální kognitivní modifikovatelnost a Zkušenost zprostředkovaného učení, Feuersteinovo pojetí deficitních kognitivních funkcí a popis intervenčního programu Instrumentální obohacování. Výzkum diplomové práce se zaměřuje na možnosti využití Feuersteinovy metody Instrumentálního obohacování ve školním prostředí.This Diploma thesis Development of primary school students´ cognitive functions through the intervention of Reuven Feuerstein Instrumental Enrichment deals with phenomenon of school failure. Then it summarizes basic information about Feuerstein´s work - theory of Structural Cognitive Modifiability and Mediated Learning Experience, Feuerstein's conception of deficient cognitive functions and description of the intervention programme Instrumental Enrichment. The research of the Diploma thesis focuses on the possibility of using Feuerstein's method of Instrumental enrichment in the school environment
An exploration of mediation in an intervention programme for educationally disadvantaged medical students
No full textIncludes bibliographical references (leaves 163-177).This thesis explores the academic and cognitive difficulties that educationally disadvantaged first year medical students experienced prior to the Intervention Programme and the role of mediation in the programme to address underachievement by providing the necessary academic building blocks for students to return to mainstream. This study draws on the theories of Vygotsky and Feuerstein to investigate how mediation can be studied in an academic development programme, using a collective case study with qualitative and quantitative research methods
Simulation of thermal plant optimization and hydraulic aspects of thermal distribution loops for large campuses
No full textFollowing an introduction, the author describes Texas A&M University and its utilities system. After that, the author presents how to construct simulation models for chilled water and heating hot water distribution systems. The simulation model was used in a $2.3 million Ross Street chilled water pipe replacement project at Texas A&M University. A second project conducted at the University of Texas at San Antonio was used as an example to demonstrate how to identify and design an optimal distribution system by using a simulation model. The author found that the minor losses of these closed loop thermal distribution systems are significantly higher than potable water distribution systems. In the second part of the report, the author presents the latest development of software called the Plant Optimization Program, which can simulate cogeneration plant operation, estimate its operation cost and provide optimized operation suggestions. The author also developed detailed simulation models for a gas turbine and heat recovery steam generator and identified significant potential savings. Finally, the author also used a steam turbine as an example to present a multi-regression method on constructing simulation models by using basic statistics and optimization algorithms. This report presents a survey of the author??s working experience at the Energy Systems Laboratory (ESL) at Texas A&M University during the period of January 2002 through March 2004. The purpose of the above work was to allow the author to become familiar with the practice of engineering. The result is that the author knows how to complete a project from start to finish and understands how both technical and nontechnical aspects of a project need to be considered in order to ensure a quality deliverable and bring a project to successful completion. This report concludes that the objectives of the internship were successfully accomplished and that the requirements for the degree of Degree of Engineering have been satisfied
Intern experience at CH���M Hill, Inc.: an internship report
No full textIncludes author's vita"Submitted to the College of Engineering of Texas A&M University in partial
fulfillment of the requirement for the degree of Doctor of Engineering."Includes bibliographical referencesA review of the author's internship experience with CH���M HILL, Inc.
during the period September 1975 through May 1976 is presented. During this nine month
internship the author worked as an Engineer II in the Industrial Processes discipline of this
large consulting engineering firm... The author's prime responsibility was as one of three
lead design engineers on the design of a large wastewater treatment facility for a pulp mill
in Hoquiam, Washington owned by ITT Rayonier Inc. The work generally consisted of the design
of individual treatment units and associated piping and pumping. The purpose of the project
was to provide wastewater treatment capabilities that would satisfy the effluent limitations
(standards) imposed upon the mill by the State of Washington Department of Ecology and the
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The author's assignment also entailed necessary
interaction with the project manager and other CH���M HILL design engineers and support staff
members, the client's representatives, and representatives of two other consulting engineering
firms working on the project. Thus, the internship position at CH���M HILL provided considerable
experience coordinating the author's work with the work of other engineers, guiding the design
and administrative efforts of a support staff, and interacting regularly with the client and
other consulting firms. This broad exposure to a variety of engineering and organizational
problems provided a valuable educational experience
Contribuições da matemática para alunos com dificuldades de aprendizagem
No full textDissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Centro Tecnológico. Programa de Pós-Graduação em Engenharia de Produção.Este trabalho contextualiza a importância da disciplina de matemática e sua contribuição dentro e fora da sala de aula, para os alunos que apresentam dificuldades de aprendizagem. Apresenta uma revisão bibliográfica sobre as dificuldades de aprendizagem, as teorias de aprendizagem, principalmente sobre Feuerstein e a teoria da modificabilidade cognitiva, e sobre a disciplina de matemática. Enfoca a aplicação de conceitos que desenvolvem o raciocínio lógico em situações reais de uma sala de aula de modo a validar a experiência e a superação das dificuldades na disciplina citada bem como em outras disciplinas, levando os alunos que apresentam dificuldades de aprendizagem a conhecer, interagir, a participar do processo de ensino-aprendizagem com a mediação do professor de forma dialética, desenvolvendo desta maneira suas potencialidades e habilidades
Intern experience at the Texas Transportation Institute: an internship report
No full text"Submitted to the College of Engineering of Texas A&M University in partial
fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Engineering."Includes vita (leaf 91)Includes bibliographical references (leaf 57)This report discusses the author's engineering experience at the Texas
Transportation Institute (TTI), Texas A&M University from March 1974 through July 1977. A
report of this experience plus twelve additional hours of academic course work were
substituted for an internship according to requirements established by the College of
Engineering. Although the author could not retroactively establish objectives of the type
associated with a typical internship, the work experience gained could be related to the two
general objectives of an intership: 1. To demonstrate an identifiable contribution to the
organization in which the intern served, and 2. To enable the intern to become aware of the
non-technical aspects of working as an engineer in a non-academic environment. While a member
of the Texas Transportation Institute staff, the author worked on a number of projects in the
areas of highway traffic engineering research and the preparation of continuing education
courses for transportation engineering officials. These assignments were contained within the
Urban Transportation Systems Division of TTI. This report delineates the author's contribution
to four particular projects and discusses the technical as well as non-technical experience
gained from each. Having been exposed to more engineering situations than many of the other
Doctor of Engineering students, the author has already formulated some rather specific
milestones for the future. The Doctor of Engineering program is discussed in conjunction with
its potential for helping the author attain these career goals and objectives. Also, some
thoughts are presented regarding the Doctor of Engineering as a viable alternative to the
Ph.D. in preparing for a career in engineering higher education
A case of sebaceous nevus sindrome (Schimmelpen-ning-Feuerstein-Mims syndrome)
No full textThe sebaceous nevus syndrome (SNS) is characterized by the presence of a sebaceous nevus and extracutaneous abnormalities, usually involving organs derived from the neuroectoderm. The authors report the case of a 22 year-old patient with a systematized sebaceous nevus on the forehead and scalp and a history of developmental delay and severe seizure disorders. The father of the patient also indicated prior surgery to correct an ocular coloboma and prior removal of a squamous cell epithelioma of the tongue. Firstly described by Gustav Schimmelpenning in 1957, SNS, also known as 'Schimmelpenning-Feuerstein-Mims syndrome', is one of the six different types of epidermal nevus syndromes. In patients with SNS the risk of developing neoplasms is higher than that of the general population. The particularity of our case lies in the late diagnosis. The authors believe that early diagnosis and awareness of the potential presence of neoplasms are important for those involved in the care of patients with SNS
The long-wavelength view of GG Tau A: rocks in the ring world
No full textWe present the first detection of GG Tau A at centimetre wavelengths, made with the Arcminute Microkelvin Imager Large Array at a frequency of 16 GHz (λ = 1.8 cm). The source is detected at >6 σrms with an integrated flux density of S16GHz = 249 ± 45 µJy. We use these new centimetre-wave data, in conjunction with additional measurements compiled from the literature, to investigate the long-wavelength tail of the dust emission from this unusual protoplanetary system. We use an MCMC-based method to determine maximum likelihood parameters for a simple parametric spectral model and consider the opacity and mass of the dust contributing to the microwave emission. We derive a dust mass of Md ~ 0.1 Msun, constrain the dimensions of the emitting region and find that the opacity index at λ > 7 mm is less than unity, implying a contribution to the dust population from grains exceeding ~4 cm in size. We suggest that this indicates coagulation within the GG Tau A system has proceeded to the point where dust grains have grown to the size of small rocks with dimensions of a few centimetres. Considering the relatively young age of the GG Tau association in combination with the low derived disc mass, we suggest that this system may provide a useful test case for rapid core accretion planet formation models
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