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Bas-Relief Modeling from Normal Layers
No full textBas-relief is characterized by its unique presentation of intrinsic shape properties and/or detailed appearance using materials raised up in different degrees above a background. However, many bas-relief modeling methods could not manipulate scene details well. We propose a simple and effective solution for two kinds of bas-relief modeling (i.e., structure-preserving and detail-preserving), which is different from the prior tone mapping alike methods. Our idea originates from an observation on typical 3D models which are decomposed into a piecewise smooth base layer and a detail layer in normal field. Proper manipulation of the two layers contributes to both structure-preserving and detail-preserving bas-relief modeling. We solve the modeling problem in a discrete geometry processing setup that uses normal-based mesh processing as a theoretical foundation. Specifically, using the two-step mesh smoothing mechanism as a bridge, we transfer the bas-relief modeling problem into a discrete space, and solve it in a least-squares manner. Experiments and comparisons to other methods show that (i) geometry details are better preserved in the scenario with high compression ratios, and (ii) structures are clearly preserved without shape distortion and interference from details.Accepted author manuscriptMaterials and Manufacturin
'Swingen op het ritme van de tijd': een bespreking van de tijdsopvatting in postmoderne historische romans
No full textFM Transceiver for Wireless Communication: Audio and Intermediate Frequency Amplifiers
No full textIn this bachelor thesis the design process of the audio and intermediate frequency amplifiers for a wireless FM tranceiver is documented and explained. The project was done using only descrete components for educational purposes.2019 Ivor Bas, Victor hoedemakerElectrical Engineerin
Inventory for a Reverse Journey. Photographic Image and Found Object - An investigation of travel and material transformation as a paradigm of artist's practice: Ed Ruscha, Douglas Huebler, Bas jan Ader, Jimmie Durham, Gustav Metzger, Kurt Schwitters & Cian Quayle.
No full textInventory for Reverse Journey is the title of a collection of photographic artefacts and found objects, which I have collected over the last twenty years. The title refers to one specific type of artist's journey, which is applicable to the `chronotope' of my archive, as a `metaphorical journey in space and time' (Bakhtin 1981, p. 81). The `city',`provincial town', `road', `threshold' and `interior' are recurrent motifs, which Bakhtin fused together to describe the historical evolution of the novel in relation to its different genres. Bakhtin's motifs are expanded as the basis of an evolutionary nomenclature of the artist's-journey, as a form of spatial mapping and identity formation. Alongside other sources from literature (Alain Robbe-Grillet), cinema (Michelangelo Antonioni), psychoanalysis (Kierkegaard) and critical theory (Walter Benjamin) I have developed a theoretical framework, which initially originated in an empirical process, that is reflected in the antecedents of this project. The research process, as a journey itself, has concretised this approach within a systems-based practice. This is mirrored in the work of the artists under investigation, as their differences and similarities are highlighted within a broad contextual analysis. Accordingly the tone of the writing shifts its register at different points in the thesis.
My journey is just one example of several paradigmatic formations of `travel' as a strategy, which investigates the work of six different artists, as a voluntary or involuntary form of exile. A deskilled use of the photographic image is examined in the work of Ed Ruscha, Douglas Huebler and Bas jan Ader in the spatial mapping of their chosen locations. The work of these artists manifests travel, as a strategy, in a benign form of regional and expatriate exile. The investigation shifts its focus from the New World to Europe, where the work of Jimmie Durham, Gustav Metzger and Kurt Schwitters is analysed in relation to their transformation of found objects and materials, and their relationship with a former 'home'. Their position registers different degrees of the `impossibility of return' to a point of origin, which exists in the mind rather than as a physical location. The transience of their work, and use of disparate materials, is counterbalanced by their physical presence in the work. Conversely Ader, Huebler and Ruscha are linked by a scale of decreasing visibility, as they are sublimated within their work in the formation of, what is now construed as, a unique photographic presence. The starting point for which is a return to the formative years of conceptualism in the 1960's, which set the scene for Durham and Metzger from the 1970's onwards. The spectre of Schwitters practice of forming (Formung) and unforming (Entformung) is significant for my analysis of the dematerialisation of the art-work and artist, by processes of series and repetition, distance and proximity, movement and stasis. Although `travel' is a ubiquitous term, I continue to use it as a portmanteau, which carries with it the themes and `salient' features of a typology of artist's journeys. In a moment of perceived obsolescence as digital information systems engender a culture of `selective-amnesia', these thoughts have informed my work, which runs parallel to the artist case-studies, and the material transformation of the photographic image and found object
Retour d\u92expériences après la tempête Xynthia en France, leçons pour les Pays Bas; les dégâts suite à l\u92inondation
No full textLe 28 février 2010, vers 2 heures du matin, la tempête Xynthia atteint la côte occidentale de la France. A plusieurs endroits, les digues, dunes et d\u92autres ouvrages cédèrent, donnant lieu à des inondations du littoral. Plus de 50.000 hectares de terres furent inondées. Au total, la France compta 47 morts suite à la tempête, la plupart d\u92entre eux suite à la crue. Essentiellement les régions de la Vendée et de la Charente-Maritime endurèrent de terribles privations. Les dégâts et les victimes ne sont pas uniquement la conséquence du phénomène naturel, mais également des interventions de l\u92homme ou le manque de celles-ci. Les Pays-Bas pourraient tirer des leçons de ces inondations côtières françaises. Les circonstances aux Pays-Bas et en France sont, dans une grande mesure, comparables. La France, elle aussi, connaît des zones côtières à basse altitude sensibles aux inondations. Certes, le niveau de protection aux Pays-Bas est plus élevé, mais une inondation aux Pays-Bas est aussi bien concevable. Tout comme en France, une inondation du littoral néerlandais est causée par une combinaison de la marée, d\u92une tempête et d\u92une surcote. Les législations et les réglementations présentent des concordances ; leurs bases datent de l\u92époque de Napoléon. Ce livre décrit l\u92inondation par la tempête Xynthia et ses conséquences. Nous en tirons des leçons et nous formulons des avis pour les Pays-Bas. Nous cherchons à nous associer à une protection contre l\u92inondation à trois volets: la prévention, l\u92aménagement du territoire et la maîtrise des catastrophes
Bata, obuwniczy gigant w Holandii – Tomáš Bat’a i powstanie miasteczka Batadorp w doniesieniach holenderskich gazet
No full textWhen Tomáš Bat’a died in a plane crash on 12 July 1932, he had already built a large international shoe empire. Largely, this was due to his revolutionary business management, namely rationalisation of production. By taking control of the entire production process in one place and having regard for employee welfare in the form of housing, training and leisure, the Bata company was able to offer very competitive prices. This allowed Bata to open shops worldwide in the 1920s and from the early 1930s – owing to protectionist measures during the global economic crisis – to open factories, including company towns copied from the home town of Zlín. This also happened in the Netherlands, where Batadorp arose in 1934 near the Dutch town of Best. This article first looks at the image Dutch newspapers painted of the industrial pioneer Tomáš Bat’a after his death in 1932. It then examines the coverage of the plans for the establishment of a Bata factory near Best – all in times of economic crisis in general and in the Dutch shoe industry in particular.Als Tomáš Bat’a op 12 juli 1932 om het leven komt bij een vliegtuigongeluk, heeft hij al een groot internationaal schoenenimperium opgebouwd. Grotendeels is dit te danken aan zijn revolutionaire bedrijfsvoering, namelijk rationalisatie van de productie. Door het in handen nemen van het gehele productieproces op één plaats en de aandacht voor het welzijn van de werknemers in de vorm van huisvesting, scholing en ontspanning kan het bedrijf Bata zeer concurrerende prijzen bieden. Hierdoor kan Bata in de jaren twintig wereldwijd winkels openen en vanaf begin jaren dertig – vanwege protectionistische maatregelen tijdens de economische wereldcrisis – fabrieken, inclusief van thuisstad Zlín gekopieerde company towns. Dit gebeurt ook in Nederland waar vanaf 1934 Batadorp ontstaat bij de Nederlandse stad Best. In dit artikel wordt allereerst bekeken welk beeld de Nederlandse dagbladen schetsen van de industrieel pionier Tomáš Bat’a na zijn dood in 1932. Vervolgens wordt de berichtgeving over de plannen voor de vestiging van een Bata-fabriek bij Best onder de loep genomen – dit alles in tijden van economische crisis in het algemeen en in de Nederlandse schoenenindustrie in het bijzonder.Kiedy Tomáš Bat’a zginął w katastrofie lotniczej 12 lipca 1932 roku, zdołał już zbudować wielkie międzynarodowe imperium obuwnicze. W dużej mierze było to zasługą jego rewolucyjnego sposobu zarządzania biznesem, a mianowicie racjonalizacji produkcji. Przejmując kontrolę nad całym procesem produkcyjnym odbywającym się w jednym miejscu i dbając o dobrobyt pracowników, zapewniając im zakwaterowanie, szkolenia i obiekty rekreacyjne, firma Bata była w stanie zaoferować bardzo konkurencyjne ceny. Pozwoliło to firmie na otwieranie sklepów na całym świecie w latach dwudziestych XX wieku, a od początku lat trzydziestych – ze względu na podejmowane działania protekcjonistyczne w trakcie globalnego kryzysu gospodarczego – na otwieranie fabryk, w tym miasteczek zakładowych na wzór rodzinnego miasta Zlín. Stało się tak również w Holandii, gdzie w 1934 r. powstało miasteczko Batadorp w pobliżu holenderskiego miasta Best. W artykule zaprezentowano wizerunek pioniera przemysłu Tomáša Bat’y przedstawiany w holenderskich gazetach po jego śmierci w 1932 roku. Przeanalizowano także relacje na temat planów utworzenia fabryki Bata w pobliżu Best – wszystko to w czasach ogólnego kryzysu gospodarczego, a w szczególności w holenderskim przemyśle obuwniczym
Neologizmy w czasie pandemii koronawirusa – próba badawcza
No full textIn tijden van crisis wordt de taal vaak verrijkt met nieuwe woorden, de zogenoemde neologismen. Een uitzonderlijke situatie vraagt immers om nieuwe woorden. Dit geldt ook voor de coronacrisis. Zo krijgen de Nederlanders te maken met de anderhalvemetersamenleving en andere coronamaatregelen. Bovendien zorgt de crisis voor veel coronaschade, zowel economisch, psychisch als fysiek. Met de vaccinatiecampagne is de weg ingezet naar de terugkeer naar normaal. Ook deze route zorgt voor de nodige neologismen. In dit artikel wordt steeksproefgewijs gekeken welke neologismen zoal worden gebruikt op één bepaalde dag in één bepaalde krant. Aangezien de meeste neologismen bestaan uit samengestelde zelfstandige naamwoorden, zal de steekproef zich enkel hier op richten. Hiervoor wordt gebruik gemaakt van De Volkskrant online van 16 april 2021, en wel van de artikelen die verkregen werden na het invoeren van de zoekterm corona. Na een korte inleiding over neologismen en de verschillende soorten samenstellingen, worden de verkregen neologismen vervolgens gecategoriseerd volgens de verschillende categorieën samenstelling en volgens de coronathematiek. Tot slot wordt er op basis van de verkregen resultaten een conclusie getrokken.Wyjątkowa sytuacja wymaga nowych słów, stąd w czasach kryzysu język często wzbogaca się o neologizmy. Dotyczy to również kryzysu wywołanego koronowirusem. Niniejszy artykuł stanowi próbę użycia koronowirusowych neologizmów w języku holenderskim, danego dnia (16 kwietnia 2021 r.) w konkretnej gazecie (De Volkskrant online). Do badań wykorzystano artykuły wywołane hasłem „corona”. Ponieważ większość neologizmów składa się z rzeczowników złożonych, próba skupia się na tychże właśnie. Po krótkim ogólnym wprowadzeniu na temat neologizmów i różnych typów złożeń, objęte badaniem jednostki są analizowane formalnie – według różnych kategorii złożeń i semantycznie – według tematyki związanej z koronawirusem.In times of crisis language is often enriched with new words called neologisms. After all, extraordinary circumstances call for new words. This also applies to the corona crisis. For example, the Dutch have had to deal with the anderhalvemetersamenleving and other corona measures. Moreover, the crisis has caused a lot of “corona damage”, both economically, psychologically and physically. The vaccination campaign has set the stage for a return to normality. This route also provides necessary neologisms. This article takes a look at which neologisms were used on one day in a particular newspaper. Since most neologisms consist of compound nouns, the sample will focus on these only. The De Volkskrant online edition, dated 16 April 2021, will be used for this purpose, using the articles obtained after entering the search term corona. After a short introduction to neologisms and the different types of compositions, the neologisms obtained are then categorised according to different composition categories and according to corona themes. Finally, a conclusion is drawn based on the results obtained
Persiflages van “Jiskefet” als lesondersteuning
No full textThe satirical television series Jiskefet ran from 1990 to 2005 at the VPRO channel. While the popular satirical television series Kooten & De Bie focused more on political parody, Jiskefet was more absurdist and mainly made parodies of certain subcultures. In this article, I want to look at how these timeless parodies can be used as course materials. Not only is Jiskefet itself part of Dutch culture, but the parodies also magnify typical Dutch cultural elements. Examples include student associations, the culture of voluntary work, nursing homes that often appear in the news, and the office culture with the inevitable lunch box and office humor. Furthermore, the parodies constitute interesting linguistic material in the form of neologisms, which have enriched the Dutch language and will also be discussed here. Finally, the fact that stereotypes and prejudices are used in parodies offers the possibility of discussing the subject with students.The satirical television series Jiskefet ran from 1990 to 2005 at the VPRO channel. While the popular satirical television series Kooten & De Bie focused more on political parody, Jiskefet was more absurdist and mainly made parodies of certain subcultures. In this article, I want to look at how these timeless parodies can be used as course materials. Not only is Jiskefet itself part of Dutch culture, but the parodies also magnify typical Dutch cultural elements. Examples include student associations, the culture of voluntary work, nursing homes that often appear in the news, and the office culture with the inevitable lunch box and office humor. Furthermore, the parodies constitute interesting linguistic material in the form of neologisms, which have enriched the Dutch language and will also be discussed here. Finally, the fact that stereotypes and prejudices are used in parodies offers the possibility of discussing the subject with students
Wilken Engelbrecht als inspirator
No full textMuch has already been written about Wilken Engelbrecht's great achievements in the field of Dutch Studies in Central Europe, especially in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. The same applies to his impressive scholarly oeuvre. In this contribution we will look more closely at the significance Engelbrecht has had for (mostly younger) colleagues at the start of their academic career. Not only did he support and stimulate colleagues in taking the next step in their careers, but this fact also created many links between the departments of Dutch Studies with which Engelbrecht was associated or with which he had strong ties, namely Bratislava, Brno, Olomouc and Lublin
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