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Fictionality and Literature: Core Concepts Revisited
No full textAuthor / Henrik Zetterberg-Nielsen -- Narrator / Sylvie Patron -- Plot / Wendy Veronica Xin -- Character / H. Porter Abbott -- Consciousness / Maria Mäkelä -- Metaphor / Greta Olson -- Paratext / Louise Brix Jacobsen -- Intertextuality / Rikke Andersen Kraglund -- Metafiction and metalepsis / Richard Walsh -- The novel / Catherine Gallagher and Simona Zetterberg-Nielsen -- Poetry / Lasse R. Gammelgaard -- Literary nonfiction / James Phelan -- Ethics / Jakob Lothe -- Social justice / Susan S. Lanser.Item embargoed for five year
Season 3 Episode 2: The Neighborhood Church
No full textWhat do you know about the church closest to your house? Chances are, not much. Today most churches have forgotten the art of connecting with their neighborhoods. They are quick to leave city neighborhoods for bigger, better buildings in the suburbs. Eric Jacobsen, author of Sidewalks in the Kingdom: New Urbanism and the Christian Faith, and Sister Maureen Geary of the Catholic Diocese of Grand Rapids offer their ideas on why. Shirley Hoogstra hosts. Episode #302
Spectral Wave Dissipation by Vegetation: A new frequency distributed dissipation model in SWAN
No full textClimate change puts under pressure existing and future coastal interventions. Growing threats like sea-level rise and intensity of storms require solutions to be adaptable and resilient. Nature-based solutions have shown to tackle these challenges while providing social, environmental, and economic benefits. The role of vegetation in coastal protection is increasingly recognized. Aquatic vegetation reduces erosion, storm surge, and incoming wave height. Large-scale modeling of waves with spectral wave models such as SWAN is indispensable for the design of coastal structures and the assessment of flood risk. Wave dissipation due to vegetation can be modeled in SWAN as increased bottom friction (implicit modeling) or as an additional dissipation function (explicit modeling). The second assumes that vegetation can be represented as rigid cylinders or plates (canopies) with different properties. While some studies concluded that implicit modeling reproduces the spectral evolution of field measurements more closely, others concluded the opposite.Within the BE-SAFE project, field campaigns measured the spectral energy distribution over salt marshes in the Dutch Wadden Sea during several winter storms. The vegetated foreshore in front of the coastal dike got submerged over 2 m of water during high tide and storm surge. The measurements deployed wave gauges over the study transect, which was defined between the pioneer zone marsh edge and the near-dike location (300 m behind the salt marsh). Calibrating the implicit and explicit models in SWAN brought the modeled total wave energy decay closer to the measurement. Nevertheless, the spectral shape, which describes the energy distribution over frequencies, still showed significant and not yet understood differences near the dike.A methodology was executed to investigate the mechanisms that could reduce the spectral mismatch between the SWAN wave model and measurements over vegetation. First, the literature highlighted possible mechanisms that could be incorporated for this purpose. Next, a new frequency-distributed explicit dissipation model of Jacobsen et al. (2019) was implemented in SWAN and compared to implicit and explicit models using lab and field measurements.The results showed that the newly implemented model accurately captures the physics and the change of spectral shapes for all experimentally tested wave conditions and submergences. In contrast, the existing implicit and explicit dissipation models in SWAN reproduce the spectral evolution only under certain circumstances. In the validation and comparison to the field measurements with a much larger water depth than the vegetation height, the model of Jacobsen et al. (2019) correctly captured the vegetation's physical representation and the dissipation on the wind-sea frequencies. Nevertheless, the amount of energy on low frequencies was largely underpredicted by all frequency-distributed models. Therefore, the model of Jacobsen et al. (2019) was modified to include flexibility in a frequency-dependent reduction factor that reproduced the energy decay of the measurements in all frequency regions. Other mechanisms that could be responsible for the mismatch before and over the marsh are the redistribution of energy by non-linear triad interactions, generation of infra-gravity waves, and near-shore currents caused by horizontal variations on the vegetation properties.The present research provides the range of conditions in which the tested explicit and implicit energy dissipation functions in SWAN are able to simulate the spectral evolution over rigid canopies and flexible salt-marsh vegetation. A new version of SWAN includes a new frequency-distributed explicit model that performed more accurately than existing models for rigid canopies. The physical insights from the research contributed to developing additional versions of SWAN, which performed closely to the energy distribution of the measurements over deeply submerged and flexible salt marsh vegetation species. References:Jacobsen, McFall, Van der A (2019). A frequency distributed dissipation model for canopies. Coastal Engineering, 150, 135-146
Evaluation of Implicit and Explicit Wave Dissipation Models for Submerged and Emergent Aquatic Vegetation
No full textTo address the important research question of whether implicit (bottom friction) or explicit (stem drag) dissipation models are most appropriate for the prediction of wave attenuation due to aquatic vegetation, the Simulating Waves Nearshore (SWAN) spectral wave model has been extended with an explicit frequency-dependent dissipation model for submerged and emergent vegetation. The new explicit model is compared to existing explicit and implicit dissipation models in SWAN, and the distinguishing features of each of the dissipation models are quantified. The present work verifies the implementation of the new and existing dissipation models, outlines their distinguishing features, and compares model predictions against experimental data. The emphasis is on the transformation of the spectral wave periods Tm0;1 and Tm 1;0 over a canopy. Model evaluation based on academic and laboratory cases allows for recommendations regarding applicability of the three dissipation models, where the new method has the broadest applicability, since it bridges the gap in applicability between the other two dissipation models. The implementation of Jacobsen, McFall, and van der A (2019; A frequency distributed dissipation model for canopies; Coastal Engineering, 150, 135-146) is publicly available in SWAN version 41.31B.Green Open Access added to TU Delft Institutional Repository ‘You share, we take care!’ – Taverne project https://www.openaccess.nl/en/you-share-we-take-care Otherwise as indicated in the copyright section: the publisher is the copyright holder of this work and the author uses the Dutch legislation to make this work public.Coastal EngineeringEnvironmental Fluid Mechanic
The art of peer review and author response in music therapy publications: A workshop with the NJMT team
No full textPeer review is a widely accepted format for evaluating a manuscript’s quality and suitability for publication. The Nordic Journal of Music Therapy (NJMT), published with Taylor & Francis, is required to have every manuscript undergo independent peer review. The process begins with the Editorial team, and expands by inviting two or more independent colleagues with relevant experience to provide feedback to the author/s. The NJMT has opted to keep the identity of both the peer reviewers and the authors concealed. Keeping these identities anonymous is believed to promote a more open exchange of opinions free from various power dynamics and conflicts. When it works well, peer review is an opportunity for rich dialogue that supports the author/s to better articulate their findings and perspectives. Publisher surveys have found that authors consistently report that their final version is better quality than the one they originally submitted. However, our Editorial team wishes to explore the experience of the peer review journey, and not just the authors’ satisfaction with the end result.
This workshop will be led by members of the NJMT Editorial Team who will share and analyse deidentified examples of reviewing practices, responses from authors to reviewers, and other Editor perspectives. Workshop attendees will have the opportunity to further develop collegiate reviewing practices that also uphold high standards of research reporting. We will share plans for further resources to support reviewers and authors, and invite workshop attendees to provide feedback on these resources and share their own tips and experiences
"Marie Grubbe var en vision, men Nils Lyhne var söndrig." Strindberg and J.P. Jacobsen
No full textBoth in Scandinavian and in world literature, the names of Strindberg and Jens Peter Jacobsen (1847-1885) often occur together – among several others – under the label of “Men of the modern breakthrough”, according to the famous definition by Georg Brandes in 1883. Strindberg became early aware of Jacobsen’s works: his two novels – which most stirred the attention of Swedish intellectuals – were published in Denmark in 1876 (Marie Grubbe) and 1880 (Niels Lyhne), and we find the first references to him in Strindberg’s letters already in 1878. Anyway, his engagement in the Danish author was first intensive in the period 1881-1885, when taking a peculiar form: Strindberg expressed more than once his ambition to make a play out of Marie Grubbe and asked the critic Edvard Brandes (Georg’s brother and Jacobsen’s friend) to talk with him about this plan. Eventually, Strindberg retreated and justified his giving up with the consideration that only Jacobsen himself could stage his own novel; however, his interest in the Dane’s art lead him to read both the second novel and the tales. Spurs of Jacobsen’s literature might be found in Strindberg’s Naturalistic works: scholarship has suggested, for instance, that Miss Julie could be partly seen as the dramatic transfiguration of Marie Grubbe’s story, or that a possible influence by Jacobsen’s style could be traced both in Getting married and in Mr. Bengt’s wife. In his reception of Jacobsen’s literature, Strindberg places himself in an articulated net of contacts among Scandinavian authors, but experiencing it in a very personal way, which includes very critical reliefs: in my paper, I intend to examine the premises, the developing and the effects of Strindberg’s brief but intense relationship with Jacobsen’s work, starting from Louise Vinge’s study on Jacobsen’s presence in Swedish literature (1985)
Optimizing C++ Code for Explicit Finite Difference Schemes
No full textions in Diffpack 2 3 Outlining an Optimizing Strategy 4 4 When and How to Introduce the Methods 12 5 Concluding Remarks 13 i This report should be referenced as shown in the following BibT E X entry: @techreport--OSCA1998-4, author = "Elizabeth Acklam and Anders Jacobsen and Hans Petter Langtangen", title = "Optimizing C++ Code for Explicit Finite Difference Schemes", type = "Oslo Scientific Computing Archive ", note = "URL: http://www.math.uio.no/OSCA; ISSN 1500-6050", number = ""#--1998-4", year = "March 15, 1998", ii Optimizing C++ Code for Explicit Finite Difference Schemes Elizabeth Acklam 1 Anders Jacobsen 2 Hans Petter Langtangen 3 Abstract Most of the CPU time in explicit finite difference schemes is spent on array traversal in nested loops. Implementation of such schemes using high-level field classes in C++ tends to decrease the efficiency significantly compared to a plain Fortran 77 code. The present note outlines an optimization strategy, where the programmer ca..
Diesel exhaust particles are mutagenic in FE1-MutaMouse lung epithelial cells
No full textUdgivelsesdato: 2008-May-10The particulate phase of diesel engine exhaust is likely carcinogenic. However, the mechanisms of diesel exhaust particles (DEPs) induced mutagenicity/carcinogenicity are still largely unknown. We determined the mutant frequency following eight repeated 72 h incubations with 37.5 or 75 microg/ml DEP (NIST SRM 1650) in the FE1-MutaMouse lung epithelial cell line. We measured DEP-induced acellular and intracellular production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and compared with ROS production induced by carbon black, which we have previously shown is mutagenic in this cell line [N.R. Jacobsen, A.T. Saber, P. White, P. Moller, G. Pojana, U. Vogel, S. Loft, J. Gingerich, L. Soper, G.R. Douglas, H. Wallin. Increased mutant frequency by carbon black, but not quartz, in the lacZ and cII transgenes of mutamouse lung epithelial cells, Environ. Mol. Mutagen. 48(6) (2007) 451-461]. The mutant frequency was marginally elevated in cells treated with 37.5 microg/ml DEP (1.29-fold [95% CI: 0.96-1.60], p=0.08) and significantly increased in cells treated with 75 microg/ml DEP (1.55-fold [95% CI: 1.23-1.87], p < 0.001). ROS production from DEP was low both within cells and in acellular systems when compared to carbon black. These results show that DEP are mutagenic in a mammalian cell line in vitro and that additional pathways besides ROS production, such as those involving the presence of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, likely are involved in the mutagenesis
Gender, place, and fear of victimization on campus: a comparative analysis of students' perceptions of safety and risk in suburban and urban settings
No full textOne of the most important predictors of fear of crime is gender, in that women are more fearful of crime than men despite their lower risks for victimization. Given that crime on campus has become one of the nation’s most pressing social problems, it is important to investigate the impact of perceived risk and fear of crime on students’ routines, in addition to how these vary by gender and campus context. As such, this study aims to answer the following questions: First, how does the community context and the presence of the campus police shape women’s and men’s perceptions of risk and fears of victimization on campus? Second, how and when do gender and campus context influence students’ ideas about who the most likely victims and perpetrators of crime are? And third, how does the adoption of precautionary strategies impact women’s and men’s perceptions of risk and fear of victimization? Through analysis of in-depth interviews with 70 undergraduates at a suburban (N=36) and an urban university (N=34), this study challenges previous research attributing women’s higher levels of fear to the notion that their concerns about sexual assault “shadow” their fears of other crimes, regardless of campus context. Although the shadow was present in both women’s and men’s remarks on the suburban campus, such that nearly all participants explicitly related the limited concerns they had to the possibility of women being sexually assaulted by non-students, it was largely absent on the urban campus where all students instead noted being most concerned about robbery committed by residents of the city who were poor and African American. Further, and contrary to existing research, gender shaped the precautionary measures that students used to minimize their risks in the two settings in different ways. Overall, this study emphasizes the need to consider context when examining how gender influences students’ perceptions of risk and fear of crime on campus, particularly since it has been central to investigations of residents’ perceptions of risk and fear of crime within neighborhood settings. This study’s findings aim to inform policy discussions at institutions of higher education, as administrators and campus police departments attempt to make students feel safer while also ensuring that women and men have equal access to the opportunities that will make their futures successful.Ph.D.Includes bibliographical referencesby Shannon Kerry Jacobse
Prospective cognitions in anxiety and depression: Replication and methodological extension
No full textThe present study presents a replication and methodological extension of MacLeod, Tata, Kentish, and Jacobsen (1997) with a nonclinical sample, using future-directed imagery to assess prospective cognitions. Results showed that only anxiety (but not depression) was related to enhanced imagery for future negative events. Both anxiety and depression showed significant zero-order correlations with reduced imagery for future positive events. However, when the overlap between anxiety and depression was controlled for, only depression (but not anxiety) showed a unique association with reduced imagery for positive events. Implications of these findings for cognitive models of anxiety and depression are discussed
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