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It worked yesterday: On (re-)performing electroacoustic music
No full textPlaying electroacoustic music raises a number of challenges for performers such as dealing with obsolete or malfunctioning technology and incomplete technical documentation. Together with the generally higher workload due to the additional technical requirements the time available for musical work is significantly reduced. Many of the issues have their roots in composers, publishers, performers and promoters considering how their work process could easily be adapted to the additional demands of electroacoustic music. It was also found that the employment of music technologists cannot sufficiently make up for incomplete documentation and inadequate archiving of compositions. Using case studies made up of single compositions and whole concerts, solutions are proposed, which the several parties could effortlessly employ to considerably ease the process of preparing and performing electroacoustic music. Finally hands-on methods on how performers can deal with the situation as it is today are proposed. It is being hoped that by implementing these strategies not only better performances of electroacoustic music will be facilitated but also that electroacoustic works in general will enjoy a longer life-span in the future, thus enabling the sustenance of a vivid electroacoustic repertoire
M. Christiani Rosae Mittewaldensis S. Theophania Rhetorice disponiret : Schrifftmässig außgeführet Und In einem new-sehr anmutig-Fünff-fachen Actu mit gutem Nutze öffentlich vorgestellet Zu Newen Ruppin/ Im Jahr/ nach Christi Geburt 1646
No full textWhen the Author Is Not Identifiable: The Case of the Volcei Land– Register
No full textIn the period between Diocletian and Julian a new form of imperial government was established.1 Diocletian’s reforms aimed to strengthen the Empire after years of deep crisis: this involved, in particular, tightening the relationship between central imperial authority and the provincial governor, representative of the sov-ereign in provincial territory. As a consequence, the emperor’s power reached deeper at places far from the court.2The Volcei land–register (CIL X 407) is an enigmatic source that offers insight into this empire–wide development. Its authorship is uncertain
Technical assistance report no.TA-80-103-800: Social Security Administration/Health and Human Services: Santa Rosa, California
No full textWorker exposures to mineral-spirits (8032324) from photocopying machines were surveyed on an unspecified date at the Santa Rosa Social Security Office (SIC-9441) in Santa Rosa, California. The evaluation was requested by the Design and Engineering Branch of the Department of Health and Human Services. General area and personal air samples were collected along with bulk samples of the dispersant and toner. Concentrations of straight chain aliphatic hydrocarbons in the air samples ranged from 27.8 to 87.9 milligrams per cubic meter (mg/cu m), well below respective OSHA standards for C6, C7, and C8 aliphatic hydrocarbons of 1,800, 2,000 and 2,350mg/cu m, and below the evaluation criteria of 350mg/cu m. Bulk samples contained a mixture of C6 to C12 compounds. The author concludes that no hazardous exposures to mineral spirits existed at the time of the survey. Recommendations include regular servicing and the maintenance of photocopying machines, and provision of adequate ventilation
O “criticismo de gêneros” na poética de Guimarães Rosa
No full textResumo: Autor de contos, novelas e do romance Grande sertão: veredas, Guimarães Rosa é reconhecido pela engenhosidade de suas narrativas e por um estilo que seria expressão de uma personalidade artística ímpar na literatura brasileira. O poder que suas narrativas têm de surpreender os leitores em suas expectativas convencionais se manifesta de modo singular no último livro do escritor. Neste artigo, pretendemos apresentar e analisar o modo como Tutaméia: terceiras estórias está sistematicamente voltado a desautomatizar o leitor das convenções na apreensão da verossimilhança e como suas estórias e prefácios encenam aquilo que, segundo Bakhtin, seria a característica do romanesco enquanto gênero: o “criticismo”.Palavras-chave: Guimarães Rosa; Tutaméia; Bakhtin; romanesco; teoria dos gêneros.Abstract: Author of a range of literary genres, such as short stories, novels and the well-known novel Grande Sertão: Veredas, Guimarães Rosa is recognized for the ingenuity of his narratives. Moreover, the author is acknowledged for a style which is the expression of a unique artistic personality in Brazilian literature. The power of his narratives to astonish readers’ conventional expectations is manifested in his last book, Tutameia: Terceiras Estórias, in quite a singular way. In this article we intend to present and analyze the way in which Tutameia: Terceiras Estórias is systematically aimed at de-automating the readers’ conventions regarding their apprehension of verisimilitude. In addition, it is intended to show how Guimarães Rosa stories and forewords stage what Bakhtin would define as the characteristic of the Romanesque as a genre: the “criticism”.Keywords: Guimarães Rosa; Tutameia; Bakhtin; romanesque; genre theory
O ENTRETECER DE ESTÓRIAS EM “PIRLIMPSIQUICE”, DE JOÃO GUIMARÃES ROSA
No full text More than a great storywriter, João Guimarães Rosa was also a great storyteller. According to Antonio Candido, Guimarães Rosa had "passion to tell." The author of Grande Sertão: Veredas, thus, returns, in a great style, according Candido, the perception of storywriter-storyteller. To focus on the story "Pirlimpsiquice," from Primeiras Estórias, we observe how João Guimarães Rosa reveals himself not only as a great storywriter, but also as a great storyteller. Mais do que um grande contista, João Guimarães Rosa foi também um grande contador de histórias. Segundo Antonio Candido, Guimarães Rosa tinha "paixão de contar". O autor de Grande Sertão: Veredas, portanto, retorna, em grande estilo, segundo Candido, à concepção do contista-contador. Ao debruçarmos sobre o conto "Pirlimpsiquice", de Primeiras Estórias, observaremos de que forma João Guimarães Rosa revela-se não apenas como um grande contista, mas também como um grande contador de estórias
Author Correction: Chlorination disadvantages and alternative routes for biofouling control in reverse osmosis desalination (npj Clean Water, (2019), 2, 1, (2), 10.1038/s41545-018-0024-8)
No full textIn the original version of this Review Article the affiliation and address for Lorenzo Rosa were incorrectly given as “University of Parma, Department of Information Engineering, Parma 43121, Italy”
Functional trait values, not trait plasticity, drive the invasiveness of Rosa sp in response to light availability
No full textPREMISE OF THE STUDY : Functional trait plasticity in resource capture traits has been suggested as an underlying mechanism promoting invasive species establishment and spread. Earlier studies on this mechanism treat invasiveness as a discrete characteristic (i.e., invasive vs. noninvasive) and do not consider the potential impacts of evolutionary history. In the present study, we used a continuous measure of invasiveness and a phylogenetic framework to quantify the relationship between functional trait expression, plasticity, and invasiveness in Rosa. METHODS : In a manipulative greenhouse experiment, we evaluated how light availability affects functional traits and their plasticity in Rosa sp. and the out-group species, Potentilla recta, which vary in their invasiveness. KEY RESULTS : Across functional traits, we found no significant relationship between plasticity and invasiveness. However, more invasive roses demonstrated an ability to produce a more branched plant architecture, promoting optimal light capture. Invasiveness also was linked with lower photosynthetic and stomatal conductance rates, leading to increased water-use efficiency (WUE) in more invasive roses. CONCLUSIONS : Our results suggest that functional trait values, rather than plasticity, promote invasive rose success, counter to earlier predictions about the role of plasticity in invasiveness. Furthermore, our study indicates that invasive roses demonstrate key functional traits, such as increased WUE, to promote their success in the high-light, edge habitats they commonly invade
Giacomo Leopardi lettore di Plutarco
No full textThis paper deals with the different features of Plutarch's presence in Leopardi's poems and prose compositions. By examining mentions of Leopardi's studies on Plutarch, linguistic references and textual quotations from Vitae and Moralia the author shows that the poet had a comprehensive knowledge of Plutarch's works and he was deeply influenced by the ancied writer
Homogeneous geodesics in a three-dimensional Lie group
No full textsummary:O. Kowalski and J. Szenthe [KS] proved that every homogeneous Riemannian manifold admits at least one homogeneous geodesic, i.e\. one geodesic which is an orbit of a one-parameter group of isometries. In [KNV] the related two problems were studied and a negative answer was given to both ones: (1) Let be a homogeneous Riemannian manifold where is the largest connected group of isometries and . Does always admit more than one homogeneous geodesic? (2) Suppose that admits linearly independent homogeneous geodesics through the origin . Does it admit mutually orthogonal homogeneous geodesics? In this paper the author continues this study in a three-dimensional connected Lie group equipped with a left invariant Riemannian metric and investigates the set of all homogeneous geodesics
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