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Vascular healing : cell biology and rheologic factors
No full textIssued as Progress report summary, Project no. E-25-M80 (continued by E-25-M44; continues E-25-614)Progress report summary has author: Colin J. Schwart
Vascular healing : cell biology and rheologic factors
No full textIssued as Progress report summary, Project E-25-M44 (continued by E-25-M80)Progress report summary has author: Colin J. Schwart
Orbit design for future SpaceChip swarm missions in a planetary atmosphere
No full textThe effect of solar radiation pressure and atmospheric drag on the orbital dynamics of satellites-on-a-chip (SpaceChips) is exploited to design equatorial long-lived orbits about the oblate Earth. The orbit energy gain due to asymmetric solar radiation pressure, considering the Earth's shadow, is used to balance the energy loss due to atmospheric drag. Future missions for a swarm of SpaceChips are proposed, where a number of small devices are released from a conventional spacecraft to perform spatially distributed measurements of the conditions in the ionosphere and exosphere. It is shown that the orbit lifetime can be extended and indeed selected through solar radiation pressure and the end-of-life re-entry of the swarm can be ensured, by exploiting atmospheric drag
E-journals in a networked environment : its impact on academic libraries in the digital millennium
No full textThis paper tries to describe the Advantages of E-journals in terms of Accessibility, Speed distribution and production, Subscription Cost, Multimedia Capabilities, Internal and External Links etc and also tries to find out the Technological, Socio-cultural and Economic Barriers. The issues like Refereeing, Copyright and Licensing, Longevity and Storage and recent trends in E-journal publication and its implication on Academic Libraries in selection and acquisition, Cataloguing, archiving, user's access, training and support to staff and users are discussed in this paper
O poder do canto gestual
No full textAntónio Cabral was born profoundly deaf and had never thought of getting involved in music. While growing up, he had an interest in theatre and painting, and went on to paint professionally. Mãos que Cantam (Singing Hands) is the first professional, Deaf-led signed song group in Portugal. Created in 2010, the group is composed by five Deaf artists (António Cabral, Cláudia Dias, Carlos Gonçalves, Débora Carmo and Patrícia Carmo), one hearing conductor (Sérgio Peixoto) and the group’s designated Portuguese Sign Language interpreter (Sofia Figueiredo). The Deaf artists work as a team, translating lyrics into an aesthetic form of Portuguese Sign Language (Língua Gestual Portuguesa, LGP). Expressing musical elements visually, using different signing voices, developing synchronism to the original song, and rehearsing beginnings and endings of signed verses are all results of a group effort, in a fruitful Deaf-hearing collaboration, based on a profound respect for the language and culture of the Portuguese Deaf community.
Colin Thomson is one of the first Deaf sign-singers in the UK. He had a Deaf father, and has a profoundly deaf brother. He was born deaf and had some hearing growing up, until he became profoundly deaf at age 13. He started performing at 16 at a Deaf club and has now been performing for over 40 years. His method for creating translated signed songs is very specific. He uses elements from British Sign Language (BSL) poetry, such as producing signs with the same handshape during a whole verse, and making use of particular rhythmic techniques. Furthermore, he changes the original lyrics of mainstream songs in order to tell stories about the experiences of Deaf people, which pleases Deaf audiences and informs hearing spectators on Deaf culture.António Cabral nasceu surdo profundo e nunca tinha pensado em envolver-se na música. Durante o seu crescimento, desenvolveu um interesse no teatro e na pintura, sendo hoje pintor profissional. O Mãos que Cantam é o primeiro grupo profissional de canto gestual feito por Surdos em Portugal. Criado em 2010, o grupo é composto por cinco artistas Surdos (António Cabral, Cláudia Dias, Carlos Gonçalves, Débora Carmo e Patrícia Carmo), um maestro ouvinte (Sérgio Peixoto) e a intérprete de Língua Gestual Portuguesa residente (Sofia Figueiredo). Os artistas Surdos trabalham em equipa, traduzindo as letras para uma forma esteticamente trabalhada da Língua Getsual Portuguesa (LGP). A expressão musical via elementos visuais, a utilização de várias vozes gestuais, o trabalho de sincronia com a canção original, e os ensaios de inícios e finais de versos gestuados são todos resultados de um esforço coletivo, numa colaboração profícua entre Surdos e ouvintes pautada por um profundo respeito pela língua e cultura da comunidade Surda portuguesa.
Colin Thomson foi um dos primeiros artistas Surdos a fazer canto gestual no Reino Unido. Teve um pai Surdo e tem um irmão surdo profundo. Nasceu surdo e teve alguma audição em criança, até se tornar surdo profundo aos 13 anos. Começou a atuar aos 16 e agora já o faz há mais de 40 anos. O seu método para a criação de canto gestual traduzido é muito específico. Usa elementos da poesia em Língua Gestual Britânica (British Sign Language, BSL), tais como a produção de gestos com a mesma configuração manual durante todo o verso, e a utilização de técnicas rítmicas particulares. Para além disso, o artista altera as letras originais das canções por forma a contar histórias sobre as experiências das pessoas Surdas, o que agrada ao público Surdo e informa os espectadores ouvintes sobre a cultura Surda
Public Policy in a Private Arena: The Case of Vocational Education and Training
No full textM.21586-1998 Colin Crouch. 30 cm. This paper is based on a seminar that he presented at the Center for Advanced Study in the Social Sciences of the Juan March Institute, Madrid, on 9 May 1995, entitled Diversity in Modern Capitalism: Examples from Vocational Education." -- T.p. Includes bibliographical references (p. 35-37
A identificação e a avaliação de estratégias para a promoção e a comercialização do turismo receptivo da Mistral Voyages Ltda. na ilha de São Tomé — São Tomé e Príncipe
No full textTCC (graduação) - Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Centro Sócio Econômico, Curso de Administração.O presente trabalho tem como objetivo identificar e avaliar as estratégias para a promoção e a comercialização do Turismo Receptivo da Mistral Voyages Ltda. na ilha de São Tomé — São Tomé e Príncipe. Para tanto, realizou-se um levantamento descritivo bibliográfico sobre o histórico da ilha, atividade turística, marketing turístico e estratégias de marketing, entrevistas não-estruturadas e conversação. A seguir foi feito um apanhado geral do turismo Santomense, bem como a situação em que a ilha se encontra, se está apta para a recepção de turistas e, como tal, pelo seu histórico, necessário muito investimento nela, principalmente quanto à infra-estrutura em geral, saneamento básico e equipamentos apropriados aos tipos de turismo identificados na ilha: turismo de praia e sol, turismo desportivo, turismo de aventura e ecoturismo. Entre os resultados obtidos por este estudo, encontram-se estratégias de marketing que a empresa faz para a atração de turistas, diante das ações que o governo empreende para a dinamização do setor na ilha. Para a ilha de São Tomé se tornar atraente para esse mercado, é preciso preparar a população local para a recepção de turistas, apesar da população ser acolhedora, porém nas fazendas deveria haver mais trabalhos educacionais para esta área, bem como outras ações estratégicas que possam definir e aumentar o fluxo turístico na ilha
Angled multimode interferometer for bidirectional wavelength division (de)multiplexing
No full textExcel data for the measured bidirectional AMMI with the plots included in the paper.</span
Constitutional conservatism, anti-democratic ideology, and the elective principle in British North America's upper legislative houses, 1848-1867
No full textThe chapter, "Constitutional conservatism, anti-democratic ideology, and the elective principle in British North America's upper legislative houses, 1848-1867" was written by the listed authors including Colin Grittner (Douglas College Faculty). "This new study of senates in small powers across the North Atlantic shows that the establishment and the reform of these upper legislative houses have followed remarkably parallel trajectories. Senate reforms emerged in the wake of deep political crises within the North Atlantic world and were influenced by the comparatively weak positions of small powers. Reformers responded to crises and constantly looked beyond borders and oceans for inspiration to keep their senates relevant." -- From publisher description.book chapterPublished
Composing for Instruments and Electronics; a commentary on my recent music
No full textThe research presented here illustrates my interest and response to composing for acoustic instruments and electronics through the presentation of a body of eclectic works which combine an improvisatory approach to writing for acoustic instruments with the use of the studio as a compositional tool. The commentary will seek to illustrate how bringing these approaches together has allowed for a diversity of sonic exploration that would not have been possible with purely acoustic or electronic resources. As well as providing some background information and a general descriptive breakdown of the structure of these works, the commentary will provide a more in-depth contextualisation, which serves to illustrate the various influences upon the works. I will conclude by illustrating where this research has taken me and give examples of possibilities for future exploration
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