432 research outputs found
Tettagalma Menon, new genus
No full text<i>Tettagalma</i> Menon, new genus <p> <b>Diagnosis.</b> Medium­sized (25 mm forewing length) tettigarctid; prominent costal margin; Rs with three branches; origin of MA branches proximal to nodal line; CuA strongly deflected anteriorly at nodal line; wide marginal membrane; marginal membrane bearing numerous, equidistant striae.</p> <p> <b>Etymology.</b> Genus­group name formed from a combination of <i>tetti</i> in reference to the family and <i>agalma</i> from the Greek present, gift, as the specimen was donated to the author.</p> <p> <b>Type locality and horizon.</b> Vicinity of Nova Olinda, Nova Olinda Member, Crato Formation.</p> <p> <b>Type species.</b> <i>Tettagalma striata</i> Menon new genus and species, by monotypy.</p>Published as part of <i>Menon, Federica, 2005, New record of Tettigarctidae (Insecta, Hemiptera, Cicadoidea) from the Lower Cretaceous of Brazil, pp. 53-58 in Zootaxa 1087</i> on page 54, DOI: <a href="http://zenodo.org/record/170508">10.5281/zenodo.170508</a>
Novel Dialogue 2.3: Because I Couldn't Be a Dancer: Sigrid Nunez and Tara Menon (JP)
No full textThe brilliant New York writer Sigrid Nunez's most recent novel is What Are You Going Through; her previous one, The Friend, (2018) won the National Book Award. She speaks with Tara Menon, of the Harvard English department, and author of a terrific article about Sigrid Nunez in the Sewanee Review. The conversation ranges widely and then plunges into depths. Because life is defined by grief and mourning, so too are my novels, says Nunez. She thinks her upbringing with immigrant parents who felt adrift from their homeland and her own "failure" as a dancer (recounted in her 1995 debut novel, A Feather on the Breath of God ) are the ferment from which her vocation as a writer arose. The question of genre is tossed around: "fictional memoir" perhaps, which gets confused (insultingly, Tara thinks!) with auto-fiction. But Sigrid is fascinated by establishing a reality that is entirely made-up ("not a single friend angry!"), yet also documentary in nature. Perhaps the best tag for her work is "essay novel": that allows one to do what Javier Marias calls "literary thinking." And there's a wonderfully non-Pavlovian answer to the treat question: sometimes you can just have the whiskey
A priori and a posteriori analysis of the hybrid two-level large-eddy simulation method for high Reynolds number complex flows
No full textWe present a priori and a posteriori analysis of the assumptions and predictions of the hybrid two-level large-eddy simulation (TLS-LES) method for high Reynolds number complex flows. The TLS-LES methodology is a multi-scale framework for simulation of turbulent flows in complex configurations at practically relevant Reynolds number. It additively combines the two-level simulation (TLS) model with a conventional large-eddy simulation (LES) approach by employing a static or dynamic blending function. In the present study, first we analyze the model assumptions employed by the TLS model to obtain the small-scale solution necessary for closure of the large-scale equations. Afterward, we analyze the large-scale and small-scale solutions to assess the predictive ability of the multi-scale framework for specific turbulence physics such as role of forward and backscatter of energy and presence of co- and counter-gradient diffusion. To perform these investigations, we consider cases with increasing degree of geometrical complexity, namely, flow in a periodic channel, flow past a bump placed on the lower surface of the channel and flow past a finite-span NACA0015 airfoil
Il bene del filosofo e il limite della città. Sulla politica filosofica di Leo Strauss
No full textThe intention of this paper is to show how Leo Straussʼ mature writings respond to the twofold necessity of political philosophy: contributing, at the same time, to the good of the city and to the good of the philosophers. In the first place, it will try to prove this point by analyzing in detail the Introduction to On Tyranny (1948), which represents an essential step in order to understand the intention of the author. In the second place, it will tackle the problem of justice, that is, of natural right, by concentrating on the so called " tyrannical teaching ". This teaching is a way to present a truth which the city cannot find acceptable, that is, an unpleasant truth concerning the irresoluble problem of justice and legitimacy. In conclusion, it will point to the tension between philosophy, i.e., search for knowledge, and the city, i.e., the realm of opinion. For the philosopher, as such, has to " corrupt " the young in order to pursue his search for knowledge of the whole, or the nature of all things. Therefore, he weakens the city, since philosophizing implies unbelief in the gods of the city
Equivariant elliptic cohomology and twisted equivariant k-theory
No full textEquivariant elliptic cohomology and twisted equivariant K-theory are both related to the representations of loop groups. After making these relationships precise, we propose a map from twisted equivariant elliptic cohomology to twisted K-theory of the inertia stack using equivariant de Rham models. This proposal agrees with the Freed-Hopkins-Teleman q = 1 map from characters of representations of loop groups to distributions associated to twisted equivariant K-theory classes.Submission published under a 24 month embargo labeled 'U of I Access', the embargo will last until 2021-08-01The student, Dileep Menon, accepted the attached license on 2019-05-24 at 15:54.The student, Dileep Menon, submitted this Dissertation for approval on 2019-05-24 at 16:06.This Dissertation was approved for publication on 2019-05-28 at 10:50.DSpace SAF Submission Ingestion Package generated from Vireo submission #13991 on 2019-11-26 at 13:00:58Made available in DSpace on 2019-11-26T20:49:00Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 4
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Risk-reducing early salpingectomy and delayed oophorectomy as a two-staged alternative for primary prevention of ovarian cancer in women at increased risk: a commentary.
No full textThis is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Gaba, F. , Piek, J. , Menon, U. and Manchanda, R. (2019), Risk reducing early salpingectomy and delayed oophorectomy as a two staged alternative for primary prevention of ovarian cancer in increased risk women: a commentary. BJOG: Int J Obstet Gy. Accepted Author Manuscript. doi:10.1111/1471-0528.15651, which has been published in final form at https://doi.org/10.1111/1471-0528.15651. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Use of Self-Archived Version
God on the hill and other stories
No full textWhat makes this book poignant and relevant is the counterpoint to archaeological narratives it posits. Though archaeologists tell us that these megalithic dolmens, menhirs and the like were funerary or commemorative structures, local villagers near the monuments insist that they were the houses of a now-extinct race of dwarves called Moriyas. The stories in this collection are inspired by actual monuments and sites in India. As architect-author Srikumar M Menon went along collecting data about the monuments, he could not help collecting stories too. Srikumar’s stories also draw attention to outdated theories on the development of disciplines such as the ‘history of architecture’. Legislation and barbed wire fencing are grossly inadequate to protect these primitive monuments that our prehistoric ancestors built
The development of herbert rosenfeld's views on narcissism
No full textThis review tracks the development of Herbert Rosenfeld's (1910–1986) work on the psychoanalytic concept, narcissism. The author conceptualizes the scope of this work in Darwinian terms to emphasize the extraordinarily fertile theoretical and clinical material produced by Rosenfeld, which is linked in the text to several other contemporary Kleinian psychoanalysts. The beginning of his lifelong work is examined as “Origins,” the development itself as “Evolution” and at the end of his life, the shifts in his theoretical stance is looked at as “Metamorphosis.” Clinical material is used to illustrate the core concept of narcissism as a defence against separateness
Evolving Asian Power Balances and Alternate Conceptions for Building Regional Institutions
No full textThe paper aims to examine economic interdependence and balancing power politics, and their mixed implications for regional institution building in East Asia based on the concept of common security. By pointing out the gap between the violent conflict prediction and the stability and prosperity reality following the end of the Cold War, the paper gives analysis to the factors affecting the security relations in the region, including (i) the role of the US, (ii) the rise of the PRC, (iii) ASEAN's efforts at regional cooperation, the (iv) the PRC–Japan rivalry. The author concludes that economic interdependence and regional cooperation in Asia have constrained a power struggle from spiraling out of control, while open regionalism has become a reasonable approach to regional institution building. Finally, the paper makes policy recommendations with respect to principles and steps in moving to a new regional security order.East Asia; Regional Cooperation; Power Politics; Balance of Power; Regional Institutions; Common Security
Michelstaedter and the Twentieth Century : The Cases of Montale, Gozzano, Pavese, and Menon
No full textCette thèse de doctorat est consacrée à l'œuvre de Carlo Michelstaedter et, en particulier, à l'étude de son influence dans le Vingtième siècle italien : les chapitres monographiques qui composent cette investigation visent à évaluer la possibilité de son héritage dans l'œuvre de Montale - le plus important interprète littéraire de Michelstaedter - et dans celles de Gozzano, Pavese et Menon. Au cours des études, nous avons considéré ces auteurs comme des interprètes de la pensée du Vingtième siècle en tant que liée à la leçon de Michelstaedter, voire comme des continuateurs d'une expérience intellectuelle très importante mais précocement interrompue : à un niveau général, la recherche entend faire réagir la fonction de Michelstaedter - un complexe de motifs littéraires et spéculatifs, se référant à son œuvre et à sa figure d'auteur - avec le Vingtième siècle italien. Montale, Gozzano, Pavese et Menon ont été choisis pour identifier de multiples liaisons entre leur activité esthétique et la fonction de Michelstaedter, dont l'œuvre n'a pas obtenu une place stable dans le canon du Vingtième siècle. Fondamentalement, Michelstaedter est étudié en tant qu'il pouvait faire partie des canons des quatre auteurs étudiés, mais non pas d'un canon unique : il appartient donc à quatre anti-canons identifiés par opposition à une idée de canon générale. L'œuvre d'Eugenio Montale (1896-1981) est l'exemple le plus grand de l'influence de Michelstaedter sur un auteur italien : car elle représente toutes les déclinaisons possibles de la fonction michelstaedterienne au Vingtième siècle, la position initiale du chapitre est justifiée. La longue durée de la poésie montalienne, par rapport à Michelstaedter, est décrite des premières aux dernières Poesie disperse, des Ossi di seppia (1925) aux Altri versi (1981). Parmi les problèmes et les images abordés dans le chapitre, nous soulignons le flatus vocis, la chrysalide, le Christ, la persuasion et le temps. Le deuxième chapitre porte sur l'idée de la chrysalide de Guido Gozzano (1883-1916), liée au problème de la coextension des concepts opposés de vie et de mort et à celui de l'authenticité existentielle dans les Epistole entomologiche, notamment, dans Le farfalle (1914). L'étude du thème littéraire de la nymphe, ainsi que des implications philologiques et intertextuelles du poème de Gozzano, met en évidence l'influence potentielle de Il canto delle crisalidi de Michelstaedter (publié en 1912). L'œuvre de Cesare Pavese (1908-1950), étudié au cours du troisième chapitre, porte sur une générale tension au transcendant, équivalente à celle que Montale a pu trouver chez Michelstaedter et liée à la figure du Christ ainsi qu'à des problématiques comme l'attachement et le sacrifice/charité/don. Le thème du silence, en tant qu'empreinte de l'influence de Michelstaedter, est interprété comme une réaction de l'intellectuel en proie au vice qui aspire à l'authenticité. Au niveau littéraire, ces tourments existentiels peuvent être associés au problème de la décadence morale des expressions linguistiques (Pavese parle de « rhétorique ») et à l'impossibilité de réaliser une authenticité relationnelle. L'horizon de la mort, lié à celui du vice, ainsi que la thématisation du suicide en tant que défense par rapport à la souffrance existentielle, pourraient également être affectés par l'influence de Michelstaedter. L'œuvre de Gian Giacomo Menon (1910-2000) se fragmente au regard de la dichotomie entre authenticité et inauthenticité et opère un scepticisme métalinguistique : cette structure spéculative est liée à la fonction de Michelstaedter. L'inspiration métalinguistique de Menon implique une réduction expressive à un grand silence : ancré à des images géologiques, ce silence ressemble à un abandon de la recherche de l'authentique et est lié la problématisation du temps chronologique. Ce chapitre identifie Menon comme l'un des interprètes les plus originaux de l'héritage de Michelstaedter au Vingtième siècle.The present PhD thesis is devoted to the work of Carlo Michelstaedter, that is, to the study of his influence in the context of the Italian twentieth century: the four monographic chapters that make up this investigation aim to evaluate the possibility of his legacy in the work of Montale - Michelstaedter's most significant literary interpreter - and in the work of Gozzano, Pavese, and Menon. These authors are considered interpreters of twentieth-century thought, in conjunction with Michelstaedter's example, or even continuators of a crucial but early-interrupted intellectual experience: on a general level, the research intends to make Michelstaedter's function - a complex of literary and speculative motifs, referring to his work and his authorial figure - interact with the Italian twentieth century. Montale, Gozzano, Pavese, and Menon have been chosen in order to identify multiple connections between their aesthetic activity and the function of Michelstaedter, whose work has not gained a stable position in the twentieth-century canon. Basically, Michelstaedter is studied insofar as he could be part of the canons of the four authors in question but not of a single canon: he therefore belongs to four anti-canons opposed to a general idea of canon.The work of Eugenio Montale (1896-1981) is the most remarkable example of Michelstaedter's influence on an Italian author: the initial position of this chapter is justified by the fact that it represents all the possible variations of the Michelstaedterian function in the twentieth century. With regard to Michelstaedter, the longue durée of Montalian poetry is described from the first to the last of Poesie disperse, from Ossi di seppia (1925) to Altri versi (1981). Among the issues and the images addressed in the chapter, the flatus vocis, the chrysalis, Christ, persuasion, and time can be highlighted.The second chapter focuses on the notion of chrysalis developed by Guido Gozzano (1883-1916), which is related to the problem of the logical coextension of the opposing concepts of life and death and that of existential authenticity in Epistole entomologiche and, specifically, in Le farfalle (1914). The study of the literary theme of the nymph and of the philological and intertextual implications of Gozzano's poem underlines the potential influence of Michelstaedter's Il canto delle crisalidi (published in 1912).The work of Cesare Pavese (1908-1950), studied in the third chapter, deals with a general tension to transcendence, connected to the figure of Christ and to issues such as attachment and sacrifice/charity/donation. An imprint of Michelstaedter's influence, the theme of silence is interpreted as a reaction of the vice-ridden intellectual who longs for authenticity. On a literary level, these existential torments can be associated with the problem of the moral decay of linguistic expressions (Pavese speaks of «rhetoric») and the impossibility of achieving relational authenticity. The horizon of death, connected to that of vice, and the thematisation of suicide as a defence against existential suffering could also be affected by Michelstaedter's influence.The work of Gian Giacomo Menon (1910-2000) is fragmented with regard to the existential dichotomy between authenticity and inauthenticity and works out a form of metalinguistic scepticism: this speculative structure is related to the function of Michelstaedter. Menon's metalinguistic inspiration entails an expressive reduction to a great silence: being related to geological images, such a silence resembles an abandonment of the quest for authenticity and is connected to the problematisation of chronological time. This chapter identifies Menon as one of the most original interpreters of Michelstaedter's legacy in the twentieth century
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