6,718 research outputs found
An essay about the Francis Paudras Collection on Bud Powell by Peter Pullman
No full textThis is an essay about the Francis Paudras Collection on Bud Powell written by Peter Pullman, a jazz scholar and author of Wail: The Life of Bud Powell (Brooklyn: Bop Changes, 2012).One image file (pdf)This project was supported by a Recordings at Risk grant from the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR). The grant program is made possible by funding from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
Contrast configuration influences grouping in apparent motion
No full textWe investigated whether the same principles that influence grouping in static displays also influence grouping in apparent motion. Using the Ternus display, we found that the proportion of group motion reports was influenced by changes in contrast configuration. Subjects made judgments of completion of these same configurations in a static display. Generally, contrast configurations that induced a high proportion of group motion responses were judged as more 'complete' in static displays. Using a stereo display, we then tested whether stereo information and T-junction information were critical for this increase in group motion. Perceived grouping was consistently higher for same contrast polarity configurations than for opposite contrast polarity configurations, regardless of the presence of stereo information or explicit T-junctions. Thus, while grouping in static and moving displays showed a similar dependence on contrast configuration, motion grouping showed little dependence on stereo or T-junction information.Anna Ma-Wyatt, Colin W G Clifford and Peter Wenderot
Peter Karvaš in the Context of Existentialism
No full textThe article reflects dramatic work of Peter Karvaš in the context of existentialist philosophy. It points to the connection between the social situation and the author´s topic choice, emotional engagement and approach to characters. In the article the author defines the basic features of existentialist philosophy in the work of Peter Karvaš providing analysis of selected extracts. In particular the article deals with the issue of how male characters react to the same situation and their motives behind the reaction. The article also reveals subjective view of Karvaš on social events and their impact on people and Karvaš himself
Joel-Peter Witkin: faces of fantasy
No full textThe article contains two parts. In the first, the Author describes the theoretical background for analysing the photographs by an American controversial artist – Joel-Peter Witkin; the analysis is carried out in the second part of the paper. The realistic, authenticity-oriented visions of W. Benjamin, R. Barthes or S. Sontag are confronted with Witkin’s creativeness spirit – clearly manipulating in matters of the order of reality (and its rules of appearance) and photographical stuff. This attitude is supported by François Soulages’ views on aesthetics
Peter Brannon papers, W.0009
No full textAbstract: Correspondence, manuscripts, diaries, and other materials created by Peter A. Brannon, highlighting his career as a pharmacist, an anthropologist, and an archivist.Scope and Content Note: This collection contains correspondence, manuscripts, diaries, and other materials created by Peter A. Brannon, highlighting his career as pharmacist, anthropologist, and archivist. Included are Brannon's incoming and outgoing correspondence; family documents; legal and financial documents; two diaries; manuscripts on a variety of subjects, including banking in Alabama, the spelling of "Tuscaloosa", the history of pharmacy, and "John Bascom," a racehorse from Alabama; a typed manuscript of an untitled novel; a handwritten journal documenting his archeological collections and expeditions between 1905 and 1907; a handwritten list of selected ordinances from Lowndesboro, Alabama in 1866; correspondence between Alabama archivist Peter Brannon and researchers J. Edward Smoot and William Henry Holt relating to Pasqual Luciani and Marshal Ney, French soldiers who reportedly immigrated to America after Napoleon's defeat in 1814; and legal documents, correspondence, receipts, and newspaper clippings created by or related to the institutions and residents of Russell County, Alabama.Biographical/Historical Note: Peter A. Brannon (1882-1967) was a pharmacist and archivist. He received his PhD from Alabama Polytechnic Institute in 1900 and worked as a pharmacist in Alabama and Georgia from 1900-1910. After 1910, he began a career at the Alabama Department of Archives and History, working as a curator, archivist, and finally serving as the third director of the institution from 1955-1967. Brannon was a member of the national and state Anthropological Society, the Alabama Library Association, the Sons of the American Revolution, and the Sons of Confederate Veterans.Source: Alabama Author Database
Peter Singer and Christian ethics. On Charles Comosy’s attempt to find grounds for cooperation
No full textW artykule zostanie przedstawiona ciekawa próba wykazania, że różnice stanowisk między Peterem Singerem a szeroko rozumianą etyką chrześcijańską są mniejsze, niż by się mogło wydawać. Pogląd ten przedstawił w swojej książce pt. Peter Singer and Christian ethics. Beyond polarization Charles Camosy, katolicki etyk z USA. Celem jego pracy było wykazanie, że Peter Singer i etycy szukający inspiracji w myśli chrześcijańskiej mogą pracować razem w wielu kwestiach i że przedstawianie tych stanowisk jako radykalnie przeciwnych jest błędne. W niniejszym artykule tok rozumowania Camosy’ego będzie zreferowany i poddany krytycznej refleksji. Rzetelna praca badawcza, jakiej podjął się Camosy dla udowodnienia swoich tez, jest nowatorska i wiele wnosi do zrozumienia istoty sporu. Metoda, którą się posłużył, może wyznaczyć nowy standard dla dialogu między współczesnymi systemami etycznymi. W ostatniej części artykułu zostanie jednak zasugerowane, że autor marginalizuje pewne nieusuwalne trudności w sporze między etyką chrześcijańską a najbardziej znanym australijskim bioetykiem. Do takich trudności należy, jak się wydaje, radykalnie różne rozumienie pojęcia „osoba” oraz niechęć etyki chrześcijańskiej do pragmatycznych kompromisów w obszarze moralności.This paper presents an interesting attempt to show that the differences between Peter Singer and Christian ethics are smaller than they appear to be. This view was presented in Peter Singer and Christian ethics. Beyond polarization by Charles Camosy, a Catholic thinker from the US. Camosy wanted to prove, that Peter Singer and ethicists looking for the inspiration in Christian thought can cooperate on many issues and to present their positions as radically polarized is incorrect. This paper is focused on the critical presentation of Camosy’s argument. The research he conducted to support his thesis is useful for understanding the whole discussion between Peter Singer and Christian ethics. His method could be a new standard of discussion between different ethical approaches. In the last part of this paper, it will be suggested, that the author has marginalized some unavoidable obstacles, which make a dialogue between Christian ethics and the famous Australian bioethicsist very difficult. Among them, understanding the notion of person, as well as the reluctance of Christians to pragmaticly compromise in the field of ethics are worth noticing
Orthogonal adaptation improves orientation discrimination
No full textWe investigated the effect of adaptation on orientation discrimination using two experienced observers, then replicated the main effects using a total of 50 naïve subjects. Orientation discrimination around vertical improved after adaptation to either horizontal or vertical gratings, but was impaired by adaptation at 7.5 or 15 degrees from vertical. Improvement was greatest when adapter and test were orthogonal. We show that the results can be understood in terms of a functional model of adaptation in cortical vision.Colin W. G. Clifford, Anna Ma Wyatt, Derek H. Arnold, Stuart T. Smith and Peter Wenderoth
Sarpong, Bishop Peter, Christianity and African Culture
No full textThis recording features a lecture presentation by Bishop Peter Sarpong, Roman Catholic Bishop of Kumasi. In the lecture, he discusses the relationship between Christianity and traditional African religions. He explains the role of intermediary spirits. Bishop Sarpong also discusses ideas of life after death in African religious traditions. There is also a discussion on African literature included in the recording.The Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library acknowledges the generous support of the National Endowment for Humanities - Humanities Collections and Reference Resources Implementation Project Grant in supporting the processing and digitization of a number of its major archival collections as part of the project: Spreading the Word: Expanding Access to African American Religious Archival Collections at the Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library.</em
FDSOI Process Technology for Subthreshold-Operation Ultralow-Power Electronics
No full textUltralow-power electronics will expand the technological capability of handheld and wireless devices by dramatically improving battery life and portability. In addition to innovative low-power design techniques, a complementary process technology is required to enable the highest performance devices possible while maintaining extremely low power consumption. Transistors optimized for subthreshold operation at 0.3 V may achieve a 97% reduction in switching energy compared to conventional transistors. The process technology described in this article takes advantage of the capacitance and performance benefits of thin-body silicon-on-insulator devices, combined with a workfunction engineered mid-gap metal gate
Movie adaptations of Tolkien’s Middle-earth. Peter Jackson’s ecranizations
No full textThe article mainly concerns the adaptation of Tolkien’s prose directed by Peter Jackson – their creation and reception. It will also explain the issue of accusations of racism against Tolkien and his works. The author traced, among others, the history of early adaptations of “The Hobbit” and “The Lord of the Rings”, examined the history of the creation of Peter Jackson’s films set in Middle-earth, their dialogue with Ralph Bakshi’s film, and the changes they introduced to the plot of the books
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