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Theory for Theatre Studies: Emotion
Authors: Tait Peta
Published: September 2021

Theory for Theatre Studies: Emotion explores how emotion is communicated in drama, theatre and contemporary performance and therefore in society. From Aristotle and Shakespeare to Stanislavski, from Brecht to Caryl Churchill, drama and theatre are revealed to inform but also to warn about the emotions. The term ‘emotion’ encompasses the emotions, emotional feelings, affect and mood, and the book explores how these concepts are embodied and experienced within theatrical practice and explained in theory. Since emotion is artistically staged, its composition and impact can be described and analysed and in relation to interdisciplinary approaches. Students and other readers are encouraged to consider how emotion is dramatically, aurally, and visually developed to create innovative performance.

Case studies include productions of Medea, Twelfth Night, The Caucasian Chalk Circle, Ibsen’s A Doll’s House, and performances by Mabou Mines, Robert Lepage, Rimini Protokoll, Anna Deavere Smith, Socìetas Raffaello Sanzio, Marina Abramovic and The Wooster Group. By way of these detailed case studies, readers will appreciate new methodologies and approaches for their own exploration of ‘emotion’ as a performance component.
Introduction to the Alexander Technique
Authors: Connington Bill
Published: September 2021

Introduction to the Alexander Technique is the first textbook about the Alexander Technique written specially for undergraduates. Part of the Acting Essentials series, this eight-week program can be taught over the course of half a semester, a full semester, or dipped into as needed to address students’ issues with physicality, movement, breathing, voice and performance habits.

The Alexander Technique has been a vital part of training for performers since the early 20th century. It is a core part of the curriculum at most acting conservatories and in many BFA programs. Sometimes considered purely a movement discipline, the Alexander Technique in fact takes into consideration the entire person—mind, body, emotions, and imagination. Introduction to the Alexander Technique addresses the student’s self as a whole and is suitable for beginning acting students in any academic setting, including those who take performance classes as an elective. The book also includes more than 150 practical, easy-to-follow exercises that help students reduce tension and improve their alignment, flexibility and poise.

The textbook is supported by a range of online videos demonstrating key exercises described throughout the book.
Design and Digital Interfaces
Authors: Fass John , Revell Tobias , Stopher Benjamin , Verhoeven Eva
Published: September 2021

Are digital interfaces controlling more than we realise? Can designers take responsibility, and should they?

From domestic appliances like Siri and Amazon Echo, to large scale Facebook manipulation and Google search prediction, digital interfaces are ubiquitous in everyday life and their influences affect how people live, feel and behave. As they grow in complexity and increase integration into our lives we need to address the social, ethical, political and aesthetic responsibilities of those designing and creating the computer systems all around us.

Through discussion with cutting-edge designers and thinkers and with international examples, the authors explain how we need an expanded aesthetic, critical and ethical awareness on the part of designers willing to act with sensitivity and understanding towards the people they design for and with.

This critical take on the process and implications of interface design looks beyond the mechanics of making, and into the techno-political realm of deliberate and unintended consequences.
Clown
Authors: Dieffenbacher Joe
Published: September 2021

Clown: The Physical Comedian is a detailed and comprehensive workbook for those interested in the art of clowning and physical theatre, including actors, directors, improvisers, stand-up comedians, circus artists, mask performers and devisers of new work.

Offering an extensive and hugely diverse compilation of tried-and-tested exercises and games, the book is for students, teachers and practitioners to aid ensemble-building, character development, devising theatre, physicalising text and vocalising movement, plus creating cabaret acts, clown routines and adding physical play to scripted scenes. It offers advice on subjects such as developing presence onstage; increasing strength, flexibility and physical expression; developing partner and trio relationships; understanding the power of the mask; and working with an audience – in particular, turning a performance into a conversation with the audience and increasing the actor’s ability to connect with a crowd.

The exercises and teachings have been developed in classrooms, workshops and theatres all over the world and the book is packed with insights from the author, who has worked for over 35 years in a wide variety of venues, from intimate performance spaces to large-scale sports stadiums.
Andean Aesthetics and Anticolonial Resistance
Authors: Rivera Omar
Published: September 2021

Informed by Gloria Anzaldúa’s and José Carlos Mariátegui’s work, as well as by Andean cosmology, Omar Rivera turns to Inka stonework and architecture as an example of a “Cosmological Aesthetics.” He articulates ways of sensing, feeling and remembering that are attuned to an aesthetic of water, earth and light. On this basis, Rivera brings forth a corporeal orientation that can be inhabited by the oppressed, one that withdraws from predominant modern/Western conceptions of the human. By providing an aesthetic analysis of cosmological sensing, Rivera sets the stage for exploring physical dimensions of anti-colonial resistance, and furthers the Latinx and Latin American tradition of anti-colonial and liberatory philosophy. Seeing aesthetic involvements with the cosmos as a source for embodied modes of resistance, Rivera turns to the work of María Lugones and Enrique Dussel in order to make explicit the aesthetic dimensions of their work.

Andean Aesthetics and Anticolonial Resistance creates a new dialogue between art historians, artists, and philosophers working on Latin American thought, phenomenology, and hermeneutics. It weaves together a Latin American philosophy that connects pre-Columbian cosmologies with contemporary thinkers. Rivera's original approach introduces us to the living, evolving and aesthetic alternatives to coloniality of power and of knowledge, overhauling current understandings of decolonial theory and opening the tradition in transformative ways.
Christianity in Brazil
Authors: Fernandes Sílvia
Published: September 2021

This book offers a novel approach to considering Brazilian Christianity’s interplay with global processes from its inception to the present day. It adopts a multi-scalar approach to Brazilian Christianity, linking local grassroots practices and beliefs with processes at the various spatio-temporal levels. These include regional (rural-urban diversification) and national (secularization, the radical pluralization of the Christian field, and intensified detraditionalization and retraditionalization) and transnational.

Sílvia Fernandes also identifies longue durée dynamics that connect colonial Christianity with current events, including the rise, crisis, and resurgence of Progressive Catholicism, and the election of right-wing populist Jair Bolsonaro with support from a sizable number of Evangelical Protestants and Charismatic Catholics, as well as “traditionalist” Catholics.

This book demonstrates that as Christianity enters its third millennium, it is increasingly shaped by churches and movements based in the “Global South” that have transnational and diasporic reach through the circulation of migrants, religious entrepreneurs, pilgrims, and tourists, as well as by the expert use of electronic media.
The Nazi Dictatorship
Authors: Kershaw Ian
Published: September 2021

‘Unquestionably the most authoritative, balanced, readable, and meticulously documented introduction to the Third Reich.’ - International History Review

Sir Ian Kershaw is regarded by many as the world’s leading authority on Hitler and the Third Reich. Known for his clear and accessible style when dealing with complex historical issues his work has redefined the way we look at this period modern European history. The Nazi Dictatorship is Kershaw’s landmark study of the Third Reich. It covers the major themes and debates relating to Nazism including the Holocaust, Hitler’s authority and leadership, Nazi Foreign Policy and the aftermath, including issues surrounding Germany’s unification. The Revelations edition includes a new preface from the author.
Theory for Theatre Studies: Sound
Authors: Bennett Susan
Published: September 2021

Sound provides a lively and engaging overview of relevant critical theory for students and researchers in theatre and performance studies. Addressing sound across history and through progressive developments in relevant technologies, the volume opens up the study of theatrical production and live performance to understand conceptual and pragmatic concerns about the sonic. By way of developed case studies (including Aristophanes’s The Frogs, Shakespeare’s The Tempest, Cocteau’s The Human Voice, and Rimini Protokoll’s Situation Rooms), readers can explore new methodologies and approaches for their own work on sound as a performance component. In an engagement with the burgeoning interdisciplinary field of sound studies, this book samples exciting new thinking relevant to theatre and performance studies.

Part of the Theory for Theatre Studies series which introduces core theoretical concepts that underpin the discipline, Sound provides a balance of essential background information and new scholarship, and is grounded in detailed examples that illuminate and equip readers for their own sonic explorations. Volumes follow a consistent three-part structure: a historical overview of how the term has been understood within the discipline; more recent developments illustrated by substantive case studies; and emergent trends and interdisciplinary connections. Volumes are supported by further online resources including chapter overviews, illustrative material and guiding questions.

Online resources to accompany this book are available at: https://bloomsbury.com/theory-for-theatre-studies-sound-9781474246460/
Theory for Theatre Studies: Memory
Authors: Gluhovic Milija
Published: September 2021

Why has memory become such an important political tool in response to the challenges of modernity? How can performance be used to probe and recuperate aspects of the past, and what are the ethical and political questions that arise when it does so? And how should the discipline of theatre studies define and deploy the term ‘memory’ theoretically and in practice?

Theory for Theatre Studies: Memory provides a comprehensive introduction to the intersections between contemporary theatre and performance, the field of memory studies and the politics of memory across the globe. Beginning by offering a fresh critical snapshot of the major theoretical foundations for the study of memory today, the author presents vivid theatrical examples drawn from a wide variety of cultural contexts and compellingly illustrates the centrality of memory for the theatre as well as the vital role of theatre in transmitting individual and collective memories.

Featuring in-depth case studies of a range of performance works – including Lola Arias’s Minefield, Yael Ronen’s Common Ground and Robert Lepage’s The Seven Streams of the River Ota – it explores how theatre artists have grappled with issues of memory and the tensions between memory and history. A final section examines the problematics of memory in a global context by exploring the subject of migration/immigration.

Memory is supported by further online resources including section overviews and discussion questions.

Online resources to accompany this book are available at: https://www.bloomsburyonlineresources.com/theory-for-theatre-studies-memory/theory-for-theatre-studies-memory_section-one
Introduction to the Art of Stage Management
Authors: Vitale Michael
Published: September 2021

How do you develop the craft and skills of stage management for today’s theatre industry? And how can these same skills be applied in a variety of entertainment settings to help you develop a rewarding and successful career?

Drawing on his diverse experience working with companies from across the performing arts spectrum in venues from the Hollywood Bowl to the Barbican Centre in London, Michael Vitale offers a practical resource on the art of stage management for new and established stage managers. Besides providing detailed coverage of the role within theatre, the book uniquely explores the field of stage management in numerous branches of the entertainment industry. From theatre, opera, and theme parks, to cruise ships, special events, and dance, stage managers are an integral part of keeping productions running, and this book offers guidance on each distinct area to equip you for a varied and successful career.

Written with candour and filled with real-world examples, the book examines the nuts and bolts of the job at each stage of the production process: from preproduction, room rehearsal, technical rehearsal, through to running the show. Vitale considers the skills needed to work with a myriad of different people, explores the traits of a successful stage manager, and helps you to hone and evaluate your own practice.

Whether you are exploring the field for the first time or are a veteran looking to diversify your resumé, Introduction to the Art of Stage Management will provide insight, practical information, and useful tips to help along the way.

An accompanying Companion Website features a range of time-saving templates and forms, such as schedule templates and scene samples.
Time, History and Class through narratives
Authors: Rodrigues da Silva Renato
Published: September 2021

This chapter sets out the importance of history-making for the aristocracy.
Its main hypothesis is that the shaping of time and the making of history
are vital elements for the ideological reproduction of the aristocracy. It
argues that the different genres of narrative converge to form a sense of
historicity, one that organizes and crystallizes the aristocratic experience.
The main primary sources used are the works of Bede, the Historia Regum,
and a selection of vernacular poems.
The End: Death
Authors: Rodrigues da Silva Renato
Published: September 2021

This chapter sets out the importance of death in Anglo-Saxon society,
especially when it comes to the reproduction of the ruling class. The
main argument is that rituals of death change over time in the long
eighth century, but they continue to represent a class apotheosis, since
they converge all the aspects of aristocratic life mentioned in the earlier
chapters.
Ten strijde tegen het verval
Authors: Meens Floris
Published: September 2021

Crisis-, doem- en eindtijddenken zijn weer ‘in’ en de cultuurkritiek zit in de lift. Cultuurkritiek is echter geen nieuw fenomeen en de bestudering daarvan is dat evenmin. Deze bundel verheldert hoe verschillende disciplines het begrip definiëren en benaderen. Historici beargumenteren dat de menselijke verwachtingen en ervaringen gedurende de achttiende eeuw uiteen begonnen te lopen als gevolg van het seculiere denken en van een veranderende geschied- en tijdopvatting. Het daaruit voortvloeiende gevoel van onbehagen vormde een belangrijke aanzet tot de kritische reflectie op de aard, de waarde en de ontwikkeling van de cultuur. Terwijl de historiografie tot nu toe vooral gericht was op de teksten van geprivilegieerde, witte, westerse mannen, zien cultuurwetenschappers, antropologen en sociologen de cultuurkritiek als een noemer voor globaal voorkomende tekstuele én niet-tekstuele praktijken. Deze bundel analyseert een grote variëteit aan cultuurkritische stemmen in heden en verleden, die gerelateerd zijn aan verschillende werelddelen.
The Colonial Origins of Theorizing Piracy’s Relation to Failed States
Authors: Gaynor Jennifer L.
Published: September 2021

Contemporary views of piracy often associate it with state failure. However,
this view may be traced to nineteenth-century debates about Southeast
Asia, and in particular, the writings of Sir Stamford Raffles for whom it
became a pretext for intervention. Prior to this, European observers and
officials tended either to naturalize piracy as a part of Southeast Asian
life, or to label foes as pirates. Both nineteenth-century colonial debates
and earlier stereotypes disconnected from maritime settings do not
provide reliable evidence of piracy. Instead, they offer evidence of colonial
ideology and statecraft. This essay historicizes piracy’s association with
failed states and offers another way to theorize piracy without adopting
either statist or relativist points of view.
Piracy, Empire, and Sovereignty in Late Imperial China
Authors: Antony Robert J.
Published: September 2021

A reminder of the hazards of a Eurocentric approach to the phenomenon
of piracy, this chapter studies interactions between the Qing regime and
pirates. Late imperial China saw the development of three overlapping
maritime “regimes” along its coasts, namely, the imperial dynastic
power, the European overseas enterprise, and the “pirates” themselves.
Notably, the latter two regimes challenged the first in various ways.
A reassessment of the Qing imperial claims of sovereignty in the face
of activities labelled as piracy provides crucial understanding of the
way empire was constructed. One may point at both parallels and dissimilarities
between East Asian and Western forms of piracy, revealing
how the various players off China’s coasts contended with each other
over maritime space.
Distribution of Mangrove Red Snapper Lutjanus argentimaculatus in response to hydrodynamic condition at the reef patches of Lankayan, Sugud Islands Marine Conservation Area, Sabah, Malaysia
Authors: Austin Spiji Davies , Manjaji-Matsumoto Mabel , Waheed Zarinah
Published: September 2021

The species Lutjanus argentimaculatus is a prized food-fish in the tropical and subtropical fisheries, as well as the aquaculture industry. This study investigated the distribution of L. argentimaculatus at three patch reefs of Lankayan Island, within the Sugud Islands Marine Conservation Area. Fish surveys of this species were conducted 12 times at each of the selected patch reefs, from August 2016 until March 2017. In addition to taking underwater video footages, hydrodynamic parameters, i.e. water current direction and current speed were recorded during each survey. The distribution patterns of the fish were then plotted against these parameters to determine any correlation, in response to these parameters. As a result, we found a significant relationship between the current direction and the position of L. argentimaculatus at the reef where the schoolings were found to occur. We found that regardless of the current speed, the schools of L. argentimaculatus were always present at the reef slope facing the incoming current. This finding is important for the management and conservation of this species, which is a targeted species in the Live Reef Fish Food Trade (LRFFT), and is useful for the manager of a Marine Protected Area (MPA) in general. This finding is also important as it provides useful insights into the ecology of Lutjanus spp.
Effects of hydrogen peroxide treatment on the particle size distribution of hydrothermal vent sediments: A case study in Guishan Island, Taiwan
Authors: Ng Wei-Ling , Chen Cheng-Ann , Kawi Stephenie Demie , Musta Baba , Chan Tin-Yam
Published: September 2021

Particle size analysis is able to reveal essential information about processes like production, transportation, sorting, and deposition of a study area. Pre-treatment of sediment by using hydrogen peroxide is recommended for more accuracy of particle size distribution as it removes organic matter which is adsorbed on the grain particle. A shallow water where hydrothermal vents site are located in Guishan Island is selected as the study site in this research. Sediment samples were collected at the depth of 3 â€“ 5 cm from the seabed surface by SCUBA diving. Particle size analysis was conducted by dry sieving before and after hydrogen peroxide treatment. Results showed significant differences in very coarse sand (p < 0.05) as it decreases significantly in weight after treatment (10.62% of change). The other particle size level of sediment increases slightly in weight and the changes ranged from 1.20% to 2.60%, showing no significant difference (500Î¼m=0.59; p value 250Î¼m=0.67; p value 125Î¼m=0.48; p value 63Î¼m=0.47; p value >63Î¼m=0.38). Therefore, in order to accurately determine the particle size distribution at hydrothermal vent site, pre-treatment using hydrogen peroxide is recommended to remove organic material because hydrothermal vent is proved to have high organic matter content.
Zooplankton in seagrass and adjacent non-seagrass habitats in Tun Mustapha Park, Sabah, Malaysia
Authors: Lo Sing Lui , Yap Tzuen Kiat , Chen Cheng Ann , Yoshida Teruaki
Published: September 2021

A comparison of zooplankton abundance and community in the seagrass and non-seagrass areas of Limau-limauan and Bak- Bak waters within the newly established Tun Mustapha Marine Park was made during 15-17 May 2017. Samples were collected via horizontal tow of a 140 μm plankton net. Environmental variables (temperature, salinity, DO, pH, turbidity) showed no significant differences among the study sites. However, zooplankton showed increasing abundance from non-seagrass, seagrass edge, to seagrass areas at Limau-limauan, while abundance values were comparable among the stations at Bak-bak. Overall zooplankton abundance was significantly higher at the seagrass areas relative to the non-seagrass station at Limau-limauan (p < 0.005), while no statistical difference was found at Bak-Bak (p < 0.21). Mean canopy height was 3-fold higher (p < 0.001) at Limau-limauan than Bak-Bak, suggesting the importance of seagrass bed structural complexity in habitat preference for zooplankton. Cluster analysis revealed the zooplankton community from the seagrass area at Limau-limauan was different from that at seagrass edge and non-seagrass areas, which may be attributed to the influence of seagrass meadows in forming characteristic zooplankton compositions. Marked differences in zooplankton composition and abundance even in close vicinity of sites suggest the importance of local small-scale variations in seagrass habitats in shaping the zooplankton community.
Âmbitos da prescrição do ensino da avaliação: um estudo em três universidades Sul-Americanas
Authors: Dutra Kézia Alves Moreira , Gama Jean Carlos Freitas , Santos Wagner dos
Published: September 2021

Este artigo objetiva analisar o modo como os cursos de formação de professores em Educação Física da Ufes (Brasil), da Udelar (Uruguai) e da UNLaM (Argentina) prescrevem o ensino da avaliação em seus planos de disciplinas. Caracteriza-se como uma pesquisa qualitativa, do tipo exploratória, que assume a análise crítico-documental e o método comparativo como abordagem teórico-metodológica e tem como fontes os planos de disciplinas. As análises demonstram que são ofertadas 144 disciplinas nas três instituições: duas delas são específicas de avaliação e outras 13 mencionam o ensino desse tema. Além disso, grande parte das disciplinas trabalha com o conteúdo avaliação, pensando-o como produto final do âmbito do processo de ensino-aprendizagem, assumindo um viés de medidas na Argentina e no Uruguai, e uma abordagem pedagógica no Brasil. O estudo ressalta que, ainda de maneira tímida, os âmbitos da avaliação institucional e de sistemas trabalhados se configuram nos conteúdos das disciplinas.
The development of a boom and skimmer for the recovery of oil spilt in waterways
Authors:   , Candy Robert Leonard
Published: September 2021

The two and a half billion dollars spent in cleaning up the Exxon Valdez spill in Prince William Sound is one of many indications of how seriously environmental damage is viewed today. Due to the massive problems encountered during spills, clean-ups remain time consuming and costly. Thus the aim of this study is to develop a more efficient method, which will be the design and development of an oil reclaimer to operate in moderate sea conditions. The feasibility of the concept will be evaluated against existing methods.
The development of a hand-held direction finder
Authors:   , Atkinson John Kevin
Published: September 2021

This dissertation is primarily concerned with the design in development and performance of a hand-held radio direction finder
The design of digital signal processing electronics for a steel wire ropetesting instrument
Authors:   , Nair Dhavan
Published: September 2021

This thesis describes the design work undertaken at the Anglo American Electronics Laboratory to implement an electronic instrumentation system to evaluate the condition of steel wire ropes.
ОСНОВНЫЕ ГЛОБАЛЬНЫЕ ЭКОНОМИЧЕСКИЕ ПРОБЛЕМЫ В МИРЕ В СОВРЕМЕННЫХ УСЛОВИЯХ И ПОСТПАНДЕМИЧЕСКОМ ПЕРИОДЕ
Authors: Алиев Шафа , Гулиев Хаган
Published: September 2021

В статье рассматриваются основные глобальные экономические проблемы в мире в современных условиях и постпандемическом периоде. Раскрывается сущность глобальных экономических проблем и их особенностей. Рассматриваются негативные и другие последствия на развитие мировой экономики и социально-экономические составляющие в мире. Анализированы процессы глобального экономического развития и изменения в мировой экономике в настоящее время. Рассмотрен масштаб и характер одной из сложнейших глобальных проблем - коронавирусной пандемии COVID-19. Отмечена сложность и важность реагирования на негативные последствия пандемии с принятием адекватных мероприятий со стороны государств мира. Анализированы происходящие процессы в экономическом пространстве в Азербайджане и рассмотрены драйверы в постпандемическом периоде. Подготовлен ряд рекомендаций и предложений по основным экономическим глобальным проблемам в мире в современных условиях и постпандемическом периоде.
FACTORI CRIMINOGENI CARE INFLUENȚEAZĂ ACTIVITATEA MERCENARILOR
Authors: Chiriţa Valentin , Drăgulean Alexandru
Published: September 2021

Activitatea mercenarilor este strâns legată de fenomene criminale precum terorismul, extremismul, traficul de fiinţe umane, droguri şi arme, dar şi alte tipuri de criminalitate organizată, astfel încât constituie o ameninţare gravă pentru securitatea societății în ansamblul ei. Prezentul articol este dedicat relevării și analizei cauzelor și condițiilor generale și speciale, care influențează activitatea mercenarilor - drept fenomen infracțional de nivel global.
CONFLICTUL DINTRE DREPTUL LA EDUCAȚIE ȘI LA VIAȚĂ PRIVATĂ V. VACCINAREA OBLIGATORIE ÎN JURISPRUDENȚA CURȚII EUROPENE A DREPTURILOR OMULUI ȘI A CURȚII CONSTITUȚIONALE A REPUBLICII MOLDOVA
Authors: Polisca Cezara-Elena
Published: September 2021

În ultimele decenii, vaccinurile și-au demonstrat importanța pentru prezervarea sănătății oamenilor, însă, cu scopul obținerii unei imunități colective, statele oare nu comit ingerințe inacceptabile în dreptul la educație și în dreptul la respectarea vieții private și de familie? Un răspuns la această întrebare ar putea surveni ca urmare a analizării a două cauze din jurisprudența națională și europeană.
EVALUATION OF OXIDATIV STATE PROTEINASE-INHIBITORY SYSTEM AND ENDOTOXICOSIS IN PATIENTS WITH COPD
Authors: Lykholat Olena , Strochka Olena , Kudryavtseva Maryna
Published: September 2021

The aim of the work was to study the relationship between indicators of proteinase-inhibitory system, oxidative stress and endotoxicosis in patients with COPD. 67 patients with COPD, men with an average age of 53.12.2 years, with the duration of the disease on average 12.51.7 years, in the stable phase of the pathological process with II-IV degrees of ventilation disorders according to the GOLD were examined. The activation of trypsin as an indicator of the state of the proteinase-inhibitory system involved in bronchopulmonary diseases pathogenesis, a probable decrease in the activity of its obligate α1-antitrypsin inhibitor, lipid peroxidation secondary metabolites accumulation, total antioxidant activity, molecules of average weight level increase in serum of COPD patients were found. At the examined patients endotoxicosis with initiation of disturbances of mechanisms of recovery in bronchopulmonary system is noted. Together, these events lead to a vicious circle of persistent inflammation, accompanied by chronic oxidative stress and the process persistence. In our opinion, further studies should focus on identifying the molecular mechanisms determining the heterogeneity of COPD progression, since it is known that in some patients the disease can progress rapidly, while other patients may remain relatively stable for many years.
DIAGNOSIS AND FEATURES OF THE SURGICAL TREATMENT OF CAVERNOUS MALFORMATIONS OF THE BRAIN
Authors: Rodich A. , Sidorovich R. , Schemelev A. , Kapatsevich S. , Suslenkov P.
Published: September 2021

The article presents an analysis on the modern aspects of diagnosis and surgical treatment of cavernous malformations of the brain. The modern approaches to surgical treatment depending on the type of clinical course of cavernous angiomas you can see in this paper.
ВЛИЯНИЕ КУРЕНИЯ И НЕКОТОРЫХ ЗАБОЛЕВАНИЙ СЕРДЕЧНО-СОСУДИСТОЙ СИСТЕМЫ НА ФУНКЦИОНАЛЬНОЕ СОСТОЯНИЕ СВЕТОВОЙ ЧУВСТВИТЕЛЬНОСТИ ЗРИТЕЛЬНОЙ СИСТЕМЫ
Authors: Корниенко Елизавета Маргарита , Миронова Елизавета
Published: September 2021

Охарактеризованы показатели световой чувствительности (СЧ) центральных областей поля зрения (ЦОПЗ), среднего гемодинамического давления (АДсгд), полученные в условиях покоя, выполнения функциональной нагрузки (ФН) и после периода восстановления. Показано наличие определенной связи между изменениями порогов СЧ ЦОПЗ и показателями АДсгд. Обсуждаются возможные механизмы влияния изучаемых факторов на СЧ зрительной системы.
ЗАДАЧІ ДИСКРЕТНОЇ ОПТИМІЗАЦІЇ ТА ЇХ ПОСТАНОВКА
Authors: Коломійцев Олексій , Осієвський Сергій , Третяк Вячеслав , Закіров Замір , Романюк Алла , Нікітченко Віктор , Логвиненко Євген , Лисиця Аліна
Published: September 2021

Розглянуті питання рішення задач дискретної оптимізації та їх постановка. Пропонується використовувати ранговий підхід щодо рішення даного класу задач.
Forecast score distributions with imperfect observations
Authors: Bessac Julie , Naveau Philippe
Published: September 2021

Abstract. The field of statistics has become one of the mathematical foundations in forecast evaluation studies, especially with regard to computing scoring rules. The classical paradigm of scoring rules is to discriminate between two different forecasts by comparing them with observations.
The probability distribution of the observed record is assumed to be perfect as a verification benchmark.
In practice, however, observations are almost always tainted by errors and uncertainties.
These may be due to homogenization problems, instrumental deficiencies, the need for indirect reconstructions from other sources (e.g., radar data), model errors in gridded products like reanalysis, or any other data-recording issues.
If the yardstick used to compare forecasts is imprecise, one can wonder whether such types of errors may or may not have a strong influence on decisions based on classical scoring rules.
We propose a new scoring rule scheme in the context of models that incorporate errors of the verification data.
We rely on existing scoring rules and incorporate uncertainty and error of the verification data through a hidden variable and the conditional expectation of scores when they are viewed as a random variable.
The proposed scoring framework is applied to standard setups, mainly an additive Gaussian noise model and a multiplicative Gamma noise model.
These classical examples provide known and tractable conditional distributions and, consequently, allow us to interpret explicit expressions of our score.
By considering scores to be random variables, one can access the entire range of their distribution. In particular, we illustrate that the commonly used mean score can be a misleading representative of the distribution when the latter is highly skewed or has heavy tails. In a simulation study, through the power of a statistical test, we demonstrate the ability of the newly proposed score to better discriminate between forecasts when verification data are subject to uncertainty compared with the scores used in practice.
We apply the benefit of accounting for the uncertainty of the verification data in the scoring procedure on a dataset of surface wind speed from measurements and numerical model outputs. Finally, we open some discussions on the use of this proposed scoring framework for non-explicit conditional distributions.
Eduard Heis, an early pioneer in meteor research
Authors: Sperberg Ulrich
Published: September 2021

Abstract. At the beginning of the 19th century, meteor observations were not well established. One of its pioneers, who observed
meteors on a regular basis, was Eduard Heis in Münster, Germany. We
summarise the life of this scientist. Besides his main task of teaching
mathematics in Aachen and Münster, he observed atmospheric phenomena and variable stars with exceptional perseverance. He was an editor
of Wochenschrift für Astronomie and contributed to the circulation of astronomical reports and knowledge. We focus on his contributions to meteor astronomy, in which he predated the work of Schiaparelli by 30 years.
Left hand extensor tenosynovitis due to Histoplasma capsulatum complicated by immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome
Authors: Riaz Talha , Collins Mark , Enzler Mark , Rizzo Marco , Schuetz Audrey N. , Lehman Julia S. , Osmon Douglas , Sia Irene G.
Published: September 2021

Abstract. We describe a case of left hand extensor tenosynovitis due to histoplasmosis
in a patient with dermatomyositis on chronic immunosuppression. Treatment
involved surgical debridement and antifungal therapy. The patient
experienced paradoxical worsening of tenosynovial inflammation during de-augmentation of immunosuppression felt to be immune reconstitution
inflammatory syndrome.
Land-based wind turbines with flexible rail-transportable blades – Part 1: Conceptual design and aeroservoelastic performance
Authors: Bortolotti Pietro , Johnson Nick , Abbas Nikhar J. , Anderson Evan , Camarena Ernesto , Paquette Joshua
Published: September 2021

Abstract. This work investigates the conceptual design and the aeroservoelastic performance of land-based wind turbines whose blades
can be transported on rail via controlled bending. The turbines have a nameplate power of 5 MW and a rotor diameter of 206 m,
and they aim to represent the next generation of land-based machines. Three upwind designs and two downwind designs are
presented, combining different design goals together with conventional glass and pultruded carbon fiber laminates in the spar
caps. One of the five blade designs is segmented and serves as a benchmark to the state of the art in industry. The results
show that controlled flexing requires a reduction in the flapwise stiffness of the blades, but it represents a promising pathway for
increasing the size of land-based wind turbine rotors. Given the required stiffness, the rotor can be designed either downwind with
standard rotor preconing and nacelle uptilt angles or upwind with higher-than-usual angles. A downwind-specific controller is
also presented, featuring a cut-out wind speed reduced to 19 m s−1 and a pitch-to-stall shutdown strategy to minimize
blade tip deflections toward the tower. The flexible upwind and downwind rotor designs equipped with pultruded carbon fiber
spar caps are found to generate the lowest levelized cost of energy, 2.9 % and 1.3 %, respectively, less than the segmented design.
The paper concludes with several recommendations for future work in the area of large flexible wind turbine rotors.
Strategic Diversification for Asynchronous Asset Trading: Insights from Generalized Coherence Analysis of Cryptocurrency Price Movements
Authors: Sinha Nirvik , Yang Yuan
Published: September 2021

Non-linear interactions between cryptocurrency price movements can elicit cross-frequency coupling (CFC) wherein one set of frequencies in the 1st timeseries is coupled to another set of frequencies in the 2nd timeseries. To investigate this, we use a generalized coherence approach to detect and quantify both linear (i.e., iso-frequency coupling, IFC) and non-linear coherence (CFC) and the associated phase relationships between the intra-day price changes of various pairs of cryptocurrencies for the year 2020. Using this information, we further assess the risk reduction associated with diversification of portfolios between each pair of a small market capital and a large market capital cryptocurrency, for both synchronous and asynchronous trading conditions. While mean pairwise IFC values were lower for smaller cryptocurrencies, pairwise CFC values were more heterogeneous and had no correlation with the market capital size. Diversification of portfolios resulted in reduced risk for synchronously-traded pairs of those cryptocurrencies which had low IFC. For asynchronous trading conditions, if the larger market capital cryptocurrency was traded at a higher frequency, diversification almost always reduced risk. Thus, the novel approach used in this study reveals important insights into the complex dynamics that govern the price trends of cryptocurrencies.
ИНВЕСТИЦИОННЫЕ ИТОГИ НА РЫНКЕ НЕДВИЖИМОСТИ В РОССИИ ЗА 2020 ГОД
Authors: Гаджимурадова Л.А.
Published: September 2021

В данной статье анализируются итоги инвестиционной активности на рынке недвижимости за 2020 год, который оказался нелегким для социально-экономического положения страны. Рассмотренные в данной статье итоги инвестиционной активности в данном секторе помогут спрогнозировать состояние инвестиционной активности в последующие годы экономики в целом.
Proses Desain Kursi dengan Memanfaatkan Modul Silinder dari Bonggol Jagung
Authors: Saptorini Priskila , Masri Andry
Published: September 2021

One of the results of the exploration of corncobs is a cylindrical module. In this research, the cylindrical module will be used as a component in the chair, so that the search for the right technique and appropriate design will be made so that it can become a strong unit to be used as a chair. So, the purpose of this design process is to produce an appropriate chair design and in accordance with the techniques in utilizing cylindrical corncobs module, to get a compromise value from the novelty with module assembly techniques that must be able to function properly. The role of research for Design Project 5 and Professional Work is to find and test the material of corn cobs woven with rope as a component of a chair's seat base. The research method used was an experiment. The results showed a novelty and obtained a product made from corncobs in the form of a cylinder that can function well as a chair component.
Johann Joseph Fux (1660-1741) und die Kontrapunktlehre
Authors: Federhofer Hellmut
Published: September 2021

Der strenge Satz wurde als Voraussetzung für einen geregelten Kompositionsunterricht betrachtet und diente als Grundlage für den freien Satz - zum Beispiel bei Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Ludwig van Beethoven, Joseph Haydn. Die Verleugnung der Einheit von strengem und freiem Satz führte seit dem Ende des 18. Jahrhunderts zu einer zunehmenden Entfremdung von Theorie und Praxis. Heinrich Schenkers Bemühung, dem Zusammenschluß von Kontrapunkt und Harmonielehre eine theoretische Begründung zu geben, führte wieder zu Fux "Gradus ad Parnassum" zurück. (Autor)
Harfe und die absolute Musik
Authors: Tenhaef Peter
Published: September 2021

Die Harfe wird seit dem Altertum wie kaum ein anderes Instrument mit symbolischen Bedeutungen konnotiert. Das zeigt zum einen, daß die Harfe alles andere als ein "abstraktes" Instrument ist andererseits weisen aber wesentliche Bereiche dieser Konnotationen über die Anschauung hinaus ins Metaphysische. So konnte die Harfe in der von der idealistischen Romantik entworfenen "Musik des Absoluten" zum Symbol der Musik schlechthin werden. Die idealistischen Harfenbedeutungen der deutschen Romantik werden den realistischen der französischen Musik gegenübergestellt und die Entwicklung bis zu Debussy verfogt, in dessen Art Nouveau sich die Antagonismen aufheben. (Tenhaef, Peter)
Zur Geschichte der Veröffentlichung und zur Rezeption von Beethovens Liedern op. 52
Authors: Beer Axel
Published: September 2021

Im November 1803 bietet der Wiener Verleger Thadé Weigl Nikolaus Simrock in Bonn angeblich neue Lieder Beethovens zum Kauf an. Als die Lieder 1804 (in einem anderen Verlag) erschienen waren, bemerkte die zeitgenössische Kritik, daß die Kompositionen keineswegs dem inzwischen an Beethoven angestellten Anspruch entsprachen. Nach Beethovens Tod galten jedoch auch sie als Meisterwerke. (Beer, Axel)
Fragen an den Kompositionsprozeß und die Dramaturgie von Mozarts „Le nozze di Figaro”
Authors: Schaarwächter Jürgen
Published: September 2021

Über die Betrachtung des Notentextes lassen sich Rückschlüsse auf die Entstehung und die Dramaturgie von Mozarts  ableiten. Insbesondere die Reihenfolge der Szenen der letzten beiden Akte läßt sich durch sie in Frage stellen. Vor allem jedoch ist die Entfernung des Accompagnato-Recitativs  vor Bindung der Partitur von eminenter Bedeutung und kann dramaturgisch den IV. Akt neu strukturieren. Die Struktur des III. Aktes änderte sich wohl vor allem durch die Doppelbesetzung der Rolle des Antonio/Bartolo, aber auch durch dramaturgische Gründe. (Schaarwächter, Jürgen)
Peter von Winters „Rinaldo”-Kantate
Authors: Martin Dieter
Published: September 2021

Für den Prinzen Friedrich von Gotha gestaltete Goethe den Rinaldo-Stoff aus Torquato Tassos  zu einer 1811 in Weimar aufgeführten Szene. Die bislang nicht bekannte originale Vertonung stellt eine opernhafte und orchestral besetzte Kantate für Solo und Männerchor dar, die den italienischen Geschmack deutscher Höfe unterstreicht. (Autor)
„The practical problems of the composer”
Authors: Schmidt Dörte
Published: September 2021

Anhand der in der Sammlung Carter der Paul-Sacher-Stiftung, Basel, befindlichen Korrespondenz wird der Weg von der Erteilung des Kompositionsauftrags 1956 durch das Stanley Quartet bis zur Uraufführung des zweiten Quartetts durch das Juilliard Quartet (25.3.1960) nachgezeichnet. Dabei wird ein Blick auf Carters Beurteilung der jenseits der kompositorischen Arbeit entstehenden praktischen Probleme geworfen, wie er sie u. a. in Seminaren am "Salzburg Seminar in American Studies" (1958) und in dem durch Paul Fromm initiierten "Princeton Seminar in Advanced Musical Studies"(1959) formuliert hat. Das erhaltene Princetoner Vortragsmanuskript mit dem Titel  wird in Basel verwahrt. (Autorin)
Zyklusgestaltung in Franz Schuberts Instrumentalwerk
Authors: Weßel Matthias
Published: September 2021

Aus der Themen- und Formbildung innerhalb der Finalsätze geht hervor, daß Schubert den Endpunkt innerhalb des Satzzyklus und damit die zeitliche Abfolge der Einzelsätze insgesamt musikalisch artikuliert. Das Finale bezeichnet einen Zustand der Entspannung. Seine Merkmale sind praktische Lockerung der Form, Öffnung für Episoden und rhythmische Vereinfachung. Es entsteht der Eindruck eines richtungslosen und potentiell unendlichen Verstreichens von Zeit. In ihrem Lauf schickt sich die Musik und verweigert damit den Entwurf einer Utopie.
Organistenprobe
Authors: Schäfertöns Reinhard
Published: September 2021

Organistenproben, die häufig Stellenvergaben vorangeben, sind wichtige Dokumente für die Anforderungen im Orgelspiel. Die wesentlichen Bereiche im 17. und 18. Jahrhundert sind Generalbaß, Fuge und Choralvorspiel. Insbesondere über die Improvisation, deren Geschichte ansonsten ja schwer greifbar ist, enthalten die überlieferten Berichte wertvolle Informationen. Es werden konkrete Beispiele (Leipzig 1637, Hamburg 1655, Stralsund 1703, Wilster 1739, Hadersleben 1766 und Mölln 1799) sowie theoretische Zeugnisse aus demselben Zeitraum behandelt. Dabei ergibt sich einerseits das Bild eines stilistischen Wandels (Choralvorspiel), andererseits der Eindruck eines Verfalls der Orgelkunst (Fuge, Generalbaß) zum Ende des betrachteten Zeitraums hin.
Regenwunder und Witwenszene
Authors: Reimer Erich
Published: September 2021

Wie ein Vergleich mit den biblischen Vorlagen zeigt, liegt in den untersuchten Oratorienszenen insofern eine freie Behandlung der Elias-Überlieferung vor, als die dramatischen Situationen erst von Mendelssohn geschaffen worden sind. Gleichwohl hat Mendelssohn eine gewisse biblische Authentizität angestrebt, indem er für die eingefügten Dialoge und Gebete auf alttestamentliche Texte zurückgriff. Diese Texte wurden nicht unverändert übernommen, sondern im Hinblick auf eine periodisch-liedhafte Gestaltung bearbeitet. Durch nachträgliche textliche und musikalische Umgestaltung wurde die Witwenszene zum privaten Gegenstück des als Volksszene ausgeführten Regenwunders.
Duo und Dialog
Authors: Eppstein Hans
Published: September 2021

Die Sonate für ein Melodieinstrument und Klavier (Duosonate) wird in der bisherigen Literatur weder terminologisch noch real als selbständige Gattung der Kammermusik betrachtet. - Das Zusammenspiel der beiden Instrumente ist in der Duosonate weitgehend standardisiert (z. B. werden Themen von einem Instrument vorgetragen und von dem anderen wiederholt oder in Vorder- und Nachsatz aufgeteilt dargestellt oder auch unisono introduziert, etc.). Gelegentlich ist dieses Zusammenspiel auch individualisiert, wobei dialogische Konstellationen mit dem Charakter von Frage und Antwort, Bestätigung, Intensivierung, Einwand, Kritik und dergleichen entstehen können. Beispiele von dialogischen Episoden werden in Violinsonaten von J. S. Bach, Mozart, Beethoven und Brahms analysiert.
Drei, Sieben, As
Authors: Lobanova Marina
Published: September 2021

Im Aufsatz werden Hauptidee, Poetik und Struktur der  von Cajkovskij analysiert. Im Gegensatz zu anderen Cajkovskij-Forschungen wird der Komponist als Antagonist des "psychologischen Realismus" und als Vorläufer des konventionellen Schauspiels gezeigt. In der kompositorischen Poetik der  werden spielerische Verfahren betrachtet wie die Zersplitterung der Dramaturgie oder die Entwicklung von Stil und Sujet. Diese Kategorien greifen auf die Arbeit mit "fremdem Wort" bzw. "anderem Stil" zurück und ermöglichen so verschiedene Formen der Distanzierung wie "Schauspiel im Schauspiel", ; "Erzählung in der Erzählung" und "Szene in der Szene". Logischerweise wird die Handlung als ein Netz kompositorischer Entsprechungen, Resonanzen und Echos gestaltet; diese ständigen Schichtungen von Dargestelltem, Imaginärem und Realem bestimmen eine theatralisch-alpträumerische Surrealität der Oper. Bsonders detailliert wird die Spiellogik analysiert, die die Dramaturgie und Semantik der  prägt.
Johann Sebastian Bach im Urteil Moritz Hauptmanns
Authors: Schulze Hans-Joachim
Published: September 2021

Befaßt man sich mit der Ästhetik des Klassizismus, kommt man an der Gestalt des Thomaskantors Moritz Hauptmann nicht vorbei. Was den Blickwinkel der Quellenfunde betrifft, zehrt die Forschung noch immer von den umfangreichen Auswahlausgaben der Briefe, insbesondere derjenigen an Franz Hauser. Hauptmanns Urteil über das Bachsche Werk weist diverse Facetten auf, ist aber auch von Vorurteilen geprägt. So hebt Hauptmann hervor, daß das  Stellen enthalte, "gegen welche alles winzig sei". Hauptmanns Bach-Position bewegt sich zwischen Überlieferung und wissenschaftlicher Aneignung. So war er ab 1850 Vorsitzender der Bach-Gesellschaft und in dieser Funktion auch an der Gesamtausgabe als Herausgeber beteiligt.

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