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Analysis of noise as a way of understanding emotion and making an installation: Reflection on phenomenological, parametric, inner and outer worlds meeting and becoming audible
Authors: Lopreiato Paola 
Published: February 2016

Abstract
This article is centred on the idea that from the analysis and interpretation of data from the crowd noise (at historical and engaging events) it is possible to define the manifestation of extroversion of people’s perceptions and emotions. What I seek to reveal in my artistic research is not the conjugation of perceptions and emotions for individual participants but rather the collective feeling, the energy that connects and refines the involvement of individuals and creates from it a new and indivisible whole: a collective perception and sentiment that in the multilayering of noise finds its full manifestation. Crowd noise, therefore, represents the synthesis of this unique collective emotion, a psychological and physical synergic experience channelling its force, energy and form into a distinctive event that is noise itself. What I am investigating is the sum, neutralization, enrichment and suppression of the constitutive elements of the emotion experienced by participants in an event, and noise ‘as a register of the intensity of relationships’ between them. Showing and describing an event, its sensations and atmosphere, or the perceptions and emotions of a moment, is impossible. The questions, how emotions emerge, how mental and physical perceptions are stimulated by our senses or how consciousness develops, are unanswerable; what is possible to show as an artist is what happens in the middle, what lies between the lines, within the fabric of events, and what one grasps and realizes from the exploration of what is in the involuntary traces the experience itself leaves behind.
Inside the snow globe: Pragmatisms, belief and the ambiguous objectivity of the imaginary
Authors: Whittaker Emma 
Published: February 2016

Abstract
Relations between perceiving and knowing are well-worn problems that become visceral encounters with doubt and ambiguity in ‘mixed-reality’ environments. Locative narrative situates participants within stories where existent places function as the setting. Experiential confusion, between what is talked of as real and as imagined, is an often-reported phenomenon. Classical pragmatisms, and more broadly the writings of William James, understand the functioning of the body to be for the production of action, from which flows a naturalistic epistemology. for James, a thought’s reference to an object occurs in the medium of an ‘experienceable environment’ and is a condition of it being known; what something is known-as is how it functions in a particular context and the consequences that follow. Contemporary pragmatists express varying positions on the function of representation in perception at different levels of cognitive awareness, and the extent to which intentionality is derivative of linguistic norms. In the locative narrative iOS application The Lost Index No.1 – Landscape with Figures strategies of directing participant attention, movement, cognitive tasks and propositional content are used to guide the interpretation of events. The complex environment that is created plays with the multi-stability of perception and the ‘multi-stability meaning’ between terms, resulting in ambiguity and an enhanced flexibility of interpretation.
From Birdsong to Songbird: An adventure in collaborative creativity
Authors: Matthias John 
Published: February 2016

Abstract
This year I made an album with Jay Auborn. One of the tracks features a piano, a violin, a bass synthesizer, some vocals and the sound of me hitting two sticks rhythmically on the side of the piano. It is based on a previous piece of music which I wrote with Andrew Prior called Birdsong and is called Songbird. How did this happen? It started with the playing of a piano riff, a piano riff that was being played because we had just performed Birdsong at a performance in London with pianist, Dunstan Belcher. This piano riff was also being played because Jay had just been listening to Nick Cave and Warren Ellis, and I overlaid some violin because I was thinking about Warren Ellis and Alice Coltrane and the Mixolydian mode and In a Silent Way by Miles Davis. But I was probably thinking about Miles Davis because Jay and I were just doing impressions to each other of Miles Davis, imagining we were him writing his autobiography ....
Have you ever read his autobiography?
Jesus.
I played some bass because I had a conversation in the week previously about how I was frightened of bass. So bass was added. In a riff. A bit like Miles Davis, but I was thinking about ‘Atoms for Peace’ and not being scared of bass ...
The colonized mind: Place making and the right to the city
Authors: Quinteros Alejandro 
Published: February 2016

Abstract
This article is an exploration of the social phenomenon of the coloniality of being and universal desires. It examines how coloniality became ingrained in a new form of global consciousness of capitalist aesthetics of consumption, and how from the convergence of globalized electronic capitalism, pervasive global advertisement and consumerism, universal desires were created for a colonized global audience. Many questions arise on agency, citizenship, territoriality and rights of these global audiences. In this global landscape, place making and the right to the city have to be questioned from a new global perspective of coloniality, race and gender, not from the usual perspective of subaltern groups, but from within the centre of Euro-American Eurocentric society.
Estimates for Eigenvalues of Poly-Harmonic Operators
Authors: Wei Guoxin , Zeng Lingzhong 
Published: February 2016

Abstract
In this paper, we study the eigenvalues of the poly-Laplacian with arbitrary order on a bounded domain in an n-dimensional Euclidean space and we obtain a lower bound which generalizes the results due to Cheng and Wei [5] and gives an improvement of the results due to Cheng, Qi and Wei [3].
Numerical Simulation of Salt Water Passing Mechanism Through Nanoporous Single-Layer Graphene Membrane
Authors: Chogani A. , Moosavi A. , Rahiminejad M. 
Published: February 2016

Abstract
In recent years carbon nanotubes and other carbon nanostructures such as graphene sheets have attracted a lot of attention due to their unique mechanical, thermal and electrical properties. These structures can be used in desalination of sea water, removal of hazardous substances from water tanks, gases separation, and so on. The nanoporous single layer graphene membranes are very efficient for desalinating water due to their very low thickness. In this method, water-flow thorough the membrane and salt rejection strongly depend on the applied pressure and size of nanopores that are created in graphene membrane. In this study, the mechanism of passing water and salt ions through nanoporous single-layer graphene membrane are simulated using classical molecular dynamics. We examined the effects of applied pressure and size of nanopores on desalination performance of NPG membrane. Unlike previous researches, we considered the flexibility of the membrane. The results show that by increasing the applied pressure and diameter of the nanopores, water-flow through membrane increases, meanwhile salt rejection decreases.
On the functional complexity of a two-dimensional interval search problem
Authors: Gasanov E.E. , Kuznetsova I.V. 
Published: February 2016

AbstractWe suggest a modification of the Bentley-Maurer algorithm which solves a twodimensional interval search problem. This modification allows us to decrease the initially logarithmic average search time to constant, retaining the logarithmic worst-case search time. This algorithm depends on a parameter whose change results in variation of the needed memory from Ϭ(k
On analytical conjugacy of Ton chard polynomials and the polynomials quasi-orthogonal to them
Authors: Kuzmin O.V. , Leonova O.V. 
Published: February 2016

AbstractWe consider the Touchard polynomials, which are extensions of the Bell polynomials, and the P-polynomials which, together with the Touchard polynomials, form a quasi-orthogonal system. We establish analytical conjugacy of the Touchard polynomials and the P-polynomials, which allows us, in particular, to find a series of new recurrence relations for the P-polynomials.
On 2-regular graphs whose girth is one less than the maximum
Authors: Knyazev A.V. 
Published: February 2016

AbstractWe say that a digraph is 2-regular (dichotomous) if the out-degrees dIn this paper we prove that for odd n ≥ 13G(n, 2, (n- 1)/2) = P(n, 2, (n- 1)/2),any graph in G(n, 2, (n -1)/2) has a circuit of length (n + 1)/2, and for any Г ∈ G(n, 2, (n- 1)/2) the inequalityis true.
Improved Differential Evolution for Combined Heat and Power Economic Dispatch
Authors: Jena C. , Basu M. , Panigrahi C. K. 
Published: February 2016

Abstract
This paper presents an improved differential evolution to solve non-smooth non-convex combined heat and power economic dispatch (CHPED) problem. Valve-point loading and prohibited operating zones of conventional thermal generators are taken into account. Differential evolution (DE) exploits the differences of randomly sampled pairs of objective vectors for its mutation process. Consequently the variation between vectors will outfit the objective function toward the optimization process and therefore provides efficient global optimization capability. However, although DE is shown to be precise, fast as well as robust, its search efficiency will be impaired during solution process with fast descending diversity of population. This paper proposes Gaussian random variable instead of scaling factor which improves search efficiency. The effectiveness of the proposed method has been verified on four test systems. The results of the proposed approach are compared with those obtained by other evolutionary methods. It is found that the proposed improved differential evolution based approach is able to provide better solution.
“The Philosophical Thesis of the Identity of Thinking and Being is Just the Opposite of What it seems to be.” Kierkegaard on the Relations between Being and Thought
Authors: da Silva Gabriel Ferreira 
Published: February 2016

AbstractKierkegaard is often regarded as an opponent of metaphysics per se. However, he not only implicitly espouses metaphysical positions, but also his understanding of existence rests upon an explicit metaphysical differentiation between being qua actuality and being qua thought, which results in a difference between actuality (Virkelighed) and reality (Realitet). I begin by analyzing an apparent contradiction between two of Kierkegaard’s statements on the relations between being and thought, which leads me both to inquire into that distinction and to retrace the roots of Kierkegaard’s account. Finally, I present Kierkegaard’s final positions and point out some of their existential consequences
The Posited Self: The Non-Theistic Foundation in Kierkegaard’s Writings
Authors: Rosenberg Larsen Rasmus 
Published: February 2016

AbstractWe may correctly say that Søren Kierkegaard is one of the most influential Christian-religious thinkers of the modern era, but are we equally justified in categorizing his writings as foundationally religious? This paper challenges a prevailing exclusive-theological interpretation that contends that Kierkegaard principally writes from a Christian dogmatic viewpoint. I argue that Kierkegaard’s religion is better understood as an outcome of his philosophical analysis of human nature. Conclusively, we should appreciate Kierkegaard first as a philosopher, whose aim is the explication of human subjectivity, and not primarily as an orator of Christian orthodoxy
O2 can do? Kierkegaard and the Debate on Divine Omnipotence
Authors: Schulz Heiko 
Published: February 2016

AbstractThe present article aims at giving a survey of Kierkegaard’s view(s) on divine omnipotence. In addition, an attempt is made to contextualize his view by trying to incorporate it into an overall typological scheme of (mostly) current approaches to the problem. Finally, the scope, significance and viability of Kierkegaard’s account will be assessed. The article arrives at three major conclusions: (1) Kierkegaard’s view of divine omnipotence is best understood in light of (a particular reading of) the notorious claim that “all things are possible for God”; moreover, in Kierkegaard the latter gives rise to a distinction between two essential forms of omnipotence, O
Much Ado About (Almost) Nothing: In Defense of “Magister Kierkegaard”
Authors: Conway Daniel 
Published: February 2016

AbstractKierkegaard’s account of Socratic irony in The Concept of Irony is often criticized for neglecting the “positive” articulation of “mastered” irony. Scholars regularly cite the superior authority of Johannes Climacus, who, in Concluding Unscientific Postscript, chides “Magister Kierkegaard” for this precise lapse. In this essay, I develop an interpretation of Socratic irony that is faithful both to the account elaborated in The Concept of Irony and to the wider contemporaneous reception of Socratic irony. The most plausible explanation for this reception is that the irony of Socrates was exclusively negative-just as “Magister Kierkegaard” proposed in The Concept of Irony
The Truth Behind the Text: Rachel Bespaloff as a Reader of Kierkegaard from “the Most Torn-Apart Backdrop of History”
Authors: Fox-Muraton Mélissa 
Published: February 2016

AbstractAlthough Rachel Bespaloff published only two short studies of Kierkegaard’s works (1934-1935), her work, some of the first critical analyses of his philosophy, had a profound impact on Kierkegaard’s reception in France. Despite the fact that she published no studies of Kierkegaard’s works after 1935, her essays and letters nevertheless attest to a continued interest in the Danish philosopher, in whom she seeks a new source for philosophy. As a Jewish intellectual writing in a historically troubled context, Bespaloff’s readings are critically engaged and question how Kierkegaard’s philosophy can be received and appropriated in the context of the 20
A Matter of Mimesis: Kierkegaard and Ricoeur on Narrative Identity
Authors: Garff Joakim 
Published: February 2016

AbstractThe overall aim in this text is to make clear the relationship between Kierkegaard and Ricoeur with regard to the notion of narrative identity. Thus, I would like to demonstrate that Ricoeur’s idea of mimesis becomes highly present in Kierkegaard’s writings in the very moment one recognizes the importance of the narrative in his authorship and takes the existential implications of these narratives into account. In unfolding some of these implications, I will emphasize the crucial difference between identifying oneself with one’s own history and the individual’s identification with an extraneous story. At the end of my text, I will use Kierkegaard to articulate some conflicts implied in Ricoeur’s idea of the third mimesis and its relation to the notion of an imitatio Christi
An Overview of Kierkegaard’s Nachlass. Part Two: the Editions
Authors: Stewart Jon 
Published: February 2016

AbstractThe present article explains the principles behind the different Danish editions of Kierkegaard’s Nachlass. Particular attention is given to the new Danish edition, Søren Kierkegaards Skrifter. An attempt is made to evaluate critically each of these editions and the way in which they present the materials from the Nachlass to the reader. It is argued that while Søren Kierkegaards Skrifter makes some very significant contributions, there still remain problems to be solved
The Potential of International Cooperation in the Digitization of Chinese Ancient Books
Authors: Chen Mei , Liu Jiazhen 
Published: February 2016

Abstract
This paper probes the particularities of Chinese ancient books (the global dissemination, the complexity of versions, the embrittlement of the paper, and the special methods of binding) and the problems in the existing digitization projects (non-uniformity of retrieval languages and non-uniformity of description standards). The paper reveals the necessity for the digitization of Chinese ancient books and the importance of large-scale international cooperation. The authors finally make recommendations for database models and for the focus of international cooperation.
Studies on the Conservation of Verdigris on Paper
Authors: Hofmann Christa , Hartl Andreas , Ahn Kyujin , Faerber Ina , Henniges Ute , Potthast Antje 
Published: February 2016

AbstractVerdigris (copper acetate) has been frequently used in manuscripts, early printed books and on maps. Dyes and pigments from plants have been added to modify the colour. Depending on the mode of application, paper quality, size and environmental factors like light and humidity the green colour of verdigris can discolour to brown tones and chemically damage the paper carrier. Treatment options include the application of solutions to stabilize cellulose chemically and mechanical reinforcement of the brittle or broken papers with Japanese paper and adhesives. Samples of copper acetate in gum arabic on rag paper were pre-aged to induce moderate degradation of cellulose. Deacidification, antioxidant and complexing solutions were applied by airbrush or by brush. Japanese tissue papers were coated with different aqueous or non-aqueous adhesives and applied by activation with water, ethanol or heat. The effect of the coated tissue papers was visually and mechanically evaluated before and after ageing. This contribution gives an overview of the project and focuses on mechanical stabilization and the implications of results for conservation.
Electron Paramagnetic Resonance as a Probe for Metal Ions and Radicals in Paper
Authors: Zoleo Alfonso , Speri Laura , Bronzato Maddalena 
Published: February 2016

AbstractElectron Paramagnetic Resonance (EPR) is a technique devoted to the identification and characterization of paramagnetic species, i.e. chemical species with unpaired electrons. Very common paramagnetic species which can be detected through EPR in historic paper are Fe(III), Mn(II), Cu(II) ions and radicals, where Fe(III), Cu(II) and radicals play a relevant role in paper degradation. Specifically, Fe(III) is almost ubiquitous in historic paper. Here we propose an overview of the EPR signals in historic and artificially aged paper, and in particular, we would like to show how a deep analysis of EPR signals from paper could provide useful information about the paper’s origin and unique indications of the degradation and oxidation level of the paper.
Cellulose Acetate Lamination: A Literature Review and Survey of Paper-Based Collections in the United States
Authors: McGath Molly , Jordan-Mowery Sonja , Pollei Mark , Heslip Steven , Baty John 
Published: February 2016

AbstractCellulose acetate (CA) lamination, a technique to strengthen documents by sealing them between sheets of thermoplastic film, was widespread from the 1930s to the 1990s. Its use gradually stopped in the 1980s amid concerns about the physical and chemical instability of the laminate and the degradation risks posed to the treated document. Despite concerns about CA lamination, no coordinated effort has taken place to establish the various materials and techniques used in cellulose acetate laminations or to determine the number and present condition of CA laminated documents in US collections. In this paper, we review the chemistry and methods used in CA lamination. We then report results of a survey of 52 US institutions with significant laminated collections. We find that at least 2.9 million laminated documents exist in US collections, and most of those documents are observed to be in stable condition. A majority of the institutions used cellulose diacetate (CDA) as the laminating film and as few as 0.6% CDA laminated documents have been delaminated. The results should aid institutions in determining the cost benefit in the management of these significant collections.
Evaluation of serum endothelial cell-specific molecule-1 levels and carotid intima-media thickness in patients with ankylosing spondylitis / Ankilozan spodilitli hastalarda serum endothelial cell-specific molecule-1 ve karotis intima media kalınlığının değerlendirilmesi
Authors: Türkön Hakan , Gökmen Ferhat , Uysal Sema , Akbal Ayla , İnceer Beşir Şahin , Reşorlu Mustafa , Gökmen Esra , Reşorlu Hatice 
Published: February 2016

Abstract
Objective: Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a chronic inflammatory disease and the increased mortality in these patients is largely caused by cardiovascular diseases. Endothelial cell-specific molecule-1 (ESM-1) is a novel marker to assess endothelial dysfunction and expressed by the vascular endothelium. In this study, the serum ESM-1 levels in patients with AS and the possible association between serum ESM-1 and carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT) as a marker of atherosclerosis was evaluated.
Methods: A total of thirty-seven patients with AS and thirty healthy control subjects were included in this study. ESM-1, erythrocyte sedimentation rate(ESR),C-reactive protein (CRP) and CIMT were measured in all subjects. ESM-1 levels were measured by ELISA method. The disease activity of patients with AS were assessed using questionnaires Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Functional Index (BASFI) and Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Index (BASDAI).
Results: Serum ESM-1 levels were lower in AS patients than in healthy controls. However, there was no statistically significant difference between ESM-1 levels (304.3±185.2 vs. 373.9±206.9 ng/L, respectively; p=0.064). Patients with AS had significantly higher CIMT levels compared with controls (0.77±0.16 vs. 0.53±0.09 mm, respectively; p<0.001). While a statistically significant positive correlation was detected in all subjects between CIMT levels and ESR, CRP (r=0.378, p=0.002, r=0.547, p<0.001, respectively), no significant correlation was detected between serum ESM-1 levels and ESR, CRP, BASDAI, BASFI and CIMT.
Conclusion: The results showed that CIMT values in AS patients were increased when compared to control group. There was no correlation among ESM-1 levels, disease activity and CIMT. In order to reveal the pathological role of the ESM-1 levels in patients with AS need more studies.