Master of Science

From the foregoing investigation the following conclusions seem justifiable: That moment distribution can be successfully applied to trussed bents, with comparatively little effort once the constants are available; and this with an accompanying saving of time and effort, as compared to the analysis of trussed bents by least work or any other classical method. That the results obtained by moment distribution check closely with those obtained by the method of least work, and for all practical purposes are therefore acceptable. What the compilation of constants in chart form, covering all types of trusses, is a perfectly feasible undertaking and promises to be the basis on which a practical, simple, and straight-forward method of analysis will eventually be established. That the adoption of moment distribution for the analysis of trussed bents together with the charting of the constants will aid in bringing about a standardization of truss construction heretofore unrealized. / Master of Science

1. Strontium does not easily react with n-butyl bromide in ether or benzene to produce an organostrontium compound. Strontium amalgam reacts to give a trace of the butyl mercury compound, perhaps through the formation of an organostrontium compound as intermediate. 2. The conversion, 2BuLi + SrCl₂ = 2LiCl + Bu₂Sr, seems to proceed predominantly to the left, perhaps because of relative solubilities of the lithium and strontium halides in the solvents used. 3. The conversion, Bu₂Hg + Sr = Hg + Bu₂Sr, appears to proceed to a slight extent to the right. So far, this reaction seems to offer the most promise in synthesizing an organostrontium compound. / M.S.

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Orientador: Francisco Elinaldo Teixeira / Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Instituto de Campinas / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-14T18:12:04Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Bonotto_Andre_M.pdf: 1682639 bytes, checksum: b1eec344d3f7976da64393502e4eff35 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2009 / Resumo: Este é um trabalho de análise fílmica da trilogia Qatsi (Koyaanisqatsi, owaqqatsi, aqoyqatsi), dirigida por Godfrey Reggio. É apresentada de início uma bio-filmografia do diretor, indicando sua trajetória e comentando um pouco sobre cada um de seus filmes. A seguir passa-se à análise dos filmes da trilogia, abordando-se primeiro Koyaanisqatsi, quanto aos movimentos de aceleração realizados ao longo das passagens fílmicas, decorrentes principalmente da captação de imagens aceleradas, da movimentação de câmera, e da relação imagem-música. É analisado então Powaqqatsi, discutindo-se um elemento fabulativo que envolve o filme: tanto os povos representados nele, quanto o próprio processo de realização fílmica. Passa-se à análise de Naqoyqatsi, apontando-se a diversidade de materiais visuais utilizados, com o predomínio das imagens técnicas, midiáticas, e virtuais, e sua relação no choque entre dois impulsos contrários, um de caos e o outro de controle. Após essa primeira parte são retomadas as questões principais trabalhadas em cada filme, observando-se a relação de cada uma com os outros filmes - o universo de toda a trilogia. Abre-se com isso o horizonte inicial, relacionando-se então os filmes da trilogia Qatsi com filmes do movimento das sinfonias da cidade, através de relações estéticas, e de algumas relações temáticas. Por fim, expande-se um pouco mais o horizonte do trabalho, identificando-se características dos filmes analisados com elementos oriundos da intersecção dos domínios do cinema documentário com o do cinema experimental, como as constantes fragmentações das narrativas e anamorfoses das imagens. A intersecção desses domínios possibilitaria a existência da estilística fílmica designada como documentário poético, o que se considera ser o caso dos filmes abordados neste trabalho. / Abstract: This work is a filmic analysis of the Qatsi trilogy (Koyaanisqatsi, Powaqqatsi, Naqoyqatsi), directed by Godfrey Reggio. Firstly, it is presented a bio-filmography of the director, indicating his trajectory and some comments on each of his films. Then, the analysis of the trilogy takes place, beginning with Koyaanisqatsi and focusing the acceleration movements along the filmic passages, mainly due to the registration of accelerated images, camera movement and music-image relationship. The Powaqqatsi analysis involves the discussion of the fabulative element present in the film: on the people and actions represented as well on the own filmmaking process. During the Naqoyqatsi analysis, it has been pointed out the diversity of visual materials used, in which dominate technical, mediatic and virtual images, and their relation with the shock of two opposite impulses, i.e. chaos and control. Further, the major issues focused in each film are again considered, taking into account their relations with the other films - the universe of the whole trilogy. The opening of the initial horizon occurs relating the films of the Qatsi trilogy with those of the movement of the city symphonies, through aesthetic and some thematic relationships. Finally, it is performed a further expansion of the initial horizon, identifying characteristics of the films analyzed with elements originated from the intersection of the documentary and experimental film domains, like the frequent narratives fragmentation and anamorphic image fluxes. The intersection of these fields would allow the characterization of the filmic stylistics known as poetic documentary, that is considered to be the case of the films here analyzed. / Mestrado / Mestre em Multimeios

This comparative study has focused on the stigmatized process of people from Estonia which may have occurred in Karlstad between the years 1946-1949. The study has got support from Björn Horgby studies, in the city Norrköping, and how the union group “Textilettan” demanded people of Estonia to be excluded from Sweden, however they should have been expelled from the union first. Moreover, investigate if this mind-set occurred in Karlstad as well. This study’s goal is to compare the role of media in the stigmatized process of Estonians in Karlstad. No previous research has been found on Estonians in Sweden, during this time, and the study has taken aid from a study made in Norway. The study also got two more questions to get a grip of how big the group of Estonians was in Karlstad during the period of 1946-1949. Furthermore how the distribution looked like between these people through a series of parameters like married, unmarried and a distribution in terms of age. The last question is concerning the job situation regarding Estonians. Did these people from Estonia get any job in the new city, what type of labor they could get a chance to execute, also how the distribution looked like between males and females regarding occupation. The results of this study has shown differences between Karlstad and Norrköping in the issue of “stigmatized process” of people from Estonia but also similarities with the Norwegian studies of refugees and this study in the role of media / Denna uppsats ämnar att, genom en jämförande studie, undersöka om det skedde en ”stigmatiseringsprocess” av estländare i Karlstad under 1946-1949. Undersökningen har tagit hjälp av Björn Horgby tidigare studier om estländarna i Norrköping och hur textilettans krav på utvisandet av ester ur landet men främst ur fackförbundet textilettan. Utifrån detta kommer det att undersökas om det fanns några sådana tendenser i Karlstads textilarbetarförbund avd.36. Undersökningen ska även jämföra mediers roll i stigmatiseringsprocessen av estländare i Karlstad. Någon tidigare forskning om mediers roll om just gruppen estländare finns inte att finna i Sverige, här har undersökningen tagit hjälp av norska studier om flyktingar till Norge. Undersökningen har även haft två övriga frågor för att få ett grepp hur stor grupp estländarna faktiskt var i Karlstad under tidsperioden 1946-1949. Dessa frågor gäller hur fördelningen såg ut mellan dessa människor genom en rad parametrar som ogift, gift och en åldersfördelning. Den sista frågan rör detta med arbete. Fick dessa estländska flyktingar chansen att arbeta i den nya staden? I sådana fall, vilka arbeten handlade det om och även här en parameter om fördelningen mellan kvinnor och män. Resultatet av denna jämförande studie har visat på att det fanns en avgörande skillnad mellan Karlstad och Norrköping angående frågan om ”stigmatiseringen” av estländare. Nämligen den att esterna inte blev ”stigmatiserade”.

Doctorado en filosofía con mención en estética y teoría del arte / La presente tesis se propone examinar la relevancia de la dimensión expositiva del pensamiento de Walter Benjamin en la determinación de sus principales conceptos: crítica, historia, verdad y justicia. Se sugiere que la “presentación de la verdad” [Darstellung der Wahrheit] –la tarea (Aufgabe) que Benjamin se impone en el “prólogo epistemocrítico” de 1925– es la clave para leer estos conceptos. En su pensamiento temprano, esta dimensión expositiva resultó ser crucial para la elaboración de un (verdadero) concepto de “crítica de arte” (wahre Kritik), ofreciendo, según se argumenta en esta tesis, una matriz interpretativa para el problema de la ‘Crítica de la violencia’ y para el concepto de justicia que ahí se elabora. Es esta misma dimensión expositiva, como sostenemos, la que determina el concepto benjaminiano de “imagen dialéctica” (dialektisches Bild) desarrollado en su obra tardía, y que en esta tesis se reinterpreta como imagen-crítica. Mediante este concepto, nuestra intención es destacar tanto la dimensión crítica de las imágenes dialécticas como el tipo de imágenes que éstas son, irreductibles a toda relación entre forma y contenido

It is well known that the South since 1960, is experiencing the most rapid population growth of the four census divisions of the U.S.A. This population growth in the South is occurring more in the State of Georgia. The purpose of this study is to determine whether Georgia population increase is due to natural increase or migration. In this study, fertility, mortality, and migration in Georgia were analyzed from 1940-1985. The major finding of this study is that natural increase affects population growth of Georgia more in the rural areas, whereas migration favors the urban areas. The significance of this study is that it will add to the existing knowledge concerning population growth and trends of Georgia, South and United States as a whole. The main sources of information for this study were obtained from books, journals, Georgia Department of Human Resources, and U.S. Bureau of the Census.

This study compares selected social characteristics of first admissions to a private psychiatric hospital in the calendar years 1940 and 1960 with the white populations of Texas and Dallas County. In addition, this study compares selected background characteristics of first admissions to determine what, if any, change occurred in these characteristics between 1940 and 1960.

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