O objetivo desta pesquisa é esclarecer as várias possibilidades de chegar a um modo mais natural e equilibrado de tocar o violoncelo. Inicialmente, o panorama geral da pedagogia e técnica violoncelística foi analisado com a finalidade de determinar conclusões e opiniões a respeito de recursos pedagógicos atuais, somados aos conhecimentos próprios do autor. Em seguida, houve uma pesquisa bibliográfica e dos meios eletrônicos sobre seis técnicas de reeducação corporal, sendo que, em média, dez aulas particulares para cada técnica foram realizadas pelo autor. Foram também analisadas informações sobre o aumento da ocorrência de danos físicos no meio musical, bem como sobre o corpo dos atletas e seus cuidados. Todas as informações colhidas serviram de base para uma discussão, visando à construção e a elaboração de uma proposta de uma nova pedagogia para os violoncelistas, buscando um funcionamento mais natural do corpo e auxiliando no combate das posturas viciosas, a fim de evitar danos físicos futuros aos executantes deste instrumento. / The object of this work is to suggest various possibilities to arrive at a more natural and balanced mode of playing the violoncello. Initially, the general panorama of violoncello pedagogy and technique was analyzed in order to determine conclusions and opinions with regard to pedagogical resources today, together with the personal knowledge of the author. Next, six methods of corporal reeducation were researched, through bibliographic and electronic means, with the author participating in an average of ten private lessons in each technique. Information with regard to the increasing occurrence of physical injuries in the musical class was also analyzed, as well as that pertaining to athletes bodies and their care. All information garnered served as the basis for a discussion aimed at the construction and elaboration of a proposal of a new violoncello pedagogy that strives for a more natural functioning of the body and helps combat detrimental postures, so that future injuries to violoncellists may be avoided.

A revision of the author's thesis, Heidelberg. / Includes bibliographical references.

This Ph.D. dissertation examines the influence of Alexander McArthur and H. Kingsley Long's novel No Mean City (1935) on the representation of working-class subjectivity in modem Scottish urban fiction. The novel helped to focus literary attention on a predominantly male, working-class, urban and realistic vision of modern Scotland. McArthur and Long explore - in their representations of destructive slum-dwelling characters - the damaging effects of class and gender on working-class identity. The controversy surrounding the book has always been intense, and most critics either deplore or downplay the full significance of No Mean City's literary impact. My dissertation re-examines one of the most disliked and misrepresented working-class novels in modern Scottish literary history. McArthur and Long's literary legacy, notwithstanding its many detractors, has become something to write against. Through examination of works by James Barke, John McNeillie, Edward Gaitens, Robin Jenkins, Bill McGhee, George Friel, William McIlvanney, Alan Spence, Alasdair Gray, James Kelman, Irvine Welsh, Janice Galloway, Agnes Owens, Meg Henderson and A.L. Kennedy, the thesis outlines how the challenge represented by No Mean City has survived the decades following its publication. It argues that contrary to prevailing critical opinion, the novel's influence has been instrumental, not detrimental, to the evolution of modern Scottish literature. Ultimately I hope to pave the way toward a fuller, more nuanced understanding of No Mean City's remarkable impact, and to demonstrate how pervasive its legacy has been to Scottish writers from the 1930s to the 1990s.

O objetivo desta pesquisa é esclarecer as várias possibilidades de chegar a um modo mais natural e equilibrado de tocar o violoncelo. Inicialmente, o panorama geral da pedagogia e técnica violoncelística foi analisado com a finalidade de determinar conclusões e opiniões a respeito de recursos pedagógicos atuais, somados aos conhecimentos próprios do autor. Em seguida, houve uma pesquisa bibliográfica e dos meios eletrônicos sobre seis técnicas de reeducação corporal, sendo que, em média, dez aulas particulares para cada técnica foram realizadas pelo autor. Foram também analisadas informações sobre o aumento da ocorrência de danos físicos no meio musical, bem como sobre o corpo dos atletas e seus cuidados. Todas as informações colhidas serviram de base para uma discussão, visando à construção e a elaboração de uma proposta de uma nova pedagogia para os violoncelistas, buscando um funcionamento mais natural do corpo e auxiliando no combate das posturas viciosas, a fim de evitar danos físicos futuros aos executantes deste instrumento. / The object of this work is to suggest various possibilities to arrive at a more natural and balanced mode of playing the violoncello. Initially, the general panorama of violoncello pedagogy and technique was analyzed in order to determine conclusions and opinions with regard to pedagogical resources today, together with the personal knowledge of the author. Next, six methods of corporal reeducation were researched, through bibliographic and electronic means, with the author participating in an average of ten private lessons in each technique. Information with regard to the increasing occurrence of physical injuries in the musical class was also analyzed, as well as that pertaining to athletes bodies and their care. All information garnered served as the basis for a discussion aimed at the construction and elaboration of a proposal of a new violoncello pedagogy that strives for a more natural functioning of the body and helps combat detrimental postures, so that future injuries to violoncellists may be avoided.

Ernst Alexander hat sich sowohl als experimentell als auch theoretisch äußerst fähiger Assistent von Georg von Hevesy im Institut für Physikalische Chemie der Universität Freiburg um die Entwicklung der Röntgenfluoreszenzanalyse verdient gemacht, habilitiert und wurde 1933 kurz nach seiner Ernennung zum Privatdozenten entlassen. Er ging an die Hebräische Universität Jerusalem, wo er das Arbeitsgebiet Experimentalphysik mit einer Institutswerkstatt aufgebaut, wesentliche Beiträge zur Röntgenstrukturanalyse geleistet und als Hochschullehrer fähige Wissenschaftler hervorgebracht hat. Während der kriegerischen Auseinandersetzungen stellte er Ersatzteile erst für die britische und dann für die israelitische Armee her. Ungeachtet seiner In Freiburg und in Jerusalem erbrachten Leistungen waren 1956 Institutsdirektor R. Mecke und der Dekan bei der Beurteilung seines Wiedergutmachungsantrages nicht bereit, ihm einen positiven Verlauf seiner akademischen Laufbahn zu bescheinigen, wenn er in Deutschland seine Arbeit hätte fortsetzen können. / Ernst Alexander was an assistant of George de Hevesy in the institute of physical chemistry of the university in Freiburg. He was a skillful experimenter with broad knowledge. He has done important contributions in the development of x-ray fluorescence analysis and has been qualified to give lectures at the university. In 1933 shortly after his appointment as lecturer he was dismissed. He went to the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, where he founded the laboratory of experimental physics with a workshop, where he dealt with x-ray structural analysis. During the war he produced spare parts for the British and later for the Israeli army. In 1956 he applied for reparation, but the head of the institute, R.Mecke and the dean did not accept that he would obtain a professorship if he must not leave Germany.

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Das römische Ägypten am Ende des zweiten und zu Beginn des dritten nachchristlichen Jahrhunderts ist eine sehr abwechslungsreiche Zeit. Doch in wieweit lassen sich historische Begebenheiten auch auf den Prägungen des Nillandes nachweisen? Die alexandrinischen Münzen sind eine Besonderheit der kaiserlichen Domäne Ägypten, schon weil sie aufgrund ihrer Materialzusammensetzung einen geringeren Wert haben und ausschließlich für den Umlauf in dieser bestimmt sind. In einem Typenkatalog sind zunächst mehr als siebentausend alexandrinische Münzen aus öffentlichen wie auch privaten Sammlungen, aber auch aus dem Münzhandel erfasst worden, um angemessene Informationen zu den severischen Prägungen zu erhalten. Dieser ermöglicht nun einen ersten Gesamtüberblick über die Münzprägung der severischen Zeit, die ebenso abwechslungsreich ist wie die Epoche selbst. Der Hauptfokus liegt dabei auf den ikonographischen Aspekten der Münzrückseiten, wobei geldgeschichtliche Entwicklungen eine ebenso große Rolle spielen, um einen Gesamteindruck vom Bildprogramm jedes einzelnen römischen Kaisers der severischen Dynastie zu bekommen. Einen Ausblick auf die anschließende Zeit der Soldatenkaiser gibt ein Appendix, der die alexandrinischen Prägungen des Maximinus Thrax kurz umreißt. / The history of Egypt during the severan period is a time rich in variety. This epoch is examined on the local coins of the mint of Alexandria which are unique because they were assigned just for the circulation at the Nile. To get an overview about the severan coinage in Egypt more than 7000 alexandrian coins were recorded in different collections and ordered in a typology which should be the basis of the iconographical examimations to get a picture from the iconographic programm of each severan emperor. Following this is an appendix of the coinage of Maximinus Thrax to get a prospect to the following time.

Thesis (MPhil (Afruikaans and Dutch))—University of Stellenbosch, 2006. / This descriptive case study is based on the translation of the first part of Alexander McCall Smith’s book, The No.1 Ladies’ Detective Agency, into Afrikaans. Examples of the type of translational problems that this translator experienced, as well as the strategies that were implemented to solve these problems, are discussed in an accompanying annotation. In this way the translator has attempted to explain her thought and decision-making processes during the translation process. Various concepts from translation studies theory, including foreignization and domestication, are discussed with reference to the practical translation, and support the solutions suggested for translational problems. This translator mainly used a foreignizing approach, although some degree of domestication was inevitable at times in order to avoid the alienation of target readers from the target text. The required characteristics of the target text and the knowledge and cultural background of the target readers are therefore also discussed, as both these factors played a defining role during the translation process. The need for Afrikaans literature between the so-called “high literature” and light romantic fiction is discussed, as this contributed to the choice of source text: according to this translator the translation of The No.1 Ladies’ Detective Agency into Afrikaans will be able to help fill this gap. Although this translator understands that financial restrictions play a large role in publishers’ reluctance to publish translations, the statement is made that they should not accept without further ado that an Afrikaans translation will result in a financial loss if no research has been done into the possibilities of that specific translation. Recommendations regarding market research are made and the possibility of future study is indicated.

La présente recherche traite des conflits d’aménagement pouvant être décelés dans les cuisines domiciliaires modernes. L’ajout d’objets mécanisés au rituel alimentaire quotidien a su changer la dynamique du lieu. En effet, l’architecture des cuisines modernes en Occident présente de grandes contradictions. Basées sur des standards architecturaux, les cuisines modulaires ne reflètent pas la variété et l’unicité des aliments auxquels les cuisines sont dédiées. Les cuisines devraient être le miroir de la vivacité naturelle des aliments et des échanges humains que la nourriture génère à travers le plaisir et le partage. Dans l’espoir de proposer des outils afin de rééquilibrer la dynamique de cette pièce, un cadre théorique basé sur les théories architecturales de l’architecte et mathématicien anglais Christopher Alexander a été établi. Supportant la présente recherche, ces théories architecturales s’inspirent de la structure et de la composition des choses de la nature et des monuments anciens afin d’établir des balises d’aménagement simples et équilibrées (qualité de vie, patterns, configuration des événements, configurations de l’espace, ...). Ces théories ont aidé à concevoir une formule d’ateliers participatifs qui visent à outiller les occupants, qui sont très souvent des non-professionnels du domaine de l’architecture et du design. Ces ateliers proposent un cheminement bien encadré qui permet aux participants de retravailler leur espace de cuisine respectif selon leurs goûts et leurs besoins. En fournissant un plan de l’étage où se situe la cuisine, quelques crayons, règles et autres matériel de dessin, les participants ont pour tâche de réaménager leur cuisine en un espace de cuisine idéal. La deuxième étape, qui elle se réalise en équipe avec tous les occupants participants de la demeure, consiste à réduire l’ampleur des changements afin d’arriver à un résultat réaliste. L’enthousiasme noté tout au long de ce processus a ainsi permis de confirmer que les non-professionnels du domaine de l’architecture et du design peuvent développer un intérêt marqué pour l’amélioration de leurs interactions quotidiennes, avec l’espace et entre les occupants, lorsque bien accompagnés dans cette tâche. Grâce aux propos et aux plans recueillis durant les séances d’ateliers participatifs ainsi qu’à l’analyse de ces données, une série d’interprétations ont émergé. Les données ont notamment démontrées l’influence positive de l’utilisation des patterns d’Alexander. L’analyse permet, en outre, de noter les tendances d’aménagement ayant émergé de l’utilisation des patterns dans les espaces de cuisine : définitivement, les cuisines se sont transformées en espace de vie partagé et polyvalent. Finalement, la présente recherche se conclut grâce à une série de recommandations qui traitent de la structure des cuisines, des ateliers participatifs et des patterns. Tout d’abord, l’impact de ces notions sur les espaces retravaillés par les participants est impressionnant. Les espaces sont bien organisés, vastes et, surtout, reflètent les occupants qui y vivent au quotidien. De plus, ayant démontré la facilité d’utilisation et la polyvalence des patterns, il a été jugé que certains aspects devraient être améliorés tels que l’actualisation de certains patterns, le prolongement du processus d’ateliers, le perfectionnement de la méthode et la diffusion des résultats. / This research focuses on design and architectural conflicts found in modern kitchens. The addition of mechanized objects in the daily food ritual has completely changed the overall dynamic of this space. As a matter of fact, the Occidental architecture of modern kitchens is filled with unsolved contradictions. Based on architectural standards, modular or fitted kitchens do not reflect fresh food’s variety and uniqueness to which they should be dedicated. Kitchens should be the mirror of the innate liveliness of fresh foods and of the pleasure offered by communal meals through human interactions and gustative discoveries. In the hopes of proposing useful tools in order to reestablish a balanced dynamic in these spaces, a theoretical framework was establishedbased on Christopher Alexander’s architectural theories. Alexander is a reknown English mathematician and architect. Supportive of the present research, his theories were inspired by the study of structural and compositionnal qualities of things derived from nature and ancients monuments in order to establish simple and balanced design recommendations (quality of life, patterns, configurations of events, configurations of space, …). These theories helped in planning participatory workshops that have as main objective the empowerment of householders and occupants in their planning of a renovation process. Moreover, as, most of the time, these occupants are non-professionals in the field of architecture and design the workshops have to be quite inuitive. These workshops propose a well supervised process which allows participants to redesign their kitchen space according to their tastes and needs. Working directly on the plan of the floor on which their kitchen is located, participants have as first task to transform the actual kitchen area in their ideal kitchen. The second step of this participatory process is accomplished in teams of participating members; during this step, participants are asked to reduce the importance of planned changes in order to propose a more realistic result. The noted enthusiasm throughout the participatory process has confirmed that non-professionals can develop a high interest for the overall improvement of their daily interactions whether it is with the space or amongst occupants. Thanks to the narratives and drawing material collected during the participatory workshops and to the data analysis, a series of interesting interpretations have emerged. For instance, the data showed the positive influence linked to the use of Alexander’s patterns. Moreover, the analysis underlined the design tendencies that emerged from the use of the patterns in kitchen spaces : definitely, kitchens were transformed in shared and versatile living spaces. Finally, the present research concludes with a series of recommandations linked to various aspects of this research: the structure and organisation of kitchens, participatory workshops and patterns. First, the impact of the use of these architectural notions on spaces is very impressive and was successful. Spaces are well organized, vast, and, most importantly, reflect their daily inhabitants. Moreover, having established the patterns’ versatility and usefullness, some details were noted as to be improved. For exemple, the modernization of some patterns, the time-length of the participatory process, the maximizing of the overall method and the future distribution of the results.

We study Seifert surfaces for links, and in particular the Kakimizu complex MS(L) of a link L, which is a simplicial complex that records the structure of the set of taut Seifert surfaces for L. First we study a connection between the reduced Alexander polynomial of a link and the uniqueness of taut Seifert surfaces. Specifically, we reprove and extend a particular case of a result of Juhasz, using very different methods, showing that if a non-split homogeneous link has a reduced Alexander polynomial whose constant term has modulus at most 3 then the link has a unique incompressible Seifert surface. More generally we see that this constant term controls the structure of any non-split homogeneous link. Next we give a complete proof of results stated by Hirasawa and Sakuma, describing explicitly the Kakimizu complex of any non-split, prime, special alternating link. We then calculate the form of the Kakimizu complex of a connected sum of two non-fibred links in terms of the Kakimizu complex of each of the two links. This has previously been done by Kakimizu when one of the two links is fibred. Finally, we address the question of when the Kakimizu complex is locally infinite. We show that if all the taut Seifert surfaces are connected then MS(L) can only be locally infinite when L is a satellite of a torus knot, a cable knot or a connected sum. Additionally we give examples of knots that exhibit this behaviour. We finish by showing that this picture is not complete when disconnected taut Seifert surfaces exist.