This body of work investigates the contradictory aspects of human connections, which can serve as sources of solace as well as sources of sorrow. It particularly focuses on the dynamics of toxic relationships, highlighting how the allure of intense love is often intertwined with the potential for significant emotional distress. The purpose of this exploration is to show in my installation the dichotomy between deep affection and detrimental dependency, how profound emotions can lead to both self-discovery and self-destruction. The reflection is rooted in the examination of the fine line that exists between passionate attachment and harmful reliance.  This endeavor is not just a scholarly investigation but also a personal journey into the depths of human desire and its implications. By navigating this research through the lens of art, the objective is to contribute to the broader dialogue on the nature of emotional bonds and their impact on individuals.  The exploration presented here seeks to offer insights into the enriching yet destructive facets of love, inviting viewers and readers alike to reflect on their own experiences and perceptions of romantic relationships. Through this artistic inquiry, the intention is to illuminate the multifaceted experiences of love, drawing attention to the intricate balance between its empowering and detrimental effects on the human spirit.

Thesis advisor: Frederick G. Lawrence / Johannine literature explains the meaning of Jesus of Nazareth and our relationship with God in terms of logos and agape: the Logos is Theos (Jn 1) and Theos is Agape (1Jn 4). The goal of this dissertation is to relate these two, understanding and love, to develop a master analogy for the revelation of God to human beings. This is elaborated through close reading and commentary on classic texts by two Doctors of the Church, Augustine and Thomas Aquinas, in an attempt to reconcile voluntarist and intellectualist approaches to the question of God by showing how the act of understanding is analogous with the act of love. Augustine would integrate his understanding of Scripture and philosophy into his theory of the inner word (verbum mentis) as the image of the Triune God. This consummate theological achievement is also a meta-analysis of personal communication by a master of the art of rhetoric, defined as “the good man, skilled in speaking” (vir bonus, dicendi peritus) by Cato the Elder in Quintilian’s Institutio Oratoria. The Bishop of Hippo affirms the words of a wise person as the ideal of communication, as perfected in the life of the Christian evangelist. A systematic exegesis of Augustine’s personal, rhetorical, and theological synthesis, the first part of this dissertation is a study of several key texts to explore how the Doctor of Grace relates love with understanding, the words of Scripture with those of the philosophers. Thomas Aquinas develops Augustine’s insights in the theological system of his Summa theologiae, expanding the theory of the inner word into a theoretical synthesis uniting reason and faith, scientia and sapientia, which the Doctor of Grace was not able to achieve. The second part of the dissertation analyzes and complements the reading of Augustine in the first part by testing it in dialogue with Aquinas’ treatment of the same themes—understanding and love—in the First and Second Parts of the Summa as representative of his mature thought. The study of these two figures is intended as an attempt to apply Lonergan’s Method in Theology. By developing the relationship between knowing the truth and loving it, this project expands upon his efforts to sublate the linguistic phenomenology of Heidegger’s hermeneutic revolution within a theological system. Lonergan formulates his own hermeneutic as four levels of knowing: experiencing, understanding, judging, deciding. Having his insight on the centrality of love late in life, however, he would leave his interpreters with the question of how to integrate knowing with loving. The exigencies of publishing Method would also mean leaving the problem of communication as a challenge for his successors. This dissertation seeks to propose a solution with the retrieval of Augustine’s hermeneutic of caritas as a model for communicating Christian self-appropriation through a phenomenology of how we realize the logos. We understand the meaning of a whole by recognizing the order in which all its parts fit together. In this way, judgment operates analogically as a determination of the fittingness of a logical proportion. And so, as Logos, God is the order into which all things fit together, revealed to us as a complementary pattern, which is expressed through analogy. In the Catholic tradition, this pattern of grace is consummated by receiving bread and wine sacramentally, and recognizing in them the essence of our relationship with God as well as one another, as we realize this loving relationship as the form of all our acts. / Thesis (PhD) — Boston College, 2022. / Submitted to: Boston College. Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. / Discipline: Theology.

Yes / A new approach is described herein, where neutron reflectivity measurements that probe changes in the density profile of thin films as they absorb material from the gas phase have been combined with a Love wave based gravimetric assay that measures the mass of absorbed material. This combination of techniques not only determines the spatial distribution of absorbed molecules, but also reveals the amount of void space within the thin film (a quantity that can be difficult to assess using neutron reflectivity measurements alone). The uptake of organic solvent vapours into spun cast films of polystyrene has been used as a model system with a view to this method having the potential for extension to the study of other systems. These could include, for example, humidity sensors, hydrogel swelling, biomolecule adsorption or transformations of electroactive and chemically reactive thin films. This is the first ever demonstration of combined neutron reflectivity and Love wave-based gravimetry and the experimental caveats, limitations and scope of the method are explored and discussed in detail.

Os diálogos escritos por Leão Hebreu no século XVI evidenciam como o tema amor foi objeto de contemplação filosófica no período e trazem diversas reflexões, citações, referências e amplificações de autores da Antiguidade Clássica, tanto Ocidentais como Orientais. Sobressaem Platão e Aristóteles, pois Leão Hebreu frequentemente os insere nas discussões promovidas pelas personagens Fílon e Sofia, utilizando-os como base para a construção de suas argumentações a respeito de diversos temas adjacentes ao principal. Serão discutidos os papéis dos dois filósofos gregos nos Diálogos de Amor, e para tanto, deverá ser adicionado à leitura do texto de Hebreu um outro filósofo do mesmo período: Marsílio Ficino, que possivelmente influenciou os trabalhos do primeiro, mediante as traduções que fez de alguns diálogos platônicos, a partir do testemunho latino de tais obras, no século XV. Interessa também que sejam debatidas questões referentes às especificidades que o tema amor toma ao longo da obra, mostrando de que maneira os interlocutores acreditam ser o amor a motivação, a manutenção e o fim de todas as coisas. / The dialogues written by Leone Ebreo in the 16º century evidence how the theme love was an object of philosophical contemplation at the period, and take many from Classical Antiquity authors reflections, citations, references and amplifications, as well from Occident, as much from Orient. Protrude Plato and Aristotle, for Leone Ebreo often inserts them on the discussions promoted by the characters Filo and Sophia, and use their writes as a base for the argumentations about lots of themes adjoin to the main theme. The discussions on this work will be about this two Greek philosophers on the Dialogues of Love and for this much will be add to the reading of the Leo, The Hebrews works another philosopher from the same period: Marsilio Ficino, who possibly influenced Leos works, through translations he made of some platonic dialogues, from the Latin testimony of this works at the 15º century. It is interesting to this work to discuss questions about the specifications that the theme love takes during the Dialogues, and shows how the interlocutors believe that the love is the motivation, maintenance and the end of everything.

Os diálogos escritos por Leão Hebreu no século XVI evidenciam como o tema amor foi objeto de contemplação filosófica no período e trazem diversas reflexões, citações, referências e amplificações de autores da Antiguidade Clássica, tanto Ocidentais como Orientais. Sobressaem Platão e Aristóteles, pois Leão Hebreu frequentemente os insere nas discussões promovidas pelas personagens Fílon e Sofia, utilizando-os como base para a construção de suas argumentações a respeito de diversos temas adjacentes ao principal. Serão discutidos os papéis dos dois filósofos gregos nos Diálogos de Amor, e para tanto, deverá ser adicionado à leitura do texto de Hebreu um outro filósofo do mesmo período: Marsílio Ficino, que possivelmente influenciou os trabalhos do primeiro, mediante as traduções que fez de alguns diálogos platônicos, a partir do testemunho latino de tais obras, no século XV. Interessa também que sejam debatidas questões referentes às especificidades que o tema amor toma ao longo da obra, mostrando de que maneira os interlocutores acreditam ser o amor a motivação, a manutenção e o fim de todas as coisas. / The dialogues written by Leone Ebreo in the 16º century evidence how the theme love was an object of philosophical contemplation at the period, and take many from Classical Antiquity authors reflections, citations, references and amplifications, as well from Occident, as much from Orient. Protrude Plato and Aristotle, for Leone Ebreo often inserts them on the discussions promoted by the characters Filo and Sophia, and use their writes as a base for the argumentations about lots of themes adjoin to the main theme. The discussions on this work will be about this two Greek philosophers on the Dialogues of Love and for this much will be add to the reading of the Leo, The Hebrews works another philosopher from the same period: Marsilio Ficino, who possibly influenced Leos works, through translations he made of some platonic dialogues, from the Latin testimony of this works at the 15º century. It is interesting to this work to discuss questions about the specifications that the theme love takes during the Dialogues, and shows how the interlocutors believe that the love is the motivation, maintenance and the end of everything.

Este trabalho teve como objetivo a realização de um estudo sobre o método MASW (Análise Multicanal de Ondas de Superfície) avaliando-se comparativamente resultados obtidos por diferentes fontes (ativas e passivas), ondas Rayleigh e Love e diferentes modos de propagação das ondas de superfície. Dois ensaios sísmicos foram executados: com geometria de aquisição bidimensional e geofones triaxiais de 10Hz, e com geometria linear e geofones de componente vertical de 4,5Hz. Foram realizados estudos com as fontes marreta, compactador de solo, ruído ambiental e com o tráfego de veículos, a última através da técnica Passive Roadside MASW. Resultados de inversões com dados da componente vertical (ondas Rayleigh) das ondas de superfície foram avaliados com os de inversões conjuntas com a componente radial (ondas Rayleigh) e transversal (ondas Love). Analisou-se também os produtos de inversões da curva de dispersão do modo fundamental com os de inversões conjuntas com o primeiro modo superior. Os estudos foram realizados em frente ao Instituto de Astronomia, Geofísica e Ciência Atmosféricas (IAG) localizado no interior do campus Cidade Universitária Armando de Salles Oliveira (CUASO) da Universidade de São Paulo (USP) no bairro do Butantã, São Paulo. A área de estudo possui informações de sondagem mista com descrição geológica do material e valores SPT (Standard Penetration Test) que foram utilizados para validação dos resultados. O compactador de solo demonstrou ser uma melhor fonte ativa em relação a marreta através de diferentes aspectos: geração de maior energia tanto na componente vertical quanto na transversal; espectros (V,f) de melhor qualidade; os dados apresentam a vantagem de poderem ser processados através da técnica f-k beamforming. A aquisição com o ruído ambiental não possibilitou a interpretação de curvas de dispersão devido ao pouco tempo de aquisição utilizado. Os dados obtidos pela técnica Passive Roadside MASW contribuíram com os dados de ativa através do registro de frequências mais baixas. Além disso, devido a clara identificação do 1° modo superior em seu espectro (V,f) foi possível a identificação do mesmo modo no espectro (V,f) dos dados de ativa, interpretação até então duvidosa. No entanto, a inversão conjunta das curvas de dispersão dos dados Passive Roadside com as dos dados de ativa não resultou em uma melhor inversão comparada com a inversão obtida apenas pelas curvas de ativa. A inversão conjunta de curvas das componentes radial (ondas Rayleigh) e transversal (ondas Love) com as curvas obtidas da componente vertical (ondas Rayleigh) também não trouxe um melhor resultado quando comparada com a inversão alcançada apenas com as curvas da componente vertical. A utilização do primeiro modo superior com o modo fundamental, no entanto, mostrou trazer melhoras significativas nos resultados das inversões em comparação com inversões apenas da curva do modo fundamental. Considerando as incertezas envolvidas os melhores resultados deste trabalho são convergentes com os dados de sondagem da área de estudo. No atual estágio de desenvolvimento do método MASW diversas etapas são bastante dependentes do operador. Neste sentido os estudos realizados neste trabalho contribuem para um melhor entendimento do método nos seus fundamentos, parâmetros de aquisição e processamento. / This work aim to study the MASW (Multichannel Analysis of Surface Waves) method by comparing results obtained with different sources (active and passive), Rayleigh and Love waves and different modes of surface waves propagation. Two seismic tests were performed: one with two-dimensional acquisition geometry and 10Hz triaxial geophones, and the other with linear geometry and 4.5 Hz vertical component geophones. Studies were carried out with the following sources: sledgehammer, rammer compactor, ambient noise and vehicular traffic, the last through the Passive Roadside MASW technique. Inversions results with vertical component data (Rayleigh waves) were evaluated through joint inversions with the radial (Rayleigh waves) and transversal (Love waves) components. It were also analyzed the inversions results of the fundamental mode of the dispersion curve with the results of joint inversions with the first higher mode. The studies were carried out in front of the Instituto de Astronomia, Geofísica e Ciência Atmosféricas (IAG) (Institute of Astronomy, Geophysics and Atmospheric Science) located inside the university campus Cidade Universitária Armando de Salles Oliveira (CUASO) of Universidade de São Paulo (USP) (University of São Paulo) in the neighborhood of Butantã, São Paulo. The study area has information with a geological material description and SPT (Standard Penetration Test) values that were used to validate the results. The rammer compactor showed to be a better active source in relation to sledgehammer through different aspects: generation of greater energy in vertical and transverse components; better quality of (V,f) spectrum; the data have the advantage that they can be processed using the f-k beamforming technique. The acquisition with ambient noise did not allow the dispersion curves interpretation due to the short acquisition time used. Passive Roadside MASW data contributed to the active data through the lower frequency. Besides that, due to the clear identification of the 1st higher mode in its (V,f) spectrum it was possible to identify the same mode in the (V,f) spectrum of the active data, interpretation that was, until then, doubtful. However, the joint inversion of the Passive Roadside dispersion curves with the active curves did not produce better results compared to the inversion obtained only by the active curves. The joint inversion of dispersion curves from radial (Rayleigh) and transversal (Love waves) components with the curves obtained by the vertical component (Rayleigh waves) also did not bring a better result when compared with the inversion achieved only by the vertical component curves. The use of the first higher mode with the fundamental mode, however, showed significant improvements in the joint inversions results compared to inversions only of the fundamental mode curve. Considering the uncertainties involved, the best results of this work converge with the a priori information of the study area. At the current MASW method stage of development, several steps are quite dependent on the operator. Therefore, the studies carried out in this work contribute to a better understanding of the method in its fundamentals, acquisition parameters and processing.

Made available in DSpace on 2015-03-05T19:35:31Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 6 / Nenhuma / Esta pesquisa investiga a percepção do amor, baseada na Teoria Triangular do Amor de Sternberg, tanto do ponto de vista das esposas quanto dos maridos. Além disto, pretende-se relacionar os componentes do amor (intimidade, decisão/compromisso e paixão) com outras variáveis, como a depressão, a ansiedade, a satisfação e a qualidade com o relacionamento de casais. Busca também verificar alguns preditores de qualidade e satisfação no relacionamento. Participaram deste estudo 50 casais heterossexuais com tempo médio de relacionamento de 13,78 anos e faixa etária entre 24 e 60 anos. Os casais responderam os seguintes instrumentos: Questionário de Informações Gerais, Escala do Amor de Sternberg (ETAS), Escala de Ajustamento Diádico – DAS (Dyadic Adjustment Scale), Inventário Beck de Ansiedade e Depressão (BAI, BDI). A análise dos dados foi feita por meio de análises de regressão linear e uso de Teste t para variáveis independentes e dependentes. Os resultados mostraram que não houve diferença significativa entre as / Guided by Sternberg’s Triangular Theory of Love, this Master’ thesis advances an investigation about the perception of love by both wives and husbands. Love components (intimacy, passion and decision/commitment) will be related to other variables, such as depression, anxiety, satisfaction, and the couples’ relationship quality. It also sets off to verify some predictors of quality and satisfaction in a relationship. A total of 50 couples participated in the research. Their average relationship time ranges from 13 to 78 years together and their age ranges from 24 to 60 years old. The couples responded the following research tools: General Information Questionnaire, Sternberg’s Triangular Love Scale (ETAS), Dyadic Adjustment Scale (DAS), Beck’s Inventory of Anxiety and Depression (BAI, BDI). Data were analysed via linear regression and the use of the t test to independent and dependent variables. The results indicate that there is no significant difference between husbands’ perception of love and that of their

Esta pesquisa intenciona investigar as contribuições de três fotógrafos norte-americanos David Zingg, George Love e Lew Parrella - para o fotojornalismo publicado na revista Realidade e de que forma seus trabalhos se diferenciam daquilo que se produzia no Brasil até o início da década de 1960. A importância da revista no período do regime militar, somada ao destaque que alguns dos fotógrafos contratados naquele momento pela Editora Abril obtiveram posteriormente em exposições de arte em museus e galerias, justificam este estudo, bem como a ausência de trabalhos sobre os três fotógrafos norte-americanos em questão. O recorte temporal desta dissertação vai desde a primeira edição da revista em abril de 1966 até a edição de dezembro de 1968 quando da homologação do Ato Institucional nº 5. Essa escolha deve-se ao fato de que ainda havia uma relativa liberdade de expressão, tanto no âmbito da fotografia quanto do texto, nesse período. Além disso, trata-se da fase de maior relevância social da publicação que em meio a ditadura militar levantou temas que confrontavam o regime. As principais fontes de pesquisa utilizadas foram os próprios exemplares da revista e a bibliografia recente produzida por ocasião do cinquentenário do Golpe de 1964. Embora a revista Realidade seja objeto de muitos estudos, o uso que fez da fotografia ainda não recebeu uma análise mais aprofundada, o que abre espaço para esta pesquisa, que se faz apoiada no cruzamento dos campos da história da fotografia e da política. / This research is intended to investigate the contributions of three American photographers - David Zingg, George Love and Lew Parrella - for the photojournalism published in Reality magazine, and in what way their jobs are different from what was produced in Brazil until the early 1960s. The importance of the magazine during the military dictatorship regime, added to highlight some of the photographers hired at the time by Editora Abril subsequently obtained in art exhibitions in museums and galleries are some of the elements that justify this study, as well as the lack of published researches focused on these three North American photographers. The time frame chosen for this dissertation is from the first issue of the magazine in April 1966 to the December 1968 edition, when the approval of the Institutional Act No. 5 is instituted in Brazil. This choice is due to the fact that during this period there was still a relative freedom of expression, both within the grafic as textual genres. In addition, it can be consdered the publication\'s biggest stage of social relevance, for during the military dictatorship it raised themes that confronted the regime. The main sources of research used were the copies of the magazine themselves and the recent bibliography on the occasion of the fiftieth anniversary of the 1964 coup in Brazil. Although Reality magazine is already the subject of many studies, it makes room for this research, which is supported at the intersection of the fields the history of photography and politics.

Thesis (doctoral)--Universidad de Oviedo, 1978. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 335-357).

Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Wisconsin--Madison, 2000. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 163-179). Also available on Internet.