This text is a record of the preparation and rehearsal of a kabuki-inspired production of Madame de Sade by Yukio Mishima in an English translation by Donald Keene. The goals of this production were both artistic and pedagogical. I applied my knowledge of Japanese theatre and skills in directing skills in a new way to create a work of theatre with a cross-cultural aesthetic appropriate to both the play and the audience. This production also gave the cast of undergraduate acting students the experience of combining truthful and stylized acting and introduced them to both kabuki and Stella Adler acting techniques. This text details the process of preparing the text, the discussions, exercises and techniques used in rehearsal, the impact of design elements on the performance and concludes with some thoughts on future development of this production concept with a fuller realization of the kabuki-inspiration.

Submitted by Filipe dos Santos (fsantos@pucsp.br) on 2017-02-22T11:45:36Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Nathaly Felipe Ferreira Alves.pdf: 1020502 bytes, checksum: c464ab41f15df0639100dd44e0a292bf (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-02-22T11:45:36Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Nathaly Felipe Ferreira Alves.pdf: 1020502 bytes, checksum: c464ab41f15df0639100dd44e0a292bf (MD5) Previous issue date: 2017-02-16 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior - CAPES / The aim of this study is to analyse the relations between reading and writing processes in the metapoetic exercise appropriation of modernist expression poems of Brazilian Literature, in the poems that compose ―Reamanhecer‖, second part of Stella Leonardos‘ poetry book Amanhecência (1974). This metapoetic rewriting operates by means of an analogical thinking, in which the figure of the ―critical poet‖ in his relationship with tradition is outlined. By this double movement, founded on the relocation of the lyrical subject ―out of itself‖, this research hypothesis arises on a singular ―book-anthology‖ in which the poet seizes the poems which she dialogues with, based on two procedures: the ―expansion‖, generator of the ―parallel song‖, and the ―reduction‖, in which the gloss of the epigraphs is a key resource – both on the bases of the metapoetic perspective. The theoretical foundations for the analysis are arised on the studies of Eliot (1989) and Maciel (1999) on the field of ―critical poetry‖; Valéry (2007), Blanchot (1987; 2013) and Badiou (2002) regarding to the status of poetic thinking; in addition to Collot (2004) on the ―lyrical subject out of itself‖. The methodology of analysis of the corpus – six poems of ―Reamanhecer‖ (“Qualquer coisa chora pelo mar aberto”, “Paulistana”, “Soneto de ar amigo”, “Da bomba”, “Do antológico bêbedo” and “Soneto alado‖), which dealings with poems of Ribeiro Couto, Oswald de Andrade, Mário de Andrade, Carlos Drummond de Andrade, Dante Milano e Jorge de Lima, respectively – focused on the comparative analysis perspective of the poems. It is concluded that Stella Leonardos creates a singular ―history of literature written in verse‖ which determines not only a new concept of poetic-critical anthology, revitalizing a synchronic history of Brazilian Literature, as proposed by Haroldo de Campos (1969), but also envisages an instigating metapoetic exercise in the formation of the literary reader / O objetivo desta pesquisa é examinar, nos poemas que compõem ―Reamanhecer‖, segunda parte do livro Amanhecência (1974), de Stella Leonardos, as relações entre leitura/escritura no exercício metapoético de apropriação de poemas de expressão modernista da literatura brasileira. Tal reescritura metapoética opera por meio do pensamento analógico, em que se esboça a figura do ―poeta crítico‖ em sua relação com a tradição. Neste movimento duplo, fundamentado no deslocamento do sujeito lírico para ―fora de si‖, advém a nossa hipótese de pesquisa: a de um singular ―livro-antologia‖ no qual a poeta se apropria dos poemas com os quais dialoga por meio de dois procedimentos: o de ―expansão‖, gerador do ―canto paralelo‖ e o de ―redução‖, em que a glosa das epígrafes é recurso chave, ambos alicerçados na perspectiva metapoética. Como fundamentos teóricos para a análise, destacamos os estudos de Eliot (1989) e Maciel (1999) sobre a ―poesia crítica‖; Valéry (2007), Blanchot (1987; 2013) e Badiou (2002) no que se refere ao estatuto do pensamento poético; além de Collot (2004) sobre o ―sujeito lírico fora de si‖. A metodologia de análise do corpus de pesquisa – 6 poemas de ―Reamanhecer‖ (―Qualquer coisa chora pelo mar aberto‖, ―Paulistana‖, ―Soneto de ar amigo‖, ―Da bomba‖, ―Do antológico bêbedo‖ e ―Soneto alado‖) –, que dialogam com poemas de Ribeiro Couto, Oswald de Andrade, Mário de Andrade, Carlos Drummond de Andrade, Dante Milano e Jorge de Lima, respectivamente, privilegiou a análise comparativa entre eles. A conclusão é a de que Stella Leonardos cria uma singular ―história da literatura escrita em verso‖, que determina não apenas um novo conceito de antologia poético-crítica, revitalizadora de uma história sincrônica da literatura brasileira, conforme indica Haroldo de Campos (1969), mas também projeta um instigante exercício metapoético de formação do leitor literário

There are two inter-related parts to the hypothesis explored in this research. The first is that it is significant to employ fabric as a medium in a fine art context, and the second aspect argues that female artists who choose fabric as their medium should be recognised as 'artists' rather than as crafts practitioners. I propose that in choosing fabric as a medium and sewing as my method of making art, I am working within the framework of contemporary fine art practice. In his essay 'To Cut is to Think' Germano Celant succinctly described the 'cut' made by artists who choose cutting as their process: The cut of the scissor is like the click of a camera or the whirr of a movie camera, like a stroke of the pencil or paintbrush: all these acts decisively isolate a form or representation, marking a surface that generates a reality. The cut puts an end to the traditional representation of the image, dissolving it and then restoring it as a testimony to the artist's vision and understanding. In this light, the cut confers meaning, and its use unites artists, photographers, designers and tailors, who cut their visions from the magma of their materials, whether these be colour or bronze, fabric or film, metal or wool, wood or canvas (1996, p. 31). My own use of the cut, as the bespoke tailor, reinterpreted fabric as paint and utilized pinstriped fabric as a visual metaphor for relationships of power, pink satin as a symbol of the female inclusion and Frank Stella's Black Paintings as a tool to position my work. Therefore, I would claim that I am working towards a conceptual repositioning of fabric as a medium in fine art.

<p>Egentlig depression är en folksjukdom, men i dagsläget är kognitiv beteendeterapi, som fått mest stöd i depressionsforskning, en bristvara. Därav finns ett behov av att med begränsade resurser kunna hjälpa så många patienter som möjligt och då är Internetbaserad självhjälpsbehandling i ett alternativ vid mild till måttlig depression. Denna behandlingsform kan dock inte hjälpa alla, varför de som inte svarat på den inledande behandlingen som ett andra steg bör erbjudas mer intensiv och individualiserad vård; så kallad. stepped care. Vid depression uppvisar vissa patienter sudden gains, det vill säga relativt stora, snabba och stabila minskningar av symptom, som ofta bibehålls på lång sikt.</p><p>Syftet med studien var att undersöka effekten av stepped care vid mild till måttlig depression, vinna ökade kunskaper om sudden gains samt se om överlappningar mellan sudden gains och stepped care fanns.</p><p>85 deltagare inkluderades i studien, varav 69 randomiserades till Internetbaserad självhjälpsbehandling eller live gruppbehandling. Övriga deltagare utgjorde en preferensgrupp där de själva valt Internetbehandling. Båda behandlingsalternativen utgick från samma KBT-baserade behandlingsmoduler, som administrerades under åtta veckor samtidigt som veckovisa självskattningar med MADRS-S hämtades in. Efter avslutad behandling bedömdes vilka deltagare, bland dem som fått Internetbehandling, som var i behov av fortsatt vård och därmed skulle erbjudas ytterligare åtta sessioner med telefonterapi.</p><p>Efter de första åtta veckorna var 70 % av samtliga deltagare utan diagnos och 40 % av deltagarna hade uppvisat sudden gains. Endast 22 % visade sig vid eftermätningen behöva gå vidare till telefonterapi, varav 60 % tackade ja och 40 % fullföljde. Efter avslutad telefonterapi var 75 % av dessa deltagare utan diagnos. En begränsning med studien är att den endast är partiellt randomiserad. Slutsatsen är att den Internetbaserade självhjälpsbehandlingen var så effektiv att få deltagare behövde ytterligare vård i stepped care. De deltagare som uppvisade sudden gains mådde bättre än övriga vid behandlingens slut och fortsatte att må bättre vid enmånadsuppföljning.</p>

Egentlig depression är en folksjukdom, men i dagsläget är kognitiv beteendeterapi, som fått mest stöd i depressionsforskning, en bristvara. Därav finns ett behov av att med begränsade resurser kunna hjälpa så många patienter som möjligt och då är Internetbaserad självhjälpsbehandling i ett alternativ vid mild till måttlig depression. Denna behandlingsform kan dock inte hjälpa alla, varför de som inte svarat på den inledande behandlingen som ett andra steg bör erbjudas mer intensiv och individualiserad vård; så kallad. stepped care. Vid depression uppvisar vissa patienter sudden gains, det vill säga relativt stora, snabba och stabila minskningar av symptom, som ofta bibehålls på lång sikt. Syftet med studien var att undersöka effekten av stepped care vid mild till måttlig depression, vinna ökade kunskaper om sudden gains samt se om överlappningar mellan sudden gains och stepped care fanns. 85 deltagare inkluderades i studien, varav 69 randomiserades till Internetbaserad självhjälpsbehandling eller live gruppbehandling. Övriga deltagare utgjorde en preferensgrupp där de själva valt Internetbehandling. Båda behandlingsalternativen utgick från samma KBT-baserade behandlingsmoduler, som administrerades under åtta veckor samtidigt som veckovisa självskattningar med MADRS-S hämtades in. Efter avslutad behandling bedömdes vilka deltagare, bland dem som fått Internetbehandling, som var i behov av fortsatt vård och därmed skulle erbjudas ytterligare åtta sessioner med telefonterapi. Efter de första åtta veckorna var 70 % av samtliga deltagare utan diagnos och 40 % av deltagarna hade uppvisat sudden gains. Endast 22 % visade sig vid eftermätningen behöva gå vidare till telefonterapi, varav 60 % tackade ja och 40 % fullföljde. Efter avslutad telefonterapi var 75 % av dessa deltagare utan diagnos. En begränsning med studien är att den endast är partiellt randomiserad. Slutsatsen är att den Internetbaserade självhjälpsbehandlingen var så effektiv att få deltagare behövde ytterligare vård i stepped care. De deltagare som uppvisade sudden gains mådde bättre än övriga vid behandlingens slut och fortsatte att må bättre vid enmånadsuppföljning.

The mining of oil sands in the sub-humid region of Northern Alberta, Canada causes large-scale landscape disturbance, which subsequently requires extensive reclamation to re-establish the surface and subsurface hydrology. The reconstructed watersheds examined in this study are located at the Syncrude Canada Limited mine site, 40 km North of Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada. The three experimental reconstructed watersheds, with nominal soil thicknesses of 1.0 m, 0.50 m and 0.35 m comprised a thin layer of peat (15-20 cm) over varying thicknesses of secondary (till) soil, have been constructed to cover saline sodic overburden and to provide sufficient moisture storage for vegetation while minimizing surface runoff and deep percolation to the underlying shale overburden. In order to replicate the hydrological behavior, assess the sustainability, and trace the evolution over time of the reclaimed watersheds, a suitable modeling tool is needed.</p> <p>In this research, a model is developed using the system dynamics approach to simulate the hydrological processes in the three experimental reconstructed watersheds and to assess their ability to provide the various watershed functions. The model simulates the vertical and lateral water movement, surface runoff and evapotranspiration within each watershed. Actual evapotranspiration, which plays an important role in the hydrology of the Canadian semi-arid regions, is simulated using an indexed soil moisture method. The movement of water within the various soil layers of the cover is based on parametric relationships in conjunction with conceptual infiltration models. The feedback relationships among the various dynamic hydrologic processes in the watershed are captured in the developed System Dynamic Watershed Model (SDWM). </p> <p>Most hydrological models are evaluated using runoff as the determining criterion for model calibration and validation, while accounting for the movement of moisture in the soil as a water loss. Since one of the primary objectives of a reconstructed watershed is to maintain the natural flora and fauna, it is important to recognize that soil moisture plays an important role in assessing the performance of the reconstructed watersheds. In turn, soil moisture becomes an influential factor for quantifying the health of the reconstructed watershed. The developed model has been calibrated and validated with data for two years (2001-2002), upholding the sensitive relationship between soil moisture and runoff. Accurate calibration of the model based on simulations of soil moisture in the various soil layers improves its overall performance. The model was subsequently used to simulate the three sub-watersheds for five years, with changing the calibrated model parameters to use them as indicators of watershed evolution. The simulated results were compared with the observed values. </p> <p>The results of the study illustrate that all three watersheds are still evolving. Failure to identify a unique parameter set for simulating the watershed response supports the hypothesis of watershed evolution. Soil moisture exchange between the till and peat layers changed with time in all of the watersheds. There was also a modest change in the water movement from the till to shale layers in each of the sub-watersheds. Vegetation is increasing in all of watersheds although there is an indication that one of the sub-watersheds may be sustaining deep rooted vegetation. The results demonstrate the successful application of the system dynamics approach and the developed model in simulating the hydrology of reconstructed watersheds and the potential for using this approach in assessing complex hydrologic systems.

The mining of oil sands in the sub-humid region of Northern Alberta, Canada causes large-scale landscape disturbance, which subsequently requires extensive reclamation to re-establish the surface and subsurface hydrology. The reconstructed watersheds examined in this study are located at the Syncrude Canada Limited mine site, 40 km North of Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada. The three experimental reconstructed watersheds, with nominal soil thicknesses of 1.0 m, 0.50 m and 0.35 m comprised a thin layer of peat (15-20 cm) over varying thicknesses of secondary (till) soil, have been constructed to cover saline sodic overburden and to provide sufficient moisture storage for vegetation while minimizing surface runoff and deep percolation to the underlying shale overburden. In order to replicate the hydrological behavior, assess the sustainability, and trace the evolution over time of the reclaimed watersheds, a suitable modeling tool is needed.</p> <p>In this research, a model is developed using the system dynamics approach to simulate the hydrological processes in the three experimental reconstructed watersheds and to assess their ability to provide the various watershed functions. The model simulates the vertical and lateral water movement, surface runoff and evapotranspiration within each watershed. Actual evapotranspiration, which plays an important role in the hydrology of the Canadian semi-arid regions, is simulated using an indexed soil moisture method. The movement of water within the various soil layers of the cover is based on parametric relationships in conjunction with conceptual infiltration models. The feedback relationships among the various dynamic hydrologic processes in the watershed are captured in the developed System Dynamic Watershed Model (SDWM). </p> <p>Most hydrological models are evaluated using runoff as the determining criterion for model calibration and validation, while accounting for the movement of moisture in the soil as a water loss. Since one of the primary objectives of a reconstructed watershed is to maintain the natural flora and fauna, it is important to recognize that soil moisture plays an important role in assessing the performance of the reconstructed watersheds. In turn, soil moisture becomes an influential factor for quantifying the health of the reconstructed watershed. The developed model has been calibrated and validated with data for two years (2001-2002), upholding the sensitive relationship between soil moisture and runoff. Accurate calibration of the model based on simulations of soil moisture in the various soil layers improves its overall performance. The model was subsequently used to simulate the three sub-watersheds for five years, with changing the calibrated model parameters to use them as indicators of watershed evolution. The simulated results were compared with the observed values. </p> <p>The results of the study illustrate that all three watersheds are still evolving. Failure to identify a unique parameter set for simulating the watershed response supports the hypothesis of watershed evolution. Soil moisture exchange between the till and peat layers changed with time in all of the watersheds. There was also a modest change in the water movement from the till to shale layers in each of the sub-watersheds. Vegetation is increasing in all of watersheds although there is an indication that one of the sub-watersheds may be sustaining deep rooted vegetation. The results demonstrate the successful application of the system dynamics approach and the developed model in simulating the hydrology of reconstructed watersheds and the potential for using this approach in assessing complex hydrologic systems.

Reproduction de : Thèse de doctorat : Etudes anglophones : Lyon 2 : 2006. / Titre provenant de l'écran-titre. Bibliogr. Index.

The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) is the developer of the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED™) green building scoring system. On first inspection of LEED points, few address water efficiency. However, water management encompasses other points beyond the Water Efficiency (WE) category. In general, the industry is apt to take a somewhat compartmentalized approach to water management. The use of alternative water sources or the reuse of wastewater significantly complicates the water budget picture. A total water management systems approach, taking into consideration water from various sources, both inside and outside the building, should be implemented in order to devise a strategy for optimal reduction of potable water consumption and wastewater generation. Using the STELLA software to create an integrated building water management (IBWM) model provides stakeholders with a tool to evaluate potential water savings under dynamic conditions for a specific project site. Data collection for IBWM model calibration also shows that water consumption trends are unique to each project, and using LEED assumptions about water usage can overestimate or underestimate potential water savings.

Integrated aquaculture systems (IAS) are a type of recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS) where the wastewater is treated and returned to the fish tanks. The important difference between the two is that in an IAS, wastes from the aquaculture component are recovered as fertilizer to produce an agricultural product whereas in an RAS, waste organics, nutrients and solids are treated and discharged. A pilot marine IAS at Mote Aquaculture Research Park in Sarasota, FL was studied for this project. Water quality monitoring, measurements of fish health and growth rates of fish and plants were performed over a two-year period to determine the effectiveness of the system in producing fish and plant products and removing pollutants. The goal of this portion of the project was to develop, calibrate and evaluate a model of the system, to understand the nitrogen transformations within the Mote IAS and to investigate other potential configurations of the Mote IAS. The model was divided into the various compartments to simulate each stage of the system, which included fish tanks, a drum filter for solids removal, and moving bed bioreactor (MBBR) for nitrification and disinfection. A solids tank after the drum filter was used to store the drum filter effluent slurry, which was then divided between three treatment processes: a geotube, a sand filter followed by a plant bed, and a plant bed alone. Nitrogen species modeled were particulate organic nitrogen (PON), dissolved organic nitrogen (DON), ammonium and nitrate. Of the physical components of the IAS, models of the MBBR and the two plant raceways included physical, chemical and biological nitrogen transformation processes. The sand filter, solids tank and geotube models were simple mass balances, incorporating factional removals of each species based on the observed data. Other variables modeled included temperature, dissolved oxygen, volatile suspended solids and chemical oxygen demand concentrations. The model was built in a computer program, STELLATM, to simulate the Mote IAS. The model calibration involved experimental, literature and calibrated parameters. Parameters were adjusted until the model's output was a best fit to the observed data by minimizing the sum of the squared residuals. During the sensitivity analysis, two model parameters caused large variations in the model output. The denitrifier constant caused the most variation to the model's output followed by the denitrifier fraction of volatile suspended solids. Of the removal processes, denitrification was the largest nitrogen removal mechanism from the model, accounting for 59% and 55% of the nitrogen removed from the south and north plant raceways respectively. Plant and soil uptake represented only 0.2% of the overall nitrogen removal processes followed by 0.1% by sedimentation. Finally, the model was used to investigate other treatment designs if the Mote IAS was redesigned. The first option involved a geotube and one plant raceway in series to treat the solid waste while the second option did not have a geotube, but two plant raceways. The first option was the most effective at removing nitrogen while the second was as effective as the original system and would cost less.