Diploma work New Flesh? The Limits of the Body in the Films by David Cronenberg deals with the human body as one of the main motives in the filmography of the Canadian director David Cronenberg. Its mission is to implicate new approaches to the human body in the theories of postmodern philosophy, philosophy of media and posthuman therories, which fundamentally transform the principles of previously applied concept of body and mind dualism and point out that media and new technologies has a significant influence on our perception of a human body. New approaches to the human flesh and fleshliness are applied in the final part of this work through the interpretation of selected movies by David Cronenberg - Videodrome and eXistenZ. The main point of this work is to show the complete change of conception and perception of the human flesh, which is summary reviewing here as a "new flesh". Key words body - controlled body - body extension - reality - hyperreality - media - new technologies - cyborg - post-human - body horror - new flesh

This thesis examines the representation of the lives and performances of tawa'if and rudali in South Asian cinema to understand their marginalization as performers, and their significance in the collective consciousness of the producers and consumers of Indian cultural artifacts. The critical textual analysis of six South Asian films reveals these women as caste-amorphous within the system of social stratification in India, and therefore captivating in the potential they present to achieve a complex and multi-faceted definition of culture. Qualitative interviews with 4 Indian classical dance instructors in Portland, Oregon and performative observations of dance events indicate the importance of these performers in perpetuating and developing Indian cultural artifacts, and illustrate the value of a multi-layered, performative methodological approach. These findings suggest that marginality in performance is a useful and dynamic site from which to investigate the processes of cultural communication, producing findings that augment sole textual analysis.

Collision avoidance systems have become an integrated part of modern vehicles and aim to avoid accidents or mitigate the crash severity for the occupant. For example, the autonomous emergency braking system influences the pre-crash state of the occupant in sitting posture, stress state, or velocity. The occupant might try to retain its posture by activating muscles, which induce muscle bracing and could counteract the movement of the occupant in the pre-crash phase.  Therefore, it is essential to study the influence of active musculature on occupant response in pre-crash and crash events. A finite element human body model (HBM) with and without closed-loop muscle activation control was used to simulate the occupant response during those events. Comparing the HBM responses & head kinematics reveal an influence of muscle bracing in the evasive braking manoeuvre. Simulating the pre-crash and in-crash phase in two stages can provide multiple benefits. However, the correlation between a single-stage simulation (baseline) and a two-stage simulation needs to be investigated. The baseline simulation uses an active HBM to model an occupant during an evasive braking manoeuvre and the muscles are deactivated when entering the frontal impact phase. The parameters of the final pre-crash state, which are needed to mimic the baseline’s response when transitioning from the pre-crash to the in-crash event are investigated in this study. For that reason, sitting position, stress state and velocity are transferred respectively to the initial passive in-crash HBM state. The simulations enabled the comparison of occupant response and calculation of cross-correlation. Each retainment strategy gave a good cross-correlation with the baseline simulation. / Kollisionsundvikande system har blivit en viktig del i moderna fordon där syftet är att undvika olyckor samt att minska allvarhetsgraden av olyckor för de åkande. Ett exempel är nödbromssystem som kan påverka den åkandes initiala tillstånd direkt före en krock som, till exempel, sittposition, spänningstillstånd, eller initial hastighet inför krock. Den åkande kan försöka att bibehålla sin hållning genom att aktivera sina muskler vilket påverkar rörelsen av dess kropp under för-krocks fasen. Det är därför viktigt att studera hur aktiva muskler påverkar rörelsen av kroppen hos den åkande under både före krocksfasen och själva krockfasen. En finit element humanmodell (HBM) med och utan reglerad muskelaktivitet används för att prediktera responsen hos den åkande i båda faserna. En jämförelse mellan simuleringarna visar att aktiva muskler kan påverka åkandekinematiken under bromsningsförloppet. Att simulera fasen före krock och fasen under krock i två steg kan medföra flera fördelar. Korrelationen mellan en enkelstegssimulering (originalsimulering) och en tvåstegssimulering måste dock studeras. Som originalsimulering används en aktiv HBM för att modellera den åkande under för-krocksfasen där den reglerade muskelaktiviteten inaktiveras under krockfasen. I denna studie undersöks den åkandes initiala tillstånd före krocken som behövs för att efterlikna originalsimulerings respons vid övergången från för-krocksfasen till krockfasen. Av den anledningen mappas det passiva HBM-tillståndet till det slutliga tillståndet av före krocksfasen för sittposition, spänningstillstånd respektive hastighet. Simuleringarna möjliggjorde en jämförelse av åkande respons och beräkning av korskorrelation. Varje mappningsstrategi gav en bra korskorrelation med originalsimuleringen.

Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) is a significant hazard to electronic components and systems. Based on a specific processing technology, a given circuit application requires a customized ESD consideration that includes the devices’ operating voltage, leakage current, breakdown constraints, and footprint. As new technology nodes mature every 3-5 years, design of effective ESD protection solutions has become more and more challenging due to the narrowed design window, elevated electric field and current density, as well as new failure mechanisms that are not well understood. The endeavor of this research is to develop novel, effective and robust ESD protection solutions for both emerging technologies and modern complementary metal–oxide–semiconductor (CMOS) technologies. The Si nanowire field-effect transistors are projected by the International Technology Roadmap for Semiconductors as promising next-generation CMOS devices due to their superior DC and RF performances, as well as ease of fabrication in existing Silicon processing. Aiming at proposing ESD protection solutions for nanowire based circuits, the dimension parameters, fabrication process, and layout dependency of such devices under Human Body Mode (HBM) ESD stresses are studied experimentally in company with failure analysis revealing the failure mechanism induced by ESD. The findings, including design methodologies, failure mechanism, and technology comparisons should provide practical knowhow of the development of ESD protection schemes for the nanowire based integrated circuits. Organic thin-film transistors (OTFTs) are the basic elements for the emerging flexible, printable, large-area, and low-cost organic electronic circuits. Although there are plentiful studies focusing on the DC stress induced reliability degradation, the operation mechanism of OTFTs iv subject to ESD is not yet available in the literature and are urgently needed before the organic technology can be pushed into consumer market. In this work, the ESD operation mechanism of OTFT depending on gate biasing condition and dimension parameters are investigated by extensive characterization and thorough evaluation. The device degradation evolution and failure mechanism under ESD are also investigated by specially designed experiments. In addition to the exploration of ESD protection solutions in emerging technologies, efforts have also been placed in the design and analysis of a major ESD protection device, diodetriggered-silicon-controlled-rectifier (DTSCR), in modern CMOS technology (90nm bulk). On the one hand, a new type DTSCR having bi-directional conduction capability, optimized design window, high HBM robustness and low parasitic capacitance are developed utilizing the combination of a bi-directional silicon-controlled-rectifier and bi-directional diode strings. On the other hand, the HBM and Charged Device Mode (CDM) ESD robustness of DTSCRs using four typical layout topologies are compared and analyzed in terms of trigger voltage, holding voltage, failure current density, turn-on time, and overshoot voltage. The advantages and drawbacks of each layout are summarized and those offering the best overall performance are suggested at the end

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[ES] La presente tesis lleva por título En la piel de la latexgrafía: una propuesta creativa para la gráfica actual. Investigación en la que se reúnen los aportes diferenciales de la latexgrafía como técnica inédita de grabado y estampación en el campo de la gráfica expandida en el arte contemporáneo. Partimos de la creación artística en relación a la noción del cuerpo, y propiamente de la piel como frontera simbólica entre nuestro ser y el mundo; superficie en cuya huella se registra la memoria gráfica de nuestra existencia e identidad, la misma que gracias a la implementación de nuestra técnica, podemos transmutar en material expresivo, en el marco de un proceso creativo colaborativo entre el público y nosotros. En una primera parte elaboramos una introducción a la técnica de la latexgrafía, su sentido y práctica, contemplando los conceptos más relevantes y la sistematización del proceso a través de la identificación, descripción y justificación de sus variables. Posteriormente estudiamos los antecedentes y ejes teórico-prácticos de los discursos de la gráfica expandida, con los cuales nos identificamos, para finalmente enumerar los aportes diferenciales, que, desde la latexgrafía, hacemos al ámbito artístico actual. En una segunda parte hacemos una aproximación a las reflexiones poéticas que desde la práctica latexgráfica hemos tejido alrededor de los conceptos del cuerpo, su imagen y las metáforas de la piel, desde una perspectiva interdisciplinar conjugando tanto los aportes de los referentes artísticos como las aproximaciones que desde la filosofía, sociología, antropología y medicina se dan a los conceptos en cuestión, desde mediados del siglo XX a nuestros días en occidente. Finalmente, la tercera parte la dedicamos a la investigación artística comprendida en el corpus de obra propia, donde presentamos los resultados obtenidos a partir del proyecto Embodied Memory, exposición individual conceptualizada y ejecutada en el marco de esta tesis, así como los últimos avances alcanzados en relación a la latexgrafía, en las piezas desarrolladas en el transcurso del año 2021. / [CA] La present tesi porta per títol En la pell de la latexgrafía: una proposta creativa per a la gràfica actual. Investigació en la qual es reuneixen les aportacions diferencials de la latexgrafía com a tècnica inèdita de gravat i estampació en el camp de la gràfica expandida en l'art contemporani. Partim de la creació artística en relació a la noció del cos, i pròpiament de la pell com a frontera simbòlica entre el nostre ésser i el món; superfície en la petjada de la qual es registra la memòria gràfica de la nostra existència i identitat, la mateixa que gràcies a la implementació de la nostra tècnica, podem transmutar en material expressiu, en el marc d'un procés creatiu col·laboratiu entre el públic i nosaltres. En una primera part elaborem una introducció a la tècnica de la latexgrafía, el seu sentit i pràctica, contemplant els conceptes més rellevants i la sistematització del procés a través de la identificació, descripció i justificació de les seues variables. Posteriorment estudiem els antecedents i eixos teoricopràctics dels discursos de la gràfica expandida, amb els quals ens identifiquem, per a finalment enumerar les aportacions diferencials, que, des de la latexgrafía, fem a l'àmbit artístic actual. En una segona part fem una aproximació a les reflexions poètiques que des de la pràctica latexgráfica hem teixit al voltant dels conceptes del cos, la seua imatge i les metàfores de la pell, des d'una perspectiva interdisciplinària conjugant tant les aportacions dels referents artístics com les aproximacions que des de la filosofia, sociologia, antropologia i medicina es donen als conceptes en qüestió, des de mitjan segle XX als nostres dies en occident. Finalment, la tercera part la dediquem a la investigació artística compresa en el corpus d'obra pròpia, on presentem els resultats obtinguts a partir del projecte Embodied Memory, exposició individual conceptualitzada i executada en el marc d'aquesta tesi, així com els últims avanços aconseguits en relació a la latexgrafía, en les peces desenvolupades en el transcurs de l'any 2021. / [EN] This thesis is entitled In the skin of latexgraphy: a creative proposal for current graphics. Research that brings together the differential contributions of latexgraphy as a unique printmaking technique in the field of expanded graphics in contemporary art. We start from the artistic creation in relation to the notion of the body, and properly of the skin as a symbolic border between our being and the world; surface in whose imprint the graphic memory of our existence and identity is recorded, the same that thanks to the implementation of our technique, we can transmute into an expressive material, within the framework of a collaborative creative process between the public and us. In the first part, we elaborate an introduction to the technique of latexgraphy, its meaning and practice, contemplating the most relevant concepts and the systematization of the process through the identification, description and justification of its variables. Later we study the antecedents and theoretical-practical axes of the discourses of expanded graphics, with which we identify our research, to finally list the differential contributions that, from latexgraphy, we make to the current artistic field. In a second part we make an approach to the poetic reflections that from latexgraphic practice we have woven around the concepts of the body, its image and the metaphors of the skin, from an interdisciplinary perspective combining both the contributions of artistic references and the approaches that from philosophy, sociology, anthropology and medicine are given to the concepts in question, from the mid-twentieth century to the present day in the West. Finally, the third part is dedicated to the artistic research included in the corpus of own work, where we present the results obtained from the Embodied Memory project, an individual exhibition conceptualized and executed within the framework of this thesis, as well as the latest advances made in relation to latexgraphy, in the pieces developed during the year 2021. / Romero Cubero, P. (2021). En la piel de la latexgrafía: una propuesta creativa para la gráfica actual [Tesis doctoral]. Universitat Politècnica de València. https://doi.org/10.4995/Thesis/10251/180179

Human body is a complex system organized at different levels such as cells, tissues and organs, which contributes to 11 important organ systems. The functional efficiency of this complex system is evaluated as health. Traditional healthcare is unable to accommodate everyone's need due to the ever-increasing population and medical costs. With advancements in technology and medical research, traditional healthcare applications are shaping into smart healthcare solutions. Smart healthcare helps in continuously monitoring our body parameters, which helps in keeping people health-aware. It provides the ability for remote assistance, which helps in utilizing the available resources to maximum potential. The backbone of smart healthcare solutions is Internet of Things (IoT) which increases the computing capacity of the real-world components by using cloud-based solutions. The basic elements of these IoT based smart healthcare solutions are called "things." Things are simple sensors or actuators, which have the capacity to wirelessly connect with each other and to the internet. The research for this dissertation aims in developing architectures for these things, focusing on IoT-based smart healthcare solutions. The core for this dissertation is to contribute to the research in smart healthcare by identifying applications which can be monitored remotely. For this, application-specific thing architectures were proposed based on monitoring a specific body parameter; monitoring physical health for family and friends; and optimizing the power budget of IoT body sensor network using human body communications. The experimental results show promising scope towards improving the quality of life, through needle-less and cost-effective smart healthcare solutions.

Text in Afrikaans / This pastoral-narrative study pans the stories of multi disabled children's parents for story elements and account resources that lead to the development of alternative realities on the dominant reality of "disability". With a postmodern epistemology and postmodern theological background this study was performed with a qualitative narrative research approach. In this study the stories of eight multi "disabled children's parents are utilized. Story elements and account resources from social structures and existence are highlighted and discussed. Examples of this are family, circle of friends, hope and parental love. The account of this study underlines the value that alternative realities on the dominant reality of "disability" can add to the quality on how people experience life. It also services as prove of people's riches of inner power and resilience. / Practical Theology / M.Th.

Sickness and healing expenence is universal, but the context in which both are perceived and dealt with is particular. Culture and the individual constitute the universal context. The social structures, values, beliefs, the symbol system of a culture and the tendency of the individual to act upon his existence within cultural parameters, inform the particular context. The relationship that exists between culture and the individual is best described as dialectic. The concept of dialect is the theoretical tool to analytically show how this relationship works out in real life. At the base of this relationship operates conflict. Sickness, or permanent ill health since early childhood as shown in an in-depth case study, triggers conflict on at least two levels: the personal-psychological and the socio­ cultural level. To effectively deal with sickness and the inner conflicts caused by it, is to channel the motivation to resolve them by way of employing a symbolic idiom, a cultural symbol that attains personal meaning. G. Chewe P. of Bemba ethnicity, the main actor of this thesis, demonstrates how his life experience of sickness made various symbols become operational, how he filled them with personal meaning, and that there was no hiatus between the public and private domain. Healing requires more than medical aid. Cultural symbols that become personal symbols are often tied into religious experience of some kind. Individuals who successfully employ personal symbols eventually achieve healing because the symbolic idiom helps them to resolve intrapsychic conflict. Missiology cannot escape from two realities: culture and the individual. If anything, missiology must be interested in culture and the individual. Missiology, in the role of aide-de-camps of the Christian Mission, shows the history of how individuals connect to God, and how God transforms them in their cultural environment. To be able to achieve both goals, the issues of context and conflict must be addressed. This thesis seeks to account for the dialectic between culture and the individual, how context and conflict shaped the person and the Christian G. Chewe P. of Bemba ethnicity, and how he acted upon this context to resolve his travail. / Christian Spirituality, Church History and Missiology / D. Th (Missiology)

This thesis examines selected aspects of the Việt Ethnic group paremiology based on field research which was carried out from January to June 2012 in Ho Chi Minh City. First, the thesis focuses on facts about paremiology and the Việt Ethnic group's language in general. Then, field research based on a quantitative survey regarding usage and knowledge about proverbs in Vietnam is included. Thesis deals in detail with the basic contextual symbolic nature of proverbs. Finally, chronological examination of some proverbs and their approximate age is incorporated.