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Trance-Scripts is an analysis of the social construction of hypnosis, looking at the way in which versions of hypnosis are constituted in various kinds of texts and talk. The analysis is reflexive, in that it highlights its own constructed nature, including how it textually constructs the textually constructed nature of hypnosis. Taking a relativist and social constructionist perspective, hypnosis is revealed (or constructed) as a discursive and social practice, in how it is realized, conducted, reported, disputed, theorized, accounted for, debunked, and so on. The analysis examines a range of written materials on hypnosis, including historical, clinical, and social psychology textbooks, popular media, as well as transcriptions of hypnotic inductions. The thesis uses alternative literary forms (ALFs) as a way of highlighting the textual construction of its own, and others', claims to knowledge, and of creating, caricaturing, and analysing through parody, the thesis's topics. These topics include the connections between poetry, hypnosis, therapy and reflexivity proposed in the thesis, and also the standard uses of ALFs in reflexive work of this kind. Reflexive analysis is produced via a self conscious use of a metaphoric spiral, where analysis can take another turn upon a topic and offer another perspective. Thus, in a discussion on therapy, reflexivity becomes a therapeutic tool with which to confront and quieten the argument that reflexive analysis will result in an infinite regress. The presence of poetry in a social science thesis is intended to challenge conventional sociological and psychological analysis, in which poetry features (if at all) as some kind of social phenomenon, that folk called 'poets' produce, rather than being an appropriate and challenging analytic language, as it is used here. This abstract, given its contents, may be taking its work as a conventional abstract rather seriously. Time for the next turn.

Made available in DSpace on 2015-05-14T12:52:36Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 arquivototal.pdf: 6401083 bytes, checksum: 45769786a95c2d5edf1695bf9411cb49 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2014-03-07 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior - CAPES / The objective of the present dissertation is the process of a compositional formalization out of the principles of the chaos theory and deterministic chaos in order to structure the textural plan of the pieces Logistic Textures II and TexturalCalc, for string orchestra and chamber orchestra, respectively. The dissertation is divided in three chapters, in which there are relevant musical and mathematical definitions, presentation of the used equations and calculi, both plans and, finally, the description of the compositional procedures of the pieces created during the research. Textural process of conexion and contrast, as well as the concepts of absolut density, relative density and complexity we used. The parameters related to these concepts were mapped according to the chaotic development of some non linear systems, with the aid of an application designed specifically for the task. The systems used were the logistic equation and the preyhunter model. This work aims for a better view of the characteristics of a formalizaed compositional process and the usage of the available resources in the contemporary music. / A presente pesquisa teve como objetivo o processo de formalização composicional a partir da utilização de princípios da teoria do caos e do caos determinístico para a estruturação do planejamento textural das obras Logistic Textures II e TexturalCalc, para orquestra de cordas e orquestra de câmera, respectivamente. A dissertação está dividida em três capítulos, nos quais se encontram as definições musicais e matemáticas relevantes ao trabalho, a apresentação das equações e cálculos utilizados, o planejamento textural e, por fim, a descrição dos procedimentos composicionais das peças elaboradas no decorrer da pesquisa. Foram utilizados os processos texturais de conexão e contraste, bem como os conceitos de densidade absoluta, densidade relativa e complexidade. Os parâmetros relacionados a tais conceitos foram mapeados de acordo com o desenvolvimento caótico de determinados sistemas não lineares, com a ajuda de um aplicativo desenvolvido especificamente para tal tarefa. Os sistemas utilizados foram a equação logística e o modelo caça-predador. Este trabalho visa uma melhor compreensão dos aspectos característicos de um processo composicional formalizado e a utilização de recursos disponíveis na música contemporânea.

Submitted by Morgana Silva (morgana_linhares@yahoo.com.br) on 2016-07-19T16:01:38Z No. of bitstreams: 1 arquivototal.pdf: 6228542 bytes, checksum: 95222ab9091e439fc4eea1bd2c9ed8ba (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2016-07-19T16:01:38Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 arquivototal.pdf: 6228542 bytes, checksum: 95222ab9091e439fc4eea1bd2c9ed8ba (MD5) Previous issue date: 2016-03-21 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior - CAPES / The main proposal of this research was to investigate the concept of density in music, to plan and to compose a cycle of three pieces for chamber orchestra titled Dimensões, which were based mainly in the textural density‟s control and in the morphological characterization. For that, we elaborated a tool to achieve the control of the textural density (Strawberry), which was developed originally in this research from a ramification of Wallace Berry‟s density calculation, arose from the author‟s theory about musical texture, presented in his book Structural Functions in Music (1987), complementing it with analytical aspects developed by Didier Guigue in the book Estética da Sonoridade (2011). Concomitantly with the delineation of the densities calculated, we elaborated compositional plans taking as reference practices or formal models used by composers in the 20th Century. / A proposta central da dissertação foi pesquisar o conceito de densidade em música, planejar e compor um ciclo de três peças para orquestra de câmara intitulado Dimensões, baseando-se sobretudo no controle da densidade textural e na caracterização morfológica. Para tanto, elaboramos uma ferramenta para o controle da densidade textural (Strawberry), desenvolvida originalmente nesta pesquisa a partir de um desdobramento do cálculo de densidades oriundo da teoria sobre textura musical de Wallace Berry, apresentada em seu livro Structural Functions in Music (1987), complementando com aspectos analíticos desenvolvidos por Didier Guigue no livro Estética da Sonoridade (2011). Concomitantemente com o delineamento das densidades calculadas, elaboramos planejamentos composicionais tomandose como referência práticas ou modelos formais vivenciados por compositores no século XX.

AgÃncia Nacional do PetrÃleo / Activated carbons are amorphous materials represented by a pore size distribution (PSD) which usually reproduce the experimental isotherm of N2 at 77 K. Presently, we obtain this distribution using the activated carbon slit-pore model and isotherms calculated by molecular simulation. In this study, we have evaluated the extent to which the use of more realistic activated carbon models influences on the characterization, as well as the possibility of representing the activated carbon by a minimum three-pore PSD. Adsorption isotherms were calculated using the Grand Canonical ensemble within the Monte Carlo method, and compared with experimental isotherms of commercial activated carbons. The deconvolution method with non negative least squares was used to determine the PSDs. We observed that the models containing heterogeneity factors were more accurate than the simplified models, and that activated carbons could be well represented by a minimum three-pore distribution without significant loss of precision. Furthermore, we demonstrated that the minimum PSD could be applied to formulate virtual porous carbon models that are useful in the heterogeneity study. Finally, we propose the use of the minimum PSD to replace the classical calculations of average pore size. / Carbonos ativados sÃo materiais amorfos representados por uma distribuiÃÃo de tamanho de poros (PSD) que usualmente reproduz a isoterma experimental de N2 a 77 K. Presentemente esta distribuiÃÃo à obtida com o uso do modelo de carbono ativado de placas paralelas de grafeno e isotermas calculadas por simulaÃÃo molecular. Neste estudo avaliou-se a influÃncia do uso de modelos de poros de carbono ativado mais realistas sobre a caracterizaÃÃo, bem como a possibilidade de representar o carbono ativado por uma PSD mÃnima constituÃda de apenas trÃs poros. Isotermas de adsorÃÃo foram calculadas utilizando-se o algoritmo de Monte Carlo no ensemble grande canÃnico e comparadas com as isotermas experimentais de carbonos ativados comerciais. O mÃtodo de deconvoluÃÃo com mÃnimos quadrados nÃo negativos foi utilizado para determinaÃÃo das PSDs. Observou-se que modelos contendo fatores de heterogeneidade mostraram-se mais precisos que os modelos simplificados. Notou-se ainda que efetivamente o carbono ativado pode ser representado por uma PSD mÃnima de trÃs poros sem perda significativa de precisÃo. AlÃm disso, demonstrou-se que a distribuiÃÃo mÃnima pode ser usada para elaborar modelos virtuais de carbono que sÃo Ãteis no estudo de heterogeneidades. Finalmente propomos o uso da PSD mÃnima em substituiÃÃo ao cÃlculo clÃssico de tamanho mÃdio de poros.

A Thesis submitted to The University of Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Medicine. / Metastatic, treatment‐resistant pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is a rapidly fatal disease that typically carries a bleak prognosis. Contrast‐enhanced CT is the current standard of care tool for imaging evaluation, and repeat imaging is routinely performed in clinical trials. The availability of these imaging data render them exploitable for further analysis. CT texural analysis (CTTA), a quantitative tool for examining a region of interest on CT and generating statistical parameters based on gray‐level pixel data, is powerful technique that has been studied in other cancers and shown to correlate with features such as tumor grade, stage, and prognosis. However, the application of CTTA to PDAC has not been studied. Given the paucity of diagnostic tests to guide therapy, validated CTTA biomarkers could be immensely useful. Identifying PDAC variants that have a relative deficit in DNA repair might allow these cancers to be treated with targeted cytotoxic regimens sooner. Additionally, identifying prognostic CTTA parameters would be useful in gauging the severity of disease. We sought to perform quantitative textural analysis on CT imaging from a clinical trial cohort of patients with metastatic, treatment‐resistant PDAC. We aimed to correlate CTTA features to molecular profiling results (copy number variations obtained by array CGH) and clinical features (overall survival). Metastatic tumor sites from patients with treatment‐resistant PDAC were biopsied and molecularly profiled. Intrachromosal copy number were assessed by CGH in tumor specimens, and patients were treated based on these individual molecular profiling results. Pre‐biopsy portal‐venous phase and non‐contrast CT scans were obtained for retrospective analysis (n=15). CTTA was performed by drawing regions of interest around the primary pancreas adenocarcinoma and the normal pancreas tissue. CTTA parameters including mean positive pixels, entropy, kurtosis, and skewness were derived using the TexRAD platform at texture filtering densities of 0, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 pixels. CTTA values were then compared to intrachromosomal copy number variation (CNV) per tumor and overall survival (OS) post treatment using a Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient. Additional linear regression analysis was performed for positive correlations, and a Kaplan‐Meier statistic was generated for OS using median CTTA entropy. Multivariate analyses for CNV and OS were also performed. CNV were negatively correlated with the kurtosis value of the primary tumor mass using medium texture filtering (p=0.034, n=15). Linear regression revealed a significant negative correlation between kurtosis and CNV (p=0.038). Secondary analysis of the normal pancreas using coarse texture filtering revealed that increasing entropy was associated with decreased OS (p=0.0014, n=12). Using median entropy as a cutoff value (median: 4.165), median OS was greater in the entropy < 4.165 group versus the entropy > 4.165 group (179 days v 43 days; 95% CI 73.137 – 166.87; p=0.004, n=12). This exploratory study with admittedly limited sample size raises interesting questions about the use of CTTA parameters as diagnostic tools and/or biopsy adjuncts in assessing PDAC susceptibility to commercially available cytotoxics. Secondarily, entropy, a potential marker of heterogeneity and inflammation in the normal pancreas, represents an intriguing possibility for gauging prognosis.

Traditional soil classification methods invoke physical differences based on particle size to group soils into textural classes. Resulting groupings are used to make predictions about soil attributes and processes of interest including hydrologic response. My hypothesis is that more useful classification schemes will be created by starting with response and applying an inverse approach to generate soil groupings. I propose an alternative classification scheme based on these hypotheses, using techniques of cluster analysis. The resulting system has high predictive capacity with simplicity comparable to the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture soil textural triangle or other similar classification diagrams. I conclude that: classification is most appropriate when carried out on process and objective specific bases; there is a physical meaning to cluster-based groupings, which allows for more appropriate segregation of response as compared to textural groupings; using clusters, a small number of samples can be used to characterize the range of response.

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Background: Manufacturers have used emulsifying salts universally in the processed cheese industry since James L. Kraft patented the first processed cheese in 1916. My objective was to find alternative ingredients to replace emulsifying salts in processed cheese formulations; the product would follow "clean-labeling" trends and lower the final formulation's sodium content. Materials and Methods: My experiments followed conventional processed cheese formulations to create experimental batches, which were compared to positive and negative controls for significance. Textural, rheological, and melting tests evaluated objective cheese parameters. We observed subjective sensory properties through qualitative descriptive analysis, consumer acceptance panels, and focus groups. Results: We found that aspartic acid, cysteine, and glutamic acid could functionally emulsify a processed cheese formulation, as seen in the Manuscript section of this thesis. Potential future applications can be found under the Optimization Research section of this thesis. Conclusions: Alternative ingredients can make a large change on the processed cheese industry to improve current manufacturing practices and the nutrition of food products. While optimization work can always improve upon formulations, we propose a few formulations that could serve to replace traditional processed cheese practices.