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Dreams and Themes in the texts of the “Reaalifantasia” group : Unnatural Minds in Anne Leinonen’s Viivamaalari and J. Pekka Mäkelä’s Muurahaispuu

2017

This article deals with the unnaturally functioning and frame-breaking dreams and the unnatural minds they are connected to in the novels Viivamaalari (2013) by Anne Leinonen and Muurahaispuu (2012) by J. Pekka Mäkelä. The dreams in the novels are discussed as examples of the poetics and thematics of Reaalifantasia, a young Finnish group of authors who in their writings combine fantasy elements with features of other genres. These minds and dreams as well as the ideologically charged themes they foreground are analyzed using the concepts and viewpoints of unnatural narratology. peerReviewed

Potential-assisted deposition of mixed alkanethiol self-assembled monolayers

2010

Abstract Preparation of self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) usually involves passive incubation. The recently developed potential-assisted deposition is indeed more selective as well as 100-fold faster than passive adsorption, thereby enhancing the reproducibility of the monolayer deposition. This article aims to identify the electrodeposition conditions necessary to prepare mixed alkanethiol SAMs on gold surface. Parameters such as concentrations in solution, electrode polarization and deposition time were examined for two chain lengths, C 3 (mercaptopropionic acid, MPA) and C 18 (octadecanethiol, ODT). The kinetics and composition of the SAMs were systematically characterized by reductive st…

Subtropical streams harbour higher genus richness and lower abundance of insects compared to boreal streams, but scale matters

2018

Aim: Biological diversity typically varies between climatically different regions, and regions closer to the equator often support higher numbers of taxa than those closer to the poles. However, these trends have been assessed for a few organism groups, and the existing studies have rarely been based on extensive identical surveys in different climatic regions. Location: We conducted standardized surveys of wadeable streams in a boreal (western Finland) and a subtropical (south-eastern Brazil) region, sampling insects identically from 100 streams in each region and measuring the same environmental variables in both regions. Taxon: Aquatic insects. Methods: Comparisons were made at the scale…

Increasing the flexural capacity of RC beams using steel angles and pre-tensioned stainless steel ribbons

2016

This article presents an experimental programme on reinforced concrete beams retrofitted with steel angles and pre-stressed stainless steel ribbons to increase their flexural strength and ductility. Two different configurations of the steel ribbon were designed, and two companion specimens for each type considered were subjected to a four-point bending test to facilitate a direct comparison in the analysis of the effectiveness of the retrofitting technique. The influence of longitudinal steel angles and transverse stainless steel ribbons is analysed, and the concrete confinement due to stainless steel ribbons examined. The strengthened beams show remarkable increments in flexural strength a…

Validation of a Shear Model for RC and Hybrid Beams with Two Different Inclinations of Transversal Reinforcement

2016

The validation of an analytical model recently proposed for evaluation of the shear capacity in Reinforced Concrete (RC) beams containing multiple inclination of transverse stirrups is presented. The model is a suitable extension of that currently proposed in Eurocode 2 for the evaluation of the shear resistance, and it is derived by means of the the variable-inclination stressfield theory based on Nielsen’s plastic approach. Experimental and numerical data available in the literature on Hybrid Steel-Trussed Concrete Beams (HSTCBs) are used for model validation and result discussion. Finally, also the comparison with a different analytical approach for the assessment of the shear resistance…

Diagrams

2020

Diagrams are two-dimensional representations of a domain in which relations among elements like points, lines, open/bounded regions on a plane match relations among the elements of that domain. Diagrams are means of surrogate reasoning, namely of exploring the possibilities to reduce or eliminate the uncertainty imparted by a problem through operations on external aids. The study of diagrams addresses formal and cognitive issues.

Angļu un amerikāņu romantisma perioda dzeja Viljama Bleika un Emīlijas Dikinsones darbu salīdzinājums

2015

Zinātniskajā darbā tiek analizēta amerikāņu un angļu romantisma perioda dzeja, īpašu vērību veltot Viljama Bleika un Emīlijas Dikinsones dzejai. Teorētiskā daļa sastāv no literatūras pārskata par izvēlēto tēmu. Praktiskā daļa koncentrējas uz angļu un amerikāņu rakstnieku darbu salīdzinājumu analīzi. Pētījuma mērķis ir sniegt salīdzinošu Viljama Bleika un Emīlijas Dikinsones dzejas analīzi, novērtējot viņu lomu amerikāņu un angļu romantisma literatūrā. Iegūtie rezultāti sniedz iespēju atrast galvenās romantisma iezīmes, kas raksturīgas amerikāņu un angļu romantisma dzejai, un iemācīties vairāk par romantisma laika rakstnieku vērtībām un idejām. Lai sasniegtu mērķi, darbā sīkāk analizētas dab…

Egemonia vs. sovranità: oltre lo stato di diritto per un dis-ordine globale? Spunti su alcune forme giuridiche (cosmopolite)

2022

Martha Nussbaum, la pensatrice di Chicago, ha recentemente affermato che le nazioni e le identit�� nazionali sono i migliori ��� e gli unici - strumenti per alimentare la dignit�� universale: l���autonomia individuale e la sovranit�� sono nozioni simili che si sostengono a vicenda, ma il partner politico naturale della concezione kantiana dell���autonomia individuale resta la sovranit�� nazionale, non gi�� la sua sublimazione nella dimensione sovranazionale. Ci�� che, in altre parole, pu�� essere racchiuso nel cd. ���cosmosovranismo���, che muove dagli effetti di ricaduta dei valori globali direttamente conseguenti alle dinamiche del mondo internazionale (e cosmopolita). Il punto di vista d…

Brief an Johann Gottfried Herder

1797

Why are dreams interesting for philosophers? The example of minimal phenomenal selfhood, plus an agenda for future research1

2013

This metatheoretical paper develops a list of new research targets by exploring particularly promising interdisciplinary contact points between empirical dream research and philosophy of mind. The central example is the MPS-problem. It is constituted by the epistemic goal of conceptually isolating and empirically grounding the phenomenal property of “minimal phenomenal selfhood,” which refers to the simplest form of self-consciousness. In order to precisely describe MPS, one must focus on those conditions that are not only causally enabling, but strictly necessary to bring it into existence. This contribution argues that research on bodiless dreams, asomatic out-of-body experiences, and ful…