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Regularization of spherical and axisymmetric evolution codes in numerical relativity
2007
Several interesting astrophysical phenomena are symmetric with respect to the rotation axis, like the head-on collision of compact bodies, the collapse and/or accretion of fields with a large variety of geometries, or some forms of gravitational waves. Most current numerical relativity codes, however, can not take advantage of these symmetries due to the fact that singularities in the adapted coordinates, either at the origin or at the axis of symmetry, rapidly cause the simulation to crash. Because of this regularity problem it has become common practice to use full-blown Cartesian three-dimensional codes to simulate axi-symmetric systems. In this work we follow a recent idea idea of Rinne…
Eye tracking analysis of minor details in films for audio description
2012
This article focuses on the many instances when minute details found in feature films may have direct implications upon the development of both the visual and plot narratives. The main question we would like to ask examines whether very subtle details which may easily go unnoticed by the viewer should be audio described. To assess the visual consciousness of such minute details, a perception experiment was conducted using eye-tracking technology and questionnaires. Though the result is not conclusive, it shows a clear methodological approach in the field of the audio description of visual details, and does give some indication as to what should be taken into consideration in future studies …
Multi-sensory approaches to (audio) describing the visual arts
2012
Making art accessible to blind patrons requires the ability to convey explicit and implicit visual messages through non-visual forms. Audio description is often seen as the best way to offer visual texts to blind people; however, one may query whether words alone are sufficient to convey the subtleties of art and to transport the emotional charge such works offer. It is a fact that the dialogue between words and touch may allow these particular “readers” to “see” art in its tangible forms, but perhaps more is needed if one is to give them the opportunity to live the art experience to the full. This article discusses different multi-sensory approaches to making art available to visually impa…
Lyrics against images: music and audio description
2012
Music has been an integral part of films from as far back as the silent movie era, where a piano accompaniment was used to build the narrative and an orchestra was used to drown out the sound of the projector. Music in films can encompass a wide array of elements, from a song to a whistle, and can play many roles, as has been commented upon by many researchers. Due to the relevance of music in film narrative, it is an element which merits attention when it comes to making a film accessible, be it through Audio description, Audio subtitling, Sign Language or Subtitling for the Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing. This article focuses on Audio description (AD) and how music is handled in audio described…
The interaction of codes in dubbing: wordplay and visual restrictions
2012
The following paper delves into the complex transfer of humour focusing on a recurring problem that appears when dubbing comedies: wordplay partially transmitted by image. It analyses the factors that have a bearing on translation and illustrates the various translation techniques with scenes from the Marx Brothers' filmography. Finally, it details the conclusions obtained from the analysis of the dubbing of 74 puns with visual restriction and its comparison with 116 cases where there is no such restriction.
Visual perception and audiovisual translation: directed vision
2012
This paper is based on the premise that “some of the basic skills needed to understand film and television are identical to those necessary for natural visual perception” (Grodal 1999: 76). Perception is an unconscious and natural way of interpreting our environment based on prior experience and learning. In contrast to the deeply rooted Western belief that image is universal and true, our argument is that visual perception is a cognitive process determined by prior experience, environment, context, cultural values and motivation. This paper analyzes the application of cognitive research on visual perception in audiovisual narrative strategies and its implications for the study of the audio…
Artesunate Activates Mitochondrial Apoptosis in Breast Cancer Cells via Iron-catalyzed Lysosomal Reactive Oxygen Species Production
2011
The antimalarial agent artesunate (ART) activates programmed cell death (PCD) in cancer cells in a manner dependent on the presence of iron and the generation of reactive oxygen species. In malaria parasites, ART cytotoxicity originates from interactions with heme-derived iron within the food vacuole. The analogous digestive compartment of mammalian cells, the lysosome, similarly contains high levels of redox-active iron and in response to specific stimuli can initiate mitochondrial apoptosis. We thus investigated the role of lysosomes in ART-induced PCD and determined that in MCF-7 breast cancer cells ART activates lysosome-dependent mitochondrial outer membrane permeabilization. ART impac…
De la visión y el espanto : el tacto suspendido y la experiencia ante el límite
2017
En la pintura del pintor bogotano Epifanio Garay (1849-1903), “La mujer del Levita”, la fascinación y el espanto entran en escena. El acto representado da pie para formular un diálogo con lo que sugería Pascal Quignard cuando decía que para los romanos “el sexo estaba ligado al espanto”. A partir de esta premisa, las próximas páginas se proponen dialogar con todo aquello que para los antiguos prefiguraba la interdicción ante todo cadáver: “no tocar”. Sin embargo, se verá que todo se juega en el momento en que, en la escena de la pintura, el tacto se suspende y la prohibición es puesta en suspenso. La mirada del horror, la mirada tautológica, los ojos del éxtasis, son algunos de los canales …
Dominus qui incepit ipse perficiat: exhortaciones de fray Josep Mercader a las monjas dominicas del monasterio de Montesión en Barcelona (1740-1745)
2016
Resumen: De entre la galeria de personajes interesantes que nos ofrece el convento dominicano de Santa Catalina virgen y martir de Barcelona en el siglo XVIII destaca fray Josep Mercader (profesion 1720-1779). Un apartado importante aunque «intimo» de su obra lo constituyen las once breves exhortaciones que entre los anos 1740-1745 dirigio a las monjas dominicas del monasterio barcelones de Montesion con ocasion de las ceremonias de recepcion y profesion. En estos 20 folios podemos encontrar el discurso que un dominico cualificado dirigio a las monjas de clausura de su orden en dos momentos tan significativos de su trayectoria religiosa. Palabras clave: Josep Mercader, Dominicos (frailes y …
La asimilación de Barba Azul con la figura del tirano en las obras de Perrault y Bartók
2011
De acuerdo con Paul Ricoeur, se puede acceder a toda relación simbólica desde tres diferentes niveles de comprensión; a saber, uno cósmico, uno onírico y uno poético. El estudio de cada uno de ellos aportará una serie de directrices que, puestas en común con las restantes, permitirán la observación de rasgos análogos y sintomáticos en el texto trabajado, lo que posibilitará comprender, más allá de cuanto en la narración resulta explícito, aquello que permanece en la oscuridad del proceso formativo. Aplicaremos estas propuestas sobre el Barba Azul de Perrault para confrontarlas con la obra homónima de Bartók y desvelar, de este modo, las sorprendentes asimilaciones encontradas entre el señor…