Herbert Bayer���s Chromatics : ���a pure artistic theory���

This paper examines the roots and properties of Herbert Bayer���s chromatic paintings completed between 1966 and 1976. This series of paintings is grounded in advanced theories of color and geometry, first introduced to Bayer as a young architecture apprentice and later developed at the Bauhaus. An investigation of Bayer���s mature reassessment of those early Bauhaus teachings in color theory and the development of his own color system is the underlying focus of this paper. The purpose of this study is to shed light on the significance of the chromatics that have received little attention to date.

Addendum to Perception and Interpretation of Advance Warning Signs on County Roads, HR-256, 1985

This contract extension was granted to analyze data obtained in the original contract period at a level of detail not called for in the original contract nor permitted by the time constraints of the original contract schedule. These further analyses focused on two primary questions: I. What sources of variation can be isolated within the overall pattern of driver recognition errors reported previously for the 16 signs tested in Project HR-256? 2. Were there systematic relations among data on the placement of signs in a simulated signing exercise and data on the respondents' ability to detect the presence of a sign in a visual field or their ability to recognize quickly and correctly a sign shown them or the speed with which these same persons can respond to a sign for a driver decision?

A conspiracy theory for clefts : the syntax and interpretation of cleft constructions

O objetivo final deste estudo �� contribuir para a discuss��o sobre qual a medida em que conceitos sem��nticos e discursivos est��o sintaticamente codificados. Mais especificamente, investiga-se se existe alguma correla����o consistente entre alguns aspetos interpretativos e sint��ticos de quatro constru����es clivadas do Portugu��s Europeu, e como se deve dar conta teoricamente destas potenciais correla����es. As clivadas consideradas s��o as clivadas can��nicas, as pseudoclivadas, as clivadas de �� que e as clivadas de SER. Sintaticamente podemos distinguir dois tipos: clivadas bioracionais (can��nicas e pseudoclivadas) e clivadas mono-oracionais (clivadas de �� que e de SER). Todas as estruturas t��m um constituinte clivado focalizado que pode constituir tanto um foco informacional como um foco contrastivo, e uma ora����o clivada que introduz uma pressuposi����o existencial. Adicionalmente, o constituinte clivado identifica exaustivamente uma posi����o vazia na ora����o clivada. Adota-se a sem��ntica alternativa para o foco (Rooth 1985), segundo a qual o foco entoacional contribui uniformemente um conjunto de alternativas na Forma L��gica. Regras pragm��ticas operando neste conjunto d��o origem a duas implicaturas que podem ser suspensas: pressuposi����o existencial e exaustividade. Dado que as clivadas de �� que e as de SER t��m a mesma interpreta����o que ora����es n��o-clivadas, conclui-se que a sua estrutura sint��tica particular n��o contribui para estas propriedades interpretativas. Em contrapartida, as clivadas bioracionais, que s��o ora����es copulativas especificacionais, t��m uma presuposi����o existencial e uma interpreta����o exaustiva que n��o pode ser suspensa, tal como as ora����es especificacionais n��o-clivadas. Argumenta-se que isto se deve ao facto de o constituinte clivado identificar uma vari��vel introduzida por uma descri����o definida. Demonstra-se que a ora����o clivada, uma relativa em posi����o de complemento de um determinador definido nas clivadas can��nicas e uma relativa livre nas pseudoclivadas, tem a mesma denota����o que um DP definido, e portanto tem uma pressuposi����o existencial inerente. A interpreta����o exaustiva deve-se �� rela����o identificacional entre o constituinte clivado e a descri����o definida. Al��m disso, defende-se que em Portugu��s Europeu um tra��o de foco n��o desencadeia movimento-A��� para um FocP especializado. Os constituintes focalizados movem-se antes por raz��es independentes do foco. Isto �� confirmado pelo facto de apenas o constituinte clivado das clivadas de �� que ter propriedades de movimento A���, os outros parecem estar in situ. Prop��e-se que o constituinte clivado das clivadas de �� que �� um t��pico com um tra��o de foco que se move para um TopP. Esta an��lise d�� conta da exist��ncia de restri����es discursivas semelhantes para t��picos n��o focalizados e para o constituinte clivado das clivadas de �� que. O tra��o quantificacional de foco arrastado pela topicaliza����o d�� origem a efeitos de interven����o, causando a n��o-recursividade do foco na periferia esquerda e a sua incompatibilidade com movimento de outros constituintes com tra��os quantificacionais. A an��lise prediz as restri����es de encaixe observadas para as clivadas de �� que. Finalmente, desenvolve-se uma an��lise sint��tica das clivadas de SER que aproxima estas estruturas das estruturas com part��culas de foco. Prop��e-se que a c��pula �� um operador sens��vel ao foco que �� merged juntamente com o constituinte clivado. As restri����es distribucionais da c��pula devem-se a requisitos selecionais de n��cleos.

The modern study of literature; an introduction to literary theory and interpretation by Richard Green Moulton ...

Introduction: Dominant ideas of modern study: unity, induction, evolution.--book I. Literary morphology: varieties of literature and their underlying principles.--book II. The field and scope of literary study.--book III. Literary evolution as reflected in the history of world literature.--book IV. Literary criticism: the traditional confusion and the modern reconstruction.--book V. Literature as a mode of philosophy.--book VI. Literature as a mode of art. Conclusion: the traditional and the modern study of literature. Syllabus. Works of the author. General index. Seventh impression, June, 1928

Study and interpretation of the chemical characteristics of natural water,

Includes index.

Revised criteria for the assessment and interpretation of occlusal deviations in the deciduous dentition: a public health perspective

Dados secund��rios de uma amostra aleat��ria de pr��-escolares brasileiros foram analisados com o objetivo de avaliar a preval��ncia de desvios oclusais na denti����o dec��dua, que podem adversamente afetar a denti����o permanente, com base em crit��rios revisados. Overjet e overbite apresentaram pontos de corte descritos na literatura para a remo����o dos casos de m�� oclus��o leve. Overjet > 3mm e overbite > 3mm afetaram 16% e 7% das crian��as, respectivamente. No plano sagital foram consideradas apenas as taxas de desvios bilaterais: rela����o molar em degrau distal (9,7%) e mesial (6,0%); rela����o dos caninos Classe 2 (11,0%) e Classe 3 (2,9%). Para os demais desvios n��o foram relatados na literatura crit��rios de severidade. Valores brutos de mordida aberta anterior (27,9%); mordida cruzada posterior (11,3%); apinhamento dent��rio maxilar (7,0%) e mandibular (11,3%) foram registrados. A avalia����o da m�� oclus��o na denti����o dec��dua deve considerar a severidade dos desvios para a identifica����o de casos e n��o-casos de relev��ncia em sa��de p��blica. Enfatiza-se a necessidade de maior consenso e melhora na interpreta����o de dados epidemiol��gicos sobre a m�� oclus��o nesse est��gio de desenvolvimento

The gambin model provides a superior fit to species abundance distributions with a single free parameter : evidence, implementation and interpretation

The species abundance distribution (SAD) has been a central focus of community ecology for over fifty years, and is currently the subject of widespread renewed interest. The gambin model has recently been proposed as a model that provides a superior fit to commonly preferred SAD models. It has also been argued that the model's single parameter (��) presents a potentially informative ecological diversity metric, because it summarises the shape of the SAD in a single number. Despite this potential, few empirical tests of the model have been undertaken, perhaps because the necessary methods and software for fitting the model have not existed. Here, we derive a maximum likelihood method to fit the model, and use it to undertake a comprehensive comparative analysis of the fit of the gambin model. The functions and computational code to fit the model are incorporated in a newly developed free-to-download R package (gambin). We test the gambin model using a variety of datasets and compare the fit of the gambin model to fits obtained using the Poisson lognormal, logseries and zero-sum multinomial distributions. We found that gambin almost universally provided a better fit to the data and that the fit was consistent for a variety of sample grain sizes. We demonstrate how �� can be used to differentiate intelligibly between community structures of Azorean arthropods sampled in different land use types. We conclude that gambin presents a flexible model capable of fitting a wide variety of observed SAD data, while providing a useful index of SAD form in its single fitted parameter. As such, gambin has wide potential applicability in the study of SADs, and ecology more generally.

Recens��o: George Baker, ���Late Criticism��� in Canvases and Careers Today. Criticism and its Markets

Recens��o de: George Baker, "'Late Criticism' in Canvases and Careers Today. Criticism and its Markets", Berlin: Sternberg Press, 2008

P��diatrie. 4. La calprotectine f��cale en p��diatrie: utilisation et interpr��tation [Pediatrics. Fecal calprotectin in children: use and interpretation].

Fecal calprotectin is a small protein released mainly by neutrophils. It is recognized as a reliable, easy and non-invasive biomarker of gastro-intestinal inflammation. Normal values vary with age, with higher cut-off values during the first year of life (<350 microg/g) than in children (<275 microg/g) or adults (<50 microg/g). Fecal calprotectin can be a useful tool in initial evaluation of recurrent abdominal pain, helping to distinguish between functional gastro-intestinal disorders, where it is normal, and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). It is not a specific marker of IBD but is increased in other situations of gastro-intestinal inflammation. In patients with IBD, fecal calprotectin is used to monitor treatment response.