Ḥāshiyat al-imām al-ʻārif bi-Allāh taʻālá Abī al-Barakāt Sayyidī Aḥmad al-Dardīr ʻalá Qiṣṣat al-miʻrāj lil-ʻallāmah al-hammām barakat al-anām Najm al-Din al-Ghayṭī [microform]. Wa-bi-hāmishihā Qiṣṣat al-miʻrāj al-sharīf.

Microfilm.

Applicazione di tecniche di Reliability, Availability e Maintainability analysis in un’azienda produttrice di macchine automatiche. Il caso Ima S.p.A.

Il seguente lavoro di tesi è nato durante un’attività di stage della durata di 7 mesi svolto all’interno della divisione Tea&Coffe di IMA S.p.A., azienda leader mondiale nella produzione di macchine automatiche per il confezionamento di prodotti farmaceutici, cosmetici, alimentari, tè e caffè. Le attività svolte si collocano all’interno di un progetto avviato da IMA per promuovere il passaggio ad un modello di industria necessariamente più evoluta, facendo leva sull’attitudine ad integrare e sviluppare nuove conoscenze e nuove tecnologie interdisciplinari e, allo stesso tempo, di massimizzare la sinergia tra le dimensioni tecnica ed economica, comportando una reale riduzione di sprechi nella filiera produttiva, commerciale ed ambientale. I moderni impianti di produzione devono infatti affrontare una sfida che li vede alla continua ricerca della produttività, ovvero di una produzione che remuneri velocemente e con ampi margini gli investimenti effettuati, della qualità dei prodotti e dei processi di produzione, ovvero della garanzia di soddisfacimento delle aspettative espresse ed inespresse del cliente, e della sicurezza per la salvaguardia della collettività e dell’ambiente. L’obiettivo di questo elaborato è stato quello di effettuare lo studio affidabilistico di una macchina automatica per la produzione di bustine di tè al fine di poterne studiare il suo comportamento al guasto e di elaborare in un secondo momento le politiche manutentive ottimizzate che ne permettano una gestione più efficiente. In questo ambito la macchina è stata scomposta in gruppi e sono stati esaminati tutti i pezzi di ricambio che sono stati richiesti in un arco temporale di durata pari a dieci anni, il fine è quello di poter individuare ed effettuare un’analisi affidabilistica dei componenti critici per poi procedere, attraverso l’uso di piattaforme software quali Weibull++ e Blocksim, col modellarne le distribuzioni statistiche e simulare il funzionamento del sistema nel suo complesso.

Dialogo con Rose Marie Ruiz, ex presidenta ejecutiva del IMA (Costa Rica)

Introducción De larga e intensa trayectoria en la vida académica costarricense, Rose Marie Ruiz ( ex Rectora de la Universidad Nacional, UNA) acaba de finalizar su gestión de dos años como Presidenta Ejecutiva del Instituto Mixto de Ayuda Social (IMAS), A la tarea ahí desarrollada, y a los logros alcanzados, se refiere en esta conversación con Antonieta Camacho y Tomás Saraví, de PERSPECTIVAS RURALES.

Art for architecture's sake?

The Architecture, Disciplinarity and the Arts symposium was organised by the Architecture. Theory, Criticism and History (ATCH) research group at the University of Queensland, run by John Macarthur and Antony Moulis, together with Andrew Leach who joined them last year and organised much of the symposium. The symposium ran for three days in a small room at the Institute of Modern Art (IMA) in Fortitude Valley, Brisbane (generously donated by director Robert Leonard), with about 40 people in attendance. Together with a long question time of an hour after every three speakers, the size of the room and the small number of people made it very different from most architecture or design conferences. The intellectual level of the symposium was high, without the speed dating aspect that one often sees at the Society of Architectural Historians, Australia and New Zealand (SAHANZ) meetings, where endless parallel sessions of short papers create an occasionally disorientating cacophony of words. The symposium was deliberately, unapologetically academic and the intimate nature of the forum made the discussion rich and collaborative, with an active audience. The title of the symposium, 'Architecture, Disciplinarity and the Arts', reflects the connection that already exists between the art history and the architectural history community in Brisbane, with both groups regularly attending each other's functions.

Numerical simulation for the 3D seepage flow with fractional derivatives in porous media

In this paper, the numerical simulation of the 3D seepage flow with fractional derivatives in porous media is considered under two special cases: non-continued seepage flow in uniform media (NCSFUM) and continued seepage flow in non-uniform media (CSF-NUM). A fractional alternating direction implicit scheme (FADIS) for the NCSF-UM and a modified Douglas scheme (MDS) for the CSF-NUM are proposed. The stability, consistency and convergence of both FADIS and MDS in a bounded domain are discussed. A method for improving the speed of convergence by Richardson extrapolation for the MDS is also presented. Finally, numerical results are presented to support our theoretical analysis.

Stability and convergence of an implicit numerical method for the non-linear fractional reaction-subdiffusion process

In this paper, we consider the following non-linear fractional reaction–subdiffusion process (NFR-SubDP): Formula where f(u, x, t) is a linear function of u, the function g(u, x, t) satisfies the Lipschitz condition and 0Dt1–{gamma} is the Riemann–Liouville time fractional partial derivative of order 1 – {gamma}. We propose a new computationally efficient numerical technique to simulate the process. Firstly, the NFR-SubDP is decoupled, which is equivalent to solving a non-linear fractional reaction–subdiffusion equation (NFR-SubDE). Secondly, we propose an implicit numerical method to approximate the NFR-SubDE. Thirdly, the stability and convergence of the method are discussed using a new energy method. Finally, some numerical examples are presented to show the application of the present technique. This method and supporting theoretical results can also be applied to fractional integrodifferential equations.

New stress and velocity fields for highly frictional granular materials

The idealised theory for the quasi-static flow of granular materials which satisfy the Coulomb-Mohr hypothesis is considered. This theory arises in the limit that the angle of internal friction approaches $\pi/2$, and accordingly these materials may be referred to as being `highly frictional'. In this limit, the stress field for both two-dimensional and axially symmetric flows may be formulated in terms of a single nonlinear second order partial differential equation for the stress angle. To obtain an accompanying velocity field, a flow rule must be employed. Assuming the non-dilatant double-shearing flow rule, a further partial differential equation may be derived in each case, this time for the streamfunction. Using Lie symmetry methods, a complete set of group-invariant solutions is derived for both systems, and through this process new exact solutions are constructed. Only a limited number of exact solutions for gravity driven granular flows are known, so these results are potentially important in many practical applications. The problem of mass flow through a two-dimensional wedge hopper is examined as an illustration.

Some novel techniques of parameter estimation for the dynamical models in biological systems

Inverse problems based on using experimental data to estimate unknown parameters of a system often arise in biological and chaotic systems. In this paper, we consider parameter estimation in systems biology involving linear and non-linear complex dynamical models, including the Michaelis–Menten enzyme kinetic system, a dynamical model of competence induction in Bacillus subtilis bacteria and a model of feedback bypass in B. subtilis bacteria. We propose some novel techniques for inverse problems. Firstly, we establish an approximation of a non-linear differential algebraic equation that corresponds to the given biological systems. Secondly, we use the Picard contraction mapping, collage methods and numerical integration techniques to convert the parameter estimation into a minimization problem of the parameters. We propose two optimization techniques: a grid approximation method and a modified hybrid Nelder–Mead simplex search and particle swarm optimization (MH-NMSS-PSO) for non-linear parameter estimation. The two techniques are used for parameter estimation in a model of competence induction in B. subtilis bacteria with noisy data. The MH-NMSS-PSO scheme is applied to a dynamical model of competence induction in B. subtilis bacteria based on experimental data and the model for feedback bypass. Numerical results demonstrate the effectiveness of our approach.

Clichés, communication and the meaning of existence

This catalogue essay discusses the work of contemporary Brisbane artist Grant Stevens. It provides a survey of his video work and discusses the artist's use of cliche and other mediated formulas to explore the nature of media and its impact on consciousness in the early 21st century.

Running dry : Brisbane's public fountains

"Does heat have a cooling effect on culture? Sweat argues the reverse: culture thrives in the subtropical zones. While acknowledging that the subtropical generates ambivalence—being cast as alternately idyllic or hellish—Sweat nonetheless seeks to develop the specific voices of subtropical cultures. The uneasy place of this sweaty discourse is explored across art, literature, architecture, and the built environment. In particular, Sweat focuses on the most commonly experienced situation, the everyday house. While it addresses subjects from Japan, Brazil, and France, Sweat centres on Brisbane, Queensland—long in the shadow of Sydney and Melbourne in the Australian cultural psyche—due to its enduring and self-conscious attention to subtropical living..." -- online book description

Critical time scales for advection–diffusion–reaction processes

The concept of local accumulation time (LAT) was introduced by Berezhkovskii and coworkers in 2010–2011 to give a finite measure of the time required for the transient solution of a reaction–diffusion equation to approach the steady–state solution (Biophys J. 99, L59 (2010); Phys Rev E. 83, 051906 (2011)). Such a measure is referred to as a critical time. Here, we show that LAT is, in fact, identical to the concept of mean action time (MAT) that was first introduced by McNabb in 1991 (IMA J Appl Math. 47, 193 (1991)). Although McNabb’s initial argument was motivated by considering the mean particle lifetime (MPLT) for a linear death process, he applied the ideas to study diffusion. We extend the work of these authors by deriving expressions for the MAT for a general one–dimensional linear advection–diffusion–reaction problem. Using a combination of continuum and discrete approaches, we show that MAT and MPLT are equivalent for certain uniform–to-uniform transitions; these results provide a practical interpretation for MAT, by directly linking the stochastic microscopic processes to a meaningful macroscopic timescale. We find that for more general transitions, the equivalence between MAT and MPLT does not hold. Unlike other critical time definitions, we show that it is possible to evaluate the MAT without solving the underlying partial differential equation (pde). This makes MAT a simple and attractive quantity for practical situations. Finally, our work explores the accuracy of certain approximations derived using the MAT, showing that useful approximations for nonlinear kinetic processes can be obtained, again without treating the governing pde directly.

Two ways : between tradition and innovation

Can art be simultaneously modern and traditional? This short piece examines the perplexities involved in seeking to address both cultural parameters at once in indigenous art of Australia.

"Introduction"

Does heat have a cooling effect on culture? Sweat argues the reverse: culture thrives in the subtropical zones. While acknowledging that the subtropical generates ambivalence—being cast as alternately idyllic or hellish—Sweat nonetheless seeks to develop the specific voices of subtropical cultures. The uneasy place of this sweaty discourse is explored across art, literature, architecture, and the built environment. In particular, Sweat focuses on the most commonly experienced situation, the everyday house. While it addresses subjects from Japan, Brazil, and France, Sweat centres on Brisbane, Queensland—long in the shadow of Sydney and Melbourne in the Australian cultural psyche—due to its enduring and self-conscious attention to subtropical living.

Place and displacement : southeast Queensland architecture

The "vernacular" housing tradition of southeast Queensland is easily identifiable. Its history is more complex. This study seeks to challenge two popular conceptions of the "Queenslander" history by showing that they actually provide contradictory explanations. The aim is to produce a more complex account of local architecture and its historical explanation so that both its past and its present practices can be better understood as a distinctly subtropical idiom. This discussion shows that such practices may respond to common concerns but that are also ever-changing.