Renovating the old Student Union patio, Chapman College, Orange, California

Renovating the old Student Union patio, Chapman College, Orange, California, 1973. The Australian tea trees were moved from the music building site. Originally the manual arts building and bus repair garage for Orange Union High School. Building annex additions through 1975 increased the size to 19,680 sq. ft. Used as a student union by Chapman College. In 1996 the building became the Cecil B. DeMille Hall, housing the Film and TV department.

Renovating the old Student Union patio, Chapman College, Orange, California, 1973

Renovating the old Student Union patio, Chapman College, Orange, California, 1973. The Australian tea trees were moved from the music building site. Originally the manual arts building and bus repair garage for Orange Union High School. Building annex additions through 1975 increased the size to 19,680 sq. ft. Used as a student union by Chapman College. In 1996 the building became the Cecil B. DeMille Hall, housing the Film and TV department.

Painting signage on old Student Union, Chapman College, Orange, California

Painting signage on old Student Union, Chapman College, Orange, California, as part of a campus renewal project in 1973. Originally the manual arts building and bus repair garage for Orange Union High School. Building annex additions through 1975 increased the size to 19,680 sq. ft. Used as a student union by Chapman College. In 1996 the building became the Cecil B. DeMille Hall, housing the Film and TV department.

Etniska stereotyper på film : med utgångspunkt i amerikansk film med ryska motiv (2008-2011)

Filmmediet idag är den mest populära formen av masskultur. Med sin världstäckande genomslagskraft och sitt stereotypa porträtterande av verklighet, påverkar filmen världsåskådningen för människor runtom i världen. Ett brinnande ämne i amerikansk film har alltid varit Ryssland, på grund av de politiska motsättningarna och den historiska rivaliteten med USA. Studiens syfte är att undersöka hur Ryssland porträtteras i amerikanska filmer från perioden för presidenterna Dmitrij Medvedevs respektive Barack Obamas första mandatperiod. Frågeställningen för uppsatsen är: hur ser stereotypa föreställningar om Ryssland ut i amerikansk film 2008-2011? Trettiotal filmer med ryska motiv valdes ut för undersökningen och analyserades utifrån de visuella och sociala aspekterna. Resultatet visar på att det förekommer tre skikt av stereotyper om Ryssland: de eviga, som har existerat i hundratals år och spridits av resenärer; stereotyper från epoken för det kalla kriget; och stereotyper om det moderna Ryssland inspirerade av medias nyhetsrapporteringar.

Dramaturgie der Seuche. Zur Verarbeitung von Aids in Literatur, Theater und Film

Gegenstand / Untersuchungskorpus Die massenmediale Aufbereitung von Aids ist bereits seit den Anfängen der geisteswissenschaftlichen Beschäftigung mit diesem Thema ein zentraler Gegenstand kritischer Betrachtung. Demgegenüber stellt sich die systematische Erforschung des Beitrages von eher fiktionalen Gattungen zur gesellschaftlichen Verarbeitung von Aids ein Forschungsdesiderat dar. Die Dissertation „Dramaturgie der Seuche“ schliesst mit der Fokussierung auf Literatur, Theater und Film diese Lücke. Die dezidiert interdisziplinäre Auswahl des Untersuchungskorpus’ liefert eine Zusammenschau der Funktionen, die diese Gattungen im Laufe der Zeit innerhalb des Aids-Diskurses übernommen haben. Die Arbeit zeigt die komplexen Wechselverhältnisse zwischen den Massenmedien, den fiktionalen Gattungen sowie der medizinischen Kommunikation auf. Fragedesign auf der Höhe der aktuellen Forschung Gegenwärtig ist erneut ein Interesse kultur- und sozialwissenschaftlicher Disziplinen am Thema Aids zu beobachten. Eine junge Forschergeneration nimmt sich des Themas an und beleuchtet die Auseinandersetzung mit Aids an Hand neuer Fragestellungen und mit neuen Methoden. Im Mittelpunkt dieser wissenschaftlichen Auseinandersetzung stehen die reflektierte Historisierung und Kontextualisierung des Aids-Diskurses seit den 1980er-Jahren. Die Dissertation „Dramaturgie der Seuche“ positioniert sich mit ihrer Frage nach der Struktur und der Entwicklung der gesellschaftlichen Auseinandersetzung mit Aids seit den Anfängen bis zur Gegenwart innerhalb dieses aktuellen Forschungsfeldes. Die Herangehensweise unterscheidet sich damit deutlich von den Forschungen der 1990er-Jahre, die eher von Betroffenheit und/oder unmittelbarer Kritik am Aids-Diskurs in den Massenmedien geprägt war. Zugleich verschafft die kritische Re-Lektüre der zentralen Publikationen zum Thema Aids, etwa von Susan Sontag oder Sander L. Gilman, diesen eine kritische Aktualisierung. Innovatives Methodendesign Um dem interdiszplinären Korpus und der kulturwissenschaftlich inspirierten Fragestellung gerecht zu werden, entwirft die Dissertation ein innovatives Methodendesign, das diskursanalytische und systemtheoretische Ansätze mit theater-, literatur- und filmwissenschaftlichen Analyseinstrumenten synthetisiert. Dieses leistet in der Anwendung sowohl eine präzise und adäquate Tiefenanalyse der untersuchten Texte, Bilder und Filme als auch eine Auswertung dieser Ergebnisse auf einer abstrakteren Ebene, die die komplexe Struktur der Entwicklung des Aids-Diskurses seit den 1980er-Jahren bis heute überzeugend und anschaulich darlegt. Das entworfene Methodendesign lässt sich auf andere Gegenstände anwenden und verspricht ebenso präzise wie innovative Ergebnisse. Ergebnisse: Nutzen für die Öffentlichkeit Die analytische Auseinandersetzung mit der letzten grossen Seuche innerhalb der westlichen Welt birgt nicht nur in der Rückschau auf die letzten Dekaden einen Mehrwert für die Öffentlichkeit. Die regelmässige Wiederkehr von epidemischen Szenarien – BSE, SARS, Vogel- und Schweinegrippe und jüngst EHEC – zeigt, dass ein kritischer Blick auf die sich wiederholenden dramaturgischen Muster des Redens über ansteckende Krankheiten nottut. Die Dissertation „Dramaturgie der Seuche“ trägt dazu bei, die Muster des Seuchendiskurses zu erkennen und reflektiert und kritisch mit der Berichterstattung in den Medien wie auch mit den kursierenden Urban Legends umzugehen. Der Aufbau der Argumentation und der sprachliche Stil verbinden wissenschaftliche Genauigkeit mit Allgemeinverständlichkeit. Dadurch wird die Arbeit breit rezipierbar.

Commercialization of a thick film solar cell : quarterly technical progress report for April 1 - June 30, 1980 /

"Work Performed Under Contract No. AC02-77CH00178."

Model laws for the transition from nucleate to film boiling with forced convection /

"Report title: Theoretical investigations of the transition from bubble boiling to film boiling at forced convection"--p. v.

Measuring the Diversity and the Integration of Film Production in Mercosur: A Social Network Analysis

Based on an original and comprehensive database of all feature fiction films produced in Mercosur between 2004 and 2012, the paper analyses whether the Mercosur film industry has evolved towards an integrated and culturally more diverse market. It provides a summary of policy opportunities in terms of integration and diversity, emphasizing the limiter role played by regional policies. It then shows that although the Mercosur film industry remains rather disintegrated, it tends to become more integrated and culturally more diverse. From a methodological point of view, the combination of Social Network Analysis and the Stirling Model opens up interesting research tracks to analyse creative industries in terms of their market integration and their cultural diversity.

Preparation Of An Agar-silver Nanoparticles (a-agnp) Film For Increasing The Shelf-life Of Fruits.

Preparation of protective coating possessing antimicrobial properties is present day need as they increase the shelf life of fruits and vegetables. In the present study, preparation of agar-silver nanoparticle film for increasing the shelf life of fruits is reported. Silver nanoparticles (Ag-NPs) biosynthesised using an extract of Ocimum sanctum leaves, were mixed with agar-agar to prepare an agar-silver nanoparticles (A-AgNp) film. This film was surface-coated over the fruits, Citrus aurantifolium (Thornless lime) and Pyrus malus (Apple), and evaluated for the determination of antimicrobial activity of A-AgNp films using disc diffusion method, weight loss and shelf life of fruits. This study demonstrates that these A-AgNp films possess antimicrobial activity and also increase the shelf life of fruits.

Nitric Oxide-releasing Poly(vinyl Alcohol) Film For Increasing Dermal Vasodilation.

Pathological conditions associated with the impairment of nitric oxide (NO) production in the vasculature, such as Raynaud's syndrome and diabetic angiopathy, have stimulated the development of new biomaterials capable of delivering NO topically. With this purpose, we modified poly(vinyl-alcohol) (PVA) by chemically crosslinking it via esterification with mercaptosuccinic acid. This reaction allowed the casting of sulfhydrylated PVA (PVA-SH) films. Differential scanning calorimetry and X-ray diffractometry showed that the crosslinking reaction completely suppressed the crystallization of PVA, leading to a non-porous film with a homogeneous distribution of -SH groups. The remaining free hydroxyl groups in the PVA-SH network conferred partial hydrophylicity to the material, which was responsible for a swelling degree of ca. 110%. The PVA-SH films were subjected to an S-nitrosation reaction of the -SH groups, yielding a PVA containing S-nitrosothiol groups (PVA-SNO). Amperometric and chemiluminescence measurements showed that the PVA-SNO films were capable of releasing NO spontaneously after immersion in physiological medium. Laser Doppler-flowmetry, used to assess the blood flow in the dermal microcirculation, showed that the topical application of hydrated PVA-SNO films on the health skin led to a dose- and time-dependent increase of more than 5-fold in the dermal baseline blood flow in less than 10min, with a prolonged action of more than 4h during continuous application. These results show that PVA-SNO films might emerge as a new material with potential for the topical treatment of microvascular skin disorders.

A biosensor based on immobilization of lactate oxidase in a PB-CTAB film for FIA determination of lactate in beer samples

An amperometric lactate biosensor with lactate oxidase immobilized into a Prussian Blue (PB) modified electrode was fabricated. The advantage of using cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) in the electrodeposition step of PB films onto glassy carbon surfaces was confirmed taking into account both the stability and sensitivity of the measurements. The biosensor was used in the development of a FIA amperometric method for the determination of lactate. Under optimal operating conditions (pH = 6.9, E = -0.1 V), the linear response of the method was extended up to 0.28 µmol L-1 lactate with a limit of detection of 0.84 mmol L-1. The repeatability of the method for injections of a 0.28 mmol L-1 lactate solution was 2.2 % (n = 18). The usefulness of the method was demonstrated by determining lactate in beer samples and the results were in good agreement with those obtained by using a reference spectrophotometric enzyme method.

Kinematic constraints to the transition redshift from supernovae type Ia union data

The kinematic approach to cosmological tests provides direct evidence to the present accelerating stage of the Universe that does not depend on the validity of general relativity, as well as on the matter-energy content of the Universe. In this context, we consider here a linear two-parameter expansion for the decelerating parameter, q(z)=q(0)+q(1)z, where q(0) and q(1) are arbitrary constants to be constrained by the union supernovae data. By assuming a flat Universe we find that the best fit to the pair of free parameters is (q(0),q(1))=(-0.73,1.5) whereas the transition redshift is z(t)=0.49(-0.07)(+0.14)(1 sigma) +0.54-0.12(2 sigma). This kinematic result is in agreement with some independent analyses and more easily accommodates many dynamical flat models (like Lambda CDM).

Influence of film thickness on the crystallization of Ni-doped amorphous silicon samples

This work reports on the crystallization of amorphous silicon (a-Si) films doped with 1 at. % of nickel. The films, with thicknesses ranging from 10 to 3000 nm, were deposited using the cosputtering method onto crystalline quartz substrates. In order to investigate the crystallization mechanism in detail, a series of undoped a-Si films prepared under the same deposition conditions were also studied. After deposition, all a-Si films were submitted to isochronal thermal annealing treatments up to 1000 degrees C and analyzed by Raman scattering spectroscopy. Based on the present experimental results, it is possible to state that (a) when compared to the undoped a-Si films, those containing 1 at. % of Ni crystallize at temperatures similar to 100 degrees C lower, and that (b) the film thickness influences the temperature of crystallization that, in principle, tends to be lower in films thinner than 1000 nm. The possible reasons associated to these experimental observations are presented and discussed in view of some experimental and thermodynamic aspects involved in the formation of ordered Si-Si bonds and in the development of Ni-silicide phases. (c) 2008 American Institute of Physics.

Studies on the Electrocatalytic Reduction of Hydrogen Peroxide on a Glassy Carbon Electrode Modified With a Ruthenium Oxide Hexacyanoferrate Film

The electrocatalytic reduction of hydrogen peroxide on a glassy carbon (GC) electrode modified with a ruthenium oxide hexacyanoferrate (RuOHCF) was investigated using rotating disc electrode (RDE) voltammetry aiming to improve the performance of the sensor for hydrogen peroxide detection. The influence of parameters such as rotation speed, film thickness and hydrogen peroxide concentration indicated that the rate of the cross-chemical reaction between Ru(II) centres immobilized into the film and hydrogen peroxide controls the overall process. The kinetic regime could be classified as LSk mechanism, according to the diagnostic table proposed by Albery and Hillman, and the kinetic constant of the mediated process was found to be 706 mol(-1) cm(3) s(-1). In the LSk case the reaction layer is located at a finite layer close to the modifier layer/solution interface

Polymer matrix sensitizing effect on photoluminescence properties of Eu(3+)-beta-diketonate complex doped into poly-beta-hydroxybutyrate (PHB) in film form

In this work is reported the sensitization effect by polymer matrices on the photoluminescence properties of diaquatris(thenoyltrifluoroacetonate)europium(III), [Eu(tta)(3)(H(2)O)(2)], doped into poly-beta-hydroxybutyrate (PHB) with doping percentage at 1, 3, 5, 7 and 10% (mass) in film form. TGA results indicated that the Eu(3+) complex precursor was immobilized in the polymer matrix by the interaction between the Eu(3+) complex and the oxygen atoms of the PHB polymer when the rare earth complex was incorporated in the polymeric host. The thermal behaviour of these luminescent systems is similar to that of the undoped polymer, however, the T(onset) temperature of decomposition decreases with increase of the complex doping concentration. The emission spectra of the Eu(3+) complex doped PHB films recorded at 298 K exhibited the five characteristic bands arising from the (5)D(0) -> (7)F(J) intraconfigurational transitions (J = 0-4). The fact that the quantum efficiencies eta of the doped film increased significantly revealed that the polymer matrix acts as an efficient co-sensitizer for Eu(3+) luminescent centres and therefore enhances the quantum efficiency of the emitter (5)D(0) level. The luminescence intensity decreases, however, with increasing precursor concentration in the doped polymer to greater than 5% where a saturation effect is observed at this specific doping percentage, indicating that changes in the polymeric matrix improve the absorption property of the film, consequently quenching the luminescent effect.