Amor intellectualis diaboli

An essay on love and liberty in the writings of Gillian Rose, Marquis de Sade, Max Horkheimer and Theodor W. Adorno, written in response to the following provocation: "Encore un effort. A banderole publicitaire carries the breathless descriptions of the new fashions for 1968, when anything goes and details place the accent on this or that part of the body and its adornment: a pair of shoes that come off in a struggle, for example, the heel of one snapped off; a striking checked shirt, with two buttons undone; a light-coloured trench coat (perfect for a May day); a blouson-style jacket that allows easy freedom of movement; place casual slacks worn with an ankle boot. Beauty is in the streets as fashion becomes democratic (or so say the houses of haute couture), while the philosopher of the boudoir extorts us once again to make an effort if we wish to be republicans. Here, to an assembled crowd of sensitive men and women, which petit-maitre or dangerous man of principles would suggest that the only moral system to reinforce political revolution is that of libertinage, the revenge of nature's course against the aberrations of society?"

Cellular and molecular characterization of an embryonic cell line (BME26) from the tick Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus

The cellular and molecular characteristics of a cell line (BME26) derived from embryos of the cattle tick Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus were studied. The cells contained glycogen inclusions, numerous mitochondria, and vesicles with heterogeneous electron densities dispersed throughout the cytoplasm. Vesicles contained lipids and sequestered palladium meso-porphyrin (Pd-mP) and rhodamine-hemoglobin, suggesting their involvement in the autophagic and endocytic pathways. The cells phagocytosed yeast and expressed genes encoding the antimicrobial peptides (microplusin and defensin). A cDNA library was made and 898 unique mRNA sequences were obtained. Among them, 556 sequences were not significantly similar to any sequence found in public databases. Annotation using Gene Ontology revealed transcripts related to several different functional classes. We identified transcripts involved in immune response such as ferritin, serine proteases, protease inhibitors,. antimicrobial peptides, heat shock protein, glutathione S-transferase, peroxidase, and NADPH oxidase. BME26 cells transfected with a plasmid carrying a red fluorescent protein reporter gene (DsRed2) transiently expressed DsRed2 for up to 5 weeks. We conclude that BME26 can be used to experimentally analyze diverse biological processes that occur in R. (B.) microplus such as the innate immune response to tick-borne pathogens. (C) 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Heavy-flavor measurements by the PHENIX experiment at RHIC

In recent years, PHENIX has studied many important observables related to heavy-flavor physics through their leptonic decay measurements including the invariant yield of electrons from nonphotonic sources, and prompt single muons, both of which are dominated by D and B mesons. Charm and beauty cross-sections were measured and compared through single lepton, and lepton-hadron correlations in p+p collisions at root s = 200 GeV. Observables for quarkonia production such as invariant yield and polarization were also measured in p+p collisions. In Au+Au collisions, preliminary results for the R(AA) for single electrons and a 90% CL upper limit for the suppression of s were produced. And in d+Au collisions, a preliminary R(CP) study for J/psi production in different centrality ranges was extracted.

Breaking the Conventions : Shakespeare, the Fair Young Man and the Dark Lady

The aim of this essay is to show how Shakespeare’s sonnets violated and reversed the conventional ideas in terms of beauty and idealisation. Furthermore, I will examine the way Shakespeare presented his beloved woman as an absolute opposite of the one created by Petrarch, and how he shifted all the divine metaphors from a woman to a fair young man, creating a new object of praise and admiration.

Förpackningsproduktion samt studie om hur reumatikervänliga förpackningar är idag

AssiDomän Frövi board mill has in cooperation with students from Graphic Technologyat the University of Dalarna a degree project that involves developing package solutionsin carton material from AssiDomän Frövi. This year the basic condition was to use theweights 270g/m2, 300g/m2 and 330g/m2 and choose between Frövi Bright, Frövi Lightand Frövi Carry.The packages were supposed to be in the segments industrial products,chocolate/sweets and beauty products/cosmetics. Two packages were produced in thesegments industrial products and beauty products/cosmetics.The first package, produced in the industrial segment, contains textile color and templatesand the second package is a gift package and contains nail polish.The investigation part of the project deals with how the packages today are fit forrheumatics in opening purpose.

Trycksaker till Utvecklingshuset och Skönhetsbanken

A number of publications has been produced for two companies in Dalarna, Utvecklingshuset andSkönhetsbanken.Utvecklingshuset is working, among other things, with stressyndroms and by treating crises. Theirpublications consist of a number of product sheets, a folder and a brochure. They want to use the publicationsfor information to their customers.Skönhetsbanken is a beauty saloon who will have a brochure to mediate the services they can offer.Photos have been taken, existing and for this purpose written texts have been used.The softwares Adobe Photoshop 7.0 and Adobe Indesign 2.0 have been used for all publications andthe work with producing these has been satisfactory.The effect of a good cooperation with the companies has resulted in that they are pleased with thepublications and feel that they have been part of the end of the results.All of the publications have been or will be printed with digital printing methods, which is the reasonfor the choice of the litterature survey.The survey deals with, among other things, how the digital press works, which papers that are suitable,economic aspects and what a graphic designer should have in mind when it comes to graphic productsthat will be printed with digital printing methods.

Förpackningsframställning för skönhetsvård

This degree project was intendet to construct and design packaging for beauty care. At the requestof AssiDomän Frövi the project group were instructed to innovate creative packagesmade of their cardboard Frövi Bright.Three different packages have been developed. Two of them are for child care products and onepackage is for several bath products. These results show that there are possibilities to create creativeand different packages of the cardboard Frövi Bright.The report also enters deeply into the special qualities of Frövi Bright and studies of packagingdesign.

Hur retusch påverkar skönhetsannonsers attraktion : En studie om målgruppens åsikter och köplust

Tidigare studier som gjorts inom området visade att kvinnor anser att kvinnors skönhet inte är värderad enligt rimliga normer i vårt samhälle. Hård retuschering motarbetas på många håll, bland annat genom att organisationer som ASA (Advertising Standards Authority) och politiska partier som Liberaldemokraterna i Storbritannien arbetar för att missledande retuschering ska försvinna. En studie har visat att det, för att öka annonsers attraktionskraft, är viktigt att den ökade skönheten hos en modell är relevant för produktens användningsområde, då betraktaren anstränger sig intellektuellt vid betraktandet av bilden. Det finns dock inga tidigare studier som bevisar om en retuscherad modell faktiskt ökar målgruppens köplust av skönhetsprodukter vid rådande samhällsattityder och skönhetsideal. Två enkätundersökningar gjordes därför med sammanlagt 1480 deltagare. Produkten i studien var en fiktiv hudkräm. Genom att i den ena undersökningen låta betraktaren möta modellbilden i en situation som efterliknade verkligheten, på så sätt att de inte fick veta om den var retuscherad, kunde studien svara på om retuschering ökade köplusten. Bilder med bortretuscherade skönhetsfläckar och utväxt prefererades. Att retuschera bort flyghår ökade inte köplusten. I den andra jämförande undersökningen kunde betraktaren jämföra den retuscherade med den oretuscherade modellbilden. Resultaten visade att skönhetsfläckar och flyghår tillåts och prefereras borttagna, men inte utväxt. I intervjuer med fem kvinnor hördes målgruppens attityder om vad som ansågs var tillåtet att retuschera. Svaren tydde på att en relevant och försiktig retuschering prefererades. Att lämna några födelsemärken ökade trovärdigheten.

Smärta, skönhet och sociomaterialitet : En intervju med Dag Østerberg om begreppen form, förändring och socialitet

Pain, beauty, and socio-matter. An interview with Dag Østerberg concerning the concepts of form, process, and sociality. Professor Dag Østerberg (born 1938) is one of the most prominent Nordic sociologists and the author of many influential books. In this interview he discusses the concept of form in sociology and social thinking and relates it not only to change, but to sociality, pain, beauty, and socio-matter as well. In order to contextualise Østerberg’s discussion, the interview is prefaced by a brief introduction to the traditional understanding of form as related to matter and content.

Utilizing Remote Sensing Imagery to Monitor Vegetation Change within World Heritage Sites

ABSTRACT World Heritage sites provide a glimpse into the stories and civilizations of the past. There are currently 1007 unique World Heritage properties with 779 being classified as cultural sites, 197 as natural sites, and 31 falling into the categories of both cultural and natural sites (UNESCO & World Heritage Centre, 1992-2015). However, of these 1007 World Heritage sites, at least 46 are categorized as in danger and this number continues to grow. These unique and irreplaceable sites are exceptional because of their universality. Consequently, since World Heritage sites belong to all the people of the world and provide inspiration and admiration to all who visit them, it is our responsibility to help preserve these sites. The key form of preservation involves the individual monitoring of each site over time. While traditional methods are still extremely valuable, more recent advances in the field of geographic and spatial technologies including geographic information systems (GIS), laser scanning, and remote sensing, are becoming more beneficial for the monitoring and overall safeguarding of World Heritage sites. Through the employment and analysis of more accurately detailed spatial data, World Heritage sites can be better managed. There is a strong urgency to protect these sites. The purpose of this thesis is to describe the importance of taking care of World Heritage sites and to depict a way in which spatial technologies can be used to monitor and in effect preserve World Heritage sites through the utilization of remote sensing imagery. The research conducted in this thesis centers on the Everglades National Park, a World Heritage site that is continually affected by changes in vegetation. Data used include Landsat satellite imagery that dates from 2001-2003, the Everglades' boundaries shapefile, and Google Earth imagery. In order to conduct the in-depth analysis of vegetation change within the selected World Heritage site, three main techniques were performed to study changes found within the imagery. These techniques consist of conducting supervised classification for each image, incorporating a vegetation index known as Normalized Vegetation Index (NDVI), and utilizing the change detection tool available in the Environment for Visualizing Images (ENVI) software. With the research and analysis conducted throughout this thesis, it has been shown that within the three year time span (2001-2003), there has been an overall increase in both areas of barren soil (5.760%) and areas of vegetation (1.263%) with a decrease in the percentage of areas classified as sparsely vegetated (-6.987%). These results were gathered through the use of the maximum likelihood classification process available in the ENVI software. The results produced by the change detection tool which further analyzed vegetation change correlate with the results produced by the classification method. As well, by utilizing the NDVI method, one is able to locate changes by selecting a specific area and comparing the vegetation index generated for each date. It has been found that through the utilization of remote sensing technology, it is possible to monitor and observe changes featured within a World Heritage site. Remote sensing is an extraordinary tool that can and should be used by all site managers and organizations whose goal it is to preserve and protect World Heritage sites. Remote sensing can be used to not only observe changes over time, but it can also be used to pinpoint threats within a World Heritage site. World Heritage sites are irreplaceable sources of beauty, culture, and inspiration. It is our responsibility, as citizens of this world, to guard these treasures.

O canal de distribuição para produtos cosméticos em Porto Alegre : uma análise com foco nos salões de beleza

As empresas estão participando de um mercado cada vez mais competitivo. Esta disputa acirrada das empresas pelos clientes tem propiciado canais alternativos de distribuição dos produtos aos diferentes segmentos de mercado. Os canais de distribuição estão adquirindo uma importância cada vez maior aos olhos dos fabricantes e dos clientes, principalmente na questão de serviços. De acordo com Ballou (2001, p.44), “o serviço ao cliente, inclui disponibilidade de estoques, rapidez na entrega, rapidez e acuracidade no preenchimento de pedidos”. A esses serviços pode ser somada uma gama variada de outros serviços a serem prestados pelos participantes do canal de distribuição ou pelos fabricantes. A empresa Ravel Produtos Cosméticos e Dermatológicos será a principal usuária dos resultados obtidos com este estudo, pois é fabricante de produtos cosméticos e tem seu foco de atuação principal na cidade de Porto Alegre. O objetivo deste trabalho foi analisar o canal de distribuição para produtos cosméticos destinados a consumidores de alta renda no mercado de Porto Alegre, procurando identificar os aspectos de serviços demandados, produtos utilizados e mix de produtos comercializados pelo canal de distribuição: salões de beleza. O estudo foi realizado através de pesquisa qualitativa, com entrevistas individuais junto aos proprietários dos salões, ou junto às pessoas que decidem o mix de produtos a ser utilizado ou comercializado pelos salões. O mix de produtos comercializados pelos salões de beleza em Porto Alegre conforme a pesquisa realizada, é o seguinte: xampus, cremes, máscaras, hidratantes, fluidos e géis. Entre as respostas das entrevistas, foram encontrados os seguintes serviços demandados pelos salões de beleza: amostras de produtos, entregas rápidas, frete cif, suporte técnico do fabricante, prazos elásticos de pagamento e exclusividade como canal de distribuição para as linhas que comercializa.

Bela, maternal e feminina: imagens da mulher na Revista Educação Physica

Este texto diz sobre diferentes imagens do corpo da mulher. Diz, mais particularmente, sobre as práticas corporais e esportivas e a visibilidade do corpo feminino no início deste século. Diz de algumas modificações políticas, econômicas e culturais da sociedade brasileira deste tempo, cujas conseqüências, ao mesmo tempo que possibilitam a exibição do corpo feminino promovem, também, estratégias para seu ocultamento. Diz sobre três temas específicos: beleza, maternidade e feminilidade. Essa pesquisa busca mostras imagens da mulher presentes no primeiro periódico específico da Educação Física - a Revista Educação Física - publicada entre 1932 e 1945.

Representações de corpo adolescente feminino na Revista Capricho: saúde, beleza e moda

Esta dissertação fala sobre o corpo. Mais especificamente sobre representações de corpo adolescente feminino produzidas e/ou veiculadas pela revista Capricho. Considerada por mim como um produto da mídia cujas imagens e textos falam às adolescentes deste tempo, analisei todas as edições publicadas nos anos de 2000 e 2001 buscando compreender o que a Capricho ensina às garotas com relação aos seus corpos. Fundamentada no campo teórico dos Estudos Culturais e na História do Corpo, teci minhas análises a partir de três temas: saúde, beleza e moda. Temas esses que emergiram da própria revista uma vez que ela está a falar deles o tempo todo. Decorrente das análises realizadas é possível afirmar que a Capricho, como parte integrante de uma pedagogia cultural, educa as garotas no que respeita à construção de um corpo jovem, moderno e saudável. Um corpo que, ao ser visto, sustenta um look. O look produzido pelas suas páginas e para o qual a garota deve investir diferenciados esforços, seja na aquisição de um jeito atlético e saudável de ser, seja na valorização da magreza e, ainda, na composição de um estilo baseado nos hits da moda.

Perspectivas de incremento econômico alavancado pelo turismo de Bento Gonçalves - RS

É indiscutível, nos dias atuais, que o turismo deva ser encarado como importante motor de desenvolvimento com base local, contemplando as potencialidades endógenas, já que produz mutações no ambiente fisico e social onde se instala .. O município de Bento Gonçalves - RS, abarca inúmeros fatores que podem ser considerados potencialmente atrativos turísticos, como clima, relevo, gastronomia, cultura, eventos, produção agrícola e industrial, etc. Com base nestes fatores, a presente dissertação - que surgiu da detecção de que o mercado do turismo está em franco crescimento em todo mundo e da possibilidade de encontrar uma forma de impulsionar cada vez mais a economia do município - terá como meta estudar cientificamente o fenômeno turístico (prioritariamente receptivo) desta cidade, tendo em vista detectar ações e atividades que ensejem incremento e que possam contribuir para alavancar economicamente a economia local. Embora a palavra "turismo" tenha surgido no século XIX, algumas de suas formas já existiam desde as mais antigas civilizações e a sua participação, até recentemente, estava restrita a uma elite que dispunha de tempo e dinheiro para realizar suas viagens. Atualmente, porém, a maioria das pessoas dos países desenvolvidos, e um número significativo daquelas dos países subdesenvolvidos, têm realizado viagens turísticas uma ou mais vezes por ano, de modo que o turismo já não é uma prerrogativa de alguns cidadãos privilegiados; sua existência é aceita e constitui parte integrante do estilo de vida para um número crescente de pessoas em todo mundo. Por isso, o planejamento é fundamental e indispensável para o desenvolvimento turístico equilibrado e em harmonia com os recursos fisicos, culturais e sociais das regiões receptoras. Num ramo de negócios como o do turismo, sujeito a rápidas mudanças no comportamento da demanda, a pesquisa caracteriza-se como instrumento valioso que permite posteriores previsões e projeções de tendências sobre a evolução futura do setor. Com base nos dados levantados (que deverão espelhar a maior aproximação possível da realidade), a presente dissertação, intitulada Perspectivas de Incremento Econômico Alavancado Pelo Turúmo no Município de Bento Gonçalves - RS, pretende dimensionar equipamentos e serviços que serão necessários para atender as expectarivas da clientela turística que visitar o município de Bento Gonçalves - RS, nos próximos anos. Por último, as informações obtidas neste trabalho auxiliarão nas escolhas de estratégias que poderão ser utilizadas pelas organizações públicas e privadas, que disputarão os cliente-turistas no mercado.

Organizações orientadas para os clientes: fatores indicativos de sua atuação no comércio varejista de produtos de beleza

This work is about the organizations guided to attend the clients/customers in all aspects focusing their characteristics, needs and expectations and that do their best to produce goods or do services which can permanently increase their clients' satisfactions. To reach this aim has been the challenge of their managers and administrators who work to make them be considered as state-of-the-art by other organizations and their clients or customers. Many different strategies have been taken to achieve it; since having the focus on the process , then on the products, and more recently on the clients/customers, meaning that their satisfaction has turned to be their new target; as their are the ones who will rate or evaluate their quality. This work is more especifically about the organizations in the make-up and beauty products retail market which carry out researches with the customers of stores, managers and members of their demonstration and sales teams. This research identifies the attributes the customers/clients appreciate most in the stores and how hard their managers and business owners work to satisfy their needs and expectations, showing how far they follow the principles of the organizations guided to clients/customers. Key words: Attributes, attributes evaluation, beauty products, beauty products retail shops; clietns/customs oriented organizations; process oriented organizations; product oriented organizations.