Into the Bends of Time and Musical Forces in Jazz: Group Interaction and Double-time in “My Foolish Heart” as performed by the Bill Evans Trio with Scott LaFaro and Paul Motian.

Into the Bends of Time is a 40-minute work in seven movements for a large chamber orchestra with electronics, utilizing real-time computer-assisted processing of music performed by live musicians. The piece explores various combinations of interactive relationships between players and electronics, ranging from relatively basic processing effects to musical gestures achieved through stages of computer analysis, in which resulting sounds are crafted according to parameters of the incoming musical material. Additionally, some elements of interaction are multi-dimensional, in that they rely on the participation of two or more performers fulfilling distinct roles in the interactive process with the computer in order to generate musical material. Through processes of controlled randomness, several electronic effects induce elements of chance into their realization so that no two performances of this work are exactly alike. The piece gets its name from the notion that real-time computer-assisted processing, in which sound pressure waves are transduced into electrical energy, converted to digital data, artfully modified, converted back into electrical energy and transduced into sound waves, represents a “bending” of time.

The Bill Evans Trio featuring bassist Scott LaFaro and drummer Paul Motian is widely regarded as one of the most important and influential piano trios in the history of jazz, lauded for its unparalleled level of group interaction. Most analyses of Bill Evans’ recordings, however, focus on his playing alone and fail to take group interaction into account. This paper examines one performance in particular, of Victor Young’s “My Foolish Heart” as recorded in a live performance by the Bill Evans Trio in 1961. In Part One, I discuss Steve Larson’s theory of musical forces (expanded by Robert S. Hatten) and its applicability to jazz performance. I examine other recordings of ballads by this same trio in order to draw observations about normative ballad performance practice. I discuss meter and phrase structure and show how the relationship between the two is fixed in a formal structure of repeated choruses. I then develop a model of perpetual motion based on the musical forces inherent in this structure. In Part Two, I offer a full transcription and close analysis of “My Foolish Heart,” showing how elements of group interaction work with and against the musical forces inherent in the model of perpetual motion to achieve an unconventional, dynamic use of double-time. I explore the concept of a unified agential persona and discuss its role in imparting the song’s inherent rhetorical tension to the instrumental musical discourse.

Synthesis and characterization of lanthanum- and yttrium-doped Fe2O3 pigments

MELO, D. M. A. et al. Synthesis and charactezarion of lanthanum and yttrium doped Fe2O3 pigments. Cerâmica, São Paulo, v. 53, p. 79-82, 2007.

Levantamento do Tamanho Médio de Bolhas em Escoamento Bifásico Vertical por Técnica Fotográfica

Para confirmar e validar códigos computacionais de escoamento de fluidos, importantes na segurança de reatores nucleares, é preciso que sejam realizadas medidas experimentais. Como a geração de vapor no fluido refrigerante diminui a eficiência de troca térmica a fração de vazio passa a ser um dos parâmetros mais importantes a ser obtido, e que, num escoamento vertical, pode ser conhecido através da quantidade de bolha e seu diâmetro médio.

Oclusão percutânea do apêndice auricular esquerdo e estrutura auricular: efeito na função mecânica e endócrina auricular

Mestrado em Tecnologia de Diagnóstico e Intervenção Cardiovascular - Área de especialização: Intervenção Cardiovascular.

A evolução da distribuição do tamanho das cidades: caso do nordeste brasileiro

A proposta deste artigo foi estudar a evolução do tamanho das cidades dos estados do nordeste do Brasil para os anos de 1990, 2000 e 2010 através da regularidade empírica conhecida como lei de Zipf, a qual pode ser representada por meio da distribuição de Pareto. Por meio da análise na dinâmica da distribuição das populações através do tempo, o crescimento urbano revelou uma persistência hierárquica das cidades de Salvador, Fortaleza e Recife, enquanto que São Luís experimentou o quarto lugar no rankinging das maiores cidades, que persistiu nas duas últimas décadas. A lei de Zipf não se verificou quando se considerou as cidades do Nordeste em conjunto, que pode ser devido ao menor grau de desenvolvimento urbano das cidades dessa região. Na análise dos estados em separado, também não se observou a lei de Zipf, embora tenha se verificado a lei de Gibrat, a qual postula que o crescimento das cidades é independente de seu tamanho. Por fim, acredita-se que a instalação do complexo minerometalúrgico do Maranhão tenha contribuído para o desenvolvimento e para a redução da desigualdade urbana intracidade nesta área.

Synthesis and characterization of lanthanum- and yttrium-doped Fe2O3 pigments

MELO, D. M. A. et al. Synthesis and charactezarion of lanthanum and yttrium doped Fe2O3 pigments. Cerâmica, São Paulo, v. 53, p. 79-82, 2007.

Development of Zirconia based phosphors for application in lighting and as luminescent bioprobes

The strong progress evidenced in photonic and optoelectronic areas, accompanied by an exponential development in the nanoscience and nanotechnology, gave rise to an increasing demand for efficient luminescent materials with more and more exigent characteristics. In this field, wide band gap hosts doped with lanthanide ions represent a class of luminescent materials with a strong technological importance. Within wide band gap material, zirconia owns a combination of physical and chemical properties that potentiate it as an excellent host for the aforementioned ions, envisaging its use in different areas, including in lighting and optical sensors applications, such as pressure sensors and biosensors. Following the demand for outstanding luminescent materials, there is also a request for fast, economic and an easy scale-up process for their production. Regarding these demands, laser floating zone, solution combustion synthesis and pulsed laser ablation in liquid techniques are explored in this thesis for the production of single crystals, nanopowders and nanoparticles of lanthanides doped zirconia based hosts. Simultaneously, a detailed study of the morphological, structural and optical properties of the produced materials is made. The luminescent characteristics of zirconia and yttria stabilized zirconia (YSZ) doped with different lanthanide ions (Ce3+ (4f1), Pr3+ (4f2), Sm3+ (4f5), Eu3+ (4f6), Tb3+ (4f8), Dy3+ (4f9), Er3+ (4f11), Tm3+ (4f12), Yb3+ (4f13)) and co-doped with Er3+,Yb3+ and Tm3+,Yb3+ are analysed. Besides the Stokes luminescence, the anti- Stokes emission upon infrared excitation (upconversion and black body radiation) is also analysed and discussed. The comparison of the luminescence characteristics in materials with different dimensions allowed to analyse the effect of size in the luminescent properties of the dopant lanthanide ions. The potentialities of application of the produced luminescent materials in solid state light, biosensors and pressure sensors are explored taking into account their studied characteristics.

Desempenho de soja associado à posição do fertilizante e tamanho de sementes

The seed size used for seeding has caused doubts among soybean producers. The study aimed to determine whether there may be differences between seed size with respect to depth of fertilizer deposition. The field experiment was conducted at the Experimental Area UTFPR Campus Pato Branco, using a precision seeder for direct seeding. The design was a randomized blocks, with five repetitions. The treatments were composed by the combination of two seed sizes (large seed with 6,5 mm and 5,5 mm with small seed) and two fertilizer deposition depths in relation to the seed (fertilizer near the seed with about 3 cm away and fertilizer distant from the seeds with about 10 cm). Data were subjected to analysis of variance. When the test value F was significant at 5% probability was applied to the Duncan test for comparison of means. The shallower depth of fertilizer deposition provided larger number of pods per plant and increased number of grains per plant. Already the largest depth of fertilizer deposition provided greater plant height at 30 days after sowing and R2 stage, greater ground area mobilized, higher plant population in all periods, greater depth of deposition of seeds and a higher rate of emergency speed.

Aplicação da metodologia numérica “fast bounds crack” para uma estimativa eficiente da evolução do tamanho de trinca

A significant part of the life of a mechanical component occurs, the crack propagation stage in fatigue. Currently, it is had several mathematical models to describe the crack growth behavior. These models are classified into two categories in terms of stress range amplitude: constant and variable. In general, these propagation models are formulated as an initial value problem, and from this, the evolution curve of the crack is obtained by applying a numerical method. This dissertation presented the application of the methodology "Fast Bounds Crack" for the establishment of upper and lower bounds functions for model evolution of crack size. The performance of this methodology was evaluated by the relative deviation and computational times, in relation to approximate numerical solutions obtained by the Runge-Kutta method of 4th explicit order (RK4). Has been reached a maximum relative deviation of 5.92% and the computational time was, for examples solved, 130,000 times more higher than achieved by the method RK4. Was performed yet an Engineering application in order to obtain an approximate numerical solution, from the arithmetic mean of the upper and lower bounds obtained in the methodology applied in this work, when you don’t know the law of evolution. The maximum relative error found in this application was 2.08% which proves the efficiency of the methodology "Fast Bounds Crack".

PRODUÇÃO DE MUDAS DE UMBUZEIRO ( Spondias tuberosa Arruda Câmara) EM DIFERENTES SUBSTRATOS E TAMANHO DE RECIPIENTES

A espécie Spondias tuberosa Arr. Cam. (umbuzeiro) destaca-se como uma das espécies arbóreas de maior potencial do semiárido brasileiro. Apesar de sua relevante importância socioeconômica e ambiental, há falta de estudos voltados para o estabelecimento de um modelo de produção de mudas da espécie. O objetivo desse trabalho foi avaliar a produção de mudas de Spondias tuberosa utilizando diferentes substratos e tamanho de recipientes. O experimento foi conduzido no viveiro do Laboratório de Ecologia Vegetal (LEV) do Centro de Ciências Agrárias (CCA) da Universidade Federal da Paraíba (UFPB), Areia - PB. O delineamento experimental usado foi em blocos casualizados em esquema fatorial 2 x 7 e parcelas subdivididas, sendo que os recipientes representaram as parcelas e os substratos as subparcelas. Foram utilizados substratos formulados a partir da mistura de terra de subsolo (37,5-100%), areia lavada (12,5- 25%) e esterco bovino curtido (10-50%). Os recipientes utilizados foram sacos de polietileno preto com volumes de 1900 cm3 (15 x 27 cm) e 5000 cm3 (25 x 26 cm). Para a obtenção das plântulas, sementes de Spondias tuberosa foram semeadas em sementeira de alvenaria até a repicagem (90 dias após o semeio). Aos 78 dias, após a repicagem, as mudas foram avaliadas quanto à altura, diâmetro do colo, relação altura/ diâmetro do colo, diâmetro do xilopódio, comprimento de raiz, massa seca da parte aérea e raiz. Os dados obtidos foram submetidos à análise de variância e ao teste F, sendo as médias comparadas pelo teste de Tukey ao nível de 5% de probabilidade, utilizando o software SISVAR®. Os substratos com esterco bovino curtido proporcionaram os maiores valores em altura e comprimento de raiz. Para a produção de mudas de Spondias tuberosa, é recomendado o substrato contendo terra de subsolo (45%) + Areia (15%) + Esterco bovino (40%).