Variable temperature, variable-gap Otto prism coupler for use in a vacuum environment

The field of surface polariton physics really took off with the prism coupling techniques developed by Kretschmann and Raether, and by Otto. This article reports on the construction and operation of a rotatable, in vacuo, variable temperature, Otto coupler with a coupling gap that can be varied by remote control. The specific design attributes of the system offer additional advantages to those of standard Otto systems of (i) temperature variation (ambient to 85 K), and (ii) the use of a valuable, additional reference point, namely the gap-independent reflectance at the Brewster angle at any given, fixed temperature. The instrument is placed firmly in a historical context of developments in the field. The efficacy of the coupler is demonstrated by sample attenuated total reflectance results on films of platinum, niobium, and yttrium barium copper oxide and on aluminum/gallium arsenide (Al/GaAs) Schottky diode structures. (C) 2000 American Institute of Physics. [S0034-6748(00)02411-4].

Levantamiento de una base de datos para el diagnóstico de fallas en motores de combustión interna ciclo Otto con sistema MPFI mediante el análisis del sensor MAP

En el presente documento se presenta el desarrollo de la creación de una base de datos para el diagnóstico de fallas en los motores de combustión interna MPFI mediante el análisis del sensor MAP (Manifold Absolute Pressure), a través del cual se puede determinar y diagnosticar fallas en sensores, actuadores y sistemas auxiliares.

Cataloguing Kays: Body Image in the Catalogues of Kay & Co Ltd of Worcester, 1920 - 2000. JISC Final Report

Cataloguing Kays is a university-run project intended to create a community web-archive to celebrate the history and public memory of Kay & Co Ltd of Worcester, a noted mailorder catalogue company which was, until 2006, the largest employer in Worcester. The Kays Archive, housed at UoW, is one of the most comprehensive archive collections of 20th century mail-order catalogues in the UK and has a strong local elevance. The catalogues provide a window into over 100 years of body image, social history, consumable goods, fashion and design. The Project Team created www.WorldofKays.org, an online, fully-searchable archive containing 1500 digitised images from the catalogues, 1920-2000. The website is intended to form a seed bed for international research, focussing in particular on the representation of body image and the way the catalogues represent the developing tropes of consumer lifestyle and aspiration. The images are enhanced by blog postings from or film and audio interviews with local residents and former Kays staff members, who recall how the goods were selected and presented; as well as the impact the mail-order industry had on shaping 20th century lifestyle and consumption. These interviews and blogs have been sourced through the Cataloguing Kays team’s outreach activity in the local, academic and online communities. From the outset, we, the Cataloguing Kays team, engaged with online communities through social media sites, Facebook and Twitter, and through specialist blogs and online forums, inviting comment and contributions. Through events for the general public and a programme of targeted community outreach work with Kays Heritage Group and support groups for Worcestershire’s young and adult carers, we have also collected filmed and audio reminiscence material as well as community art and poetry content for the website. Our academic conference, the Catalogue of Dreams, showcased both the website and the physical archive to the wider academic, cultural and heritage sectors, provoking lively debateand much interest from international scholars.

Comment comprendre les émotions morales

Cet article a pour objet de questionner la possibilité de l'existence des émotions morales et d'en déchiffrer la notion. Je commence par relever brièvement les faiblesses de différentes lectures philosophiques des émotions morales avant de poursuivre sur une voie à première vue prometteuse qui consiste à en fournir une explication fonctionnaliste évolutionnaire : les émotions morales auraient pour fonction évolutive de soutenir les relations sociales coopératives. Après analyse, il apparaît cependant que cette approche présente également d'importantes faiblesses. En fin de compte, je propose d'abandonner l'idée d'émotion intrinsèquement morale au profit d'une solution «minimale» : la «moralité» est une appellation attribuée aux émotions (ou plus justement aux épisodes émotionnels) lorsqu'elles apparaissent dans des contextes moralement pertinents.

Le Spectateur français au XIXme siècle, ou Variétés morales, politiques et littéraires, recueillies des meilleurs écrits périodiques

1810 (A08,T08).

Le Spectateur français au XIXme siècle, ou Variétés morales, politiques et littéraires, recueillies des meilleurs écrits périodiques

1810 (A09,T09).

Le Spectateur français au XIXme siècle, ou Variétés morales, politiques et littéraires, recueillies des meilleurs écrits périodiques

1812 (A12,T12).