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Record Nr.

UNINA9910782850203321

Autore

Seitler Dana

Titolo

Atavistic tendencies [[electronic resource] ] : the culture of science in American modernity / / Dana Seitler

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Minneapolis, : University of Minnesota Press, c2008

ISBN

0-8166-6642-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (326 p.)

Disciplina

810.9/36

Soggetti

Literature and science - United States - History - 19th century

Literature and science - United States - History - 20th century

American literature - 19th century - History and criticism

American literature - 20th century - History and criticism

Atavism - History - 19th century

Atavism - History - 20th century

Biology - United States - History - 19th century

Biology - United States - History - 20th century

Eugenics in literature

Human reproduction in literature

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 243-283) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Down on All Fours; 1 Freud's Menagerie: Our Atavistic Sense of Self; 2 Late Modern Morphologies: Scientific Empiricism and Photographic Representation; 3 "Wolf-wolf!": Narrating the Science of Desire; 4 Atavistic Time: Tarzan, Dr. Fu Manchu, and the Serial Dime Novel; 5 Unnatural Selection: Mothers, Eugenic Feminism, and Regeneration Narratives; 6 An Atavistic Embrace: Ape, Gorilla, Wolf, Man; Coda: Being-Now, Being-Then; Notes; Index

Sommario/riassunto

The post-Darwinian theory of atavism forecasted obstacles to human progress in the reappearance of throwback physical or cultural traits after several generations of absence. In this original and stimulating work, Dana Seitler explores the ways in which modernity itself is an atavism, shaping a historical and theoretical account of its dramatic rise



and impact on Western culture and imagination. Examining late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century science, fiction, and photography, Seitler discovers how modern thought oriented itself around this paradigm of obsolescence and return-one that s

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Record Nr.

UNINA9910727290003321

Titolo

Response Surface Methodology - Research Advances and Applications / / edited by Palanikumar Kayaroganam

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : IntechOpen, , 2023

ISBN

1-83880-299-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (186 pages)

Disciplina

519.5

Soggetti

Graphical modeling (Statistics)

Experimental design

Lingua di pubblicazione

Francese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

1. Introductory Chapter: Response Surface Methodology -- 2. Application of Central Composite Design with Design Expert v13 in Process Optimization -- 3. Applications of Response Surface Methodology (RSM) in Product Design, Development, and Process Optimization -- 4. Perspective Chapter: Cyclic Generation of Box-Behnken Designs and New Second-Order Designs -- 5. Analysis and Optimization of Bead Geometry by Using Response Surface Methodology -- 6. Analysis and Optimization of Process Parameters in Wire Electrical Discharge Machining Based on RSM: A Case Study -- 7. Optimization of Baker's Yeast Production on Grape Juice Using Response Surface Methodology -- 8. Response Surface Model Applied to Fine Arts: The Case of the Restoration of Paintings.

Sommario/riassunto

Response surface methodology (RSM) is the statistical and mathematical technique that lays its foundation of quality in any experiment and it aims to optimize the response. RSM is mainly used for modeling and optimization of process parameters. This book discusses advances in RSM and its applications. Chapters discuss topics



such as cyclic generators for Box-Behnken Designs, the application of RSM for product design, and potential applications of RSM in manufacturing, food processing, the fine arts, and more.