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Record Nr.

UNINA9910826021603321

Titolo

Architecture in fictional literature : essays on selected works / / editors, Nevnihal Erdoğan, Hikmet Temel Akasu

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Singapore : , : Bentham Science Publishers, , 2021

©2021

ISBN

981-5036-00-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (291 pages) : illustrations

Disciplina

809.93357

Soggetti

Architecture in literature

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Sommario/riassunto

The art of architecture is an important aesthetic element that can leave a lasting impression in one's mind about the values of a society. Today's architectural art, education, and culture have gradually turned into engineering practices and more technical pursuits. Architecture in Fictional Literature is a book written with the aim of understanding the concept of living spaces as portrayed in works of fiction and to open the doors to a new perspective for readers on the art of architecture.     It is a collection of essays written by educators and literary critics about how architecture is presented in 28 selected literary works of fiction. These selected works, which include well-known works such as Hugo's Hunchback of Notre Dame, Kafka's The Castle, Swift's Gulliver's Travels, Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, Carroll's Alice in Wonderland, Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby, among many others, collectively attempt to illustrate facets of human life in a lucidly expressive way while also having an architectural background added in the narrative. Each essay is unique and brings a diverse range of perspectives on the main theme, while also touching on some niche topics in this area, (such as spatial analysis, urban transformation and time-period settings), all of which have exploratory potential.     With this collection, the contributors aspire to initiate the transformation of architectural education by including a blend of literary criticism. By building a



foundation of architectural aesthetics, they hope to bridge the gap between the artist and the architect, while also inspiring a new generation of urban planners, landscape artists, and interior designers to consider past works when designing living spaces. Architecture in Fictional Literature is also essential to any enthusiast of fictional works who wants to understand the fictional portrayal of living spaces and architecture in literature.

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910823655903321

Autore

Saleh Lait Abu <1980->

Titolo

Implant system for the recording of internal muscle activity to control a hand prosthesis / / von Lait Abu Saleh, aus Majdal Shams, Golanhöhen

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berlin : , : Logos Verlag Berlin, , [2015]

ISBN

3-8325-9432-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xiii, 198 pages) : illustrations

Collana

Wissenschaftliche Beiträge zur Medizinelektronik ; ; Volume 5

Disciplina

617.575

Soggetti

Medical innovations

Artificial hands

Biomedical materials

Prosthesis

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"Vom Promotionsausschuss der Technischen Universität Hamburg-Harburg zur Erlangung des akademischen Grades Doktor-Ingenieur (Dr. -Ing.) genehmigte Dissertation, von Lait Abu Saleh, aus, Majdal Shams, Golanhöhen, 2015".

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Sommario/riassunto

Long description: An implantable system to invasively acquire muscle activity for controlling a bionic hand prosthesis is presented. The system utilizes two wireless interfaces for data and power transmission. Furthermore, a multichannel custom made low-power application specific integrated circuit (ASIC) was designed in 130 nm technology to amplify, filter and digitize the analogue muscle-activity. A trade-off between power consumption, silicon area and noise was considered



during the design phase. The implant system was successfully tested by several animal experiments (sheep and rhesus macaques). The invasively recorded muscle activity possesses a higher amplitude, higher selectivity and more stability than its surface recorded counterpart. It provides an opportunity for simple and smooth control of a hand prosthetic system with high number of degrees of freedom.