1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910959865303321

Autore

Vargas-Cetina Gabriela

Titolo

Anthropology and the politics of representation / / edited by Gabriela Vargas-Cetina

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Tuscaloosa, : University of Alabama Press, c2013

ISBN

0-8173-8624-6

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (316 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

Vargas-CetinaGabriela

Disciplina

305.8001

Soggetti

Ethnology - Methodology

Ethnology - Philosophy

Representation (Philosophy)

Political anthropology

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 and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Anthropology and the Politics of Representation / Gabriela Vargas-Cetina; I. Identity Strategies; 1. Double Trouble: Implications of Historicizing Identity Discourses / Les W. Field; 2. Strategic Essentialism, Scholarly Inflation, and Political Litmus Tests: The Moral Economy of Hyping the Contemporary Mayas / David Stoll; 3. Yucatecan Food and the Postcolonial Politics of Representation / Steffan Igor Ayora-Diaz; 4. Subverting Stereotypes: The Visual Politics of Representing Indigenous Modernity / Beth A. Conklin

5. Labels, Genuine and Spurious: Anthropology and the Politics of Otherness in the United States / Vilma Santiago-IrizarryII. Decentering the Ethnographic Self; 6. "Gone Anthropologist": Epistemic Slippage, Native Anthropology, and the Dilemmas of Representation / Bernard C. Perley; 7. Matthew the Canadian Journalist: Engagement and Representation in Highland Guatemala / Timothy J. Smith; 8. Performing Music, Silence, Noise, and Anthropology in Yucatan, Mexico / Gabriela Vargas-Cetina; 9. Ethnography and the Cultural Politics of Environmentalism / Tracey Heatherington

10. Notes on the Use and Abuse of Cultural Knowledge / Frederic W. GleachIII. Anthropology in Crucial Places; 11. Rooted or Extinct? Post-Soviet Anthropology and the Construction of Indigenousness / Sergey



Sokolovskiy; 12. Anthropology on Trial: Australian Anthropology and Native Title Litigation / Katie Glaskin; 13. The Politics of Europeanization, Representation, and Anthropology in Northern Ireland / Thomas M. Wilson; Epilogue: Identities and the Politics of Representation / June C. Nash; References; List of Contributors; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Anthropology and the Politics of Representation  examines the inherently problematic nature of representation and  description of living people, specifically in ethnography and more  generally in anthropological work as a whole.   In Anthropology and the Politics of Representation volume editor Gabriela Vargas-Cetina brings together a group of international scholars who, through their fieldwork experiences, reflect on the epistemological, political, and personal implications of their own work. To do so, they focus on such topics as ethnography, anthropo

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910734093103321

Autore

Nguyen-Schäfer Hung

Titolo

Aero and vibroacoustics of automotive turbochargers / / Hung Nguyen-Schafer

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Springer, 2013

ISBN

9783642350702

3642350704

9781299197879

1299197876

Edizione

[1st ed. 2013.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xv, 136 pages) : illustrations (some color)

Collana

Gale eBooks

Disciplina

620

620.2

621.4361

621.8/2

Soggetti

Automobiles - Motors - Superchargers

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 and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction to Turbocharging -- Induced Noise Types -- Acoustic



Propagation Theory -- Analyzing Root Causes of Noise -- Computational Nonlinear Rotordynamics of Turbochargers -- Subsynchronous Constant Tone -- Eigenfrequency Modifications to Reduce Constant Tone Level.

Sommario/riassunto

Aero and Vibroacoustics of Automotive Turbochargers is a topic involving aspects from the working fields of thermodynamics of turbomachinery, aerodynamics, rotordynamics, and noise propagation computation.   In this broadly interdisciplinary subject, thermodynamics of turbomachinery is used to design the turbocharger and to determine its operating conditions.  Aerodynamics is needed to study the compressor flow dynamics and flow instabilities of rotating stall and surge, which can produce growling and whining-type noises. Rotordynamics is necessary to study rotor unbalance and self-excited oil-whirl instabilities, which lead to whistling and constant tone-type noises in rotating floating oil-film type bearings. For the special case of turbochargers using ball bearings, some high-order harmonic and wear noises also manifest in the rotor operating range. Lastly, noise propagation computation, based on Lighthill’s analogy, is required to investigate airborne noises produced by turbochargers in passenger vehicles. The content of this book is intended for advanced undergraduates, graduates in mechanical engineering, research scientists and practicing engineers who want to better understand the interactions between these working fields and the resulting impact on the interesting topic of Aero and Vibroacoustics of Automotive Turbochargers.



3.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910991171503321

Autore

Nguyen Van Hiep

Titolo

Bioinspired Multifunctional Nanomaterials for Ionic Artificial Muscles / / by Van Hiep Nguyen

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer Nature Switzerland : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2025

ISBN

9783031788130

3031788133

Edizione

[1st ed. 2025.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XVII, 108 p. 47 illus., 45 illus. in color.)

Collana

Springer Theses, Recognizing Outstanding Ph.D. Research, , 2190-5061

Disciplina

620.19

Soggetti

Materials

Bionics

Nanotechnology

Robotics

Bioinspired Materials

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Chapter 1.Introduction to Ionic Artificial Muscles -- Chapter 2.Cell-membrane-inspired block isomer electrolyte -- Chapter 3.Hemostasis-inspired electrolyte membrane -- Chapter 4.Calcium-metabolism-inspired Electrode -- Chapter 5.Bone-structure-inspired Electrode -- Chapter 6.Concluding Remark.

Sommario/riassunto

This book presents the development of four multifunctional nanomaterials: two electrolyte membranes with high ionic conductivity and robust mechanical strength and two electrode materials with excellent electrical conductivity and high capacitance. The integration of these materials has led to a substantial improvement in the performance of ionic actuators, enabling their application in four demonstrative models: soft fingers, inchworms, dynamic tensegrity structures, and dragonflies. Therefore, this multidisciplinary book is highly relevant to a wide range of scientific fields, including materials science, ionic actuators, soft robotics, bioinspiration, and biomimetics, as well as energy storage systems such as batteries, capacitors, and fuel cells.