The Interiority of Sleep & Power

<p>This thesis explores interior immensity through the framework that targets the human being’s most inner self: the time human beings spend sleeping. The in-between state of sleep is left overlooked in architecture and leaves room for novel exploration. While spending time in a semi-conscious state, we can delve into the realms of the unknown. The primary goal is to challenge the conventional interior space of backpackers in New Zealand by inhabiting the beautiful ugliness of an industrial site. The boundary between the individual and mechanical piece of architecture is explored through a whimsical intimacy. A hydroelectric power station is the chosen apparatus. The power station allows a duality between operation and narration, between thematic qualities and program. The abnormalities hype the super-imagination of the client, somewhat like experiencing a dream state, the most active and often fantastic aspect within the threshold of consciousness.The thesis is grounded in three sections. I firstly explore the pragmatic site anomalies, the thematic qualities and their opportunities. I then move into conceptual exploration of the interior imagination while concluding with a fully functioning yet evocative design of sleep narration. The components of this thesis are largely visual.</p>

The Interiority of Sleep & Power

<p>This thesis explores interior immensity through the framework that targets the human being’s most inner self: the time human beings spend sleeping. The in-between state of sleep is left overlooked in architecture and leaves room for novel exploration. While spending time in a semi-conscious state, we can delve into the realms of the unknown. The primary goal is to challenge the conventional interior space of backpackers in New Zealand by inhabiting the beautiful ugliness of an industrial site. The boundary between the individual and mechanical piece of architecture is explored through a whimsical intimacy. A hydroelectric power station is the chosen apparatus. The power station allows a duality between operation and narration, between thematic qualities and program. The abnormalities hype the super-imagination of the client, somewhat like experiencing a dream state, the most active and often fantastic aspect within the threshold of consciousness.The thesis is grounded in three sections. I firstly explore the pragmatic site anomalies, the thematic qualities and their opportunities. I then move into conceptual exploration of the interior imagination while concluding with a fully functioning yet evocative design of sleep narration. The components of this thesis are largely visual.</p>

Building Resilient Workforce in a Challenging World: The Way Forward

The field of Psychology which studies human in various contexts has pertinent roles in addressing the changes that people have to deal with during the COVID19 Pandemic. Psychology researchers and practitioners in the world over have played their roles in empowering individuals and community to build new normal lifestyle during and beyond the pandemic time. The objective of this paper is to discuss the role of Psychology in empowering individuals and community to relate to increasingly challenging world. It discusses the psychosocial issues in this challenging time that warrant attention by psychologists. The paper also highlights the importance of informed interventions in empowering individuals and community to become fully functioning workforce in changing and challenging world.

The Justice of the Cosmos: Philosophical Cosmology and Apocalyptic Eschatology in the Wisdom of Solomon

This article argues that the Wisdom of Solomon complicates Martinus C. de Boer's typology of two ‘tracks’ of Jewish apocalyptic eschatology (‘forensic apocalyptic eschatology’ and ‘cosmological apocalyptic eschatology’). Wisdom, which entails both ‘forensic’ depictions of an eschatological courtroom (5.1–14) and ‘cosmological’ depictions of cosmic war (5.15–23), offers a cosmology fundamentally incompatible with the cosmology presumed in de Boer's ‘cosmological apocalyptic eschatology’. Instead of envisioning eschatological justice as the result of a divine invasion, Wisdom envisions it as the result of divine pervasion. That is, cosmological eschatology in Wisdom entails a fully functioning, divinely pervaded cosmos operating as it was intended to operate. Wisdom innovates within Jewish apocalyptic tradition by employing the mythological idiom of apocalypticism to defend the philosophical claim that the cosmos is just and facilitates life for those who are likewise just.

Computation of condition-dependent proteome allocation reveals variability in the macro and micro nutrient requirements for growth

Sustaining a robust metabolic network requires a balanced and fully functioning proteome. In addition to amino acids, many enzymes require cofactors (coenzymes and engrafted prosthetic groups) to function properly. Extensively validated resource allocation models, such as genome-scale models of metabolism and gene expression (ME-models), have the ability to compute an optimal proteome composition underlying a metabolic phenotype, including the provision of all required cofactors. Here we apply the ME-model for Escherichia coli K-12 MG1655 to computationally examine how environmental conditions change the proteome and its accompanying cofactor usage. We found that: (1) The cofactor requirements computed by the ME-model mostly agree with the standard biomass objective function used in models of metabolism alone (M-models); (2) ME-model computations reveal non-intuitive variability in cofactor use under different growth conditions; (3) An analysis of ME-model predicted protein use in aerobic and anaerobic conditions suggests an enrichment in the use of peroxyl scavenging acids in the proteins used to sustain aerobic growth; (4) The ME-model could describe how limitation in key protein components affect the metabolic state of E. coli. Genome-scale models have thus reached a level of sophistication where they reveal intricate properties of functional proteomes and how they support different E. coli lifestyles.

A Novel Approach for Developing Web Blog APP

The main aim of this project is to provide data to students in only one site. Students can gather the information from one site as well as give their feedback and create their own blog. Students can post their views and thought and analyse themselves. Besides all such core functionalities, the application also includes features like FAQ, request, feedback etc. so as to provide a satisfactory user experience. The homepage will list all blog posts, and there will be a dedicated detail page for each individual post. A blog is a great addition to any personal portfolio site. Whether you update it monthly or weekly, it’s a great place to share your knowledge as you learn. If user wants to access database and want to post a blog they have to sign in that they have created. In this section, you’re going to build a fully functioning blog that will allow you to perform the following tasks like create, update, and delete blog posts, display posts to the user as either an index view or a detail view and assign categories to posts and allow users to comment on posts.

Development and Manufacturing of a Controlled 3D Printed Bionic Hand

During a current project, a fully functioning prototype of a 3D printed bionic hand was developed. This paper explains principles such as: bionic hand movement, working rules of sensors and actuators etc. Design of all parts are performed, including the wiring of control system. The project includes two types of sensor control systems for bionic hand. One is with stretch sensors that replicates movement of human hand onto the bionic model. Other type is using machine learning (AI) and a camera. The average amputee cost is $30.000,00 for a new custom-built arm/hand. With the advancement of technology through time, manufacturing processes became cheaper and more accessible. Technical innovation of this project was the fact, that a functional prosthetic hand prototype was built for price lower than $50,00. The prototype does not have all the functions and capabilities as the full priced custom prosthetic hand, but it can replicate altogether the movements as the real device. All the fingers are capable of moving individually, sideways and with the work on the new version, gripping function could be perfected. Further work on materials, could help find the adequate material to increase friction and thusly enhance the grasp strength. The new challenge would involve testing with different kinds of materials to improve the working stability. As it was already unfavorable, this project was mostly based onto the actuation part, or rather the hand itself. Second part of research would involve exploring of different sensor systems. Two control solutions were designed and tested. Next steps would involve neurotransmission sensors, where arm would be controlled using brainwaves as signals that are transformed in movement.

Development of Ryerson’s Hyperloop Pod Systems Using a Modular and Systematic Approach

Ryerson International Hyperloop is a special projects team with the intent of developing a fully functioning Hyperloop Pod. The team believes in driving revolutionary change within the transportation industry, with the greater cause of saving time, and to help make Canadian cities more accessible. The Pod was designed using a systematic approach with modularity and reliability as major foci. Its design featured an innovative, student researched and developed linear induction based MagDrive, and MagLev systems for propulsion and levitation. The braking system featured a fail-safe pneumatic deployment system to facilitate braking at high speeds as well as a wireless “Keep Alive” command. The onboard hyperionics is entirely composed of student researched and developed components which provides an expansive communication range and the ability to transmit real time data back to the mission control through all states and stages of the Pod’s run.

Development of Ryerson’s Hyperloop Pod Systems Using a Modular and Systematic Approach

Ryerson International Hyperloop is a special projects team with the intent of developing a fully functioning Hyperloop Pod. The team believes in driving revolutionary change within the transportation industry, with the greater cause of saving time, and to help make Canadian cities more accessible. The Pod was designed using a systematic approach with modularity and reliability as major foci. Its design featured an innovative, student researched and developed linear induction based MagDrive, and MagLev systems for propulsion and levitation. The braking system featured a fail-safe pneumatic deployment system to facilitate braking at high speeds as well as a wireless “Keep Alive” command. The onboard hyperionics is entirely composed of student researched and developed components which provides an expansive communication range and the ability to transmit real time data back to the mission control through all states and stages of the Pod’s run.