This book considers Jesuit architecture through the lens of ‘propaganda’ and vice versa. Fascinated by apparent connections between Nazi propaganda and Jesuit architecture, Levy asks whether we might usefully think of early modern Jesuit architecture in terms of propaganda. Conversely, she suggests that National Socialist architecture was indebted to the Baroque: ‘That Speer and Hitler self-con...

This paper deals with the automatic estimation of key (keynote and mode) of a music track from the analysis of its audio signal. Such a system usually relies on a succession of processes, each one making hypotheses about either the signal content or the music content: spectral representation, mapping to chroma, decision about the global key of the music piece. We review here the underlying hypo...

INTRODUCTION Many of the extant notated dances from the early 18th century are throughcomposed. That is, their component step sequences are not repeated in relation to repeats in the music. Especially for more complicated theatre dances, repetition seems not to be the norm in baroque dance. Paradoxically, it appears that the more complicated a section of dance is, the less it bears repeating. Y...

The paper analyzes V. Shevchuk’s story “Confession”, in particular tracing the peculiarities of literary representation ideas and motives existentialism on substantive figurative levels. focus is relationship between philosophical, mythological, Christian, neo-baroque plot/content idea/image contexts work. image a werewolf creative interpretation Shevchuk combined demonological philosophical co...

OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study was to describe the relationship between neo-aortic root size, neo-aortic insufficiency (AI), and reintervention at mid-term follow-up. BACKGROUND Data on neo-aortic valve function and growth after the Ross procedure in children are limited. METHODS A total of 74 of 119 Ross patients from January 1995 to December 2003 had > or =2 follow-up echocardiogram...

Neonatal rats which had received a daily injection of 50 microgram of 2,4-dinitrophenol (DNP) or 30 microgram of L-thyroxine (T 4) for 7 days beginning on the day of birth were compared as to the late effect of the hypothalamo-pituitary-thyroid axis with the neo saline control. Neo DNP rats and neo T 4 rats revealed the retardation of growth compared with neo saline rats. The plasma level of TS...

Graphical passwords have been proposed as an alternative to alphanumeric passwords with their advantages in usability and security. However, they still tend to follow predictable patterns that are easier for attackers to exploit, probably due to users’ memory limitations. Various literatures show that baroque music has positive effects on human learning and memorizing. To alleviate users’ memor...

Aspect of visual perception occupies a central position in shaping the physical structure of a city. This paper discusses the visual characteristics of utopian cities and their impact on the shaping of real urban structures. Utopian examples of cities will not be discussed in terms of social and sociological conditions, but rather the emphasis is on urban utopias and ideal cities that have achi...

This paper argues that Suite: Indian, a 2005 film by Shelley Niro (Mohawk), critiques Euroamerican art that exploits non-specific “Indian” materials to represent allegedly “universal” themes. In particular, this essay will explore how Niro’s film critiques Edward MacDowell’s 1896 Second Suite, frequently called the Indian Suite, an orchestral piece that MacDowell claims is based upon Native mus...