This paper is concerned with α– and D–negative imaginary systems. The definition of α–negative imaginary transfer functions is firstly introduced. Then, the relationship between negative imaginary and α–negative imaginary transfer functions is studied. By means of the generalized inverse, an α–negative imaginary lemma is proposed to test the α–negative imaginary property of transfer functions. ...

An imaginary cube is a three dimensional object which has square projections in three orthogonal directions just as a cube has. In this paper, we study imaginary cubes and present sculptures based on imaginary cubes. We show that there are 16 kinds of minimal convex imaginary cubes. The list of 16 representative minimal convex imaginary cubes contains, as well as a regular tetrahedron and a cub...

Maurice, a bildungsroman by E. M. Forster, revolves around the theme of homosexuality. By presenting homosexual characters, who are on futile quest for their actual identity, Forster attempts to be voice unspeakables in Edwardian period England, where all acts homosexuality were considered illegal. In this paper, identity characters is analysed through lenses Lacanian psychoanalytic theory focu...

Abstract Since the 1990s, Chinese government has intensified efforts to control political life of diaspora by recruiting proxies, or qiaoling ??, from extraterritorial population for community-based governance. This paper examines efficacy this co-optive strategy investigating its ramifications in Lao business communities. Following a group Vientiane through qualitative fieldwork, I reveal how ...

In this paper, we determine all the imaginary abelian number fields with class number one. There exist exactly 172 imaginary abelian number fields with class number one. The maximal conductor of these fields is 10921 = 67 • 163 , which is the conductor of the biquadratic number field Q(\/-67, v'—163).

The objective of this study is to find the temperature distribution of a slab as it moves through the pusher-type preheat furnaces. First, the imaginary planes method (IPM) as a new and applicable method for calculation of radiation heat transfer in industrial furnaces is studied, and the two-dimensional form of this method is used to calculate heat flux and temperature distribution in the furn...

ambiguity and obscurity are frequently used to indicate a similar meaning yet there are real differences between them. the ambiguity is an affirmative concept in arabic poetry, and the critics consider it as an artistic standard in best literary samples. whereas, obscurity is a negative concept which results to the lack of text's values of skillfulness. this article deals with an explanation of...

This study examines the visual aesthetic function of English signs in line with ethnographic approaches as a means of achieving various symbolic and communicative implications in the linguistic landscape (LL) of Jordan. Having coded the data in 6 urban streets of the major Jordanian cities, the social semiotic analysis centers on the visual layout of signs based on the typographical features of...

Abstract Cities across the world are increasingly labelling themselves as smart in one way or another. At same time, this smartness appears amorphous invisible its built urban environment. Critical researchers writing on city regularly express confusion exasperation about precisely difficulty to locate city. Visibility of is not a given. This article argues that visibility case instead strategi...