Muon tomography is a relatively new method of radiography that utilizes muons from cosmic rays an... more Muon tomography is a relatively new method of radiography that utilizes muons from cosmic rays and their multiple Coulomb scattering property to distinguish materials. Researchers around the world have been developing various detection systems and image reconstruction algorithms for muon tomography applications, such as nuclear reactor monitoring and cargo inspection for contraband. This paper studies the principle in image reconstruction of muon tomography. Implementation and comparison of some popular algorithms with our simulation dataset will be presented as well as some ideas of future improvements for better image qualities and material discrimination performances. : Analysis and statistical methods, Image reconstruction, Search for radioactive and fissile materials, Simulation methods and programs 1Corresponding author.
This article examines Art Spiegleman’s Maus (1997) in the context of Marianne Hirsch’s notion of ... more This article examines Art Spiegleman’s Maus (1997) in the context of Marianne Hirsch’s notion of postmemory and Giorgio Agamben’s definitions of the terms wargus, colossus, and Muselmann, in order to understand how the graphic novel illuminates the ways in which relationships contribute to intergenerational trauma. The relationships between survivors and the second generation, as well as their individual relationships with the Holocaust itself, continue to traumatise all involved. Though some writers have argued against the validity of the second generation as a true witness to the Holocaust or as sufferers of intergenerational trauma, Maus renders such arguments powerless and reveals them to be unhelpful. Instead, Maus demonstrates that relationships and a lack of real, tangible connection to the events of the Holocaust can create a trauma that extends through the past and perpetuates itself in those who come after.
Monstrous Women in Comics, Samantha Langsdale and Elizabeth Rae Coody (eds) 2020
Studies in Comics, 2020
Review of: Monstrous Women in Comics, Samantha Langsdale and Elizabeth Rae Coody (eds) (2020)Jack... more Review of: Monstrous Women in Comics, Samantha Langsdale and Elizabeth Rae Coody (eds) (2020)Jackson, MS: University Press of Mississippi, 295 pp., 35 b&w illustrationsISBN 978-1-49682-763-0, p/bk, $30
editor: chris murray *We are Fred Karno's army, The Ragtime infantry: We cannot fight, we cannot ... more editor: chris murray *We are Fred Karno's army, The Ragtime infantry: We cannot fight, we cannot shoot, What earthly use are we! And when we get to Berlin, The Kaiser he will say, 'Hoch, hoch! Mein Gott, What a bloody rotten lot Are the Ragtime infantry!' *British soldiers' World War One trench song.
The Comics Grid: Journal of Comics Scholarship, 2019
The Open Library of Humanities and all its journals are digitally preserved in the CLOCKSS schola... more The Open Library of Humanities and all its journals are digitally preserved in the CLOCKSS scholarly archive service.
Advances in Media, Entertainment, and the Arts, 2019
This chapter discusses the theory and practice of transmedia narratives within the storyworld cre... more This chapter discusses the theory and practice of transmedia narratives within the storyworld created by Robert Kirkman, Tony Moore and Charlie Adlard's comics series The Walking Dead. It examines key aspects from the comics series and AMC's adaptive television franchise to consider how both have been utilized and adapted for games. Particular focus will be paid to Telltale Games' The Walking Dead, Gamagio's The Walking Dead Assault and Terminal Reality's The Walking Dead: Survival Instinct. The chapter explains the core concepts of transmedia narratives as they relate to The Walking Dead, places the games in the context of both the comics and television franchise, examines the significance of commercial and grassroot extensions and considers the role gaming and interactive narratives have within rich storyworlds. In examining The Walking Dead as a transmedia property, the authors demonstrate how vast narratives are adopted, modified and transformed in contempora...
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