In this paper, I investigate Callas in Concert, a multimedia show that employs holographic digital and laser technology to bring the legendary diva back stage almost 50 years after her death. The aim of spectacle, which bears witness persistence cult present day, is allow audiences see listen digitally manipulated reproduction dead singer’s body voice. At same time, Concert live concert,...

Nowadays 'optical communication' usually means the exchange of information with the aid of optical fibres. The term is also applicable, however, to visual communication by semaphore or similar methods. In France between 1793 and 1852, for example, a visual communication network designed by Claude Chappe was in use. This worked with a system of moving arms that could be viewed by telescope from ...

Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) and Newcastle disease (ND) are considered as the most devastating poultry infections, owing to their worldwide distribution and economical threat. Vaccines have been widely used to control these diseases in the poultry industry in endemic countries. However, vaccination policy without differentiating infected animals from vaccinated animals (DIVA) makes ...

Pleistocene glacial and interglacial periods have moulded the evolutionary history of European cold-adapted organisms. The role of the different mountain massifs has, however, not been accurately investigated in the case of high-altitude insect species. Here, we focus on three closely related species of non-flying leaf beetles of the genus Oreina (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae), which are often fou...

Integrated modelling of global environmental change impacts faces the challenge that knowledge from the domains of Natural and Social Science must be integrated. This is complicated by often incompatible terminology and the fact that the interactions between subsystems are usually not fully understood at the start of the project. While a modular modelling approach is necessary to address these ...

MOTIVATION Need for software to setup and analyze complex mathematical models for cellular systems in a modular way, that also integrates the experimental environment of the cells. RESULTS A computer framework is described which allows the building of modularly structured models using an abstract, modular and general modeling methodology. With this methodology, reusable modeling entities are ...