This paper describes and demonstrates modifications of the harmony search method to support multimodal structural optimization. Several researchers have recognized the potential of population-based optimization methods, such as genetic algorithms and particle swarm optimization, to support multimodal optimization, that is, generating a range of good alternative solutions, rather than a single b...

At first sight the word harmony does not seem to be one most people would associate with disability. Harmony has a very specific meaning in musical terms, the combination of notes to form sequences of chords which follow accepted patterns and rules. The New Oxford Companion to Music defines harmony as the element of agreement in music, as opposed to counterpoint, in which parts move against eac...

This paper proposes an analysis of nasal harmony within the framework of Optimal Domains Theory (ODT), and demonstrates that transparency and opacity derive from principled constraints that limit the realization of Nasal on potential anchors. The analysis di ers fundamentally from the autosegmental analysis in two respects: it does not treat harmony as feature spreading, and it does not use fea...

As in visual processing, we speculated that, in music processing, different brain regions would activate according to the mode of music listening. Using motets by a famous composer, we studied changes in regional cerebral blood flow (rCBF) with positron emission tomography associated with concentrating on the alto-part within the harmony (alto-part-listening condition) compared to listening to ...

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This work sought to reflect on urgent adjustments in public space times of crisis from tactical urban interventions. For this, it elucidates protective measures related the control COVID-19 pandemic, particular under aspects mobility and civil engagement, using for this case study implementation temporary cycle lanes municipality Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil. The methodology research wa...

This paper describes a new approach in urban ecological design, referred to as social–ecological urbanism (SEU). It draws from research resilience thinking and space syntax the analysis of relationships between processes form at microlevel cities, where social services are directly experienced by dwellers. The elaborates on three types media for designers intervene systems, including form, inst...