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La Compiuta Donzella of Florence (ca. 1260): The Complete Poetry
Get PDFTranslation into English of extant poems of the thirteenth-century Italian poet La Compiuta Donzella of Florence with poems addressed to her by Mastro Torrigiano and a letter to her from Guittone d\u27Arezzo
The Role of Cognitive Control in Understanding Speech in Noise
Get PDFPurpose: During speech perception, lexical candidates compete for word recognition. Incorrect candidates are briefly activated and then become suppressed. An aspect of word recognition is the ability to suppress these incorrect candidates especially in noisy environments. Previous work examining lexical inhibition and domain-general cognitive control found no correlation, suggesting cognitive control was not involved in spoken word recognition. Few studies have examined individual characteristics that impact a listener’s ability to process speech in noise. This study aims to understand the role cognitive control when speech is presented in noise.
Methods: We utilized the visual world paradigm (VWP) to measure lexical competition over the time course of word recognition. In the VWP, listeners heard words and clicked on the referent from a screen containing targets, cohorts, rhymes, and unrelated items, while eye-movements are monitored as a measure of lexical competition. Two classic cognitive controls tasks, the Flanker and Simon, were used to measure inhibition, a domain general cognitive mechanism. An experimental task, Temporal Flanker, was used because it simulates how speech unfolding over time.
Results: In the noise condition, listeners waited around 400 ms after the onset of the word to launch eye-movements. They showed slower and reduced activation of the target and increased competition. A significant interaction between Temporal Flanker score and timing of target fixations suggests that individuals who were better at the Temporal Flanker task were quicker to activate the target.
Discussion: The study showed a link between spoken word recognition and cognitive control. It has been well documented that the development of cognitive control is slow in childhood. This could have potential implications for children with Developmental Language Disorder or who use a cochlear implant. The development of cognitive control may be a potential avenue for intervention for language and hearing disorders
2PM in Faith, Nebraska
No full textDodge and Millie are featured here in their kitchen, talking about how Dodge spends so much time at work that he doesn’t spend quality time with Millie. Here Dodge is seen in his Sheriff’s uniform shirt. Millie is wearing her favorite robe and headband, highly inspired by Jocelynn from Schitt’s Creek.https://ir.uiowa.edu/costume_design/1161/thumbnail.jp
Media Clown
No full textThis image shows the rendering of the clown’s costume. A large focus in my design was to be able to bring attention to the actor’s face since his expressions informed a lot of the comedy. To do this I created a bright yellow vest paired with a white shirt, and pink bowtie. This area of brightness draws focus and allows the audience’s attention to return to the face.https://ir.uiowa.edu/costume_design/1144/thumbnail.jp
POLARIS: Paint Elevation
No full textThis is the paint elevation that was used to paint the floor triangles. This paperwork details colors used, as well as an enlarged image of one triangle in order to determine texture and gradient.https://ir.uiowa.edu/scenic_design/1114/thumbnail.jp
Sweat: Front Elevation
No full textCreated in VectorWorks, this is a front elevation for walls D, E, and F which includes one hanging wall element. Suggested placement for practical bar signs are also indicated on the drawing.https://ir.uiowa.edu/scenic_design/1106/thumbnail.jp
Sweat
No full textLater in the play, the wall rotates again revealing Cynthia’s apartment. It is also situated within the memory of the bar. The apartment is indicated with only a sofa, lamp, and art print poster on the wall.https://ir.uiowa.edu/scenic_design/1101/thumbnail.jp
Undermining Fine
No full textThe fourth vignette of Undermining Process “S”, “Workaholic”. The choreography in this section explores taking advantage of insomnia by being productive while being unable to go to sleep. I catered to this by creating a comparatively bland look to the other vignettes to show that the work that one achieves while sleep deprived is not as defined and successful as it would be if it was done after resting.https://ir.uiowa.edu/lighting_design/1142/thumbnail.jp
Undermining Fine
No full textThe sixth and final vignette featured not a dancer, but a solo singer playing a guitar. “Calming” offered a moment of relief from the intense environments of the previous vignettes. My lighting for this section was simple, a cool blue downlight wash with a bright white moving spotlight that was programmed to follow the singer on a pre-designated path.https://ir.uiowa.edu/lighting_design/1145/thumbnail.jp