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Author Correction: The future of Blue Carbon science
No full textCorrection to: Nature Communications https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-11693-w, published online 05 September 2019.
The original version of this Article contained an error in the author affiliations.
Affiliation 24 incorrectly read ‘School of Applied Sciences, Edinburgh University, Edinburgh EH11 4BN, UK’
This has now been corrected in both the PDF and HTML versions of the Article.Full Tex
Senate Confirmation Information Summary [2019]
No full textMarch 20, 2019; Committee name and presentation date taken from Kansas Legislature website.; Presentation before the Kansas Legislature, Senate Commerce Committee, by the Office of Governor Laura Kelly, concerning David Toland, Kansas Department of Commerce.Basic information concerning David Toland, who has been appointed by Governor Laura Kelly to be Secretary of the Kansas Department of Commerce
Scatter 2019
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‘Scatter 2019’ is a solar-powered installation, sonic composition, and ongoing artistic research project. Sound emanates from twelve loudspeakers that hang from six motorised rotors, which are each mounted at a height of four metres on a freestanding structure. By walking and listening beneath and between each mechanism, visitors experience a unique sonic adventure. The motion of the loudspeakers places the Doppler effect at the foreground. Inspired by Gordon Monahan’s ‘Speaker Swinging’, the environmentally attuned work of Andy Goldsworthy, and the kinetic sculptures of Arthur Ganson and Zimoun, this project explores the artistic potential of a field of rotating loudspeakers and offers new opportunities for the presentation of compositional works in outdoor public spaces.
Research Contribution
Each rotor is controlled by an embedded computer, ‘Scatter 2019’ is programmed to have periods of acceleration, deceleration, and pause. The system is a playful embracement of rotating loudspeakers, which highlight the physicality of sound. Computer-controlled lighting on the rotors makes the installation effective at night and highlights the physics of sound in motion while querying the relationship between sonic and visual modalities. The project contributes a novel approach to kinetic sound sculpture with a variety of embedded and interactive technologies at the foreground.
Research Significance
The project was commissioned by Tourism and Events Queensland through Brisbane Powerhouse for the inaugural Curiocity Brisbane Festival. In March 2019 Scatter was installed in the South Bank Parklands for a period of three weeks. Over 1000 visitors a day interacted with the installation and during World Science Festival Brisbane approximately 3000 visitors per day were counted. In 2019 Scatter was also installed at Harrigans Lane in New South Wales for Easter at the Piano Mill.No Full Tex
Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
Get PDFThe present study examines one of the fundamental aspects of author co-citation analysis (ACA) - the way co-citation
counts are defined. Co-citation counting provides the data on which all subsequent statistical analyses and mappings
are based, and we compare ACA results based on two different types of co-citation counting - the traditional type that
only counts the first one among a cited work's authors on the one hand and a non-traditional type that takes into
account the first 5 authors of a cited work on the other hand. Results indicate that the picture produced through this non-traditional author co-citation counting contains more coherent author groups and is therefore considerably clearer. However, this picture represents fewer specialties in the research field being studied than that produced through the traditional first-author co-citation counting when the same number of top-ranked authors is selected and analyzed. Reasons for these effects are discussed
Statement of Intent 2015 to 2019: Ministry of Health
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The Ministry of Health’s Statement of Intent 2015–2019 identifies outcomes for the health system and the Ministry:
New Zealanders live longer, healthier and more independent lives.
The health system is cost-effective and supports a productive economy.
The Ministry has three high-level outcomes that support the achievement of the above health system outcomes:
New Zealanders are healthier and more independent.
High-quality health and disability services are delivered in a timely and accessible manner.
The future sustainability of the health and disability system is assured.
The Statement of Intent outlines the strategic direction for the Ministry, work that will be undertaken to deliver priorities and how success will be measured. Success against the six national health targets is just one example of how the health system continues to improve outcomes for New Zealanders.
 
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