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Neural Network Based Model Refinement
No full textIn this paper, model bases and model generators are presented in the context of model refinement. This article proposes a neural network based model refinement technique for software metrics estimation. Neural networks are introduced as instruments of model refinement. A refinement technique is proposed for ranking and selecting input variables. A case study shows the practice of model refinement using neural networks.model refinement, neural network, software metrics, Model generators
Providence College Faculty Author Series 2012-2013: Dr. Adrian Weimer
No full textDr. Adrian Weimer (History, Providence College) discusses her new book Martyrs\u27 Mirror: Persecution and Holiness in Early New England and the cultural importance of martyrdom within Colonial America
Providence College Faculty Author Series 2012-2013: Dr. Adrian Weimer
No full textDr. Adrian Weimer (History, Providence College) discusses her new book Martyrs\u27 Mirror: Persecution and Holiness in Early New England and the cultural importance of martyrdom within Colonial America
Adrian Matejka, 34th Annual ODU Literary Festival
No full textAdrian Matejka is the author of The Devil’s Garden and Mixology, which was a winner of the 2008 National Poetry Series. He is the recipient of two Illinois Arts Council Literary Awards and fellowships from Cave Canem and the Lannan Foundation. His work has been featured in American Poetry Review, The Best American Poetry 2010, and Ploughshares, among other journals and anthologies. He teaches at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Performing the archive: following in the footsteps
No full textUsing documentation of Mike Pearson's performance 'Bubbling Tom', Deirdre Heddon attempts to step into his shoes and re-perform it
Electrochemical-control of abrasive polishing and machining rates, U.S. Patent 6,171,467
No full textAn apparatus and method is disclosed; both of which use electrochemistry to selectively grow and remove hard oxide coatings on metals, and capacitive double layers on non-metals and semiconductors in order to predict and control the rate of surface abrasion during planarization of the surface of such materials
ADRIAN POP - IN SEARCH OF A LONG LOST SMILE
No full textAn anniversary, especially in the case of a generation colleague, the renowned composer Adrian Pop, generates the remembrance of a long series of musical events that have become notorious, with works included in the national and international concert repertoire. The avoidance of nostalgic memories made that a stage miniature be chosen for the present paper, an incursion of the author into the naive world of childhood reading. The result was a modern, glamorous musical transposition of a sequence with Max and Moritz, the playful heroes created by the famous humorist and cartoonist Wilhelm Busch in the middle of the 19th century. The musical act Onkel Fritz by Adrian Pop was first performed in Cluj in 2016, on October 22, on the occasion of his previous anniversary, within the Cluj Musical Autumn Festival. The graceful performers of the act, presented under the title “Anniversaries at the Festival, Adrian Pop compositional portrait”, were soprano Mihaela Maxim, in the role of Max and pianist Eva Butean, in the role of Moritz. How did composer Adrian Pop manage to musically enliven a 150 years old humorous story? The author of the following text will try to answer this question.
Rezumat. ADRIAN POP - ÎN CĂUTAREA SURÂSULUI PIERDUT. O aniversare, mai ales în cazul unui coleg de generație, reputatul compozitor Adrian Pop, generează rememorarea unui lung șir de evenimente muzicale devenite notorii, cu lucrări intrate în repertoriul intern și internațional de concerte. Evitarea unor memorii nostalgice au făcut ca sorții acestei comunicări să cadă asupra unei miniaturi scenice, o incursiune a autorului în lumea ingenuă a lecturilor din copilărie. A rezultat o transpunere muzicală modernă, plină de farmec, a unei secvențe cu Max și Moritz, eroii poznași creați de celebrul umorist și caricaturist Wilhelm Busch la mijlocul secolului XIX. Prima audiție clujeană a scenetei muzicale Onkel Fritz de Adrian Pop a avut loc în 2016, la 22 octombrie, cu ocazia precedentei sale aniversări, în cadrul Toamnei Muzicale Clujene. Interpreții plini de har ai scenetei prezentate sub genericul „Aniversări în Festival, portret componistic Adrian Pop” au fost soprana Mihaela Maxim, în rolul lui Max și pianista Eva Butean, în rolul lui Moritz. Oare cum a reușit compozitorul Adrian Pop să însuflețească muzical o poveste umoristică de 150 de ani? La această întrebare va încerca să răspundă autoarea acestor rânduri.
Cuvinte cheie: Adrian Pop, Wilhelm Busch, Max și Moritz, Unchiul Fritz, act muzica
Book design: Adrian Bradshaw – The Door Opened: 1980s China
No full textAdrian Bradshaw: Book author
Phil Cleaver: Book design, branding, exhibition design and poster design
Art editor on content and sequencing of photography.
Designed in two languages Chinese and English in a way which combines them both together. Design reflects Chinese culture in a modern way with a western whist.
Embossed slip case with metal badge on cover of book
Politics and Policies in the Eurozone: Should Romania Adopt the Euro?
No full text[Abstract]
The research objective of this thesis is to give a reasoned and scientifically backed
answer to the question of euro adoption optimality and timing in Romania. Both
economic and political aspects are considered, to convey an encompassing and
interdisciplinary view on the matter. The added value of this work stands in the fact
that, beyond the analysis done for the convergence and OCA criteria, further, more
complex, and previously unexplored aspects of euro adoption, are assessed in the light
of the latest data and most appropriate models. Issues such as the estimations of
seigniorage in the post-communist period, supply and demand shock correlations
with the euro area, the effect the single currency has on labor market resilience, and
the impact the dynamics between financial markets interests and political strategic
thinking has on the internal devaluation measures in Europe, are all aspects of great
concern in the current economic and political environment and are all empirically
tested in the current thesis. The most straightforward idea that could be inferred from
the analysis of the considered aspects, is that Romania should adopt a proactive
expectative strategy for EMU integration in order to prepare second-best alternatives
to the sovereign monetary policy and to use its political leverage to help to address
the flaws in the EMU architecture.[Resumen]
El objetivo de investigación de esta tesis es dar una respuesta razonada y
científicamente respaldada a la cuestión de la idoneidad y el momento oportuno de la
adopción del euro en Rumanía. Se consideran tanto los aspectos económicos como
los políticos, con el fin de transmitir una visión global e interdisciplinar de la cuestión.
El valor añadido de este trabajo radica en que, además del análisis realizado en relación
con los criterios de convergencia y de las Áreas Monetarias Óptimas, se evalúan otros
aspectos de la adopción del euro, más complejos e inexplorados hasta ahora, a la luz
de los datos más recientes y los modelos más adecuados. Cuestiones como las
estimaciones del señoreaje en el periodo poscomunista, las correlaciones de las
perturbaciones de la oferta y la demanda con la zona del euro, el efecto que tiene la
moneda única en la resistencia del mercado laboral y el impacto que tiene la dinámica
entre los intereses de los mercados financieros y el pensamiento político estratégico
en las medidas de devaluación interna en Europa, son todos ellos aspectos de gran
preocupación en el actual entorno económico y político que se prueban
empíricamente en la presente tesis. La idea más directa que puede deducirse del
análisis de los aspectos considerados, es que Rumanía debería adoptar una estrategia
proactiva de expectativa para la integración en la UEM con el fin de preparar
alternativas de segundo orden a la política monetaria soberana y utilizar su influencia
política para ayudar a resolver los defectos de la arquitectura de la Unión Económica
y Monetaria.[Resumo]
O obxectivo da investigación desta tese é proporcionar unha resposta razoada e
apoiada cientificamente á cuestión da idoneidade e o momento oportuno da adopción
do euro en Romanía. Considéranse os aspectos económicos e políticos, para
transmitir unha visión global e interdisciplinar da cuestión. O valor engadido deste
traballo reside no feito de que, ademais da análise realizada en relación cos criterios
de converxencia e de as Zonas Monetarias Óptimas, outros aspectos da adopción do
euro, máis complexos e inexplorados ata o de agora, son avaliados á luz de os datos
máis recentes e os modelos máis axeitados. Cuestións como as estimacións de
señoriaxe no período post-comunista, as correlacións de choques de oferta e demanda
coa zona do euro, o efecto da moeda única na resiliencia do mercado de traballo, e o
impacto das dinámicas entre os intereses dos mercados financeiros e o pensamento
estratéxico-politico nas medidas internas de devaluación en Europa son aspectos que
preocupan moito no actual contorno económico e político, e son empiricamente
probados nesta tese. A idea máis directa que se pode deducir da análise dos aspectos
considerados é que Romanía debería adoptar unha estratexia proactiva de expectativa
para a integración na UEM para preparar alternativas de segunda orde á política
monetaria soberana e utilizar a súa influencia política para axudar a resolver os fallos
da arquitectura da Unión Económica e Monetaria.The author of this doctoral thesis has benefited during the elaboration of the
thesis of a grant for pre-doctoral studies awarded by the Department of Culture,
Education and University Planning of the Regional Government of Galicia - Grant
number ED481A-2017/226, whose resolution was published on Friday, July 28th,
2017, in the Official Journal of Galicia No. 143.Xunta de Galicia; ED481A-2017/22
Assessing the optimality of euro adoption in Romania through shock correlations
No full textThe present paper is concerned with the prospect of euro adoption in Romania. The study starts from the relevant literature of the Optimum Currency Areas and identifies the most widely acknowledged meta property and methodological model for this purpose: the SVAR Blanchard and Quah decomposition for identifying the supply and demand shocks. Employing the indicated model and the most recent data, we are able extract and analyse the underlying shocks that hit 34 European economic entities in the period 1995-2019, while also taking into account two crucial structural changes for the Romanian economy – central bank independence and EU accession. After performing the pairwise correlations between Romania and the rest of the economic entities for both the supply and demand disturbances, we map them on a bidimensional graph. We discover that while there is relevant integration and connectedness that ensures relatively high correlations between supply shocks, the politically-motivated monetary and fiscal policy disturbances that created ample and hectic demand side movements, are a factor of great concern for the prospect of single currency adoption in this Eastern European country. The findings support the view that there is room for the conduct of macro policies to become more supportive to the process of euro adoption and that the respect of convergence criteria would help in this respect. To our knowledge, this is the first study performing pairwise shock correlations between Romania and many other European economic entities, while also isolating the effect of post 2005 structural changes
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