44 research outputs found
Struggle and Liberation Today / Lucha y Liberación Hoy
No full textReyes Espinoza introduces at 00:00:00; Claudia Lorena Burbano at 00:04:00; Rosalba Contreras Ponce presents at 00:35:40; discussion at 01:01:50; Derick Hughes presents at 01:28:16; Zeinab Nobowati presents at 01:43:54; J. Reese Faust presents at 02:05:00; Question and Answers session at 2:26:03.
UR-112 Monarch: A Privacy-focused NLP Model for Emotional Pattern Detection
No full textIntroducing: Monarch — a privacy-focused deep learning model that interprets emotional patterns in text. Monarch is trained on large, lexicon-based datasets and uses fine-tuned NLP models (BERT) to identify patterns associated with sadness, worry, anger, and distress. It runs entirely offline with no data collection, making it ideal for private use. Monarch evaluates text and returns clear, readable probability scores across emotional categories, giving users insight into emotional trends. Monarch is interpretive, not diagnostic, displaying results based on scientifically backed linguistic patterns. Its potential use in schools could help flag early signs of distress, giving educators a chance to support those in need. Monarch is also suitable for research in linguistics, mental health, and ethical AI implementations
Restricted Parallelism and Regular Grammars
No full textTitle: Restricted Parallelism and Regular Grammars, Author: Robert D. Rosebrugh, Location: ThodeThis thesis studies the properties of k-parallel right-linear languages. An infinite hierarchy of language families is found and closure properties of these families are studied. The language families are characterised in terms of simple languages and non-deterministic generalised sequential machine mappings. In addition a characterisation of k-right-linear simple matrix languages by k-parallel right-linear languages with a control device is given.ThesisMaster of Science (MS
Mbatha, S. 2017. U Zulu: Umlando Nobuqhawe BukaZulu (The history and heroism of the Zulu nation) [Book review]
No full textThe book basically provides a narrative account of the long history of the Zulu nation
during and after the colonial period. It focuses on the series of battles and wars fought
during the reign of King Shaka, including their encounters with the colonial forces, which
caused the displacement of many tribes and their settlement in various parts of the African
continent. The battle of Isandlwana in 1879, where the Zulu troops conquered the British
forces, is a classic example. The author attempts to paint a picture of different layers of the
struggle for colonial emancipation of the black people in general and the Zulu nation in
particular. Mbatha believes that black South Africans should be writing their own history
as they were directly impacted by colonialism. The eyewitness accounts provided by the
elders who were directly involved in colonial battles and wars should inform the writing
of such histories. The author seeks to address competing perspectives on the subject of
colonialism and its impact on the Zulu nation
SGML and Exceptions
No full textThe Standard Generalized Markup Language (SGML) allows users to define document type definitions (DTDs), which are essentially extended context-free grammars in a notation that is similar to extended Backus--Naur form. The right-hand side of a production is called a content model and its semantics can be modified by exceptions. We give precise definitions of the semantics of exceptions and prove that they do not increase the expressive power of SGML. For each DTD with exceptions we can construct a structurally equivalent extended context-free grammar. On the other hand, exceptions are a powerful shorthand notation--- eliminating them may cause exponential growth in the size of a DTD. z The research of the first author was supported by the Academy of Finland and the research of the second author was supported by grants from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada and from the Information Technology Research Centre of Ontario. The Hong Kong University of Science ..
Initial Design to Develop a Cadastral System that Supports Digital Cadastre, 3D and Provenance for Singapore
No full textIt is challenging to design and develop a cadastral system that supports digital cadastre, 3D and provenance. Digital cadastre encodes cadastral information in digital format like LandXML, which allows for automation and returns high productivity. 3D enables capturing and representing the third dimension, which is critical for the development in both above and below the earth surface. Provenance allows the management of cadastre through lifespan. This is important in cadastral investigation and analysis for being informed how a cadastral parcel is being evolved over certain time period. The paper discusses the initial design of a new cadastral system called Cadastral Survey Management System (CSMS). The paper shares the SG LandXML, a Singapore profile of LandXML, which is designed based on the ICSM’s ePlan model, which in turn has been implemented in Australia and New Zealand. SG LandXML will consolidate the existing forms and data in different formats and to facilitate automation. By having a pre-validation mechanism at the Registered Surveyors’ (RS) Web Portal, the submissions by the surveyors through the Portal can be checked upfront before the authority’s inspection and approval. This will reduce turnaround times and speed-up the overall approval process. The fundamental of the system is the cadastral data model, which is designed based on the ISO 19152 - Land Administration Domain Model (LADM). The notion of BeginLifeSpanVersion and EndLifeSpanVersion in LADM has been adopted to design the provenance framework for the system. With the framework, every parcel when it is first submitted to the system will be date-stamped and the changes to the parcel will be captured for the parcel’s entire lifespan. This will allow the system to retrieve a parcel from its inception and to compare its changes over times. The paper also demonstrates some preliminary investigations on how different types of parcels, both 2D and 3D, can be integrated based on the notion of Level of Details from city modelling. The paper proposes methods how different types of parcels can possibly be encoded in SG LandXML to support 3D Cadastres
Comment: The nature of the ADAS model based on the ISLM model
No full textRao suggests that the Rowan demand curve does not exist but that result is obtained through treating the system as a simultaneous equation problem that will inevitably obtain the standard aggregate demand (AD) result. The Rowan procedure is a conditional function that makes planned AD conditional on planned aggregate supply (AS)--a quintessential Keynesian process. This results in an AS-dependent AD curve that is upward sloping. This system can be shown to be stable, have a firm connection to measures of national income accounting without dependence on notions of equilibrium and implications for econometric estimations. Copyright The Author 2009. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Cambridge Political Economy Society. All rights reserved., Oxford University Press.
Sacrifice in the Eucharist in the texts of the fathers from the New Testament to the council of Chalcedon
No full textThis thesis examines the evidence for the notion of Eucharistic Sacrifice which is found in the original texts of all the principal Fathers and ecclesiastical authors of the Early Church. The period covered is from the time of the writing of the New Testament to the Council of Chalcedon in 451 A.D. Each of the principal Fathers is examined in historical order, as far as this is possible, except when there is another link between them such as their city of origin. Apart from a few exceptions, the texts are presented in their Greek or Latin original in the footnotes, but an English translation is supplied for every case in the main text of the thesis. The aim of the thesis is not to provide an exhaustive analysis of the above data, but to present them in an orderly way and to make initial exploratory comments on the texts themselves and of the work of various scholars. The final conclusion resulting from this exercise is that, although there is indisputable evidence that the notion of Eucharistic sacrifice was widely upheld by Patristic authors, its actual content varied from author to author and presents a richness which it is not easy to classify
Notas para uma autoria queer a partir de Roland Barthes e Jonas Samudio
No full textIt's known that, in the second half of the 20th century, the debate around the notion of author received a significant boost from the theoretical formulations of Roland Barthes. In this text, comparing the poetics of Jonas Samudio with the theories about the notion of author, we will move forward to think about a notion of queer authorship that appears as dissent from Western logic. In order to achieve this, we make use of the work of Roland Barthes, Jack Halberstam, in The queer art of failure, and the poetics of Jonas Samudio. It will be seen that, far from the ode to the individual, so common in the Western capitalist society, we can think about a queer authorship, a body that writes but that is identified in a binarism. In this perspective, authorship becomes more erotic and communitarian, exalting not the self and its binomials, but a burning knot between the body and writing.Sabemos que, en la segunda mitad del siglo XX, el debate en torno a la noción de autor recibió un importante impulso a partir de las formulaciones teóricas de Roland Barthes. En este texto, comparando la poética de Jonas Samudio con las teorías sobre la noción de autor, avanzaremos para pensar una noción de autoría queer que aparece como una disidencia de la lógica occidental. Para ello, nos basamos en la obra de Roland Barthes, de Jack Halberstam, en The queer art of failure y la poética de Samudio. Se verá que, lejos de la oda al individuo, tan común en el orden capitalista occidental, podemos pensar en una autoría queer, un cuerpo que escribe, pero que no sitúa su identidad en un binarismo. En este aspecto, la autoría se vuelve más erótica y comunitaria, exaltando no el yo y sus binomios, sino un nudo ardiente entre el cuerpo y la escritura.Sabe-se que, na segunda metade do século XX, o debate em torno da noção de autor recebe um significativo alento a partir das formulações teóricas de Roland Barthes. Neste texto, cotejando a poética de Jonas Samudio com as teorias acerca da noção de autor, avançaremos para pensar uma noção de autoria queer que figura como dissidência da lógica ocidental. Para tal, lançamos mão da obra de Roland Barthes, de Jack Halberstam, em The queer art of failure, e da poética de Samudio. Ver-se-á que, distante da ode ao indivíduo, tão comum na ordem capitalista ocidental, podemos pensar em uma autoria queer, um corpo que escreve, mas que não se situa identitariamente em um binarismo. Nessa vertente, a autoria se torna mais erótica e comunitária, exaltando não o eu e seus binômios, mas um ardente nó entre o corpo e a escrita
Occupying the in between : a typology of architecture as the mediator
No full textDissertation MArch(Prof)-University of Pretoria, 2012.The paradoxical nature of society leads to great dualities in the study of motion and space, creating conflicting relationships. The role of the architectural design is to facilitate these motions to become a stage for the spectacle in its immediate context. The dissertation presents an architectural proposal that addresses the notion of duality. By identifying the possibilities within a liminal context, an architectural narrative creates scenarios as a possible response. The author investigates the manifestation of multiple programmes, a leather workshop, bakery and bar within the South African urban context of Pretoria West. The architectural exploration aims to enrich public life in a liminal space on the periphery of the city. Challenges associated with the typology of duality are addressed through the integration with the immediate context to ensure its sustainability. The aim is to celebrate the edge condition and the spaces commonly overlooked.ArchitectureMArch(Prof)Unrestricte
