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Conference 2014 speaker series: an interview with Eric Newton
No full textEric Newton is senior adviser to the president at the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, which funds ideas that promote quality journalism and media innovation, based on a principle that democracy thrives when people and communities are informed and engaged. A former managing editor of the Oakland Tribune, he is also author of the innovative digital educational book on the history and future of news, Searchlights and Sunglasses
From Pedrolino to a Pierrot: The Origin, Ancestry and Ambivalence of the British Pierrot Troupe
No full textIn this article, the author considers the British development of the seaside Pierrot troupe, arguing that its construction is consistent with the notion of invented tradition, and the associated concerns with identity and nationality. Tracing the history of the character from its origins as Pedrolino in the commedia dell’arte, the article considers the traditional and novel elements of the British form. This also allows a brief account of the origin and aesthetics of the British tradition. Reflecting on the synthesis of the archaic and contemporary dimensions of the form, the author proposes that the new structure constructed an ambivalent class of character. The composition of both troupes and audiences was drawn from across the range of social strata. Through its collectivity and its treatment of contemporary social themes, it is argued the British Pierrot troupe approached and negotiated questions of a cultural and national identity in the late-Victorian period.
Dave Calvert is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Huddersfield, UK. His research
interests include street theatre, Applied Theatre and learning disabled
performance. He is also a member of The Pierrotters, the last remaining seaside
Pierrot troupe
Understanding and Securing Your Author Rights When You Publish - Special Session with Eric Halpern of Penn Press
No full textWhen you publish, you will be required to sign some sort of publishing agreement, but what does that agreement actually say? What rights are you giving away, and what rights do you retain? Can you post your article to your website? Can you use it in the classroom? Can you send it to colleagues?
This workshop will feature Eric Halpern, Director of Penn Press, who will discuss the main clauses of a book publishing contract, and Sarah Wipperman, Scholarly Communication & Digital Repository Librarian, who will discuss journal agreements, retaining your rights, and ways you can share your work
Identifying the best context for CCTV camera deployment: an analysis of micro-level features
No full textCCTV has become a mainstream crime prevention mechanism around the world. Despite the popularity of the technology, evidence of CCTV’s crime prevention capabilities is inconclusive. Little research has attempted to identify factors contributing to this variance. Research designs have been largely one-dimensional in nature with most evaluations exclusively testing CCTV’s deterrence capabilities. Data related to the detection and response to crime has been largely ignored. In addition, units of analysis typically focus on aggregate land usage and fail to capture the unique characteristics of each camera’s surrounding environment. Collectively, these shortcomings have resulted in a lack of “transferrable lessons” that can help identify the ideal context for CCTV. This dissertation is comprised of two separate analyses of the CCTV system in Newark, NJ. The first measured the influence of a series of independent variables on the effectiveness of CCTV. Viewsheds of individual camera sites, rather than the CCTV system as a whole, were utilized as units of analysis. The variables were grouped into five categories: environmental features (14), camera design (2), line of sight (4), enforcement activity (4), and pre-intervention crime levels (1). A series of regression models tested the influence of the independent variables on six separate crime categories. The analysis generated three main findings. First, high levels of proactive surveillance activity resulting in police enforcement were significantly related to the reduction of most crime types. Secondly, certain environmental features had a criminogenic effect in CCTV areas, with the concentration of specific environs being significantly related to crime increases. Thirdly, there may be somewhat of a “deterrence threshold” in respect to CCTV, with a certain level of pre-installation crime being necessary for cameras to produce a crime reduction. These findings influenced the research design of the second analysis, which measured the effect of the overall CCTV system. A Propensity Score Matching technique incorporating pre-intervention crime levels and criminogenic environmental features was utilized to select equivalent control areas. The system-wide analysis found that auto theft was the only crime to have experienced a statistically significant reduction, as well as a diffusion of crime control benefits to the surrounding area. The fact that a large number of cameras in the system produced little-to-no enforcement activity was identified as a contributing factor to the lack of a system-wide reduction of most crime types. The dissertation concludes with a discussion of how police may be able to design CCTV programs in a manner that overcomes traditional barriers to video surveillance, which may maximize their deterrent effect.Ph. D.Includes bibliographical referencesIncludes vitaby Eric L. Piz
Applications of Time-Bounded Kolmogorov Complexity in Complexity Theory
No full text. This paper presents one method of using time-bounded Kolmogorov complexity as a measure of the complexity of sets, and outlines a number of applications of this approach to different questions in complexity theory. Connections will be drawn among the following topics: NE predicates, ranking functions, pseudorandom generators, and hierarchy theorems in circuit complexity. 1 Introduction Complexity theory provides a setting in which one can associate to any recursive set L a function t L on the natural numbers, and with justification claim that t L is a measure of the complexity of L; namely L can be accepted by exactly those machines that run in time\Omega (t L (n)). In this paper, we will consider a means of using time-bounded Kolmogorov complexity to define a function KL , that measures a different aspect of the complexity of L. We will argue that this is a useful measure by presenting a number of applications of this measure to questions in complexity theory. 1.1 Complexity of St..
Perceptions college-bound seniors at Campbellsport high school have of technology education classes and factors influencing participation in those classes
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Influence of CO2 on fishes in flowing water environments: implications for a non-physical barrier to movement
No full textSilver carp (Hypophthalmichthys molitrix) and bighead carp (H. nobilis) are invasive species that have become established in the upper reaches of the Illinois River, and are nearing the connection into Lake Michigan. To prevent the spread of these carp, as well as other fish, carbon dioxide (CO2) is being investigated as a potential nonphysical barrier. However, to date, most research on the effects of CO2 on fish behavior has occurred in static water conditions. Additionally, little is known about how elevated CO2 may affect swimming performance. Here, we investigate the effects that varying levels of dissolved CO2 will have on fish behavior and swimming performance in flowing water. Chapter 1 aims to identify threshold levels of CO2 required to elicit significant behavioral responses from the native surrogate species used (bluegill, Lepomis macrochirus, and largemouth bass, Micropterus salmoides). When exposed to a range of CO2 partial pressure (pCO2; < 400 μatm [ambient], 25,000 μatm, 50,000 μatm and 100,000μatm), bluegill showed a significant increase in activity at 25,000 μatm, whereas largemouth bass activity significantly increased at 100,000 μatm. Fish were also exposed to 50,000 μatm pCO2 in five successive bursts to investigate the effects of repeated exposure to CO¬2 on fish behavior. Both species displayed a significant increase in activity during the first exposure, but then successive exposures did not change activity levels relative to baseline (at ambient pCO2). Chapter 2 aims to quantify the effects of elevated CO2 on sustained (aerobic) and burst (anaerobic) swimming performance in largemouth bass. We found that sustained swimming performance significantly decreased at 100,000 μatm pCO2 and that burst swimming was unaffected by CO2. Additionally, ~15% of fish lost equilibrium during both sustained and burst swimming tests at 50,000 μatm, and nearly 70% of fish lost equilibrium during both sustained and burst swimming tests at 100,000 μatm, showing that the rate of loss of equilibrium significantly increased as pCO2 increased. These novel findings fill a knowledge gap regarding fish behavior and performance during exposure to elevated CO2 in flowing water, and also inform the development and deployment strategies of the proposed CO2 fish barriers.Submission published under a 24 month embargo labeled 'U of I Access', the embargo will last until 2019-08-01The student, Eric Schneider, accepted the attached license on 2017-06-22 at 10:28.The student, Eric Schneider, submitted this Thesis for approval on 2017-06-22 at 10:33.This Thesis was approved for publication on 2017-07-03 at 15:16.DSpace SAF Submission Ingestion Package generated from Vireo submission #11247 on 2017-09-29 at 10:45:59Made available in DSpace on 2017-09-29T17:45:25Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 2
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Epistemología de la Organización. Conferencia inaugural Eric Berne en Psicoterapia Social
No full textConferencia dictada en honor de Eric Berne por Gregory Bateson. El autor revisa algunos de sus conceptos clave, como el de ecología de la mente, percepción de diferencias, la teoría de los tipos lógicos y las metodologías de enseñanza y aprendizaje. Texto de valor histórico.Lecture in honour of Eric Berne by Gregory Bateson. The author reviews some essential concepts of his own such as the ecology of mind, perception of differences, logical types theory, methodology of learning and teaching, Text of undoubtful historical value.Conférence dictée en honneur de Eric Berne par Gregory Bateson. L’auteur révise quelques concepts essentiels comme l’ écologie de la pensée, la perception des différences, la théorie de types logiques, la méthodologie du apprentissage et de l’ enseignement. Texte de grande valeur historique
Control and Filtering for Discrete Linear Repetitive Processes with H infty and ell 2--ell infty Performance
No full textRepetitive processes are characterized by a series of sweeps, termed passes, through a set of dynamics defined over a finite duration known as the pass length. On each pass an output, termed the pass profile, is produced which acts as a forcing function on, and hence contributes to, the dynamics of the next pass profile. This can lead to oscillations which increase in amplitude in the pass to pass direction and cannot be controlled by standard control laws. Here we give new results on the design of physically based control laws for the sub-class of so-called discrete linear repetitive processes which arise in applications areas such as iterative learning control. The main contribution is to show how control law design can be undertaken within the framework of a general robust filtering problem with guaranteed levels of performance. In particular, we develop algorithms for the design of an H? and dynamic output feedback controller and filter which guarantees that the resulting controlled (filtering error) process, respectively, is stable along the pass and has prescribed disturbance attenuation performance as measured by and – norms
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