247 research outputs found
Portrait of Niki Ellis [transparency] /
No full textCondition: Good.; Title supplied by artist, see acquisition file number 204/08/00063-02.; Part of the collection of photographs of portraits of prominent Australians. "Niki Ellis, Dr. is assistant director preventive strategies branch, Worksafe Australia."--Note from artist
Latino Employment and Residential Segregation in Metropolitan Labor Markets
No full textThe spatial configuration of minorities relative to Whites in a metropolitan area, or residential segregation, has been identified as a significant barrier to access to employment opportunities for racial/ethnic minorities, including Latinos, in metropolitan labor markets. Dominating the research are tests of place stratification models that focus on segregated ethnic enclaves or the mismatch between minority communities and employment opportunities. Both approaches focus on predominantly Latino neighborhoods and communities, but overlook their structural location and isolation in the broader metropolitan labor market. This study examines whether and to what extent structural characteristics of metropolitan labor markets in which Mexicans, Puerto Ricans, and Cubans live and work shape their employment opportunities and whether or not these relationships vary across the three Latino native-origin groups. We utilize a unique dataset of the demographic, employment, educational, occupational, and industrial characteristics of the 95 largest US cities. The analyses feature both OLS regression to ascertain if varying levels of segregation across metropolitan areas in 2000 is associated with different levels of employment for Latinos, and a fixed-effects analysis to determine if changes in these structural factors between 1980 and 2000 within the same labor market affect the employment rates of Latinos in that metropolitan area. We find that segregation has a deleterious effect on Latino men’s employment; in cities where segregation is worse, their employment rates are lower, and as the cities that they live in became more segregated over the 20 year period of study, their employment rates decreased.This is the final author's version of a paper that was accepted for publication and appears in a revised form, subsequent to editorial input, in the journal Du Bois Review. The final published version of the paper is available at: http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayAbstract?fromPage=online&aid=7827408© 2010 W. E. B. Du Bois Institute for African and African American ResearchThis research is supported by a Department of Housing and Urban Development grant awarded by the National Academy of Science.Peer reviewe
Modeling financial markets using mixed minority/majority games
No full textFinancial markets are considered to be a system formed due to the interaction between heterogeneous individuals. Many models have tried emulating it and have tried to uncover the working behind it. Minority Game Model is one such model which has tried to emulate it. It is a game consisting of heterogeneous agents who believe that to gain profit one needs to be in the minority. However, it has been proved that the financial market consists of both fundamentalists (i.e. individuals gaining profit by being in the minority) as well as noise traders (individuals gaining profit by following the herd). So, we have used the Mixed Game Model to emulate financial markets which consists of Minority and Majority game players. Although it has been proved that the mixed game model is a suitable model to imitate financial world, we have observed that it still has many limitations like the two groups of agents have same properties and thus they lack in heterogeneity and also that the life of each agent is constant. But in real world, every individual has a unique memory and learning ability and will join and leave the markets as well. To improve on these limitations we have created the model, “Highly Heterogeneous Model” which removes both of these limitations. Also, we show that the new improved game improves the performance of the majority game players by 2.35 % and minority game players by 4.45 %. Apart from this we observed that all the models which have emulated financial market by using Minority Game have concentrated on the combined effect of agents of financial factors like prices, returns and volatilities i.e. they are synchronous. With the availability of high frequency data, its analysis has been continuously gaining importance in recent years. We have thus also studied this behavior of market using the asynchronous form of the game known as the “Asynchronous Mixed Game Model”. We finally also prove that the Highly Heterogeneous Game represents the daily time series and the Asynchronous Mixed Game represents the high frequency time series of real financial world.M.S.Includes bibliographical referencesby Niki Savjan
The conundrum of medically unexplained symptoms: Questions to consider
No full textBackgroundThe classification and etiology of medically unexplained symptoms remain a clinical challenge. Recent proposals to improve systems of classification include ending the tradition of separating symptoms into medical or psychiatric groups.MethodSeveral research questions are proposed to resolve some of the divergent opinions about the nature of these difficulties.ConclusionUnitary models of somatic symptom causation should not be presumed. Examination of the causes and nature of somatic distress in those with and without psychiatric disorders requires separate investigation for each, and these should not be presumed to be similar. Psychophysiological models of somatic symptoms are required that can be studied in research protocols.Alexander C. McFarlane, Niki Ellis, Christopher Barton, Derek Browne and Miranda Van Hoof
Analysis of Moral Message in “Buzz” Album by Niki Zefanya
No full textABSTRACT: This study explores the moral messages found in the lyrics of the Buzz album by Niki Zefanya, an Indonesian singer who writes and performs in English. The album contains 13 songs, each filled with emotional and reflective content that offers listeners insights into life, relationships, and personal growth. This research employs a qualitative method with a moral criticism approach to analyse how Niki communicates values such as empathy, resilience, and self-awareness through figurative language and storytelling. The data were collected by carefully listening to each song while reading the lyrics and examining the feelings or conditions of the author when writing the song. The collected data were analysed using Narrative Analysis for Moral Values, identifying stories, emotions, and cultural contexts within the lyrics to uncover and categorize moral themes. The findings show that, although the messages are not stated directly, they can be felt and understood through careful interpretation. This study aims to help listeners, especially non-native English speakers, understand the deeper meanings behind English song lyrics and encourage more thoughtful listening experiences.
Keywords: Buzz album, Niki Zefanya, moral message, song analysis
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.1825347
IDENTIFICATION OF TARGET PEPTIDE SEQUENCE FOR PLASMODIUM ALDOLASE BY
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ANALYSIS OF MORAL MESSAGE IN "BUZZ" ALBUM BY NIKI ZEFANYA
No full textThis final report explores the moral messages found in the lyrics of the Buzz album by Niki Zefanya, an Indonesian singer who writes and performs in English. The album contains 13 songs, each filled with emotional and reflective content that offers listeners insights into life, relationships, and personal growth. This research employs a qualitative method with a moral criticism approach to analyse how Niki communicates values such as empathy, resilience, and self-awareness through figurative language and storytelling. The data were collected by carefully listening to each song while reading the lyrics and examining the feelings or conditions of the author when writing the song. The collected data were analysed using Narrative Analysis for Moral Values, identifying stories, emotions, and cultural contexts within the lyrics to uncover and categorize moral themes. The findings show that, although the messages are not stated directly, they can be felt and understood through careful interpretation. This study aims to help listeners, especially non-native English speakers, understand the deeper meanings behind English song lyrics and encourage more thoughtful listening experiences
Translating and Mapping the Many Voices in the Work of Niki Marangou
No full textThis article examines the work of Niki Marangou, a Greek-language author from Cyprus. Her many stories and anecdotes, whether in poetry or prose, bring in a perspective of cultural geography as they open up places to a spatial imaginary on the crossroad of cartography and testimony. Conceptual tools developed in the field of contemporary Translation Studies may be used to articulate fresh and interesting views on the historical, cultural, political, and ideological contexts of her work, and show the cross-cultural literary dynamic in which her writing emerges
Children’s literature and the realities of social and cultural conditions: A perspective on Niki Daly’s Not so fast Songololo
No full textChildren’s literature is the body of written works and accompanying illustrations to entertain or instruct young people. This literature is shaped to address children’s needs at their level of understanding. The needs of children embrace their imaginative world and daily environment. These needs differ from one society to another, and are guided by the social and cultural conditions of the society in which the children live. An experienced author of children’s literature will always consider the social and cultural backgrounds of the children for whom the book is to be written. Not so fast Songololo (Daly, 1985) is a book written during the apartheid era by a white South African author, Niki Daly, with African children in mind. It is presumed that many non-African authors of children’s literature, like Daly, struggle to accommodate African culture in their books. This article aims to examine the validity of this statement.South African Journal of African Languages 2013, 33(1): 39–4
Academic perspectives and experiences of knowledge translation: A qualitative study of public health researchers
No full textThis study explores the views and experiences of knowledge translation of 14 Australian public health academics. Capacity to engage in knowledge translation is influenced by factors within the academic context and the interaction of the academic and policy environments. Early and mid-career researchers reported a different set of experiences and pressures to senior researchers. Barriers to knowledge translation reported are largely consistent with prior research. However, this study also emphasised the importance of academic professional identity in research-policy translation. Strategies to enhance research uptake should both address structural barriers and seek to encourage a culture of engagement with public policy
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