143 research outputs found
Sounds Local, 1998 March 21
No full textInterview with author Margot Adler about her novel, Heretic's Heart: A Journey through Spirit and Revolution, and her life as an activist and student at Berkeley; Reese Erlich reports on a cappella and jazz groups Oakland's SoVoSo and Boston's Vox One; Man in the Iron Mask (film) review by WHQR's film commentator, Steve Taylor; Overview of upcoming events on the cultural calendar
Hybrid Population Based MVMO for Solving CEC 2018 Test Bed of Single-Objective Problems
No full textThe MVMO algorithm (Mean-Variance Mapping Optimization) has two main features: I) normalized search range for each dimension (associated to each optimization variable); ii) use of a mapping function to generate a new value of a selected optimization variable based on the mean and variance derived from the best solutions achieved so far. The current version of MVMO offers several alternatives. The single parent-offspring version is designed for use in case the evaluation budget is small and the optimization task is not too challenging. The population based MVMO requires more function evaluations, but the results are usually better. Both variants of MVMO can be improved considerably if additionally separate local search algorithms are incorporated. In this case, MVMO is basically responsible for the initial global search. This paper presents the results of a study on the use of the hybrid version of MVMO, called MVMO-PH (population based, hybrid), to solve the IEEE-CEC 2018 test suite for single objective optimization with continuous (real-number) decision variables. Additionally, two new mapping functions representing the unique feature of MVMO are presented.Intelligent Electrical Power Grid
Hybrid Single Parent-Offspring MVMO for Solving CEC2018 Computationally Expensive Problems
No full textMean-Variance Mapping Optimization (MVMO) belongs to the family of evolutionary algorithms, and has proven to be competitive in solving computationally expensive problems proposed in the Icompetitions CEC2014, CEC2015, and CEC2016. MVMO can tackle such problems by evolving a set of solutions (population based approach) or a single solution (single parent-offspring approach). The evolutionary mechanism of MVMO performs within a normalized search space in the range [0, 1]. The power of MVMO stems from its ability - based on statistical analysis of the evolving solution based on a mapping function - to adaptively shift the search priority from exploration to exploitation. This paper introduces a newly defined mapping function as well as a new rule for using an embedded local search strategy, and presents several tests conducted by using the test bed of the CEC2018 competition. Numerical results indicate significant improvements on the results obtained in CEC2016 competition.Intelligent Electrical Power Grid
The Influence of American Anthropology on the Work of Vera Stein Erlich
No full textBoravak i studij kulturne antropologije u SAD veoma je utjecao na rad Vere Erlich. Prvobitno zanimanje za psihologiju porodice i obrazovanja i za položaj žene u patrijarhalnom društvu preusmjerila je na antropološku analizu promjena u patrijarhalnom društvu i porodici. Na njezino novo znanstveno usmjerenje najviše su utjecali kulturni antropolozi Kroeber i Redfield, kao i pripadnici smjera »kultura i ličnost«. Poput sljedbenika te antropološke tradicije, Vera Erlich nailazila je također na poteškoće u objašnjavaju unutarnje dinamike promjena u patrijarhalnom društvu. Definiravši ga kao društvo koje živi po principu moralnog integriteta, reda i koherentnosti, sve potrese i promjene tog reda morala je pripisati »vanjskim faktorima«.Living and studying anthropology in Berkeley in the 1950's and the 1960's had a profound effect on Vera Erlich's scientific orientation. Her primary interest in psychology, education and the status of women shifted towards the anthropological analysis of changes in patriarchal family and society. The most natural theoretical link between the two phases of her intellectual development was the "culture and personality” school which at that time dominated American anthropology.
In this article, by analyzing two major Erlich’s books (Family in Transition, Princeton 1966; and In the Company of Man, Zagreb 1968), the author traces the theoretical influence of Kroeber, Benedict, Mead, Redfield and some others on Vera Erlich’s concepts of culture, cultural style, mentality, patriarchal society etc.
In conclusion, it is pointed out that Vera Erlich could not resolve the contradiction of stability vs. change in patriarchal cultural order. While explaining stability by "inner factors’ of coherence, moral integrity and order, she attributed cultural change to "outside factors" — such as emancipation from the rule of Turks in South Slay areas. The problem is shared by "culture and personality" tradition in general, since it cannot account for the dynamics and contradictions of culture except at the level of the socialization of individual
Mother-activist: the interwar autobiography of Sofia Dubnow-Erlich
No full textTematem artykułu jest studium przypadku – analiza fragmentów autobiografii Sofii Dubnow-Erlich dotyczących okresu międzywojennego. Bliższe spojrzenie na teksty autobiograficzne autorstwa związanej z Bundem aktywistki i literatki umożliwia prześledzenie jej podejścia do własnych planów życiowych, a także szerszy ogląd żydowskiej historii aktywizmu, działalności intelektualnej i politycznej w II Rzeczypospolitej. Lektura wspomnień pozwala również uchwycić perspektywę genderową i pokazać, czy i w jakim stopniu płeć kulturowa wpływała na podejmowane przez autorkę działania.The subject of this article is a case study based on analysis of Sofia Dubnow-Erlich’s autobiography fragments concerning the interwar period. A closer look at the autobiographical texts written by the activist and writer associated with the Bund allows to trace her approach to her own life plans. It also gives a broader look at the Jewish history of activism, and intellectual and political activity in the Second Polish Republic. Reading the memoirs allows us to capture the gender perspective and shows whether and to what extent the gender influenced the actions taken by the author
A Combined GA-ANN Strategy for Solving Optimal Power Flow with Voltage Security Constraint
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