4,628 research outputs found
Robin Hood: a mythic biography
No full textThe only figure in the Dictionary of National Biography who is said never to have existed, Robin Hood has taken on an air of reality few historical figures achieve. His image in various guises has been put to use as a subject of ballads, nationalist rallying point, Disney cartoon fox, greenclad figure of farce, tabloid fodder, and template for petty criminals and progressive political candidates alike.
In this engaging and deeply informed book Stephen Knight looks at the different manifestations of Robin Hood at different times and places in a mythic biography with a thematic structure. The best way to get at the essence of the Robin Hood myth, Knight believes, is in terms not of chronological and generic progression but of the purposes served by heroes. Each of the book's four central chapters identifies a particular model of the hero, mythic or biographic, which dominated in certain periods and in certain genres, and explores their interrelations, their implications, and their historical and sociopolitical contexts
Artificial intelligence and mathematical models for intelligent management of aircraft data
No full textIncreasingly, large volumes of aircraft data are being recorded in an effort to adapt aircraft maintenance procedures from being time-based towards condition-based techniques. This study uses techniques of artificial intelligence and develops mathematical models to analyse this data to enable improvements to be made in aircraft management, affordability, availability, airworthiness and performance. In addition, it highlights the need to assess the integrity of data before further analysis and presents the benefits of fusing all relevant data sources together.The research effort consists of three separate investigations that were undertaken and brought together in order to provide a unified set of methods aimed at providing a safe, reliable, effective and efficient overall procedure. The three investigations are:1. The management of helicopter Health Usage Monitoring System (HUMS) Condition Indicators (CIs) and their analysis, using a number of techniques, including adaptive thresholds and clustering. These techniques were applied to millions of CI values from Chinook HUMS data.2. The identification of fixed-wing turbojet engine performance degradation, using anomaly detection techniques, applied to thousands of in-service engine runs from Tornado aircraft.3. The creation of models to identify unusual aircraft behaviour, such as uncommanded flight control movements. Two Chinook helicopter systems were modelled and the models were applied to over seven hundred in-service flights.In each case, the existing techniques were directed toward a condition-based maintenance approach, giving improved detection and earlier warning of faults
Usability Test: Library Spaces Page Report - December 2019
No full textThis study was conducted to test the usability of the newly designed Library Spaces Page which collects spaces in Duke University Libraries. It was developed and conducted by Manhua Wang and Robin Knight, with the guidance of Emily Daly and Thomas Crichlow. On November 22th 2019, we began our lobby testing by working with a pilot participant, a student employee from the library’s service desk, and then proceeded onto the lobby for usability testing. We were located outside of the Perkins Library where we recruited 7 participants. Robin Knight moderated the first four participants and Manhua Wang moderated the rest three ones. Each participant was given a voucher for a coffee or snack in exchange for their time. For result analysis, we also count our pilot test as we did not modify the script after that, resulting in a total of 8 participants
Review of "Robin Hood: The Forresters Manuscript, British Library Additional MS 71158" by Knight
No full textTulloch's review of "Robin Hood: The Forresters Manuscript, British Library Additional MS 71158" edited by Stephen Knight (Cambridge: D.S. Brewer, 1998)
Homage to a Starry Knight, Los Angeles, 1990
No full textHome to a starry knight, Los Angeles, 1990, Ocean Front Walk at Wavecrest Avenue by Rip Cronk. A huge blow-up of Vincent Van Gogh's Starry night, one of artist's favorite paintings. The brush stroke is purposely done in a graffiti style partly because that is how Van Gogh painted and also appeal to the Venice community. Sponsor by Werner Scharff in liquitex acrylic/air brush, 17' x 37' -- Dunitz, Street gallery, rev. 2nd ed., p.192, #18. "Homage to a starry knight; R. Cronk, 1990" -- on the mural
Happy Hour with Robin Sacks
No full textRobin Sacks is the author of Get Off My Bus!: How to Get Clarity, Get in the Driver\u27s Seat, and Get Moving in Your Life! Introduction by Kristen Kuhlman, LSW, LHNA, MBA/HCM DHA Candidate
DUL Subject Specialists Directory Usability Test - September 2019
No full textThis study was an extension to the testing of staff directory conducted by Samantha Throne and Eden Andes on August 5th, 2019. This study aims to test the usability of the subject specialists directory page in relation to the functionality and experience of the search filter, as well as provide recommendations for improving subject specialists directory. The study was developed and conducted by Manhua Wang and Robin Knight, with guidance by Emily Daly and Thomas Crichlo
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