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Author Commentary: Mobile Music Technology: From Innovation to Ubiquitous Use
No full textThis author commentary chapter accompanies the re-publication of my co-authored 2006 paper ‘Mobile Music Technology: Report on an Emerging Community’ - one of 30 papers selected from 1,200 NIME papers to be included in the book ‘A NIME Reader: Fifteen Years of New Interfaces for Musical Expression, published by Springer and edited by Alexander Refsum Jensenius and Michael J. Lyons
Alexander Woollcott, author and stage actor
No full textAlexander Woollcott, author and stage actorTo order a reproduction, inquire about permissions, or for information about prices see:
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Ida J. Alexander, circa 1944
No full textWritten on verso: Ida J. Alexander 41 1/2 Heldman Street Pittsburg, PA.The Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library acknowledges the generosity of the Digital Public Library of America for supporting in part the digitization of this collection as part of the Black Women's Suffrage Digital Collection, a project made possible through funding from Pivotal Ventures, A Melinda Gates Company
A chart of the ocean between South America and Africa with the tracks of Dr. Edmund Halley in 1700 and Monsr. Lozier Bouvet in 1738 [cartographic material] /
No full textMap of the South Atlantic Ocean flanked by South America on the left and Africa on the right. The map features the time-dated sea-tracks of 18th century explorers Edmund Halley in command of HM Pink Paramore and later Lozier Bouvet in command of the Eagle and the Mary.; Imprint on map: Published according to Act of Parliament, April 1769.; Prime meridian: Greenwich.; From: A collection of voyages chiefly in the South Atlantick Ocean / Alexander Dalrymble. London : Printed for the author; sold by J. Nourse, 1775.; Also available in an electronic version via the Internet at: http://nla.gov.au/nla.map-rm461
Evidence for the decay B0→J/ψω and measurement of the relative branching fractions of meson decays to J/ψη and J/ψη′
Full text linkFirst evidence of the B 0 → J / ψ ω decay is found and the B s 0 → J / ψ η and B s 0 → J / ψ η ′ decays are studied using a dataset corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 1.0 fb -1 collected by the LHCb experiment in proton-proton collisions at a centre-of-mass energy of sqrt(s) = 7 TeV. The branching fractions of these decays are measured relative to that of the B 0 → J / ψ ρ 0 decay:frac(B (B 0 → J / ψ ω), B (B 0 → J / ψ ρ 0)) = 0.89 ± 0.19 (stat) - 0.13 + 0.07 (syst),frac(B (B s 0 → J / ψ η), B (B 0 → J / ψ ρ 0)) = 14.0 ± 1.2 (stat) - 1.5 + 1.1 (syst) - 1.0 + 1.1 (frac(f d, f s)),frac(B (B s 0 → J / ψ η ′), B (B 0 → J / ψ ρ 0)) = 12.7 ± 1.1 (stat) - 1.3 + 0.5 (syst) - 0.9 + 1.0 (frac(f d, f s)), where the last uncertainty is due to the knowledge of f d / f s, the ratio of b-quark hadronization factors that accounts for the different production rate of B 0 and B s 0 mesons. The ratio of the branching fractions of B s 0 → J / ψ η ′ and B s 0 → J / ψ η decays is measured to befrac(B (B s 0 → J / ψ η ′), B (B s 0 → J / ψ η)) = 0.90 ± 0.09 (stat) - 0.02 + 0.06 (syst)
Alexander J. Ellis on Modern Icelandic pronunciation
No full textThe paper reviews the description of the pronunciation of Modern Icelandic as contained in Alexander J. Ellis' influential treatise on early English pronunciation. This description, first ever attempted in English, is shown to be remarkably accurate in recording phonetic detail even if the system of transcription devised by its author is, from today's perspective cumbersome and inefficient. The phonetic and phonological regularities contained in the description are reviewed and compared with the views found in contemporary studies of Icelandic. Flaws of the description are seen as basically due to the atomistic and letter-based nature of the approach. Ellis' concern with the relevance of the Modern Icelandic phonetics for Old English and the history of English in general is taken to reflect his conviction about the universality of the mechanisms of phonological change
An investigation into the microcomputer as an aid to teaching writing in the primary school
Full text linkOver the last few years the number of microcomputers being used in primary schools has increased quite rapidly. The increase has been encouraged by many projects and schemes, which have declared the microcomputer to be a powerful resource that can enhance teaching and learning. In particular, writing has been frequently identified as a curriculum area which could benefit. This thesis is an investigation into the potential of the microcomputer as a resource to aid the teaching of writing. The research involved teachers with children in the seven to eleven age range. The investigation began with a research programme, which involved fifteen teachers from different schools, who acted as case studies, and took part in a range of classroom microcomputer aided writing activities. The research included the monitoring of children's writing, classroom organisation, teaching methodologies, and the teachers' observations and opinions regarding the effectiveness of the microcomputer as a teaching aid. The majority of the teachers who took part felt positively that the use of the microcomputer had been advantageous to their teaching provision. However, the results did not show a great extent of support, or indicate the particular areas and activities where provision could be enhanced. One important finding which did emerge was how much the teachers' teaching aims, objectives and current practices were correlated to the way the microcomputer use was implemented and developed. With reference to this finding a second research programme was initiated. The second programme involved a further group of fifteen teachers who were based in the same school. The research included the monitoring of the teachers' knowledge and understanding of the teaching of writing, children's writing development, classroom organisation and methodologies, observations and opinions. The results from this second research programme indicated that the microcomputer could be a valuable classroom resource, but there were certain considerations for it to be used effectively. Teachers need to know and understand what they want to teach, and how it is best achieved. The development of the microcomputer use needs to be within clearly defined whole school curriculum intentions, and relevant approaches to curriculum provision. The findings carried significant implications for school in-service work, and each teacher's professional development
Alexander polynomials and determinants for knot types through 16 crossings (dataset)
No full textThe Alexander Polynomial was the first knot polynomial invariant. These files provide tables of: Alexander polynomial coefficients Alexander polynomial evaluated at t=-1 for prime and composite knot types through 10 and 16 crossings.
This dataset zipped file includes the knot tables and a readme documentation file.
This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 1720342 to Eric J. Rawdon. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation
Odoardo Fialetti (1573-c.1638): the interrelation of Venetian art and anatomy, and his importance in England
No full textBolognese artist Odoardo Fialetti (1573 – c.1638) is a fascinating figure upon which curiously little work has been done. Though he is a rarely discussed pupil of Tintoretto, Fialetti’s oeuvre is vast (some 55 known paintings and approximately 450 prints) and incredibly diverse. His work encompasses religious subjects, portraits, books on drawing and sport, maps, and illustration for treatises on city defences, literary texts, and anatomy. His work was influential for several hundred years after his death, not only in Venice and northern Italy, but also in France where his designs were used as decoration on faïence produced at Nevers, and England, where his paintings were much admired at court. Fialetti’s close association with Sir Henry Wotton, and the careful copy of his drawing book made by Alexander Browne in the mid-seventeenth century, attest to his impact on the formation of an Italianate sensibility in the appreciation of the visual arts in Early Modern England. In the realm of science, Fialetti’s influence can be deduced from his drawings of curiously animated cadavers in detailed landscapes to those of future generations of anatomists and illustrators throughout Europe. Because of the diverse associations and projects throughout his career, the study of Fialetti is inherently interdisciplinary, encompassing the history of art, history of science and history of the Venetian book trade, as well as crossing geographical boundaries in linking Venetian art and English tastes of the late renaissance and early baroque. Through examination of his extant oeuvre, as well as discussion of lost work, I aim to recognise Fialetti’s status as an artist responding to contemporary artistic debates (disegno versus colorito), a changing cultural climate and the burgeoning importance of the printed medium
Nanostructured Sensors for Homeland Security Applications
No full textAn important beneficiary of emerging nanomanufacturing
techniques has been in the area of detection and sensing for
homeland security and defense applications. Also: Organic Electrophoretic Inks Utilizing Encapsulated-Dye Nanoparticles; NIEHS Call for Applications to Study ENM Interactions with Biological Processes; and NNN Welcomes Hyung Gyu Park, J. Alexander Liddle to Editorial team
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