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Who Says Pornography Can't Be Art?
Full text linkThis opening chapter provides the contours of the debate about whether art and pornography are mutually exclusive and is meant as an introduction to the main themes of the book. It begins by looking at some of the classic ways of explaining the difference between art and pornography. Pornography, some have said, is sexually explicit and focuses exclusively on certain body parts, while art possesses emotional and psychological depth and is essentially suggestive. Others have stressed that pornography, unlike art, is inherently formulaic, or that pornography is exploitative in a way that art is not, or that pornography aims for a particular response, sexual arousal, that is incompatible with artistic contemplation or aesthetic experience. Such dichotomies, it is argued, are illuminating insofar as they help us to clarify how typical examples of art differ from typical examples of pornography, yet it would be wrong to see them as absolute distinctions. Whenever one attempts to draw a strict line between the two domains, whether it is on the basis of representational content, moral status, artistic quality, or prescribed response, one can always find examples of art or pornography that would fall on the ‘wrong side’ of the divide. Furthermore, it is argued that a value-neutral definition of pornography is to be preferred over any normative characterisation that stipulates that pornographic works, by definition, lack any significant artistic or aesthetic aspect. Finally, after providing a critical assessment of Christy Mag Uidhir’s incompatibilist account, which contrasts the ‘manner specificity’ of art with the ‘manner inspecificity’ of pornography, Maes highlights some of the practical implications of this philosophical discussion
MAES: A Multi-Agent Systems Framework for Embedded Systems
No full textMiniaturization and cost reduction of hardware components have created a trend in the space industry where the traditional centralized computer is being replaced by distributed computer architecture. However, this trend comes with a cost: the on-board software complexity of the space missions has increased. The complexity has origins in the requirements of the missions where in general, these are coordination and control-related processes. As the coordination and the control of the satellite's activities are not trivial tasks, the Multi-Agent Systems(MAS)-approach has been proposed as a new architectural style due to its distributed nature. There are several existing frameworks for implementing MAS-based applications, however, most of them are neither designed to satisfy real-time requirements nor designed to be implemented in highly-constrained embedded systems. Therefore, the purpose of this thesis is to develop a new tool for MAS-based applications: A Multi-Agent Framework for Embedded Systems (MAES).The framework was implemented on top of a Real-Time Operating System: TI-RTOS, therefore, applications implemented with MAES have realtime characteristics. Experiments have shown that the execution time of an Attitude Determination algorithm is consistent on each call with a variance value of the order of 10^5 [s^2], demonstrating the predictability of the framework. Furthermore, the user coding effort is reduced as several routines are standardized and encapsulated into MAES' API. However, the predictability and ease-of-use come with a slight cost: experiments have shown that MAES-based applications lead to an increase of 6.7 KB in average in Flash memory and 4.5 KB in average in SRAM memory with respect to its non-agent implementation. Also, the CPU utilization increases as inter-agent communication requires additional processing time, also increasing the power consumption. However, the increase is low as the results have shown that is less than 1% in average
Rozpoznanie i ocena ekosystemów i ich świadczeń (MAES): wybrane zagadnienia i niepewności współdziałania nauki i polityki w zakresie bioróżnorodności i świadczeń ekosystemów
No full textThis paper presents a review of the work that has been developed so far under Action 5. It firstly describes the MAES approach to ecosystem assessment. Next the implementation of the MAES process is evaluated at national and EU levels. Finally the paper briefs on how scientific uncertainty and gaps between science and policy related to mapping and assessment can be addressed.Działanie 5 sformułowane w Unijnej Strategii Bioróżnorodności do 2020 r. zobowiązuje kraje członkowskie do rozpoznania i oceny ekosystemów oraz dostarczanych przez nie świadczeń (MAES). Ostatnie analizy wskazują, że działanie to zostało zainicjowane przez prawie wszystkie kraje członkowskie Unii Europejskiej. Oceny na poziomie krajowym są wspierane wytycznymi przygotowanymi przez Grupę Roboczą MAES (raporty techniczne MAES). Podejście MAES jest oparte na modelu “wspólnota praktyk”, zgodnie z którym naukowcy i politycy wypracowują wspólnie wskazania dla państw członkowskich, oparte na ich wiedzy oraz ekspertyzach dotyczących ekosystemów i ich świadczeń. Ocena w skali europejskiej jest prowadzona w oparciu o czteroetapowe postępowanie: rozpoznanie ekosystemów, ocenę stanu ekosystemów, kwantyfikację świadczeń ekosystemów oraz integrację wyników uzyskanych na powyższych etapach w celu wsparcia procesu tworzenia i wdrażania polityk. W artykule zaproponowano trzy podejścia dla rozwiązania wątpliwości, które pojawiają się podczas rozpoznania i oceny ekosystemów oraz w trakcie wykorzystywania tej wiedzy na potrzeby polityki: lepsze rozpoznanie publikowanych dowodów naukowych, porównanie rezultatów procesu MAES w różnych skalach przestrzennych, a także jednoczesne współtworzenie wiedzy przez naukowców i politykó
Intimate interfaces in action: assessing the usability and subtlety of emg-based motionless gestures
No full textMobile communication devices, such as mobile phones and networked personal digital assistants (PDAs), allow users to be constantly connected and communicate anywhere and at any time, often resulting in personal and private communication taking place in public spaces. This private -- public contrast can be problematic. As a remedy, we promote intimate interfaces: interfaces that allow subtle and minimal mobile interaction, without disruption of the surrounding environment. In particular, motionless gestures sensed through the electromyographic (EMG) signal have been proposed as a solution to allow subtle input in a mobile context. In this paper we present an expansion of the work on EMG-based motionless gestures including (1) a novel study of their usability in a mobile context for controlling a realistic, multimodal interface and (2) a formal assessment of how noticeable they are to informed observers. Experimental results confirm that subtle gestures can be profitably used within a multimodal interface and that it is difficult for observers to guess when someone is performing a gesture, confirming the hypothesis of subtlety
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No full textVingerafdruk: 000002 - # b1 A i : # b2 I $eDrukkersmerk van Michiel Maes achteraanTitel uit f. A1 recto (= incipit)Vanderhaeghen, F. Bib. gantoise 11814 qEuropeana-GoogleBook
Mapping and Assessment of Ecosystems and their Services (MAES): Highlights and uncertainties of a science-policy interface on biodiversity and ecosystem services
No full textUnder Action 5 of the EU Biodiversity Strategy to 2020 the Member States are committed to map and assess the ecosystems and their services on their national territory (MAES). A recent analysis of the implementation of Action 5 across the EU suggests that nearly all countries have started the assessment proposed by Action 5. The assessments at national scale are supported by guidance documents (MAES reports), prepared by the working group MAES. The MAES approach to ecosystem assessment is built on a community-of-practise model according to which scientists and policy-makers work together and provide guidance to member states based on their common knowledge and expertise of ecosystems and ecosystem services. The assessment at European scale is structured according to a four-step approach: mapping ecosystems, assessment of ecosystem condition, quantifying ecosystem services, and integration of these steps with a view to support policy making and implementation. Finally three approaches are proposed to address uncertainties that emerge when mapping assessing ecosystems and when using this knowledge for policy: a better exploration of reported and published scientific evidence, comparison of mapping outcomes between and across geographic scales, and knowledge co-production among scientists and policy makers.JRC.D.3 - Land Resource
Adelpherupa pontica Maes 2002, sp.n.
No full text<i>Adelpherupa pontica</i> sp.n. <p>(gures 1f, 2c, 3g, 4e)</p> <p> <i>Diagnosis</i>. Black line on fore wing straight. Male genitalia with straight costa, ventral part of valva rounded. Zona glabra tympani with median sclerotization forming four short branches as in <i>A. typicota</i> but always one branch forming an angle of 90ss degrees with the longitudinal body axis.</p> <p> <i>Description</i>. Ground colour reddish-brown or yellowish-brown. Black line on forewing straighter almost straight, usually clear. Two black spots clearly visible on forewing.</p> <p> <i>Male genitalia</i>. Uncus curved, gnathos covered with minute spines; valva with costa straight and ventral part curved to the apex of the costa; aedeagus slightly bend; vesica with a single plate-like cornutus.</p> <p> <i>Female genitalia</i>. Papillae anales with short and long setae, apophyses posteriores and anteriores of about equal length; ostium bursae, ductus bursae and corpus bursae membranous, antrum only slightly sclerotized.</p> <p> <i>Tympanal organs</i>. Zona glabra tympani with for branches, rst left and right anterior branch on an angle of 90ss degrees with the longitudinal body axis.</p> <p> <i>Wing span</i>. 22–31 mm.</p> <p> <i>Distribution</i>. Cameroon, Congo (DRC), Uganda.</p> <p> <i>Life cycle</i>. Unknown.</p> <p> <i>Type material examined</i>. HOLOTYPE: <b>Cameroon</b> Dschang 1400 m 23 October 1990 K. Maes, GPKM 776 (ABSRC); 4 PARATYPES: 1: <b>Cameroon</b> Dschang, 1400 m 08 November 1990 K. Maes, GPKM 553; 1, same locality, GPKM 554 (ABSRC); 1: same locality 23 October 1990 (ABSRC); 1: same locality 29 October 1990 (ABSRC).</p> <p> <i>Additional material examined</i>. (<b>Congo</b>, DRC) 1: Elisabethville 21 December 1949 C. H. Seydel, GPKM 14120 (MRAC); 1 same locality, 26 December 1949, GPKM 14119 (MRAC); 1: same locality 19 December 1949, GPKM 14126 (MRAC); <b>Uganda</b>: 1: Uganda Ruwenzori Range, Ibanda 4700 ft 20–21 August 1952 D. S. Fletcher, Pyr.Brit.Mus. Slide No. 20049 (BMNH); 1: W.Uganda, Fort Portal, March 1959 R. H. Carcasson, GPKM 20106 (NMK); 1: Masindi 30 April 1895 (Dr Ansorge), Pyr.Brit.Mus. Slide No. 20896 (BMNH); 1: Mahuba’s Kif. 1050 m 16 January 1925 A. J. T. Janse, Pyr.Brit.Mus. Slide No. 20050 (BMNH).</p>Published as part of <i>Maes, K. V. N., 2002, Revision of the genus Adelpherupa Hampson (Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea, Crambidae, Schoenobiinae) with the description of ve new species, pp. 1707-1724 in Journal of Natural History 36 (14)</i> on page 1723, DOI: 10.1080/00222930110061878, <a href="http://zenodo.org/record/4757434">http://zenodo.org/record/4757434</a>
Overspecification in instructive texts
Full text linkItem does not contain fulltextUniversiteit van Tilburg, 15 december 2004Promotores : Maes, A., Noordman, L.G.M., Jansen, C.J.M.157 p
Adelpherupa aethiopicalis Maes 2002, sp.n.
No full textAdelpherupa aethiopicalis sp.n. (gures 1a, 2e, 3h, 4g) Diagnosis. Slender fore wings, strongly resembling A. elongalis but apex of fore wings more rounded. Male genitalia with rectangular valva, tube-shaped aedeagus without narrow distal part as in A. elongalis. Female genitalia with the ostium bursae, ductus bursae and corpus bursae membranous. Tympanal organs: zona glabra with a median dagger-shaped sclerotization. Description. Forewing narrow elongated with rounded apex in female, more rectangular in male; ground colour brownish yellow in female, brown in male; hind wings pale yellow, almost transparent. Male genitalia. Uncus shorter than in A. elongalis; valva rectangular; tubeshaped aedeagus, without the narrow distal part as in A. elongalis; vesica with a single, plate-shape d cornutus. Female genitalia. Papillae anales with short and long setae; apophyses posteriores and anteriores of about equal length; ostium bursae, ductus bursae and corpus bursae membranous. Tympanal organs. Zona glabra tympani medially with a dagger-shape d sclerotization. Wing span. 20 mm. Distribution. Ethiopia. Life cycle. Unknown. Type material examined. HOLOTYPE: 1: Djimma S.W. Abyssinia 26 May 1925 O. Neumann, Pyr.Brit.Mus. Slide No. 20027 (BMNH); PARATYPE: 1: Djimma, S. W. Abyssinia, 12 May 1925, O. Neumann; Rothschild Bequest, B.M. 1939-1; Pyr.Brit.Mus. Slide No. 13327 (BMNH).Published as part of Maes, K. V. N., 2002, Revision of the genus Adelpherupa Hampson (Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea, Crambidae, Schoenobiinae) with the description of Ž ve new species, pp. 1707-1724 in Journal of Natural History 36 (14) on page 1722, DOI: 10.1080/00222930110061878, http://zenodo.org/record/475743
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