594 research outputs found
On Reading and Writing: an Interview with Larissa Lai
No full textCultural activist, author and Creative Writing Professor Larissa Lai is interviewed by Spanish critic Sonia Villegas López
Larissa Lai reading for Campus Author 2011 Launch
No full textThe 2011 Campus Author Recognition Program was launched on March 16, 2011 with the help of Larissa Lai, award winning novelist and poet and Winter 2011 College of Arts Writer-in-Residence. She currently holds the position as Assistant Professor of Canadian English at the University of British Columbia.
Larissa read from her novel "Salt Fish Girl".
Introductions performed by Michael Ridley
The theory and practice of utopia in our troubled times : a conversation with author Larissa Lai and critic Sherryl Vint
No full textAmid current global crises, the international conference “The Knock at the Door: Utopian Dreams for Post-Covid Times,” jointly organized by the University of Huelva (Spain) and the University of Calgary (Canada) on May 21–24, 2023, at the University of Huelva, provided a forum for reflecting upon the role played by speculative fiction in (re)imagining better futures, while remaining vigilant to possible threats and dangers. The title of the conference, borrowed from philosopher John Rajchman,1 is intentionally ambiguous. Lying behind that door could be total liberation for all—or it could be secret police who lead us toward genocides, deportation, rapes, and mass graves. Taking this dichotomous trope, “the knock at the door,” as a point of departure, professors Larissa Lai (University of Toronto, Canada; recipient of a Maria Zambrano fellowship at the University of Huelva at the time of the interview) and Sherryl Vint (University of California Riverside, USA) engaged...Depto. de Estudios Ingleses: Lingüística y LiteraturaFac. de Ciencias Económicas y EmpresarialesTRUEpu
Sustainable mobility in the city of Larissa
No full textThis paper on sustainable mobility in the city of Larissa, Greece, is from the proceedings of 14th international Conference on Urban Transport and the Environment in the 21st Century, which was held in Malta in 2008. Larissa is a dynamic industrial, agricultural and cultural centre in the mainland of Greece with around 200,000 inhabitants. The author first briefly reviews the history of urban planning in Larissa, which began in the 1970s and since then has included a series of plans and studies that have been elaborated and implemented, all aiming at sustainable development, urban renaissance and sustainable mobility in the city center. Larissa uses a wide pedestrian network, as well as a less extended bike network, as an integral part of an infrastructure that connects the administrative center to the traditional, older part of the city and to the river shores zone. The author stresses that this infrastructure and framework has improved the quality of life and have had a direct positive impact on the physiognomy of the city. The author concludes with proposals of further sustainable mobility and urban transport policy for Larissa, discussing how these could be applied in towns of similar scale in the wider European area
Larissa trendien parissa : Taustatyö trendiennusteblogia varten
No full textOpinnäytetyössä tutustuttiin muotitrendien ennustamiseen, alan historiaan ja trendien ennustamisessa käytettyihin menetelmiin. Tavoitteena työssä oli syventää työn tekijän ammattitaitoa ja antaa muille trendien ennustamisesta kiinnostuneille muotoilualan opiskelijoille mahdollisuus tutustua työn kautta trendiennustealaan. Työ oli samalla myös taustatyötä tekijän perustamaa trendiennusteblogia varten.
Työssä käytiin läpi trendeihin ja muotiin liittyviä keskeisiä käsitteitä, ja pohdittiin pukuhistoriaan tutustumalla, mitkä tekijät ja yhteiskunnalliset muutokset vaikuttavat muotiin ja miten. Trendiennustetietoa ja työssä esiteltyjä ennustamiseen käytettyjä menetelmiä sovellettiin työssä tekemällä ennusteita sesongille kevät/ kesä 2014. Osoittaakseen ymmärtävänsä muotiin ja trendeihin liittyviä syy- ja seuraussuhteita, tekijä myös analysoi työssään tekemiään ennusteita ja pohti, miksi muoti on kehittymässä ennusteiden viitoittamaan suuntaan.
Työ antoi tekijälle perustiedot trendien ennustamisesta ja edellytykset jakaa ammattimaista trendiennustietoa blogin muodossa. Työstä oli siis merkittävä hyöty tekijän ammattitaidon kehittymisen ja työllistymismahdollisuuksien kannalta.This study explored the history of trend forecasting to identify the main research methods used in the field. The author aimed to deepen her personal knowledge in the field of fashion and to distribute the obtained knowledge to design students who are interested in trend forecasting.
The study focused on defining the concept of fashion and trends. The history of the 20th century fashion from the second world war to 1990s fashion is discussed in an attempt to explore the main factors that have an effect on fashion. Methods used in trend forecasting were applied to make trend forecasts for season spring/ summer 2014.
An analysis of forecasts were used to discover the underlying motives for trends. These analyses explored why trends are moving in certain directions and demonstrated the author’s perception of the main factors that influence fashion.
The study increased the author’s knowledge about trend forecasting and empowered the author with the requirements to apply the obtained knowledge to create realistic and professional fashion trend forecasts
O uso de agrotóxico no Brasil, à luz do relatório da Organização das Nações Unidas de 2017
No full textRecherches nouvelles sur l'identification des volumes de la bibliothèque de Diderot
No full textLarissa L. Albina and Anthony R. Strugnell : New Research on the Identification of Diderot's Books.
Following earlier research begun by A. Wilson and V.S. Lioublinski, a new study of the volumes in the Leningrad Library from the foreign section of the Ermitage Imperial Library has made it possible to establish criteria for identifying those belonging to Diderot. These criteria concern the organisation of the library, the works referred to in Diderot's writings and marks in the books themselves (including on occasion a few notes or a dedication by the author to Diderot) . As a result, the authors have drawn up a list of about eighty volumes (including some previously listed as belonging to Voltaire's library) which can be more or less certainly identified as having belonged to Diderot.Albina Larissa L., Strugnell Anthony. Recherches nouvelles sur l'identification des volumes de la bibliothèque de Diderot. In: Recherches sur Diderot et sur l'Encyclopédie, n°9, 1990. pp. 41-54
Constructing a diverse workforce: examining union and non-union construction apprenticeship programs and their outcomes for women and workers of color
No full textLarissa Petrucci, PHD, University of Oregon, Labor Education and Research Center.Title from PDF cover (viewed on December 6, 2021).This archived document is maintained by the State Library of Oregon as part of the Oregon Documents Depository Program. It is for informational purposes and may not be suitable for legal purposes.Includes bibliographical references (pages 31-33).Mode of access: Internet from the Oregon Government Publications Collection.Text in English
Gender- and authority-related writing performance in academic research articles
No full textThis paper seeks to further existing knowledge of gender variation and of the role of the professional author status in academic discourse by analysing research articles by male and female authors with different levels of disciplinary authority within the domains of Applied Linguistics, Law and Economics.
In this paper we compare the use of interactive resources (transitions, frame markers, endophoric markers, evidentials, code glosses, cf. Tse / Hyland 2006) and interactional resources (hedges, boosters, attitude markers, engagement markers, self-mention, role-identifying verbs, cf. Fløttum / Kinn / Dahl 2006) by male and female students, researchers and tenured professors, with different levels of experience and authority in the field of business studies, legal studies and linguistics. The material used for these analyses will consist of 100 English research articles from CADIS (Bergamo Corpus of Academic Discourse, Gotti 2006), written by authors of both genders of varying professional standing
O PAPEL FUNDAMENTAL DOS AGROTÓXICOS PARA A PRODUÇÃO DE ALIMENTOS: ESTUDO SOB O OLHAR DA INTERNET DAS COISAS E DE CASS SUNSTEIN
No full textContextualization: UN projections point to an 80% probability that the world population will be between 8.4 and 8.6 billion in 2030 and between 9.4 and 10 billion in 2050. In this sense, it is projected that food production must grow 60% to supply the world demand, and pesticides, as well as technology, are tools to ensure this need.
Objective: To analyze the use and regulation of pesticides in Brazil from Cass Sunstein's perspective of the application of the Precautionary Principle and, finally, the role of the Internet of Things in the precise application of the product for the production of food.
Methodology: The hypothetical deductive method is used through a bibliographic survey, legislative and documental analysis. In addition, qualitative empirical research is used to analyze data from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations regarding the use of pesticides and the annual production of Brazil, China, India and the United States, countries that present the highest food production worldwide.
Results: It is concluded that economic efficiency should be considered a conditioning factor for human dignity, as its absence impair the material conditions to provide dignity to the population. It has been shown that Brazil is not the country with the highest consumption of pesticides and that the problem lies in incorrect use, a factor that causes damage to human health and the environment due to non-compliance with technical recommendations, and that IoT can work as an instrument to optimize agricultural production by means of a precise application of pesticides in the fields.Contextualización: Las proyecciones de la ONU apuntan a 80% de probabilidad de que la población mundial sea de entre 8.400 y 8.600 millones en 2030 y entre 9.400 y 10.000 millones en 2050. En este sentido, se proyecta que la producción de alimentos debe crecer 60% para satisfacer la demanda mundial, y los plaguicidas, así como la tecnología, son herramientas para garantizar esta necesidad.
Objetivo: Analizar el uso y la regulación de pesticidas en Brasil a través de la perspectiva de Cass Sunstein sobre la aplicación del Principio de Precaución y, finalmente, el papel del Internet de las Cosas en la aplicación precisa del producto para la producción de alimentos.
Metodología: Se utiliza un método hipotético deductivo a través de un levantamiento bibliográfico, análisis legislativo y documental. Además, se utiliza investigación empírica cualitativa para analizar datos de la Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Agricultura y la Alimentación sobre el uso de pesticidas y la producción anual de Brasil, China, India y Estados Unidos, que son los países con mayor producción de alimentos mundial.
Resultados: Se concluye que la eficiencia económica debe ser considerada un factor condicionante de la dignidad humana, sin el cual se deterioran las condiciones materiales para dignificar a la población. Se ha demostrado que Brasil no es el país con mayor consumo de pesticidas y que el problema radica en el uso incorrecto, factor que causa daños a la salud humana y al medio ambiente por incumplimiento de las recomendaciones técnicas, y que el IoT puede funcionar como un instrumento para optimizar la producción agrícola mediante una aplicación precisa de pesticidas en los campos.Contextualização: Projeções da ONU apontam probabilidade de 80% de que a população mundial esteja entre 8,4 e 8,6 bilhões em 2030 e entre 9,4 e 10 bilhões em 2050. Nesse sentido, projeta-se que a produção de alimentos deverá crescer 60% para atender a demanda mundial, sendo que o agrotóxico, bem como a tecnologia, são ferramentas para garantir esta necessidade.
Objetivo: Analisar o uso e a regulação do agrotóxico no Brasil sob a perspectiva de Cass Sunstein da aplicação do Princípio da Precaução e, por fim, o papel da Internet das Coisas na aplicação precisa do produto para a produção de alimentos.
Metodologia: Utiliza-se de método hipotético dedutivo por meio de levantamento bibliográfico, análise legislativa e documental. Além disso, vale-se de pesquisa empírica qualitativa para análise dos dados da Organização das Nações Unidas para a Agricultura e Alimentação quanto ao uso de agrotóxico e a produção anual do Brasil, China, Índia e Estados Unidos, países estes com as maiores produções de alimentos mundialmente.
Resultados: Conclui-se que deve ser considerada condicionante à dignidade humana a eficiência econômica, sem a qual as condições materiais para proporcionar dignidade à população ficam prejudicadas. Demonstrou-se que o Brasil não é o país com maior consumo de agrotóxicos e que o problema reside no uso incorreto, fator que acarreta danos à saúde humana e ao meio ambiente pelo não cumprimento das recomendações técnicas, e que a IoT pode funcionar como instrumento para otimizar a produção agrícola mediante uma aplicação precisa de agrotóxico na lavoura
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