201 research outputs found
Csend, hiány és emlékezet : A szefárd múlt emlékezete a soá utáni szefárd irodalomban = Silence, Absence, and Memory: Remembering the Sephardic Past in Post-Holocaust Sephardic Literature
No full textA tanulmány célja annak bemutatása, hogy miként jelennek meg a kihagyások, és a hallgatás retorikája a soá utáni szefárd irodalomban mint a rekonstruált múlt ábrázolásának irodalmi eszköze és pszichológiai pozíciója. Egyúttal azt is vizsgálom, hogy az emlékezet és a csend milyen viszonyban vannak egymással Clarisse Nicoïdski, Gordana Kuić, André Aciman, Orly Castel-Bloom és Eliette Abécassis regényeiben, valamint Margalit Matitiahu, Rita Gabay-Simantov, Avner Perez és Clarisse Nicoïdski költészetében. | The aim of this study is to explore how omissions and the rhetoric of silence appear in post-Holocaust Sephardic literature as literary tools and psychological positions for depicting a reconstructed past. Additionally, I examine the relationship between memory and silence in the novels of Clarisse Nicoïdski, Gordana Kuić, André Aciman, Orly Castel-Bloom, and Eliette Abécassis, as well as in the poetry of Margalit Matitiahu, Rita Gabay-Simantov, Avner Perez, and Clarisse Nicoïdski
Privacy by Design by Regulation: The Case Study of Ontario
No full textThis article presents the findings of a case study examining the role of the regulator in
facilitating Privacy by Design (“PbD”) solutions. With the introduction of PbD into
the new European Union General Data Protection Regulation, it is important to
understand the conditions under which PbD can succeed and the role which regulators
can play (if at all) in promoting such success. Two initiatives with similar technology
are examined: first, a PbD success, the introduction of facial recognition technology
into existing cameras in casinos in Ontario, and second, a PbD failure, the expanded
deployment of cameras within the public transit system of Toronto. The findings are
organized into three overarching themes: PbD-focused findings, leadership and
organizational findings, and regulator-focused findings. The article argues that privacy
continues to persist as an engineering problem despite PbD, that (related to that) there is
growing recognition of privacy as an issue of organizational change and leadership, and
consequently, that the role of the regulator must evolve if PbD is to become a meaningful
regulatory tool, an evolution that carries with it both risks and opportunities for privacy.Not peer reviewe
Job search by employed workers : the effects of restrictions
No full textWithin the framework of a general equilibrium search model, the authors study the effect of institutional restrictions on workers'job mobility. The model generates endogenuous job searches on the job and off the job with two forms of labor contracts emerging and coexisting in equilibrium. One form of contract involves the workers'long-term commitment to the firm ("reversed tenure"): some firms offer high wages in return for their workers'commitment not to search for better jobs. The other is a short-term contract requiring no such commitment: some firms that cannot afford to pay wages that guarantee lifetime attachment pay lower wages, have lower turn-over costs, but impose no restrictions on searches for better jobs. The authors study the effects on employment of exogenous restrictions on mobility - in the form of a transfer from the quitting worker, made either to the employer or to a third party. These transfers, the separation bonds, are typically the benefits lost by the quitting worker, such as vested pension. Restrictions of this type, by crowding out the firms that allow on-the-job searches for employment directly increase unemployment. When restrictions on workers'mobility take the form of a zero-sum transfer, there is no real effect so long as the transfer is below some bound - the worker loses nothing. When the separation bond is prohibitively large, or when it is forfeited to a third party, employment among all types of workers falls.Health Monitoring&Evaluation,Health Economics&Finance,Environmental Economics&Policies,Economic Theory&Research,Labor Markets
Privacy by design by regulation: The case study of Ontario
No full textThis article presents the findings of a case study examining the role of the regulator in facilitating Privacy by Design (“PbD”) solutions. With the introduction of PbD into the new European Union General Data Protection Regulation, it is important to understand the conditions under which PbD can succeed and the role which regulators can play (if at all) in promoting such success. Two initiatives with similar technology are examined: first, a PbD success, the introduction of facial recognition technology into existing cameras in casinos in Ontario, and second, a PbD failure, the expanded deployment of cameras within the public transit system of Toronto. The findings are organized into three overarching themes: PbD-focused findings, leadership and organizational findings, and regulator-focused findings. The article argues that privacy continues to persist as an engineering problem despite PbD, that (related to that) there is growing recognition of privacy as an issue of organizational change and leadership, and consequently, that the role of the regulator must evolve if PbD is to become a meaningful regulatory tool, an evolution that carries with it both risks and opportunities for privacy.Not peer reviewe
A cuspidality criterion for the functorial product on GL(2) × GL(3) with a cohomological application
No full textA strong impetus for this paper came, at least for the first author, from a question of Avner Ash, asking whether one can construct non-selfdual, nonmonomial cuspidal cohomology classes for suitable congruence subgroups Γ of SL(n, Z), say for n = 6. Such a construction, in special examples, ha
Costs and benefits of debt and debt service reduction
No full textThe author evaluates the costs and benefits of debt and debt service reduction (DDSR) from the point of view of five countries that have concluded Brady deals: Costa Rica, Mexico, the Philippines, Uruguay, and Venezuela. He concludes that, contrary to widely held views, commercial banks have probably benefited from the operations. Commercial bank participation in DDSR is voluntary, so direct financial savings to the country are probably negative at present values. The benefit from DDSR is not that debt is bought at"bargain prices"at the expense of commercial banks. It appears difficult to justify a DDSR operation on purely financial grounds. A more realistic way to look at a DDSR operation is to view it as a"project"that involves a certain financial cost. The return on such a project is how the DDSR operation improves the macroeconomy, or contributes to development. The main purpose of DDSR is to establish a more efficient arrangement between debtor countries and commercial banks, leading to improved conditions for development. A DDSR operation that does not help development is costly and should not be undertaken. The impact of DDSR on development is usually measured by the increase in the growth rate of GDP, but it is too soon to measure that for these five countries. A suitable alternative is to look at the change in investment patterns. A strong policy framework is needed if debt and debt service reduction are to significantly improve development. In Mexico and, to a lesser extent, Venezuela, improved and sustained strong adjustment policies have generated the greatest development benefits. Gains have been less in smaller countries where policies were not as supportive. The author concludes that for a country to benefit from DDSR, it needs significant indirect benefits (such as increased domestic and foreign savings). Direct benefits are likely to be negative because of the commercial banks'financial gains and because DDSR operations are frontloaded. DDSR operations cannot be justified solely by direct benefits and savings in cash flow.Strategic Debt Management,Banks&Banking Reform,Economic Theory&Research,Environmental Economics&Policies,Financial Intermediation
Non-Invasive Glucose Monitoring: A Novel Approach
No full textBackground: The main concern in noninvasive (NI) glucose measurement is achieving high accuracy readings, although no blood (or other fluid) is involved in the process. Using methods based on different physical properties of a measured object can ensure the independence of each of the readings and therefore improve the validity of the end result. By using a combination of (three) independent technologies—ultrasonic, electromagnetic, and thermal—GlucoTrack™ presents a unique approach for a real-time, truly NI blood glucose spot measurement. Methods: Clinical trials were performed in two stages. Stage 1 was an initial method validation and performance verification of the device. In this stage, 50 type 1 and 2 diabetic patients, as well as healthy subjects, were evaluated with GlucoTrack against Ascensia Elite® (Bayer). In the second stage, 85 additional diabetic subjects were evaluated in half and full daytime sessions using a GlucoTrack comparison with HemoCue® (Glucose 201+). Results: A total of 135 subjects were tested during the trial period, producing 793 data pairs. Using Clarke error grid analysis, 92% of the readings fell in the clinically acceptable zones A and B, with 50% in the A zone. Mean and median relative absolute differences were 29.9 and 19.9%, respectively. Conclusions: Integrating several modalities for NI assessment of glucose level enables more accurate readings, while a possible aberration in one modality is bypassed by the others. The present generation of GlucoTrack gives promising results; however, further improvement of the accuracy of the device is needed.The published version of this article is available at http://www.journalofdst.org/amember/plugins/protect/new_rewrite/login.php?v=-any&url=/March2009/Articles/VOL-3-2-SYM4-HARMAN-BOEHM.pdf%3
Generalized functions and partial differential equations
No full textThis self-contained treatment develops the theory of generalized functions and the theory of distributions, and it systematically applies them to solving a variety of problems in partial differential equations. A major portion of the text is based on material included in the books of L. Schwartz, who developed the theory of distributions, and in the books of Gelfand and Shilov, who deal with generalized functions of any class and their use in solving the Cauchy problem. In addition, the author provides applications developed through his own research.Geared toward upper-level undergraduates an
The Opportunities and Challenges of Nonprofit Advocacy
No full textMinnesota nonprofits have a long history of participating in public advocacy and thinking about how it fits within their missions. With the start of the legislative session, nonprofits are once again poised to play a vital role Minnesota's policy process.
This event will place the work of Minnesota nonprofits in the context of national developments and compare the experiences of nonprofits around the state.
The panelists invited to initiate the discussion include leading academic, Jeff Berry, Ph.D., Tufts University; Marcia Avner, Director of Public Policy, MCN; and Susie Brown, Public Policy Director, Family & Children Services.
Professor Jeff Berry specializes in the areas of interest groups, citizen participation, nonprofits, and public policymaking. He is the author of several books, including The Challenge of Democracy, A Voice for Nonprofits, The Rebirth of Urban Democracy, and The New Liberalism: The Rising Power of Citizen Groups. Recognized as a leading political science scholar, Berry is the recipient of numerous prestigious awards, including the Tufts Distinguished Scholar Award.
Marcia Avner is the Public Policy Director with the Minnesota Council of Nonprofits, a statewide association of nonprofits with over 1300 member organizations. Her work includes training, educating, and lobbying on issues that are important to nonprofits and the people they serve. Ms. Avner authored The Lobbying and Advocacy Handbook for Nonprofit Organizations: Shaping Public Policy at the State and Local Level.
Susie Brown is the public policy director for Family & Children's Service, a Minneapolis-based nonprofit family service agency. In this role, she participates in the AFFIRM coalition, leading legislative committee and state immigration policy efforts. She is also adjunct faculty at Hamline University in the Graduate School of Management.This event was co-sponsored by the Public & Nonprofit Leadership Center, the Center for the Study of Politics & Governance, and the Cowles Endowment for the Study of Public Service.Jacobs, Lawrence R.. (2008). The Opportunities and Challenges of Nonprofit Advocacy. Retrieved from the University Digital Conservancy, https://hdl.handle.net/11299/216710
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