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Movement trajectories as a window into the dynamics of emerging neural representations
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Koenig-Robert R., Quek G., Grootswagers T., Varlet M. (2024). Movement trajectories as a window into the dynamics of emerging neural representations. Scientific Reports, 14, 11499 https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-62135-
National Style versus modernity: reconciling contradictions in Finnish Architecture around 1900
No full textUnlike regionalism in architecture, which has been widely discussed in recent years, nationalism in architecture has not been so well explored and understood. However, the most powerful collective representation of a nation is through its architecture and how that architecture engages the global arena by expressing, defining and sometimes negating a sense of nation in order to participate in the international world.
Bringing together case studies from Europe, North and South America, the Middle East, Africa, Asia and Australia, this book provides a truly global exploration of the relationship between architecture and nationalism, via the themes of regionalism and representation, various national building projects, ethnic and trans-national expression, national identities and histories of nationalist architecture and the philosophies and sociological studies of nationalism. It argues that nationalism needs to be trans-national as a notion to be critically understood and the geographical scope of the proposed volume reflects the continuing relevance of the topic within current architectural scholarship as an overarching notion.
The interdisciplinary essays are coherently grouped together in three thematic sections: Revisiting Nationalism, Interpreting Nationalism and Questioning Nationalism. These chapters, offer vignettes of the protean appearances of nationalism across nations, and offer a basis of developing wider knowledge and critically situated understanding of the question, beyond a singular nation's limited bounds.
Contents: Nationalism and architecture: an introduction, Raymond Quek; The sources of architectural nationalism, Mitchell Schwarzer; Religion and nation: the architecture and symbolism of Irish identity in the post-war British Catholic Church, Robert Proctor; Exporting architectural national expertise: Arieh Sharon's Ife University campus in West-Nigeria (1962-1976), Ayala Levin; Lewis Mumford and the quest for Jewish architecture, Anat Falbel; Power, nationalism and national representation in modern architecture and exhibition design at Expo 58, Rika Devos; Conceptualizing national architectures: architectural histories and national ideologies among the South Slavs, Tanja D. Conley; William A. Scott (1871-1921) and Irish nationalism, James McQuillan; The building without a shadow: national identity and the international style, Mark Crinson; The Pohjola building: reconciling contradictions in Finnish architecture around 1900, Charlotte Ashby; Louis Kahn's 'fairy tales' of American institutions, Darren R. Deane; Post-colonial nation-building and symbolic structures in South Africa, Estelle Alma Maré; Looking-up: nationalism and internationalism in ceilings, 1850-2000, Manfredo di Robilant; Jørn Utzon's radical internationalism: Nordic grounding and the emulation of China, Chen-Yu, Chiu; Constructing national identity through the international style: Alvar Aalto and Finland, Eva Eylers; From nationalist to critical regionalist architecture, Alexander Tzonis; A discipline without a country: Geert Bekaert and universal architecture (in Belgium), Christophe Van Gerrewey; How national is a national canon? Questions of heritage construction in Swedish architecture, Victor Edman; Architecting the cosmos: EXPO 2010, Sarah Butler; Architectural koinè and trans-national Spanish architecture, M. Concepcion Diez-Pastor; Architecture as a medium of trans-national (post)memory, Zuzanna Dziuban; The cloak of a nation: Republic of China/Taiwan/Chinese Taipei, questions for the pursuit of nationalism in architecture, Raymond Quek; Bibliography; Index
Review of the Mental Health Act 2009 (SA): Final Report
No full textOlga Pandos, John Williams, David Plater, Anita Brunacci, Michaela Okninski, Elaine Marinas, Isabella Quek, Rachel Tan, Divya Narayan and Sofia Arlott
Kebergantungan skor ujian karangan Bahasa Cina murid Tahun Enam Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan / Quek Weng Kim
No full textThe purpose of the study is to examine the relationship of the relative effects of
writing tasks and raters, and the combined impact of the numbers of tasks and raters
based on different rating procedures on the dependability of writing score from the
perspective of G-theory. A total of 120 Year Six pupils from 10 schools at one of the
district in Perak have participated in the study. In generalizability study (G-study),
random model partially nested p × (r: t) design is employed. Twelve experienced
raters are randomly divided into four groups to conduct the marking on two different
sessions. Analysis of variance components shows that the effects of tasks and raters
are dependent on the different rating procedures. In decision study (D-study), based
on the same design as G-study, dependability score for different rating procedures is
reported. The findings indicate that the increase of the numbers of writing tasks is
more efficient than that of raters in increasing the accuracy of measurement. The
results of this study also indicate that aspect of language use and mechanics
(especially combined with analytic method), require the combination of less number
of tasks and raters to achieve high generalizability coefficient compared to aspect of
content and organization while analytic method has the edge on holistic method.
Based on the mixed model, all rating procedures are managed to obtain the
generalizability coefficient of more than .80 with only a single combination of
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writing task (fixed facet) and rater. It is suggested that writing assessment in primary
school level especially Chinese essay test should consider in employing analytic
method and emphasize on assessing of language use and mechanics. Besides, to
achieve high dependability of writing score based on the current study, at least the
combination of three writing tasks and three raters are recommended
Integrating new assessment strategies into mathematics classrooms: an exploratory study in Singapore primary and secondary schools
No full textEducational researchers and practitioners have in recent years paid mounting attention to the importance of new assessment (or the so-called alternative assessment) strategies in Mathematics instruction to better reflect the new desired educational goals and shifted values in education. However, research is wanting in this area, particularly in Singapore's educational setting. This project seeks to investigate the influence of using new assessment strategies in Mathematics teaching and learning on students' achievements, in both the cognitive and affective domains, in our local school settings. A quasi-experimental study with about 15-20 teachers at primary and lower secondary levels will be carried out to assess the impact of using a variety of strategies (e.g., projects, journal writing, oral presentation, performance tasks, student self-assessment, classroom observation and interview, etc.) for three school semesters on students' learning. The project will also look into issues concerning how to use new assessment strategies effectively in classrooms in local schools. For this purpose, data will be collected from classroom observation, interviews with teachers and students, and questionnaire surveys. It is hoped that the project will provide research-based evidence and practical suggestions for promoting the effective use of alternative assessment in Singapore Mathematics classrooms. <br/
3rd Lee Peng Yee Symposium: Celebrating Mathematics (18 - 19 Nov 2013)
No full text(L - R) Father Bienvenido Nebres, Professor Lee Peng Yee and Dr. Quek Jin Jong (Guest-of-Honour) at the Opening Ceremony
ICU ventilator modeling via neuro-fuzzy system (R-POPTVR)
No full textIn an Intensive Care Unit, artificial ventilation is a key component in supporting life. However as medical technologies become increasing advanced, the rapidity and complexity of changes in ventilator machine control becomes much of a challenge where unfamiliar jargon and technical detail render it confusing and formidably for less experience physicians and clinicians to manually control them. Studies had shows that a large percentage of ventilators related deaths and injuries are caused by human error. Hence, there is a need for an expert system to assist in the controlling of the ventilator to ensure proper administration of oxygen to patients. This project will examine the possibility of modelling a medical ventilator with an online R-POPTVR neural network. To resolve the drawback of the POP rule identification algorithm where it has to consider all the possible rules at the beginning of the learning process, another rule identification algorithm call the LazyPOP will be implemented in the online R-POPTVR system. In addition, a self organization Gaussian Discrete Incremental Clustering (gDIC) technique is implemented in the online system to automatically form fuzzy sets in the fuzzification phrase. This clustering technique does not require having prior knowledge about the number of clusters.Bachelor of Engineering (Computer Engineering
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