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Franco (Albert M.) interview, 2000
No full textRhodes, GreeceAlbert was born November 10, 1914 to immigrant parents Rosa Boullissa and Marco Franco of the Island of Rhodes. He attended Leschi Elementary, Garfield High School and graduated from the University of Washington and University of Washington Law School Class of 1939. He served in the US Army Intelligence Corps. Returning to Seattle, he became a founding partner of the law firm Franco, Asia, Bensussen and Coe, and practiced immigration and business law, also serving as the representative of the Mexican Embassy in the Northwest. Albert was an early civil rights advocate, and helped author King County's Civil Rights Ordinance. He also served on the King County Human Rights Commission. A strong philanthropic supporter of the Jewish Community and United Way, Albert was past president of the Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle and was active in the Anti-Defamation League, the American Civil Liberties Union and the American Jewish Committee. In this interview Mr. Franco discusses the lawsuit of Eugene Levy vs. Jewish Family and Child Service (JFCS) of 1948. This accession is part of the Washington State Jewish Archives.To request a high resolution or uncompressed reproduction, or to obtain permission to use any portion of this item, contact the University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections. Email: [email protected]. Please reference the Digital ID Number
Adoption and diffusion of no tillage practices in Southern Spain olive groves
No full textThis paper analyses the process of adoption of no tillage in South-eastern Spain’s olive groves. Olive tree groves in South-eastern Spain’s mountainous areas are subject to a high risk of soil erosion, which is the main environmental problem for this crop, and have to incur in high costs of soil conservation. This results in a greater difficulty to comply with the practices required to benefit from both the single payment and agri-environmental schemes. In many high-steeped areas, farmers have opted for non-tillage practices as an alternative to other conservation practices. Using our own data from a survey carried out in 2006 among 215 olive tree farmers from the Granada Province in Southern Spain regarding the adoption of soil conservation and management practices, we model the diffusion process of no tillage practices using several specifications (logistic, Gompertz and exponential). We also estimate an ordered probit model to analyse which socio-economic and institutional factors determine the adoption of no tillage. Our results show that 90% of farmers in the area of study perform no tillage with either localized (21%) or no localized (69%) application of weedicides. The diffusion process of no tillage has been very intense since the middle nineties, and has been based on the interactions among farmers in the area of study rather than in external factors such as EU policies or extension services. Among other relevant factors that positively affect the adoption of no tillage practices in general, such as farm size and irrigation, the probability of a farmer adopting no tillage with non-localized application of weedicides increases when there is a relative that will continue with the farming activity, what causes the farmer to incorporate long term effects in his farming decisions, when the farmer is only a manager or when he bought the farm rather than inherited it (i.e. on more professionalized farms), and with his educational level. These results confirm some findings from previous studies in other nearby areas.Spanish olive groves, soil erosion, no tillage, Crop Production/Industries, Land Economics/Use,
Franco (Albert M.) interview, 1978
No full textRhodes, GreeceAlbert was born November 10, 1914 to immigrant parents Rosa Boullissa and Marco Franco of the Island of Rhodes. He attended Leschi Elementary, Garfield High School and graduated from the University of Washington and University of Washington Law School Class of 1939. He served in the US Army Intelligence Corps. Returning to Seattle, he became a founding partner of the law firm Franco, Asia, Bensussen and Coe, and practiced immigration and business law, also serving as the representative of the Mexican Embassy in the Northwest. Albert was an early civil rights advocate, and helped author King County's Civil Rights Ordinance. He also served on the King County Human Rights Commission. A strong philanthropic supporter of the Jewish Community and United Way, Albert was past president of the Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle and was active in the Anti-Defamation League, the American Civil Liberties Union and the American Jewish Committee.
Albert Franco tells of his family's life on the Isle of Rhodes; why they left; how they came to Seattle. He tells of his father, Marco Franco's, achievements in business and of his father's extensive participation in community affairs, in the Sephardic community and in the community in general. He tells of his own education, his career as a lawyer, his war service in the Army Intelligence, and of his work in the community. He experienced discrimination by his fellow Jews when no Sephardic student could join a Jewish fraternity or sorority. This interview gives illuminating insights concerning the history of an early day Sephardic family and how a child who grew up in that era reacted as shown in his community work as as adult. His account of his father, Marco Franco, as a liaison between the various segments in the community is interesting.
This accession is part of the Washington State Jewish Archives.To request a high resolution or uncompressed reproduction, or to obtain permission to use any portion of this item, contact the University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections. Email: [email protected]. Please reference the Digital ID Number
Minería de procesos en la Ingeniería de Software : Análisis del proceso de distribución de piezas postales
No full textEn los últimos años la Minería de Procesos tuvo un gran crecimiento debido a la gran disponibilidad de datos y los avances en algoritmos y herramientas. También se incrementó su utilidad en la Ingeniería de Software, ya que proporciona información valiosa sobre la ejecución real de los procesos.
Esto permite a las organizaciones analizar y generar productos de software orientados a mejorar el servicio al cliente. Con la Minería de Procesos, es posible identificar cuellos de botella, ineficiencias y desvíos de los comportamientos esperados; lo que lleva a una optimización de los procesos y a una mejor asignación de recursos. Al utilizar las técnicas de Minería de Procesos, los equipos de Ingeniería de Software pueden comprender a fondo los procesos, mejorar la toma de decisiones y entregar productos de software de mayor calidad.
En esta tesis de maestría se aplicó la Minería de Procesos a la distribución postal en la República Argentina con el objetivo de identificar oportunidades de mejora en el proceso, contribuyendo así a la reducción de conflictos operativos y a la mejora en la calidad del servicio.
El estudio se inició con una revisión bibliográfica del material disponible, seguido de la aplicación de técnicas de Minería de Procesos a un conjunto de datos relacionados con la distribución postal. Esto permitió obtener información valiosa sobre el rendimiento y la eficiencia del sistema de distribución.
Los resultados de estas investigaciones fueron difundidos a través de los siguientes artículos:
Martinez, V., Lanzarini, L., Ronchetti, F. (2021). Process Mining Applied to Postal Distribution. Pertenece al libro: Memorias del XXVII Congreso Argentino de Ciencias de la Computación. RedUNCI. ISBN: 978-987-633-574-4. Págs: 271-280.
Martinez, V., Lanzarini, L., Ronchetti, F. (2022). Distribution Analysis of Postal Mail in Argentina Using Process Mining. In: Pesado, P., Gil, G. (eds) Computer Science – CACIC 2021. CACIC 2021. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol 1584. Springer, Cham.
El nuevo conocimiento adquirido a partir del modelo generado fue utilizado para desarrollar un prototipo de software que automatiza la aplicación de técnicas de Minería de Procesos a la distribución postal y genera alertas ante posibles desvíos operativos. De esta forma, las incidencias descubiertas pueden gestionarse de manera rápida y eficiente con una interfaz moderna y amigable para el usuario.
Los resultados obtenidos demuestran claramente que la aplicación de la Minería de Procesos en la distribución postal brindan un aporte significativo a la hora de modelizar el proceso subyacente. En el caso de estudio propuesto en esta tesis, han permitido la detección y gestión temprana de incidencias operativas en el proceso de distribución de piezas postales, proporcionando herramientas novedosas que permiten tomar acciones correctivas y/o predictivas mejorando el servicio a los clientes de manera efectiva y oportuna.In recent years, Process Mining has experienced tremendous growth due to the great availability of data and advances in algorithms and tools. Its usefulness in Software Engineering has also increased, since it provides valuable information on the actual execution of processes. This allows organizations to analyze and generate software products aimed at improving customer service. With Process Mining, it is possible to identify bottlenecks, inefficiencies, and deviations from expected behaviors; which leads to an optimization of processes and a better estimation of resources. By using Process Mining techniques, Software Engineering teams can gain a deeper understanding of processes, improve decision making, and deliver higher-quality software products.
In this master’s thesis, Process Mining was applied to postal distribution in the Republic of Argentina with the objective of identifying opportunities for process improvement, thereby contributing to the reduction of operational conflicts and enhancing service quality.
The study commenced with an extensive literature review, followed by the application of Process Mining techniques to a large dataset pertaining to postal distribution. This facilitated the extraction of valuable insights into the performance and efficiency of the distribution system.
The results of these investigations were disseminated through the following articles:
Martinez, V., Lanzarini, L., Ronchetti, F. (2021). Process Mining Applied to Postal Distribution. From the book: Memorias del XXVII Congreso Argentino de Ciencias de la Computación. RedUNCI. ISBN: 978-987-633-574-4. Pages: 271-280.
Martinez, V., Lanzarini, L., Ronchetti, F. (2022). Distribution Analysis of Postal Mail in Argentina Using Process Mining. In: Pesado, P., Gil, G. (eds) Computer Science – CACIC 2021. CACIC 2021. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol 1584. Springer, Cham.
The new knowledge acquired from the generated model was used to develop a software prototype that automates the application of Process Mining techniques to the distribution postal service and generates alerts in the event of possible operational deviations. In this way, the incidents discovered can be managed quickly and efficiently with a modern and user-friendly interface.
The results obtained clearly demonstrate that the application of Process Mining in postal distribution provide a significant contribution when it comes to modeling the underlying process. In the case study proposed in this thesis, they have allowed the detection and management of operational incidents in the distribution process of metal parts, providing innovative tools that allow corrective and/or predictive actions to be taken, improving the serve customers in an effective and timely manner.Magister en Ingeniería de SoftwareUniversidad Nacional de La PlataFacultad de Informátic
The political instrumentalization of professional football in Francoist Spain 1939-1975
No full textPhDThe objective of this thesis is to be the first systematic study of the
political instrumentalization of football in Francoist Spain from 1939
to 1975.
Seven separate and contrasting aspects of this political
instrumentalization may be isolated, and, accordingly, this thesis will
consist of a chapter examining each one of these seven aspects in turn.
After a first introductory chapter, Chapter Two will examine the
application of Fascist concepts to Spanish football. In the third
chapter, the questions of whether and to what extent football was used
by the Franco regime as a political soporific will be discussed. The
theme of Chapter Four is the lack of democracy within the structures of
the game, a situation that is alleged to have been deliberately imposed
by the regime in order to not create an uncomfortable comparison for
itself with the lack of national and local political democracy. The
poor working conditions of the footballers, which mirrored those of the
great majority of Spanish workers during the Franco period, are the
subject of Chapter Five. In the sixth Chapter, the political
significance of the presence in Francoist Spain of a group of refugee
players and coaches from Europe will be examined. The diplomatic
and ambassadorial significance of football, in particular of the
spectacular international triumphs of the Real Madrid club, will be
discussed in Chapter Seven. The political significance of football as a
focus for Basque and Catalan nationalist sentiment, in opposition to the
centralist Madrid regime, is the subject of Chapter Eight
Uno zaino di ricordi invisibili. Vita e opere di Carl Sandburg
No full textLife and works of Carl Sandburg (1878-1967), American poet, author of "Chicago Poems" (1916)
Controlador robótico obtenido a través una metaheurística de población variable
No full textLa Robótica Evolutiva tiene por objetivo central la obtención de controladores basados en Redes Neuronales adaptadas por evolución. Dado que estos controladores deben ser capaces de adaptarse a cambios en el entorno, resulta más adecuado utilizar metaheurísticas poblacionales en lugar de técnicas basadas en gradiente. Sin embargo, la mayoría de las soluciones existentes utilizan metaheurísticas de población fija y presentan dos grandes problemas: son proclives a la pérdida de diversidad y resultan computacionalmente costosas especialmente si el espacio de búsqueda es muy amplio y se intenta hacer una exploración completa. Esta tesina propone una metaheurística de población variable que utiliza especiación para obtener un controlador robótico basado en una red neuronal de arquitectura mínima, con capacidad para resolver el problema de evasión de obstáculos y alcance de objetivos. Para reducir el tiempo de cálculo se analizaron distintos aspectos relacionados con el algoritmo evolutivo como así también la paralelización de la solución utilizando herramientas actuales de procesamiento paralelo.Licenciado en InformáticaUniversidad Nacional de La PlataFacultad de Informátic
Dr. Jose Franco Rodriguez & - The Gift of Bicameral Mentality in Lake Atitlan\u27s Mayan Ora
No full textDr. Jose Franco Rodriguez and speaks at the Chesnutt Library of Fayetteville State University about their recent research Of Gods And Men- The Gift of Bicameral Mentality in Lake Atitlan\u27s Mayan Ora.
Presented live on March 5, 2025 as part of Chesnutt Library\u27s Faculty Author Series.https://digitalcommons.uncfsu.edu/faculty_author/1012/thumbnail.jp
Franco: el gran manipulador
No full textThis is a Catalan translation of the book "El gran manipulador. La mentira cotidiana de Franco", ISBN 9788466638296 (Author working on producing an up-to-date version in English to be called The Great Manipulator: The Fictions of Franco
In investigating why Franco-American cuisine is not more visible, the author con
No full textIn investigating why Franco-American cuisine is not more visible, the author consults with Kristin Langellier, a professor at the University of Maine who studies Franco-American cultural identity, and Raymond Pelletier, associate director of UMaine\u27s Canadian-American Center. Pelletier notes that making a splash is absolutely counter to the grain of French New Englanders. James Tranchemontagne first served Franco dishes at Cafe Uffa! in Portland, which he recently re-opened as The Frog and Turtle in Westbrook. He says the food of his youth served large families and wasted nothing and was also about generosity and sharing. With recipes
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