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Book Review: The Knight, the Princess and the Magic Rock: A Classic Persian Tale, Sara Azizi
No full textBook Review: The Knight, the Princess and the Magic Rock: A Classic Persian Tale / Retold by Sara Azizi / Illustrated by Alireza Sadeghian / Wisdom Tales, 2012, 32 pp / ISBN: 978-1-937786-01-4This material published in WOW Review is made available by the Worlds of Words: Center of Global Literacies and Literatures, College of Education at the University of Arizona, and the University of Arizona Libraries. If you have questions, please contact [email protected], (520) 621-9340
LinoSPAD2: A 512×1 linear SPAD camera with system-level 135-ps SPTR and a reconfigurable computational engine for time-resolved single-photon imaging
No full textThe LinoSPAD2 camera combines a 512×1 linear single-photon avalanche diode (SPAD) array with an FPGA-based photon-counting and time-stamping platform, to create a reconfigurable sensing system capable of detecting single photons. The read-out is fully parallel, where each SPAD is connected to a different FPGA input. The hardware can be reconfigured to achieve different functionalities, such as photon counters, time-to-digital converter (TDC) arrays and histogramming units. Time stamping is performed by an array of 64 TDCs, with 20 ps resolution (LSB), serving 256 channels by means of 4:1 sharing. At sensor level, the pixel pitch is 26.2 μm with a fill factor of 25.1%. The median dark count rate of each SPAD at room temperature is below 100 cps at 6V excess bias, the single-photon timing resolution (SPTR) of each channel is 50 ps FWHM, and the peak photon detection probability reaches ~50% at 510 nm at the same excess bias. The fill factor can be increased by 2.3× by means of microlenses, with good spatial uniformity and flat spectral response above 400 nm. At system level, the average instrument response function (IRF) is 135 ps FWHM. The LinoSPAD2 camera enables a wide range of time-of-flight and time-resolved applications, including 3D imaging, fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy (FLIM), heralded spectroscopy, and compressive Raman imaging, to name a few. Thanks to its features, LinoSPAD2 is a novel generation of reconfigurable single-photon image sensors capable of adapting their read-out and processing to match application-specific requirements, and combining SPAD arrays with advanced, massively-parallel computational functionalities. Green Open Access added to TU Delft Institutional Repository ‘You share, we take care!’ – Taverne project https://www.openaccess.nl/en/you-share-we-take-care Otherwise as indicated in the copyright section: the publisher is the copyright holder of this work and the author uses the Dutch legislation to make this work public.QCD/DiCarlo La
Politics of Betrayal in Camilla Gibb's "Sweetness in the Belly"
No full textThere was positive critique of my paper followed by two thought-provoking questions that will help me expand the conference paper into an article.Camilla Gibb’s Sweetness in the Belly is a novel with many layers that can be read from different perspectives. Issues of race, language, culture, tradition, religion, and politics are intermingled in the pages of the novel and are vividly discussed within the context of conflict and war in Ethiopia as well as in the austere England of Thatcher’s time. Yet, the tone of the white Western author, her knowledge of Islam, her extensive familiarity with the Arabic language and the various dialects spoken in Ethiopia, as well as characterization in the novel make it impossible not to read the story from a purely postcolonial angel. Both the writer and the protagonist in the story are placed above Western readers who, on average, have limited knowledge of Islam and the widely different customs of Muslims. This superiority raises the question of the credibility of the author and the sincerity of her tone that bring to mind Chinua Achebe’s observation that the “insiders” almost always question the “outsider’s” expression of sympathy and concern for the insiders. By drawing upon several postcolonial theories including those of Aijaz Ahmad, Chinua Achebe, and Margery Lee, and the close examination of events and characters in the novel, this paper will argue that despite the dedication the protagonist shows to her cause, Islam, and the impoverished people of Ethiopia, she, and by extension, the author who had spent a period of her life in Ethiopia conducting research as an anthropologist view Ethiopians as their “Civilizational Other.
Confessions of Academic Ghost Authors
No full textAcademic plagiarism exists in all academic spheres, but contextual factors determine the level, intensity, and forms of it. Over the last few years, the phenomenon of “Ghost Authorship” has become widespread in Iran, and concerns have been expressed regarding this issue, not only by academicians but also by officials. In this study, 143 students participated in a two-step interview study in which they spoke about their experiences on either seeing a ghost author doing the research of someone else in exchange of money or they themselves being a ghost author. In all, 29 students said that they had done it once or so. The in-depth interviews with these 29 students showed how the plagiarism industry works in Iran, who the customers are, how they find each other, and so on
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Familiar and Foreign: Identity in Iranian Film and Literature
No full textThe current political climate of confrontation between Islamist regimes and Western governments has resulted in the proliferation of essentialist perceptions of Iran and Iranians in the West. Such perceptions do not reflect the complex evolution of Iranian identity that occurred in the years following the Constitutional Revolution (1906–11) and the anti-imperialist Islamic Revolution of 1979. Despite the Iranian government’s determined pursuance of anti-Western policies and strict conformity to religious principles, the film and literature of Iran reflect the clash between a nostalgic pride in Persian tradition and an apparent infatuation with a more Eurocentric modernity. In Familiar and Foreign, Mannani and Thompson set out to explore the tensions surrounding the ongoing formulation of Iranian identity by bringing together essays on poetry, novels, memoir, and films. These include both canonical and less widely theorized texts, as well as works of literature written in English by authors living in diaspora. Challenging neocolonialist stereotypes, these critical excursions into Iranian literature and film reveal the limitations of collective identity as it has been configured within and outside of Iran. Through the examination of works by, among others, the iconic female poet Forugh Farrokhzad, the expatriate author Goli Taraqqi, the controversial memoirist Azar Nafisi, and the graphic novelist Marjane Satrapi, author of Persepolis, this volume engages with the complex and contested discourses of religion, patriarchy, and politics that are the contemporary product of Iran’s long and revolutionary history
AGU hydrology days 2016
No full text2016 annual AGU hydrology days was held at Colorado State University on March 21 - March 23, 2016.Includes bibliographical references.Subsurface drip irrigation (SDI) is a type of drip irrigation with buried pipe lines so that water is applied directly to the root zone and under soil surface. SDI systems have high application efficiency but need high technology for installation and are, thus, costly. SDI is relatively new to Colorado and mainly used for vegetables. As a costly system its use is still limited. However, it is compatible with automation so that timing and volume of water application can be controlled with great precision. SDI provides a good opportunity in times of water scarcity when deficit irrigation is inevitable. Drought in a river basin increases the value of water and farmers can benefit from selling part of their water to municipal and industrial water users. The remaining water is normally not enough for fully irrigating the crops so this practice is called deficit irrigation. Reduced yield due to water deficit can be predicted using crop water production functions; however, it is essential to control water application precisely so that the predicted yield is guaranteed. This paper will explore the opportunities that SDI provides for practice of deficit irrigation
AGU hydrology days 2015
No full text2015 annual AGU hydrology days was held at Colorado State University on March 23 - March 25, 2015.Includes bibliographical references.For the joint sustainability of agriculture and other economic sectors, agriculture water use will need to become more efficient and productive in the future. And, indeed, there are opportunities in the agriculture sector for water conservation by utilizing modern technology such as the drip irrigation and the practice of deficit irrigation. A collaborative research effort will be undertaken by the United Water and Sanitation District, the Platte River Water Development Authority, the 70 Ranch, Netafim, and the Colorado State University. The overall goal of the collaborative research is to generate knowledge for preserving the strong agricultural economy of the South Platte Valley in Eastern Colorado, while at the same time freeing up some water for other societal needs. This will be done by establishing a research/extension station in the region and conducting experimentation on more efficient irrigation technologies such as subsurface drip irrigation and deficit irrigation. The underlying premise is that by following such crop and water management practices, the farmers can increase their net economic returns. The planning horizon to achieve this long-term goal is about 15-20 years, but some practical answers to specific research questions should be available in early phases. This document briefly discusses a research proposal focused on the initial stage of the above study (first two years). The aim is to examine: (a) the feasibility of drip irrigation and (b) the effect of deficit irrigation on some of the drought resistant local crops in order to define the feasibility of deficit irrigation for farmers. Field work and data collection starts on summer 2015
Optimal water allocation for joint sustainability of irrigated agriculture and urban growth
No full text2017 Fall.Includes bibliographical references.Historically, agriculture was the main water consumer in Colorado. But the state's demand for water has increased because of rapid urban growth and development of oil and gas industry. Urban communities started buying agricultural water rights to satisfy their growing demands. However, alternative land uses for farms without water right are limited and often they are left fallow. Colorado's newly finalized water plan recognizes agriculture dry-up as one of the primary water challenges of the state and supports projects that explore alternatives to the permanent transfer of agricultural water rights to municipal and industrial users. This research has investigated deficit irrigation and limited irrigation strategies as methods of reducing farm water consumption as well as methods of temporary transfer of water, viable under Colorado's Water Law. These two sets of information formed a conceptual framework for defining an effective transfer method. An economic model was developed to determine optimal water partitioning between on-farm water uses and off-farm water renting. The model proves partitioning water is only optimal when crop water production function is concave; for linear functions the optimal option is to allocate all farm water to the most profitable. Field experimentation has determined the effect of water scarcity on agricultural production and revenue. In particular, crop yield response to water stress was quantified in experimental farms for three common crops in Colorado: corn, sunflower, and sorghum-sudangrass. The filed observations support a linear crop water production function for sorghum-sudangrass and a concave function for corn and sunflower with corn function being more concave than sunflower function. The economic model was used for South Platte River Basin to determine the minimum renting price of water for water partitioning to be optimal. The results show current renting prices of water in South Platte River Basin are too low and need to increase to more than six times before partitioning of water becomes a worthwhile practice. It was also concluded that two set of engineering tools are required for implementation of deficit irrigation; 1) tools to accurately apply desired amount of water, and 2) tools to measure farm consumptive use on a daily basis. At institutional level, Colorado Water Law's no-injury and anti-speculation rules need to be simplified for deficit irrigation to be a worthwhile alternative method to buy-and-dry
Author response: Major transcriptional changes observed in the Fulani, an ethnic group less susceptible to malaria
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