7,267 research outputs found
A treatise on Marks' patent artificial limbs with rubber hands and feet.
No full text"Geo. E. Marks is the author, but the firm claims proprietaryship to all the treatises"--Publishers' answer.Pref. signed Geo. E. Marks.Mode of access: Internet
Well-known trade mark protection: confusion in EU and Japan
No full textIn this thesis concerning the protection of well-known trade marks against confusion in the European Community Trade Mark (CTM) and Japanese trademark systems, the author critically considers the difficulties in comprehensively defining ‘well-known trade mark’ in the relevant international trade mark instruments. After critical analysis of various definitions of both ‘trade mark’ and ‘well-known trade mark’, she undertakes a comparison of the definitions of the parallel concepts of ‘trade mark of repute’ and ‘syuchi-syohyo’, and also undertakes an assessment as to the extent to which these trade marks are protected against confusion and kondo in the CTM and Japanese systems, respectively. It is concluded that the protection of well- known trade marks against confusion in the CTM and Japan cannot be said to be completely clear, and the author identifies some areas for legal refor
Camera machine. Leo Marks, Michael Powell and Peeping Tom
No full textCamera / Machine is built on an audio interview with ‘Peeping Tom’ [1960] scriptwriter Leo Marks. In the interview Marks discusses Michael Powell and their working relationship before, during and after 1960’s ‘Peeping Tom’. Mark’s interview was candid, at times salacious, and at times funny but what really interested me was his discussion of the working relationship between writer and director.
The exploration of this relationship is at the heart of the film and provides a platform for academic investigation into the collaborative process between the film’s director and its scriptwriter. Marks is candid about his influence on the final version of the film, stating that Powell ‘didn’t object to an author putting in the shots as the author saw them…’ This assertion openly problematises the traditional accepted authority of the director as visual storyteller and when juxtaposed with Marks reputation for paranoia and his suspicion that his words might be used inappropriately or out of context, presents Marks as a questionable and possibly unreliable narrator. Using both archive and footage shoot specifically for the project, the film challenges traditional spectator expectations through its structure, its audio/visual composition and its editing strategy. Through the nature of the original audio recording, the use of an unexplained note taking ‘tape operative’ and a considered and abstracted image, viewers are encouraged to ‘lean into’ the film to fully grasp the significance and implications of Mark’s words and the insights offered through the connections presented. The film is designed to ask for active participation through a pro-active engagement with the material articulating the significance of the writer/director dichotomy and the reliability or not of a paranoid narrator
Justificational narratives : what is the role of fear in Israeli narratives of war?
No full textBibliography: leaves 90-92.The body of this thesis contains two main parts. The first (section 3) is a critical linguistic analysis of a selection of political speeches (which I have called 'policy narratives') delivered by Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon in the period February 2002 - October 2003. I have sought, with reference to Aristotle and other writers on persuasion, to delineate the rhetorical devices employed by Sharon and his speechwriters, and to demonstrate that one of their most important functions is to contribute to and enhance the overall climate of fear among the Israeli people, for the furtherance of Sharon's own political goals. I focus primarily on the speeches surrounding and leading up to the March 2002 announcement of 'Operation Defensive Shield', which was described by Palestinians and international aid workers as the harshest military assault on the WBGS since the June 1967 Arab-Israeli war. After examining the policy narratives I provide another representation of the 'reality on the ground' experienced by the Palestinian population at the receiving end of Sharon's 'operations'. The second (section 4) is a linguistic analysis of the 'narrative of personal experience' of a civilian reservist - Moshe Nissim - who was recruited in April 2002, at the height of 'Defensive Shield', to drive a D-9 bulldozer through the West Bank's Jenin refugee camp. Nissim, who seems motivated by his own personal fears and failures, apparently sees in Jenin the long-awaited opportunity to redeem himself. Although he does not appear to have been inspired by the arguments and themes of Sharon's narratives, the overall atmosphere of fear and hatred that is legitimised and given weight by Sharon in his speeches, sets the stage for Nissim to act on his darkest urges and later to be considered by himself and others as a hero for having done so. I contend that Israeli right wing hegemony both feeds and is fed by fear
Years of transition : The chronicle of how I came to America /
No full textChildhood memories of Schweinfurt (Lower Franconia); Nazi persecution; emigration to England in 1937 and life in the USA after 1947. Written in 1980, revised 1997 (printed 1999).Also included are photocopies of passports and other documents.Charles Marx was born in Schweinfurt (Lower Franconia) in 1920. In 1937, his parents sent him to England to continue his education. In 1949, he emigrated to the USA where he worked as an engineer.See also Marks Family Collection AR 11238Franconi
An exploration of the effects of group summative assessment marking on higher education students’ overall marks
No full textGroupwork and group summative assessment (GSA) are important learning, teaching and assessment methods used by many educational institutions, not just universities. The differences between the marks that HEI students were awarded for their own independent individual summative assessment (IISA) work and their GSA marks were explored.
The study topic presented itself while the author was contemplating studying for a first degree, when it became apparent that group working and group summative assessment was included in summative assessment methods used in the chosen programme.
Three data sources were from UK undergraduates and graduates, and one was from Australian PG students. Module marks data were collected from over 4000 HE students. They were divided into eighteen faculty/year data sets from four HEI sources.
A systematic difference was found between the distributions of GSA and IISA marks, supporting Lejk et al. (1999). Lower IISA ability students scored higher in GSA modules than in IISA modules. Higher IISA ability students scored lower in GSA modules.
In addition, the mean GSA mark was higher than the mean IISA mark. The standard deviation of the GSA marks was lower than the SD of the IISA marks. Both of these findings support Downie (2001). The relationship was found to vary between the data sets, modules, assessment items and especially between faculties.
The results and conclusions from this study will empower stakeholders, enabling them to be better informed in their choice of first-degree study programmes. They will also allow the use and impact of GSA to be more transparent and better understood, leading to further research and improvement in practice
Chris and Sue CD
No full textHandwritten information.This document discusses a CD that the author wants Marks to listen to
Music revolution
No full textThis letter informs Marks that the author has seen the documentary on how music drove the revolution
Application of 3D scanning technology in forensic investigation of bite-marks
No full textForensic investigation of bite-marks on humans has the potential to provide evidence that can be used to identify the perpetrator of a bite. Bite-mark evidence has been used in legal proceedings since 1692 but, recently, bite-mark analysis has been subject to substantial criticism. In the USA, there have now been 24 cases involving human perpetrators in which convictions based on bite-mark analysis have been overturned as a result of DNA evidence, including cases in which the defence experts had testified that the suspect dentitions did not match the bite-marks. The overturn of these convictions and the criticisms that followed have led to calls to halt the use of bite-marks as evidence until its scientific credibility can be established, and even to recommendations to discontinue altogether the use of bite-mark evidence in criminal investigations in the US. To address the fundamental limitations of bite-mark analysis, the aims of this thesis were to estimate the frequency of occurrence of bites, propose the use of 3D imaging technology as an approach to overcome limitations of current methods of bite-mark analysis, investigate the reliability and validity of measurements of landmark dental features made using 3D imaging, and examine the accuracy of matching 3D images of bite-marks to 3D images of candidate dentitions. This thesis is made up of four key studies. They are summarized below: Study 1 An important first step was to undertake an assessment of the public health implications of bites inflicted on humans by estimating the frequency of occurrence of the injuries and deaths caused. For information on bites perpetrated by humans on humans, searches and data requests were made on public access information websites and of the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) respectively. The AIHW was unable to provide age and sex specific information on bites caused by humans on other humans. The author's investigations revealed that there is incomplete and fragmented information on bites perpetrated by humans on humans most commonly in cases of sexual assault and child abuse. Instead the author turned their attention to bites perpetrated by other biting animals, and specifically by dogs because dog-bites are the most common. To determine the extent of the problem, the incidence of public sector hospitalizations resulting from dog-bite related injuries in Australia during the period 2001-2013 was estimated. The principal finding was that on average, 2061 persons were hospitalized each year during that period for treatment for dog-bite injuries at an annual rate of 12.39 (95% CI 12.25, 12.53) per 100,000. The highest annual rates of 25.95 (95% CI 25.16, 26.72) and 18.42 (95% CI 17.75, 19.07) per 100,000 were for age groups 0-4 years and 5-9 years respectively. Rates of recorded events increased over the study period and reached 16.15 (95% CI 15.78, 16.52) per 100,000 during 2011-13. This study was the first national study to report the incidence of hospitalization for injuries due to dog-bites for an extended period with complete coverage of all public hospitals in Australian states and territories. The findings add considerably to what is known about the public health problem of dog-bite injuries in Australia. Study 2 Recently, the scientific basis of bite-mark analysis has been questioned. The most robust of those criticisms came from the National Academy of Science (NAS). In its report published in 2009, the NAS identified three fundamental limitations of bite-mark analysis. These were that the uniqueness of human dentitions was yet to be determined, that the ability of the human skin to retain faithfully the impression of the biting dentition was yet to be ascertained, and that comprehensive steps to minimise and quantify all other sources of error in matching a bite-mark to a suspect dentition were yet to be undertaken. To address these fundamental limitations, the author recommends the use of 3D imaging techniques in bite-mark analysis. The new generation of portable, non-invasive, hand-held intra-oral 3D scanners, that are currently used as an alternative to conventional dental impression materials in clinical dentistry, have made the process of acquiring dental impressions faster and easier. The 3D scanning permits the imaging of bite-marks as well as the imaging of biting dentitions of suspected perpetrators in 3 dimensions with high resolution, and would allow researchers to compile large databases of virtual images of dentitions of biting animals for quantifying population variation. In addition, 3D scanning would make it feasible to compare a large number of landmark features when matching the scan of a bite-mark to the scan of a candidate dentition. This technology makes it possible to investigate the sources of error and quantify that error, and thereby has the potential to remove or at least reduce error including by limiting subjectivity associated with human judgement. Study 3 To investigate the reliability and validity of measurements made with an intra-oral 3D scanner, two raters each measured 84 tooth and 26 arch features of 50 sets of upper and lower human dental casts first using digital hand-held callipers and second using the measuring tool provided with the ZFX IntraScan intra-oral 3D scanner applied to 3D images of the dental casts. The measurements were repeated at least one week later. Reliability and validity were quantified concurrently by calculation of intra-class correlation coefficients (ICC) and standard errors of measurement (SEM). The measurements of 110 landmark features of human dental casts made using the intra-oral 3D scanner were virtually indistinguishable from measurements of the same features made using conventional hand-held callipers. The difference of means as a percentage of the average of the measurements by each method ranged between 0.030% and 1.134%. The inter-method SEMs ranged between 0.037% and 0.535%, and the inter-method ICCs ranged between 0.904 and 0.999, for both the upper and the lower arches. The inter-rater SEMs were one-half, and the intra-method/rater SEMs were one-third, of the inter-method values. This study demonstrated that the ZFX Intrascan intra-oral 3D scanner with its virtual on-screen measuring tool is a reliable and valid method for measuring the key features of human dental casts. Study 4 The aim of study 4 was to assess the accuracy of matching 3D images of 3D impressions of dental arches with 3D images of candidate dentitions. In this proof-of-concept study, dog dental arches were used as a model because demonstration of success in matching to dentitions with substantial variation due to inter-breed differences between dogs was a logical starting point. A further consideration was that there was greater access to dog dentitions than to human dentitions. 3D images of dog dental arches and their impressions were recorded using the intra-oral 3D scanner A single rater measured and re-measured 79 landmark dental features on each of the 3D images of 40 upper and the lower dog dental arches (positive images) using the virtual onscreen measuring tool provided with the intra-oral 3D scanner. This was repeated for 3D images of the impressions of dog dental arches in modelling clay (negative images). Measurements extracted from the images were used in an attempt to match the negative images to positive images. The measurements of 79 landmark features of the dog dental arches were nearly identical to measurements of the same features made on the impressions of dog dental arches on clay. The intra-rater intra-class correlation coefficients (ICCs) were greater than 0.937, and the intra-rater SEMs ranged between 0.041 and 0.076 for both the upper and the lower arches. Using the measurements of all 79 features, or even just those of anterior dentition, there was a 100% accuracy in matching the negative images to positive images of the dentitions. Nevertheless, some features contributed to the overall match rate more than the others. This study demonstrates that the portable intra-oral 3D scanner can record impressions of dental features with sufficient accuracy to allow identification of the dog-dentition that caused an undistorted bite-mark. In conclusion, bite-mark evidence has the potential to provide supporting evidence to build a case against the human or animal perpetrator of a bite. Even when DNA evidence is available, and that is always not the case, supporting evidence from finger-prints and bite-marks helps to build a more compelling case. However, for bite-mark evidence to have probative value, it is necessary to address scientific criticisms of the methods used in obtaining it. In this thesis,this author proposes the use of intra-oral 3D scanning principally because of its potential for limiting and quantifying error. The reliability and validity of measurements of human dentitions has been established and a proof-of-concept of the accuracy of matching bite-marks with dentitions has been provided. A framework for future research is proposed, with recommendations for addressing the other limitations of bite-mark analysis. Specifically, the author proposes the establishment of databases of scanned images of dentitions of biting animals and map a path forward in the investigation of distortion in bite-marks
That Marks Man …
No full textThe newspaper article is accompanied by a black and white photograph of David Marks holding a recording of one of his songs.The article focuses on the successful 24-year-old composer David Marks. The author makes mention of all Marks' achievements to date as well as the musicians which inspired him coupled with some big names he had worked with such as Nick Taylor and Four Jacks and A Jill. Some additional contextual and biographical information has also been included
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