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Review of the book "A World Divided. The Global Struggle for Human Rights in the Age of Nation-States" by Eric D. Weitz
No full textReview of the book A World Divided. The Global Struggle for Human Rights in the Age of Nation-States, by Eric D. Weitz. Princeton and Oxford: Princeton University Press, 2019, ISBN: 978-0-691-14544-0, 544 pp.Review of the book "A World Divided. The Global Struggle for Human Rights in the Age of Nation-States" by Eric D. Weitz, Princeton and Oxford: Princeton University Press, 2019, ISBN: 978-0-691-14544-0, 544. The author gratefully acknowledges the European Social Fund (ESF) and the Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT), Portugal, for supporting this publication through research grant SFRH/BD/136170/2018
Dual VP Classes
No full textWe consider the complexity class ACC^1 and related families of arithmetic circuits. We prove a variety of collapse results, showing several settings in which no loss of computational power results if fan-in of gates is severely restricted, as well as presenting a natural class of arithmetic circuits in which no expressive power is lost by severely restricting the algebraic degree of the circuits. These results tend to support a conjecture regarding the computational power of the complexity class VP over finite algebras, and they also highlight the significance of a class of arithmetic circuits that is in some sense dual to VP.Presented at the 40th International Symposium on Mathematical Foundations of Computer Science (MFCS '15).Published as a chapter in: Mathematical foundations of computer science 2015 : 40th International Symposium, MFCS 2015, Milan, Italy, August 24-28, 2015, Proceedings. Part II, as part of the series
Lecture notes in computer science 9235, edited by G.F. Italiano, G. Pighizzini, & D. Sannella (Berlin: Springer, 2015). LNCS 9235 forms part of the LNCS sublibrary Theoretical computer science and general issues.The final publication is available at http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-48054-0Peer reviewed.The later journal article version of this paper is available from the publisher at http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00037-016-0146-7 and at http://dx.doi.org/doi:10.7282/T3ZC8531 (Accepted Manuscript version)
WE CROSSED THE RIVER
No full textWE CROSSED THE RIVER is a multi-media collaboration between Dominican-American novelist Angie Cruz (author of Let It Rain Coffee, Soledad, and the just-released and widely acclaimed Dominicana), Associate Professor, Department of English Writing Program, and composer Eric Moe, Andrew W. Mellon Professor of Music, about the detention of children in camps at the U.S. border. Cruz bases her text on the searing testimonios of detainees. The form of the completed work will be a semi-staged concert work with video. Other members of the collaborative team include stage director and activist Cynthia Croot, Associate Professor in the Department of Theater Arts and video artist Aaron Henderson, Associate Professor in the Department of Studio Arts. We envision a 35’-40’ minute work for two singer/actors and instrumental sextet, with the instrumentalists playing a dramatic role and the text alternately and simultaneously projected, pre-recorded, sampled, spoken, and sung. A draft of the libretto is complete and composition has begun. We seek seed funding from the Momentum Funds for a workshop preview production in Pittsburgh in April 2020, with an eye towards preparing for the full New York NY production in fall 2020/spring 2021. The NYC production which will be funded and produced by the New York New Music Ensemble (NYNME). The Pittsburgh workshop will be with singer/actors and video but with a reduced instrumentation (acoustic piano and sampling keyboard). We propose to try out different versions of staging and projection on a test audience who would then be surveyed about their experience. Their responses could then be used to shape the next iteration of the work
Differential modes of crosslinking establish spatially distinct regions of peptidoglycan in Caulobacter crescentus
No full textThe diversity of cell shapes across the bacterial kingdom reflects evolutionary pressures that have produced physiologically important morphologies. While efforts have been made to understand the regulation of some prototypical cell morphologies such as that of rod-shaped Escherichia coli, little is known about most cell shapes. For Caulobacter crescentus, polar stalk synthesis is tied to its dimorphic life cycle, and stalk elongation is regulated by phosphate availability. Based on the previous observation that C. crescentus stalks are lysozyme-resistant, we compared the composition of the peptidoglycan cell wall of stalks and cell bodies and identified key differences in peptidoglycan crosslinking. Cell-body peptidoglycan contained primarily DD-crosslinks between meso-diaminopimelic acid and D-alanine residues, whereas stalk peptidoglycan had more LD-transpeptidation (meso-diaminopimelic acid-meso-diaminopimelic acid), mediated by LdtD. We determined that ldtD is dispensable for stalk elongation; rather, stalk LD-transpeptidation reflects an aging process associated with low peptidoglycan turnover in the stalk. We also found that lysozyme resistance is a structural consequence of LD-crosslinking. Despite no obvious selection pressure for LD-crosslinking or lysozyme resistance in C. crescentus, the correlation between these two properties was maintained in other organisms, suggesting that DAP-DAP crosslinking may be a general mechanism for regulating bacterial sensitivity to lysozyme.Peer reviewe
Influence of CO2 on fishes in flowing water environments: implications for a non-physical barrier to movement
No full textSilver carp (Hypophthalmichthys molitrix) and bighead carp (H. nobilis) are invasive species that have become established in the upper reaches of the Illinois River, and are nearing the connection into Lake Michigan. To prevent the spread of these carp, as well as other fish, carbon dioxide (CO2) is being investigated as a potential nonphysical barrier. However, to date, most research on the effects of CO2 on fish behavior has occurred in static water conditions. Additionally, little is known about how elevated CO2 may affect swimming performance. Here, we investigate the effects that varying levels of dissolved CO2 will have on fish behavior and swimming performance in flowing water. Chapter 1 aims to identify threshold levels of CO2 required to elicit significant behavioral responses from the native surrogate species used (bluegill, Lepomis macrochirus, and largemouth bass, Micropterus salmoides). When exposed to a range of CO2 partial pressure (pCO2; < 400 μatm [ambient], 25,000 μatm, 50,000 μatm and 100,000μatm), bluegill showed a significant increase in activity at 25,000 μatm, whereas largemouth bass activity significantly increased at 100,000 μatm. Fish were also exposed to 50,000 μatm pCO2 in five successive bursts to investigate the effects of repeated exposure to CO¬2 on fish behavior. Both species displayed a significant increase in activity during the first exposure, but then successive exposures did not change activity levels relative to baseline (at ambient pCO2). Chapter 2 aims to quantify the effects of elevated CO2 on sustained (aerobic) and burst (anaerobic) swimming performance in largemouth bass. We found that sustained swimming performance significantly decreased at 100,000 μatm pCO2 and that burst swimming was unaffected by CO2. Additionally, ~15% of fish lost equilibrium during both sustained and burst swimming tests at 50,000 μatm, and nearly 70% of fish lost equilibrium during both sustained and burst swimming tests at 100,000 μatm, showing that the rate of loss of equilibrium significantly increased as pCO2 increased. These novel findings fill a knowledge gap regarding fish behavior and performance during exposure to elevated CO2 in flowing water, and also inform the development and deployment strategies of the proposed CO2 fish barriers.Submission published under a 24 month embargo labeled 'U of I Access', the embargo will last until 2019-08-01The student, Eric Schneider, accepted the attached license on 2017-06-22 at 10:28.The student, Eric Schneider, submitted this Thesis for approval on 2017-06-22 at 10:33.This Thesis was approved for publication on 2017-07-03 at 15:16.DSpace SAF Submission Ingestion Package generated from Vireo submission #11247 on 2017-09-29 at 10:45:59Made available in DSpace on 2017-09-29T17:45:25Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 2
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First in the Nation in Education : Final Report,1984.
No full textThis report is one step in an ongoing process of change and is a plea for commitment for high standards in education in Iowa. Contains the final reports of the six subcommittees as adopted by the Excellence in Education Task Force, and the five recommendations made by the Task Force
Returning to Exile?: The Retrieving and Rejecting of Jewishness in French Shoah Narrative
No full textThis thesis explores the intertwining (and often competing) identities of Jew and Frenchman that play out across the landscape of Shoah (Holocaust) literature in France. The study seeks to tease out aspects of individual identity and to explore the nature of Jewishness in the context of trauma. This is achieved through a reading of survivor narratives written in French and (primarily) for a French audience.Because the narratives studied are all first-hand accounts, the portrait that is analyzed is that which the author chooses to present to his audience (for better and worse). The texts which will inform this study are Charlotte Delbo's trilogy Auschwitz et après, David Rousset's l'Univers concentrationnaire, Paul Steinberg's Chroniques d'ailleurs, and Joseph Joffo's Un sac de billes. By reading a diverse group of French authors, both Jewish and non-Jewish, this project attempts to study the relationship between one's Jewishness and their environment, both hostile and welcoming, in order to develop a better understanding of an individual's concept of "self."The last section will be an exploration of the continued impact of the Shoah on French Jewish identity and post-memory, as explored through Claude Lanzmann's film SHOAH. The readings of all of these texts will be grounded in a consideration of the unique historical factors that contributed to the formation of French Jewish identity (i.e. the French Revolution, the emancipation of French Jewry, the secularization of the state, etc.)
Remembering Zeami: The Kanze School and Its Patriarch
No full textThis is the publisher's official version, also available electronically from: http://dx.doi.org/10.1353/atj.2003.0027This article examines the history of the reception and popularization of the achievements
of nö’s founder, Zeami Motokiyo, as represented by three important actors of the Kanze
school: Kanze Motoakira (d. 1774), Kanze Sakon (d. 1939), and Kanze Hisao (d.
1978). Eric Rath describes how memories of Zeami helped these three actors to shape the
Kanze school’s performance practices and institutions. He reveals, too, how debate over
nö’s direction and essence has come to be framed in respect to the person considered to
be its patriarch.
Eric C. Rath is assistant professor of premodern Japanese history at the University of
Kansas. He is the author of several articles on the history of nö and the forthcoming
book The Ethos of Noh: Actors and Their Art (Harvard University Asia Center
Press)
An occupational survey to determine the entry level CAD skills and competencies required by employers of civil engineering technicians in the Northeast Wisconsin Technical College district
No full textIncludes bibliographical references.The purpose of this study was to identify the CAD related technical skills and
competencies that are required for employability at an entry-level position as a civil engineering technician. The majority of employers represented in this study are civil engineering firms, governmental agencies, and surveying firms. Overall, civil engineering firms along with governmental agencies employ the greatest number of drafters. Civil drawings, survey maps, and topographical drawings are the most commonly prepared drawings by the respondents. Other reported drawing types include architectural, electrical/electronic, landscaping, structural, and technical illustrations. Almost all of the respondents use a CAD system for drafting functions. AutoCAD is
the primary CAD platform used. MicroStation is also used, but to a much lesser extent. Of the employers that use CAD software, most use at least one collaborative software package with their primary CAD platform. Eagle Point is the most common collaborative software utilized. AutoCAD Land Development Desktop (ALDD) was noted to be the next commonly used collaborative software. Out of the 24 basic CAD skills that were listed on the survey, 14 were considered to be valid curriculum items and will be either retained or added to the program curriculum. Six of the 24 items will be reviewed for being valid curriculum items, and four of the items will not be included in the curriculum. Overall, most basic CAD skills were performed frequently or considered important. Out of the 29 advanced CAD skills that were listed on the survey, none were considered to be valid curriculum items. Sixteen of the 29 items will be reviewed for being valid curriculum items, and 13 of the items will not be included in the curriculum. Overall, most advanced CAD skills were not performed frequently nor considered important. Out of the 15 basic architectural drawing skills that were listed on the survey, none were considered to be valid curriculum items. Eight of the 15 items will be reviewed for being valid curriculum items, and seven of the items will not be included in the curriculum. Overall, most basic architectural drawing skills were not performed frequently nor considered important. None of the six basic structural drawing skills that were listed on the survey were considered to be valid curriculum items. One of the six items will be reviewed for being a valid curriculum item, and five of the items will not be included in the curriculum. Overall, most basic structural drawing skills were not performed frequently nor considered important
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