23 research outputs found
Regional Variation in Early Modern English: The Case of the Third-Person Present Tense Singular Verb Ending in Norfolk Correspondence
No full textA well-known example of variation in Early Modern English is found in the morphology of the third-person singular present tense indicative verb. In general terms there was a gradual shift from - th to - s (e.g., pleaseth to pleases). However, previous studies such as Kytö (1993) and Nevalainen and Raumolin-Brunberg (2003) found that this shift was by no means uniform, varying by, for example, region, type of text, and author. More specifically, Nevalainen, Raumolin-Brunberg, and Trudgill (2001) analyzed the distribution of endings for the third-person singular present indicative verb in Early Modern East Anglian English, i.e., the variety of English used in the counties of Norfolk and Suffolk. However, for the final twenty-year period of their study (1660-1680), they only have four informants. This article analyzes the distribution of verb endings for a larger number of informants during this period, which marks the final stages of - th recession in East Anglian English, using letters written in Norfolk. The corpus based on these letters allows for a detailed analysis of linguistic and extralinguistic factors that influenced this distribution. Linguistic factors include the stem-final sound and verb-type ( have, do, and say are analyzed separately). Among the extralinguistic factors analyzed are the sex of the author and addressee, the level of formality, and the author’s social class. One of the informants in this study is Sir Thomas Browne. The distribution of verb endings in his correspondence makes him an outlier. His usage has led some authors to exclude his results from their analysis. The present article offers a new approach to dealing with such cases. The overall results are compared with those for other parts of England from the same period in order to identify patterns of regional variation. Finally, an analysis of correspondence for the period 1680-1750 indicates that by this time - th had more or less disappeared from Norfolk correspondence.</jats:p
College Presidents, Public Image, and the Popular Press: A Comparative Study of Francis L. Patton of Princeton and Seth Low of Columbia, 1888–1902
No full textFrancis Douce and His Collection: An Antiquarian in Great Britain, 1957-1834
No full textThis paper is a study of the English antiquarian Francis Douce and his collection of books, prints, drawings, coins, and artifacts. The major theme of the collection - the manners, beliefs, and customs of the world - is connected to three of Douce's most remarkable collecting interests: children's books and games; fools and jesters; and the sublime, including his collections of death, demonology, and witchcraft. The collection, divided between the Bodleian Library and the Ashmolean Museum at Oxford, remains an invaluable resource for scholars in a wide variety of fields. It is hoped that this paper will emphasize the vision according to which Douce developed a distinctive collection; that it will shed additional light on British collecting and collectors of Douce's lifetime, 1757-1834; and that it will serve as a lesson in collecting that might be used by librarians and non-librarians alike
Multiaxial fatigue of water pipe grey cast iron
No full textGrey Cast Iron (GCI) water pipes are subjected to multiaxial, cyclic stresses caused by combinations of loads such as internal water pressure and road vehicle weight. However, the multiaxial fatigue performance of this material has not previously been characterised. To address this gap more than 45 fatigue tests, including some under non-proportional tension-torsion loading, were completed using a GCI material very similar to water pipe GCI. Of the four multiaxial fatigue criteria tested, the Smith-Watson-Topper (SWT) criterion provided the best predictions by a narrow margin, supporting the idea that a tensile cracking mode dominates the fatigue life of GCI
Placed Blame
No full text A persistent problem in educational policy and research concerns how social (dis)advantage is reproduced in free societies built on ideologies of equality, opportunity, and social mobility. In this article, the author examines narratives by and for incarcerated young men about how they “got caught up” in illegal activity and eventually incarcerated. Young men and adults supervising them are found to contest choice and culpability in terms of generational and spatial legacies of possibility and social (dis-)advantage. This work is significant for what it suggests about juvenile culpability—specifically, how young people and those around them contest “choice(s)” and, subsequently “blame,” in narratives about childhood and young adulthood. The author argues that historical and geographic contexts frame universes of choices and developmental pathways that are always already present in young people’s lives. In doing so, the author challenges reductive and privatized framings of youth development to suggest a more balanced and comprehensive approach to working with and educating young offenders. </jats:p
Critical Comment on the Academic Article, "Christianity as the Abrahamic Faith Re-Discovering the Meaning of Metanoia"
No full textThis academic paper deals with the discussion on the term “‘metanoia’” and its different aspects. The author Sebastian Velassery, the author of the academic paper entitled, “Christianity as the Abrahamic Faith: Re-Discovering the Meaning of ‘metanoia’ “describes „‘metanoia’" in new terms. He says without „‘metanoia’", Christian faith and Christian understanding of love cannot account for its conscientiousness and answerability to God. This academic paper is a critical study of the same
Path of Miracles: A 21st-Century Conductor’s Guide to Joby Talbot’s Choral Masterpiece
No full textThesis (D.M.A.)--University of Washington, 2021Joby Talbot’s Path of Miracles has established its place in the Western choral music canon, receiving numerous accolades from critics, audiences, and performers alike. The piece has been recorded by two of the world’s leading choral ensembles, Tenebrae conducted by Nigel Short, and Conspirare, conducted by Craig Hella Johnson. Despite the piece’s success, little has been written about Talbot or Path of Miracles in academic literature. Using primary sources, including interviews with Joby Talbot, Robert Dickinson, Gabriel Crouch, and numerous conductors, this dissertation fills in the knowledge gaps. The purpose of this document is to provide conductors a resource to assist their preparation for future performances of Path of Miracles. Of particular interest to conductors is the detailed analysis of the libretto, which illuminates the source material for many of Robert Dickinson’s references. Additionally, an International Phonetic Alphabet guide for the entire piece is included in the appendix of this document. The analysis chapters focus on the rhythmic and melodic cells found throughout Path of Miracles which comprise the structural foundation of the work. Elements of Talbot’s instrumental background are highlighted, particularly how Path of Miracles emulates a symphonic structure.
Practical considerations for performing Path of Miracles are presented, helping conductors navigate the many logistical elements required to present this piece in concert. These practical and artistic insights come not just from this author but from many notable conductors who have performed this masterpiece. Finally, the concept of audience engagement is discussed, and notable performances of Path of Miracles are presented, including more traditional concert performances, intricate interdisciplinary programs, and excerpted movements from the piece. These examples are meant to inspire conductors as they develop their own artistic vision for performing Path of Miracles.
Path of Miracles is one of the first choral masterpieces of the 21st century. One of the reasons for its success is the extra-musical elements, such as staging directions, included in the score. Just as Path of Miracles seeks to break the expectations of what choral music can be, this document seeks to expand upon a traditional conductor’s guide
Using artificial intelligence to predict NDVI/NDRE from standard RGB aerial imagery
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Reason: Author requested U of Illinois access only (OA after 2yrs) in Vireo ETD systemAuthor requested U of Illinois access only (OA after 2yrs) in Vireo ETD systemU of I OnlyThe growth of precision agriculture has allowed farmers access to more data and greater efficiency for their farms. With consistently tight profit margins, farmers need ways to take advantage of the advancement of technology to lower their costs or increase their revenue. One area where these advancements can prove beneficial are in the measurement of vegetation indices such as the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) and Normalized Difference Red Edge Index (NDRE). Currently, an expensive multispectral camera, typically attached to an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) during flight, is required for measuring these indices. This makes obtaining NDVI and NDRE somewhat cost prohibitive for most farmers. Color maps representing these vegetation indices can be used to identify problem areas, plant health, or even places where spot applications are needed. This work demonstrates a solution to this cost issue. The solution involves the use of artificial intelligence, or more specifically, the use of a conditional Generative Adversarial Network known as Pix2Pix. By using Pix2Pix along with training data from UAV flights, this research shows the capabilities of predicting accurate NDVI and NDRE with a low-cost Red-Green-Blue (RGB) camera. This thesis explores and assesses a cost-efficient method that can accurately predict these vegetation indices, resulting in cost-savings in the range of $5000.Submission published under a 24 month embargo labeled 'U of I Access', the embargo will last until 2023-08-01The student, Corey Davidson, accepted the attached license on 2021-07-05 at 17:02
A comparative study of the thermal and radiative impacts of photovoltaic canopies on pavement surface temperatures
No full textabstract: Rapid urbanization of the planet is occurring at an unprecedented pace, primarily in arid and semi-arid hot climates [Golden, J.S., 2004. The built environment induced urban heat island effect in rapidly urbanizing arid regions – a sustainable urban engineering complexity. Environ. Sci. J. Integr. Environ. Res. 1 (4), 321–349]. This growth has manifested itself as a cause of various impacts including elevated urban temperatures in comparison to rural sites known as the Urban Heat Island (UHI) effect [Oke, T.R., 1982. The energetic basis of the urban heat island. Q. J. R. Meteor. Soc. 108, 1–24]. Related are the increased demands for electric power as a result of population growth and increased need for mechanical cooling due to the UHI. In the United States, the Environmental Protection Agency has developed a three-prong approach of (1) cool pavements, (2) urban forestry and (3) cool roofs to mitigate the UHI. Researchers undertook an examination of micro scale benefits of the utilization of photovoltaic panels to reduce the thermal impacts to surface temperatures of pavements in comparison to urban forestry. The results of the research indicate that photovoltaic panels provide a greater thermal reduction benefit during the diurnal cycle in comparison to urban forestry while also providing the additional benefits of supporting peak energy demand, conserving water resources and utilizing a renewable energy source.Corresponding Author:
Jay S. Golden
Arizona State University
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Analyzing RFID Tags in a Distributed Environment
No full textAbstractRFID technology is widely used in various areas and found to be very useful in the business which includes supply chain management. Also the amount of RFID data is very huge as well. Hence too much time is needed to get particular information from an RFID data set. This paper proposes an efficient method to manage large amount of RFID data set. Also this proposes a unique group-id for RFID tags of unique items with which we can verify the integrity of the group of items by checking the group-id written in the tag memory. Then we devise a storage scheme called MckoiDDB that can process queries in a distributed environment. Lastly we present a graph called product localization graph to represent the tag movements in supply chain management
