46 research outputs found
Abstracting and extracting: causal coherence and the development of the life story
No full textThis study compared episodic memories of emerging adults (age 18-22) and early adolescents (age 13-15) for life story events and other memories, in an attempt to distinguish characteristics of the life story. Participants were also asked to describe the connection between the stories told. Stories were analyzed for three measures of causal coherence: 1) meaning making, 2) narrative complexity, and 3) the use of causal terms; and one measure of thematic coherence. Results show an impact of age in three measures (meaning making, narrative complexity, and thematic coherence) and of story type (life story vs. non-life story) in all measures. Effects of age show that young adults' narratives showed more evidence of self-related abstract thinking and the ability to see multiple dimensions. Effects of story type indicated that turning point narratives and event connections narratives contained more self-related lessons and insights, displayed greater recognition of complexity, and employed more causal terms. Descriptions of peak experiences and low points did not differ significantly from other episodic memories on these measures of coherence. As well, connections between narratives were more abstract and self-related in the older group and in the life story condition. Findings show that two important narrative characteristics, narrative complexity and reference to self-related lessons and insights develop in adolescence, and are more prevalent in turning point narratives.M.S.Includes bibliographical references (p. 24-28)by Azriel Grysma
Maintaining a positive sense of self: distancing effects in autobiographical memory for negative events
No full textNumerous lines of research have identified that individuals are motivated to remember past events in a way that supports a positive sense of self. Memories of negative events challenge a person’s positive sense of self by suggesting that stable, positive traits that a person considers a part of his or her sense of self may not accurately describe that person. Five possible contributors to the degree to which people find an autobiographical memory challenging to the positive sense of self were identified: when the event occurred, the perspective with which the event is remembered, the person’s age, the person’s gender, and how meaningful the memory was. Participants were asked to identify a positive trait that describes them, and then to write a narrative of an event in which they did not act according to the selected trait. Each participant reported one event, either from the past year or from more than two years ago, and either from the first- or third-person perspective. After reporting the memory, participants completed a brief questionnaire, and responded to three ethical dilemmas (two hypothetical, one actual) that were used to measure participants’ tendency to engage in self-enhancement behavior after reporting the memories. Results found significant differences between emerging adults (age 18-29) and older adults (age 30 and above), and between men and women in the older adult group on numerous measures. Additionally, reported meaning and narrative indicators, such as emotion word use and reported harm to others, predicted performance on self-enhancement measures in both age groups. Time and perspective effects were more equivocal, but these two variables influenced responses, especially through interactions with participant variables (time and gender). Results suggest that threats to a positive sense of self can be alleviated by self-enhancement behavior in unrelated domains. Furthermore, results encourage the practice of analyzing memory narrative content to gain a deeper understanding of the impact of recalling significant events. Finally, results support the practice of considering adult development, both regarding changes in the sense of self and regarding influences of gender at different ages as a variable that shapes the content of autobiographical memories.Ph. D.Includes bibliographical referencesby Azriel Grysma
Recognition by functional parts
No full textWe present an approach to function-based object recognition that reasons about the functionality of an object's intuitive parts. We extend the popular ``recognition by parts'' shape recognition framework to support ``recognition by functional parts'', by combining a set of functional primitives and their relations with a set of abstract volumetric shape primitives and their relations. Previous approaches have relied on more global object features, often ignoring the problem of object segmentation and thereby restricting themselves to range images of unoccluded scenes. We show how these shape primitives and relations can be easily recovered from superquadric ellipsoids which, in turn, can be recovered from either range or intensity images of occluded scenes. Furthermore, the proposed framework supports both unexpected (bottom-up) object recognition and expected (top-down) object recognition. We demonstrate the approach on a simple domain by recognizing a restricted class of hand-tools from 2-D images.Technical report lcsr-tr-24
Abstract Two motion-blurred images are better than one
No full textMotion blur is a smearing of the image due to a long aperture time. We show that when two motion-blurred images are available, having different blur directions, image restoration can be improved substantially. In particular, the direction of the motion blur and the PSF (Point Spread Function) of the blur can be computed robustly. Ó 2004 Published by Elsevier B.V. Keywords: Motion-blur;Blind deconvolution;Image deblurring;Multi-image restoration In memorium This paper is dedicated to Prof. Azriel Rosenfeld, my Ph.D. advisor, to whom I owe my academic career, for better or worse. In spite of the time that has passed since my graduation, I often ask myself how Azriel would do the tasks I am facing. In particular, in my most important duty as an advisor to my students, I try to be as helpful and dedicated to them as Azriel was to me. Co-chairing the 12th ICPR in 1994 was no different, and I tried to do the job as efficiently as Azriel would have done it. And since Azriel liked to write his papers * Corresponding author
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No full textEl presente trabajo, presentado como proyecto para aspirar al título de Magíster en Escrituras Creativas, consta de ocho cuentos, trabajados, corregidos y editados a lo largo de dos años, y un epílogo, en el cual se exponen las motivaciones, hallazgos, limitaciones, obstáculos y logros que cada uno de los cuentos representó para su autor. Los cuentos se enmarcan dentro de la tradición cuentística latinoamericana, evidenciando influencias y diálogos con autores que van desde los tradicionales Jorge Luis Borges y Julio Cortázar, hasta otros más contemporáneos como Roberto Bolaño. El epílogo cumple la función, asimismo, de un arte poética, en la cual el autor expone sus motivaciones artísticas y estéticas, su concepción de la literatura y el impacto que el proceso de maestría generó en su concepción del mundo y del arte. (Texto tomado de la fuente).The following work, presented as a project to aim for the title of Magister in Creative Writing, consists in eight short stories, worked in, corrected and edited during the last two years, and in an epilogue, in which the motivations, discoveries, limitations, obstacles and achievements that each of the short stories represented to its author are exposed. The short stories are framed in the Latin-American short story tradition, evidencing influences and dialogues with traditional authors such as Jorge Luis Borges and Julio Cortázar, going through more contemporary ones such as Roberto Bolaño. The epilogue also works as a poetic, in which the author exposes his artistic and aesthetic drives, his understanding of literature and the impact that the master had on his view of the world and of art.MaestríaMagíster en Escrituras CreativasCuento, NarrativaArte
The First Amendment’s Impact on Bloggers: A Legal Perspective
No full textThis chapter examines the First Amendment’s challenges to bloggers in the United States and highlights the potential legal consequences for victimizing someone online. While the First Amendment protects an overall right to free speech, there are certain boundaries to this right. Federal Internet-related speech laws, libel, invasion of privacy, copyright, trademark, and others are analyzed within the context of blogging. The author discusses the potential legal consequences to blogging at work or after hours and how personal blogs can negatively impact the work environment. Several Supreme Court cases are discussed to assist bloggers in understanding the scope of contemporary Internet free speech laws. An analysis of U.S. federal laws restricting online speech and an overview of the following areas of speech law are provided: libel, invasion of privacy, protection for confidential sources, copyright, trademark, true threats, and obscenity
PENGEMBANGAN VIDEO PEMBELAJARAN MATERI SISTEM INFORMASI GEOGRAFIS (SIG) MATA PELAJARAN GEOGRAFI UNTUK SISWA KELAS X SMA
No full textPenelitian pengembangan ini bertujuan untuk mengembangkan video pembelajaran sistem informasi geografis (SIG) mata pelajaran Geografi untuk siswa SMA kelas x yang layak digunakan. Video pembelajaran ini dapat digunakan untuk memfasilitasi peserta didik dalam proses kegiatan pembelajaran pada mata pelajaran Geografi terutama materi sistem informasi geografis. Pengembangan media ini menggunakan model Bergman & Moore (1990). Prosedur pengembangan dilakukan melalui enam tahapan, yaitu: Analysis, Design, Development, Produce, Author, Validate. Tahap Analysis, memutuskan membuat video pembelajaran untuk peserta didik. Tahap Design, pengembangan video pembelajaran berdasarkan GBIM dan JM. Tahap Development, menyiapkan dokumen seperti storyboard dan naskah. Tahap Produce, melakukan perekaman produk video. Tahap Author, melakukan proses editing terhadap produk. Tahap Validate, Nilai yang di dapat pada tahap evaluasi formatif (expert review) oleh ahli materi sebesar 3.92, ahli media sebesar 3.33. Sedangkan uji coba pengguna (one-to-one) memperoleh nilai rata-rata sebesar 3.45. Lalu ada uji coba small group diperoleh nilai rata-rata sebesar 3.74. Berdasarkan hasil penelitian pengembangan ini menunjukkan bahwa video pembelajaran Sistem Informasi Geografis (SIG) sangat baik dan layak untuk digunakan oleh peserta didik kelas X maupun umum.
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This research aims to develop an appropriate learning video Geographic Information System in Geography subject for Grade X student that are suitable for use. This learning videos can be used to facilitate students in Geography subject, especially the Geographic Information System topic. The developing process of this media uses the model of Bergman & Moore (1990). The procedure used to develop the video is carried out through six stages, namely: Analysis, Design, Development, Produce, Author, and Validate. Analysis Stage: Deciding to create instructional videos for students. Design Stage: Developing the instructional videos based on GBIM and JM. Development Stage: Preparing documents such as storyboards and scripts. Production Stage: Recording the video product. Authoring Stage: Editing the video product. Validation Stage: Conducting the validation process. The score obtained at the formative evaluation stage (expert review) from the experts of the topic is 3.92, and from media experts is 3.33. On the other hand, the score results from the user trial are 3.45. Then, a small group was conducted, and the average score obtained was 3.74. Based on the result of this research, it shows that learning videos Geographic Information System are good and feasible to be applied by class X students and public
Akar dan Kekayaan Desa Pandean
No full textTujuan dari pembuatan video iklan ini adalah untuk mempersuasi wisatawan
atau khalayak luas guna memperkenalkan potensi tersembunyi di desa Pandean
sehingga nantinya desa ini dapat menjadi pilihan destinasi wisata kedepannya. Metode
pengambilan data yang digunakan penulis adalah dengan datang langsung ke desa
Pandean untuk melakukan wawancara dengan sekretaris desa Pandean. Wawancara ini
dilakukan guna mengetahui apa saja yang terdapat di dalam desa Pandean. Kemudian
selama wawancara berlangsung penulis diberikan data – data mengenai desa Pandean
mulai dari potensi wisata, UMKM, tradisi budaya dan sosial yang memudahkan penulis
dalam melakukan penulisan dan pembuatan karya video iklan. Berdasarkan hasil
observasi di lapangan, penulis menemukan bahwa desa Pandean memiliki potensi yang
sangat banyak mulai dari wisata alamnya, budaya dan tradisi serta lahan subur yang
menghasilkan banyak hasil bumi dan menjadi mata pencaharian terbesar masyarakat
disana. Meskipun menyimpan begitu banyak potensi, desa yang sudah berstatus sebagai
desa wisata ini masih belum diketahui oleh banyak orang. Oleh karena itu, diperlukan
upaya promosi yang lebih intensif untuk menarik perhatian masyarakat luas.The purpose of making this advertising video is to persuade tourists or a wide
audience to introduce the hidden potential in Pandean village so that later this village
can be a choice of tourist destinations in the future. The data collection method used
by the author is to come directly to Pandean village to conduct an interview with the
Pandean village secretary. This interview was conducted to find out what is contained
in Pandean village. Then during the interview, the author was given data about
Pandean village ranging from tourism potential, UMKM, cultural and social traditions
that made it easier for the author to write and make advertising video works. Based on
the results of observations in the field, the author found that Pandean village has a lot
of potential starting from its natural tourism, culture and traditions as well as fertile
land that produces a lot of crops and is the biggest livelihood of the people there.
Despite having so much potential, the village, which already has the status of a tourist
village, is still not known by many people. Therefore, more intensive promotional
efforts are needed to attract the attention of the wider community
