Interpreter linguistic intervention in the strategies employed by police in investigative interviews

Police interviews are high-stakes activities that bear legal consequences when the cases move to court proceedings. A wide range of literature exists on police interviewing strategies aiming to obtain complete information from the interviewee; however, this literature focuses primarily on monolingual settings only. This paper reports on an empirical study examining the word choices made by interpreters of 11 selected languages in three scripted police interview excerpts. The study found that considered verbal strategies deliberately employed by police in investigative interviewing may be interfered with by the interpreter in a bilingual setting. The authors discuss the implications of such linguistic intervention for police interview outcomes and propose improvements for the training of interpreters and police

A Study of Interpreting Accreditation Testing Formatsin Australia

Advanced and affordable video conferencing technology has led to an increase in remote interpreting services via video, which has become a significant alternative to telephone and face-to-face interpreting. In keeping with this development, training providers are now incorporating video conference interpreting in their training. Video and audio resources are also increasingly being used as e-learning resources in online learning tools such as Blackboard and other university student learning portals. This has implications for the testing of interpreting skills, and the RMIT University Translating and Interpreting Program in Melbourne, Australia has started phasing in video assessment in examination and accreditation tests. In Australia, three test modes are commonly used: audio, video, and live-simulated tests. This article reports on a small-scale study that compared the three testing modes in terms of their potential impact on student examination results and also in terms of testing efficiency for training providers. Due to a lack of relevant research on the topic in the interpreting discipline, the discussion draws on relevant studies in diverse fields such as applied psychology, behavioral science, and musical performance. This study has implications for interpreter training strategies, for designing and administering interpreter assessment tests, and for resourcing in training programs

Soft-bottom crustacean fauna from the Turkish coast of the Black and Marmara seas with new records

It is becoming increasingly important to monitor zoobenthic biodiversity in seas that are under industrial and anthropogenic pollution pressure, such as the Black Sea and the Marmara Sea. This study covers crustacean species in the Turkish waters of the Black Sea and the Marmara Sea, both of which are closed systems. Sampling was carried out in July–August 2019 and yielded 32 crustacean species from the Black Sea and 77 species from the Marmara Sea. In the Marmara Sea, two species [Kupellonura mediterranea and Leucon (Macrauloleucon) siphonatus] represent new records for the Turkish waters, and 12 species [Cirolana cranchii, Cumella (Cumella) pygmaea, Cyathura carinata, Cymodoce truncata, Eurydice pulchra, Gammaropsis sophiae, Harpinia truncata, Iphinoe serrata, Iphinoe trispinosa, Liocarcinus pusillus, Nebalia strausi and Synchelidium maculatum] are new to the Marmara Sea. The following species: Gammaropsis palmata, Pontocrates arenarius, and Synchelidium haplocheles are new records for the Black Sea. The order Amphipoda dominated in both seas in terms of the number of species and the number of individuals

Bentoska fauna rakušaca (Crustacea) u zaljevima Bandirma i Erdek, te neki ekološki čimbenici koji utječu na njihovu raspodjelu

This study aims to determine the environmental factors affecting the fauna and distribution of benthic amphipod species inhabiting in the Bandırma and Erdek Gulfs which are located on the south of the Marmara Sea. Total of 66 species belonging to 22 families were identified after analyzing the samples collected seasonally from the depths ranging between 1 and 30 m between 2007- 2008. According to the data gathered from the literature, it was determined that one species (Bathyporeia elegans Watkin, 1938) was a new record for the Turkish seas and 37 species for the Marmara Sea. In the Bandırma Gulf, of the ecological variables of the environment temperature was determined to range between 6.6-27°C, salinity between 21.32-36.03 psu, dissolved oxygen between 4.04-11.26 mg l-1and pH between 8.00-8.38. In the Erdek Gulf, temperature ranged between 6.7 and 27°C, salinity between 21.93-35.54‰, dissolved oxygen between 3.67-13.26 mg l-1 and pH between 8.06-8.36. In the surface sediment at the sampling stations of the Bandırma Gulf, total organic carbon values were between 0.07-4.42%, total calcium carbonate between 0.88-84.82%, total phosphorus between 609-12740 μg g-1 and mud percentage between 1.38-79.93%. In the Erdek Gulf, total organic carbon ranged between 0.08-2.89%, total calcium carbonate between 0.74-80.06%, total phosphorus between 376-3614 μg g-1 and mud percentage between 2.12-95.65%.Ovaj rad je imao za cilj utvrditi čimbenike okoliša koji utječu na faunu i raspodjelu vrsta bentoskih rakušaca koje nastanjuju Bandirma i Erdek zaljev na jugu Mramornog mora. Ukupno 66 vrsta, koje pripadaju 22 obitelji, je utvrđeno nakon analize uzoraka prikupljenih sezonski na dubini između 1 i 30 m tijekom 2007.-2008. g. Na temelju podataka iz literature, utvrđeno je da vrsta Bathyporeia elegans Watkin, 1938 predstavlja novi nalaz u turskim morima, dok je pronađeno 37 novih jedinki u Mramornom moru. U Bandirma zaljevu je utvrđeno da temperatura koleba u rasponu od 6,6 do 27°C, salinitet od 21.32-36.03 psu, dok je otopljeni kisik kolebao od 4,04 do 11,26 mg L-1 i pH od 8.00 do 8.38. U Erdek zaljevu, temperatura se kretala od 6,7 do 27°C, salinitet od 21.93 do 35.54 psu, otopljeni kisik od 3,67 do 13,26 mg L-1 i pH od 8.06 do 8.36. Analizom uzoraka površinskog sedimenta na postajama u Bandirma zaljevu otkrili, ustanovljene su vrijednosti ukupnog organskog ugljika koje su kolebale od 0,07 do 4,42%, ukupnog kalcij karbonata od 0,88 do 84,82%, ukupnog fosfora od 609 do 12740 ug g-1, te postotak blata koji se kretao od 1,38 do 79,93%. Uzorci površinskog sedimenta na postajama u Bandirma zaljevu pokazali su slijedeće: vrijednosti ukupnog organskog ugljika kolebale su od 0,07 do 4,42%, ukupnog kalcij karbonata od 0.88 do 84.82%, ukupnog fosfora od 609 do 12740 ug g-1, dok se postotak blata kretao od 1,38 do 79,93 %. U Erdek zaljevu je ustanovljeno kolebanje ukupnog organskog ugljika od 0,08 do 2,89%, ukupni kalcij karbonat od 0,74 do 80,06%, ukupni fosfor od 376 do 3614 ug g-1, a postotak blata se kretao od 2,12 do 95,65%

Bentoska fauna rakušaca (Crustacea) u zaljevima Bandirma i Erdek, te neki ekološki čimbenici koji utječu na njihovu raspodjelu

This study aims to determine the environmental factors affecting the fauna and distribution of benthic amphipod species inhabiting in the Bandırma and Erdek Gulfs which are located on the south of the Marmara Sea. Total of 66 species belonging to 22 families were identified after analyzing the samples collected seasonally from the depths ranging between 1 and 30 m between 2007- 2008. According to the data gathered from the literature, it was determined that one species (Bathyporeia elegans Watkin, 1938) was a new record for the Turkish seas and 37 species for the Marmara Sea. In the Bandırma Gulf, of the ecological variables of the environment temperature was determined to range between 6.6-27°C, salinity between 21.32-36.03 psu, dissolved oxygen between 4.04-11.26 mg l-1and pH between 8.00-8.38. In the Erdek Gulf, temperature ranged between 6.7 and 27°C, salinity between 21.93-35.54‰, dissolved oxygen between 3.67-13.26 mg l-1 and pH between 8.06-8.36. In the surface sediment at the sampling stations of the Bandırma Gulf, total organic carbon values were between 0.07-4.42%, total calcium carbonate between 0.88-84.82%, total phosphorus between 609-12740 μg g-1 and mud percentage between 1.38-79.93%. In the Erdek Gulf, total organic carbon ranged between 0.08-2.89%, total calcium carbonate between 0.74-80.06%, total phosphorus between 376-3614 μg g-1 and mud percentage between 2.12-95.65%.Ovaj rad je imao za cilj utvrditi čimbenike okoliša koji utječu na faunu i raspodjelu vrsta bentoskih rakušaca koje nastanjuju Bandirma i Erdek zaljev na jugu Mramornog mora. Ukupno 66 vrsta, koje pripadaju 22 obitelji, je utvrđeno nakon analize uzoraka prikupljenih sezonski na dubini između 1 i 30 m tijekom 2007.-2008. g. Na temelju podataka iz literature, utvrđeno je da vrsta Bathyporeia elegans Watkin, 1938 predstavlja novi nalaz u turskim morima, dok je pronađeno 37 novih jedinki u Mramornom moru. U Bandirma zaljevu je utvrđeno da temperatura koleba u rasponu od 6,6 do 27°C, salinitet od 21.32-36.03 psu, dok je otopljeni kisik kolebao od 4,04 do 11,26 mg L-1 i pH od 8.00 do 8.38. U Erdek zaljevu, temperatura se kretala od 6,7 do 27°C, salinitet od 21.93 do 35.54 psu, otopljeni kisik od 3,67 do 13,26 mg L-1 i pH od 8.06 do 8.36. Analizom uzoraka površinskog sedimenta na postajama u Bandirma zaljevu otkrili, ustanovljene su vrijednosti ukupnog organskog ugljika koje su kolebale od 0,07 do 4,42%, ukupnog kalcij karbonata od 0,88 do 84,82%, ukupnog fosfora od 609 do 12740 ug g-1, te postotak blata koji se kretao od 1,38 do 79,93%. Uzorci površinskog sedimenta na postajama u Bandirma zaljevu pokazali su slijedeće: vrijednosti ukupnog organskog ugljika kolebale su od 0,07 do 4,42%, ukupnog kalcij karbonata od 0.88 do 84.82%, ukupnog fosfora od 609 do 12740 ug g-1, dok se postotak blata kretao od 1,38 do 79,93 %. U Erdek zaljevu je ustanovljeno kolebanje ukupnog organskog ugljika od 0,08 do 2,89%, ukupni kalcij karbonat od 0,74 do 80,06%, ukupni fosfor od 376 do 3614 ug g-1, a postotak blata se kretao od 2,12 do 95,65%

Lost in communication: language and symbolic violence in Australia's public services

This research examined an often overlooked social problem that affects the lives and welfare of a significant number of Australians. This phenomenon is the interaction between public services and citizens who are either not proficient in or unable to speak the common language used by the society in general and by public services in particular. The phenomenon has implications for engagement, participation, equality and ultimately, social inclusion. There is a need for serious academic scrutiny that identifies ‘inconsistencies’ or ‘contradictions’ in the ways in which ordinary people with language barriers experience inequality in their relationship with public services today. This study examined this phenomenon and its implications in Australia in the context of public service provision. This study addressed this gap by examining two interrelated issues: the inequalities at play in accessing critical services by citizens with language barriers within a supposedly socially inclusive public service environment, and the politics at play in the use of translators and interpreters, a key independent communication method, in public service provision. To do this, this study, aided by the French sociologist Pierre Bourdieu’s Theory of Practice, closely examined the practices and lived experiences of public service providers, translators and interpreters, and citizens with language barriers. First, gaining a rare insight into the circumstances and lives of community members with language barriers, this study exposed the vulnerabilities of these community members and the everyday incidents of symbolic violence they experience in essentially ‘forced encounters’ (forced by necessity) with public services. Second, through an examination of the everyday practices of public services, the study demonstrated serious gaps between access and equity policies and their implementation, revealing an ‘unchanging culture’ in the habitus of public services regarding communication with ethnic minorities. Finally, by providing an understanding of the work environments of interpreters and translators, this study revealed the vulnerability and uncertainty experienced by them. Given the multi-disciplinary nature of the research questions, spanning language, sociology and anthropology, this study incorporated a multi-faceted research strategy, interweaving qualitative and quantitative research paradigms and consisting of surveys, semi- structured narrative interviews, narrations and examination of publicly available reports and websites. The data obtained through this research strategy were analysed through statistics, content analysis and triangulation. Data came from three key players in this field of practice: public service agencies, interpreters and translators, and citizens with language barriers in Melbourne, Australia

Optimal paths in residue networks identify communication pathways in proteins

Navigation of information flows in networks is studied. As real-life systems, residue networks constructed from the coordinates deposited in the protein data bank are targeted. The cost of the navigation between neighbors are measured by residue-residue interaction potentials. By constructing all paths between initial/target nodes according to selected criteria, structurally and/or functionally important residues in the network are implicated. In particular, strong paths that minimize the weights along all possible pathways are found to differentiate between the functional nodes in protein families with high overall structural similarity, but low sequence similarity scores. To determine factors that drive the usage of strong paths in the network, a biased random walk scheme is deviced where the probability of edge selection is based on a balance between the knowledge of the location of the destination and the energy of interaction with the immediate neighbors. Since long range communication between two distantly placed functional regions in the protein calls for the gradient of information flow, strong paths emerge by satisfying the competition of local and global knowledge while navigating along the structure

Extraction and Analysis of Time Series Data from Building Automation Systems Using Large Language Models

Semantic schemas like Haystack 4, Brick and ASHRAE standard 223 enable the structured, standardized, and machine-readable representation of building data, facilitating interoperability, data integration, and advanced analytics. However, extracting information from these models requires specialized expertise in SPARQL and other programming languages, skills that are not commonly found among building professionals. Recent advancements in Large Language Models (LLMs), such as ChatGPT, enable the construction of queries using natural language, making it easier for individuals to interact with these systems in a manner that resembles everyday speech. However, these methods have not yet been tested on building semantic ontologies. This paper introduces a novel workflow and tool for enabling users to ask questions about a specific building's data, using natural language and receive answers automatically generated by GPT-4o. Our approach integrates semantic ontologies with advanced LLM capabilities to automate three critical steps: (1) generating SPARQL queries to retrieve time series references from ontological models, (2) extracting the corresponding time series data from the Building Automation System, and (3) performing computations and visualizations tailored to the user's query. The proposed method simplifies access to BAS data, allowing both domain experts and non-specialists to conduct sophisticated analyses without needing extensive technical knowledge of semantic web technologies. By demonstrating this pipeline, we facilitate more accessible and scalable data-driven decision-making in building operations and management

Occurrence of the Scavenger Crustaceans Natatolana neglecta (Hansen, 1890) (Isopoda: Cirolanidae) and Scopelocheirus hopei (Costa in Hope, 1851) (Amphipoda: Scopelocheiridae) on Bento-pelagic Fish Species in the Turkish Straits System

The scavenger crustaceans Natatolana neglecta (Hansen, 1890) (Isopoda: Cirolanidae) and Scopelocheirus hopei (Costa in Hope, 1851) (Amphipoda: Scopelocheiridae), along with several other peracarid crustaceans, were recorded on demersal fish species in the Turkish Straits System. Samples were collected on (in) Raja clavata, Chelidonichthys lucerna, Trachurus sp., Scorpaena scrofa, Merluccius sp., Solea solea and Squalus acanthias captured by trammel nets at depth of 50 m on 26(th) January 2021. Natatolana neglecta, Scopelocheirus hopei and Nebalia abyssicola Ledoyer, 1997 are new for the fauna of the Turkish Straits System.Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University [FDK-2020-3411]This study is within the scope of BAP Project supported by Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University coded FDK-2020-3411