If only/what if

A short essay examining unmade films including Stanley Kubrick's Lord of the Rings and Alejandro Jodorowsky's Dune. It was published in Garageland, issue 14: Fil

Extremal Problems in Bergman Spaces and an Extension of Ryabykh's Theorem

We study linear extremal problems in the Bergman space $A^p$ of the unit disc for $p$ an even integer. Given a functional on the dual space of $A^p$ with representing kernel $k \in A^q$, where $1/p + 1/q = 1$, we show that if the Taylor coefficients of $k$ are sufficiently small, then the extremal function $F \in H^{\infty}$. We also show that if $q \le q_1 < \infty$, then $F \in H^{(p-1)q_1}$ if and only if $k \in H^{q_1}$. These results extend and provide a partial converse to a theorem of Ryabykh.Comment: 16 pages. To appear in the Illinois Journal of Mathematic

What if someone asked "What if?"

Research Highlights was a newsletter highlighting the research being done at the Boston University School of Management (Questrom School of Business).MBC (MANAGEMENT BY CURIOSITY) The great advances always come from asking the right questions. The questions throughout this booklet reflect some of the ways Boston University School of Management alumni have transformed academic experience into professional results. Curiosity is a positive force, because good management is about exploring, not accepting. It's about revision, refinement, and rethinking rather than regurgitation. It's a matter of taking the heat rather than taking shelter. It's a career of challenging yourself and your employees continually to improve the quality of your products and service. And it's the kind of management you'll learn at Boston University

What If

I love music. All genres of music. I love the stories that come through in music. I love the songs that create that personal experience and drive me to think or feel more deeply. Five for Fighting just came out with that type of song. It’s called “What If”. There is a line in the song that goes What if I had your heart, what if you wore my scars. What if you were me? What if I were you? What if your life was my life? What if I was you? It resonates with me personally and with our mission here at SCCAP – we believe that everyone has a story, a profound story and a path that led them to the place where they are. But what really struck me in this song was the concept of seeing ourselves in someone else’s life

The impact of climate-induced distributional changes on the validity of biological water quality metrics

We present data on the distributional changes within an order of macroinvertebrates used in biological water quality monitoring. The British Odonata (dragonflies and damselflies) have been shown to be expanding their range northwards and this could potentially affect the use of water quality metrics. The results show that the families of Odonata that are used in monitoring are shifting their ranges poleward and that species richness is increasing through time at most UK latitudes. These past distributional shifts have had negligible effects on water quality indicators. However, variation in Odonata species richness (particularly in species-poor regions) has a significant effect on water quality metrics. We conclude with a brief review of current and predicted responses of aquatic macroinvertebrates to environmental warming and maintain that caution is warranted in the use of such dynamic biological indicators

L’enseignement-apprentissage de la lecture-écriture en 3-4H :: que faut-il mettre en place pour que les élèves apprennent à lire ?

Actuellement étudiante à la HEP-BEJUNE et spécialisée dans le cycle 1, j’ai décidé d’orienter ma recherche autour de l’enseignement-apprentissage de la lecture-écriture en 3-4H. Je trouve cet enseignement très important dans la vie d’un enfant car la lecture lui sera indispensable pour continuer sa scolarité mais aussi tout au long de sa vie. L’étude menée a pour but de comprendre ce que les enseignants jurassiens mettent en place pour enseigner la lecture-écriture en 3-4H. Les objectifs de mon travail sont de chercher quelles méthodes et quels manuels utilisent les enseignants et pourquoi ont-ils fait ces choix. J’aimerais aussi chercher les différents types de lecteurs que l’on peut trouver dans une classe. Pour terminer, je vais analyser les activités mises en place par les enseignants et essayer de les comparer avec les objectifs du PER. Pour recueillir mes données, je me suis entretenue avec trois enseignantes du canton du Jura qui enseignent en 3-4H

Wings of Coenagrion puella vary in shape at the northern range margin (Odonata: Coenagrionidae)

A previous study has shown that wing size in Coenagrion puella varied considerably along a latitudinal gradient in the UK. Using landmark data from wing images, patterns of shape variation were also determined along the same transect by geometric morphometric analysis of wing shape. Wing shape was uniform at all sites other than those closest to the range margin, which differed significantly. The potential mechanisms that might have generated such between-population variation are discussed