Advances in Robot Navigation

Robot navigation includes different interrelated activities such as perception - obtaining and interpreting sensory information; exploration - the strategy that guides the robot to select the next direction to go; mapping - the construction of a spatial representation by using the sensory information perceived; localization - the strategy to estimate the robot position within the spatial map; path planning - the strategy to find a path towards a goal location being optimal or not; and path execution, where motor actions are determined and adapted to environmental changes. This book integrates results from the research work of authors all over the world, addressing the abovementioned activities and analyzing the critical implications of dealing with dynamic environments. Different solutions providing adaptive navigation are taken from nature inspiration, and diverse applications are described in the context of an important field of study: social robotics

Proceedings of the Doctoral Consortium in Computer Science (JIPII 2021)

Actas de las Jornadas de Investigación Predoctoral en Ingeniería InformáticaThis volume contains the proceedings of the Primeras Jornadas de Investigación Predoctoral en Ingeniería Informática - First Doctoral Consortium in Computer Science, JIPII 2021, which was held online on June 15th, 2021. The aim of JIPII 2021 was to provide a forum for PhD students to present and discuss their research under the guidance of a panel of senior researchers. The advances in their PhD theses under development in the Doctoral Program in Computer Science were presented in the Consortium. This Doctoral Program belongs to the Doctoral School of the University of Cadiz (EDUCA). Different stages of research were covered, from the most incipient phase, such as the PhD Thesis plans (or even a Master’s Thesis), to the most advanced phases in which the defence of the PhD Thesis is imminent. We enjoyed twenty very nice and interesting talks, organized in four sessions. We had a total of fifty participants, including speakers and attendees, with an average of thirty-two people in the morning sessions and an average of twenty people in the afternoon sessions. Several people contributed to the success of JIPII 2021. We are grateful to the Academic Committee of the Doctoral Program in Computer Science and the School of Engineering for their support. We would like also to thank the Program Committee for their work in reviewing the papers, as well as all the students and supervisors for their interest and participation. Finally, the proceedings have been published by the Department of Computer Science and Engineering. We hope that you find the proceedings useful, interesting, and challenging

Enabling the Development and Implementation of Digital Twins : Proceedings of the 20th International Conference on Construction Applications of Virtual Reality

Welcome to the 20th International Conference on Construction Applications of Virtual Reality (CONVR 2020). This year we are meeting on-line due to the current Coronavirus pandemic. The overarching theme for CONVR2020 is "Enabling the development and implementation of Digital Twins". CONVR is one of the world-leading conferences in the areas of virtual reality, augmented reality and building information modelling. Each year, more than 100 participants from all around the globe meet to discuss and exchange the latest developments and applications of virtual technologies in the architectural, engineering, construction and operation industry (AECO). The conference is also known for having a unique blend of participants from both academia and industry. This year, with all the difficulties of replicating a real face to face meetings, we are carefully planning the conference to ensure that all participants have a perfect experience. We have a group of leading keynote speakers from industry and academia who are covering up to date hot topics and are enthusiastic and keen to share their knowledge with you. CONVR participants are very loyal to the conference and have attended most of the editions over the last eighteen editions. This year we are welcoming numerous first timers and we aim to help them make the most of the conference by introducing them to other participants

Proceedings of the 9th MIT/ONR workshop on C3 Systems, held at Naval Postgraduate School and Hilton Inn Resort Hotel, Monterey, California June 2 through June 5, 1986

GRSN 627729"December 1986."Includes bibliographical references and index.Sponsored by Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Laboratory for Information and Decision Systems, Cambridge, Mass., with support from the Office of Naval Research. ONR/N00014-77-C-0532(NR041-519) Sponsored in cooperation with IEEE Control Systems Society, Technical Committee on C.edited by Michael Athans, Alexander H. Levis

INEQUALITY AND EMPOWERMENT: THE POLITICAL FOUNDATIONS OF POST-WAR DECENTRALIZATION AND DEVELOPMENT IN EL SALVADOR, 1992-2000

This dissertation is about decentralization and agrarian politics in post-war El Salvador (1992-1998). Decentralization of government has been prescribed widely in Latin America over the past two decades, justified on the premise that it encourages more accountable governance by empowering local actors. However, under conditions of high inequality and weak democracy, decentralization tends to reinforce already existing distributions of power is frequently captured instead by powerful elites as a top-down strategy for preserving their interests. Given this ambiguous mandate, a performance standard for empowered local actors is required. I propose a novel conceptualization of empowerment as my dependent variable that is multidimensional and is examined at three levels of analysis (individual, meso-organizational, macro-societal). I hypothesize that under conditions of high inequality and weak institutions, decentralization works (i.e. empowerment is achieved) when local actors acquire capital resources and through collective action they contest inequality to convert those resources into sustainable livelihood improvements and more favorable power relations. Effective decentralization can therefore be contentious and may disempower local actors when collective action problems are insurmountable. In El Salvador, two competing empowerment strategies may be distinguished. Empowerment by invitation is a top-down, elite brokered process of political negotiation, premised upon a positive sum distribution of the benefits and a prior acceptance of the rules of the game. Empowerment through conflict, on the other hand, implies a bottom-up, zero-sum contestation over political benefits, as well as very rules and privileges that assure elites a cut of any subsequent benefit distribution. To assess the performance of these competing empowerment strategies, I conduct a most similar case study comparison of three conflictive municipalities in the paracentral region of El Salvador that differ in one fundamental factor: their respective insurgent, hard-line counter-insurgent and moderate counter-insurgent political histories. Using survey analysis and process tracing, the evidence shows that where decentralization reinforced a process of diminishing inequality (Tecoluca) local actors were empowered to collect more local taxes, provide better services, achieve efficacious participation and attain more far reaching institutional coordination. The persistence of high inequality in both counter-insurgent cases weakened mechanisms for participation, accountability and transparency that in turn made decentralization highly susceptible to bureaucratic resistance, corruption and the prioritization of elite interests - in other words, political capture

UA12/2/2 1988 Talisman

1988 Talisman yearbook with the following articles: McIntyre, Michelle. In a Class by Itself – Niteclass Crouch, Donna. Springing into Spring Fever Summers, Jason. They’re Way Down Under – Green River Grotto Schilling, Stephanie. They’re Left Out – Left-Handed Students Garrett, Angela. Worldly Daze Marshall, Kim Get Artsy – Student Art Competition Blakeman, Mark. Sweating It Out – Health Clubs Welch, Jeff. Home Sweet Home?? – Residence Hall Fullen, Rebecca. For the Love of Life – Blood Drives McCracken, Rob. Down on the Farm – Agriculture Welch, Jeff. A Free Ride – Big Red Shuttle Williams, Philip. Sold on Western – Memorabilia Klausnitzer, Dorren. Policy of Politics – Student Government Association Cravens, Jayne. It’s Simply Child’s Play – Theatre & Dance TalisReport – Short Takes TalisReport – Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty TalisReport – Local Elections TalisReport – Entertainment TalisReport – Renovations TalisReport – Going FM TalisReport – Poor University TalisReport – AIDS TalisReport – Enrollment TalisReport – Olympics TalisReport – Call Waiting TalisReport – People TalisReport – Minors Banned TalisReport – End of an Era – Ronald Reagan TalisReport – Iran Contra Hearing TalisReport – Crosswalk, David Brooks TalisReport – Required Advising TalisReport – Religious Scandal TalisReport – Presidential Elections Garrett, Angela. Taking Care of Business Perry, Rex. It’s Just You & Me – Amy Anderson, Matthew Anderson Williams, Philip. Off the Beaten Path – Mountain Biking Schulz, Becky. Up, Up & Away – Model Airplanes Jones, LaMont. Meeting the Challenge – Handicapped Persons Sexton, Glenda. Two of a Kind – Laurie Moon, Tracy McClellan, Roommates Lambert, Michelle. They’re Outta Here - Graduation Kilcourse, Kim. A Variety of Voices – Lecturers Vibbert, Royce. It’s a Dog’s Life Kilcourse, Kim. Action! – Scott Crowell Cravens, Jayne. A Change in Venue – Theatre & Dance Williams, Phillip. Won’t You Be My Neighbor? Jack Craig Garrett, Angela. An Affair of the Hall – Mike Hughes, Dianna Tinsley Ezell, Stacey. Wickedly Western – Halloween Miller, Judy. Crossroads – Cullen Payne Armstrong, Neil. Hollywood on the Hill – Homecoming McIntire. Michelle. Horizons – WKU Glasgow Tresch, Nancy. Professors Get Bookish Marshall\u3c Kim. Robert Wurster Sexton, Glenda. Out of Sight – Vision Williams, Darryl. A Chip off the Hill – Bowling Green Community College Black, Sam. Terry Leeper Kinslow, Gina. A Real Life Saver – First Aid Armstrong, Neil. Something Old, Something New – Kentucky Museum Williams, Darryl. Greenhouse Effect – Agriculture Richards, Toya & Doug White. A Pressing Issue – University Publications Tresch, Nancy. Food for Thought – Home Economics Chattin, John. Whoops! Sexton, Glenda. Jim Brown Marshall, Kim. Speaking Out – Speech Class White, Fred. A Weekly Habit – Western Weekly Sexton, Glenda. Henry Baughman Ezell, Stacy. Not Stalling – Horses Lee, Andrea. Modern Women – Women’s Studies Stevenson, Cindy. Two Ways That Pay – Internships Lee, Andrea. Mary Lazarus Kinslow, Gina. Class Clinic – Dental Hygiene Schilling, Stephanie. Teaching a Lesson – Education Gruber, Mark. A Different Caliber – Military Organizations Black, Sam. For the Health of It – Medical Organizations Garrett, Angela. A New Family – Newman Center Williams, Darryl. The Russian Experience – Russian Club Williams, Darryl. State of the Arts Lee, Andrea. Domestic Affairs Schilling, Stephanie. In Harmony – Amazing Tones of Joy Summers, Jason. Making a Change – Business Organizations Stevenson, Cindy. Standards of Excellence – Honor Societies Garrett, Angela. Setting the Record Straight – Journalism Garrett, Angela. Serving a Purpose – Service Organizations Schilling, Stephanie. Hog Wild! – Geography Club Sexton, Glenda. Filling the Needs – Religious Organizations Turner, Todd. In Light of Sports – Club Sports Sexton, Glenda. Leading the Way Kinslow, Gina. Assistant Activities – Resident Assistants Hall, David. Delayed Reactions – Science Garrett, Angela. For a Change Williams, Darryl. Cultivating Knowledge – Agriculture Lee, Andrea. A Plan for the Future Blakeman, Mark. Saturday Night Lights – Football Blakeman, Mark. A Classic Hero – Hiroto Ishige White, Fred. Tending Their Goals – Womens Basketball Hoppes, Lynne. A Heartbeat Away – Basketball Woehler, Eric. A Rough & Tumble Season – Football Chandler, Mark. A Storybook Season – Swimming Hernes, Thomas. A Par for Season – Golf Eline, Sidney. Against the Clock – Track & Field Woehler, Eric. Pete Mangold Woehler, Eric. Julie Bowen Woehler, Eric. Brett McNeal Woehler, Eric. Luis Llontop Woehler, Eric. Dan Poell Woehler, Eric. Terri Mann Chandler, Mark. Try, Try Again – Volleyball Sexton, Glenda. Cheer ‘Em On – Cheerleaders Elias, Sidney. Something for Everyone – Intramurals Johnson, Joe. Formula for Funds – Rugby Chandler, Mark. Netting Experience – Tennis Black, Sam. Welcome to Western – Football Hostesses Black, Sam. Pacesetters – Track & Field Maertz, Susan. Heads Up, Hands Off – Soccer Black, Sam. Out of the Park – Baseball Gibbs, Angela. Serving for a Brighter Future – Delta Sigma Theta, Sigma Chi Owens, Tammy. What a Blast – Kappa Sigma Ramsey, Amy. Gaining Recognition Poore, Chris & Rebecca Fullen. Battle of the Week – Tug of War Ramsey, Amy. Trying to Fashion an Image – Phi Delta Theta, Sigma Nu Garrett, Angela. Time Well Spent – Chi Omega, Kappa Alpha Jones, LaMont & Kim Marshall. They’re Service Minded – Alpha Kappa Alpha, Pi Kappa Alpha Garrett, Angela. A Year of Highs & Lows – Alpha Xi Delta, Kappa Sigma Key, Julius. A Step in Time Poore, Chris & Angela Garrett. Worthy of Notice – Phi Mu, Sigma Alpha Epsilon Poore, Chris. Awareness for All – Alpha Delta Pi, Alpha Gamma Rho Summers, Jason. The Big & the Small – Kappa Delta, Sigma Phi Epsilon Owens, Tammy. Watermelon or Bust – Lambda Chi Alpha Woehler, Eric. Going Through Changes – Sigma Kappa, Alpha Phi Alpha Lee, Karen. Over 20,000 Served – Volunteers Adams, Jeanie. Big Brothers Owens, Tammy. A Commercial Break – Kappa Delta, Shenanigans Jones, LaMont. A Year of Success – Lambda Chi Alpha, Kappa Alpha Psi Garrett, Angela. Scott Weaver: He’s a Travelin’ Man Schilling, Stephanie. Doug Patterson: He Works on Commission Black, Sam. David Phillips: He’s a Class Act Williams, Darryl. David Thorndale: He Rhymes for a Reason Williams, Philip. Rene Stephens: He’s Trying Harder Underwood, Jennifer. Mike Stanford: He’s a Speed Demon Schilling, Stephanie. Mark Hale: He’s a Cut Above Williams, Philip. Carol Speakman: She’s Tutu Much Stevenson, Cindy. Terri Wesson: She’s Shaping Her Life Owens, Tammy. Debbie Dimond: On Her High Horse Chattin, John. Sheryl Lamb: She’s at it Again Blakeman, Mark. Brian Thorpe: He’s Monkeying Around Lee, Andrea. Empress Trest: She Can Disk It Ou