Non-uniqueness of convex bodies with prescribed volumes of sections and projections

We show that if $d\ge 4$ is even, then one can find two essentially different convex bodies such that the volumes of their maximal sections, central sections, and projections coincide for all directions

To the sides of this body

English: This thesis is about the creation of the duo work 'to the sides of this body'. It is written from a dancer's perspective, and revolves around how we, as dancers, can create the physical material from within. How do we mature as dancers and keep sharpening our tools and ways of working? It shed lights on how we through a felt and sensed experience can develop material which doesn't necessarily comes from a preconceived idea or concept. The work was created in close collaboration with colleague and fellow student Emilie Karlsen from MA dance. Norsk: Denne oppgaven handler om skapelsen av duo-verket 'to the sides of this body'. Den er skrevet fra en utøvers perspektiv, og dreier seg om hvordan man som danser kan skape det fysiske materialet innenfra. Hvordan modnes vi som dansere? Og hvordan fortsetter vi å skjerpe fokuset og verktøyene våre? Oppgaven belyser hvordan vi gjennom en følt og sansende opplevelse kan skape materiale som ikke nødvendigvis kommer fra en forutinntatt idé eller konsept. Verket ble til i tæt samarbeid med kollega og medstudent Emilie Karlsen fra MA dans

V2 ou V3 ? La position du verbe fléchi en français chez des enfants bilingues français-allemand

Dans cet article, j’analyse les données linguistiques recueillies auprès de deux enfants bilingues allemand/français dont le bilinguisme est équilibré, ainsi que celles émanant de deux autres enfants dont le bilinguisme n’est pas équilibré, l’allemand étant leur langue dominante. La problématique centrale de mon étude est de déterminer l’influence de l’allemand sur le français.L’allemand est une langue de type V2 (verbe en seconde position), tandis que le français respecte l’ordre de mots SVO (sujet-verbe-objet). Selon Platzack (2001), la périphérie gauche de la phrase est particulièrement sensible au transfert de langue, ce qui voudrait dire, dans ce cas précis, que les enfants bilingues allemand/français devraient transférer le mouvement de I° à C°. Autrement dit, la construction V2 typique de l’allemand devrait se retrouver dans les énoncés français des enfants. Or les résultats obtenus dans le cadre mon étude montrent que la périphérie gauche ne révèle pas une telle sensibilité dans le cadre d’acquisitions bilingues. En général, les enfants produisent bien l’ordre SVO en français. Cependant, un des enfants ayant un bilinguisme équilibré utilise certaines constructions de type V2. Lorsque les lexèmes “là” et “ici” sont placés en tête de phrase, ils apparaissent toujours dans des constructions de type V2, ce qui laisse supposer une certaine influence de l’allemand. Celle-ci semble toutefois lexicalement limitée.Les données émanant des enfants au bilinguisme non équilibré ne montrent en revanche aucune indication de transfert.In this article I investigate the question of whether there is German transfer into French in German-French bilingual first language acquisition, using data of two balanced and two unbalanced children of the DuFDE-corpus (see Köppe 1994, Schlyter 1990). The unbalanced children acquire French as their “weaker” language (Schlyter 1990). The theoretical framework on which my analysis is based is the Principles and Parameters approach as in Chomsky (1986). The grammatical domain on which I focus is the left periphery. Recently Platzack (2001) has proposed that in contrast to the IP, the CP, i.e. the left periphery, is vulnerable in bilingualism and that the languages might influence each other in this grammatical domain.The results indicate that in French the left periphery is not vulnerable in bilingual first language acquisition. The general I-to-C-movement rule (verb second) in German is not transferred into French in any of the children. However, the data of one of the four children indicate evidence for lexically restricted influence. There are certain lexical items, là and ici, which regularly trigger the German V2 structure in French, possibly due to German influence. Interestingly, it is one of the balanced children in which such constructions are attested. In the data of the unbalanced children there is no evidence for a vulnerable left periphery at all

Foreløbig Beretning om Undersøgelse af Kølemaskiner

Foreløbig Beretning om Undersøgelse af Kølemaskine

V2 ou V3 ? La position du verbe fléchi en français chez des enfants bilingues français-allemand

Dans cet article, j’analyse les données linguistiques recueillies auprès de deux enfants bilingues allemand/français dont le bilinguisme est équilibré, ainsi que celles émanant de deux autres enfants dont le bilinguisme n’est pas équilibré, l’allemand étant leur langue dominante. La problématique centrale de mon étude est de déterminer l’influence de l’allemand sur le français.L’allemand est une langue de type V2 (verbe en seconde position), tandis que le français respecte l’ordre de mots SVO (sujet-verbe-objet). Selon Platzack (2001), la périphérie gauche de la phrase est particulièrement sensible au transfert de langue, ce qui voudrait dire, dans ce cas précis, que les enfants bilingues allemand/français devraient transférer le mouvement de I° à C°. Autrement dit, la construction V2 typique de l’allemand devrait se retrouver dans les énoncés français des enfants. Or les résultats obtenus dans le cadre mon étude montrent que la périphérie gauche ne révèle pas une telle sensibilité dans le cadre d’acquisitions bilingues. En général, les enfants produisent bien l’ordre SVO en français. Cependant, un des enfants ayant un bilinguisme équilibré utilise certaines constructions de type V2. Lorsque les lexèmes “là” et “ici” sont placés en tête de phrase, ils apparaissent toujours dans des constructions de type V2, ce qui laisse supposer une certaine influence de l’allemand. Celle-ci semble toutefois lexicalement limitée.Les données émanant des enfants au bilinguisme non équilibré ne montrent en revanche aucune indication de transfert.In this article I investigate the question of whether there is German transfer into French in German-French bilingual first language acquisition, using data of two balanced and two unbalanced children of the DuFDE-corpus (see Köppe 1994, Schlyter 1990). The unbalanced children acquire French as their “weaker” language (Schlyter 1990). The theoretical framework on which my analysis is based is the Principles and Parameters approach as in Chomsky (1986). The grammatical domain on which I focus is the left periphery. Recently Platzack (2001) has proposed that in contrast to the IP, the CP, i.e. the left periphery, is vulnerable in bilingualism and that the languages might influence each other in this grammatical domain.The results indicate that in French the left periphery is not vulnerable in bilingual first language acquisition. The general I-to-C-movement rule (verb second) in German is not transferred into French in any of the children. However, the data of one of the four children indicate evidence for lexically restricted influence. There are certain lexical items, là and ici, which regularly trigger the German V2 structure in French, possibly due to German influence. Interestingly, it is one of the balanced children in which such constructions are attested. In the data of the unbalanced children there is no evidence for a vulnerable left periphery at all

Card posting does not rely on visual orientation : A challenge to past neuropsychological dissociations

Acknowledgment The authors would like to thank Andrei Birladeanu for help with data collection in Experiment 1. Kamilla Bonnesen was funded by a Vacation Scholarship from the Carnegie Trust for the Universities of ScotlandPeer reviewedPostprin

Tillæg til Beretning om Prøve med Kjølemaskiner paa Gl. Carlsberg.

Tillæg til Beretning om Prøve med Kjølemaskiner paa Gl. Carlsberg

The Hi Five study:Design of a school-based randomized trial to reduce infections and improve hygiene and well-being among 6-15 year olds in Denmark

BACKGROUND: Infectious illnesses such as influenza and diarrhea are leading causes of absenteeism among Danish school children. Interventions in school settings addressing hand hygiene have shown to reduce the number of infectious illnesses. However, most of these studies include small populations and almost none of them are conducted as randomized controlled trials. The overall aim of the Hi Five study was to develop, implement and evaluate a multi-component school-based intervention to improve hand hygiene and well-being and to reduce the prevalence of infections among school children in intervention schools by 20% compared to control schools. This paper describes the development and the evaluation design of Hi Five. METHODS/DESIGN: The Hi Five study was designed as a tree-armed cluster-randomized controlled trial. A national random sample of schools (n = 44) was randomized to one of two intervention groups (n = 29) or to a control group with no intervention (n = 15). A total of 8,438 six to fifteen-year-old school children were enrolled in the study. The Hi Five intervention consisted of three components: 1) a curriculum component 2) mandatory daily hand washing before lunch 3) extra cleaning of school toilets during the school day. Baseline data was collected from December 2011 to April 2012. The intervention period was August 2012 to June 2013. The follow-up data was collected from December 2012 to April 2013. DISCUSSION: The Hi Five study fills a gap in international research. This large randomized multi-component school-based hand hygiene intervention is the first to include education on healthy and appropriate toilet behavior as part of the curriculum. No previous studies have involved supplementary cleaning at the school toilets as an intervention component. The study will have the added value of providing new knowledge about usability of short message service (SMS, text message) for collecting data on infectious illness and absenteeism in large study populations. TRIAL REGISTRATION: Current Controlled Trials ISRCTN19287682, 21 December 2012

Beretning om en Preve med Isoleringsmaterialier afholdt paa GI. Carlsberg i Kjebenliavn April .1898

Beretning om en Preve med Isoleringsmaterialier afholdt paa GI. Carlsberg i Kjebenliavn April .189