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Representation in Westminster in the 1990s : The ghost of Edmund Burke
Why are 'trustee' notions of representation still invoked in the UK House of Commons in the 1990s? In answering this question this article analyses the premises of Burkean theory and the arguments that these premises are of little relevance in the late twentieth century. Despite these dismissals of trusteeship, Burkean ideas are still articulated in the Commons some 200 years after they were first voiced. The idea of trusteeship can prove extremely useful to justify the actions of representatives when those actions conflict with constituency 'opinion', party policy or the wishes of interest groups. Examples of the occasions when Burkean notions have been invoked in the 1990s are provided
A COMPARISON OF COMPENSATION FOR RELEASE TIMING AND MAXIMUM HAND SPEED IN RECREATIONAL AND COMPETITIVE DARTS PLAYERS
The level of accuracy achieved by darts players is dependent on their timing capabilities, judgement of velocity and their use of technique. This paper examines the techniques used by a recreational and a competitive darts player in a throwing task. The inaccuracy of the throws by both players were attributed to variations in release timing and maximum hand speed, with variations in release timing found to be the primary factor in both subjects (94.8% and 99.2% of total variance). The degree of compensation for variations in release timing and maximum hand speed were calculated for both competitors. The greater accuracy achieved by the competitive player was found to be the result of better compensation from technique rather than less variation in release timing and maximum hand speed
Tracking human face features in thermal images for respiration monitoring
A method has been developed to track a region related to respiration process in thermal images. The respiration region of interest (ROI) consisted of the skin area around the tip of the nose. The method was then used as part of a non-contact respiration rate monitoring that determined the skin temperature changes caused by respiration. The ROI was located by the first determining the relevant salient features of the human face physiology. These features were the warmest and coldest facial points. The tracking method was tested on thermal video images containing no head movements, small random and regular head movements. The method proved valuable for tracking the ROI in all these head movement types. It was also possible to use this tracking method to monitor respiration rate involving a number of head movement types. Currently, more investigations are underway to improve the tracking method so that it can track the ROI in cases larger head movements
Ultra-high speed electro-optical systems employing fiber optics final report
Ultrahigh speed electro-optical systems employing fiber optic
TorchAmi: Generalized CPU/GPU Implementation of Algorithmic Matsubara Integration
We present torchami, an advanced implementation of algorithmic Matsubara
integration (AMI) that utilizes pytorch as a backend to provide easy
parallelization and GPU support. AMI is a tool for analytically resolving the
sequence of nested Matsubara integrals that arise in virtually all Feynman
perturbative expansions. In this implementation we present a new AMI algorithm
that creates a more natural symbolic representation of the Feynman integrands.
In addition, we include peripheral tools that allow for import and labelling of
simple graph structures and conversion to torchami input. The code is written
in c++ with python bindings provided.Comment: 23pg, 5 figs. Code reference include
Isolation of microsatellite loci in the Capricorn silvereye, Zosterops lateralis chlorocephalus (Aves : Zosteropidae)
The Capricorn silvereye (Zosterops lateralis chlorocephalus
) is ideally suited to investigating the genetic basis of body size evolution. We have isolated and characterized a set of microsatellite markers for this species. Seven out of 11 loci were polymorphic. The number of alleles
detected ranged from two to five and observed heterozygosities between 0.12 and 0.67. One locus, ZL49, was found to be sex-linked. This moderate level of diversity is consistent with that expected in an isolated, island population
Shuttle mission simulator baseline definition report, volume 1
A baseline definition of the space shuttle mission simulator is presented. The subjects discussed are: (1) physical arrangement of the complete simulator system in the appropriate facility, with a definition of the required facility modifications, (2) functional descriptions of all hardware units, including the operational features, data demands, and facility interfaces, (3) hardware features necessary to integrate the items into a baseline simulator system to include the rationale for selecting the chosen implementation, and (4) operating, maintenance, and configuration updating characteristics of the simulator hardware
Research in the effective implementation of guidance computers with large scale arrays Interim report
Functional logic character implementation in breadboard design of NASA modular compute
R-matrix Floquet theory for laser-assisted electron-atom scattering
A new version of the R-matrix Floquet theory for laser-assisted electron-atom
scattering is presented. The theory is non-perturbative and applicable to a
non-relativistic many-electron atom or ion in a homogeneous linearly polarized
field. It is based on the use of channel functions built from field-dressed
target states, which greatly simplifies the general formalism.Comment: 18 pages, LaTeX2e, submitted to J.Phys.
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