Hostility and Jewish group identification

Thesis (Ph.D)--Boston University.This study is concerned with an investigation of hostile expression and Jewish group identification. The design of the study included the development and factor-analysis of a scale of Jewish identification. Specifically, the study dealt with four main issues: the relationship between Jewish group identification and the expression of hostility, a comparison of hostile expression in Jews and non-Jews, an investigation of the multi-dimensionality of Jewish group identification, and a study of the relationship between the derived factors of Jewish identification and the expression of hostility. [TRUNCATED

Map4rdf - Faceted Browser for Geospatial Datasets

Recently we have seen a large increase in the amount of geospatial data that is being published using RDF and Linked Data principles. Eorts such as the W3C Geo XG, and most recently the GeoSPARQL initiative are providing the necessary vocabularies to pub- lish this kind of information on the Web of Data. In this context it is necessary to develop applications that consume and take advantage of these geospatial datasets. In this paper we present map4rdf, a faceted browsing tool for exploring and visualizing RDF datasets enhanced with geospatial information

Dungeons and Dreams: The Children and Nightmares of Emily and Anne Bronte\u27s Gondal Poetry

It has long been acknowledged that Anne Bronte played a part in the saga of the imaginary world of Gondal, but more attention has been given to her sister Emily\u27s role in creating the world. Each sister\u27s Gondal poetry, however, is important: the poetry signals much about how each sister dealt with the world around her, demonstrates how adulty rather than childish Gondal became, and indicates how realistic each sister\u27s escapist world actually was. Indeed, in grappling with their changing nineteenth centruy world, Anne clung to the hopeful remains of Romanticism while Emily blended and denied both Romanticism and Victorianism. Significantly, too, if Gondal was at all escapist, it was more successfully so for Anne, who, unlike her sister, could dream without nightmare. Overall, this study endeavors to discover that dialogue which surfaced through the sisters\u27 reactions to their world, most notably through the very different views -- Emily\u27s pessimistic and Anne\u27s optimistic --such reactions encouraged on the same themes of children and dreams. It looks to unearth the very real hope and despair which surrounded the very unreal Gondal and its children and dreams

Adaptive fuzzy knowledge-based systems for control metabots' mobility on virtual environments

The confluence of three-dimensional (3D) virtual worlds with social networks imposes on software agents, in addition to conversational functions, the same behaviours as those common to human-driven avatars. In this paper, we explore the possibilities of the use of metabots (metaverse robots) with motion capabilities in complex virtual 3D worlds and we put forward a learning model based on the techniques used in evolutionary computation for optimizing the fuzzy controllers which will subsequently be used by metabots for moving around a virtual environment

The Mexican currency devaluation : its impact on South Texas and the issues it raises.

Thesis. 1977. M.C.P.--Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning.MICROFICHE COPY AVAILABLE IN ARCHIVES AND ROTCH.Bibliography : leaves 134-136.M.C.P

Soluciones de tránsito en alta congestión vehicular de intersecciones urbanas. Una revisión sistemática entre 2010-2020

En el presente artículo se da a conocer la problemática de la alta congestión de flujo vehicular existente en los puntos de mayor conflicto de las vías urbanas, las intersecciones; ante ello, nace la necesidad de considerar alternativas que mejoren esta situación, siendo, necesario analizar cada una de las soluciones de tránsito presentadas a problemas del congestionamiento vehicular en intersecciones urbanas entre 2010 a 2020. Con el uso de la revisión sistemática, estableciendo criterios de inclusión, como, una antigüedad máxima de 10 años, redacción en español e inglés, y tener una validez científica confiable; se logró incluir 20 artículos existentes en las bases de datos de Dialnet, ResearchGate, Scielo, Alicia, EBSCO, Redalyc, y repositorios institucionales, que presentan sus resultados con relación a los temas: modelo de simulación, niveles de servicio y soluciones implementadas para dar solución a las problemáticas presentadas en la movilidad de las intersecciones. De esta forma, encontrando los aportes inherentes en cada artículo, se analizó la aplicación de arreglos geométricos y señaléticos, optimizaciones semafóricas, pasos a desnivel, corredores no convencionales (USC), rotondas y medidas restrictivas, desarrollados según la necesidad de la región de estudio (Colombia, Perú, etc.), donde cada medida implementada pertenece a una respuesta excepcional en un mismo contexto, ya que, incluyen previamente un estudio específico de todos los factores de transito que inciden la capacidad vial del entorno

Uso de threads para la ejecución en paralelo sobre una malla computacional

El presente trabajo muestra el uso y análisis, desde el punto de vista de los Sistemas de Información, de metodologías no clásicas de computación a través de programación concurrente, observando características estructurales del software y hardware empleado, con el fin de asistir a aquellos usuarios que requieren la computación de alto rendimiento. Una alternativa para optimizar y compartir recursos de computación es la computación basada en ambientes Grid [1] . Se discute la administración de recursos a través de Threads en Java, para lanzar tareas sobre un Grid, con el objeto de paralelizar las mismas. Se presenta la arquitectura de la aplicación, diseñada sobre un modelo de 3 capas, y se comentan aspectos de su implementación, en un caso concreto para resolver un problema numérico.Eje: Procesamiento Distribuido y ParaleloRed de Universidades con Carreras en Informática (RedUNCI

Uso de threads para la ejecución en paralelo sobre una malla computacional

El presente trabajo muestra el uso y análisis, desde el punto de vista de los Sistemas de Información, de metodologías no clásicas de computación a través de programación concurrente, observando características estructurales del software y hardware empleado, con el fin de asistir a aquellos usuarios que requieren la computación de alto rendimiento. Una alternativa para optimizar y compartir recursos de computación es la computación basada en ambientes Grid [1] . Se discute la administración de recursos a través de Threads en Java, para lanzar tareas sobre un Grid, con el objeto de paralelizar las mismas. Se presenta la arquitectura de la aplicación, diseñada sobre un modelo de 3 capas, y se comentan aspectos de su implementación, en un caso concreto para resolver un problema numérico.Eje: Procesamiento Distribuido y ParaleloRed de Universidades con Carreras en Informática (RedUNCI

A Reference Meta-model to Understand DNA Variant Interpretation Guidelines

Determining the role of a DNA variant in patients’ health status – a process known as variant interpretation – is highly critical for precision medicine applications. Variant interpretation involves a complex process where, regrettably, there is still debate on how to combine and weigh diverse available evidence to achieve proper and consistent answers. Indeed, at the time of writing, 22 different variant interpretation guidelines are available to the scientific community, each of them attempting to establish a framework for standardizing the interpretation process. However, these guidelines are qualitative and vague by nature, which hinders their streamlined application and potential automation. Consequently, more precise definitions are needed. Conceptual modeling provides the means to bring clarification within this domain. This paper presents our efforts to define and use a UML meta-model that describes the main concepts involved in the definition of variant interpretation guidelines and the constructs they evaluate. The precise conceptual definition of the guidelines allowed us to identify four common misinterpretation patterns that hamper the correct interpretation process and that can consequently affect classification results. In several proposed examples, the use of the meta-model provides support in identifying the inconsistencies in the observed process; this result paves the way for further proposing reconciliation strategies for the existing guidelines

A qualitative study designed to explore some factors that white educators need to teach black students effectively

The purpose of this study was to explore some of the factors White educators need to teach Black students effectively. It examined what role the race of the teachers may play in Black students' academic success and whether White teachers are able and willing to meet the educational needs of Black students. Eight White teachers were interviewed. In this study, race is defined as a grouping of individuals who display the same phenotypic skin color by which people in the United States identify themselves and are identified by others. Today's reality is that more and more Black students are being taught by White teachers in public schools even where Black students are a majority. There are still marked disparities in the academic achievement between Black and White students. The gap between the academic achievement of White and Black students in public secondary schools is increasing. White teachers have not been properly prepared by their pre-service education programs and in-service training to teach Black students effectively. White teachers recognized that their preparation and training for teaching came out of their own cultural background for the traditional students, either White students or students who conform to mainstream Eurocentric standards, and that they are not being held responsible and accountable for the productive academic achievement of the Black students they teach. White teachers did not identify with their Black students, and they dealt with Black students from their "White privilege" perspective. This study revealed the presence of racism in the public school and that the race of the teacher did affect the achievement of Black students. It pointed out that White teachers fear the Black students they teach. White teachers need to be antiracist educators. They must understand racism and how different forms of racism affect their belief systems and their philosophies of teaching. Also they should know and understand how these forms of racism affect the academic achievement of the Black students they teach. The concept of "customer" being applied to teaching Black students might encourage White teachers to be more responsive, accountable and productive in teaching Black students