Walter Jackson Ong, S.J.: A Selected Bibliography

The published works of Walter J. Ong, S.J., number close to four hundred. What follows here is a chronological listing of about half that total. Some earlier publications, some items that would be difficult to obtain, and many of his book reviews have been omitted. All of his major works are included, along with the most important and accessible reprintings in English and in other languages. Published articles which were later reprinted in Ong's books are identified by a citation of the book title, date, and page number following the citation of first publication

Walter Jackson Ong, S.J.: A Biographical Portrait

Studies in oral tradition, converging on insights from contemporary anthropology and other fields, are making evident the profound relationships between the personal and public aspects of our lives as human beings. The ways we are shaped by home and hearth as well as by more formal training significantly pattern the ways we perceive and interact with the world in which we live

Literacy, Commerce, and Catholicity: Two Contexts of Change and Invention

The pioneering work on orality and literacy by Walter Ong invites revisionist thinking about a great many things. Thus, a new "meta-discipline" is emerging which not only poses new questions but calls for re-exploring territories of learning that have seemed pretty well mapped out. Taking some leads from Ong, I would like to offer some preliminary reflections on an aspect of this re-exploration which seems to me to be especially timely: the relationship of Christianity to the world of commerce. While the chief concern of this paper can be so simply put, an adequate response to it cannot be. Nor can a paper of this sort do anything but begin to explore such a vast topic. Yet the current debate surrounding the U.S. Catholic bishops' attempt to address the pastoral implications of the contemporary economic environment warrants a start. Shifts on the scale of orality and literacy have shaped radically both Christian and commercial history in the past. Today we still live out the heritage of that past, but new dynamics in this process raise perennial issues in new forms. My present interest in this topic is essentially theological, and the leitmotif of the discussion which follows will be the theological concept of "catholicity.

Software Optimization and Orchestration for Heterogeneous and Distributed Architectures

Nel contesto dell'Edge-Cloud computing continuum, la containerizzazione e l'orchestrazione sono diventati due pilastri delle migliori pratiche di sviluppo del software. La containerizzazione consente un migliore utilizzo delle risorse, lo sviluppo di componenti software indipendenti, e la distribuzione sicura del software. L'orchestrazione automatizza la distribuzione, la scalabilità e la disponibilità dei carichi di lavoro e dei servizi containerizzati. Tuttavia, ci sono ancora diverse sfide aperte. In primo luogo, l'ottimizzazione del software progettato per il calcolo Edge, con l'obiettivo di migliorare la portabilità del software in ambienti distribuiti real-time e nelle applicazioni containerizzate nei settori della robotica e delle tecnologie dell'industria 4.0/5.0. In secondo luogo, l'orchestrazione dei container in real-time all'interno di sistemi mixed criticality. Terzo, l'espansione dell'Edge-Cloud computing continuum attraverso tecniche di programmazione innovative, che sfruttino il real-time, volte a migliorare il throughput e a migliorare i tempi di risposta. Questa tesi affronta queste sfide con una metodologia che mira ad ottimizzare vari aspetti dell'Edge-Cloud computing continuum. Gli obiettivi menzionati sono raggruppati in cinque categorie che vengono successivamente analizzate, approfondite e ottimizzate con tecniche che consentono una migliore performance, sicurezza e affidabilità. Inoltre, affronta la crescente domanda di elaborazioni di dati più veloci e di calcolo più reattivo nei contesti tecnologici industriali. La metodologia viene verificata tramite una moltitudine di benchmark sintetici, ma viene anche sempre verificata tramite casi di studio reali, per esempio, programmando la missione di un robot mobile Robotnik RB-Kairos che interagisce con una catena di produzione industriale agile. I risultati sperimentali ottenuti dimostrano come questi obiettivi siano stati raggiunti. La metodologia migliora le prestazioni su dispositivi embedded eterogenei che utilizzano memoria unificata nelle applicazioni basate su computer vision. Inoltre, l'introduzione dei container nei contesti di automazione industriale e robotica consentono uno sviluppo più flessibile del software. Per di più, gli ambienti mixed-criticality traggono vantaggio dall'introduzione dell'orchestrazione real-time, la quale consente inoltre il monitoraggio delle violazione temporali del software. Infine, le asserzioni garantiscono l'affidabilità e la sicurezza dei robot moderni tramite verifica formale.In the context of the Edge-Cloud computing continuum, containerization and orchestration have become two key requirements in software development best practices. Containerization allows for better resource utilization, platform-independent development, and secure software deployment. Orchestration automates the deployment, networking, scaling, and availability of containerized workloads and services. However, there are still several open challenges. First, the optimization of software tailored for edge computing, with the aim of enhancing software portability in real-time distributed environments and containerized applications within the realms of robotics and Industry 4.0/5.0 technologies. Second, the orchestration of real-time containers within mixed-criticality systems. Third, the expansion of the Edge-Cloud computing continuum through innovative runtime scheduling techniques geared towards enhancing throughput and reducing response times. This thesis tackles these challenges with a software methodology that targets various aspects of the Edge-Cloud computing continuum. The aforementioned objectives are divided into five categories that are subsequently analyzed, expanded, and optimized with techniques that allow for improved performance, safety, and reliability. It also addresses the growing demand for faster data processing and more responsive computing in the contemporary technological landscapes of industrial automation. The methodology is analyzed on a multitude of synthetic benchmarks and scenarios, but is also always verified through real-case studies, such as the software implementing the mission of a Robotnik RB-Kairos mobile robot interacting with an industrial agile production chain. The experimental results demonstrate that these objectives were achieved. First, the methodology allows for better performance on heterogeneous embedded edge devices that make use of unified memory architectures in vision-based applications. In addition, the introduction of containers into industrial automation and robotic contexts facilitates flexible software development. Furthermore, mixed-criticality environments benefit from the introduction of orchestration and the real-time plugin that allows for runtime monitoring of software. Finally, the verification and migration of assertions guarantee the reliability and safety of modern robots

Reaching Out: Alumni Outreach for the Rueckert-Hartman School for Health Professions

The Regis University Alumni and Parent Relations Department reaches out to generations of former students, and with University growth the challenge of this continually increases. Ways the Department can enhance support to graduates of the Rueckert-Hartman School for Health Professions (RHSHP) were explored through varied media. The action research included interviews, an alumni survey, consultation with sister Jesuit schools, and review of secondary literature specific to the topic of alumni associations and organizational change. Results suggest that the Alumni and Parent Relations Department must openly communicate with the leadership of RHSHP in order to succeed in supporting the unique needs of the graduates, offering industry specific outreach, collaborating in the distribution of communication materials, and drawing from the expertise of multiple perspectives

An experimental investigation of circular plates, beams and stiffened circular plates subjected to impulsive loading

Bibliography: leaves 94-96.This primarily experimental investigation describes a series of experiments on fully-clamped circular plates, rectangular beams and stiffened circular plates. These test specimens were subjected to a uniformly distributed impulse. The impulse was provided by plastic explosive. This was arranged in such a way that a uniformly distributed impulse was imparted to the test specimens. The impulse was measured by means of a ballistic pendulum to which the test specimens were attached. The final mid-point deflections of the plates and beams were measured. The plate and beam results were compared to previous experimental work. A non-dimensional number for plates was modified to include an experimental mass scaling factor due to the ballistic pendulum mass. A non-dimensional number for rectangular beams was developed, including a similar experimental mass scaling factor. Comparing the beam and plate results from this study with those of previous work, using the respective non-dimensional numbers, showed good correlation. The results for the stiffened plates are compared with the plate results

Inter-Scale Dependency Modeling for Skin Lesion Segmentation with Transformer-based Networks

Melanoma is a dangerous form of skin cancer caused by the abnormal growth of skin cells. Fully Convolutional Network (FCN) approaches, including the U-Net architecture, can automatically segment skin lesions to aid diagnosis. The symmetrical U-Net model has shown outstanding results, but its use of a convolutional operation limits its ability to capture long-range dependencies, which are essential for accurate medical image segmentation. In addition, the U-shaped structure suffers from the semantic gaps between the encoder and decoder. In this study, we developed and evaluated a U-shaped hierarchical Transformer-based structure for skin lesion segmentation while we proposed an Inter-scale Context Fusion (ISCF) to utilize the attention correlations in each stage of the encoder to adaptively combine the contexts coming from each stage to hinder the semantic gaps. The preliminary results of the skin lesion segmentation benchmark endorse the applicability and efficacy of the ISCF module

Numerical Simulations of Compressible Mixing Layers with High-order ENO-schemes

In this report some experiences that were made with high-order finite-volume ENO-schemes are reported. In a first section the most important parts of the numerical method, the reconstruction and the choice of the stencil are presented, at the example of the linear advection equation. The extension of the ENO-algorithm to the Euler and the Navier-Stokes equations is shown. The stability-properties and the precision of ENO-schemes are discussed. In a second section the presented method is applied to the full Navier-Stokes equations. The chosen test-case concerns a compressible mixing-layer at transonic and subsonic Mach-numbers. Computations with third-order ENO show that the numerical method captures shocks and contact discontinuities well. Fourth-order ENO-computations make difficulties on fine grids