Wainwright reconsidered: Prisons, Families and the Human Rights Act

A brief, speculative look at how the provisions of the Human Rights Act 1998 regarding the rights of prisoners' partners and children may have impacted (had it been applicable) on the decision of Wainwright v Home Office [2003] UKHL 53 which related to conduct before the act came into force. Piece by Helen Codd (Principal Lecturer in Law, lancashire Law School, University of Central Lancashire) published in Amicus Curiae – Journal of the Society for Advanced Legal Studies at the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies. The Journal is produced by SALS at the IALS (Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, School of Advanced Study, University of London)

Differential Privacy for Relational Algebra: Improving the Sensitivity Bounds via Constraint Systems

Differential privacy is a modern approach in privacy-preserving data analysis to control the amount of information that can be inferred about an individual by querying a database. The most common techniques are based on the introduction of probabilistic noise, often defined as a Laplacian parametric on the sensitivity of the query. In order to maximize the utility of the query, it is crucial to estimate the sensitivity as precisely as possible. In this paper we consider relational algebra, the classical language for queries in relational databases, and we propose a method for computing a bound on the sensitivity of queries in an intuitive and compositional way. We use constraint-based techniques to accumulate the information on the possible values for attributes provided by the various components of the query, thus making it possible to compute tight bounds on the sensitivity.Comment: In Proceedings QAPL 2012, arXiv:1207.055

Extension of the LUX-ZEPLIN NR Background to 600 phd

In June 2022, the LUX-ZEPLIN collaboration released its first results, with themost precise measurements of any direct dark matter detector. The findings werecalculated using the expected spin-independent WIMP-nucleon interaction model,which would result in small energies deposited in the detector. Therefore, thebackground of non-dark interactions was calculated for events with S1 areas up to80 phd (Aalbers et al. 2022). In order to increase the sensitivity to high energyWIMP-nucleon interaction events, as predicted by other models, we extended thenon-dark NR background to events with S1 areas of up to 600 phd. We found alarge contribution to the NR background from ER leakage. Though the leakagepeaked below 80 phd, the leakage rate at 80 phd is roughly 1% for all interactionmodels, and falls to zero between 150 phd and 200 phd. The expected numberof xenon-based MSSI is roughly 0.015 for all spin-dependent interaction models,peaking at high S1 areas. We found the rate of cathode-based MSSI to be zero.The wall based MSSI rate we calculated is significantly higher than is shown bythe data, which likely means that the model of the electric field in the detector isincorrect

How Long Would It Actually Take To Catch Them All?

One of the most popular gaming franchises in the world, Pokémon, involves the player acting as a Pokémon trainer and taking an adventure through various regions, in an attempt to train and to “Catch ‘em all!”. But how long would this feat take? The Pokémon games red, yellow and blue have been used as a model for the original region of Kanto to calculate this. The results of this analysis show the time taken to do this is almost 5 years

Which Is The Most Offensively Powerful Starter Pokémon?

In the game of Pokémon, the player is initially given a starter Pokémon from their local Pokémon Professor. These Pokémon always either a fire type, a water type or a grass type. But which is the most powerful in its fully evolved form? Or rather, which of the fully evolved forms has the most powerful signature move? By analysing the anime and based on their signature moves, Charizard is the most powerful fully evolved original starter Pokémon by a considerable margin, and Blastoise is around twice as powerful as Venusaur.

Reclaiming the Docile Body: An Autoethnography of Illness and Adult Education.

I am presenting an autoethnography on my experiences of illness and my return to education, in an adult education context. I first became ill with acute kidney failure in January 2011, a few months after giving birth to my son. It happened so suddenly and unexpectedly. I was thrown into a completely different world, questioning and reflecting on my life up to that point. In this thesis, I will show how my experiences of illness led me to return to education and how adult education enabled me to reclaim myself through agency. I have used the work of Foucault to help me interpret my experiences. I chose to do this topic for other to gain insight into the experiences of those with illness and how adult education can be used as a catalyst for change

An Investigation into the Design, Development and Testing of a Tool to Improve the Accessibility of Access Information for People with Disabilities

Independent access for all to the built environment is one of the most basic of human rights. It provides social inclusion, integration and acceptance in communities. People with disabilities often encounter barriers to such access, barriers that can discriminate and marginalise to the extent that it prohibits independent living. Visiting the built environment becomes a lottery whereby inaccessible features may be present around every corner. People with disabilities deserve more than operating on a system of chance; they require a tool to make an informed decision prior to embarking on a journey. However in order to provide such information three distinct aspects must be considered, the individual, the disability and the built environment. Understanding and building upon each of these aspects holds the solution to the current gap in service provision for people with disabilities.Considerate investigation into the meaning of disability and the requirement of the individual will help strengthen the credibility of any research undertaken to improve the status of people with disabilities. From this the built environment can then be suitably examined as to where accessibility does and does not exist. Once accessibility or indeed inaccessibility information has been collected a means whereby the information may be communicated to people with disabilities must be developed. This research aims to develop a concept entitled “LADDER” to meet this current gap in services. The use of a regulatory requirement as the access audit standard to collect data and a GIS as a communication tool broadens the application of concept not only to people with disabilities but also to key stakeholders who can advance their status within society. It is only through gaining a broad insight into legislative, structural and emotional requirements for access for people with disabilities can worthwhile research on this area be carried out. A multi-dimensional approach to the design of the research was employed. Preliminary research involved an examination of associated literature and surveys of key stakeholders to gain an insight into the determinants of access. Part one of the “LADDER” concept designed an access audit using the regulatory standard that was then tested on a defined research area to assess both the suitability of the legislation as an auditing tool, and to evaluate the effectiveness of the legislation in providing access. Part two then investigated how to best communicate such information to key stakeholders in a meaningful and useful manner using GIS. The result generated an exciting new tool that may not only reform how stakeholders use data and promote and improve disability access, but also change how a person with a disability plans and lives their life. This research was conducted in close collaboration with people of varying abilities as it is only through consulting with and understanding the needs of people with disabilities can society begin to create an environment that is truly accessible and inclusive to all

The Employment Navigator Model: An Innovation Boosting Access to Employment Services

Employment Navigators broker knowledge, relationships, and resources in order to help jobseekers with barriers to employment access "mainstream" employment services through public workforce systems. Building Changes of Seattle is an innovator of the Employer Navigator for jobseekers experiencing homelessness, and is helping to replicate and pilot its successful approach in other communities. These slides cover the development and principles of the Navigator model. Note: Nick Codd is now at the Seattle Jobs Initiative, and his new contact information is (206) 859-4870 / [email protected]