Watercolors of Modest Mussorgsky\u27s Pictures at an Exhibition

Watercolor paintings of my impressions of Modest Mussorgsky\u27s Pictures at an Exhibition, movements: 2.The Gnome, 13. Catacombs - With the Dead in a Dead Language, and 14. Baba Yaga

Applicability of ERTS-1 imagery to the study of suspended sediment and aquatic fronts

Imagery from three successful ERTS-1 passes over the Delaware Bay and Atlantic Coastal Region have been evaluated to determine visibility of aquatic features. Data gathered from ground truth teams before and during the overflights, in conjunction with aerial photographs taken at various altitudes, were used to interpret the imagery. The overpasses took place on August 16, October 10, 1972, and January 26, 1973, with cloud cover ranging from about zero to twenty percent. (I.D. Nos. 1024-15073, 1079-15133, and 1187-15140). Visual inspection, density slicing and multispectral analysis of the imagery revealed strong suspended sediment patterns and several distinct types of aquatic interfaces or frontal systems

Design and Synthesis of Electrochromic and Highly Conductive Polymers for Flexible and Stretchable Electronics

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Twitter’s big hitters

We describe the results of a new computational experiment on Twitter data. By listening to Tweets on a selected topic, we generate a dynamic social interaction network. We then apply a recently proposed dynamic network analysis algorithm that ranks Tweeters according to their ability to broadcast information. In particular, we study the evolution of importance rankings over time. Our presentation will also describe the outcome of an experiment where results from automated ranking algorithms are compared with the views of social media experts

Factors influencing quality threatening behaviour in a big four accounting firm

We investigate the determinants of employee dysfunctional behaviour, focusing on how functional area and hierarchical level affect behavioural outcomes. This is an empirical study based upon results obtained from a company based web survey in a Big Four accounting firm in the UK. Our results show dysfunctional behaviour increases when performance evaluation focuses on the achievement of pre-set targets. However such behaviours are reduced as organizational commitment, perceptions of fairness and interactions with superiors increase. Our results show that the strength of these effects differs across hierarchical levels. We also provide some preliminary evidence of differences in behavioural responses in the non-audit section of the firm. Our results confirm hierarchical level is an important contextual factor affecting the use of performance management systems

Correlation of coastal water turbidity and circulation with ERTS-1 and Skylab imagery

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Potentials in a World of Becoming: Ecological Correspondence in Compositional Practice

This thesis and portfolio examines my growing engagement with ecological thinking in my compositional practice. Grounding my ecological understanding in ideas of active, complex interconnectivity; open modes of engagement; and an ecological conception of materiality, I examine how this approach has helped refine and guide my creative process over the course of my masters research project. Sitting alongside these themes are recurring ideas of assemblage and vulnerable engagement. These are both approaches to composition and provide an analytical lens through which overarching ecological ideas can be examined. The compositions included in the portfolio range from small chamber to large orchestral works and the differing sizes and scales of these pieces allows for the examination of the overarching themes from a variety of angles and perspectives. Ideas of assemblage provide a structural approach in the examination of the mixed chamber octet Mycelium (2022). Ideas of assemblage are then further explored within the context of the orchestra, with the works drawing together, apart (2021), Detritus (2022) and Whale Fall (2022). Ideas of materiality and vulnerable engagement are then used as the primary lens for an analysis of the chamber works Etchings of Light (2021), Marine Snow (2022) and Phytoplankton (2022)

Generating a Leeds specific open geodemographic classification

Stretched by increasing demand and decreasing budgets, like many local authorities, Leeds City Council have turned to geodemographics to support data-led decision making. As per the current trend for transparent research and policy development, the literature increasingly recommends open geodemographics for use in the public sector. However, the only open classification currently available, the 2011 OAC, which is derived at national level from decennial census data collected in 2011, has proven ineffective at identifying some of the unique multivariate local phenomena. This thesis generates a new framework for a public sector focused place-specific geodemographic classification for Leeds. Primarily, the study introduces and explores the impact of making a methodological shift in geographic extent from national to local level. Secondarily, the research extends beyond traditional decennial census input data to include novel data from open and public sector sources. To support this extension, the work also investigates the potential of several Feature Extraction and Feature Selection methods to intelligently reduce the set of candidate input attributes by identifying those most capable of generating meaningful classification outputs to suit public sector requirements. This thesis demonstrates that there is both scope for generating locally specific classifications with novel administrative data, and benefits to be gained, particularly in terms of identifying locally specific phenomena capable of enriching public policy and decision making processes. It also makes a strong argument for an increased emphasis on incorporating intelligent variable selection processes into geodemographic classification development. The work has been completed during an ESRC collaborative PhD studentship in partnership with LCC and TransUnion. All developments made have primarily considered the needs of a public sector end-user, however, the outputs are transferrable and applicable beyond the public sector. Moreover, transparency and reproducibility has been prioritised to enable and support replications in other cities with similarly available data

The contingency theory of management accounting and control:1980-2014

This article reviews the literature on the contingency theory of management accounting since the 1980 review by the author. It traces the expansion of this literature and critically outlines some of the major themes explored over this period. It argues that a mechanistic approach that will develop into a predictive mechanism for the design of optimal control systems is misguided. Rather the existence of management control ‘packages’ that are continually changing and developing requires studies that follow these changes over time and seek to explain the mechanisms that are observed to be deployed. The ‘package’ concept has not yet been taken seriously in the design of most empirical studies although this is fundamental to the design of future studies. That is, different elements of control system packages are developed quasi independently by different actors at different times and are only loosely co-ordinated. Full coordination is precluded for several reasons, most notably the rapid pace of change and the addition of new or amended systems at a faster rate than the coordination process can develop. It is suggested that the narrow view of contingency that relies on responses to generally applicable questionnaires needs to be replaced by a more tailored approach that takes into account the context of specific organizations