Ubique and unique book: the pre­sence and po­ten­tia­lities of the co­dex

Ubique and Unique Book: The Presence and Potentialities of the Codex is an international symposium dedicated to exploring the contemporary status of the book (in literature and, more generally, in culture). The symposium is organized by the Academy of Finland research project The Literary in Life: Exploring the Boundaries between Literature and the Everyday (LILI) and by the Department of Music, Art and Culture Studies (University of Jyvaskyla). Invited speaker Graham Rawle - ABSTRACT Central to this talk is the ongoing development of one project, Woman’s World, a novel collaged from text fragments cut from the pages of vintage women’s magazines and reassembled to tell the 1962 story of Roy and ‘sister’ Norma’s struggle to live up to the prescribed ideals of feminine perfection. The collaged text pieces retain the essence of their original context, which permeates through to the finished piece. Thus Norma’s constructed persona is governed by their editorial opinions and values, while her narration is shaped by the syntax and inflections of the source material’s distinctive voice. I will briefly discuss my design approach to my other books, how content and form should be inextricably linked and the importance of developing an appropriate visual language to deliver each story effectively. In Diary of an Amateur Photographer and The Card, the page design aims to provide visual subtext or insight into the protagonist’s character, while in Overland (published March 2018) the book structure itself plays a vital role in the story, opening horizontally rather than vertically so that the gutter becomes a conceptual and physical border between two parallel narratives. I will also discuss most recent developments for Woman’s World: a work-in-progress feature-length film of the book composed from thousands of clips sourced from period films, commercials and TV shows. Employing a similar collage methodology, it continues to experiment with the principles of narrative continuity and discontinuity, while drawing on, and playing with, an audience’s propensity to find a coherent story

Analysis of CIM performance using different LAN structures a simulation approach

This research illustrates a systematic procedure for modeling and performance analysis of the integration effect of communication network to the physical system. The concept is to model different layouts of Computer Integration Manufacturing (CIM) using different Local Area Network(LAN) structures. The steps to accomplish this concepts are, a) To determine the performance measures for physical layouts and the communication network, in order to obtain a performance analysis. b) Modeling the physical layout using Promodel simulation package. c) Extracting results from the outcome of the simulation of the physical layout and using this as input to the communication network simulation. d) Modeling the communication network using LNET simulation package. e) Comparing the output of each simulation run and determine which is most acceptable. Having different performance measures for both physical layout and networks, the proposed research objective is to illustrate the effectiveness of network structures on physical systems performance. Throughput, utilization, and delay are used as measures for both the physical layouts and network structures. Using these measures the optimum layout and network is selected

Writing with scissors: a cut-and-paste approach to narrative design

This one-day event - delivered as part of the AHRC funded Tracking IP Across the Creative Technologies project - will explore key contributions to the field of remixing, restyling and repurposing existing audiovisual material (sourced from archives, and both the commercial and public domains) in contemporary filmmaking practice. A panel of creators, academics and IP law specialists from the UK, US and EU will debate the opportunities, challenges and futures of audiovisual content reuse in the context of the currently shifting sands of territory specific intellectual property legislation set against the wider backdrop of the global digital economy. Graham Rawle's talk will focus on the creative repurposing of found material with particular reference to my own collage process. He will discuss considerations made when choosing source material for its ability to communicate various aspects of its original context that contribute to the final piece on both conscious and unconscious levels. He will describe the development of these ideas across my work in illustration, literature and, more recently, film. Woman’s World, a project that began life as a novel collaged entirely from fragments of text clipped from the pages of vintage women’s magazines, is now in the early stages of a work-in-progress feature film using a similar methodology to tell the original story. The film will be montaged from thousands of clips sourced from feature films, commercials, public information shorts and television shows from the late 1950s and early ‘60s. It will experiment with the principles of narrative, montage, sequence and continuity while drawing comparisons between current and contemporary filmmaking techniques. The project will question and explore the laws, conventions and ethics regarding the reuse of copyrighted material in the creation of a new work

Strange fruit: The reification of race and the myth of official multiculturalism in selected Canadian media.

This thesis investigates the concept of \u27race\u27 and its place within the discourse of \u27official multiculturalism\u27 in the Canadian context. More specifically, I explore the ways that \u27race\u27 has been coded in the popular media in my examination of selected articles from the Toronto Star\u27s coverage of: Philippe Rushton, human genome research, and racial profiling practiced by the Toronto Police Service. Paper copy at Leddy Library: Theses & Major Papers - Basement, West Bldg. / Call Number: Thesis2005 .A33. Source: Masters Abstracts International, Volume: 44-03, page: 1244. Thesis (M.A.)--University of Windsor (Canada), 2005

Energy Transition in Saudi Arabia: Oil, Solar and Vision

Senior Project submitted to The Division of Social Studies of Bard College

Stellar populations of local cluster early-type galaxies

This thesis investigates local cluster early-type galaxies, combining new spectroscopy with multi-wavelength imaging. We probe the stellar content of elliptical and lenticular galaxies, exploring the interconnection between age, chemical composition and dynamical substructure. We analyse the ultraviolet-infrared colour-magnitude relation, using new GALEX imaging of quiescent red-sequence galaxies in local clusters, and confirm that the intrinsic scatter is an order of magnitude larger than for the analogous optical relation. We compare the UV-IR colours to spectroscopic stellar populations parameters, and find a strong correlation with metallicity (albeit still with a large scatter), and only a marginal trend with age. We argue that the UV upturn is not significant in this sample, and demonstrate that the intrinsic scatter could be attributed to simple frosting by either a young or low metallicity subpopulation. We present a comprehensive study of the internal gradients in age, metallicity and a-element abundance for 25 cluster early-type galaxies, using data from the VLT VIMOS integral field unit. We find negative metallicity gradients, with a large intrinsic scatter for galaxies with σ ≥ 130 km s-(^1) which we speculate could be the lower limit for a formation history dominated by major mergers. Stellar population gradients are primarily related to the central metallicity: early-type galaxies with super-solar centres have steep negative metallicity gradients and positive age gradients; those with solar metallicity centres have negligible [Z/H] gradients and negative age gradients. B-R colour gradients predicted from the spectroscopic age and metallicity generally agree well with those measured directly from photometry. There is a strong observed anti-correlation between the gradients in age and metallicity. While a part of this trend can be attributed to correlated measurement errors, we demonstrate that there is an underlying intrinsic relation. We present new CMOS long-slit observations of seven edge-on lenticular galaxies in the Coma cluster, probing to several disc scale lengths in each. We strongly confirm that these S0s are significantly offset in luminosity from the spiral Tully-Fisher relation, and show that the size of this offset is correlated with projected local density. However, there appears to be no difference in the mean offset between S0 samples from various global environments (i.e. group and cluster). We derive the radial trends in the stellar populations, and find generally regular profiles consistent with those observed in the VIMOS sample. Significant deviations from the general radial trends coincide with structural and kinematic boundaries. We find that the age of the disc component is correlated with the offset from the Tully-Fisher relation, and agrees well with simple models of abrupt star formation truncation in a spiral disc. We show that SO discs tend to be older and more metal poor than the central regions, supporting the theory of bulge growth alongside disc quenching, during S0 formatio

[C II] and ^(12)CO(1-0) Emission Maps in HLSJ091828.6+514223: A Strongly Lensed Interacting System at z=5.24

We present Submillimeter Array [C II] 158 μm and Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array ^(12)CO(1-0) line emission maps for the bright, lensed, submillimeter source at z = 5.2430 behind A 773: HLSJ091828.6+514223 (HLS0918). We combine these measurements with previously reported line profiles, including multiple ^(12)CO rotational transitions, [C I], water, and [N II], providing some of the best constraints on the properties of the interstellar medium in a galaxy at z > 5. HLS0918 has a total far-infrared (FIR) luminosity L _(FIR(8–1000 μm)) = (1.6 ± 0.1) × 10^(14) L_☉ μ^(–1), where the total magnification μ_(total) = 8.9 ± 1.9, via a new lens model from the [C II] and continuum maps. Despite a HyLIRG luminosity, the FIR continuum shape resembles that of a local LIRG. We simultaneously fit all of the observed spectral line profiles, finding four components that correspond cleanly to discrete spatial structures identified in the maps. The two most redshifted spectral components occupy the nucleus of a massive galaxy, with a source-plane separation <1 kpc. The reddest dominates the continuum map (demagnified L_(FIR, component) = (1.1 ± 0.2) × 10^(13) L_☉) and excites strong water emission in both nuclear components via a powerful FIR radiation field from the intense star formation. A third star-forming component is most likely a region of a merging companion (ΔV ~ 500 km s^(–1)) exhibiting generally similar gas properties. The bluest component originates from a spatially distinct region and photodissociation region analysis suggests that it is lower density, cooler, and forming stars less vigorously than the other components. Strikingly, it has very strong [N II] emission, which may suggest an ionized, molecular outflow. This comprehensive view of gas properties and morphology in HLS0918 previews the science possible for a large sample of high-redshift galaxies once ALMA attains full sensitivity

A Tale of Two Classes: Student and Instructor Perceptions of Two-Stage Tutorials in Introductory Genetics Classes

Two-stage exams are those in which students first write a test independently and then, immediately after, write the same, or similar, exam as small groups, effectively teaching and learning from each other. This approach has been reported to improve students’ performance on subsequent individual tests, encourages a collaborative approach to problem solving, and turns exams into learning experiences (e.g., Gilley & Clarkston, 2014). To enhance genetics problem solving skills of undergraduate students, the second year genetics classes at the University of Toronto Mississauga (n=440) and York University (n=250) were redesigned to incorporate not only two-stage exams, but also a two-stage model adapted for both our in-class activities (i.e., Peer Instruction) and course-associated tutorials. Here we report on our studies on repurposing of the two-stage exam approach for tutorials to encourage collaborative learning and problem solving. In tutorials, students completed a short problem set assignment (2 to 3 questions, related to the previous week’s material) on their own, followed by completion of the same, or a more challenging problem set, in groups of 3 to 4. In this session, we will provide a discussion of the relevant research on two-stage exams, describe and model the set-up of these tutorials at our respective institutions, and explore student* and instructor perceptions, including those of TAs, as well as lessons learned. We welcome participants’ input, discussion, and feedback to help improve the use of two-stage tutorials in future. *IRB-approval to collect and share perceptions of this implementation. References: Gilley BH and Clarkston B. 2014. Collaborative testing: evidence of learning in a controlled in-class study of undergraduate students. Journal of College Science Teaching 43(3): 83-91