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Questions on evaluation in the artistic field.
The Book 2 â EVALUATION discusses and identifies questions,
challenges and potentials relating to processes and procedures
of evaluation in Design-Driven Doctoral Research. The Book 2
examines the concept of âevaluationâ on the basis of DDDr by
addressing and reflecting on presentations and experiences
identified at the CA2RE+ Milano and CA2RE+ Hamburg. It primarily
builds on presentations and discussions from the third and fourth
CA2RE+ intensive study programmes, focusing on âComparisonâ
and âReflectionâ. It also builds on the diagnostics of the first
CA2RE+ book. It moreover discusses âEvaluationâ from a more
comprehensive academic perspective, with similarities and
references to how other research fields within the humanities, the
social and technical sciences evaluate research to ensure quality
and relevance
A New Estimation Algorithm for Interval Censored Data from Repairable Systems
For a minimally repaired system, whose failure process is described by a non-homogeneous Poisson process (NHPP), the classical maximum likelihood estimation procedures cannot be used when the system failures are hidden and detected only at inspection epochs. By assuming that the failure process follows a NHPP with power law intensity function, the Expectation-Maximization (EM) algorithm was recently proposed to estimate the model parameters and a procedure to test the presence of trend in the real failure data of some components of identical medical infusion pumps was discussed. However, the EM algorithm suffers in this application from some limitations due to its complexity and the large computational time required for convergence. This paper proposes a new estimation algorithm which is still iterative but, unlike the EM algorithm, is not based on the expectation of the log-likelihood function with respect to the conditional distribution of the unobserved data, but rather on the expectation of the conditioning variables, that is, of the unknown age of the system at the previous failure. This approach allows one to specify a simpler and much faster estimation procedure. A comparison between the proposed and the EM algorithms shows that the former performs as well as the latter, while requiring a drastically reduced computational burden. In addition, the proposed scheme can be applied to other intensity functions, such as the log-linear and the 2-parameter logarithmic functions. As a result, the test hypothesis of no trend in one of the analyzed datasets, which can not be rejected under the power law intensity function, is instead rejected under the alternative hypothesis of a log-linear intensity function
European Museums in the 21st Century: Setting the Framework (3 Voll.)
This book grew out of the earliest work of the MeLa Research Field 6, âEnvisioning 21st Century Museums,â aimed at exploring current trends in European contemporary museums. Analysing their ongoing evolution triggered by this âage of migrationsâ and with specific attention to their architecture and exhibition design, the volume collects the preliminary observations ensuing from this survey, complemented by the some paradigmatic examples, and further enriched by interviews and contributions from scholars, curators and museum practitioners.
With contributions by Florence BalĂ€en, Michela Bassanelli, Luca Basso Peressut, Joachim Baur, Lorraine Bluche, Marco Borsotti, Mariella Brenna, Anna Chiara Cimoli, Lars De Jaegher, Maria Camilla De Palma, Hugues De Varine, Maria De Waele, NĂ©lia Dias, Simone Eick, Fabienne Galangau QuĂ©rat, Sarah Gamaire, Jan Gerchow, Marc-Olivier Gonset, Klas Grinell, Laurence Isnard, Marie-Paule Jungblut, Galitt Kenan, Francesca Lanz, JosĂ© MarĂa Lanzarote Guiral, Vito Lattanzi, Jack Lohman, Carolina Martinelli, Frauke Miera, Elena Montanari, Chantal Mouffe, Judith Pargamin, Giovanni Pinna, Camilla Pagani, Clelia Pozzi, Paolo Rosa, Anna Seiderer
Global recession and higher education in eastern Asia: China, Mongolia and Vietnam
This paper presents a perspective on the capacity of colleges and universities during past and present economic shocks. The main argument is that the environment of the global recession-an Asia far more economically integrated than during past economic shocks, with more unified aspirations to be globally competitive and socially responsible-no longer delay reforms in higher education. In fact, the global recession has become an opportune time for higher education in Asia, specifically developing countries in eastern (East and Southeast) Asia, to continue reforming governance and administration, access and equity, internal and external efficiency, and regional collaboration. Economic shocks have accelerated reforms in higher education, especially those for promoting innovation in their economies, though more is needed in improving governance and access for underserved populations. This paper examines the cases of China, Mongolia, and Vietnam as examples of how the global recession and regional integration are growing forces in shaping their higher education reform and development. The paper also identifies a series of measures for increasing the resilience of higher education systems in serving poor and vulnerable populations during economic recessions. Responses to the global economic recession by nations in eastern Asia are likely to improve the global shift in economy and human capital. © 2011 The Author(s).published_or_final_versionSpringer Open Choice, 21 Feb 201
Exhibiting architecture
Il contributo rappresenta uno dei due editoriali - l'altro saggio Ăš a cura di Vittorio Gregotti - che introducono al numero monografico della rivista DOMES dedicato al tema dell'EXHIBITING ARCHITECTURE.
Il saggio si concentra sul rapporto tra "presentare e rappresentare" e sui tre paradossi intrinsechi al tema del "mostrare architettura": l'impossibilitĂ del mostrare l'oggetto nella sua totalitĂ ; il fatto che si tratti di una riflessione tutta endogena all'architettura; il caso estremo di un autore chiamato a mettere in mostra la propria opera attraverso appunto un'opera architettonica, rendendo ulteriormente riflessiva la pratica progettuale
Are nutrition and physical activity associated with gut microbiota? A pilot study on a sample of healthy young adults
BACKGROUND: The literature shows that gut microbiota composition is related with health, and a lot of individual and outer factors may determine its variability. In particular, nutrition and exercise seem to influence the presence in the gut of the two major bacterial phyla of Firmicutes and Bacteroidetes. STUDY DESIGN: An ongoing cross-sectional investigation is aimed to explore these associations in humans. METHODS: Healthy Caucasian young adults were asked to provide a fecal sample in order to analyze their gut microbiome considering their Body Mass Index (BMI), adherence to Mediterranean diet and Physical Activity (PA) level. RESULTS: A total of 59 participants (49.1% males, mean age 23.1 ± 3.14 years) were enrolled so far. Firmicutes (61.6±14.6) and Bacteroidetes (30.7 ± 13.3) showed the highest relative abundance in fecal samples. The Pearson's analysis showed a significant negative correlation between PA and Firmicutes (r =-0.270, p = 0.03). Linear regression confirmed a significant decrease of this phylum with the increase of PA (R2 = 0.07, p = 0.03). CONCLUSIONS: These preliminary results suggest the association between physical activity and gut microbiota composition in healthy humans
Childhood TherapyâRelated Acute Myeloid Leukemia with t(16;21)(q24;q22)/RUNX1-CBFA2T3 After a Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumor of the Chest Wall
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