Managing Equivalent Representations of Design and Analysis Models

There is a requirement for better integration between design and analysis tools, which is difficult due to their different objectives, separate data representations and workflows. Currently, substantial effort is required to produce a suitable analysis model from design geometry. Robust links are required between these different representations to enable analysis attributes to be transferred between different design and analysis packages for models at various levels of fidelity.

This paper describes a novel approach for integrating design and analysis models by identifying and managing the relationships between the different representations. Three key technologies, Cellular Modeling, Virtual Topology and Equivalencing, have been employed to achieve effective simulation model management. These technologies and their implementation are discussed in detail. Prototype automated tools are introduced demonstrating how multiple simulation models can be linked and maintained to facilitate seamless integration throughout the design cycle.

Representations of specific acoustic patterns in the auditory cortex and hippocampus

Previous behavioural studies have shown that repeated presentation of a randomly chosen acoustic pattern leads to the unsupervised learning of some of its specific acoustic features. The objective of our study was to determine the neural substrate for the representation of freshly learnt acoustic patterns. Subjects first performed a behavioural task that resulted in the incidental learning of three different noise-like acoustic patterns. During subsequent high-resolution functional magnetic resonance imaging scanning, subjects were then exposed again to these three learnt patterns and to others that had not been learned. Multi-voxel pattern analysis was used to test if the learnt acoustic patterns could be 'decoded' from the patterns of activity in the auditory cortex and medial temporal lobe. We found that activity in planum temporale and the hippocampus reliably distinguished between the learnt acoustic patterns. Our results demonstrate that these structures are involved in the neural representation of specific acoustic patterns after they have been learnt.

“Signal, image and video processing” special issue: Semantic representations for social behavior analysis in video surveillance systems

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Wahrnehmungs- und Betätigungsformen des Vertrauens im deutsch-französischen Vergleich:Representations, Forms and practice of Trust in French and German comparison

Thomas Würtenberger, Dieter K. Tscheulin, Jean-Claude Usunier, Dominique Jeannerod, Eric Davoine (Hrsg.):
Wahrnehmungs- und Betätigungsformen des Vertrauens im deutsch-französischen Vergleich
Berlin, Berlin GmbH, 2002

Two dimensional unital Riesz algebras, their representations and norms

We describe all two dimensional unital Riesz algebras and study representations of them in Riesz algebras of regular operators. Although our results are not complete, we do demonstrate that very varied behaviour can occur even though all these algebras can be given a Banach lattice algebra norm.

Spectacles of military urbanism in online representations of the Elite Squad of the military police of Rio de Janeiro: a multimodal approach

This paper presents a multimodal analysis of online self-representations of the Elite Squad of the military police of Rio de Janeiro, the Special Police Operations Battalion BOPE. The analysis is placed within the wider context of a “new military urbanism”, which is evidenced in the ongoing “Pacification” of many of the city’s favelas, in which BOPE plays an active interventionist as well as a symbolic role, and is a kind of solution which clearly fails to address the root causes of violence which lie in poverty and social inequality. The paper first provides a sociocultural account of BOPE’s role in Rio’s public security and then looks at some of the mainly visual mediated discourses the Squad employs in constructing a public image of itself as a modern and efficient, yet at the same time “magical” police force.

Managerial Representations of Achieving Competitive Advantage in Architectural Firms within the United Kingdom

Purpose - The purpose is to unearth managerial representations of achieving competitive advantage in relation to architectural firms operating within the United Kingdom (UK).
Design/Methodology/Approach - A sequential qualitative methodology is applied, underpinned by nine managerial interviews in five architectural practices; all of which are analysed using computer assisted qualitative data analysis software.
Findings - 108 representations are identified with highly rated concepts discussed in detail. Subsequently, the leading concepts include reputation, client satisfaction, fees and staff resources, among others.
Research Limitations/Implications - There are numerous studies conducted on this subject; however, there has been no research done to date documenting managerial representations within the UK on achieving competitive advantage in the context of architectural firms.
Practical Implications – The need for architectural firms to develop a competitive advantage within their market sector is ever more apparent, particularly during times of increased competitiveness.
Originality/Value – This paper fulfils a gap in knowledge by contributing to underlying research on the subject of competitive advantage, but focusing on the managerial representations, specifically within UK practices. The findings are of relevance to architects in both the UK and beyond, as well as perhaps forming the basis of identifying further research with the area.

«Los Albuquerque Coelho, siglos XVI-XVII. Prácticas sociales y retórica nobiliária»

Este estudo parte da hipótese de que os serviços militares, a linhagem e a cultura católica se mantiveram como os referentes centrais do ethos nobiliario em Portugal e em Espanha no século XVII, com pouca diferenças relativamente ao conjunto de valores elaborado pelo próprio grupo desde a época medieval. O estudo de caso incide sobre a família dos Albuquerque Coelho desde o século XVI até finais do XVII, acompanhando o seu multifacetado processo de ascensão social, onde pontuam a sua implantação no Brasil (Pernambuco) e as opções políticas por eles tomadas na sequência do 1º de Dezembro de 1640

Perfil del pensionista no contributivo de la Seguridad Social y del beneficiario de prestaciones sociales y económicas de la LISMI. Diciembre 2012

El Instituto de Mayores y Servicios Sociales (Imserso) tiene encomendada la competencia de la gestión de las pensiones de la Seguridad Social en su modalidad no contributiva, así como de las prestaciones sociales y económicas derivadas de la Ley 13/1982, de 7 de abril, de Integración Social de los minusválidos, sin perjuicio de que aquella sea llevada a cabo por las Comunidades Autónomas que hayan asumido las funciones y servicios de este Instituto. Como consecuencia del ejercicio de esas competencias, el Imserso dispone de una amplia información respecto a las prestaciones indicadas. El estudio de dicha información y, en concreto de aquellas variables que permiten definir el perfil del beneficiario tipo de las prestaciones indicadas a diciembre de 2012 se configura como el principal objeto de esta publicación, en la que partiendo de los resultados globales obtenidos para el conjunto del Estado español, se efectúa un análisis comparativo respecto a las distintas Comunidades y Ciudades Autónomas.

Perfil del pensionista no contributivo de la Seguridad Social y del beneficiario de prestaciones sociales y económicas de la LISMI. Diciembre 2012

El Instituto de Mayores y Servicios Sociales (Imserso) tiene encomendada la competencia de la gestión de las pensiones de la Seguridad Social en su modalidad no contributiva, así como de las prestaciones sociales y económicas derivadas de la Ley 13/1982, de 7 de abril, de Integración Social de los minusválidos, sin perjuicio de que aquella sea llevada a cabo por las Comunidades Autónomas que hayan asumido las funciones y servicios de este Instituto. Como consecuencia del ejercicio de esas competencias, el Imserso dispone de una amplia información respecto a las prestaciones indicadas. El estudio de dicha información y, en concreto de aquellas variables que permiten definir el perfil del beneficiario tipo de las prestaciones indicadas a diciembre de 2012 se configura como el principal objeto de esta publicación, en la que partiendo de los resultados globales obtenidos para el conjunto del Estado español, se efectúa un análisis comparativo respecto a las distintas Comunidades y Ciudades Autónomas.