Eleven : best of 100 Songs Project 2012

Eleven original recordings curated by leading industry figures. This is a compilation album from QUT's 2012 100 Songs project. It's called Eleven: Best of 100 Songs Project 2012 and was released in May 2013. It’s an 11 track album with a bonus track, full of remixed, rerecorded and rejigged tracks from the project that were shortlisted by our friends at MGM Distribution, Mushroom Music, Island Records and Music Sales Australia. The Eleven album is already receiving critical acclaim from Australia's music industry.

Split-Freedom And Mvd-Intersection - A New Characterization Of Multivalued Dependencies Having Conflict-Free Covers

Sets of multivalued dependencies (MVDs) having conflict-free covers are important to the theory and design of relational databases [2,12,15,16]. Their desirable properties motivate the problem of testing a set M of MVDs for the existence of a confiict-free cover. In [8] Goodman and Tay have proposed an approach based on the possible equivalence of M to a single (acyclic) join dependency (JD). We remark that their characterization does not lend an insight into the nature of such sets of MVDs. Here, we use notions that are intrinsic to MVDs to develop a new characterization. Our approach proceeds in two stages. In the first stage, we use the notion of “split-free” sets of MVDs and obtain a characterization of sets M of MVDs having split-free covers. In the second, we use the notion of “intersection” of MVDs to arrive at a necessary and sufficient condition for a split-free set of MVDs to be conflict-free. Based on our characterizations, we also give polynomial-time algorithms for testing whether M has split-free and conflict-free covers. The highlight of our approach is the clear insight it provides into the nature of sets of MVDs having conflict-free covers. Less emphasis is given in this paper to the actual efficiency of the algorthms. Finally, as a bonus, we derive a desirable property of split-free sets of MVDs,thereby showing that they are interesting in their own right.

Women in leadership: An analysis of the gender pay gap in ASX-listed firms

This study provides evidence that after several decades of fighting for equal pay for equal work, an unexplained gender pay gap remains amongst senior executives in ASX-listed firms. After controlling for a large suite of personal, occupational and firm observables, we find female senior executives receive, on average, 22.58 percent less in base salary for the period 2002–2013. When executives are awarded performance-based pay, females receive on average 16.47 percent less in cash bonus and 18.21 percent less in long-term incentives than males. The results are robust to using firm fixed effects and propensity-score matching. Blinder–Oaxaca decomposition results show that the mean pay gap cannot be attributed to gender differences in attributes, including job titles. Instead, the results point to differences in returns on firm-specific variables, in particular firm risk.

Competition of sorghum cultivars and densities with Japanese millet (Echinochloa esculenta).

Field studies were conducted at two locations in southern Queensland, Australia during the 2003-2004 and 2004-2005 growing seasons to determine the differential competitiveness of sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L. Moench) cultivars and crop densities against weeds and the sorghum yield loss due to weeds. Weed competition was investigated by growing sorghum in the presence or absence of a model grass weed, Japanese millet (Echinochloa esculenta). The correlation analyses showed that the early growth traits (height, shoot biomass, and daily growth rate of the shoot biomass) of sorghum adversely affected the height, biomass, and seed production of millet, as measured at maturity. "MR Goldrush" and "Bonus MR" were the most competitive cultivars, resulting in reduced weed biomass, weed density, and weed seed production. The density of sorghum also had a significant effect on the crop's ability to compete with millet. When compared to the density of 4.5 plants per m2, sorghum that was planted at 7.5 plants per m2 suppressed the density, biomass, and seed production of millet by 22%, 27% and 38%, respectively. Millet caused a significant yield loss in comparison with the weed-free plots. The combined weed-suppressive effects of the competitive cultivars, such as MR Goldrush, and high crop densities minimized the yield losses from the weeds. These results indicate that sorghum competition against grass weeds can be improved by choosing competitive cultivars and by using a high crop density of > 7.5 plants per m2. These non-chemical options should be included in an integrated weed management program for better weed management, particularly where the control options are limited by the evolution of herbicide resistance.

Del combate singular al singular combate sexual en la sátira trovadoresca medieval gallego-portuguesa

Integran este número de la revista ponencias presentadas en Studia Hispanica Medievalia VIII: Actas de las IX Jornadas Internacionales de Literatura Española Medieval, 2008, y de Homenaje al Quinto Centenario de Amadis de Gaula.

Anuario Argentino de Derecho Canónico, 2004, Vol. XI (número completo)

Contenido: Coloquio Internacional UCA-Gregoriana, 19-23 de julio 2004: La persona y sus derechos en las normas sobre los abusos sexuales / D. G. Astigueta – Valor jurídico del amor conyugal / J. Bonet Alcón – La colegialidad episcopal en los pronunciamientos recientes de la Santa Sede : especial referencia a las conferencias episcopales / A. W. Bunge – El tiempo de nombramiento de los párrocos / A. D. Busso – Orientaciones para el gobierno de la Diócesis por parte del Obispo según laexhortación apostólica Pastores gregis y el nuevo directorio para el ministerio de los obispos Apostolorum Successores / G. Ghirlanda – Artículos: Puntos fundamentales de la pericia psicológico-psiquiátrica en el proceso de nulidad matrimonial / C. Baccioli – Jurisprudencia argentina reciente en materia de derecho eclesiástico / J. G. Navarro Floria – Criterios para la declaración de la conformidad equivalente de dos sentencias según la reciente jurisprudencia rotal / N. Schöch – El art. 158 de la Constitución Apostólica Pastor Bonus : la competencia del Pontificio Consejo para los textos legislativos para examinar la concordancia entre normas particulares y la legislación universal / H. A. von Ustinov – Notas – Legislación particular – Sentencias – Actualidad -- Recensiones

A política de bonificação e avaliação em larga escala : tensões e intenções implicadas no trabalho docente em escolar estaduais do Rio de Janeiro

O presente trabalho investiga as tensões e intenções da política de bonificação elaboradas pela Secretaria de Estado e Educação do Rio de Janeiro (2011-2014), tendo como objetivo: identificar que configurações o trabalho docente tem assumido após a implementação da política de bonificação, a partir da perspectiva de professores; caracterizar os aspectos relativos à qualidade entre uma escola que recebe a bonificação e outra que não recebe e identificar indícios da natureza da qualidade que permeia a escola que recebe a bonificação. Todavia, a investigação das relações estabelecidas no contexto escolar pela política de bonificação, também perpassa por questões importantes na atualidade como: a contribuição da cultura do exame na confecção de indicadores e de que forma isso interferiu nas ações da Secretaria. Para tanto, os relatos dos docentes, a respeito das experiências tecidas na implantação da bonificação na escola, construíram a parte central do trabalho. A escolha da metodologia qualitativa, com uma grande contribuição do paradigma indiciário e nos estudos sobre performatividade, foi justificada pelo seu poder de ver na complexidade das relações praticadas na escola um grande potencial para o entendimento e significado das tenções existentes no cotidiano escolar. Assim, para um amplo entendimento, também foram investigados os movimentos que ocorreram para a implementação da primeira política de bonificação do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, nomeada de Nova Escola. Além disso, foram pesquisadas políticas de bonificação docente em outros estados. Contudo, os indícios apresentados, inicialmente, deixaram dúvidas sobre a real eficácia da bonificação. Afinal, qual a qualidade promovida por essa política de bonificação?

上市公司经营管理者绩效－报酬与激励机制初探

This research aims at the CEO's (chief executive officer) incentive-reward system and investigates 456 companies that have come into the market. The structure and level of agent reward are analyzed. And the problem in the incentive-reward mechanism is brought forward. The agent's payments are poor comparing to their contributions. And stock is not a primary incentive. Bonus compensation is still the dominant incentive means. By questionnaire and interview, it was fond that matriel need was rank first among these CEOs'needs. These foundinds indicate that the agents' payment is too poor to work as an effective incentive. The corporation's agent incentive is not enough in fact. The two reasons about this problem lie in our institutions and traditional opinions about commerce. To solve this matter, we must establish a scientific and reasonable evaluation system and incentive-reward system. At the same time, the market system and corporation management mechanism are absolutely need.

A Computational Model for the Acquisition and Use of Phonological Knowledge

Does knowledge of language consist of symbolic rules? How do children learn and use their linguistic knowledge? To elucidate these questions, we present a computational model that acquires phonological knowledge from a corpus of common English nouns and verbs. In our model the phonological knowledge is encapsulated as boolean constraints operating on classical linguistic representations of speech sounds in term of distinctive features. The learning algorithm compiles a corpus of words into increasingly sophisticated constraints. The algorithm is incremental, greedy, and fast. It yields one-shot learning of phonological constraints from a few examples. Our system exhibits behavior similar to that of young children learning phonological knowledge. As a bonus the constraints can be interpreted as classical linguistic rules. The computational model can be implemented by a surprisingly simple hardware mechanism. Our mechanism also sheds light on a fundamental AI question: How are signals related to symbols?

Sparse Representations for Fast, One-Shot Learning

Humans rapidly and reliably learn many kinds of regularities and generalizations. We propose a novel model of fast learning that exploits the properties of sparse representations and the constraints imposed by a plausible hardware mechanism. To demonstrate our approach we describe a computational model of acquisition in the domain of morphophonology. We encapsulate phonological information as bidirectional boolean constraint relations operating on the classical linguistic representations of speech sounds in term of distinctive features. The performance model is described as a hardware mechanism that incrementally enforces the constraints. Phonological behavior arises from the action of this mechanism. Constraints are induced from a corpus of common English nouns and verbs. The induction algorithm compiles the corpus into increasingly sophisticated constraints. The algorithm yields one-shot learning from a few examples. Our model has been implemented as a computer program. The program exhibits phonological behavior similar to that of young children. As a bonus the constraints that are acquired can be interpreted as classical linguistic rules.

Exploring alternatives for milk quality improvement and more efficient dairy production in a smallholder farming context – case study: Mantaro Valley (Peru)

Consumer demand is revolutionizing the way products are being produced, distributed and marketed. In relation to the dairy sector in developing countries, aspects of milk quality are receiving more attention from both society and the government. However, milk quality management needs to be better addressed in dairy production systems to guarantee the access of stakeholders, mainly small-holders, into dairy markets. The present study is focused on an analysis of the interaction of the upstream part of the dairy supply chain (farmers and dairies) in the Mantaro Valley (Peruvian central Andes), in order to understand possible constraints both stakeholders face implementing milk quality controls and practices; and evaluate “ex-ante” how different strategies suggested to improve milk quality could affect farmers and processors’ profits. The analysis is based on three complementary field studies conducted between 2012 and 2013. Our work has shown that the presence of a dual supply chain combining both formal and informal markets has a direct impact on dairy production at the technical and organizational levels, affecting small formal dairy processors’ possibilities to implement contracts, including agreements on milk quality standards. The analysis of milk quality management from farms to dairy plants highlighted the poor hygiene in the study area, even when average values of milk composition were usually high. Some husbandry practices evaluated at farm level demonstrated cost effectiveness and a big impact on hygienic quality; however, regular application of these practices was limited, since small-scale farmers do not receive a bonus for producing hygienic milk. On the basis of these two results, we co-designed with formal small-scale dairy processors a simulation tool to show prospective scenarios, in which they could select their best product portfolio but also design milk payment systems to reward farmers’ with high milk quality performances. This type of approach allowed dairy processors to realize the importance of including milk quality management in their collection and manufacturing processes, especially in a context of high competition for milk supply. We concluded that the improvement of milk quality in a smallholder farming context requires a more coordinated effort among stakeholders. Successful implementation of strategies will depend on the willingness of small-scale dairy processors to reward farmers producing high milk quality; but also on the support from the State to provide incentives to the stakeholders in the formal sector.

Unprecedented regio and stereocontrol in Povarov reaction of benzylidene-(3-nitrophenyl) amine

Typically, Povarov reactions of imines derived from aromatic amines and aromatic aldehydes show poor exo/endo-stereoselectivity and to date no data is available on the regioselectivity of the cyclisation when 3-substituted imines are employed. We have demonstrated that reaction using acyclic enamides as the alkene component with 3-nitro substituted imines is completely regioselective and gave only the 5-nitro substituted tetrahydroquinoline. As a bonus the reaction also became completely exo-selective with the stereochemistry of the E-alkene preserved in the tetrahydroquinoline product.

Leniency (Amnesty) Plus: A Building Block or a Trojan Horse?

Leniency (amnesty) plus is one of the tools used in the fight against anticompetitive agreements. It allows a cartelist who did not manage to secure complete immunity under general leniency, to secure an additional reduction of sanctions in exchange for cooperation with the authorities with respect to operation of another prohibited agreement on an unrelated market. The instrument was developed in the United States and, in recent years, it was introduced in a number of jurisdictions. This article contextualises the operation of and rationale behind leniency plus, forewarning about its potential procollusive effects and the possibility of its strategic (mis)use by cartelists. It discusses theoretical, moral, and systemic (deterrence-related) problems surrounding this tool. It also provides a comparison of leniency plus in eleven jurisdictions, identifying common design flaws. This piece argues that leniency plus tends to be a problematic and poorly transplanted US legal innovation. Policy-makers considering its introduction should analyse it in light of institutional limits and local realities. Some of the regimes which already introduced it would be better off abandoning it.

Choosing the Right Promotional Tool in the Hotel Industry: The Case of the Chinese Consumer.

The rapid growth of the Chinese tourism has stimulated competition within tourism-related industries, such as the hospitality industry. The purpose of this study is to examine the Chinese consumer reaction to different promotional tools used by hotels in China and, thus, to provide a deeper understanding for marketers of how to use sales promotion effectively to generate appropriate consumer responses. An experimental survey was administered yielding a total sample of 319 Chinese customers, who were probed using different types of sales promotion tools. Data analysis indicates that bonus packs (e.g. a 3-night stay at a hotel for the price of 2) induced the highest consumer perceived value, brand switching, and purchase acceleration intention, whereas price discounts resulted in the highest intention to spend more. Although this study has its limitations given its reliance on a convenience sample, it offers insightful practical implications for hotel business owners in Asia regarding targeting the right customers with the right promotional tools, where it is proposed that bonus packs successfully attract new Chinese customers and price discounts support in generating more sales.

Rentabilidade dos Clientes de uma Seguradora Automóvel

O mundo está em constante evolução e as alterações daí resultantes são notórias de ano para ano. O comércio é uma das áreas onde tais mudanças são claramente visíveis. Foram criadas novas necessidades de consumo, entre as quais a aquisição de viatura própria e, com ela, a subscrição do obrigatório seguro automóvel. Outro elemento que foi inserido no quotidiano da população portuguesa foi a aceitação e adesão às novas tecnologias, o que veio alterar a produção e os hábitos da sociedade. O presente estudo tem como objectivo analisar a rentabilidade dos clientes de uma seguradora, cujo principal ramo de actividade é o seguro automóvel. Para que a seguradora prospere no mercado é necessário o seu reconhecimento por parte dos consumidores e, sobretudo, que o seu negócio seja rentável e bastante competitivo face ao restante mercado. Estas condições só se verificam se forem geradas mais receitas que despesas, dando ao negócio alguma estabilidade económica. A análise em causa permitirá conhecer as características dos clientes mais e menos rentáveis para a empresa. É de extrema importância que uma seguradora conheça o perfil dos seus clientes, pois são estes que geram receita, mas são naturalmente quem também pode originar perdas elevadas, consumindo os prémios e, por vezes, as reservas de segurança. Assim, compreender qual o potencial dos clientes gerarem mais ou menos valias é essencial para analisar possíveis falhas no desenho dos produtos, no cálculo e construção de provisões para os sinistros, na determinação dos prémios ou sistema de bonus‐malus (tarifação a posteriori), ou no processo de subscrição. Permitindo à seguradora uma melhoria na qualidade da tomada de decisão, pois terá bases mais sólidas na análise e gestão do risco, salvaguardando a estabilidade financeira e protegendo os interesses dos seus segurados e accionistas. Uma das formas utilizadas para estudar a rentabilidade de clientes é com recurso a técnicas estatísticas adequadas, nomeadamente recorrendo a Modelos Lineares Generalizados, que permitem analisar a relação entre variáveis e a influência das mesmas sobre outra variável. No âmbito dos seguros a utilização de MLG permitiu às seguradoras, por exemplo, perceber que características do condutor e do veículo que mais afectam os níveis de sinistralidade, tanto em número como em custos de sinistros, que são questões fundamentais no âmbito da tarifação.