Coded aperture compressive temporal imaging.

We use mechanical translation of a coded aperture for code division multiple access compression of video. We discuss the compressed video's temporal resolution and present experimental results for reconstructions of > 10 frames of temporal data per coded snapshot.

PHILIPPE ROGIER (c.1561-1596): MISSA INCLITA STIRPS JESSE. A CRITICAL AND PERFORMING EDITION WITH PERFORMANCE COMMENTARY

The dissertation comprises two parts: (a) a musical edition and (b) a performance given on 3 July, 2008 of Philippe Rogier’s Missa Inclita stirps Jesse. The dissertation explores some of the editorial decisions required, how the demands of performers and musicologists differ, and whether they can be reconciled in one single edition. The commentary explains the preparation and realization of the edition. A video recording of the concert performance is attached to the dissertation. The Mass: The Missa Inclita stirps Jesse was published in Madrid in 1598 in a collection entitled Missae Sex. The mass setting is for four voices, except the Agnus Dei, which is for five, and is based on musical material in the motet Inclita stirps Jesse by Jacobus Clemens non Papa (c. 1510-15 – c.1556-6). Rogier’s choice and use of musical material from the motet (published in 1549) are discussed in the dissertation. The Edition: The edition is made from a microfilm copy of the Missae Sex held in the Biblioteca del Conservatorio de Musica “Giuseppe Verdi” in Milan. The Missae Sex was originally dedicated to King Philip II of Spain (1527-1598, reg. 1556-1598), whom Rogier had served as chorister and then maestro de capilla. Both Rogier and King Philip died before the volume was ready for publication. One of Rogier’s pupils, Géry de Ghersem, prepared the volume, which was printed in 1598, dedicated to King Philip III. The Performance: The mass was performed at a concert of Spanish Renaissance music in St. Matthew’s Cathedral, Washington, DC, on 3 July 2008, sung by the ensemble Orpheus directed by Philip Cave as part of the Chorworks summer workshop entitled Kings and Conquistadors: Music of Old and New Spain.

Gestualidade e expressão musical : estudo experimental sobre a aplicação da teoria do movimento de Rudolf Laban na aprendizagem da regência e seus efeitos na performance e na expressividade musical

A presente investigação teve como objectivo aplicar, em contexto experimental, alguns conceitos e técnicas da Teoria do Movimento de Rudolf Laban numa acção de formação em regência e avaliar os respectivos efeitos nas competências gestuais dos regentes nela participantes. O estudo teve como base teórica o principio de que a gestualidade do regente é uma “manifestação exterior de impulsos interiores…” (Laban, 1978:32) e que a música, na sua essência, é uma “forma simbólica do sentimento humano”, “um movimento sonoro”, “… um análogo da vida emotiva”. (Susanne Langer, 1980:28) Com a adopção destes pressupostos procurou dar-se coerência às diferentes componentes envolvidas na problemática desta investigação. A parte experimental do estudo teve quatro momentos distintos. No primeiro, foi realizada uma gravação-vídeo para documentar os desempenhos dos estagiários antes da realização das formações (gravação pre-test). No segundo momento, os estagiários tiveram ocasião de frequentar um curso de Movimento Laban ministrado por um especialista nesta matéria, convidado para o efeito. Esta acção de formação terminou com uma gravação-vídeo, efectuada nas mesmas condições técnicas e programáticas da anterior (gravação post-test). Em terceiro lugar, realizou-se, sob orientação do autor do presente estudo, uma segunda acção de formação com o objectivo de plasmar os conceitos e técnicas de Laban na gestualidade específica da regência. Como corolário desta formação, foi realizado o último registo-vídeo (gravação repost-test). Estas gravações foram posteriormente editadas sem alterações técnicas e de conteúdo. Os dados, nelas constantes, foram analisados e avaliados por dois especialistas em regência, a partir de questionários previamente concebidos e fornecidos para o efeito. Após leitura dos pareceres dos especialistas expressos nesses questionários, o autor do presente estudo concluiu que a aplicação dos princípios e técnicas de Laban ao ensino da regência podem contribuir para promover, extensivamente, as competências gestuais dos regentes, tanto no plano da sua funcionalidade, como na sua dimensão expressiva.

O desenvolvimento do pensamento algébrico de alunos do 4º ano de escolaridade : uma experiência de ensino

Tese de doutoramento, Educação (Didática da Matemática), Universidade de Lisboa, Instituto de Educação, 2014

Estratégias pedagógicas para jovens com a síndrome de Asperger na aprendizagem do trompete: relatório de estágio

Resumo I - O Relatório de estágio foi idealizado no âmbito da Unidade Curricular de Estágio do Ensino Especializado, Mestrado em Ensino da Música pela Escola Superior de Música de Lisboa. O documento incide sobre a prática pedagógica desenvolvida no Conservatório Regional de Palmela no ano letivo 2013/2014, abrangendo três alunos dos diferentes graus de ensino. No conteúdo do relatório, para além da caracterização do estabelecimento de ensino onde o estágio foi desenvolvido, foram caracterizados os diferentes alunos realçando as linhas pedagógicas seguidas com cada um dos intervenientes, salientando os aspetos de competências motora, auditiva e expressiva desenvolvidas durante o processo. Os objetivos do trabalho desenvolvido com os alunos é descrito, tendo como base a organização dos materiais a utilizar de acordo com as características de cada aluno, e consequentemente de acordo com a análise crítica da atividade docente. O professor tem a responsabilidade de conduzir o ensino dos alunos para que estes saibam apreciar e compreender as execuções musicais, independentemente da aptidão musical que já possuem.

Genotoxic effects in occupational exposure to formaldehyde: A study in anatomy and pathology laboratories and formaldehyde-resins production

ABSTRACT – Background: According to the Report on Carcinogens, formaldehyde ranks 25th in the overall U.S. chemical production, with more than 5 million tons produced each year. Given its economic importance and widespread use, many people are exposed to formaldehyde environmentally and/or occupationally. Presently, the International Agency for Research on Cancer classifies formaldehyde as carcinogenic to humans (Group 1), based on sufficient evidence in humans and in experimental animals. Manyfold in vitro studies clearly indicated that formaldehyde can induce genotoxic effects in proliferating cultured mammalian cells. Furthermore, some in vivo studies have found changes in epithelial cells and in peripheral blood lymphocytes related to formaldehyde exposure. Methods: A study was carried out in Portugal, using 80 workers occupationally exposed to formaldehyde vapours: 30 workers from formaldehyde and formaldehyde-based resins production factory and 50 from 10 pathology and anatomy laboratories. A control group of 85 non-exposed subjects was considered. Exposure assessment was performed by applying simultaneously two techniques of air monitoring: NIOSH Method 2541 and Photo Ionization Detection equipment with simultaneously video recording. Evaluation of genotoxic effects was performed by application of micronucleus test in exfoliated epithelial cells from buccal mucosa and peripheral blood lymphocytes. Results: Time-weighted average concentrations not exceeded the reference value (0.75 ppm) in the two occupational settings studied. Ceiling concentrations, on the other hand, were higher than reference value (0.3 ppm) in both. The frequency of micronucleus in peripheral blood lymphocytes and in epithelial cells was significantly higher in both exposed groups than in the control group (p < 0.001). Moreover, the frequency of micronucleus in peripheral blood lymphocytes was significantly higher in the laboratories group than in the factory workers (p < 0.05). A moderate positive correlation was found between duration of occupational exposure to formaldehyde (years of exposure) and micronucleus frequency in peripheral blood lymphocytes (r = 0.401; p < 0.001) and in epithelial cells (r = 0.209; p < 0.01). Conclusions: The population studied is exposed to high peak concentrations of formaldehyde with a long-term exposure. These two aspects, cumulatively, can be the cause of the observed genotoxic endpoint effects. The association of these cytogenetic effects with formaldehyde exposure gives important information to risk assessment process and may also be used to assess health risks for exposed worker

La seconde génération d'appareils vidéo et la Loi sur le droit d'auteur

En 1999 est apparue une nouvelle génération d’appareils vidéo basés sur une technologie numérique et offrant au grand public d’innombrables fonctionnalités jusqu’à présent inimaginables selon la technologie traditionnelle des magnétoscopes. En permettant, entre autres, d’éliminer les messages publicitaires et de transmettre l’enregistrement d’une émission à un tiers via les réseaux établis par les diverses entreprises développant cette technologie, ces appareils viennent bonifier l’expérience télévisuelle des consommateurs. Cependant, ces nouvelles fonctionnalités soulèvent également de nouvelles inquiétudes pour les détenteurs de droits d’auteurs. Afin d’évaluer la validité de ces inquiétudes, l’auteur trace un portrait global des problématiques juridiques pouvant émerger suite à l’apparition d’appareils vidéo numériques en sol canadien. Pour ce faire, il fait un exposé des raisons pour lesquelles la technologie employée pourrait contrevenir à certaines dispositions de la Loi sur le droit d’auteur en s’attardant à une analyse des dispositions pertinentes de cette loi et aux possibles répercussion que celles-ci pourraient avoir sur cette nouvelle génération d’appareils vidéo.

Intervention permettant une meilleure prise en charge des autosoins par la clientèle adulte de chirurgie intestinale

Rapport de stage présenté à la Faculté des études supérieures en vue de l'obtention du grade de Maitre és sciences (M.Sc) en sciences infirmières option expertise-conseil en soins infirmiers

Gone with the internet - How the old education was lost

Despite its young history, Computer Science Education has seen a number of "revolutions". Being a veteran in the field, the author reflects on the many changes he has seen in computing and its teaching. The intent of this personal collection is to point out that most revolutions came unforeseen and that many of the new learning initiatives, despite high financial input, ultimately failed. The author then considers the current revolution (MOOC, inverted lectures, peer instruction, game design) and, based on the lessons learned earlier, argues why video recording is so successful. Given the fact that this is the decade we lost print (papers, printed books, book shops, libraries), the author then conjectures that the impact of the Internet will make this revolution different from previous ones in that most of the changes are irreversible. As a consequence he warns against storming ahead blindly and suggests to conserve - while it is still possible - valuable components of what might soon be called the antebellum age of education.

Information processing: US Patent 4,409,617

An information processor for rendering input data compatible with standard video recording and/or display equipment, comprizing means for digitizing the input data over periods which are synchronous with the fields of a standard video signal, a store adapted to store the digitized data and release stored digitized data in correspondence wiht the line scan of a standard video monitor, the store having two halves which correspond to the interlaced fields of a standard video signal and being so arranged that one half is filed while the other is emptied, and means for converting the released stored digitized data into video luminance signals. The input signals may be in digital or analogue form. A second stage which reconstitutes the recorded data is also described.

Researching a whole-year EE program: some methodological issues

A P-12 school in regional Victoria has an environmental theme throughout its Year Four program with classes located in a purpose- built Environmental Centre in a separate location within the school’s grounds. The authors report here on a one-year case study of the grade four thematic integrated curriculum at the school. They reflect on and describe some of the methodological issues that arose during the interviews, direct observations, photography and video-recording. Some of the practical considerations associated with case-study methodology are discussed. The paper concludes with a summary of emerging substantive issues and a prospective view to further research.

The influence of surface forces on thin film drainage between a fluid drop and a flat solid

An experiment is described in which a mica surface is driven towards a mercury drop immersed in aqueous electrolyte. Under appropriate conditions, hydrodynamic pressure in the aqueous film creates a classical dimple in the mercury drop. The use of optical interferometry and video recording to monitor the shape of the drop and the thickness of the aqueous film with sub-nanometre resolution yields a high density of precise data showing the formation and evolution of the dimple as the film drains. Variation of electrical potential applied to the mercury phase allows control of the surface forces acting between the drop and the mica surface, so that the effect of surface forces on the film drainage process is highlighted. It is found that the film thickness at the centre of the dimple and the lateral extent of the dimple are not significantly affected by surface forces. On the other hand, the minimum film thickness at the edge of the dimple is sensitive even to weak surface forces. Since this minimum film thickness is a major determinant of the film drainage rate, it is shown that surface forces have an important effect on the overall drainage process.

Computational media aesthetics: Finding meaning beautiful

Innovative media management, annotation, delivery, and navigation services will enrich online shopping, help-desk services, and anytime-anywhere training over wireless devices. However, the semantic gap between the rich meaning that users want when they query and browse media and the shallowness of the content descriptions that one can actually compute is weakening today's automatic content-annotation systems. To address such problems, an approach that markedly departs from existing methods based on detecting and annotating low-level audio-visual features is advocated.

Are we predicting the actual or apparent distribution of temperate marine fishes?

Planning for resilience is the focus of many marine conservation programs and initiatives. These efforts aim to inform conservation strategies for marine regions to ensure they have inbuilt capacity to retain biological diversity and ecological function in the face of global environmental change – particularly changes in climate and resource exploitation. In the absence of direct biological and ecological information for many marine species, scientists are increasingly using spatially-explicit, predictive-modeling approaches. Through the improved access to multibeam sonar and underwater video technology these models provide spatial predictions of the most suitable regions for an organism at resolutions previously not possible. However, sensible-looking, well-performing models can provide very different predictions of distribution depending on which occurrence dataset is used. To examine this, we construct species distribution models for nine temperate marine sedentary fishes for a 25.7 km2 study region off the coast of southeastern Australia. We use generalized linear model (GLM), generalized additive model (GAM) and maximum entropy (MAXENT) to build models based on co-located occurrence datasets derived from two underwater video methods (i.e. baited and towed video) and fine-scale multibeam sonar based seafloor habitat variables. Overall, this study found that the choice of modeling approach did not considerably influence the prediction of distributions based on the same occurrence dataset. However, greater dissimilarity between model predictions was observed across the nine fish taxa when the two occurrence datasets were compared (relative to models based on the same dataset). Based on these results it is difficult to draw any general trends in regards to which video method provides more reliable occurrence datasets. Nonetheless, we suggest predictions reflecting the species apparent distribution (i.e. a combination of species distribution and the probability of detecting it). Consequently, we also encourage researchers and marine managers to carefully interpret model predictions.