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121	Metallica: en av Polarprisets vinnare 2018 : En kulturanalytisk studie av mediadiskussionen kring Metallicas mottagande av Polarpriset. / Metallica: one of the winners of the Polar Music Prize in 2018 : A cultural study of the media discussion when Metallica was awarded the Polar Music Prize. Pavlovic, Anastasia January 2022 (has links) Denna uppsats syfte är att få reda på hur media beskriver Metallica när de tog emot Polarpriset år 2018. Med hjälp av metoden kulturanalys använder jag mig av kulturanalytiska begrepp och analyserar samt diskuterar resultaten utifrån begreppen identitet, status samt kulturella brytpunkter. Totalt sex artiklar och ett kåseri från Aftonbladet, Expressen, Svenska Dagbladet och Dagens Nyheter har analyserats där jag har letat efter upprepande mönster och teman och kommit fram till intressanta punkter. Majoriteten av journalisterna är positivt ställda till att Metallicas musik uppmärksammas och belönas, dock dök det upp en stor diskussion samt skepticism till själva Polarpriset i sig. Juryns sätt att välja ut vinnare av priset är enligt fem av dessa sju artiklar och kåseri ologiskt, saknar samtidsrelevans och spekulationer kring ett outtalat krav där vinnaren måste dyka upp till ceremonin diskuteras i några av dessa artiklar samt vilken status det faktiskt ger detta pris i sig. Några av journalisterna tar även upp hur hiphopen inte hade vunnit ett pris än men att det kanske vänder nu när ett metalband har vunnit. Det skrivs även om hur andra metalband som Black Sabbath borde ha varit det första metalbandet att ta emot Polarpriset. Undersökningen kommer fram till att dessa journalister beskriver Metallica som ett band med stora insatser för musiken, allra främst inom metalvärlden, som borde belönas men att vinna Polarpriset 2018 innan ett annat metalband har vunnit öppnar till en ny diskussion om statusen på Polarpriset i sig. Musicology Metallica Polars Music Prize cultural analysis cultural studies thrash-metal metal identity status Musikvetenskap Metallica Polarpriset kulturanalys thrash-metal metal kulturella brytpunkter identitet status Musicology Musikvetenskap
122	Neural membrane mutual coupling characterisation using entropy-based iterative learning identification Tang, X., Zhang, Qichun, Dai, X., Zou, Y. 17 November 2020 (has links) Yes / This paper investigates the interaction phenomena of the coupled axons while the mutual coupling factor is presented as a pairwise description. Based on the Hodgkin-Huxley model and the coupling factor matrix, the membrane potentials of the coupled myelinated/unmyelinated axons are quantified which implies that the neural coupling can be characterised by the presented coupling factor. Meanwhile the equivalent electric circuit is supplied to illustrate the physical meaning of this extended model. In order to estimate the coupling factor, a data-based iterative learning identification algorithm is presented where the Rényi entropy of the estimation error has been minimised. The convergence of the presented algorithm is analysed and the learning rate is designed. To verified the presented model and the algorithm, the numerical simulation results indicate the correctness and the effectiveness. Furthermore, the statistical description of the neural coupling, the approximation using ordinary differential equation, the measurement and the conduction of the nerve signals are discussed respectively as advanced topics. The novelties can be summarised as follows: 1) the Hodgkin-Huxley model has been extended considering the mutual interaction between the neural axon membranes, 2) the iterative learning approach has been developed for factor identification using entropy criterion, and 3) the theoretical framework has been established for this class of system identification problems with convergence analysis. / This work was supported in part by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) under Grant 51807010, and in part by the Natural Science Foundation of Hunan under Grant 1541 and Grant 1734. / Research Development Fund Publication Prize Award winner, Nov 2020. Neural coupling analysis Extended Hodgkin-Huxley model Equivalent electric circuit Information entropy Iterative learning Convergence analysis Statistical description Kernel density estimation
123	Steiner Tree Games Rossin, Samuel 12 August 2016 (has links) No description available. Computer Science prize-collecting Steiner tree algorithmic game theory Steiner tree games facility location Steiner tree Nash equilibrium price of anarchy price of stability PoA PoS network design games
124	From Behind Enemy Lines: Harrison Salisbury, the Vietnamese Enemy, and Wartime Reporting During the Vietnam War Stagner, Annessa C. 08 August 2008 (has links) No description available. American History Journalism Mass Media Military History Vietnam War War Reporting Harrison Salisbury New York Times Media and Vietnam War Secret Peace Negotiations Pulitzer Prize Bombing of North Vietnam
125	[pt] O PROBLEMA MULTI-PERÍODO DA ÁRVORE DE STEINER COM COLETAS DE PRÊMIOS E RESTRIÇÕES DE ORÇAMENTO / [en] THE MULTI-PERIOD PRIZE-COLLECTING STEINER TREE PROBLEM WITH BUDGET CONSTRAINTS LARISSA FIGUEIREDO TERRA DE FARIA 26 January 2021 (has links) [pt] Esta tese generaliza a variante multi-período do clássico problema da Árvore de Steiner com coleta de prêmios (PCST), que visa encontrar um subgrafo conexo que maximize os prêmios recuperados de nós conectados menos o custo de utilização das arestas conectadas. Este trabalho adicionalmente: (a) permite que vértices sejam conectados à árvore em diferentes períodos de tempo; (b) impõe um orçamento pré-definido em arestas selecionadas em um horizonte específico de períodos de tempo; e (c) limita o comprimento total de arestas que podem ser adicionadas em um período de tempo. Um algoritmo branch-and-cut é fornecido para este problema, avaliando satisfatoriamente instâncias benchmark da literatura, adaptadas para uma configuração multi-período, de até aproximadamente 2000 vértices e 200 terminais em tempo razoável. / [en] This thesis generalizes the multi-period variant of the classical Prizecollecting Steiner Tree Problem, which aims at finding a connected subgraph that maximizes the revenues collected from connected nodes minus the costs to utilize the connecting edges. This work additionally: (a) allows vertices to be added to the tree at different time periods; (b) imposes a predefined budget on edges selected over a specific horizon of time periods; and (c) limits the total length of edges that can be added over a time period. A branch-and-cut algorithm is provided for this problem, satisfactorily evaluating benchmark instances from the literature, adapted to a multi-period setting, up to approximately 2000 vertices and 200 terminals in reasonable time. [pt] BRANCH-AND-CUT [pt] DESENHO DE REDE [pt] MULTI-PERIODO [en] BRANCH-AND-CUT [en] NETWORK DESIGN [en] MULTI-PERIOD [en] PRIZE-COLLECTING STEINER TREE
126	Archaeology and contemporary death: Using the past to provoke, challenge and engage Croucher, Karina, Büster, Lindsey S., Dayes, J., Green, L., Raynsford, J., Comerford Boyes, Louise, Faull, C. 12 February 2020 (has links) Yes / While death is universal, reactions to death and ways of dealing with the dead body are hugely diverse, and archaeological research reveals numerous ways of dealing with the dead through time and across the world. In this paper, findings are presented which not only demonstrate the power of archaeology to promote and aid discussion around this difficult and challenging topic, but also how our approach resulted in personal growth and professional development impacts for participants. In this interdisciplinary pilot study, archaeological case studies were used in 31 structured workshops with 187 participants from health and social care backgrounds in the UK, to explore their reactions to a diverse range of materials which documented wide and varied approaches to death and the dead. Our study supports the hypothesis that the past is a powerful instigator of conversation around challenging aspects of death, and after death care and practices: 93% of participants agreed with this. That exposure to archaeological case studies and artefacts stimulates multifaceted discourse, some of it difficult, is a theme that also emerges in our data from pre, post and follow-up questionnaires, and semi-structured interviews. The material prompted participants to reflect on their biases, expectations and norms around both treatment of the dead, and of bereavement, impacting on their values, attitudes and beliefs. Moreover, 87% of participants believed the workshop would have a personal effect through thinking differently about death and bereavement, and 57% thought it would impact on how they approached death and bereavement in their professional practice. This has huge implications today, where talk of death remains troublesome, and for some, has a near-taboo status – ‘taboo’ being a theme evident in some participants’ own words. The findings have an important role to play in facilitating and normalising discussions around dying and bereavement and in equipping professionals in their work with people with advanced illness. / The project ‘Continuing Bonds: Exploring the meaning and legacy of death through past and contemporary practice’ was funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council, Grant Number AH/M008266/1. / Research Development Fund Publication Prize Award winner, Dec 2020. Death and dying Bereavement Archaeology and heritage Interdisciplinary Ethnography Wellbeing End-of-life care Nursing Palliative care Health care Funerary archaeology Continuing bonds
127	Computer-aided National Early Warning Score to predict the risk of sepsis following emergency medical admission to hospital: a model development and external validation study Faisal, Muhammad, Richardson, D., Scally, Andy J., Howes, R., Beatson, K., Speed, K., Mohammad, Mohammad A. 20 March 2019 (has links) Yes / In English hospitals, the patient’s vital signs are monitored and summarised into a National Early Warning Score (NEWS). NEWS is more accurate than the quick sepsis related organ failure assessment (qSOFA) score at identifying patients with sepsis. We investigate the extent to which the accuracy of the NEWS is enhanced by developing computer-aided NEWS (cNEWS) models. We compared three cNEWS models (M0=NEWS alone; M1=M0 + age + sex; M2=M1 + subcomponents of NEWS + diastolic blood pressure) to predict the risk of sepsis. Methods: All adult emergency medical admissions discharged over 24-months from two acute hospitals (YH–York Hospital for model development; NH–Northern Lincolnshire and Goole Hospital for external model validation). We used a validated Canadian method for defining sepsis from administrative hospital data. Findings: The prevalence of sepsis was lower in YH (4.5%=1596/35807) than NH (8.5%=2983/35161). The c-statistic increased across models (YH: M0: 0.705, M1:0.763, M2:0.777; NH:M0: 0.708, M1:0.777, M2:0.791). At NEWS 5+, sensitivity increased (YH: 47.24% vs 50.56% vs 52.69%; NH: 37.91% vs 43.35% vs 48.07%)., the positive likelihood ratio increased (YH: 2.77 vs 2.99 vs 3.06; NH: 3.18 vs 3.32 vs 3.45) and the positive predictive value increased (YH: 11.44% vs 12.24% vs 12.49%; NH: 22.75% vs 23.55% vs 24.21%). Interpretation: From the three cNEWS models, Model M2 is the most accurate. Since it places no additional data collection burden on clinicians and can be automated, it may now be carefully introduced and evaluated in hospitals with sufficient informatics infrastructure. / The Health Foundation, National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Yorkshire and Humberside Patient Safety Translational Research Centre / Research Development Fund Publication Prize Award winner, April 2019. Vital signs National early warning score Emergency admission Sepsis
128	The impact of dementia education on student paramedics preparedness to care, knowledge, confidence, and attitudes towards dementia: an analytic survey Jones, Danielle K., Capstick, Andrea, Faisal, Muhammad, Frankland, Joe 07 February 2023 (has links) Yes / Paramedics play a vital role in the emergency health care of people living with dementia. People with dementia often have complex needs, posing challenges for paramedics. Paramedics often lack the confidence and skills to assess people with dementia appropriately and receive little, if any, dementia education. Aims: To evaluate the impact of dementia education on student paramedics preparedness to care, knowledge, confidence, and attitudes towards dementia. Methods: A 6-hour education programme on dementia was developed, implemented, and evaluated. A pre-test-post-test design using self-completion validated questionnaires was used to evaluate first year undergraduate student paramedics knowledge, confidence, and attitudes, towards dementia, as well as their preparedness to care for people with dementia. Results: Forty-three paramedic students attended the education programme with forty-one fully completed questionnaires being collected pre-training and thirty-two post-training. Students reported feeling significantly more preparedness to care for people with dementia after the education session (p / Funded by College of Paramedics, Research Grant Scheme / Research Development Fund Publication Prize Award winner, Feb 2023. COVID-19 Social support Mental well-being Older adults Dementia Paramedics Students Education Preparedness Knowledge Confidence Attitude
129	Reflections from an insider researcher ‘doing’ feminist participatory action research to co-produce a research agenda with British Pakistani women; a seldom heard group Iqbal, Halima, West, Jane, McEachan, Rosemary, Haith-Cooper, Melanie 27 July 2023 (has links) Yes / Participation of community stakeholders in health research priority setting is an emerging trend. Despite this, the involvement of marginalised groups in research prioritisation is limited and where they are involved, sample sizes are small, where individuals are merely consulted with, rather than coproducing the research agenda. Without addressing power dynamics inherent in research prioritisation with marginalised groups, their engagement in the research process can be tokenistic and the resulting research agenda unreflective of their needs. This article, therefore, aims to generate knowledge on how feminist participatory action research was used to co-produce an obesity research agenda with British Pakistani women, a seldom heard population, living in deprived areas. The methodology enabled Pakistani women to be involved in all stages of the project, culminating in the co-production of an obesity research agenda that accurately reflects their unmet needs. Women’s engagement in the project led to their increased confidence, the formation of relationships that lasted beyond the research project, improvements to their lifestyles, and engagement in further research. Feminist participatory action research may be used by researchers as a guiding methodology due to its ability to improve women’s lives and develop research agendas for women’s health. / National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) under its Applied Research Collaboration (ARC) Yorkshire and Humber [NIHR200166], the UK Prevention Research Partnership (UKPRP) - [MR/S037527/1], the NIHR Clinical Research Network, NIHR ARC Yorkshire and Humber / Research Development Fund Publication Prize Award winner, Jul 2023. Feminist participatory action research British Pakistani women Seldom heard Obesity research agenda Research priority setting Insider researcher Co-production
130	Identitetens pris : Kritik, priser och kapitalcirkulation på det litterära fältet Bengtsson, Johanna January 2014 (has links) The aim of this study is to study the construction of literary values. I have been looking at how literature awarded with sponsored literary prizes has been reviewed in four major English and American newspapers. I have been studying the reception of literature by Ian McEwan, Hilary Mantel, Colm Tóibín and Zadie Smith between 2000 and 2012. The prizes in focus are the Man Booker Prize, the Orange prize for fiction and the Costa Awards. There seems to be an increasing number of articles related to each author after they have been awarded a prize, however with little change in the content of the reviews. The non critical articles seems to move towards a more personal angle. I have also found that critics tend to position the authors’ works in comparision to canonised authorships rather than discussing the literature as awarded. Literary awards literary prizes Man Booker Prize Orange prize Costa Awards literary values literary criticism reception studies book market Ian McEwan Hilary Mantel Cólm Tóibín Zadie Smith sociology of literature canon identity Litterära priser Man Bookerpriset Orange-priset Costa-priset litterära värden litteraturkritik receptionsstudier bokmarknad Ian McEwan Hilary Mantel Cólm Tóibín Zadie Smith litteratursociologi kanon identitet

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