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Pulling Tangled Strings: "The Puppeteer" and Other Stories is a collection of stories with strong thematic and emotional connections that includes an opening preface describing the process used when writing the stories. Each of the stories is united by a main character that desperately wants to gain control of his environment. From a character acting out a classic revenge tale on his friend to a comatose teenager victimized by an ambiguous tragedy, these are characters who have been put into difficult life situations and need to feel like they are pulling the strings in their lives again. In all cases, however, the characters come to find that control does not come easily and that the motivations for their behavior are never clear cut, even to themselves.

Whenever a student submits their final version of their thesis, a series of processes is triggered to finalize and archive the report. These processes are often handled in a less than efficient way which results in excessive manual labor and costs that can be prevent if automated. This report describes a solution that automates the series of processes that occur following a final thesis report submission. By utilizing the available information in a Canvas course and the content in the submitted thesis much of the manual cut-and-paste effort is avoided. Entering this data into DiVA is done by automated interaction via a browser, as DiVA does not have an application programming interface that could be used. The conclusion is that it is possible to automate this process through a headless browser. However, the automated parsing of the PDF version of the thesis proven to be inconsistent which results in the extracted data being inconsistent. With some improvements to the parsing module, the entire process could be fully automated. / Varje gång en student skickar in sin slutgiltiga version av sitt examensarbete, utlöses en serie av processer för att slutföra och arkivera examensarbetet. Dessa processer hanteras ofta på ett mindre än effektivt sätt vilket resulterar i extra mycket manuellt arbete och kostnader som kan förhindras ifall de automatiseras. Denna uppsats beskriver en lösning som automatiserar serien av processer som inträffar efter att ett slutgiltigt examensarbete har godkänts. Genom att använda tillgänglig information i en Canvas-kurs och innehållet i det inlämnade examensarbetet undviks mycket av den manuella ”klipp-och-klistra”-insatsen. Inmatning av den relevanta data från examensarbetet måste göras via automatiserad interaktion via en webbläsare i DiVA, eftersom DiVA inte hade ett API som kunde användas. Slutsatsen är att det är möjligt att automatisera detta genom en huvudlös webbläsare, även om modulen som behandlar PDF har visat sig vara inkonsekvent vilket i sin tur har resulterat i att den automatiska interaktionen är inkonsekvent. Med några optimeringar i analysmodulen kan hela processen automatiseras.

It is hard for retail investors and data providing companies to attain financial data of European companies. The work of extracting financial data of European companies is most likely done manually, which is a time-consuming process. This would explain why European companies’ data is supplied slower than American companies. This thesis attempts to see if it is possible to automatise the process of extracting financial data of European companies by creating two proof of concept systems. One focuses on collecting financial reports of European companies using a web scraper and directly scrapes the reports from the source. The other system extracts financial data from the reports using Amazon Web Services(AWS), specifically the text extraction tool called Textract. The system that collects financial reports from companies could not be automated and did not meet the expectations set by the company that commissioned the thesis. The system that extracts financial data from companies was promising as all data points of interest could be extracted. The second system was deemed promising however since it is reliant on a system that supplies it with reports, it cannot be implemented.The work conducted shows that automating the process of extracting financial data from European companies is not (yet) possible. Extracting the data from reports is possible however collecting the report is the bottleneck which is not possible. It would have been better to manually collect financial reports instead of using a web scraper in this thesis. This was a bottleneck which could be solved in future projects. / Det svårt för privata investerare och företag som tillhandahåller data att få tillgång till finansiella data om europeiska företag. Uppgiften att extrahera finansiella data från europeiska företag sker med största sannolikhet manuellt, vilket är en tidskrävande process. Detta skulle förklara varför europeiska företags finansiella data levereras långsammare än amerikanska företag. Denna rapport försöker testa ifall det är möjligt att automatisera processen att extrahera finansiella data för europeiska företag genom att skapa två proof of concept-system. En fokuserar på att samla in finansiella rapporter från europeiska företag som använder en webbskrapa och skrapar rapporterna direkt från källan. Det andra systemet extraherar finansiella data från rapporterna med hjälp av Amazon Web Services(AWS), specifikt verktyget som extraherar text, även kallad Textract. Systemet som samlar in finansiella rapporter från företag kunde inte automatiseras och motsvarade inte de förväntningar som ställts av företaget som föreslog examensarbetet. Systemet som extraherar finansiella data från företag var lovande eftersom alla eftertraktade datapunkter kunde extraheras. Det andra systemet ansågs lovande men eftersom det är beroende av ett system som förser det med rapporter kan det inte implementeras. Arbetet som utförts visar att det ännu inte är möjligt att automatisera processen att extrahera finansiell data från europeiska företag. Det är möjligt att extrahera data från rapporter men att samla in rapporten är flaskhalsen som inte är möjlig. Det hade varit bättre att manuellt samla in finansiella rapporter istället i denna avhandling. Detta var en flaskhals som skulle kunna lösas i framtida projekt.

Puppeteer, World's Oldest Periodical Focused on Puppetry (1912-2009) Diploma Thesis Eva Pivodová Abstract This thesis focuses on the history of the magazine Czech Puppeteer (Český loutkář), or Puppeteer (Loutkář), the world's oldest continuously published periodical of its kind. The first 3 chapters describe in detail the magazine's transformations between 1912- 1950, its further existence is described more briefly in the final chapter. The resource material consisting primarily of the published issues of the magazine served as the basis for historical analysis. The text also puts the history of the magazine into context with the development of puppetry and it includes references to relevant theatrical literature. The magazine was founded by Jindřich Veselý in 1912 in Prague. In the first period of its existence (1912-1913), it helped to integrate the Czech puppetry community and it emphasized the values of genuine Czech puppet theatre. After 1917, Puppeteer (Loutkář) continued to publish both theoretical and practical articles. In 1940, it was replaced by Puppet Theatre (Loutková scéna). But Puppet Theatre was soon cancelled as well and so the only periodical focused on puppetry published during war was a simple cyclostyled bulletin. After the war, the renewed Puppet Theatre had to adapt to the new...

Web scraping is an efficient way of gathering data, and it has also become much eas- ier to perform and offers a high success rate. People no longer need to be tech-savvy when scraping data since several easy-to-use platform services exist. This study conducts experiments to see if people can scrape in an undetectable fashion using a popular and intelligent JavaScript library (Puppeteer). Three web scraper algorithms, where two of them use movement patterns from real-world web users, demonstrate how to retrieve information automatically from the web. They operate on a website built for this research that utilizes known semi-security mechanisms, honeypot, and activity logging, making it possible to collect and evaluate data from the algorithms and the website. The result shows that it may be possible to construct a web scraper algorithm with less detectability using Puppeteer. One of the algorithms reveals that it is possible to control computer performance using built-in methods in Puppeteer. / Webbskrapning är ett effektivt sätt att hämta data på, det har även blivit en aktivitet som är enkel att genomföra och chansen att en lyckas är hög. Användare behöver inte längre vara fantaster inom teknik när de skrapar data, det finns idag mängder olika och lättanvändliga plattformstjänster. Den här studien utför experi- ment för att se hur personer kan skrapa på ett oupptäckbart sätt med ett populärt och intelligent JavaScript bibliotek (Puppeteer). Tre webbskrapningsalgoritmer, där två av dem använder rörelsemönster från riktiga webbanvändare, demonstrerar hur en kan samla information. Webbskrapningsalgoritmerna har körts på en hemsida som ingått i experimentet med kännbar säkerhet, honeypot, och aktivitetsloggning, nå- got som gjort det möjligt att samla och utvärdera data från både algoritmerna och hemsidan. Resultatet visar att det kan vara möljligt att skrapa på ett oupptäckbart sätt genom att använda Puppeteer. En av algoritmerna avslöjar även möjligheten att kontrollera prestanda genom att använda inbyggda metoder i Puppeteer.

Partindo do caráter híbrido do Teatro de Animação, o presente estudo analisa aspectos de procedimentos criativos que se apresentam como especificidades na trajetória do ator rumo à criação da cena nesta linguagem. Para tanto, vale-se de pesquisa de campo realizada nos seguintes grupos teatrais dedicados ao Teatro de Animação e atuantes na cidade de São Paulo: Cia. Truks, Sobrevento, Morpheus Teatro e Seres de Luz Teatro. Neles foram observados processos de criação de espetáculos, bem como procedimentos em treinamentos e oficinas. O estudo ampara-se ainda em pesquisa de escopo teórico referente às relações estabelecidas entre artes plásticas e cênicas no Teatro de Animação contemporâneo e aos métodos de trabalho e preparação do ator, bem como aspectos concernentes a sua atuação com objetos, bonecos, máscaras e outros materiais. O resultado revela uma reflexão verticalizada em direção às particularidades que se apresentam nos procedimentos de criação da cena pelo ator-manipulador. / Considering the hybrid nature of the Theater of Animation , this present work analyzes the scene conception through specific creative procedures usually performed by the actor of this kind of language. In order to achieve this aim, it presents a field survey accomplished at the following Theater of Animation companies of São Paulo: Cia. Truks, Sobrevento, Morpheus Teatro e Seres de Luz Teatro. In these companies processes of scene conception were registered, as well as procedures applied in trainings and workshops. This study is based in theoretical research about the relationship between visual arts and theater art in the contemporary Theater of Animation and the working method of the actor. It also investigates his relationship with objects, puppets, masks and other materials. The result reveals a deep reflection about the peculiarities of scene creation procedures performed by the puppeteer actor.

The hereby presented thesis pursues the occupations of puppeteers, gymnasts, vendors, blade sharpeners and changes of life strategies of itinerant lineages between the late 18th and early 20th Centuries. Above all, the research was anchored at various registers - firstly comprising registry offices, censuses, registers of homestead participants or residence applications. These were supplemented by the then public press, remembrances of contemporaries and other sources. The historical and demographical analyses based upon genealogical outputs were the dominant methodological background, the subject of which primarily became the characteristics of itinerant individuals and their place within society. The author also inquired into their ethnic origins and specific ways of earning one´s living. The pivot of this treatise, nonetheless, was to reveal true historical circumstances having once brought into life a number of widespread clan legends. Neither marriage strategies were omitted as they provided proof of certain behavioural patterns of both the itinerant and settled individuals. Last but not the least, attention was paid to the sojourn and life en route within this roving peripheral community, the presupposed uniqueness of which was fully proved in every respect.

Partindo do caráter híbrido do Teatro de Animação, o presente estudo analisa aspectos de procedimentos criativos que se apresentam como especificidades na trajetória do ator rumo à criação da cena nesta linguagem. Para tanto, vale-se de pesquisa de campo realizada nos seguintes grupos teatrais dedicados ao Teatro de Animação e atuantes na cidade de São Paulo: Cia. Truks, Sobrevento, Morpheus Teatro e Seres de Luz Teatro. Neles foram observados processos de criação de espetáculos, bem como procedimentos em treinamentos e oficinas. O estudo ampara-se ainda em pesquisa de escopo teórico referente às relações estabelecidas entre artes plásticas e cênicas no Teatro de Animação contemporâneo e aos métodos de trabalho e preparação do ator, bem como aspectos concernentes a sua atuação com objetos, bonecos, máscaras e outros materiais. O resultado revela uma reflexão verticalizada em direção às particularidades que se apresentam nos procedimentos de criação da cena pelo ator-manipulador. / Considering the hybrid nature of the Theater of Animation , this present work analyzes the scene conception through specific creative procedures usually performed by the actor of this kind of language. In order to achieve this aim, it presents a field survey accomplished at the following Theater of Animation companies of São Paulo: Cia. Truks, Sobrevento, Morpheus Teatro e Seres de Luz Teatro. In these companies processes of scene conception were registered, as well as procedures applied in trainings and workshops. This study is based in theoretical research about the relationship between visual arts and theater art in the contemporary Theater of Animation and the working method of the actor. It also investigates his relationship with objects, puppets, masks and other materials. The result reveals a deep reflection about the peculiarities of scene creation procedures performed by the puppeteer actor.

Puppets have been entertaining, educating, and mesmerizing American audiences since the birth of our nation. Both in live theatrical events and TV/film, audiences have watched puppeteers bring their puppet characters to life with clever voice quality choices, unique characterizations, and vivid visual designs. This thesis is a case study that first borrows insight from cartoon character designers, animators, and voiceover actors to provide considerations for voice quality choices, characterizations, and design elements when creating a new puppet character. It then investigates the connections that exist between those three elements once a puppet is fully realized. In order to identify these connections, a test was developed in which participants were asked to use a set of blank puppet heads/bodies and a variety of facial features to each build a unique character and then provide their puppets with a unique character voice. The data collected from the test was then deconstructed and analyzed by comparing each included design element to specific Estill Voice Training System™ vocal attributes identified within each individual puppet character's voice to find where connections occurred. The goal of this thesis is to provide a systematic method for creating vibrant and rich original puppet characters.