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This thesis will examine the Combating Violence, Disorder and Looting and Law Enforcement Protection Act of Florida's discriminatory nature, vague provisions, and constitutional violations under the First and Fourteenth Amendments. In carrying out this examination, this thesis will analyze case law, law reviews, bill analysis as provided by the Florida legislature, and similar legislation that has been proposed both by other states as well as on the federal level.

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Internet of Things (IoT) är ett område under omfattande utveckling, både vad det gäller hårdvara och mjukvara. När det gäller hårdvaruplattformar för IoT enheter finns det platt-formar som är kraftfulla nog att exekvera ett reguljärt OS som t.ex. Linux. Andra hårdvaru-plattformar är inte tillräckligt kraftfulla för att exekvera reguljära OS och för dessa plattformar finns ett behov av resurseffektiva små IoT OS. Dessa resurssnåla OS behöver kunna hantera många av de funktioner som reguljära OS erbjuder, men på ett betydligt mer effektivt sätt.Det har under de senaste åren släppts en uppsjö av olika IoT OS för resurssnåla enheter och därför är syftet med denna rapport en utvärdering av IoT OS för strömsnåla resurssvaga IoT enheter. Utvärdering genomförs på IoT OS:en Contiki, mbed, RIOT och Zephyr. Målet med utvärderingen är att fastställa viktiga egenskaper för ett IoT OS för strömsnåla resurssvaga IoT enheter, och att belysa svårigheter och erfarenheter relaterade till konstruktionsprocessen av en prototyp för IoT enheter. Utvärderingen genomfördes genom att samla in fyra olika typer av data relaterade till IoT OS:en, och sedan utvärdera denna data med hjälp av en kriteriebaserad utvärderingsmetod.Utvärderingen resulterade i en lista av sex viktiga egenskaper för små resurs snåla IoT operativsystem. Dess resultat belyser även svårigheter och erfarenheter som framkommit under byggprocessen av prototyperna baserade på IoT OS:en.Slutsatsen av denna rapport bidrar med erfarenheter från byggning av prototyper IoT OS för resurssnåla enheter, samt ett utvärderingsresultat för IoT OS:en med hänsyn till de sex viktiga IoT OS egenskaperna. / The Internet of Things (IoT) is a large and rapidly expanding area with regards to both hardware platforms and software. When it comes to hardware platforms for the IoT some are more powerful and able to run a traditional OS like Linux, while other platforms are too constraint to do so. To ease the development within the IoT area an appropriate IoT OS is needed for these constrained hardware platforms, which can handle most of the functionality a traditional OS offer.Therefore, we evaluate IoT OSs targeted for low performance battery powered devices. In this thesis Contiki, mbed, RIOT and Zephyr are evaluated. The aim of this evaluation is to determine important IoT OS characteristics for resource constrained devices, and to highlight difficulties and experiences related to the building process of prototypes for such IoT devices.The evaluation of the IoT OSs were conducted on four types of data with regards to several measurable OS characteristics according to a criteria based evaluation method.The evaluation resulted in a list of six IoT OS characteristics important for wireless, resource constrained and battery powered devices. Furthermore the evaluation highlights potential setbacks during the building process of a prototype system for such devices and it also explains what experiences that can be gained.The conclusion of this thesis contributes with experience related to IoT OS prototype construction and also an evaluation result with respect to the six IoT OS characteristics for constraint battery driven devices.

A holistic arms control (HAC) analytical framework was employed to explore the full range of mechanisms that could potentially be utilised to effectively regulate the development, stockpiling, transfer or use of riot control agents (RCAs), incapacitants and related means of delivery. From this analysis it is clear that the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) and its attendant regime are the most appropriate and probably the most receptive mechanisms, at least in the short term, for the discussion of these concerns and the development of appropriate policy responses. However, the response of CWC States Parties to these issues is by no means certain and parallel processes should be established to explore alternative regulatory mechanisms with the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention, UN drugs conventions, international and regional human rights instruments, international humanitarian law, and transfer controls potentially yielding positive results in the next five to ten year period. Other regimes that may well prove important in the longer term include: the international criminal court and other international criminal law entities; the UN Secretary General¿s investigation mechanism and other ad hoc UN investigatory mechanisms. A comprehensive HAC strategy for the regulation of RCAs, incapacitants and related means of delivery will also require active involvement of informed and activist civil society in societal verification; development and promotion of norms prohibiting the involvement of scientific and medical communities in weaponisation programmes intended for malign application; and far greater active engagement of such expert communities in relevant State and international policy development processes.

This thesis is dedicated to measuring the communication performance of LoRa technology in an indoor environment and providing insight into its potential application as an effective Internet of Things (IoT) communication solution in Low Power Wide Area Networks (LPWAN). Through careful experimentation and analysis, we assessed various transmission parameters such as spreading factor (SF), bandwidth (BW), Payload Length (PL), and LoRaWAN classes. Performance metrics including Receive Signal Strength Indicator (RSSI), Signal-to-Noise Ratio (SNR), Round-trip time (RTT), and Goodput are measured to evaluate LoRa’s performance under different settings. The research question addressed is whether LoRa can be effectively used for indoor wireless communication. Our findings demonstrate that LoRa technology exhibits good transmission range, reliability, and cost-effectiveness in indoor environments, making it suitable for some indoor IoT applications. We also examined the impact of different LoRaWAN device classes and highlighted the importance of balancing the SF and BW to optimize communication performance. In conclusion, this thesis offers a comprehensive understanding of the communication performance of LoRa technology in indoor environments, providing valuable guidance for its practical application in indoor IoT communication. The research findings presented herein serve as a significant reference for future research endeavors in this field, enabling further advancements in the domain of LoRa-based wireless communication technologies for indoor IoT applications. / Denna avhandling ägnas åt att mäta kommunikationsprestanda för LoRa-teknik i en inomhusmiljö och ger insikt i dess potentiella tillämpning som en effektiv kommunikationslösning för Internet of Things (IoT) i Low Power Wide Area Networks (LPWAN). Genom noggranna experiment och analys utvärderade vi olika överföringsparametrar som spridningsfaktor (SF), bandbredd (BW), nyttolastlängd och LoRaWAN-enhetens klasser. Prestandametriker inklusive Receive Signal Strength Indicator (RSSI), Signal-to-Noise Ratio (SNR), Round-trip time (RTT) och Goodput mäts för att utvärdera LoRa’s prestanda under olika inställningar. Forskningsfrågan som behandlas är om LoRa effektivt kan användas för inomhus trådlös kommunikation. Våra resultat visar att LoRa-teknik uppvisar bra överföringsområde, tillförlitlighet och kostnadseffektivitet i inomhusmiljöer, vilket gör det lämpligt för vissa inomhus-IoT-applikationer. Vi undersökte också inverkan av olika LoRaWAN-enhet klasser och framhävde vikten av att balansera SF och BW för att optimera kommunikationsprestanda. Sammanfattningsvis erbjuder denna avhandling en omfattande förståelse för kommunikationsprestanda för LoRa-teknik i inomhusmiljöer, vilket ger värdefull vägledning för dess praktiska tillämpning inom inomhus IoT-kommunikation. De forskningsresultat som presenteras här fungerar som en betydande referens för framtida forskningsinsatser inom detta område, vilket möjliggör ytterligare framsteg inom området för LoRa-baserade trådlösa kommunikationstekniker för inomhus IoT-applikationer.

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A look at how artists in the grunge and Riot Grrrl movements constructed public identities that typically appealed to the economic, cultural, and social conditions of the early 1990s. These public personas -- perceived as “honest” -- were defined by negotiation with mainstream culture, the notion of the “confessional,” and gender construction. By examining how these identities were constructed, composition students can see how cultural influences mediate their own identity construction. A “grunge/Riot Grrrl” pedagogy is proposed that encourages students to look at how identities are constructed across a multimedia landscape, reflecting the way grunge and Riot Grrrl artists built public personas using music, lyrics, interviews, album covers, photo shoots, and videos. An online assignment is suggested that would allow students to “profile” their public selves and the cultural conditions that influence them so that students can use multimedia to show their public identities.

Ce travail doctoral consiste en une considération de la nature complexe et ambivalente des relations qui sont tissées entre "culture dominante "("mainstream") et sous-cultures contestataires "underground", à travers l'examen du cas de la sous-culture punk, et plus spécifiquement, du cas de la sous-culture punk féministe américaine (sous la forme du courant "riot grrrl" notamment). En nous appuyant sur les discours des actrices et acteurs de ces sphères féministes et anticapitalistes d'une part, et d'autre part sur la production théorique à laquelle ont pu donner lieu les phénomènes sous-culturels marginaux et/ou contestataires, en particulier depuis la fin des années 1970, nous souhaitons mener une réflexion sur le rôle social que peut revêtir ce genre de regroupements sociaux. De quel(s) sens leurs protagonistes investissent-t-ils leurs pratiques ? Quel peut être l'objectif d'une telle démarche, si tant est qu'il y en ait un ? Par ailleurs, il s'agit également de s'interroger sur le concept de subversion : où peut-encore se situer un éventuel potentiel disruptif, dans une société qui, comme l'ont déjà souligné beaucoup de penseurs, ainsi que beaucoup des détracteurs de cette "idéologie dominante", semble en dernière analyse assez bien s'alimenter, paradoxalement, de sa critique. Ce sont ces questionnements qui sous-tendent, dans le cadre d'une dernière partie, la mise en perspective diachronique du punk que nous proposons, en comparant cette tendance avec les réjouissances carnavalesques médiévales telles que les a décrites Mikhaïl Bakhtine, et avec l'esprit dionysiaque que Nietzsche s'est employé à cerner.