<p>In which ways have composing processes in music appeared over the past 300 years? How may composing processes work today? What does new technology do to this processes?</p><p>The key purpose of this study is to investigate various composing processes. A further purpose is also to gain an awareness of how we use modern technology by computers and their notation programmes.</p><p>The research design of this thesis includes a display of literature related to composing processes. along with an analysis of the writer’s own experiences in the area. Therefore, included in this thesis, is a score and a recording of a new composition together with an analysis of the writer’s own composing process. The results of the writer’s composing process of this piece, are furthermore discussed with three of the writer’s colleauges.</p><p>This study deliberately focuses on Western classical music and jazz improvisation as these are genres where the writer has his own musical background. He will therefore be able to reflect upon his own experiences in the area.</p><p>Today the computer and its programs is a natural component in the musical process, however, it might tempt us to take ’short cuts’ in parts of the creating process. The findings of this study point towards the idea that in order to create a sense of inspiration in a composition or in a performance, the process has to be rooted physically in the body, without any use of ’short cuts’.</p>

Dreamhome is a creative exploration of a prototype house designed with creative freedom using possible future technologies that may not be currently feasible. New and forthcoming technology in various scientific branches that could be applicable to architecture will be presented, and the applications discussed. Limitations of application to architecture of the reviewed technologies will be discussed. Prior works by architects and engineers who push boundaries to innovatively overcome technological limitations will be explored, as will examples in which advanced technology is applied to create unique architectural designs. Together these references will evoke inspirations to be translated into an architectural design and a virtual home. The house is desired to boast of a unique design with various aesthetic and functional features that are not usually seen in present day architecture. This visualization could be a glimpse of possible home design of the future.

The Laurentian Great Lakes are the largest system of freshwater on earth containing 22% of the world’s supply. Although part of a single system, each lake shows substantial variation regarding physical, chemical and biological parameters. The main goals of this thesis were to characterize the nutrient status of natural phytoplankton communities while comparing several commonly used measurements of nutrient status and Chlorophyll a (Chl a) fluorescence measurements. The study sites include the western basin (WB), west-central basin (WCB), and central basin (CB) of Lake Erie, the Bay of Quinte in Lake Ontario, and Colpoys Bay in Lake Huron. Independent measures of nutrient status were assessed by measurements of nitrogen (N) debt, phosphorus (P) debt, particulate C:N:P ratios, and alkaline phosphatase activity (APA). Variable fluorescence of chlorophyll a was measured by pulse amplitude modulated (PAM) fluorometry and fast repetition rate (FRR) fluorometry in parallel with the independent measures. In 2005, the phytoplankton communities in Lake Erie were generally N deficient in May, P deficient in June, and neither N nor P deficient in September. The maximum dark adapted quantum yield (Fv/Fm) measured by PAM or FRRF was lower in May and June, and maximal in September, while the functional absorption cross section of photosystem II (σPSII) was maximal in May and June, and minimal in September. Relationships between the variable fluorescence indicators and independent measures of nutrient status showed strong associations with N or P deficient sites having low Fv/Fm and high σPSII. In 2006, the electron transport rate (ETR) and the initial slope (α) derived from the PAM fluorescence rapid light-response curves (RLC) were compared to independent measures and Fv/Fm measurements in Lake Erie. Relationships between ETR, α, independent measures of nutrient status, and Fv/Fm measurements revealed strong associations with nutrient status. Confirming previous reports, N deficiency was highest in the WB during isothermal conditions while P deficiency was highest in the CB during summer stratification. The fluorescence parameters generally decreased as the severity of N and P deficiency increased. N and P enrichment assays also revealed increased values of Fv/Fm, ETR, and α from N and P deficient samples over twenty-four hours. Additionally, spatial variability of P status was evaluated during summer stratification. Colpoys Bay, the most oligotrophic site, had the strongest P deficiency, and evidence for existence of P deficiency was weakest in the Bay of Quinte, the most eutrophic site. Nutrient enrichment assays revealed that all fluorescence parameters showed a positive response to P additions in oligotrophic sites, with no response in eutrophic sites. Community structure was also associated with nutrient status and Chl a fluorescence at all locations. In P deficient sites, nano-flagellates such as chrysophytes and cryptophytes were prevalent; cyanobacteria were dominant at sites that displayed N deficiency.

The Laurentian Great Lakes are the largest system of freshwater on earth containing 22% of the world’s supply. Although part of a single system, each lake shows substantial variation regarding physical, chemical and biological parameters. The main goals of this thesis were to characterize the nutrient status of natural phytoplankton communities while comparing several commonly used measurements of nutrient status and Chlorophyll a (Chl a) fluorescence measurements. The study sites include the western basin (WB), west-central basin (WCB), and central basin (CB) of Lake Erie, the Bay of Quinte in Lake Ontario, and Colpoys Bay in Lake Huron. Independent measures of nutrient status were assessed by measurements of nitrogen (N) debt, phosphorus (P) debt, particulate C:N:P ratios, and alkaline phosphatase activity (APA). Variable fluorescence of chlorophyll a was measured by pulse amplitude modulated (PAM) fluorometry and fast repetition rate (FRR) fluorometry in parallel with the independent measures. In 2005, the phytoplankton communities in Lake Erie were generally N deficient in May, P deficient in June, and neither N nor P deficient in September. The maximum dark adapted quantum yield (Fv/Fm) measured by PAM or FRRF was lower in May and June, and maximal in September, while the functional absorption cross section of photosystem II (σPSII) was maximal in May and June, and minimal in September. Relationships between the variable fluorescence indicators and independent measures of nutrient status showed strong associations with N or P deficient sites having low Fv/Fm and high σPSII. In 2006, the electron transport rate (ETR) and the initial slope (α) derived from the PAM fluorescence rapid light-response curves (RLC) were compared to independent measures and Fv/Fm measurements in Lake Erie. Relationships between ETR, α, independent measures of nutrient status, and Fv/Fm measurements revealed strong associations with nutrient status. Confirming previous reports, N deficiency was highest in the WB during isothermal conditions while P deficiency was highest in the CB during summer stratification. The fluorescence parameters generally decreased as the severity of N and P deficiency increased. N and P enrichment assays also revealed increased values of Fv/Fm, ETR, and α from N and P deficient samples over twenty-four hours. Additionally, spatial variability of P status was evaluated during summer stratification. Colpoys Bay, the most oligotrophic site, had the strongest P deficiency, and evidence for existence of P deficiency was weakest in the Bay of Quinte, the most eutrophic site. Nutrient enrichment assays revealed that all fluorescence parameters showed a positive response to P additions in oligotrophic sites, with no response in eutrophic sites. Community structure was also associated with nutrient status and Chl a fluorescence at all locations. In P deficient sites, nano-flagellates such as chrysophytes and cryptophytes were prevalent; cyanobacteria were dominant at sites that displayed N deficiency.

Abstract By the advantage of technology innovation, the New Technology-Based Firms can not only win the competitive advantage but also make a great contribution to the national economic growth. (Rickne & Jacobsson,1996¡FAutio & Yli-Renko,1998¡FAcs,1999¡FFontes & Coombs,2001)¡C The technology of touch screens originated in military use, but it has been extensively applied to consumer, commercial, and public products. Among the touch screens, the capacitive touch screens are the best and the most expensive product. There used to be a single producer in the industry. But now, there is another company with the key manufacture technology and this company is also our study case. This study used the descriptive case-study method to analyze the strategic positioning of the New Technology-Based Firm in the industry. This study suggests the ¡§Focus Strategy¡¨ to be the strategic positioning of the new technology-based Firm in the capacitive touch screens industry, including the ¡§Cost Focus Strategy¡¨ for the cost advantage of customizing sizes and the ¡§Focus Differentiation Strategy¡¨ for the customization policy.

Nowadays, the new information technology develops rapidly and becomes a necessary tool of globalization, and it has triggered the trend of globalization. The rapid change of the global environment has made both the debate of globalization not only deeper but wider and the development of globalization faster than before. Therefore, the purpose of this research is to discuss whether the industry would develop its global market after it adopts the new technology. In addition, we also try to understand whether the industry characteristics of the industry would affect the degree of the globalization or not. This research used the questionnaire to investigate the manufacture, service and communication industries. We totally interviewed 372 enterprises. The results show that the adoption of new technologies has an apparent effect on the three industries that we discuss¡Fand the influence of the new technology is also apparent when we exclude the industry factor. Thus, we can confirm that the new technology will increase the degree of the globalization in these industries. Besides, the EC Marketing technology will help the manufacture industry to improve its globalization. As for the communication industry, the basic facilities will be beneficial to its globalization.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Texas at Austin, 1999. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 402-414). Available also in a digital version from Dissertation Abstracts.

Submitted by Danielle Karla Martins Silva (danielle.martins@ufpe.br) on 2015-03-04T12:13:39Z No. of bitstreams: 2 ME-2010.1_Taciana_Santos_CCB-UFPE.pdf: 2202200 bytes, checksum: fe7ff81b25b37bf5fbfcbd8d4e4b6fed (MD5) license_rdf: 1232 bytes, checksum: 66e71c371cc565284e70f40736c94386 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2015-03-04T12:13:39Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 2 ME-2010.1_Taciana_Santos_CCB-UFPE.pdf: 2202200 bytes, checksum: fe7ff81b25b37bf5fbfcbd8d4e4b6fed (MD5) license_rdf: 1232 bytes, checksum: 66e71c371cc565284e70f40736c94386 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2012 / CNPq / O reconhecimento de áreas de endemismo é essencial para entender a evolução espaço-temporal. Neste trabalho objetivei identificar as áreas de endemismo para mamíferos terrestres do Novo Mundo, e investigar os fatores biogeográficos e metodológicos envolvidos neste endemismo. Com dados de distribuição geográfica da IUCN, eu realizei uma PAE com todos os mamíferos excluindo as ordens Sirenia e Cetacea. Testei quadrículas de 1° ou 2°, com todos os mamíferos não aquáticos e com apenas terrestres (sem morcegos), com todas as quadrículas e removendo as ilhas, e dobrando o peso para surgimento do táxon (caractere) ou mantendo peso igual para todos os estados de caracteres. Apliquei algoritmos de parcimônia com o TNT (New Technology Search) usando em cada matriz o melhor nível de busca reconhecido em testes preliminares (encontrou a melhor resolução de árvore), e identifiquei a melhor árvore: a mais curta, e com Índice de Consistência (IC) e de Retenção (IR) mais altos. Listei os clados com valores de bootstrap ≥ 75 e com no mínimo duas sinapomorfias autênticas, e reconheci no mapa as áreas de endemismo. Buscando a árvore mais parcimoniosa com todas as matrizes do Novo Mundo, com quadrículas de 1° e 2°, removendo os táxons de ampla vagilidade ou não, excluindo as ilhas ou não, em todos os níveis de buscas testados a melhor árvore foi encontrada com quadrículas de 2° removendo os morcegos, incluindo as ilhas e não alterando o peso dos estados dos caracteres (matriz NM2°Terrestres) tendo IC = 0,13 e IR = 0,87. Identifiquei oito áreas de endemismo representando as três Américas, predominantemente na latitude tropical, em florestas de altas altitudes, com 32 espécies endêmicas representando as ordens Rodentia, Soricomorpha, Lagomorpha, Carnivora, Artiodactyla e Primates. Três espécies estão classificadas como “dados deficientes” pela IUCN e não assumi serem espécies endêmicas. Das outras 27, duas de médio porte e as outras são pequenos mamíferos. Mamíferos podem explorar vários nichos ecológicos, porém, nas áreas de endemismo no Novo Mundo percebi que fatores ecológicos, geográficos ou evolutivos devem interferir na distribuição de alguns táxons, formando as áreas de endemismo, pois existe uma forte relação dos mamíferos endêmicos do Novo Mundo com o habitat e o relevo das áreas. Reconheci que a quantidade e qualidade dos dados (tamanho e número das quadrículas, e excesso de quadrículas com mesma composição) influenciam os IC e IR da árvore, e possivelmente o excesso de táxons que ocorrem em muitas células interfira no arranjo da árvore mais parcimoniosa desvalorizando o bootstrap dos ramos e consequentemente prejudicando a identificação das áreas de endemismo.

In which ways have composing processes in music appeared over the past 300 years? How may composing processes work today? What does new technology do to this processes? The key purpose of this study is to investigate various composing processes. A further purpose is also to gain an awareness of how we use modern technology by computers and their notation programmes. The research design of this thesis includes a display of literature related to composing processes. along with an analysis of the writer’s own experiences in the area. Therefore, included in this thesis, is a score and a recording of a new composition together with an analysis of the writer’s own composing process. The results of the writer’s composing process of this piece, are furthermore discussed with three of the writer’s colleauges. This study deliberately focuses on Western classical music and jazz improvisation as these are genres where the writer has his own musical background. He will therefore be able to reflect upon his own experiences in the area. Today the computer and its programs is a natural component in the musical process, however, it might tempt us to take ’short cuts’ in parts of the creating process. The findings of this study point towards the idea that in order to create a sense of inspiration in a composition or in a performance, the process has to be rooted physically in the body, without any use of ’short cuts’.

No / Changes in organisational forms are central to the way new technologies impact on the future of work and employment. Drawing on case¿study evidence of a call centre and its client relations and a multinational IT firm and its partnership with a government department, this paper explores the implications for skill and managerial control.