Theorizing Gender and Musical Composition in the Computerized Classroom

Classroom The increased use of information technology in schools is generally perceived as a positive, dynamic step into the future. By providing IT facilities for all children throughout their education we are affording them access to a wider range of career opportunities and educational experiences. Feminists have long debated the extent to which technology can be exclusionary for women because of its construction as a masculine domain, emphasizing 'masculine' characteristics of mastery, skill and control. By focusing on the music classroom, Armstrong explores gender and the compositional process and the effects of an overtly technological approach to composition. In the early part of the essay, she draws on Sherry Turkle's early work based on observations of male and female computer programmers. Despite observing a variety of computational styles Turkle concluded that, although technology allowed for this diversity, computer culture did not, noting that many females preferred a style that did not favour the canonical, plan-oriented, abstract thinkers who 'constitute an epistemological elite'. In her own research, Armstrong found that girls often became alienated from their own creative work because the culture of the music classroom appears to privilege a particular style of working. By focusing on the singing voice and the corporeal, Armstrong draws on aspects of cyberfeminism to illustrate how girls can transcend and subvert this masculine culture.     

英语语态的语用功能

语言学家对于语态的分析已经有许多年的历史,这些分析研究多半是从句法和语义平面上对语态进行分析.然而从Halliday提出的系统功能语法的角度对语态的语用功能的分析研究还不够.从语用来看,主动语态与被动语态在语境中的不同选择将会带来不同的意义,因而系统功能语法学家除了从句法平面上分析语态,还从语用层面上来分析.提出英语语态的定义、分类和语用功能.分别对主动语态和被动语态使用的语境,语态的选择和语篇功能和交际功能等进行分析.     

官僚制弊病的根源性分析

现代理性的官僚制理论是由德国的社会学家马克斯·韦伯提出的，是一种理想形态的官僚制。这种官僚制依靠自身的优越性在韦伯生活的时代及其以后的一段时期确实发挥了很大的作用。但是，随着官僚制的深入应用，现实中的官僚制正在蜕化，官僚制弊病不断出现。官僚制弊病的产生根源于官僚制自身的缺陷，根除官僚制弊病，需要官僚制理性的回归。     

不同手机及不同通信网络通话录音质量评析

目的为送检手机通话录音质量的审查提供理论依据。方法提出一种定量化的语音检材质量评价标准,并对不同手机及不同通信网络下的录音进行质量评价。该标准基于主流鉴定设备,涵盖了声学语谱图共振峰个数及数值、基频参数、区域平均频谱等分析方法以及声纹比对测试。结果实验结果显示,不同条件下得到的通话录音质量存在一定的差异性,会对声纹图谱鉴定产生一定影响,但并不会造成本质性差异。结论语音同一认定中,对基于移动通信网络获取的检材录音应考虑到通话语音质量的差异性对检验的影响,并在鉴定分析中加以评估和克服。     

A passive approach for effective detection and localization of region-level video forgery with spatio-temporal coherence analysis

In this paper, we present a passive approach for effective detection and localization of region-level forgery from video sequences possibly with camera motion. As most digital image/video capture devices do not have modules for embedding watermark or signature, passive forgery detection which aims to detect the traces of tampering without embedded information has become the major focus of recent research. However, most of current passive approaches either work only for frame-level detection and cannot localize region-level forgery, or suffer from high false detection rates for localization of tampered regions. In this paper, we investigate two common region-level inpainting methods for object removal, temporal copy-and-paste and exemplar-based texture synthesis, and propose a new approach based on spatio-temporal coherence analysis for detection and localization of tampered regions. Our approach can handle camera motion and multiple object removal. Experiments show that our approach outperforms previous approaches, and can effectively detect and localize regions tampered by temporal copy-and-paste and texture synthesis.     

Passive forensics in image and video using noise features: A review

Due to present of enormous free image and video editing software on the Internet, tampering of digital images and videos have become very easy. Validating the integrity of images or videos and detecting any attempt of forgery without use of active forensic technique such as Digital Signature or Digital Watermark is a big challenge to researchers. Passive forensic techniques, unlike active techniques, do not need any preembeded information about the image or video. The proposed paper presents a comprehensive review of the recent developments in the field of digital image and video forensic using noise features. The previously existing methods of image and video forensics proved the importance of noises and encourage us for the study and perform extensive research in this field. Moreover, in this paper, forensic task cover mainly source identification and forgery detection in the image and video using noise features. Thus, various source identification and forgery detection methods using noise features are reviewed and compared in this paper for image and video. The overall objective of this paper is to give researchers a broad perspective on various aspects of image and video forensics using noise features. Conclusion part of this paper discusses about the importance of noise features and the challenges encountered by different image and video forensic method using noise features.     

Modern Families,Modern Family Justice: Supporting Family Relationships in Fast‐Changing Socio‐Political‐Economic Climates (Summary of the Report of the Consultation at St George's House,Windsor, February 12–13, 2018)

This summary relates to the consultation held at St George's House, in Windsor, England, on February 2018. The attendees came from across Europe and from the United States, and they discussed a range of initiatives designed to address the challenges in modern family justice and the changes in the social, political, and economic environments that are impacting family life across the globe. Although the challenges are very similar, the approach to resolving them varies from jurisdiction to jurisdiction. The attendees concluded that there is much we can learn from each other, and that greater cooperation between family justice professionals across geographic boundaries would be highly beneficial.     

Guiding Principles for Family Justice Programs

The Association of Family and Conciliation Courts and Relate, UK, co‐convened a 24‐hour consultation at St George's House, Windsor, UK, on modern family justice issues across Europe. This article identifies a preliminary set of guiding principles for family justice programs developed by consultation participants.     

两种推拿手法治疗非肿块型肌性斜颈疗效比较

目的 观察君、臣、佐、使配伍推拿方法即揉推"颈部五线"联合抻颈肌、轻点穴治疗非肿块型肌性斜颈的临床疗效.方法 将71例非肿块型肌性斜颈患儿随机分为对照组(35例)和治疗组(36例),对照组采取传统推拿治疗,治疗组在此基础上结合原治疗经验增减,即以揉推"颈部五线"为君,以增加抻颈肌时间为臣,以轻点体穴为佐使.在治疗前,治疗3、6周后评定患儿颈部歪斜角度和颈部被动关节活动度,比较两组疗效.结果 与治疗前比较,两组治疗3、6周患侧旋转角度和健侧侧屈角度均显著增加(P<0.05),颈部歪斜角度均显著减小(P<0.05);治疗组侧旋转角度和健侧侧屈角度均显著大于对照组(P<0.05),颈部歪斜角度显著小于对照组(P<0.05).治疗组疗效优于对照组(P<0.05).结论 运用君、臣、佐、使配伍推拿方法治疗非肿块型肌性斜颈,对改善患儿颈部歪斜角度、颈部被动关节活动度效果确切,整体疗效优于传统推拿手法.     

U.S. International Broadcasting: The Case of Iran

This article is an examination of the current state of U.S. broadcasting to Iran. It also gives an overview of the structure of U.S. international broadcasting. The author illustrates how under the Bush administration, Radio Farda and Voice of America Persian TV were held accountable for helping to destabilize the Islamic Republic of Iran. However, critics, including those in the Pentagon and a number of congressional members, doubted the capacity of Radio Farda, in particular, to carry out such a purpose because of its entertainment focus. Contrary to self-professed declarations of independence and free and objective journalism, the author argues that the U.S. government uses strict editorial control to restrict its broadcasting entities within the boundaries of its foreign policy objectives.