title: Narrative Beyond Artefact in Exhibition Design

authors: Hou, Jianting "Eva"

subjects: narrative based exhibition

abstract: Exhibitions have undergone a shift from being presentation oriented to visitors’ experience focused. Visitors associate themselves with stories stronger than other methods of absorbing information. Therefore, museums and galleries invite specialists from film/theater industries to design exhibitions for enhancing experiences in space. Bal points out the potential of merging these two disciplines by analyzing an exhibition through film criticism, mise-en-scene, which shares similar methods to exhibition design techniques but has wider perspectives in supporting the completion of the narrative.

This research investigates the possibilities of applying mise-en-scene as an exhibition planning tool for narrative based exhibitions. Two self-curated exhibitions explored the benefits and challenges for the application of this film technique using an action research methodology. The intent of this research is to offer insights into the cross-disciplinary merger in exhibition design, additionally, evidence of its possibilities and limitations is provided.

text: Narrative Beyond Artefact in Exhibition Design Exhibitions have undergone a shift from being presentation oriented to visitors’ experience focused. Visitors associate themselves with stories stronger than other methods of absorbing information. Therefore, museums and galleries invite specialists from film/theater industries to design exhibitions for enhancing experiences in space. Bal points out the potential of merging these two disciplines by analyzing an exhibition through film criticism, mise-en-scene, which shares similar methods to exhibition design techniques but has wider perspectives in supporting the completion of the narrative.

This research investigates the possibilities of applying mise-en-scene as an exhibition planning tool for narrative based exhibitions. Two self-curated exhibitions explored the benefits and challenges for the application of this film technique using an action research methodology. The intent of this research is to offer insights into the cross-disciplinary merger in exhibition design, additionally, evidence of its possibilities and limitations is provided.

year: 2015

title: Detailed description of grazing systems using nonlinear optimisation methods: A model of a pasture-based New Zealand dairy farm

authors: Doole, Graeme J.

subjects: optimisation

abstract: Grazing systems constitute the most extensive land use worldwide. However, economic analysis of these systems has mainly involved the use of linear optimisation methods that provide a general description of the complex processes contained therein. This paper describes a nonlinear optimisation model of a New Zealand dairy farm that incorporates a detailed depiction of key biophysical processes present within grazing systems. The capacity of this optimisation model to provide rich insight into the effects of higher stocking rates within grazing systems is demonstrated in an empirical application. In accordance with system trials, this application shows that higher stocking rates on pasture-based New Zealand dairy farms generally increase pre-grazing pasture biomass, decrease post-grazing pasture biomass, increase pasture utilisation, decrease herbage allowance, decrease intake and energy consumption per cow, decrease milk production per cow, increase milk production per ha, and reduce conception rate. Nevertheless, an intermediate stocking rate is optimal, as greater milk production with a higher stocking rate is not sufficient to offset the associated costs.

text: Detailed description of grazing systems using nonlinear optimisation methods: A model of a pasture-based New Zealand dairy farm Grazing systems constitute the most extensive land use worldwide. However, economic analysis of these systems has mainly involved the use of linear optimisation methods that provide a general description of the complex processes contained therein. This paper describes a nonlinear optimisation model of a New Zealand dairy farm that incorporates a detailed depiction of key biophysical processes present within grazing systems. The capacity of this optimisation model to provide rich insight into the effects of higher stocking rates within grazing systems is demonstrated in an empirical application. In accordance with system trials, this application shows that higher stocking rates on pasture-based New Zealand dairy farms generally increase pre-grazing pasture biomass, decrease post-grazing pasture biomass, increase pasture utilisation, decrease herbage allowance, decrease intake and energy consumption per cow, decrease milk production per cow, increase milk production per ha, and reduce conception rate. Nevertheless, an intermediate stocking rate is optimal, as greater milk production with a higher stocking rate is not sufficient to offset the associated costs.

year: 2013

title: Equity, equality, and biculturalism in the restructuring of New Zealand schools: A life-history approach

authors: Middleton, Sue

subjects: New Zealand

abstract: Interview data from the initial phase of "Monitoring Today's Schools," a research project to monitor the impact of New Zealand's educational restructuring, are examined.

text: Equity, equality, and biculturalism in the restructuring of New Zealand schools: A life-history approach Interview data from the initial phase of "Monitoring Today's Schools," a research project to monitor the impact of New Zealand's educational restructuring, are examined.

year: 1992