title: Applying citizen science to freshwater ecosystem restoration – fact sheet

authors: Peters, Michael A.

abstract: Citizen science describes the diverse ways in which the public participates in scientific investigations. Participation covers a spectrum from sending observations to a project coordinator to designing, implementing protocols, analysing and sharing findings. The popularity of citizen science both for educational and scientific purposes has grown in recent decades. Community volunteers now participate in diverse programmes that investigate the effects of climate change on biota, evolutionary processes, invasive species ecology, and changes in water and air quality (Figure 1).

text: Applying citizen science to freshwater ecosystem restoration – fact sheet Citizen science describes the diverse ways in which the public participates in scientific investigations. Participation covers a spectrum from sending observations to a project coordinator to designing, implementing protocols, analysing and sharing findings. The popularity of citizen science both for educational and scientific purposes has grown in recent decades. Community volunteers now participate in diverse programmes that investigate the effects of climate change on biota, evolutionary processes, invasive species ecology, and changes in water and air quality (Figure 1).

year: 2015

title: History-based visual mining of semi-structured audio and text

authors: Bouamrane, Matt-Mouley

subjects: computer science

abstract: Accessing specific or salient parts of multimedia recordings remains a challenge as there is no obvious way of structuring and representing a mix of space-based and time-based media. A number of approaches have been proposed which usually involve translating the continuous component of the multimedia recording into a space-based representation, such as text from audio through automatic speech recognition and images from video (keyframes). In this paper, we present a novel technique which defines retrieval units in terms of a log of actions performed on space-based artefacts, and exploits timing properties and extended concurrency to construct a visual presentation of text and speech data. This technique can be easily adapted to any mix of space-based artefacts and continuous media.

text: History-based visual mining of semi-structured audio and text Accessing specific or salient parts of multimedia recordings remains a challenge as there is no obvious way of structuring and representing a mix of space-based and time-based media. A number of approaches have been proposed which usually involve translating the continuous component of the multimedia recording into a space-based representation, such as text from audio through automatic speech recognition and images from video (keyframes). In this paper, we present a novel technique which defines retrieval units in terms of a log of actions performed on space-based artefacts, and exploits timing properties and extended concurrency to construct a visual presentation of text and speech data. This technique can be easily adapted to any mix of space-based artefacts and continuous media.

year: 2006

title: A literary and linguistic critique of a Māori lullaby

authors: August, Tipene

subjects: waiata Māori

abstract: Māori song poems surviving from pre-colonial times can provide a valuable source of information about the artistic and cultural heritage of Māoridom. However, they present a number of challenges for the contemporary analyst. On the basis of a stylistic analysis of a Māori lullaby, a number of hypotheses about Māori song poems in general, and the lullaby in particular, are put forward and it is suggested that these hypotheses could be tested in relation to a corpus of song poems. It is hoped that the approach to stylistic analysis adopted here will be of use to scholars of Māori song poems and, perhaps, also to others who are interested in indigenous art forms more generally.

text: A literary and linguistic critique of a Māori lullaby Māori song poems surviving from pre-colonial times can provide a valuable source of information about the artistic and cultural heritage of Māoridom. However, they present a number of challenges for the contemporary analyst. On the basis of a stylistic analysis of a Māori lullaby, a number of hypotheses about Māori song poems in general, and the lullaby in particular, are put forward and it is suggested that these hypotheses could be tested in relation to a corpus of song poems. It is hoped that the approach to stylistic analysis adopted here will be of use to scholars of Māori song poems and, perhaps, also to others who are interested in indigenous art forms more generally.

year: 2001-02