title: Systems of queues parallel, series and network queueing systems with applications to communications and computing

authors: Camden, Mike D.

abstract: The need for understanding of various real-life queueing situations has caused the theory of queues to grow in various directions. One of these directions treats the class of systems where more than one service is available to, or required by, each customer, The theory for this class has progressed along a central path from which various developments branch. Multichannel poisson queues constitute the first part of the path; series and then networks of poisson stations follow. The branches from the path involve models with non-poisson or general assumptions, models with limited waiting room or limited numbers of customers, models with nonzero transit times, and others. The path leads to models for communication networks, and hence to models for computer networks. The theory of computer timesharing branches from the beginning of the path. 
The dissertation attempts to outline the present state of the theory for those models which occur on this path or its branches. The derivation of probability distributions for queue length and waiting time are presented in full for models on the central path, and in brief for the other models.

text: Systems of queues parallel, series and network queueing systems with applications to communications and computing The need for understanding of various real-life queueing situations has caused the theory of queues to grow in various directions. One of these directions treats the class of systems where more than one service is available to, or required by, each customer, The theory for this class has progressed along a central path from which various developments branch. Multichannel poisson queues constitute the first part of the path; series and then networks of poisson stations follow. The branches from the path involve models with non-poisson or general assumptions, models with limited waiting room or limited numbers of customers, models with nonzero transit times, and others. The path leads to models for communication networks, and hence to models for computer networks. The theory of computer timesharing branches from the beginning of the path. 
The dissertation attempts to outline the present state of the theory for those models which occur on this path or its branches. The derivation of probability distributions for queue length and waiting time are presented in full for models on the central path, and in brief for the other models.

year: 1972

title: Write the Body Bloody: Violence, Gender & Identity in the Poetry of Sylvia Plath & Ai

authors: Elliott, Rachael

subjects: Sylvia Plath

abstract: Poems that hang themselves on the rope of acts, apparitions and assertions of violence, voiced by a fierce ‘I’, are primary modes in the work of both Sylvia Plath and Ai.  Their violent ‘I’s burst the boundaries of acceptable poetic expression in moments of crisis, trauma and uncertainty, giving voice to the unspeakable. Yet critical analysis has made a habit of dividing these poets’ violent use of the first person, placing Plath firmly in the category of (naked) autobiographical confession and Ai in the tradition of (masked) dramatic monologue. This thesis highlights the links between the modes in which Plath and Ai inhabit the poetic ‘I’, exploring how they each use scenes of violence to perform and interrogate issues of gender and identity, expose the nexus of tenderness and cruelty and obscure the roles of villain and victim. It argues that neither the category of confessional poetry or dramatic monologue can cage these poets’ seizure of the ‘I’ or explain their emphasis on self as theatre and character as concert. It examines the ways in which selected poems from each writer’s work do violence to the gender and identity limits implicit in both labels.
The creative section which follows this legacy of ‘unacceptable’ women’s writing continues to agitate against the gender limits imposed upon women. It does not flinch from conflict and unpicks the body to discover what identity really means. It embodies the ghosts that haunt my writing self, demanding they be given a voice. My poetry is a breathing fusion of my personal and my dramatic selves. Like the poetry of Plath and Ai, my own creative work refuses to be caged.

text: Write the Body Bloody: Violence, Gender & Identity in the Poetry of Sylvia Plath & Ai Poems that hang themselves on the rope of acts, apparitions and assertions of violence, voiced by a fierce ‘I’, are primary modes in the work of both Sylvia Plath and Ai.  Their violent ‘I’s burst the boundaries of acceptable poetic expression in moments of crisis, trauma and uncertainty, giving voice to the unspeakable. Yet critical analysis has made a habit of dividing these poets’ violent use of the first person, placing Plath firmly in the category of (naked) autobiographical confession and Ai in the tradition of (masked) dramatic monologue. This thesis highlights the links between the modes in which Plath and Ai inhabit the poetic ‘I’, exploring how they each use scenes of violence to perform and interrogate issues of gender and identity, expose the nexus of tenderness and cruelty and obscure the roles of villain and victim. It argues that neither the category of confessional poetry or dramatic monologue can cage these poets’ seizure of the ‘I’ or explain their emphasis on self as theatre and character as concert. It examines the ways in which selected poems from each writer’s work do violence to the gender and identity limits implicit in both labels.
The creative section which follows this legacy of ‘unacceptable’ women’s writing continues to agitate against the gender limits imposed upon women. It does not flinch from conflict and unpicks the body to discover what identity really means. It embodies the ghosts that haunt my writing self, demanding they be given a voice. My poetry is a breathing fusion of my personal and my dramatic selves. Like the poetry of Plath and Ai, my own creative work refuses to be caged.

year: 2014

title: Balancing openness with Indigenous data sovereignty: An opportunity to leave no one behind in the journey to sequence all of life

authors: Cartney, Ann M. Mc

abstract: The field of genomics has benefited greatly from its "openness" approach to data sharing. However, with the increasing volume of sequence information being created and stored and the growing number of international genomics efforts, the equity of openness is under question. The United Nations Convention of Biodiversity aims to develop and adopt a standard policy on access and benefit-sharing for sequence information across signatory parties. This standardization will have profound implications on genomics research, requiring a new definition of open data sharing. The redefinition of openness is not unwarranted, as its limitations have unintentionally introduced barriers of engagement to some, including Indigenous Peoples. This commentary provides an insight into the key challenges of openness faced by the researchers who aspire to protect and conserve global biodiversity, including Indigenous flora and fauna, and presents immediate, practical solutions that, if implemented, will equip the genomics community with both the diversity and inclusivity required to respectfully protect global biodiversity.

text: Balancing openness with Indigenous data sovereignty: An opportunity to leave no one behind in the journey to sequence all of life The field of genomics has benefited greatly from its "openness" approach to data sharing. However, with the increasing volume of sequence information being created and stored and the growing number of international genomics efforts, the equity of openness is under question. The United Nations Convention of Biodiversity aims to develop and adopt a standard policy on access and benefit-sharing for sequence information across signatory parties. This standardization will have profound implications on genomics research, requiring a new definition of open data sharing. The redefinition of openness is not unwarranted, as its limitations have unintentionally introduced barriers of engagement to some, including Indigenous Peoples. This commentary provides an insight into the key challenges of openness faced by the researchers who aspire to protect and conserve global biodiversity, including Indigenous flora and fauna, and presents immediate, practical solutions that, if implemented, will equip the genomics community with both the diversity and inclusivity required to respectfully protect global biodiversity.

year: 2022