title: The Bom Santo Cave (Lisbon, Portugal): Catchment, Diet, and Patterns of Mobility of a Middle Neolithic Population

authors: Carvalho, António F.

subjects: Social Sciences

abstract: The study of the Bom Santo Cave (central Portugal), a Neolithic cemetery, indicated a complex social, palaeoeconomic and population scenario. With isotope, aDNA and provenience analyses of raw materials coupled with stylistic variability of material culture items and palaeogeographical data light is shed on the territory and social organization of a population dated to 3800–3400 cal BC, i.e. the middle phase of the period. Results indicate an itinerant farming, segmentary society, where exogamic practices were the norm and patrilocality probably predominated. Its lifeway may be that of the earliest megalithic builders of the region, but further research is needed to correctly evaluate the degree of participation in such phenomenon.

text: The Bom Santo Cave (Lisbon, Portugal): Catchment, Diet, and Patterns of Mobility of a Middle Neolithic Population The study of the Bom Santo Cave (central Portugal), a Neolithic cemetery, indicated a complex social, palaeoeconomic and population scenario. With isotope, aDNA and provenience analyses of raw materials coupled with stylistic variability of material culture items and palaeogeographical data light is shed on the territory and social organization of a population dated to 3800–3400 cal BC, i.e. the middle phase of the period. Results indicate an itinerant farming, segmentary society, where exogamic practices were the norm and patrilocality probably predominated. Its lifeway may be that of the earliest megalithic builders of the region, but further research is needed to correctly evaluate the degree of participation in such phenomenon.

year: 2016

title: Work distribution of multiple Cartesian robot arms for kiwifruit harvesting

authors: Barnett, Josh

subjects: Science & Technology

abstract: Employing multiple robot arms for kiwifruit harvesting can raise the efficiency since the task completion time is shortened. However, task partitioning and reachability are two major concerns. It is found that the task completion time is minimized if task partitions for robot arms are uniform. However, the partition uniformity is influenced by the fruit indivisibility and fruit cluster growing style. It is also constrained by the fruit distribution across the canopy and the robot arm positions which affect the fruit reachability. This article investigates how to partition the tasks of kiwifruit harvesting so that the harvesting can be completed by multiple robot arms in the minimum time with an assumption that the fruits can be harvested by any robot arm. A parameter termed work distribution is introduced to measure how the task partitioning is different from the optimum. A research platform with two robot arms is implemented to show how to approximate the assumption. Ten field experiments of kiwifruit harvesting had been run by the research platform in two kiwifruit orchards in New Zealand with satisfactory outcomes.

text: Work distribution of multiple Cartesian robot arms for kiwifruit harvesting Employing multiple robot arms for kiwifruit harvesting can raise the efficiency since the task completion time is shortened. However, task partitioning and reachability are two major concerns. It is found that the task completion time is minimized if task partitions for robot arms are uniform. However, the partition uniformity is influenced by the fruit indivisibility and fruit cluster growing style. It is also constrained by the fruit distribution across the canopy and the robot arm positions which affect the fruit reachability. This article investigates how to partition the tasks of kiwifruit harvesting so that the harvesting can be completed by multiple robot arms in the minimum time with an assumption that the fruits can be harvested by any robot arm. A parameter termed work distribution is introduced to measure how the task partitioning is different from the optimum. A research platform with two robot arms is implemented to show how to approximate the assumption. Ten field experiments of kiwifruit harvesting had been run by the research platform in two kiwifruit orchards in New Zealand with satisfactory outcomes.

year: 2020-02-01

title: A translation of Moodle into Te Reo Māori

authors: Manuirirangi, Hōri

abstract: This paper is an assessment of the Te Reo Māori translation of the Learning Management System ‘Moodle’, used by students and teaching staff of the University of Waikato. Moodle: [Modular Object-Oriented Dynamic Learning Environment] has been the university’s primary online learning environment since 2008. It has an open code-base that allows users the ability to modify its software. This particular feature makes the LMS appealing to both Māori and Pacifika users as it allows Moodle to be developed and customized to meet their unique cultural needs. This paper discusses the rationale for the translation of Moodle into Te Reo Māori, and gives insight into the processes implemented by translation staff of Te Ratonga Whakamāori and the university’s WCEL team. The primary focus of this paper is to outline the benefits of translating the online learning environment of Te Reo Māori second-language learners, whilst highlighting how the integration of this technology augments students’ learning inside and outside of the classroom.

text: A translation of Moodle into Te Reo Māori This paper is an assessment of the Te Reo Māori translation of the Learning Management System ‘Moodle’, used by students and teaching staff of the University of Waikato. Moodle: [Modular Object-Oriented Dynamic Learning Environment] has been the university’s primary online learning environment since 2008. It has an open code-base that allows users the ability to modify its software. This particular feature makes the LMS appealing to both Māori and Pacifika users as it allows Moodle to be developed and customized to meet their unique cultural needs. This paper discusses the rationale for the translation of Moodle into Te Reo Māori, and gives insight into the processes implemented by translation staff of Te Ratonga Whakamāori and the university’s WCEL team. The primary focus of this paper is to outline the benefits of translating the online learning environment of Te Reo Māori second-language learners, whilst highlighting how the integration of this technology augments students’ learning inside and outside of the classroom.

year: 2017