natgillin/translations-raw huggingface dataset:
The authours discusses the added impact of exposure to influenza prior to the major waves of the pandemic in 1918 and cocirculation of other acute infectious diseases, including pneumonia, smallpox, and measles; chronic conditions such as nutritional deficiencies and tuberculosis; and social and cultural factors such as the economic climate, ethnicity, official responses, and access to health care.
The authours discusses the added impact of exposure to influenza prior to the major waves of the pandemic in 1918 and cocirculation of other acute infectious diseases, including pneumonia, smallpox, and measles; chronic conditions such as nutritional deficiencies and tuberculosis; and social and cultural factors such as the economic climate, ethnicity, official responses, and access to health care.
The emphasis is on potential explanations for differential mortality in these regions and on how the experiences of Labradoreans and Alaskans can help to inform us about the multitude of interrelated factors influencing modern health issues.
The emphasis is on potential explanations for differential mortality in these regions and on how the experiences of Labradoreans and Alaskans can help to inform us about the multitude of interrelated factors influencing modern health issues.
For more information see publisher’s website
For more information see publisher’s website
Literature : Sattenspiel, Lisa and Svenn-Erik Mamelund (2012): ‘Cocirculating epidemics, chronic health problems, and social conditions in early 20th century Labrador and Alaska.
Literature : Sattenspiel, Lisa and Svenn-Erik Mamelund (2012): ‘Cocirculating epidemics, chronic health problems, and social conditions in early 20th century Labrador and Alaska.
Annals of Anthropological Practice , 36, (2) 402-421.
Annals of Anthropological Practice , 36, (2) 402-421.
Doi: 10.1111/napa.12011.
Doi: 10.1111/napa.12011.
Contact : Svenn-Erik Mamelund
Contact : Svenn-Erik Mamelund
WRI, November 22nd 2013
WRI, November 22nd 2013
The IMISCOE (International Migration, Integration and Social Cohesion in Europe) research network started in 2004 as an EU-funded Network of Excellence and is now an independent research network uniting 29 institutional members and over 200 researchers in Europe and beyond (see www.imiscoe.org).
The IMISCOE (International Migration, Integration and Social Cohesion in Europe) research network started in 2004 as an EU-funded Network of Excellence and is now an independent research network uniting 29 institutional members and over 200 researchers in Europe and beyond (see www.imiscoe.org).
Research Groups are initiatives by IMISCOE members who join forces to address new themes and methodologies and strengthen the migration research field.
Research Groups are initiatives by IMISCOE members who join forces to address new themes and methodologies and strengthen the migration research field.
They are typically multidisciplinary and focus on international comparative research.
They are typically multidisciplinary and focus on international comparative research.
From 2013, NOVA initiated and co-ordinates a new Research Group, Contested childhoods and multiple crises: When children and young people form part of migration processes, new questions arise at the intersection of childhood studies and migration studies.
From 2013, NOVA initiated and co-ordinates a new Research Group, Contested childhoods and multiple crises: When children and young people form part of migration processes, new questions arise at the intersection of childhood studies and migration studies.
Tensions between different value systems may normally have little practical importance, but a crisis reveals what usually remains invisible and, as such, constitutes a moment of truth.
Tensions between different value systems may normally have little practical importance, but a crisis reveals what usually remains invisible and, as such, constitutes a moment of truth.
Childhood is a complex and changing concept in complex and changing environments.
Childhood is a complex and changing concept in complex and changing environments.
Families, nation-states, markets and children themselves are central actors engaged in contesting the meaning of childhood.
Families, nation-states, markets and children themselves are central actors engaged in contesting the meaning of childhood.
Childhood thus becomes a battleground, where battles may range from minor tensions and everyday negotiations to conflicts involving violence and law enforcement.
Childhood thus becomes a battleground, where battles may range from minor tensions and everyday negotiations to conflicts involving violence and law enforcement.
We seek to address questions that become especially pressing in times of crises, such as:
We seek to address questions that become especially pressing in times of crises, such as:
How are children regarded as representing the future of the societies of emigration or immigration, the future of their families, or their own futures?
How are children regarded as representing the future of the societies of emigration or immigration, the future of their families, or their own futures?
How do societies strive to include the children of immigrants/migrant children?
How do societies strive to include the children of immigrants/migrant children?
How do children and young people seek to establish their positions, and how may these efforts conflict or converge with families' struggles for continuity and belonging?
How do children and young people seek to establish their positions, and how may these efforts conflict or converge with families' struggles for continuity and belonging?
Which ideas, ideals, and practices of childhood do diverging interests represent and how are they negotiated in different social fields?
Which ideas, ideals, and practices of childhood do diverging interests represent and how are they negotiated in different social fields?
How may migration lead to changes in the understanding and practicing of childhoods?
How may migration lead to changes in the understanding and practicing of childhoods?
Contact person: Marie Luise Seeberg, marie.l.seeberg@nova.no
Contact person: Marie Louise Seeberg, marie.l.seeberg@nova.hioa.no
The journal is part of Springer, one of the world's biggest publishing companies in the fields of natural science, technology and medicine.
Tidsskriftet er en del av Springer, et av verdens største forlag innen naturvitenskap, teknikk og medisin.
Its subject matter is new technology and methods in pattern recognition and analysis in areas such as computer vision, image processing, speech analysis, robot technology, multimedia, document analysis, character recognition, knowledge-based character recognition systems, fractal analysis, and control by means of artificial intelligence.
Det tar for seg ny teknologi og metoder innen mønstergjenkjenning i data (pattern recognition) , og analyse på områder som datasyn, bildebehandling, taleanalyse, robotteknologi, multimedia, dokumentanalyse, karaktergjenkjenning, kunnskapsbaserte systemer for karaktergjenkjenning, fraktal analyse og styring med kunstig intelligens.
'In pattern recognition, multiple images are taken from different positions under different lighting conditions, and the system tries to determine what the images have in common,' says Anis Yazidi.
– Ved mønstergjenkjenning tas det mange bilder fra ulike stillinger under forskjellige lysforhold, og systemet prøver å finne ut hva som er felles for bildene, forteller Anis Yazidi.
He adds that pattern recognition has an extremely wide scope of application.
Han legger til at mønstergjenkjenning har utrolig mange anvendelser.
For example, it is the main technique used to detect spam in emails, which is done by checking the content of the messages.
For eksempel er den hovedteknikk for deteksjon av spam i e-post ved å sjekke innholdet i meldingene.
A camera can recognise faces on the basis of algorithms.
Og et kamera kan gjenkjenne ansikter basert på algoritmer.
Pattern recognition is also used to recognise finger prints.
Fingeravtrykk kan også kjennes igjen med mønstergjenkjenning,
This technology area is growing rapidly, and it is becoming increasingly relevant.
Det er et teknologiområde i stor framgang, og blir stadig mer aktuelt.
Anis will be responsible for reviewing articles submitted to the journal.
Anis skal sørge for gjennomgang (review) av artiklene til tidsskriftet.
First, the editor in chief receives the draft articles and chooses which associate editor to assign them to according to their field of expertise.
En overordnet redaktør mottar først artikkelutkastene, og velger hvilke «associate editors» de skal gå til, etter hvilket fagområde de har.
'When I receive an article, I have to initiate a review process.
– Når jeg får en artikkel, må jeg sørge for en review-prosess.
We have a portal where I can find people with relevant backgrounds and ask whether they are willing to read the article and comment on it.
Vi har en portal hvor jeg kan finne folk med relevant bakgrunn, og spørre dem om de vil lese artikkelen, og gi kommentarer til den.
'At least three people review each article.
– Det er minst tre som går igjennom artiklene.
Once I receive their feedback, I decide whether to publish the article, reject it or ask the authors to make changes to it.'
Når jeg får tilbakemelding fra dem, tar jeg en beslutning om å publisere, avslå, eller be forfatterne endre på noe.
'What does becoming an associate editor mean to you?'
– Hva har det å si for deg å bli «associate editor»?
'It is an honour, and helps to raise HiOA's profile, since I come into contact with many scientists who are not necessarily familiar with HiOA.
– Det er en ære for meg, og bidrar til profilering av HiOA siden jeg kommer i kontakt med mange forskere som ikke nødvendigvis kjenner til HiOA fra før.
Many people want such positions, because you become more known in the community and expand your network.'
Mange vil ha slike stillinger, fordi du blir mer kjent i miljøet, og får flere kontakter.
'Why were you asked to become an associate editor?'
– Hvorfor ble du bedt om å være det?
'I have cooperated a lot with John Oommen, who is a well-known scientist.
– Jeg har samarbeidet mye med en kjent forsker, John Oommen.
He put my name forward to the journal, and they reviewed my CV, made an assessment and eventually offered me the position.'
Han har foreslått meg til tidsskriftet, og de har sett på CV-en min, gjort en vurdering, og etter hvert fikk jeg stillingen.
John Oommen himself describes Pattern Analysis as one of the foremost journals in its field.
John Oommen omtaler selv tidsskriftet «Pattern Analysis» som ett av de fremste på dette feltet.
'What does it take to become an associate editor?'
– Hva må til for å bli «associate editor»?
'You have to know the field well, and people must be able to trust you to do the job in a fair manner.
– Du må kjenne fagfeltet godt, og man må kunne stole på at du gjør en rettferdig jobb.
It's tempting to accept the articles of friends, but it is important to remain unbiased and professional.'
Det er fort gjort å akseptere artiklene til venner, men man må være saklig og profesjonell.
'Have you worked with pattern recognition yourself?'
– Er mønstergjenkjenning noe du selv har jobbet mye med?
'It is part of my PhD degree, and I have worked in research institutes on such issues, for example with images and oil drilling data.'
– Det er en del av min doktorgrad, og jeg har jobbet i forskningsinstitutt med slike problemstillinger, for eksempel med bilder og oljeboringsdata.
Anis Yazidi is an associate professor at HiOA's Department of Computer Science.
Anis Yazidi er ellers førsteamanuensis ved Institutt for informasjonsteknologi på HiOA.
Further information:
Mer informasjon
The editorial board's website
Nettside til redaksjonen for "Pattern Analysis and Applications"
The journal's website
Nettside til "Pattern Analysis and Applications"
Anis Yazidi on hioa.no
Anis Yazidi på hioa.no
Anis Yazidi becomes associate editor
Anis Yazidi - «associate editor»
This is the first proper student group in this programme.
Dette er den første ordentlige gruppen studenter på dette masterstudiet.
Because the programme only started last year, only a few students signed up and international students could not apply.
Bare noen få studenter startet studiet i fjor på grunn av at utenlandske studenter ikke fikk søke, da det var helt nytt.
The students in this year's group come from Iran, Malaysia, Nepal, China, and Norway.
Studentene kommer fra Iran, Malaysia, Nepal, Kina og Norge, og startet sine studier i august.
The first semester consists of courses in universal design of interactive systems, research methods, user diversity, and universal design and technologies for accessibility.
Første semesteret skal de ha kurs i universell utforming av interaktive systemer, forskningsmetode og brukermangfold, IKT-barrierer, universell utforming og tilrettelegging.
The students seem to have gained a good impression of the programme.
Studentene gir uttrykk for at de har fått et godt inntrykk av studiet.
"We are satisfied so far," said the students.
– Så langt er vi fornøyde, er studentene enige om.
"Why did you choose this programme?"
– Hvorfor har dere valgt dette studieprogrammet?
"I chose it because it offered me the chance of becoming a pioneer in something," said one of the students.
– Jeg valgte det, fordi jeg hadde en sjanse til å bli pioner i noe, sier en av studentene.
"So many laws and regulations related to universal design have now been enforced, and we can be in front in terms of doing something about it."
– Det er kommet mange lover og reguleringer knyttet til universell design, og vi kan være i front med å gjøre noe med det.
There are many challenges in the countries from which the students come.
Og mange utfordringer er det i landene studentene kommer fra.
"We try to learn things that we can try to use back home," said one of the students from Nepal.
– Vi prøver å lære noe som vi kan prøve å bruke i vårt eget land, sier en av studentene fra Nepal.
"Because of the legislation that has come into force, there is a general lack of competence in universal design of ICT.
– Kompetanse i universell utforming av IKT mangler i stor grad, på grunn av lovgivningen som har kommet.
This competence will probably be important to have in, for example, design companies."
Det vil trolig være viktig kompetanse å ha for eksempel i firmaer som jobber med design.
The diversity of the students' backgrounds means that the competence they take away with them can be applied in different areas.
Studentene har ulik bakgrunn som medvirker til at kompetansen tilegnet på studiet kan brukes på ulike områder.
Their educational backgrounds include business, management, engineering, IT, and librarian studies.
De kommer fra studier i businessfag, management, ulike ingeniørfag, ulike IT-studier og bibliotekfag.
All of them will live in Norway during the two-year programme.
Alle skal holde til i Norge de to årene studieprogrammet varer.
The students would recommend this programme to others because they believe it will prove very useful.
Studentene er klare på at de vil foreslå og promotere dette studieprogrammet til andre, fordi de tror det vil være svært nyttig og brukbart.
One of the reasons why it will be an advantage in the market of the future is the relatively high number of elderly.
I det framtidige markedet vil det være fordelaktig, blant annet fordi det blir relativt flere eldre mennesker.
Universal design can help more people cope on their own when IT solutions can be adapted to a more complex group.
Med universell utforming kan man hjelpe flere til å klare seg selv når IT-løsninger kan tilpasses en mer sammensatt gruppe.
Universal design of ICT offers more opportunities to participate in society.
Universell design av IKT gir mer like muligheter til å delta i samfunnet.
Look at Norway, where banks and public services er provided online, say the students.
Se her i Norge hvor banker og offentlige tjenester er online, peker studentene på.
"We think the course teachers do a good job.
– Vi synes lærerne på utdanningen gjør en god jobb i måten de underviser oss på.
The programme involves a lot of discussion and participation and not as much traditional blackboard teaching."
Det er mye diskusjon og deltakelse i utdanningen, og lite tradisjonell tavleundervisning.
Taking this programme offers you many career possibilities in areas such as consultancy, development, planning or redesign.
Om du tar denne utdanningen kan du ha mange muligheter, for eksempel drive med rådgivning, utvikling, planlegge eller redesigne.
More information:
Mer informasjon
Master's Programme in Universal Design of ICT.
Masterstudium i universell utforming av IKT
Master's students in universal design of ICT: Linn Steen-Hansen, Maud Veronica Gine Lundh, Anqi Zhao, Yang Yang, Xiangyang Yang, Dipendra Sapkota, Nem Kanta Bhurtel, Pramod Lama and Way Kiat Bong.
Masterstudentene i universell utforming av IKT: Linn Steen-Hansen, Maud Veronica Gine Lundh, Anqi Zhao, Yang Yang, Xiangyang Yang, Dipendra Sapkota, Nem Kanta Bhurtel, Pramod Lama og Way Kiat Bong.
Two students were not present when the photo was taken.
To studenter var ikke til stede da bildet ble tatt.
NOVA congratulates Hagestad on this great achievement.
NOVA gratulerer Hagestad så mye med prisen.
Hagestad has worked as senior researcher at NOVA for å number of years, in addition to her position as professor at the University of Agder.
Hagestad har i mange år jobbet på NOVA i tillegg til sin hovedstilling på Universitetet i Agder.
At NOVA she has worked at the Department of Ageing and Life-course Studies, and also at the NOVA led Centre of Excellence in Welfare: Reassessing the Nordic Welfare Model.
Hun har vært tilknyttet Seksjon for forskning om aldring og livsløp og det NOVA-ledete Nordic Centre of Excellence in Welfare: Reassessing the Nordic Welfare Model.
"This is a well deserved award," says Head of Research Bjørn Hvinden, "and it emphasizes Gunhild Hagestad's great contribution and central position within international ageing and life-course research environment."
"Dette er en vel fortjent pris," uttaler forskningssjef Bjørn Hvinden, "som understreker Gunhild Hagestads sentrale posisjon innen og viktige bidrag til forskningsområdet aldring og livsløp internasjonalt."
The committee states
Bakgrunnen for prisutdelingen
"This annual award honors a scholar in the field of aging and the life course who has shown exceptional achievement in research, theory, policy analysis, or who has otherwise advanced knowledge of aging and the life course."
"This annual award honours a scholar in the field of aging and the life course who has shown exceptional achievement in research, theory, policy analysis, or who has otherwise advanced knowledge of aging and the life course."
"In the committee's judgment your scholarship exemplifies a broad and deep contribution to research, theory, and policy analysis in aging and the life course over a long career."
"In the committee's judgment your scholarship exemplifies a broad and deep contribution to research, theory, and policy analysis in aging and the life course over a long career."
The award will be presented at the meetings of the American Sociological Association in New York on August 11, 2013.
Prisen deles ut 11. august 2013 på møtet i the American Sociological Association i New York.
The award recipient then gives the Matilda White Riley Award lecture at the ASA meetings the following year — August 16-19, 2014, in San Francisco.
Med prisen følger invitasjon til å holde den årlige Matilda White Riley Award Lecture på ASA-møter i San Francisco neste år.
This will provide teachers and students with their own virtual computers and enable HiOA's computing resources to be shared far more effectively.
Med den kan lærere og studenter få egne virtuelle datamaskiner, og dataressurser kan deles langt mer effektivt på høgskolen.
"The idea of having own own cloud came about early in 2013 when we wanted to apply for funds to strengthen our engineering programme and R&D activities at the Faculty of Technology, Art and Design," says Associate Professor Kyrre Begnum at the Department of Computer Science.
– Idéen om en egen sky kom i begynnelsen av 2013 da vi ville søke om midler for å styrke ingeniørutdanningen og FoU-aktiviteten ved Fakultet for teknologi, kunst og design (TKD), forteller førsteamanuensis Kyrre Begnum ved Institutt for informasjonsteknologi.
"A multidisciplinary group came up with the idea of asking for a joint pot to finance a cloud that would benefit everyone and support our teachers instead of everyone asking for bits of hardware."
– En tverrfaglig gruppe kom fram til at vi kunne be om en felles pott til å bygge en sky alle kan dra nytte av, og som er til hjelp for faglærerne, i stedet for at alle ber om litt maskinvare.
"Initially we had the departments in the Faculty of Technology, Art and Design in mind, but it can also be applied in other study programmes at HiOA with a need for terminals, computers, and special software."
– Vi tenkte i første rekke på instituttene på TKD, men mye av det er anvendbart også i andre utdanninger på HiOA, hvor det er behov for terminaler, maskiner og spesialprogramvare.
Diverse utility value Paal Engelstad and Kyrre Begnum hold high expectations for HiOA's cloud computing system.
Mangfoldig nytteverdi
"The great thing about it is the potential synergies: the utility value for the faculty, and the opportunities for conducting research.
Nytteverdi for fakultetet, samtidig som det er noe man kan forske på.
It's particularly useful for research-based teaching," says Professor Engelstad, who also works at the Department of Computer Science.
Det er spesielt nyttig for forskningsbasert undervisning, sier professor Paal Engelstad på samme institutt.
"Modern IT systems don't need physical computers.
– Moderne datasystemer trenger ikke ha en fysisk maskin.
You can have programmes that behave in the same way as computers.
Du kan ha program som oppfører seg som en maskin.
It's far cheaper than buying lots of individual computers," says Kyrre Begnum.
Det er mye billigere enn å kjøpe masse enkeltmaskiner, sier Kyrre Begnum.
"It's better to buy a large computer that uses less power and to have many virtual computers inside it which themselves think they are good physical computers."
– Det er bedre å kjøpe en stor maskin som bruker mindre strøm, og ha mange virtuelle maskiner i den, som selv tror de er fine fysiske maskiner.
"We already have long experience in using virtual computers in the master's programme in network and system administration, where they are used as labs by the students."
– Vi har alt lang erfaring i å bruke virtuelle maskiner i undervisning på masterstudiet i nettverks- og systemadministrasjon, der de brukes som lab for studentene.
Self-service cloud computing
Selvbetjent sky
"What's new about the cloud environment we're building is that it offers self-service capabilities, which means we can allocate resource quotas instead of computers.
– Det nye med skyen vi bygger, er at den tilbyr selvbetjening.
You can create machines based on need."
Du kan bygge maskiner etter behov.
"Users who need a lot of computing power for research projects can have really good virtual machines, while students can have small ones.
– De som trenger mye regnekraft til forskningsprosjekter kan få kjempegode virtuelle maskiner, og studenter kan få små maskiner.
All the administration work is taken care of by simple programmes built by us."
All forvaltningen gjøres med enkle programmer vi har laget.
"Simple point and click applications enable you to do things yourself, exactly as you want to."
– Med enkle pek og klikk kan du faktisk gjøre det selv, slik som du vil ha det.
"This offers vast potential.
– Det er kjempepotensial i dette.
And what is really good is that we are already familiar with it and we are teachers.
Og det som er så bra, er at vi allerede kan det og at vi er lærere.
We will pass this on to others and get them to start using it, too.
Vi vil formidle dette, og få andre til å ta det i bruk.
That is quite unique, I think," says Begnum.
Det tror jeg er veldig unikt, sier Kyrre Begnum.
Cloud computing makes sound financial sense
God økonomi i sky