Archives Unlocked, the U.K. National Archives’ strategic vision for archive sector, identifies need diversity to be embedded in all parts of archives sector. As workers, we ensure that “the rich society is reflected our archives’ collections, users and workers” (The Archives, 2017, p.13). Despite aims investment specific schemes (delivered by The Creative Skillset, Heritage Lottery Fund) which ...

We consider description logic knowledge bases in which the ABox can contain Boolean combinations of traditional ABox assertions (represented as clauses or sequents). A linear reduction of such knowledge bases into a standard format (allowing only conjunctive assertions) is described which preserves knowledge base satisfiability. Similar results are presented for Boolean TBoxes and Boolean combi...

Selecting a particular summative kernel (i.e., formally equivalent to a probability distribution) when filtering a digital signal can be a difficult task. An obvious solution to this problem is to filter with multiple kernels rather than with a single one, but the computing cost of such a solution can quickly become prohibitive (especially in real-time applications). Another alternative, the on...

We consider an analogue of entanglement-swapping for a set of black boxes with the most general non-local correlations consistent with relativity (including correlations which are stronger than any attainable in quantum theory). In an attempt to incorporate this phenomenon, we consider expanding the space of objects to include not only correlated boxes, but ‘couplers’, which are an analogue for...

4-bit Linear Relations play an important role in Cryptanalysis of 4-bit Bijective Crypto S-boxes. 4-bit finite differences also a major part of cryptanalysis of 4-bit substitution boxes. Count of existence of all 4-bit linear relations, for all of 16 input and 16 output 4-bit bit patterns of 4-bit bijective crypto S-boxes said as S-boxes has been reported in Linear Cryptanalysis of 4-bit S-boxe...

We present exact learning algorithms that learn several classes of (discrete) boxes in f0; : : : ; ` 1gn. In particular we learn: (1) The class of unions of O(log n) boxes in time poly(n; log `) (solving an open problem of [16, 12]; in [3] this class is shown to be learnable in time poly(n; `)). (2) The class of unions of disjoint boxes in time poly(n; t; log `), where t is the number of boxes....

Nest boxes for predators in agricultural regions are an easily implemented tool to improve local habitat quality with potential benefits for both conservation and agriculture. The potential for nest boxes to increase raptor populations in agricultural regions is of particular interest given their positions as top predators. This study examined the effects of cherry orchard nest boxes on the loc...

This paper presents a before-after study of bike boxes at 10 signalized intersections in Portland, Oregon. The bike boxes, also known as advanced stop lines or advanced stop boxes, were installed to increase visibility of cyclists and reduce conflicts between motor vehicles and cyclists, particularly in potential "right-hook" situations. Before and after video were analyzed for seven intersecti...