Dissertations / Theses on the topic 'Weipa'

The aim of this research is to determine to what extent properties of the regolith may be inferred using only features easily measured from the surface. To address this research question, a set of regolith properties from Weipa, Queensland, Australia, are analysed. The set contains five variables, oxides of Aluminium, Iron, Silica and Titanium, as well as Depth to Ironstone. This last represents the depth of the layer from which the oxides are sampled.¶ The research question is addressed in two ways. First, locations where the properties are related to modern surface hydrology are assessed using spatially explicit analyses. This is done by comparing the results of spatial association statistics using geometric and watershed-based spatial samples. Second, correlations are sought for between the regolith properties and geomorphometric indices of land surface morphology and Landsat Thematic Mapper spectral response. This is done using spatially implicit Artificial Neural Networks (ANN) and spatially explicit Geographically Weighted Regression (GWR). The results indicate that the degree to which regolith properties are related to surface measurable features is limited and spatially variable.¶ Most locations in the Weipa landscape exhibit some degree of modern hydrological control of the oxide variables at lateral distances of 120 m. This control rarely extends beyond 300 m laterally, although such locations occupy distinct positions in the landscape. Conversely, there is an extensive part of the landscape where Depth to Ironstone is under hydrological control. This occupies most of the lower elevations in the study area. Depth to Ironstone represents the depth to the redox front where iron is precipitated, but may in some parts of the landscape control the distribution of the watertable by being impermeable.¶ For the correlation analyses, the highest correlations are found with those oxides most mobile in solution. The spatially local GWR results also consistently outperform the spatially global ANN results, commonly having accuracies 40% higher at the error tolerance used. Much of this can be attributed to the localized effects of landscape evolution. Comparison of the GWR results against the local sample mean indicate that there is a relationship between regolith properties and surface measurable features at 10-15% of sample locations for the oxide variables, and 22% for Depth to Ironstone.¶ The implications of these results are significant for anyone intending to generate spatial datasets of regolith properties. If there is a low spatial density of sample data, then the effects of landscape evolution can reduce the utility of any analysis results. Instead, spatially dense, direct measurements of subsurface regolith properties are needed. While these may not be a direct measurement of the property of interest, they may provide useful additional information by which these may be inferred.

As an imagined space of suburban normalcy, Weipa North, far north Queensland, is in a transition of governance, from a Comalco controlled space to a local government entity. 'Normalisation1 of the 'company town' is revealed as a mechanism of regulation, excluding the local Aboriginal community of Napranum which is constructed as Weipa North's 'other'. This thesis focuses on the process of normalising' Weipa North through the experience of young Aboriginal people, and argues that normalisation' of Weipa North will not lead to Aboriginal reconciliation within the Weipa area. Marginalisation of young Aboriginal people's concerns and aspirations surrounding issues of 'normalisation', it is argued, undermines the potential for reconciliation where Comalco assumes connections to country and culture are irrelevant to young Aboriginal people

This thesis presents the results of an archaeological investigation of shell matrix sites, and in particular, shell mounds sites that occur around the shores of Albatross Bay, near Weipa on the north western Cape York Peninsula, northern Australia. It is the contention of this thesis that earlier approaches to the investigation of shell mound sites in northern Australia have tended to place too much emphasis on developing long-term explanatory models that gloss over explanations for the specific roles of these unique sites in past economic systems. While long-term explanations represent important contributions, it is argued here that short-term decadal scale modelling of the production systems associated with shell mound formation and use are required in order to fully understand the significance of the mid- to late Holocene emergence of these types of sites. A focus on production – defined in a substantive economic sense – is a suitable avenue through which archaeologists can expand our understanding of the role of these features in past gatherer-hunter societies, and their broader importance on longer-term time scales The thesis thus develops a detailed model of the production strategies associated with the formation of shell mound sites that occur around Albatross Bay, while also considering the broader significance of this model, particularly within the context of Cape York Peninsula. It presents the results of field surveys and excavations carried out around Albatross Bay by the author, as well as a detailed review and analysis of work carried out by others. It is argued that shell mounds are the result of relatively specialised production activities focussing on a very specific resource base: mudflat shellfish species. Shell mounds offered a range of unique benefits for people engaged in these specialised activities, including as camp sites and as specialised activity areas. These events were inherently flexible in size and in terms of timing, reflecting the dynamic nature of the resource base itself; yet the flexible nature of this production strategy also enabled more regular small scale social gatherings, along with a range of social and economic benefits to participants, than would have been otherwise possible. It is proposed that these types of strategies may represent an important characteristic of the production systems employed by gatherer-hunter peoples in late Holocene Cape York. Overall, this thesis makes a significant contribution to both our understanding of late Holocene lifeways at Albatross Bay as well as to our understanding of the broader significance of the emergence of shell mound sites in Cape York. Furthermore, it highlights the range of insights that can come from a focus on short-term modelling of gatherer-hunter lifeways alongside approaches oriented toward longer-term explanations of economic, social and environmental change.

Wichtig ist die Beschäftigung mit dem Thema Theater für Kinder allemal. Die kreative und künstlerische Arbeit mit Texten stellt einen wichtigen Schritt in der umfassenden Bildung dar und sollte besonders in der Schule keinesfalls vernachlässigt werden. Mit dem vorliegenden Buch sollen die Themen Mittelalter und Theater verbunden werden, um Kindern der Primarstufe und der frühen Sekundarstufe 1 einen einfachen Einstieg in die Arbeit auf und hinter der Bühne zu bieten. Zu diesem Zweck wurde eine eine ,echte‘ mittelalterliche Schauernovelle, ,Die Vögte von Weida‘ , in den letzten Jahren im Rahmen des EU geförderten Projektes ,Kulturweg der Vögte‘ übersetzt und bearbeitet. Herausgekommen ist eine moderne Fassung des ursprünglichen Textes, die nur zu Gunsten der Spielbarkeit einige kleine Änderungen in der Handlung aufweist. Umrahmt wird dieser Text von verschiedenen Grundlagenkapiteln zur Theaterpädagogik und Bühnenbildentwürfen.:1. Einleitung 2. Einführung in das theaterpädagogische Arbeiten 3. Allgemeine Informationen zum mittelalterlichen Original 4. Hinweise zur Neuinszenierung 5. »Die Vögte von Weida« – der Grundtext 6. Rahmenhandlungen 7. Aufbau des Theaterstücks 8. Die Gestaltung des Theaterstücks
The creative and artistic work with literature is an important step in comprehensive education and should not be disregarded, especially not at school. The book aims to combine the topics of the middle ages and theatre in order to offer children in primary and early secondary school an easy introduction to the work on stageplays. For this purpose a real medieval novella, ,Die Vögte von Weida’, has been translated and edited as a part of the EU-funded project ,Kulturweg der Vögte’. The result is a modern version of the original text, which only shows some small changes in the plot in favor of playability. The text is framed by various basic chapters on theatre pedagogy and concept stage designs.:1. Einleitung 2. Einführung in das theaterpädagogische Arbeiten 3. Allgemeine Informationen zum mittelalterlichen Original 4. Hinweise zur Neuinszenierung 5. »Die Vögte von Weida« – der Grundtext 6. Rahmenhandlungen 7. Aufbau des Theaterstücks 8. Die Gestaltung des Theaterstücks

La restauration d'une Chrétienté, la conversion des nations à la doctrine chrétienne de l'organisation des hommes en société : telle fut la substance des projets de la papauté de l'entre-deux-guerres. Or, ceux-ci trouvèrent dans l'Allemagne des années Vingt un terrain favorable, dès lors que la jeune République, construite par-dessus l'humiliation de la défaite et le chaos de la Révolution, était plus que fragile. Cette quête eut ses relais : les clercs et les religieux, sur lesquels le Saint-Siège voulut renforcer son contrôle pour romaniser un catholicisme parfois suspect de modernisme ; les œuvres catholiques, dont la relance fut au cœur du pontificat de Pie XI ; le Zentrum, au rôle renforcé par la parlementarisation ; le service diplomatique, dès lors qu'enfin, il fut possible d'installer un nonce à Berlin. Mais l'instrument privilégié de la reconquête devait être le concordat. Après les concordats signés avec quelques Länder, le Concordat du Reich du 20 juillet 1933 devait donc représenter le couronnement de cette politique. Or, la victoire était vide de sens. Loin des ambitions restauratrices qui avaient valu en 1919, le traité n'eut plus qu'une fonction de défense, et encore, d'une efficacité sujette à caution, dès lors que le Führer en transgressa immédiatement les dispositions. La thèse s'arrête finalement à l'été 1934, après la nuit des Longs Couteaux et la mort du président Hindenburg. Ces deux épisodes achevaient la construction du totalitarisme nazi; mais en même temps qu'ils révélaient toute la vanité de l'entreprise restauratrice chrétienne, ils signifiaient aussi pour Rome la fin des illusions quant aux possiblités de canaliser Hitler et le nazisme
My Ph.D thesis is focused on Papal prospects of a Catholic re-conquest, according to the model of the medieval Christianity; that is to say, the papal attempt to place the Roman Church at the heart of society once again, or, in other words, the efforts to restore mutatis mutandi a Christian system, as it was in Europe before the French Revolution. In fact, following the First World War, the situation in Germany offered great possibilities to this kind of Roman policy. We may think about the German needs to get help from the Holy See on the international scene, or the new political order, i.e the Weimar Constitution favorable to Catholic interests and the power gained by political Catholicism. To develop this policy, the Holy See had different means: the ecclesial means, such as bishop's appointments, ecclesiastical formation, theological studies, which were used to romanizzare the german Catholicism and to reinforce roman control over the German Church; second, the means of the Catholic activism, such as religious instruction and education, Catholic lay organizations and Christian political parties. However, the best instrument was certainly the Concordat; and from that point of view, the diplomatic activity was certainly increased by the Nuncio appointed for the first time in Berlin. My thesis ends with the summer of 1934, after the Night of the Long Knives and president Hindenburg's death. Indeed, these two episodes finished the formation of the Nazi Totalitarianism, but they revealed also how vain the Papal policy was. It can be viewed as the beginning of the disillusions in Rome about Hitler and the possibilities of moderating him

The shell mounds at Weipa on the west coast of Cape York Peninsula are thought by archaeologists to be among the world's largest prehistoric middens. The mounds appear to be composed almost entirely of whole and fragmented shell valves of the cockle Anadara granosa and artefacts have been recovered from them. Stone (1989), however, proposed that the tall, steep-sided shell mounds were not built by shellfishing Aborigines but by generations of mound-building Scrubfowl Megapodius r einwar dt. This thesis aims to determine the tenability of the Scrubfowl hypothesis by first testing the hypothesis of human origin. It then aims to establish a geographical and chronological context in which to interpret the origins of the shell mounds. From the literature it is evident that physical and biological processes of mound formation are far more certain and universal than cultural processes. Cheniers and barriers are common features of the world's coastlines and may form mounds through quirks of sediment supply or erosion. Mound-building organisms include megapodes, termites and ants, alligators and crocodiles, and fossorial rodents. Human occupation mounds are distinguishable by architectural features and related cultural remains. Mounds of doubtful human origin include the shell mounds of the Americas, Europe and southeast Asia. These mounds have morphostratigraphic features which strongly suggest that they are natural shoreline deposits, not massive shell middens. In the Andaman Islands, New Caledonia and southeastern Australia there are also mounds considered cultural in origin which may have been built by megapodes. The hypothesis that the Weipa shell mounds are the result of repeated Aboriginal shellfishing and occupation has been tested by dating a sequence of ten shells from the Kwamter mound. The results show that most of the shells in the sequence are roughly the same radiocarbon age. This casts serious doubt on the hypothesis of human origin. An examination of the interior surfaces of a selection of shell valves was also undertaken to determine if the shells contain any evidence for shellfish death offshore. Although microborings likely to have been produced by endolithic cyanobacteria were recorded, it is possible that these are post-depositional in origin as seven genera of cyanobacteria have been cultured from the shells. Mapping and auguring of coastal deposits at two locations along the Mission River has revealed the natural origins of some of the Weipa shell mounds. Essentially, the growth of the mounds reflects the development of the local chenier plains. Shell mounds have formed where the sea has concentrated coarse Anadara granosa shell whereas mounds composed of sand and gravel are present where these sediments predominate. At Prumanung whole Anadara valves have been transported by wave-action to the crest of the modem beach forming a coarse shell berm. At Uningan the prominent shell mounds originated as small, isolated shell cheniers. The hypothesis that Scrubfowl have transformed these natural shell deposits into tall, steep-sided mounds is tenable. Habitats favourable to Scrubfowl are associated with each location. Stanner's (1961) belief in the natural origins of the Weipa shell mounds is supported by this thesis. Only the mound-building Scrubfowl is needed to explain their unusual shapes and vertical exaggeration. The strong likelihood that these mounds are natural shell deposits raises serious questions about basic principles of shell midden archaeology. It is concluded that new methods for distinguishing between natural and cultural shell deposits are needed.

The mining of bauxite ore at Weipa on Cape York Peninsula in Australia requires total extinguishment of overlying native Eucalyptus tetrodonta open forest habitat, and its effect on biodiversity and ecological services is unknown. The remnant landscape consists of a mosaic of regenerating habitats, and a network of remnant and mostly protected habitat patches of rainforests, swamps and corridors of riparian habitats. Fringing these remnants is a halo (also referred to as ecotone) of otherwise extinguished woodland habitats which are located above bauxite ore that it is mostly uneconomic to recover. For some of these habitats this study compared patterns of incidence and abundance of one hundred and ninety-five species of small to medium terrestrial vertebrates - fourteen mammals, one-hundred and thirty-two birds, thirty-two reptiles and seventeen frogs. The study sampled thirty-two sites, and employed a sampling design stratified into two bauxite ore values (economic and uneconomic), three landscape positions (woodland, ecotone and riparian), three riparian habitat types (creek, swamp and marine) and two geographic regions (the operational areas to the north and south of Mission River). On the question of the relationship of the fauna of Eucalyptus tetrodonta open forest habitat to underlying ore value, the results showed no significant difference in the incidence, richness, diversity or composition of the systematically surveyed fauna above economic and uneconomic bauxite. At the more detailed species-specific level, significant differences in abundance were observed for an uncommon gekko (Heteronotia binoei) found exclusively in open forest habitat, and a common dragon (Diporiphora bilineata) found in all surveyed habitats. Both of these species were more abundantly recorded in woodland habitat above economic ore. The gekko H. binoei is widespread throughout the Australian continent, and is not considered threatened or vulnerable. The findings suggest that for the overwhelming proportion of the native terrestrial vertebrate fauna surveyed, in a variegated landscape the open forest habitat above uneconomic ore is most probably an effective substitute for open forest habitat above economic ore. Unexpectedly, the survey found very strong evidence that the overall biodiversity of the fauna of the open forest habitat was as quantitatively rich as the terrestrial component of the vertebrate fauna of riparian habitats within the landscape, although overall abundances were higher in riparian habitats. The findings thus affirmed the importance of specifically and independently conserving woodland habitats in addition to riparian habitats, as part of any conservation strategy. When analysed by class, the results confirmed that the bird, reptile and frog faunas of open forest and riparian habitats were significantly different, and that patterns of biodiversity between the classes did not coincide. The survey further demonstrated that the vertebrate fauna of open forest habitat (ecotone) immediately adjacent to riparian habitats had a distinguishable and significantly different composition to that of woodland habitats (principally due to preferences amongst birds and the presence of mostly riparian frogs), and so it cannot simply be considered a substitute for woodland habitat being lost. What was suggested from the detail of the survey was the particular affinity of the arboreal gekkos to open woodland habitats, which may be related to the presence of mature trees with their hollows and extensive bark sheeting. This raises concerns about the usefulness of treating areas of young regeneration as an effective habitat replacement for these species, and to what extent the degree of landscape alteration will risk the viability of existing populations. Although no richer in species, the survey found strong evidence that swamp faunas had significantly more individuals, and a distinctive bird and reptile composition, when compared to creek or marine faunas. The observation that many species were seen significantly more frequently in particular riparian habitats reinforces the significance of independently conserving all types of riparian habitats surveyed, which is the existing policy of the minesite operator. The two regions that were being mined - Andoom and Weipa - had no significant difference in their total species richness, abundance or composition of their terrestrial fauna, despite the Andoom region having more swamp habitat than Weipa. The most frequently recorded species was - sadly - the introduced Cane Toad Bufo marinus. The ascendancy of this species to its present level of abundance almost certainly explains the only conspicuously absent mammal from this study relative to earlier studies - the Northern Quoll Dasyurus hallucatus. The invasion of the Cane Toad is also the most likely explanation for an anecdotal record of a significant decline in varanid abundance by a traditional custodian. Despite intensive and extensive mining disturbance, the native terrestrial vertebrate fauna at the time of the survey was substantially present when compared to earlier surveys, and the work has provided a solid basis for identifying and measuring threatening changes in distribution and abundance in future surveys.

Rehabilitation is seen as a key strategy for minimising biodiversity losses. Although most rehabilitation strategies aim to provide habitat for fauna, they usually focus entirely on establishing vegetation. Successful vegetation establishment, however, does not necessarily provide habitat to the same species that are threatened by habitat loss. Improved understanding of faunal response to rehabilitation is required if rehabilitation techniques are to be refined and deliver the hoped for biodiversity outcomes. This study aimed to assess to what extent post-mining rehabilitation on the Weipa bauxite plateau has restored the bird habitat values of the pre-mining native forest. Bird assemblages, vegetation, and landscape functionality were compared between: (1) Eucalyptus tetrodonta open forest reference sites representative of the pre-mining native forest; (2) two reference land units of Eucalyptus tetrodonta tall woodland that have previously been nominated as ecologically appropriate analogues for the post-mining landscapes; and (3) a chronosequence of post-mining rehabilitation sites up to 23 years old. Bird species richness and mean bird abundance increased with rehabilitation age. Bird species composition also changed and became more similar to native forest bird assemblages with increasing age. Significant differences remained, however, in mean bird abundance and composition of the bird assemblages between the oldest age class of mine rehabilitation and reference native forest land units. The mean bird species shortfall index in the oldest age class of mine rehabilitation was 63%, compared to a mean species shortfall index of 27% for pre-mining native forest sites. There were also significant differences in vegetation composition and structure between reference native forest land units and post-mining rehabilitation sites. Most importantly, the framework plant species that dominate the native vegetation community occurred at much lower densities in mine rehabilitation than in reference land units. Site detection rates of birds were strongly related to vegetation composition and structure. It is concluded that mining and post-mining rehabilitation on the Weipa bauxite plateau has so far resulted in habitat conversion rather than habitat restoration. It therefore contributes to the causes of biodiversity decline. Post-mining rehabilitation created new habitat for 18 bird species not sourced from the pre-mining native forest. It also provided partial habitat for many of the generalist native forest bird species recorded, although their presence in the landscape remained dependent on access to native forest. However, rehabilitation did not provide the habitat resources that are required by habitat specialists and foraging specialists. This study found that the native forest bird species most sensitive to habitat loss, and most in need of habitat restoration, may be the last to return to rehabilitation if they return at all. The findings of this study have implications for rehabilitation practices, biodiversity conservation on the Weipa bauxite plateau, as well as broader implications for policies that rely on the assumption that rehabilitation can offset biodiversity losses.
ANU Graduate School Scholarship. Rio Tinto Aluminium Weipa

Abstract Fieldwork for this thesis was undertaken in the Country of the Ndrrua'ngaith / Wathayn people on the Weipa Peninsula, western Cape York, far north Queensland, Australia. My research formed part of an Australian Research Council (ARC) Linkage Project (LP110100180) Enhancing Cultural Heritage Management for Mining Operations: A Multi-Disciplinary Approach, developed by Macquarie University, University of Auckland, Queensland University of Technology, the Australian National University, University of Waikato and University of York, with industry partner Rio Tinto Alcan (RTA). My aim was to explore whether local ethnography can shed light on interpretations of past land-use generated by archaeological and environmental research. To this end, I worked with the Wathayn people, recording oral history, historic and recent archaeological sites, places of significance and the pathways that link them to compile a cultural map. The reverse question is also explored - does archaeological endeavour in any way assist the traditional owners who are involved in the research? After many years working in cultural heritage management, I am concerned about the stores full of archaeological evidence languishing after meagre analysis. I explored the involvement of Wathayn traditional owners in the development of this ARC project and their understanding of the methodology. Although the Wathayn traditional owners have been involved in fieldwork since the late 1960s, the archaeological information from this research is largely unknown to the people living in the much-studied landscape. I examined simpler ways of sharing scientific knowledge with traditional owners that may help them develop strategies to protect and pass on their culture, strengthen cultural heritage management outcomes and promote their heritage to a wider audience. Ideally those involved in this type of research would spend weeks or months living with or near the traditional owners, so they could all come to understand each other. However, my fieldwork was constrained by time and resources, being a small segment of an essentially archaeological project. This is not an uncommon situation as many cultural heritage management projects in the public and private sectors are limited in scope, time and resources. I have had the advantages of time to complete the written report and continued telephone conversations with a Wathayn elder, which has allowed information gathering to continue. I was embarrassed about trying to write my impressions of the heritage of those who have suffered at the hands of the dominant culture to which I belong. First peoples should tell their own stories, but non-Indigenous people can contribute by bringing scientific information back to the community and spreading interest in Aboriginal culture to a wider audience. Reconciliation must come from all sides of inequality. Living archaeology, as a way of life and a discipline, should share information that brings the past into the present so we can work together towards reconciliation and an improved, shared future. I work with the Sunshine Coast Reconciliation Group promoting understanding of our shared history and respect for traditional owners and I have included some examples of my communication achievements in the land of the Kabi Kabi people.

The aim of this research is to determine to what extent properties of the regolith may be inferred using only features easily measured from the surface. To address this research question, a set of regolith properties from Weipa, Queensland, Australia, are analysed. The set contains five variables, oxides of Aluminium, Iron, Silica and Titanium, as well as Depth to Ironstone. This last represents the depth of the layer from which the oxides are sampled.¶ The research question is addressed in two ways. First, locations where the properties are related to modern surface hydrology are assessed using spatially explicit analyses. This is done by comparing the results of spatial association statistics using geometric and watershed-based spatial samples. Second, correlations are sought for between the regolith properties and geomorphometric indices of land surface morphology and Landsat Thematic Mapper spectral response. This is done using spatially implicit Artificial Neural Networks (ANN) and spatially explicit Geographically Weighted Regression (GWR). The results indicate that the degree to which regolith properties are related to surface measurable features is limited and spatially variable.¶ ... ¶ The implications of these results are significant for anyone intending to generate spatial datasets of regolith properties. If there is a low spatial density of sample data, then the effects of landscape evolution can reduce the utility of any analysis results. Instead, spatially dense, direct measurements of subsurface regolith properties are needed. While these may not be a direct measurement of the property of interest, they may provide useful additional information by which these may be inferred.

The dissertation summarises the life and work of renowned Czech Jewish writer, translator, journalist and scientist Jiří Weil (1900-1959) in the reference period 1939-1959. It presents the results of research conducted in more than twenty, both domestic and foreign archives (Literary Archive of the Museum of National Literature, Security Services Archive, National Archive, Archive of the Jewish Museum in Prague, Beroun Archive, Central Military Archive, Russian State Archive of Socio-Political History and others), accompanied by the accounts of selected eyewitnesses, placing events in a narrower historical context and presenting the life and work of Jiří Weil from a hitherto unknown perspective. Based on surviving archival material, Jiří Weil is presented not only as a hitherto well-known prosaist, but also as a translator of Polish and Hebrew, a poet, playwright, scientist and editor of a world-famous non-literary work that became the inspiration for other artistic transpositions (e.g. a play, film), Dětské kresby na zastávce k smrti 1942-1945 (Children's Drawings and Poems. Terezín 1942-1945). Brief analyses of the writer's selected published works, written and published in the reference period from 1939 to 1959, as well as unpublished works not yet known to the public, are also examined in a...

Le vieillissement de la population représente une préoccupation grandissante des gouvernements en raison de l'ampleur qu'il prendra au cours des prochaines décennies et de la rapidité de son évolution. Une des évolutions préconisées pour répondre à cette transformation de la société concerne l'assistance technologique aux personnes âgées en perte d'autonomie à l'intérieur d'un habitat dit intelligent. L'une des problématiques clé inhérente à l'habitat intelligent émane du besoin intrinsèque, pour fournir un service utile, de reconnaître les activités de la vie quotidienne réalisées par le patient à l'intérieur de son habitat. Cette difficulté correspond en fait à une forme particulière d'une problématique bien connue du domaine de l'intelligence artificielle qui est appelée la reconnaissance de plans. Celle-ci réfère au fait qu'on suppose l'existence d'une structure d'activité (ensemble d'actions organisées dans le temps) planifiée au départ par l'entité observée, et qui constitue le résultat que l'agent observateur cherche à reconnaître à partir de sa base de connaissances (librairie de plans). En effet, l'ensemble des informations collectés reliées au temps comme l'ordonnancement des actions, durée d'une action, laps de temps entre deux actions, etc., se révèle d'une très grande importance afin de minimiser les hypothèses plausibles et identifier les erreurs de réalisation : une activité peut être exécutée de manière erronée si la durée acceptable entre deux étapes du plan est dépassée ou bien insuffisante, de même, le patient peut effectuer deux actions en parallèle d'où l'importance du facteur temps. Ce mémoire de maîtrise apporte des pistes de solutions à la problématique énoncée, qui porte sur la reconnaissance temporelle des activités de la vie quotidienne d'une personne en perte d'autonomie. Il propose une extension à un modèle de reconnaissance d'activités existant, développé par Weida, en incorporant la notion de concepts d'action en logique de description et en introduisant une nouvelle structuration temporelle augmentée permettant de tenir compte de l'aspect quantitatif lié aux durées et aux délais des actions, qui était absent du modèle original. Cette addition d'une couche temporelle numérique offre un moyen efficace d'exploiter les intervalles de temps dans le processus de reconnaissance et permet d'augmenter la performance et la précision du modèle de Weida. Elle permet également la détection de nouvelles anomalies liées au comportement d'un individu en perte d'autonomie. Enfin, le modèle présenté a été implémenté et validé lors de simulations effectuées à l'aide d'un ensemble de scénarios de cas réels tirés d'une étude clinique. Les résultats ont été analysé et comparé à ceux obtenus avec le modèle original de façon à bien montrer l'apport de notre proposition.

Z dnešního pohledu patří Jiří Weil mezi přední prozaiky české předválečné, zejména však poválečné literatury. Ne vždy tomu ale tak bylo. Místo v dějinách literatury bylo tomuto výraznému spisovateli se vzácnou vypravěčskou schopností, kterou mu připsal ve své recenzi na knihu Moskva-hranice už v roce 1937 Pavel Eisner, přiznáno až po dlouhé a trnité cestě životní i spisovatelské. Vše začalo vydáním románu Moskva-hranice v roce 1937, který komunistická literární kritika tvrdě odsoudila jako klepařské, pomlouvačné dílo téměř bez jakékoliv umělecké ceny. Za tímto ostrým odsouzením knihy stála vlastně výjimečnost a jedinečnost zobrazení poměrů v Sovětském svazu, jež měl autor možnost velmi dobře poznat. Naprosté novum bylo to, že pohled na překotně se vyvíjej ící zemi nebyl jako doposud v českém prostředí (zejména v komunistickém tisku) převážně prvoplánově obdivný a oslavný. Weil se ke koncepci svého románu vyj ádřil v článku Jen několik slov, kde píše: Napsal bych velmi špatný román, kdybych líčil jen světlé stránky. Podobal by se oněm románům na obj ednávku, které j sou odsuzovány právem celou sovětskou kritikou. (Weil 1937b: 309) Navíc pohled dostal netradiční uměleckou podobu. Ve své komplexnosti usiloval v mnoha detailech a bystrých postřezích ukázat vše, nejenom poměrně rychlý pokrok v průmyslu, vzdělání...