CHAPTER 5 Working across Intersectional Lines: Youth Values and Relationships

ARTICLES Negotiating Florio's A Worlde of Wordes David O. Frantz festes dies anniversarius quadrigentesimus Introduction With the exception of the work of Frances Yates in the 1930s, John Florio has received scant scholarly attention. The few studies that have been devoted to Florio have focused on highly specialized topics, whether on the art of Elizabethan translation, Renaissance dictionarymaking , or the relationship of England and Italy in the Renaissance. My own earlier work on Florio has been no exception to this rule. This continued neglect ofFlorio is all the more curious, given recent trends in Renaissance scholarship, particularly new historicism, with its emphasis on "cultural poetics," "social energy," and models "based on negotiation and exchange."1 My purpose here is not to provide a new his1 1 am thinking primarily of the work of scholars like Stephen Greenblatt, Marvelous Possessions The Wonder of the New World 1991, Shakespearean Negotiations 1988, and Renaissance Self-FashioningFrom More to Shakespeare 1980; Peter Stallybrass and Allon White, The Politics and Poetics of Transgresnon 1986; Jonathan Dollimore and Alan Sinfield, ed., Political Shakespeare: New Essays in Cultural Materialism 1985; David Kastan, "Proud Majesty Made a Subject: Shakespeare and the Spectacle of Rule" 1986; Theodore Leinwand, "Negotiation and New Historicism " 1990; and Annabel Patterson, Censorship and Interpretation: The Conditions of Writing and Reading in Early Modern England 1984. While the limitations of the new historicism seem to me at least as problematic as those of the old historicism, there can be little doubt that it has compelled us to ask new questions and examine many a time-honored assumption. See particularly Leinwand 479 and Greenblatt 1988, 5. It is also a fact that anyone who works with a figure like John Florio is always aware of how as researchers we depend on the painstaking work ofgenerations ofbiographers, and of course, lexicographers, whatever their theoretical biases. David O. Frantz toricist reading of Florio's life and work; rather, it is to acknowledge that such approaches with their emphases on "points of intersection" between the court and the people, for example, and "negotiation" among different worlds and value systems, suggest particular perspectives that sharpen a more traditional examination of Florio's work, especially his Italian-English dictionary of 1598, A Worlde ofWordes (WW). If ever there was a work based on true negotiation, a process perceived by its maker with a clarity that any new historicist might envy, it is Florio 's dictionary. By negotiation I mean primarily "coping with," "success in accomplishing" (to use contemporary dictionary meanings). In Florio's case I see negotiation as the process by which he "coped with" different social classes that were central to his success, which means as well the "business" or monetary conditions under which he produced his work. Negotiation also has the connotation of maneuvering, and I believe that such a connotation applies here, particularly in Florio's ability to define different cultures through a dual-language dictionary .2 A Worlde of Wordes brings into focus critical points of social, economic , cultural, and, specifically, linguistic intersection and exchange in a telling fashion. My aim in this paper is to illuminate Florio's clear sense of working in such a context. Indeed, if there is a quintessential figure of intersection and negotiation at the end of the 16th century, it isJohn Florio. The complexities and engagement with multiple worlds and identities are apparent on every page. Though Florio was born in England, he was a "foreigner" by name and association. Florio was employed by the French ambassador but probably served as an agent for Walsingham (and hence Burghley ) . He was a staunch Christian but became associated with the circle of Greville, Raleigh, and Bruno; and while he was a committed Protestant , he proved (in print at least) uncharacteristically tolerant of Roman Catholicism. Finally, he was a tutor to the aristocracy but was not of the aristocracy, and while he was a language instructor, he was not a traditional language schoolmaster. This last point requires amplification . Unlike some of the language teachers in Renaissance England, most notably Claude de Sainliens (Hollyband), Florio did not establish 2 Florio defines negotiare as "to exercise, to negotiate, to deale, to occupie, to emploie, to...

Society is constructed of - and - by a multiplicity of individuals, each of whom maintain their own values, beliefs, traditions and ambitions. Individual identity therefore is socially created and operates on two levels - collective and individual. Time, place, the family and one's parents, patterns of interaction between the individual and her environment, and an individual's sense of communal and self worth, all work to re-define one's identity. Individual identity functions in a similar fashion to a chameleon, constantly changing its colour, readjusting itself to its surroundings. Similarly, the individual him/herself is a prism of different colours and faces, images of reality. S/he is an amalgam of intercepting multiple identities. Thus, to achieve a more limpid reflection of the women studied in this dissertation, one must examine the 'points of intersection', where the individual interacts with, and responds to, collective images of ethnic, Greek, gender, and bi-cultural identities.

Our paper explores the points of contrast and intersection between two theories that have been used to understand the relationships between people and locales: sense of place and community theory. We distil crucial elements from each approach: for sense of place we include setting characteristics, behaviours, symbolic meanings, and evaluations such as attachment and identity. We use the interactional approach to represent community theory, and thus include ecology, society, and action components. We create and introduce a matrix that intersects these elements and find that much common ground exists: there is significant potential for cross fertilization between the approaches. The utility of the approach is illustrated using public participation as an example topic of interest to resource and recreation managers.

One of the main things in a highway construction plan is the geometric design that includes horizontal and vertical alignment design. This study aims to formulate the steps of highway geometric design into Visual Basic 2005 program. The design steps are the calculation of horizontal and vertical alignment. Using Visual Basic 2005, it is expected that the calculation can be done faster than the manual calculation without mistake. The program is validated by comparing results obtained by manual calculations with a difference about 1x10-4 which is considered accurate. As a case study, a geometric road design is conducted in Bogor in 2009 with a fairly low-speed plan 20-40 km/hour. In the plan, the road has 28 PI (Points of Intersection) on the horizontal alignment and 15 PVI (Point of Vertical Intersection) and obtains good results in accordance with requirements and regulations issued by Bina Marga.

Background. The disadvantage of the known methods of analysis and planning of hindfoot deformities in the sagittal plaBackground. Long bone deformity planning is well established. However, there are not well described methods of analysis and planning of hindfoot deformities in the sagittal plane. Such planning is made even more difficult with concomitant deformation of the midfoot and/or ankle contracture or malpositioned arthrodesis. The aim of our study was to develop a universal method of analysis and planning of the calcaneus correction, based on the normally derived reference lines and angles.Methods. We analyzed 65 standing lateral foot films in normal adults, 23-54 years old were analyzed. We drew the talus joint line (points “a” and “b” – Line 1). We drew a second line, (Line 2) the calcaneal line, which starts at the back of the calcaneal tuberosity (point “d”), drawn perpendicular to a line from top to bottom of the calcaneal tuberosity. The intersection of the calcaneal line and the talar joint line form point (c) anteriorly. We measured lines ab, ac and cd, and their ratios: ac/ab, and cd/ab.Results. Talar joint line (Line 1) and calcaneal line (Line 2) intersect at a point (c), forming an angle 15.2° (±3.4°). The ratio ac/ab = 2.56 (± 1.1). The ratio cd/ab = 4.59 (±1.0). These ratios are constants for calculating the idealized joint lines for deformity planning. For deformity cases, draw Line 1, the talar joint line ab. Extend that line anteriorly to (c), which is a distance ab×2.56 from point (a). From (c), draw an idealized calcaneal line, Line-2, at an angle 15° to Line 1. Place (d) on this line, at a distance ab×4.59 from point (c). Next, draw the deformed calcaneal line (Line 3) and point (d1 ) where it exits the calcaneal tuberosity. Use the same technique and landmarks as for drawing the normal calcaneal line. The intersection of Lines 2 and 3 is the apex of the deformity. Rotate the piece containing Line 3 around this apex, until it is collinear with Line 2, and (d) is coincident with (d1 ).Conclusions. We describe the normal sagittal plane relationships between the hindfoot (calcaneus – talus). This normative data is used for planning sagittal plane hindfoot deformity corrections. It can be used for hindfoot deformities analysis and correction planning. It is independent of ankle joint equinus or malpositioned ankle arthrodesis, which can be considered as separate deformities.

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Conjugate relay zones: geometry of displacement transfer between opposed-dipping normal faults

<p>The transfer of displacement between faults that dip in the same direction is well understood and relay ramps between adjacent fault segments have been frequently described. Perhaps counterintuitively, displacement can also be transferred between faults that dip in opposite directions but the structure at the boundaries between opposed dipping faults is not well understood. We constrain the mechanism by which displacement is transferred between opposed-dipping faults by examining the geometries of faulted horizons and fault throw distributions at these ‘conjugate relay zones’.</p><p>Structure contour maps of horizons offset by overlapping opposed-dipping faults from different extensional settings display a consistent pattern. Above the line of intersection between the conjugate faults the deformed horizon is flat between converging faults and displacement transfer is reflected in changes in footwall elevation. Below the line of fault intersection the mutual footwall is flat and elevation changes occur in the hanging walls of the divergent faults. These elevation changes can be explained as a simple superposition of the deformation fields of two faults that have retarded lateral propagation due to the presence of the other synchronous fault, irrespective of whether the two faults actually intersect. The observed patterns of horizon elevation strongly resemble those seen at boundaries between adjacent basin-scale half-graben of opposed polarity.</p>

This paper presents a cooperative localization technique for indoor wireless network under non-line-of-sight scenario. In the absent of line-of-sight path, the technique will make use of Non-Line-of-Sight NLOS paths' Time of Arrival (TOA) and Angle of Arrival (AOA) measured at both mobile and reference devices to located the mobile device. Briefly, a line that contains the possible mobile device position is derived for each NLOS path-referred to as LPMD and intersection points of these LPMDs are used to estimate the mobile position. The main contribution of this paper is that unlike existing techniques which require an arbitrary threshold value to select appropriate LPMDs or intersection points for localization, error variance of each intersection point is first determined analytically and it depends on many factors such as distance travelled and relative alignments of LPMD pairs that form the intersection point. Our proposed technique then construct a Gaussian weighting function of each intersection point using the calculated error variance, and assign weights to every intersection points based on the proximity of these points to the intersection point of interest by using Gaussian function. The intersection point with the highest weighted can be used to determine the mobile position without the need for an arbitrary threshold value. Simulation in an indoor environment shows that the proposed localization technique is robust and outperforms previous NLOS localization techniques.

This study aimed to present a new method to predict an area with no Radial Nerve (RN) distribution (safe zone of the RN) in the middle and lower of the upper limb. The RN(60 in total) were dissected from 30 adult cadavers (20 males and 10 females). Acromial Angle, Olecranon, and Lateral Epicondyle of Humerus were selected as reference points. The linear projection of the RN on Acromial Angle-Olecranon and Acromial Angle-Lateral Epicondyle of Humerus were marked as 'Intersection Point A' and 'Intersection Point B'. The lengths of Acromial Angle-Lateral Epicondyle of Humerus, Acromial Angle-Olecranon, Intersection Point A-Olecranon, Intersection Point B-Lateral Epicondyle of Humerus were measured. In this connection, the safe zone of the RN on the middle and lower Humerus was illustrated using Python3.11 and PyCharm2023.3.4. The mean position of Intersection Point A was located at (59.9 ± 6.2)% of the total length of Acromial Angle-Olecranon distally and the mean position of Intersection Point B was at (42.9 ± 6.6)% of the Acromial Angle-Lateral Epicondyle of Humerus. We identified absolute safe zone (with no RN distribution) on the middle and lower part of the Humerus enclosed by Olecranon, Lateral Epicondyle of Humerus, the 42.50% point of Acromial Angle-Olecranon distally, and the 28.10% point of Acromial Angle-Lateral Epicondyle of Humerus distally. In addition, relative safe zone (with less than 5% probability of the RN distribution) enclosed by Olecranon, Lateral Epicondyle of Humerus, the 50.33% point of Acromial Angle-Olecranon distally, the 32.98% point of Acromial Angle-Lateral Epicondyle of Humerus distally. Data in this study can help us locate the RN with body surface markers during Humerus fracture fixation.

We propose an automatic calibration method using grid-structured light for the full parameter of a camera-projector system, including principal points, equivalent focal length, image distortion coefficients, the rotation matrix, and translation vectors between the camera and projector. Grid-structured light is projected onto a board, camera image intersection points are extracted, and three-dimensional intersection points are computed according to a homography matrix. Finally, the full parameter of a camera-projector system is solved based on stereo vision. No manual intervention is required during image processing, which simplifies the operations and improves efficiency. The image-processing kernel problem involves both automatic detection and intersection point matching. (1) The proposed intersection point detection method utilizes multiscale fusion. At each level of the image pyramid, intersection points are searched according to gray distribution and geometrical characteristics. With the gray-gravity method, coordinates are achieved with subpixel intersection point precision. Therefore, the location precision exceeds 0.5 pixel. (2) The proposed matching method employs belief propagation. Taking intersection points as nodes, a Bayesian network is established according to the Markov random field hypothesis. The image intersection point matching problem between a camera and the projector is then transformed into a maximum <italic>a posteriori</italic> estimation problem. Ultimately, 15 images are used to calibrate the full parameter of a camera-projector system. The results indicate that the reprojection error exceeds 0.15 pixel.

This article analyses the calculation problems concerning mean square error of side length, mean square error of starting point and triangle figure condition which will affect comprehensively error of intersection point, especially linear intersection minor angle triangle's intersection angle between 150°∼180° intersection point's error optimization and the optimum solution of point transfer coordinate. According to the conclusion that intersection angle's error is smallest at 90° intersection point, the author puts forward a method, namely, increase point transfer, and study point transfer and the first optimization of the known linear two points as well as point transfer and the second optimization of the known point with intersection point, and reaches the highest intersection point. In this way, the author infers the calculation mathematical model of optimum solution of intersection point coordinate and its position error. By analogue, it indicates that the accuracy improves remarkable if intersection angle is bigger than 150° intersection point's accuracy, the error decreases from 26.422mm to 1.778mm, and the accuracy is very steady and seldom changes. We can even come to the conclusion that the closer intersection angle approaches 180°, the higher the accuracy of intersection point is.

We explore the possibility of using line intersection constraints for 3D scan registration. Typical 3D registration algorithms exploit point and plane correspondences, while line intersection constraints have not been used in the context of 3D scan registration before. Constraints from a match of pairs of intersecting lines in two 3D scans can be seen as two 3D line intersections, a plane correspondence, and a point correspondence. In this paper, we present minimal solvers that combine these different type of constraints: 1) three line intersections and one point match; 2) one line intersection and two point matches; 3) three line intersections and one plane match; 4) one line intersection and two plane matches; and 5) one line intersection, one point match, and one plane match. To use all the available solvers, we present a hybrid RANSAC loop. We propose a non-linear refinement technique using all the inliers obtained from the RANSAC. Vast experiments with simulated data and two real-data data-sets show that the use of these features and the combined solvers improve the accuracy. The code is available.

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Purpose: The unreliable stability of internal respiratory surrogates and inconvenience of external respiratory surrogates for current retrospective 4D-MRI techniques largely affects the image quality of 4D-MRI. This study aims at developing image-based surrogate, a sagittal-coronal-diaphragm point of intersection (SCD-PoI) motion tracking method for retrospective 4D-MRI reconstruction.Methods/materials: As a pre-estimate of respiratory motion pattern, single-slice sagittal cines (FIESTA) were acquired at a location near the dome of the diaphragm. Subsequently, multi-slice coronal cines (FIESTA) were acquired and used for 4D-MRI reconstruction with phase sorting. Diaphragm motion trajectories were measured from the point of intersection between sagittal MRI cine plane, coronal MRI cine plain and the diaphragm dome surface. This point is defined as sagittal-coronal-diaphragm point of intersection (SCD-PoI). We pre-estimate respiraotyr motion by tracking SCD-PoI on sagitall cine. Then coronal images were then re-binned to different phased bins according to SCD-PoI motion tracking on coronal cine. This 4D-MRI technique was evaluated on a 4D Digital Extended Cardiac-Torso (XCAT) human phantom with a hypothesized moving tumor, six healthy voluneteers and two cancer patients under an IRB-approved study. Region of interest (ROI: tumor for XCAT and patients, dome of left kidney for healthy volunteers) trajectories on 4D-MRI were measured and compared with the reference (input respiratory curve for XCAT and ROI trajectories extracted from reference single-slice MRI cine (FIESTA) for human subjects). Superior-inferior (SI) mean absolute amplitude difference (D) and cross-correlation coefficient (CC) were calculated. Results: 4D-MRI on XCAT demonstrated highly accurate motion information with a low D (1.13mm) and a high CC (0.98) in the SI direction. Minimal artifacts were observed in human participants’ 4D-MRI, and images were adequate to reveal the respiratory motion of organs and tumor (D=1.08±1.03mm; CC=0.96). Conclusion: A novel 4D-MRI technique with image-based respiratory surrogate has been developed and tested on a digital phantom and human subjects.