Sesame Workshop

In this Article the author hopes to present an unusual view of the Riemann zeta landscape when Re ( s ) > 0, to show how the prime numbers are discoverable by the altered configuration, and to show a correlation amongst the primes, the regular polygons and a set of complex numbers with real part ${1 \over 2}$ .

Under what conditions do courts constrain the executive? Comparative research finds that the judiciary is often a key bulwark against executive aggrandizement. Yet we know less about why judicial constraints on the executive are more resilient in some cases than others. I develop a theory to explain judicial behavior and judicial power over the executive. I theorize that judicial selection institutions, or the formal and informal procedures for selecting judges, shape whether judicial behavior checks or enables the executive. When institutions for selecting judges disperse power (e.g., through a supermajority requirement), they lead to judicial behavior that persistently limits the executive. In particular, an informal institution of appointing pairs of ideologically distinct judges—which I call the Noah’s Ark strategy—preserves the judiciary’s willingness to rule against the executive. Next, I theorize that judicial allies, or actors outside the judiciary who increase the costs of curbing the courts, explain why courts have power to constrain executive aggrandizement. I demonstrate this theory in Israel between 2009 and 2023 by analyzing quantitative data on over 16,000 panel decisions by Israel’s Supreme Court and qualitative interviews with high-ranking judges, lawyers, and politicians. Finally, I test the theory cross-nationally using an original dataset of judicial selection institutions in 139 countries. These findings illuminate the institutional and sociopolitical determinants of judicial independence, judicial power, and democratic resilience.

ABSTRACT Evidence firmly establishes the link between early childhood interventions and the mitigation of the effects of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs). Given the long-term effects of conflict and displacement on children’s healthy development, educational mass media can offer critical learning opportunities to mitigate both the impact of learning disruption and the effects of ACEs. This paper will highlight three different ways media, and its diverse distribution platforms, can support young children’s understanding and use of coping strategies in the face of significant adversity. Using examples of diverse distribution to reach refugee and migrant children in the United States and across Latin America and the Middle East, this paper will highlight the ways media can support children and families affected by displacement and conflict to develop critical coping strategies. Lessons learned in developing and adapting coping strategies for diverse contexts and platforms include learnings for content curation and implementation, engagement of local and regional advisors, and importance of a network of on-the-ground implementing partners. These findings offer guidance for those developing content and programs for children in conflict and crisis, in particular creators of children’s media and outreach programs.

Denmark has set an ambitious target to achieve a 110% reduction in greenhouse gases by the year 2050 compared to emissions from 1990. Direct air carbon capture and storage (DACCS) is one of the few technologies capable of providing negative CO2 emissions. It is evident that Denmark cannot sustainably achieve this goal without implementing DACCS. The purpose of this white paper is to present the current status of DACCS in a Danish context. In this regard, we describe the resource consumption of water, energy, and land required to achieve the Danish goal of 110% greenhouse gas reductions by 2050. Additionally, we discuss the most critical challenges of implementing DACCS in Denmark and present an action plan for developing the technologies and the political framework conditions. Conclusively, we recommend that demonstration-scale DACCS facilities are built, that Denmark develops a national carbon strategy, and that incentive structures in the form of DAC grant pools be established.

The 27th IEEE Workshop on Signal and Power Integrity (SPI 2023) was held during May 7-10, 2023, in Aveiro, Portugal, as a joint organization between the Institute of Telecommunications and the University of Aveiro. The IEEE EMC Society was a Technical Co-Sponsor of the Workshop.

Linear or broadcast TV continues to be an important channel for lead generation and user acquisition but precise attribution to an ad is not possible; attribution methodologies include time-based windows, keyword search within those windows, pixels that fire within the same Wi-Fi, panels, etc. This paper describes a forecasting methodology that uses machine learning to analyse recent and historical time series of new user registrations as well as additional factors and variables that affect new user acquisition. We then use this forecast to construct a baseline of expected new user volumes and how we attribute new users above that baseline to TV.

Although specific design decisions are known to support Joint Media Engagement (JME; co-play with digital media) it is unclear whether current off-the-shelf tablet experiences are designed with this in mind and whether parents and children are able to engage in JME in practice. As apps that promote artistic creation (i.e., music, drawings) fulfill many extant design recommendations for JME, we observed joint play with two artistic creation apps in a culturally and socioeconomically diverse sample of 20 United States child-mother dyads. Using interaction analysis, we found that in these ”ideal” circumstances, families used varying styles of co-engagement, with Co-Creation and Parent Coaching standing out as collaborative arrangements toward which designers and families can strive. However, there were still challenges, with parents often assuming spectator roles despite their apparent intentions. We highlight key challenges to JME plus design supports and parent strategies to help families jointly engage and create with media.