Early Journalists and the Evolution of Publicists’ Stunts: From Circus
Ballyhoo to Professionalism Denise E. DeLorme and Fred Fedler
Abstract
This study examines early journalists and public relations publicity
practices through an historical analysis of 150 autobiographies, 100
biographies, and 250 magazine articles written by and about newspaper
reporters and editors in the United States from about 1800-1940. The
results trace seven factors associated with the emergence and evolution
of publicists’ stunts from the perspective of early US journalists. The
findings provide insight into the development of professionalism in the
public relations field, enhance understanding of the complex
journalist-PR practitioner relationship, and offer a foundation for
future inquiry.
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Need For Developing A Sound Prostitution Policy: Recommendations For
Future Action
Sharvari Karandikar
Abstract
Analyses of prostitution policies of the
different countries of the world indicate an urgent need for
a coherent and more definitive prostitution policy. This paper discusses
the essentials of a sound prostitution policy, based on the current
social and economic foundations of prostitution. The paper is generic
and does not apply to any country in specific. The economic and social
foundations of prostitution are examined as against moralistic opinions
and patriarchal
viewpoints. The paper also sets out some recommendations, which can be
useful to policymakers and legislators for developing an effective
prostitution policy.
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Optimization Effects on Modeling and Synthesis of a Conventional
Floating Point Fused Multiply-Add Arithmetic Unit Using CAD Tools
Jaafar M. Alghazo
Abstract
In this paper, a high speed Arithmetic synthesizable Fused Multiply Add
Unit (FMA) is modeled
capable of implementing the following operations: Addition/subtraction
and multiplication. With area speed tradeoff limitation, concentration
is on modeling high speed arithmetic units with moderate area increase.
Thus, the concentration is on developing units that share the same
hardware. A model of a high speed arithmetic fused multiply add unit (
A*B +C ) Capable of addition/subtraction and multiplication is
implemented. The focus is on reducing the delay in critical path by
identifying the most time consuming operations in the critical path of a
basic multiplication/addition fused unit. CAD tools are used to model
this system. Once modeled and synthesized the system is downloaded onto
a FPGAs chip. The chip became a stand alone FMA unit capable of
implementing the operations mentioned. Synthesis tools are used to
evaluate these designs and reports showed that the estimated minimum
delay of the designed unit was 112.917ns. After implementing
optimization techniques and modeling the FMA unit using Verilog
synthesis tools, the estimated the minimum delay of the design unit was
9.236 ns. The efficiency of the system is therefore increased by over a
factor of 10.
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