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La théorie de la relativité cognitive et systémique
Authors: Vitrac Richard
Published: July 2020

La relativité d'Einstein est née en 1905 pour répondre aux paradoxes posés par l'invariance de la vitesse c de la lumière. Ces paradoxes concernent la dilatation des durées et la contraction des temps observés pour des événements ayant lieu dans un référentiel en mouvement par rapport à un Observateur. La relativité postule que c'est l’interaction entre l'Observateur et l'objet observé qui est la cause des paradoxes. Mais elle ne fait aucune hypothèse concernant la nature de l'Observateur. Or celui qui observe un phénomène n'est jamais un point mais c'est un système ayant une frontière et qui est piloté comme la conscience humaine pilote le corps humain. L'interprétation cognitive et systémique de l'invariance de la vitesse de la lumière permet de prouver l'existence d'un Observateur Universel présent en un point intérieur à tous les systèmes physiques et analogue à la conscience humaine. Contrairement aux systèmes physiques, l'Observateur ne serait pas soumis à la causalité temporelle. Par sa présence inspatiotemporelle à l'intérieur de tous les systèmes, cet Observateur imposerait la valeur des constantes de l'univers, vitesse de la lumière et constante de Planck en particulier. Cette hypothèse raisonnable permet de donner une représentation nouvelle de l'Univers qui serait un multivers composé de tous les univers qui correspondent à tous les systèmes de l'Univers. Elle permettrait aussi de donner une représentation nouvelle de la lumière qui serait constituée de photons qui naîtraient du néant pour y retourner selon un rythme donné. Il y aurait un photon primordial analogue au bit de l'informatique. Il serait le constituant unique de tous les systèmes de l'univers. Cette approche cognitive et systémique de la relativité devrait permet de rapprocher les deux théories de la relativité et de la mécanique quantique. A terme, elle devrait même rapprocher les sciences physiques et les sciences humaines.
A systems thinking approach of crises: From optimization to change strategy?
Authors: Claeys Damien , Minati Gianfranco
Published: July 2020

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Knowledge to Manage the Knowledge Society: Complexity and the Systemic Concept of Crisis
Authors: Minati Gianfranco
Published: July 2020

We briefly propose a possibly more precise systemic understanding of the process of crisis with the purpose of allowing suitable, appropriate modifying interventions. Examples and types of crises are introduced. At a suitable level of representation we consider crisis as a non-autonomous parasitic process of the hosting one(s); processes acquiring characteristics autonomous with respect to those of the hosting process(es); processes converging to degeneration and malfunctioning; which are emergent and given by coherent, subsequent and related new degenerative properties or loss of coherence among emergent processes of the hosting one(s). Possible symptoms for diagnostics and prediction of processes of crisis are outlined. Types of crisis are considered and some generic exemplifying types of actions on crises are proposed. The main purpose of this article is to show that different types of processes of crisis having different natures are possible and that suitable, appropriate approaches should be adopted.
The Economic Crisis and the Role of External Audit: The Case of Greece
Authors: Zgouva Victoria A. , Varsos Dimitrios S. , Assimakopoulos Nikitas A.
Published: July 2020

The global financial crisis of 2008 has been rivaled only by the Great Depression of the 1930s. The breadth and duration of this crisis had an adverse impact on every national economy, reflecting the systemic interdependence of an interconnected economic ecosystem, and the strengths and weaknesses of individual countries, regions, and monetary policies. The economic crises was particularly disparaging to the Greek state, which has a long history of excessive public spending, massive tax evasion, wage growth not supported by proportional productivity, and unsustainable debt levels. The health of the economy was further eroded as a result of a lack of confidence that was driven by questionable accounting practices and the misreporting of economic performance indicators by successive governments. The Court of Audit of the Hellenic Republic1 operates as the independent external auditor for the Greek state. Its effective and efficient operation within its mandated boundaries will be instrumental in the nation’s economic recovery and a key preventing measure to arrest financial mismanagement in the future. This work will describe the context in which the CoA carries out its activities, and will explore the means through which the organization can apply a systems approach to its structure, function, and management paradigm for the purpose of reinforcing its strategic, operational, and tactical capacity.
Systemic Planning (SP): A Generic Framework for Complex Decision Making
Authors: Leleur Steen
Published: July 2020

The generic framework for planning and decision support presented in this paper and referred to as systemic planning (SP) is the result of research work carried out by the Decision Modelling Group at the Technical University of Denmark (DTU). More specifically, SP theory and methodology development has interchanged with practical application and testing of SP in a number of cases. SP is based on combining and operationalising five different systems thinking approaches: functional, interpretive, emancipatory, post-modern and complexity-oriented that are seen to span current systems thinking. These approaches are behind five formulated modes of enquiry (MOEs) that make up some of the iteratively interwoven steps in a formulated SP process, which is assisted by a study-specific subset of methods. These are selected from a toolbox of seven soft (qualitative) and seven hard (quantitative) operations research (OR) methods. The paper is disposed as follows: After an introduction that outlines the five systems thinking approaches and their MOEs, the paper presents SP in an overview as concerns process and tools and SP as a group proces. Then follows an application example where the potential of SP is demonstrated on the planning of a large transport infrastructure case concerning the Rail Baltica transport project, which is part of the EU’s North Sea - Baltic TEN-T corridor. The case shows how issues around growth and sustainability need to be explicitly considered in the planning of large new transport infrastructure. Finally, following a discussion of the main features of SP, some findings and a perspective are stated.
Changement, co-évolution, crise et résolution de problème
Authors: Duterne Claude
Published: July 2020

Ce qu’on dénomme « crise » apparaît comme la perception, ressentie comme subite et catastrophique, d’un déséquilibre systémique. Or, il est rare que les déséquilibres se fassent de façon brutale ou immédiate – ils dérivent plutôt d’écarts au départ souvent minimes mais qui font l’objet d’interventions menant petit à petit à une augmentation critique du déséquilibre. C’est ce moment qui est perçu comme « crise ». Comme on le sait, les suites d’une telle crise peuvent prendre en gros deux voies : soit la disparition (mort) du système considéré, soit des modifications conséquentes de son état (changements systémiques). Cette description est faite à partir du système considéré. Mais il ne faut pas oublier, dans une réflexion plus large, que tout système est inclus dans un environnement (contexte) et qu’il se trouve toujours dans une dynamique de co -évolution. Il modifie et est modifié par des éléments de ce contexte. Dès lors, la « crise » est à un moment ou un autre, inévitable. Comment en tirer profit ?Ou comment la rendre moins douloureuse ? La souplesse systémique et la créativité stratégique peuvent nous aider à construire du changement profitable pour les individus/groupes et soutenable pour nos environnements immédiats. Je souhaite proposer quelques éléments de réflexion sur le concept de crise (changement, co évolution, état critique, niveaux d’observation et niveaux de changement, ...) avant d’évoquer une méthodologie d’intervention stratégique illustrée à travers des situations organisationnelles et familiales.L’épistémologie est celle issue de ce qu’on a appelé «l’école de PaloAlto ».
Métis : Ruse, intelligence, bricolage dans les systèmes complexes et les crises
Authors: Makarovitsch Alexandre
Published: July 2020

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La dimension systémique du tracé régulateur : Une structure musicale pour l'architecte
Authors: Taoumi Driss
Published: July 2020

"Tout trait doit être justifié !" quel étudiant architecte n’a pas été confronté à cette sentence ? Généralement, cette règle implicite est imposée sans être clairement explicitée. Ainsi, pour aller à l’encontre de cette injonction, un moyen clair est le tracé régulateur. Par définition, il est un tracé géométrique appliqué au dessin d’architecture ; permettant de géométriser ce dernier. Autrement dit, il sert à objectiver sa mise en forme, conformément à la science "dure" de la géométrie. Ce faisant, il habilite à justifier la construction des traits dudessin par une démonstration mathématique incisive, dissipant donc l’injonction "tout trait doit être justifié !". Simultanément à cette justification logique, le tracé régulateur donne lieu à des proportions, qui sont des rapports arithmétiques - et visuels - entre deux dimensions (1/2, 2/3, 3/4, nombre d’or...). I ls permettent alors une mise en relation des parties du dessin, dont le résultat est leur cohésion - ou musicalité - graphique. Par ailleurs dans la conception/dessin d’architecture en particulier, la proportion établit ces rapports entre les dimensions des traits, aussi bien qu’entre leurs positions. Ils en deviennent alors un système statique, soit une structure organique : si la dimension et/ou la position d’un trait change, alors les dimensions et positions des autres traits sont aussi altérées. Cette interrelation dimensionnelle et topologique constitue l’aspect systémique du tracé régulateur.
From resistance to resilience: Systems thinking about transitions
Authors: Claeys Damien
Published: July 2020

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L’évaluation circulaire : Un modèle systémique pour permettre aux organisations humaines de s’inscrire dans la durabilité
Authors: Piecq Andrée
Published: July 2020

Le modèle systémique – « L’évaluation circulaire » – a été élaboré sur le plan théorique et a été mis en pratique. Son objectif est d’inscrire toutes les organisations marchandes, non marchandes ou administratives dans la durabilité. A intervalles réguliers, il accède à leur structure pour diagnostiquer leur fonctionnement. Il a été élaboré par Andrée Piecq dans le cadre de ses travaux centrés sur les organisations humaines.L’« évaluation circulaire » est un processus qui, grâce à des observations multipliées dans le temps du fonctionnement de l’organisation, empêche l’apparition de spirales négatives. En effet, ce sont ces spirales qui menacent la durabilité de l’organisation.Ce processus s’inscrit dans :

une évaluation permanente ;

la prise en compte des contextes, y compris celui du temps ;

l’analyse des douze « principes directeurs » ;

la mise en exergue les symptômes de bon fonctionnement ou de dysfonctionnement ;

l’élaboration du diagnostic du fonctionnement de l’organisation ;

l’élaboration des stratégies de changement/non changement qui répondent à la finalité del’organisation.

En conclusion ce processus permet l’augmentation de la créativité de l’organisation et la conduit à s’inscrire dans la durabilité.
Les avatars processuels de la pensée systémique transitionnelle vers un système résilient et agile
Authors: Andriamisa-Ramihone Amédée Marie
Published: July 2020

État et situation d’un système postérieurs à un choc, à un traumatisme, la transition « évoque l’idée d’un passage, d’un état à un autre, d’une position à une autre, que ce passage s’effectue graduellement, progressivement et enfin qu’il se passe quelque chose dans l’entre-deux ». C’est un processus qui engendre une interaction continue entre le processus amont et le processus aval, suivant la définition même du processus.À ce titre, elle établit la liaison entre le choc qui a initié le processus de résistance et le processus de résilience. Le changement qui en résulte affecte la durabilité du « système télescopé et traumatisé (STT) ».C’est à partir de ces divers éléments de définition que les enjeux et les conditions de vie (ou de sur-vie) de la transition sont précisés à l’aide de différents exemples et modèles en lien avec la systémique et ses applications dans le domaine du changement.Forgeant un système dynamique complexe, non-linéaire et chaotique, la transition avec la résilience (réactive et pro-active) induit le changement qui à son tour crée l’incertitude. Une adaptation s’impose pour comprendre le futur qui vient et qui est imprédictible dans un monde VICA ! Le processus du changement en U semble univoque et traduit paradoxalement une voie toute tracée, ce qui n’est pas le cas du processus en Wn ou en L ! Loi de Murphy oblige !La pensée systémique semble se présenter en panacée de par la durabilité des systèmes complexes, mais un concept plus fécond lui vient en aide, suivant la dialogique morinienne pour y adjoindre le concept de « système résilient et agile » ; marquant le passage de STT à SRA !Telle est la conviction de cet article qui essaie d’innover dans le domaine de la science politique, notamment en politiques publiques elles-mêmes systèmes complexes...
The radio-protective effects of n-Hexane extracts of Telfairia occidentalis Hook. f. and Cucumeropsis mannii Naud. seed oils on the liver of irradiated male Wistar rats
Authors: NWOZO Sarah Onyenibe , UKEJE Michael O , IFIE Josiah Eseoghene
Published: July 2020

The human population is predisposed to some considerable amounts of radiation especially ionizing radiation which may negatively impact their metabolic processes. Herbal extracts can mitigate these harmful effects. Therefore, this study aims to investigate the protective effect of n-Hexane extracts of Telfairia occidentalis and Cucumeropsis mannii seeds oils against radiation-mediated oxidative stress in Wistar rats. Sixty male rats were randomly distributed into six groups of six animals each and n-hexane extracts of T. occidentalis and C. mannii were administered at a dose of 2.4 or 4.8 mg/kg b. wt., orally for 7 days before irradiation and 10 days after irradiation, when they were sacrificed. Lipid peroxidation was measured, hepatic antioxidant status; SOD, CAT, GSH, Gpx and GST were estimated. The activities of liver enzymes: ALT, AST and ALP were measured and histological examination of sections of the liver was carried out. Radiation significantly increased MDA levels, SOD, GPx, AST, ALT and ALP activities but reduced body weights, total proteins, CAT, GSH and GST activities. Administration of the extracts significantly reduces the levels of MDA, SOD, GPx, ALT, AST and ALP activities while they increase the activities of CAT, GSH and GST at a dosage of 4.8 mg/kg. Histological examination showed increased levels of toxicity in radiated and groups administered 2.4 mg/kg extracts. From these findings, extracts of T. occidentalis and C. mannii at 4.8 mg/kg b. wt are effective herbal remedies in the prevention and amelioration of the consequences of oxidative stress due to exposure to ionizing radiation.
The geopolitical dimension of gas security in the European Union
Authors: Rosicki Remigiusz
Published: July 2020

The objective scope of the analysis performed in the text encompasses the energy security in the European Union and its member states, and includes the perspective of geopolitical conditions. The geopolitical conditions should be understood as a variety of relations between geographical conditions and decision-making processes concerned with energy security. The main objective of the text is to present a selection of theoretical problems encountered in the study of energy security, as well as to link them with such issues as gas import dependence and the risk of gas supply disruptions, mainly from the Russian direction. In order to elaborate the objective scope of analysis, the following research questions are presented: (1) To what extent do geographical conditions determine decision-making processes in the energy policy pursued by the European Union?; and (2) To what extent do geographical conditions determine threats to the security of gas supplies to the European Union and its member states? The text is chiefly an overview, but the theoretical part loosely makes use of the premises of the research program concerned with the integration of knowledge as part of the studies of energy security and energy transitions, presented by E. Brutschina, A. Cherp, J. Jewell, B. K. Sovacool and V. Vinichenka. Additionally, knowledge contained in the literature on energy and gas security has been synthesized and enriched with a critical approach, and the author’s own assessments and conclusions.
CТАНОВЛЕННЯ Й РОЗВИТОК УКРАЇНСЬКОЇ МОВИ НА ТЕРИТОРІЇ ГАЛИЧИНИ В ДРУГІЙ ПОЛ. XIX СТ.
Authors: Холодова УЛЯНА
Published: July 2020

Przedmiotem artykułu jest analiza głównych tendencji kształtowania się zasobu leksykalnego odmiany języka zachodnioukraińskiego w Galicji —na terenie dawnych AustroWęgier. Na specyfikę rozwoju oraz kształtowanie się ukraińskiego języka literackiego w opisywanym regionie wpłynęła wielojęzyczność środowiska, w którym miała miejsce aktywna interakcja międzyjęzykowa powodująca zapożyczenia znacznej części słownictwa z innych języków. Ówcześni językoznawcy przyczynili się, pod wpływem idei odrodzenia języków słowiańskich, do stworzenia podstaw gramatyczno-leksykalnych ukraińskiego języka literackiego w oparciu o język potoczny. W rezultacie spowodowało to zastosowanie form dialektalnych na płaszczyźnieogólnogalicyjskiej. Jednocześnie brak jednostek leksykalnych w języku potocznym został zrównoważony poprzez wprowadzenie zapożyczeń z języka starosłowiańskiego, rosyjskiego, polskiego oraz częściowo niemieckiego, jak również zastosowanie derywatów typowych dla języka ukraińskiego.
НАВЧАЛЬНО-МЕТОДИЧНА БАЗА ДЛЯ ВИВЧЕННЯ УКРАЇНСЬКОЇ МОВИ ЯК ІНОЗЕМНОЇ НА ПІДГОТОВЧОМУ ВІДДІЛЕННІ
Authors: ДАНИЛЮК НІНА , МАСИЦЬКА ТЕТЯНА
Published: July 2020

Badanie przeprowadzono w ramach kierunku metody nauczania języka ukraińskiego jako obcego. Istotność badania warunkuje potrzeba systematyzacji materiału. Celem badania jest charakterystyka wyposażenia dydaktyczno-metodycznego, którym dysponują wykładowcy Wschodnioeuropejskiego Uniwersytetu Narodowego im. Łesi Ukrainki w nauczaniu języka ukraińskiego jako obcego w oddziale przygotowawczym. Artykuł wyjaśnia zasady teoretyczne, wyznacza główne pojęcia metodyki nauczania języka ukraińskiego jako obcego, takie jak: zasada, podejście, metoda, sposób. Dokonano przeglądu tradycyjnych i nowych metod oraz podejść nauczania, podręczników, słowników niezbędnych na początkowym etapie nauki języka ukraińskiego, zwrócono uwagę na metody interaktywne, zintegrowanie podejść komunikacyjnego i językowo-krajoznawczego.
ГАЗЕТНІ СЛОВЕСНІ ШТАМПИ ПЕРІОДУ РЕВОЛЮЦІЇ ГІДНОСТІ В МОВІ УКРАЇНСЬКОЇ ПЕРІОДИКИ
Authors: ЄФИМЕНКО ОЛЕНА
Published: July 2020

Środki masowego przekazu są najważniejszym źródłem szybkiego dostarczania do czytelników informacji o wydarzeniach i faktach życia społecznego oraz politycznego. Na podstawie analizy ukraińskich czasopism w latach 2013-2018 w artykule zostały prześledzone obciążenia semantyczne i pragmatyczne najpopularniejszej sztampy gazetowej okresu Rewolucji Godności. Udowodniono, że sztampa gazetowa tworzy system zabarwień emocjonalnych i ekspresyjnych, reprezentuje pragmatyczne informacje, jest atrakcyjna i precedensowa, nadaje publikacjom oryginalnego i atrakcyjnego brzmienia, wywołując u czytelnika odpowiednie uczucia i myśli, które pozwalają przygotować go do postrzegania pewnych wydarzeń politycznych, kształtując odpowiednią opinię publiczną o pewnym zabarwieniu aksjologicznym. Wydarzenia końca 2013 r. i początku 2014 r. zostały szeroko przedstawione w sztampach współczesnego języka ukraińskiego.
ФРАЗЕОЛОГІЗМ ЯК ОБ’ЄКТ ВИВЧЕННЯ В ІНШОМОВНІЙ АУДИТОРІЇ (доцільність використання й критерії добирання)
Authors: СЦІРА МАРІЯ
Published: July 2020

Artykuł dotyczy problematyki definicji frazeologii oraz klasyfikacji frazeologizmów. Badanie koncentruje się na zasadach nauczania frazeologii w audytorium obcojęzycznym. Celem artykułu jest wytyczenie kryteriów doboru jednostek frazeologicznych do ich zastosowania w procesie nauczania języka ukraińskiego jako obcego w audytorium obcojęzycznym. Przedstawiono zasady prezentacji frazeologizmów w audytorium obcojęzycznym, określono kryteria doboru jednostek frazeologicznych dla studentów obcojęzycznych na poziomie początkowym, takie jak: prosta struktura frazeologiczna (wyrazy w sensie dosłownym, 2-3 elementy, prosta struktura morfemiczna); przejrzysta forma wewnętrzna (motywacja); aspekt badań regionalnych; częstotliwość użycia frazeologizmu. W procesie nauczania nauczyciel musi stworzyć potencj ał j ęzykowy i komunikacyjny, który przede wszystkim zwiększy zdolność studenta do skutecznego postrzegania i przyswajania informacji. Nauczanie języków powinno stanowić część składową kulturowo-narodowego postrzegania nowego środowiska. Tylko wówczas bowiem student obcojęzyczny uzyskuje świadomość językową, która ułatwi mu postrzeganie formuł językowych na tle ogólnej kulturowo-narodowej specyfiki.
ТЕОРІЯ ІНСТРУМЕНТАЛЯ В ОБ’ЄКТИВНІЙ ГРАМАТИЦІ: КАТЕГОРІЙНІСТЬ, СТРУКТУРНІСТЬ (кваліфікація локативно-аналітичної семантики інструменталя Євгеном Тимченком)1
Authors: ЗАГНІТКО АНАТОЛІЙ
Published: July 2020

W artykule przeanalizowano status znaczenia lokatywno-analitycznego w strukturze narzędnika rzeczownikowego. Dokonano kwalifikacji przestrzeni ogólnej paradygmatu funkcjonalnego i semantycznego narzędnika rzeczownikowego z uwzględnieniem lokatywności statycznej oraz dynamicznej, a także podstawowych tendencji synkretyzmu. Nakreślono podstawy konceptualne interpretacji lokatywno-analitycznego znaczenia narzędnika autorstwa Jewhena Tymczenki. Prześledzono w ujęciu linearnym pozycyjną wewnątrzzdaniową wariantywność lokatywno-analitycznego znaczenia narzędnika, jego fleksję, wewnętrzną wariantywność semantyczną oraz status funkcyjny. Dzięki konsekwentnej analizie kwalifikacji lokatywnoanalitycznego znaczenia narzędnika dostrzeżono tendencje utrwalania badanego znaczenia w strukturze współczesnego narzędnika rzeczownikowego oraz kierunki redukcji lokatywnoanalitycznego znaczenia w strukturze narzędnika, które uwarunkowane zostały przez wewnątrzkategorialne współoddziaływanie pomiędzy przypadkami oraz konkurencję między nimi. To ostatnie zjawisko przejawia się poprzez zastępowanie form lokatywno-analitycznego znaczenia narzędnika rzeczownikowego formami biernika, miejscownika, a częściowo również dopełniacza i celownika. W artykule scharakteryzowano również podstawowy korpus analitycznych morfemów składniowych w strukturze lokatywno-analitycznego znaczenia narzędnika rzeczownikowego. Prawidłowości rozwoju gramatyki obiektywnej odzwierciedlają podstawowe zmiany w ewolucji lokatywno-analitycznego znaczenia narzędnika rzeczownikowego, co potwierdza konkurencja między przypadkami i redukcja części analitycznych morfemów składniowych w syntag- matycznych użyciach narzędnika rzeczownikowego
ПОЕМА T. ШЕВЧЕНКА НАЙМИЧКА ТА ЙОГО ОДНОЙМЕННА ПОВІСТЬ: ДО ПОРІВНЯЛЬНИХ СТУДІЙ І. ФРАНКА
Authors: ЯНКОВСЬКА ЖАННА
Published: July 2020

Twórczość Tarasa Szewczenki ma dla narodu ukraińskiego szczególne znaczenie, ponieważ zawiera w sobie zarówno mentalne, jak i psychologiczne oraz archetypiczne kody. Każde nowe jej odczytanie siłą rzeczy opiera się na dotychczasowych ustaleniach badaczy, j ednak zawiera w sobie także nową perspektywę. Aktualność niniej szej pracy polega na tym, że j est ona dopełnieniem analizy porównawczej autorstwa Iwana Franki, który w swoim wykładzie habilitacyjnym poruszył problematykę poematu Наймичка T. Szewczenki oraz opowiadania o tym samym tytule. Badania zostały przeprowadzone w aspekcie komparatystycznym. Nie kwestionując wagi badań klasyka, autorka postawiła sobie za zadanie pogłębić pewne jego ustalenia na temat omawianych utworów Kobziarza, odwołując się do postulatów współczesnej metodologii literaturoznawczej. We wnioskach znalazły się aktualizacje dotyczące odrębnych faktów powiązanych z czasem i kolejnością pisania poematu i opowiadania. Oprócz tego zaprezentowano również propozycje rozwiązań wielu zadań analitycznych, które postawił przed sobą I. Franko (charakterystykę chronotopu, analizę porównawczą bohaterów utworów itd.).
Square function inequality for a class of Fourier integral operators satisfying cinematic curvature conditions
Authors: Gao Chuanwei , Miao Changxing , Yang Jianwei-Urbain
Published: July 2020

In this paper, we establish an improved variable coefficient version of the square function inequality, by which the local smoothing estimate

L
α
p

→

L
p

{L^{p}_{\alpha}\to L^{p}}

for the Fourier integral operators satisfying cinematic curvature condition is further improved.
In particular, we establish almost sharp results for

2
<
p
⩽
3

{2<p\leqslant 3}

and push forward the estimate for the critical point

p
=
4

{p=4}

.
As a consequence, the local smoothing estimate for the wave equation on the manifold is refined.
We generalize the results in [S. Lee and A. Vargas, On the cone multiplier in

ℝ
3

\mathbb{R}^{3}

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to its variable coefficient counterpart.
The main ingredients in the argument includes multilinear oscillatory integral estimate
[J. Bennett, A. Carbery and T. Tao,
On the multilinear restriction and Kakeya conjectures,
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and decoupling inequality
[D. Beltran, J. Hickman and C. D. Sogge,
Variable coefficient Wolff-type inequalities and sharp local smoothing estimates for wave equations on manifolds,
Anal. PDE 13 2020, 2, 403–433].
Die zwei Sprachsubjekte Searles – Kritische Reflexionen über Searles geistfundierte Sprachtheorie
Authors: Niemann Robert
Published: July 2020

Der Beitrag fragt im Kern nach dem Sprachsubjektverständnis bei Searle. Mit einer geistphilosophisch grundierten Lesart wird der These nachgegangen, dass in Searles Ansatz eigentlichzweiSprachsubjektverständnisse enthalten sind. DasoffizielleSprachsubjekt lässt sich aus der analogen Geist-Sprechakt-Beziehung ableiten und als eine Art botenmäßiges Subjekt fassen. Dasinoffizielle, von Searle selbst nicht ausbuchstabierte Sprachsubjekt wäre demgegenüber ein körperlicher Sprecher. Dieses erscheint dabei als das eigentlich konsequentere und folgerichtigere Subjekt, wenn man die Prämissen von Searles ‚biologischem Naturalismus‘ ernst nimmt.
Effect of Fe and Co promoters on CO methanation activity of nickel catalyst prepared by impregnation – co-precipitation method
Authors: Battulga Buyan-Ulzii , Bold Tungalagtamir , Byambajav Enkhsaruul
Published: July 2020

Ni based catalysts supported on γ-Al2O3 that was unpromoted (Ni/γAl2O3) or promoted (Ni–Fe/γAl2O3, Ni–Co/γAl2O3, and Ni–Fe–Co/γAl2O3) were prepared using by the impregnation – co-precipitation method. Their catalytic performances for CO methanation were studied at 3 atm with a weight hourly space velocity (WHSV) of 3000 ml/g/h of syngas with a molar ratio of H2/CO = 3 and in the temperature range between 130 and 350 °C. All promoters could improve nickel distribution, and decreased its particle sizes. It was found that the Ni–Co/γAl2O3 catalyst showed the highest catalytic performance for CO methanation in a low temperature range (<250 °C). The temperatures for the 20% CO conversion over Ni–Co/γAl2O3, Ni–Fe/γAl2O3, Ni–Fe–Co/γAl2O3 and Ni/γAl2O3 catalysts were 205, 253, 263 and 270 °C, respectively. The improved catalyst distribution by the addition of cobalt promoter caused the formation of β type nickel species which had an appropriate interacting strength with alumina support in the Ni–Co/γAl2O3. Though an addition of iron promoter improved catalyst distribution, the methane selectivity was lowered due to acceleration of both CO methanation and WGS reaction with the Ni–Fe/γAl2O3. Moreover, it was found that there was no synergetic effect from the binary Fe–Co promotors in the Ni–Fe–Co/γAl2O3 on catalytic activity for CO methanation.
The Search for Happiness, Towards a Practical Theology of Joy: Faith Seeking Beatific Happiness – Fides Quaerens Beatitudinem
Authors: Louw Daniel
Published: July 2020

In the light of the eudaimonic principle of pleasure/enjoyment, the question is posed: What is meant by a spirituality of happiness? In terms of the eucharistic perspective of graceful living, and the view that human beings are actually playful artists (homo ludens), a practical theology of joy is proposed: fides quaerens beatitudinem – faith seeking joyful happiness. In the light of the Christian connection between a benevolence of grace and the biblical notion of the beatitudes, happiness is presented as a kind of makariology: the interplay between the benediction of a blessing and the fortitude of a peaceful mind. “Beatific enjoyment” (fruitio beatifica) is proposed as a practical theological conceptualisation of the “praxis of God”.
Practical Theology in the United States 2000–2020 with Attention to Its Emergence in the Twentieth Century
Authors: Ramsay Nancy J.
Published: July 2020

Practical Theology (PT) in the US emerged in the latter half of the 20th century shaped by the epistemological turn toward a critical postmodernity and liberation theologies. This article traces the emergence of PT in the 20th and first two decades of the 21st century including attention to the emergence of several constitutive fields and the Association of Practical Theology. I will attend to several trajectories: epistemological and related liberative political influences, effects of privilege and marginalization for the integrity of the discipline and the knowledge it constructs, methodological innovations, and strategies for research. The article describes emerging trajectories.
COVID-19 Demands Theological Reflection: Buddhist, Muslim, and Christian Perspectives on the Present Pandemic
Authors: Xiong Jianhui (Jane) , Isgandarova Nazila , Panton Amy Elizabeth
Published: July 2020

What are some ways that people from the Buddhist, Muslim and Christian faith traditions can reflect upon the coronavirus pandemic using a theological lens? How can Buddhist, Muslim and Christian practitioners respond in practical ways to the coronavirus pandemic, utilizing resources from their faith traditions? This contribution offers reflections on the worldwide suffering and challenges that the pandemic has caused from the perspectives of Buddhist, Muslim and Christian practitioners. Each writer offers practical resources and theological reflection from their vantage point as spiritual care providers and as people of faith.
A pair of equations in unlike powers of primes and powers of 2
Authors: Cai Yong , Hu Liqun
Published: July 2020

In this article, we show that every pair of large even integers satisfying some necessary conditions can be represented in the form of a pair of one prime, one prime squares, two prime cubes, and 187 powers of 2.
Effect of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists on adipokine level of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in rats fed high-fat diet
Authors: Jin Miaomiao , Niu Xiaohong , Liu Yan , Zhang Dong , Yuan Danni , Shen Huimin
Published: July 2020

Background

Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the leading cause of liver disease worldwide, and no effective treatment exists until now. Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists are becoming the preferred therapeutic option for the management of obesity and are becoming the preferred treatment options for the management of both NAFLD and type 2 diabetes mellitus, but the molecular mechanisms are still unclear.

Methods

Forty-five healthy male Wistar rats were divided into three groups: normal control, high-fat diet (HFD) group, HFD + liraglutide (100 mg/kg body weight) group. Biochemical parameters and adipokine levels were examined in the serum of rats. In order to judge the degree of steatosis of NAFLD, the magnetic resonance imaging and histopathology of the liver were also studied.

Results and conclusion

Liraglutide caused a significant decrease in the serum fasting glucose and improved the insulin resistance, dyslipidemia, and liver enzymes. It reduced the adipokine level, and alleviated the histopathology of liver of rats in the steatosis, ballooning, and lobular inflammation when compared to the HFD group. Thus, liraglutide demonstrated amelioration of NAFLD by decreasing the adipokine levels in this animal model and seems to be a promising molecule for the management of NAFLD.
Crystal structure of 5,17-diformyl-25,26,27,28-tetrahydroxycalix[4]arene- dichloromethane, C31H26Cl2O6
Authors: Wu Chong , Liu Xiao-Long , An Rui , Yang Ye
Published: July 2020

C30H24O6 ⋅ CH2Cl2, orthorhombic, Pbcn (no. 60), a = 11.6965(10) Å, b = 13.8078(11) Å, c = 16.3257(14) Å, V = 2636.6(4) Å3, Z = 4, R
gt(F) = 0.0765, wR
ref(F
2) = 0.1487, T = 296(2) K.
The crystal structure of (2E,2′E)-,2,2′-bis[1-(2-pyrazinyl)ethylidene]carbonimidic dihydrazide, C13H15N9
Authors: Ji Xiao-Hui , Liu Ye , Liu Mei-Ling , Zhao Juan , Lu Jiu-Fu
Published: July 2020

C13H15N9, monoclinic, C2/c (no. 15), a = 22.827(5) Å, b = 7.8830(16) Å, c = 16.020(3) Å, β = 98.95(3)°, V = 2847.6(10) Å3, Z = 8, R
gt(F) = 0.0416, wR
ref(F
2) = 0.1331, T = 293(2) K.
Fetish-Oriented Ontology
Authors: Braune Sean
Published: July 2020

In her essay, “After de Brosses” (2017), Rosalind C. Morris briefly considers the historical importance of the concept of the fetish on the relatively recent movements of new materialism, but she does not engage with Speculative Realism and Object-Oriented Ontology. This essay addresses this gap and focuses on the influence of the fetish on Speculative Realism and Object-Oriented Ontology by focusing on Graham Harman’s conception of objects and Quentin Meillassoux’s theory of arche-fossils. In short, I am offering a posthumanist theorization of the fetish in order to argue that Object-Oriented Ontology can be considered, at points, to be a fetish-oriented ontology and that this notion of the fetish allows us to think about philosophical considerations of objects in a new light.
Effect of forward expansion angle on film cooling characteristics of shaped holes
Authors: Zhang Bo , Lin Li-Bing , Li Ji-Quan , Zhang Na-Ru , Ji Hong-Hu
Published: July 2020

According to the design requirements of high-temperature combustion chamber, an advanced shaped hole structure was designed for film cooling. Numerical method was applied in this study to investigate the flow and heat transfer characteristics of shaped holes and compared with those of cylindrical holes. The influence of the forward expansion angle of shaped holes on the flow and heat transfer was studied. The results show that compared to cylindrical holes, the diffused structure of shaped holes decreases the momentum of jet flow, improves the adhesion characteristics of the cooling air film, increases the diffusion of the coolant air outflow and improves the cooling efficiency between adjacent columns of holes in the lateral direction. When the forward expansion angle increases, the expansion section induced the flow vortex, which reduces the radial velocity of coolant flow and enhances the diffusion of cooling air film both in streamwise and spanwise directions. However, as the forward expansion angle increases further, the scale of vortex inside the shaped hole grows. Too large vortex inside the shaped hole increases the coolant eject angle, which weakens the film covering effect. Additionally, the shaped hole results in an increase in lateral spreading and enhances the cooling effect between adjacent columns of the film hole. The enhancement of the film cooling characteristics is due to the change in the shape of the film hole, resulting in the enhancement of the flow vortex, which induces complicated secondary flow.
Evaluation of four different HPLC devices for hemoglobinopathy screening
Authors: Ercan Karadağ Müjgan , Akbulut Emiş Deniz , Avcı Esin , Fırat Oğuz Esra , Kader Saadet , Abuşoğlu Gülsüm , Serdar Muhittin , Yılmaz Fatma Meriç
Published: July 2020

Objective

Hemoglobinopathies are a common public health problem in Turkey. In the screening of these disorders in population, cation-exchange high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) is accepted as the gold standard method. In this study, the aim was to assess four different HPLC devices used in hemoglobinopathy screening.

Materials and methods

A total of 58 blood samples were analyzed with four different HPLC methods (Bio-Rad variant II, Agilent 1100, Tosoh G8 and Trinity Ultra2 trademarks).

Results

The comparison study demonstrated a good correlation between the results of each HPLC analyzer and the reference value obtained by averaging all the HbA2 results belonging to the methods tested in the study [ (Tosoh G8 (r=0.988), Bio-Rad variant II (r=0.993), Agilent 1100 (r=0.98) and Trinity Ultra2 (r=0.992) ]. HbA2 determination in the presence of HbE was interfered in both Bio-Rad variant II and Tosoh G8.

Conclusion

The analyzers were found to have compatible HbA2 results but with accompanying different degrees of proportional and systematic biases. HPLC analyzers may be affected by different hemoglobin variants at different HbA2 concentrations, which is an important point to take into consideration during the evaluation of HbA2 results in thalassemia screening.
DeepCINAC: A Deep-Learning-Based Python Toolbox for Inferring Calcium Imaging Neuronal Activity Based on Movie Visualization
Authors: Denis Julien , Dard Robin F. , Quiroli Eleonora , Cossart Rosa , Picardo Michel A.
Published: July 2020

Two-photon calcium imaging is now widely used to infer neuronal dynamics from changes in fluorescence of an indicator. However, state-of-the-art computational tools are not optimized for the reliable detection of fluorescence transients from highly synchronous neurons located in densely packed regions such as the CA1 pyramidal layer of the hippocampus during early postnatal stages of development. Indeed, the latest analytical tools often lack proper benchmark measurements. To meet this challenge, we first developed a graphical user interface (GUI) allowing for a precise manual detection of all calcium transients from imaged neurons based on the visualization of the calcium imaging movie. Then, we analyzed movies from mouse pups using a convolutional neural network (CNN) with an attention process and a bidirectional long-short term memory (LSTM) network. This method is able to reach human performance and offers a better F1 score (harmonic mean of sensitivity and precision) than CaImAn to infer neural activity in the developing CA1 without any user intervention. It also enables automatically identifying activity originating from GABAergic neurons. Overall, DeepCINAC offers a simple, fast and flexible open-source toolbox for processing a wide variety of calcium imaging datasets while providing the tools to evaluate its performance.
Disgust, Anger, and Aggression: Further Tests of the Equivalence of Moral Emotions
Authors: Tybur Joshua M. , Molho Catherine , Cakmak Begum , Cruz Terence Dores , Singh Gaurav Deep , Zwicker Maria
Published: July 2020

People often report disgust toward moral violations. Some perspectives posit that this disgust is indistinct from anger. Here, we replicate and extend recent work suggesting that disgust and anger toward moral violations are in fact distinct in terms of the situations in which they are activated and their correspondence with aggressive sentiments. We tested three hypotheses concerning emotional responses to moral violations: (1) disgust is associated with lower-cost, indirectly aggressive motives (e.g., gossip and social exclusion), whereas anger is associated with higher-cost, directly aggressive motives (e.g., physical violence); (2) disgust is higher toward violations affecting others than it is toward violations affecting the self, and anger is higher toward violations affecting the self than it is toward violations affecting others; and (3) abilities to inflict costs on or withhold benefits from others (measured via physical strength and physical attractiveness, respectively) relate to anger, but not to disgust. These hypotheses were tested in a within-subjects study in which 233 participants came to the lab twice and reported their emotional responses and aggressive sentiments toward self-targeting and other-targeting moral violations. Participants’ upper body strength and physical attractiveness were also measured with a dynamometer and photograph ratings, respectively. The first two hypotheses were supported – disgust (but not anger) was related to indirect aggression whereas anger (but not disgust) was related to direct aggression, and disgust was higher toward other-targeting violations whereas anger was higher toward self-targeting violations. However, physical strength and physical attractiveness were unrelated to anger or disgust or to endorsements of direct or indirect aggression.
Oregon’s K–12 Ethnic Studies Bill
Authors: Jackson Shirley A.
Published: July 2020

In 2017, Oregon passed House Bill 2845 requiring Ethnic Studies curriculum in grades K–12. It was the first state in the nation to do so. The bill passed almost fifty years after the founding of the country’s first Ethnic Studies department. The passage of an Ethnic Studies bill in a state that once banned African Americans and removed Indigenous peoples from their land requires further examination. In addition, the bill mandates that Ethnic Studies curriculum in Oregon's schools includes “social minorities,” such as Jewish and LGBTQ+ populations which makes the bill even more remarkable. As such, it is conceivable for some observers, a watered-down version of its perceived original intent—one that focuses on racial and ethnic minorities. Similarly, one can draw analogies to the revision of the Civil Rights Bill of 1964 when it included women as a protected group. Grounded in a socio-political history that otherwise would not have been included, this essay examines the productive and challenging aspect of HB 2845. Framing the bill so it includes racial, ethnic, and social minorities solved the problem of a host of bills that may not have passed on their own merit while simultaneously and ironically making it easier to pass similar bills.
Redefining Higher Education
Authors: Sueyoshi Amy
Published: July 2020

The author, who is the Dean of the College of Ethnic Studies at San Francisco State University, reflects on her personal and professional experiences as a queer Asian American in academia and speaks to the significance of Queer Ethnic Studies in advancing educational equity and effective higher education administration.
“True Wit is Nature”: Wimsatt, Pope, and the Power of Style
Authors: Deutsch Helen
Published: July 2020

This essay puts Yale critic and cofounder of the New Criticism William K. Wimsatt into the balance with the most influential poet of eighteenth-century England, Alexander Pope. A scholar-collector with a lifelong penchant for Pope’s poetry and iconography, Wimsatt molds his influential theoretical paradoxes of abstract particularity after the uniquely embodied poet who made himself inseparable from his art. The elusive power of style connects universal truth to worldly materiality for both writers, giving theoretical abstraction a human likeness.
“House and Open-Air School in One”
Authors: Neutra Raymond Richard
Published: July 2020

The Lovell Health House (1927–1929) by Richard Neutra for Dr. Phillip Lovell and his wife, Leah Lovell, was a turning point in modern architecture. The house not only carried out Phillip Lovell’s principles of healthy living, it also incorporated a school conducted along the progressive educational theories embraced by Leah Lovell. This article identifies the educational features in Neutra’s plan. Interviews with one of the last remaining students of the school shed light on the students and faculty and how the design served the school’s curriculum. Neutra’s innovative design accommodating the progressive educational program at the Lovell Health House belongs in any discussion of the later school designs for which he won lasting acclaim.
Migration Parks and Monuments to Multiculturalism
Authors: Dellios Alexandra
Published: July 2020

In this article, I “read against the grain” of a monument to post-WWII immigration and migrant communities. I am concerned with how such monuments, locally situated, might be used in more progressive and transformative histories, ones that harbor the potential to challenge existing public and collective memories of postwar migration and multiculturalism that occur on a national stage and within the ambit of Australia’s heritage industry. This is a study in how discursively marginalized migrant groups, with subaltern narratives about mobility and settlement, claim space for alternative histories in the context of a restrictive official heritage.
Gene Transcription as a Limiting Factor in Protein Production and Cell Growth
Authors: Metzl-Raz Eyal , Kafri Moshe , Yaakov Gilad , Barkai Naama
Published: July 2020

Cell growth is driven by the synthesis of proteins, genes, and other cellular components. Defining processes that limit biosynthesis rates is fundamental for understanding the determinants of cell physiology. Here, we analyze the consequences of engineering cells to express extremely high levels of mCherry proteins, as a tool to define limiting processes that fail to adapt upon increasing biosynthetic demands. Protein-burdened cells were transcriptionally and phenotypically similar to mutants of the Mediator, a transcription coactivator complex. However, our binding data suggest that the Mediator was not depleted from endogenous promoters. Burdened cells showed an overall increase in the abundance of the majority of endogenous transcripts, except for highly expressed genes. Our results, supported by mathematical modeling, suggest that wild-type cells transcribe highly expressed genes at the maximal possible rate, as defined by the transcription machinery’s physical properties. We discuss the possible cellular benefit of maximal transcription rates to allow a coordinated optimization of cell size and cell growth.