scholarly journals Defining and Characterising Clusters in Palaeolithic Sites: a Review of Methods and Constraints

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura Sánchez-Romero ◽  
Alfonso Benito-Calvo ◽  
Joseba Rios-Garaizar
Keyword(s):  
Distribution Patterns ◽  
Horizontal Distribution ◽  
Spatial Studies ◽  
Innovative Methods ◽  
General Terms ◽  
Fabric Analysis ◽  
Gis Tools ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Intentional Activities ◽  
Statistical Criteria

AbstractSpatial analysis studies in Palaeolithic archaeology arise as indispensable research tools for understanding archaeopalaeontological sites. In general terms, spatial studies have been specialised in the description of the distribution of materials and in the definition of accumulation areas, with the aim of distinguishing intentional activities or studying postdepositional processes. In recent decades, the development of GIS tools has enabled huge strides forward in the field of spatial archaeology research, such as spatial inferential statistics. These tools are particularly useful in the identification and location of clustering from statistical criteria, facilitating the subsequent analysis of accumulations through other archaeological, taphonomic and spatial techniques, such as fabric analysis or directional distribution. The cluster analysis, and its contextualisation considering all the archaeological and stratigraphical variables, allows the inference of some of the processes and factors that could have taken part in the accumulation of materials, as well as assessing how this affected the composition and preservation of the archaeological assemblage. The present article reviews the more traditional and innovative methods for studying horizontal distribution patterns and the objective definition of clusters, highlighting the parameters, uses and limitations of these techniques. We present an application of these methods to different Palaeolithic sites, going through different scenarios, such as location (open-air vs. cave), context, scale (large vs. small area), excavation methodology and spatial record methods.

Tautas deju definēšanas problemātika mūsdienās Latvijā

2021 ◽  
pp. 94-104
Author(s):  
Elīna Gailīte
Keyword(s):  
Public Space ◽  
Current Situation ◽  
Folk Dance ◽  
Historical Time ◽  
Cultural Space ◽  
The Public ◽  
General Terms ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Adaptation Field ◽  
Time Of Origin

The article “Problems of defining folk dance in Latvia today” examines the aspects that affect the current situation in Latvia, where folk dances are understood as both folk dances that have not been modified by choreographers, dances passed down through generations that can be danced every day, and stage folk dances, which are a type of art performed by folk dance ensembles, created by choreographers and dances adapted to the stage performance. The research aim is to identify and describe the problems that currently exist in the Latvian cultural space, where the definition of folk dances creates tension in the public space and ambiguous opinions among dancers. Nowadays, it is possible to identify such concepts as, for example, folk dance, ethnographic dance, authentic dance, traditional dance, folklore dance, folk dance, folk dance adaptation, field dance, folk ballet, etc. Consistent use of concepts is rarely seen in the documents and research of cultural policymakers and the historical and contemporary works of choreographers and researchers. Often they are only described in general terms. A survey conducted in 2019 shows that dancers consider stage folk dances to be folk dances, and often this separation of dances is not important for them. Another problem is the designation of folk dance ensembles where stage folk dance dancers are dancing. The term misleads; it suggests that folk dances are danced there. However, this designation is linked to its historical time of origin. It is not insignificant that the stage folk dance is more popular, more visible, and massively represented at the Song and Dance Festival. Thus, a part of the society associates it with our folk dances.

Intellectual Property: Theory, Privilege, and Pragmatism

2003 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 191-216 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adam D. Moore
Keyword(s):  
Intellectual Property ◽  
Property Rights ◽  
Intellectual Property Rights ◽  
Trade Secret ◽  
Social Constructions ◽  
Property Theory ◽  
General Terms ◽  
Anglo American ◽  
Definition Of

In the most general terms, this article focuses on the tension between competing justifications of intellectual property. Section I examines the nature and definition of economic pragmatism and argues that, while economic pragmatism comes in many flavors, each is either unstable or self-defeating. Section II advances the view that Anglo-American systems of intellectual property have both theoretical and pragmatic features. In Section III a sketch of a theory is offered--a theory that may limit applications of economic pragmatism and provide the foundation for copyright, patent, and trade secret institutions. To be justified--to warrant coercion on a worldwide scale--systems of intellectual property should be grounded in theory. Intellectual property rights are, in essence, no different than our rights to life, liberty, and tangible property. Intellectual property rights are neither pure social constructions nor bargains without foundations.

scholarly journals Trauma Psychology

Psychology ◽  
2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patricia A. Frazier ◽  
Emily Mischel Abramowski ◽  
Viann Nguyen-Feng ◽  
Addie Merians ◽  
McKenzie Kaubrys
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factor ◽  
Posttraumatic Growth ◽  
Emotional Processing ◽  
Traumatic Event ◽  
Trauma Exposure ◽  
Racial Microaggressions ◽  
Life Domains ◽  
General Terms ◽  
Modal Response ◽  
Definition Of

Trauma research often uses the definition of trauma in the diagnostic criteria for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), which in general terms involves experiencing a life-threatening event. Using this definition, the majority of individuals have experienced at least one traumatic event in their lifetime, with some demographic groups being at greater risk (e.g., sexual minorities). Nonetheless, many other kinds of events can be distressing besides those that meet the definition of trauma in the criteria for PTSD, including adverse childhood experiences, racial microaggressions, morally injurious events, and historical trauma. Much research on the effects of trauma also focuses on PTSD. This research shows that although most individuals experience at least one traumatic event in their lifetime, few (5 percent–10 percent) trauma-exposed individuals develop PTSD. Thus, research also has examined resilient outcomes following trauma exposure, defined as stable functioning following adversity. In the developmental literature, resilience refers to adequate long-term adaptation across life domains despite chronic childhood adversity whereas, in the adult trauma literature, resilience has been defined as having minimal symptoms posttrauma. Research in both child and adult samples suggests that resilience is the modal response to trauma and adversity. However, the conclusion that resilience is the modal response to adult trauma has recently come under criticism on methodological grounds. Finally, posttraumatic growth (PTG) refers to reports of better functioning in various life domains posttrauma. Although such reports are common, this area of research also has been criticized on methodological grounds based on the finding that self-reported growth is tenuously related to actual pre- to posttrauma change. Because of the diversity of responses to trauma exposure, an important question concerns which factors predict better or poorer adjustment in response to traumatic events. These risk and protective factors include pretrauma, trauma-related, and posttraumatic characteristics. For example, female gender is a risk factor for PTSD partly because women are at greater risk of sexual violence, which is the trauma type that carries the highest PTSD risk. With regard to posttrauma factors, lack of social support is a particularly important risk factor. Progress has been made in terms of developing effective treatments for preventing and treating PTSD. In the immediate posttrauma phase, psychological debriefing (without emotional processing) is recommended. In the acute phase, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is recommended for the prevention of PTSD. CBT and exposure therapies are recommended for treating PTSD. Less is known about the promotion of resilience or PTG.

scholarly journals Unpacking Scientific Competence for Effective Integration in the Curriculum Design

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
María Napal Fraile ◽  
Ana María Mendióroz Lacambra ◽  
Alicia Peñalva Vélez
Keyword(s):  
Curriculum Design ◽  
Four Dimensions ◽  
General Terms ◽  
Multimedia Resources ◽  
Societal Changes ◽  
Scientific Competence ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Effective Integration ◽  
Specific Definition ◽  
Selection Of

Educating for Sustainability involves promoting sustainable competences in students. Not in vain, wider societal changes that ensure a balance between economic growth, respect for the environment and social justice must start with individual actions, implying knowledge, capacity and willingness to act. However, and although there is wide consensus that education should promote the development of competences for life, putting this theoretical tenet into may entail more problems. Competence is most often expressed in general terms without a specific definition of the intervening elements (knowledge, skills, values, attitudes), which may collide with the necessity of teachers – as learning planners - concrete entities on which to base their process of design. So that, in this work we propose a series of indicators that serve to characterize the four dimensions of scientific competence – contents of science, contents about science, value of science and utility of science-. Although they are primarily intended to be used to filter multimedia resources in an educational platform, this proposal of indicators can be extrapolated to the management and selection of a variety of resources and activities, and for sharing the objectives and evidences for the acquisition of competencies.

Integrating Conceptual Approaches to E-Government

2011 ◽  
pp. 636-643 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Ramón Gil-Garcia ◽  
Luis Felipe Luna-Reyes
Keyword(s):  
Public Administration ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Operations Management ◽  
Information Science ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Electronic Government ◽  
Digital Government ◽  
General Terms ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Definition Of

In general terms, electronic government (or digital government) refers to the selection, implementation, and use of information and communication technologies in government settings (Dawes & Pardo, 2002; Fountain, 2001; Garson, 2004; Moon, 2002). E-government research is a transdisciplinary endeavor including traditions such as public administration, public policy, management information systems, operations management, and information science. Partially because of the novelty of the concept, but also because of its multidisciplinary nature, the concept of e-government is still a work in progress. The purpose of this article is to review different definitions and conceptual approaches to electronic government, analyzing their conceptual amplitude and distinguishing characteristics. The article presents a comprehensive definition of electronic government based on current definitions and a well-established theoretical framework in public administration. The article ends with a brief discussion of some future trends in electronic government.

scholarly journals DIVERSIDADE E DISTRIBUIÇÃO ESPACIAL DE BROMELIÁCEAS EPIFÍTICAS DO ALTÍSSIMO RIO TIBAGI – PARANÁ – BRASIL

FLORESTA ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 40 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Annete Bonnet ◽  
Gustavo Ribas Curcio ◽  
Franklin Galvão ◽  
Carina Kozera
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Distribution ◽  
River Estuary ◽  
Horizontal Distribution ◽  
Variable Number ◽  
Climatic Factor ◽  
Atmospheric Humidity ◽  
Floristic Survey ◽  
Microclimatic Conditions ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Epiphytic Bromeliads

O presente estudo teve como objetivo caracterizar a diversidade e a distribuição espacial das bromeliáceas epifíticas na região do altíssimo rio Tibagi, considerando os fatores geomorfológicos, pedológicos, climáticos e vegetacionais. A avaliação fitossociológica das bromeliáceas foi realizada mediante instalação de parcelas em número variável nas três áreas de estudo. O levantamento florístico foi complementado por observações nas áreas adjacentes às parcelas, respeitando a compartimentação geomorfológica, pedológica e vegetacional. Foram registradas onze espécies de bromeliáceas no total, tendo sido sete delas observadas na área da cabeceira do rio Tibagi, oito no cânion e nove na floresta da foz do rio Bugio. A riqueza foi relacionada, principalmente, com as condições macro e microclimáticas. A umidade fornecida pelas nuvens e chuvas formadas na cuesta do segundo planalto, assim como, em microescala, a umidade atmosférica gerada pelas cachoeiras existentes no cânion e originada da evaporação da água dos Organossolos, é o fator climático fundamental na definição dos padrões encontrados. Considerando a distribuição horizontal das espécies, a diminuição de bromeliáceas da porção mais próxima ao canal para a mais distante está atrelada ao gradiente microclimático, formado pela redução em umidade relativa associada à diminuição em luminosidade. Palavras-chave: Bromeliáceas; distribuição espacial; umidade; rio Tibagi.   Abstract Diversity and spatial distribution of epiphytic bromeliads of the high Tibagi river, Paraná, Brazil. The present study aims to characterize the diversity and the spatial distribution of epiphytic bromeliads on the region of the high Tibagi river, considering geomorphologic, pedologic, climatic and vegetacional factors. The phytossociological evaluation was achieved with installation of variable number of plots in the three study areas. The floristic survey was complemented by observations in adjacent areas, respecting the geomorphologic, pedologic and vegetacional compartimentation. Eleven bromeliad species were found in total, being seven species in headwater of Tibagi river area, eight in canyon area and nine in the forest of the Bugio river estuary. The richness was related, mainly, with the macro and microclimatic conditions. The humidity supplied by clouds and rains formed in the cuesta of the second platean, as will as, in microscale, the atmospheric humidity generated by canyons waterfalls and originated of the Organossolos water, is the fundamental climatic factor in the definition of the found standards. Considering the species horizontal distribution, the bromeliads reduction of the closer portion to the stream to the most distant ones is related to the microclimatic gradient, formed by the decreasing of relative humidity associated with luminosity.Keywords: Bromeliads; spatial distribution; humidity; Tibagi river.

On the axiomatic foundations of the theory of Hermitian forms

1970 ◽  
Vol 67 (2) ◽  
pp. 243-250 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. T. C. Wall
Keyword(s):  
Recent Work ◽  
Quadratic Forms ◽  
Hermitian Form ◽  
Major Objective ◽  
Hermitian Forms ◽  
Division Rings ◽  
General Terms ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Simple Definition

In recent work on some topological problems (7), I was forced to adopt a complicated definition of ‘Hermitian form’ which differed from any in the literature. A recent paper by Tits(5) on quadratic forms over division rings contains a new and simple definition of these. A major objective of this paper is to formulate both these definitions in somewhat more general terms, and to show that they are equivalent.

scholarly journals Gender Perspective in Research on Interventions in Children with Experiences of Parental Gender-Based Violence: Application of GPIHR Criteria

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (21) ◽  
pp. 11047
Author(s):  
Benjamín Pereira-Román ◽  
Concepción López-Soler ◽  
María Vicenta Alcántara López
Keyword(s):  
Gender Bias ◽  
Web Of Science ◽  
Cochrane Library ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Gender Based Violence ◽  
Gender Perspective ◽  
General Terms ◽  
Parental Gender ◽  
Gender Based ◽  
Definition Of

The aim of this study was to analyse the inclusion of a gender perspective (GP) in scientific production on interventions for a reduction in psychological distress in children who have experienced parental gender-based violence (CEXPGBV). To achieve this, a review of publications was carried out in the Web of Science, EBSCOhost, ProQuest and Cochrane Library databases. A total of 3418 records were found, and 44 items of research selected. For GP analysis, the questionnaire “Gender perspective in health research” (GPIHR) was applied and relationships with the terminology of violence were analysed, as well as the definition of term used, references to violence by men or received by women and the instruments used to assess these. Generally, the assessed studies do not contain a GP, since 70% of the GPIHR items were answered negatively. Likewise, 89% of research used general terms to refer to violence without referring to gender. These results show the importance of considering instruments such as GPIHR in both the planning and development of future research in order to avoid possible gender bias.

scholarly journals DIMENSI KETERLIBATAN RELAWAN SOSIAL PADA PENYELENGGARAAN PELAYANAN KESEJAHTERAAN SOSIAL KEMENTERIAN SOSIAL REPUBLIK INDONESIA

Sosio Informa ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Habibullah habibullah ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Social Welfare ◽  
Social Institutions ◽  
Community Group ◽  
Four Dimensions ◽  
General Terms ◽  
The Status ◽  
The Republic ◽  
The Government ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Social Affairs

Social volunteers are one of the human resources having an important role in the implementation of social welfare. According to Regulation number 16/2017 (Permensos No. 16/2017) of The Minister of Social Affairs of The Republic of Indonesia, Social volunteer is a person and a community group with or without background in social works, but carrying out activities in the field of social welfare of their own accord, not in the government social institutions, with or without emolument. There are not many research results examining Social volunteer in general terms under the supervisiom of the Ministry of Social Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia (Kemensos RI). Therefore, the problem of this article is how the dimensions of social volunteer interaction at Kemensos RI are like, The purpose of this article is to describe in general thedimensions of social volunteer interaction at Kemensos RI, using a literature review. The definition of a social volunteer is not quite right because, in reality, most of the social volunteers are individuals and work in social institutions. The involvement of social volunteers at Kemensos RI is not only determined by Kemensos RI but also by an interaction between the consideration of Kemensos RI and that of social volunteers. In the consideration of Kemensos RI, there are four dimensions, namely the decision to use volunteers, the number of volunteers, the contribution of volunteers to Kemensos RI, and the status of volunteers at Kemensos RI. Meanwhile, the consideration of volunteers is the change of volunteers from their organization, factors and diversity, the intensity and duration of their commitment as well as the quality of their works. This article recommends the consideration of Kemensos RI to use social volunteers not only to pursue a target quantity of social volunteers, but also to consider the quality and interaction of consideration between Kemensos RI and social volunteers so that there is a mutually beneficial relationship between Kemensos RI and social volunteers. Keywords: social volunteers, Ministry of Social Affairs Republic of Indonesia, social welfare, dimension

scholarly journals RESPONSIBILITY FOR CAUSING HARM BY A HIGHLY AUTOMATED VEHICLE: STATE AND PERSPECTIVES

2019 ◽  
pp. 117-124
Author(s):  
A. I. Chuchaev ◽  
S. V. Malikov
Keyword(s):  
Russian Federation ◽  
Criminal Law ◽  
Road Traffic ◽  
Legal Responsibility ◽  
Federal Law ◽  
Automated Vehicles ◽  
General Terms ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
The Government ◽  
Definition Of

The paper describes the existing in Russia regulatory legal responsibility for causing harm by a highly automated (unmanned) vehicle (BTS). The most significant documents currently include: Convention on Road Traffic; Road Safety Strategy in the Russian Federation; «Roadmap» to improve legislation and eliminate administrative barriers in order to ensure the implementation of the National Technology Initiative for the «Avtonet». The main attention is given to the order of the Government of the Russian Federation, in which the first approaches to the regulation of the operation of highly automated vehicles are indicated, the actors responsible for the case of damage by the drone are highlighted. The principles of the functioning of the BTS and the degree of their autonomy are shown in general terms. The authors analyze the approaches in the domestic criminal law to the responsibility of persons managing BTS and the approaches developed in foreign countries in relation to the regulation of the operation of highly automated vehicles. The main approaches to the definition of a criminal law prohibition are indicated and the most important algorithms of criminalization of the considered act are highlighted. The structure of the federal law on the regulation of the use of vehicles equipped with an automatic control system in the territory of the Russian Federation is proposed.

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