A mathematical model for the role of third party funding in reputation building of academic institutions

We apply event history analysis to analyze career and publication data of virtually all political scientists in German university departments, showing that each published refereed journal article increases a political scientist’s chance for tenure by 9 percent, while other publications affect the odds for tenure only marginally and in some cases even negatively. Each received award and third party funding increases the odds for tenure by respectively 41 and 26 percent, while international experience, social capital and children hardly have a strong influence. Surprisingly, having degrees from a German university of excellence strongly decreases the odds for tenure. Women with similar credentials have at least 20 percent higher odds to get tenure than men. Our data therefore suggests that the lower factual hiring rates of women are better explained by a leaky pipeline, e.g. women leaving academia, rather than because women are not hired even when they are as productive as men. The article contributes to a better understanding of the role of meritocratic and non-meritocratic factors in achieving highly competitive job positions.

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The Impact of Light Polarisation on Light Field of Scenes with Multiple Reflections

Light & Engineering ◽

10.33383/2019-023 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 108-115 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Vladimir P. Budak ◽

Anton V. Grimaylo

Keyword(s):

Mathematical Model ◽

Light Field ◽

Global Illumination ◽

Multiple Reflections ◽

Software Environment ◽

The Monte Carlo Method ◽

Mueller Matrices ◽

Volume Integration ◽

The Impact

The article describes the role of polarisation in calculation of multiple reflections. A mathematical model of multiple reflections based on the Stokes vector for beam description and Mueller matrices for description of surface properties is presented. On the basis of this model, the global illumination equation is generalised for the polarisation case and is resolved into volume integration. This allows us to obtain an expression for the Monte Carlo method local estimates and to use them for evaluation of light distribution in the scene with consideration of polarisation. The obtained mathematical model was implemented in the software environment using the example of a scene with its surfaces having both diffuse and regular components of reflection. The results presented in the article show that the calculation difference may reach 30 % when polarisation is taken into consideration as compared to standard modelling.

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Catch them Young : Role of Educational Institutions in Community Development- A Descriptive Study on the Perception of College Students in Chennai

GIS Business ◽

10.26643/gis.v14i6.11694 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 14 (6) ◽

pp. 170-182

Author(s):

Dr. R. Sundari ◽

Ms. Sangeetha Manoj

Keyword(s):

Community Development ◽

Collective Action ◽

Body Politic ◽

Weighted Average ◽

Well Being ◽

Educational Institutions ◽

Average Score ◽

Academic Institutions ◽

Grass Root Level

Community Development is a process of collective action taken by the members of a community to generate solutions for common problems. The aspects of community well being namely Economic, Social, Environmental and Cultural well being evolves from this type of collective action taken at multiple societal levels. (Weaver, 1971) defines community development as a process of “A public-group approach dedicated to achieving the goals of the total body politic.” Therefore, it is evident that a community can be developed through the effective participation of citizens. It is universally acceptable that community service is a vehicle for safeguarding the environment that is initiated from the participants of the community. In order to imbibe the community consciousness among the citizens, every country should “Catch them Young”. The purpose of the paper is to integrate Participative Model (Active Citizenship, Citizen Networks and Co-production) with Self-service Model (Social Governance, Societal Discipline and Accountability). National and international reviews show that the perception about the community and realisation has to be ingrained at the grass root level; this can be achieved through the participation of academic institutions. This paper is an attempt to highlight. The initiatives taken by educational institutions to imbibe social consciousness, The perceptions of students about their role in community development, and, To identify the effective Private Public Partnership areas for community building Factor analysis has been applied to identify the role of educational institutions and individual citizen’s( Students) in building community consciousness. Linear Regression had been applied in the study to measure the influence of Educational Institutions on the role of Students in building the community. A weighted average score is awarded by the students for the potential areas of public private partnership for community development is highlighted. The results of the study provide an impact created by the institution over the students. The Study also, consolidates some of the successful community bonding and building activities carried out Academic Institutions.

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The Academic Study of Sufism at American Universities

American Journal of Islamic Social Sciences ◽

10.35632/ajiss.v24i3.423 ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 24 (3) ◽

pp. 24-45 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Marcia Hermansen

Keyword(s):

Twentieth Century ◽

Current Situation ◽

Muslim World ◽

Western Thought ◽

Academic Institutions ◽

Academic Context ◽

American Universities ◽

Islamic Studies ◽

Academic Study

This article provides an overview of the history and current situation of the academic study of Sufism (Islamic mysticism) at American universities. It examines Sufism’s place within the broader curriculum of Islamic studies as well as some of the main themes and approaches employed by American scholars. In addition, it explains both the academic context in which Sufi studies are located and the role of contemporary positions in Islamic and western thought in shaping its academic study.1 Topics and issues of particular interest to a Muslim audience, as well as strictly academic observations, will be raised. In comparison to its role at academic institutions in the traditional Muslim world,2 Sufi studies has played a larger role within the western academic study of Islam during the twentieth century, especially the later decades. I will discuss the numerous reasons for this in the sections on the institutional, intellectual, and pedagogical contexts.

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