Different Signals of Personality and Health from the Two Sides of the Face

Abstract Robustness is the preservation of the phenotype in the face of genetic and environmental perturbations. It has been argued that robustness must be an essential fitness component of RNA viruses owed to their small and compacted genomes, high mutation rates and living in ever-changing environmental conditions. Given that genetic robustness might hamper possible beneficial mutations, it has been suggested that genetic robustness can only evolve as a side-effect of the evolution of robustness mechanisms specific to cope with environmental perturbations, a theory known as plastogenetic congruence. However, empirical evidences from different viral systems are contradictory. To test how adaptation to a particular environment affects both environmental and genetic robustness, we have used two strains of turnip mosaic potyvirus (TuMV) that differ in their degree of adaptation to Arabidopsis thaliana at a permissive temperature. We show that the highly adapted strain is strongly sensitive to the effect of random mutations and to changes in temperature conditions. In contrast, the non-adapted strain shows more robustness against both the accumulation of random mutations and drastic changes in temperature conditions. Together, these results are consistent with the predictions of the plastogenetic congruence theory, suggesting that genetic and environmental robustnesses may be two sides of the same coin for TuMV.

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Ambidexterity [L'Homme droit et l'Homme gauche: les Ambidextres]. (Revue philosophique, October, 1901.) Biervliet, J. J. van.

Journal of Mental Science ◽

10.1192/bjp.48.201.348 ◽

1902 ◽

Vol 48 (201) ◽

pp. 348-349

Author(s):

Havelock Ellis

Keyword(s):

Uniform Method ◽

Careful Study ◽

The Face ◽

The Right ◽

Two Sides ◽

Careful Investigation

Professor van Biervliet has now completed his very careful study of right-sidedness and left-sidedness (already summarised in the Journal) by a still more careful investigation of ambidextrous persons. In the first place by photography, according to a special and uniform method, he finds that in the ambidextrous the two sides of the face, as well as the arms, are fairly alike, the face being slightly more developed on the right side, as among left-sided people, but not in so marked a degree. They occupy much the same position, indeed, throughout the investigation. When compared with right-sided and left-sided people as regards sensory acuteness, it is found that while the right-sided have predominant sensory acuteness on the right side, both the left-sided and the ambidextrous can see further, hear better, possess more acute tactile and muscular sense, on the left side, so that ambidexterity may be regarded as a variety of left-sidedness of more symmetrical anatomical type. In all respects the ambidextrous almost or quite resembled the left-sided.

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There are Two Sides to Every COIN

European Journal of East Asian Studies ◽

10.1163/15700615-01401008 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 14 (1) ◽

pp. 76-97 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Stefano Ruzza

Keyword(s):

Turning Point ◽

Economic Incentives ◽

Historical Background ◽

National Union ◽

Continuity And Change ◽

The Face ◽

Peripheral Areas ◽

The Government ◽

Current Transition ◽

Two Sides

The capacity of Myanmar’s government to effectively rule and administer peripheral areas of the country has been challenged since independence by a vast array of non-state armed groups (NSAGs), and the country is home to the most long-lasting insurgencies still active today. The core interest of this article rests on analysing the degree of continuity and change in the strategy enacted by Myanmar’s government in order to counter, contain and re-absorb insurgencies in the wake of the recent liberalisation process. The government activity vis-à-vis insurgencies is assessed in two core dimensions: economic and military. The analysis is developed in diachronic perspective, spanning three key phases. The first, meant to provide the essential historical background and benchmark, is the post-1989 period, characterised by the implementation of the ceasefires. The other two focus on the current transition, splitting it into two (2008–2011 and 2011–2015), taking Thein Sein’s new peace plan as a turning point. Moving through these three phases the paper assesses how Myanmar’s government achieves a balance between military pressure and economic incentives in the face of three major insurgencies: in Shan state, versus various NSAGs; against the Kachin Independence Organisation (KIO); and against the Karen National Union (KNU).

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Fundamental Considerations on New Technology Evolution in Latest Network Development

Applied Mechanics and Materials ◽

10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.596.847 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 596 ◽

pp. 847-851

Author(s):

Yuan Jun Luo

Keyword(s):

New Technology ◽

Network Development ◽

Technical Issue ◽

Stream Network ◽

Face To Face ◽

The Face ◽

Point To Point ◽

Technology Level ◽

Media Stream ◽

Two Sides

Under the background of that NGN is coming into practice,the article uphold the scientific recognition spirit and external developing attitude to describe the distinct viewpoint about latest network development in two sides on different technology level. First,Based on the analysis of the key technical issue of the NGN,discover the essential substance of integration of the unified network,and point out the truth that the independent media-stream network ,not the integration network,to be the future one that lead the video service to the user in coming future. Following,starting from more fundamental position,the article state that the current technology architecture , which based on the point-to-point linear thoughts, has leads the network into a unbroken bottleneck. We must take a new and more society-suitable way,the face-to-face transfer architecture to fulfill revolution of the network communication technology.

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After. Economics and politics of the post-pandemic world

Voprosy Ekonomiki ◽

10.32609/0042-8736-2020-5-25-44 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 25-44 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Gr. W. Kolodko

Keyword(s):

Developed Countries ◽

Gradual Transition ◽

Economic Systems ◽

Economic Activities ◽

Neoliberal Capitalism ◽

Ex Post ◽

The Us ◽

The Face ◽

Ecologically Sustainable ◽

Two Sides

The coronavirus pandemic that has shaken the world will lay a long shadow for many years. It puts humanity in the face of incredible challenges that coincide with other negative mega-trends and unresolved economic, social and political problems. The enormous consequences and costs of the pandemic — human and social, economic and financial — will be known only ex post. While some lose nothing, others lose everything, sometimes even their lives. The heterogeneous, post-pandemic future — in which under the conditions of irreversible globalization various political and economic systems will interact with each other — will follow many paths, with the position of highly developed countries becoming relatively weaker. Tensions on the US—China line will increase, geopolitics and geoeconomics will change. The confrontation between democracy and authoritarianism will intensify, the synergy of the market and the state will be transformed. It will be particularly dangerous to turn two sides of the same counterfeit coin as an alternative: neoliberal capitalism versus populist capitalism. Chances for the better future may be created by a gradual transition to new pragmatism. It is a strategy of moderation in economic activities and a triple — economically, socially and ecologically — sustainable development based on the outline of an innovative, unorthodox and holistic economic theory. Pandemic is also an immense challenge for social sciences, not only for economics, because old manner of thinking will often occur to be useless for analyzing and explaining new situations.

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Development of Air Combat Effectiveness Simulation and Analysis Scheme for beyond Visual Range (BVR) Case

Applied Mechanics and Materials ◽

10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.842.329 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 842 ◽

pp. 329-336

Author(s):

Prasetyo A.P. Suseno ◽

Rianto A. Sasongko

Keyword(s):

Initial Conditions ◽

Simulation Program ◽

Analysis Scheme ◽

Air Combat ◽

The Face ◽

Envelope Model ◽

One And Many ◽

Two Sides ◽

Visual Range ◽

Realistic Prediction

This paper focuses on the simulation of Beyond Visual Range (BVR) Air Combat using calculation of Probability of Kill (PK) and Supremacy to analyze the effectivity of the tactics and strategies. The developed simulation program is expected to be used as a means of developing tactics, weapons systems evaluation and to support other air combat system applications. The simulation system can be utilized so that strategy for using weapons and better tactics for maneuver can be determined and formulated in the face of an aerial battle. The simulation illustrates how an aerial battle in a 2D plane took place. The battle occurs between two sides and can also cover case of many against many air battle. Fighters maneuver will be generated based on logic and defined tactic by providing input in the form of initial conditions. Formulation / functions, parameters and variables influencing the fighter effectiveness will be taken into account. These elements are modelled using a dynamic and open scenario approach. The simulation used a method called 'Missile Launch Envelope Model' for computing PK of missile along its way to the target. Simulation results for one versus one and many versus many cases show that the developed system can produce good and relatively realistic prediction of the outcome. Further modification of simulation program include fly out modeling to the missile.

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How does crisis affect the conflict between technocracy and populism? Lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic

Politics ◽

10.1177/02633957211049965 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 026339572110499

Author(s):

Anders Esmark

Keyword(s):

Extreme Case ◽

Lessons Learned ◽

State Of Exception ◽

First Year ◽

Global Pandemic ◽

Contemporary Politics ◽

The Face ◽

Decisive Action ◽

The Relationship ◽

Two Sides

The article focuses on the relationship between technocracy and populism during the first year of the COVID-19 crisis. On one hand, this relationship has been defined by populist denial, displacement of crisis, and rejection of the technocratic consensus on the need for urgent and decisive action in the face of the global pandemic. On the other hand, COVID-19 has also led to convergence between the two sides and populist approximation to technocracy more akin to ‘technopopulist’ compromises and politics. The article shows that this pattern of antagonism and approximation has been shaped by three constitutive features of the state of exception and emergency during the COVID-19 crisis: (1) discursive securitization of the threat, (2) the use of extraordinary tools and measures under the licence of precautionary principle, and (3) institutional concentration of power. While COVID-19 is an extreme case in all three respects, the lessons learned from the pandemic advance our general understanding of technocracy and populism as constitutive features of contemporary politics.

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A.L. 444-2: The Skull as a Whole

The Skull of Australopithecus afarensis ◽

10.1093/oso/9780195157062.003.0006 ◽

2004 ◽

Author(s):

William H. Kimbel ◽

Yoel Rak ◽

Donald C. Johanson ◽

Ralph L. Holloway ◽

Michael S. Yuan

Keyword(s):

Vertical Axis ◽

The Other ◽

Anterior View ◽

Total Height ◽

African Apes ◽

The Face ◽

Dental Arcade ◽

The One ◽

Constituent Elements ◽

Two Sides

Among the largest Plio-Pleistocene hominin skulls found to date, A.L. 444-2 is bigger, though not by much, than an average female gorilla’s skull. At first glance, A.L. 444-2 assumes a somewhat simian appearance, the outcome of a relatively small braincase combined with an inclined frontal squama and prognathic jaws. However, this apelike appearance is offset by several distinctive hominin features: a very tall face that is much less prognathic than would be expected from the skull’s general simian-like appearance; a deep, vertical mandibulosymphyseal profile; delicate supraorbital elements; and the absence of a supratoral sulcus intervening between the frontal squama and the forward-jutting supraorbital element. Nevertheless, the characteristics that account for the skull’s hominin appearance demonstrate a certain uniqueness, which is manifested in the disproportion between the considerable total height of the face and the great size of its constituent elements (primarily the zygomatic and maxillary bones), on the one hand, and the delicateness of the supraorbital element and the almost negligible degree of its anterior projection, on the other. An apparent unevenness emerges along the vertical axis of the face between its upper portion—the orbits, including the elements above and between them—and its lower portion, that is, the elements below the level of orbitale down to gnathion. Undoubtedly, part of this appearance stems from the heavy, somewhat vertical, deep, and anteriorly bulbous symphyseal region of the mandible. The corresponding region in the African apes, in contrast, is transversely pinched, as its two sides converge downward toward the midline. Furthermore, the region slopes inferoposteriorly; in anterior view, it is tucked under the alveolar element and hence is less exposed than in A.L. 444-2. The preservation of the mandible of A.L. 444-2 and its occlusion with the upper dental arcade afford a unique opportunity to evaluate some of the characteristics of an entire A. afarensis skull. Two standard measurements can be recorded: the distance between gnathion and the estimated site of nasion—a measure of the total height of the face—which is 150 mm, and the distance between gnathion and basion, estimated at 157 mm.

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The Two Sides of Video Games

10.37906/isteamc.2020.9 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 1 (2) ◽

Author(s):

Boyu Wang

Keyword(s):

Video Games ◽

21St Century ◽

Video Game ◽

Violent Behavior ◽

Research Paper ◽

Supporting Evidence ◽

Stress Levels ◽

The Face ◽

Two Sides

With the progress of technology during the 21st century, video games have gradually replaced books and newspapers to become mainstream entertainment for many people. In the face of this emergence, reactions to this type of entertainment vary greatly and opinions surrounding the impacts are often polarized. Many believe that video games impact users negatively, leading to violent behavior and depression. On the contrary, others who support video games believe that players can become averse to violence and reduce stress levels. This research paper elaborates and compares two opposing views through example citation and discussion. The author compares video games to books, illustrates the similarities between the two, and the uniqueness of video games through evidence and demonstration. With supporting evidence, the author suggests that the effects of video game usage are not as negative as some imagine. Moreover, this research paper will illustrate the benefits of playing video games.

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Pertussis resurgence: waning immunity and pathogen adaptation – two sides of the same coin

Epidemiology and Infection ◽

10.1017/s0950268813000071 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 142 (4) ◽

pp. 685-694 ◽

Cited By ~ 167

Author(s):

F. R. MOOI ◽

N. A. T. VAN DER MAAS ◽

H. E. De MELKER

Keyword(s):

Pertussis Toxin ◽

Whooping Cough ◽

Age Groups ◽

Integrated Approach ◽

Circulation Rate ◽

Vaccine Preventable Diseases ◽

The Face ◽

Life Threatening ◽

Waning Immunity ◽

Two Sides

SUMMARYPertussis or whooping cough has persisted and resurged in the face of vaccination and has become one of the most prevalent vaccine-preventable diseases in Western countries. The high circulation rate ofBordetella pertussisposes a threat to infants that have not been (completely) vaccinated and for whom pertussis is a severe, life-threatening, disease. The increase in pertussis is mainly found in age groups in which immunity has waned and this has resulted in the perception that waning immunity is the main or exclusive cause for the resurgence of pertussis. However, significant changes inB. pertussispopulations have been observed after the introduction of vaccinations, suggesting a role for pathogen adaptation in the persistence and resurgence of pertussis. These changes include antigenic divergence with vaccine strains and increased production of pertussis toxin. Antigenic divergence will affect both memory recall and the efficacy of antibodies, while higher levels of pertussis toxin may increase suppression of the innate and acquired immune system. We propose these adaptations ofB. pertussishave decreased the period in which pertussis vaccines are effective and thus enhanced the waning of immunity. We plead for a more integrated approach to the pertussis problem which includes the characteristics of the vaccines, theB. pertussispopulations and the interaction between the two.

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