Sorting Out the Plague

2021 ◽  
pp. 93-111
Author(s):  
Robert N. Wiedenmann ◽  
J. Ray Fisher
Keyword(s):  
Insect Vectors ◽  
Bacterial Dna ◽  
The Third ◽  
Complex Interactions ◽  
Rapid Spread ◽  
The World ◽  
Disease Reservoirs ◽  
The Way

This chapter explores the complex interactions among mammal hosts, insect vectors, bacteria and even amoebae implicated in the movement of the plague around the world. As it shows, trying to find the cause for the three plague pandemics is similar to the way a television detective solves a murder mystery. While the third pandemic established the roles of rats, rat fleas, and bacteria, that explanation has been incorrectly applied to explain the first two pandemics. The chapter shows how bacterial DNA collected from the teeth of 6th-Century plague victims, exhumed 1,400 years later, established greater understanding of the rate and geographic extent of the plague's spread. It goes on to relate how the age-old conclusions that brown rats were disease reservoirs and their fleas were vectors have been reconsidered, assigning rats and fleas specific roles and recognizing that humans and human lice as host and vector are more consistent with the plague’s rapid spread. Using clues from hosts and vectors to solve the mystery requires investigators to be like detectives.

scholarly journals The Theory of Thinking and the Capacity to Mentalize: A Comparison of Fonagy's and Bion's Models

2007 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 189-198 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carla Mantilla Lagos
Keyword(s):  
Mental States ◽  
The Other ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
The Third ◽  
The World ◽  
The Mind ◽  
Developmental Line ◽  
The Way

This paper presents a comparison of two psychoanalytic models of how human beings learn to use their mental capacities to know meaningfully about the world. The first, Fonagy's model of mentalization, is concerned with the development of a self capable of reflecting upon its own and others' mental states, based on feelings, thoughts, intentions, and desires. The other, Bion's model of thinking, is about the way thoughts are dealt with by babies, facilitating the construction of a thinking apparatus within a framework of primitive ways of communication between mother and baby. The theories are compared along three axes: (a) an axis of the theoretical and philosophical backgrounds of the models; (b) an axis of the kind of evidence that supports them; and (c) the third axis of the technical implications of the ideas of each model. It is concluded that, although the models belong to different theoretical and epistemological traditions and are supported by different sorts of evidence, they may be located along the same developmental line using an intersubjective framework that maintains tension between the intersubjective and the intrapsychic domains of the mind.

Third Ennead

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul Kalligas
Keyword(s):  
English Translation ◽  
Physical Reality ◽  
The Third ◽  
The World ◽  
The Universe ◽  
General Perspective ◽  
The Way

This chapter presents the English translation of Paul Kalligas’s commentary on the third Enneads of Plotinus. The third Ennead is focused on physical reality and cosmological issues, but viewed from a more general perspective, “dealing with considerations about the universe” (VP 24.59–60). It is the most miscellaneous in character, and Porphyry spends some time in trying to justify his inclusion of treatises like III 4, III 5 and III 8 (VP 25.2–9), without mentioning III 9, which is but a cento of disparate notes without any unity. Nevertheless, this Ennead consistently revolves around issues and concepts central to Plotinus’s understanding of how the universe functions, the forces that pervade it and make it work as it does, and the way in which the various kinds of soul that Plotinus postulates (and which, according to the standard Platonic doctrine, are the cause of every change and motion in the world) govern and organize it into an integrated and coherent whole.

E-Commerce and Executive Information Systems

2003 ◽  
pp. 103-120
Author(s):  
Geoff Erwin ◽  
Udo Averweg
Keyword(s):  
Information Systems ◽  
World Wide Web ◽  
World Wide ◽  
Executive Information Systems ◽  
Business Operations ◽  
Rapid Spread ◽  
The World ◽  
The Way

The rapid spread of connectivity via the World Wide Web has dramatically altered the ways in which organizations deal with customers and the methods that executives adopt to be informed about business operations. This chapter reviews Executive Information Systems (EIS) and the way in which EIS interacts with e-commerce applications.

Mastering the “Distribution of Fruits and Seeds” Theme (Lesson on the “World Around Us” Discipline at the Third Grade of Primary School)

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 37-40
Author(s):  
Ткаченко ◽  
I. Tkachenko
Keyword(s):  
Primary School ◽  
Intellectual Development ◽  
Third Graders ◽  
Third Grade ◽  
Active Teaching ◽  
The Third ◽  
The World ◽  
Teaching Technique ◽  
The Way

The paper presents the way to give third-graders a lesson for mastering the theme of “Fruits and Seeds of Plants” within the “Nature Kingdom” Section of the “World Around Us” learning Course. The teacher is to involve active teaching technique by means of inviting students to play the role of explorers. Embracing the active cognitive stance helps to boost intellectual development, that is, to master the skills of analysis, comparison and generalization.

What J.T. Fraser Gave the World

KronoScope ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 25-34
Author(s):  
Frederick Turner
Keyword(s):  
Related Problem ◽  
The Third ◽  
The Arts ◽  
Experience Of Time ◽  
The World ◽  
Nature Of Time ◽  
The Many ◽  
The One ◽  
Fourth Theme ◽  
The Way

Abstract This summary of the fundamental insights of J.T. Fraser dwells on four main themes. The first is the way that Fraser disposes of the ancient struggle between monism and dualism, with its related problem of ontology versus epistemology. His tree-like vision of the evolution of the many out of the one is both ordered and open-ended. The second is his critique of philosophy’s (and science’s) tendency to reify simple, defined, pure, and exclusive abstractions. Subjectivity, intentionality, consciousness, freedom, mind, cause, and the experience of time are shown by him to be composite, present in different degrees and kinds in different organisms and different times, constructed and complex. The third theme is Fraser’s decisive refutation of the metaphor of time as a line, as in clocks, calendars, and the t-axis in science. We must explore other geometries. The fourth theme is Fraser’s rehabilitations of the arts, including literature, as potentially legitimate ways of understanding the world and exploring the nature of time.

scholarly journals Carnal Hermeneutics and the Digital Game

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul Martin
Keyword(s):  
Digital Games ◽  
Touch Screen ◽  
The Body ◽  
Sense Making ◽  
Digital Game ◽  
The Third ◽  
New Meanings ◽  
The World ◽  
The Way

Carnal hermeneutics claims that the body makes sense of the world by making distinctions and evaluating those distinctions in a non-predicative mode. This article makes the case that ludohermeneutics can be enriched by attending to the way in which the body makes sense of digital games and advances carnal hermeneutics as a way of theorising this process. The article introduces carnal hermeneutics, argues for its relevance to ludo-hermeneutics, and outlines three examples of how carnal hermeneutics can be used to theorise sense-making in digital games. The first example demonstrates the capacity for touch-screen games to put us in a new relationship with the image. The second example shows how generic control schemas can take on new meanings in different games. The third example shows how marketing of game controllers draws on conventional attitudes to touch to make digital game touch meaningful.

scholarly journals Tonantzin, a New Genus of Bess Beetle (Coleoptera, Passalidae) from a Montane Subtropical Forest in Central Mexico, with a Review of the Taxonomic Significance of the Mesofrontal Structure in Proculini

Insects ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (7) ◽  
pp. 188
Author(s):  
Cristian Fernando Beza-Beza ◽  
Larry Jiménez-Ferbans ◽  
Dave J. Clarke ◽  
Pedro Reyes-Castillo ◽  
Duane D. McKenna
Keyword(s):  
New Genus ◽  
Phylogenetic Analyses ◽  
Subtropical Forest ◽  
Central Mexico ◽  
Monotypic Genus ◽  
Taxonomic Significance ◽  
Complex Character ◽  
The Third ◽  
The World ◽  
The Way

Mexico has the third highest diversity of passalid beetles in the World. Here we describe Tonantzin new genus, a new monotypic genus, potentially endemic to the mountains of central Mexico. The new genus is diagnosed by a new configuration of characters from the mesofrontal structure (MFS) in addition to other characters. The MFS in Passalidae has been treated either as a composite complex character or a combination of individual characters. Using a broad taxonomic sample within Proculini, we discuss the taxonomic and systematic implications of the MFS for the tribe. We define the MFS type tepetl. Given the importance of the MFS for passalid taxonomy we propose a new delimitation of the structure using boundaries based on internal and external head structures. We argue that the treatment of the MFS as a complex character better captures the nature of this structure but we ultimately find a need to standardize the way in which this structure is described in the taxonomic literature and used in phylogenetic analyses.

scholarly journals E-7 The impacts of Islamic teachings on core ethics of Sikhism: A research overview

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 65-75
Author(s):  
Sheraz Ahmad ◽  
Muhammad Imran
Keyword(s):  
Ethical Theory ◽  
Focal Points ◽  
The Third ◽  
Moral Standards ◽  
The World ◽  
The Way ◽  
Name Of God

Sikhism means the path of discipline and disciple ship as shown by the Sikh gurus. Guru Nanak was founder of Sikhism, was born in 1469 A.D. The main source of Sikh theology is Guru Granth Sahib. Sikhism is a monotheistic religion. There are approximately twenty seven millions Sikhs  around the world. The essential message of Sikhism is spiritual devotion and reverence of God. According to Sikhism God is realisable, approachable, and accessible entity. The commandments are the codified directions for the followers of a faith. Guru Nanak, laid down three foundation stones of the Sikh faiths, to meditate the name of God, to work honestly for his livings and to share his wealth and happiness to others. The moral standards of a society are the focal points of any ethical theory. There are three major concepts of Sikh philosophy hukam, purity and the solidarity of mankind.  In Sikhism, there are four inter related sets of rationale.The first set includes five evils, second set comprises eight virtues, the third set contains social and religious duties and the final set presents the way to realise the divine idealism. In this article a detailed study is presented regarding core ethics of Sikhism.

scholarly journals Theory and the Way We Relate to the World. On Educational Dimension of Insight

Ars Educandi ◽  
2017 ◽  
pp. 39-48
Author(s):  
Piotr Zamojski
Keyword(s):  
Crucial Role ◽  
Major Part ◽  
Educational Work ◽  
The Third ◽  
The World ◽  
And Function ◽  
The Way

This paper investigates the educational dimention of theory, that is, the way theory forms or catalyzes human’s relation with the world. This is analysed through the examples of three theoretical standpoints: technology, critique and philosophy of responsibility. The first two have played their major part in contemporary thought, while the third one seems to play a crucial role in currently emerging theories of education. However the exercise presented in this paper does not aim at apprising one of these standpoints over the others. Rather it indicates the educational work of theory beyond its application and function.

scholarly journals TRAFFIC DENSITY DUE TO MOTORCYCLE NOISE DURING THE PANDEMIC COVID-19

ASTONJADRO ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 151
Author(s):  
Syaiful Syaiful ◽  
Hermanto Siregar ◽  
Ernan Rustiadi ◽  
Eri Susanto Hariyadi ◽  
Fitri Aning Dwi Ardila ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Noise Level ◽  
Sound Level ◽  
Traffic Density ◽  
Sound Level Meter ◽  
The Third ◽  
The People ◽  
Rapid Spread ◽  
The World ◽  
Level Meter ◽  
Motorized Vehicles

<p>The density of motorized vehicles, especially motorcycles on the highway, is getting higher. However, in line with the 2020 Covid-19 pandemic, it has an impact on the decrease in the number of motorized vehicles on the highway. The density of motorcycles has a significant effect on noise, from all analysis calculations, the largest equation is obtained on the fourth day of the study, the second point (Sound Level Meter 2), with a contribution of 32.42%. Obtained the calculation below, y = 63.36 + 0.002x1. This equation means that if there is no decrease in motorcycle density, the noise level in SLM2 is 63.36 dBA. If there is a motorcycle density also has a significant effect on noise. The second largest equation was obtained on the third day of research at the third point (Sound Level Meter 3) with a contribution of 36.21% based on the equation calculation below, y = 60.24 + 0.001x1. The meaning of the above equation is that if there is an increase in the density of the motorcycle, the noise in the SLM3 is 60.24 dBA. The Covid-19 pandemic that has hit the world, Indonesia is also getting its effects, especially the very large Bogor district. The rapid spread of Covid-19 has changed the pattern of life for the people of Bogor, especially students who initially go to school every morning, now go to school and study online.</p>

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