Responses, Corrections, Applications

2020 ◽  
pp. 294-316
Author(s):  
Christoph Möllers
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Study ◽  
Social Norms ◽  
Empirical Research ◽  
Social Practices ◽  
Practical Philosophy ◽  
Research Perspectives ◽  
Social Fields ◽  
Art Historians

This concluding chapter offers some commentary on various topics covered in the preceding chapters. It first discusses the need for a comparative study of social norms. The investigation of social norms still largely follows their respective provenance from law, politics, religion, or other social fields, and accordingly is disciplinarily divided up among jurists, political scientists, theologians, art historians, or psychologists. The chapter considers how this volume approached the topic in a different way. In addition, the chapter addresses critiques from practical philosophy about the distinction highlighted between norms and their justification. Afterward, the chapter lists some brief reflections on the automation and rule-bound determination of social practices, before discussing further empirical research perspectives.

Sociology as Practical Philosophy and Moral Science

2017 ◽  
Vol 35 (3) ◽  
pp. 77-97 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frédéric Vandenberghe
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Research ◽  
Social Theory ◽  
Moral Philosophy ◽  
Good Life ◽  
Social Practices ◽  
Practical Philosophy ◽  
The Good Life ◽  
Moral Science ◽  
Sociological Tradition ◽  
Norms And Values

The philosophical assumptions that organize moral sociology as practical philosophy are the outcome of a secular quest to investigate the principles, norms and values behind the constitution of society. As a protracted response to the whole utilitarian-atomistic-individualistic tradition that systematically deemphasizes the constitutive role that morality plays in the structuration of self and society, the sociological tradition has continued, by its own means, the tradition of moral and practical philosophy in theoretically informed empirical research of social practices. Going back to classic moral philosophy, I want to show in this article how social theory is involved in the quest for ‘the good life with and for the others in just institutions’ (Ricoeur).

Determination of Pyridostigmine Bromide in Presence of its Related Impurities by Four Modified Classical Least Square Based Models: A Comparative Study

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 87-94
Author(s):  
Ibrahim A. Naguib ◽  
Fatma F. Abdallah ◽  
Aml A. Emam ◽  
Eglal A. Abdelaleem
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Study ◽  
Least Squares ◽  
Orthogonal Projection ◽  
Predictive Ability ◽  
Least Square ◽  
Projection To Latent Structures ◽  
Preprocessing Method ◽  
Spectral Residual ◽  
Latent Structures

: Quantitative determination of pyridostigmine bromide in the presence of its two related substances; impurity A and impurity B was considered as a case study to construct the comparison. Introduction: Novel manipulations of the well-known classical least squares multivariate calibration model were explained in detail as a comparative analytical study in this research work. In addition to the application of plain classical least squares model, two preprocessing steps were tried, where prior to modeling with classical least squares, first derivatization and orthogonal projection to latent structures were applied to produce two novel manipulations of the classical least square-based model. Moreover, spectral residual augmented classical least squares model is included in the present comparative study. Methods: 3 factor 4 level design was implemented constructing a training set of 16 mixtures with different concentrations of the studied components. To investigate the predictive ability of the studied models; a test set consisting of 9 mixtures was constructed. Results: The key performance indicator of this comparative study was the root mean square error of prediction for the independent test set mixtures, where it was found 1.367 when classical least squares applied with no preprocessing method, 1.352 when first derivative data was implemented, 0.2100 when orthogonal projection to latent structures preprocessing method was applied and 0.2747 when spectral residual augmented classical least squares was performed. Conclusion: Coupling of classical least squares model with orthogonal projection to latent structures preprocessing method produced significant improvement of the predictive ability of it.

Varieties and Functions of Institutions

2019 ◽  
Vol 41 (2) ◽  
pp. 383-390
Author(s):  
Lina Eriksson
Keyword(s):  
Social Norms ◽  
Social Practices ◽  
Coordination Problems ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract Hindriks describes institutions as norm-governed social practices, and argue that his theory help bring together and complete earlier theories of institutions. In this comment on his paper, I argue that his argument would be even better if he clarified certain parts of his argument with regards to the nature of institutions and the relationship between institutions and social norms. I also argue that he should reconsider his claim that institutions (and social norms) exist in order to solve cooperation and coordination problems.

scholarly journals Comparative study of two immunoassays used for the determination of serum vitamin D

2021 ◽  
pp. e00242
Author(s):  
Raquel Lahoz ◽  
Juan Pelegrín Sánchez ◽  
Silvia Górriz ◽  
Pilar Calmarza
Keyword(s):  
Vitamin D ◽  
Comparative Study ◽  
Serum Vitamin ◽  
Serum Vitamin D
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