scholarly journals The rise and fall of Weber indices

2018 ◽  
Vol 51 (4) ◽  
pp. 1221-1225 ◽  
Author(s):  
Massimo Nespolo
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microscopy ◽  
Critical Analysis ◽  
Unit Cell ◽  
Reciprocal Space ◽  
The Other ◽  
Metal Science ◽  
Hexagonal Unit Cell ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
The One

Weber indices were introduced to provide a unique expression of a lattice direction with respect to the four-axis setting used for hexagonal and rhombohedral crystals. They are in general fractional indices, even in the case of a primitive hexagonal unit cell, but they are often carelessly reduced to integer values. This corresponds, on the one hand, to taking as direction indices the nodes of a lattice further from the origin and, on the other hand, to adopting a hybrid indexing between direct and reciprocal space. A critical analysis of the drawbacks of Weber indices is presented, which justifies the reluctance of crystallographers to adopt them, despite a more widespread use in fields like electron microscopy and metal science.

scholarly journals The Zeroing Issue: a critical analysis of Softwood V

2008 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 121-142 ◽  
Author(s):  
CHAD P. BOWN ◽  
ALAN O. SYKES
Keyword(s):  
Critical Analysis ◽  
Cost Allocation ◽  
The Other ◽  
Legal Analysis ◽  
Appellate Body ◽  
Administrative Practice ◽  
Economic Rationale ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
The Us ◽  
The One

AbstractThis paper addresses the issues that came before the Appellate Body in the Softwood V dispute, concerning an affirmative antidumping determination by the US Department of Commerce. The paper addresses both the original Appellate Body opinion in the dispute, and the later opinion reviewing the compliance panel findings. We focus primarily on the ‘zeroing’ issue in ‘transaction-to-transaction (T–T)’ calculations of dumping, and briefly on two other cost-allocation issues. In general, we are ambivalent about the Appellate Body's approach to the zeroing issue. On the one hand, zeroing inflates dumping margins without any sound economic rationale for doing so. On the other hand, zeroing has been a standard administrative practice for many years and the ADA does not clearly prohibit it. The Appellate Body's legal analysis of the matter in T–T cases, in particular, rests on shaky premises. We also consider the wisdom of addressing the zeroing issue in piecemeal fashion through what has proven to be a lengthy sequence of narrow decisions.

scholarly journals A Critical Discourse Analysis of Radi’s Dramas From behind the Windows and Hamlet with Season Salad Based on Van Leeuwen’s Framework "Representing Social Actions"

2018 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 103-119
Author(s):  
Alireza Khormaee ◽  
Rayeheh Sattarinezhad
Keyword(s):  
Discourse Analysis ◽  
Critical Discourse Analysis ◽  
Critical Analysis ◽  
Power Relations ◽  
The Other ◽  
Critical Discourse ◽  
Political Discourses ◽  
Social Actions ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
The One

Different representations of social actions create distinct types of discourses. Applying van Leeuwen’s 'Social Actions' framework (2008), the present study critically analyzes the power relations between the main characters of Radi’s dramas From behind the Windows and Hamlet with Season Salad. The objective of our study is to account for the differences between the discourse of the dominant and the discourse of the dominated. In order to elucidate such differences we count and analyze the characters’ social (re)actions and, in turn, identify four types of contrasts: cognitive vs. affective and perceptive reactions; material vs. semiotic actions; transactive vs. non-transactive actions; interactive vs. instrumental actions. Two opposing discourses emerge from these contrasts. On the one hand, the dominant characters mostly react cognitively and their actions are often semiotic, transactive, and interactive. On the other hand, the dominated characters’ reactions are often affective and perceptive, while most of their actions are material, non-transactive, and instrumental. As the results show, the author’s linguistic choices underscore the power relations between the dominant and the dominated characters. Building upon the fact that our analysis sheds light on the underlying ideologies and intentions of the author, we tentatively conclude that despite its being predominantly employed in the analysis of political discourses, van Leeuwen’s framework also proves effective in the critical analysis of literary works.

Pertinence de la théorie de la dualisation de la religion en Suisse, en France et en Europe

2011 ◽  
Vol 58 (2) ◽  
pp. 162-175 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pierre Bréchon ◽  
Roland J. Campiche
Keyword(s):  
Critical Analysis ◽  
The Other ◽  
European Countries ◽  
Societal Impact ◽  
Religious Change ◽  
Combined Approach ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
Proper Comparison ◽  
Western European ◽  
The One

The principal explanations of contemporary religious change face two main difficulties. On the one hand, they often fail to express the complexity of the ongoing evolution, because they are too focused on institutional religion, e.g. secularization. On the other hand, some of them favour fashionable themes (the growth of individualism, the privatization of religion) and skirt the societal impact of religion. The idea of dualism allows a combined approach to the process of religious de-institutionalization and the new patterns of its regulation. The authors discuss this theory on the basis of data relating to Switzerland, France and other Western European countries (EVS, ISSP). In spite of the difficulty of finding relevant indicators that allow proper comparison, the results are promising. They invite further critical analysis of current definitions. The theory of dualism allows us to reopen the debate on religious change.

Justice and the Division of Labour: A Reconsideration of Durkheim's Division of Labour in Society

1984 ◽  
Vol 32 (3) ◽  
pp. 449-470 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carmen J. Sirianni
Keyword(s):  
Critical Analysis ◽  
Social Evolution ◽  
Central Place ◽  
Division Of Labour ◽  
The Other ◽  
Structural Integration ◽  
Critical Methodology ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
Organic Solidarity ◽  
The One

Durkheim's Division of Labour in Society is re-evaluated in terms of its profound theoretical tensions. On the one hand, his analysis of an emergent organic solidarity assigns a central place to the values of individuality and justice, and articulates a critical methodology for determining their progressive realization. Justice becomes the overriding requirement of social evolution, and the condition for structural integration and normative legitimation. On the other hand, various empirical claims, as well as naturalistic and functionalist assumptions, allow for an overly easy, and quite un-Durkheimian, resolution of the problems posed by justice and individuality in a highly stratified division of labour. An attempt is made to understand how these profound tensions are sustained theoretically, and how Durkheim's own conception of the division of labour as socially interactive and morally constitutive can be rescued for a critical analysis committed to democratic and egalitarian reform.

scholarly journals Legal regime of biobanks in domestic legislation

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 57-62
Author(s):  
E. S. Kryukova ◽  
V. D. Ruzanova
Keyword(s):  
Critical Analysis ◽  
Legal Regulation ◽  
The Other ◽  
Complex Object ◽  
Legal Regime ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
Domestic Legislation ◽  
The One

In the article on the basis of a critical analysis of the existing positions in the doctrine the concept of a biobank as an object of rights was formulated. At the same time, it is proposed to distinguish between the organizations in charge of biobanks and the collections themselves. It was concluded that biobank is a complex object, which is differentiated unity, since its elements, on the one hand, are autonomous, but on the other hand, are interconnected and interdependent. It is emphasized that the formation of a single legal regime of biobanks is complicated by the substantive heterogeneity of this object and the diversity of its elements. Taking into account the experience of European States in this field of legal regulation and scientific views, the idea of publishing as a basic special law on biobanks, which should establish their legal regime as an object of rights and rules for organizations under the jurisdiction of biobanks, was supported. The need for organizations working with biobanks to provide unprecedented protection is proven. The structure of the legal regime of biobank has been determined and as its most important component a group of rules on obtaining the consent of the holder for the further use of biobanks and data derived from them has been identified. The feasibility of introducing more diverse forms of consent to the circulation of the contents of biobanks is justified.

Towards a Coherent Theory of Panel Recommendations for Expired Measures

2019 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
pp. 483-502
Author(s):  
Prakhar Bhardwaj
Keyword(s):  
Critical Analysis ◽  
Dispute Settlement ◽  
Ad Hoc ◽  
The Other ◽  
Iron And Steel ◽  
Appellate Body ◽  
Integrated Theory ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
Difficult Position ◽  
The One

Abstract Article 19.1 of the Dispute Settlement Understanding provides that if a measure is found to be inconsistent with a WTO Agreement, the Panel or Appellate Body ‘shall recommend that the Member concerned bring the measure into conformity with the agreement’. However, Panels find themselves in a difficult position when the contested measure has expired during the course of proceedings. Since, on the one hand, the measure which would have ordinarily been recommended to be withdrawn is no longer in existence, but on the other hand, they are under an obligation to issue a recommendation as per Article 19.1. Various rationales of the Panels and the Appellate Body for providing recommendations for expired measures (‘EMRs’) have been inconsistent, ad-hoc and even contradictory. Given the different array of approaches adopted, there is no coherent and integrated theory which can be formulated which tells us when and why EMRs should be provided under Article 19.1. This article seeks to bridge this gap. The article also provides a critical analysis of the questionable recommendations issued by the Panel in India – Import of Iron and Steel Products and provides a more coherent framework to guide Panels’ recommendations in relation to expired measures.

The Fetish for a Subversive Jesus

2016 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 52-70 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert J. Myles
Keyword(s):  
Academic Success ◽  
Critical Analysis ◽  
World Order ◽  
Capitalist Society ◽  
The Other ◽  
Historical Jesus ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
The One ◽  
Present World

What does it mean to say Jesus was subversive? This article engages in meta-critical analysis of the use of ‘subversion’ in historical Jesus research. It argues that the neoliberal lives of Jesus in particular have increasingly fetishized a cultural mainstreaming of subversion in which certain forms of containable subversion are tolerated within late capitalist society, as part of a broader strategy of economic and ideological compliance. On the one hand, J.D. Crossan’s Jesus spun subversive aphorisms which constituted the radical subversion of the present world order. On the other hand, N.T. Wright has frequently intensified the rhetoric of subversion, claiming a ‘profoundly’, ‘doubly’, ‘thoroughly’, ‘deeply’, and ‘multiply’ subversive Jesus, while simultaneously distancing him from traditional subversive fixtures like militant revolutionary action. Through its discursive mimicking of wider cultural trends, this rhetorical trope has enabled Jesus scholarship to enjoy both popular and academic success in Western, neoliberal society.

scholarly journals Miga in konfrontasie met die leiers van die volk: ’n Kritiese ondersoek na A S van der Woude se Miga-analise

1989 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 168-182
Author(s):  
J. G. Strydom
Keyword(s):  
Critical Analysis ◽  
Formal Analysis ◽  
The Other ◽  
Main Thrust ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
The People ◽  
The One ◽  
Critical Investigation

Micah in confrontation with the leaders of the people: A critical investigation Into A S van der Woude’s Micah analysis With his Micah commentary (1976) van der Woude went in a different direction and shed new light on the understanding of the book of Micah. The main thrust of his threefold theory is that Micah 2-5 has to be understood as a dispute between Micah and his pseudo-prophetical opponents. The aim of this article is twofold. On the one hand a critical analysis of this theory is done, amongst other things by making use of a formal analysis of the text of Micah. On the other hand I focus on Van der Woude himself as partner in the discussion, paying special attention to the method he uses.

Life Beyond 1MeV

1980 ◽  
Vol 38 ◽  
pp. 30-33
Author(s):  
K.H. Westmacott
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microscopy ◽  
Past Experience ◽  
The Other ◽  
Good Case ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
The U.S

Life beyond 1MeV – like life after 40 – is not too different unless one takes advantage of past experience and is receptive to new opportunities. At first glance, the returns on performing electron microscopy at voltages greater than 1MeV diminish rather rapidly as the curves which describe the well-known advantages of HVEM often tend towards saturation. However, in a country with a significant HVEM capability, a good case can be made for investing in instruments with a range of maximum accelerating voltages. In this regard, the 1.5MeV KRATOS HVEM being installed in Berkeley will complement the other 650KeV, 1MeV, and 1.2MeV instruments currently operating in the U.S. One other consideration suggests that 1.5MeV is an optimum voltage machine – Its additional advantages may be purchased for not much more than a 1MeV instrument. On the other hand, the 3MeV HVEM's which seem to be operated at 2MeV maximum, are much more expensive.

Stories and the Self

2020 ◽  
Vol 32 (2) ◽  
pp. 47-58 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stefan Krause ◽  
Markus Appel
Keyword(s):  
Meta Analysis ◽  
The Self ◽  
The Other ◽  
Lower Degree ◽  
Contrast Effects ◽  
Self Perception ◽  
Self Perceptions ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
The One ◽  
Implicit And Explicit

Abstract. Two experiments examined the influence of stories on recipients’ self-perceptions. Extending prior theory and research, our focus was on assimilation effects (i.e., changes in self-perception in line with a protagonist’s traits) as well as on contrast effects (i.e., changes in self-perception in contrast to a protagonist’s traits). In Experiment 1 ( N = 113), implicit and explicit conscientiousness were assessed after participants read a story about either a diligent or a negligent student. Moderation analyses showed that highly transported participants and participants with lower counterarguing scores assimilate the depicted traits of a story protagonist, as indicated by explicit, self-reported conscientiousness ratings. Participants, who were more critical toward a story (i.e., higher counterarguing) and with a lower degree of transportation, showed contrast effects. In Experiment 2 ( N = 103), we manipulated transportation and counterarguing, but we could not identify an effect on participants’ self-ascribed level of conscientiousness. A mini meta-analysis across both experiments revealed significant positive overall associations between transportation and counterarguing on the one hand and story-consistent self-reported conscientiousness on the other hand.

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