Publishers and Others Who Publish

LOGOS ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 32 (3) ◽  
pp. 35-54
Author(s):  
Elza Ungure
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Approach ◽  
Economic Indicators ◽  
Book Publishers ◽  
Insight Into ◽  
Publishing Practices

Abstract The objective of the article is to deconstruct the notion of publisher through the lens of the episteme of professionalism and provide a statistical overview of mainstream and marginal book publishers in Latvia. The statistical overview is based on an alternative, experimental approach, in which publishers are grouped by the legal register they are registered in as juridical persons and the output of each group is analysed. This approach is selected to profile publishers in a context where economic indicators or other means by which to analyse publishers are not available. The results provide an insight into the diversity of those who publish books in Latvia as well as give an overview of the characteristics and patterns of their publishing practices.

scholarly journals Insight into the self-assembly of water-soluble perylene bisimide derivatives through a combined computational and experimental approach

Nanoscale ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (34) ◽  
pp. 15917-15928 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emily R. Draper ◽  
Liam Wilbraham ◽  
Dave J. Adams ◽  
Matthew Wallace ◽  
Ralf Schweins ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Amino Acid ◽  
Self Assembly ◽  
Experimental Approach ◽  
Water Soluble ◽  
The Self ◽  
Experimental Techniques ◽  
Perylene Bisimide ◽  
Perylene Bisimides ◽  
Insight Into

We use a combination of computational and experimental techniques to study the self-assembly and gelation of amino-acid functionalised water-soluble perylene bisimides.

Airflow-Housing-Induced Resonances of Rotating Optical Disks

2007 ◽  
Vol 74 (6) ◽  
pp. 1252-1263 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. M. C. Mestrom ◽  
R. H. B. Fey ◽  
H. Nijmeijer ◽  
P. M. R. Wortelboer ◽  
W. Aerts
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Model ◽  
Pressure Distribution ◽  
Critical Speed ◽  
Experimental Approach ◽  
Experimental Results ◽  
Lubrication Equation ◽  
Global View ◽  
Optical Disks ◽  
Insight Into ◽  
Finite Difference Techniques

Numerous excitation sources for disk vibrations are present in optical drives. For increasing rotation speeds, airflow-housing-induced vibrations have become more and more important. Currently, drives are designed in which rotation speeds are so high that critical speed resonances may show up. The presence of these resonances depends on the layout of the inner housing geometry of the drive. The influence of the drive inner housing geometry is investigated systematically by means of a numerical-experimental approach. An analytical model is derived, containing disk dynamics and the geometry-induced pressure distribution acting as the excitation mechanism on the disk. The Reynolds’ lubrication equation is used as a first approach for the modeling of the pressure distribution. The model is numerically implemented using an approach based on a combination of finite element and finite difference techniques. An idealized, drive-like environment serves as the experimental setup. This setup resembles the situation in the numerical model, in order to be able to verify the numerical model. Wedge-like airflow disturbances are used in order to obtain insight into the influence of drive inner geometry on the critical speed resonances of optical disks. A disk tilt measurement method is designed that yields a global view of the disk deformation. By means of two newly proposed types of plots, numerical and experimental results can be compared in a straightforward way. A qualitative match between the numerical and experimental results is obtained. The numerical and experimental methods presented provide insight into airflow-housing-induced vibrations in optical drives. Additionally, reduction of some critical speed resonances is found to be possible for certain drive inner geometry configurations.

scholarly journals Efficient dissemination of prions through preferential transmission to nearby cells

2007 ◽  
Vol 88 (2) ◽  
pp. 706-713 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sophie Paquet ◽  
Christelle Langevin ◽  
Jérome Chapuis ◽  
Graham S. Jackson ◽  
Hubert Laude ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Approach ◽  
Critical Issue ◽  
Target Cells ◽  
Cell Analysis ◽  
Infectious Agents ◽  
Donor Cells ◽  
Infected Cells ◽  
Range Spread ◽  
Cell Spread ◽  
Insight Into

Despite circumstantial evidence that prions can be found extracellularly or at the surface of infected cells, little is known about how these infectious agents spread from cell to cell. In order to gain better insight into this critical issue, this study used two different cell lines (neuroglial MovS and epithelial Rov cells) that have previously been shown to be permissive for ovine prion multiplication. Co-culture of infected cells and uninfected target cells at a ratio of 1 : 9 resulted in total infection of MovS cells within 10 days but not of Rov cell cultures, suggesting that the efficiency of prion dissemination may vary greatly depending on the type of permissive cell. Analysis of the spatial distribution of the newly infected cells revealed that, although long-range spread could also occur, cells proximal to the infected donor cells consistently accumulated more abnormal PrP, consistent with preferential infection of nearby cells. This experimental approach, focused on dissemination among living cells, could help in the analysis of mechanisms involved in the cell-to-cell spread of prion infections.

scholarly journals Investigating the Effects of Interactive E-Book towards Academic Achievement

2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 78
Author(s):  
Bibiana Chiu Yiong Lim ◽  
Llewellyn Wee Ling Liu ◽  
Choo Chian Hou
Keyword(s):  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Experimental Approach ◽  
Causal Effect ◽  
Experimental Results ◽  
Instructional Materials ◽  
Introductory Statistics ◽  
Rapid Acquisition ◽  
Body Of Knowledge ◽  
Printed Books ◽  
Book Publishers

Universities are trending towards electronic books (e-books) as instructional materials, displacing traditional printed books. The rapid acquisition of e-books has changed the way information is presented and one of the improvements is to make e-books interactive. However, there is an incomplete body of knowledge on how interactive e-books affect students, particularly in the learning of statistics. This paper aims to examine the effects of interactive e-books on academic achievement. This paper adopted an experimental approach to test the causal effect of two types of e-books, namely Traditional E-book (TE) and Interactive E-book (IE) on a sample of undergraduates enrolled in an introductory statistics unit. The experimental results indicated that students who learn statistics through IE produced higher scores in academic achievement than students who learn through TE. The findings of the study first extend the existing theory by showing that TE and IE can account for the variations in academic achievement. The study implied that e-books should not be static and e-book publishers and educators can choose to design their e-books using interactive formats with animation components depending on available resources. The study offers new insights on how academic achievement of students can be better managed through the design of e-book types.

On the Attempt to Implement Social Addressability within a Robotic System

i-com ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 71-85
Author(s):  
Philipp Graf ◽  
Manuela Marquardt ◽  
Diego Compagna
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Approach ◽  
Human Robot Interaction ◽  
Light Conditions ◽  
Robot System ◽  
Robot Interaction ◽  
Additional Information ◽  
The Status ◽  
User Friendly ◽  
To Receive ◽  
Insight Into

AbstractWe conducted a Human-Robot Interaction (HRI) study during a science event, using a mixed method experimental approach with quantitative and qualitative data (adapted version of Godspeed Questionnaire and audio-visual material analysed videographically). The main purpose of the research was to gather insight into the relevance of the so-called “point of interaction” for a successful and user-friendly interaction with a non-anthropomorphic robot. We elaborate on this concept with reference to sociological theories under the heading of “addressability” and “social address” and generate hypotheses informed by former research and theoretical reflections. We implement an interface on our robot system, comprising two LEDs, which indicate the status of the robot/interaction, and which might possibly serve as basal form of embodied social address. In one experimental condition, the movements were accompanied by a light choreography, the other one was conducted without the LEDs. Our findings suggest a potential relevance of social address for the interaction partner to receive additional information, especially if the situation is a contingent one. Nevertheless, the overall rating on the Godspeed scales showed no significant differences between the light conditions. Several possible reasons for this are discussed. Limitations and advantages are pointed out in the conclusion.

The Book Business: Edward Millington, Jacob Tonson, and Emerging Publishing Practices

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Margaret J. M. Ezell
Keyword(s):  
Paradise Lost ◽  
New Generation ◽  
Book Publishers ◽  
Publishing Practices

A new generation of book publishers emerged after the Great Fire of London, occupying new spaces including ‘Little Britain’. Some publishers such as James Magnes and Richard Bentley became known for creating collections of popular plays and novels. The young Jacob Tonson collaborated with John Drdyen to create a series of six volumes of miscellanies featuring contemporary poets, and translations from the classics. Tonson also published Milton’s Paradise Lost in an illustrated folio edition

Identification of avir-orthologous immune evasion gene family from primate malaria parasites

Parasitology ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 141 (5) ◽  
pp. 641-645 ◽  
Author(s):  
SURENDRA KUMAR PRAJAPATI ◽  
OM PRAKASH SINGH
Keyword(s):  
Gene Family ◽  
Immune Evasion ◽  
Experimental Approach ◽  
Antigenic Variation ◽  
Surface Proteins ◽  
Malaria Parasites ◽  
Sequence Identity ◽  
Plasmodium Cynomolgi ◽  
Evolution Of Virulence ◽  
Insight Into

SUMMARYThe immune evasion gene family of malaria parasites encodes variant surface proteins that are expressed at the surface of infected erythrocytes and help the parasite in evading the host immune response by means of antigenic variation. The identification ofPlasmodium vivax virorthologous immune evasion gene family from primate malaria parasites would provide new insight into the evolution of virulence and pathogenesis. Threevirsubfamilies viz.vir-B, vir-Dandvir-Gwere successfully PCR amplified from primate malaria parasites, cloned and sequenced. DNA sequence analysis confirmed orthologues ofvir-Dsubfamily inPlasmodium cynomolgi, Plasmodium simium, Plasmodium simiovaleandPlasmodium fieldi. The identifiedvir-Dorthologues are 1–9 distinct members of the immune evasion gene family which have 68–83% sequence identity withvir-Dand 71·2–98·5% sequence identity within the members identified from primate malaria parasites. The absence of othervirsubfamilies among primate malaria parasites reflects the limitations in the experimental approach. This study clearly identified the presence ofvir-Dlike sequences in four species ofPlasmodiuminfecting primates that would be useful in understanding the evolution of virulence in malaria parasites.

An insight into the role of riboflavin ligand in the self-assembly of poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid)-based nanoparticles – a molecular simulation and experimental approach

Soft Matter ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (22) ◽  
pp. 5250-5260 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sima Rezvantalab ◽  
Mostafa Keshavarz Moraveji ◽  
Mohammad Khedri ◽  
Reza Maleki
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Simulation ◽  
Self Assembly ◽  
Targeted Delivery ◽  
Glycolic Acid ◽  
Experimental Approach ◽  
The Self ◽  
Insight Into

Nanoparticles (NPs) used for targeted delivery purposes are rapidly gaining importance in diagnostic and therapeutic fields.

Insight into the Correlation between Net Topology and Ligand Coordination Mode in New Lanthanide MOFs Heterogeneous Catalysts: A Theoretical and Experimental Approach

2012 ◽  
Vol 12 (11) ◽  
pp. 5535-5545 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard F. D’Vries ◽  
Víctor A. de la Peña-O’Shea ◽  
Natalia Snejko ◽  
Marta Iglesias ◽  
Enrique Gutiérrez-Puebla ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Coordination Mode ◽  
Heterogeneous Catalysts ◽  
Experimental Approach ◽  
Ligand Coordination ◽  
Insight Into

Use of a fluorescence assay to monitor the kinetics of fusion between erythrocyte ghosts, as induced by sendai virus

1986 ◽  
Vol 6 (11) ◽  
pp. 953-960 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dick Hoekstra ◽  
Karin Klappe
Keyword(s):  
Rhodamine B ◽  
Experimental Approach ◽  
Sendai Virus ◽  
Fluorescence Assay ◽  
Fusion Process ◽  
Erythrocyte Membranes ◽  
Erythrocyte Ghosts ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Kinetics Of ◽  
Insight Into

The kinetics of the fusion process between erythrocyte ghosts, as induced by Sendal virus, were readily revealed by a simple fluorescence procedure previously employed to characterize the fusion of viruses with biological membranes. The method relies on the relief of fluorescence selfquenching of the membrane-inserted probe octadecyl Rhodamine B chloride (R18) as occurs when labeled membranes fuse with unlabeled counterparts. The kinetics of R18 insertion into ghost membranes, the non-exchangeable properties of the fluorophore and the kinetics, and some characteristics of Sendai virus-induced fusion of ghosts, are described. We propose that the experimental approach may be particularly advantageous to obtain insight into the efficiency and mechanism of a wide range of fusogens, capable of inducing fusion of erythrocyte membranes.

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