The Poetics of Detachment in Medieval Ka-vya: Anthologies and the Path of Literary Sanskrit in the Second Millennium

2021 ◽  
pp. 025764302199896
Author(s):  
Jesse Ross Knutson
Keyword(s):  
Social Life ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Historical Imagination ◽  
Critical Perspective ◽  
Sociocultural Change ◽  
Cultural Form ◽  
Royal Court ◽  
Value Judgement

This essay explores the dialectic of form, content and social life in the new poetry of the medieval Sanskrit anthologies. Did the seeming anarchy of content evinced in unfamiliar tables of contents produce genuine newness of aesthetic effect or affect, new possibilities for social value judgement—a critical and self-critical perspective—in response to changing sociopolitical conditions and the rise of the vernacular? Or else did this poetry simply do what it always did best: to be everything for everyone at the royal court, everywhere and nowhere? This article argues that the anthology may have spawned a contradictory dynamic: crafting a new sociological immediacy for the form, and yet reconciling the courtly ka-vya tradition to a future in which it no longer figured so centrally. Finally, in a methodological annex, the aforementioned case study spawns higher-order reflections on the mutual determination of art and social life in early medieval South Asia, and the materialist analysis of premodern cultural form. Thinking through premodern sociocultural change from the point of view of capitalist modernity fundamentally challenges the historical imagination, revealing self-reflexivity as both its first and last resort.

scholarly journals Automatically determines the length of the dual system to a bivalent system

2018 ◽  
Vol XIX (1) ◽  
pp. 50-57
Keyword(s):  
Subsequent Development ◽  
Dual System ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Automatic Determination ◽  
Stable States ◽  
System A ◽  
Minimum Number ◽  
System Length

From the point of view of reliability theory, a system can have two stable states: functioning and defect (bivalent system). Any system is a set of elements. Each element in this set can be found in one of the following states: operating state and fault condition. A subset of elements in the running state is called a system link if they only ensure the system works. The length of a bivalent system is equal to the minimum number of elements that the system holds. In this paper we present an algorithm for automatic determination of dual system length to a bivalent system, a Matlab script, a case study and subsequent development directions.

scholarly journals Algorithm to Automatically Determine the Length of a Bivalent System

2018 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
pp. 83-88
Author(s):  
Paul Vasiliu
Keyword(s):  
Subsequent Development ◽  
Reliability Theory ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Automatic Determination ◽  
Stable States ◽  
System A ◽  
Minimum Number

Abstract From the point of view of reliability theory, a system can have two stable states: functioning and defect (bivalent system). Any system is a set of elements. Each element in this set can be found in one of the following states: operating state and fault condition. A subset of elements in the running state is called a system link if they only ensure the system works. The length of a bivalent system is equal to the minimum number of elements that the system holds. In this paper we present an algorithm for the automatic determination of the length of a bivalent system, a Matlab script, a case study and subsequent development directions

scholarly journals SROI (Social Return on Investment) – A Case Study about Social Profit

2017 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 7
Author(s):  
Peter Eichhorn ◽  
Anke Rahmel ◽  
Joachim Merk ◽  
Martin Knoke ◽  
Andreas Bareiß ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Life ◽  
Return On Investment ◽  
Mission Statement ◽  
Performance Indicator ◽  
Social Economy ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Psychiatric Clinic ◽  
Social Spending ◽  
Social Return On Investment

Abstract—In annual accounts and management reports, financial figures are used predominantly both in commercial and nonprofit companies in order to give a true and fair view of a company's assets, profits and financial position. As a result, the financial success is a key performance indicator – a figure which, usually, is quite low in the case of nonprofit companies [1]. However, such companies strive to reach content-oriented goals primarily, for instance performance quality, training success and employee satisfaction. As content-oriented goals are their basis of legitimacy, there should be possibilities to calculate whether they are met [2]. Basic prerequisite for such a calculation are specified details about the company’s mission statement, its content-oriented goals (from an economic, business, social or environmental point of view), its commercial goals (concerning profitability, liquidity and financial security) and its standards to measure objectives [3]. On this basis, it becomes possible to set targets and to incorporate the defined goals into a monitoring and reporting system [4]. Beyond achieving a profit, a social kind of success becomes interesting in such cases, which can be expressed as the so-called Social Profit. For example, this key figure can be measured by comparing costs and benefits attributed to the support of people in need. Benefits calculations takes avoided social spending into account, for example due to the prevention of homelessness, imprisonment or psychiatric clinic stays. The calculation also takes account of the effects of an individual’s rehabilitation and restored working abilities on the partaking in working and social life – which in the long run benefit society as a whole as well as tax payers [5]. Company goals, target groups, possible activities and their effects are of interest to calculate the Social Profit. However, several assumptions must be made about future political and economic developments. The following case study approaches to define and apply the concept “Social Profit”.   Index Terms: Content-oriented objectives, Impact, Legitimation, Private and public investments, Social economy enterprises, Social Profit, Social Return on Investment

scholarly journals Proposing a Post-heritage Critical Framework: The Crown, Ambiguity, and Media Self-consciousness

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
William Abbiss
Keyword(s):  
Point Of View ◽  
Critical Perspective ◽  
The Media

© The Author(s) 2019. This article proposes a new critical framework through which to analyze television period drama, recognizing elements that indicate a more progressive point of view than many previous scholarly responses have acknowledged. It begins by assessing the seminal works of Andrew Higson and Claire Monk in the field of period drama, adopting the latter’s term of “post-heritage” to identify an alternative critical perspective. The five guiding elements of the proposed post-heritage framework are then outlined, with reference to pertinent critical works that identify these in period dramas and other production. A preliminary case study of The Crown is then offered, through which the post-heritage framework is demonstrated as an aesthetic methodological process. The Crown’s use of the media within its narrative and conceptual ambiguity are considered particularly closely. The article concludes by suggesting the wider applications for the post-heritage critical framework, and potential further study relating to The Crown.

scholarly journals Proposing a Post-heritage Critical Framework: The Crown, Ambiguity, and Media Self-consciousness

2019 ◽  
Vol 21 (8) ◽  
pp. 825-841
Author(s):  
Will Stanford Abbiss
Keyword(s):  
Point Of View ◽  
Critical Perspective ◽  
The Media

This article proposes a new critical framework through which to analyze television period drama, recognizing elements that indicate a more progressive point of view than many previous scholarly responses have acknowledged. It begins by assessing the seminal works of Andrew Higson and Claire Monk in the field of period drama, adopting the latter’s term of “post-heritage” to identify an alternative critical perspective. The five guiding elements of the proposed post-heritage framework are then outlined, with reference to pertinent critical works that identify these in period dramas and other production. A preliminary case study of The Crown is then offered, through which the post-heritage framework is demonstrated as an aesthetic methodological process. The Crown’s use of the media within its narrative and conceptual ambiguity are considered particularly closely. The article concludes by suggesting the wider applications for the post-heritage critical framework, and potential further study relating to The Crown.

scholarly journals RENOVATION OF ROOF STRUCTURE OF HISTORICAL BUILDING – CASE STUDY

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 71-81
Author(s):  
Marcela Spišáková ◽  
Daria Mokrenko
Keyword(s):  
Point Of View ◽  
Historic Buildings ◽  
Historical Buildings ◽  
Historical Building ◽  
Roof Structure ◽  
Historical Monuments ◽  
Cost Parameters

On the present, the problem of renovation of historical buildings is becoming more and more actual. The role of society is to protect and renovate the historical monuments. The presented article focuses on the problem of renovation of historic buildings from a structural, technological and cost point of view. During the solution of the case study "Renovation of roof structure of the Old Town Hall in Košice", a variant solution of the historic roof renovation was designed in accordance with the principles of historical buildings renovation. Subsequently, the evaluation of the technological and cost parameters for renovation; and determination of the optimal variant for renovation of the historical roof was processed through the methods of multicriterial analysis.

scholarly journals Corruption: A Case Study for Economic Psychopathology

1970 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 61-65
Author(s):  
Abderrezak Iddir
Keyword(s):  
Social Life ◽  
Deviant Behavior ◽  
Scientific Field ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Economic Crime ◽  
The Political ◽  
Economic Psychology ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Stability

Economic crime, social abuse, dilapidation of public funds, vices, perverse behavior, deviant behavior, etc., are among the qualifiers borrowed from criminology and economic psychopathology to describe the phenomenon of corruption. Corruption, because of its extent and its multidimensional form, has become a global phenomenon. The degree of corruption is now the barometer of the political and economic health of a country. The effects of corruption on the economy, on development and on society are disastrous and seriously threaten the stability of the social system. Beyond its economic aspect, corruption touches practically all spheres of social life. Consequently, like economics, other disciplinary fields (economic psychology, sociology, anthropology, legal sciences, etc.) are dedicated to the study of corruption. My article aims to explain the phenomenon of corruption from the point of view of economic psychology, a relatively recent scientific field, since the consequences of corruption are not only economic but also psycho-sociological. Values such as merit, fairness, justice, transparency and honesty are being flouted.

scholarly journals Proposing a Post-heritage Critical Framework: The Crown, Ambiguity, and Media Self-consciousness

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
William Abbiss
Keyword(s):  
Point Of View ◽  
Critical Perspective ◽  
The Media

© The Author(s) 2019. This article proposes a new critical framework through which to analyze television period drama, recognizing elements that indicate a more progressive point of view than many previous scholarly responses have acknowledged. It begins by assessing the seminal works of Andrew Higson and Claire Monk in the field of period drama, adopting the latter’s term of “post-heritage” to identify an alternative critical perspective. The five guiding elements of the proposed post-heritage framework are then outlined, with reference to pertinent critical works that identify these in period dramas and other production. A preliminary case study of The Crown is then offered, through which the post-heritage framework is demonstrated as an aesthetic methodological process. The Crown’s use of the media within its narrative and conceptual ambiguity are considered particularly closely. The article concludes by suggesting the wider applications for the post-heritage critical framework, and potential further study relating to The Crown.

scholarly journals The role of female leadership and female entrepreneurship in business in Surabaya

2014 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 37 ◽  
Author(s):  
Liliani Liliani ◽  
Christian Budiman Urbanus
Keyword(s):  
Gender Equality ◽  
Leadership Style ◽  
Social Life ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Female Leadership ◽  
Female Entrepreneurs ◽  
Transformational And Transactional Leadership ◽  
Transactional Leadership Style

The issue of gender equality has still been a global topic. This implies that male and female should be treated equally. In Indonesia, the realization of gender equality should be pursued by providing wider opportunities for females in various aspects such as in social life with their role in the economy. Nowadays, females can freely open businesses or become entrepreneurs, and even they have opportunity to lead an organization. However, in reality, the number of business females is still very limitedcompared to the males. For that reason, it requires empowering the female for increasing the number of female entrepreneurs in Indonesia. This study provides a typical character of leadership and entrepreneurship of females in running the business. It explores the role of leadership and entrepreneurship of female in business in Surabaya. This is qualitative methods of case study, with in-depth interviews on the informants of female entrepreneurs who have business in Surabaya. It shows that females leadership in business applies transformational and transactional leadership style. Yet, they tend to act as a controller while the role as an enabler is done only for certain conditions. From the entrepreneurship point of view, it shows an important role of entrepreneurship that is to build a culture of innovation and create competitiveness.

A novel method for the determination of linting propensity of paper

TAPPI Journal ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 11 (10) ◽  
pp. 9-17
Author(s):  
ALESSANDRA GERLI ◽  
LEENDERT C. EIGENBROOD
Keyword(s):  
Ash Content ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Offset Printing ◽  
Excellent Correlation ◽  
End Conditions ◽  
Bottom Side ◽  
Novel Method ◽  
Total Fraction

A novel method was developed for the determination of linting propensity of paper based on printing with an IGT printability tester and image analysis of the printed strips. On average, the total fraction of the surface removed as lint during printing is 0.01%-0.1%. This value is lower than those reported in most laboratory printing tests, and more representative of commercial offset printing applications. Newsprint paper produced on a roll/blade former machine was evaluated for linting propensity using the novel method and also printed on a commercial coldset offset press. Laboratory and commercial printing results matched well, showing that linting was higher for the bottom side of paper than for the top side, and that linting could be reduced on both sides by application of a dry-strength additive. In a second case study, varying wet-end conditions were used on a hybrid former machine to produce four paper reels, with the goal of matching the low linting propensity of the paper produced on a machine with gap former configuration. We found that the retention program, by improving fiber fines retention, substantially reduced the linting propensity of the paper produced on the hybrid former machine. The papers were also printed on a commercial coldset offset press. An excellent correlation was found between the total lint area removed from the bottom side of the paper samples during laboratory printing and lint collected on halftone areas of the first upper printing unit after 45000 copies. Finally, the method was applied to determine the linting propensity of highly filled supercalendered paper produced on a hybrid former machine. In this case, the linting propensity of the bottom side of paper correlated with its ash content.

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