scholarly journals Ο ρόλος των Συμβουλίων Ένταξης Μεταναστών στη συνύπαρξη ετερόθρησκων πληθυσμών σε τοπικό επίπεδο: Το παράδειγμα του Ισλάμ στην Ελλάδα

2016 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Νάσια Ιωάννου

The article examines the contribution of MICs in the coexistence of different religious groups at local level. It presents the basic problems encountered by Christians and Muslim migrants in Greece and proceeds by analysing the potential contribution of MICs in the harmonious coexistence of different religious groups. MICs are seen as providing a forum for intercultural dialogue and for acknowledging religious diversity as a necessary and sufficient condition for the inclusion of migrants.

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 596
Author(s):  
Mei Zhang ◽  
Boutaïeb Dahhou ◽  
Ze-tao Li

In this paper, the invertibility of an interconnected system that consists of two dynamic subsystems was studied. It can be viewed as the distinguishability of the impacts of local input on the final global output, that is to say, whether the input at the local level can be recovered uniquely under a given output at the global level and initial state. The interconnected system constitutes two dynamic subsystems connected in a cascade manner. In order to guarantee the invertibility of the studied system, a necessary and sufficient condition was established. On the condition that both individual subsystems are invertible, the invertibility of the global system can be guaranteed. In order to recover the local input which generates a given global output, an algorithm was proposed for the studied interconnected system. Numerical examples were considered to confirm the effectiveness and robustness of the proposed algorithm.


2003 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 257-266 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark H. Taylor ◽  
F. Todd DeZoort ◽  
Edward Munn ◽  
Martha Wetterhall Thomas

This paper introduces an auditor reliability framework that repositions the role of auditor independence in the accounting profession. The framework is motivated in part by widespread confusion about independence and the auditing profession's continuing problems with managing independence and inspiring public confidence. We use philosophical, theoretical, and professional arguments to argue that the public interest will be best served by reprioritizing professional and ethical objectives to establish reliability in fact and appearance as the cornerstone of the profession, rather than relationship-based independence in fact and appearance. This revised framework requires three foundation elements to control subjectivity in auditors' judgments and decisions: independence, integrity, and expertise. Each element is a necessary but not sufficient condition for maximizing objectivity. Objectivity, in turn, is a necessary and sufficient condition for achieving and maintaining reliability in fact and appearance.


Author(s):  
Thomas Sinclair

The Kantian account of political authority holds that the state is a necessary and sufficient condition of our freedom. We cannot be free outside the state, Kantians argue, because any attempt to have the “acquired rights” necessary for our freedom implicates us in objectionable relations of dependence on private judgment. Only in the state can this problem be overcome. But it is not clear how mere institutions could make the necessary difference, and contemporary Kantians have not offered compelling explanations. A detailed analysis is presented of the problems Kantians identify with the state of nature and the objections they face in claiming that the state overcomes them. A response is sketched on behalf of Kantians. The key idea is that under state institutions, a person can make claims of acquired right without presupposing that she is by nature exceptional in her capacity to bind others.


Physics ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 352-366
Author(s):  
Thomas Berry ◽  
Matt Visser

In this paper, Lorentz boosts and Wigner rotations are considered from a (complexified) quaternionic point of view. It is demonstrated that, for a suitably defined self-adjoint complex quaternionic 4-velocity, pure Lorentz boosts can be phrased in terms of the quaternion square root of the relative 4-velocity connecting the two inertial frames. Straightforward computations then lead to quite explicit and relatively simple algebraic formulae for the composition of 4-velocities and the Wigner angle. The Wigner rotation is subsequently related to the generic non-associativity of the composition of three 4-velocities, and a necessary and sufficient condition is developed for the associativity to hold. Finally, the authors relate the composition of 4-velocities to a specific implementation of the Baker–Campbell–Hausdorff theorem. As compared to ordinary 4×4 Lorentz transformations, the use of self-adjoint complexified quaternions leads, from a computational view, to storage savings and more rapid computations, and from a pedagogical view to to relatively simple and explicit formulae.


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