Semiosis between Action and Passion

2014 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Eliseo Fernández
Keyword(s):  
Biological Evolution ◽  
Cell Physiology ◽  
Concomitant Increase ◽  
Afferent Pathways ◽  
Surrounding Environment ◽  
Directed Action ◽  
Similarities And Differences ◽  
And Control ◽  
Self Organizing

AbstractAll organisms are autonomous, self-organizing wholes separated by semi-permeable boundaries from a surrounding environment. Across these boundaries conveyances of action and passion are channeled through efferent and afferent pathways. I analyze this scheme in terms of two fundamental processes: semiosis and control. I propose a unified account of the functioning of semiosis and of controlling and controlled actions by viewing organisms as systems that separate their responses (actions) from the actions their environment exerts upon them (passions). Semiosis and goal-directed action are seen as complementary forms of causation. Examples from cell physiology and the functioning of efferent and afferent pathways in plants and animals illustrate and expand these ideas.Based on this interpretation of the relations between semiosis and control I reach a generalized conception of purposeful action, linking the expansion of semiotic capacities throughout biological evolution to a concomitant increase in an organism’s powers for intervention in its environment.The fruitfulness of these ideas is substantiated through examples showing how they make intelligible phenomena previously deemed disparate. Examples include similarities and differences between signs and instruments, and analogies in the evolution of organisms and artifacts.

Morphology and Distribution of Cutaneous Sensory Organs on the Digits of Anolis carolinensis and A. sagrei (Squamata: Dactyloidae) in Relation to the Adhesive Toepads and Their Deployment

2021 ◽  
Vol 28 (5) ◽  
pp. 249-266
Author(s):  
Anthony Patrick Russell ◽  
Lisa D. McGregor ◽  
Aaron M. Bauer
Keyword(s):  
Anolis Carolinensis ◽  
The Body ◽  
Differential Sensitivity ◽  
Sensory Organs ◽  
Surrounding Environment ◽  
Topographical Distribution ◽  
Sensory Modalities ◽  
Varying Length ◽  
Surface Ornamentation ◽  
And Control

Cutaneous sensory organs are characteristic of many squamate lineages. Such organs may occur on the surface of scales as button-like, circular protuberances set off from their surroundings by a noticeable boundary, often taking the form of a moat or furrow. They may be relatively unadorned, clad with the surface micro-ornamentation of the scales on which they are carried, or they may carry one or more bristles of varying length and surface ornamentation. Such bristles may extend away from the body of the organ to interface with the surrounding environment or to contact adjacent scales. Cutaneous sensory organs have been physiologically demonstrated to have a mechanoreceptive function but have also been posited to potentially be involved with additional sensory modalities. Their distribution and structure across the body surface has been shown to be unequal, with some regions being much more extensively endowed than others, indicative of regional differential sensitivity. The digits of Anolis (Iguania: Dactyloidae) carry adhesive toepads that are convergent with those of geckos (Gekkota). Geckos exhibit a high density of cutaneous sensory organs on their toepads and their form and distribution has been associated with the operation and control of the toepads during locomotion. Investigation of the form and topographical distribution of cutaneous sensory organs on the toepads of Anolis shows them to be convergent in these attributes with those of geckos and quite distinct from those of the ancestrally padless Iguana (Iguania: Iguanidae). Their location at scale margins and the direction of their bristles towards adjacent scales indicates that the cutaneous sensory organs play an important role in proprioception during toepad deployment in Anolis.

scholarly journals Bio-Inspired Optimization of Sustainable Energy Systems: A Review

2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yu-Jun Zheng ◽  
Sheng-Yong Chen ◽  
Yao Lin ◽  
Wan-Liang Wang
Keyword(s):  
Optimization Problems ◽  
Sustainable Energy ◽  
Biological Evolution ◽  
Optimization Methods ◽  
Energy Development ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Planning And Control ◽  
Conventional Optimization ◽  
Development Literature ◽  
And Control

Sustainable energy development always involves complex optimization problems of design, planning, and control, which are often computationally difficult for conventional optimization methods. Fortunately, the continuous advances in artificial intelligence have resulted in an increasing number of heuristic optimization methods for effectively handling those complicated problems. Particularly, algorithms that are inspired by the principles of natural biological evolution and/or collective behavior of social colonies have shown a promising performance and are becoming more and more popular nowadays. In this paper we summarize the recent advances in bio-inspired optimization methods, including artificial neural networks, evolutionary algorithms, swarm intelligence, and their hybridizations, which are applied to the field of sustainable energy development. Literature reviewed in this paper shows the current state of the art and discusses the potential future research trends.

Identification and Control of Dynamical Systems Using the Self-Organizing Map

2004 ◽  
Vol 15 (5) ◽  
pp. 1244-1259 ◽  
Author(s):  
G.A. Barreto ◽  
A.F.R. Araujo
Keyword(s):  
Dynamical Systems ◽  
The Self ◽  
Self Organizing Map ◽  
And Control ◽  
Self Organizing

Local effects of structure formation and control in self-organizing systems. II

1995 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
pp. 65-74
Author(s):  
V. I. Chugaev
Keyword(s):  
Structure Formation ◽  
Local Effects ◽  
And Control ◽  
Self Organizing

scholarly journals Comparative Studies of the Use of Management Accounting Information

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Ewelina Zarzycka ◽  
Justyna Dobroszek ◽  
Alina Almasan ◽  
Cristina Circa
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Political Development ◽  
Management Accounting ◽  
Accounting Information ◽  
Descriptive Statistics ◽  
Financial Data ◽  
Planning And Control ◽  
Similarities And Differences ◽  
And Control ◽  
Mimetic Isomorphism

The paper uses the phenomenon of isomorphism to present the similarities and differences in the use of management accounting information by managers in Poland and Romania. In order to analyze the set of data obtained from the conducted survey, cluster analysis and descriptive statistics have been applied. The studied managers use mainly management accounting information for planning and control tasks (budgeting) and less for formulating strategy and decision making. In their work, they rather apply financial data than nonfinancial indicators. The findings confirm that management accounting in both countries is strongly influenced by the mechanisms of coercive, normative and mimetic isomorphism connected with their specific economic and political development.  

scholarly journals Comparison of secondary equipment redundancy configuration of smart substations in China and overseas

2021 ◽  
Vol 236 ◽  
pp. 04019
Author(s):  
Hao Yuan ◽  
Min Chen ◽  
Gang Qu ◽  
Zhiyuan Gao ◽  
Yutao Qiu
Keyword(s):  
Communication Network ◽  
Network Architecture ◽  
Control Functions ◽  
Similarities And Differences ◽  
And Control ◽  
Measurement And Control ◽  
Smart Substation

This paper introduces the overseas smart substation technology scheme, describes the communication network architecture and equipment redundancy configuration in the typical overseas test smart substation scheme, and compares the similarities and differences between China’s smart substation redundancy configuration technology and the overseas smart substation configuration technology. The distribution of measurement and control functions of overseas smart substations that are different from China’s designs are explained in detail. The different architectures of overseas smart substations and China’s smart substations are illustrated. Finally, the suggestions of overseas Smart Substation and China’s smart substation are summarized.

scholarly journals Optical analogue gravity physics: resonant radiation

2020 ◽  
Vol 378 (2177) ◽  
pp. 20190231 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jack Petty ◽  
Friedrich König
Keyword(s):  
Photonic Crystal ◽  
Femtosecond Pulse ◽  
Energy Conversion Efficiency ◽  
Laser Source ◽  
Photonic Crystal Fibre ◽  
Analogue Gravity ◽  
Similarities And Differences ◽  
And Control ◽  
Scientific Fields ◽  
Resonant Radiation

The photonic crystal fibre (PCF) is a unique medium giving us the opportunity to perform experiments in carefully chosen regimes with precision and control. Using PCFs, we can perform analogue gravity experiments to study the physics of Hawking radiation and related processes such as resonant radiation. We discuss the similarities and differences between these processes and experimentally investigate the limits of effects of this type, dis- covering a new regime of record efficiency. We measure a 60% energy conversion efficiency from a pump to a visible femtosecond pulse by the process of resonant radiation, and demonstrate its extraordinary tunability in wavelength and bandwidth. Beyond analogue gravity, these femtosecond visible pulses provide a desirable laser source useful across a variety of modern scientific fields. This article is part of a discussion meeting issue ‘The next generation of analogue gravity experiments’.

Oxidative Stress in Diabetes. A model of complex thinking applied in medicine

2018 ◽  
Vol 69 (9) ◽  
pp. 2515-2519
Author(s):  
Anca Pantea Stoian ◽  
Grigorina Mitrofan ◽  
Florian Colceag ◽  
Andra Iulia Suceveanu ◽  
Razvan Hainarosie ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Oxidative Stress ◽  
Molecular Biology ◽  
Complexity Theory ◽  
Cell Physiology ◽  
Environmental Biology ◽  
Redox Signalling ◽  
Complex Thinking ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
And Control

Since their first mention, almost 60 years ago, there were a plethora of articles about oxidative stress and antioxidants, published in a wide range of journals (biochemistry, cell physiology, molecular biology or environmental biology). Also, in the last decade the definition of oxidative stress (OS) undergone different changes, and currently OS is seen as a disruption of redox signalling and control. This review aims to offer the perspective of Complexity Theory on antioxidants framework, and diabetes disease is taken as an example.

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