scholarly journals THEORIES OF TOTALITARISM: QUESTION OF OBJECTIVITY

Author(s):  
N.V. Klimenko ◽  
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V. V. Sedov ◽  
I. I. Potapov ◽  
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Research of totalitarianism in modern science is changing. Over time, it has become clear that it is necessary to revise the basic approaches to the study of this problem. The article is devoted to the research of the main theoretical concepts of totalitarianism of the XX-XXI centuries for their bias. An attempt is made to system-atically analyze existing works in order to identify similar and different features in approaches to the study. The methodology is based on the analysis of the works of leading philosophers and political scientists. The comparative research method helps to see how much scientific works and their authors are engaged. The re-search determines the parallels that exist between the dominant and less widespread views on the phenome-non of totalitarianism. The authors consider different levels of problems that hinder the formation of a de-tached scientific discourse about this phenomenon. The analysis of individual works helps to formulate and understand the main views on this political regime. The main result of the research is the possibility of rais-ing the question of the objectivity of the approaches of European and American scientists in the study of to-talitarianism.

Author(s):  
Edilson Ferneda ◽  
Fernando William Cruz ◽  
Hércules Antonio Do Prado ◽  
Renato da Veiga Guadagnin ◽  
Laurindo Campos Dos Santos ◽  
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Interoperability is one of the fundamental requirements to enable electronic government. Its implementation can be classified into technical, syntactic, semantic, and organizational levels. At the semantic level, ontology is regarded as a practical solution to be considered. In this context, its adoption was identified in several countries, with different levels of maturity and so many focuses as the specific implementations. One of the main challenges to be overcome is the legal question that refers to the legislation to assure “the preservation of the legal meaning of data”. The lack of efficient mechanisms to support the deployment and use of ontologies can turn the overall task time-expensive, restricted in scope, or even unfeasible. Additionally, many initiatives are recent and need to be validated over time. This paper presents a non-exhaustive survey of the state of interoperability in e-government from the perspective of ontologies' use. The cases of Palestine, European Union, Netherlands, Estonia, and Brazil are discussed.


Author(s):  
Edda Humprecht ◽  
Linards Udris

The way news is produced and consumed has changed dramatically during the first two decades of the 21st century due to digitalization and economic pressures. In a globalized world, current events are reported in almost real time in various countries and are diffused rapidly via social media. Thus much scholarly attention is devoted to determining whether these developments have changed news content. Comparative research in the area of journalism focuses on whether news content across countries converges over time and to what degree national differences persist across countries. When studying the research on long-term trends in news content, three main observations can be made. First, theoretical assumptions are often rooted in different models of democracies, but they are rarely explicitly discussed. Second, many studies focus on the organizational level using theoretical concepts related to increased market orientation of news outlets, such as personalization, emotionalization, or scandalization. Furthermore, commercialization is associated with the effects of digitalization and globalization, namely, decreased advertising revenues and increased competition. A commonly expressed fear is that these changes have consequences for democracy and informed citizenship. Third, in recent years, there has been a steady increase of studies employing international comparisons as well as a growing standardization for measurements. These developments lead to more multicountry studies based on large samples but come at the expense of more fine-grained analysis of the way news content changes over time. Finally, the vast majority of cross-national and single-country studies focus on Western democracies. Thus our knowledge about recent changes in news content is limited to a small set of countries. Overall, many studies provide evidence for constant changes of news content driven by social, political, and economic developments. However, different media systems exhibit a sustained resilience toward transnational pressures reflected in a persistence of national differences in news content over time.


2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 17
Author(s):  
Kristi Aji Sugiarto ◽  
Desy MH Mantiri ◽  
Nickson J Kawung ◽  
Rizald M Rompas ◽  
Sandra O Tilaar ◽  
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Heavy metal is a very dangerous pollutant waste for it cannot be destroyed (non-degradable) and over time it will accumulate in the ocean. This study aims to determine the lead content in sediment, water and algal thallus as well as to determine the algae growth that has been treated with lead. The research method used was a completely randomized design (CRD) which consisted of 3 treatments, using different treatments for each sample. The highest metal content obtained in the sediment was 5,124 ppm, in the water was 0.120 ppm, and in the algae thallus was 4,816 ppm respectively. The results showed that Halimeda opuntia algae can grow even in an environment contaminated with lead heavy metal and can become a bioremediation agent by absorbing lead heavy metal. Keywords: Halimeda opuntia, Lead Heavy Metal, Algae Culture, Bioremediation             Logam berat merupakan salah satu limbah pencemar yang sangat berbahaya karena tidak dapat dihancurkan (non degradable) dan dapat terakumulasi di perairan laut. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui kandungan timbal pada sedimen, air dan thallus alga yang dikultur serta mengetahui pertumbuhan alga yang telah diberi perlakuan timbal. Metode penelitian mengunakan metode Rancangan Acak Lengkap (RAL) yang terdiri dari 3 perlakuan, dengan menggunakan perlakuan yang berbeda pada tiap sampel dan kontrol. Kandungan logam tertinggi yang didapatkan pada sedimen yaitu sebesar 5,124 ppm, pada air sebesar 0,120 ppm, dan pada thallus alga sebesar 4,816 ppm. Hasil yang diperoleh yaitu alga Halimeda opuntia dapat bertumbuh walaupun dalam lingkungan yang tercemar logam berat timbal serta mampu menjadi agen bioremediasi dengan menyerap logam berat timbal. Kata kunci: Halimeda opuntia, Logam BeratTimbal, Kultur Alga, Bioremediasi


Author(s):  
Shivanand F Kawane

As we know Shukra dhatu is a most essential end product of the rest of all 6 dhatus of sharira. So, an analytical comparative research study has been made on infertility(bandhatva) patients. In this study, we explain tenets of shukra dhatu and different types of shukra doshas according to Acharya Charaka and Sushruta. According to doshas 8 types of Shukra doshas explaind by acharya and 9 types of semen abnormality by modern science. An attempt has been made to correlate these shukra doshas with an abnormality of semen according to modern medical science, on the basis of clinical features, physical appearance, and laboratory examination of semen. For the study 20 patient suffering from any kind of infertility has been selected from O.P.D. of Shalya Tantra department of Arogyashala rugnalaya, Nashik. On observation, the result showed out of 20 patients , 10 patients suffering from vatapittaj, 6 from shukra kshaya, 2 from vataj and 2 from pittaj shukra dosha according to ayurvedic point of view. Simultaneously we correlate it with different clinical conditions of semen and we found Out of 20 patients, 8 suffering from Oligoasthenospermia, 6 from Oligospermia, 2 from Asthenozoospermia, 2 from Tetratazospermia, 2 from Infective semen.  


Author(s):  
Michael Roll ◽  
Dirk Ifenthaler

AbstractLearning Factories 4.0 are thought to prepare vocational students for the challenges of Industry 4.0. The implementation of those interconnected Learning Factories 4.0 at technical vocational schools may promote the development of subject-related technical competencies as well as multidisciplinary digital competencies. Still, research is scarce with regard to the development of competencies supported through Learning Factories 4.0 in technical vocational schools. Hence this research focusses on subject-related technical and multidisciplinary digital competencies of technical vocational students change due to different levels of Learning Factory 4.0 interaction over time. Three subsequent competence tests with N = 63 technical vocational students were conducted. Findings indicate the benefits of integrating Learning Factories 4.0 for developing subject-related competencies in technical vocational schools. However, the study could not identify a positive development of multidisciplinary digital competencies. The findings of this study can help educators to further develop learning environments with support from Learning Factories 4.0 as well as preparing their learners for the demanding competencies of Industry 4.0.


2020 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 66-76
Author(s):  
Siska Dwi Purwanti ◽  
Daryono Daryono

Transformation is a process of changing form, nature, and so on into new forms without leaving the values that existed in the previous culture. The process of transformation always produces elements of novelty, both in terms of style, taste, and meaning even at different levels of change. Transformation in art does not only occur in similar arts. Ancient relics, for example, as one form of art can be a starting point to be interpreted into visual expression in contemporary art, including dance. Tubuh Ritus Tubuh is one of the dance works which is a form of transformation of the Prambanan Temple relief. This study tries to uncover the allegations of the  transformation of the Prambanan temple reliefs that can be observed on Tubuh Ritus Tubuh dance presentation. The problem of transformation is examined using the theory of change expressed by Lorens Bagus. The participatory research method carried out by the author is able to uncover the form of transformation found in certain parts of the dance presentation. Keywords: transformation, relief, Prambanan Temple, Tubuh Ritus Tubuh.


2012 ◽  
Vol 17 (4) ◽  
pp. 326-336 ◽  
Author(s):  
Irena Heszen

Temperament is probably an important factor that influences coping activity. The framework of the study was the Regulative Theory of Temperament by Strelau, where six temperamental traits are distinguished: emotional reactivity, perseveration, activity, briskness, sensory sensitivity, and endurance. These traits were hypothesized to be connected to coping activity in accordance with their psychological characteristics. It was also expected that the associations between temperament and coping activity should depend on stress intensity. Participants were 278 diabetics and 232 patients after first myocardial infarction (MI). The study was longitudinal and two diseases had been purposely selected so as to represent stress intensity either increasing (in diabetes) or decreasing (after MI) over time. Temperamental traits as well as coping activity components: cognitive appraisal, affect, and coping strategies were measured using self-report questionnaires. As hypothesized, temperamental traits were connected to coping activity. Phase-related changes in coping activity confirmed an increase in stress levels in diabetics, while cardiac patients tended to experience the situation as more challenging. While the expectation referring to the differential role of temperament under different levels of stress intensity was not confirmed, the connections of temperament with coping activity were found to decrease under long-term stress.


Author(s):  
Olivier Costa

This chapter proposes an assessment of the state of the study of legislative politics in France. It starts with a review of how the study of legislative politics has developed comparatively over time and identifies the major current debates in the comparative literature. Then it turns to the French case, explaining its weaknesses and peculiarities, and assessing the current state of legislative studies in France. We see that, for a long time, legislative studies were rare in the landscape of French political science. Things, though, have evolved since the end of the 1990s, when there was a renewed scholarly interest in central institutions and actors of the French political regime as well as the emergence of new work that was better connected with the methods, theories, and topics of mainstream legislative studies. Finally, we underline some dimensions of the agenda for the future study of legislative politics in France.


2018 ◽  
Vol 56 (1) ◽  
pp. 87-112 ◽  
Author(s):  
Randi Kaarhus

AbstractInfluential discourses present Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) as essential for agricultural development in Africa; a parallel, critical debate on ‘land rushes’ has denounced Land Grabs, demanding increased accountability in FDI-based land deals. This article explores an initiative located in central Mozambique, the Beira Agricultural Growth Corridor (BAGC). It shows how the international fertiliser company Yara set out to enrol actors at different levels in business, governance and agricultural development into BAGC as a public-private partnership to promote commercial agriculture. Very soon, however, Yara made shifts in its engagement and market strategy, leaving the BAGC initiative to supporting donors and local producers. The analysis presented here shows how the tension between ‘patient-capital’ requirements, high risks and low immediate returns have shaped this case over time – in a context of a national political economy framed by extractive-resource dynamics.


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