scholarly journals Properties of Module Notions and Atomic Decomposition

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robin Nolte ◽  
Thomas Schneider
Keyword(s):  
Atomic Decomposition ◽  
Extraction Procedure ◽  
Large Family ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Practical Point ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
The Many ◽  
Ontology Debugging ◽  
New Applications

Various properties of ontology modules have been studied, such as coverage, self-containment, depletingness, monotonicity, preservation of justifications. These properties are important from a theoretical and practical point of view because they ensure, e.g., that modules have meaningful interfaces, can be used for ontology debugging, or are suitable for computing a meaningful modular structure of an ontology, such as via atomic decomposition (AD). Given one of the many existing module notions, it is not always obvious whether it satisfies a given property, particularly when the module extraction procedure is based on normalization. We investigate several module properties from an abstract point of view with an emphasis on properties relevant for AD. We examine their interrelations, their relation with iterated module extraction, their preservation in normalization-based module notions, and the adjustment of the latter to the requirements of AD. As a case study, we apply our results to modules based on Datalog reasoning (DBMs), which comprise a large family of normalization-based module notions that provide logical guarantees of varying strengths and are thus suitable to a wide range of use cases. This makes DBMs ready to be used for AD and thereby opens AD to new applications.

scholarly journals Prospects for the Progress of Heterodox Economics

2000 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 157-170 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sheila C. Dow
Keyword(s):  
Point Of View ◽  
Roundtable Discussion ◽  
Heterodox Economics ◽  
Practical Point ◽  
Wide Range

What are the prospects for progress in heterodox economics? The question posed for this roundtable discussion raises a wide range of important issues, for heterodox economics and for economics as a whole. In order to clarify some of these issues, this contribution approaches the question from a practical point of view: what strategy would promote the progress of heterodox economics?

scholarly journals Mejora de la gestión de proyectos a través de Hoshin Kanri

2016 ◽  
pp. 40-46
Author(s):  
Javier Villalba Díez ◽  
Joaquín Ordieres Meré
Keyword(s):  
Project Management ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Core Concept ◽  
Maturity Level ◽  
Practical Point ◽  
The Core ◽  
Project Management Professionals ◽  
Management Professionals ◽  
The Many

Project management has become more than just a supporting role for businesses. For many organizations, it is a relevant part of getting things done, and the many tasks as-sociated with managing projects require more attention than just the scope of work of indi-vidual project management professionals (PMPs). This paper will contribute by showing how through taking standardization as the goal as well as using it internally, the Project management Offices (PMO) will contribute to the maturity level of the organization in terms of project management and increase the sustainability of their business. The core concept of this contribution is the use of Hoshin Kanri (HK) ideas to standardize communication among the process-responsible members at the PMO. Finally, application from a practical point of view is presented and its meaning discussed.

Parametrized bar recursion: a unifying framework for realizability interpretations of classical dependent choice

2019 ◽  
Vol 29 (4) ◽  
pp. 519-554 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas Powell
Keyword(s):  
Large Family ◽  
Classical Analysis ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Simple Corollary ◽  
The Many ◽  
Primitive Recursive ◽  
Dependent Choice ◽  
Primitive Recursive Functionals ◽  
Negative Translation

Abstract During the last 20 years or so, a wide range of realizability interpretations of classical analysis have been developed. In many cases, these are achieved by extending the base interpreting system of primitive recursive functionals with some form of bar recursion, which realizes the negative translation of either countable or countable dependent choice. In this work, we present the many variants of bar recursion used in this context as instantiations of a parametrized form of backward recursion, and give a uniform proof that under certain conditions this recursor realizes a corresponding family of parametrized dependent choice principles. From this proof, the soundness of most of the existing bar recursive realizability interpretations of choice, including those based on the Berardi–Bezem–Coquand functional, modified realizability and the more recent products of selection functions of Escardó and Oliva, follows as a simple corollary. We achieve not only a uniform framework in which familiar realizability interpretations of choice can be compared, but show that these represent just simple instances of a large family of potential interpretations of dependent choice principles.

Implementing the Disability Discrimination Act 1995

2005 ◽  
Vol 33 (9) ◽  
pp. 669-684 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ruth Ä. Schmidt ◽  
Peter Jones ◽  
Brenda M. Oldfield
Keyword(s):  
Point Of View ◽  
City Centre ◽  
Potential Contribution ◽  
Mobility Impairment ◽  
Disability Discrimination ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Study Approach ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Disability Discrimination Act

PurposeAt the time of the imminent implementation of the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) 1995, Part III, this paper aims to raise awareness both amongst retail and marketing academics and practitioners of the opportunities and potential marketing benefits inherent in the implementation of the Act.Design/methodology/approachA review of the UK disabled sector and the implications of DDA Stage III for retailers and service marketers is combined with an observational case study of shopping facilities for the mobility impaired shopper in a Manchester city centre and out‐of‐town location, complemented by interviews with Shopmobility representatives.FindingsFindings provide an observational insight into the status quo of the implementation of the Act. Questions are raised concerning potential retailer responses on a continuum between mere compliance and enthusiastic commitment to the enhancement of servicescapes to the benefit of all. The role of different stakeholders and the potential contribution to location marketing are discussed.Research limitations/implicationsInsights are based on systematically gathered observational data representing one person's experience at one point in time and in a specific location, validated via key informant interviews with two representatives of Shopmobility services. They can therefore be seen as exploratory only. Furthermore the focus is on mobility impairment, which is only one of a wide range of disabilities.Practical implicationsImplications for marketers include the need to move away from treating this market as separate from the mainstream and realize opportunities for enhancing servicescapes and retail offerings in ways which would benefit the wider population as well.Originality/valueThrough its qualitative case study approach the paper represents a rich snapshot of the retail offering in two Manchester locations on the eve of the implementation of DDA Part III, as seen from the point of view of a scooter based shopper.

scholarly journals Learning by doing: the failure of the 1697 Malt Lottery Loan

2013 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 259-277 ◽  
Author(s):  
Georges Gallais-Hamonno ◽  
Christian Rietsch
Keyword(s):  
Learning By Doing ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Political Environment ◽  
Theoretical Point ◽  
Expected Return ◽  
Practical Point ◽  
State Lottery ◽  
Financial Issue ◽  
Technical Features

The failure in 1697 of the ‘Malt Lottery’, the second lottery loan, presents a fruitful case study. From a practical point of view, it tells us three things. First, the technical features of the English state lottery loans were established for more than a century after only three experiments. Second, its two components (‘lottery’ and ‘loan’) led to an abnormally poor return for investors since its expected return was 3.91 per cent whereas its effective return was 5.84 per cent – two figures in contradiction with the 6.3 per cent advanced by Dickson (1967). Third, a most strange solution was devised to counteract the failure: delivering the unsold tickets to the Exchequer to be used as cash. From a more theoretical point of view, the condition North and Weingast (1989) advanced for a successful financial issue proves necessary but not sufficient. The Malt Lottery failed (1,763 tickets sold out of 140,000) because it did not meet the three requirements for success: its return was too low and was lower than the return on competitive assets; its reimbursement dates were uncertain; and the economic and political environment was gloomy.

scholarly journals Project Activities In The Context Of Donald Super's Concept Of Career Development

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (21) ◽  
Author(s):  
Олена Суховерхова
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Education ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Educational Institution ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Career Trajectory ◽  
Project Method ◽  
Project Activity ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Personal Qualities

Abstract The article highlights the need to include project activities as an important component of the learning process. The purpose of project activities is to provide the necessary foundation for individuals to work on their own development and to provide the necessary aids to support the desire to grow and improve. It is suggested that Donald Super’s ideas should be taken into account when planning the stages of project activities, adding a stage for individual reflection throughout the project. The development of the child is a key task for the school, the issues of giving importance to the project activities in the curriculum are defined. The idea of using project activities as an environment for mastering competencies is put forward. A point of view on the value of mastering competencies and skills during schooling that will help be effective in the future is provided, for the purposes of our age period according to Donald Super. A viewpoint on the need for student participation in project activities in order to activate the personal qualities of participants in the learning process is outlined. Learning activities in institutions of general secondary education should be aimed at the development of the personality of education applicants. Opportunities to try themselves in "different roles as a performer" are provided exactly by the project method of learning, which corresponds to the age stage of professional development according to Donald Super. The level of conscious acquisition of knowledge and skills when working on a project or case study increases significantly and is added to the process of shaping one's career trajectory. The introduction of this type of activity in the practice of the educational institution solves a wide range of problems faced by institutions of general secondary education in the process of its functioning. Key words: self-determination, project activity, learning, Donald Super's theory.

Iran

2015 ◽  
pp. 277-293
Author(s):  
Amir Reza Ghaem
Keyword(s):  
Capital City ◽  
Automotive Sector ◽  
Environmental Aspects ◽  
Negative Contribution ◽  
General Managers ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Islamic Republic Of Iran ◽  
The Many ◽  
Political Economic

The research for this case study considered 55 SMEs in Iran, collecting 227 responses from employees. The data generated from questionnaires were analyzed in order to evaluate the levels of sustainable HR practices in these organizations – outlined in the study of the “honeybee” model and covering a wide range of practices mostly related to people and environmental resource management. Findings suggested that the educational sector has the highest level of sustainability in Iranian companies. In comparison with the educational sector, the production and the automotive sector had a negative contribution to sustainability – this was something seen as of little importance for these businesses. The study looks at the barriers faced in implementing sustainability in organizations, especially in the different political, economic, and social conditions experienced by HR and general managers in the Islamic Republic of Iran. The importance of the environmental aspects is highlighted by the many deaths from air pollution experienced in the capital city – nearly 5,000 fatalities per year.

scholarly journals Utilizing Online Exams: A Case Study

2009 ◽  
Vol 6 (8) ◽  
Author(s):  
Stacy M.P. Schmidt ◽  
David L. Ralph ◽  
Bruce Buskirk
Keyword(s):  
Online Courses ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Immediate Feedback ◽  
Threaded Discussions ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Integrated Technology ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Hybrid Classes ◽  
Online Assignments

Technology has opened a wide range of possibilities for the college classroom.  Thus, the classroom has changed in a variety of ways.  Some courses have been converted to fully online courses.  Students and instructors do not have any face-to-face contact in these courses.  Other courses have converted a portion of their courses to online.  These classes are generally referred to as Hybrid classes.  Students and instructors meet face-to-face for a portion of the course and complete online assignments for the remainder of the course.  Some other courses have maintained their face-to-face course but have integrated technology into those courses.   Instructors have utilized a variety of technologies that include but are not limited to:  Live Chats, Threaded Discussions – Forums, Powerpoint Presentations, Email, Videos, Software, Spreadsheets, Word Processors, Online Portals, Electronic Portfolios/Projects, Online Exams. This is a case study of the implementation of online exams in a traditional classroom.  Students are given a paper and pencil exam that has been utilized previously in other courses as the midterm.  Then an online exam was utilized in the courses.  The case study looks at the success of the exam from the point of view of the students and instructors.  Students overwhelmingly indicated that the online exam was superior to the paper exam. Students indicated that the online exams provided an opportunity for students to complete the exam at a time that was best for them.  They were able to pick a time that reduced anxiety.  The online exam also provided immediate feedback on how they did.  Faculty indicated that although the online exam does have a few glitches and there are concerns about cheating, it was effective and proved useful.  Further studies need to be done regarding the online exam to assure that it is an accurate evaluation of student learning.

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Sensor Review ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 37 (1) ◽  
pp. 7-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard Bloss
Keyword(s):  
Sensor Technology ◽  
Vision Sensor ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Past ◽  
Vision Sensors ◽  
Sensor Field ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
New Vision ◽  
The Many ◽  
New Applications

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to review some of the latest in new vision sensor technologies as well as other innovative sensor products being developed and reaching the market. Design/methodology/approach This study is a review of published information and papers on research as well as contact and discussions with researchers and suppliers in this field at the Vision Show and the Ceramics Show. Findings Microelectronics and electrochemical technologies have been a major factor in technology advancements of sensors for a wide range of applications. Vision sensors have become very important, as applications such as drone aircraft and driver less cars have dramatically grown. Technology has advanced and so sensors are becoming smarter, are smaller, offer better resolution, are much more sensitive than in the past and address previously unserved applications. Originality/value Readers may be very excited to learn of the many advances in vision and other technologies which are coming to the sensor field. Such sensors are addressing new applications that were not previously possible which are now being served.

ELEMENTI GRAĐANSKE NEPOSLUŠNOSTI TOKOM PANDEMIJE COVID-19

2021 ◽  
pp. 191-200
Author(s):  
Nikola Ivković ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Social Change ◽  
Civil Disobedience ◽  
Theoretical Concept ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Theoretical Point ◽  
State Of Emergency ◽  
Practical Point ◽  
The Government

The paper analyzes the legal determinants that marked the restriction of human rights during the state of emergency caused by the COVID19 crisis. By analyzing legal acts and pointing out shortcomings (formal and material), we strive to define the means available to citizens to act correctively. Civil disobedience as a theoretical concept is checked through examples and a kind of case study. The protests that broke out in July 2020 in Belgrade and other cities, from a theoretical point of view, are a good indicator of the character of the government and the possibility of social change. Civil disobedience also gained importance from the practical point of view within the framework of legal and realpolitik analyzes.

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