scholarly journals Towards a Transdisciplinary Frame: Bridging Domains, a Multidimensional Approach to Information

2011 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 286-294 ◽  
Author(s):  
José María Díaz Nafría ◽  
Francisco Salto Alemany
Keyword(s):  
Quantum Physics ◽  
Critical Mass ◽  
Practical Interest ◽  
Unified Theory ◽  
Multidimensional Approach ◽  
Global Level ◽  
Research Groups ◽  
Transdisciplinary Science ◽  
Knowledge And Practice ◽  
Infor Mation

A trans-disciplinary frame is proposed, aimed at addressing the very understanding of information in all its variety. It aims at unifying perspectives and integrating techniques from different fields of knowledge and practice, searching for the most overarching account of information phenomena, a better formalization of real processes and a global stance towards problems concerning information. Such research frame might try to answer: Which are the basic distinct accounts of infor-mation to be applied in fields from telecommunication to philosophy, from biology to documentation, from logic to quantum physics? Which are the minimum primitive concepts that may cover all of them? Is a unified theory feasible? Could a better information measure be found? Could the societal and practical interest be better preserved in an integrated perspective of information? The methodological proposal aims at opening a space for the interweaving of different scientific frameworks (characterized by specific paradigms and methodologies) to delve into the very landscape of information, searching for a transdisciplinary treatment of theoretical, technical and practical problems concerning information. It is based on an already active interdisci-plinary International community and a critical mass of research groups at the global level. By means of bridging these com-munities, a new transdisciplinary science of information might emerge as an integrated framework in which information will be considered in all its formal, natural, cognitive, social, technical, ethical and philosophical aspects.

scholarly journals Towards a Transdisciplinary Frame: Bridging Domains, a Multidimensional Approach to Information

2011 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 286-294
Author(s):  
José María Díaz Nafría ◽  
Francisco Salto Alemany
Keyword(s):  
Quantum Physics ◽  
Critical Mass ◽  
Practical Interest ◽  
Unified Theory ◽  
Multidimensional Approach ◽  
Global Level ◽  
Research Groups ◽  
Transdisciplinary Science ◽  
Knowledge And Practice ◽  
Infor Mation

A trans-disciplinary frame is proposed, aimed at addressing the very understanding of information in all its variety. It aims at unifying perspectives and integrating techniques from different fields of knowledge and practice, searching for the most overarching account of information phenomena, a better formalization of real processes and a global stance towards problems concerning information. Such research frame might try to answer: Which are the basic distinct accounts of infor-mation to be applied in fields from telecommunication to philosophy, from biology to documentation, from logic to quantum physics? Which are the minimum primitive concepts that may cover all of them? Is a unified theory feasible? Could a better information measure be found? Could the societal and practical interest be better preserved in an integrated perspective of information? The methodological proposal aims at opening a space for the interweaving of different scientific frameworks (characterized by specific paradigms and methodologies) to delve into the very landscape of information, searching for a transdisciplinary treatment of theoretical, technical and practical problems concerning information. It is based on an already active interdisci-plinary International community and a critical mass of research groups at the global level. By means of bridging these com-munities, a new transdisciplinary science of information might emerge as an integrated framework in which information will be considered in all its formal, natural, cognitive, social, technical, ethical and philosophical aspects.

scholarly journals NEW PARADIGM IN ECONOMICS EVOLUTION

2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 (3) ◽  
pp. 257-263
Author(s):  
Николай Тюкавкин ◽  
Nikolay Tyukavkin
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Unified Theory ◽  
Global Level ◽  
New Paradigm ◽  
Economic Changes ◽  
Market Relations ◽  
Current Stage ◽  
A Current

In the paper it is emphasized that in the course of the last three decades became stronger the dynamics of the development of all economic processes in society and under conditions of current economic changes realization come the first place not the tools of development, but new economic concepts. A generation of economic concepts of the present is presented. A current stage of society development raises new conditions and problems the solution of which requires conceptual breaks for the formation and realization of a new mechanism for a economy sustainable development and also new tools in a global integrated market which could embrace all variety of indices on the basis of their optimization of correspondence to market relations. The authors have moved a regulation of a necessity and possibility to develop a new concept and new tools on a global level within the bounds of a “unified theory of market correspondence”.

scholarly journals Scientific authorships and collaboration network analysis on Chagas disease: papers indexed in PubMed (1940-2009)

2012 ◽  
Vol 54 (4) ◽  
pp. 219-228 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gregorio González-Alcaide ◽  
Jinseo Park ◽  
Charles Huamaní ◽  
Joaquín Gascón ◽  
José Manuel Ramos
Keyword(s):  
Network Analysis ◽  
Chagas Disease ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Critical Mass ◽  
Small World ◽  
Collaboration Network ◽  
Clustering Methods ◽  
Research Groups ◽  
Main Research ◽  
Research Initiatives

Chagas disease is a chronic, tropical, parasitic disease, endemic throughout Latin America. The large-scale migration of populations has increased the geographic distribution of the disease and cases have been observed in many other countries around the world. To strengthen the critical mass of knowledge generated in different countries, it is essential to promote cooperative and translational research initiatives. We analyzed authorship of scientific documents on Chagas disease indexed in the Medline database from 1940 to 2009. Bibliometrics was used to analyze the evolution of collaboration patterns. A Social Network Analysis was carried out to identify the main research groups in the area by applying clustering methods. We then analyzed 13,989 papers produced by 21,350 authors. Collaboration among authors dramatically increased over the study period, reaching an average of 6.2 authors per paper in the last five-year period. Applying a threshold of collaboration of five or more papers signed in co-authorship, we identified 148 consolidated research groups made up of 1,750 authors. The Chagas disease network identified constitutes a "small world," characterized by a high degree of clustering and a notably high number of Brazilian researchers.

On the Dynamic Stability of the Spiral-Grooved Gas-Lubricated Thrust Bearing

1987 ◽  
Vol 109 (1) ◽  
pp. 183-188 ◽  
Author(s):  
V. N. Constantinescu ◽  
S. Galetuse
Keyword(s):  
Dynamic Stability ◽  
Small Perturbation ◽  
Thrust Bearing ◽  
Critical Mass ◽  
Practical Interest ◽  
Unconditionally Stable ◽  
Gas Bearings ◽  
Air Hammer

The dynamic stability of a blocked center inward pumping spiral grooved thrust bearing is investigated. For this purpose two methods are considered comparatively, namely a standard small perturbation one, and an extension of the method used previously to determine air-hammer phenomena in externally pressurized gas bearings. The first method gives a more detailed description of situations in which the film is stable or unstable, while the second one gives a limit for the speed (or compressibility parameter Λc) up to which the bearing is unconditionally stable. The second method is simpler and of practical interest since at higher speeds the critical mass furnished by the first method is of little practical interest (being too small).

scholarly journals Objective comparison of methods to decode anomalous diffusion

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Gorka Muñoz-Gil ◽  
Giovanni Volpe ◽  
Miguel Angel Garcia-March ◽  
Erez Aghion ◽  
Aykut Argun ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Machine Learning ◽  
Anomalous Diffusion ◽  
Quantum Physics ◽  
Practical Interest ◽  
Superior Performance ◽  
Comparison Of Methods ◽  
Transport Dynamics ◽  
Ergodic Processes ◽  
Single Method

AbstractDeviations from Brownian motion leading to anomalous diffusion are found in transport dynamics from quantum physics to life sciences. The characterization of anomalous diffusion from the measurement of an individual trajectory is a challenging task, which traditionally relies on calculating the trajectory mean squared displacement. However, this approach breaks down for cases of practical interest, e.g., short or noisy trajectories, heterogeneous behaviour, or non-ergodic processes. Recently, several new approaches have been proposed, mostly building on the ongoing machine-learning revolution. To perform an objective comparison of methods, we gathered the community and organized an open competition, the Anomalous Diffusion challenge (AnDi). Participating teams applied their algorithms to a commonly-defined dataset including diverse conditions. Although no single method performed best across all scenarios, machine-learning-based approaches achieved superior performance for all tasks. The discussion of the challenge results provides practical advice for users and a benchmark for developers.

A review of applications of principles of quantum physics in oncology: do quantum physics principles have any role in oncology research and applications?

2019 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 383-394 ◽  
Author(s):  
Renata Raghunandan ◽  
Meaghan Voll ◽  
Ernest Osei ◽  
Johnson Darko ◽  
Raymond Laflamme
Keyword(s):  
Cancer Research ◽  
Quantum Physics ◽  
Definitive Treatment ◽  
Research Groups ◽  
Quantum Cascade ◽  
The Past ◽  
Oncology Research ◽  
Electrical Engineers ◽  
Modelling Techniques ◽  
Human Effort

AbstractBackground:Research in the applications of the principles of quantum physics in oncology has progressed significantly over the past decades; and several research groups with professionals from diverse scientific background, including electrical engineers, mathematicians, biologists, atomic physicists, computer programmers, and biochemists, are working collaboratively in an unprecedented and pioneering economic, organisational and human effort searching for a wider and more effective, potentially definitive, understanding of the cancers. It is hypothesised that the principles of quantum physics could open new and broader understanding of the cancers and the development of new effective, targeted, accurate, personalised and possibly definitive cancer treatment.Materials and methods:This paper reports on a review of recent studies in the field of the applications of the principles of quantum physics in biology, chemistry, biochemistry and quantum physics in cancer research, including quantum physics principles and cancer, quantum modelling techniques, quantum dots and its applications in oncology, quantum cascade laser histopathology and quantum computing applications.Conclusions:The applications of the principles of quantum physics in oncology, chemistry and biology are providing new perspectives and greater insights into a long-studied disease, which could result in a greater understanding of the cancers and the potential for personalised and definitive treatment methods.

scholarly journals STATISTICS OF STATISTICIANS: CRITICAL MASS OF STATISTICS AND OPERATIONAL RESEARCH GROUPS

2012 ◽  
Vol 16 ◽  
pp. 29-40
Author(s):  
RALPH KENNA ◽  
BERTRAND BERCHE
Keyword(s):  
Operational Research ◽  
Statistical Physics ◽  
Critical Mass ◽  
Mean Field Theory ◽  
Mean Field ◽  
Academic Disciplines ◽  
Research Quality ◽  
Research Assessment ◽  
Research Groups ◽  
Average Maximum

Using a recently developed model, inspired by mean field theory in statistical physics, and data from the UK's Research Assessment Exercise, we analyse the relationship between the qualities of statistics and operational research groups and the quantities of researchers in them. Similar to other academic disciplines, we provide evidence for a linear dependency of quality on quantity up to an upper critical mass, which is interpreted as the average maximum number of colleagues with whom a researcher can communicate meaningfully within a research group. The model also predicts a lower critical mass, which research groups should strive to achieve to avoid extinction. For statistics and operational research, the lower critical mass is estimated to be 9 ± 3. The upper critical mass, beyond which research quality does not significantly depend on group size, is 17 ± 6.

scholarly journals Nonlinear dynamical systems seen through the scope of the Quasi-polynomial theory

2016 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-13
Author(s):  
L´eon Brenig
Keyword(s):  
Dynamical Systems ◽  
Taylor Series ◽  
Quantum Physics ◽  
Nonlinear Dynamical Systems ◽  
Analytic Form ◽  
Unified Theory ◽  
Nonlinear Dynamical ◽  
Volterra Systems ◽  
Lie Algebraic Structure ◽  
Polynomial Theory

A unified theory of nonlinear dynamical systems is presented. The unification relies on the Quasi-polynomial approach of these systems. The main result of this approach is that most nonlinear dynamical systems can be exactly transformed to a unique format, the Lotka-Volterra system. An abstract Lie algebraic structure underlying most nonlinear dynamical systems is found. This structure, based on two sets of operators obeying specific commutation rules and on a Hamiltonian expressed in terms of these operators, bears a strong similarity with the fundamental algebra of quantum physics. From these properties, two forms of the exact general solution can be constructed for all Lotka-Volterra systems. One of them corresponds to a Taylor series in power of time. In contrast with other Taylor series solutions methods for nonlinear dynamical systems, our approach provides the exact analytic form of the general coefficient of that series. The second form of the solution is given in terms of a path integral. These solutions can be transformed back to solutions of the general nonlinear dynamical systems.

scholarly journals FUNDAMENTALISM VERSUS SOCIAL INJUSTICE: POLITICAL ECONOMIC DIMENSION OF THE INDONESIAN FUNDAMENTALISM

KRITIS ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 79-99
Author(s):  
Eduardus Lemanto
Keyword(s):  
Terrorist Attacks ◽  
Social Injustice ◽  
Multidimensional Approach ◽  
Global Level ◽  
Reform Era ◽  
Economic Dimension ◽  
Religious Ideology ◽  
Suicide Bombings ◽  
Determining Factors ◽  
Political Economic

Millennium era has been marked off by the horrific alert of the human extermination one of which is in the cutthroat tragedy of 09/11 in 2001, Indonesia is no exception. The series of terrorist attacks and suicide bombings that have recurred almost every year since 2000 behooves the Indonesian stakeholders to giving their very eyes on the roots of the problem. In Karen Armstrong’s viewpoint, the savagery of that extremist attack that slay thousands of people has nothing to do with religion alone, but dominantly also with economic cliff and political havoc in both national and global level. But she also calls to mind that it does not mean that religion has nothing to do with any barbarous acts. The atrocities in the name of religious motives in some aspects are convincingly the constant implications of the imparity of political economy. Terrorism and the similar acts of villainy instigated by the religious ideology are like “rotting fruit” of its main tree, fundamentalism. Fundamentalism is categorized as one of the huge challenges Indonesia has been facing along the post-Reform era. This article examines the problem of the absence of social justice and multidimensional approach of development at all level as the backbones and the determining factors of the emersion of the Indonesian fundamentalism.  

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