Biotechnology as a Driving Force for Regional Development

2013 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 28-51
Author(s):  
Maurício Aguiar Serra ◽  
José Raimundo Vergolino ◽  
Artur da Silva Coelho
Keyword(s):  
Natural Resources ◽  
Regional Development ◽  
Driving Force ◽  
Institutional Environment ◽  
Science And Technology ◽  
Amazon Region ◽  
The State ◽  
Biotechnological Products ◽  
Productive Activities ◽  
The Relationship

The main objective of this article is to analyse the development of Amazon region through biotechnological activities. Amazonia, by virtue of its tremendous biodiversity, has excellent possibilities of meeting a growing market for biotechnological products, being that the development of this sector demands not only abundant natural resources, but also the existence of an institutional environment that is able to integrate productive activities with research on science and technology. The promotion of regional development, thus, depends on the configuration, which, according to Boisier, is composed by six elements, present in all regions that interact with each other. The article concludes that Amazonian development is directly related to the participation capability of many segments of society for the development of biotechnological activities, in which the State should play an important role in drawing up policies towards the biotechnological sector and, at the same time, in setting up participation channels for the relationship among actors.

scholarly journals Kemiskinan dan Perkembangan Wilayah di Kabupaten Boyolali

2009 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 71 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wahyuni Apri Astuti ◽  
Muhammad Musiyam
Keyword(s):  
Quantitative Analysis ◽  
Natural Resources ◽  
Regional Development ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Poverty Level ◽  
Development Level ◽  
Analysis Technique ◽  
Poor Families ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Land Region

This research is based on the facts: first that, Boyolali is one of the regions which implement intensively many kinds of program in solving the poverty which gets the finance from APBD, central government and international institutions, eventhough the proportion of the poor society increases significantly.The proportion of poor society increases 20,8% in 2002 becomes 38,26% in 2006. Second, seen from the regional development indicator, it is shown that between one region and the others has various levels of the varieties of development.The objectives of this research are: first, the understanding of the distribution and of the poverty level in this region. Second, the understanding of the relationship between distribution of poverty level and the regional development level. Third, the understanding of the factors which influence the regional development. The method used in this research is secondary data analysis. The analysis unit of this research is village. The data resources are taken from the report of the identification result of poor families and the primary data is taken from BAPPEDA Boyolali. The primary data is a number of poor families, the regional scope and the use of farmland, the long street to account the regional accessibilities and the number and the distribution of social and economical facility in each village. The result is presented on the map with the analysis unit of the village. The represented map are the distribution level of poverty per village. To determine the relationship between the level of poverty and regional development uses the technique of qualitative and quantitative analysis. The qualitative analysis technique used is the analysis of the map of poverty distribution, analysis map of regional development and harmonious relationship between the level of regional development and poverty. The quantitative analysis technique used is the analysis of correlation statistic product moment.The results of this research are: first, there is distribution variation of poverty level, there is relationship between distribution of poverty level and natural resources endowment.The region with lower resources endowment (up land region) have higher poverty level than the region with higher natural resources endowment (law land region) and conversel. Second, there is negative relationship between regional development level and poverty level.Third, the factors which influence the level of regional development are the economical and social facility of the region and accessibilities.

Laziness and Labor: Variations on a Malevich Theme

2019 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 259-272
Keyword(s):  
Science And Technology ◽  
Essential Elements ◽  
The State ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
John Maynard Keynes ◽  
Economic Problems ◽  
Right To Work ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
The Right ◽  
The Relationship

What idleness, leisure, and free time have in common is that they are the opposite of labor; all three are linked with the cessation or interruption of labor. The article takes Kazimir Malevich’s provocative essay Laziness as the Truth of Mankind (1921) as the starting point for an examination of the complex and fraught issue of the balance between idleness and labor. Malevich redefines idleness as grace, as the point of labor and its peer, and as something that is not only a release from hard labor but that also leads to peace and God. The author proposes a reading of Malevich’s apologetics of idleness in juxtaposition with Marx’s early focus on the issues of human freedom and on alleviating alienation in a newly arranged society, and with Paul Lafargue’s argument that workers would do better to fight for the right to be idle than for the right to work. The comparison with Marx and Lafargue reveals a fundamental flaw in their socialist program of heroic labor, which preserved the exploitation of labor but had the state rather than the capitalists appropriate it. Malevich’s argument comes close to certain insights of John Maynard Keynes in which he envisaged science and technology resolving economic problems by enabling humanity to enter an age of idleness and plenty. Giorgio Agamben’s philosophical deliberations round out the contemporary understanding of the relationship between labor and idleness. From this point of view, laziness and idleness become essential elements of meaningful labor. The option to remain idle, to reject work, to prolong it or to delay its completion are becoming the sine qua non of creative labor worthy of a free person.

scholarly journals Institutional Problems of Regional Development in Russia

2010 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 19-25 ◽  
Author(s):  
Natalia Syssoeva
Keyword(s):  
Regional Development ◽  
Development Policy ◽  
Institutional Environment ◽  
The State ◽  
Institutional Conditions ◽  
Development Institutions ◽  
Household Incomes ◽  
State Regional

Institutional Problems of Regional Development in Russia The paper presents problems of spatial policy in Russia related to the formation of institutional conditions for regional development. Development institutions are characterised in terms of three functional groups. Distributive institutions reallocate funds between regions and they are the main subject of research on development factors. Problems of the redistribution sphere include losses of regions and municipalities in rental payments and household incomes. Transformational institutions contribute to the transformation of income into investment, and their effectiveness depends upon the quality of human capital and forms of relationships in local and regional communities. Organising institutions are usually formed by the state to arrange and stimulate the implementation of measures determined by the state regional development policy. The programme of economic and social development of Siberia is analysed as an example of institutional framework construction. The role of informal norms in institutional environment development is stressed.

What the Public Needs to Know about Science and Technology: A Report to the Club of Vienna

1981 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 303-313
Author(s):  
Jacques Richardson
Keyword(s):  
Natural Resources ◽  
Science And Technology ◽  
Nutrition And Health ◽  
The Public ◽  
Microelectronic Devices ◽  
Global Problems ◽  
Computer Environment ◽  
Information Media ◽  
Technical Basis ◽  
The Relationship

In a world in which the relationship between science and technology and global problems becomes more intimate each day, we are called upon to deal with new issues. In order to do this effectively, we must know more about the science and technology underlying these problems. It is the task of certain segments of the information media to help their audiences perceive and understand the scientific and technical basis of improved nutrition and health, the limitations of some natural resources and how to cope with these constraints, the machine and computer environment in which we live and which will become ever more complex as microelectronic devices spread throughout our economies — to give only a few examples of the problems we all share.

Capitalismo extractivo, imperialismo extractivo e imperialismo: una aclaración

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (15) ◽  
pp. 117-150
Author(s):  
Dennis C. Canterbury ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Natural Resources ◽  
Class Struggle ◽  
The State ◽  
Extractive Industries ◽  
Productive Activity ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
Political Issues ◽  
Productive Activities

In this article the «extractive capitalism», the «extractive imperialism» and the «imperialism» are analyzed in order to clear out the confusion on the debate about neoextractivism caused by the interchangeable usage of these concepts. Urgent attention is required to reinforce the comprehension about the underlying class struggle in the extractive industries. The strating point is the counterpoint developed by Petras and Veltmeyer about the theorical and political issues of the state role in their review concerning the theory of neoextractivism. In order to understand their arguments is necessary to involve the three concepts. Their analysis about the relation between capitalism and imperialism is crucial to understand the extractive capitalism and the extractive imperialism. The argument is that the extractivism is the incarnation of a particular form of productive activity in the capitalist era that deepens the capitalism in the capitalist periphery. The extraction of natural resources is not a purely capitalist process or imperialist; the human beings have extracted their livelihood from the nature since the primitive communalism until the current capitalism. It is not the specific productive activity of extracting natural resources, that is capitalist or imperialist, since the capitalism, and by extension, the imperialism is associated with a variety of productive activities. The productive activity must have a place inside a capital-work salaried nexus in order to belong to a capitalist kind. Some of the first expositions about the definitions of this concepts are reviewed to help the activists to have a clear comprehension about the debate of the neoextractivism.

scholarly journals Macroregional centers in function of regional development of Serbia

2009 ◽  
Vol 89 (3) ◽  
pp. 23-50
Author(s):  
Zora Zivanovic
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Regional Development ◽  
Driving Force ◽  
State Level ◽  
The State ◽  
Long Time ◽  
Comparison Of The Results

Beside the dominance of Belgrade in regional development of Serbia and marginal role of medium sized cities, macroregional centers were for a long time important carriers of economic development and a driving force of the overall prosperity. The objective of this work is to indicate the role of macroregional centers in the regional development of Serbia through their analysis and comparison of the results with the average values on the state level. Their existence represents a precondition for decentralization of Serbia. .

scholarly journals On the Four Eras of the Use of the Ocean by Mankind

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. p1
Author(s):  
Keren Sun
Keyword(s):  
Natural Resources ◽  
Continuous Improvement ◽  
Science And Technology ◽  
Significant Feature ◽  
Human Influence ◽  
Geographic Barrier ◽  
The Third ◽  
Continuous Improvement Process ◽  
Human Use ◽  
The Relationship

This paper takes the relationship between humans and the ocean as the object of analysis, from the perspective of human use of the ocean, four era theories on the relationship between humans and the ocean are proposed, i.e., in the first era, the ocean is a geographic barrier for mankind; in the second era, the ocean is a road for human transportation; in the third era, the ocean is a granary for mankind; in the fourth era, the ocean is a treasure house of mankind’s natural resources. Viewing from the last three eras, we can know that the ocean plays an important role in promoting the creation, production, and accumulation of human wealth. This paper argues the four-era theory of the relationship between humans and the ocean, also get the following conclusion: every era has the most significant feature of this era. This most significant feature function is the most important, largest, latest, and trendy contribution of the oceans to humans in this era; the four-era theory of the relationship between humans and the ocean also shows the continuous improvement process of human influence and utilization of the oceans; the continuous improvement of human influence and utilization of the ocean is realized by improvement of science and technology; the ability of humans to influence and utilize the oceans in the second era surpassed the first era is due to advances in shipbuilding technology and navigation technology; humans’ ability to influence and utilize the ocean in the third era surpassed the second era due to advances in biotechnology; and the ability of humans to influence and utilize the ocean in the fourth era surpassed the third era due to the advancement and application of all-round science and technology; Historically, once a country has maritime hegemony, this country would become wealthy, powerful, and the leaders of maritime civilization.

scholarly journals Upbringing as a Necessity and Freedom

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
pp. 254
Author(s):  
Anita Līdaka
Keyword(s):  
Driving Force ◽  
Deep Understanding ◽  
The State ◽  
The Other ◽  
Life Activity ◽  
Personal Freedom ◽  
External Conditions ◽  
The One ◽  
Independent Work ◽  
The Relationship

Upbringing is a purposeful process of internal and external conditions of life activity affected the process by which students develop and implement personally important attitudes towards themselves, other people, nature, culture, work, society and the state, acquiring the necessary competence for independent work. On the one hand, upbringing is a public necessity, on the other hand - the phenomen of personal freedom. That is the relationship between these two trends who can be discerned as personality driving force. Hence the importance of a deep understanding the upbringing as a necessity and freedom, which connects the targeted claims against the younger generation and its efforts to understand themselves, self-realization, to meet their growing needs, involving all forces, talents and abilities.

Emotion Appraisals Predict Neuroticism and Extraversion

2015 ◽  
Vol 36 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Andrew Comensoli ◽  
Carolyn MacCann
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
The State ◽  
The Relationship

The current study proposes and refines the Appraisals in Personality (AIP) model in a multilevel investigation of whether appraisal dimensions of emotion predict differences in state neuroticism and extraversion. University students (N = 151) completed a five-factor measure of trait personality, and retrospectively reported seven situations from the previous week, giving state personality and appraisal ratings for each situation. Results indicated that: (a) trait neuroticism and extraversion predicted average levels of state neuroticism and extraversion respectively, and (b) five of the examined appraisal dimensions predicted one, or both of the state neuroticism and extraversion personality domains. However, trait personality did not moderate the relationship between appraisals and state personality. It is concluded that appraisal dimensions of emotion may provide a useful taxonomy for quantifying and comparing situations, and predicting state personality.

Analysis of magnetic force and dynamic characteristic for non-contact permanent magnet linear drive device

2020 ◽  
Vol 64 (1-4) ◽  
pp. 1337-1345
Author(s):  
Chuan Zhao ◽  
Feng Sun ◽  
Junjie Jin ◽  
Mingwei Bo ◽  
Fangchao Xu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element ◽  
Permanent Magnet ◽  
Dynamic Characteristic ◽  
Driving Force ◽  
Magnetic Circuit ◽  
Response Speed ◽  
Computation Method ◽  
Element Analysis ◽  
Element Simulation ◽  
The Relationship

This paper proposes a computation method using the equivalent magnetic circuit to analyze the driving force for the non-contact permanent magnet linear drive system. In this device, the magnetic driving force is related to the rotation angle of driving wheels. The relationship is verified by finite element analysis and measuring experiments. The result of finite element simulation is in good agreement with the model established by the equivalent magnetic circuit. Then experiments of displacement control are carried out to test the dynamic characteristic of this system. The controller of the system adopts the combination control of displacement and angle. The results indicate that the system has good performance in steady-state error and response speed, while the maximum overshoot needs to be reduced.

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