scholarly journals Apostrofere den levende

2021 ◽  
Vol 49 (131) ◽  
pp. 59-80
Author(s):  
Silje Haugen Warberg
Keyword(s):  
Health Personnel ◽  
Third Party ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Verbal Language ◽  
The Disabled

Olaug Nilssen’s Tung tids tale (2017) is a novel about speaking to and for the disabled and disarticulate child in the role as mother and caregiver. Olaug, the narrator, tells the story of her son Daniel’s regressive autism and of the challenges she meets as she tries to mediate between him and the outside world, in particular health personnel and other professional caregivers. The narration is directed towards Daniel himself, addressed as ”you”. Because Daniel is unable to use verbal language and reply, the address resembles the figure of the apostrophe. The communication circuit it generates is triangulated, involving both the ”I” that sends the message, the unresponsive ”you” who is unable to respond to it, and a third party intended to overhear it – in this case the implicit or historical readers of the text. In the article the functions of this address is explored in the light of how the novel thematizes caregiving as an act of witnessing. I argue that the apostrophic address produces an alternative to the novel’s narrative through the establishment of an aesthetic and rhetorical event constituted by the communicative situation itself. The address thus provides a formal way of handling the ethical and existential dimensions connected to Olaug’s role as caregiver and narrator in a text that speaks both for and to her son.

Disclaiming Responsibility, Voicing Disagreements, and Negotiating Boundaries

2021 ◽  
pp. 283-306
Author(s):  
Carla Bagnoli
Keyword(s):  
Significant Role ◽  
Third Party ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Political Empowerment ◽  
Attributions Of Responsibility ◽  
Mutual Accountability ◽  
Normative Powers

This chapter introduces the novel category of ‘disclaimers’—distinctive normative acts which challenge third-party attributions of responsibility in a community governed by norms of mutual accountability. While the debate focuses on evasive and wrongful refusals to take responsibility for one’s wrongs, this chapter argues that disclaimers are fundamental modes of exercising normative powers, whose main functions are demanding recognition, responding to wrongs, voicing disagreement, exiting alienating conditions, and calling for a fair redistribution of specific responsibilities. In particular, understood as disclaimers, denials of responsibility are shown to be key modes of ethical and political empowerment, which play a significant role in producing normative changes and directing societal transformations.

Privacy Preserving Data Mining Using Radial Basis Functions on Horizontally Partitioned Databases in the Malicious Model

2014 ◽  
Vol 23 (05) ◽  
pp. 1450007 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexandros Panteli ◽  
Manolis Maragoudakis ◽  
Stefanos Gritzalis
Keyword(s):  
Rbf Neural Network ◽  
Privacy Preserving ◽  
User Model ◽  
Basis Functions ◽  
Third Party ◽  
Communication Overhead ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Privacy Preserving Data Mining ◽  
Radial Basis ◽  
Malicious Model

This paper presents a privacy preserving protocol for the computation of a Radial Basis Function (RBF) neural network model between N participants which share horizontally partitioned datasets. The RBF model is used for regression analysis tasks. The novel aspect of the proposed protocol lies to the fact that it assumes a malicious user model and does not use homomorphic cryptographic methods, which are inherently only suited for a semi-trusted user environment. The performance analysis shows that the communication overhead is low enough to warranty its use while the computational complexity is identical in most cases with the centralized computation scenario (e.g. a trusted third party). The accuracy of the output model is only marginally subpar to a centralized computation on the union of all datasets.

Orienting to third-party conversations

2010 ◽  
Vol 38 (2) ◽  
pp. 273-296 ◽  
Author(s):  
CARMEN MARTÍNEZ-SUSSMANN ◽  
NAMEERA AKHTAR ◽  
GIL DIESENDRUCK ◽  
LORI MARKSON
Keyword(s):  
Third Party ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Novel Object ◽  
Neutral Information ◽  
The Third ◽  
Gaze Patterns ◽  
New Information ◽  
Novel Objects ◽  
The Third Party

ABSTRACTChildren as young as two years of age are able to learn novel object labels through overhearing, even when distracted by an attractive toy (Akhtar, 2005). The present studies varied the information provided about novel objects and examined which elements (i.e. novel versus neutral information and labels versus facts) toddlers chose to monitor, and what type of information they were more likely to learn. In Study 1, participants learned only the novel label and the novel fact containing a novel label. In Study 2, only girls learned the novel label. Neither girls nor boys learned the novel fact. In both studies, analyses of children's gaze patterns suggest that children who learned the new information strategically oriented to the third-party conversation.

scholarly journals Poetics of Narrative in Kazuo Ishiguro’s Novel “A Pale View of Hills”

2019 ◽  
pp. 57-64
Author(s):  
Yaryna Oprisnyk
Keyword(s):  
Current Paper ◽  
First Person ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Psychological Processes ◽  
Narrative Strategies ◽  
Verbal Expression ◽  
Verbal Language ◽  
Japanese Aesthetics ◽  
Narrative Techniques

The current paper explores the narrative strategies and poetics of intermediality in Kazuo Ishiguro’s first novel “A Pale View of Hills” (1982). Particular attention is paid to the notions of narrative unreliability and subjectivity exemplified by the ambiguous first-person narrative in the novel. The researcher focuses on the narrative techniques, as well as on the numerous lexical and other literary means that emphasize the unreliability of the narrator, who is also the protagonist. It allows revealing the hidden emotions and tendency to self-deceit. In addition, the paper traces the features of Japanese aesthetics and literature in the novel. The most peculiar among them are concise verbal expression, lack of emotion, and audiovisuality, which is primary concentration of the narrative on the visual and auditory images, rather than on the characters’ internal psychological processes. A range of narrative strategies and special literary effects in “A Pale View of Hills”, being characteristic for the art of cinematography, make the novel a vivid example of the cinematographic (cinematic) literature, which requires a different, more image-oriented perception of the reader. Among such techniques, the most notable are the enhanced symbolism of sensual images; revealing the characters’ actual feelings and thoughts through their non-verbal language and dialogues; fragmented and elliptic nature of the narrative that resembles the technique of montage; and the plasticity of chronotope, which is represented by the active use of flashbacks in the novel.

Time, Weather, and Waste: Michel Tournier’s Gemini (Les Météores)

2020 ◽  
pp. 23-52
Author(s):  
Jonathan F. Krell
Keyword(s):  
Consumer Society ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Homo Economicus ◽  
The Disabled ◽  
Key Characters

Gemini is the most geographical or spatial of Tournier’s novels. Natural occurrences like weather and tides, and spaces shaped by humans, like gardens and landfills, are key “characters” in the novel. Tides illustrate the double meaning of temps (time and weather), and the intertidal creatures that suffer through low tide are a metaphor for all marginals, especially the disabled and homosexual characters of Gemini. Gardens prove the intimate bond between humans and humus, from the lush gardens of Tunisia to the geothermal gardens of Iceland, to the tiny perfection of the Japanese miniature garden. Finally, towering landfills, alive with rats and gulls, present an infernal mirror of our consumer society, a malignant inversion of homo economicus into homo detritus.

scholarly journals NK Cell-Based Immunotherapy for Hematological Malignancies

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (10) ◽  
pp. 1702 ◽  
Author(s):  
Simona Sivori ◽  
Raffaella Meazza ◽  
Concetta Quintarelli ◽  
Simona Carlomagno ◽  
Mariella Della Chiesa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nk Cells ◽  
Cell Activation ◽  
Hematological Malignancies ◽  
Nk Cell ◽  
Third Party ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Cell Bank ◽  
Effector Cells ◽  
Hematopoietic Transplantation ◽  
Selective Depletion

Natural killer (NK) lymphocytes are an integral component of the innate immune system and represent important effector cells in cancer immunotherapy, particularly in the control of hematological malignancies. Refined knowledge of NK cellular and molecular biology has fueled the interest in NK cell-based antitumor therapies, and recent efforts have been made to exploit the high potential of these cells in clinical practice. Infusion of high numbers of mature NK cells through the novel graft manipulation based on the selective depletion of T cells and CD19+ B cells has resulted into an improved outcome in children with acute leukemia given human leucocyte antigen (HLA)-haploidentical hematopoietic transplantation. Likewise, adoptive transfer of purified third-party NK cells showed promising results in patients with myeloid malignancies. Strategies based on the use of cytokines or monoclonal antibodies able to induce and optimize NK cell activation, persistence, and expansion also represent a novel field of investigation with remarkable perspectives of favorably impacting on outcome of patients with hematological neoplasia. In addition, preliminary results suggest that engineering of mature NK cells through chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) constructs deserve further investigation, with the goal of obtaining an “off-the-shelf” NK cell bank that may serve many different recipients for granting an efficient antileukemia activity.

scholarly journals Picture Fuzzy ARAS Method for Freight Distribution Concept Selection

Symmetry ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (7) ◽  
pp. 1062 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stefan Jovčić ◽  
Vladimir Simić ◽  
Petr Průša ◽  
Momčilo Dobrodolac
Keyword(s):  
State Of The Art ◽  
Evaluation Criteria ◽  
Third Party ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Third Party Logistics ◽  
Concept Selection ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
The Third ◽  
Selection Of

Companies can perform their freight distribution in three different ways. The first concept, the in-house concept, represents the use of a company’s own resources and knowledge to organize transportation from the production to retailers or from the warehouse to customers. The opposite concept is to outsource distribution activities by hiring third-party logistics providers. The third concept represents a combination of the previous two. Although the arguments in favor of outsourcing can be found in the literature, an appropriate selection of a freight distribution concept is specific for each company and depends on many evaluation criteria and their symmetrical roles. This paper presents a methodology that can be used by companies that need to choose their freight distribution concept. An advanced extension of the Additive Ratio ASsessment (ARAS) method is developed to solve the freight distribution concept selection problem. To illustrate the implementation of the proposed methodology, a tire manufacturing company from the Czech Republic is taken as a case study. However, the proposed picture fuzzy ARAS method is general and can be used by any other company. To validate the novel picture fuzzy ARAS method, a comparative analysis with the nine existing state-of-the-art picture fuzzy multi-criteria decision-making methods is provided.

scholarly journals Bioética y calidad de atención en adolescentes atendidas en ginecología de hospitales públicos

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mabel Sánchez Rodríguez ◽  
Milton Espinoza Lucas ◽  
Miladis Placencia López
Keyword(s):  
Health Personnel ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Public Hospitals ◽  
Vulnerable Groups ◽  
Level Of Service ◽  
Calidad De Vida ◽  
Palabras Clave ◽  
The Disabled ◽  
Los Grupos

Los grupos vulnerables del país son: adultos mayores, embarazadas, discapacitados y otros no adolescentes,  razonable por su grado de riesgo , una de las etapas biológicas trascendental es la adolescencia, la fisiología cambia y las definiciones de personalidad se encuentran en proceso .Entonces constituye una etapa vulnerable si no existen condiciones adecuadas de orientación sexual y provisión de condiciones que permitan reconocer riesgos y aplicar estrategias destinadas a disminuir   detrimentos en su calidad de vida. Los niveles de atención del sistema de salud ecuatoriano ameritan un personal de salud laborando en   instituciones aplicando   principios bioéticos en la atención a usuarios, el  estudio plantea como objetivo determinar si el personal de enfermería   aplica principios bioéticos   en la   atención   a   adolescentes atendidas del área ginecológica del hospital básico  Jipijapa , se realizó una encuesta a adolescentes y entrevista al personal de salud , se evaluó el nivel de satisfacción de servicios , se identificó los principales dilemas bioéticos que las enfermeras  enfrentan en sus actividades y se estableció la no existencia protocolos en caso de suscitarse dilemas  bioéticos. Los resultados mostraron que el personal de enfermería conoce misión ,visión de los servicios que presta, existen buenas relaciones interpersonales, sin embargo no manejan protocolos al presentarse problemas bioéticos , existe respeto al paciente y familiares .Las adolescentes consideran que las enfermeras no brindan trato individualizado, ni humanístico en algunos casos a pesar satisfacer sus necesidades inmediatas en gran medida y consideran que deben tener capacitaciones para mejorar el trato a pacientes. Palabras clave: cuidados a adolescentes, principios bioéticos, protocolos de atención    Bioethics and quality of care in gynecology adolescents treated in public hospitals Abstract  Vulnerable groups in the country are: the elderly, pregnant women, the disabled and others not teenagers, reasonable by their degree of risk, one of the crucial biological stages of adolescence, physiology changes and the definitions of personality are in .then process is a vulnerable stage if there  are  no  adequate  conditions of  sexual  orientation  and  providing conditions that  allow recognize risks and implement strategies to reduce detriment to their quality of life. The levels of health care system merit Ecuadorian health personnel working in institutions applying bioethical principles in the customer first, the study therefore seeks to determine whether nurses bioethical principles applied in the care of adolescents met the gynecological area Jipijapa basic hospital, a survey was conducted to teenagers and interview health personnel, the level of service satisfaction was evaluated, the principal bioethical dilemmas identified that nurses face in their activities and nonexistence was established protocols should arise bioethical dilemmas. The results showed that the nurses called mission, vision of the services provided, there are good relationships, but no protocols to handle bioethical problems occur, there is respect for patients and relatives .The teens believe that nurses do not provide individualized treatment nor humanistic in some cases even their immediate needs greatly and they believe they should have training to improve the treatment of patients.  Key words: Adolescent care, bioethical principles , care protocols

Founding logics, technology validation, and the path to commercialization

2017 ◽  
Vol 36 (3) ◽  
pp. 307-330
Author(s):  
Michael P Ciuchta ◽  
Anne S Miner ◽  
June-Young Kim ◽  
Jay O’Toole
Keyword(s):  
Boundary Condition ◽  
Institutional Logics ◽  
Third Party ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Considerable Research ◽  
Novel Concept

Considerable research has demonstrated that small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) who obtain institutionalized third-party endorsements experience higher performance. In this study, we develop an important boundary condition around this process. Drawing on institutional logics, we introduce the novel concept of founding logics. We then develop and test a theory in which founding logics play a role in both an SME’s decision to seek a third-party endorsement for the firm’s technology and then the likelihood that the SME will generate revenues based on the technology receiving the endorsement. Notably, our theory and results suggest that a founding logic that may compel an SME to seek technology validation can also impede the SME’s ultimate commercialization ability.

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