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Entrepreneurial Alertness as cognitive bridge between Entrepreneurial Self-Efficacy and New Venture Creation Behaviour
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Meer-dan-Menselijk ontwerp. Zes exploraties van groen-blauw ontwerpend onderzoek in Zwartberg, Genk.
No full textDeze collectieve masterscriptie verkent hoe architecturaal ontwerp zich kan verhouden tot een ‘more-than-human’-perspectief, waarbij niet alleen de mens, maar ook andere levende en niet-levende entiteiten zoals dieren, planten, water, bodem en energie als actoren in het ontwerp worden beschouwd. Vanuit een kritische reflectie op het antropoceen en de ecologische crisis, onderzoeken we hoe ontwerppraktijken kunnen bijdragen aan een wederkerige relatie tussen mens en de meer-dan-menselijke wereld. Deze benadering wordt theoretisch onderbouwd aan de hand van posthumanistische en ecologisch-filosofische kaders, zoals Haraway en Latour, en vertaald naar ruimtelijke praktijken in de context van Zwartberg, Genk. Door middel van zes ontwerpend-onderzoekende exploraties brengen we verschillende manieren in kaart waarop verbondenheid met natuur, water, dieren en energie ruimtelijk versterkt kan worden. De scriptie pleit voor een relationele en zorgzame ontwerppraktijk, waarin menselijke en niet-menselijke noden in samenhang worden benaderd. Zo beogen we bij te dragen aan een ecologisch en ethisch bewustzijn binnen de ruimtelijke disciplines en aan nieuwe vormen van samenleven in een gedeeld leefmilieu
Contributions to Efficient Nonstandard Time Integration with Application in Compressible Flows
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Linear Flux Origins of κ-Geometry: From Lie Non-Commutativity to 3-Lie Nambu Space
No full textLinear background fluxes offer a unified origin for non-commutative and non-associative geometries in string and M-theory. Revisiting the open string with a linearly varying Kalb-Ramond field, we recover kappa-Minkowski space as a Jordanian deformation of Poincar & eacute; symmetry. Lifting the construction to an open M2-brane in a linear three-form background yields a kappa-Nambu triple bracket that realises the three-Lie algebra of the Bagger-Lambert-Gustavsson model and exposes an underlying quasi-Hopf two-algebra. A Bopp-shift quantisation reveals that isotropic potentials are unaltered at leading order, whereas anisotropic ones receive Planck-suppressed corrections, and gerbe holonomy discretises the deformation scale. Inspired by the membrane bracket, we build a cubic-matrix extension of the BFSS model whose higher-Lie structure supplies the long-missing five-brane central charge and reproduces the expected energy scaling of coincident M5-branes. These results establish linear fluxes as the minimal ingredients that interpolate smoothly from Moyal to Lie and Nambu deformations, providing concrete, anomaly-free models for non-associative field theories and five-brane dynamics
Fair Coins Tend to Land on the Same Side They Started: Evidence from 350,757 Flips
No full textMany people have flipped coins but few have stopped to ponder the statistical and physical intricacies of the process. We collected 350,757 coin flips to test the counterintuitive prediction from a physics model of human coin tossing developed by Diaconis, Holmes, and Montgomery (DHM; 2007). The model asserts that when people flip an ordinary coin, it tends to land on the same side it started. Our data support this prediction: the coins landed on the same side more often than not, Pr(same side)=0.508, 95% credible interval (CI) [0.506, 0.509], BFsame-side bias=2359. Furthermore, the data revealed considerable between-people variation in the degree of this same-side bias. Our data also confirmed the generic prediction that when people flip an ordinary coin-with the initial side-up randomly determined-it is equally likely to land heads or tails:Pr(heads)=0.500, 95% CI [0.498, 0.502], BFheads-tails bias=0.182. Additional analyses revealed that the within-people same-side bias decreased as more coins were flipped, an effect that is consistent with the possibility that practice makes people flip coins in a less wobbly fashion. Our data therefore provide strong evidence that when some (but not all) people flip a fair coin, it tends to land on the same side it started. Supplementary materials for this article are available online, including a standardized description of the materials available for reproducing the work.The authors have no funding to declare, and conducted this research in theirspare time. For all but the last four positions, the authorship order alignswith the number of coin flips contributed
Recommendations from the WHO guideline for the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of infertility†
No full textSTUDY QUESTION What is the recommended prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of infertility among individuals and couples?SUMMARY ANSWER The World Health Organization (WHO) made 40 recommendations and six good practice statements for the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of infertility.WHAT IS KNOWN ALREADY The field of sexual and reproductive health care, including family planning has progressed in the last several decades. Significant progress has also been made in the field of medically assisted reproduction. Globally, one in six people experience infertility in their lifetime. However, many countries do not include the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of infertility in health policies, financing, and services, and many do not have national clinical guidelines for the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of infertility.STUDY DESIGN, SIZE, DURATION The guideline was developed according to the WHO handbook for guideline development. A Guideline Development Group (GDG) was assembled and included a multidisciplinary and regionally diverse set of clinicians, policymakers, researchers, implementers, and representatives of patient groups (n=30). The GDG prioritized key recommendation questions to address in the guideline.PARTICIPANTS/MATERIALS, SETTING, METHODS New systematic reviews were conducted, or existing reviews updated, to inform the recommendations. The GRADE approach was used to assess the certainty of the evidence and to guide the formulation of recommendations. The GDG interpreted evidence and made judgments about the balance between benefits and harms (including patients' values) as well as costs, feasibility, acceptability, and equity. The recommendations were drafted, reviewed by an External Review Group (ERG) comprising 30 members, and approved by the WHO.MAIN RESULTS AND THE ROLE OF CHANCE The guideline makes good practice statements related to the general management of infertility (n = 6) including (i) selection of tests, (ii) listening to individuals and couples with infertility, (iii) choosing treatment decisions, (iv) clinical follow-up, and (v) documenting outcomes of treatment. In relation to prevention, it provides recommendations related to the provision of information about fertility and infertility (n = 1) and reduction of infertility risk from sexually transmitted infections (STIs; n = 1), lifestyle factors (n = 1), and tobacco use (n = 1). In terms of diagnosis, recommendations for diagnosing infertility caused by ovulatory dysfunction (n = 3), tubal disease (n = 1), or uterine cavity abnormalities (n = 5) among females are provided. For males, the guideline provides recommendations regarding when a semen test should be repeated (n = 2). Also included is a recommendation for diagnosing unexplained infertility (n = 1). Regarding treatment, the guideline provides recommendations related to the treatment of polycystic ovary syndrome (n = 6), tubal disease (n = 5), uterine septae (n = 1), varicocele (n = 4), and unexplained infertility (n = 6). Based on available evidence, the GDG did not make a recommendation for or against the use of antioxidant supplements in males. Most recommendations were conditional because relevant evidence was either absent, or of low or very low certainty. Critical research gaps were identified.LIMITATIONS, REASONS FOR CAUTION The recommendations do not cover all aspects of infertility and fertility care, but subsequent editions of the guideline will expand the scope of recommendations. WIDER IMPLICATIONS OF THE FINDINGS By centring equity, science, and the imperative to provide fertility care as part of universal health coverage, the guideline aims to support countries in delivering high-quality, equitable, and effective healthcare for all. Although the guideline is primarily intended for use by health care professionals, it is an important source for policymakers to inform national guidelines and to inform the work of professional patient support, including advocacy organizations, funding and philanthropic agencies, civil society, professional societies, and other nongovernmental organizations that provide social, financial, and technical support to reproductive health programmes.STUDY FUNDING/COMPETING INTEREST(S) This work received funding from the UNDP-UNFPA-UNICEF-WHO-World Bank Special Programme of Research, Development and Research Training in Human Reproduction (HRP), a cosponsored programme executed by the World Health Organization (WHO). Full details of declared interests of all named authors are shown in , those for members of the GDG who are not named authors are shown in and those for members of the ERG are shown in .TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER N/A.DISCLAIMER This manuscript reports a summary of recommendations from a WHO guideline. All reasonable precautions have been taken by WHO to verify the information contained in the guideline publication. However, the published material is being distributed without warranty of any kind, either expressed or implied.Funding
This work received funding from the UNDP-UNFPA-UNICEF-WHOWorld Bank Special Programme of Research, Development and Research Training in Human Reproduction (HRP), a cosponsored
programme executed by theWorld Health Organization (WHO).
Acknowledgements
Authors thank all individuals involved in the development of the guideline. Members of the GDG Members of the Guideline Development Group (GDG) developed the recommendations: Richard Kennedy (Chair), Cynthia
Farquhar (Co-Chair), Adam H Balen, Jacky Boivin, Barbara L
Collura, Ben Cohlen, Christopher J De Jonge, Sandro C. Esteves,
Klaudija Kordic, Linda C Giudice, Luca Gianaroli, Carin Huyser,
Dmitry Kissin, Tansu Kucuk, Nalini Mahajan, Ragaa Mansour,
Alfred Murage, Willem Ombelet, Allan Pacey, Guido Pennings,
Robert W. Rebar, Richard Reindollar, Roberta Rizzo, Rita
Sembuya, Gamal Serour, Basil Tarlatzis, Carla Tatone, Lan N
Vuong, Marie Lena Windt De Beer, and Cong Yali