43 research outputs found
Validation of axisymmetric lattice Boltzmann methods for internal incompressible flow in complex 2D geometries
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Motif content comparison between monocot and dicot species
No full textAbstractWhile a number of DNA sequence motifs have been functionally characterized, the full repertoire of motifs in an organism (the motifome) is yet to be characterized. The present study wishes to widen the scope of motif content analysis in different monocot and dicot species that include both rice species, Brachypodium, corn, wheat as monocots and Arabidopsis, Lotus japonica, Medicago truncatula, and Populus tremula as dicots. All possible existing motifs were analyzed in different regions of genomes such as were found in different sets of sequences in these species: the whole genome, core proximal and distal promoters, 5′ and 3′ UTRs, and the 1st introns. Due to the increased number of species involved in this study compared to previous works, species relationships were analyzed based on the similarity of common motif content. Certain secondary structure elements were inferred in the genomes of these species as well as new unknown motifs. The distribution of 20 motifs common to the studied species were found to have a significantly larger occurrence within the promoters and 3′ UTRs of genes, both being regulatory regions. Motifs common to the promoter regions of japonica rice, Brachypodium, and corn were also found in a number of orthologous and paralogous genes. Some of our motifs were found to be complementary to miRNA elements in Brachypodium distachyon and japonica rice
Henri Bergson and the philosophy of religion:God, freedom, and duration
No full textThis book connects the philosophy of Henri Bergson to contemporary debates in metaphysics and analytic philosophy of religion. More specifically, the book demonstrates how Bergson’s philosophy of time can respond to the problem of foreknowledge and free will. The question of how humans can be free if God knows everything has been a perennial issue of debate in analytic philosophy of religion. The solution to this problem relies heavily on what one thinks about time. The problem of time is central to Bergson’s philosophical system. In this book, the author offers a systematic application of Bergson’s thought to the freedom and foreknowledge problem. The first chapter presents a discussion of Bergson’s central concept of la durée (duration). The subsequent two chapters link la durée to the relation of time and space. Here the author provides a Bergsonian response to McTaggart’s argument for the unreality of time and develops a novel theory of time connected to Bergson’s analysis of temporal experience. The last three chapters explore the relation between free will, determinism, and divine foreknowledge. The author reconstructs Bergson’s theory of freedom and shows how it undermines the underlying dogmas of contemporary free-will theories. The author then argues that Bergson’s philosophy can be used to resolve the free will and foreknowledge problem in philosophy of religion. The monograph concludes by opening avenues for new research into Bergson and analytic philosophy of religion, such as the philosophy of religious language, the relation between God and modality, or religious experience
Vizleptekek - Vizhaz Pavilon Tajvanon (Water scales - Water House Pavilion in Taiwan)
No full textThe article introduces the Water House Pavilion building designed and constructed by the author. The term “Water House” refers to a hybrid construction technology that utilizes water infill that can freely flow in the structure from one panel to another. This system was developed and patented by the author and tested in this experimental building. The publication focuses on the architectural aspects of this technology, especially of the potential of having higher transparency (window-to-wall area ratio) without compromising thermal comfort
Vizleptekek - Vizhaz Pavilon Tajvanon (Water scales - Water House Pavilion in Taiwan)
No full textThe article introduces the Water House Pavilion building designed and constructed by the author. The term “Water House” refers to a hybrid construction technology that utilizes water infill that can freely flow in the structure from one panel to another. This system was developed and patented by the author and tested in this experimental building. The publication focuses on the architectural aspects of this technology, especially of the potential of having higher transparency (window-to-wall area ratio) without compromising thermal comfort
Comparison of Views of J. M. Keynes and M. Friedman from Marxist Perspective
No full textAgainst the background of facts in the economic life in the
thirties and in the postwar period, the author performs a comparative presentation of key theoretical and theoretical -political theses of J. M. Keynes and M. Friedman.Zadanie pt. „Digitalizacja i udostępnienie w Cyfrowym Repozytorium Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego kolekcji czasopism naukowych wydawanych przez Uniwersytet Łódzki” nr 885/P-DUN/2014 zostało dofinansowane ze środków MNiSW w ramach działalności upowszechniającej nauk
Innovative industrial services
No full textDie Globalisierung, Industrialisierung und moderne Informationstechnologien haben über die Jahrzehnte entscheidend zu einer zunehmenden Homogenisierung der Produkte und dem daraus resultierenden Preiskampf beigetragen. Unternehmen sind daher gezwungen, neue Wege zu gehen, um sich von Konkurrenzprodukten differenzieren zu können. Dabei kristallisieren sich Service-Leistungen als ein geeignetes Mittel heraus, weshalb sich viele Produkthersteller immer mehr zu produzierenden Dienstleistern entwickeln. Diese Veränderung führt dazu, dass Innovation, Effizienz und Qualität nicht nur im industriellen, sondern auch im Dienstleistungsbereich zu wettbewerbskritischen Faktoren werden. Als wesentliche Vorteile eines umfassenden Service-Angebots können neben der Differenzierung von der Konkurrenz, die attraktiven Renditen, die in diesem Bereich möglich sind, sowie das hohe Kundenbindungspotential genannt werden. Diese Anreize führen dazu, dass neben der Konkurrenz der Primärprodukthersteller auch Komponentenlieferanten sowie produktunabhängige Dienstleister den Markt betreten. Um auf diesem umkämpften Markt erfolgreich sein zu können, ist es von entscheidender Bedeutung, sich mit innovativen Dienstleistungskonzepten, wie beispielsweise Betreibermodellen und neuen Technologien wie Fernüberwachungs- und Online-Ersatzteilsystemen, von der Konkurrenz abheben zu können. In der vorliegenden Arbeit wird als Praxisbeispiel auf den Pumpenhersteller LEWA näher eingegangen, welcher sein Service-Angebot ausbauen und die Umsätze im Ersatzteilgeschäft steigern möchte. Um diesbezüglich einen Businessplan entwickeln zu können, wurden die Ersatzteilverkäufe der letzten Jahre analysiert sowie eine Befragung bezüglich der Zufriedenheit und Anforderungen der Kunden durchgeführt.Globalisation, industrialization and modern information technoglogies have lead to an increase in homogenous products resulting in a high price pressure. The offer of industrial services is a promising possibility for a manufacturer to differentiate from the competitor's products. Innovation, efficiency and quality are important factors for physical products but also for service products. The advantages of a comprehensive service offer are beside the differentiation of the competitors, an attractive rate of return and a high customer loyalty. Those incentives result in component suppliers and service provider trying to enter into the attractive market of industrial services. To be succesful it is extremly important to develope innovative concepts like a "Build-operate-transfer model", tele-service systems or an online-ordering database. As an example, the pump manufacturer LEWA wants to enlarge the service-offer and increase the spare parts sales. Therefor the author carried out a survey about the satisfaction and requirements of the customer and analysed the spare parts sales of the last years
Firm Growth in Advanced Stages of Economic Transition: Evidence from Slovak Industry
No full textThis article analyzes the reaction of firms to transition in adjusting firm size. The author offers an empirical analysis in the context of the firm-growth model with emphasis on the presence of ownership and corporate-structure effects.There is no evidence for a general firm-growth/firm-size relationship. On the other hand, the author finds evidence that firm growth is a function of size for firms of a particular type. Specifically, there is an inverse growth-size relationship for privately owned joint-stock companies. Examining the character of these effects, the author concludes that their character is transitory: It corresponds to events related to exogenous settings of economic privatization and the economic restructuring process rather than tangible ownership or corporate-governance effects.firm growth; firms; transition; ownership; industry; Slovak Republic
