46 research outputs found
Prophet Deborah – the “Reviver” of the Israel’s Hope. The Exegetical and Theological Study of Judges 4–5
No full text“Deborah, the wife of Lappidoth, was a prophet who was judging Israel at that time” (Jdg 4:4). Using these words the autor of Judges had presented a new hero of the book to his recipients, readers and to us as well. Such solemn and long „introduction” may surprises for several reasons, including the fact that in one, so short verse have been collected and concentrated almost all titles bound up with the protagonist of the Jdg 4–5. The author of the article tries to explain the meaning of these honorable titles and convince that their application to Deborah is fully justified. The article consists of three parts. First, the author presents (1) the main problems associated with the dating of Jdg 5 and the relationship of the Song of Deborah to Jdg 4, then he shows Deborah as (2) the judge, and as (3) the prophetess, who became the “mother in Israel”
Applying activity-based costing in managing the projects of a construction company: a case study of JDG Rakennus Oy in a project with a private client Phi&Phi Oy.
No full textWhile most contractors are more familiar with technical and mechanical work in the field, they are recommended not to underestimate and eliminate management accounting tasks. Otherwise, they may face poor performance in cash flow and lack reliable data to deliver proper decisions. This thesis is created to optimize the costs in a construction project by applying activity-based costing.
The concept of activity-based costing is a key knowledge base of the thesis. From studying how such a concept can resolve problems in traditional costing methods, the author devel-ops a costing implementation plan that adds value to construction projects. The results generated are utilized for project management purposes in the case company.
A qualitative method was chosen as the research method and case study as the research strategy. Data was collected through semi-structured interviews and analyzed using a the-matic method. The thesis is project-based, and its result is a user-friendly guideline to build an activity-based costing system in a small construction project. The guideline is illustrated and tested through practical data of the case company JDG Rakennus Oy in a project with a private client Phi&Phi Oy.
The insights received from applying the new costing procedure in the guideline can help the case company to evaluate cost performance in each management area and estimate a better budget for future projects
Gauge theory for string algebroids
No full textWe introduce a moment map picture for holomorphic string algebroids where the Hamiltonian gauge action is described by means of inner automorphisms of Courant algebroids. The zero locus of our moment map is given by the solutions of the Calabi system, a coupled system of equations which provides a unifying framework for the classical Calabi problem and the Hull-Strominger system. Our main results are concerned with the geometry of the moduli space of solutions, and assume a technical condition which is fulfilled in examples. We prove that the moduli space carries a pseudo-Kähler metric with Kähler potential given by the dilaton functional, a topological formula for the metric, and an infinitesimal Donaldson-Uhlenbeck-Yau type theorem.68 pages, small corrections. To appear in the Journal of Differential Geometr
Théorie de Jauge pour les algébroides des cordes
No full textAccepté pour publication au Journal of Differential GeometryInternational audienceWe introduce a moment map picture for holomorphic string algebroids where the Hamiltonian gauge action is described by means of Morita equivalences, as suggested by higher gauge theory. The zero locus of our moment map is given by the solutions of the Calabi system, a coupled system of equations which provides a unifying framework for the classical Calabi problem and the Hull-Strominger system. Our main results are concerned with the geometry of the moduli space of solutions, and assume a technical condition which is fulfilled in examples. We prove that the moduli space carries a pseudo-Kähler metric with Kähler potential given by the dilaton functional, a topological formula for the metric, and an infinitesimal Donaldson-Uhlenbeck-Yau type theorem. Finally, we relate our topological formula to a physical prediction for the gravitino mass in order to obtain a new conjectural obstruction for the Hull-Strominger system
SU(2)-cyclic surgeries and the pillowcase
No full textWe study knots in with infinitely many -cyclic surgeries, whichare Dehn surgeries such that every representation of the resulting fundamentalgroup into has cyclic image. We show that for every such nontrivialknot , its set of -cyclic slopes is bounded and has a unique limitpoint, which is both a rational number and a boundary slope for . We alsoshow that such knots are prime and have infinitely many instanton L-spacesurgeries. Our methods include the application of holonomy perturbationtechniques to instanton knot homology, using a strengthening of recent work bythe second author.<br
Pelaksanaan Pelayanan Administrasi Kependudukan di Dinas Kependudukan dan Pencatatan Sipil Kabupaten Sidoarjo di Era Pandemi Covid-19
No full textABSTRAK Pelayanan publik merupakan suatu hal yang wajib diberikan pemerintah kepada masyarakat, ada beberapa jenis pelayanan publik diantaranya pelayanan barang publik, pelayanan administratif, pelayanan atas jasa publik. Disini penulis akan membahas mengenai pelayanan administratif di dinas kependudukan dan pencatatan sipil Kabupaten Sidoarjo. Kebutuhan akan administrasi kependudukan berperan penting dalam kehidupan bernegara, dan setiap masyarakat yang ada wajib memiliki data kependudukan berupa Kartu Keluarga, Kartu Tanda Penduduk, Kartu Keterangan Kematian dll. Metode penelitian yang digunakan deskripif kualitatif dengan teknik pengumpulan data yang dilakukan dengan cara observasi, wawancara dan dokumentasi. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mendeskripsikan dan menganalisis pelayanan publik di Dinas Kependudukan dan Pencatatan Sipil Kabupaten Sidoarjo selama era pandemi Covid-19. Dalam kajian teori tentang pelaksanaan pelayanan administratif dilihat menggunakan Teori Parasuraman tentang 5 dimensi pelayanan publik yaitu Tangibles, Reliability, Responsiveness, Assurance, dan Empathy. Dari hasil penelitian yang sudah dilakukan Dinas Kependudukan dan Pencatatan Sipil Sidoarjo sudah melakukan 5 dimensi pelayanan tersebut tetapi masih perlu ditingkatkan dalam hal Tangible, Responsiveness, dan Assurance. Perlu adanya sosialisasi kepada masyarakat tentang tata cara pemberian layanan selama pandemi Covid-19 agar tidak terjadi kerumunan, dan petugas dapat memberikan pelayanan secara online kepada masyarakat. Kata Kunci: Pelayanan Publik, administrasi kependudukan, dimensi pelayanan publik ABSTRACT Public service is something that must be provided by the government to the community, there are several types of public services including public goods services, administrative services, services for public services. Here the author will discuss the administrative services in the population and civil registration services of Sidoarjo Regency. The need for population administration plays an important role in state life, and every existing community is required to have population data in the form of a Family Card, Identity Card, Death Certificate etc. The research method used is descriptive qualitative with data collection techniques carried out by means of observation, interviews and documentation. This study aims to describe and analyze public services at the Sidoarjo Regency Population and Civil Registration Service during the Covid-19 pandemic era. In a theoretical study of the implementation of administrative services, it is seen using the Parasuraman theory of 5 dimensions of public services, namely Tangibles, Reliability, Responsiveness, Assurance, and Empathy. From the results of research that has been carried out, the Sidoarjo Population and Civil Registration Service has carried out these 5 service dimensions but still needs to be improved in terms of Tangible, Responsiveness, and Assurance. There is a need for socialization to the public about the procedures for providing services during the Covid-19 pandemic so that crowds do not occur, and officers can provide services online to the public. Keywords: Public Services, population administration, dimensions of public services DOI : https://doi.org/10.33005/jdg.v11i1.248
Pure and Random strategies in differential game with incomplete informations
No full textInternational audienceWe investigate a two players zero sum differential game with incomplete information on the initial state: The first player has a private information on the initial state while the second player knows only a probability distribution on the initial state. This could be view as a generalization to differential games of the famous Aumann-Maschler framework for repeated games. In an article of the first author, the existence of the value in random strategies was obtained for a finite number of initial conditions (the probability distribution is a finite combination of Dirac measures). The main novelty of the present work consists in : first extending the result on the existence of a value in random strategies for infinite number of initial conditions and second - and mainly - proving the existence of a value in pure strategies when the initial probability distribution is regular enough (without atoms)
Deformations of singular Fano and Calabi-Yau varieties
No full textThe goal of this paper is to generalize results concerning the deformation
theory of Calabi-Yau and Fano threefolds with isolated hypersurface
singularites, due to the first author, Namikawa and Steenbrink. In particular,
under the assumption of terminal singularities, Namikawa proved smoothability
in the Fano case and also for generalized Calabi-Yau threefolds assuming that a
certain topological first order condition is satisfied. In the case of
dimension , we extend their results by, among other things, replacing
terminal with canonical. In higher dimensions, we identify a class of
singularities to which our method applies. A surprising aspect of our study is
the role played by the higher Du Bois and higher rational singularities. Among
other deformation theoretic results in higher dimensions, we obtain smoothing
results for generalized Fano varieties whose singularities are not
-rational, and for generalized Calabi-Yau varieties whose singularities are
not -rational but are -Du Bois under a topological condition on the links
which is similar to the first order obstruction in dimension .Comment: 47 pages; final version - to appear in JDG; v5 - the results on Fano
varieties sharpened; minor changes for the sake of clarity; various typos
corrected; references updated and added; v4 - A revised and shortened
version. The material on higher Du Bois/rational singularities has been moved
to arXiv:2205.04729, arXiv:2207.0756
Microvillar and ciliary defects in zebrafish lacking an actin-binding bioactive peptide amidating enzyme
No full text© The Author(s), 2018. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License. The definitive version was published in Scientific Reports 8 (2018): 4547, doi:10.1038/s41598-018-22732-9.The assembly of membranous extensions such as microvilli and cilia in polarized cells is a tightly regulated, yet poorly understood, process. Peptidylglycine α-amidating monooxygenase (PAM), a membrane enzyme essential for the synthesis of amidated bioactive peptides, was recently identified in motile and non-motile (primary) cilia and has an essential role in ciliogenesis in Chlamydomonas, Schmidtea and mouse. In mammalian cells, changes in PAM levels alter secretion and organization of the actin cytoskeleton. Here we show that lack of Pam in zebrafish recapitulates the lethal edematous phenotype observed in Pam−/− mice and reveals additional defects. The pam−/− zebrafish embryos display an initial striking loss of microvilli and subsequently impaired ciliogenesis in the pronephros. In multiciliated mouse tracheal epithelial cells, vesicular PAM staining colocalizes with apical actin, below the microvilli. In PAM-deficient Chlamydomonas, the actin cytoskeleton is dramatically reorganized, and expression of an actin paralogue is upregulated. Biochemical assays reveal that the cytosolic PAM C-terminal domain interacts directly with filamentous actin but does not alter the rate of actin polymerization or disassembly. Our results point to a critical role for PAM in organizing the actin cytoskeleton during development, which could in turn impact both microvillus formation and ciliogenesis.This study was supported by grants DK032949 (to BAE and REM), DK044464 (to JDG) and GM051293 (to SMK) from the National Institutes of Health
Simulating the effect of cerebral blood flow changes on regional quantification of [18F]flutemetamol and [18F]florbetaben studies
No full textGlobal and regional changes in cerebral blood flow (CBF) can result in biased quantitative estimates of amyloid load by PET imaging. Therefore, the current simulation study assessed effects of these changes on amyloid quantification using a reference tissue approach for [18F]flutemetamol and [18F]florbetaben. Previously validated pharmacokinetic rate constants were used to simulate time-activity curves (TACs) corresponding to full dynamic and dual-time-window acquisition protocols. CBF changes were simulated by varying the tracer delivery (K1) from +25 to -25%. The standardized uptake value ratio (SUVr) was computed and TACs were fitted using reference Logan (RLogan) and the simplified reference tissue model (SRTM) to obtain the relative delivery rate (R1) and volume of distribution ratio (DVR). RLogan was least affected by CBF changes (χ2 = 583 p < 0.001, χ2 = 81 p < 0.001, for [18F]flutemetamol and [18F]florbetaben, respectively) and the extent of CBF sensitivity generally increased for higher levels of amyloid. Further, SRTM-derived R1 changes correlated well with simulated CBF changes (R2 > 0.95) and SUVr's sensitivity to CBF changes improved for later uptake-times, with the exception of [18F]flutemetamol cortical changes. In conclusion, RLogan is the preferred method for amyloid quantification of [18F]flutemetamol and [18F]florbetaben studies and SRTM could be additionally used for obtaining a CBF proxy.The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: the project leading to this application has received funding from the Innovative Medicines Initiative 2 Joint Undertaking under grant agreement No 115952. This Joint Undertaking receives the support from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme and EFPIA http://www.imi.europa.eu. JDG holds a ‘Ramón y Cajal’ fellowship (RYC-2013-13054) from the Spanish Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities
