477 research outputs found
Hooked on a Feeling: Russia's Annexation of Crimea Through the Lens of Emotion
No full textThis article tests the plausibility of an affect-centered framework for foreign policy analysis, using the 2014 annexation of Crimea as an illustrative case. It identifies questions left open by prevailing accounts based on international relations theory and shows how a supplementary conceptual lens can improve existing explanations. The affective perspective suggests that the Russian president deemed intervention in Ukraine without alternative. Otherwise, Russia would have surrendered any claim to relevance in European security. More saliently, the ouster of Yanukovych, as a possible precedent for Russia, frightened Putin and increased his resolve to take action. Also, contrary to the interpretation of the annexation as an improvised reaction to a political crisis, evidence suggests that the Russian elite welcomed the opportunity to break free from uncomfortable partnership dynamics with the West
Edinger-Westphal Nucleus
No full textThis report contains a summary of expression patterns for genes that are enriched in the Edinger-Westphal nucleus (EW) of the midbrain. All data are derived from the Allen Brain Atlas (ABA) in situ hybridization mouse project. The structure's location and morphological characteristics in the mouse brain are described using the Nissl data found in the Allen Reference Atlas. Using an established algorithm, the expression values of the Edinger-Westphal nucleus were compared to the values of its larger parent structure, in this case the midbrain, for the purpose of extracting regionally selective gene expression data. The highest ranking genes were manually curated and verified. 50 genes were then selected and compiled for expression analysis. The experimental data for each gene may be accessed via the links provided; additional data in the sagittal plane may also be accessed using the ABA. Correlations between gene expression in the Edinger-Westphal nucleus and the rest of the brain, across all genes in the coronal dataset (~4300 genes), were derived computationally. A gene ontology table (derived from DAVID Bioinformatics Resources 2007) is also included, highlighting possible functions of the 50 genes selected for this report. 

Bored enough yet? International order, ideology, and what it takes to get history started again
No full textOrder needs an ideational foundation that provides it with legitimacy. Most scholars writing on international order, though they employ fundamentally different approaches and intellectual histories, appear to agree on this. This book review essay contrasts some of these different perspectives. It reviews Francis Fukuyama's eminent The end of history and the last man and asks what it can tell us about the ideational and psychological conditions underlying change in the international order. This discussion is integrated with a review of three more recent works on order formation and change: Richard Haass focuses on the distribution of material power, Barry Buzan and George Lawson discuss the transformational impact of the nineteenth century on international relations and Andrew Phillips and J. C. Sharman look at the relationship between divergence of polity forms and order. I argue that the post-Second World War order, which rests on liberal democracy as the consensually agreed on ideational foundation, remains firmly in place-despite challenges from nationalism, authoritarianism or religious fanaticism. However, there are three ways in which a new order could be brought about: power shifts leading to hegemonic war, wild cards or the emergence of a new ideational foundation that poses a feasible alternative to liberal democracy
Offensive ideas: structural realism, classical realism and Putin's war on Ukraine
No full textControversy has surrounded realist explanations of the causes of Russia's war against Ukraine, particularly John Mearsheimer's charge of western responsibility. The article illustrates the variety of realist analyses of Russia's war on Ukraine, contesting the caricaturized view that blames the West, or NATO enlargement, for the conflict.Controversy has surrounded realist explanations of the causes of Russia's war against Ukraine, particularly John Mearsheimer's charge of western responsibility. This article seeks to clarify and contextualize his argument, situating it within the broader paradigm. Realism, and even its narrower offensive sub-school, offers a wide range of contrasting interpretations, depending on which major actors are studied and what characteristics they are endowed with. Like its classical predecessor, structural realism is premised on implicit views of human nature. In an effort to explicate some of these assumptions about the behavioural micro-foundations of states and their leaders, the article investigates main components of structural theory-including power differentials, 'rational' interests and states as unitary actors-and connects these concepts to base emotions like fear and anger. It argues that realists do well to differentiate between the aspirations of states and individual leaders' quest for power and status. In the same vein, reference to Russian security concerns may be emblematic of elites' perceived challenges of cultural subordination, and Putin's personal fears for the stability of his regime. Engagement with realist thought is essential, in part because of its continuing influence on policy-making (particularly in Russia) and in order to forestall improper co-option of caricaturized versions of realist arguments
Theory of Irrational Politics: Classical Realist Lessons on Foreign Policy Analysis
No full textThis article argues that efforts to strengthen the theoretical foundations for foreign policy analysis (FPA) should take as a vantage point the smallest social unit-the human being. It advocates far-reaching engagement with psychology and the life sciences for insights on the individual in the social context. Research on emotion, as a general human phenomenon and one that has been extensively researched across disciplines, is thought to offer a particularly promising conceptual lens on foreign policy. For cues on how to incorporate scientific findings with historical analysis and situate resulting hypotheses in relation to prevailing theoretical paradigms, the article draws on classical realism. Especially mid-twentieth century realists such as Hans Morgenthau expressed a nuanced conception of human agency and the interplay between emotion and cognition. Substantial aspects of their theories, based largely on experience and intuition, have been corroborated by recent scientific research. This review is structured around four central issues. These have been both the loci of much criticism levelled at classical realism and remain a challenge to IR as a whole: the levels of analysis problem, the "scaling up" of emotion, the classification and choice of emotion(s), and the accessibility of the political world to scientific method
Deutsches Lesebuch für schweizerische Progymnasien, Bezirks- und Sekundarschulen
No full textBand 1 Für die unteren KlassenBand 2 Für die oberen KlassenBearbeitet von Fr. Edinger, Lehrer am der Kantonsschule in Ber
Henri Temianka Correspondence; (edinger)
No full textThis collection contains material pertaining to the life, career, and activities of Henri Temianka, violin virtuoso, conductor, music teacher, and author. Materials include correspondence, concert programs and flyers, music scores, photographs, and books.https://digitalcommons.chapman.edu/temianka_correspondence/3497/thumbnail.jp
Transneuronal Retinal input to the Primate Edinger-Westphal Nucleus
No full textThe Edinger-Westphal nucleus of the oculomotor nuclear complex provides preganglionic parasympathetic innervation to the pupil. Its precise location within midbrain has remained uncertain. We labelled the retinal input to the Edinger-Westphal nucleus by injecting [3H]proline into one eye in 6 macaque monkeys
Artifact: Wasimoff: distributed computation offloading using WebAssembly in the browser
No full textThis artifact guide describes the Wasimoff research prototype - an innovative browser-based framework designed for dynamic volunteer computing and computation offloading. Leveraging WebAssembly, a wide range of applications can run securely in an isolated browser environment. Device owners can effortlessly share their available CPU cycles and participate in the collaborative network by simply accessing a web page in their browser
FIGURE 6. Tetilla sibirica. A, C in Sponge (Porifera) fauna of Frobisher Bay, Baffin Island, Canada with the description of an Iophon rich sponge garden
No full textFIGURE 6. Tetilla sibirica. A, C. Sponge in situ with echinoderms attached, scale bars are 6 cm. B, D. Specimen collected. E, K. Anatriaenes. F. Small oxea. G, H. Sigmaspires. I. Protriaene. J. Large Oxea.Published as part of Dinn, Curtis, Edinger, Evan & Leys, Sally P., 2019, Sponge (Porifera) fauna of Frobisher Bay, Baffin Island, Canada with the description of an Iophon rich sponge garden, pp. 301-325 in Zootaxa 4576 (2) on page 316, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4576.2.5, http://zenodo.org/record/262495
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