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Patočka y Diotima. Notas para un diálogo sobre lo bello
No full textNegative Platonism is perhaps one of Jan Patočka's texts that has received the most attention in the academic world. Its importance is rarely doubted. However, today we are far from exhausting the implications of the Czech philosopher's interpretation of Plato. In particular, the conception of the Platonic Idea that derives from Patočka's reading does not seem to have been sufficiently confronted with what Plato himself said in his dialogues. According to the author, there seems to be a particular affinity between what Diotima says in her speech in the Symposium and Patočka's interpretation of Plato, which, until now, does not seem to have received enough attention in the academic literature on these two authors. In a similar way to what Patočka proposes with the experience of freedom as a door that opens to the consideration of the Idea, Diotima anchors the recognition of beauty in itself with the experience of beauty in the world. This "anchoring" would be given by the ascending path proposed in the scala amoris, in which eros, assumes an “integrative function” within the lover. Precisely, this integrative function carried out by eros seems to give reason to the link that Diotima establishes between that which is beauty in itself and the true virtue that the lover engenders by experiencing it.Platonismo negativo es quizás uno de los textos de Jan Patočka que más atención ha recibido en el ámbito académico. Su importancia es pocas veces puesta en duda. Con todo, hoy nos encontramos lejos de agotar las implicaciones que conlleva la interpretación que hace de Platón el filósofo checo. Particularmente, la concepción de la Idea platónica que se deriva de la lectura patočkiana, no parece haber sido suficientemente confrontada con lo dicho por el mismo Platón en sus diálogos. Según el autor, parece existir una afinidad particular entre lo dicho por Diotima en su discurso en el Banquete y la interpretación patočkiana de Platón que, hasta el momento, no parece haber recibido suficiente atención en la literatura académica sobre estos dos autores. De manera similar a lo que plantea Patočka con la experiencia de la libertad como puerta que abre a la consideración de la Idea, Diotima ancla el reconocimiento de lo bello en sí con la experiencia de lo bello en el mundo. Este “anclaje” se daría gracias al camino en ascenso planteado en la scala amoris, en el que eros, siendo amor de lo bello, asume una función integradora en el interior del amante. Justamente, esta función integradora llevada a cabo por eros parece dar razón del vínculo que establece Diotima entre aquello que es bello en sí mismo y la virtud verdadera que el amante engendra al experimentarlo
LÍNEAS MAESTRAS DE LA GRAMÁTICA CASTELLANA DE ANDRÉS BELLO
No full textResumen:El trabajo es continuación y actualización de otros trabajos del autor sobre la célebre Gramática de la lengua castellana destinada al uso de los americanos de Andrés Bello. Seguimos en parte la labor emprendida por Rufino José Cuervo al abordar las líneas maestras de esta gramática tan importante durante siglo y medio en los países de habla castellana.Se investigan sus principios fundamentales y no tanto los usos del castellano Se discute su dependencia e independencia de la Gramática General de Port-Royal. En las partes de la oración el trabajo se fija especialmente en la jerarquía de las partes de la oración (Jespersen). Se destaca la semejanza de la definición de verbo con el estoicismo (Crisipo). Se insiste en la novedad para su tiempo de la definición de preposición. También se nota la deficiencia en el estudio de los nexos hipotácticos. Es pues un estudio en parte teórico, en parte histórico, que quiere ser crítico y sistemático.Palabras Claves: Gramática, Andrés Bello, preposición, estoicismo, Gramática General de Port-Royal.Abstract:The work is continuation and the updating of other works of the author on the brain Gramática of the Castilian language destined to the use of the Americans of Andrés Bello. We continue in the part of the workmanship by Rufino José Cuervo when approaching the main lines of this grammar so important during the century and a half in the countries of Castilian speaking. Its fundamental principles are investigated and not so much the uses of the castle it is discussed its Dependence and independence of the General Grammar of Port-Royal. . In the parts of the sentence the work is especially focused on the hierarchy of parts of the sentence (Jespersen). The similarity of the definition of verb with stoicism (Chrysippus) stands out. It insists on the novelty for the time of the definition of preposition. There is also a deficiency in the study of hypothetical nexus. It is therefore a partly theoretical, partly historical, study that wants to be critical and systematic.Key Words: Grammar, Andrés Bello, preposition, stoicism, General Grammar of Port-Royal
A Type I Half Logistic Exponentiated-G Family of Distributions: Properties and Application
No full textOlalekan Akanji Bello*, Sani Ibrahim Doguwa, Abubakar Yahaya and Haruna Mohammed Jibril
Several new improved, generalized, and extended families of distributions have been discovered in recent years from families of distributions to aid their application in a variety of fields. The Type I half-logistic exponentiated-G family of distributions which generalizes and extends the Type I half-logistic family of distributions, with two extra positive shape parameters is investigated and proposed. We discuss some of the statistical properties of the proposed family such as explicit expressions for the quantile function, ordinary and incomplete moments, generating function, reliability, and order statistics. Some of the new family’s sub-models are discussed. We discuss the estimation of the model parameters by the method of maximum likelihood. Two real data sets are employed to show the applicability and flexibility of the new family
Optimised Condition Catalytic Upgrading of Agbabu Bitumen in the Presence of Rice Husks
No full textIn this study, the optimisation of bitumen collected from Agbabu Ondo State, Nigeria, was upgraded in the presence of rice husks in a nitrogen environment using a 100 ml autoclave batch reactor with the aid of the design expert software. Response surface methodology (RSM) was used to determine the optimum conditions for the bitumen upgrading in the presence of rice husks using the Box-Behnken Designed Experiment (BBD). Three mesoporous aluminosilicate catalysts (NiMo/ZSM-5, CoMo/HZSM-5 and Mo/HZSM-5) were used to upgrade the bitumen at the obtained optimised point. The bitumen sample was characterised by saturates (53.48 wt.%), aromatics (12.84 wt.%), resins (15.37 wt.%), asphaltenes (8.86 wt.%) and an initial viscosity of 86.78 Pa.s, API gravity of 7.87 o and density of 1.0153 kg/l. The GC-MS result revealed that there were 42 chemical compounds present in the raw bitumen. The XRF result for the rice husks revealed that the silica to Alumina (SiO2/Al2O3) ratio was 11.89:1. RSM optimisation of the experimental runs with the autoclave reactor gave an optimum condition (Temperature of 345.716 oC, Reaction time of 30 min, and Rice husks of 1.0 wt.%) without employing any of the three mesoporous aluminosilicate catalysts. The responses obtained for the upgraded oil were viscosity 8.34 Pa.s, API gravity 24.520 o, residue yield 22.39 w/w% and light oil yield 50.064 w/w%. The experimental run with NiMo/ZSM-5 catalyst at the optimum conditions was observed to be more effective in the catalytic thermal cracking of the bitumen upgrading process, as the light oil yield was 70.42 w/w%, viscosity of 2.060 Pa.s, API gravity of 29.826o and residue yield of 10.66 w/w% compared to what was obtained from CoMo/HZSM-5 and Mo/HZSM-5 mesoporous aluminosilicate catalysts. The FT-IR and GC-MS of the upgraded Agbabu bitumen testified that the level of upgrade of the bituminous oil was satisfactory as the raw Agbabu bitumen had an initial viscosity of 86.780 Pa.s, API gravity of 7.87 o and density of 1.0153 kg/l in which all the initial core properties of the bitumen have shifted satisfactorily after the bitumen upgrade to produce light oil that fell within the acceptable range of refinery feedstock specifications for refining processes in the vacuum distillation unit (VDU)
Adoption of Information and Communication Technology for Knowledge Sharing in the Midst of Covid-19 Pandemic among Academics in Ahmadu Bello University Zaria, Nigeria
No full textThis research was carried out to investigate Adoption of Information and Communication Technology for Knowledge Sharing in the Midst of Covid-19 Pandemic among Academics in Ahmadu Bello University Zaria, Nigeria. The objectives of the study determined the type of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) academics adopted for knowledge sharing, level of ICT literacy competence among academics for knowledge sharing and the extent to which adoption Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) by academics enhance knowledge sharing Ahmadu Bello University Zaria. The study adopted quantitative research methods and specifically a survey research design. The population comprised academics in AhmaduBello University Zaria. A total number of 2,201 academics constituted the population out of which 10% which is 220 academics was used as sample. Questionnaire was used as instrument for data collection. Descriptive statistic was used to analyze the data collected. The study established that Computers, printers, the Internet, projector, PowerPoint, email, CD-ROM, handheld devices are the ICTs facilities adopted for knowledge sharing among the academics, Lecturer I-Assistant lecturer cadre had the highest ICT competence literacy among all the three levels of academics. The study also revealed that adopting ICTs enhance on wide distribution and easy access to information, deepen enquiry among academics, wide distribution of research findings, enabling working together irrespective of locations among others. The study concluded that the most advanced ICT such as smart board, E-books, teleconferencing and video conferencing should be deployed to provide adequate training for the adoption of these facilities in knowledge sharing in the university. The study recommended amongst other that latest information and communication technology facilities like video conferencing, zoom technology and its related should be provided, academics should be equipped withinformation literacy skills with emphasis on knowledge sharing techniques, training, and retraining on the adoption of ICT facilities should be given
Xuan Bello, translator and author : his role in the development of the Asturian literature of "Surdimientu"
No full textXuan Bello is one of the best-known Asturian authors in the Iberian Peninsula. His work as a poet developed in parallel with his work as a translator, especially of Portuguese and Galician, two languages that have influenced his own literary production in Asturian. His dual role as author and translator is inseparable from its cultural context, characterized above all by Surdimientu, the movement to recover the Asturian language and culture launched in 1974. Indeed, Asturian literature can be seen as an emerging literature, supported by a group of agents who take on various functions inside the literary system. The aim of this article is to analyse the relationship between Bello's poetry and prose with: 1) The role played by the author within the framework of Surdimientu, 2) The role played by his translations, and 3) The impact of the translations of his works in prose on the Catalan literary system.Xuan Bello és un dels autors asturians més coneguts a la península Ibèrica. La seva formació com a poeta es desenvolupa en paral·lel a la seva tasca de traductor, sobretot del portuguès i del gallec, llengües que l'influeixen en la seva obra (en asturià). La seva doble faceta com a autor i traductor és indissociable del context cultural en què es desenvolupa, marcat pel Surdimientu, el moviment de recuperació de la llengua i cultura asturianes iniciat el 1974. En aquest context, la literatura asturiana pot ser vista com una literatura emergent, que disposa d'una sèrie d'agents que assumeixen diverses funcions en el sistema literari. L'objectiu d'aquest article és analitzar la relació de l'obra (poesia i prosa) de Bello amb: 1) El paper que l'autor desenvolupa en el marc del Surdimientu; 2) El paper que hi assumeixen les seves traduccions, 3) L'impacte de les traduccions de la seva obra en prosa en el sistema literari català
Synergism of clinical evaluation and penile sonographic imaging in diagnosis of penile fracture: a case report
No full textAbstract Introduction Penile fracture is an uncommon urologic emergency, and is the traumatic rupture of the tunica albuginea covering the corpus cavernosa. This usually occurs following blunt trauma sustained during coitus, masturbation or self-manipulations to hide or suppress an erection. Clinical diagnosis can often be easily made with typical history and examination findings. However, the patient may present atypically and/or with a suspicion of associated urethral injury. The roles of various diagnostic investigations are being evaluated in these situations. Case presentation We report the case of a 31-year-old African man with penile fracture and suspected associated urethral injury that occurred after self-manipulations to hide an erection. Conclusions Penile ultrasound and sonourethrography provide useful additional diagnostic information to supplement clinical history and physical examination findings and can be performed easily, at low cost and with no delays to surgery.</p
Dos artículos inéditos sobre Andrés Bello de Alamiro de Ávila Martel: “las ideas monárquicas de don Andrés Bello” y “la vinculación de Andrés Bello con autores suizos”
No full textThis paper present two unpublisched articles by Alamiro de Avila Martel that offers an additional perspective concerning his intelectual interests about Andres Bello life and works. The articles help to understand him intelectually as an author, beyond it’s particular value in an historical point of view, with out novelty today.Se publican dos artículos inéditos de Alamiro de Ávila Martel que ofrecen una perspectiva adicional sobre sus intereses bellistas, que sirven más para entenderlo como intelectual, que para estudiar la misma figura de Bello, ya que ambos trabajos, hoy, no ofrecen mayor novedad en la materia
Andrés Bello, el jurista de las Américas
No full textThe author offers a brief biographical sketch of who undoubtedly was the greatest jurist in the American Continent, Mister Andres Bello, the creator of our Civil Code and a man who devoted himself to live by the pen and his intellect in order to secure freedom.El autor realiza una pequeña semblanza biográfica de quien fuera el más grande jurista americano, don Andrés Bello López, autor de nuestro Código Civil, y quien consagró su vida a trabajar con la pluma y el intelecto para asegurar la libertad
Andrés Bello, humanista
No full textResumen en inglésThe author presents an analysis of Andrés Bello as a defender of classicalhumanism, within the scope of his vast labours in Latín America. He points outhis exceptional capacities as a teacher, based on his faith in man, whom hewanted to see advancing towards a full development, both as an individual andas a social being, through education and love of freedom, generated, accordingto Bello, by the progress of wisdom, including the practica! application of thearts and sciences. It should also be signaled out that Bello's humanism owes much to his command of Latín, which permitted him to deeply understand the culture of the classics, law and Spanish language
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