7,604 research outputs found
Martin Loughlin, Public Law and Political Theory
No full textIn this chapter, Ben Yong discusses Martin Loughlin’s Public Law and Political Theory. Drawing in part on conversation with the author, Yong explores the significance of a book that, despite interrogating the nature of public law as a discipline in a novel and methodologically important way, is often poorly understood
Psychological and cultural insights into consumption of luxury western brands in India
No full textIndia has always had wealthy elites such as the maharajas, upper class and royalty that consume luxury products throughout its consumption history. The relatively recent economic rise of the middle class with an increase in disposable income is leading to consumption of luxury en mass. This qualitative study examines why consumers buy luxury, what they believe luxury is and how their perception of luxury impacts buying behaviour in the context of India. The present study explores luxury constructs drawn from the literature and provides some explanation for luxury consumption behaviour in India. The findings reveal that psychological and cultural factors in Indian society play a major part in shaping luxury consumption. While the findings suggest little support for homogenous luxury preference, Indian consumers share cultural characteristics of lavish consumption of luxury and display of wealth in social functions. Luxury reflects conspicuous consumption and status, and signals wealth for individuals, and conveys social identity and status in Indian society
Administration of Experimental Chlorate Preparations in Feed or Water to Reduce the Incidence of Salmonella Typhimurium in Pigs Immediately Preharvest
No full textAnderson, Robin; Callaway, Todd; Genovese, Kenneth; Jung, Yong; Edrington, T.S.; Bischoff, Kenneth; Poole, Toni; Harvey, Roger; Nisbet, David. (2002). Administration of Experimental Chlorate Preparations in Feed or Water to Reduce the Incidence of Salmonella Typhimurium in Pigs Immediately Preharvest. Retrieved from the University Digital Conservancy, https://hdl.handle.net/11299/160382
Zhong-Yong as dynamic balancing between Yin-Yang opposites
No full textPurposeThe purpose of this paper is to comment on Peter Ping Li’s understanding of Zhong-Yong balancing, presented in his article titled “Global implications of the indigenous epistemological system from the East: How to apply Yin-Yang balancing to paradox management.” Seeing his understanding of Zhong-Yong balancing being incorrect and incomplete, the author proposes an alternative perspective on Zhong-Yong as dynamic balancing between Yin-Yang opposites.Design/methodology/approachThe author first explain why Peter P. Li’s “asymmetry” and “superiority” arguments are flawed by referring to the original text of the classical book of Zhong-Yong (中庸) and a comparison between Zhong-Yong and Aristotle’s doctrine of the mean. The author then propose an alternative approach to Zhong-Yong balancing that is embedded in the original text Zhong-Yong but somehow has been neglected by many Chinese scholars. The author concludes the commentary by unifying the two alternative approaches to Zhong-Yong balancing under the inclusion-selection-promotion-transition (ISPT) framework of Zhong-Yong balancing.FindingsThere are three main findings. First, as the original text of Zhong-Yong does not prescribe asymmetry, Peter P. Li’s notion of “Yin-Yang balancing” is ironically unbalanced or anti-Zhong-Yong due to his emphasis on asymmetry to the exclusion of symmetry. Second, due to the equivalency between Zhong-Yong and Aristotle’s doctrine of the mean, Peter P. Li’s assertion that “Yin-Yang balancing” is superior as a solution to paradox management is flawed. Third, his “Yin-Yang balancing” solution is only (the less sophisticated) one of two alternative approaches to Zhong-Yong balancing, i.e., ratio-based combination of Yin-Yang opposites. What Peter P. Li and many other Chinese have neglected is another approach to Zhong-Yong that is embedded in the original text of Zhong-Yong, which I call “analysis plus synthesis.”Research limitations/implicationsAs it is a commentary there are no specific limitations except for what can be covered in the space available.Practical implicationsThe “analysis plus synthesis” approach to Zhong-Yong can be adopted by practitioners who are demanded to balance between opposite forces in daily life and work.Social implicationsThe rejection of the “Yin-Yang balancing being superior” assertion facilitates reduction of friction and non-cooperation between intellectual traditions.Originality/valueThis commentary contributes to the “West meets East” discourse by debunking Peter P. Li’s assertion that Yin-Yang balancing is superior as a solution to paradox management and his prescription that balancing between Yin-Yang opposites must be asymmetric. It also contributes to the Chinese indigenous management research by identifying a largely neglected approach to Zhong-Yong balancing (i.e. “analysis plus synthesis”) that is alternative to the commonly understood ratio-based combination approach (e.g. “Yin-Yang balancing”). In addition, it contributes to the management literature by proposing the ISPT framework of Zhong-Yong balancing
Zhong-Yong as dynamic balancing between Yin-Yang opposites
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Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to comment on Peter Ping Li’s understanding of Zhong-Yong balancing, presented in his article titled “Global implications of the indigenous epistemological system from the East: How to apply Yin-Yang balancing to paradox management.” Seeing his understanding of Zhong-Yong balancing being incorrect and incomplete, the author proposes an alternative perspective on Zhong-Yong as dynamic balancing between Yin-Yang opposites.
Design/methodology/approach
The author first explain why Peter P. Li’s “asymmetry” and “superiority” arguments are flawed by referring to the original text of the classical book of Zhong-Yong (中庸) and a comparison between Zhong-Yong and Aristotle’s doctrine of the mean. The author then propose an alternative approach to Zhong-Yong balancing that is embedded in the original text Zhong-Yong but somehow has been neglected by many Chinese scholars. The author concludes the commentary by unifying the two alternative approaches to Zhong-Yong balancing under the inclusion-selection-promotion-transition (ISPT) framework of Zhong-Yong balancing.
Findings
There are three main findings. First, as the original text of Zhong-Yong does not prescribe asymmetry, Peter P. Li’s notion of “Yin-Yang balancing” is ironically unbalanced or anti-Zhong-Yong due to his emphasis on asymmetry to the exclusion of symmetry. Second, due to the equivalency between Zhong-Yong and Aristotle’s doctrine of the mean, Peter P. Li’s assertion that “Yin-Yang balancing” is superior as a solution to paradox management is flawed. Third, his “Yin-Yang balancing” solution is only (the less sophisticated) one of two alternative approaches to Zhong-Yong balancing, i.e., ratio-based combination of Yin-Yang opposites. What Peter P. Li and many other Chinese have neglected is another approach to Zhong-Yong that is embedded in the original text of Zhong-Yong, which I call “analysis plus synthesis.”
Research limitations/implications
As it is a commentary there are no specific limitations except for what can be covered in the space available.
Practical implications
The “analysis plus synthesis” approach to Zhong-Yong can be adopted by practitioners who are demanded to balance between opposite forces in daily life and work.
Social implications
The rejection of the “Yin-Yang balancing being superior” assertion facilitates reduction of friction and non-cooperation between intellectual traditions.
Originality/value
This commentary contributes to the “West meets East” discourse by debunking Peter P. Li’s assertion that Yin-Yang balancing is superior as a solution to paradox management and his prescription that balancing between Yin-Yang opposites must be asymmetric. It also contributes to the Chinese indigenous management research by identifying a largely neglected approach to Zhong-Yong balancing (i.e. “analysis plus synthesis”) that is alternative to the commonly understood ratio-based combination approach (e.g. “Yin-Yang balancing”). In addition, it contributes to the management literature by proposing the ISPT framework of Zhong-Yong balancing.
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Radial character-line bisection
No full textBackground and Objectives: With conventional solid radially oriented-line bisections (SLB), normal subjects tend to bisect distal to the true midpoint (distal bias). This bias is thought to reflect a distal attentional bias in the radial plane. Whereas the right hemisphere, which mediates distributed-global attention, has a distal bias, the left hemisphere, which mediates focal attention, has a proximal bias. When performing conventional radial-line bisections, participants might primarily use right hemisphere-mediated global-distributed attention and thus develop a distal bias. The character-line bisection (CLB) task consists of strings of target and nontarget characters (letters or symbols) that are linearly aligned, and subjects are required to bisect a character that is closest to the midline. Thus, when performing the CLB subjects must use focal attention and detect symbols and both these activities are mediated by their left hemisphere. This left hemisphere activation might either reduce or reverse the distal bias observed on the SLB. The purpose of this study is to test this hypothesis. Methods: Fifteen normal subjects performed CLB (letter-line and symbol-line) and SLB tasks. Results: Overall, the subjects revealed a distal bias in both tasks, but the attempted bisections in the CLB tasks were more proximal than those in the SLB tasks. Conclusions: These result are consistent with the hypothesis that the CLB task, which requires both focal attention and the detection of symbols, activates the left hemisphere that has a greater proximal bias than the right hemisphere, thus reducing the distal bias observed with the SLB task
Low level nitrate or nitroethane preconditioning enhances the bactericidal effect of suboptimal experimental chlorate treatment against Salmonella in swine
No full textAnderson, Robin; Jung, Yong; Genovese, Kenneth; McReynolds, Jackson; Callaway, Todd; Edrington, T.S.; Harvey, Roger; Nisbet, David. (2004). Low level nitrate or nitroethane preconditioning enhances the bactericidal effect of suboptimal experimental chlorate treatment against Salmonella in swine. Retrieved from the University Digital Conservancy, https://hdl.handle.net/11299/159543
sj-pdf-1-jpa-10.1177_07342829211047005 – Supplemental Material for Developing and Piloting a Computerized Adaptive Test for a Culturally Appropriate Measure of Adaptive Behavior
No full textSupplemental Material, sj-pdf-1-jpa-10.1177_07342829211047005 for Developing and Piloting a Computerized Adaptive Test for a Culturally Appropriate Measure of Adaptive Behavior by Mo Chen, Yong-Hwee Nah, Nicolette Waschl, Kenneth Poon and Ping Chen in Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment</p
Durability of an inorganic polymer concrete coating
No full textThe objective of the research p4rogram reported in this thesis is to evaluate the durability of an inorganic polymer composite coating exposed to freeze/thaw cycling and wet-dry cycling. Freeze/thaw cycling is performed following ASTM D6944-09 Standard Practice for Resistance of Cured Coatings to Thermal Cycling and wet/dry cycling is performed following guidelines set forth in a thesis written by Ronald Garon at Rutgers University. For both sets of experiments, four coating mixture proportions were evaluated. The variables were: silica/alumina ratio, mixing protocol using high shear and normal shear mixing, curing temperatures of 70 and 120 degrees Fahrenheit and use of nano size constituent materials. The mix with highest silica/alumina ratio was designated as Mix 1 and mixes with lower ratios were designated as Mix 2 and Mix 3. Mix 4 had nano silica particles. Four prisms were used for each variable including control that had no coating. The performance of the coating was evaluated using adhesion strength measured using: ASTM D7234 Test Method for Pull-Off Strength of Coatings on Concrete Using Portable Adhesion Testers. Tests were performed after every five consecutive cycles of thermal conditioning and six consecutive cycles of wet-dry exposure. Results from the thermal cycling and wet-dry testing demonstrate that all coating formulations are durable. The minimum adhesion strength was 300 psi even though a relatively weak base concrete surface was chosen for the study. The weak surface was chosen to simulate aged concrete surfaces present in actual field conditions. Due to the inherent nature of the test procedure the variation in test results is high. However, based on the test results, high shear mixer and high temperature curing are not recommended. As expected nano size constituent materials provide better performance.M.S.Includes bibliographical referencesby Kenneth Wasserma
Performance of the Moss Landing Marine Laboratory modified membrane covered oxygen sensor
No full textby Yong Sung KimThesis (M.S.) -- California State University, Stanislaus, 1996."A thesis presented to the faculty of Moss Landing Marine Laboratories.""A thesis presented to the faculty of Moss Landing Marine Laboratories.
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