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A comment on "Intergenerational equity: sup, inf, lim sup, and lim inf"
No full textWe reexamine the analysis of Chambers (Social Choice and Welfare, 2009), that produces a characterization of a family of social welfare functions in the context of intergenerational equity: namely, those that coincide with either the sup, inf, lim sup, or lim inf rule. Reinforcement, ordinal covariance, and monotonicity jointly identify such class of rules. We show that the addition of a suitable axiom to this three properties permits to characterize each particular rule. A discussion of the respective distinctive properties is provided.Social welfare function; Intergenerational equity; Lim sup ; Lim inf
Epanerchodus gangwonus Mikhaljova & Lim 2002
No full textEpanerchodus gangwonus Mikhaljova & Lim, 2002 Epanerchodus gangwonus Mikhaljova & Lim, 2002: 19 –21, 20: figs 1–8. Remarks. Originally described from Gangwon-do, South Korea (Mikhaljova & Lim, 2001), this species has since never been rediscovered. Distribution. South Korea.Published as part of M, E L E N A V., Va, I K H A L J O & Lim, Kil-Young, 2006, The millipede genus Epanerchodus Attems, 1901 in the Korean Peninsula, with a description of a new species (Diplopoda, Polydesmida, Polydesmidae), pp. 45-53 in Zootaxa 1350 on page 48, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17451
Four and a half LIM protein 1C (FHL1C)
No full textFour-and-a-half LIM domain protein 1 isoform A (FHL1A) is predominantly expressed in skeletal and cardiac muscle. Mutations in the FHL1 gene are causative for several types of hereditary myopathies including X-linked myopathy with postural muscle atrophy (XMPMA). We here studied myoblasts from XMPMA patients. We found that functional FHL1A protein is completely absent in patient myoblasts. In parallel, expression of FHL1C is either unaffected or increased. Furthermore, a decreased proliferation rate of XMPMA myoblasts compared to controls was observed but an increased number of XMPMA myoblasts was found in the G(0)/G(1) phase. Furthermore, low expression of K(v1.5), a voltage-gated potassium channel known to alter myoblast proliferation during the G(1) phase and to control repolarization of action potential, was detected. In order to substantiate a possible relation between K(v1.5) and FHL1C, a pull-down assay was performed. A physical and direct interaction of both proteins was observed in vitro. In addition, confocal microscopy revealed substantial colocalization of FHL1C and K(v1.5) within atrial cells, supporting a possible interaction between both proteins in vivo. Two-electrode voltage clamp experiments demonstrated that coexpression of K(v1.5) with FHL1C in Xenopus laevis oocytes markedly reduced K(+) currents when compared to oocytes expressing K(v1.5) only. We here present the first evidence on a biological relevance of FHL1C
"Why aren't you a Muslim?"Pride and prejudice through Gunawan Mahmood's teen fiction
No full textThis essay examines the role of the dominant Malay intelligentsia in imagining Malaysia, using as platform for discussion two contemporary teen novels by Gunawan Mahmood: This Land (originally published in Malay as Tanah Ini in 1996; out in English translation in 2002) and Namaku Ayoko (My Name is Ayoko; 1994). The chosen author and texts are little known outside of the Malay literary world, which alters not the fact that Gunawan is a multiple award-winning, state-affiliated writer who, like many of his Malay-Muslim contemporaries and predecessors, believes that “those with knowledge ought to write” and “literature should educate, awaken and inspire society” (in Mahmood, 1993:x). Gunawan is an ‘intellectual’ insofar as he participates in the production and distribution of knowledge, as someone who professes a vocation for the art of “representing, embodying, articulating a message, a view, an attitude, philosophy or opinion to, as well as for, a public” (Said, 1996:11). (Text by author
Alec Fong Lim
No full textLaunch of 'Litchfield's Gold' by Janet Dickinson. Alec Fong Lim talking to guests. L-R: Janet Dickinson; Alec Fong Lim; Graeme Cheater.Unknown.Date:198
INTEGRATED ECOLOGICAL PLANNING IN SINGAPORE: NEOTIEWPIA ECO-VILLAGE IN BUSTLING METROPOLITAN
No full textABSTRACT :The Neotiewpia Eco-Village is located within the Lim Chu Kang district at the north of Singapore. The Eco-Village only comprised of 3.5 sq km. Meanwhile the area was
dominated by farms, chalets and Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve. In 2006, National University of Singapore, School of Design and Environment (SDE), MSc. Environmental Management and Nature Society of Singapore initiated an ecological planning exercise within the Neotiewpia site
to reduce the environmental impact from the development while providing Eco-friendly Tourism and R&D activities that feasible in the site. We did participate in the exercise and we tried explaining the ecological process, the limitation and potential development for integrated
ecological planning framework in Developing Countries like Indonesia, Brazil, etc with high ecological-values ecosystems. The Vision of Neotiewpia was “A Model Eco-Village that Respects its Natural Heritage, Builds Strong Community Links and Promotes Economic Development on Nature’s Premises." And Neotiewpia was successfully planned and designed with integrated ecological planning approach. It embraced the land evaluation and impact assessment. Further the plan was found feasible by the Singapore Government by earmarking the Lim Chu Kang and Kranji for Agri-tainment development in 2008 (although partially
implemented). The Neotiewpia or Lim Chu Kang area was found thriving with Green-Economy and Agro-Tourism. This integrated ecological planning could be translated to other areas in Developing Countries with agriculture potential and facing development pressures such as Neotiewpia. This concept would give alternate Green-Solution to the current economic crisis
Gymnastics psychology
No full textHeinen T, Vinken PM, Velentzas K. Gymnastics psychology. In: Caine DJ, Russel K, Lim L, eds. Gymnastics. Handbook of Sports Medicine and Science. Chichester [u.a.]: Wiley Blackwell; 2013: 98-107
The Probability of Multiple Correct Packet Reception in Coded Synchronous Frequency-Hopped Spread-Spectrum Networks
No full textIn this paper we present a computationally efficient method of evaluating the probability of multiple correct packet reception in coded synchronous frequency-hopped spread-spectrum (FHSS) networks. We show that the approximation using the independent receiver operation assumption (IROA), which has been frequently employed in the literature without rigorous validation, produces reasonable results in most network load conditions when compared to the exact computations derived from our proposed method. Specifically, the expected value of the absolute error was in the range of 0.0055%–18.21% in the investigated scenarios
Utilizzare la LIM per insegnare matematica: come, quando e perché?
No full textIn questo articolo si vuol riflettere sulle opportunità offerte
dall’utilizzo della LIM nell’insegnamento-apprendimento della
matematica, focalizzando l’attenzione sul ruolo del docente
e sulle competenze necessarie perché tali opportunità
possano essere sfruttate nel migliore dei modi. A tale scopo
risulta importante precisare in che termini un uso appropriato
della LIM possa essere funzionale a sviluppare e potenziare
negli studenti la costruzione di significati matematici
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