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Life is too short to be serious all the time: Donald Duck presents unconventional motivations for publishing in academia
Get PDFIn this food for thought article, we introduce the ‘Donald Duck Phenomenon’ to consider ten unconventional reasons for publishing in academia. These include (i) symbolic immortality, (ii) personal satisfaction, (iii) a sense of pride, (iv) serious leisure, (v) cause credibility, (vi) altruism, (vii) collaboration with a friend or family member, (viii) collaboration with a hero, (ix) conflict or revenge, and (x) for amusement. The article was inspired by the lead author’s social media search for a co-author with the surname ‘Duck’. Through LinkedIn, the lead author, Associate Professor William E. Donald, who is based in the UK and specialises in Sustainable Careers and Human Resource Management, found a collaborator, Dr Nicholas Duck, based in Australia and specialises in Organisational Psychology. While the collaboration may appear somewhat ‘quackers’, per one of Donald Duck’s famous phrases, “Life is too short to be serious all the time, so if you can’t laugh at yourself then call me… I’ll laugh at you, for you”. We hope that this article offers some interesting insights, particularly for academics at the start of their scholarly journey, and acts as a way to stimulate conversation around unconventional reasons for publishing in academia
FOREIGN POLICY OF NICHOLAS I IN ASSESSMENTS OF DOMESTIC CONSERVATIVES OF MID-XIX TH CENTURY
No full textThe article analyses Russian conservatives’ various assessments of the mid-XIX th century foreign policy during the reign of Nicholas I. The author also examines the problem of the perception of Nicholas I’s personality and work in the views of conservative thinkers in Russia due to the changes in the foreign policy of the country caused by the transformation of Russia’s role in the international arena
Low Dimensional III-V and II-VI Semiconductors
No full textJournal Article Low Dimensional III-V and II-VI Semiconductors Get access Didem Dede, Didem Dede École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne. Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Nicholas Morgan, Nicholas Morgan École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne. Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Nadine Gächter, Nadine Gächter University of Basel. Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Timur Nurmamytov, Timur Nurmamytov Istituto Officina dei Materiali CNR, Trieste, Italy Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Marta De Luca, Marta De Luca University of Basel.Sapienza Università di Roma. Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Silvia Rubini, Silvia Rubini Istituto Officina dei Materiali CNR, Trieste, Italy Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Anna Fontcuberta i Morral Anna Fontcuberta i Morral École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne. Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Microscopy and Microanalysis, Volume 28, Issue S1, 1 August 2022, Page 2004, https://doi.org/10.1017/S1431927622007784 Published: 01 August 2022LMSC
Exegetical Appoaches of Nicholas de Lyra in Postilla litteralis and Ins Role in Christian Tradition
Get PDFVykladačská činnost Mikuláše z Lyry v Postille litteralis a její význam v křesťanské exegetické tradici Exegetical Appoaches of Nicholas de Lyra in Postilla litteralis and Ins Role in Christian Tradition Štěpán Lisý The present work studies variability in Nicholas of Lyra's exegesis in his Postilla litteralis and its role in Christian misionary activities among Jews and Muslims. Lyra's postila is significantly influenced by commentary of Rabbi Shlomo ben Yitzchak. In Postilla litteralis there is a minor influence of commentaries of David Kimchi (Radak), Abraham Ibn Ezra and Raymundus Martini as well. Also in the study the author examines the impact of Postilla litteralis on later scholars and existing numerous manuscripts of Lyra's works in Bohemian and Moravian lands
Pastýř nebo ďábel v sutaně? Portrét kněze v hlavních polských filmech 21. století.
Get PDFThe deep-rootedness of Catholicism in Polish society has always been an important subject
for native filmmakers. Throughout history, the church played an active role in Poland's
process of regaining independence and cultivating national culture. However, the 21st
century marks a period of its identity crisis. Pedophilia and moral scandals, corruption, and
excessive involvement in politics cast a shadow on the image of priests, who are direct
representatives of the church. This paper analyzes the portrayal of priests in the most
important Polish films of the 21st century: In the Name of (2013, dir. Małgorzata
Szumowska), Clergy (2018, dir. Wojciech Smarzowski), and Corpus Christi (2019, dir. Jan
Komasa). It attempts to answer whether Polish filmmakers still see priests as spiritual guides
for communities, or rather as a function that has irretrievably lost its authority and reason for
existence.
The thesis presents the historical context of the priest's special position in Polish society,
starting from the beginnings of statehood, through World War II, communism, and the
pontificate of John Paul II. The author also refers to sociological studies showing the decline
in trust toward the clergy in the 21st century and presents stereotypes about priests that
function in the cultural space. Additionally, this paper analyzes three films in which priests
were cast in the roles of main characters, in terms of how they are portrayed through the
screenplay, film language, scenography, costumes, and directorial choices.Hluboké zakořenění katolicismu v polské společnosti bylo vždy důležitým tématem pro
domácí filmaře. V průběhu dějin hrála církev aktivní roli v procesu znovuzískání nezávislosti
Polska a rozvoje národní kultury. Nicméně 21. století znamená období její identity krize.
Pedofilie a morální skandály, korupce a přílišné zapojení do politiky vrhají stín na obraz
kněží, kteří jsou přímými představiteli církve. Tato práce analyzuje zobrazení kněží v
nejvýznamnějších polských filmech 21. století: Ve jménu (2013, rež. Małgorzata
Szumowska), Klér (2018, rež. Wojciech Smarzowski) a Corpus Christi (2019, rež. Jan
Komasa). Pokouší se odpovědět na otázku, zda polští filmaři stále vidí kněze jako duchovní
průvodce komunit, nebo spíše jako funkci, která nenávratně ztratila svou autoritu a důvod
existence.
Práce představuje historický kontext zvláštního postavení kněze v polské společnosti,
počínaje počátky státnosti, přes druhou světovou válku, komunismus a pontifikát Jana Pavla
II. Autor se také odvolává na sociologické studie ukazující pokles důvěry vůči duchovenstvu
v 21. století a představuje stereotypy o kněžích fungující v kulturním prostoru. Dále tato
práce analyzuje tři filmy, v nichž byli kněží obsazeni do rolí hlavních postav, z hlediska toho,
jak jsou zobrazováni prostřednictvím scénáře, filmového jazyka, scénografie, kostýmů a
režijních rozhodnutí
Discrete Models Of Coupled Dynamic Thermoelasticity For Stress-Temperature Formulations
No full textIn this article, the author studies the properties of discrete approximations for mathematical models of coupled thermoelasticity in the stress-temperature formulation. Since many applied problems deal with steep gradients of thermal fields, the main emphasis is given to the investigation of non-smooth solutions of non-stationary thermoelasticity. Convergence of operator-difference schemes on weak solutions of thermoelasticity is proved, and the dispersion analysis of models is performed. Error estimates and the results of computational experiments are presented. Key words: hyperbolic-parabolic models, operator-difference schemes for thermoelasticity problems, weak solutions, optimal error control. 1 Mixed Modes in Dynamics Described by Mathematical Models of Coupled Field Theory. In essence, any mathematical model describes a transformation of different types of energy. The recognition of this fact leads to an integral reformulation of differential models. On the one hand, such a r..
Application of ALTPACK to the Solution of Nonlinear PDEs
No full textIn this article the author applies the alternating-triangular method (ATM) to the solution of a number of 2D initial-boundary value problems that can be modelled by non-linear parabolic equations with a source term. Different types of non-linearities are considered and the procedure of finding approximate solutions is explained. The main features of the ALTPACK package are outlined and the results of computational experiments are presented. Key words: non-linear parabolic equations with source terms, alternating-triangular method. 1 Introduction. The application of mathematical models based on linear and nonlinear elliptic and parabolic equations is extremely wide [2, 6, 10, 15, 23, 9, 16]. It includes such areas as heat conduction, diffusion, electron and ion thermoconductivity, combustion and porous media modelling, chemical kinetics, semiconductor device modelling, biophysics etc. Such models differ from each other only by types of dependencies of coefficients and source terms. Fr..
Open access self-archiving: An author study
No full textThis, our second author international, cross-disciplinary study on open access had 1296 respondents. Its focus was on self-archiving. Almost half (49%) of the respondent population have self-archived at least one article during the last three years. Use of institutional repositories for this purpose has doubled and usage has increased by almost 60% for subject-based repositories. Self-archiving activity is greatest amongst those who publish the largest number of papers. There is still a substantial proportion of authors unaware of the possibility of providing open access to their work by self-archiving. Of the authors who have not yet self-archived any articles, 71% remain unaware of the option. With 49% of the author population having self-archived in some way, this means that 36% of the total author population (71% of the remaining 51%), has not yet been appraised of this way of providing open access. Authors have frequently expressed reluctance to self-archive because of the perceived time required and possible technical difficulties in carrying out this activity, yet findings here show that only 20% of authors found some degree of difficulty with the first act of depositing an article in a repository, and that this dropped to 9% for subsequent deposits. Another author worry is about infringing agreed copyright agreements with publishers, yet only 10% of authors currently know of the SHERPA/RoMEO list of publisher permissions policies with respect to self-archiving, where clear guidance as to what a publisher permits is provided. Where it is not known if permission is required, however, authors are not seeking it and are self-archiving without it. Communicating their results to peers remains the primary reason for scholars publishing their work; in other words,
researchers publish to have an impact on their field. The vast majority of authors (81%) would willingly comply with a mandate from their employer or research funder to deposit copies of their articles in an institutional or subject-based repository. A further 13% would comply reluctantly; 5% would not comply with such a mandate
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