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On the Character of Colour Predicates
No full textSpohn W. On the Character of Colour Predicates. In: Künne W, ed. Direct Reference, Indexicality and Propositional Attitudes. Stanford; 1996
Temperature- and moisture-dependent soil water repellency induced by the basidiomycete Agaricus bisporus
No full textSoil water repellency (SWR) has been reported to regularly occur in many soils under various climatic conditions. Despite the commonness of this soil property the mechanisms leading to the occurrence of SWR are largely unknown. The aim of this experiment was to test the hypothesis that the basidiomycete Agaricus bisporus promotes SWR, and that this fungal-induced SWR is dependent on soil moisture and temperature. We report that A. bisporus strongly induces SWR. We further show that the water content during the cultivation of A. bisporus on soil as well as drying temperature of the soil after the incubation experiment significantly affected SWR. Water drop penetration time (WDPT) of the soil ranged from 0.5s in the samples cultivated at high soil water content (20%, w/w) and subsequently freeze dried, to more than 162 min in the soils that were kept at the low water content (13.8%, w/w) and were subsequently dried at 80 degrees C. These findings show that fungal activity potentially can promote dramatic SWR. The strong increase in SWR clue to heating of the soil to 80 degrees C supports the view that SWR can be caused by a rearrangement of organic substances. For this reason, we discuss surface-active proteins produced by basidiomycetes as potential drivers of the SWR observed in our experiment. (C) 2011 Elsevier GmbH. All rights reserved
On the Objects of Belief
No full textSpohn W. On the Objects of Belief. In: Stein C, Textor M, eds. International Phenomena in Context. Papers from the 14th Hamburg Colloquium on Cognitive Science, Graduiertenkolleg Kognitionswissenschaft Hamburg. Hamburg; 1996: 117-141
Über die Gegenstände des Glaubens
No full textSpohn W. Über die Gegenstände des Glaubens. In: Meggle G, Mundt A, eds. Analyomen 2. Proceedings of the 2nd Conference "Perspectives in Analytical Philosophy". Vol. I: Logic, Epistemology, Philosophy of Science. Vol 1. Berlin: de Gruyter; 1997: 291-321
Prof. Th. W. Adorno and the author Hans Erich Nossack.
No full textProf. Th. W. Adorno and the author Hans Erich Nossack at a reception of Insel Verlag, Buchmesse Frankfurt 1966LB
Asymptotic equivalence of fluctuation fields for reversible exclusion processes with speed change
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Nowe spojrzenie na planowanie architektury mieszkaniowej w afryce subsaharyjskiej
No full textThe author shares his reflections on state of art in housing and urban planning, deficiencies, expectations and possibilities in the Sahel region of Africa. He notices, that the housing problem in Africa is one of the challenges, which should be solved in order to recover life dignity of African people and secure their rights to traditional family life in acceptable conditions. The paper describes the studies on the typical dispersed urban structures and the need to foster this type of settlement structure and proposals of introduction of new on light steel frame housing system in the area of Sahel, combining the traditional way of building houses with modern technology. The particularly analysed case, is the housing problem in the Republic of Chad. The author presents the basic discussion on this topic and his architectural proposals. Unfortunately, the gap between the needs and the financial feasibility of housing construction in this area, makes this project already at the starting point extremely difficult to be realized without external subventions.Problem mieszkaniowy w Afryce jest jednym z wyzwań, które należy rozwiązać, aby Afrykanie mogli odzyskać godność życiową i zabezpieczyć swoje prawa do tradycyjnego życia rodzinnego w akceptowalnych warunkach. W artykule opisano badania nad typowymi rozproszonymi strukturami miejskimi i potrzebą wspierania tego typu struktur osadniczych oraz propozycji wprowadzenia nowego systemu konstrukcji domów, opartym na lekkim szkielecie stalowym, łączącym tradycyjny sposób budowania domów z nowoczesną technologią. Przypadkiem szczególnie analizowanym jest problem mieszkaniowy w Republice Czadu. Autor przedstawia podstawową dyskusję na ten temat i swoje propozycje architektoniczne. Niestety luka między potrzebami mieszkaniowymi w Czadzie a finansową wykonalnością budownictwa mieszkaniowego w tym obszarze sprawia, że projekt ten, już w punkcie wyjścia, jest niezwykle trudny do realizacji bez uzyskania zewnętrznych dotacji
Counterfactuals and two kinds of ought
No full textI discuss Caspar Hare’s solution to a new variant of Parfit’s Non-Identity Problem. Hare’s solution rests on distinguishing two kinds of ought: The Ought of Omniscient Desire: what you oughtOD to do is what an omniscient, rational creature with appropriate interests would want you to do. The Ought of Most Reason: what you oughtMR to do is what there is most reason to do. I argue that the distinction does not dissolve the problem. Moreover, I show that Hare’s proposal to spell out his distinction in terms of an embedded counterfactual (if you had not done what you did, then, if you had done what you did, what would the consequence have been?) is flawed
Seeing the world anew : the radical vision of Martin Waldseemüller's 1507 & 1516 world maps /
No full text9781929154470 (ISBN). 192915447X (ISBN). First edition 2012. Accompanied by 2 foldeds map in front and back pockets: 1507 map -- 1516 map.; Includes bibliographical references: pages 98-107.; Maps from pockets also available online http://nla.gov.au/nla.map-vn6254227; Original version of the 1507 map: Universalis cosmographiae secundum Ptholomaei traditionem et Americi Vespucii alioru que lustrationes. [St. Dié, France? : s.n., 1507]; Original version of the 1516 map: Carta marina, navigatoria Portugallen, navigationes atque tocius cogniti orbis terre marisque formam naturamq[u]e situs et terminos nostris temporibus recognitos et ab antiquorum traditione differentes eciam quor[um] vetusti non meminerunt auctores hec generaliter indicat / consumatum est in oppido S. Deodati compositione et digestione Martini Waldseemuller Ilacomili. [St. Dié, France? : s.n., 1516]. Prologue: In a Renaissance Vision, a Glimpse of the Modern / John W. Hessler -- "An island surrounded on all sides by sea" : The World Map, 1507 / John W. Hessler -- "Land of Cuba, part of Asia" : The Carta marina, 1516 / Chet Van Duzer -- Epilogue: A Renaissance That Resonates Still / John W. Hessler -- Notes -- Afterword / Ralph E. Ehrenberg -- About the authors -- Acknowledgments -- The Maps: The 1507 World Map, 12 sheets, with commentary -- Composite: front pocket -- The 1516 Carta marina, 13 sheets, with commentary -- Composite: back pocket
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