567 research outputs found
The Political Economy of the Corporation: Sahil Jai Duta Interviews Sandy Brian Hager
No full textPERC’s Sahil Jai Dutta is joined by Dr Sandy Brian Hager (City, University of London) to discuss the political economy of the corporation. He is the author of the book Public Debt, Inequality, and Power: The Making of a Modern Debt State (2016) published by University of California Press. The conversation spans across the topics of ownership and the politics of public debt, the power of large banks in the US, and his most recent work exploring what drives long-term shifts in the stock markets in the ‘advanced’ economies
The Political Economy of the Corporation: Sahil Jai Duta Interviews Sandy Brian Hager
Get PDFPERC’s Sahil Jai Dutta is joined by Dr Sandy Brian Hager (City, University of London) to discuss the political economy of the corporation. He is the author of the book Public Debt, Inequality, and Power: The Making of a Modern Debt State (2016) published by University of California Press. The conversation spans across the topics of ownership and the politics of public debt, the power of large banks in the US, and his most recent work exploring what drives long-term shifts in the stock markets in the ‘advanced’ economies
UPAYA MERANGKUL KEMBALI JEMAAH AHMADIYAH INDONESIA (JAI): Menata Ulang Kerukunan Umat Beragama
Get PDFPertentangan terhadap keberadaan Jemaah Ahmadiyah Indonesia (JAI) hingga hari ini masih terus terjadi. Pertentangan ini dilakukan atas dasar Peraturan Gubernur Jawa Barat No. 12 Tahun 2011 tentang Larangan Kegiatan Jemaat Ahmadiyah di Jawa Barat, fatwa MUI dan hasil Muktamar Muhammadiyah ke-18 di Solo. Walaupun demikian, JAI pada dasarnya telah memperoleh pengakuan yang sah dari pemerintah Indonesia berdasarkan Surat Keputusan Menteri Kehakiman No.JA.5/23/13 13 Maret 1953. Karena pertentangan-pertentangan yang terus terjadi, JAI hingga hari ini belum diterima secara damai dan seringkali menerima tindakan diskriminasi. Di dalam artikel, penulis menganalisis penyebab utama terjadinya konflik antara Front Pembela Islam (FPI) dengan JAI di Tasikmalaya. Di dalam tulisan ini pula, penulis mengajukan cara lain yang dapat dilakukan untuk menyelesaikan konflik yang terjadi karena upaya-upaya advokasi litigasi sudah tidak mampu mengendalikan konflik antar keduanya.Kata Kunci: Konflik, JAI, FPI, AdvokasiConflict concerning the existence of Indonesian Ahmadiyah congregation (JAI) still happens today. This is done based on governor regulation of West Java no. 12 of 2011 concerning the activities prohibition of Ahmadiyah congregation in West Java, legal opinion of MUI, and the result of the 18th Muhammadiyah congress in Solo. Even though, JAI has actually obtained legal recognition of Indonesian government based on Decree of the Minister of Justice No.JA.5 / 23/13 March 13, 1953. Because of the ongoing conflicts, JAI has not yet been approved peacefully and often gets discrimination. In this article, the author analyzed the main causes of the conflict between FPI (Front Pembela Islam) and JAI in Tasikmalaya. Here, the author proposes other ways that can resolve conflicts occurred because litigation advocate efforts have been unable to control conflict between the two.Keywords: Conflict, JAI, FPI, Advocat
Multiferroicity and magnetoelectric effect in novel complex oxides
No full textMultiferroic materials, in which ferroelectric and magnetic ordering are simultaneously present, exhibit unprecedented physical properties due to the coupling between electric and magnetic order parameters. The significant cross-coupling effects in the newly found materials have invigorated research in multiferroics as they offer a new route toward fundamental understanding of how spin and lattice degrees of freedom interact and produce macroscopic phenomena. Furthermore, the emergence of multiple functional properties in such materials has stimulated the application in future generations of novel devices in which polarization can be controlled by a magnetic field or vice versa. Recently, the search for an enhanced coupling between dual order parameters has led to discoveries of new class of materials called magnetism-driven ferroelectrics. In such materials, ferroelectricity is induced by a fundamental new mechanism, by which magnetic orders with broken inversion symmetry result in ferroelectric distortions through exchange striction. The magnetic origin of their ferroelectricity engenders highly sensible ferroelectric properties to applied magnetic fields. Herein, we present discoveries of new multiferroics which reveal intriguing interplays between ferroelectricity and magnetism: (1) Thermal and magnetic reversal of electric polarization in the conical spiral multiferroic, CoCr2O4, (2) Collinear-magnetism-induced ferroelectricity of the Ising chain magnet Ca3CoMnO6, and (3) Multiferroicity in the square-lattice antiferromagnet of Ba2CoGe2O7. The rich physical phenomena among these new materials unveil a fascinating nature of multiferroicity.Ph.D.Includes bibliographical referencesby Young Jai Cho
Institutions for more sustainable cities: eco-efficiency and equity improvements for better environmental management
No full textAlong with the rapid urbanization of growing populations and the affluence of consumer society, the goal of sustainable development becomes a core challenge of managing highly urbanized cities. The N-shaped EKC implies that Korean cities have recently failed to prevent the occurrence of the second turning point where increasing generation of waste began to accompany rising income. The cross-sectional comparison of household income shows that well-off households generate more waste compared to those with fewer resources. The construction projects of large-scale facilities are not designed to the appropriate scale of industrial ecosystems for small players. Market failures put constraints on the function of the markets for recyclables and recycled products. The adversarial politics of authoritarian technocrats in favor of capital creates a structural barrier to democratic deliberation for sustainable development. An efficiency-oriented, single-medium approach manages the risks of waste by diverting it, and also aggravates a steady increase in waste generation. The success of sustainable cities depends on a shift in both prevailing paradigms and institutional arrangements. Focusing on the criticality of inducive and deliberative institutions, this research recommends the institutions conducive to eco-efficiency and equity improvements for the better environmental management of sustainable cities. As a lowest effective unit for addressing the sustainability issues, cities need to redefine the appropriate scale for resource-circulating symbiosis, and to dispose of waste close to its source according to the proximity principle. The responsibilities of stakeholders must be proportionate to the waste generation for which they are accountable. For the purpose of affecting the scattered choices that are individually small but cumulatively very large, user involvement can be improved by fine-tuning the policy mix according to the characteristics of corresponding target stakeholders. Procedural participation cannot always work as an easy panacea for equity problems in environmental decision-making, and must move further forward to deliberative democracy. The complementarity based on the subsidiarity principle can guide partnerships among different levels of government, the private sector, civil society and other stakeholders. The upper-level governments need to foster local pilot initiatives by subsidizing and nurturing their transboundary benefits. Finally, as cities are required to fulfill their overall authority and responsibility to their full potential, decentralized governance in its early stage should be oriented toward a substantial process of transferring powers and resources, as well as responsibilities and functions, to local tiers of government and enhancing intermunicipal cooperation.Ph.D.Includes bibliographical referencesIncludes vitaby Seong-Jai Ki
MicroRNA in the Tumor Stroma: Diagnostic and Therapeutic Implications
No full textIn this chapter, the author highlight dysregulated MicroRNAs (miRNA), as potential therapeutic targets in different tumor stromal cells describe their functions in the regulation of the tumor microenvironment. They also discusses the role of tumor-related miRNAs as biomarkers for cancer diagnosis and prognosis. TAMs show the ability to promote the tumor development and progression by enhancing angiogenesis, immune suppression, tumor cell invasion, and metastatic programming of tumor tissue, and thus reducing patient survival. MiRNAs can also be delivered by inorganic nanoparticle–based vectors, such as gold nanoparticles, iron-nanoparticles and silica-based nanoparticles. Tumor stroma plays an essential role during tumor growth, thus targeting tumor stromal cells provides possibilities to inhibit the promotion activities in tumor progression and metastasis. The authors summarizes various miRNA delivery approaches that have been or can potentially be applied to deliver miRNA as therapeutics into the stromal cells
Corrigendum to “Structural and optical characterization of high-quality ZnO thin films deposited by reactive RF magnetron sputtering” [Mater. Res. Bull. 48 (2013) 1093–1098]
No full textThe authors regret that in the above-mentioned paper, the author list "X.L. Zhanga, K.N. Huia,*, K.S. Huib,**, Jai Singha" is incorrect. This author list should read as follows: "Jai Singha, X.L. Zhanga, K.S. Huib,*, K.N. Huia,**". The authors regret that in the above-mentioned paper, the Acknowledgement "This work is supported by Basic Science Research Program through the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) funded by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology 2010-0023418). This project is also funded by the I2RF of City University of Hong Kong (project no. of 9666010)" is incorrect. This Acknowledgement should read as follows: "This work was supported by Basic Science Research Program through the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) funded by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology 2010-0023418), the 2012 Post-Doc. Development Program of Pusan National University, and the I2RF of City University of Hong Kong (project no. of 9666010)." The authors would like to apologise for any inconvenience caused
Projekt JAI-MARO Waterkrachtcentrale
No full textHet verslag bestaat uit 3 delen: Deel A: vooronderzoek - probleem definitie en inleiding. Deel B: Ondergrondse centrale -Energieberekeningen. Deel C: Ondergrondse centrale -Globale dirnensionering van enige onderdelen.Hydraulic EngineeringCivil Engineering and Geoscience
Chapparby Jai Prakash Kardam: A Comprehensive Study
Get PDFThe paper intends to deal with the plight of Dalits and their miserable condition in Jai Prakash Kardam\u27s Hindi novel Chappar first published in 1994. The book highlights the social disparity and discrimination faced by Dalits, whether rural or urban. The still existing feudalism in Indian villages compels Dalits to abide by social norms framed in the interest of the landlords, Brahmins or the dominants. The entrenched caste system deprives Dalits to access educational institutes. They are denied even to touch scriptures as they have been reserved for upper castes only. The novel also exposes the cruel treatment of powerful, bureaucrats, policemen and politicians toward Dalits. The Ambedkarite ideology ignites the radical minds of Dalit youths in setting out a movement of liberation and emancipation which is the base of the book. \u27Dalit women\u27, the phrase narrates endless horrible incidents in the lives of Dalit women as they are raped, gang-raped, harassed, humiliated, abandoned or even forced to commit suicide or live a life of curse in their own land. The author has raised all these serious issues confronted by Dalits in a small village setting along with various other social problems in urban areas. The present paper attempts to explore the horrible narratives, incidents and challenges through the extensive reading of the characters and their actions. How they achieve their target of egalitarian society? Who and what are the forces behind the struggle against the dominants besides the community? Do the Dalit women accept their fate of curse passively or dare to challenge the self-proclaimed authorities
Erratum: Randomized double-blind placebo-controlled trial of bevacizumab therapy for radiation necrosis of the central nervous system (International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics (2011) 79:5 (1487-95) DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2009.12.061)
No full textDr. Jai Grewal should be included as an author for the article “Randomized Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Trial of Bevacizumab Therapy for Radiation Necrosis of the Central Nervous System” (2011: 79(5):1487-95).</p
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