13,332 research outputs found
A Simple Modularity Measure for Search Spaces based on Information Theory
No full textWithin the context of Artificial Life the question about the role of modularity has turned out to be crucial, especially with regard to the problem of evolvability. In order to be able to observe the development of modular structure, appropriate modularity measures are important. We introduce a continuous measure based on information theory which can characterize the coupling among subsystems in a search problem. In order to illustrate the concepts developed, they are applied to a very simple and intuitive set of combinatorial problems similar to scenarios used in the seminal work by Simon (1969). It is shown that this measure is closely related to the classification of search problems in terms of Separability, Non-Decomposability and Modular Interdependency as introduced in (Watson and Pollack, 2005)
How Can Charities Use Coaching to Help Develop Managers and Achieve their Mission?
No full textWhilst coaching has become increasingly prevalent in organisations and there is a growing body of research, a significant gap exists in the literature about the extent and nature of coaching in charity sector organisations. And yet the charity sector is sizeable and faces various challenges that coaching might help with in achieving the sector’s mission of improving our lives and the world we live. The lack of evidence on coaching in the charity context may hinder charities from reaping the benefits of coaching. This exploratory study investigates coaching in two large, national, case study charities. Two scoping research phases firstly identified from the literature key features of the sector within which coaching takes place; and secondly, ten exploratory, unstructured interviews were carried out with professionals from the sector. Ten semi-structured interviews then gathered the views and experiences of three stakeholder groups in the case study charities: L&D/HR professionals, managers who had received coaching, and coaches. The study revealed a perception of a fundamental synergy between the ethos and principles of coaching and those of charity services, indicating the importance of the charity context. The two charities have made significant investment in various forms of coaching to support committed managers who face external demands and a variety of challenges. Coaching was seen as having great potential for the sector, along with many valuable benefits for developing staff, promoting their wellbeing and improving organisational effectiveness. The study contributes to the research field by offering evidence of the significance of the organisational context of coaching
The Concept of Genius in D. A. Granin’s Work (Based on the Novel “Evenings with Peter the Great”)
No full textThe article deals with D. A. Granin’s concept of history as presented in the novel “Evenings with Peter the Great”. The author of the novel argues that historical process is driven and streamlined by people endowed with rare gifts and deep urge to create such as the first Russian emperor Peter the Great
Zechariah 9-14 as the substructure of 1 Peter’s eschatological program
No full textThe principal aim of this study is to discern what has shaped the author of 1 Peter to regard Christian suffering as a necessary (1.6) and to-be-expected (4.12) component of faithful allegiance to Jesus Christ. Most research regarding suffering in 1 Peter has limited the scope of inquiry to two particular aspects—its cause and nature, and the strategies that the author of 1 Peter employs in order to enable his addressees to respond in faithfulness. There remains, however, the need for a comprehensive explanation for the source that has generated 1 Peter’s theology of Christian suffering. If Jesus truly is the Christ, God’s chosen redemptive agent who has come to restore God’s people, then how can it be that Christian suffering is a necessary part of discipleship after his coming, death and resurrection? What led the author of 1 Peter to such a startling conclusion, which seems to runs against the grain of the eschatological hopes and expectations of Jewish restoration ideology?
This thesis analyzes the appropriation of shepherd and fiery trials imagery,
and argues that the author of 1 Peter is dependent upon Zechariah 9-14 for his
theology of Christian suffering. Said in another way, the eschatological program of
Zechariah 9-14, read through the lens of the Gospel, functions as the substructure
for 1 Peter’s eschatology and thus its theology of Christian suffering.
In support of this hypothesis, this study highlights the fact that Zechariah 9-
14 was available and appropriated in early Christianity, in particular in the Passion
Narrative tradition; that the shepherd imagery of 1 Pet 2.25 is best understood
within the milieu of the Passion Narrative tradition, and that it alludes to the
eschatological program of Zechariah 9-14; that the fiery trials imagery found in 1
Peter 1.6-7 and 1 Pet 4.12 is distinct from that which we find in Greco-Roman and OT
wisdom sources, and that it shares exclusive parallels with some unique features of
the eschatological program of Zechariah 9-14; that Zechariah 9-14 offers a more
satisfying explanation for the modification of Isa 11.2 in 1 Pet 4.14, the transition
from 4.12-19 to 5.1-4, why Peter has oriented his letter with the term διασπορά,
and why he has described his addresses as οἶκος τοῦ θεοῦ; and finally that 1 Peter
contains an implicit foundational narrative that shares distinct parallels with the
eschatological program of Zechariah 9-14.
We can conclude that 1 Peter offers a unique vista into the way in which at
least one early Christian witness came to understand and to communicate the fact
that Christian suffering was a necessary feature of faithful allegiance to Jesus Christ
Copyright & Your Research
No full textAs publishing options increase in number, it is ever more important that university authors manage their copyrights in a way that ensures maximum benefit to them and to the university. Peter Hirtle, Senior Policy Advisor in the Cornell University Library and a Research Fellow at the Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University, will give an overview of the sometimes puzzling issues surrounding creating, securing, owning, and using copyrighted works. Topics will include author agreements and contracts, the public access requirements in some federal grants, new publishing options, and the management of your copyrights. The session will benefit those who want to gain a better understanding of the changing nature of scholarly communications. PRESENTATION BY Peter B. Hirtle, Senior Policy Advisor, Cornell University Library, and Research Fellow, Berkman Center for Internet Security and Society, Harvard Universit
Fig 3 in Begonia elachista Moonlight & Tebbitt sp. nov., an enigmatic new species and a new section of Begonia (Begoniaceae) from Peru
No full textFig 3. Begonia elachista Moonlight & Tebbitt sp. nov. A. Whole plant. B. Male and female Fower, front view. C. Female Fower, side view. D. Habit and associated vegetation. E– F. Habitat and wild population. Scale bars: A = 1 cm; B = 5 mm; C = 2 mm; D = 2 cm; E–F = 10 cm. Photographed by Peter Moonlight. All from P. Moonlight & A. Daza 318 (E).Published as part of Peter Watson Moonlight, Carlos Reynel & Mark Tebbitt, 2017, Begonia elachista Moonlight & Tebbitt sp. nov., an enigmatic new species and a new section of Begonia (Begoniaceae) from Peru, pp. 1-13 in European Journal of Taxonomy 281 on page 7, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2017.281, http://zenodo.org/record/32124
Response to letter: mesh application in large Hiatal hernias: long-term outcomes are essential for definite conclusions
No full textLetter to the Editor - ReplyDavid I. Watson, Sarah K. Thompson, Peter G. Devit
sj-pdf-1-vet-10.1177_03009858231173468 – Supplemental material for Amdoparvovirus-associated disease in striped skunks (Mephitis mephitis)
No full textSupplemental material, sj-pdf-1-vet-10.1177_03009858231173468 for Amdoparvovirus-associated disease in striped skunks (Mephitis mephitis) by Charles E. Alex, Katherine D. Watson, Maya Schlesinger, Ken Jackson, Asli Mete, Peter Chu and Patricia A. Pesavento in Veterinary Pathology</p
Surgical management of peptic ulcer bleeding by Australian and New Zealand upper gastrointestinal surgeons
No full textArticle first published online: 6 MAR 2013Ewen A. Griffiths, Peter G. Devitt, Tim Bright, David I. Watson, Sarah K. Thompso
DIETARY CONDITIONS AND DIFFERENTIAL ACCESS TO FOOD RESOURCES AMONG THE VARIOUS CLASSES DURING THE HAN PERIOD
No full textIn this thesis, I study how food resources and dietary conditions were determined by social and economic status during the Han period in China, B.C. 206~A.D.220. Even though earlier scholars have published research concerning the Chinese food culture of this period, these studies were limited in that they only illustrated the dietary culture of the upper class or the available food resources in one geographic area. Also, without any persuasive data, it has been assumed by these earlier scholars that there were big differences in food resources and food consumption between the upper and lower classes. In this thesis, for comparison among the classes, I divide the social and economic classes into five stratified groups: nobles, officials, peasants, soldiers and convicts. After a brief introduction of the nature of each social class, I examine the food resources and nutritional condition of each group using information such as the wealth and income of each group, the market price of food resources, the agricultural products of peasants, and the amount of food distribution to soldiers and convicts. I found these data from archaeological remains, received historical records and pictorial data, and excavated texts. This research shows a broader view of Chinese dietary condition focusing not only on the variety of food resources of nobles, but also on the different food accessibilities among the officials, and the food deficiencies of peasants. It also deals with the situations of food supply for soldiers and convicts in an effort to reveal the true dietary consumption and nutritional conditions for all Chinese. This research proves that the various classes during the Han period in China had different food resources and dietary conditions
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