713 research outputs found
Framing Immigrant Integration
No full textDebates on immigrant integration often center on "national models of integration," a concept that reflects the desire of both researchers and policy makers to find common ground. This book challenges the idea that there has ever been a coherent or consistent Dutch model of integration and asserts that though Dutch society has long been seen as exemplary for its multiculturalism-and argues that the incorporation of migrants remains one of the country's most pressing social and political concerns. In addition to an analysis of how immigration is framed and reframed through diverse dialogues, the author provides a highly dynamic overview of integration policy and its evolution alongside migration research
The philosophy of martial arts – the example of the concept of <i>Ido</i>
No full textThe Ido philosophy is a proposal to clarify the meaning of today’s warrior pathway.
The author tries to answer the following questions: In what way should we understand epistemology? How do we describe the human being and the phenomenon of martial arts? What is the meaning of the terms ‘idō’ and ‘Idōkan’? What ethics, values and rules are prominent in the Ido? What is the specific, symbolic content of the Ido?
This is a single case study, involving a content analysis of literature and the wider discourse, and the hermeneutic phenomenology.
Epistemology is understood here as a way of understanding the martial arts by the practitioner, and as a way of reaching the truth about the philosophy of martial arts. In both cases it is the practice that is their own psychophysical experience. Man and the phenomenon of martial arts (ontology) here we treat holistically. ‘Ido’ is an ambiguous concept, but in Ido philosophy we understand it in the first place as the principle of ‘continuous movement’. The prevailing ethic is derivative of the tradition of chivalry, which is also accented in symbolism.
The Ido philosophy, as an anthropology of martial arts and today’s Warrior Way, draws from the wisdom of the East and the West, but not uncritically. Normative ethics realizes the ideals of nobility, as Homo Creator Nobilis. This indicates the way in which value requires great effort, self-discipline and perseverance. It focuses especially on timeless, higher values, such as fidelity, truth, and the pursuit of wisdom
Indoleamine 2,3-Dioxygenase (IDO) Downregulates the Cell Surface Expression of the CD4 Molecule
No full textIndoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase (IDO) has been implicated in preventing the fetus from undergoing maternal T cell-mediated immune responses, yet the mechanism underlying these kinds of IDO-mediated immune responses has not been fully elucidated. Since the CD4 molecule plays a central role in the onset and regulation of antigen-specific immune responses, and T cell is sensitive in the absence of tryptophan, we hypothesize that IDO may reduce cell surface CD4 expression. To test this hypothesis, an adenoviral vector-based construct IDO-EGFP was generated and the effect of IDO-EGFP on CD4 expression was determined on recombinant adenoviral infected C8166 and MT-2 cells, by flow cytometry and/or Western blot analysis. The results revealed a significant downregulation of cell membrane CD4 in pAd-IDOEGFP infected cells when compared to that of mock-infected cells or infection with empty vector pAd-EGFP. Further experiments disclosed that either an addition of tryptophan or IDO inhibitor could partly restore CD4 expression in pAd-IDOEGFP infected C8166 cells. Our findings suggest that downregulation of CD4 by IDO might be one of the mechanisms through which IDO regulates T cell-mediated immune responses.http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000309272700011&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=8e1609b174ce4e31116a60747a720701Biochemistry & Molecular BiologyChemistry, MultidisciplinarySCI(E)3ARTICLE910863-108791
Hubungan Hukum Hak Kompensasi Pembeli dengan Pemilik E-Commerce: Studi Platform Shopee
No full textDi era modern, belanja online telah menjadi tren baru yang digemari oleh masyarakat
Indonesia. Salah satu keuntungan dari belanja online adalah tersedianya voucher, diskon, dan gratis
ongkos kirim yang ditawarkan oleh pasar online seperti Shopee. Namun, ketidaksesuaian produk
dapat terjadi ketika barang yang diterima tidak sesuai dengan pesanan, barang yang salah dikirim,
atau ukuran produk yang tidak sesuai. Untuk menghindari kekecewaan pelanggan, Shopee
menyediakan fitur pengembalian barang dan dana, bahkan dengan sistem COD. Pelanggan dapat
mengajukan pengembalian dengan alasan produk tidak lengkap/kosong, dan pengembalian barang
dan dana akan secara otomatis disetujui oleh sistem.
Namun, terdapat beberapa masalah yang dapat muncul saat melakukan pengembalian barang
di Shopee. Misalnya, terkadang pengajuan pengembalian dengan alasan produk tidak
lengkap/kosong dapat dibatalkan oleh Shopee, meskipun perusahaan tersebut menyatakan bahwa
pengembalian barang dan dana akan otomatis disetujui oleh sistem. Hal ini dapat mengecewakan
pelanggan. Oleh karena itu, pelanggan perlu memperhatikan syarat dan ketentuan pengembalian
barang di Shopee untuk menghindari masalah yang tidak diinginkan
Cyberlaw OR Cyber Law AND victims
No full textBerikut merupakan data Cyberlaw OR Cyber Law AND victim
Towards creating a non-synthetic group recommendation dataset
No full textRecommender systems can be useful in group settings, e.g. when choosing a movie to watch with a group. However, while considerable research in group recommendation has been performed, we still lack truly ecological datasets on group recommendations in real life consumption scenarios. Much of the existing work considers hypothetical consumption scenarios, and commonly, individual ratings are aggregated, but no actual group consumption takes place in which situational differences per group are taken into account. In this paper, we outline a vision for acquiring more realistic and ecological group consumption data, based on a crowdsourcing application that will acquire individual ratings per group consumption event. We discuss various design decisions that will allow us to gather these ratings effectively from a large group of people, and demonstrate and evaluate the viability of our approach towards reaching group consensus through rating session simulations.Multimedia Computin
Up close, but not too personal: Hypotargeting for recommender systems
No full textHypotargeting for recommender systems (hyporec) is the idea of controlling the number of unique lists of items that a recommender system can recommend to users during a given time period. The main advantage of hyporec is oversight. If a recommender system offers only a finite number of unique lists, then it becomes feasible for a person without technological knowledge to audit the recommender system. Oversight makes it possible to spot filter bubbles or cases in which users are being bombarded with divisive content. We argue that hyporec is actually not so far from many existing recommender system ideas, and that with further research hyporec systems could be capable of making good tradeoffs between the number of unique lists, rate of list renewal (which controls coverage), and conventional evaluation metrics for user satisfaction.Multimedia Computin
Prediction of the longitudinal stability and motions of a hydrofoil ship with a suspension system between the wings and the hull using a state-space model
No full textHydrofoil ships with fully submerged wings offer great speed at a relatively low fuel cost. They are also unstable, which is why they require an active control system. Current hydrofoil ships are more limited in their operation by waves. A passive suspension system could reduce the motions of a hydrofoil ship in waves but it must remain controllable. This becomes more difficult when the ship is sailing in waves because the wave orbital velocities affect the lift of the wings. In this thesis, a state-space model is developed that predicts the stability and the motions in waves of a hydrofoil ship with a suspension system between the hull and the wings. A foiling ship experiences forces of different origins. To segment the model development, three levels of equations are created; physical level, component level and system level. The physical level consists of expressions that describe the forces like the lift, drag or added mass. All forces acting on a component are then combined into the component level equations. The effects of all components are then combined to find the system dynamics. The model development is split into two parts. The first part is the development of a fixed-wing model. The predictions of this model are compared to experiments of the Demonstrator of MARIN. The Demonstrator is a 3.5m long model and has a mass of 150kg. A subset of these tests is used to compare to the predictions of the developed model. The motions are predicted well for the lowest wave frequency, but the motions for higher frequency waves are not predicted sufficiently accurate. The suspected cause for the inaccuracies is a lag in the control signal in the experiments, which plays a greater role in the higher frequencies. It is recommended to implement this delay effect into the model to improve the range of frequencies the model can be validated for. The model is also compared to higher wave amplitudes for the lowest wave frequency. The predictions of the model for the higher wave amplitudes match the measurements from the experiment reasonably well. The state-space model is then extended to allow for a suspension at the forward wing, aft wing or both wings. No experiments were available to compare to the model predictions, which means the model is only verified. The verification is done by making the increasing the stiffness to sufficiently high values, that the fixed-wing limit is reached. In the analysis of the results, it was found that the suspension system can reduce the motions of the ship, but only in very specific circumstances. In all other circumstances, the motions are either larger than the fixed-wing model or the system becomes unstable. It is therefore recommended for future research to try rotational springs
Role of White Paper in smart contract formation within ICO (IEO, IDO)
No full textOne of the primary issues for blockchain’s widespread adoption in society is the issue of
applying traditional contract law to smart contracts.
This is because certain elements of contract law are
not fully adapted to the formation of agreements
with the blockchain. White Paper, which is widely
used in other procedures for the placement of digital assets (ICO, IEO, IDO) can serve as an appropriate
instrument to explain blockchain code in valid legal
manner. This article investigates the interaction between law
and software by means of White Paper. According to
the author, approaching a White Paper and program
code as a unified concept could solve many practical
problems, including the creation of a clear model of
ICO smart contract formation, determination of the
time of ICO smart contract conclusion and ensuring
consistency between the White Paper and contract
law requirements for the proper structure of contracts
The effects of reactor irradiation on Santowax OMP at 610°F and 750°F
No full text"September 1963.""IDO-11, 107."Also issued by the first author as an Sc. D. thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Nuclear Engineering, 1964Includes bibliographical referencesSantowax OMP has been irradiated in the M.I.T. In-Pile Loop Facility at 610°F and at 750°F. At both temperatures the loop was operated in a transient phase and a steady-state-HB phase. In the transient phase, unirradiated material was allowed to degrade to 60 w/o DP. In the steadystate- HB phase, the HB content of the coolant was maintained constant at about 33 w/o by the removal and distillation of samples and the replacement of the HB by unirradiated material before returning the samples to the loop. Neutron and gamma ray doses were measured with adiabatic calorimeters and foil monitors. The average dose rate to the coolant in the core region of the in-pile section was about 0. 5 watts/gm, of which 37% was due to fast neturon interactions and 63% to gamma ray interactions. Terphenyl concentrations were measured by gas chromatography and HB concentrations by distillation.Analysis of the transient phase terphenyl concentration and absorbed dose data showed that first order kinetics provided an adequate description of the degradation rate of the terphenyls. At 610°F no significant difference in the stabilities of the terphenyl issomers was found and the overall degradation rate of the coolant was G*(-omp) = G(-omp)/Comp = 0. 26 ± 0. 01 molecules of terphenyl degraded per 100 ev absorbed in the terphenyls. At 750°F the terphenyl isomer stabilities were in the order para>meta>ortho. After corrections for out-of-pile pyrolysis the overall degradation rate of the coolant was G*(-omp) = 0. 49 ± 0. 02. The results are compared to those of other investigations. For the 610°F irradiation the radiolytic gas generation rate was G(total gas) = 0.037 ± 0.003 molecules of gas produced per 100 ev absorbed in the coolant mixture, the principal product being hydrogen.During the 750°F irradiation the generation rate was G(total gas) = 0.105 ± 0.008, with a marked increase in the evolution of methane. Physical property measurements included density, viscosity, specific heat, thermal conductivity, number average molecular weight, gas solubility, carbon-hydrogen content and ash content. The increase in viscosity with increasing DP concentration was significantly less for the 750°F irradiation than for the 610*F irradiation. Heat transfer measurements showed that standard correlations could be used to determine the heat transfer rates using the physical properties of the irradiated coolant. The correlation obtained for the data of both irradiations was Nu = 0. 0079(Re)0.9(Pr) 0 . 4 ± 10%. No evidence of scale buildup on the heat transfer surfaces was observed over the entire period of operation of the experiment. The results of preliminary measurements with a fouling probe are also reported.M.I.T. DSR Project no. 8710Work Performed for the Idaho Operations Office, U.S. Atomic Energy Commission Under Contract no. AT(10-1)-106
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