scholarly journals Gender at the Edge

2019 ◽  
Vol 50 (4) ◽  
pp. 723-750 ◽  
Author(s):  
Halldór Ármann Sigurðsson
Keyword(s):  
Context Sensitive ◽  
A Value ◽  
Grammatical Categories ◽  
Pronominal Gender

This article develops an analysis of Gender whereby D-gender enters grammar as a feature variable (edge linker), without a fixed value, either probing n or scanning the context for a value. Only the latter strategy is available in pronominal gender languages such as English, as they lack n-gender, whereas both strategies are applicable in n-gender languages, variably so for variable DPs, depending on their nP content and on context. The article adopts the idea that context linking does not merely involve pragmatic context scanning but also has a syntactic side to it, edge computation, whereby context-scanned and recycled features are computed at the phase edge in relation to CP-internal elements, via edge linkers. The context-linking approach has been previously launched for Tense and Person. This article extends it to Gender, thereby generalizing over context-sensitive grammatical categories and developing a novel view of the overall architecture of grammar.

Social Work Preparation to Compete in Today’s Scientific Marketplace

2016 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 169-174 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paula S. Nurius
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Doctoral Students ◽  
Research Priorities ◽  
Value Added ◽  
Early Career ◽  
Context Sensitive ◽  
A Value ◽  
Scientific Potential ◽  
Systems Leadership ◽  
And Function

As the scientific marketplace rapidly evolves, we must keep revisiting strategic preparation of our doctoral students and early career scholars to be successful innovators in these contexts. As an inherently integrative, change-oriented, community-engaged, and context-sensitive discipline, social work has enormous potential as a value-added partner for greater cross-fertilization among scientists and stakeholders not only from the academy but also from clinical settings, laboratories, industry, and systems leadership. Yet social work researchers not uncommonly encounter perception challenges as they strive to bring their scientific potential and wares to the marketplace. This article argues that innovation and impact are now central expectations of research. Current research priorities increasingly require teams to function at a transdisciplinary level of theoretical and methodological integration and to develop translational partnerships. The article concludes with thoughts on educational directions to better prepare our T-shaped emerging scholars to be perceived and function as value-added research innovators.

Antonomases du Nom Commun

1987 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 49-80
Author(s):  
Bernard Meyer ◽  
Monique Dubucs
Keyword(s):  
Context Sensitive ◽  
A Value ◽  
Simple Substitution ◽  
Proper Name ◽  
La Substitution ◽  
Avoir Lieu ◽  
Context Free

RESUME Le problème de l'antonomase du nom commun, définie par la tradition comme la substitution d'un nom commun à un nom propre, se rattache à l'acte de référence à un particulier défini, lequel peut avoir lieu par désignations spécifiantes ou désignations dénominatives. Les exemples d'antonomase proposés par Quintilien, Dumarsais et Fontanier, sont des désignations par caractérisation de formes diverses, dépendantes ou indépendantes du contexte. Tantôt elles ne représentent qu'une simple substitution, dans le rôle référentiel, de l'appellatif au dénominatif, tantôt une véritable transformation d'un nom commun en nom propre, avec valeur d'excellence. Après avoir éliminé d'une part les désignations anaphoriques, situationnelles et périphrastiques, et, d'autre part, les désignations paradénomi-natives d'occasion ou d'usage, on dégage ici une désignation d'excellence qui, si l'usage ne l'a pas encore figée en simple dénominatif, désigne un référent particulier comme le représentant parfait d'une catégorie donnée. SUMMARY The antonomasis of common name is traditionally defined as the substitution of a common name for a proper name. That is a figure which concern the act of reference to a defined particular. This act can be performed through specifying or "denominative" designations. The examples of antonomasis in Quintilien, Dumarsais and Fontanier, are varied designations by characterization which are context-free or context-sensitive. These forms represent sometimes a mere substitution of the "appelative" for the "denominative", sometimes a genuine transformation of a common name into a proper name, with a value of excellence. After having rejected the anaphorical, situational and periphrastic designations, and further the "paradenominative" designations, we emphasize a "designation of excellence" by which a particular is refered to as the perfect specimen of a given category.

The Relational Concept of Security

2019 ◽  
pp. 62-80
Author(s):  
Rhonda Powell
Keyword(s):  
Political Theory ◽  
Conceptual Analysis ◽  
Policy Decisions ◽  
National Group ◽  
Context Sensitive ◽  
A Value ◽  
Relational Concept

Chapter 3 puts forward an original conceptual analysis of security. It argues that security is a relational concept. To understand any discussion of security, one must hold certain pieces of information, including (a) security for whom (an agent); (b) security of what (a value or interest); (c) security against what (a threat or risk); and (d) security by whom (a provider of protection). It is argued that the concept of security is silent about the level at which it is applied (international, national, group, individual); silent about the interest or value to be secured; silent about the type of threats and risks which are relevant; and silent about who should provide the protection and how. It is therefore context-sensitive. It follows that contextual discussions of security rely upon a combination of political theory and policy decisions to determine which interests or values should be preserved or promoted, against which risks and threats, how, and by whom. This makes security an adaptable concept and helps to explain why it has come to be used in so many different senses and such diverse fields.

Observations of the Thermal Decomposition of Brucite

1968 ◽  
Vol 26 ◽  
pp. 446-447
Author(s):  
P. L. Burnett ◽  
W. R. Mitchell ◽  
C. L. Houck
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Decomposition ◽  
Magnesium Oxide ◽  
Basal Plane ◽  
Magnesium Ions ◽  
A Value ◽  
Reaction Proceeds

Natural Brucite (Mg(OH)2) decomposes on heating to form magnesium oxide (MgO) having its cubic ﹛110﹜ and ﹛111﹜ planes respectively parallel to the prism and basal planes of the hexagonal brucite lattice. Although the crystal-lographic relation between the parent brucite crystal and the resulting mag-nesium oxide crystallites is well known, the exact mechanism by which the reaction proceeds is still a matter of controversy. Goodman described the decomposition as an initial shrinkage in the brucite basal plane allowing magnesium ions to shift their original sites to the required magnesium oxide positions followed by a collapse of the planes along the original <0001> direction of the brucite crystal. He noted that the (110) diffraction spots of brucite immediately shifted to the positions required for the (220) reflections of magnesium oxide. Gordon observed separate diffraction spots for the (110) brucite and (220) magnesium oxide planes. The positions of the (110) and (100) brucite never changed but only diminished in intensity while the (220) planes of magnesium shifted from a value larger than the listed ASTM d spacing to the predicted value as the decomposition progressed.

Field-assisted ionization theory for microscopists

1994 ◽  
Vol 52 ◽  
pp. 820-821
Author(s):  
Patrick P. Camus
Keyword(s):  
Electric Field ◽  
Electron Tunneling ◽  
Ionization Probability ◽  
Critical Distance ◽  
Tunneling Probability ◽  
Field Ionization ◽  
Radius Of Curvature ◽  
Field Evaporation ◽  
A Value ◽  
Ion Emission

The theory of field ion emission is the study of electron tunneling probability enhanced by the application of a high electric field. At subnanometer distances and kilovolt potentials, the probability of tunneling of electrons increases markedly. Field ionization of gas atoms produce atomic resolution images of the surface of the specimen, while field evaporation of surface atoms sections the specimen. Details of emission theory may be found in monographs.Field ionization (FI) is the phenomena whereby an electric field assists in the ionization of gas atoms via tunneling. The tunneling probability is a maximum at a critical distance above the surface,xc, Fig. 1. Energy is required to ionize the gas atom at xc, I, but at a value reduced by the appliedelectric field, xcFe, while energy is recovered by placing the electron in the specimen, φ. The highest ionization probability occurs for those regions on the specimen that have the highest local electric field. Those atoms which protrude from the average surfacehave the smallest radius of curvature, the highest field and therefore produce the highest ionizationprobability and brightest spots on the imaging screen, Fig. 2. This technique is called field ion microscopy (FIM).

Vitamin A Value of Plant Food Provitamin A - Evaluated by the Stable Isotope Technologies

2014 ◽  
Vol 84 (Supplement 1) ◽  
pp. 25-29 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guangwen Tang
Keyword(s):  
Stable Isotope ◽  
Vitamin A ◽  
Provitamin A ◽  
Animal Origin ◽  
Plant Food ◽  
Plant Foods ◽  
A Value ◽  
Provitamin A Carotenoids ◽  
Β Carotene

Humans need vitamin A and obtain essential vitamin A by conversion of plant foods rich in provitamin A and/or absorption of preformed vitamin A from foods of animal origin. The determination of the vitamin A value of plant foods rich in provitamin A is important but has challenges. The aim of this paper is to review the progress over last 80 years following the discovery on the conversion of β-carotene to vitamin A and the various techniques including stable isotope technologies that have been developed to determine vitamin A values of plant provitamin A (mainly β-carotene). These include applications from using radioactive β-carotene and vitamin A, depletion-repletion with vitamin A and β-carotene, and measuring postprandial chylomicron fractions after feeding a β-carotene rich diet, to using stable isotopes as tracers to follow the absorption and conversion of plant food provitamin A carotenoids (mainly β-carotene) in humans. These approaches have greatly promoted our understanding of the absorption and conversion of β-carotene to vitamin A. Stable isotope labeled plant foods are useful for determining the overall bioavailability of provitamin A carotenoids from specific foods. Locally obtained plant foods can provide vitamin A and prevent deficiency of vitamin A, a remaining worldwide concern.

Neuropsychology in the Real World

2014 ◽  
Vol 25 (4) ◽  
pp. 233-238 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin Peper ◽  
Simone N. Loeffler
Keyword(s):  
Neuropsychological Assessment ◽  
Real World ◽  
Ecological Validity ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Emotional States ◽  
Context Sensitive ◽  
Traditional Assessment ◽  
Life Data ◽  
Real Life Data ◽  
Assessment And Treatment

Current ambulatory technologies are highly relevant for neuropsychological assessment and treatment as they provide a gateway to real life data. Ambulatory assessment of cognitive complaints, skills and emotional states in natural contexts provides information that has a greater ecological validity than traditional assessment approaches. This issue presents an overview of current technological and methodological innovations, opportunities, problems and limitations of these methods designed for the context-sensitive measurement of cognitive, emotional and behavioral function. The usefulness of selected ambulatory approaches is demonstrated and their relevance for an ecologically valid neuropsychology is highlighted.

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