Famous Names Research Articles

Criticism against Ibn al-Arabī from among Sūfī’s: the Case of ‘Alā’ al-Dawla al-Simnānī

Criticism against Ibn al-Arabī from among Sūfī’s: the Case of ‘Alā’ al-Dawla al-Simnānī

Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Study of the Peptide FRANCESSEPAROVIC

As an eminent ambassador of STEM and renowned NMR spectroscopist, Frances Separovic is an internationally famous name, but could it also be a valuable membrane-active peptide sequence? Her name has been used as an amino acid sequence (FS), successfully synthesised, oxidised, and put into contact with membrane models to investigate any serendipitous activity. The 3D structure of the cyclic FS was determined in dodecylphosphocholine (DPC) micelles by solution NMR spectroscopy. FS displayed a twisted bend separating a helical stretch and an unstructured segment. Using solid-state NMR spectroscopy, the effect of FS on 1,2-dimyristoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine (DMPC) and 1,2-dimyristoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphoserine (DMPS) lipid bilayers was studied. FS did not strongly disturb the neutral membrane surface but likely inserted into their hydrophobic core without a strong effect on the lipid dynamics, while perturbation of the negatively charged membranes remained at the headgroup interface with a strong effect on the lipid dynamics. This study demonstrated that FS is a candidate for discovering potential future therapeutic activities.

K-Nearest Neighbor (k-NN) Classification for Recognition of the Batik Lampung Motifs

Batik is a famous name of a traditional fabric from Java. It has been admitted as one if the traditional cultural heritage of Indonesia by UNESCO since October 2nd, 2009. Over the time, Batik is copied and modified by many regions in Indonesia resulting some new unique motifs. Batik Lampung is an sample of them. This paper deals with the k-Nearest Neighbor classification of the motifs (pattern) of the Batik Lampung. The known motifs of Batik Lampung consist of Jung Agung, Siger Kembang Cengkih, Siger Ratu Agung, and Sembagi. The original image samples are stored in RGB. They are firstly resized into 50 x 50 pixels and then converted to grayscale image. To recognize them, the Gray Level Co-Occurence Matrix (GLCM) feature is extracted and k-Nearest Neighbor (k-NN) with values of k = 3, 5, 7, 9, 11 and orientation angle of 00 450, 900, 1350 is applied to classify the motifs. The best accuracy is achieved at the rate 97,96% for k = 7 and angle1350.

Unauthorized Use of Famous Brands and Its Impact on Brand Equity Dimensions

AbstractThe aim of this study is to analyze the effect of unauthorized use of famous brand names on their brand equity dimensions. In addition, we explored the moderation effect of similarity between the unauthorized brand (junior brand) and the famous brand. An experimental design with four real famous brands and sixteen fictitious junior brands was applied to 617 undergraduate students from a large university in Ecuador. Hypotheses about the effect on brand equity dimensions and overall brand equity construct were tested using structural equation models. Results showed that awareness of a famous brand was not diluted by consumers’ exposure to junior brands. However, associations, perceived quality, loyalty and an overall construct of brand equity were diluted. There was evidence that similarity between famous and junior brands attenuated dilution. Therefore, considering that brand equity dimensions have desirable consequences on consumer behavior and firm value, this paper’s results highlight the importance of protecting brands against unauthorized use.

What is synthetic genomics anyway?

You may have heard of synthetic genomics. This headline-grabbing, high-profile, big science topic is starting to emerge catalysed by the pioneering work of famous names in synthetic biology and biotechnology like George Church and Craig Venter. But what is synthetic genomics and what is it being used for? As a prominent researcher at a recent UK meeting said: “Is it just synthetic biology with bigger bits of DNA?” Well no, not quite…

Intracerebral electrical stimulation of the right anterior fusiform gyrus elicits a transient face-specific impairment in recognizing famous people

Background While the role of posterior temporal regions in face recognition has been largely demonstrated, the importance of the anterior temporal lobe (ATL) is still underestimated, especially because fMRI suffers from a signal dropout in this region. A recent intracranial case study by Jonas et al. (2015) has shown that electrical stimulation of the right anterior fusiform gyrus elicited a transient inability to recognize faces. However, because only naming tasks were used, it was hard to distinguish between a face-specific impairment or a naming/semantic deficit. Objectives Here we report the case of a patient (DN) who was implanted with SEEG electrodes in the right ATL. Methods During electrical stimulation, DN was asked to perform famous face and name pointing tasks, which did not require verbal outputs and allowed the direct comparison between two different types of famous stimuli (faces and names). Results Following electrical stimulation of the right anterior fusiform gyrus, DN was unable to point the famous face among 2 unfamiliar face distractors. Interestingly, stimulation at these critical contacts did not affect the detection of a famous name among 2 unfamiliar name distractors. Moreover, significant intracerebral face-selective responses and responses to famous faces were found at the critical contacts of stimulation using paradigms of fast periodic visual stimulation. Conclusion Altogether, these findings suggest that the transient inability to recognize famous faces following electrical stimulation of the right anterior fusiform gyrus is specific to face stimuli and provide new evidence for the role of this region in familiar face recognition.

Revisiting the avant-gardes

The tome written by Paul Cernat, a known specialist of the avant-gardes, analyzes the anatomy and human blueprints set out by the Romanian and European avant-gardes found under the immediate influence of the symbolic year of 1933. The “amphibian” nature of these radicalisms is characteristic for an entire process of modernization. That is why Paul Cernat critically revisits all of the marquee and obscure cases, offering us a critical panoramic view that invites novel re-assessments. The studies are written using a blend of tools you might see a literary historian and a portraitist wield in their work, a blend that lets shine truly special expressive abilities, and qualities in terms of synthesis. Whether tackling famous names, household figures from around the world – such as Ionescu and Blecher – or discussing the work of more provincial or minor writers, the author withholds from us no memorable quote. An essential study for those interested in the phenomenon of the Romanian avant-garde.

False fame effects emerge following an internal context shift and are abolished with contextual reinstatement

ABSTRACTPrior research has demonstrated that if you give people a list of nonfamous names and ask them to indicate if the names are famous, 24 hours later, more of these names will be incorrectly remembered as famous than without the delay. This is because while participants are no longer able to recall the specific circumstances in which they previously encountered the names, the names remain familiar and this sense of familiarity is falsely attributed to fame. The present study sought to determine whether a false fame effect would emerge if a daydreaming task, designed to shift participants’ internal context, was interpolated between a list of nonfamous names and a list of famous names. Results revealed that indeed, participants erroneously judged more nonfamous names as famous following an internal Context Change. This effect was abolished, however, when the initial context (in which the nonfamous list was studied) was reinstated. Therefore, a contextual-change account of the phenomenon may be appropriate.

Semantic Memory Activation After Acute Exercise in Healthy Older Adults.

A growing body of research suggests that regular participation in long-term exercise is associated with enhanced cognitive function. However, less is known about the beneficial effects of acute exercise on semantic memory. This study investigated brain activation during a semantic memory task after a single session of exercise in healthy older adults using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). Using a within-subjects counterbalanced design, 26 participants (ages, 55-85 years) underwent two experimental visits on separate days. During each visit, participants engaged in 30 min of rest or stationary cycling exercise immediately before performing a Famous and Non-Famous name discrimination task during fMRI scanning. Acute exercise was associated with significantly greater semantic memory activation (Famous>Non-Famous) in the middle frontal, inferior temporal, middle temporal, and fusiform gyri. A planned comparison additionally showed significantly greater activation in the bilateral hippocampus after exercise compared to rest. These effects were confined to correct trials, and as expected, there were no differences between conditions in response time or accuracy. Greater brain activation following a single session of exercise suggests that exercise may increase neural processes underlying semantic memory activation in healthy older adults. These effects were localized to the known semantic memory network, and thus do not appear to reflect a general or widespread increase in brain blood flow. Coupled with our prior exercise training effects on semantic memory-related activation, these data suggest the acute increase in neural activation after exercise may provide a stimulus for adaptation over repeated exercise sessions. (JINS, 2019, 25, 557-568).

The Implementation of Legal Certainty Principle in Trademark Law With Regards to the Right of Famous People to Sue Cybersquatter in Indonesia

The right to sue for famous people whose names or brands are used as internet domain names by cybersquatter has not been regulated in the Law on Trademark in Indonesia. This situation raises questions concerning the certainty of Trademark Law for famous people in claiming for civil compensation against cybersquatters. In this research, This study applies a normative juridical method focusing on the applicable legal provisions, The specification of this research is analytical descriptive, namely, by providing facts about the use of famous trademark names as internet domain names, as well as the right for the famous person to file a claim based on the provisions of the ITE and Trademark Law that can be used as a legal basis for compensation claims against cybersquatters. Results show that the Trademark Law has not yet implemented the principle of legal certainty in protecting famous people who are victims of cybersquatting in Indonesia, particularly in regards to their right to sue for civil compensation, because it did not yet have norms or rules governing the right to claim for civil compensation for famous people whose trademarks (names) are used as domain names by cybersquatters. The concept of regulating trademark in Indonesia needs to include norms or rules regarding the right to sue for civil compensation for famous people who are victims of cybersquatting in Indonesia.

Russian Music Publishing Business: From Commerce to Philanthropy

In the history of Russian music publi­shing business, there are some areas that require a further study of extensive factual material in terms of succession of times and generations, traditions and experience, individual and common. The process of Russian music publishing formation resul­ted in a unique thought-creating space, which united in a single whole the spiritual and the material, commerce and philanthropy. The economic side of the issue in this case is the most indicative, demonstrating the various analytical perspectives, which create an idea of the mechanisms of entrepreneurial activity in the market of production and marketing of non-printed products, the problems of innovative approach in the field of improving production capacity, the emergence of a whole galaxy of merchants-patrons-educators.Hence, “homo musicus” and “homo financicus” are outstanding representatives of the Russian music publishing business, which opens the prospect of studying personal profiles in the history of philanthropy and charity and creates prerequisites for understanding the unity of financial, economic and artistic spheres. The article aims to study the professional features that allow to determine the genesis of commercial and creative in the most successful music publi­shing business projects implemented in the second half of the 19th century. Of particular interest are the famous names, specifically, M.P. Belyaev, who was a symbol of high service to the musical art. Promoting the works of young Russian composers, providing them with all-round assistance and support, M.P. Belyaev became the first “musical missionary” and educator. His financial activity was deeply patriotic and connected with high spiritual ideals of service to society.These grounds can be used for further study of Russian music publishing business, philanthropy and charity in their inseparable interconnection.

Positive emotional reactions to loved names.

Studies concerning personal attachment have successfully used loved familiar faces to prompt positive affective and physiological reactions. Moreover, the processing of emotional words shows similar physiological patterns to those found with affective pictures. The objective of this study was to assess whether the passive viewing of loved names would produce a pattern of subjective and physiological reactivity similar to that produced by the passive viewing of loved faces. The results showed that, compared to neutral (unknown) and famous names, loved names produced a biphasic pattern of heart rate deceleration-acceleration, heightened skin conductance and zygomaticus muscle activity, inhibition of corrugator muscle activity, and potentiation of the startle reflex response. This pattern of physiological responses was accompanied by subjective reports of higher positive affect and arousal for loved names than for neutral and famous ones. These findings highlight not only the similarity but also the differences between the affective processing of identity recognition by loved faces and names.

Duration of Fame and Extent of Semantic Knowledge of Famous Names in Cognitively Intact Older Adults.

The greater resilience of older memories relative to recent memories has primarily been demonstrated in clinical groups, but this phenomenon has been less extensively examined in cognitively intact older adults. Additionally, most studies of person-identity have only examined recognition or familiarity of a famous face or name, and there has been less systematic study of access to more specific person-identity semantic knowledge. The current study examined the effect of both memory age and extent of semantic knowledge on famous name recognition and retrieval of person-identity biographical information in healthy older adults. We examined recognition accuracy and response time of famous names at three time epochs (recent fame, transitory fame and enduring fame) in cognitively intact older adults. We also compared access to semantic knowledge that differed on the degree of specificity of biographical information: categorical, associative, and attribute knowledge. As predicted, participants recognized transitory famous names more quickly and accurately than recent famous names. Additionally, participants recognized enduring famous names more accurately than transitory famous names and recent names. We also found that categorical semantic knowledge was accessed more quickly and accurately than semantic knowledge for associative and attribute information. These findings provide data on the cognitive structure and retrieval of person-identity knowledge and memory age in older cognitively intact individuals.

Repetition priming effects for famous faces through dynamic causal modelling of latency-corrected event-related brain potentials.

Repetition priming, that is, the repeated processing of a stimulus, facilitates performance. However, the neural underpinnings of repetition priming for famous faces in terms of effective connectivity are not known. Here we investigated this problem using dynamic causal modelling of latency-corrected event-related brain potentials (RERPs). Source waveforms of RERP-derived sources in the Occipital Lobe, Fusiform Gyrus, Mediotemporal Lobe, Prefrontal Cortex and Anterotemporal Lobe of each hemisphere entered into models with only forward (F) or also with backward (FB) connections. Based on the framework of predictive coding formulated for repetition suppression, modulations of F and FB connections were expected for sources that displayed priming effects in their source waveforms. Hence, neural sources in each hemisphere were fitted with either F or FB connections. Inter-hemispheric connections were considered between homologous areas and were allowed to be modulated in an incremental manner resulting in a model space that comprised of 24 models. Bayesian model averaging across models revealed effective bidirectional connectivity between the Fusiform Gyrus (face perception) and Prefrontal Cortex (decision-making) in both hemispheres to be modulated by priming. In the left hemisphere, there is also a substantial involvement from the Mediotemporal Lobe, indicating the facilitation of automatic retrieval of the famous person's name. Furthermore, there is evidence that the priming is supported by connections from the right to the left Fusiform Gyri possibly in the service of inter-hemispheric cooperation. Altogether, the study indicates that along with top-down modulations, efficient processing within and across the two hemispheres is crucial for famous face priming.

How pattern information analyses of semantic brain activity elicited in language comprehension could contribute to the early identification of Alzheimer's Disease.

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is associated with a loss of semantic knowledge reflecting brain pathophysiology that begins years before dementia. Identifying early signs of pathophysiology induced dysfunction in the neural systems that access and process words' meaning could therefore help forecast dementia. This article reviews pioneering studies demonstrating that abnormal functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) response patterns elicited in semantic tasks reflect both AD-pathophysiology and the hereditary risk of AD, and also can help forecast cognitive decline. However, to bring current semantic task-based fMRI research up to date with new AD research guidelines the relationship with different types of AD-pathophysiology needs to be more thoroughly examined. We shall argue that new analytic techniques and experimental paradigms will be critical for this. Previous work has relied on specialized tests of specific components of semantic knowledge/processing (e.g. famous name recognition) to reveal coarse AD-related changes in activation across broad brain regions. Recent computational advances now enable more detailed tests of the semantic information that is represented within brain regions during more natural language comprehension. These new methods stand to more directly index how pathophysiology alters neural information processing, whilst using language comprehension as the basis for a more comprehensive examination of semantic brain function. We here connect the semantic pattern information analysis literature up with AD research to raise awareness to potential cross-disciplinary research opportunities.

A Flamboyant Fighter – Yuvraj Singh

Yuvraj Singh, a famous name in the world of cricket. He is such a kind of person and a sportsman who does not require introduction. Cricket fans see him as a stylish player who hits the ball with brutality, but there is a soft-hearted, gentle person somewhere deep inside. One of his childhood neighboring friend was my colleague at that time. After 20 years down the line he is my closest friend. From him only, I come to know about Yuvaj and his life. According to him, Yuvi is a great friend and a nice human being. Great friend, because he is the one who takes initiative to collect all the yesteryear friends and meet at one place and nostalgic time together. Nice human being, because he participates in many charitable events charging no money. He also runs a charity foundation, which provides aid and economic support who are fighting life-threatening diseases, mainly cancer.

Dialogue of Heart: Interreligious Dialogue through Rumi’s Poetry

Living in harmony is required in a society which is characterized by cultural and religious diversity. It requires dialogue skills in various aspects of life during the day for allowing a sense of appreciation among humans and can be embedded within each other. Interreligious dialogue is a part of the disciplines covered in the field of religious studies. Indeed, the approach of interreligious studies is among the alternative mechanism in dealing with defamation of conflict between Islam and non-Islamic religions. This case needs to be dived so that alternative approaches are scattered in applying the dialogue between religions. Rumi (Mewlana Jalaluddin Rumi) is a famous name of Muslim mystics and great Sufi scholar with many adherents. He has written many books, especially in poetry. The way Rumi universally see religion and humankind through his poetry is exciting to be understood as a dialogue of heart. In order to reasoning, this paper will use the help of reading by Swidler and Pruitt. This paper uses literature review toward Rumi’s book entitled Mathnawī. From the findings and discussion, it can be concluded that mysticism introduced interreligious dialogue through poetry, and put heart or soul as the tool to perform interreligious dialogue.

Pokutna peregrinatio we wczesnym średniowieczu

Pilgriming is generally understood as a kind of motivational, religious mowing to “saint places” revived by the atonement intention (to rarely thankful) for God given goodness, which is subjectively believed to be meaningful. In thereby in­terpretation, only visible aspect comes to the foreground, without getting into its theological proof. In hereby elaboration, however, the topic of theological issue is touched upon, not in a sense of a detailed meaning of the notion, but by showing the historical determinations conditioning the way of understanding the notion. In Christian bastion of the discussed phenomenon is the Middle East, from where the solutions have been transferred to the West, in somewhat different cate­gories. The transfer, both in theory and in practice, could be possible only due to people’s engagement, who were fascinated with the eastern spirituality. Some of the famous names, who could be distinguished are Jerome, John Cassian or Melania the Elder, the most active figures. The idea of pilgrimage transferred to the west, hasn’t been, clearly, intact in its form, but exposed to, based on different local accents, evolutionary changes. It is shown in interpretation changes applied, in reference to the notion of peregrina­tio, inland and in the British Isles.

Mansfield Park and Political Theology

ABSTRACTThis essay examines Jane Austen’s Mansfield Park in the light of classical understandings of political theology. It does so by placing the novel in its Anglican and Erastian contexts as well as by showing that it belongs to a lineage of English prose fiction, whose famous names are Samuel Richardson and Henry Fielding, which also had theopolitical interests.

MEMBANGUN NAGARI FOTOKOPI MELALUI KULIAH KERJA NYATA REVOLUSI MENTAL INDONESIA MELAYANI DI KABUPATEN TANAH DATAR

Nagari Atar merupakan salah satu nagari yang berada di Kecamatan Padang Ganting Kabupaten Tanah Datar yang memiliki geografis yang berbukit-bukit. Nagari ini dikenal dengan nagari fotokopi yang ditandai dengan adanya tugu fotokopi yang berada di kantor pemerintahan wali nagari. Hampir setengah masyarakat Nagari Atar merantau untuk mencari penghidupan. Dengan banyaknya masyarakat yang merantau sehingga potensi-potensi yang ada di Nagari Atar tidak dapat dimanfaatkan dengan baik, melalui pengabdian ini bertujuan membantu masyarakat untuk mengembangkan potensi-potensi yang ada melalui kegiatan Kuliah Kerja Nyata Revolusi Mental Indonesia Melayani. Metode yang digunakan pada kegiatan ini yaitu pelatihan masyarakat dan difusi IPTEKS berdasarkan permasalahan yang ada sehingga dapat memberikan solusi untuk mengatasi masalah. Dari kegiatan yang telah dilakukan dapat dilihat keberhasilannya dengan banyaknya/antusias masyarakat terhadap kegiatan yang dilakukan. Harapannya hasil dari kegiatan yang dilakukan dapat bermanfaat bagi masyarakat dan mengatasi permasalahan yang ada sehingga Nagari Atar dapat menjadi nagari yang maju.