Grand Scheme Research Articles

The Human Limpet Project: Where Humans and Limpets Meet

The story of limpets, those conical sea-snails frequently found on rocky shorelines may seem inconsequential in the grand scheme of things, but that is not the case. If given careful, prolonged attention, room to express themselves and an engaged receptive audience they reveal a richly entangled human-nonhuman story which unfolds over thousands of years. A process of art-based research, underpinned by new materialist thinking and practice channels this attentiveness, provides physical room, makes space for creative inquiry, corresponds with humans and nonhumans, and generates a willing audience with enchanting, potentially life affirming consequences.

Playing supremacy: DEIA games in higher education

The 45th presidential administration of the United States created numerous sweeping pieces of legislation that drastically curtailed how Americans thought of diversity and where marginalized folks of colour fit in the grand scheme of things. This administration pushed back against notions of diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility (DEIA) as they pertained to marginalized groups, particularly in spaces of higher education. To combat this, there were numerous institutions across the country that began to develop or revamp their diversity programmes as a way to ‘show’ those who had been targeted – both faculty and students of colour – still had played a significant role in higher education. Unfortunately, these diversity programmes did little to nothing to help support faculty and students who relied on these programmes, but instead made them feel like this was meant to be ‘played’, like the latest video game. This article seeks to demonstrate how DEIA programmes function as a method of pay, while doing little to provide the necessary support for the folks that need it. Additionally, it shows how institutions of white supremacy are being perpetuated within these programmes, as they are merely used as a way to show others that the programmes exist, while both not actually serving the individuals these programmes were designed to benefit. It will also illustrate in a succinct fashion what DEIA programmes are meant to do and what they are not meant to do while using experiences of marginalized individuals to focus on the problems that exist within DEIA programmes. Finally, the article will provide a potential rubric, or call to action, that could help these programmes to function as an actual form of support as opposed to a system of ‘play’, because they do serve a vital purpose, but not in their current iterations.

Impact of Artificial Intelligence in Accounting

The application of artificial intelligence (AI) in accounting has transformed conventional methods and changed how financial management and decision-making are conducted. This essay examines the complex effects of artificial intelligence (AI) on accounting, focusing on how these effects may affect organizational efficiency, accuracy, and strategic decision-making. This study investigates the use of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies, including as machine learning, natural language processing, and robotic process automation, in accounting operations, from data input and analysis to risk assessment and forecasting, through a thorough evaluation of the body of existing literature. It also looks at the potential and problems that come with implementing AI, such as labor reskilling, ethical issues, and regulatory compliance. This research gives insightful information about the transformative potential of AI in accounting by combining findings from academic studies and industry sources. It also includes tips for practitioners and policymakers navigating this ever-changing field. The economy, science, and technology are developing at a rapid pace, ushering in the age of artificial intelligence, which has had a profound impact on every part of life. Whether or not there is widespread worry about the fate of accountants facing elimination. This essay will examine how artificial intelligence will affect accounting staff and how to prevent accounting fraud while also producing positive effects on the quality of accounting information. Since machines cannot make decisions, artificial intelligence won't result in widespread unemployment. The article's conclusion will emphasize that, in the grand scheme of artificial intelligence, accounting staff members should develop their own seven skill areas and become fully qualified professionals.

Sniffing Out the Sustainable Future: The Renewability Revolution in Fragrance Chemistry.

In this review, the impact of the transition from today's resource-wasting petrochemical economy towards a 100/100 renewable and biodegradable future is discussed with respect to the fragrance families: "citrus", "green", "fruity", "floral", "floriental", "oriental", "woody", "chypre" and "fougère". After benchmark data on ingredients usage, definitions on biodegradation and sustainability are given. Celebrating the 150th anniversary of synthetic vanillin, its historic synthesis from renewable starting materials serves as introduction. In the grand scheme of things, citrus scents upcycled from the beverages industry, are already an ideal case for 100/100 with new opportunities for artificial essential oils. In the fruity domain, transparent and lactonic ingredients are available in a sustainable manner. However, in the domain of green odorants, there is a lack of green chemistry for important key materials. In the floral family, renewability is more critical than biodegradability, but cost is an issue. Thanks to Ambrox and maltol, florientals and orientals will persist, while woody notes severely lack an Iso E Super replacer. In the chypre genre, patchouli became the new moss, but more musks are increasingly in demand. With their high percentage of linalool and dihydromyrcenol, the construction of fougères could well become a precedent for other families, despite challenges in vetiver and salicylates. Still, the challenges exemplified here create immense opportunities for new perfumery materials.

Atheism in the Grand Scheme of Things

Atheism in the Grand Scheme of Things

A call for a fundamental shift from model-centric to data-centric approaches in hydroinformatics

Abstract Over the years, data-driven models have gained notable traction in water and environmental engineering. The adoption of these cutting-edge frameworks is still in progress in the grand scheme of things, yet for the most part, such attempts have been centered around the models themselves, and their internal computational architecture, that is, the model-centric approach. These endeavors can certainly pave the way for more tailor-fitted models capable of producing accurate results. However, such a perspective often neglects a fundamental assumption of these models, which is the importance of reliability, correctness, and accessibility of the data used in constructing them. This challenge arises from the prevalent model-centric paradigm of thinking in the field. An alternative approach, however, would prioritize placing data at the focal point, focusing on systematically enhancing current datasets and devising frameworks to improve data collection schemes. This suggests a paradigm shift toward more data-centric thinking in water and environmental engineering. Practically, this shift is not without challenges and necessitates smarter data collection rather than an excessive one. Equally important is the ethical and accurate collection of data, making it available to everyone while safeguarding the rights of individuals and other legal entities involved in the process.

Investigating the Biological Composition and Injurious Tendencies of the Rotator Cuff Muscles

The construction of our human anatomy is one of great importance. In the grand scheme of the rotational torque that our skeletomuscular body exerts, one such key structure is the Rotator Cuff Muscles. To function as a biologically sound component of the human body, the muscular composition of the Four Major Muscles: the Supraspinatus, Subscapularis, Teres Minor, and the Infraspinatus. I explored the muscular composition and substance matter of each of these 4 crucial muscles of the Rotator Cuff. Through the various connections between the movement, location (relative to the midline of the body), and the composition of tissue, an apparent connection between the muscular damage in each of these listed muscles can be observed as well.

Тhe History of the Early Christianity in B. F. Porshnev’s Works: An Attempt for the Analysis

The article analyzes B. F. Porshnev’s approach to the history of Early Christianity. Based on the study of the published and unpublished works of the Soviet scientist, the author establishes that B. F. Porshnev had a goal to add the history of Early Christianity into the general context of the class struggle, considering it the ideological basis of the anti-slavery revolution that shook the Roman Empire in the first centuries of CE. However, the attempt to present Christianity as a revolutionary force and its founder as a hero of a people’s movement contradicted the general Soviet approach to the history of this religion. In the 1960s, B. F. Porshnev questioned the version of the dating of the “Apocalypse” that dominated Soviet historiography and criticized the theory of the anti-slavery revolution. B. F. Porshnev heavily relied on R. Yu. Wipper and A. Robertson’s ideas, which other Soviet scientists criticized. For the above reasons, B. F. Porshnev’s articles on the history of Early Christianity were banned from publishing, and colleagues criticized his conclusions. After 1965, he lost interest in the history of Early Christianity due to the completion of his goal to build a theory of the development of the class struggle from antiquity to the present and add the history of Early Christianity to this grand scheme.

Predicting Financial Distress in Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand Transportation and Tourism Companies: a Comparative Analysis of Altman, Springate, Ohlson, Zmijewski, and Grover Models

This study delves into the world of predictive models, aiming to anticipate financial distress in the tourism and transportation sectors across Indonesia, Thailand, and Malaysia. The research scrutinizes five distinguished models – Altman, Springate, Ohlson, Zmijewski, and Grover – to illuminate the evolving financial distress patterns. The research starts by precisely evaluating these financial models' forecasting capabilities, leveraging an extensive dataset from 2018 to 2022. This thorough assessment gauges the accuracy inherent in each model, unveiling their performance within the unique economic landscapes of these three nations.The research identifies models that consistently hit the mark in accuracy through the prism of cross-country and multi-year evaluations. The findings underscore the predictive prowess of each model in foreseeing financial distress across the selected companies. However, these models exhibit distinct accuracy rates in the grand scheme and when zooming into individual countries. The Grover Model is the champion across the chosen countries, boasting the highest accuracy scores. In country-specific analyses, Zmijewski's predictive prowess shines as the most reliable for Malaysia and Thailand. Meanwhile, Grover steals the spotlight in Indonesia by outperforming its counterparts in predictive accuracy.

Metaphors for Wellbeing

Metaphors for Wellbeing

Geopolitics and The Role of The Church in Nationalism on Daily Basis in the 21st Century

Through empirical knowledge, articles, papers, and a daily basis of field observation, this paper proposes an analysis of the current trend on how people usually have pride and a good sense of nationalism towards their nation. An overall analysis and observation of the grand scheme of things on how geopolitics might affect how people could have pride and a good sense of nationalism would be discussed. A thorough and general descriptive discussion on how to light up the nationalism spirit of those who don’t have pride and a good sense of nationalism would be exposed and applied. The application of discussion would be applied through the role of the church in enhancing and inspiring people in nationalism through the right sense of nationalism in both pride and understanding by following the 21st-century trend of behavior in advanced humanity. Advancing humanity and the right sense of nationalism are the keys to building a better future for a nation.

Settling land, unsettling people: Living with and contesting land, social change and grand schemes in rural central Jordan

ABSTRACT In this article I consider how changing legal and social conceptions of land usage and ownership in rural central Jordan offer ethnographic purchase on broad questions of historical change and political economy. Yet equally, I show how this topic shows the limitations of such broad questions, and how reducing local processes into them can obscure historically contingent but enduring practices and patterns of land relations. I consider how reforms stemming from different visions of history and of modernity, in the face of colonial, post-colonial and neoliberal processes of land registration and settlement, and of mass-migration and urban expansion, have combined and clashed, leaving partially fulfilled grand projects and palimpsest-like marks on local political economy, but also how they have been adapted, contested, resisted, and reproduced by rural Jordanians. I particularly consider how the imposition of neoliberal land reforms since the 1980s has coincided with the rise of the hijjah; the trade and sale of semi-legal deeds of protection and cessation over tracts of tribal land, left in an ambiguous state of registration by successive modernist state-building schemes. This has enabled a kind of commoditization to emerge, but one which runs against the grain of official thinking on land tenure, and which partakes instead in very different notions of authority, legitimacy and sovereignty.

"My place in the grand scheme of things": perspective from nature and sustainability science.

The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s11625-023-01339-8.

Illusions of Empire: The Civil War and Reconstruction in the US-Mexico Borderlands

Illusions of Empire: The Civil War and Reconstruction in the US-Mexico Borderlands

The Aesthetic Value of the World

In The Aesthetic Value of the World, Tom Cochrane sets out to defend Aestheticism—the view that aesthetic value, and only aesthetic value, makes the world worthwhile. This is not, however, a book about the redemptive power of art. Another central claim of Aestheticism is that aesthetic value can be encountered literally anywhere—in the natural world, yes, but also in the most brutal and horrific aspects of the social world. The Aesthetic Value of the World is thus an ambitious book, one that does not simply urge us to reconsider the secondary status of aesthetics within value theory, but seeks to advance Aestheticism as a ‘philosophy of life’, one on par with ‘Stoicism, Epicureanism and Existentialism’ (p. xi). The rationale behind the first thesis of Aestheticism—that it is only aesthetic value that can answer the question ‘what, if anything, makes the universe a good one?’—appears in the book’s introduction. Here, aesthetic value is arrived at by a process of elimination. Unsurprisingly, pleasure is a non-starter. Perhaps more surprisingly, however, is the fact that moral value does no better. Why? Well, consider what it would look like to dedicate one’s life to moral value. Such a life, Cochrane supposes, would be dedicated to making the world a better place—it would be life animated by ‘the grand moral mission’ (p. 5). And yet, for all that would be good about such a life, it would still be plagued by deep existential problems. Neither the possibility nor existence of moral progress can explain why we are here or why there is something rather than nothing. Nor can it reconcile us to our ultimate insignificance in the grand scheme of things.

An Accidental Historian

An Accidental Historian

Northrop Frye, C. G. Jung, and the Grand Scheme of Things: Mapping the Psycho-Mythical Cosmos

Northrop Frye and C. G. Jung both attempted to summarize their respective life’s work in the form of a grand diagram. Remarkably, these two diagrams are virtually identical in both form and content, and they seem to have been formulated independently. Both diagrams take the dual form of an axis mundi with four segments and a circle with four quadrants, and both are defined using the Eastern concept of the mandala. The diagrams attempt to map the development of the Western psyche (Jung) and its expression in myth and literature (Frye) over some two thousand years of the common era. While the scope of these schemas offers a stunning panorama, at their heart are four religious symbols. Frye, following biblical symbolism, called them (1) the Mountain, (2) the Garden, (3) the Cave, and (4) the Furnace. Jung, following certain Gnostic sources, called them (1) Anthropos, (2) Shadow, (3) Paradise, and (4) Lapis. We will journey through this fourfold kaleidoscope and conclude with some reflections on the narrowing of horizons in the contemporary academy of religion. Our current methods, and the objects they reveal, have become largely restricted to only one quadrant in this grand schema: the fourth quadrant, which saw the rise of modern scientific thinking. By using a subordinate category (modern science) to try to understand a superordinate category (religion), it is not surprising that our discipline has lost its way.

Türkiye's Middle Corridor and China's BRI: Identification and Assessment

China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and Türkiye’s Middle Corridor (MC) are two ambitious initiatives that foster trans-continental integration. These two grand schemes have been developed independently of one another. Nonetheless, they have the common objective of connecting Europe and Asia as well as facilitating commercial, economic, political, and socio-cultural interactions between the two continents. While the MC is one of the most important components of the BRI, the alignment of these two projects will offer a range of benefits for Türkiye’s MC, especially in finding alternative financing sources. This article aims to examine the history, objectives, and phases of Türkiye's MC. In doing so, it harmonizes the BRI with the MC and examines the opportunities that the integration offers for the region, as well as its inherent risks and challenges. This research is also significant and worthwhile as it provides insights into the compatibility of the BRI and the MC.

Esther Fernández. To Embody the Marvelous: The Making of Illusions in Early Modern Spain

Esther Fernández. <i>To Embody the Marvelous: The Making of Illusions in Early Modern Spain</i>

Not Much Feels Right.

Not Much Feels Right.