Logical Connectives Research Articles

Artificial Self- Awareness In Over Time

Self-awareness results from consciousness of existence in time and space. Thought and consciousness are distinguishing factors between humans and machines having artificial intelligence. No algorithm has been offered for artificial self-awareness based on Thinking. Previous studies have not studied the relationship between consciousness, thinking and time. This study studied the relationship between Self-awareness, thinking, memories and speech over time. A deep logical connection exists between consciousness, thinking, and time. Based on this research findings, an algorithm can be designed for artificial consciousness and Self-awareness.

ЄВРОПЕЇЗАЦІЯ ПУБЛІЧНОГО УПРАВЛІННЯ ТА АДМІНІСТРУВАННЯ ЯК ПРОЦЕС ФОРМУВАННЯ ЄВРОПЕЙСЬКОЇ ІНСТИТУЦІОНАЛЬНОЇ ІДЕНТИЧНОСТІ В УКРАЇНІ

The article substantiates the fundamentally important importance of a methodologically correct understanding of Europeanization as a cultural and ideological phenomenon. It is claimed that the content of Europeanization is socio-cultural, socio-psychological processes and mental attitudes that support the cultural-ideological process of perception of European values in Ukraine. The result of these processes should be the institutional European identity of Ukraine, the completion of which should be based on the establishment of a logical connection along the lines: «society – culture – social institutions – institutional practices of public management and administration – social strata – organizations – small groups – the individual». The logic of actions should be aimed at instilling stable habits and traditions of people-centered public management and administration, public management behavior and a way of thinking, adequate to the norms and principles of European governance. In turn, the results of the implementation of governance in Ukraine should be a new institutional order based on trust between the state and regions, the state and business, the state and civil society.
 The authors claim that today in Ukraine to solve the theoretical and practical problems of Europeanization, it is necessary to comprehensively develop the theory of Europeanization, define the strategic goal and expected results of Europeanization in the concept or program of institutional development of Ukraine.

THEORETICAL SOLUTIONS FOR INTEGRATIVE TEACHING OF FINE ARTS AND ENGINEERING GRAPHICS WITH VARIOUS DISCIPLINES OF STILL LIFE, CONSISTING OF GEOMETRIC SHAPES IN PENCIL PAINTING

Through this article, it is necessary for the authors to draw attention in students to the description of what constitutes integrity in terms of location and composition of existence, methods of constructing a still life, logical connection between objects, and when describing these objects, it is necessary to draw attention to the horizon line, the ratio of geometric shapes, the correct finding of, the ability to correctly identify shadows and lights in geometric shapes, and to find the invoice of geometric shapes, the subjects of Fine Arts and engineering graphics were also briefly covered by various methods of integrative reading with different disciplines.

Dialogue between the Lines: Deaf and Hearing Interpreters' Interaction during Intralingual Co-Interpretation

Abstract: This study focuses on the practice of simultaneous cointerpreting in the media, specifically examining the interaction between a hearing interpreter (HI) and a deaf interpreter (DI). The HI's role in this context is to interpret the spoken source speech in Belgian French into French Belgian Sign Language (LSFB) for the DI, who, in turn, conveys the discourse to a deaf audience. The main objective of this research is to explore the phenomenon of adjustment within the HI-DI interaction and the strategies used by the HIs to overcome the inherent challenges of this configuration. To do so, the study analyzes a collection of recorded press conferences related to the COVID-19 crisis, featuring four HI-DI teams. By analyzing a set of video data from press conferences, this study aims to identify the types of information exchanged during the interpretation process, such as specific concepts, meta-comments, the speaker's intentions, and so on. Additionally, the study aims to identify the strategies used by the HIs throughout the process. This analysis reveals the complex dynamics of the HI-DI interaction, shedding light on the HIs' efforts to convey content and meaning from the source speech, as well as their use of metalinguistic indications to make effective adjustments. This article focuses on three specific strategies employed by the HIs: compression strategies, whose goal is to provide the DI with time and space to reformulate the (pre)interpreted message; explicitation strategies, used to make explicit logical connections and prosodic information in the discourse; and interactional signaling strategies, which facilitate interaction between the interpreters.

Models database of information technology for valuation of real estate

The goal of the research is to find and analyze ways to improve the results of real estate valuation based on a comparative approach. The chosen approach suggests the use of an information technology for the valuation of residential real estate, which is built on the basis of a database of models of decision support systems (DSS). The problem solved with the use of the discussed approach is to establish the degree of similarity between the object under consideration and its analogs by determining the value as an integral quality indicator based on the analysis of value-creating factors. This is followed by the construction of a generalized relationship between the value of this indicator and the prices of analogs. According to the logic of the comparative approach, it is assumed that the obtained relationship holds for the evaluated object as well and can be used in the calculation of its value.
 The formation of the database of models was based on the analysis of information technology processes, where details of functional aspects of process implementation, informational and logical connections between them, rights of access to information environment, and the implementation of processes by different types of users (their roles) were considered. The proposed database of models is built as a mathematical and logical basis of information technology that is applied as a computer tool for appraisers and aims to maximize formalization and efficiency improvement of process implementation based on expert evaluation methods. The construction of the database of models is based on methods of value estimation using multiple criteria, with consideration of their significance, analysis of hierarchies, ranking, Delphi, and user access control based on defined roles.

Re-Understanding the Problem of Induction in Empirical Science

<em>A problem is a statement or truth based on experience that is used as a hypothesis. In formulating a hypothesis based on statements as an inductive way of thinking. The problem of induction can also be formulated as a question about the validity or truth of universal statements based on experience. Thinking based on logic gives humans the possibility to gain knowledge, which is deeper than the meaning of what is thought. In formulating a hypothesis based on statements as an inductive way of thinking. The problem of induction can also be formulated as a question about the validity or truth of universal statements based on experience. In the case of inductive logic, however, these relationships vary in strength, measures of conditional probability reflect the degree of rational confidence that a person should have in the hypothesis that empirical science should be so characterized by its methods. With this method, we deal with science with a system based on what we do to what is done. The difference between the psychological view of knowledge which is related to empirical facts, and the logic of knowledge which is only related to empirical facts. With logical connections, the belief in inductive logic is largely due to confusion between psychological problems and epistemological problems.</em>

Barriers and facilitators to feeling safe for inpatients: a model based on a qualitative meta-synthesis.

To review and synthesize qualitative research exploring patients' safe experience and construct a model to present barriers and facilitators to feeling safe for inpatients. A qualitative met-synthesis. We conducted a systematic electronic search of articles published in English with no date limitation across five databases (Ovid MEDLINE, EMBASE, Web of Science, CINAIL via EBSCO, and PsyINFO) in May 2023. Qualitative research focused on the safe experiences of inpatients was considered. Systematic searches yielded 8,132 studies, of which 16 articles were included. Two reviewers independently extracted and analyzed data. Qualitative meta-synthesis was performed through line-by-line coding of original texts, organizing codes into descriptive themes, and generating analytical themes. We identified four themes and 11 sub-themes. Across the four themes, control included a barrier (Uncertainty) and two facilitators (Patient participation and safe care); responsible included three facilitators (Confidence in the profession, care for, and responsive); dignity included two barriers (Privacy and Neglect); stability included a barrier (Potential risk), and two facilitators (Harmonious and safe culture). We constructed a model to present the logical connection between these themes and related barriers and facilitators. Feeling safe for inpatients is a complex perception, including four themes: control, responsible, dignity, and stability. Surrounding four themes and related barriers and facilitators, we outline principles for creating a safe environment and present strategies for improving patients' hospitalization experience and ensuring patient safety. This review provides valuable insight into the clinical practice and health policy and helps medical staff to identify and overcome the potential barriers to implementing interventions in safe care. In addition, the model comprehensively describes the nature and dimensions of feeling safe, informing high-quality care service and related research. Identifier, CRD42023435489.

MAKING THE CASE FOR THE HUMANITIES’ TAKE ON THE CRUCIAL ISSUE OF ECOLOGICAL CRISIS

For a large number of people, the Humanities and the question of environment may sound like an oxymoron. Indeed, a lot of people tend to associate what is environmental with science only. This paper seeks to counterargue this dominant, superficial, and evidently erroneous view. Therefore, not only do we argue for the presence of a logical connection between humanities and the issue of environment, but we also argue for the importance and the value of human sciences in addressing a man-made planetary crisis. In parallel, we consider that scientificity of the approach to the question is not and cannot be the only criterion nor the only requirement for tackling environmental issues. In fact, we believe that it is quite possible to make a case for the role and the efficacy of humanities in this area. In other words, this paper is making the case for the humanities’ take on a crucial issue. However, some people may wonder: How so?! How may the humanities be of utility? Do the humanities have what it takes to solve global environmental problems? Well, this paper answers all of these questions and more. Actually, the current article highlights the generous toolkit of valuable options offered by the classical humanities, the environmental humanities, together with the emergent tracks in humanities, and the way in which those tools may help in facing ecological threats.

Fuzzy implications - A (dis)similarity perspective

Fuzzy implications continue to remain an important class among the fuzzy logic connectives, having found utility in contexts outside of logical inference too. Recently, fuzzy implications have been shown to be a fertile source for obtaining distance functions with very beneficial properties. In this work, we show that fuzzy implications can also be a good wellspring of fuzzy compatibility relations with myriad properties. Quite interestingly, the converse also holds good, i.e., we also show that we can represent any fuzzy implication through a pair (d,E), where d is a distance function - called a pseudo-monometric - and E is a mono-similarity fuzzy relation. This representation helps us to propose an equivalent formulation of the problem of characterisation of QL-implications, that has the potential to offer computational savings in verifying if a QL-operation can be a QL-implication and also throws open further avenues of fruitful theoretical exploration.

Reagent dosage inference based on graph convolutional memory perception network for zinc roughing flotation

In froth flotation, the precise presetting of reagent dosage is crucial for enhancing mineral recovery and flotation efficiency. Considering that the manual operation method is susceptible to some subjective factors, many machine vision-based intelligent reagent dosage presetting approaches are developed. However, prevailing presetting methods primarily rely on empirical knowledge, and ignore the potential intelligent reasoning processes, resulting in a suboptimal flotation performance. In this paper, a reagent dosage inference method based on a graph convolutional memory perception network is proposed, which can leverage the power of both empirical knowledge and neural network to deduce the optimal reagent dosages. This method constructs a memory unit stored with representative operation data, which can be served as a reservoir of empirical knowledge, facilitating dosage inference by referencing relevant data according to the current flotation condition. Subsequently, a graph convolutional neural network is developed to acquire the logical connections between reagent dosage and key parameters of the flotation process. Finally, with the guidance of empirical knowledge, a multi-head attention perception module is employed to deduce the optimal reagent dosage according to the current flotation condition and the acquired logical connection. The effectiveness of the proposed method has been validated in the experiment. Compared to other methods, the proposed method obtains more accurate inference results, and its inferred reagent dosage achieves more satisfactory flotation effect.

Irenaeus’ Theology in Second-Century Platonism and Christianity

Abstract As scholars have come to appreciate Irenaeus’ use of philosophy, emphasis has fallen on his use of pre-Socratic traditions. This emphasis stands in stark contrast to the typical emphasis scholars place on Platonic themes in second-century Christian theologies. This article argues that Platonic resources, the definition of God as simple and incomposite, the Platonic viae, and reasoning from ‘oneness’ to ‘unlimitedness’, play a key role in Irenaeus’ theology, governing his interpretation of pre-Socratic materials, including Irenaeus’ version of the well-known Xenophanes quotation (fr. 24) and materials Irenaeus apparently draws from Pseudo-Aristotle’s On Melissus, Xenophanes, and Gorgias. Irenaeus, furthermore, draws a logical connection between God’s simplicity and the doctrine that there is one God to the exclusion of others, as he says, thereby pressing Platonic doctrine into the service of his distinctly Christian theological convictions. The upshot of all this is a deeper appreciation first for the sophistication of Irenaeus’ own theology, and second for Irenaeus’ role in engaging and advancing Christian philosophical theology.

Solving Problems – Models, Strategies and Potential Implementation in Mathematics Education of 9 – 10-Year-Old Students

The recent reforms in the educational system in Bulgaria aimed to provide the development of transversal skills and competences established in the state educational standards and curricula in all academic disciplines at primary school. Mathematics is the discipline that develops abstract-logical connections and makes sense of the world in a symbolic way, while building up the ability of students to cope with tasks in unfamiliar situations, in other words – to solve problems. The present paper attempts to investigate the theory of solving problems in mathematics at primary school age searching for its potential implementation. Methods of the study include theoretical research in the field of problem solving, covering its levels, models and strategies for its application, as well as content analysis of educational documentation for the 3rd grade. As a result of the study, relevant models and strategies are presented that have the potential to develop students’ problem-solving skills, revealing the need for increasing the number of tasks in the textbooks, which provide opportunities for problematization.

The path from participatory culture to participatory politics: A critical investigation—An interview with Henry Jenkins

In this interview, Henry Jenkins critically reviews his theorization of the logical and practical connection between participatory culture and participatory politics, which is enabled and facilitated by the civic imagination of various social groups strategically and affectively deploying popular culture resources for different political purposes. Henry Jenkins emphatically discusses the democratic potential of participatory culture in autocratic societies and the mechanisms to promote the progressiveness of participatory politics, and carefully yet enthusiastically defends the significance of fandom’s affective and appropriative practices for bridging participatory culture and participatory politics. In the end of this interview, Henry Jenkins also reflects on the genealogical relations of his thinking on participatory democracy with John Fiske’s political understanding of popular culture and evaluates his own theoretical contributions to the political philosophy of participatory democracy.

ADL relational global leadership: a leadership approach to accelerate the internationalization of Islamic higher education in Indonesia

ABSTRACT This study aims to conceptualize a new variable as an intervention in the relationship between leader personality and the internationalization of Islamic higher education (IIHE) in Indonesia. The variable is ‘adl relational global leadership (ARGL), which is the integration between global leadership and Islamic values. The methodology is to derive an integrated theory of leadership and Islamic values based on logical connections. ARGL is used to mediate openness to experience and tawadhu toward IIHE. The results of this conceptual study show that ARGL can improve IIHE, while openness to experience and tawadhu affects the formation of ARGL. This conceptual research provides a theoretical contribution to the development of global leadership, by offering a new concept of ARGL, namely global leaders who are intervened with Islamic values demonstrates the potential to support and promote IIHE. Based on the results of this study, it is recommended that the leader’s personality influences ARGL which ultimately drives IIHE. Openness to experience and tawadhu can be the basis for assessing and selecting global leaders needed by internationally oriented universities. This study adds to the existing literature, with a new concept of ARGL that higher education needs to succeed in internationalization.

An Agent-Based Model to Reproduce the Boolean Logic Behaviour of Neuronal Self-Organised Communities through Pulse Delay Modulation and Generation of Logic Gates.

The human brain is arguably the most complex "machine" to ever exist. Its detailed functioning is yet to be fully understood, let alone modelled. Neurological processes have logical signal-processing and biophysical aspects, and both affect the brain's structure, functioning and adaptation. Mathematical approaches based on both information and graph theory have been extensively used in an attempt to approximate its biological functioning, along with Artificial Intelligence frameworks inspired by its logical functioning. In this article, an approach to model some aspects of the brain learning and signal processing is presented, mimicking the metastability and backpropagation found in the real brain while also accounting for neuroplasticity. Several simulations are carried out with this model to demonstrate how dynamic neuroplasticity, neural inhibition and neuron migration can reshape the brain's logical connectivity to synchronise signal processing and obtain certain target latencies. This work showcases the importance of dynamic logical and biophysical remodelling in brain plasticity. Combining mathematical (agents, graph theory, topology and backpropagation) and biomedical ingredients (metastability, neuroplasticity and migration), these preliminary results prove complex brain phenomena can be reproduced-under pertinent simplifications-via affordable computations, which can be construed as a starting point for more ambitiously accurate simulations.

End to End AI Architecture for Next Generation Network

Targeting 6G network architecture with native intelligence, a holistic view on the end to end (E2E) Artificial Intelligence (AI) flow across Operation Administration and Maintenance (OAM), Core Network (CN), Edge, Radio Access Network (RAN), and User Equipment (UE) domains is presented in this article. The AI Task Management (AITM) is introduced as the enabler in such network, and a User Equipment Data Analytics (UEDA) is proposed to take advantage of the increasing computing capability of UEs while taking their power consumption limitation into consideration. Conventional control plane and user plane connections assume fixed one-to-one end points and a single chosen transmission mode. Depending on the goal of the AI task and what network entities need to participate, the endpoints of the AI task connection is uncertain, with a group of participant UEs on one side and base station, core network or application server on the other. The transmission mode of such connection may need to be dynamically reconfigured as well. This article proposes an approach of AI task-oriented connections, where logical connections among UE, RAN, CN, and applications are established via AITM for AI model distribution, data collection, as well as parameter synchronization across different domains. A new wireless bearer type, named AI Radio Bearer (AIRB), for AI task-oriented connections is proposed with due design considerations and its associated performance.

The Meaning of Logical Connectives and Prior's Tonk Argument

The Meaning of Logical Connectives and Prior's Tonk Argument

An Investigation of the Impacts of Digital Entertaining English Logic Learning: Holists vs. Serialists

High-quality academic writing should be presented with clear logical connections. However, it may be too challenging for some students so they may be demotivated. On the other hand, serious games provide students with fun and engagement so their motivation can be enhanced. Thus, this study developed a serious game, which was named as a Digital Entertaining English Logic Learning (D-[EL]2). Students could learn how to present academic writing with clear logical connections in the D-[EL]2 context. Additionally, an empirical study was conducted to investigate students’ reactions to the D-[EL]2 from a cognitive style perspective, in terms of test performance, task performance and task behavior. Regarding test performance, Holists significantly obtained better pre-test scores than Serialists but Serialists’ gaining scores were significantly higher than those of Holists. Accordingly, no significant difference was found for their post-test scores. Regarding task performance, no significant difference existed between Serialists and Holists. Regarding task behavior, Serialists more frequently used the location hint and keyword hint than Holists. Additionally, Serialists used the notebook for multiple purposes whereas Holists used it for a single purpose. Based on these findings, we proposed a framework, which can be applied to personalize the D-[EL]2 in the future so that the preferences and requirements of diverse learners can be satisfied.

Alternative comparison in underspecified degree operators

This paper proposes a new theory for the recurrent ambiguities between the meaning of comparison, additivity, and continuation (CAC) across languages. The theory has two pillars. One is a semantic reanalysis of CAC meanings. I will show that all three meanings can be cashed out via comparisons between alternatives, and that by doing so we can establish inherent logical connections between them. The second pillar is a de-compositional analysis of lexical items expressing CAC meanings (henceforth CAC operators), which makes use of their logical connections to derive the ambiguities as results of underspecification.

Analytical framework for institutional power orientation towards earthquake resilience: A case study on urban development policies in Karaj, Iran

The concept of urban resilience, originating from ecological sciences, poses challenges in its introduction and explanation as an objective and approach in urban planning. Expanding the social and normative dimensions of urban resilience is challenging due to its conservative and non-political ecological background. Critically, the reductionist approach and depoliticization of urban resilience in planning are significant concerns. This paper addresses the analysis of institutional power orientations in defining the concept of urban resilience and targeting its achievement. According to this purpose, this paper provides a theoretical framework for analyzing institutional power orientations towards earthquake resilience, developed in two primary parts, as the main novelty and contribution of the proposed research. The city of Karaj is selected as a case study to test this framework. The research methodology involves a triple analysis of epistemology, ontology, and axiology of resilience from institutional power point of view, utilizing qualitative content analysis, semi-structured interviews, and the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) questionnaire. In conclusion, emphasizing the importance of exploring the logical connection between ideas, the need for attention, and analyzing decision-taking processes is highlighted based on the research findings.