Concept Of Power Research Articles

Digital Twin Enabled Process Development, Optimization and Control in Lyophilization for Enhanced Biopharmaceutical Production

Digital twins have emerged as a powerful concept for real-time monitoring and analysis, facilitating Quality by Design integration into biopharmaceutical manufacturing. Traditionally, lyophilization processes are developed through trial-and-error, incorporating high security margins and inflexible process set points. Digital twins enable the integration of adaptable operating conditions and implementation of automation through Advanced Process Control (APC) with Process Analytical Technology (PAT) and validated physicochemical models that rely on heat and mass transfer principles, allowing us to overcome the challenges imposed by the lyophilization process. In this study, a digital twin for freeze-drying processes is developed and experimentally validated. Using the digital twin, primary drying conditions were optimized for controlled nucleation and annealing methods by carrying out a few laboratory tests beforehand. By incorporating PAT and modeling, the digital twin accurately predicts the product’s temperature and drying endpoint, showing smaller errors than the experiments. The digital twin significantly increases productivity by up to 300% while reducing the costs by 74% and the Global Warming Potential by 64%.

World development assessment in an invariant coordinate system of energy units: The newly industrialized economies perspectives

The purpose of the article is to present the results of analysis of newly industrialized countries in the context of sustainable development. The study took place within the framework of the Kaldor’s structural-economic model of the gross domestic product and the energy flow model, using the socio-economic systems power changes analyzing method. Within the context of the approach, an invariant coordinate system in energy units is considered, the necessary conditions for sustainable development are formulated, and the main parameters for assessing the potential for growth and development are determined. The article focuses on key issues regarding new concepts of sustainable development and methodology for assessing sustainable development using the concept of socioeconomics useful power for the countries of the newly industrialized economy a group of emerging countries that have made in short time period a qualitative transition in socio-economic development. Based on a new definition of sustainable development in energy units, development trends are formulated for the selected countries during 20 years for the period 2000–2019. Results of the study can be used to planning for the transition to sustainable development. The data of the Central Statistical Office of European Union, the World Bank and the United Nations Organization were used for calculations. Initial interpretation of the calculated data has been done for the largest newly industrialized countries Brazil, India and China in terms of the gross domestic product in the period 1990–2019. For comparison, data on USA are presented as countries with advanced economy.

FEATURES OF RUSSIA’S SOFT IMPACT ON UKRAINE (UNTIL 2014)

The article considers the main features of Russia’s soft impact on Ukraine. The study is based on the application of the soft power concept of the American scientist J. Nye. The term soft power means to the ability of one actor to influence others using attraction (of one’s values, culture, politics, etc.), persuasion and involvement, as opposed to hard coercion and bribery (hard power). The Russian Federation’s soft impact on Ukraine, despite certain achievements, was generally inefficient, inconsistent and unsystematic. The reasons for this were: 1) stereotyped attitudes towards Ukraine as a constantly loyal and close country; 2) the predominance of the pro-Western national project in Ukraine, which is based on the opposition of Russian and Ukrainian development models; 3) the Russian Federation has not had a sufficiently attractive image for Ukrainians, taking into account the specifics of its political (authoritarianism) and economic (raw materials) systems; 4) insufficient institutional support for the soft influence policy, which is especially noticeable against the background of the Western non-governmental organizations’ activity in Ukraine; 5) the delay in implementing a targeted soft power policy at the state level. At the same time, it is worth noting certain successes in this direction of Russian policy related to the church, educational, cultural, information and economic areas. However, these achievements, mostly related to the previous common historical experience of the two countries, were often accumulated inertially, without the systematic and conscious use of soft impact’s tools. Russia’s use of hard power against Ukraine since 2014 has reversed all these gains.

Theorizing power and agency in state-initiated municipal climate change adaptation: integrating reflexive capacity into adaptive capacity

Abstract. Based on a review of existing research on adaptive capacity, we identify a research gap in theorizing institutions, power structures, and agency in municipal climate change adaptation processes. Drawing on sociological institutionalism, governmentality, and communicative planning theory, we use post-structuralist concepts of power to to elucidate the collective (de-)mobilization of existing stocks of capacities within municipal institutions of adaptation with a focus on structural power and agency in participation processes. The concept of reflexive capacity is introduced as the ability of organizations such as municipal administrations to incorporate diverse stakeholders and knowledge into decision-making processes in a local context, which is derived from the relationship of power with with power over. The emergence and transformation of reflexive capacity are illustrated and discussed with one case study municipality in Germany, revealing the potential of this concept for the analysis of participation in adaptation processes and the power structures that are inherent to them. In the paper, we incorporate the concept of reflexive capacity with established concepts of adaptive capacity, creating an integrated framework termed institutional adaptive capacity. The analysis concludes that examining power structures and agency in the context of climate change adaptation explains how capacity stocks and individual psychosocial capacity mobilization are institutionally embedded and influenced by reflexive capacity. We argue that the consideration of power structures and agency can provide a complementary approach to explaining adaptive capacity and call for further transdisciplinary empirical research on this topic in different settings of state-initiated adaptation processes.

Bear E. Drooley: Achieving Business Growth With the Help of Pets-In-Residence and Resort Mascots

With increasing pet ownership in the United States and the growing popularity of pet travel, lodging businesses have recognized the attractiveness of this niche market. As means to support the pet-friendliness of the lodging industry and achieve business growth, this case introduces students to two powerful concepts in hospitality marketing and branding and addresses their complementarity. These concepts are pets-in-residence and brand mascots. The case explores the benefits of using these as brand identity and customer engagement strategies and illustrates how a resort uses these to achieve business growth based on the identification of market changes and pet-friendliness trends. This case study focuses on FantasyWorld Resort in Kissimmee, FL. During the pandemic, this resort became pet-friendly and brought in a new key “employee” for the success of this strategy and its future growth. Bear E. Drooley is a St. Bernard dog who has been FantasyWorld Resort’s pet-in-residence and Chief Hospitality Officer since September 2020. So far, Bear has been highly beneficial to the resort, which has big plans for Bear to become its official resort mascot.

Otoritas Ibn 'Asyur dalam Al-Tahrir Wa Al-Tanwir sebagai Pembentuk Wacana dalam Dunia Tafsir (Studi Pendekatan Michel Foucault)

This study aims to explore aspects of Ibn 'Asyur's authority in the tafsir al-Tahrir wa al-Tanwir as a discourse shaper in the scientific world of Qur'anic interpretation. This type of research is library research with descriptive-analytical method. The approach to be used to achieve the research objectives is the archaeology of knowledge approach initiated by Michel Foucault in the concept of power and knowledge relations. The result of this research is that Ibn 'Asyur's tafsir al-Tahrir wa al-Tanwir has an important authority in the scientific world of tafsir. This is characterized by several things. First, the complexity of Ibn 'Asyur descriptions that contain various opinions of scholars without favoring one opinion with another opinion without rational reasons creates new developments in the science of interpretation. This creates its own authority because it is able to release the tendency of laziness by moving to the aspect of rationality. Second, his expertise in the field of maqashid al-syari'ah makes him able to understand the differences in each of the arguments of the scholars of different schools and sometimes seem contradictory. With such insight, Ibn 'Asyur was able to escape the subjetivity of the madhhab and chose to be objective by containing all opinions.

Nuclear power, resilience, and energy security under a vulnerability-based approach

Although the role of nuclear power in the energy mix is being discussed from various aspects, studies on nuclear power in the energy security narrative are still limited. In this context, the role of nuclear energy in energy security is examined from a vulnerability-based approach. First, causal linkages between various terms of energy security, including vulnerability, threat, hazard, and resilience were conceptualized. Amongst these terms, we further focused on resilience and explored it from the viewpoint of its robustness, flexibility, redundancy, diversification, adaptability, and interdependency. Finally, considering these six components of resilience, nuclear power as a part of the energy supply system was analyzed in the context of energy security. This reiterated the necessity to balance the positive effect of strengthening the resilience and the negative effect of generating hazards and threats associated with nuclear power. This study is the first to discuss pros and cons of nuclear power from the perspective of its interaction with energy system in energy security. This approach differs from existing approaches in which nuclear-specified issues are alone considered in the narrative of nuclear safety. Since energy security has become an important driver of energy policy in recent years, the developed concept of nuclear power in energy security shall act as an essential stepping stone in determining its future use.

The Success of the K-pop Industry in Utilizing Social Media to Promote Korean Culture

This paper explores the role of social media theories in driving the expansion of K-pop and its effective promotion of South Korean culture. The study delves into two key theories: the S.N.S. Citizenship Behavior theory and the Selectivity, Transactionality, and Conditionality Paradigm. These theories are dissected to elucidate their functionality and the benefits they bring to both users and social media platforms. To illustrate these concepts, the paper presents case studies featuring Aespas AI concept, (G) I-DLEs girl power concept, New Jeanss Phoning application, and a hypothetical scenario involving YouTube. The findings suggest that while targeted social media strategies contribute to a broader appreciation of Korean culture, social media platforms must invest further in enhancing their promotional systems and algorithms. In conclusion, this study asserts that the synergy between K-pop and social media will continue to flourish, with the potential for further growth as social media platforms refine their support mechanisms.

Power Balances in the Eastern Mediterranean: From Yesterday to Today

The international relations are usually examined by the concept of power, where geography is one of the major factors determining it. Geographical maps are not merely a paper reflecting the image of the world: looking at the map we should not observe only the geographical denominations, but to consider the position and role of a certain state or actor, projecting its national interests within certain space, time and conditions. Geographical features and characteristics have a direct impact on the economic development, national power, security and role of the state actor on the regional and global arena. Thus, the analysis of Eastern Mediterranean political and strategic importance within the region cannot be evaluated properly without taking a look on the geography of it. In order to have a proper analysis of Eastern Mediterranean there is a need to take into consideration the geopolitical theoretical approaches, its place within the region as such, and its position in accordance to the global and regional power centers. Independent and dependent variables should be taken into consideration: here, geographic position and integrity, borders and land structure will be considered as independent variables, while political, military, security, socio-economic, and cultural features and factors as dependent ones.

Byung-Chul Han and the anthropology of power: reflexive contributions

This essay engages in a discussion on concepts of power, contrasting the works of the South Korean philosopher Byung-Chul Han with discussions on the subject within the scope of anthropology. Within the limits of this essay, the text provides a minimal review of anthropological traditions of studies on power, followed by a presentation of themes that are exposed in Han’s work, especially related to how the author conceptualizes power. While the philosopher proposes the pursuit of a mobile concept, whose appearance could be modified depending on the movement of its constituent aspects; in anthropology, studies on power are centrally linked to the development of ethnography and the study of precise empirical contexts, with no unequivocal concept of power ever being constituted. Despite seemingly irreconcilable differences, this essay suggests that Han’s work can be incorporated into anthropological readings by the possibility of revising the places attributed to power in our research and by its potential contribution to studies dedicated to issues associated with contemporary anthropologies and critical events situated in these times.

Challenges facing traditional ecological knowledge in the Vhembe District Municipality in Limpopo Province, South Africa

Although TEK has been marginalised during colonial and apartheid era, over the past four decades, there has been a proliferation of research on TEK at local, regional and international levels. This is because, among other reasons, TEK provides multiple benefits to the bearers of such knowledge and contributes to the protection of the environment and ecosystem services. Despite this knowledge being important both for human and non-human environments, it faces several challenges among contemporary indigenous societies. Using the concept of power as a lens, this study aimed to investigate the challenges facing TEK using the Vhembe district in Limpopo Province (South Africa) as a case study. The study relied on semi-structured face-to-face interviews with local people. This method was found to be appropriate since it is flexible and allow for wide range of opinions that exceed the limits imposed by interview schedule. Key selected respondents included custodians of sacred sites, traditional leaders, bearers of TEK, educators, scholars dealing with TEK, curriculum experts, local pastors, and Christians. These respondents were selected using stratified purposeful sampling approach. A thematic content analysis was used to analyse the data obtained from the interviews. The study found that the cause of TEK system degradation is a complicated and multidisciplinary problem, including the compounding influences of dominant religions, formal education, new political dispensation, modernisation and advances in science and technology, as well as commercialisation. Recommendations for improving TEK management practices are drawn up based on these results.

From Discipline Power to Pastoral Care: "Tattare," "Gypsies," and Education in Sweden, 1923–1960

Abstract: In the context of compulsory schooling in Sweden, this article discusses the shift from what was often called "the Tattare problem" to, later, "the Gypsy question." The article frames the discussion with reference to Michel Foucault and his concepts of discipline power and pastoral power. The central question addressed is how the schools dealt with students from these groups. Children, especially their care and handling, were an important focus of welfare politics in Sweden. This meant that childhood was a significant field of governance, which became obvious in schools' work with "Tattare" and "Gypsy" children. This article highlights how the tone towards these groups changed, especially in the 1940s. Over time, these students were seen as more malleable by institutions and their agents, which exerted pastoral power by guiding and leading them in order to shape the minds of these future citizens.

Middle Powers Revisited: “Good Citizens” of the World Majority

Recent international developments have given new relevance to the concept of middle power and necessitated its clarification. The states of the World Majority, with their growing potential and desire for a role in shaping the international order, could be termed as new middle powers or—to adapt an originally liberal metaphor of “good international citizens” to the new global reality—as good citizen of the World Majority. The list of new middle powers is potentially unlimited, with World Majority citizenship open to anyone ready to accept it.

Influence of Soft Power in shaping Diplomacy and Foreign Policy

This research delves into the evolving nature of power in international relations, focusing on the concept of soft power. Introduced by Joseph Nye in the 1990s, soft power is defined as the ability to influence others through attraction and persuasion rather than coercion or force. The study highlights how nations leverage cultural diplomacy, public opinion, and historical narratives to enhance their soft power and achieve foreign policy objectives. The article examines various methods through which soft power is projected, such as cultural exchanges, media influence, and the promotion of national values and ideals. It explores the role of non-state actors, including NGOs and multinational corporations, in shaping global perceptions and aligning foreign populations with a nation’s policies. Case studies of countries like China, Turkey, India, and the United States illustrate diverse approaches to employing soft power in international affairs. China’s strategic use of environmental diplomacy and Turkey’s deployment of the Turkish International Cooperation and Development Agency (TIKA) are highlighted as examples of how emerging powers utilize soft power to strengthen their global influence. The research also underscores the importance of integrating regional historical narratives and cultural elements into foreign policy to sustain diplomatic relations and promote national interests, with the depiction of the vibrant regional-historical narratives of India. By employing qualitative analysis, reviewing academic literature, policy documents, and specific national case studies to uncover patterns and strategies in the use of soft power, the findings reveal that effective soft power strategies are crucial for modern diplomacy, offering nations a means to project power and achieve foreign policy goals without resorting to military force. The article asserts that understanding and harnessing soft power is essential for navigating the complexities of global diplomacy in a multipolar world. By appealing the shared cultural values and fostering positive international relations, nations can enhance their global standing and influence through non-coercive means.

Udział wiernych świeckich w kościelnej władzy rządzenia. Teoretyczne implikacje zagadnienia w praktyce

The article is a contribution to the doctrinal discussion, the subject of which, since the Second Vatican Council, has been the participation of the lay faithful in the Church’s governing authority. In addition to the theories of power present in the doctrine, the author points to the concept of presumed power, understanding it as a possible solution to the problems and controversies that have accumulated over the years. The recent amendment to the law on the Roman Curia seems to confirm the intuition of the proposed theory of potestas a munere, which is further strengthened by some events documenting the entrustment of some important Church offices to lay faithful.

The Concept, Characteristics, and Application of New-Quality Discipline Inspection and Supervision Power

The Concept, Characteristics, and Application of New-Quality Discipline Inspection and Supervision Power

The Original Presidency: A Conception of Administrative Control

Abstract The two predominant conceptions of executive power and supervision over the administrative state are inadequate. One maintains that all administrative discretion is the President’s, and that by virtue of the grant of executive power the President can both remove and control the discretion of all subordinate officers. That poses a possible textual problem: it seems to make the Opinions Clause superfluous. The other conception maintains that the President is, at best, a “persuader-in-chief,” with no constitutional right to control administrative discretion or to remove officers tasked with implementing statutory duties. Although this view makes sense of the Opinions Clause, there is no historical evidence for it. The proponents of these two schools of thought have thus been locked in a decades-long stalemate, with competing and irreconcilable paradigms of total control or no control. This Article recovers another, lost way of thinking about presidential power. According to this conception, Congress can insulate inferior officers from removal because they must follow orders. As for principal officers, the President can remove but not control them, at least not directly. There is no constitutional obligation on the part of principal officers to obey; the only inducement is the threat of removal. The Opinions Clause, far from being superfluous, then assures the President the power to acquire information to exercise intelligently the power to remove. In addition to this account’s textual and structural virtues, it appears to have been a relatively widely shared understanding of presidential power at the Founding, enough so to be within the range of plausible original meanings. This understanding of executive power may seem overly formalistic, but it is functionally more desirable than the two competing accounts that allow for total control or total balkanization.

Green Soft Power? Checking in on China as a Responsible Stakeholder

By assuming a proactive role in international environmental regimes and extending the ‘green’ dimensions of its Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), China has been seeking to promote itself as a leader and responsible stakeholder in global environmental governance. This article examines this development concerning the notion of China’s ‘soft power’ and, more specifically, the notion of ‘green soft power’ – which aims to bridge the traditional concept of soft power with a state’s behavior on environmental and climate issues. China presents an interesting case since it has accrued a considerable amount of green soft power through its multilateral environmental diplomacy practiced at the Conferences of the Parties (COPs), the high-profile annual United Nations Climate Change Conferences, but its patchy deployment of environmental standards in the bilateral engagements under the BRI highlights the contradictions in referring to China as a green soft power. With these ideas in mind, this article holds that in the search to understand the evolving nature of China’s responsible stakeholder role, attention should be given to exploring the notion of green soft power.

Rearticulating the promotion of Japanese language and culture from the perspective of "soft power": planning and effects.

The concept of soft power has engendered lively discourse within the international community. The development of a nation's soft power frequently hinges on cultural communication and the promotion of language. This manuscript concentrates on Japan as a case study and undertakes an investigation of the methods it has employed to cultivate its soft power. To accomplish this objective, Japan's strategies for cultural communication and the promotion of the Japanese language are comprehensively examined. From the perspective of language planning, prestige planning of language and culture constitutes a crucial mode of cultural communication, whereas language education planning (or acquisition planning) is the primary method of language promotion. Japan has adeptly disseminated its culture overseas through cultural communication and language promotion. On one hand, it fashions a "cool culture" embodied by anime and manga to augment cultural appeal and amplify national image. On the other hand, it advances the Japanese language abroad by establishing supportive institutions, dispatching experts and volunteers, and creating online teaching materials. Building on Japan, this paper establishes a theoretical framework for the construction of soft power, employing the aforementioned two approaches as valuable guides for research on soft power.

Splitanje globalne sistemske promene diplomatskom moći - koraci Evopske unije

This research seeks to provide a viable understanding of the main specificities of incongruences of reality with the theoretical assumptions on the working of the international by developing the concept of diplomatic power. The relational theoretical perspective on diplomacy as the peaceful search for the consent on just and commonised sharing of life, time, and planet affords the conceptualisation of diplomatic power as the non-episodic offering to others what they need, when, how, and for as long as they need it free from conditions and expectations of returns. The inquiry focuses on how diplomatic power is weaving out of several relational threads of relationships, the one of mutuality transcending the hegemonic "complex interdependence". In this futuring process, the unfolding of diplomacy transforms the global relations system, prefigurating its emergent participatory democratic structures. The People's Republic of China mobilised offerings to others of what they need conditionality free or nonrewarding for their conduct favourable to its interests have been the challenge to the European Union and the United States of America. Comparing their efforts, backed by the Group of 7, to counter China's diplomatic power has proved impotent even when they combined their diplomatic power. Yet, the enlarged supply of options empowers long-marginalized states. The conflictual dynamics driven by the European Union and the United States of America competing with the People's Republic of China is undermining the possibility of mutuality as a new relational pattern to order the world safe for just humanity on a secure planet.