Reciprocity Condition Research Articles

Service, reciprocity, and remedy: From Confucian meritocracy to Confucian democracy

One of the most notable features in recent Confucian political theory is the advocacy of political meritocracy. Though Confucian meritocrats’ controversial institutional design has been subject to critical scrutiny, less attention has been paid to their underlying normative claims. This paper aims to investigate the two justificatory conditions of Confucian political meritocracy—the service condition and the reciprocity condition—in light of classical Confucianism and with special attention to moral disagreement. Finding the normative argument for Confucian political meritocracy both incomplete (in light of classical Confucianism) and implausible (under the circumstances of moral disagreement), it proposes Confucian constitutional democracy as an alternative that can meet the three conditions of the good Confucian polity—service, reciprocity, and remedy—by reconceiving the people's well-being in terms of their basic rights, as well as by promoting constitutional dialogue among the three branches of the government.

Communication and action predictability: two complementary strategies for successful cooperation.

Making one's actions predictable and communicating what one intends to do are two strategies to achieve interpersonal coordination. It is less clear whether these two strategies are mutually exclusive or whether they can be used in parallel. Here, we asked how the availability of communication channels affects the use of strategy to make one's actions predictable. In three experiments, we investigated how people reach joint decisions if they are not allowed to communicate at all (Experiment 1), allowed minimal reciprocal communication (Experiment 2), or allowed to use the full range of conventional communication (Experiment 3). We found that when participants were not allowed to communicate, coordination was achieved by increasing action predictability. When conventional communication was allowed, there were no attempts to increase action predictability. In the minimal reciprocal communication condition, successful pairs both increased action predictability and established a communication system. Overall, this study demonstrates that people are able to flexibly adapt to coordination challenges during joint decision making and that communication reduces behavioural constraints on joint action coordination.

Reciprocating to the bottom: Is there negative diffuse reciprocity in social economic human rights

Is reciprocity possible in human rights agreements? This article argues that human rights agreements can create negative diffuse reciprocity if there is reliable information about countries’ compliance levels. The article analyses the link between information on countries’ non-compliance with the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights on the one hand, and countries’ efforts to protect social economic rights on the other. It finds that the more information is published on violations of rights, the lower the levels of countries’ efforts to protect these rights. This means that countries practice negative diffuse reciprocity with regard to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. This is a notable finding since there are several factors working against the practice of reciprocity in human rights agreements. The article draws theoretical conclusions regarding the conditions for reciprocity in human rights agreements and sheds new light on the concept of reciprocity and its link with information.

The costs of collaborative innovation

Collaborations between actors from different sectors (governments, firms, nonprofit organizations, universities, and other societal groups) have been promoted or mandated with increasing frequency to spur more innovative activities. This article argues that there is an essential gap in evaluating the issues of these collaborative arrangements on innovation and a need to theorize the costs of these arrangements systematically. This article identifies three implicit assumptions in current research that prevent a sound analysis of the costs of collaborative innovation and advances a new cost theory based on the integration of studies from several research fields and explanations provided by three main economic theories: transaction cost economics, game theory, and the knowledge-based view. In particular, four overarching factors are posited to impact the effectiveness of collaboration for innovation: governance (the number of collaborators and the hierarchical relationships among them); compactness (the degree of relationship formality that binds collaborators together); reliability (the quality of the relationships); and institutionalization (the extent to which the relationships have been pre-established by practice). We discuss the importance of leveraging these factors to determine an optimal governance structure that allows collaborating actors to minimize transaction, cooperation, and knowledge costs, and to reward participants proportionally to the cost they bear, in order to foster conditions of reciprocity, fair rates of exchange, and distributive justice.

Teaching Scattering Matrix in Electrical Engineering—Misconceptions and Clarifications

This paper presents a new approach to introducing scattering parameters for dispelling doubts and misconceptions. Normalization of voltage and current is first introduced for the subsequent descriptions of normalized matrices. The analogy with lossless transmission lines is used to define voltage waves in terms of circuit voltages and currents. Scattering parameters are interpreted as reflection and transmission coefficients for real normalizing impedance. Power considerations are made to interpret scattering parameters as power ratios. The condition for the lossless circuit is derived, and it is shown that the definitions of the voltage waves satisfy maximum power transfer conditions for real input impedance. Reciprocity conditions are derived to show that the normalized, not the unnormalized scattering matrix, is symmetric. The application of losslessness and reciprocity in filter design is clarified. Next, it is shown why definitions of forward and reverse voltage have to be changed for complex normalizing impedances. The relationships of matrices for complex normalizing impedance are shown to reduce to those for real normalizing impedance. The procedure for changing normalizing impedance is given, and its application for amplifier design is briefly described. The difference between circuit symmetry and physical symmetry is pointed out. Finally, it is shown how odd and even mode analysis arises from a mathematical consideration of symmetrical two-port networks. A straightforward discussion of Wilkinson power divider is given to illustrate the application of these modes.

Interplay between undue influence, usury, and immoral contracts in the light of the recent case law of Hungary

In this short writing, we intended to show the recent tendency in the Hungarian judicial practice, a slight movement to rediscover the importance and the great variety of the subjective elements of usury contract, focusing on the so-called undue influence as a subjective condition of the invalidity. However, a twofold finding should be expressed here. First, the conceptual scopes of these grounds are not totally separated from each other, although, a distinction should be made, moreover, not only between the undue influence and other defects of contractual intention but also between usurious contract, immoral contract and unfair exploitation, with the observation that the latter ground of invalidity has only historical importance in Hungarian law. Second, as the former judicial practice placed too much importance on the assessment of the reciprocity condition in usury cases, in the cases of the gift contracts concluded by the party under the undue influence the court constitutes the invalidity based on immorality, not on usury.

Extension of Lorentz reciprocity and Poynting theorems for spatially dispersive media with quadrupolar responses

We provide a self-consistent extension of the Lorentz reciprocity theorem and the Poynting theorem for media possessing electric and magnetic dipolar and quadrupolar responses related to electric and magnetic fields and field gradients thus corresponding to weak spatial dispersion. Using these two theorems, we respectively deduce the conditions of reciprocity and gainlessness and losslessness that apply to the various tensors mediating the interactions of these multipole moments and the associated fields and field gradients. We expect that these conditions will play an essential role in developing advanced metamaterial modeling techniques that include quadrupolar and spatially dispersive responses.

Plasticity of Porites astreoides Early Life History Stages Suggests Mesophotic Coral Ecosystems Act as Refugia in Bermuda

As the devastating impacts of global climate change and local anthropogenic stressors on shallow-water coral reefs are expected to rise, mesophotic coral ecosystems have increasingly been regarded as potential lifeboats for coral survival, providing a source of propagules to replenish shallower reefs. Yet, there is still limited knowledge of the capacity for coral larvae to adjust to light intensities that change with depth. This study elucidates the mechanisms underlying plasticity during early life stages of the coral Porites astreoides that enable survival across broad depth gradients. We examined physiological and morphological variations in larvae from shallow (8–10 m) and mesophotic (45 m) reefs in Bermuda, and evaluated differences in survival, settlement patterns and size among recruits depending on light conditions using a reciprocal ex situ transplantation experiment. Larvae released from mesophotic adults were found to have significantly lower respiration rates and were significantly larger than those derived from shallow adults, indicating higher content of energetic resources and suggesting a greater dispersal potential for mesophotic larvae compared to their shallow counterparts. Additionally, larvae released from mesophotic adults experienced higher settlement success and larger initial spat size compared to larvae from shallow adults, demonstrating a potential connection between parental origin, offspring quality, and recruitment success. Although both shallow and mesophotic larvae exhibited the capacity to survive and settle under reciprocal light conditions, all larvae had higher survival under mesophotic light conditions regardless of parental origin, suggesting that conditions experienced under low light may enable longer larval life, further extending the dispersal period. These results indicate that larvae from mesophotic Porites astreoides colonies are likely capable of reseeding shallow reefs in Bermuda, thereby supporting the Deep Reef Refugia Hypothesis.

Reciprocal-condition-number-based borehole acoustic dispersion curve prediction

The prediction of dispersion curves is an essential part of understanding borehole acoustic modes. Traditional dispersion curve calculation requires finding zeros of the determinant of the characteristic matrix of a borehole system. This approach is subject to interpretational ambiguity because the determinant can be scaled arbitrarily. We have developed an alternative approach based on the reciprocal condition number (RCN) of the characteristic matrix. The RCN quantifies the singularity of a matrix on a fixed scale between zero and unity; thus, it represents wave modal strengths. We find that our method and traditional methods give identical dispersion-curve locations for simple models and that our method provides more insights on the wave modal amplitudes of complicated models with multiple layers, such as those incorporating logging tools and casing strings. Finally, we determine how our method can be used as the basis of sensitivity analysis to indicate how the dispersion curves are dependent on the model parameters.

НЕСТАЦИОНАРНОЕ КОНТАКТНОЕ ВЗАИМОДЕЙСТВИЕ АБСОЛЮТНО ТВЕРДОГО УДАРНИКА И УПРУГОГО ПОЛУПРОСТРАНСТВА С ЗАГЛУБЛЕННОЙ ПОЛОСТЬЮ

A closed mathematical formulation of plane non-stationary contact problems for rigid dies and an elastic half-space with deepened cavities is constructed. Using the dynamic theorem of reciprocity of works, a system of resolving equations is obtained. It includes the basic boundary integral equation arising from the principle of reciprocity and boundary conditions, as well as the equations of translational and rotational motion of the die. The fundamental and singular solutions for the elastic plane are the cores of the main resolving equation. They determine displacements and stresses in the elastic plane from the applied single instantaneous concentrated force. An original solution algorithm based on the method of boundary integrals with an additional iterative procedure that allows one to take into account the partial separation of the boundary surfaces of the die and the half-space in the contact area has been developed and implemented on a computer. In this case, at each moment of time in the half-space, there is a region that is in a perturbed state and outside of which there are no perturbations. The integral operators of the resolving system of equations are replaced by discrete analogs in the spatial variable and in time. A parametric study of the process of unsteady contact of an absolutely rigid rectangular die with a half-space having a recessed cavity is carried out. Analysis of the calculation results revealed the manifestation of a significant effect of the cavity on the process of non-stationary contact interaction. The influence of the cavity begins to show itself from the moment the reflected waves arrive from its boundary. In this case, the nature of the unsteady stress-strain state and displacements changes significantly. The developed calculation algorithm can be used in engineering practice by design and research organizations in the process of designing and calculating buildings and structures under the influence of natural and man-made vibrations propagating in the soil.

Capacity Improvement in Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface Assisted MIMO Communications

Reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS) is thought to be a potential key technique for future wireless communications due to its ability for manipulating the electromagnetic environment smartly. This paper focuses on the rank and capacity analysis when a RIS is introduced into a multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) system. By establishing a system model for this communication system, various simulations are conducted for identifying the characteristics of the channel. The simulations of different distance between the access point (AP) and user equipment (UE) show that the condition number of the channel is worsen when the distance increases and the role of the RIS in rank improvement is weaken. The spatial distributions of the reciprocal condition number of the channel which corresponds to the RIS locations are obtained and rank-deficient zones are found in different AP, UE and RIS configurations, which depicts the spatial characteristics of the RIS-assisted MIMO channel. The simulations also indicate that the condition number of the channel not only varies with the RIS location, but is also affected by the antenna array size and orientation of AP and UE. In addition, when the AP has a larger amount of antennas than UE, it is advantageous to place the RIS near the UE rather than the AP to achieve better channel condition. Modulation and coding schemes are applied in the simulations for comparison and capacity improvement is witnessed. Beneficial suggestions for RIS deployment in the MIMO system are concluded according to the simulation results.

Можливість трансформації реципрокного обміну у форми прояву корупційної поведінки

Despite all “non-market” nature of reciprocal interactions, it would be excessive to deny the invisible calculation of network transfers, that is, the accountability of the given and the received. In this paper, by combining the historical and the logical, the author establishes that there is a rather fine line between the reciprocal exchange and the types of corruptive behavior. The common components relate to the quality of the basis and the background, which indicates the nature and origin of corruptive practices. The exceptional and unique is manifested in different forms of manifestation of the general. The relations of trust, whose meaning is revealed based on the presented tree of the game, act as the general. The forms of manifestation of corruptive behavior have been distinguished by the method of classification. It has been noted that a reliable "safeguard" of opportunistic behavior in reciprocal exchange is a system of strict social standards. If market agreements are ensured by formal sanctions or informal forcible methods, violation of unwritten rules of conduct in the economy of gift exchange is punishable by deprivation of trust, which means excluding the entity that has not lived up to expectations from the network of reciprocal interactions. It has been noted that transaction costs under the conditions of reciprocity are quite low, because the exchange relations are personalized, and the importance of the gift is determined by its subjective value to those to whom the gift is offered. It has been established that on the one hand, the exchange of gifts and incentives within reasonable limits can be a socially acceptable component of successful business relations. However, on the other hand, if a person is authorized to perform state functions, a gift may be offered to him/her for the purpose of bribery and/or incitement to abuse of power. Since the top-down fight against corruption, as a rule, does not affect those stable and dominant stereotypes of public consciousness, standards and values that have been nurtured for decades and even hundreds of years. Thus, when developing policies to minimize corruption, it is recommended to use the methodology and results of research in the field of behavioral economics, which determines the promising areas for research on this issue.

Re-Inventing Water–Ground Relations in Landscape Architecture Projects

In recent decades, the relationship between soil and water has been at the center of many landscape architecture projects and, more in general, of urban transformation. With an ever-increasing recurrence, the interventions reflect on the positive effects of this dialectic, to the point of making it the constitutive element, both in terms of morphologies and of the reciprocal conditions of quality and resilience, combining ecosystem effects and cultural values. This paper thus examines some cases where the use of these elements has assumed the role of “raw material” in those design processes where they are called to specifically question the relationship between nature and human settlements. Three case studies, which with different declinations represent turning points and paradigmatic passages in this context, are here analyzed: the Cultuurpark Westergasfabriek in Amsterdam, the Cheong Gye Cheon canal in Seoul, and the Candlestick Park in the San Francisco Bay.

Space‐vector state dynamic model of SynRM considering self‐ and cross‐saturation and related parameter identification

This study proposes a state formulation of the space-vector dynamic model of the Synchronous Reluctance Motor (SynRM) considering both saturation and cross-saturation effects. The proposed model adopts the stator currents as state variables and has been theoretically developed in both the rotor and stator reference frames. The proposed magnetic model is based on a flux versus current approach and relies on the knowledge of 11 parameters. Starting from the definition of a suitable co-energy variation function, new flux versus current functions have been initially developed, based on the hyperbolic functions and, consequently, the static and dynamic inductance versus current functions have been deduced. The dynamic inductance functions have been derived so to fulfill the reciprocity conditions. This study presents also a technique for the estimation of the parameters of the proposed magnetic model, which is based on stand-still tests without the need to lock the rotor. The identification process has been performed based on the minimization of a suitably defined error function including the difference between the measured and estimated stator fluxes. The proposed parameter estimation technique has been tested in both numerical simulation and experimentally on a suitably developed test set-up, permitting the experimental validation of the proposed model.

16p11.2 microdeletion imparts transcriptional alterations in human iPSC-derived models of early neural development.

Microdeletions and microduplications of the 16p11.2 chromosomal locus are associated with syndromic neurodevelopmental disorders and reciprocal physiological conditions such as macro/microcephaly and high/low body mass index. To facilitate cellular and molecular investigations into these phenotypes, 65 clones of human induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSCs) were generated from 13 individuals with 16p11.2 copy number variations (CNVs). To ensure these cell lines were suitable for downstream mechanistic investigations, a customizable bioinformatic strategy for the detection of random integration and expression of reprogramming vectors was developed and leveraged towards identifying a subset of 'footprint'-free hiPSC clones. Transcriptomic profiling of cortical neural progenitor cells derived from these hiPSCs identified alterations in gene expression patterns which precede morphological abnormalities reported at later neurodevelopmental stages. Interpreting clinical information-available with the cell lines by request from the Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative-with this transcriptional data revealed disruptions in gene programs related to both nervous system function and cellular metabolism. As demonstrated by these analyses, this publicly available resource has the potential to serve as a powerful medium for probing the etiology of developmental disorders associated with 16p11.2 CNVs.

Charity and Shame: Towards Reciprocity

Abstract Across rich nations with welfare states, charity continues as a dominant force in the lives of people who are poor. Inadequate state welfare and high housing costs drive people in poverty to seek daily support from charities. Based on in-depth interviews with 24 volunteers providing charity and 57 people receiving charity in Australia, as well as on observations of the provision and receipt of charity in practice, this article examines the experiences and meaning of charity from those who provide and receive it. The analysis shows that people receiving charity feel shame, and this shame derives from the judgements of volunteers and the position of recipients as passively receiving what is given. The findings also show that some volunteers actively engage with recipients to mitigate shame, and the dynamic interaction between provider and receiver of charity can reduce the shame people experience. Despite these successes in mitigating shame, the unidirectional provision of charity to people in poverty fails to take account of the value people place – and society expects – on reciprocity. Prioritizing the interests of those in poverty who receive charity, the article argues for the necessity of transforming charity to create conditions for reciprocity.

Graphene-based nanoscale version of da Vinci’s reciprocal structures

A reciprocal structure (RS) is a mechanical resistant structure formed by a set of self-supporting elements satisfying certain conditions of structural reciprocity (SR). The first condition is that each element of the structure has to support and be supported by the others. The second condition is that these functions cannot occur in the same part of the element. These two properties make beams and two-dimensional materials very much appropriate to build RSs. Commonly seen in floors or roofs, SR is also present in art, religious symbols, and decorative objects. Da Vinci has drawn several examples of such RSs. Here, thermal stability and mechanical resistance against impacts of simple nano versions of da Vinci’s RSs based on graphene nanoribbons, were investigated through fully atomistic molecular dynamics (MD) simulations. We considered structures with three and four joins with and without RS topologies. Our MD results showed that 3-fold RSs are not thermally stable and that the 4-fold RSs can become thermally stable as long as the graphene nanoribbons have their external extremities fixed and either are not lengthy or have a kind of notch at the nanoribbons junctions. For these thermally stable structures, our results show that those with RS topologies are more impact resistant than those without SR, despite the fact that the used graphene nanoribbons are highly pliable. We discuss these results in terms of the number of joins, energy absorption, and stress on the structures. We discuss possible applications in nanoengineering.

The enforcement of foreign judgments in Kuwait

This article provides an overview of the rules in Kuwait regarding the enforcement of foreign judgments. This issue is significant due to the fact that foreign litigants still experience significant challenges in successfully enforcing foreign judgments – particularly as such parties have a limited understanding of the manner in which the Kuwaiti courts will interpret the conditions required to enforce such judgments. An analysis of case law in this area highlights that the reciprocity condition is usually the most significant hurdle for applicants when seeking the enforcement of foreign judgments. Such difficulties have catalysed the Kuwaiti Parliament to introduce an exception to the general rule regarding the reciprocity condition; reform which this article heavily criticises.

Idea of Quasi-transcendental in Philosophy of Deconstruction

Paper deals with investigation of deconstructive concept of quasi-transcendental in the context of general thematization of transcendental philosophy framework of which deconstruction is thought as a representational version. It was established that quasi-transcendental thinking amounts to such a re-interpretation of theoretical foundation of transcendental discourse in the frame of which moments of critique and hyperbolizing are united.Author brings to light and explores main topics of transcendental thought primarily and foremost subjected to the quasi-transcendental reflection: namely, the problem of relationship between transcendental and empirical and the problem of conditions of possibility. In the first case, an ambivalence of “transcendental-empirical” relation, inherent to transcendental discourse turns out to be sharpened. This relation combines in itself characteristics of opposition and juxtaposition, up to reciprocal conditioning. Transcendental becomes such only with regard to empirical and vise versa. In the second case, questioning on conditions of possibility is reshaped in discourse on conditions of impossibility, which proves to be both critical restriction and hyperbolic extension of the former. Paper shows that development of idea of quasi-transcendental in deconstructive philosophy is an outcome of mutual work of Derrida himself and his eminent commentators. The function and basic senses of concept “quasi”, which it obtains within the scope of deconstructive version of transcendentalism, are determined. In particular, an affinity of Derridian “quasi” with Kantian als ob is ascertained, as well as its connection with both critical attitude and discursive realm of fiction. A peculiarity of concept of ultra-transcendental as variation of notion “quasi-transcendental” is found out.Author explores the relation of quasi-transcendental discourse to empirism and gives reasons for priority of transcendental realm over empirical in Derridian thought. Paper lays bare the relationship of quasi-transcendental thinking with discourse of other, as a fundamental theme of deconstructive philosophy.In sum author claims that (1) importance of the theme of (quasi)transcendental in deconstructive discourse and (2) personal Derrida’s self-identification as quasi-transcendental philosopher serve as crucial reasons for investigation of deconstructive philosophy as a prominent version of transcendental thinking.

The Greatest Aporia in the Parmenides (133b-134e) and the Reciprocity of Pros Relations

ABSTRACTThe extant attempts in the literature to refute the greatest difficulty argument in the Parmenides have focused on denying the parallelism between the pros relations among Forms and those among particulars. However, these attempts are unsatisfactory, for the argument can reach its conclusion that we cannot know any Forms without relying on this parallelism. I argue that a more effective strategy is to deny the more essential premise that the knowledge-object relation is a pros relation. This premise is false because pros relations require definitional and ontological codependence between the relata, and the knowledge-object relation does not satisfy this reciprocity condition.