Rise Of Consciousness Research Articles

Transversal aromaticity: Tryptophan as a bridge between molecular patterns and consciousness explained: Commentary on Amal Alachkar's “Aromatic patterns: Tryptophan aromaticity as a catalyst for the emergence of life and rise of consciousness”

Transversal aromaticity: Tryptophan as a bridge between molecular patterns and consciousness explained: Commentary on Amal Alachkar's “Aromatic patterns: Tryptophan aromaticity as a catalyst for the emergence of life and rise of consciousness”

Aromatic patterns: Tryptophan aromaticity as a catalyst for the emergence of life and rise of consciousness.

Sunlight held the key to the origin of life on Earth. The earliest life forms, cyanobacteria, captured the sunlight to generate energy through photosynthesis. Life on Earth evolved in accordance with the circadian rhythms tied to sensitivity to sunlight patterns. A unique feature of cyanobacterial photosynthetic proteins and circadian rhythms' molecules, and later of nearly all photon-sensing molecules throughout evolution, is that the aromatic amino acid tryptophan (Trp) resides at the center of light-harvesting active sites. In this perspective, I review the literature and integrate evidence from different scientific fields to explore the role Trp plays in photon-sensing capabilities of living organisms through its resonance delocalization of π-electrons. The observations presented here are the product of apparently unrelated phenomena throughout evolution, but nevertheless share consistent patterns of photon-sensing by Trp-containing and Trp-derived molecules. I posit the unique capacity to transfer electrons during photosynthesis in the earliest life forms is conferred to Trp due to its aromaticity. I propose this ability evolved to assume more complex functions, serving as a host for mechanisms underlying mental aptitudes - a concept which provides a theoretical basis for defining the neural correlates of consciousness. The argument made here is that Trp aromaticity may have allowed for the inception of the mechanistic building blocks used to fabricate complexity in higher forms of life. More specifically, Trp aromatic non-locality may have acted as a catalyst for the emergence of consciousness by instigating long-range synchronization and stabilizing the large-scale coherence of neural networks, which mediate functional brain activity. The concepts proposed in this perspective provide a conceptual foundation that invites further interdisciplinary dialogue aimed at examining and defining the role of aromaticity (beyond Trp) in the emergence of life and consciousness.

Consciousness on property rights, homeowner associations and neighbourhood governance: Evidence from Shanghai

Previous studies have scrutinised the proliferation of privately governed neighbourhoods and the role of homeowner associations (HOAs) in governing the neighbourhood and residents' conducts in different contexts, while little attention has been paid to individual residents' agency. This research introduces a novel perspective to examine the role of neighbourhood residents and their perception of property rights, which carry significant weight in governing the private neighbourhoods in transitional urban China. Based on a large-scale neighbourhood-based survey in Shanghai, this study employs multilevel regression models to understand the determinants of individual-level consciousness on property rights and its correlations with the outcomes of HOA governance efficacy at neighbourhood level. Empirical results suggest that housing tenure, community participation, sense of collectivism, gatedness, size and age of neighbourhoods are significantly correlated with residents' consciousness on property rights, and that the rise of consciousness among individual residents is positively associated with the governance efficacy of HOAs. Through presenting a contextualised examination of the emerging “private” governance in China and addressing a missing account of consciousness on property rights in the literature, this study makes theoretical and empirical contributions to understanding the complex social processes of neighbourhood governance in China and beyond.

The Shinawatra siblings: Ethnic heroes and the rise of Lanna nationalism

AbstractIn 2014, banners hung across Thailand's northern region called for a separate Lanna state. This rise in consciousness of a Lanna political identity stems from rumors that Thaksin—former prime minister and from the Lanna region—is the reincarnation of past Northern kings. The ethnic pride derived from these connections added to feelings of ethnic persecution as the conservative Bangkok elite attacked and lampooned Thaksin regarding these rumors and, indirectly, Lanna culture. While neither Thaksin nor his sister Yingluck have used explicit nationalist rhetoric, their political fates—both were ejected in military coups—have increasingly been interpreted in nationalist terms. I combine qualitative evidence from Thai newspapers, magazines, social media accounts, blogs, etc. that trace this development with 2015 survey data from Chiangmai, Lanna's capital. The survey shows that 40% of respondents consider the Shinawatra siblings as the most important ethnoregional figures, past or present, and this correlates with strength of Lanna identity.

New Hypothesis on Consciousness-Brain as Quantum Processor-Synchronization of Quantum Mechanics and Relativity

Latest theories on consciousness have been discussed and the drawbacks also analyzed. Some of the basics of physics have been elaborated by which a new hypothesis of consciousness has been put forth. Some of the aspects of relativity, and quantum theory have been discussed thoroughly to bring consciousness within the scope of physics. In the process, a new model of consciousness has been introduced as a hypothesis. The final outcome resembles a quantum computer and processing of information in quantum bits. Thus the processing speed has been estimated for a conscious brain. It is estimated as 144 quantum bits per second. This model explains that a conscious brain works like a projector. It explains that every living thing will act according to a ‘fundamental force of nature’ called ‘bio-force’. Its quantum particle is ‘jeeton’. The interaction between ‘jeeton’ and ‘graviton’ gives rise to consciousness. The model emphasizes that ‘mind’ is a consequence of ‘jeeton’ and the ‘matter’ is a consequence of ‘graviton’. Their entanglement gives rise to consciousness. Thus it explains the relation between ‘mind’, ‘matter’ and ‘consciousness’ in terms of physics. This will have an influence on philosophy to solve problems like ‘Hard problem’. It will be helpful to develop humanoid robots and may be helpful in study of neurosciences and medical technologies. In contrast to contemporary thought, the process of ‘observation’ has been described as two aspects of a phenomena one satisfy quantum mechanics and another satisfies relativity. Thus a novel approach to synchronization of quantum theory with relativity has been introduced. Fundamentally it is disagreeing the process of objective reduction of the Orch-OR theory in so many aspects.

Objective, Intersubjective Mystical Relationships: Justification and Reality

Abstract Amplifying the idea of religious experience as occurring within an encompassing “religious province of meaning” and developing the personal character of the experience of God in the Abrahamic religious traditions, this paper argues that mystics in those traditions experience God “objectively.” Their experience of God is that of experiencing God as what Alfred Schutz called a “Consociate,” despite the lack of God’s bodily presence. Such a phenomenological account of religious experience converges with the description by analytic philosopher William Alston of religious experience as an objectively given, non-sensual perception of God, even though the personal Consociate model is preferable to the perceptual one, given the Abrahamic traditions. Conversely, Alston and Alvin Plantinga show how ascending levels of rational justification of religious experience are possible with reference to the experiential level, and such levels can be accommodated within the Schutzian “theoretical province of meaning” in its collaboration with the religious province. Both the Consociate and Schelerian/personalist accounts of God resist any explaining away of religious experience as mere phantasy, and the religious finite province of meaning provides a more comprehensive explanation of religious experience than either Alston’s or Plantinga’s approaches. However, the strategy of envisioning religious experience as taking place within a finite province of meaning is more noetic in character than Scheler’s view of an eidetically elaborated noematic absolute reality that precedes the rise of consciousness itself and that counterbalances the noetic portrayal of religious experience.

Successful use of percussion pacing in a pre-hospital p-wave asystole and ventricular standstill

Background: The use of percussion pacing (PP) using a clenched fist as an external cardiac pacemaker is not scientifically supported. However, European Guidelines for resuscitation 2015 recommend PP as an initial intervention for haemodynamically unstable patients with bradyarrhythmias or p-wave asystole. We describe a case where paramedics witnessed a patient developing p-wave asystole with ventricular standstill, and treated the patient successfully with PP until transcutaneous pacing was established. Case presentation: An 87-year-old man with a previous history of bifascicular heart block collapsed in his private residence in Denmark. Initially conscious and clinically unstable when assessed by Emergency Medical Services (EMS), his condition quickly deteriorated and lost consciousness. PP was initiated resulting in electric capture in shape of broad QRS complexes on the ECG tracing corresponding with palpable carotid pulses and rise in consciousness. The successful intervention lasted for 20 seconds until transcutaneous pacing was commenced and further treatment was established. The patient survived to hospital admission. Conclusions: Although current research has not been able to establish a scientific base for the use of PP in extreme bradycardia and p-wave asystole, several case reports have been published. We contribute to these with our description of an 87-year-old man who benefited from this easy to use and probably life-saving intervention. To our best knowledge, this is the first case report of Danish paramedics intervening with PP.

To Make a Rainbow - God's Work in Nature

The Torah lays out a rich idea of God’s governance in the Scroll of Esther: Circumstance lays the warp, but human choices weave the woof of destiny. God remains unseen. Delegation of agency, including human freedom, is implicit in the act of creation: God does not clutch efficacy jealously to his breast. Biblically, God acts through nature, making the elements his servitors. Miracles do not violate God’s covenant with nature. Maimonides, following rabbinic homilies, finds them embedded in that covenant. Divine agency is clearest today in evolution and its special case, the emergence of autonomy and the rise of consciousness and personhood.

Review of The rise of consciousness and the development of emotional life.

Review of The rise of consciousness and the development of emotional life.

Why We Need to Study Emotional Development: A Response to the Review of The Rise of Consciousness and the Development of Emotional Life

Why We Need to Study Emotional Development: A Response to the Review of The Rise of Consciousness and the Development of Emotional Life

The rise of consciousness and the development of emotional life

1. Studying Emotional Development 2. Deconstructing Emotions: Elicitors, Action Patterns, and Experiences 3. Multiple Emotions and Moods 4. The Early Emotions 5. The Rise of Consciousness 6. The Transforming Role of Consciousness: Self-Conscious Emotions, Social Relationships, and Mentalism 7. Lying and Deception in Emotional Life 8. The Self-Conscious Emotions 9. Temperament, Emotion, and Stress 10. The Socialization of Emotion 11. Emotional Development Gone Awry 12. The Fugue

A research on selecting criteria for new green product development project: taking Taiwan consumer electronics products as an example

With changes in the environment and a rise of consciousness concerning environmental protection, industry has begun to devote research and develop into products which reflect the needs for environmental preservation as well as allow them to maintain their market share and competitive advantage. This study summarizes the impact of 24 elements of the R&D of new products in Taiwan’s consumer electronics industry through factor analysis of a practical survey given to those in this industry. Factor analysis extracted four separate factors that speak to the potential for new product development. These factors are as follows: the potential for new product development, identifying the favorable internal and external factors to bolster competitiveness, the capability for R&D mastery and consumer acceptance preferences. This study calculates the corresponding weights of each factor and then proceeds with fuzzy multiple attribute decision making (FMADM) directed at green product development projects possessing the four factors stated in relation to their corresponding weights and finally compares these results with the product development project prescribed by application of the checklist evaluation model. The results prove that FMADM not only reaches the same conclusions as the policy-making checklist but also takes fuzzy uncertainty into account, giving a reflection of the real-world situation.

The Rise in Consciousness and Change in Views on Yakudoshi (Calamity Years) in Contemporary Times(Section 11,THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE SIXTY-SEVENTH ANNUAL CONVENTION OF THE JAPANESE ASSOCIATION FOR RELIGIOUS STUDIES)

The Rise in Consciousness and Change in Views on Yakudoshi (Calamity Years) in Contemporary Times(Section 11,THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE SIXTY-SEVENTH ANNUAL CONVENTION OF THE JAPANESE ASSOCIATION FOR RELIGIOUS STUDIES)

My Story in a Profession of Stories: Auto Ethnography - an Empowering Methodology for Educators

This paper highlights a distinctive way to research and present issues within education using metaphor and the qualitative narrative methodology known as auto ethnography. Auto ethnographic writing links the personal to the cultural and is recognised as a methodology that combines the method with the writing of the text, which in turn explicates the personal story, or journey of the writer, within the culture in which the investigation, or experience, takes place. Although auto ethnography has not been common within education its value and the perception of its worth is changing. This paper uses auto ethnography to investigate and relate a personal encounter occurring within a particular educational and social context. It also presents a framework for perceiving the rise in consciousness, facilitated by the use of metaphor, as one moves through the ‘Landscape of Action’ and the ‘Landscape of Consciousness’, to the ‘Landscape of Transformation’

How to write a history of Europe: Europe, Europes, Eurasia

This article looks at the history of European culture from three angles, those of European uniqueness, European variety and European consciousness. The first section discusses the question of whether the fundamental unit of study, for cultural as well as economic historians, is not Eurasia. The second section is concerned with cultural divisions within Europe, with Europes in the plural. It asks whether it is more illuminating to distinguish two Europes (like Leopold von Ranke), or three (like Jenő Szűcs), or even five (like Hugo Hassinger), and examine both centripetal and centrifugal forces in early modern history. The final section deals with the history of the idea of Europe, or more exactly with the rise of consciousness of being European, as it is revealed in early modern histories, geographies, journals and newspapers.

School Architecture and Physics Education

With the rise of consciousness about the importance of education, ideas and attempts to entangle architecture with education have appeared. The new engineering building at Utah State University was designed1 to be a learning tool for the structural engineers who will study in it. “Education by Design” and the “Use of Metaphors for Teaching” are principles advocated by Bernal in designing2 the building for the Design and Architecture High School in Washington, D.C.

“Here Comes the Bride”: The Making of a “Modern Traditional” Wedding in Western Culture

Against the trend of increasing divorce rates and the acceptability of alternatives to established family formations, Canadians continue to marry and to remarry. Given the apparent success of feminism over the past few decades and a rise in consciousness about gender equality, researchers are perplexed over the persistence of traditional family practices. This paper explores one component of these practices: the traditional white wedding. Through interviews with a small nonrandom sample of 13 brides and grooms, Currie explores why traditional wedding ceremonies remain popular, and examines the role which they play in reproducing patriarchal marital relations. In this study she contrasts the symbolism of getting married to the practice of wedding planning. In doing so, she highlights weddings as primarily women’s work, occurring through consumption. Explaining how weddings assume this specific form, the author explores the importance of mass culture, perpetuated in part by bridal magazines. Ironically, although weddings entail up to a year of planning and preparatory work, the transient nature of celebrations helps to make weddings appealing. As one day of indulgence, weddings did not require participants to feel that they were compromising their expectations for egalitarian marital relations, despite the fact the work of making the work of making weddings happen was based on an unequal division of labour.

Slothrop Unbound: Shelley's Prometheus and <i>Gravity's Rainbow</i>

Alfred North Whitehead remarked that Shelley could have become a Newton in chemistry. And Pynchon, we want to say, could have become a, well, Pynchon–in physics. Shelley and Pynchon both use science extensively, and indeed <em>Gravity's Rainbow </em>would be an apt subtitle for <em>Prometheus Unbound, </em>and vice-versa. But Prometheus's fire-theft and Slothrop's rocketry also have much more than combustion in common. The poetic drama and the novel mythologize the loss of unitary reality in the rise of consciousness, and herald the recovery of that reality in the birth of imagination. Shelley's remarks in his essay "On Life" can serve as a reference point for both.

Plus ça change: anti-vivisection then and now.

The word vivisection has an old-fashioned ring, and anti-vivisectionist is even more suggestive of quixotic Victorian crusades. Yet speakers at a recent conference on Standards for Research with Animals: Current Issues and Proposed Legislation * invoked both terms frequently. As its title suggests, the focus of the conference was hardly antiquarian, and the unusually large audience it attracted testified to the timeliness of the topic. Several hundred researchers and administrators from major universities and hospitals, pharmaceutical companies, and government agencies, as well as a sprinkling of humane members, came to hear two days of panels and discussions. There was a flurry of last-minute registrations, and the organizers had to schedule extra sessions of the most popular workshops. The sponsor of the gathering, PRIM&R (Public Responsibility in Medicine and Research), a nonprofit organization based in Boston, regularly mounts conferences about ethical issues in biomedical Founded in 1974 by a group of scientists and lawyers, PRIM&R considers itself an advocacy group for appropriate and ethical research that will both improve the quality of life and benefit society at a time when public sentiment towards research has grown increasingly hostile.' The topic of the October conference was chosen because it seemed very timely in this context of concern, but even so, the organizers were surprised at the relative intensity of interest in the fate of experimental animals. The prospectus announced that the conference would explore the present conduct of research with animals in this country with emphasis on the ethical, scientific, medical and administrative aspects of such research. The actual agenda discussed by most of the speakers, however, was considerably more focused. They were primarily concerned (as was their audience, on the evidence of question periods and hallway conversations) with the threat of increased lay interference in the design and execution of scientific Although the tone of their discourse was overwhelmingly temperate and respectful, most of the scientific speakers assumed that humane criticism was rooted in either ignorance (lack of scientific understanding) or false priorities (sentimental preference for animals over humans). They also assumed that the current movement to regulate the experimental use of animals was new, even faddish, a product of the expanded liberal sensibilities of the 1960s and 1970s. Several speakers claimed that the publication of Peter Singer's Animal Liberation: A New Ethics for Our Treatment of Animals in 1975 had provoked a sudden rise in consciousness and activism.2 Both these assumptions tend to underestimate the seriousness of the animal protection movement, the strength of the response it evokes among the lay public, and the depth of its historical roots. That is not to suggest that current resistance to scientific experimentation on animals is a linear descendent of the 19th-century agitation that prompted the first British legislation about the scientific use of animals.3 Yet it is revealing that several contemporary organizations preserve the term anti-vivisection in their names, despite Harriet Ritvo is an Assistant Professor in the Humanities Department at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dr. Ritvo is working on a study of animals in Victorian culture. * Held in Boston, 3 and 4 October 1983.