Function Theory Research Articles

Evaluation of article structure components in English-Kwanyama Dictionary (EKD) with reference to the target users

This paper evaluates the article structure components in English-Kwanyama Dictionary (EKD) with reference to the target users. For any bilingual dictionary to satisfy the needs of the target users, it should be user-friendly. Important aspects that have to be considered when one compiles a bilingual dictionary are, among others, orthography, pronunciation, inflections, parts of speech, and translation equivalents. All these aspects are all parts of the microstructure (Gouws, 2002; Gouws & Prinsloo, 2005; Svensén, 2009). A target user should also be defined in any bilingual dictionary, and should be indicated in the dictionary’s front matter texts (Gouws & Prinsloo, 2005). EKD was compiled in 1954, about four and half decades ago, and there is no comprehensive research done to analyse its quality. The study’s theoretical frameworks are the Function Theory and the Text theory. Sven Tarp and Henning Bergenholtz are the leading proponents of theFunction theory which was established in the late 1980s, and deals with dictionary functions and the user needs. The Text theory, proposed by Herbert Ernst Wiegand in the 1990s, deals with dictionaries’ textual structures. It is a qualitative study in a form of text analysis. Systematic dictionary research, which consists of two types, functional text segmentation as well as philological methods, is adopted. The findings reveal that EKD has become old and much needs to be improved in terms of aspects such as orthography. EKD’s target users are not defined in the dictionary’s front matter text, therefore, this paper recommends that lexicographers should define their target users in their future dictionaries’ front matter texts. They should also take into consideration the correct presentation of article structure aspects, based on the comment on form and the comment on semantics, such as spelling, parts of speech indication, lemma inflection, morphology and translation equivalents.

Fear of missing out, feeling of acceleration, and being permanently online: a survey study of university students’ use of mobile apps in China

We argue that the usage of mobile apps could be understood in the context of being permanently online. That is, contrary to functionalist theories, the usage of mobile apps is not simply an outcome based on the user’s rational needs and goals but also reflects the new state of being in the online world of the mobile Internet environment. Following this approach, in this study we review the emerging concept of being permanently online, as well as two key influential factors: the fear of missing out (FOMO) and the feeling of acceleration. We then use the survey data collected from university students in Shanghai, China (N = 687) to examine the relationships between FOMO, the feeling of acceleration, being permanently online, and two types of mobile apps usage (i.e. WeChat and O2O life service apps). The results showed that in controlling for other variables, FOMO, the feeling of acceleration, and being permanently online were significantly related to mobile apps usage. In particular, FOMO was positively related to being permanently online. These empirical findings demonstrate the significance of examining mobile app usage from a new theoretical perspective, and they indicate that this approach deserves further attention in the research on this topic.

ANALYTICAL MODEL OF TRANSFORMATION OF INHOMOGENEITY OF REMINDER MEDIUM OF CIRCULAR FORM IN CHANGE OF RECEIVER SIGNAL WHILE INTERACTING WITH A GAUSSIAN BEAM

The objects of the study are the methods for calculating the shape of the reproduction signals from the inhomogeneities of a roundshaped medium by a Gaussian beam; the subjects of the study are methods for calculating the values of the convolution function of a two-dimensional Gaussian function with a generalized circle function. The goal is to improve the methods for calculating the waveform from the inhomogeneity of the medium by a Gaussian beam and similar methods of calculating the probability. In the derivation of the analytical model of the waveform generated by the interaction of the inhomogeneity of a circular medium with a Gaussian beam, the methods of the theory of special functions and probability theory are applied. An analytical model of the waveform formed during the interaction of the inhomogeneity of a circular medium with a Gaussian beam is developed, which takes into account the beam dimensions and the inhomogeneity radius, as well as the interrelation of the beam centers and the inhomogeneity. An analytic function of the waveform form from the inhomogeneity of the recording medium, which has the form of a circle, is obtained as a two-dimensional Weierstrass transform from a generalized function in the form of a series on the basis of modified Bessel functions. Recommendations for calculating the function on a computer are given. The graphics of the playback signal of the information storage device on the optical disk for some values of the variables are constructed. A proposal is made to use the obtained analytic function in probability theory.

Calculus of fuzzy vector-valued functions and almost periodic fuzzy vector-valued functions on time scales

In this paper, we establish an embedding theorem for the fuzzy multidimensional space and introduce the new types of multiplications of fuzzy vectors determined by the determinant algorithm. Then some fundamental results of calculus of fuzzy vector-valued functions on time scales are established. Based on these results, we introduce the concept of shift almost periodic fuzzy vector-valued functions and develop a theory of almost periodic fuzzy functions on time scales. This function theory can be used to study almost periodic fuzzy dynamic equations on time scales including a new type of fuzzy dynamic equations called fuzzy q-dynamic equation (i.e., quantum fuzzy dynamic equation).

Mini-Workshop: Interplay between Number Theory and Analysis for Dirichlet Series

In recent years a number of challenging research problems have crystallized in the analytic theory of Dirichlet series and its interaction with function theory in polydiscs. Their solutions appear to require unconventional combinations of expertise from harmonic, functional, and complex analysis, and especially from analytic number theory. This MFO workshop provided an ideal arena for the exchange of ideas needed to nurture further progress and to solve important problems.

Tipologi Perubahan Citra Agnes Mo: Kajian Perspektif Psikologi Komunikasi

Agnes Monica as a common human has surely changed in her life naturally. In her context as an entertainer, she has surely changed either in her self concept, start from her performance, her mind and her style of achievement. Branding of “Agnes Monica” change to be “Agnez Mo” would be main thesis of this research. The author has tried to classify her image as an international singer seemed from perspective of communication psychology. Based on Theory of Function by Katz (1960), Psychology of Cognitive Movement, Agnez Mo’s act referenced from 4 main reason, Act as Instrumental Function, Act as Defense Mechanism Tool, Act as Object Receiver and Encode the Meaning, and Act as Value of Self Expression in Answering One Situation. Research Methodology: Descriptive Qualitative by Documentation and Study of Literature. Conclusion : Changed Typology of Agnez Mo’s Image as an International Singer consist of Natural Changed Typology, Planned Changed Typology, Readiness to Change of Typology , Alterative Movement and Redemptive Movement. Keywords : Changed, Image, Agnez Mo, Communication Psychology.

The Schwarz Inequality and the Schwarz Formula for A-Analytic Functions

In this paper, we study A-analytic functions. We consider main fundamental theorems of the theory of A-analytic functions and prove analogs of the Schwarz inequality, the Schwars formula, and the Poisson formula for A-analytic functions.

The Concept of Function at the Beginning of the 20th Century

The evolution of the concept of function at the beginning of the 20th century in France after the definitions by Dirichlet and Riemann and the introduction of several pathological functions is studied. Some young mathematicians of those years (Baire, known for his classification of discontinuous functions, Borel and Lebesgue famous for their new theories on measure and integration) made several attempts to propose a large class of functions as “accessible” objects. Their discussions, their purposes and polemics are reported often by their own words supported by a large bibliography. The contribution of some Italian mathematicians, as Vitali, is also underlined. Some of such discussions are linked to the growth of measure and function theories, others will find mathematical answers in the modern theory of computability for real functions.

On Some Eisenstein Series Identities Associated with Borwein’s Cubic Theta Functions

In this paper, we obtain certain new Eisenstein series identities of level 3. Some of these identities were proved by Liu [4] using the theory of elliptic functions and also by Xia and Yao [7] proved these identities using computer.

Remarks on the NIP in a model

AbstractWe define the notion has the NIP (not the independence property) in A, where A is a subset of a model, and give some equivalences by translating results from function theory. We also discuss the number of coheirs when A is not necessarily countable, and revisit the notion “ has the NOP (not the order property) in a model M”.

Verbal and Visual Signs of Advertisement in National Geographic Traveller Magazine

This article is entitled “Verbal and Visual Signs of Advertisement in National Geographic Traveller Magazine”. The aims are to describe the meaning and function of verbal and visual signs and how their interrelations are. The source of the National Geographic Traveller Magazine from which the three advertisements are selected, these selections are due to advertisements present good combination of colors, pictures and word choices than another advertisement which also consist of verbal and visual signs. The research is done through library research with documentation method and observation technique was applied to collect the data, the qualitative method was used to analyze the data based on the theory of meaning and function by Leech, theory of signs by Chandler, and use of color by Cerrato. The result of the analysis shows that the advertiser tends to use conceptual meaning and informational function to deliver or give information to the readers about the product itself. The verbal and visual signs are related to one another, verbal sign as the part that describes what is meant by visual sign and the visual sign as the part that illustrates what is meant by the verbal sign. So, what is shown in the visual sign is appropriate with what is written in the verbal sign and vice versa.

Monte Carlo explicitly correlated many-body Green's function theory.

A highly scalable stochastic algorithm is proposed and implemented for computing the basis-set-incompleteness correction to the diagonal, frequency-independent self-energy of the second-order many-body Green's function (GF2) theory within the explicitly correlated (F12) formalism. The 6-, 9-, 12-, and 15-dimensional integrals comprising the F12 correction are directly evaluated by the Monte Carlo method using appropriate weight functions for importance sampling. The method is naturally and easily parallelized, involves minimal memory space and no disk I/O, and can use virtually any mathematical form of a correlation factor. Its computational cost to correct all ionization energies (IEs) is observed to increase as the fourth power of system size, as opposed to the fifth power in the case of the deterministic counterparts. The GF2 calculations and their F12 corrections for the first IEs of C60 and C70 were executed on 128 graphical processing units (GF2) and 896 central processing units (F12), respectively, to reach the results with statistical errors of 0.04 eV or less. They showed that the basis-set-incompleteness (from aug-cc-pVDZ) accounts for only 50%-60% of the deviations from experiments, suggesting the significance of higher-order perturbation corrections.

Electronic Excitations in Complex Molecular Environments: Many-Body Green's Functions Theory in VOTCA-XTP.

Many-body Green’s functions theory within the GW approximation and the Bethe-Salpeter Equation (BSE) is implemented in the open-source VOTCA-XTP software, aiming at the calculation of electronically excited states in complex molecular environments. Based on Gaussian-type atomic orbitals and making use of resolution of identity techniques, the code is designed specifically for nonperiodic systems. Application to a small molecule reference set successfully validates the methodology and its implementation for a variety of excitation types covering an energy range from 2 to 8 eV in single molecules. Further, embedding each GW-BSE calculation into an atomistically resolved surrounding, typically obtained from Molecular Dynamics, accounts for effects originating from local fields and polarization. Using aqueous DNA as a prototypical system, different levels of electrostatic coupling between the regions in this GW-BSE/MM setup are demonstrated. Particular attention is paid to charge-transfer (CT) excitations in adenine base pairs. It is found that their energy is extremely sensitive to the specific environment and to polarization effects. The calculated redshift of the CT excitation energy compared to a nucelobase dimer treated in vacuum is of the order of 1 eV, which matches expectations from experimental data. Predicted lowest CT energies are below that of a single nucleobase excitation, indicating the possibility of an initial (fast) decay of such an UV excited state into a binucleobase CT exciton. The results show that VOTCA-XTP’s GW-BSE/MM is a powerful tool to study a wide range of types of electronic excitations in complex molecular environments.

Asana Yoga Meditation As A Spiritual Development Ananda Marga Ashram Denpasar (Perspectives Theology Hindu)

<p>Research conducted at Ashram Yoga Ananda Marga guided by a desire to know more about the benefits of yoga asanas for an individual to develop himself physically, mentally and spiritually, yogis who have developed this yoga since thousands of years ago, until now characterized separately by emphasizing according to the type that occupied, in its implementation for the benefit of the health and maximize efforts to accelerate achieved the ultimate goal in life. The objectives to be achieved is to understand more clearly focused and in-depth about asana techniques as meditation Spiritual development is developed and implemented by a group Ananda Marga Ashram spiritual in Denpasar. The study used several theories, namely the theory of structural functionalism, system theory of learning, theory of Hindu theology. In this study the methods used in qualitative approach of primary data obtained through field research and secondary data which can be obtained from some of the literature that has relevance to the problems examined. Furthermore, all the collected data are analyzed in the description. Based on the data analysis, it can be concluded about the practice of yoga asanas, in its approach, asana yoga training system applied is the patterns not only classical but more modernity according to the times. Ananda Marga implement training technique known as practical Rajadhiraja which is an extension of the ancient Rajayoga system, also known as Astanga yoga. It is practiced in a relatively slow speed and each pose is repeated in a systematic way. The goal in the repetition is to balance the secretion of hormones that are essential for peace of mind.</p>

Theory of the detection function for migration-based methods for the detection of microseismic events

A detection function is used during the migration-based detection of microseismic events. A potential event is detected when a detection function exceeds some specified threshold value. However, the value of this threshold is usually selected manually; therefore, the detection process is subjective and lacks constraints on the probability of exceeding the threshold. In practice, any change in the detection algorithm results in a change in the distribution of the detection-function values. Consequently, the threshold value must be adjusted to have the same probability of exceedance as before. I have developed a general probabilistic theory of the detection function that is valid for any migration-based detection method. For the sake of transparency and the interchangeability of the results, I recommend the definition of a threshold in terms of the exceedance probability. To do so, it is necessary to define a probability distribution of the detection function. I have also developed a general method for assessing the detectability of a given stacking method for the purpose of comparing different migration-based methods. A simple synthetic example indicates how to use the developed theory in practice.

On Some “Collateral” Effects in the Alpha-convex Theory

Some effects in the α-convex theory of the univalent functions are discussed in the light of the uniqueness problem for the critical point of the conformal radius.

Nonlinear Dynamics, Quasi-Periodic Summation, Self-Oscillating Processes, and Information Coding in Selective Spiking Neural Networks

Nonlinear dynamics, physical processes, and information processing in selective spiking neurons are investigated. Summation of pulse inputs are considered on the basis of the theory of quasi-periodic functions and nonlinear transformation via relaxation of the self-oscillating system of a neuron. A way of encoding input information is also considered in which the information unit is a pulse sequence, and the intensity of the input signal is encoded by a synchronous change in the frequency of the pulse sequences.

Forty Years Without Luria With Luria

The article compares five Luria International Memorial Congresses in Russia and some Luria Memorial Conferences abroad to prove the intensive and extensive development of Lurian approach. Such a development was assured by Lurian international school of psychologists (his colleagues, disciples and followers) who work or worked in different branches of psychology. The Lurian approach or Lurianism is defined as a combination of systemic and cultural-historical approaches. The specific Lurian approach in neuropsychology is determined by its subjects’ orientation. It means, that the Lurian neuropsychological analysis is not centered on a disease (its symptoms and severity, functional and cognitive disturbances), but on a subject: his personalexperience, health concepts, coping strategies and attitudes, social interactions and so on. Lurian neuropsychology is a ‘unified theory of cerebral and mental functions’. It explains why Lurianism still rests a source for development of both fundamental and applied psychology.
 Keywords: Luria International Memorial Congresses, Lurianism, systemic and cultural– historical approaches

Culture in Transition: Problems of Thinking and Speech Development

The authors consider this psychological and pedagogical research to be relevant as it advances the discussion of Lev Vygotsky and Alexander Luria’s cultural–historical theory of higher psychological functions and seeks to understand environment as a source of psychological development rather than as a condition for it. The interiorization of contemporary cultural phenomena bears the signs of fragmentary, mosaic thinking that makes it difficult to nurture the ability to analyze and identify cause-and-effect relationships. A superficial approach to the ever-expanding volume of knowledge prevents one from comprehending concepts, which has a negative impact on the development of consciousness, cognitive and affective functions, activity, verbal and non-verbal communication, and of the conceptual structure of the world and self-reflection on one’s place in the world. Speech enriches and stimulates thinking, thus driving the educational process toward a search for ways of integrating innovative tools and methods of engaging learners in adequate types of learning activities in the ‘the zone of proximal development’. The author’s many years of experience confirms the psychological and pedagogical effectiveness of the acquisition of meta-disciplinary content in philosophical propaedeutic starting from primary school. Meta-disciplinarity as a universal integratory phenomenon encompasses meta-knowledge, meta-tools, meta-skills, and meta-action that are connected with mental activity in super-subject knowledge acquisition by contrast with subject knowledge acquisition. Philosophical knowledge as meta-knowledge has a high degree of generalization and facilitates a holistic view of the world and the human’s place in it that is registered in the speech of the linguistic persona. The latter grows from being ‘knowledgeable’ to being a ‘thinking’ and ‘creating’ one. The theoretical and practical novelty of the study is that explores the concept of self-care in education.
 Keywords: digital civilization, changing society, culture, linguistic persona, higher psychological functions, thinking and speech, mosaic thinking, ‘self-care’

Functionalist Regional Cooperation: South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation for Peace in the Region

South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) is one of the prominent regional organizations in the world in many aspects such as the largest population and the biggest workforce. Since its inception in 1985, SAARC follows the principles of making decisions by consensus; and non-discussion on contentious bilateral issues. According to the SAARC Charter member states are ‘desirous of peace, stability, amity and progress in the region through strict adherence to the principles of the United Nations Charter and Non-Alignment (Ahmed and Bhatnagar , 2008). Somehow, one of the greatest barriers for the SAARC has been recurring inter-state conflicts between member states, which have posed significant challenges (ibid).They are the dilemmas such as overlapping goals and conflicts among its members that make regional cooperation a challenge. The SAARC countries at present experience various security challenges. Peace and Security for the region is one goal that all members would want to achieve amidst insecurity, terrorism and environmental challenges in this century. However, what the 18th SAARC Summit evidently shows is the desire of SAARC to achieve deep cooperation through functional areas.Although vast literature on regional integration has been established, most of them are Eurocentric. Therefore it is worthwhile to examine how such theories can be discussed from the non-European perspectives. In this context, Functionalism has great relevance to understand regional settings out of the Europe. Functionalism as a theory supports the idea of growing interconnectedness and interdependence between nation states located in a specific region (Singh, 2017). David Mitrany, the pioneer of Functionalism specifically mentioned world peace can be achieved through efficient administration of limited resources and use of experts than politicians. More importantly, the core assumption of functionalist theory in this sense is that, as nation’s states gets interdependent and interrelated to each other the possibility of bilateral or even regional conflict between nation states gets reduced or even eliminated to a large extent.With the growing geostrategic, geo political importance of the region, it is important to revisit the working of SAARC and embark on an academic discourse on how to make regional cooperation more effective. The Indian Ocean today has become the gateway not only to Asia but to the rest of the world. SAARC as a functionalist organization for Peace would achieve what we need most in the region, deep peaceful cooperation .Primarily, based on the above key theoretical assumption of Functionalism; this paper aims to investigate its application to study the role of SAARC in maintaining the regional peace and security. Further this paper draws insights from its last summit; 18th SAARC Summit to further scrutinizes the functional utility of the organization.