Typical Premises Research Articles

The default-interventionist model underlies premise typicality weakening the premise diversity effect during category-based induction: Event-related potentials evidence.

The diversity effect during category-based induction (CBI) means that the more diverse the evidence, the higher will be the conclusion's inductive strength. However, it is influenced by the premise typicality. Three competitive cognitive processing models account for this influence: (1) The pre-emptive conflict resolution model assumes that only premise typicality activates; (2) the parallel-competitive model assumes that premise typicality and diversity activate in parallel; and (3) the default-interventionist model assumes that a default response of premise diversity first activates and is subsequently followed by premise typicality, or premise typicality activates first, followed by premise diversity. The timing of premise typicality affecting the diversity effect during CBI was measured using event-related potentials to determine which cognitive model best explains this influence. Similar to previous studies, non-diverse premise inductive tasks involving two typical premise categories were compared with diverse premise inductive tasks involving a typical and an atypical category. The results showed that non-diverse conditions had higher "correct" response proportions, greater inductive strength, higher "definitely" response proportions, and shorter reaction times than diverse conditions, showing that premise typicality weakens the diversity effect. Moreover, the diverse premises elicited larger P2, smaller FN400, and greater frontal post-N400-positivity amplitudes than non-diverse premises, suggesting that premise diversity was facilitated during a relatively early time window and revised by premise typicality in a later window. These results support the default-interventionist in nature during thinking and reasoning.

The necessary water discharge density to suppress fires in premises

The paper presents experimental research findings for the temperature reduction of pyrolyzing and burning materials under typical indoor fire conditions when model fires are sprayed with varying water discharge density. The most typical combustible materials found in premises were considered. Two methods of extinguishing a model fire were investigated: continuous and cycling water mist discharge to the combustion zone. The velocities and average sizes of droplets in the aerosol flow were recorded of the experiments. Shadow Photography and Particle Image Velocimetry methods were used to record the aerosol parameters. An optical complex including a Quantel EverGreen 200 pulsed Nd:YAG laser and an ImperX IGV B2020M CCD camera was used. The findings revealed that a selective water supply system operation is required to suppress the combustion of different categories of materials. The values of the fire suppression performance index were calculated from the results of the experiments. • Irrigation density of at least 2.2 l/m 2 must be ensured for typical premises. • Irrigation density in the range of 11–18 l/m 2 must be ensured for wood based material. • Time of extinguishing for typical materials can vary >20-fold. • Fire extinguishing by impulse spraying reduces irrigation density by 60–70%. • The values of the extinction efficiency coefficient are within the range 0.03–1.

Directed Calf Raising in the Conditions of Adaptive Technology.

For the first time, based on complex research, a zoo technical justification for the use of PS-2 and PS-4 biostimulators in the technology of calf raising in individual boxes and pavilions is given to activate the body's adaptogenesis to cold and implement the productive qualities of young stock during rearing and fattening in typical premises. Intramuscular injection of PS-2 (polysaccharide complex of yeast cells immobilized in an agar gel by adding a benzimidazole derivative) and PS-4 (similar to PS-2 plus antibiotic of the cephalosporin) to calves in a dose of 3 ml at 2-3 and 7-9 days of life stimulates their growth and development during the raising, rearing, and fattening periods, thereby reducing the incidence of diseases. By the end of the growing, rearing, and fattening periods, the animals of the 1st and 2nd experimental groups outnumbered their control peers by 7.2 and 8.2 kg; 11.4 and 13.6 kg; as well as 13.8 and 16.8 kg, respectively (P<0.05-0.01). A similar pattern occurred in the nature of changes in exterior measurements and growth coefficient of animals of the compared groups. At the same time, in the calves of the 1st and 2nd experimental groups, respiratory and digestive diseases were reduced by 2.0 and 4.0 times, the recovery time was decreased by 3.47 and 5.12 days, and the Mellenberg coefficient was reduced by 3.7 and 12.1 times, compared to the control group (P<0.05). It was found that PS-2 and PS-4 increased the pre-slaughter weight of the young stock by 14.6 and 18.0 kg, the weight of the hot carcass by 12.8 and 15.8 kg, and the slaughter weight by 13.7 and 16.5 kg (P<0.05-0.01). Moreover, the weight of the half-carcasses of the young stock of the experimental groups, compared to the control group, was higher by 6.7 and 8.7 kg, the yield of meat by 5.4 and 6.9 kg, and of bones by 0.6 and 1.0 kg (P<0.05-0.001). With an increase in the weight of half-carcasses of the experimental animals, the specific weight of the meat increased, and the bones, on the contrary, decreased. Furthermore, the yield of meat of the highest and first grades in the animals of the experimental groups increased on the background of intramuscular injection of biostimulators when using PS-2 (by 0.6 and 0.3%; P<0.01) and PS-4 (by 0.9 and 1.1%; P<0.01). However, the second grade decreased by 0.9 and 2.0% (P>0.05), compared to the control group.

Временной механизм воздействия опасных факторов пожара на персонал АЭС и комплексная защита от них

Проведен анализ пожаров на объектах атомной энергетики. С помощью расчетно-аналитических исследований динамики пожаров для типовых помещений АЭС определены критические времена достижения опасными факторами пожара критических значений для людей на уровне рабочей зоны. Дан анализ прибытия пожарных подразделений по охране АЭС на территорию станций при пожарах. Рассмотрен перечень средств защиты и технического оснащения оперативного персонала щитов управления АЭС. Разработаны мероприятия по комплексной защите оперативного персонала АЭС, проводящего специальные работы по выработке электрической энергии при пожарах в условиях воздействия опасных факторов. Проведены комплексные испытания технических средств для обеспечения действий оперативного персонала при пожаре с использованием учебно-тренировочных комплексов.

How types of premises modulate the typicality effect in category-based induction: diverging evidence from the P2, P3, and LPC effects.

Behavioural studies have indicated that semantic typicality influences processing time and accuracy during the performance of inductive reasoning (i.e., the typicality effect). The present study examines this effect by manipulating the types of premises and conclusions (i.e., general, typical, or atypical) at an electrophysiological level using a semantic category-based induction task. With regard to behavioural results, higher inductive strength was found in typical conclusions in all premise conditions, whereas a longer response time for atypical conclusions was only found in general and typical premise conditions. The ERP results had different response patterns: in the general premise condition, a larger P2, as well as a smaller P3 and LPC (500–600 ms), were elicited by atypical conclusions relative to typical ones; in the typical premise condition, a larger P2 and LPC (600–700 ms) were found for atypical conclusions; in the atypical premise condition, however, only a larger P2 was found for atypical conclusions. The divergent evidence for the typicality effect indicated that the processing of the typicality effect in general, and specific premise conditions, might involve different cognitive processes, such as resource allocation and inference violation, which yielded new insights into the neural underpinnings of the typicality effect in a category-based induction.

La tolerancia liberal en la obra de John Rawls y de Friedrich A. Hayek

In the current discussion on tolerance, the predominant liberal theory is still largely connected with past arguments put forward in the discussion on religious tolerance. As its unfolding was one of the roots of liberalism, many liberal authors now assume that the church/State separation provides the paradigm for addressing other types of differences. This is precisely the path taken in J. Rawls’ Political Liberalism, in which we find interesting similarities with the thought of F. A. Hayek, thus supporting the theory that Rawls managed to justify tolerance using the typical premises of classic liberalism, probably because liberalism is not intellectually equipped to defend any other type of tolerance.

모션의 양태성이 매체·장르에 미치는 효과 연구

This study is regarding what motion modality has influences on aspects of genre and media. Nowadays, motion modality becomes an element which is actively manipulated in live actions as well as animations. And, it has been generally accepted that a strategy on manipulation of motion depends on matters of genre or medium. As respected, can we say the premise is correct? if it is, can we refine the premise more theoretically, without using the words, `genre` or `media` which have not been are not been defined on an academic aspect. I intend to discuss on this issue. I will speculate the issue of manipulation of motion modality on theoretical bases. According to McLuhan`s hot/cool media theory and Bolter`s oscillation theory, the effect of it turns out to be same as manipulation of sentience ratio of media readers, and the ideal result will be examined by an example analysis. In the analysis, I will explore what effects manipulation of motion has on several examples. Then, by examining what kind of correlation these effects has with media/genre positioning, I ultimately will evaluate the genre/medium-based determinism of motion modality, which is represented by a typical premise like Animation is most realistic when it has the most animation-like movement. Conclusively I suggest a refined premise like the following. Modality of motion is a strategy depending on issues of genre, with no regard to issues of medium, and the issue of genre is a category which is positioned considering mixture ratio of sentience. With this reason, A strategy of modality of motion depends to sentience a certain sequence needs. So, motion modality becomes a strategy which has to be approached in functionality of genre rather than economic values which spring from technical devices like a motion capture.

Understanding the link between information technology capability and organizational agility

Information technology is generally considered an enabler of a firm's agility. A typical premise is that greater IT investment enables a firm to be more agile. However, it is not uncommon that IT c...

Dynamics of Network Connectivity in Urban Vehicular Networks

Vehicular ad hoc networks (VANETs) have emerged as a serious and promising candidate for providing ubiquitous communications both in urban and highway scenarios. Consequently, nowadays it is widely believed that VANETs will be able to support both safety and non-safety applications. For both classes of applications, since a zero-infrastructure is the typical premise assumed, it is crucial to understand the dynamics of network connectivity when one operates without relying on any telecommunications infrastructure. Using the key metrics of interest (such as link duration, connection duration, and re-healing time) we provide a comprehensive framework for network connectivity of urban VANETs. Our study, in addition to extensive simulations based on a new Cellular Automata Model for mobility, also provides a comprehensive analytical framework. This analytical framework leads to closed form results which facilitate physical insight into the impact of key system parameters on network connectivity. The predictions of our analytical framework also shed light on which type of safety and non-safety applications can be supported by urban VANETs.

Understanding the Link Between Information Technology Capability and Organizational Agility: An Empirical Examination

Information technology is generally considered an enabler of a firm's agility. A typical premise is that greater IT investment enables a firm to be more agile. However, it is not uncommon that IT can also hinder and sometimes even impede organizational agility. We propose and theorize this frequently observed but understudied IT-agility contradiction by which IT may enable or impede agility. We develop the premise that organizations need to develop superior firm-wide IT capability to successfully manage their IT resources to realize agility. We refine the conceptualization and measurement of IT capability as a latent construct reflected in its three dimensions: IT infrastructure capability, IT business spanning capability, and IT proactive stance. We also conceptualize two types of organizational agility: market capitalizing agility and operational adjustment agility. We then conduct a matched-pair field survey of business and information systems executives in 128 organizations to empirically examine the link between a firm's IT capability and agility. Business executives responded to measurement scales of the two types of agility and organizational context variables, and IS executives responded to measurement scales of IT capabilities and IS context variables. The results show a significant positive relationship between IT capability and the two types of organizational agility. We also find a significant positive joint effect of IT capability and IT spending on operational adjustment agility but not on market capitalizing agility. The findings suggest a possible resolution to the contradictory effect of IT on agility: while more IT spending does not lead to greater agility, spending it in such a way as to enhance and foster IT capabilities does. Our study provides initial empirical evidence to better understand essential IT capabilities and their relationship with organizational agility. Our findings provide a number of useful implications for research and managerial practices.

Pensando en Cynthia y su Hermana: Educational Implications of United States-Mexico Transnationalism for Children

We use 3 brief educational biographies of students in Mexico who have previously attended public school in the United States to introduce this literature review on United States–Mexico transnational students. This article is also the first of several planned articles stemming from a currently ongoing, Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnologia-supported research study. As such, the purpose here is to highlight some of the dynamics faced by students who need to negotiate 2 educational systems (the United States and Mexico) and who fit neither a classic United States immigrant typology nor the typical premises around which schooling in Mexico is organized.

New indices for analysing partial ranking diagrams

Interest is growing in decision making strategies and several techniques are now available. The assessment of priorities is a typical premise before final decisions are taken. Total and partial order ranking (POR) strategies, which from a mathematical point of view are based on elementary methods of discrete mathematics, appear as an attractive and simple tool to asses priorities. Despite the well-known total ranking strategies, which are scalar methods combining the different criteria values into a global index which always ranks elements in an ordered sequence, the partial order ranking is a vectorial approach which recognises that not all the elements can be directly compared with all the others. In fact when many criteria are considered, contradictions in the ranking are bound to exist and the higher the number of criteria, the higher the probability that contradictions in the ranking occur. The Hasse diagram technique (HDT) is a very useful tool to perform partial order ranking. The results of the partial order ranking are visualised in a diagram, called Hasse diagram. Incomparable elements are located at the same geometrical height and as high as possible in the diagram, thus incomparable elements are arranged in levels. The quality of a ranking procedure has to be evaluated by a deep analysis and by several indices, i.e. scalar functions that describe features of an ordered set and allow comparison among different rankings. For this purpose, new indices for ranking analysis are proposed here, compared with the ones found in literature and tested on theoretical examples and on real data.