Sur les traces du virtuel : de la nature et du rôle de la dimension affective dans le processus de communication

La présente thèse rend compte de la dimension affective de la communication. Pour ce faire, l’expérience est d’abord considérée comme durée qualitative (Henri Bergson). Donc, l’expérience est mouvement. Point de départ : le mouvement comme caractéristique intrinsèque du corps qui, ainsi compris, devient un point de passage. Qu’est-ce qui le traverse? Des événements. Il se constitue par ce passage même, ce qui fait de lui un devenir-corps. Ici, toute expérience est acte de communication à son stade le plus pur. Qui est-ce qui communique? L’expérience est une occasion d’actualisation du virtuel. Il s’agit de l’actualisation d’une force virtuelle – que A. N. Whitehead appelle la forme subjective. Le sens du message est l’événement lui-même, c’est-à-dire ce qui émerge dans l’expérience (Gilles Deleuze). Non pas l’expérience subjective d’un sujet préconstitué, mais l’expérience pure, telle que définie par William James : une relationalité. Ce qui s’actualise est une tonalité affective (Whitehead), vécue comme qualité esthétique. Quels sont les facteurs constitutifs du sens? Élargissons la traditionnelle dualité sujet-objet à un complexe relationnel : nous pouvons ainsi percevoir des acteurs affectifs, perceptifs, humains et technologiques, dans un agencement qui se concrétise comme relationalité émergente. Tout événement est situé. Par conséquent, l’émergence du sens devient acte de co-création dans lequel participent les multiples facteurs qui conditionnent l’événement. Cette vision sort d’un anthropocentrisme pour concevoir l’événement lui-même comme sujet de ses propres expériences (Whitehead). De sorte que, tout comme chaque acte de communication, l’expérience des médias est aussi événement vécu. Ce dernier est incorporé par les dimensions du devenir-corps – la conscience-affective et la conscience-réflexive. Celles-ci sont si intimement interreliées qu’elles deviennent mutuellement inclusives dans l’expérience et totalement actives dans l’actualisation du sens.

La dimension politique du soleil

Qu’il ait fallu attendre « Lignes aériennes » (2002) pour que les critiques s’avisent que la poésie de Pierre Nepveu avait quelque chose à dire de la politique et de l’histoire en cours est proprement aberrant. Où regardent-ils donc? Faut-il que le poème exhibe des drapeaux rouges, bleus ou noirs; qu’il vienne d’un écrivain bien connu pour ses positions sociales et dûment affilié au parti dont le commun des publicistes espère qu’il soit; qu’il aragone à tout vent ou soit atteint de la sartrose, cette maladie mal engagée de la foi; que ses vers attestent des affinités militantes, quitte à faire rimer des slogans; que son auteur soit de tel réseau ma chère; faut-il cela pour qu’un poème soit politique ou pour qu’il ait une dimension politique? Sainte-Beuve, décidément, empeste encore, aujourd’hui déguisé en sociologue de rencontre pour département de lettres, prompt à se donner l’illusion d’avoir quelque chose à dire en filant des « postures » et des « stratégies » qui renvoient encore et toujours à des intentions conspiratoires : l’auteur, figurez-vous, est de retour, il n’écrit pas, il fomente pour faire carrière. [Introduction]

Resource abundance and Survival of indigenous ornamental fishes of central Kerala with emphasis on handling and packing stress in Puntius filamentosus(VALENCIENNES)

This thesis Entitled Resource abundance and survival of indigenous ornamental fishes of central kerala with emphasis on handling and packing stress in puntius filamentosus (valenciennes).Kerala state is endowed with 41 west flowing and three east flowing rivers originating in the Western Ghats. These rivers and their vast network of tributaries and distributaries harbour rich and diversified fish fauna. Most of the freshwater fishes available in Kerala are highly appreciated as ornamental fishes in the national and international markets.Today the ornamental fish industry is one of the largest industries all over the world. The demand for ornamental fishes has been increasing steadily with the enlargement of the industry, such that the current demand for indigenous ornamental fishes have exceeded the supply. This has led to serious concern about the resources available in the country that can be utilised judiciously for the economic benefit of the state. With an aim to fill up the lacuna, a database of freshwater ornamental fishes of Kerala was created as part of the present study. Ornamental fishes destined for export marketing should thrive well in the aquarium conditions.The study reiterates fishes caught from different environmental conditions and feeding habits have a greater ability to adapt and acclimatise to an entirely new environment and food habits. Marketing studies based on the statistics available with Marine Products Export Development Authority show that these species are not being exported at the required level over the past 6 years, when compared to the availability in the water bodies of Kerala. Sustainable utilisation of these resources from the wild using modern management principles and code of conduct for responsible fishing are advisable until captive breeding technology is popularised.

Multifractal dimension of chaotic attractors in a driven semiconductor superlattice

The multifractal dimension of chaotic attractors has been studied in a weakly coupled superlattice driven by an incommensurate sinusoidal voltage as a function of the driving voltage amplitude. The derived multifractal dimension for the observed bifurcation sequence shows different characteristics for chaotic, quasiperiodic, and frequency-locked attractors. In the chaotic regime, strange attractors are observed. Even in the quasiperiodic regime, attractors with a certain degree of strangeness may exist. From the observed multifractal dimensions, the deterministic nature of the chaotic oscillations is clearly identified.

Die vergessene Dimension

Die in den letzten 20 Jahren zu beobachtende Gesundheitswelle und die steigende Nachfrage nach gesundheitsbezogenen Bildungsangeboten steht eine immer noch in den Anfaengen steckende theoretisch-konzeptionelle Reflexion und Absicherung gegenüber. Im pädagogischen Handlungsfeld ist eine grundsätzliche Auseinandersetzung mit der Gesundheitbildung dringend erforderlich. Dieses Unterfangen wird nicht gerade dadurch erleichtert, dass sich das allgemeine Bewusstsein von Gesundheit und Krankheit in den letzten Jahren stark gewandelt hat. Immer mehr gewinnt die Einsicht an Bedeutung, dass selten eine Einflussgröße allein, sondern mehrere Faktoren und ihr Zusammenwirken zu Erkrankungen führen. Auf diesen Sachverhalt hat bereits 1946 die Weltgesundheitsorganisation (WHO) verwiesen, indem sie Gesundheit als Zustand des körperlichen, seelischen und sozialen Wohlbefindens und nicht nur als das Freisein von Krankheit und Gebrechen definiert. Eine Gesundheitsbildung, die dies berücksichtigt, ist vorrangig auf Gesundheit und den Prozess zwischen Gesundheit und Krankheit ausgerichtet. Sie bezieht Gefährdungen mit ein, die aus den sozialen und ökologischen Gegebenheiten erwachsen und verfolgt das Ziel, jedem Menschen seinen eigenen, besonderen Weg zur Gesundheit zu ermöglichen und ihn zur Wahrnehmung seiner Interessen im persönlichen und gesellschaftlichen Umfeld zu befähigen. Angebote, Didaktik und Methoden einer so verstandenen, integrativen Gesundheitsbildung an der VHS sollen deshalb darauf ausgerichtet sein, soziales und partizipatorisches Lernen zu initiieren, Zusammenhänge zu erschließen und die Kompetenz und Autonomie der Teilnehmer/innen zu fördern. Schließlich sollen Chancen und Grenzen einer Professionalisierung innerhalb der Gesundheitsbildung exemplarisch am Beispiel eines Lehrgangs für GesundheitsbildnerInnen verdeutlicht werden. Das Interesse am Thema entstand durch die langjährige Kursleitertätigkeit am Fachbereich Gesundheit und Umwelt des Bildungszentrums in Nürnberg. Auch die Zusammenarbeit mit dem Bayerischen Volkshochschulverband, die in der Gestaltung und Durchführung von Qualifizierungslehrgängen zum Gesundheitsbildner bestand, ermöglichten die Sammlung von vielen Hintergrundinformationen, die wesentlich für die vorliegende Arbeit waren. Für die Ermöglichung der Auseinandersetzung mit der vorliegenden Thematik und den damit verbundenen Erfahrungen möchte ich meinen besonderen Dank Marco Bielser, Fachbereichsleiter am BZ Nürnberg und den Herren Prof. Dr. Dr. Rolf Schwendter und Prof. Dr. Werner Thole für die wohlwollende Unterstützung aussprechen.

The social dimension: a neglected policy item in the Bologna Process

Since its beginning in 1999, the Bologna Process has influenced various aspects of higher education in its member countries, e.g., degree structures, mobility, lifelong learning, social dimension and quality assurance. The social dimension creates the focus of this research. The social dimension entered the Bologna Process agenda in 2001. Despite a decade of reforms, it somehow remained as a vague element and received low scholarly attention. This research addresses to this gap. Firstly, different meanings of the social dimension according to the major European policy actors are analysed. Unfolding the understandings of the actors revealed that the social dimension is mostly understood in terms reflecting the diversity of population on the student body accessing to, progressing in and completing higher education, with a special concern on the underrepresented groups. However, it is not possible to observe a similar commonality concerning the actual policy measures to achieve this goal. Divergence occurs with respect to the addressed underrepresented groups, i.e., all underrepresented groups or people without formal qualifications and mature learners, and the values and institutional interests traditionally promoted by these actors. Secondly, the dissertation discusses the reflection of this social dimension understanding at the national level by looking at cases of Finland, Germany and Turkey. The in-depth analyses show an awareness of the social dimension among most of the national Bologna Process actors and a common understanding of the social dimension goals. However, this understanding has not triggered action in any of the countries. The countries acted on areas which they defined problematic before the Bologna Process. Finally, based on these findings the dissertation discusses the social dimension as a policy item that managed to get into the Bologna Process agenda, but neither grew into an implementable policy, nor drop out of it. To this aim, it makes use of the multiple streams framework and explains the low agenda status social dimension with: i. the lack of a pressing problem definition: the lack of clearly defined indicators and a comprehensive monitoring system, ii. the lack of a viable solution alternative: the proposal of developing national strategies and action plans closed the way to develop generic guidelines for the social dimension to be translated into national policy processes, iii. low political perceptivity: the recent trends opt for increasing efficiency, excellence and exclusiveness discourses rather than ensuring equality and inclusiveness iv. high constraints: the social dimension by definition requires more public funding which is less appreciated and strategic constraints of the actors in allocating their resources v. the type of policy entrepreneur: the social dimension is promoted by an international stakeholder, the European Students’ Union, instead of the ministers responsible for higher education The social dimension remains a policy item in the Bologna Process which is noble enough to agree but not urgent enough to act on.

Influence of pre-plant densities of Meloidogyne incognita on growth and root infestation of spinach (Spinacia oleracea L.) (Amaranthaceae) – an important dimension towards enhancing crop production

Vegetables represent a main source of micro-nutrients which can improve the health status of malnourished poor in the world. Spinach (Spinacia oleracea L.) is a popular leafy vegetable in many countries which is rich with several important micro-nutrients. Thus, consuming Spinach helps to overcome micro-nutrient deficiencies. Pests and pathogens act as major yield constraints in food production. Root-knot nematodes, Meloidogyne species, constitute a large group of highly destructive plant pests. Spinach is found to be highly susceptible for these nematode attacks. Though agricultural production has largely benefited from modern technologies and innovations, some important dimensions which can minimize the yield losses have been neglected by most of the growers. Pre-plant or initial nematode density in soil is a crucial biotic factor which is directly responsible for crop losses. Hence, information on preplant nematode densities and the corresponding damage is of vital importance to develop successful control procedures to enhance crop production. In the present study, effect of seven initial densities of M. incognita, i.e., 156, 312, 625, 1250, 2,500, 5,000 and 10,000 infective juveniles (IJs)/plant (equivalent to 1000cm3 soil) on the growth and root infestation on potted spinach plants was determined in a screen house. In order to ensure a high accuracy, root infestation was ascertained by the number of galls formed, the percentage galled-length of feeder roots and galled-feeder roots, and egg production, per plant. Fifty days post-inoculation, shoot length and weight, and root length were suppressed at the lowest IJs density. However, the pathogenic effect was pronounced at the highest density at which 43%, 46% and 45% reduction in shoot length and weight, and root length, respectively, was recorded. The highest reduction in root weight (26%) was detected at the second highest density. The Number of galls and percentage galled-length of feeder roots/per plant showed significant progressive increase across the increasing IJs density with the highest mean value of 432.3 and 54%, respectively. The two shoot growth parameters and root length showed significant inverse relationship with the increasing gall formation. Moreover, the shoot and root length were shown to be mutually dependent on each other. Suppression of shoot growth of spinach greatly affects the grower’s economy. Hence, control measures are essentially needed to ensure a better production of spinach via reducing the pre-plant density below the level of 0.156 IJs/cm3.

On the V(subscript gamma) Dimension for Regression in Reproducing Kernel Hilbert Spaces

This paper presents a computation of the $V_gamma$ dimension for regression in bounded subspaces of Reproducing Kernel Hilbert Spaces (RKHS) for the Support Vector Machine (SVM) regression $epsilon$-insensitive loss function, and general $L_p$ loss functions. Finiteness of the RV_gamma$ dimension is shown, which also proves uniform convergence in probability for regression machines in RKHS subspaces that use the $L_epsilon$ or general $L_p$ loss functions. This paper presenta a novel proof of this result also for the case that a bias is added to the functions in the RKHS.

Digitizing tradition : aspects of the applied dimension of urban and regional ethnography in irish contexts. 'Digitalizando las tradiciones : contenidos etnográficos aplicados a contextos urbanos y regionales irlandeses'.

Monográfico con el título: 'La Alfabetización Tecnológica y el desarrollo regional'. Resumen basado en el de la publicación

La dimension internationale de la recherche. 'La dimensión internacional de la investigación'.

Monográfico con el título: 'El Espacio Europeo de Educación Superior ¿Hacia dónde va la Universidad Europea?'. Resumen basado en el de la publicación

Towards a european supranational policy of education based on the European Dimension of Education

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School counselors : importance of the personal and participatory dimension in attitudinal competences

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Temperamental Dimension and Anxiety Problems in a Clinical Sample of Three- to Six-year old Children: A Study of Variables

In the last few years, many researchers have studied the presence of common dimensions of temperament in subjects with symptoms of anxiety. The aim of this study is to examine the association between temperamental dimensions (high negative affect and activity level) and anxiety problems in clinical preschool children. A total of 38 children, ages 3 to 6 years, from the Infant and Adolescent Mental Health Center of Girona and the Center of Diagnosis and Early Attention of Sabadell and Olot were evaluated by parents and psychologists. Their parents completed several screening scales and, subsequently, clinical child psychopathology professionals carried out diagnostic interviews with children from the sample who presented signs of anxiety. Findings showed that children with high levels of negative affect and low activity level have pronounced symptoms of anxiety. However, children with anxiety disorders do not present different temperament styles from their peers without these pathologies