Science topics: Dissent and Disputes
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Dissent and Disputes - Science topic
Dissent and Disputes are differences of opinion or disagreements that may arise, for example, between health professionals and patients or their families, or against a political regime.
Questions related to Dissent and Disputes
What are the alternative options for settling disagreements about oil and gas investments?
What is the nature of a sale involving disputed rights?
I am looking for a quotation of the tale described below. I know it appeared at the beginning of an article or text on paraconsistent logic but I can't find that source nor any other authoritative source.
Two disputants come to a rabbi for a resolution. After hearing the first case, the rabbi says, “You are right.” When he hears the antagonist’s response, he says, “You are also right.” An observer says, “Rabbi, you said person A and person B are both right; they can't both be right!” The rabbi responds, “you are also right!”
Why Patent Filing is Essential Before Public Disclosure, Commercialization, or Publication of Your Invention
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- Prevents Loss of Patent Rights: Public disclosure of your invention before filing can lead to a loss of patent rights. In many jurisdictions, once an invention is publicly disclosed or published, it can no longer be patented, as the novelty requirement is compromised.
- Secures Commercial Advantage: Early patent filing provides a competitive edge by securing your invention's intellectual property before it is commercialized. It helps in attracting investors and partners, as it demonstrates a commitment to protecting valuable innovations.
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In summary, filing for a patent before disclosing, commercializing, or publishing your invention is crucial for protecting your intellectual property, maintaining competitive advantage, and ensuring legal recourse in the event of disputes.
The field of addiction studies, and more broadly, explanatory models in psychopathology, has been at the center of intense controversies in recent years. I would summarize one of the main situations as follows: proponents of a brain-centered approach struggle to integrate their constructs with those modeling the links between mental content and behavior, largely due to reasons described by phenomenologists (see the exchanges between Ricoeur and Changeux for a discussion, though it remains unresolved). For those advocating for models that attempt to articulate behavioral expression and mental content, the task becomes particularly challenging when it comes to conceptualizing deviations in brain functions in a way that could influence mental content and related behaviors.
What concerns me is that these disputes are becoming ideological, touching on feelings of belonging and professional identity, and often do not unfold peacefully. The situation is all the more worrying because the field of addiction studies suffers from a recurrent problem: There isn't enough clinical substance in these debates = there are not enough experienced clinicians and patients included in the theoretical and methodological development phases of the researchers. By experienced clinicians, I primarily refer to those who have faced the theoretical models taught in psychotherapy, recognized their limitations without becoming disheartened or disengaged, and remained flexible and compassionate professionals. I have met such people in my life—not thousands, but they exist! They have well-mastered psychotherapeutic training, sometimes more than one, but their thinking system is neither rigid nor overly defensive—they make wonderful interlocutors for researchers. Their professional memory is full of well-treated clinical cases whose inspirational value for researchers is considerable. And are there researchers open to interdisciplinary dialogue? They exist as well, even if the frustration with psychopathological models that struggle to provide tangible clinical results makes them somewhat defensive.
Honestly, I wonder what could facilitate a useful interdisciplinary discussion—not just a superficial conversation where viewpoints are politely expressed but without real concrete evolution, but a framework that reduces the risks to each person's ego and fosters the emergence of new ideas, all for the benefit of those with psychopathological difficulties. One approach could be to invite practitioners and researchers to share the questions that remain unanswered in their respective fields—focusing on what they don't know rather than what they do. The exchange would not initially be about sharing established knowledge but rather about discussing the thorny yet central questions. I am referring to the excellent article (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32231315/) written by leading neuroscientists, particularly Box 4, titled "Outstanding questions." In my view, this is a remarkable example of humility and intellectual honesty. Solutions do exist to initiate a genuine dialogue and demonstrate our ability to overcome divisions and conflicts.
In short, I am concerned about ideological stances that give ideas disproportionate weight compared to the data collected. For my part, the time is ripe for reflection, for taking the necessary step back to reconsider clinical and experimental matters we thought were settled—questions of diagnosis, treatment effectiveness, processes of change, and investigation methods. In sum, ideas that we thought were firmly established are being deconstructed, and now is a prime moment to think outside the box. What do you think?
This study delves into the transformative potential of repentance and restoration in conflict resolution within organizations. By prioritizing these concepts, it aims to foster sustainable peace by incorporating empathy, compassion, and reconciliation into procedures. Through case studies and theoretical frameworks, it highlights how embracing these principles can lead to deeper resolutions of underlying tensions and grievances. Ultimately, it advocates for a paradigm shift towards recognizing the power of repentance and restoration to promote healing, rebuild trust, and achieve lasting harmony.
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The way in which the contractual dispute was formed was that the fixed obligations of one party made it an economic force of the contract that could not be resisted, while the immutability of these obligations made the other party something rigid. This constitutes “a fundamental loophole in the contract, to prevent the fragmentation of the contract’s economy.”
How are the wto dispute settlement bodies work in line with recent pronouncement in antidumping
How could politicians and scientists better work together to address issues in our world? For example, can Researchgate provide opportunities for politicians to get involved in some sort of discussion forum for a specific issue to exchange information and ideas between researchers and politicians?
Would anti-theism decrease if the result of religious beliefs was negative utilitarianism? How? Why?
How does the improbability of literal eternal damnation dispute notions of a Faustian Bargain? Why? How?
Most parsimoniously the afterlife is a Christian Universalist Heaven thus resulting in inevitable eternal salvation for every possible being. Thus notions of a Faustian Bargain, that temporary gratification is accepted at the price of eternal damnation, are a moot point.
My Sources:
Britannica, The Editors of Encyclopaedia. "Faustian bargain". Encyclopedia Britannica, 17 Nov. 2023, https://www.britannica.com/topic/Faustian-bargain. Accessed 10 December 2023.
In a team full of disputes, you have to use the Disney strategy to create 10 commandments/rules, on how to behave in order to reduce the disputes.
Compliance with time limits in international investment disputes is crucial for several reasons:
- Legal Requirement: International investment agreements often specify specific time frames for initiating arbitration or court proceedings. These time limits are legally binding, and failure to adhere to them can result in the dismissal of the case.
- Preservation of Evidence: Timely proceedings help preserve evidence and witness testimonies, which can deteriorate over time. Delaying may lead to the loss of critical evidence.
- Efficient Resolution: Adherence to time limits promotes the efficient resolution of disputes, reducing the duration and cost of proceedings for both parties.
- Avoiding Legal Challenges: Non-compliance with time limits can expose the case to legal challenges from the opposing party, potentially further prolonging the resolution process.
- Maintaining Legal Rights: Strict adherence to time limits ensures that parties maintain their legal rights and can pursue their claims without the risk of those rights expiring.
In summary, strict observance of time limits is essential for the orderly and fair resolution of international investment disputes, ensuring that both parties have a clear, predictable, and efficient path to resolving their differences.
Reflecting
In Australia, public sector clients engaging in project alliance needs to move beyond the key features of risk/opportunity sharing, no-blame culture, commitment to no disputes, open book documentation, and good faith and to step into a new era of project delivery endorsed by new project management technologies and processes that allows project’s practitioners truthfully to collaborate.
Your opinion?
International investor-state arbitration (IAI) and administrative contracts raise complex and interesting questions in the field of international law and administrative law.
What are the most important pillars of negotiation between Saudi Arabia and Iran? What is the position of the international powers towards them? To what extent will these negotiations succeed in settling regional disputes?
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For my PhD, I am researching disagreement and dissent and how English native speakers express them.
Which grammatical structures do they use most?
How direct or indirect are they in expressing their disagreement/dissent?
Which pragmatic strategies do they adopt?
If you are a native English speaker and think you can help me, I would ask you to complete a short online questionnaire, where the answers must be given orally:
Thank you very much for any contribution you can make.
Hi,
For my PhD, I am researching disagreement and dissent and how English native speakers express them.
Which grammatical structures do they use most?
How direct or indirect are they in expressing their disagreement/dissent?
Which pragmatic strategies do they adopt?
If you are a native English speaker and think you can help me, I would ask you to complete a short online questionnaire, where the answers must be given orally:
Thank you very much for any contribution you can make.
Can you recommend an updated book or scholarly articles on the WTO's Dispute Settlement Body's jurisprudence in relation to GATT Article XX, in particular subsection (a) on public morals, (b) human, animal or plant life; and (g) conservation of exhaustible natural resources.
Thank you!
A protest is organized and launched by few dissenters on a particular point of content with the government.
When there is no consensus reached or solutions is finalized, the dissenters often subject to organize protests and spread their ideas to gather more support.
The protest events often get media attention and this informs unaware people to get informed about the issues raised by the protestors.
Police with their training and special equipment, "hunts" to arrest and make protestors "evade" while protestors use social media (calling among deers) to evade capture.
Model in the following link.
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I was thinking about Is the dispute between universalism and cultural relativism is a rational dispute or not? What's your Opinion and Recommended Research Paper related to this issue?
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Andrew Neil, a TV presenter here in UK has just used a word, ultracrepidarianism, the roots of which are attributed to Pliny the Elder.
ne supra crepidam sutor judicare ‘let the cobbler not judge above the sandal’
The current Covid-19 pandemic has given rise to ultracrepidarianism on a colossal scale, particularly here on RG.
Ultracrepidarianism is the act of giving advice or opinions on subjects one has no knowledge or experience of.
This is all too common on RG and the cause of most of the disputes between academics and scientists who participate on the threads. What is it makes people so enthusiastic about formulating opinions on subjects they know little or nothing about?
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I was hoping to get some advice regarding recruitment tactics for sensitive populations. I have received ethical approval for recruitment via social media platforms. So far, I have used Reddit, Facebook, Instagram and Twitter, and still struggling to get appropriate numbers for my target population. I would greatly appreciate any advice.
My study titled 'The Parenthood Trap: Conflict, Dispute & Sexual Control in Romantic Relationships', aims to target individuals specifically who have experienced Reproductive Coercion!.
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Diva gis platform does not include disputed boundaries. I need an official India's map.
Is it possible to get quantitative data related to tax disputes (excise, custom, other taxes) for firms in India.
Tax Dispute = tax payable as per the Return of Income of the Assessee - Tax liability as computed by the Assessing officer in the Assessment order passed
Thank you for showing your interest here. For research I recently purchased 3 different nano-particles online, but when I received the particles, they were tagged with name of some other material. On asking the supplier about the issue, they told us that the courier service has licence to deliver some specific material so they removed the actual tag and placed new tags. Since we are not satisfied with their response as they did not tell this to us at any point of delivery, so we have filed dispute with the supplier. Now we want to identify the particles so that we can use them in our research. We have performed the XRD test and have created the graphs in OriginPro. We could have done it ourselves but since we have never done it before so we require an expert to just confirm from the graphs that they are the actual particles we ordered so that we can use them in research. Later we will do the complete analysis ourselves, we request anyone to just confirm if we have received the correct particles or not so that we can take action on the order dispute. We will be really thankful if anyone can help us in this regard. Thank you so much for your time.
Regards,
Muhammad Muzammil Azad
Water in India is in the State List and Union Government has the powers to constitute the Tribunals. Therefore, when a dispute emerges between two states it becomes difficult for the Union Government to persuade any state for the resolution of a dispute. The frequent occurrence and reoccurrence of these disputes may affect the unity of India.
Can we, scientists, especially biologists, medics and biotechnologists, have an unambiguous answer when human life begins? I think so, I also think that women have the right to decide about their body and pregnancy (here the child's father should also have something to say).
Do we have the right to forcibly keep damaged fetuses in the womb when we know that under normal circumstances a natural miscarriage would occur? I don't think so, that we should not play a god. We should not create women hell to give birth to a deformed fetus that will either be stillborn or die shortly after birth ...
What do you think? I am very curious about the opinions of both Polish scientists (i.e. from the country where, at now, a sharp dispute over abortion is currently underway) and foreign experts. Finally, I'd like to hear your private and scientific views.
Czy my naukowcy, szczególnie biolodzy, medycy, biotechnolodzy możemy jednoznacznie odpowiedzieć kiedy zaczyna się życie ludzkie? Ja uważam że tak, uważam też że kobiety mają prawo decydować o swoim ciele i o ciąży (tu pewnie ojciec dziecka powinien mieć też coś do powiedzenia.
Czy mamy prawo utrzymywać na siłę uszkodzone płody w łonie matki, skoro wiemy że w normalnych warunkach doszłoby do naturalnego poronienia? Ja uważam, że nie powinniśmy na siłę bawić się w boga. Nie powinniśmy kobietom fundować piekła porodu zdeformowanego płodu, który urodzi się martwy albo umrze wkrótce po porodzie...
A wy co sądzicie? Jestem bardzo ciekaw opinii zarówno polskich naukowców (czyli z kraju gdzie właśnie toczy się ostry spór o aborcję) jak i zagranicznych ekspertów. Wreszcie chciałbym poznać wasze prywatne i naukowe opinie.
Almost everything are sweet, pleasant; very few things may be salty, sour; extremely few may be bitter! Did you find something like that ever in RG?
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I recently cores a site in the Snowy Mountains in Australia and got AMS dating done on three depths (51, 61, 67 cm). 51 cm and 61 cm came out with what I would think of as normal ages, as in 757 +-16 for 51 cm and 591+-18 for 61 cm. However, the sample at 67 cm came back as 114.7 +- 0.3%, which I found means it has a percentage of modern carbon in it(not sure how to explain it exactly). When I looked this up it was suggested that I put it into the modern carbon function of Rbacon pMC.Age to get a 'real age'. Rbacon pumped out -1102 +- 21, then they packed up and called it a night, leaving me to wonder what exactly that number means. My guess is that I should subtract it from 1950, giving me the age 848. I've talked to others who said this is completely wrong and I have no room to dispute that. Could someone give me a definitive answer on what to do with this type of data?
Thanks!
Mark
All metaphors are false. But, on restricting this discussion to natural sciences, we hope to use a particular metaphor to clarify important areas in physics and often in dispute by researchers -- also in other areas, including those not a natural science.
The metaphor is that, all one can do in natural sciences is to be a "customer service rep" for someone else's product -- nature.
For example, I did not invent it, and works for billions of years, without halting. I am just the front-end of nature's message, the customer service rep. One can always ask questions and consult the manual, the universe, in case of doubts.
Of course, natural scientists are much more. Some view that our task is to find in all the relative data from phenomena (which is all physics is limited to measure), the absolute, the universally valid, the invariant, that is hidden in them, as Max Planck said first.
But the metaphor above can be useful, especially in other areas, including those not a natural science.
Some "disgruntled customers" (DC), familiar to any well-intentioned customer service rep, remain disgruntled, even when explained that it is not a bug, such that the speed of light is constant to all inertial observers in vacuo, it is a feature of the universe. A feature, not a bug.
When a DC understands, the average DC does not say "thank you", it should be a selfless customer service, good for the soul.
There is also a tendency for a DC to all but hide in silence until all his false answers (in nature, which is the arbiter of falsehoods) are diluted. By RG, or hidden in life. Then, he likely goes back and says it is a new feature, the old bug, that he just invented, and is just "spreading around".
Or, a DC can also repeat a fallacious interpretation, say we never measured it otherwise but locally. Natural science can explain that the Earth moves, the Sun moves, across the galaxy, we launch transmitters beyond the Solar system, and we can see and measure electromagnetism, light, billions of years away, across many galaxies. Then, what is a DC to do?
The average DC understands, but there is always the probability that a DC will name another fallacious argument, ad infinitum if life would physically allow, to deny what could be simply explained, it is not a bug, the DC bug -- it is a supposed feature.
It is a good customer service of someone else's product, though, because there is, actually, no DC. The concept of a DC is a mirage, itself a bug.
Everyone counts, DC or not, in the school called life, and even non-cooperation clarifies, inspires selflessness, is cooperation. Everyone cooperates.
Cooperation is a collective effect, producing unexpected efects.
Even those who try their mortal hand and time in life to be contrarian, a DC, just like Humpty-Dumpty, using nursery rhymes as a scholarly principle, trying strategies to get points at RG, get into a cabal to dialogue and create hits in search.
All is a legitimate, defensible, good use of their limited time, in the school of life, even as if, so may seem to them, that there is no future to account for, to earn.
So, a good customer service should handle all cases, sometimes with silence -- The trust that all is fine, there is no disaster in the whole universe, no wars but progress, it is an open-ended universe in harmony with laws we ignore, but feel more and more in the few laws we already know, and find out.
Nature is in no danger by humans. Everything is already solved, we just have to find it.
To help, Nature has many good customer service reps, in what should be done as a selfless customer service, a good task for the soul. And anyone can always ask questions and consult the manual, the universe, in case of doubts.
For amicable settlement of civil dispute, in brief we say ADR (Alternative Dispute Resolution) alternatively for settlement of any criminal matter, can we say ACR (Alternative Conflict Resolution) or we will say ADR in Criminal justice system. Would you please give your valuable opinion.
The one thing that specifically caught my attention is the ill tradition of “Child Grooms” which has practically been ignored as it has failed miserably to find its rightful place in mainstream dissent as the most obvious reason being that “Child Marriages” have always been thought to be oppressive for “Child Brides” but it’s no less than a gospel truth that Child Marriages tend to be equally tragic for “Child Grooms” too. We cannot deny an accomplished fact that innocence of childhood cannot be classified into conventional binary divisions. The mental trauma suffered by a Child Groom is no less than that of a Child Bride, but it often gets overlooked or ignored under the established typical gender norms. It is indeed unfortunate to state that it is just not a rural malady, but there is no dearth of instances wherein it has been practiced in urban setups too. Marriages have always been the most respected, trusted, and accepted societal institution, but the questions that this practice and phenomena of Child Grooms put across a need of serious thinking and redefining it to better suit the modern societal outlook. It is indeed an overwhelming realization that my work attempts to research and represent it on such a scale and allows me with the liberty to widen its reach. Call it the paragon of paradoxes or facts laced with incredible ironies that we have reached the moon and back, but still, our children are doomed in pre-mature marriages.
I welcome you all to further elaborate your take on this issue. You can also share a few research articles with me on this topic as it will help me in strengthening my knowledge on this issue. This is my Ph.D. research topic.
When I was a teenager , I used to witness a man and his wife fighting and tearing each other's clothes. They would beat each other mercilessly outside and rubbing each other's body with muddy water of the gutter. later , that very day, they would go to bathroom together which was outside, bathe and would sit outside on a mat drinking beer. they must of course sleep together that night. They used to do this many times without anybody settling their dispute and without considering divorce for once. It is now clear to my after my study of Romanticism and courtship relationship that they were just both romantically compatible partners.
How should authorship be disputed ?
In several papers where the author is listed only as V. Desai, and ownership has been claimed by a V**** Desai who is known to NOT be the author, how should this be flagged ?
I actually have this question as an assignment and need to do a detailed job on it. Kindly share your ideas on this.
Thank you in expectation
What is your idea about next generation of AI?
Artificial intelligence (AI), sometimes called machine intelligence, is intelligence demonstrated by machines, in contrast to the natural intelligence displayed by humans and other animals. In computer science AI research is defined as the study of "intelligent agents": any device that perceives its environment and takes actions that maximize its chance of successfully achieving its goals. Colloquially, the term "artificial intelligence" is applied when a machine mimics "cognitive" functions that humans associate with other human minds, such as "learning" and "problem solving".
The scope of AI is disputed: as machines become increasingly capable, tasks considered as requiring "intelligence" are often removed from the definition, a phenomenon known as the AI effect, leading to the quip in Tesler's Theorem, "AI is whatever hasn't been done yet." For instance, optical character recognition is frequently excluded from "artificial intelligence", having become a routine technology. Modern machine capabilities generally classified as AI include successfully understanding human speech, competing at the highest level in strategic game systems (such as chess and Go), autonomously operating cars, and intelligent routing in content delivery networks and military simulations.
Some studies have claimed digitalisation can be the key towards ending issues of disputes on construction projects. What is your take on this, considering that dispute arises from diverse areas of construction project delivery and from different construction participants?
Variation Orders had an impact on overall project performance and the major adverse impact relates to time and cost overruns and disputes between the parties to the contract.
I created a decision tree for the Federalist papers to determine the authors of the disputed articles and my tree is only producing 3 nodes.
Please send me the papers regarding the causes of disputes in the construction industry.
Thinking of ways to reduce corruption in the elections systems.
As we know in today's globalised world many democracies in all over the world are not functioning entirely on democratic principles. There are challenges to dissent, freedom, dignity, equality and justice, and corruption is rampant etc. In this scenario can we say that democracy remains democracy or it is simply in theoretical experience only. However, I would believe sometimes the experience in democracies becomes so unexpected which hurts those who believe in democratic ethos...need your comments.
Recent adjustments in some of the trade relations, such as the decisions of the United Kingdom to leave the European Union and the United States to renegotiate and re-evaluate their main trade agreements in force have caused concern about the possible escalation of barriers and disputes. commercial. The imposition of tariffs and trade barriers as well as disputes over certain products could be intensified if other countries respond with reprisals.
Do you think that an increasingly restrictive environment in terms of international trade could reduce the growth prospects in the medium term, due to the interdependence that exists between trade, investment and productivity growth?
Preprint Tensions Involving RPC
At present, the following disputes are attracting the attention of the media and analysts of international political conjuncture:
1 - The reintegration into the territory of the PRC or definitive independence of Taiwan, which Beijing calls the "rebel province of Taiwan";
2- Increased political tension involving Japan and PRC; and
3 - Economic disputes within the framework of the World Trade Organization, involving the USA and PRC.
4 - In addition to the above, it is noted that, at the present time, there are also no news of relevant tensions involving the PRC and the nations that in Asia hold nuclear artefacts, namely Russia, India, Pakistan and North Korea.
Chinese diplomacy is extremely skilful and calculating. Once the historical, geographical, social, political and economic aspects of the PRC are addressed, the time has come to know and analise the national interests of the PRC.
1. Is it appropriate and justifiable for any country to ignore the processes outlined by the Dispute Settlement Body (DSB) of the WTO and the Dispute Settlement Understanding (DSU)?
2. When will ignoring the WTO DSB and DSU be justifiable, if any?