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The contribution and influence of psychological distress to interest and involvement in extremist violence has received considerable attention in recent years. At the same time, dominant medical models for understanding such distress - typically framed as mental illness or disorder - have been challenged by emerging alternative paradigms in parts of the Western world. Understanding the contribution of psychological distress to extremist violence and how to prevent it requires consideration through these emerging paradigms and interpretative lenses. The Power Threat Meaning Framework (PTMF) is one such paradigm, increasingly used by practitioners to understand and prevent psychological distress, unusual experiences, or troubled or troubling behaviour. This paper outlines its central theory and principles, investigates how these are relevant to informing our understanding of the troubling behaviour of involvement in extremist violence, and its implications for preventative practice, illustrated through an example case study. The case is made for the potential of this paradigm to support effective and ethical practice in the context of extremist violence.

On the War of Nihilism - - - Today, we can certainly be at least somewhat astonished and appalled that the rhetoric of war has become commonplace and enjoys considerable, if not abundant, public support, which can, of course, also be politically orchestrated. But we are also horrified by the violent war situations, which should—according to a more or less imposed belief—be regarded as a disgrace to humanity in the 21st century. The present paper is not concerned with diagnosing the nihilistic implications and complications of today’s military conflicts that are more or less visible, however much one may try to disguise them, but rather with revealing the eventuating of the war of nihilism itself, which, in the first place, nihilizes the very essence of the human being and obliterates the horizon of the world. The war of nihilism, though visibly threatening with total annihilation and destruction, is not directly transparent as a power over everything, and yet for nothing. This non-transparency has a manipulative character, which makes it impossible to mobilize against the war of nihilism, because it itself carries out “a total mobilization” in the service of the empowerment of pure power, that is to say, the power, which in its supposed “will-lessness” is strong enough to will nothing, and, above all, nothing essential.

The exploitation of archaeological areas as one of the elements of scenography is not new. Attempts have continued for a long time to employ them across different countries of the world (either in concerts or musical performances ... etc., but the method of exploiting them and integrating between the live elements of theatrical performance and the filmed elements and The use of non-professional youth as a kind of active participation between the audience and the performers in the performance of parts of the ceremonies and the combination of all these elements with lighting and filming for some parts of the show and the preparation of unprepared places such as the road of rams and ancient Egyptian temples in the pursuit of achieving Communicating with the public and gaining a new audience to bring about social changes represented by drawing attention to the importance of our cultural heritage, which will remain, through the ages, an important and pivotal factor in emphasizing national belonging. Supporting a sense of national identity and a sense of pride among the new generations because of what he focused on showing the beauty and grandeur of the ancient Egyptian architectural monuments, which witnessed the greatness of the Egyptian artist through the ages. This celebration was able to stir the stagnant waters in a new experience represented in a great celebration attended by the President of the Republic, the ministers, and many ambassadors of countries and important personalities, in addition to conveying the events of this celebration to the whole world in a way that differs from what was previously presented from parties in archaeological areas that were It is prepared as a theatrical model and mechanisms have been invented based on which this heritage area has been re-exploited by holding this opening under the auspices of the state and adopting and nurturing the creative talents of the Egyptian youth who have creative energies in various fields.

This (somewhat polemical) paper focuses on the ontological nature of money and draws comparisons to the ontological status of gauge freedom in physics. The parallels allow us to move beyond the social constructivist theories of Searle et al., and thereby avoid some pitfalls with such views. Since we have a reasonably good grasp of the ontological features in the physics context, we can pull back lessons from there onto the economic domain. In general, we find that this approach offers a nice lens through which to view the ontological peculiarities of money.

On Totalitarium - Philosophical, historiographical, sociological, political, cultural, and other studies of totalitarianism in the 20th century focus on its “social appearance,” but predominantly without the insight that this “social appearance” can by itself be totalizing with regard to the horizon of the world as a whole of beings, although they presuppose it as their “objective assumption.” Totalitarity as totalitarium is empowered by the functional machination of the worldhood of the world dictated by the totalization of social subjectivity. Likewise, the system of production, defined by techno-scientific progress and capitalized globally, needs to be understood in the context of the empowerment of social subjectivity, which is functionally “objectified” into totalitarium. The totalitarium is established by various blocks and zones of functioning, however not in historical consecutiveness, but rather as a conjuncture of regulations, disposals, subordinations, and re-orderings, which take power over everywhere.

Many basic factors aim to achieve the ability of the show to evoke deep emotions for the viewers and transcend all forms of written literature from a novel to a live show to transport us to a different world of perceptions, visions, and kinetic rhythms between viewers and actors by relying on audience participation and creating interaction with a space Of a special nature through individual perceptions by reinventing aesthetic forms that do not maintain to the traditional forms for the theatrical performance by changing the way that spectators sit, movement, sound, and through the exchange of interaction between the movement of the performers and the display areas according to the experimental method developed by the new show, the entire experiments could be repeated to identify sources of variation for better effects through sequential analysis.how to transform the selected area to fit this theatrical performance, we thought about taking the advantage of natural resources, how to use it in the implementation of the design as one of the factors that help in the success of the theatrical performance, providing the design with a natural background rich in landscapes, plants, wildlife, and includes many archaeological sites of great importance to match the fictional events of the novel.Choosing the venue for the show was one of the most important elements of performing this experience, Wadi El-Gamal Reserve was characterized by calm sea day and night, no violent waves, by using marine platforms dealing with the relationship between the audience, theatrical platforms, and natural background, how can we connect them, integrate all the possibilities of platform construction using custom techniques with recycled materials transforming the show from a stationary stage to several floating platforms on the water.The charming nature of the place was exploited and combined with the vocabulary of the theatrical performance, using boats as seating places for spectators with specific locations, the five floating platforms were set up on the surface of the water.design lines ware based on the shape Derived from the dew drops formed on the tree leaf, analyzed to five floating platforms, the natural passage provided by the coastal environment was exploited

The designer's ability to create theatrical scenes to impress the audience is reflected in the challenges of using and designing hydraulic lifts. It is what gives the theater audience a sense of life on this stage, in addition to integrating them with characters, backgrounds, and movements that make the scene seem animated, realistic, and magical, and around the world many theaters Using hydraulic lifts as one of the main elements of theatrical performances.The design of hydraulic lifts is based on understanding the special needs of theatrical performance through design vocabulary and thinking about its problems, and looking at it from the shape and functional point of view on the basis that it is an integrated chain that moves in a sequential or successive manner in addition to addressing all possible mechanical solutions, whether they are Simple or complex, identifying guidance systems, defining methods of control and movement, the possibility of determining their movement sequence, exploiting the interconnectedness in movement, which is pre-determined, understanding the effects of the entire system, and preparing operating systems that include the application of design standards in all its stages, this in addition to finding solutions that enable us to rearrange the design vocabulary to maintain diversity in the form of presentation through reuse in a different way or upgrade and renewal, and thus hydraulic platforms are among the most important scenographic elements that distinguish theatrical architecture, as they provide scenography with the ability to provide action and response The action through its relationship with the rest of the elements to achieve the desired scene, as the director and scenographer were able to present moving paintings on stage to take the action For scenes to necessary and impossible, allowing the ability to implement scenes that were not available before, and showing skill in achieving mechanical and electronic design requirements by creating kinetic environments that depend on creating an unexpected shock.

While the sentinel nature of freshwater systems is now well recognized, widespread integration of freshwater processes and patterns into our understanding of broader climate-driven Arctic terrestrial ecosystem change has been slow. We review the current understanding across Arctic freshwater systems of key sentinel responses to climate, which are attributes of these systems with demonstrated and sensitive responses to climate forcing. These include ice regimes, temperature and thermal structure, river baseflow, lake area and water level, permafrost-derived dissolved ions and nutrients, carbon mobilization (dissolved organic carbon, greenhouse gases, and radiocarbon), dissolved oxygen concentrations, lake trophic state, various aquatic organisms and their traits, and invasive species. For each sentinel, our objectives are to clarify linkages to climate, describe key insights already gained, and provide suggestions for future research based on current knowledge gaps. We suggest that tracking key responses in Arctic freshwater systems will expand understanding of the breadth and depth of climate-driven Arctic ecosystem changes, provide early indicators of looming, broader changes across the landscape, and improve protection of freshwater biodiversity and resources.

ABSTRACTBackground Chronic low back pain (LBP) is a prevalent and disabling health issue. Team-based models of primary care are ideally positioned to provide comprehensive care for patients with chronic LBP. A better understanding of primary care team perspectives can inform future efforts to improve how team-based care is provided for patients with chronic LBP in this practice setting.Aims The aim of this study was to understand health care providers’ experiences, perceived barriers and facilitators, and recommendations when providing team-based primary care for the management of chronic LBP.Methods We conducted an interpretive description qualitative study based on focus group discussions with health care providers from team-based primary care settings in Ontario, Canada. Data were analyzed using thematic analysis.Results We conducted five focus groups with five different primary care teams, including a total of 31 health care providers. We constructed four themes (each with subthemes) related to experiences, perceived barriers and facilitators, and recommendations to providing team-based primary care for the management of chronic LBP, including (1) care pathways and models of service delivery, (2) team processes and organization, (3) team culture and environment, and (4) patient needs and readiness.Conclusions Primary care teams are implementing diverse care pathways and models of service delivery for the management of patients with chronic LBP, which can be influenced by patient, team, and organizational factors. Results have potential implications for future research and practice innovations to improve how team-based primary care is delivered for patients with chronic LBP.

This paper reports on an investigation into the failure of a double HDPE geomembrane lined retention reservoir constructed in 2018 that failed in 2021, only 3 years after construction. Several technical and non-technical factors contributed to the failure, and these are examined systematically. The primary failure occurred at the outlet pipe penetration, where the design detail had been modified due to constructability issues. Several administrative failures were also identified during the investigation, the most significant of which was the absence of a comprehensive construction report with a concluding statement from the engineer of record verifying the structure was constructed in accordance with the design and specifications and is fit for purpose. The failure highlights the need to better integrate design and construction teams and to keep impeccable records of all technical decisions.

Let l be a prime and G a pro-l group with torsion-free abelianization. We produce group-theoretic analogues of the Johnson/Morita cocycle for G -- in the case of surface groups, these cocycles appear to refine existing constructions when l=2. We apply this to the pro-l etale fundamental groups of smooth curves to obtain Galois-cohomological analogues, and discuss their relationship to work of Hain and Matsumoto in the case the curve is proper. We analyze many of the fundamental properties of these classes and use them to give an example of a non-hyperelliptic curve whose Ceresa class has torsion image under the l-adic Abel-Jacobi map.

A distinction is often made between two traditions of British Conservative thought: the paternalist “one nation/middle way” tradition, and the more libertarian one that is associated with Margaret Thatcher. Typically, this distinction is mapped onto the ideas that Conservatives hold about equality. While “one nation” Conservatives condone some forms of redistribution, their libertarian counterparts, it is argued, do not. This article reassesses this distinction by comparing the political thinking of two representatives of the two traditions: Harold Macmillan and Margaret Thatcher. Comparing Macmillan and Thatcher’s views on equality, it is argued, is inappropriate as a way of distinguishing between their respective ideologies. Instead, we should draw a distinction between the way that Macmillan and Thatcher arrived at their views about equality. On his part, Macmillan adopted a triadic logic. By conceiving of a “middle way”, he defined his conservatism in relation to the dangerous “extremes” of free market capitalism and state socialism. Thatcher, by contrast, adopted a dyadic logic. Instead of locating herself between two “extremes”, she employed a series of binary distinctions to establish her conception of conservatism. Freedom was preferred to equality; the market was preferred to the state, and so on. The article explores the implications of these differing logics, and it concludes if we are to identify different variants of conservatism, we should be just as concerned with their modes of negation as we are with the affirmative claims they make about concepts like equality.

Erving Goffman never wrote about tourism and it may, therefore, seem strange to reflect, on the occasion of the centenary of his birth, on his contribution to the study of a phenomenon that he never undertook to study directly. However, many lessons can be drawn from Goffman’s sociology towards an understanding of certain central issues in tourism. By the way he captured and analyzed society in the 1950s and 1960s, Goffman offers to all those who undertake to study tourism a fundamental basis for understanding its genesis. Much of what he taught us remains unexploited, and the links that can be established between Goffman and tourism are therefore mostly indirect. However, making Goffman’s sociology a source of inspiration for the study of tourism is not far-fetched. A pioneer of the anthropology of tourism was heavily indebted to Goffman. Indeed, the tour de force that Dean MacCannell achieved in 1976 with the publication of The Tourist was largely inspired by Goffman and his unique approach to sociology. By returning with its author to the Goffmanian part of The Tourist we pay homage to what tourist studies owe to the author of The Presentation of Self. As we continue the study of tourism, what, from Goffman’s sociology, opens up a new of set of problems? Not just those that, have already influenced our analyses through Dean MacCannell, but also some that remain, a source for new interrogations 40 years after Erving Goffman’s death.

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This research extends previous plant modelling using L-systems by means of a novel arrangement comprising synthetic plants and a refined global wheat dataset in combination with a synthetic inference application. The study demonstrates an application with direct recognition of real plant stereotypes, and augmentation via a plant-wide stochastic growth variation structure. The study showed that the automatic annotation and counting of wheat heads using the Global Wheat dataset images provides a time and cost saving over traditional manual approaches and neural networks. This study introduces a novel synthetic inference application using a plant-wide stochastic variation system, resulting in improved structural dataset hierarchy. The research demonstrates a significantly improved L-system that can more effectively and more accurately define and distinguish wheat crop characteristics.

El número especial busca reunir, visibilizar y difundir esfuerzos intelectuales que la comunidad contable crítica latinoamericana está realizando, para problematizar, comprender e intervenir nuestra realidad organizacional y social contextual. Pero, al mismo tiempo, pretende contribuir al diálogo, al debate y a la reflexión sobre el campo de la contabilidad crítica entre académicos del Sur y del Norte.

Changes in climate, warming temperatures and increased precipitation are impacting surface water resources in the Northwest Territories, Canada. Satellite remote sensing is an important tool to monitor variability in lake surface area, but monitoring depth is challenging. The distribution of bottomfast ice within a lake provides an indicator of depth and previous research shows that as lake ice develops and becomes bottomfast it exhibits a distinct signature when observed using multi-temporal Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) data. This research proposes an efficient computational technique for identifying bottom-fast ice across lakes in the Northwest Territories using multi-temporal SAR backscatter images and applies a function called dynamic time warping (DTW), which provides a shape-based similarity metric for time series data. We used backscatter profiles from surveyed lakes with known bottomfast ice to generate a DTW similarity metric on a pixel by pixel basis for a set of lakes. The similarity metric was used to categorize ice status as bottomfast or floating ice with 89.1% accuracy. DTW is an effective technique to map bottomfast ice using SAR time series and has potential to address limitations of other approaches where certain ice structures over deep lakes can produce backscatter responses similar to bottomfast ice.

The RADARSAT Constellation Mission (RCM) is a Canadian Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) mission, providing C-band SAR data continuity of the RADARSAT-1 and RADARSAT-2 satellite missions. The RCM which was recently launched (June 2019) will provide compact polarimetry (CP) as a polarization option for all non-quad-polarization imaging modes. Maritime pollution monitoring is one of the RCM core applications. Thus, the purpose of this study is to provide an initial evaluation of the expected potential of the RCM mission for maritime pollution monitoring. Herein, we investigate simulated CP SAR data of three RCM Medium Resolution (MR) SAR modes for oil slick detection and discrimination from lookalike (LA) features. Results of our study indicated that the steeper radar incidence angle seems to be preferable for oil slick detection in all examined modes. The ScanSAR 50 m resolution (SC50M) mode showed the highest overall performance in terms of LA and Emulsion (EM) classification (95.4%). This was also valid for LA and Crude Oil (CO) classification (96.7%). The performance of the SC50M mode was slightly higher than that of the ScanSAR 30 m resolution (SC30M) mode.

In laser powder bed fusion factors such as residual stresses within the part, lead to deformations and cracks which impact the quality of the final product. Although residual stress and deformations have been thoroughly studied research and development of in-situ online monitoring requires a specimen that cracks in a predictable manner. This paper aims to show which sample geometry can be used to replicate cracks. The Ti6Al4V sample was designed based on known residual stress phenomena from literature of rapid heating and cooling cycles inducing compressive and tensile stresses during L-PBF. The sample was developed with the aid of computer aided design and simulation software using the inherent strain method. For the purpose of consistency, two identical samples were built simultaneously, and for the purpose of repeatability, two different builds were conducted. It was shown that the sample failed as predicted by the simulations due to the effective plastic strain and equivalent stress exceeding that of the mechanical properties. The sample developed can be used to test if cracks that form during the L-PBF build process can be predicted and detected.

In Laser Powder Bed Fusion there are certain considerations that need to be accounted for when designing for thin-walled or complex shapes. Much is known of how parameters such as build orientation and scanning strategy can affect the resultant tensile properties. The tensile property results are also influenced by factors such as the shape of the specimen. The specimens’ cross-sectional geometry and length ratio are carefully considered to obtain accurate and reliable tensile properties. Eighteen different tensile geometries were manufactured using an EOS P110 and PA12 powder. These different geometries were chosen to evaluate different influencing factors such as width, gauge length, specimen geometry and scanning strategy. This knowledge is used in conventional standards when determining specimen geometries. This work aims to combine conventional tensile specimen shape and L-PBF factors to best represent the actual tensile properties of different polymer geometries.

In an age when cybersecurity vulnerabilities can be used as a pretext for a blockade, as in the case of Qatar prompted by a hack of the Qatar News Agency, it becomes incumbent upon states to consider legislating the capability maturity measurement and the development of their cybersecurity programs across the community. This paper proposes a Qatar Cybersecurity Capability Maturity Model (Q-C2M2) with a legislative framework. The paper discusses the origin, purpose and characteristics of a capability maturity model and its adoption in the cybersecurity domain. Driven by a thematic analysis under the document analysis methodology, the paper examines existing globally recognized cybersecurity capability maturity models and Qatar’s cybersecurity framework using publicly available documents. This paper also conducts a comparative analysis of existing cybersecurity capability maturity models in light of the Qatari cybersecurity framework, including a comparative analysis of cybersecurity capability maturity model literature. The comparative document analysis helped identify gaps in the existing Qatar National Information Assurance Policy and specifically the Qatar National Information Assurance Manual. The proposed Q-C2M2 aims to enhance Qatar’s cybersecurity framework by providing a workable Q-C2M2 with a legislative component that can be used to benchmark, measure and develop Qatar’s cybersecurity framework. The Q-C2M2 proposes the USERS domains consisting of Understand, Secure, Expose, Recover and Sustain. Each domain consists of subdomains, under which an organization can create cybersecurity activities at initial benchmarking. The Q-C2M2 uses the following five levels to measure the cybersecurity capability maturity of an organization: Initiating, Implementing, Developing, Adaptive and Agile.

Filozofija vprašanje o možnosti spoznanja od svojih začetkov povezuje z zmožnostjo spominjanja. Novejša filozofija, začenši s Kierkegaardom, spominjanje pritegne na način omogočanja gibanja človeške eksistence v svetu. Martin Heidegger je v freiburških predavanjih v letih 1951/52, ki so leta 1954 izšla v delu Kaj se pravi misliti?, obravnaval spomin in pomnjenje v pogledu sopripadnosti mislenja in biti. Podrobnejša razčlenitev njegove obravnave nam pokaže »breztemeljni izvor« spominjanja in pomnjenja, ki je sam po sebi položen v govorico in z njo. Govorica potemtakem izvorno »hrani« in »ohranja« spomin. Vendar v času, v katerem po Heideggerju »še ne mislimo«, istočasno pa ga zaznamuje razmah kognitivne tehnologije, tvegamo, da gre ravno govorica v pozabo, ne da bi kakorkoli občutili nujo, da (se) na to spomnimo.

This article focuses on the disparate cyber threats against the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), its members, and selected NATO responses to such perils. Prior to doing so, the article shares various definitions and designations of cyber dangers. Next, the piece provides an in-depth discussion of the nature and types of cyber threats. Subsequently, a discussion of the types of individuals, organizations, and nations pursuing offensive cyber measures takes place.

The article examines the investment attractiveness of the main branches of the food industry of Ukraine as a latent variable. For the first time in this area, a combination of various methods of multivariate statistical analysis is used for research (cluster analysis and factor analysis – the principal component method). These methods made it possible to use a large number of various indicators of the activities of industries to characterize investment attractiveness. As a result, the set of the branches was divided into three groupsclusters: “leaders” are the most attractive sectors for investment, “middle peasants” are attractive branches for investment, and “outsiders” are the least attractive branches for investment. The generalizing factors (principal components), which influence the resulting factor - investment attractiveness, were found. The interrelation of the generalizing factors and initial indicators is established. As a result of the research, it was possible to make an objective assessment of the investment attractiveness (as a latent indicator) of the main branches of the food industry in Ukraine, using instead of a multitude of indicators only three latent factors.

This Cultural History essay’s focus is age, aging, longevity and the consciousness of a generation in contemporary United States and the verifiable foundations of these issues: how age is real and artificial both. Frames that define understanding of age are physical, of course, but frames are also created and imposed by a civilization. This essay seeks to analyze what aging means for the US Baby Boomer generation, a group which, as no other in the nation’s history, defined itself as young. To accomplish this investigation the essay tries to blend Cultural History, Cohort Analysis, Sociology of Mass Media, American Studies, and Cross-cultural analysis. Key American civilization traits are used as analytical tools: The Promised Land, Progress, Superabundance, Innocence, Rejuvenation, Success, Opportunity, Ingenuity, Technology, Declaration of Independence, The Constitution, The Founding Fathers, Isolationism