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The article informs about Liquid Tensor Experiment, a project to verify the proof of Main Theorem of Liquid Vector Spaces using computers. Topics include explaining the potential of computer proof assistants for mathematical research on history of computer mathematics; and fluent mathematics aims to make techniques from homological algebra available in functional analysis with a special mathematical programming language.

Background The shortage of family physicians (FP) in rural areas is a challenge. It is therefore of interest how primary care can be made sustainable and how medical students can be motivated to work in rural areas. The program „Beste Landpartie Allgemeinmedizin“ (BeLA) was developed to promote medical students for rural regions and to strengthen primary care. Methods Interviews have been conducted at regular intervals on an ongoing basis since 2020 to investigate motivational retention effects during the program. The current 33 interviews were analysed following the Grounded theory methodology combined with a systems theory reading of functional analysis. Results The program was rated extremely positively by all participants and the effects are evident in a variety of ways. Both students whose choice to pursue family practice is already determined and students who merely have tendencies toward family practice are addressed. Especially the emerging ideas of working as a FP and the motives for owning a FP practice or work as an employed FP are revealing in this context. Thus, motivationalgenetic, motivational-stabilizing, synergetic and prospective effects can be identified. This is shown by the fact that both new motives for choosing family practice are generated and existing motives are addressed and strengthened, as well as diverse long-term potentials regarding the choice of family medicine and one's own future work are created. Conclusions The effects of a program such as BeLA which offers an early support in medical education show that a sustainable supply of high-quality trained FP can succeed in rural regions. Especially the ideas of working as a FP as well as the aspiration to own a FP practice or work as an employed FP shows potentials how to counteract the shortage of FP effectively. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The core of behavior diagnostics is the behavior analysis. The therapy goals and the therapy plan are derived from it. The advancement of the behavioral diagnostic system over the past 20 years has resulted in an expert system that allows a careful and differentiated assessment of pathogenic conditions, pathological reactions and the symptom-perpetuating factors. The VDS21 Behavior Analysis Interview leads from the exact point in time when the symptom first appeared through the reaction chain to the function of the symptom. The VDS32 emotion analysis makes the dysfunctionality of emotion regulation transparent. The VDS33 value analysis makes imbalances in the value system visible. The VDS36 interaction and relationship analysis identifies destructive transactions. The VDS38 RDR corresponds to the structure dimension of OPD. The imaginative VDS51 target finding tool and the VDS52 therapy planning are very helpful for therapy planning. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article discusses Karl H. Hoffmann's regular bridging of art and mathematics since 1983 to make colloquium lectures in the Mathematics department at Darmstadt more attractive. It mentions that he creates posters in his unique style of drawing and painting, and there are now over 1000 of them for Mathematics education.

Slow transit constipation (STC) is a rare condition almost exclusively encountered in middle-aged women. Pathophysiology and aetiology are poorly understood but a multi-factorial pathogenesis seems likely. With regard to differential diagnoses mechanical, drug induced, degenerative, metabolic, endocrinologic, neurologic, and psychiatric causes of constipation must be excluded by an interdisciplinary approach. Gastrointestinal physiologic investigations including colonic transit studies are mandatory. Furthermore, pangastrointestinal delay, pelvic floor dysfunction, and irritable bowel syndrome should be excluded. Initial treatment is strictly conservative. In cases of progression or persistence of symptoms surgical therapy should be discussed. Subtotal colectomy with ileorectal anastomosis is regarded as the standard operation for STC. Using strict selection criteria, overall success rates are reported in excess of 80%. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article explores the question of what consequences of the introduction of post-bureaucratic organizing in large-scale organizations can be observed regarding the handling of hierarchy and how these can be located from an organizational sociological point of view. Our goal is to add a differentiated perspective to the often one-sidedly critical debate on the role of hierarchy in organizations, making the question of functionality the starting point of the analysis. Based on two empirical cases, such an analysis is carried out against the background of equivalence-functionalist assumptions. In doing so, we point out the problems for which formal and informal hierarchy are identified as structural solutions. Furthermore, we show which consequences result from these problem/solution constellations. It becomes clear that the realization of post-bureaucratic workingmethods in the cases studied is characterized by the emergence of fields of tension between competing expectation structures both at organizational interfaces and within the post-bureaucratic units. The article concludes with a short summary and outlook on possibilities for further research building on the perspective proposed here. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article focuses on the works of mathematician David Hilbert including algebraic geometry, functional analysis and algebraic number theory. Topics discussed include intellectual history of his biography, written evidences on his mathematics researches and philosophical aspects of mathematics in 20th century. It further presents brief comparison of his works with that of mathematician Erhard Schmidt.

One of the most difficult tasks in prehistoric archaeology lies in the investigation of buildings serving a possibly ritual function in areas with no known written sources and only few pictorial representations. The Late Bronze Age in the North Pontic steppe was an era of great change: It was the time when sedantism expanded rapidly, with about 60 % of residential structures being built at least partly of stone. Although a cult function for some of these structures has been proposed in the past, this topic has never been explored in depth. One of the best known Late Bronze Age sites in the North Pontic region is Voronovka 2. It lies to the east of Odessa, on the banks of the Adžžalskoj Liman bay. The site has revealed stone structures, most of which have not undergone detailed examination; these include several ''zol-niki'' and a completely excavated stone complex comprising multiple rooms. This complex has three main parts, and the central block is the focus of this article. A few special features of its architectonic design, such as orientation, symmetry (which follows a distorted pattern), the presence of narrow and curved corridors, numerous cells and niches as well as special finds, like stelae, decorated slabs, astragali or stone vessels, suggest a ritual function of this part of the complex. The interpretation presented here follows Colin Renfrews's ''archaeology of cult.'' Very little can be said about the type of rituals that were performed in Voronovka: the distorted symmetry and possibly also the distribution of the finds might indicate that the entire complex reflects a concept of duality. No other known building of the North Pontic steppe has such a sophisticated structural plan as Voronovka 2. However, some elements, such as the symmetrical arrangement of the rooms, may be found in a few other Late Bronze sites (Zmeevka 1, Chortica-Gannovka, Dikij Sad). In addition, some zol'niki might have had an ''altar-like'' function. In particular, the zol'nik in Voronovka 2 which is covered with stone paving is strongly suggestive of a ritual site. The development of ''cult buildings'' in the Late Bronze Age of the North Pontic region apparently runs parallel with the social, mental and possibly also ideological changes that accompanied the rise of sedentism. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article informs about 'Rome seminar' for students of mathematics and computer science, initiated by the Tübingen functional analyst Rainer Nagel. Topics include practicing presentation, rhetoric and discussion in a professional context; and digitization as transparent as possible so that its conceptual prerequisites and technical possibilities can be assessed without relying on tendencies interpretations.