This is intended to be a broad introduction to Chern-Simons gravity and supergravity. The motivation for these theories lies in the desire to have a gauge invariant system –with a fiber bundle formulation– in more than three dimensions, which could provide a firm ground for constructing a quantum theory of the gravitational field. The starting point is a gravitational action which generalizes t...

Algebraic Combinatorics K. Ebrahimi-Fard, ICMAT-CSIC, Madrid, Spain F. Patras, CNRS, Nice, France (3+3 hrs) – The seminal works of G.-C. Rota and his school, have transformed algebraic combinatorics into an important branch of mathematics with connections to a wide variety of subjects, among others, numerical methods for (partial/stochastic) differential equations; control theory; quantum field...

Nenad Jukic 1 , Boris Jukic 2 , and Mary Malliaris 1 School of Business Administration, Loyola University Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA School of Business, Clarkson University, Potsdam, NY, USA _____________________________________________________________________________________ Online Analytical Processing (OLAP) refers to the general activity of querying and presenting text and number data from d...

An arts-based qualitative method was used to explore the experiences of children's bereavement after a baby sibling's death, in the context of their family and school life. Data were collected during in-depth interviews with 9 bereaved children and 5 parents from 4 Canadian families and analyzed. A central process, evolving sibling relationship over the years, and a pattern of vulnerability/res...

In this era that new technology has affected human life, many research scientists believe that Biophilic design can improve human well-being.� Biophilic architecture can provide healthy spaces connected with nature and reduce stress and enhance longevity. Different researchers have identified and categorized different patterns in the Biophilic design. These patterns have a wide range of applica...

Education encourages the teacher candidates to connect taught concepts and instill a more comprehensive understanding. The researchers comprehended mathematics connections made by moderate students in solving problems. applied qualitative approach identify problem-solving process. collected data from 35 of primary school education enlisted at Universitas Negeri Semarang. with connection evaluat...