Forthcoming in " Philosophers' Imprint " Comments to: arthurs@mun.ca 1. the issue 'Rigid designation' is Kripke's name for a concept that has been in the air at least since the development of quantified modal logics: (a token of 1) a designator is rigid if and only if it designates the same individual in every possible world in which the individual exists. Two seminal conclusions for which Krip...

As international relations develop into a network-like arena, new public diplomacy receives more attention, both in research and in practice. At the same time, with the increasing role of non-state actors in international relations, their significant roles and functions have come under substantial scientific analysis. While companies engage in business abroad,  unintended results may emerge, af...

This study focuses on the "Jingu Forest Management Plan" of Ise Jingu Shrine formulated in 1923, and clarifies zoning method shrine forests plan origin landscape conservation philosophy which was based, especially values that emphasize view forest from outside area. As a result, it found very similar to management Shintairin (sacred forest), discussed "Shaji Fuchirin Ron (Management Theory Temp...

Dr.-Ing. Georg Carle studierte Elektrotechnik an der Universität Stuttgart und promovierte an der Universität Karlsruhe. Postdoktorandenstipendium der EU am Institut Eurecom, Sophia Antipolis, Frankreich. Seit Okt. 1997 ist er am GMD Institut FOKUS in Berlin beschäftigt und Lehrbeauftragter an der TU Berlin. Seine Arbeitsschwerpunkte beinhalten Protokollmechanismen für Multicast-Kommunikation u...

Cider production requires detailed knowledge of the apple varieties used. Of hundreds cider and dessert apples in Spain, only a few are accepted for producing under “Sidra de Asturias” protected designation origin. The visual characteristics many these very similar, experts can distinguish them. In this study, an artificial intelligence system using Transfer Learning techniques was developed cl...