In the field of Arabic sociolinguistics, diglossia has been an interesting linguistic inquiry since it was first discussed by Ferguson in 1959. Since then, diglossia has been discussed, expanded, and revisited by Badawi (1973), Hudson (2002), and Albirini (2016) among others. While the discussion of the Arabic diglossic situation highlights the existence of two separate codes (High and Lo...

Abstract Deictic co-speech gestures (DCSGs) are commonly regarded as intimately related to exophoric demonstrative forms; yet, no account is available that formalises this relation. This paper proposes DCSGs spell-out part of the internal structure demonstratives: concretely, they contribute spatial coordinates (direction and distance, syntactically encoded by Demonstrative ‘Dem’ head a Measure...

Introduction 2 1. Normed Rings 4 1.1. Elementwise Norms 4 1.2. Ideal norms 5 1.3. Finite Quotient Domains 5 1.4. Euclidean norms 6 2. Euclidean quadratic forms and ADC forms 7 2.1. Euclidean quadratic forms 7 2.2. Euclideanity 7 2.3. ADC-forms 8 2.4. Euclidean Forms are ADC Forms 8 2.5. The Generalized Cassels-Pfister Theorem 9 2.6. Maximal Lattices 10 3. Localization and Completion 11 3.1. Loc...

We have three motivations for looking at this theorem. Firstly it can be seen as partial confirmation of a conjecture of Fontaine and Mazur which asserts that if ρ : GQ → GLn(Qp) is a continuous irreducible representation ramified at only finitely many primes and such that the image of the inertia group at p is finite, then the image of ρ is finite (see [FM]). Our theorem verifies this conjectu...

We consider Complexity Leadership Theory in contexts of bureaucratic forms of organizing to describe how adaptive dynamics can work in combination with administrative functions to generate emergence and change in organizations. Complexity leadership approaches are consistent with the central assertion of the meso argument that leadership is multi-level, processual, contextual, and interactive. ...

This chapter presents an analysis of the ambitions that lie behind the concept of Ambient Intelligence as it is presented by the advocates and researchers working in the field. In particular it looks at the ideas regarding the forms of natural and intuitive forms of interaction that are envisaged including agents and robots from a philosophical perspective. The views on interaction are analysed...

Leishmaniasis is an important vector-borne disease, and it is classified as one of the most important tropical fly-borne infections. This disease can cause two types of clinical manifestations: cutaneous forms and visceral forms. Visceral leishmaniasis, which is also called kala-azar, is a very serious infection that can be fatal. The management of visceral leishmaniasis requires informed diagn...

We analyze how uncertainty regarding future climate conditions affects the design of concession contracts, organizational forms and technological choices in a principal-agent context with dynamic moral hazard, limited liability and irreversibility constraints. The prospect of future, uncertain productivity shocks that affect the returns on the firm’s effort creates an option value of delaying e...

• The aim of the survey among legal practitioners and judicial institutions was to gauge the extent to which different forms of video-mediated interpreting are currently employed across different European countries and to elicit information regarding planned uses, as well as the underlying motivations for use on the part of the judicial services. • The survey among legal interpreters was intend...