Let A be a Coxeter arrangement of rank ℓ. In 1987 Orlik, Solomon and Terao conjectured that for every 1≤d≤ℓ, the first d exponents – when listed in increasing order are realized as free restriction to some intersection reflecting hyperplanes dimension d. This conjecture does follow from rather extensive case-by-case studies by Orlik 1992 1993, where they show all restrictions arrangements free....

This field study investigated the task and individual characteristics of 184 professionals who accessed commercial database services to acquire external information directly (as "end users") or through intermediary ("chauffeur"). Chauffeured access appears to be most appropriate when the individual has a one-time need for new information while direct access appears to be most appropriate when a...

Cross-cultural research has become important in this postmodern world where many people have been made, and are still, marginalised and vulnerable by others in more powerful positions like colonial researchers. In this paper, I contend that qualitative research is particularly appropriate for cross-cultural research because it allows us to find answers which are more relevant to the research pa...

Sacred forests represent an important long-held tradition of conserving specific land areas that have cultural, and often religious, significance. India, with its diversity of cultures and traditions, has over 100 000 sacred forests. Many of these groves are forest fragments in agricultural landscapes. In most cases, community members are at least aware of these fragments, if not actively invol...

Societal development is increasingly undertaken as major public projects in different sectors. Project governance important for strategically successful outcomes; thus, a broad societal perspective should be kept throughout the process. State ownership exists many forms, and projects’ arrangements differ. Quality assurance recommended part of arrangements, yet knowledge them limited. This study...

Although literature suggests that providing culturally sensitive care promotes positive health outcomes for patients, undergraduate medical education currently does not provide adequate cultural competency training. At most schools, cultural competency, as a formal, integrated, and longitudinal thread within the overall curriculum, is still in its infancy. In this article, the authors summarize...

Gross National Happiness (GNH) is a central policy, symbolic of Bhutan, which gave rise to Educating for GNH (EGNH). In the school Performance Management System sole instrument used by Ministry Education evaluate performance schools. To test utility in fulfilling intended goals EGNH, two its key subcomponents—the School Self-Assessment and Scorecards—were assessed through lens theory practice a...

Problem and objective: Analysis of cultural challenges and presenting appropriate strategies for coping therewith, as much as is necessary will be a hard work and access thereto is difficult. Investigation of cultural changes and its relationship with NGOs and presenting an appropriate strategy for coping therewith is the topic of this study. Nowadays, the greatest threat against us is cultural...