Living agency is subject to a normative dimension (good-bad, adaptive-maladaptive) that is absent from other types of interaction. We review current and historical attempts to naturalize normativity from an organism-centered perspective, identifying two central problems and their solution: (1) How to define the topology of the viability space so as to include a sense of gradation that permits r...

It is the fundamental principle of semigroup theory that the behavior of a strongly continuous semigroup (T (t))t≥0 on a Banach space X and the properties of its generator (A,D(A)), or equivalently the properties of the resolvent function R(λ,A) = (λ − A)−1 (λ ∈ C), should closely correlate. Indeed, the Laplace transform carries the regularity properties of the semigroup to the resolvent functi...

In this paper, we consider the boundedness of the Libera operator on Dirichlet spaces in terms of the Schur test. Moreover, we get its point spectrum and norm.

We discuss the simulations of the norm game between players at nodes of a directed random network. The final boldness of the players can vary with the initial one as the Θ function. One of the conditions of this behaviour is that the player who does not punish automatically becomes a defector. The threshold value of the initial boldness can be interpreted as a norm strength. It increases with t...

of the origin in C ' , and vice versa. But clearly, not every convex compact neighbourhood of the origin in C ~' belongs to a lub norm. The principal problem to be considered here is the geometric characterizat ion of those convex bodies in C ~' which are associated with lub norms. The question arises because of the fact tha t m a n y of the properties of vector norms fall quite easily and natu...

This reply to the commentary by E. Staub and L. A. Pearlman (2009) revisits the field experimental results of E. L. Paluck (2009). It introduces further evidence and theoretical elaboration supporting Paluck's conclusion that exposure to a reconciliation-themed radio soap opera changed perceptions of social norms and behaviors, not beliefs. Experimental and longitudinal survey evidence reinforc...

Let (G, u) be an Archimedean norm-complete dimension group with order-unit. Continuing a previous paper, we study intervals (i.e., nonempty upward directed lower subsets) of G which are closed with respect to the canonical norm of (G, u). In particular, we establish a canonical one-to-one correspondence between closed intervals of G and certain affine lower semicontinuous functions on the state...

The label semantics linguistic representation framework is introduced as an alternative approach to computing and modelling with words, based on the concept of appropriateness rather than graded truth. A possible worlds interpretation of label semantics is then proposed. In this model it is shown that certain assumptions about the underlying possible worlds can result in appropriateness measure...

International awareness of NORM as a potential source of radiation risk to workers, members of the public and the environment has increased significantly in recent years. NORM guidelines were originally developed for radiation management in NORM industries. However, the guidelines have been often consulted by many other industries not commonly considered as an NORM industry. In addition, with t...