This paper is based on the author’s paper ”Koszul duality in deformation quantization, I”, with some improvements. In particular, an Introduction is added, and the convergence of the spectral sequence in Lemma 2.1 is rigorously proven. Some informal discussion in Section 1.5 is added.

2 V. V. Voevodsky, Informal discussion of the Faraday Society, Sheffield University, Sheffield (England), September 4-5, 1958, p. 25. 3N. Bach, "Oxygen and Peroxide Effects in Organic Liquids"; J. Weiss, "Oxygen and Peroxide Effects in Aqueous Solutions"; M. Magat, "Oxygen and Peroxide Effects on Organic Solids," papers read at the International Congress of Radiation Research, Burlington, Vermo...

Discussants play an important role in conferences, yet little practical advice exists to help them make best use of their time beyond informal guidelines. Two new approaches to the intellectual discussion of conference papers are introduced: Group Support Systems and Conversational Learning. The discussant’s role is illustrated with reference to each of these approaches. Recommendations for dis...

This paper is an informal discussion of how geometry and numerical analysis are intertwined in the computational study of dynamical systems and their bifurcations. We use the example of determining the phase portrait of planar vector fields to illustrate the more general and philosophical attitudes that constitute our main thesis. Few mathematical details are included.

The aim of this note is to introduce the notion of random sequences of reals and to prove that the answer to the question in the title is negative, as anticipated by the informal discussion of Longpr e and Kreinovich [15].

This paper offers an informal overview and discussion on first order predicate logic reasoning systems together with a description of applications which are carried out in the Artificial Intelligence Research Group of the University in Koblenz. Furthermore the technique of knowledge compilation is shortly introduced.

Coxeter Theory is a fascinating example of a mathematical theory where the cognitive roots of mathematical thinking are directly evident. The paper contains an informal discussion, made from a mathematician’s point of view, of possible cognitive aspects of the theory. We hope that it will be interesting to mathematicians and cognitive scientists alike.

Introduction Informal patient payments for healthcare are common in the Western Balkans, negatively affecting public health and healthcare.   Aim To identify literature from the Western Balkans on what is known about informal patient payments and bought and brought goods, to examine their effects on healthcare and to determine what actions can be taken to tackle these payments.   Methods After ...

The purpose of this exploratory literature review on games and education is trifold: First, it serves as the final project report for Social Informatics 668 and presents research which indicates a social dimension of learning (while being engaged with a game), which in consequence directly relates to this class and requirements of this report. Second, it introduces gaming and Gamification withi...