We use geometry of the wonderful compactification to obtain a new proof of the relation between Deligne-Lusztig (or AlvisCurtis) duality for p-adic groups to homological duality. This provides a new way to introduce an involution on the set of irreducible representations of the group, which has been earlier defined by A. Zelevinsky for G = GL(n) by A.-M. Aubert in general. As a byproduct we des...

Until recently children with very profound disabilities–children who cannot speak and can move only their eyes or head–could be made comfortable, but by and large could not be educated. Assistive technologies now enable them to communicate and to be educated alongside their non-disabled peers. This is a wonderful development. But what is the financial cost? In this paper we look in detail at th...

This article reviews the work of significant humanities and social science scholars for their thoughts and theories about advertising’s social and cultural consequences. In brief, they view advertising as intrusive and environmental and its effects as inescapable and profound. They see it as reinforcing materialism, cynicism, irrationality, selfishness, anxiety, social competitiveness, sexual p...

Let G be a semisimple connected linear algebraic group over C, and X a wonderful G-variety. We study the possibility of realizing X as a closed subvariety of the projective space of a simple G-module. For any wonderful variety X we give a necessary and sufficient condition in terms of its set of spherical roots, which are certain characters of B (a fixed Borel subgroup of G) associated to the G...

The purpose of the present study was to investigate the causal relationship between meta-cognitive beliefs about thought suppression and intrusive thoughts. We conducted structural equation modeling using a cross-lagged effect model and a synchronous effect model. Results revealed that the Paradoxical Effect subscale score synchronously increased the frequency of intrusive thoughts. On the othe...

This paper will consider the ways in which children take part in two distinct branches of horse sport, equestrianism and horseracing, focusing on their historical separateness and their more recent rapprochement through the development of pony racing. Using material from a recent study of children and horseracing, it will demonstrate that most racecourses still see youngsters as passive consume...

Democracy plays an especially important role in the history of thought, because it is not only primary mode for establishing a good, humane society human happiness; but also driving force to promote socio-economic development each country and nation. Therefore, most countries world, including Vietnam, consider democracy as goal their strategy. Ho Chi Minh left our Party people invaluable legacy...

since the second century (lunar calendar) in arabic literary criticism, the question of whether poetry should stay clear of philosophy, science, and thought or the poet can enjoy using them, has come to the fore. naturally, before muslims get familiar with greek, indian, and persian-rooted knowledge, philosophy, culture, and civilization (which were under the influence of such translations) the...

Hearing loss among children, particularly those with severe and profound hearing impairment, has an effect on their communication and development, which in turn can have a significant impact on their parents. This study aimed to evaluate the quality of life of parents of children with hearing loss and identify the associated factors. A cross-sectional study was carried out involving parents of ...

Although it is shown that attention plays an important role both in the onset and in the regulation of emotions in people without disabilities there is no information about how attention is related to emotions in people with severe or profound intellectual disability (ID). Therefore, in our study, we investigated the role of attention in the onset and regulation of the emotions of persons with ...