Between Destructiveness and Vitalism: Simmel’s Sociology of Crowds by Christian Borch

“…The aim of the article is (1) to demonstrate the importance Simmel ascribed to the crowd topic, (2) to illustrate how his early view on crowds was inspired by the work of the major crowd theorists of his time, and (3) to reconstruct a vitalist image of crowds from Simmel’s later thought. The first part of the article portrays Simmel’s general perspective on the crowd as it appears in some of his key writings. …”
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Generalized subcutaneous emphysema (pnenmoderma) in a dog by İlker Çamkerten, Arif Kurtdede, Abuzer Acar

“…There was no reoccurrence wilhin one year. This case was thought to be of valuable to publish since it is seen rarely in dogs.…”
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US Foreign Policy on Transitional Justice and Democratization in Tunisia: Pacted Transition or Democracy Reduction? by Oussema Othmeni

“…It provides considerable evidence showcasing the existence of two prevalent schools of thought in US policymaking circles: The first school believes that the US invested in the notion of Pacted Transitions, which advocates for rapid transitions through political compromise and power-sharing mechanisms without necessarily promoting grassroots democratic reform. …”
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What was the cause of Friedrich Nietzsche's illness? by E. Žilinskas

“…For a long time, it was thought that neurosyphilis was the diagnosis of Nietzsche's symptoms. …”
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PROBABILISTIC FATIGUE LIFE PREDICTION APPROACH FOR MULTI-SITE DAMAGE COMPONENTS by XIE LiYang, MA YuanYuan, LIU JianZhong, WU NingXiang, CHEN Bo

“…Fatigue is a phenomenon of high uncertainty,especially for components with multiple damage sites.The fatigue life（ either mean value or probability distribution of the random variable） of a complex component with multiple damage sites is not equal to that of a simple component with only one damage site.A multi-site damage component is a series system with many weak links（ damage sites） in probability sense.A probabilistic fatigue life prediction model for multi-site damage component is presented based on a systematic thought,as well as the order statistics and extreme statistics concept.Such developed model can naturally reflect the effect of the dependence among different damage sites.Experimental result and the example on multi-site damage component fatigue life prediction shows that the fatigue life of a multi-site damage component is much lower than that of a single site damage component.…”
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Flexor Carpi Ulnaris Muscle Flap for Soft Tissue Reconstruction after Total Elbow Arthroplasty by Syunro Okamoto, Kaoru Tada, Hachinota Ai, Hiroyuki Tsuchiya

“…To cover a soft tissue defect of the elbow, the flexor carpi ulnaris muscle flap is thought to be appropriate for reconstruction of the elbow with regard to its size, location, and blood supply. …”
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Calcineurin, Synaptic Plasticity, and Memory by Carl Weitlauf, Danny Winder

“…A current experimental strategy is to generate genetically altered mice with mutations in genes thought to be involved in LTP and assess the effects of these mutations both on LTP and animal behavior[1,2]. …”
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Holub R. C. Nietzsche and the Women’s Question / trans. from Engl. R. L. Kochnev by R. L. Kochnev

“…Both collections contain debates about the ambiguity of the heritage of the German thinker in ethical and political thought. This review provides an analysis of the articles and approaches they use. …”
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An analysis of leadership characteristics of search and rescue volunteers by Burak Gurer, İlhan Adılogulları

“…Although there is an autocratic structure in search and rescue, a good leader-member relationship is thought to provide certain advantages. Accordingly, the leader who could promote trust among the members of the team is perceived as a sophisticated leader.…”
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Wyjść poza krąg. O przywracaniu pedagogiki Marii Rogowskiej-Falskiej i Wiery Schmidt by Wojciech Siegień

“…The main questions concern how hegemonic pedagogical discourses may erode and whether the processes of redefining pedagogical thought in Poland are analogous to trends in other countries of Central and Eastern Europe? …”
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Collective Awareness and Lyrical Poetry: The Emergence of Creole Literary Culture in the Archipelago of São Tomé and Príncipe by Ewa A. Łukaszyk

“…It could be a way of overcoming the Eurocentric “chronopolitics” that remained valid also in the postcolonial studies, associating the decolonial processes, on the one hand, with the metropolis as a place where the decolonial thought took shape, and on the other, with the chronology, rhythms, and trends of its literary evolution. …”
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Financial Stability Reports in Latin America and the Caribbean by Cheng Hoon Lim, Alexander D. Klemm, Sumiko Ogawa, Marco Pani, Claudio Visconti

“…While some reports provide a strong analysis of risks and vulnerabilities, there are significant cross-country differences, and many reports could be improved by adopting a more comprehensive, forwardlooking, and thematic assessment of financial stability. A well thought out communication strategy, including a regular and predictable publication schedule and an easily accessible website, is also important to enhance the impact of the reports. …”
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Preface for the special issue of Mathematical Biosciences and Engineering, BIOCOMP 2012 by Aniello Buonocore, Antonio Di Crescenzo, Alan Hastings

“…Ricciardi(1942-2011), who was a visionary and tireless promoter of the 3 previous editions of the BIOCOMP conference series.We thought that the best way to honor his memory was to continue the BIOCOMP program. …”
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Conceptual Metaphor of “Happiness” in Divan Shams by Abbas Mohammadian, Majid Farhanizadeh

“…The present research which has been conducted through a descriptive-analytical method, attempts to discover and explain the relationship between metaphor with thought foundation and Molana's thinking world. By cognitive analysis of happiness metaphors in Divan Shams, we can find that this feeling in Molana's intellectual system is something spectacular, tangible, gustable, and audible and somewhat smoothie. …”
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The second life of micro-organisms. Bio-digital design for a new ecology of space and behaviour by Alessandro Valenti, Claudia Pasquero

“…An example of this practice is systemic design, a method defined by the combination and integration of systemic thought, computational design, biotechnology and prototyping. …”
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Love and anger in Amazonia and in academia: a disciple’s account of Joanna Overing’s oeuvre and teachings by Carlos D. Londoño Sulkin

“…“Maybe consider going to Joanna Overing,” he recommended. He thought that she and her students were doing the most exciting research in Amazonianist anthropology at the time. …”
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Athens or Rome? A New Perspective on the Political Philosophy of H. Arendt by Simas Čelutka

“…According to established readings of The Human Condition, Arendt is generally regarded as a ‘Graecophile’ whose thought is underwritten by ‘Athenian nostalgia’. Arendt’s sympathies for the Greeks are hard to deny: she did indeed turn to the Athenian understanding of politics in an attempt to crystallise in it the core elements of authentic politics. …”
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Roles of perivascular adipose tissue in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis ― an update on recent findings by Tomoya Hara, Masataka Sata

“…Epicardial adipose tissue (EAT), which is in direct contact with the coronary arteries inside the pericardium, is thought to have a direct effect on the coronary arteries as well. …”
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Spuścizna po Henryku Beresce. Kilka uwag nad polskimi i niemieckimi zasadami opracowywania archiwów osobistych by Błażej Kaźmierczak

“…The author discusses his comparative analysis of Polish and German archival thought related to processing personal archives. The motive behind the present considerations was the literary and archival legacy of Henryk Bereska, one o f the most eminent translators of Polish literature into the German language. …”
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Curbing Inflammation in Multiple Sclerosis and Endometriosis: Should Mast Cells Be Targeted? by David A. Hart

“…The current review is focused on the potential of extending aspects of this paradigm into treatments for multiple sclerosis and endometriosis, diseases not usually thought of as having common features, but both are reported to have activation of mast cells involved in their respective disease processes. …”
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