Two Problems for Accepting as Intending

It’s possible to accept or to reject a promise. According to a new proposal by Abraham Roth, accepting a promise involves intending that the promisee perform the promised action. According to Roth, this view is supported by rational symmetries between promissory acceptance and intention. Here, I show how these symmetries actually generate two problems for the view

University Scholar Series: Jonathan Roth

Roman Warfare On April 13, 2011 Jonathan Roth spoke in the University Scholar Series hosted by Provost Gerry Selter at the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library. Jonathan Roth is a Professor in the History Department at SJSU. In this seminar, he examines the evolution of Roman war over its thousand-year history. He highlights the changing arms and equipment of the soldiers, unit organization and command structure, and the wars and battles of each era.https://scholarworks.sjsu.edu/uss/1008/thumbnail.jp

The cohomological equation for Roth type interval exchange maps

We exhibit an explicit full measure class of minimal interval exchange maps T for which the cohomological equation $\Psi -\Psi\circ T=\Phi$ has a bounded solution $\Psi$ provided that the datum $\Phi$ belongs to a finite codimension subspace of the space of functions having on each interval a derivative of bounded variation. The class of interval exchange maps is characterized in terms of a diophantine condition of ``Roth type'' imposed to an acceleration of the Rauzy--Veech--Zorich continued fraction expansion associated to T. CONTENTS 0. Introduction 1. The continued fraction algorithm for interval exchange maps 1.1 Interval exchnge maps 1.2 The continued fraction algorithm 1.3 Roth type interval exchange maps 2. The cohomological equation 2.1 The theorem of Gottschalk and Hedlund 2.2 Special Birkhoff sums 2.3 Estimates for functions of bounded variation 2.4 Primitives of functions of bounded variation 3. Suspensions of interval exchange maps 3.1 Suspension data 3.2 Construction of a Riemann surface 3.3 Compactification of $M_\zeta^*$ 3.4 The cohomological equation for higher smoothness 4. Proof of full measure for Roth type 4.1 The basic operation of the algorithm for suspensions 4.2 The Teichm\"uller flow 4.3 The absolutely continuous invariant measure 4.4 Integrability of $\log\Vert Z_{(1)}\Vert$ 4.5 Conditions (b) and (c) have full measure 4.6 The main step 4.7 Condition (a) has full measure 4.8 Proof of the Proposition Appendix A Roth--type conditions in a concrete family of i.e.m. Appendix B A non--uniquely ergodic i.e.m. satsfying condition (a) ReferencesComment: 64 pages, 4 figures (jpeg files

Stalder-Roth-Wyss Trio, November 20, 1987

This is the concert program of the Stalder-Roth-Wyss Trio performance on Friday, November 20, 1987 at 8:00 p.m., at the Concert Hall, 855 Commonwealth Avenue. Works performed were Three pieces for Clarinet, Alto-Saxophone and Piano (arr. Iwan Roth and Hans Rudolph Stalder) by Max Bruch, Four pieces for clarinet and piano by Rudolf Kelterborn, Taleaux de provence by Paule Maurice, Intermezzi for clarinet, saxophone and piano by Thomas Jefferson Anderson, Sonata for saxophone and piano by Edison Denisov, and Trio for clarinet, saxophone and piano by Peter Wettstein. Digitization for Boston University Concert Programs was supported by the Boston University Humanities Library Endowed Fund

Male Nurses: A Visible Minority

Because nursing is associated with feminine characteristics, it is mainly considered a woman’s profession (Meadus, 2000; Roth & Coleman, 2008). Despite the increasing number of men choosing nursing as a profession, they often face discrimination in this predominantly female profession (Roth & Coleman, 2008). When men choose a female-dominated profession like nursing, they are questioned regarding their sexual orientation and are considered inappropriate for bed-side nursing (O’Connor, 2015; Meadus, 2000). Patients’ perceptions of male nurses as sexual aggressors or gay affects their ability to do their job (Evans, 2002). The goal of this literature review is to explore challenges commonly faced by male nurses and understand how these perceptions and stereotypes affect their ability to provide care

On Thouvenot's ergodic proof of Roth's theorem

We present a lecture note on Thouvenot's proof of the Roth-Furstenberg theorem and joining proofs of Furstenberg's theorems on multiple progression average mixing for weakly mixing transformations.Comment: lecture note

Philip Roth, Henry Roth and the History of the Jews

In his article Philip Roth, Henry Roth and the History of the Jews Timothy Parrish argues that while Roth\u27s status as a Jewish American writer has been a pressing issue since his career began and that while in recent scholarship Roth\u27s achievement as a US-American writer is stressed, the durability of Roth\u27s work depends more on its implied submission to a Jewish tradition. From The Conversion of the Jews (1959) to Nemesis (2010), his characters challenge endlessly the ethical and moral constructs of their Jewish community to acknowledge the fact that they exist inside of it. One might choose any of Roth\u27s late works to explore this claim, but Exit Ghost (2007) is compelling in particular because it asks us to consider Roth\u27s career in the context of the life and work of his critically overlooked predecessor and literary counter-ego, Henry Roth

Design of infrasound-detection system via adaptive LMSTDE algorithm

A proposed solution to an aviation safety problem is based on passive detection of turbulent weather phenomena through their infrasonic emission. This thesis describes a system design that is adequate for detection and bearing evaluation of infrasounds. An array of four sensors, with the appropriate hardware, is used for the detection part. Bearing evaluation is based on estimates of time delays between sensor outputs. The generalized cross correlation (GCC), as the conventional time-delay estimation (TDE) method, is first reviewed. An adaptive TDE approach, using the least mean square (LMS) algorithm, is then discussed. A comparison between the two techniques is made and the advantages of the adaptive approach are listed. The behavior of the GCC, as a Roth processor, is examined for the anticipated signals. It is shown that the Roth processor has the desired effect of sharpening the peak of the correlation function. It is also shown that the LMSTDE technique is an equivalent implementation of the Roth processor in the time domain. A LMSTDE lead-lag model, with a variable stability coefficient and a convergence criterion, is designed