The ‘Two Experiments’ of Kant’s Religion: Dismantling the Conundrum

The past decade has seen a sizable increase in scholarship on Kant’s Religion. Yet, unlike the centuries of debate that inform our study of his other major works, scholarship on the Religion is still just in its infancy. As such, it is in a particularly vulnerable state where errors made now could hinder scholarship for decades to come. It is the purpose of this paper to mitigate one such danger, a danger issuing from the widely assumed view that the Religion is shaped by “two experiments.” We will begin with a survey of the four current interpretations of the experiments, and then propose one further interpretation, one that hopefully will help dismantle this alleged “conundrum” and thereby help scholarship on the Religion move beyond this early misstep

Eetikal on üha suurenev tähtsus arsti töös

Eetikal on läbi aegade olnud arsti töös keskne osa. Viimase 60 aasta jooksul on selle tähtsus pidevalt kasvanud ja sellest on arenenud iseseisev õppe- ja uurimisala. Pärast Teise maailma sõja lõppu korraldatud Nürnbergi kohtuprotsess kuritegudes osalenud arstide vastu oli oluline sündmus, mis käivitas eetiliste reeglistike loomise ja nende ulatusliku rahvusvahelise kasutusele võtu. Samal ajal tulid arstiteaduse kiire arengu tõttu eetilised kaalutlused ka arstide igapäevatöösse. Eesti Arst 2005; 84 (9): 639–64

A computer program to evaluate the effectiveness of PCM frame synchronization strategies

Computer program simulating pulse code modulation /PCM/ conversion equipment using Monte Carlo technique in measuring strategy effectiveness of satellite equipment control setting

Tervise edendamise eetika

Tervise edendamise eesmärk on parandada rahva võimet ja eeldusi hoida ning tugevdada oma tervist. Seda võib rakendada nii konkreetse isiku kui ka suurte ühiskonnarühmade suhtes. Sageli on sellise tegevuse sihtrühm kogu rahvastik. Parimad tulemused saadakse tervise edendamisel, kui parandada ühiskonna liikmete haritust ja teadmisi, rahalist seisu, elutingimusi ning vähendada eri ühiskonnarühmade ebavõrdsust. Eesti Arst 2007; 86 (10): 758-76

Fusing Data with Correlations

Many applications rely on Web data and extraction systems to accomplish knowledge-driven tasks. Web information is not curated, so many sources provide inaccurate, or conflicting information. Moreover, extraction systems introduce additional noise to the data. We wish to automatically distinguish correct data and erroneous data for creating a cleaner set of integrated data. Previous work has shown that a na\"ive voting strategy that trusts data provided by the majority or at least a certain number of sources may not work well in the presence of copying between the sources. However, correlation between sources can be much broader than copying: sources may provide data from complementary domains (\emph{negative correlation}), extractors may focus on different types of information (\emph{negative correlation}), and extractors may apply common rules in extraction (\emph{positive correlation, without copying}). In this paper we present novel techniques modeling correlations between sources and applying it in truth finding.Comment: Sigmod'201

Lifespan map creation enhances stream restoration design.

Research and engineering efforts are establishing a vast number of stream restoration planning approaches, design testing frameworks, construction techniques, and performance evaluation methods. A primary question arises as to the lifespan of stream restoration features. This study develops a framework to identify relevant parameters, design criteria and survival thresholds for ten multidisciplinary restoration techniques: •Parameterize relevant features, notably, (1) bar and floodplain grading; (2) berm setback; (3) vegetation plantings; (4) riprap placement; (5) sediment replenishment; (6) side cavities; (7) side channel and anabranches; (8) streambed reshaping; (9) structure removal; and (10) placement of wood in the shape of engineered logjams and rootstocks.•Identify survival thresholds for parameters, where the feature life ends when the threshold value is exceeded.•Compare parameter thresholds with spatial data of topographic change and hydrodynamic forces as a result of hydrodynamic modelling of multiple discharges. The discharge or topographic change rate that is related to the lowest (flood) return period spatially determines the feature's lifespan in years