Theories of Human Nature in Spinoza, Vasubandhu, and Feminism

Both Spinoza and Vasubandhu provide accounts of human nature in which the emergence of human potential in any person depends upon facilitating interaction with others in which the person's potential is likewise facilitated. Centredness of self relies on receptiveness and responsiveness to those with whom one interacts so that one's reality is centred in the interactive process. Feminist ethics, described by reference to Nel Noddings, is grounded in a similar kind of theory of human nature, one in which the principle of connectedness overrides the principle of competition. The dialectic between feminist theories of human nature and those of Spinoza and Vasubandhu provides a connection between an ethics of caring and an ethics of principle.Spinoza et Vasubandhu nous présentent tous deux une conception de la nature humaine selon laquelle l’émergence du potentiel humain d’un individu résulte de la facilitation de ses échanges avec d’autres personnes dont le potentiel est, lui aussi, développé. Le moi véritable d’un individu est dépendant de sa réceptivité aux autres et de la façon dont il réagit envers autrui, de sorte que la réalité d’un être s’organise autour du processus d'interaction. L’éthique féministe, si l’on s’en réfère à Nel Noddings, se base sur le même genre de théorie de la nature humaine, d’après laquelle le principe de la connexité est plus important que le principe de la rivalité. La dialectique entre les théories féministes de la nature humaine et celles de Spinoza et Vasubandhu fournit un lien entre une éthique qui a à coeur l’intérêt humain et une éthique de principe

The Impact of Transformative Learning on the Development of Young Peoples’ Intercultural Competencies

This doctoral dissertation is a mixed-methods research study designed to investigate the effects of intercultural experiences and transformative learning opportunities on the development of intercultural competencies in young people between 18 and 23 years of age. The intervention was participation in language and culture seminars. The intervention group (N=47) actively participated in language and culture seminars at Shuya University, Russia, from spring 2015 through fall of 2019. The comparison group (N=51) was not involved in the intervention and acted as the control. The periods of data collection were spring of 2015 through winter of 2020. The descriptive study involved qualitative ethnographic data as an inductive process of organizing data from descriptive narration and analysis into themes that emerged from the data. The quantitative aspect was the use of a pretest and posttest for both the intervention and comparison groups. Inferential statistical analyses were used to determine effects of the intervention empirically. The subject population was student informants at Shuya Pedagogical University in provincial Russia, a unique cultural setting for the study. Participation in the seminars acted as the independent variable in the study with results on the construct-specific, posttest self-report questionnaire, as the dependent variable. Descriptive statistics provided the demographic profiles of the samples. Repeated measures analysis of variance (ANOVA) and paired samples t-tests were used for comparison of mean scores and determination of statistical significance. The repeated measures were the pretest and posttest. Data analysis revealed statistically significant differences in mean scores for within and between-group comparisons. There was a positive main effect indicating increases in positive perceptions of others for the intervention group members themselves and compared to the comparison group as measured by a Cultural Assessment Survey Questionnaire (CASQ). Qualitative data was crucial, corroborated the qualitative findings, and vice-versa . The reader will notice that the terms informants, intervention group, participants, and students are sometimes used interchangeably depending on the intention of a particular statement or situation

Situação em 2005 e perspectivas da cultura de canola no Brasil e em países vizinhos.

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Wheat inter-cropped with forage legumes in southern Brazill

Non-Peer ReviewedThe use of winter legumes in southern Brazil is hindered by the slow growth of these species in the year they are first established in a field. Faster growth occurs in the succeeding year. Introduction of these legumes as companion crops with wheat (Triticum aestivum) was studied. Re-seeded legumes resulting from natural shattering are expected to serve as alternatives to winter fallow. Twelve legumes were tested (in pure stands and associated with wheat) in 1987-88 and five species were selected for further studies in 1988- 89. Birdsfoot trefoil, red clover cv. Quiniquelli, white clover, and arrowleaf clover did not reduce wheat yields in either year. Wheat yield was reduced by inter-cropped red clover cv. Kenland and by subclover in the first year. No wheat grain yield differences due to inter-cropping with any legume were detected in 1988 when rainfall was below normal. An evaluation of inter-crops during the year of seeding suggests that a minimum 62% ground cover can be expected when legumes are inter-cropped with wheat. Natural reseeding of white clover when inter-cropped with wheat was good in both years. White clover grown along with wheat is a promising species for inter-cropping purposes

Eg versus x relation from photoluminescence and electron microprobe investigations in p-type Hg1−xCdxTe (0.35 =< x =< 0.7)

Combined photoluminescence (at 10 T 300 K) and electron microprobe investigations have been carried out with HgCdTe samples grown from the melt or from solution. By exciting the samples through metallic masks with 200 μm diameter holes fixed with respect to the sample care was taken to pick-up both characteristic X-ray radiation as well as the photoluminescence from the same sample area. The Eg versus x relation determined in this way at T = 30 K has been compared with data from the interband absorption edge by other authors

Enleiramento e colheita de canola.

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Foliar disease control in field pea in southern Brazil

Non-Peer ReviewedThe introduction of field pea into the crop rotation in southern Brazil would diversify production and increase sustainability of the system. One of the main obstacles to field pea production in southern Brazil is the occurrence of foliar diseases. The objective of this project was to determine if field pea production potential could be maintained by application of fungicides during crop development to reduce the severity of diseases of field pea, particularly mycosphaerella blight and anthracnose. The study demonstrated that fungicide application effectively reduced severity of symptoms and maintained yield and quality. The single application of two combined active ingredients (pyraclostrobin and epoxiconazole) appeared to result in a synergy that proved to be the most effective treatment evaluated. Therefore, the use of fungicides with other integrated pest management practices such as early seeding and choice of a disease tolerant or less susceptible cultivar should help to maintain yield and quality of field pea in southern Brazil