The discovery in neurology that the two sides of the brain think in distinct ways that are both opposed to each other and complementary might have consequences in a number of academic disciplines, and in philosophy and political consciousness as well. It is the purpose of this paper to apply concepts from the brain theory to an analysis of the rational foundations of scientific inquiry. To pursue this argument, it is nnecessary to take a position on the side of materialism or idealism, although the theory certainly is related to that issue. And it should be made clear, at the outset, that we see no possibility that the explanation of ideas can be reduced to a physical theory such as physics. ; http://web.ku.edu/~starjrnl
The company Behn Meyer Deutschland Holding AG & Co. KG, headquartered at Ballindamm in Hamburg, is one of the most traditional trading houses in the Hanseatic city. Among other things, it sells rubber chemicals for the European market. In the company's history there have been a number of well-known personalities such as Arnold Otto Meyer and Franz Heinrich Witthoefft. Eduard Lorenz Lorenz-Meyer, who is one of the donors of the Hamburg Scientific Foundation, has always been somewhat in the shadows. However, if the focus is not primarily on economic aspects, but also on political and cultural aspects, a very multi-faceted life is evident.
The principle of conferral tames the EU competence to regulate research in a comprehensive manner, yet furthering research is one of its aspirations. Data protection, however, is an area within which the EU has legislated extensively. During the development of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), an important issue to tackle was how to balance the ambitious EU aspirations and differing stakeholder interests, on the one hand, with limited competences in research regulation, on the other, and how to determine the extent to which data protection could be used as a means to further scientific research in the EU legal order. The outcome is the GDPR multifaceted research regime that sets forth EU policy and opens up for further regulations from the Member States as well as the EU. The research regime that the GDPR has created poses numerous questions. Key among these is, what are the implications of the operationalisation of Article 89 GDPR in biobanking? This chapter sets out some of the underlying tensions in the area and pins down key conceptual foundations for the book. It provides insights into the EU's interests in the area of biobanking and maps out central elements of the research regime that has been built within the GDPR. Thereafter, it analyses the key concepts used in the book, including biobank and biobanking, scientific research as undertaken under the GDPR, individual rights and public interest. Lastly, it shares some preliminary reflections as starting points for the analysis to come.
The principle of conferral tames the EU competence to regulate research in a comprehensive manner, yet furthering research is one of its aspirations. Data protection, however, is an area within which the EU has legislated extensively. During the development of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), an important issue to tackle was how to balance the ambitious EU aspirations and differing stakeholder interests, on the one hand, with limited competences in research regulation, on the other, and how to determine the extent to which data protection could be used as a means to further scientific research in the EU legal order. The outcome is the GDPR multifaceted research regime that sets forth EU policy and opens up for further regulations from the Member States as well as the EU. The research regime that the GDPR has created poses numerous questions. Key among these is, what are the implications of the operationalisation of Article 89 GDPR in biobanking? This chapter sets out some of the underlying tensions in the area and pins down key conceptual foundations for the book. It provides insights into the EU's interests in the area of biobanking and maps out central elements of the research regime that has been built within the GDPR. Thereafter, it analyses the key concepts used in the book, including biobank and biobanking, scientific research as undertaken under the GDPR, individual rights and public interest. Lastly, it shares some preliminary reflections as starting points for the analysis to come.
The importance of human-geographical terminology-knowledge as area of theory of geographical science is emphasized in this artikle. Human-geographical terminology-knowledge highlights the terms, terminology, systems of terms, the approaches of their creation and functioning. As the main issues of human-geographical terminology research are determined: lexicography, unification of terms, standardization of terms, the creation of categories and databases, translation of terms, editing of terms, and organizational. The place of human-geographical terminology- knowledge in the system of scientific knowledge on the logical cross-section of general terminology, theory of geographical science and history of geographic science is revealed. It is established that the importance of human-geographical terminological research is determined by many factors. The most important among them is the dynamic development of theoretical and methodological thoughts in human geography, which leads to the emergence of new concepts and terms. In particularly there is a significant increase of sociologization, environmentalization of terminology; intensive development of political and geographical, geopolitical terminology; active involvement of the terminology of the post-industrial, informational society; an interdisciplinary terminology on global and regional development issues is occured; created terminology based on the usage of geoinformation method of research. To systematize human-geographical terminology, a scientific algorithm for the conceptual-terminological systems is proposed through disclosure of the essence of human-geographical objects, relations, processes, structures. Interpretation of the essence of human-geographical objects, and, appropriate, relations, processes, structures, is determined by specific philosophical systems of cognition of reality. Accordingly, the objective reality is highlighted, including real and virtual, as subjectivized reality, including the conceptual and complementary reality. The importance ...
PRACE, the Partnership for Advanced Computing in Europe organized the 2012 PRACE Scientific Conferences on June 17, 2012, in Hamburg, Germany in conjunction with International Supercomputing Conference 2012 (ISC'12). This conference continues the successful series of symposia started by DEISA and jointly organized by PRACE and DEISA in 2011 in Helsinki, Finland. The conference aim was to highlight the scientific achievements that were made possible with PRACE support and to present the HPC opportunities, vision and strategy in Europe. The programme captured interest of a broad audience: scientific users, HPC technology experts and vendors, EC and government representatives, and industry partners. The conference attracted over 230 registrants from 35 countries. The programme was opened with a presentation on the PRACE perspective by Maria Ramalho, Chairman of the Board of Directors, PRACE AISBL and followed by a European HPC strategy overview by Kostas Glinos, Head of Unit "GÉANT & e-Infrastructure". The scientific part included presentations of results from six projects obtained on PRACE Tier-0 systems and the presentation by the winner of the PRACE Award in 2012. A high number of members of HPC community used the opportunity to meet colleagues and to exchange ideas during a short PRACE User Forum meeting. The 2012 PRACE Scientific Conference was very successful both regarding the scientific quality and in strengthening the relations between the European scientific communities.
Hamburg City Hall (German: Rathaus) is the seat of local government of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg, Germany. It is the seat of the government of Hamburg and as such, the seat of one of Germany's 16 state parliaments. The Rathaus is located in the Altstadt quarter in the city center, at the Rathausmarkt square, and near the lake Binnenalster and the central station. Constructed from 1886 to 1897, the city hall still houses its original governmental functions with the office of the First Mayor of Hamburg and the meeting rooms for Hamburg's parliament and senate (the city's executive).
One of the CNIC's most important goals in these times of recession is to secure and maintain long term financial support. In June 2012, the Ministry for Economic Affairs and the consortium of private companies in the Pro-CNIC Foundation renewed their commitment to the CNIC. This unique public-private joint initiative is allowing our center to maintain the pioneering drive that resulted in our accreditation as a Severo Ochoa's Center of Excellence in 2011, one of only eight institutes to receive this award in its inaugural year. During 2012 the CNIC has been intensively seeking competitive external research funding, presenting more than 34 applications to the 7th European Union Framework Programme and 17 applications to other international agencies (NIH, Leducq Foundation, etc.). The Center also secured financing from the Spanish Company Fina Biotech to study genetic risk markers of restenosis after coronary stent implantation. The continuing support for the CNIC from the public and private sectors is based on the strength of our programs in basic and translational research and our innovative training programs aimed at identifying and supporting talent and cementing long term collaboration between basic researchers and clinicians. [.] ; Sí
Following the Proceedings document is a copy of the Summer 1961 issue of "International Cooperation in Science: Quarterly Newsletter of the International Science Foundation". The issue details a "$65 Million International Science Center Proposed for San Francisco", and includes illustrations. ; At the invitation of Rear Admiral Earl E. Stone, Superintendent of the U. S. Naval Postgraduate School, approximately 100 leaders in industry, government. and education assembled in Monterey, California, October 24- 25, 1956, for the first meeting of the ISF Brainpower Forum. Participants included from the Naval Postgraduate School: Earl E. Stone, Thomas E. Oberbeck, Roy S. Glasgow and William Howard Church. ; The Forum was sponsored by the International Science Foundation on behalf of five of its participating members - Army Ballistic Missile Agency, Cooperative Research Foundation, U.S. Naval Radiological Defense Laboratory, California Academy of Sciences, National Association of Manufacturers
Alfred Beit (1853-1906) has been called a financial genius. When he went to South Africa in 1875, no one could imagine that the son of converted Hamburg Jews would soon become one of the richest men of his time - thanks to the diamonds of Kimberley and the gold of the Witwatersrand.As a co-founder of De Beers Ltd. and close friend of Cecil Rhodes, the charismatic promoter of British imperialism in southern Africa, Alfred Beit became one of the colonial fathers of Rhodesia. A British subject from 1898, he tried to mediate politically in the conflicts that developed between Germany and Britain with their respective empires, but failed to achieve a reconciliation between the two powers.Alfred Beit was himself a very prominent art collector and throughout his career he generously supported countless nonprofit-making institutions. TheHamburg Scientific Foundation itself owes its founding to one of his major donations. Beit's will passed on his wealth to a trust, which has financed development aid projects since 1906.This is the first comprehensive biography of this outstanding businessman, art collector and internationally active philanthropist.
