Micro Macro Interactions

Author : Albrecht Bertram,Jürgen Tomas
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 301 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2008-10-23
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783540857150

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Micro-Macro-Interactions by Albrecht Bertram,Jürgen Tomas Pdf

Many materials or media in nature and technology possess a microstructure which determines their macroscopic behaviour. The knowledge of the relevant mechanisms is often more comprehensive on the micro than on the macro scale. On the other hand, not all information on the micro level is relevant for the understanding of this macro behaviour. Therefore, averaging and homogenization methods are needed to select only the specific information from the micro scale, which influences the macro scale. These methods also open the possibility to design or to influence microstructures with the objective to optimize their macro behaviour. This book presents the development of new methods in this interdisciplinary field of macro- micro-interactions of different engineering branches like mechanical and process engineering, applied mathematics, theoretical, and computational physics. In particular, solids with microstructures and particle systems are considered.

Author : Jeffrey C. Alexander
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 414 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1987-01-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0520060687

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The Micro-macro Link by Jeffrey C. Alexander Pdf

The work of fifteen nationally and internationally known theorists in sociology, this volume demonstrates an exciting new trend in sociological thinking. Each essay proposes a link between the two distinguishable traditions of sociological theory--the microscopic, which stresses the self and the interaction among persons, and the macroscopic, which concentrates on the institutional, cultural, and societal levels. Each mode of analysis has had its champions, and the proponents of each have often taken positions of polemic opposition to one another.

Author : Dan Saffer
Publisher : "O'Reilly Media, Inc."
Page : 171 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2013-04-30
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9781449342807

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Microinteractions by Dan Saffer Pdf

It’s the little things that turn a good digital product into a great one. With this practical book, you’ll learn how to design effective microinteractions: the small details that exist inside and around features. How can users change a setting? How do they turn on mute, or know they have a new email message? Through vivid, real-world examples from today’s devices and applications, author Dan Saffer walks you through a microinteraction’s essential parts, then shows you how to use them in a mobile app, a web widget, and an appliance. You’ll quickly discover how microinteractions can change a product from one that’s tolerated into one that’s treasured. Explore a microinteraction’s structure: triggers, rules, feedback, modes, and loops Learn the types of triggers that initiate a microinteraction Create simple rules that define how your microinteraction can be used Help users understand the rules with feedback, using graphics, sounds, and vibrations Use modes to let users set preferences or modify a microinteraction Extend a microinteraction’s life with loops, such as “Get data every 30 seconds”

Author : Vincent Buskens,Werner Raub,Marcel Van Assen
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 247 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2014-07-16
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781317977247

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Micro-Macro Links and Microfoundations in Sociology RPD by Vincent Buskens,Werner Raub,Marcel Van Assen Pdf

Micro-Macro Links and Microfoundations in Sociology focuses on two main issues in sociology. Firstly, how macro-conditions can explain macro-outcomes mediated by actor behaviour at the micro-level (micro-macro links). Secondly, how alternative micro-models affect macro-outcomes (microfoundations). The contributions reflect key features of micro-macro modelling in sociology as well as recent progress in this field. The chapters address core features of explanations of social phenomena using micro-macro models, the problem of cooperation, heterogeneity of actors, structural balance, opinion formation, segregation, and problems of micro-macro models that are based on rational choice assumptions. Moreover, the contributions show how different research methods can be applied fruitfully, such as laboratory experiments, equilibrium analysis, and agent-based modelling. As a result, the book can be a guide for graduate students who want to develop their skills in building micro-macro models. In addition, the book provides specialists of the different substantive research areas with up-to-date new developments in their research area. This book was originally published as a special issue of Journal of Mathematical Sociology.

Author : Jeffrey C. Alexander
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 420 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1987-01-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0520057864

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The Micro-macro Link by Jeffrey C. Alexander Pdf

The work of fifteen nationally and internationally known theorists in sociology, this volume demonstrates an exciting new trend in sociological thinking. Each essay proposes a link between the two distinguishable traditions of sociological theory--the microscopic, which stresses the self and the interaction among persons, and the macroscopic, which concentrates on the institutional, cultural, and societal levels. Each mode of analysis has had its champions, and the proponents of each have often taken positions of polemic opposition to one another.

Author : Roland Artle
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 14 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Industrial organization
ISBN : OCLC:21818347

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Micro-macro Interactions and U.S. Industrial Change by Roland Artle Pdf

Author : Pertti J Pelto
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2019-04-05
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780429709517

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Micro And Macro Levels Of Analysis In Anthropology by Pertti J Pelto Pdf

Arguing that there are insufficient theoretical and methodological guidelines for articulating microlevel and macrolevel analyses of sociocultura1 phenomena, contributors to this volume review the history of micro/macro issues in anthropology and provide a framework for a more systematic examination of potential linkages among levels. In addition,

Author : Anita Fetzer
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2007-07-13
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027292254

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Context and Appropriateness by Anita Fetzer Pdf

This book departs from the premise that context and appropriateness represent complex relational configurations which can no longer be conceived as analytic primes but rather require the accommodation of micro and macro perspectives to capture their inherent dynamism. The edited volume presents a collection of papers which examine the connectedness between context and appropriateness from interdisciplinary perspectives. The papers use different theoretical frameworks, such as situation theory, speech act theory, cognitive pragmatics, sociopragmatics, discourse analysis, argumentation theory and functional linguistics. They reflect current moves in pragmatics and discourse analysis to cross disciplinary and methodological boundaries by integrating relevant premises and insights, in particular cognition, negotiation of meaning, sequentiality, recipient design and genre.

Author : Jeffrey C. Alexander
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 414 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1987-01-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0520060687

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The Micro-macro Link by Jeffrey C. Alexander Pdf

The work of fifteen nationally and internationally known theorists in sociology, this volume demonstrates an exciting new trend in sociological thinking. Each essay proposes a link between the two distinguishable traditions of sociological theory--the microscopic, which stresses the self and the interaction among persons, and the macroscopic, which concentrates on the institutional, cultural, and societal levels. Each mode of analysis has had its champions, and the proponents of each have often taken positions of polemic opposition to one another.

Author : György Buzsáki,Yves Christen
Publisher : Springer
Page : 181 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2016-05-02
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9783319288024

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Micro-, Meso- and Macro-Dynamics of the Brain by György Buzsáki,Yves Christen Pdf

This book brings together leading investigators who represent various aspects of brain dynamics with the goal of presenting state-of-the-art current progress and address future developments. The individual chapters cover several fascinating facets of contemporary neuroscience from elementary computation of neurons, mesoscopic network oscillations, internally generated assembly sequences in the service of cognition, large-scale neuronal interactions within and across systems, the impact of sleep on cognition, memory, motor-sensory integration, spatial navigation, large-scale computation and consciousness. Each of these topics require appropriate levels of analyses with sufficiently high temporal and spatial resolution of neuronal activity in both local and global networks, supplemented by models and theories to explain how different levels of brain dynamics interact with each other and how the failure of such interactions results in neurologic and mental disease. While such complex questions cannot be answered exhaustively by a dozen or so chapters, this volume offers a nice synthesis of current thinking and work-in-progress on micro-, meso- and macro- dynamics of the brain.

Author : Patrick Haack,Jost Sieweke,Lauri Wessel
Publisher : Emerald Group Publishing
Page : 345 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2019-11-25
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781787691292

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Microfoundations of Institutions by Patrick Haack,Jost Sieweke,Lauri Wessel Pdf

The notion of microfoundations has received growing interest in neo-institutional theory along with an interest in microfoundational research in disciplines such as strategic management and economics.

Author : Mikołaj Pawlak
Publisher : Studies in Social Sciences, Philosophy and History of Ideas
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Social change
ISBN : 3631665938

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Tying Micro and Macro by Mikołaj Pawlak Pdf

The study critically discusses the thesis on the sociological vacuum formulated by Stefan Nowak. The author presents the sociological vacuum in the context of the debate on micro and macro levels. He studies the uses of the sociological vacuum in explaining such phenomena as the Solidarnośc social movement, civil society, social capital, democracy.

Author : F. LeRon Shults,Nancey C. Murphy,Robert John Russell
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 452 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2009-08-31
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9789047440239

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Philosophy, Science and Divine Action by F. LeRon Shults,Nancey C. Murphy,Robert John Russell Pdf

This book introduces and showcases contributions from leading international scholars on the topic of "divine action" in the world, with special attention on the way in which philosophical categories and developments play a role in the dialogue among scientists and theologians.

Author : Bernard Barber
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 365 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2021-10-29
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781000675221

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Constructing the Social System by Bernard Barber Pdf

Barber constructs a provisional, generalized, substantive theory of the social system, which he uses as the starting point and focus of his specialized researches. In this collection of his major writings in social system theory, Barber shows how he has used and developed such a framework over the last fifty years and demonstrates the application o

Author : Henry Kennedy,David C. Van Essen,Yves Christen
Publisher : Springer
Page : 173 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2016-03-10
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9783319277776

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Micro-, Meso- and Macro-Connectomics of the Brain by Henry Kennedy,David C. Van Essen,Yves Christen Pdf

This book has brought together leading investigators who work in the new arena of brain connectomics. This includes ‘macro-connectome’ efforts to comprehensively chart long-distance pathways and functional networks; ‘micro-connectome’ efforts to identify every neuron, axon, dendrite, synapse, and glial process within restricted brain regions; and ‘meso-connectome’ efforts to systematically map both local and long-distance connections using anatomical tracers. This book highlights cutting-edge methods that can accelerate progress in elucidating static ‘hard-wired’ circuits of the brain as well as dynamic interactions that are vital for brain function. The power of connectomic approaches in characterizing abnormal circuits in the many brain disorders that afflict humankind is considered. Experts in computational neuroscience and network theory provide perspectives needed for synthesizing across different scales in space and time. Altogether, this book provides an integrated view of the challenges and opportunities in deciphering brain circuits in health and disease.