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Curating an Exhibition in 2020: Handle with Care

Architecture exhibition Handle with Care: Tales of the Invisible opens at the Lisbon Architecture Triennale on October 15, as part of this year’s program of the Future Architecture Platform. To mark the occasion, here’s the interview with Sonja Lakić, architect, researcher and curator of the exhibition.

Preparing the exhibition at Lisbon Architecture Triennale headquarters, August 2020. | Photo © Sara Battesti

As we’re approaching the winter season of the pandemic which has pushed the entire world into various forms and intensities of isolation, it seems like there could hardly be a better time to reflect upon the practice of care and its relationship to architecture. Our rooms are becoming our worlds. When you began dreaming up this exhibition, did you anticipate it opening in this context of increased awareness of the spaces we inhabit? Absolutely not. The only spaces that curating this exhibition was supposed to unfold in, apart from Lisbon Architecture Triennale headquarters, were, obviously, interiors of Future Architecture platform partners institutions that I was, as it was originally planned, about to visit last spring. I would also add interiors of airports and airplanes to the list. Hotels included. I am still curious about all the breakfasts I missed due to pandemic. I, obviously, ended up making my dreams happen in front of my screen, meeting people sitting in front of their own laptops and/or computer screens, mostly inside their homes around Europe. I vividly remember the variety of blankets, cozy sofas and afternoon naps that violently came to an end due to numerous online meetings across Europe, as well as scaffolding outside an apartment in Turin that reminded me on L’Aquila, where I completed my PhD, planting a garden on a rooftop terrace in Lisbon, dilemmas from Berlin, and, finally, being taken next to a window in Barcelona to clap and support all the caretakers. I dreamt inside all of these homes without stepping inside any of them, appreciating them as the new landscapes of care, and, finally, landed in Lisbon: we are all, obviously, still in the mode of the increased awareness by all means, yet, the exhibition will get you covered from A to Z. It is, after all, handled with care.   

Space Which Meditates: Future Architecture Accessories | Photo © Sonja Lakić

How did your background in architectural research and your lasting interest in lived forms of buildings inform your work on curating this exhibition?

I am somewhat a dissident from the discipline: I work visually, yet, I operate at the scale of the everyday, chasing after the non-evident and doing the storytelling by often using the language of urban anthropology and urban ethnography. I do not believe that architecture is only a physical matter: there is more to the story than meets the eye. That being said, there was only one way to curate the “Tales of the Invisible”: zero concrete. Zero final solutions. Hardly any material architecture. From the very beginning, I knew there would be no space for the permanently built structures: instead, I, again, chose to focus on the human clay and bring different people and thinking experiments to light. I searched for different concepts and ideas, digging deep for passion and determination, attempts and failures, individuals and groups that once made the architecture world turn around, traveling back and forth in time, myself unlearning what architecture may (not) be. There is never a wrong moment to celebrate humankind and this exhibition is, to a certain extent, an excuse to do so: a gentle reminder of what still surrounds us and what we are made of, or, at least, once were.

The creative process: keeping it as analogue as possible. | Drawings and photos © Sonja Lakić

Curator's Log. An excerpt. Preparing "Handle with Care: Tales of the Invisible" exhibition for Lisbon Architecture Triennale under the Lisbon sun. | Video © Sonja Lakić

In your curatorial statement, you refer to this exhibition as to “homage to the quirks of the human mind”, “a call to re-think where we stand” and “a gentle reminder that life comes before buildings”. Can this be interpreted as an invitation to (re)consider the political role of architecture? I, most of all, envisioned the exhibition as a conversation, or, more precisely, a call for heart-to-heart exchange of this kind: my intention and desire is that people experience it and understand it in a variety of ways, yet, in full accordance with who they genuinely are. I never aimed to reach a consensus of any kind since that would mark an end of any debate. I, therefore, thank you for this question: I am more than happy to see that, days prior to the opening, the exhibition already lives its purpose by being interpreted. Thus, to a certain extent, the answer to your question is: yes, this is also an invitation to (re)consider the political role of architecture. What, for example, influenced my curatorial approach is “the awareness to the wonders” that Alberto Pérez-Gómez believes and, moreover, propagates in the book “Built upon Love: Architectural Longing after Ethics and Aesthetics”: we, whoever we may (not) be, should develop and nurture this skill that I interpret as “to stop and smell the roses”. This exhibition does this as well. Referring to your question, I have to say that I, obviously, find architecture political and this is, with no doubt, where consensus is inevitable.

Creating models from a discarded box of chocolate cookies | Photo © Sonja Lakić

Can architecture amplify the human potential for care-giving and care-receiving, and if so, how?

I believe that architecture itself stands for the noble discipline of care. This is why I, once upon a time, decided to study it: I recognised it as an opportunity to care about people while never letting go of mathematics, arts and drawing. For a nerd like me, to be engaged in this wide spectrum of disciplines is even nowadays of crucial importance, and was, therefore, as equally important during the early university days of mine, when I managed to detect  traces of psychology and sociology in very few courses I was enrolled in. 

Architecture, most of all, is all about a very particular responsibility that first comes with the vision of an architect and next translates to “a program” of how to use a building: this is where one needs to be very careful, while, simultaneously, to care a lot. The program is, say, often a recipe for how to live one’s life, as prescribed by an architect: of course, this rarely happens, for the life itself is not to be tamed. Architecture already amplifies the human potential for care-giving and care-receiving. Or, should I say that there are architects who do so? Maybe that would be more ethical. There are beautiful individual minds and collectives who stand for care by their mere existence, embracing their ethics in their texts and variety of programs. To paraphrase Esra Akcan, one of my favorite minds of all times: architecture can heal. And I believe it should. The process of healing may happen through the process of (un)learning, collaboration with other disciplines, seeing the world through the eyes of the other, while, simultaneously, never ever considering anyone as the other. Same goes for care. 

Taking a break in the summer of the 2020: the Sun, the ocean, the drinks, and the disinfectant gel. | Photo © Sonja Lakić

What, however, instantly comes to my mind when thinking about architecture and care, especially the healing process, is whether it is possible for the healing of post-conflict societies, including the country of my origin, that is, the region of former Yugoslavia, to happen via architectural programs that, to put it simply, celebrate life. What if, instead of constantly exposing one to memorabilia that recalls past events and somewhat advocates for the culture of mourning, we take care of people by gently reminding them of all the reasons why it is good to be alive? I am aware that this is somewhat calling for a revolution, yet, this is how “the awareness to the wonders” I previously mentioned may be attempted to achieve, without any actual construction happening: this is where temporary structures, installations and performances and engaging in performative planning and tactical urbanism, could play an important role. We owe it to ourselves, as well as to each of our individual human potentials, regardless of who we as individuals are, to, at least, try, having a little faith in architecture as an event rather than the final say. 

Sonja Lakić at Lisbon Architecture Triennale headquarters, August 2020. | Photo © Sara Battesti

The exhibition draws from the collections of the Museum of Architecture and Design in Ljubljana, MAXXI National Museum of 21st Century Arts and the Estonian Museum of Architecture. What does curatorial collaboration with museums scattered across Europe look like in a time of Covid-19? 

On the one hand, it resembled any other “new normal” kind of experience and, in that sense, it was not any different from any of the pandemic-imposed daily routine since it evolved around the absence of movement and the impossibility of touch. Simultaneously, it was quite a challenge: can you imagine curating an exhibition without stepping into an institution and getting to see a collection? I did dig deep within myself, looking for answers, and have to admit that, occasionally, it seemed to be a bit of a challenge. However, I have to say that I am immensely grateful to all the people that I crossed paths with and whom I collaborated with on this project: words are not enough to describe how easy and smooth the overall process was and how helpful, patient and caring were partners from Ljubljana, Rome and Tallinn. I learned a lot and indeed grew, yet, not only in professional terms: rather, collaboration with Museum of Architecture and Design in Ljubljana, MAXXI National Museum of 21st Century Arts and the Estonian Museum of Architecture had a profound impact on me personally as well and was, in this sense, a game changer. They were all extremely devoted and committed, helping me connect with architects and scientists that I, prior to this exhibition, have only read about. Oh, I went places I never dreamed of, and I will come back for more, however, in person. Hopefully no more screens.

Lisbon people and their balconies. | Photo © Sonja Lakić

A while ago, you stayed in Lisbon as a visiting researcher at ISCTE-IUL; now you’re back to curate an exhibition commissioned by Lisbon Architecture Triennale. What about the city preoccupies you these days? If Lisbon, as a living archive, could preserve one message from this exhibition, what would you like that message to be?

People. People always preoccupy me regardless of my geographical location. I am currently collaborating with ISCTE-IUL again and am also affiliated with ETNO.URB, so there are many big fishes to fry, and I am extremely happy and beyond excited for this. Of course, I could not help it: again, I observed the Lisbon edition of glazed balconies, and I found that one of them is especially dear to my heart, as it conceals the story about the most notorious apartment in the 1980s neighborhood where I found my home. 

As far as the message, I would say it is rather evident: life comes before buildings. People first. Always and forever.

Sonja Lakić (1983) is an internationally trained architect and researcher with a PhD in Urban Studies. Her work evolves around open architecture and dialectical urbanism, with a keen interest in lived forms of buildings hence anthropological and sociological aspects of architectural design and the built environment. Topics of her curiosity that she nurtured in Gran Sasso Science Institute and while briefly appointed as visiting researcher at ISCTE-IUL in Lisbon, include the everydayness of architecture, home(making), housing and informality, buildings as living archives, post-conflict societies. Sonja operates across different disciplines and scales, works visually, and collects oral histories, practicing unconventional ethnography and storytelling mainly through photography. --- By Sonja Dragović

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JACOBIN MAGAZINE

Has economics changed since the crisis? As usual, the answer is: it depends. If we look at the macroeconomic theory of PhD programs and top journals, the answer is clearly, no. Macroeconomic theory remains the same self-contained, abstract art form that it has been for the past twenty-five years.

As Joan Robinson once put it, economic theory is the art of pulling a rabbit out of a hat right after you’ve stuffed it into the hat in full view of the audience. The development of theory since the crisis has followed this mold.

One prominent example: Immediately after the crash of 2008, Paul Krugman, writing in venues like the New York Times, announced that with interest rates at their zero lower bound, we had entered the Alice-in-Wonderland universe of the “liquidity trap” — a world in which the conclusions of orthodox economics are turned upside down and “perverse” Keynesian claims become true. Fiscal policy was now effective, printing money posed no danger of inflation, trade deficits really did cost jobs, and so on. He explicated these ideas using the “IS-LM” model found in undergraduate textbooks — a simple device that hasn’t played a role in professional academic work in decades.

Some years later, he and economist Gauti Eggertsson unveiled an elaborate mathematical New Keynesian model in the approved academic style, which showed that, indeed, if interest rates are fixed at zero, fiscal policy, normally powerless, becomes highly effective. This exercise may have been a display of technical skill. But what do we learn from it? The formal model was retrofitted to generate the argument that Krugman and others had already been making for years. I suppose what someone like Krugman might say in his defense is that he wanted to find out if the rabbit would fit in the hat. But if you do the math right, it always does.

What’s funnier in this case is that it turned out the rabbit actually didn’t fit. As the conservative economist John Cochrane gleefully pointed out, Krugman and Eggertsson’s math also implies that in a liquidity trap raising taxes on wages should boost employment — a bizarre policy conclusion that no one would accept. But since the authors didn’t believe in such a conclusion before writing down the equations, they didn’t believe it afterward either. As Eggertsson judiciously put it, “there may be reasons outside the model” to reject the idea of increasing payroll taxes.

The kind of academic macroeconomic theory Krugman and Eggertsson were deploying is a strange beast indeed. The heart of it is the idea that the economy can be thought of as a single infinitely-lived individual calculating the trade-off between leisure and consumption over all future time. For an orthodox macroeconomist — anyone who hoped to be hired at a research university in the past thirty years — this approach isn’t just one tool among others. It is macroeconomics. Every question has to be expressed as finding the utility-maximizing path of consumption and production over all eternity, under a precisely defined set of constraints. Otherwise it doesn’t scan.

It might seem like an odd default, given the obvious fact that real economies contain households, businesses, governments, and other distinct entities, none of which can turn income in the far distant future into spending today. But it has the advantage of fitting real-life macroeconomic problems — which at face value would seem to involve uncertainty, conflicting interests, coordination failures — into the scarce-means-and-competing-ends, Robinson Crusoe-type vision that has long been economics’ home ground.

At the same time, many producers of this kind of model actually have a quite realistic understanding of the behavior of real economies, often informed by firsthand experience in government. The combination of real insight and tight genre constraints leads to a strange style of theorizing, where the goal is to produce a model that satisfies the methodological conventions of the discipline while arriving at a conclusion that you’ve already reached by other means. It’s the economic equivalent of the college president in Randall Jarrell’s Pictures from an Institution:

About anything, anything at all, Dwight Robbins believed what Reason and Virtue and Tolerance and a Comprehensive Organic Synthesis of Values would have him believe. And about anything, anything at all, he believed what it was expedient for the president of Benton College to believe. You looked at the two beliefs, and lo! the two were one. Do you remember, as a child without much time, turning to the back of the arithmetic book, getting the answer to a problem, and then writing down the summary hypothetical operations by which the answer had been, so to speak, arrived at? It is the only method of problem-solving that always gives correct answers.

Columbia economist Michael Woodford, perhaps the leading theorist of “New Keynesian” macroeconomics, more or less admits that the purpose of his models is to justify the countercyclical interest rate policy already pursued by central banks, in a language acceptable to academic economists. Of course, the central bankers themselves don’t learn anything from such an exercise  — and you will scour the minutes of Fed meetings in vain for any learned discussion of “first-order ARIMA technology shocks” — but they presumably find it reassuring to hear that what they already believed is consistent with the most modern economic theory.

Left critics often imagine economics as an effort to understand reality that’s gotten hopelessly confused, or as a systematic effort to uphold capitalist ideology. But both of these claims are, in a way, too kind — they assume that economic theory is “about” the real world in the first place. Better to think of it as a self-contained art form, whose apparent connections to economic phenomena are the results of a confusing overlap in vocabulary. Think about chess and medieval history: the statement that “queens are most effective when supported by strong bishops” might be reasonable in both domains, but its application in the one case will tell you nothing about its application in the other.

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How to Submit an Application for a Ph.D. Programs in Canada in 2023

Undergraduate, graduate, master’s, doctorate, certificate, and diploma with a strong emphasis on careers are also available from Canadian colleges and universities. Both local and foreign students may find a wide variety of study options in Canada. Not only are the Ph.D. programs in Canada(Maple Leaf Country renowned), but also Graduate Certificate programs. Do you intend to pursue a doctorate in Canada? We sincerely appreciate your intention to excel as a Ph.D. holder in your chosen field. A Ph.D. from in Canada a reputable university in Canada can significantly advance your whole career. You just need to be aware of these programs’ qualifications and submit an application for a study visa to Canada appropriately.

Learn More About Ph.D. Programs in Canada

In Canada, there are more than 98 universities that offer doctoral degrees.

McGill University, McMaster University, University of Alberta, University of Toronto, University of Winnipeg, University of Montreal, and other top universities all offer Ph.D. programs.

Ph.D. programs in Canada typically need four to six years of study.

These programs have three admissions periods: spring, winter, and fall.

Some of the common fields favored by Ph.D. seekers with Canada study visas are business management, engineering, finance, mathematics, education, computer science, and the humanities.

In most universities, the cost of a Ph.D. is between 8000 and 17000 Canadian dollars.

Now that you are aware of the fundamentals of earning a Ph.D. Programs in Canada, let’s learn how to submit an application.

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How to Apply for a Ph.D. Programs in Canada with a Study Visa for Canada

In order to ensure a smooth application procedure for a student visa to Canada, you must first get in touch with Nationwide Immigration Services. We, being the top study abroad advisors in Delhi, can help you with the entire Ph.D. application procedure. We make sure that the applicant is aware of the entire process and the correct use of the given papers. Most of the time, when students enroll for the same domain Ph.D. Programs in Canada, are already aware of their interests. If they are unsure, our specialists assist them in selecting the most profitable route for their further education. The planned course ought to align with your research and your supervisor’s interests. In order to assess your qualifications for the next research and study, the institution may even request a letter of support from your supervisor.

A requirement for the Ph.D. application process is to submit a research proposal outlining the study subject and justifications for why it is a worthwhile endeavor. This is how you may submit an online application to the university and pay your application fee. The following are some important papers to include with your application for a study permit to Canada for the Ph.D. program:

You must provide a succinct yet compelling statement of purpose outlining your academic and professional objectives.

Typically, colleges need two or more letters of recommendation or reference from the supervisors/managers (depending on whether you are a student or a professional).

A thesis or a straightforward assignment might be used as an example of writing for the Ph.D. programs in Canada. The majority of PhDs in humanities and the arts are eligible for this question.

In Ph.D. programs, your curriculum vitae is crucial, and it must outline your academic background and professional experience to date.

You may also send us a portfolio of your creative work, and as your trustworthy study abroad counselors, we strongly advise it.

According to the university’s eligibility requirements, the language test will also be necessary.

Please include all of your academic transcripts with the correctly translated document.

Once you have completed these processes, we can wait for the letter of acceptance before providing the requirements for a study visa to Canada. Please contact us if you would like additional details about Ph.D. programs in Canada for 2023.

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Data Analytics courses

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This Micro Masters program is a series of graduate level courses in data science, designed by professors of University of California, San Diego and delivered online via edX. It is a very immersive program that can help to gain critical skills needed to advance as a data scientist. It aims to develop an in-depth understanding of the mathematical and computational tools that form the basis of data science and usage of those tools to make data-driven business decisions. Courses on the Approved List under Interdisciplinary Data Science include subject matter courses and courses that require substantial interpretation of data and report writing. Students completing the Certificate will be presented with an official certificate document and will be free to use this credential on a CV, resume or application for advanced study. The program is designed for data scientists who can manipulate data and gain insights to detect patterns.

Many of these certifications require quite a bit of studying and memorization. However, if you’ve already dedicated yourself to a data scientist career, chances are good that you’ve already learned many of the underlying concepts, and/or worked with software that operates on similar principles. That means companies are paying top dollar for data scientists, and having certifications helps when negotiating for higher compensation.

Finally, to understand statements about the probability of a candidate winning, you will learn about Bayesian modeling. At the end of the course, we will put it all together to recreate a simplified version of an election forecast model and apply it to 2016 election. This course will show you how inference and modeling can be applied to develop the statistical approaches that make polls an effective tool and we'll show you how to do this using R.

A PGP in Business Analytics, however, has courses on basics of statistical modeling, artificial intelligence, machine learning, and text mining related to relevant business problems and used by business managers across different industries. There are different elements to data science courses that vary based on how the individual wishes to apply the knowledge and the career path they would like to go on. We currently have 14 collaborative master’s, and doctoral data science courses that students can choose to attend after successfully completing their PGP data science certification with INSOFE in India.

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This course focuses on graphical techniques for data visualization that assist in the extraction of meaning from datasets. This involves the design and development of efficient tools for the exploration of large and often complex information domains. Applications of visualization are broad, including computer science, geography, the social sciences, mathematics, science and medicine, as well as architecture and design. The course will cover all aspects of visualization including fundamental concepts, algorithms, data structures, and the role of human perception. This course gives a basic exposition of the goals and methods of data mining and data warehouses, including concepts, principles, architectures, algorithms, implementations, and applications.

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The Certificate in Data Science provides you with the knowledge to draw conclusions on data reliably and robustly. This course will help you learn how Reinforcement Learning solutions help solve real-world problems through trial-and-error interaction by implementing a complete RL solution from beginning to end. The USP of this course is that throughout the certification, you will analyze a research question of your choice and summarize your insights. Overall, an excellent project-based course to learn something useful in just 2 hours. The is a great Coursera course to learn how to use Excel to prepare and analyze your data which is a great skill to have for any Data Scientist or Data Analyst in the world. In this project, you will work with the COVID19 dataset, published by John Hopkins University, which consists of the data related to the cumulative number of confirmed cases, per day, in each Country.

A certification might be used to train on some of the latest tools or techniques of data management, or might be used to gain the specific expertise required to advance careers or increase earning potential. This is one of the courses that will probably stay with me for a significant amount of time. The platform provides a unique opportunity to try hands-on simultaneously with the coursework in an almost real-life coding example. Besides, learning to use algebra, tech

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A working professional with 3-4 years of work experience or an engineer with good credentials can opt to pursue an executive program in data science such as our PGP programs in data science, business analytics or computational data science. However, if an individual is applying to pursue a more advanced degree in data science, then the academic qualifications would need to match the program level. For instance, a doctoral degree requires that an individual have a master's degree prior to working on a PhD research thesis. Similarly, a program like the DBA also accounts for the professional experience in addition to a master's degree. You can reach us at: ExcelR- Data Science, Data Analytics, Business Analytics Course Training Bangalore Address:49, 1st Cross, 27th Main, Behind Tata Motors, 1st Stage, BTM Layout, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560068 Phone: 096321 56744 Directions: Data Analytics courses Email:enquiry@excelr.com

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Begin forwarded message: > From: evoldir@evol.biology.mcmaster.ca > Subject: Graduate position: UToulouse.ModelingHostPathogenInteraction > Date: 8 April 2021 at 07:29:25 BST > To: rdmpage@gmail.com > > > > PhD student position in modeling of host-pathogen interaction > > Job description > > Applications are invited for a 3 year position as a PhD Research > Fellow in Evolutionary Biology at the Evolution and Biodiversity lab > in the University of Toulouse, France. The purpose of the fellowship > is research training leading to the successful completion of a PhD > degree. The fellowship requires admission to the PhD program at the > SEVAB Doctoral School. > > Starting > date > > 01/10/2021 > > Description of the project: Intra-host dynamics of a bacterial pathogen: > mathematical modeling and statistical inference. > > Most of the interactions between a pathogen and its host arise during > the infection, when pathogens proliferate inside the host. These > interactions have shaped both the evolution of our immune system and > that of the pathogens which infect us. The main goal of the project is > to study the within host dynamics of a pathogen to better understand > these selective pressures. > > It may seem relatively easy to measure the immune response of a host: > immune cells can be counted, antibodies can be quantified, the expression > of immunity genes can be assessed, etc. But all these molecular > measurements are usually restricted to a part of the immune response > (e.g. the expression of a small number of immunity genes are measured) > and do not really tell what effect it has on pathogens. As such, these > measurements do not describe the interaction we are interested in. > > If we are to really understand how immunity works, we rather need > to describe its effect on pathogens, while taking into account all > possible types of immune responses and their respective regulation. > Recent experimental work has shown that it is possible to study in > details the dynamics of bacterial pathogens inside the experimental host > Drosophila melanogaster, and that this dynamics reveals some aspects of > the global immune response of the host. > > The aim of the PhD is: > > 1/ > to design and study mathematical models that describe the intra-host > dynamics of a pathogen in order to better understand what it reveals > of its interaction with the immune system of its host; > > 2/ > to develop methods (e.g. maximum likelihood) that will allow to > adjust the model on experimental measurements of within-host pathogen > dynamics; > > 3/ > to use these tools to study how the host resists or tolerates > infectious diseases; > > 4/ > to integrate the models in an evolutionary perspective, with the > possibility for example to study how pathogens will evolve depending > on the defense strategy the host uses. > > Qualification requirements: > > - Applicants must hold a Master's degree or equivalent in evolutionary >  biology or in applied mathematics. > > Good programming skills (e.g. in C++ or R) will be appreciated, the wish > to learn will be required! > > Experience in advanced statistical analysis > > - Good communication skills (including written and spoken English) > > Preferred experience (experience with one or more of these would be > > beneficial): > > Experience in basic microbiology > > - Experience in insect rearing, especially with Drosophila melanogaster > > We offer: > > - Net salary is 1500 euros per month > > - Challenging research questions and a friendly working environment > > - The campus of University Paul Sabatier is close to the city center of > Toulouse. The Pyrénées are only 150km away and accessible by railway! > > How to apply: > > Candidates should send their application to > jean-baptiste.ferdy@univ-tlse3.fr.  The selected candidate will be > interviewed by the SEVAB Doctoral School the 5th or 6th of July 2021. > > The application must include: > > Application letter including a one-page statement explaining how a PhD > in the actual research field will fit into the applicant's career plan > > - CV (summarizing education, positions and academic work, scientific > publications and other relevant experience) > > List of publications and academic work that the applicant wishes to be > considered by the evaluating committee > > Names and contact details of 2-3 references (name, affiliation, > relation to candidate, e-mail). The references will be contacted if > necessary. Letters of recommendation are therefore not required for the > initial application. > > > Jean-Baptiste Ferdy > via IFTTT

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IIT Gandhinagar PhD Admissions 2020-2021 (Semester II)

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IIT Gandhinagar PhD Admissions 2020-2021 (Semester II)

IIT Gandhinagar PhD Admissions

IIT Gandhinagar PhD Admissions 2020-2021 (Semester II).  IIT Gandhinagar is looking for bright and dedicated young scholars interested in research to join us as Ph.D. scholars. Interested candidates can check out the complete details like eligibility criteria, admission procedure, application procedure and important dates below:

PHD PROGRAMMES 2020-21

Currently, IIT Gandhinagar offers Ph.D. programmes in Biological Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Cognitive Science, Computer Science and Engineering, Earth Sciences, Electrical Engineering, History, Language & Literature, Materials Engineering, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Philosophy, Physics, Political Science, Psychology, Social Epidemiology and Sociology.

Prospective students satisfying the eligibility criteria for IIT Gandhinagar PhD Admissions are encouraged to acquaint themselves with the research areas of our faculty members for a suitable match of interest. IIT Gandhinagar also offers a Start Early Ph.D. Fellowship with additional financial support for exceptionally qualified undergraduate students from select colleges wishing to start on a direct Ph.D. programme after B.Tech.

Eligibility Criteria

At least 55% marks or 5.5 CPI marks in M.A./M.Sc./B.Tech./M.Tech. or equivalent degree in appropriate branches. Above mentioned eligibility criteria is minimum at the Institute level.

For discipline wise minimum eligibility criteria, please click here. The disciplines may use higher cut-off levels for shortlisting besides giving due consideration to the way questions are answered in the application form. Candidates belonging to EWS/SC/ST/PD categories would be eligible for relaxations, as per norms, in the selection criteria.

Discipline Wise Minimum Eligibility Criteria

BIOLOGICAL ENGINEERING

At least 60% marks (55% for SC/ST/PD) or 6.0 (5.5 for SC/ST/PD) CPI/CGPA on the scale of 10 in: MSc (Biosciences / Biochemistry / Chemistry / Zoology / Botany); BTech/MTech (Biochemical / Biotechnology / Bioinformatics / Biophysics / Biomaterials / Biomedical Engineering) or equivalent degree and related programs.

Focus Area

Epigenetics, DNA Regulatory Mechanisms and retrotransposition, Quadruplex Nucleic Acids in Disease Regulation, Biomolecular Simulations, intracellular transport system, Nanobiocatalysts with new architectures and scope of application, Neuroscience, Biomechanics, Neural Control of Movement, Movement Disorders, Rehabilitation, cellular response to bio-nano materials, Biomedical Engineering and Instrumentation, Structural DNA Nanotechnology, Stem Cells Programming and regenerative medicine, Cellular and Chemical Biology, Protein Aggregation in Neurodegenerative Disorders, small molecule & macromolecular crystallography and structural biology of proteins, Computational structural biology, Integrative and network modeling of macromolecular complexes

CHEMISTRY

At least 60% marks (55% for SC/ST/PD) or 6.0 (5.5 for SC/ST/PD) CPI/CGPA on the scale of 10 in: MSc (Inorganic Chemistry/Analytical Chemistry/ Organic Chemistry/ General Chemistry/ Physical Chemistry/ Biochemistry/ Bioinformatics/ Computational Biology/ Applied Chemistry) or equivalent degree and related programs. Applicants must have qualified NET-JRF /GATE examination not earlier than 2018.

Focus Area

Organometallic complexes of heavy metals: singlet oxygen generation and photo-catalysis; Glycosylated porphyrins, Boron based dyes: bio-imaging and Photo-dynamic therapy.

Medicinal Chemistry, Cancer therapeutics

Computational chemistry, Molecular dynamics simulations and free energy calculations of nanoscale systems and biosystems. DNA sensing using nanopores

Small molecule synthesis, synthesis of nanomaterials

Asymmetric synthesis and synthesis

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Introduction Taxation is theft! Many Cities in the U.S. have passed legislation favoring a tax on sugary beverages. The health care industry is lobbying for these taxes because they are paying more out of pocket for health problems they claim are directly related to sugary beverages. Meanwhile, the beverage industry has experienced less consumption of sugary beverages in areas affected by the tax, which has caused them to lay off employees due to lack of demand resulting in less supply needed. I care about this topic because consumers should not be burdened by additional taxes due to other consumers’ irresponsible consumption.

Section One

The purpose of my campaign is to create awareness that this sugar tax exists, and that nobody is attacking cereal, candy, or any other foods containing sugar. Some cities have even excluded sugary juices containing a small trace of actual fruit juice from the tax. I believe the beverage industry is the victim of a specific attack. If this isn’t true, then why isn’t the health care industry challenging these other products containing sugar? I would like people to understand that taxing sugar is a short term solution because there is an immediate decrease in consumption in most cases where legislation has been passed, but this fades over time as consumers tend to purchase what makes them happy. I want to encourage consumers to research this legislation so they have an opportunity to prevent it from happening. Luckily, Michigan has been proactive by passing legislation banning these taxes, so my target audience is Americans living in areas where there has not been legislation passed on either side of the discussion. The more informed our society is, the better we can combat these immoral taxes before they are enacted. The audience currently understands sugar is bad for your health, and they care about children’s health, so they will blindly follow the argument that sugary beverages are bad. Consumers must understand they need to consume responsibly, and they currently are not, which causes increased costs for health care providers. Consumers should also know health care providers are for profit businesses. The premiums we currently pay for insurance should cover the expenses caused by over consumption, but the heal care industry is greedy. They don’t want to spend their own money combating child obesity. Instead, they want to tax the beverages, which burdens the consumer with the responsibility of funding child obesity programs. Consumes must also respect the impact these laws have on the beverage industry. Locations where the taxes are in effect have seen a short term decrease in consumption resulting in employee layoffs due to less demand causing less need for supply.

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             Mt. Dew, Coca Cola, and Pepsi are popular, delicious beverages consumed by millions of Americans daily, but some groups are spending millions of dollars trying to impose taxes on sugar beverages, while others are spending even more money fighting the legislation. The American Beverage Association (ABA) has teamed up with some large fast food restaurants like McDonalds and Burger King in an effort to halt the taxes. On the other end of the argument is the health care industry. They claim sugar is consumed irresponsibly and society is consuming these beverages at a rate that is poorly affecting their personal health. Health Care Providers state this over-consumption is leading to rises in health related issues like type 2 diabetes and obesity, which costs them more money. One benefit of the tax is that the U.S. Government is using the funds to promote healthier lifestyles for children. Why are these groups spending millions lobbying legislation, and what do they stand to lose or gain? The purpose behind the tax is to increase the price resulting in a reduction in demand, which affects the supply required by merchants to fulfill their customers demand. As a result, beverage industries are forced to lay off employees due to less consumer spending on their sugary drinks. Another significant downside to the tax resulting in an increase in price falls on consumers who will be paying more to curb their sweet tooth.  

              I found this image by searching, “does sugar make you fat”. It is sponsored by Just for Hearts, which is a leading workplace wellness company, and their website is listed on the image. The website is filled with links on healthy living, fighting obesity, and conquering addiction, and there are no sponsored ads adding to the credibility of the information provided.

              In the picture, the woman is clearly overweight. She is struggling to button her pants, which appear a few sizes smaller than she should be trying on. The half logos half pathos advertisement leads readers to believe this weight gain is due to sugar consumption, and they even show 3 heaping spoons full of sugar in the background of the photo indicating that all types of sugar are unhealthy, and it says, “Did You Know? Eating too much sugar makes you fat”. The word, “sugar” is capitalized and strategically placed directly under the word, “Eating”.  The intent is to help the reader make the connection between eating sugar and the image on the left. The bottom right corner displays an attractive woman eating something that looks like yogurt, which is generally believed to be healthy. Studies show the majority of people consume sugar irresponsibly, which leads to health issues. (1)

             This type of advertising could help people overcome their dependency on sugar because it manipulates consumers into comparing themselves to the image on the left, while deep down they wish they looked like the image on the right. It is a form of pathos shame advertising, and this example places the blame for your obesity solely on sugar and consumers lack of self-control. The image includes a helpline number in case you need some extra help staying away from sugar.

             The following is from an article on sciencedirect.com. It details the cost effectiveness of a sugar-sweetened beverage excise tax in the U.S. The premise for the study quantifies the potential health and economic benefits of a national sugar tax on beverages at a tax rate of $.01 per ounce over 10 years. Based on their calculations, there should be a 3% discount to costs and health gains based on 2015 U.S. population information. The results are interesting and they claim that implementing the tax nationally would cost $51 million in the first year. The tax would reduce sugar-sweetened beverage consumption by 20% and mean Body Mass Index (BMI) by 0.16 units among youth and 0.08 units among adults in the second year for a cost of $3.16 per BMI unit reduced. From 2015 to 2025, the policy would result in $23.6 billion in healthcare cost savings. The tax would generate $12.5 billion in annual revenue. (Cost Effectiveness of a Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Excise Tax in the U.S. This information is significant because it describes the potential benefits of a sugar tax on a nationwide level. (2-Carter)

             The authors of the article are all professionals in the medical industry (Dr. Md. PHd.), and their logos approach forces you to acknowledge that there are benefits to a sugar tax, and that there is a serious issue with obesity in our youth. The authors’ logos approach is supported by providing mathematical calculations based on anticipated outcomes and consumer reactions to the tax. Long, Gortmaker, Ward, and Resch are all Harvard graduates and have several years of experience in the health field. Each author has been published numerous times and many of their studies are based around child obesity. 

             The monetary figures produced by the equation represent an opportunity for the healthcare providers to save $2.36 billion each year, so it is obvious why they are pushing for this legislation to pass in more and more Cities, States, and potentially Countrywide. If sugar is bad for health, then why are they only targeting the beverage industry?   

             Another relevant article is titled, “Is Sugar Really That Bad For You?”. The authors name is Aviva Patz and she is a “clean-eating, vegetarian beauty junkie”. Patz has been covering multiple wellness topics including health, mental health, nutrition, and relationships for nearly 25 years. Aviva also fronts an alt-rock band, The Hey Honeys, based in Montclair, New Jersey. Patz’s Linkedin profile indicates she is currently a member of the Reader’s Digest Association and has former involvement with Weight Watchers International and Fitness Magazine. Patz is also a graduate of Columbia University where she enrolled in the Graduate School of Journalism. There are not many ads on the website, so that increases the credibility of the source. (3 Patz)

             Patz wrote this article on health.com and can be located in the home – food section of the website to enlighten and educate readers that sugar consumption is acceptable and encouraged with an emphasis on strategic ingestion. It discusses the sugar supplements that are safe like Splenda and Equal, but it also analyzes the substitutes that can potentially cause health issues. She notes raw sugar is not any better than processed sugar because fructose tends to holdup in the liver for longer.

             Patz’s logos style of writing emphasizes her beliefs and she reinforces it when she quotes David Katz, MD and Director of Yale University in her dialogue, “We actually need sugar; it’s our body’s preferred fuel”. Patz also communicates that there is “perfectly healthy natural sugar found in fruits, some veggies, and milk which makes them taste sweet” and i agree with that statement. She changes her persuasion to pathos when she states, “the added sugar is what we need to limit, but there is no need to completely cut out dessert from our diets”. Patz is relating to the reader and wants them to understand she is not saying to cut sugar completely out of your diet because she agrees with Dr. Katz about healthy natural sugars, and how it provides energy for our bodies to function. Perhaps some of the opponents of the tax have valid reasons why they do not want the price hike on their products.

             Every year, the American Beverage Association (ABA) spends millions of dollars attempting to disband the possibility that the sugar in their products can pose harmful effects. An article on BeverageDaily.com describes a scenario where the ABA and, authors of the article, do not agree with the validity of a US study suggesting overconsumption of sugar beverages could have adverse effects upon heart disease risk. The original US study is published in the American Heart Association’s journal, Circulation, which is a scientific journal published by Lippincott Williams and Wilkins in the United States. The journal is currently ranked the fourth best journal in the Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems category. The authors note an association between type 2 diabetes, obesity, and weight gain to sugar sweetened beverage consumption, but mentions there are too many variables for an accurate study due to age, smoking, and alcohol to determine effects on coronary heart disease. (4 De Koning)

             After reading the article, I understand that they would take any opportunity to discredit the health industries research in order to keep their sales afloat. These major companies are profiting from the sale of sugar beverages, so to them it would be worth investing millions in the beginning stages of the implementation of the taxes. They see their profits are being swallowed up by another entity that is not even a true competitor. The health industry is trying to save money that the beverages are costing them, and the beverage industry is trying to maintain and increase their sales.

             The tax legislation has not been effective in every city. An article on the ABA website exposes how Cook County Illinois residents opposed the tax post implementation due to the severity of the tax hike and they also protested it is politically toxic, meaning the tax was imposed for the benefit of the health care industry at the expense of the consumers and producers of sugar drinks. A 2009 study showed these taxes do in fact reduce consumption of the certain types of sugar beverages affected by the tax, but these drinks were actually replaced by sugary juices and even beer. In 2017, the tax hit Philadelphia and generated far less revenue than anticipated. The author of the article is unlisted on the website, but upon further examination, I discovered a link to the full article. Basically, the ABA took what they wanted from the actual article to highlight main focus points in favor of their agenda. They use words like, “far less” when the difference between expected revenue, $46.2 million, and actual revenue, $39.5 million, was only $6.7 million, or 15%. (5 Glans)

             The full article posted on October 20, 2017, uses the same verbiage, “far less”, as the ABA version when referring to the profit gap. Here, we learn the original authors name is Matthew Glans. Glans started with Heartland in 2007 as a legislative specialist for insurance and finance, and then in 2012 was names a senior policy analyst. A report researching the effects of the tax on sales of 32 stores in Cook County Illinois revealed a decrease in purchasing of 20-30%. The article refers to the tax as a, “sin tax”. Apparently, Michigan has passed legislation pronouncing the State “shall not impose an excise tax on, or enact, enforce, or administer any ordinance, regulation, resolution, policy, rule, or directive imposing a tax or fee on, the manufacture, distribution, wholesale, or retail sale of food for immediate consumption or non-immediate consumption, except as otherwise provided by federal law or a law of this state.” Perhaps more states will follow their lead halting the progress of the health industry.

Section Three

The American Beverage Association has a website dedicated to current events surrounding these taxes as well as other beverage related issues. I chose this platform because their members consist of distributers, manufacturers, and retail operations, so the audience is vast and would have an interest in propaganda opposing the sugar tax. They also have their own websites that they could utilize to spread the message. Some of the larger members like Coca-Cola, Pepsi Co., and McDonalds could run advertisements on the radio, television, and other forms of social media. Most of the advertising would be relatively cheap, and perhaps they could use my idea to make a more professionally constructed video. (6)

Section Four

I believe the strongest form of media would be YouTube advertisements. They can be short, direct, and will reach a vast audience. The advertisements could be coordinated with YouTube videos that cover a variety of topics including health, fitness, political propaganda, and whatever the professional marketing team at the ABA believes could be effective. Consumers viewing material on YouTube have the option to skip advertisements that are too long, so keeping them under 30 seconds would be beneficial.

Conclusion

The topic of sugar and health seems to be convoluted by the potential of profit. The ABA maintains their stance that their products are unfairly scrutinized alongside other sugar products that are not taxed. The health industry stands firm that sugary beverages are causing a health epidemic in the U.S. that is primarily affecting our youth. Both sides have backed their arguments with extensive research and millions of dollars spent on lobbying legislatures to pass or deny new and existing sugar taxes. Consumers must understand that taxation is a temporary, ineffective, and biased way to control consumption of sugary beverages. The health care providers are multibillion dollar companies who are interested in profits. Their motive is to save money by placing more financial responsibility on the consumers as they purchase products they deem hazardous to health.

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Carter,Rob C. PhDd, Gortmaker, Steven PhDa, Long, Michael W. ScDa, Moodie, Marj L. DrPHd, Resch, Stephen C. PhDb, Sacks, Gary PhDe, Swinburn, Boyd A. MDef, Ward, Zachary J. MPHb “Cost Effectiveness of a Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Excise Tax in the U.S.”. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0749379715000963#!. Accessed November 2017.

Patz, Aviva. “Is Sugar Really That Bad For You?”. https://www.prevention.com/author/aviva-patz. Accessed Nov. 2017. http://www.health.com/health/article/0,,20637702,00.html. Accessed Nov. 2017.

 De Koning, Lawrence, Malik, V.S., Kellogg, M.D., Rimm, E.B., Willett, W.C., and Hu, F.B. “Sweetened Beverage Consumption, Incident Coronary Heart disease and Biomarkers”. Journal of the American Heart Association. March 12, 2012. https://www.beveragedaily.com/Article/2012/03/14/ABA-attacks-study-linking-sugar-sweetened-drinks-to-heart-disease. Accessed Nov. 2017.

Glans, Matthew. “Research & Commentary: Soda Taxes Continue to Fall Flat”. http://www.ameribev.org/education-resources/blog/post/new-soda-taxes-continue-to-fall-flat/. Accessed Nov. 2017. https://www.heartland.org/publications-resources/publications/research--commentary-soda-taxes-continue-to-fall-flat. Accessed Nov. 2017.

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Here Is Everything You Will Learn In Our Complete Course: 

Python is an easy and fun language to learn, and it is now one of the most popular programming languages, suitable for almost any task from developing graphical user interfaces to building web applications.

From the very basics to advanced concepts, this Python programming course is perfect for students wanting to become web or game developers. This course is also open to all learners who wish to gain an understanding of the basic components of computer programming. You will learn basic computer programming concepts and terminologies such as variables, constants, operators, integer arithmetic, expressions, object orientation, function definition, loops, and advanced data structures as well as GUI programming, CGI scripting, advanced graphics, networking, and much more!

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With the right mindset, understanding, and application of the teachings in this course, you will instantly begin to move towards mastering Python! 

When we learn something new, I add it to the course – at no additional cost to you! This is a course that will continue to add more and more to every aspect of your life.

In addition to the Udemy 30-day money back guarantee, you have my personal guarantee that you will love what you learn in this course. If you ever have any questions please feel free to message us directly and we will do our best to get back to you as soon as possible!

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What I can’t do in this Course..

I can’t guarantee your success – this course does take work on your part. But You Can Do It!

I am also not responsible for your actions. You are responsible for 100% of the decisions and actions you make while using this course.

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Full details Understand the basic as well as core concepts of Python programming language Acquire enhanced skills with Python graphics Design, create, develop, and code Python games Read and write external data files using Python Implement functions and call built-in Python functions Debug an entire program and handle errors in Python Implement basic Python structures such as if statements, loops, and functions

Full details This course is designed for students who wish to become developers There are no prerequisites for this course If you want to become proficient at Python games and graphics development, then this course is for you!

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Why are 40,000+ students (and counting) enrolled in my courses? 1) As the CEO of ClayDesk, I teach with passion and purpose! Every course is delivered with my students in mind. 2) My courses will help you gain real world skills and knowledge and change your life today! 3) My dedication to the teaching profession and teaching online. Udemy has named me one of its top instructors. ► Try enrolling in a course with me and see for yourself! ◄ _____________________________________________________________________ Want to learn how to become A Professional Web Developer? Would you like to  Boost Your Career? Then Enroll in my Courses Today! You too can be doing this – and so much more! _____________________________________________________________________ About Syed Raza: Syed graduated from University of Wisconsin in 1995 with a BBA in Finance. Subsequently, he obtained an MBA from Concordia University, LLB and DBL degrees from University Law College, and PhD in Management Sciences. Having obtained MCSE (Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer), MCP+I (Microsoft Certified Professional + Internet), and MCT (Microsoft Certified Trainer), Syed has provided training to thousands of students. ClayDesk provides e-Discovery and cloud computing services including technical training to a wide range of clients globally. Business: Syed Raza is an entrepreneur running his own e-learning site along with providing e-discovery and cloud computing consulting and services to a global client base. Syed is a Microsoft Certified Trainer and a Systems Engineer, and his solid finance and management background gives him a competitive edge. He has taught thousands of students in the United States and continues to inspire s

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