Considering that there is no universally agreed definition of democracy, let alone an ideal democracy, any discussion on an ideal vision of democracy may well be deemed as a futile exercise. But I contend that as Bangladesh is witnessing a reversal of democracy and, like elsewhere, anti-democratic forces are increasingly questioning the validity of democratic ideals, effectiveness of democratic institutions and suggesting an undemocratic system of governance as a new kind of democracy, it is imperative that we explore the meaning of democracy, both normatively and empirically, and lay out an ideal vision to aspire to and fight for. For constructing and elucidating an ideal vision of democracy I propose adopting a puzzle metaphor that includes at least three pieces the foundational principles, the essential attributes, and citizens expectations. Bringing these pieces would allow us to contextualise the concept and institutional arrangements of democracy in a particular country.
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Cagent Vascular Announces PRELUDE-BTK Study Results Presented at LINC Symposium: Confirms Serranator Device Novel Mechanism of Action
February 1, 2021 GMT
WAYNE, Pa. (BUSINESS WIRE) Feb 1, 2021
Cagent Vascular, a developer of serration technology for vessel dilatation in endovascular interventions, announced the results of its PRELUDE-BTK Study at this year’s LINC Symposium on January 29th. The PRELUDE-BTK Study, was a prospective, single-arm, multi-center feasibility study to show the safety and efficacy of Serration Angioplasty. The study was led by co-Principal Investigators, Drs. Andrew Holden (Auckland, New Zealand), who presented the data, and Michael Lichtenberg (Arnsberg, Germany). Four other centers from Europe participated in the trial which included 30-day and 6-month follow up.
Promoting Industry Collaboration Initiative
Collaborations between universities and industry have led to economic development, innovation and discovery. To further stimulate UWâMadisonâs research enterprise in this arena, the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and Graduate Education (OVCRGE) is launching the Promoting Industry Collaboration Initiative (PICI) to facilitate research partnerships and graduate-student internships in collaboration with the private sector. The initiative is supported by the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF).
This strategic initiative focuses on developing, building and promoting collaborations between UWâMadison and the private sector. It seeks to address solutions to complex social, environmental and economic challenges (e.g. energy, food, health, security) that are best addressed via collaboration between universities and industry. This initiative also supports semester or semester-plus-summer long internships
2020 saw two books by Survey team members appear in print.
The Oxford handbook of English grammar, edited by Bas Aarts, Jill Bowie and Gergana Popova, provides a wide-ranging and authoritative critical survey of current knowledge of the grammar of the English language, and competing research methodologies that may be applied to it.
Sean Wallis’s monograph
Statistics in Corpus Linguistics Research focuses on a single perspective. Whereas ‘statistics’ is frequently associated with bottom-up ‘number-crunching’, he shows how a cyclic methodology in Corpus Linguistics, with the linguist in control, may be combined with statistically sound argumentation. Such a perspective places a greater burden on the linguist, however.
Graphcore launches Academic Programme
Graphcore has launched its Academic Programme, extending the company’s commitment to supporting universities and other institutions exploring new applications and approaches to artificial intelligence.
The Graphcore Academic Programme is aimed at researchers, principal investigators, professors, Masters and PhD students, and PostDocs around the world who wish to use Graphcore systems in their research or teaching.
Participants will receive free access to IPU compute systems, comprising 16x Mk1 GC2 IPUs on 8x C2 PCIe cards, inside a Dell DSS8440 server.
Other benefits of the programme include support and regular check-ins from Graphcore’s in-house researchers and engineers. Graphcore may also offer support with grant applications and funding proposals.