In the presence of a low pH environment, the channel-forming T domain of diphtheria toxin undergoes a conformational change that allows for both its own insertion into planar lipid bilayers and the translocation of the toxin's catalytic domain across them. Given that the T domain contributes only three transmembrane segments, and the channel is permeable to ions as large as glucosamine(+) and N...

The paper delineates the place of J. G. Hamann’s interpretation Socrates in view preceding tradition and context thought Enlightenment, as well influence his appropriation Socratic problematics on philosophy 18–19th centuries.

While the relation between the individual and the state belongs clearly to one of the most complex issues in Western political philosophy, the relation between the Socrates of the Apology and that of the Crito ranks, accordingly, as one of the most contentious problems in the entire Socratic scholarship. This is due to the fact that in the Apology (29 c–d) one is confronted with a defiant rebel...

Together in God’s Theatre is Ian Nell’s monograph concerning a theodramatic approach to explain practical theology within an African context. He locates his as aesthetic and considers theo-drama useful “drama ‘story’ by nature with plot that unfolds emphasizes the unity of action over period’ (xi). His aim use both read performed aspects drama “help shape field theology” (xiii) he does so means...

The history of Western philosophy, at least as reflected in university curricula in the English-speaking world, is standardly divided into three major periods: ancient philosophy, early modern philosophy, and modern philosophy. Ancient philosophy is seen as inaugurated by Socrates, and the subsequent writings of Plato and Aristotle undoubtedly set much of the agenda for the development of Weste...

The limits of current forms of interactive drama have been now clearly identified: interactive character based stories are poorly interactive, the plot remaining nearly linear; interactive virtual worlds are poorly dramatic, with no plot at all; the role of the user is confuse. This paper will give guidelines on how those problems should be tackled, by putting Artificial Intelligence (AI) in th...

Tennessee Williams attaches great emphasis to the poetic quality of his drama and contributes to the development of the dramatic form, poetic realism, by injecting the elements and spirit of poetry into every aspect of his dramaturgy. The thesis intends to analyze the characteristics and the achievements of the dramatic form of Williams’ “poetic realism” in A Streetcar Named Desire in terms of ...

In story-based games or other interactive story systems, a Drama Manager is an omniscient agent that acts to bring about a particular sequence of plot points for the user to experience. We present a Drama Manager that uses player modeling to personalize the user’s story according to his or her storytelling preferences. In order to deliver personalized stories, a Drama Manager must make decision...