We consider the leader-follower multiagent systems in which the leader executes the desired trajectory and the followers implement the consensus algorithm subject to stochastic disturbances. The performance of the leader-follower systems is quantified by using the steady-state variance of the deviation of followers from the leader. We study the asymptotic scaling of the variance in directed lat...

Polarization in American politics has been extensively documented and analyzed for decades, and the phenomenon became all the more apparent during the 2016 presidential election, where Trump and Clinton depicted two radically different pictures of America. Inspired by this gaping polarization and the extensive utilization of Twitter during the 2016 presidential campaign, in this paper we take t...

This study develops and tests a model of followers' attribution of charismatic qualities to their leader. The model stipulates that, leaders' visions being equal, followers' attributions of charisma to their leader will be determined by their leader's individual attributes and situational contexts. Specifically, this study theorizes that leaders' attributes, such as competence and sacrifice, be...

Forager honeybees dancing on the comb are able to attract dance-followers from distances across the comb that are too remote for tactile or visual signals to play a role. An alternative signal could be the vibrations of the comb at 200-300 Hz generated by dancing bees but which, without amplification, may not be large enough to alert remote dance-followers. We describe here, however, an unexpec...

It is typical to assume that there is no conflict of interest among leaders. Under such assumption, it is known that, for a multi-agent system with two leaders, if the followers’ interaction subgraph is undirected and connected, then followers will converge to a convex combination of two leaders’ states with linear consensus protocol. In this paper, we introduce the conflict between leaders: by...

How to cite this article: Roberts, R.D., 2012, ‘Deviance or acceptable difference: Observance of the Law in Romans 14–15 and Dialogue with Trypho 47’, HTS Teologiese Studies/ Theological Studies 68(1), Art. #1015, 10 pages. http:// dx.doi.org/10.4102/hts. v68i1.1015 Utilising the symbolic interactionist study of deviance, this article compares the treatment of Law-observant Christ-followers in ...

The honeybee (Apis mellifera) waggle dance is one of the most intriguing animal communication signals. A dancing bee communicates the location of a profitable food source and its odour. Followers may often experience situations in which dancers indicate an unfamiliar location but carry the scent of a flower species the followers experienced previously at different locations. Food scents often r...