Jan Koster

Summary This release marks the transition of the Idea Graph Framework from a internal concept to a public draft. It provides a foundational blueprint for describing visual compositions and modelling uncertainty. It includes a functional sandbox environment for testing. Key Features in this Draft Architectural Blueprint: Core concepts and structural definitions of the framework. Working Sandbox: A ready-to-use environment to explore the framework's capabilities. Initial Documentation: Overview of the intended workflows and data structures. Community Feedback & Goals The primary goal of this v0.9.2 release is to gather community feedback. We are specifically looking for input on: The clarity of the framework's logic. Enhancements. workflow proposals. Potential edge cases. Note: As a "Public Draft", this version is intended for evaluation and discussion. Breaking changes may occur in future iterations based on feedback.

Die Bezeichnung ‚Logischer Behaviorismus‘ wurde von Carl Gustav HempelHempel, Carl Gustav in seinem Aufsatz „The Logical Analysis of Psychology“ (Hempel Hempel: The Logical Analysis of Psychology. In: Ausonio Marras (Hg.): Intentionality, Mind, and Language. Urbana/Chicago/London 1972, 115–131 (frz. 1935).) eingeführt, um das Psychologieverständnis des Logisch-Empiristischen Einheitswissenschaftsprogramms vom Psychologischen Behaviorismus abzugrenzen. Unter letzterem ist eine zu Beginn des 20. Jahrhunderts entstandene psychologische Schule zu verstehen, die sich als Gegenströmung zur Introspektions-basierten Psychologie einzig der Untersuchung des „bodily behaviour“ widmete, „with which man and the animals respond to changes in their physical environment“ (Hempel 1935, 375). Der Logische Behaviorismus wird von den Logischen Empiristen dagegen als eine philosophisch begründete Antwort auf die Frage entworfen, in welchem Sinne Psychologie überhaupt als Wissenschaft gelten kann (Hempel 1935, 375).

Cancers often express hundreds of genes otherwise specific to germ cells, the germline/cancer (GC) genes. Here, we present and discuss the hypothesis that activation of a “germline program” promotes cancer cell malignancy. We do so by proposing four hallmark processes of the germline: meiosis, epigenetic plasticity, migration, and metabolic plasticity. Together, these hallmarks enable replicative immortality of germ cells as well as cancer cells. Especially meiotic genes are frequently expressed in cancer, implying that genes unique to meiosis may play a role in oncogenesis. Because GC genes are not expressed in healthy somatic tissues, they form an appealing source of specific treatment targets with limited side effects besides infertility. Although it is still unclear why germ cell specific genes are so abundantly expressed in cancer, from our hypothesis it follows that the germline's reproductive program is intrinsic to cancer development.

In a nutshell, this dissertation builds a bridge between an informal psychological model of emotions on the one hand, and implementation of emotions in robots and virtual characters on the other hand. This is done by formalizing a psychological model of emotions. With that we1 mean translating the concepts used in the psy- chological model to a logical language with unambiguous semantics. The resulting formalization of emotions will give rise to theorems that can be proved to be true. These theorems are properties of the formal model and can be checked against the original psychological model of emotions. If they match, this will mean that the formalization is truthful with respect to the psychological model. The description of the model of emotions in this formal language can then be used as a foundation for implementing emotions in robots and virtual characters