Open Access Books

One of the ways meanings of words can be understood is based on their distributional properties. Such methodology offers an interesting quantitative viewpoint on the study of the lexicography of long-extinct languages. This chapter explores the use of Pointwise Mutual Information (PMI), a well-known statistical word association measure used in collocation analysis. PMI is applied to the data in order to gain insights on the semantic nuances of Akkadian verbs of seeing (amāru, naṭālu, palāsu, dagālu, ḫiātu, barû, and subbû). To evaluate the data-driven results, the findings are compared to previous philological work by Ainsley Dicks. The analysis of the top-ranked PMI-extracted collocates provides a good overview of the typical semantic differences between the seven verbs of interest.

El siguiente libro es el resultado de la investigación denominada “Validación de un instrumento de recolección de datos que permita identificar la influencia de las condiciones de la organización del trabajo en la protección radiológica para personal en salud” la cual estuvo articulada al grupo de investigación Bioinnova del semillero de investigación Bionativo y en el marco de la Red Internacional de Formación y Educación en Salud (RIFES) de la Escuela de Ciencias de la Salud de la Universidad Nacional Abierta y a Distancia. La articulación investigativa con diferentes instituciones educativas y productivas a través de la red RIFES, permitió permear el proceso de investigación, que da cuenta de la necesidad de implementar herramientas para la identificación, evaluación del riesgo psicosocial en diferentes organizaciones económicas. Este libro contribuye de manera sustancial al aporte de las condiciones de la organización del trabajo en diferentes organizaciones, por lo cual se puede estandarizar algunos procesos al poner en práctica los conceptos dados en su contenido. En el transitar de cada uno de los capítulos, el lector identificara desde la conceptualización, normatividad y aplicación del riesgo psicosocial, la necesidad de promover la proyección del cuidado de los trabajadores desde la salud mental, física y social.

Zeitschrift für Kristallographie. Supplement Volume 23 presents the complete Proceedings of all contributions to the IX European Powder Diffraction Conference in Prague 2004: Method Development and Application, Instrumental, Software Development, Materials Supplement Series of Zeitschrift für Kristallographie publishes Proceedings and Abstracts of international conferences on the interdisciplinary field of crystallography.

Леонид родился в г. Казани в 1934 г. Там же закончил Химико-технологический институт в 1956 г. по специальности химик-технолог. Работал на Казанском заводе СК, сначала мастером, а затем Заместителем Начальника цеха. В 1963 г. Леонид переехал в Москву, где работал в институте Гипрокаучук, сначала Главным инженером проекта по Нижнекамскому нефтехимкомбинату, а затем Заместителем Главного инженера института. В 1991 году переехал в Израиль, а затем 1997 г. в Америку. Стихи начал писать в 70-ых. В молодости увлекался спортом: волейбол, лёгкая атлетика, бокс, плавание и шахматы. Любит классическую музыку, оперу, балет, старинные романсы и т.д. Женат более 60 лет, имеет дочь и внука.

Le sida est devenu aujourd'hui la maladie de notre fin de siècle. Par ses associations avec le sang, le sexe et la mort, il traduit les représentations essentielles de la société actuelle quant à ses propres fondements en même temps qu'il ravive les figures discursives de peur et d'exclusion attachées aux épidémies antérieures. Pour en saisir le jeu de significations et de constructions symboliques, le présent ouvrage analyse, en le considérant comme un matériau d'étude ethnographique, un corpus de romans en français et en anglais parus entre 1987 et 1992. La lecture adoptée se veut ethno-critique, entre les champs de l'anthropologie et de la critique littéraire. Si le corpus romanesque est ainsi révélateur d'une crise, il se présente aussi, face aux idéologies répressives, comme littérature de témoignage, de mémoire et de résistance.

It is crucial that we strengthen existing structures worldwide, especially in earthquake-prone areas. Recent earthquakes have highlighted the inadequacy of many existing structures, which have been damaged from previous powerful earthquakes and have been designed without code provisions or according to old code provisions that are now obsolete. Furthermore, the majority of existing buildings in low- and middle-income countries have been constructed using substandard materials and without application of code provisions; therefore, the structural vulnerability in these areas is highly concerning.Recently, there has been enormous development in novel construction materials that could be effectively utilised to protect existing structures and to enhance structural resilience. This Special Issue provides an overview of the latest scientific advancements in the development of novel technologies for durable earthquake-resistant Reinforced Concrete (RC) structures. These studies are focused on the development and application of innovative repair and strengthening techniques using novel composite and high-performance materials for the structural performance improvement and improved durability of existing RC structures.

Electromechanical transducers based on piezoelectric layers and thin films are continuously finding their way into micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS). Piezoelectric transducers feature a linear voltage response, no snap-in behavior and can provide both attractive and repulsive forces. This removes inherent physical limitations present in the commonly used electrostatic transducer approach, while maintaining beneficial properties such as low-power operation. In order to exploit the full potential of piezoelectric MEMS, interdisciplinary research efforts range from investigations of advanced piezoelectric materials over the design of novel piezoelectric MEMS sensor and actuator devices, to the integration of PiezoMEMS devices into full low-power systems. In this Special Issue, the current status of this exciting research field will be presented, covering a wide range of topics including, but not limited to: • Experimental and theoretical research on piezoelectric materials such as AlN, ScAlN, ZnO or PZT, PVDF with a strong focus on the application of MEMS devices. • Deposition and synthesis techniques for piezoelectric materials enabling integration of those materials into MEMS fabrication processes. • Modelling and simulation of piezoelectric MEMS devices and systems. • Piezoelectric MEMS resonators for measuring physical quantities such as mass, acceleration, yaw rate, pressure and viscosity or density of liquids. • Optical MEMS devices, such as scanning micro mirror devices and optical switches, based on piezoelectric MEMS. • Acoustic devices, such as SAW, BAW or FBARs and acoustic transducers, based on piezoelectric MEMS, such as microphones or loudspeakers. • Piezoelectric energy harvesting devices. • Specific packaging aspects of piezoelectric devices and systems. • Low and zero power systems, featuring low-power sensors combined with energy harvesting devices, at least one of which is based on piezoelectric MEMS.

In recent years, thin layer technologies, including fabrication of different micro- and nano-structures, have undergone tremendous progress. Such layers are made for a variety of industrial and scientific applications. Due to the extreme physico-chemical properties of the available structures, there are many promising applications (eg, due to biocompatibility, biological and medical applications between living tissues and materials). Pre-tailored special surface layers/structures could be realized for implants in dental, neurological and orthopedic applications. There are also different methods that have been applied to produce special mono and multilayers with extreme electrical end magnetic properties. Also some methods have been developed to produce surface structure applications eg, for environmental applications with necessary resistivity and anti-corrosion properties.Some theoretical/mathematical simulation methods have also been developed for better compatibility of theory with experiments.This book consists of 10 chapters describing the physico-chemical base of deposition and coating microfabrication, thus providing some overview on how to measure the physical and chemical parameters of fabricated structures and how to solve compatibility and fitting problems, etc.

This book is an attempt to both bridge the gap—and show the similarities—in understanding this issue on both sides, as well as to examine the dynamics of the interplay between the United States and Japan over the destiny of the islands. It is not only a historical study of U.S.-Japan relations and Japanese political and diplomatic history but is also an attempt to contribute to Bonin- and Iwo Jima-related studies.

The article describes the most common examples of stereotypes and genealisations about Jews which appeared throughout Polish history. The author focuses on two modern dramas – “Our Class” by Tadeusz Słobodzianek and “Jew” by Artur Pałyga. Both of the stories show how much stereotyping affected negatively Polish-Jewish relations.

The aim of this research is to expose Wiktor Voroshilsky’s translation strategy, especially the translation methods and techniques he uses as the author of the Polish versions of Russian poems. Theorists of translation quite often pay attention to the problem of translation of proper names, exploring different contexts related to this issue. Bazyli Tichoniuk wrote about the translation of names within Polish and Russian at the time, while for other languages we can mention works by Ewa Teodorowicz-Hellman, Anna Szcześniak, Elżbieta Skibińska, Anna Majkiewicz, and Krzysztof Hejwowski. This article attempts to indicate a specific translator’s approach to translating proper names. The material under study consists of 25 poems selected from 211 works translated by Voroshilsky. The main selection criterion was the saturation of the poem with elements of interest to the authors, as well as their diversity. This determined the research method, which focused on analysing the repeatability and variety of translation techniques. Finally, we concluded that Voroshilsky employed different methods of translation, often guided by the function performed by the proper names in the text. We also paid attention to his objective to bring the text closer to the target audience and on the creativity of the translator.

L'émergence des nationalismes périphériques à la fin du xixe siècle signe l'échec des libéraux espagnols dans leur tentative, plus rhétorique qu'effective, de créer un État-nation sur le modèle de celui qui à la même époque atteint sa plénitude dans la France républicaine et jacobine. Pour des raisons qui tiennent autant à son indigence économique qu'à son inefficience politique, l'État libéral apparut aux Espagnols comme une réalité toujours lointaine, souvent hostile, et en tout cas dépourv...

The Element examines political participation across diverse activities, individual-level explanations, patterns over time, and cross-national differences, and provides an analysis of gender patterns in participation. It examines the activities of the European Social Survey. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.

The volume deals with various topics related to keyboard music in the sixteenth century. These include aesthetic ideas associated with keyboard playing, the spread of the harpsichord in the sixteenth century, keyboard notation and its specific features, questions of tempo, rhythm and ornamentation, and iconographic sources as a basis for reconstructing playing techniques. It gathers the proceedings of a conference held at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Vienna in 2021. The contributions cover a wide range of aspects of musical style, repertoire and performance practice, as well as the socio-cultural significance of plucked instruments in the sixteenth century. It is aimed at musicologists and musicians.

Economic history; Social and cultural history