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Autonarrativas, Autoetnografias e reflexões sobre subjetividade e saúde reúne relatos sensíveis e reflexões teóricas sobre os atravessamentos entre experiência, cuidado, subjetividade e adoecimento. Dividida entre autonarrativas de mulheres que viveram o câncer de mama – como pacientes ou cuidadoras – e textos analíticos produzidos por pesquisadoras de diferentes áreas da Psicologia, a obra constrói um diálogo potente entre experiência pessoal e produção acadêmica. Partindo de desenhos e escritas autobiográficas elaborados durante o processo terapêutico da organizadora, o livro articula perspectivas como psicanálise, gestalt-terapia, psicologia social construcionista e relações raciais, propondo uma abordagem acessível, sensível e interdisciplinar sobre saúde e subjetividade. Mais do que um livro acadêmico, a coletânea se apresenta como espaço de escuta, elaboração e compartilhamento de experiências humanas marcadas pelo cuidado e pela resistência.

This open access two-volume set LNCS 11561 and 11562 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 31st International Conference on Computer Aided Verification, CAV 2019, held in New York City, USA, in July 2019. The 52 full papers presented together with 13 tool papers and 2 case studies, were carefully reviewed and selected from 258 submissions. The papers were organized in the following topical sections: Part I: automata and timed systems; security and hyperproperties; synthesis; model checking; cyber-physical systems and machine learning; probabilistic systems, runtime techniques; dynamical, hybrid, and reactive systems; Part II: logics, decision procedures; and solvers; numerical programs; verification; distributed systems and networks; verification and invariants; and concurrency.

Climate Adaptation and Resilience Across Scales provides professionals with guidance on adapting the built environment to a changing climate. This edited volume brings together practitioners and researchers to discuss climate-related resilience from the building to the city scale. This book highlights North American cases that deal with issues such as climate projections, public health, adaptive capacity of vulnerable populations, and design interventions for floodplains, making the content applicable to many locations around the world. The contributors in this book discuss topics ranging from how built environment professionals respond to a changing climate, to how the building stock may need to adapt to climate change, to how resilience is currently being addressed in the design, construction, and operations communities. The purpose of this book is to provide a better understanding of climate change impacts, vulnerability, and resilience across scales of the built environment. Architects, urban designers, planners, landscape architects, and engineers will find this a useful resource for adapting buildings and cities to a changing climate.

Biodiversity of Ecosystems gives a detailed report and extensive overview of the frontiers of pure and applied biodiversity research. Chapters address such topics as abiotic factors that affect biodiversity, the efforts of conservation and sustainability, and urban and agricultural ecosystems and include case studies about special methodical problems and research approaches.

Le présent volume contient trois études où les rapports entre le discours, l’espace et l’utopie sont abordés de diverses manières. Moments du travail de chacun, elles entendent servir de base à une discussion élargie.

In the twenty-first century, bearings are expected to perform better in the form of various operating conditions, that is from low speed to extremely high speed and from low load to huge load applications. The expectations from the field of bearing technology are great. During the recent years, we have been witnessing the development of a new generation of mechanical systems that are highly miniaturized and very sophisticated, yet extremely robust. Technological progress creates increasingly arduous conditions for rolling mechanisms.

Recent crises – such as the pandemic, raw material shortages, maritime transport disruptions and the Ukraine war – have disrupted EU firms’ supply chains and exposed their dependency on foreign imports. This study, conducted by the European Investment Bank in collaboration with the Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs (DG GROW) looked at how EU firms are adapting to these challenges. Some key findings: 37% of EU firms reported that access to commodities and raw materials was a major obstacle, while 34% were affected by disruptions in logistics and transport. Despite these difficulties, EU firms have demonstrated remarkable agility and enhanced the resilience of their supply chains by increasing inventories, investing in digital tracking and diversifying trade partners. The report also found that the resulting innovation, digitalisation, strengthened management and productivity gains are helping EU companies to develop and improve their ability to withstand future trade shocks. However, geopolitical tensions and global disruptions are on the rise, increasing concerns about the security of Europe’s economy and highlighting the need for coordinated EU responses.

This Open Access book provides a new understanding of the meanings and motivations behind the wearing of beards, moustaches and whiskers, and their associated practices and practitioners. Concerning Beards offers an important new long-term perspective on health and the male body in British society. It argues that the male face has long been an important site for the articulation of bodily health and vigour, as well as masculinity. Through an exploration of the history of male facial hair in England, Alun Withey underscores its complex meanings, medical implications and socio-cultural significance from the mid-17th to the early 20th century. Herein, he charts the gradual shift in concepts of facial hair and shaving - away from ‘formal’ medicine and practice - towards new concepts of hygiene and personal grooming. The ebook editions of this book are available open access under a CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 licence on bloomsburycollections.com. Open access was funded by the Wellcome Trust. This book is part of the Facialities series, which explores the social, cultural and political significance of the face in human history.

Sechs Essays erörtern in diesem Band die Vielschichtigkeit der Moderne aus wissenschaftsphilosophischer Sicht. beginitemize item Wie und warum sind Gläubige oft unabsichtlich blasphemisch? item Warum und wie dürfen Fundamentalisten kulturell modernisiert werden? item Wie und warum hängt Demokratie mit der Aufklärung zusammen? item Wie könne man Tier und Mensch in ethischer Hinsicht scharf voneinander tr ennen? item Warum ist Begriffsarmut in modernen Gesellschaften eine ernsthafte Herausf orderung? item Wie gestaltet sich unsere Denkweise als eine diskursive Universalität? enditemize Kurzum, warum ist die menschliche Unzulänglichkeit so überwältigend, und warum ist ein andauerndes Verbesserungsstreben in modernen Gesellschaften vonnöten? Der Autor, Gunnar Skirbekk, ist Professor für Wissenschaftsphilosophie an der Universität Bergen und Gründer des dortigen Zentrums für Wissenschaftstheorie. Seine Texte sind in mehr als 20 Sprachen erschienen. Zu den deutschsprachigen Büchern gehören Wahrheitstheorien (1977), Geschichte der Philosophie (1993) und Praxeologie der Moderne (2002).

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Este livro reúne quatro contributos para um melhor conhecimento da geografia linguística do crioulo português de Cabo Verde. Os três primeiros – estratos reelaborados de outras tantas teses de mestrado que foram aceite pela Universidade de Cabo Verde (UNI-CV) – descrevem variedades insulares até agora não ou pouco estudadas (ilhas do Fogo, do Maio e de Santo Antão). O quarto aproveita estas e outras descrições de variedades insulares para traçar um primeiro quadro aproximativo da articulação linguística de todo o arquipélago cabo-verdiano. Dieses Buch vereint vier Beiträge zur Verbesserung unserer Kenntnis der geographischen Variation im portugiesischen Kreol der Kapverden. Die ersten drei – überarbeitete Auszüge aus von der staatlichen Universität der Kapverden (Universidade de Cabo Verde, UNI-CV) angenommenen Masterarbeiten – beschreiben bislang nicht oder nur unzureichend untersuchte Inselvarietäten (Inseln Fogo, Maio und Santo Antão). Der vierte entwirft, gestützt auf diese und andere Beschreibungen von Varietäten einzelner Inseln, eine erste Skizze der geographischen Variation des kapverdischen Kreols innerhalb des gesamten Archipels.

Feminist Research Alliances: Affective Convergences is the first volume of the "Researching with GEMMA" series whose main purpose is to present innovative, in-depth, and culturally provocative research on critical issues in Gender and Women’s Studies produced within the GEMMA Erasmus Mundus community. By turning to the feminist alliances and the transformative feminist research convergences constructed throughout 15 years together, scholars, collaborators, and alumni reflect on social and political transformations; the decolonisation of academic practices and curricula; the conception of research as involved in a process that calls for self-reflexive and participatory approaches; the necessary involvement of, and claim for, emotions and affects in our research practices; and an emphasis on qualitative and creative research methods and pedagogies.

Introduction and Scope—During the last few decades, an enormous effort has been made to understand corrosion phenomena and their mechanisms, and to elucidate the causes that dramatically influence the service lifetime of metal materials. The performance of metal materials in aggressive environments is critical for a sustainable society. The failure of the material in service impacts the economy, the environment, health, and society. In this regard, corrosion-based economic losses due to maintenance, repair, and the replacement of existing structures and infrastructure account for up to 4% of gross domestic product (GDP) in well developed countries. One of the biggest issues in corrosion engineering is estimating service lifetime. Corrosion prediction has become very difficult, as there is no direct correlation with service lifetime and experimental lab results, usually as a result of discrepancies between accelerated testing and real corrosion processes. It is of major interest to forecast the impact of corrosion-based losses on society and the global economy, since existing structures and infrastructure are becoming old, and crucial decisions now need to be made to replace them. On the other hand, environmental protocols seek to reduce greenhouse effects. Therefore, low emission policies, in force, establish regulations for the next generation of materials and technologies. Advanced technologies and emergent materials will enable us to get through the next century. Great advances are currently in progress for the development of corrosion-resistant metal materials for different sectors, such as energy, transport, construction, and health. This Special Issue on the corrosion and protection of metals is focused on current trends in corrosion science, engineering, and technology, ranging from fundamental to applied research, thus covering subjects related to corrosion mechanisms and modelling, protection and inhibition processes, and mitigation strategies.

Künste bilden einen genuinen Bereich der Produktion von Wissen. Künstlerisches Wissen steht dabei im Austausch mit anderen kulturellen, sozialen oder politischen Wissensbereichen, es ist zugleich mit Praktiken verbunden, die an die Ränder etablierter und konsolidierter Wissensformen führen können. Die Beiträger*innen des Bandes stellen transdisziplinäre Ansätze zum Verständnis künstlerischer Wissensgenerierung vor, die aus dem Graduiertenkolleg »Das Wissen der Künste« hervorgegangen sind.

This book offers a global perspective on the latest advancements and trends in digital humanities and intelligent computing of cultural heritage, covering both academic research and case studies within cultural institutions. This edited volume brings together views and practices from different regions, including Asia, Europe, Africa, North America, and Australia. It offers innovative approaches and case studies related to humanities data and digital methods, with a focus on digital humanities research and pedagogy and cultural heritage organisation and preservation, in particular the development of digital knowledge repositories and methods for digital intelligence in cultural heritage. Each case study highlights unique cultural characteristics and academic histories, resulting in diverse development priorities and thematic directions. However, this diversity can also lead to imbalances and isolation within the field. To gain a better understanding of the complex trends in the development of the digital humanities, this book offers valuable insights from case studies and research practices, showcasing global contributions from scholars and institutions. This title will appeal to scholars and students of digital humanities and information science, particularly those studying heritage management and intelligent computing. Professionals working at the intersection of technology and cultural heritage will also find this book of great interest. The Open Access version of this book, available at http://www.taylorfrancis.com, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC-BY-NC-ND) 4.0 license.