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El ejercicio de reunir estas historias, estos conocimientos disponibles, se propuso para encontrar las palabras y los signos que, como prenociones sobre la vida cotidiana de un grupo individuos, ilustraran (no solo) un mar de problemas (sociológicos): anomías, malestares —por ejemplo, los delirios de violencia, el abuso de alcohol y drogas, las rencillas familiares, etc.—, sino también solidaridades y, sobre todo, amores: múltiples y coloridas representaciones que los individuos-partes del grupo (mis familiares y yo mismo) hacemos de nuestro estado, de nuestras condiciones, del lugar que ocupamos con respecto a los demás. Bourdianamente, me corresponde como científico social “demandar al razonamiento, la revelación de las causas estructurales que las palabras y los signos aparentes no develan más que velándolas” (Bourdieu 2000, 558). Intento con este texto, especialmente tras su lectura, hacer conscientes los mecanismos que hacen que funcione el mundo social que construimos en nuestras familias, es decir, la estructura de la interacción que configuramos: la familia en su forma de ser. No para neutralizar los detonantes/causas de las formas anómalas de interacción, ni para resolver los problemas que generan. Basta con comprender las verdaderas causas del malestar que solo se expresan a la luz de la cotidianidad. Si sobrevive la pregunta respecto a ¿cuál es el grado de efectividad de este mensaje sociológico?, respondería que solo quiero hacer/conocer nuestra forma social de interactuar/ser/vivir. Y este hacer/conocer remite a un asunto científico/metodológico con implicaciones políticas: cada repertorio de conocimientos fue obtenido conversando, no interrogando ni siguiendo cuestionario alguno. Se trató de una entrevista etnográfica que incluyó, además de su escritura o transcripción, la lectura posterior entre quienes la hicieron posible. Solo este ejercicio de reflexividad nos permitirá maniobrar con mayor libertad a la hora de seguir siendo parte de este mundo.

The present study constitutes the first diplomatic edition of the text in which the doctor, philosopher and educator António Ribeiro Sanches proposes a plan for the education of the young Russian noblemen (manuscript of 1766). After studying with the famous Dutch physician and chemist Hermann Boerhaave, the propagation of whose methods he promoted notably (in the Universities of Coimbra, Strasburg and Saint Petersburg), Ribeiro Sanches spent sixteen years in Russia providing scientific and professional services with official status. The plan for the education of the young Russian noblemen was written at the request of the illuminated Empress Catherine II, as part of the cultured and political openness that the promoted. In the proposal of Ribeiro Sanches, one notes properties that are innovative and modern for the time, such as the practical nature of the proposed instruction, as well as its usefulness, social tolerance and scientific and organizational rigor.

This book is an ethnographic study of the internal dynamics of a subcultural community that defines itself as a social movement. While the majority of scholarly studies on this movement focus on its official face, on its front stage, this book concerns itself with the ideological and practical paradoxes at work within the micro-social dynamics of the backstage, an area that has so far been neglected in social movement studies. The central question is how hierarchy and authority function in a social movement subculture that disavows such concepts. The squatters’ movement, which defines itself primarily as anti-hierarchical and anti-authoritarian, is profoundly structured by the unresolved and perpetual contradiction between both public disavowal and simultaneous maintenance of hierarchy and authority within the movement. This study analyzes how this contradiction is then reproduced in different micro-social interactions, examining the methods by which people negotiate minute details of their daily lives as squatter activists in the face of a funhouse mirror of ideological expectations reflecting values from within the squatter community, that, in turn, often refract mainstream, middle class norms.

»Voluntarium indirectum«: The thesis examines the so-called Principle of Double Effect (»PDE«) based on the question whether it is permissible to cause the death of an innocent person if the death is the unintended side effect of an intrinsically neutral act. It comes to the conclusion that the PDE is a philosophically convincing concept and should also be applied in legal doctrine in order to consistently resolve cases such as indirect euthanasia, collateral damage and the shooting down of an aeroplane.

"How does social media affect working life in Higher Education? How are universities harnessing its power to aid student learning? This innovative collection brings together academics and those working in professional services to examine these questions and more. The diverse and expert contributors analyse the many ways social media can be used to enhance teaching and learning, research, professional practice, leadership, networking and career development. The impact of social media is evaluated critically, with an eye both to the benefits and the problems of using these new forms of digital communication. This is the first volume to give such detailed attention to this area of high interest. Its innovative approach extends to its creation, with contributors found via their presence on Twitter. The short and impactful chapters are accessible while retaining an academic focus through their application of relevant learning theory and educational context. Social Media and Higher Education is essential reading for any professional working in higher education, including lecturers teaching education courses. It is also significant for researchers looking at more recent developments in higher education and what it means to work in a modern higher education environment."

1776 wurde in der niederländischen Republik ein Gesetz erlassen, das ausschließlich für Schwarze Menschen und People of Color gelten sollte, die als Sklav*innen in die Niederlande kamen. Wie und warum geschah das? Was bedeutete das für die betroffenen Menschen und deren Lebensalltag? Anhand eines großen und in weiten Teilen bisher unerforschten Quellenkorpus geht Julia Holzmann diesen Fragen interdisziplinär und intersektional nach. Sie* untersucht die enge Verflechtung zwischen Kolonien und Metropole sowie rechtlichen, sprachlichen und sozialen Praktiken, darunter auch Rassismus. Ihre* biografischen Mikrostudien geben Einblick in die Geschichte Schwarzer Menschen und People of Color in den Niederlanden.

Process systems engineering (PSE) integrates chemical engineering, systems engineering, intelligent engineering, control engineering, information technology, computer technology, management science, and other disciplines of theory and technology for system optimization and sustainability. With the development of artificial intelligence, 5G technology, big data, blockchain, and robots, PSE aims to save energy, protect the environment, achieve safety control, optimize operation, and strengthen the procedures of complex process production systems. From the system perspective, PSE is used for the development of multi-scale processing methods and data integration technology platforms for industrial process data, integrated modeling and system simulation technology platforms for logistics and energy flow, as well as technology platforms for state inspection and safety analysis for process integration and process-strengthening solutions. This Special Issue focuses on the latest novel developments in process systems engineering, with regard to environmental protection and sustainable development. It focuses on advances in process design, product design, and process dynamics and control toward sustainability. Research endeavors contributing to this quest have already expanded the boundary of PSE to consider the economic, environmental, and societal aspects of processes, products, and their life cycles.

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Num tempo em que sereequaciona todo um sistema de proteção social, este livro, que se debruçasobre as soluções encontradas em Portugal durante a Idade Moderna, não poderiaser mais atual. De facto (nunca é demais recordar), o conhecimento da evoluçãohistórica das ideias e instituições fornece-nos instrumentos inigualáveis para acompreensão do presente.As instituições de proteção social são aquiperspetivadas como ponto de confluência de crenças, sistemas doutrinários elegislativos, interesses e possibilidades. Muito para além do elenco dasorganizações de proteção social, que fornece, a Autora procura as razões da suaexistência e das suas modalidades. E assim, com o estudo das instituições, dosseus dirigentes e dos homens e mulheres socorridos (e tantas vezes controlados),desemboca-se na sociedade da Época Moderna, na sua arquitetura política,jurídica, ideológica, social e económica.

Transdisciplinarity is a term used to describe a process in which disciplines work together to explore problems subordinating disciplinary processes and methods for the common goal of solving the problem or challenge. Along with an overview of the book’s purpose and outline of the chapter structure, this opening chapter summarizes the collective learnings related to context, scope and scale of approaches captured across the book, and the necessary conditions for designing effective transdisciplinary curricula. It defines key terms and provides a framework for understanding teaching and learning in transdisciplinary forms. The book covers four sections: Designing Effective Transdisciplinary Curricula, Transforming Professional Identities through Transdisciplinary Learning, Strategies for Incorporating Global Experiential Learning in Design Programs, and Global Transdisciplinary Education. The concluding chapter draws together approaches and complexities encountered, offering a comprehensive summary of conceptual tools and theories in which to situate this work.

Through an analysis of the works of the Berlin Aufklärer Friedrich Gedike, Friedrich Nicolai, G. E. Lessing, and Moses Mendelssohn, Matt Erlin shows how the rapid changes occurring in Prussia's newly minted metropolis challenged these intellectuals to engage in precisely the kind of nuanced thinking about history that has come to be seen as characteristic of the German Enlightenment. The author's demonstration of Berlin's historical-theoretical significance also provides perspective on the larger question of the city's impact on eighteenth-century German culture. Challenging the widespread idea that German intellectuals were anti-urban, the study reveals the extent to which urban sociability came to be seen by some as a problematic but crucial factor in the realization of their Enlightenment aims.

The essays gathered in the volume, thanks to a long series of in-depth studies, have resulted in a closer look at many crucial milestones in the history of European legal and political philosophy, both from the perspective of the common ”ius commune” (civil and canon) and in particular rights of the individual jurisdictions. Analysis of strictly theoretical aspects are analyzed along with reviews on the subject of specific and concrete experiences; also stories from books and texts have been analyzed as elements of solicitation of cultural debate.

The purpose of this Special Issue is to present the advances in gem characterisation using principally non-destructive means. The proper identification of gems is an ever-increasing challenge, especially with harder-to-detect treatments and the new demands on geographical origin determination. In order to grow, gemmology requires valuable inputs from other fields of science, as well as more fundamental studies concerning gems. Hopefully, this series of articles will contribute to a better understanding of the characteristics of some gems.

This book provides a resource for the science or medical professional interested in islet biology. With a mix of review articles and studies showing primary data, new advances in islet inflammation and metabolic homeostasis are highlighted. The topics are succinctly presented by distinct viewpoints. An introduction to the Special Issue, with summaries of the studies included, is provided by the Guest Editors.