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« Avoir des amis, c’est avoir du pouvoir », écrivait Hobbes en 1651. Le tissage des liens joue en effet un rôle clé dans l’évolution de la vie intellectuelle et culturelle. Mais en quels termes définir ce rôle ? Et sous quelles formes se manifeste-t-il ? Pour l’éclairer et le comprendre, les sciences de l’Antiquité en Europe, depuis les Lumières jusqu’à l’ère de l’internaute, nous offrent un observatoire privilégié. Les travaux sur la sociabilité savante et les outils de la sociologie des réseaux permettent d’explorer les stratégies de connectivité, individuelles et collectives, personnelles et institutionnelles. Il en ressort que le réseau tantôt capte, tantôt filtre ; ici il propulse, là il entrave ; il est à la fois source de prestige, d’aliénation ou de marginalisation. À travers lui, le mouvement, l’échange, le partage des connaissances – ou, à l’inverse, le repli et le protectionnisme – investissent le champ de la recherche scientifique. Appréhendés à travers les correspondances, les publications, les journaux ou les polémiques, les réseaux relatifs à l’Antiquité structurent la production des savoirs et la définition de champs disciplinaires, transmettent des héritages et des filiations, témoignent de ruptures et d’innovations. Les dossiers proposés mettent en avant des pratiques professionnelles, des stratégies éditoriales ou académiques, des entreprises scientifiques, des modalités de communication à l’œuvre dans les sciences de l’Antiquité. Ils font également émerger divers individus, protagonistes d’aventures intellectuelles réussies ou avortées. Entre idéalisation, émulation, appropriation et détournement, les réseaux d’hommes et d’institutions, toujours façonnés par les contextes qui les voient naître, fonctionner et dépérir, participent, tout en promouvant la connaissance du passé, à la construction d’un espace intellectuel européen. Ce sont les contours de celui-ci que dessinent les contributions de ce livre.

This reprint focuses on older adults, who represent a large portion of patients with acute coronary syndromes and cardiovascular diseases in general but are seldom included in randomized clinical trials. The articles in this reprint offer evidence to assist clinical decision making and guide clinicians worldwide in problems with everyday clinical implications, which often result in the mis- or undertreatment of this large population of fragile individuals.

This notebook is the fourth in the series designed to illustrate the results of an interdisciplinary study group, fostered by Lea Campos Boralevi, Vittore Collina and Bruna Consarelli, lecturers in the history of political theory, entitled Figure dello spazio, politica e società, and aimed at exploring the major political and social issues of the modern and contemporary age from the aspect of spaces and their production. The contributions presented in this book address issues connected with the role and impact of technology.

In diesem Buch wird ein Optimierungsverfahren für das Tourenplanungsproblem mit alternativen Lieferorten und -zeiten entwickelt und bewertet. Ausgangspunkt ist eine Untersuchung der logistischen Herausforderungen der B2C-Logistik. Den existierenden Zustellkonzepten wird ein serviceorientierter Ansatz zur Seite gestellt und in Form eines webbasierten Informationssystems umgesetzt. Das mit diesem Ansatz verbundene Tourenplanungsproblem wird mathematisch modelliert. Ein darauf aufbauendes Branch-and-Price-Lösungsverfahren wird vorgestellt. Darin werden Heuristiken, Lineare Programmierung und Constraint Programming zu einem Gesamtverfahren kombiniert.Das Verfahren wird anhand modifizierter Testinstanzen aus der Literatur in algorithmischer Hinsicht bewertet. Für die Untersuchung des Kostensenkungspotentials werden realitätsnahe künstliche Szenarien erzeugt. Es wird gezeigt, daß die Einführung von alternativen Lieferorten und -zeiten zu deutlichen Kostensenkungen und kleineren Flottengrößen führt.

Since the Age of Enlightenment in Europe, much scholarly work has been done on “thinking China”. A result has been the most contradictory representations which attempt to reconcile “philosophical China” with “Oriental despotism”, or an eternal aesthetic and consensual China with a more unpredictable and disturbing vision of the country. To break free of these tenacious clichés, Anne Cheng proposes that we listen carefully to what Chinese authors actually have to say. After all, is China not h...

Climate change represents one of the main threats to which our planet is called to respond, both in terms of mitigating the phenomena and adapting to the impacts on the built environment. The International Panel for Climate Change (IPCC), in its latest reports, highlights how the phenomena related to climate variability will intensify in the coming decades and extreme climate-related events will pose a growing risk, especially for our cities. In this direction, the research work addressed within this volume aims to contribute to scientific research about the vulnerability of urban areas to heat islands. In detail, the volume is divided into four chapters. The first two illustrate the state of the art, developing a comprehensive cognitive picture of this issue. The different approaches and the different models are highlighted also through the reading of the European and Italian adaptation plans. The strategies, actions and interventions proposed to improve the structure and organization of the territory are examined. The third chapter proposes a methodology aimed at take-over of temperatures with the use of spatial analysis methods in a GIS environment in relation to urban characteristics, useful for measuring the vulnerability of urban systems to heat islands, in accordance with the theories and models issued by the IPCC. Finally, in the fourth chapter, a first experimentation on the city of Naples of the results of the research work is reported, defining the portions of the territory of the V and VIII municipalities where it is necessary to intervene with priority, as a first step in the development of an instrument to support decisions for public administrations.

Erkan Binici’s study examines how (muslim) adolescents, aged 12 to 19, perceive and interpret religion in their everyday media use, based on interviews and documentary method. The findings show that within their media and religious practices, the adolescents negotiate their self and worldview. The study contributes to religious pedagogy and media education.

“She was given her own plate, her own cup, everything of her own, even when she just touched a cloth then nobody wanted to touch it again.” (Halima, HIV-seropositive) The book sheds light on the profound influence of an HIV-seropositive diagnosis on the lives of women and their social environment in the United Republic of Tanzania. The author, a medical doctor and social anthropologist, tells the story of six Tanzanian HIV-seropositive women, focusing on their negotiation and perception of illness and disease. Furthermore, the high levels of discrimination and stigmatization in the context of HIV-seropositivity that they experience are presented in detail, weaving together the impacts of an HIV-seropositive diagnosis with results analyzed both from a Medical Anthropology and Public Health perspective. Despite a new era of antiretroviral treatment, available in Tanzania free of cost, that has given cause for hope in a change in how the disease is perceived, the book impressively underlines that being HIV-seropositive remains a great challenge and heavy burden for women in Tanzania.

This book explores how the concepts, methods and tools of systemic analyses have been utilised in various contexts, and at different levels, to improve the efficiency and optimisation of sustainable energy systems.

How will businesses use quantum technology in the future? What problems will a quantum computer solve? How long will it take before these devices become commercially relevant? With the first generation of quantum computers on the horizon, understanding their impact is more relevant than ever. Luckily, you don’t need a physics degree to understand the functionality of these computers – just like you don’t need to know how a transistor works to excel in conventional it. This book is the perfect introduction to the opportunities and threats of quantum technologies. It equips you with the necessary knowledge to join cutting-edge discussions and make strategic decisions.

The industrial processing of food generates residues that cause environmental and economic issues. The reuse of food waste, both at the industrial level and at home, addresses some of the sustainable development goals established by the Food and Agriculture Organization for 2030 (FAO agenda). Food waste recovery meets multiple purposes, as it takes advantage of food’s interesting chemical and physical properties. For this reason, food by-products can be a major source of compounds in the biorefinery industry. This Reprint focuses on deeper research to comprehend the best conditions for the reuse of food by-products through activities, directed at the formulation, processing, preservation, and packaging of foodstuffs. In addition, since food industry by-products can potentially cause pollution, their use requires an extensive investigation of any contaminant presents, both from reuse processes and raw materials.

This open access book explores the impact of Covid-19 on universities, and how students, staff, faculty and academic leaders have adapted to and dealt with the impact of the pandemic. Drawing on experiences from Britain, Australia and Sweden, it showcases how Covid has challenged routines and procedures in universities, and thrown them into a disarray of ever-changing events and short-term adaptations. The authors pay particular attention to how students, staff, faculty, and leaders have coped with Covid, through a series of autobiographical portraits of their strains but also heroic efforts in the harshest of circumstances. This important book explores the exceptional ramifications of the pandemic but also how universities may contribute to a fairer and more robust society and concludes with a set of prescriptions for universities that aim to be proactive and resilient forces in society. It will be of interest to scholars interested in higher education, governance and organizational studies. This is an open access book.

La femme occupe une place privilégiée dans l’œuvre de Victor Segalen. L’exaltation de la différence, qui fonde son Esthétique du Divers, inscrit en effet la réflexion du poète sur l’essence de la féminité dans le cadre d’une appréhension plus large du monde et des rapports humains. La figure féminine se révèle sous des aspects variés, et parfois contradictoires, qui trahissent l’ambivalence des sentiments que l’auteur nourrissait à l’égard de la femme, compagne attirante ou menaçante, lumineuse et mystérieuse. C’est tout l’intérêt de cette étude, une des premières à aborder les écrits de Victor Segalen d’un point de vue thématique, que de faire ressortir l’extrême complexité de cette image omniprésente dans l’ensemble de l’œuvre.

Bioterrorism is terrorism involving the intentional dissemination of biological agents. As in biological warfare, bioterrorism agents can be viruses, fungi, bacteria, toxins, insects or any other number of naturally occurring or synthetic agents. Therefore, it can be difficult for clinicians to discriminate between an act of terrorism and a naturally occurring outbreak.Written by distinguished researchers in the field, this book examines the effects of bioterrorism and terrorism on the socioeconomic sustainability of different countries around the globe.