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Record Nr.

UNINA9910794804203321

Autore

Šubrt Jiří <1958->

Titolo

The perspective of historical sociology : the indiviual as homo-sociologicus through society and history / / Jiří Šubrt (Charles University)

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, [England] : , : Emerald Publishing, , 2017

©2017

ISBN

1-78743-456-7

1-78743-363-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (307 pages)

Disciplina

301.0722

Soggetti

Historical sociology

Social change

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

The perspective of historical sociology (by way of introduction) -- Societies and the processes of change -- Ideas of the sociological "founders" -- Systems, structures, and functions -- Civilizational analysis -- The modern world, its formative processes and transformations -- The human individual and history.

Sommario/riassunto

This book provides a comprehensive overview of the range of themes which make up the field of Historical Sociology.  Jiří Šubrt systematically discusses the main problems of societal development, long term process and changes in the key areas of social life.  These include not only temporalized sociology, evolutionary theory, civilizational analysis, societal systems, structures and functions, but also modernization and revolution, risk, crisis, catastrophe and collapse, wars, conflicts and violence, nations, nationalism and collective memory. This study does not ignore the fundamental dichotomy underlying the discipline, which is between individualism and holism. At the heart of this book lies the human individual as related to social and historical development.  The key question is who or what is responsible for the process of human history: society or the individual?  The author concludes by offering an approach which may



help in resolving this dilemma.

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Record Nr.

UNINA9910906300603321

Autore

Vardoulaki Eleni

Titolo

Data-Intensive Radio Astronomy : Bringing Astrophysics to the Exabyte Era / / edited by Eleni Vardoulaki, Marta Dembska, Alexander Drabent, Matthias Hoeft

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer Nature Switzerland : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2024

ISBN

9783031584688

3031584686

Edizione

[1st ed. 2024.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (461 pages)

Collana

Astrophysics and Space Science Library, , 2214-7985 ; ; 472

Altri autori (Persone)

DembskaMarta

DrabentAlexander

HoeftMatthias

Disciplina

522.682

Soggetti

Astronomy - Observations

Astrophysics

Quantitative research

Sampling (Statistics)

Computer science

Astronomy, Observations and Techniques

Data Analysis and Big Data

Methodology of Data Collection and Processing

Computer Science

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Preface -- Introduction - Concepts and challenges of data-intensive radio astronomy -- Part 1. DATA CREATION, STORAGE AND ARCHIVES -- CHAPTER 1: From the data generation to the archive -- CHAPTER 2: Storage and archives -- CHAPTER 3: Computing infrastructure -- Part 2. DATA PROCESSING -- CHAPTER 4: Challenges of radio data processing (big radio data processing) -- CHAPTER 5: Implementations for specific radio observatories -- CHAPTER 6: Co-design and software



architecture -- CHAPTER 7: Lesson learned from SKA pathfinders regarding processing -- PART 3. POST-PROCESSING AND DATA ANALYSIS -- CHAPTER 8: Continuum Source extraction and identification -- CHAPTER 9: Other types of source extraction and identification -- CHAPTER 10: Using AI for radio (big) data -- CHAPTER 11: Visualisation for analysis -- PART 4. DATA ACCESS AND REUSE (accessibility, VR/VO FAIR) -- CHAPTER 12: Exploitation platforms & Virtual Observatory -- CHAPTER 14: Data documentation beyond provenance: metadata, Research Data Management (RDM), FAIR -- Epilogue and future outlook -- Glossary -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

Radio astronomy is irreversibly moving towards the exabyte era. In the advent of all-sky radio observations, efficient tools and methods to manage the large data volume generated have become imperative. This book brings together the knowledge of several different research fields to present an overview of current state-of-the-art methods in data-intensive radio astronomy. Its approach is comprehensive and data-centric, offering a coherent look at the four distinct parts of the data lifecycle: Data creation, storage and archives Data processing Post-processing and data analysis Data access and reuse Large data management has been the topic of discussion within the astronomical community for decades. Some relevant areas explored in this volume are: ongoing technological innovations in interferometers and computing facilities; difficulties and possible solutions for the huge processing demands of radiotelescope projects such as LOFAR, MeerKat, ASKAP; concepts for reliable and fast storage for archiving; and more. Written by experts across astrophysics, high-energy particle physics, data science, and computer science, this volume will help researchers and advanced students better understand the current state of data-intensive radio astronomy and tackle the major problems that may arise from future instruments.